Nightcrawler

Dragon Quest monster Nightcrawler
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese オニムカデ Romaji Onimukade First appearance Dragon Quest VII Old localisation CentBeast Variants Blightcrawler
Frightcrawler
Wiggles
Worm of woe

The Nightcrawler is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VII. It is an enormous, spike-covered centipede monster with a fearsome visage.

Characteristics

Large orange creepy caterpillars that a covered in a thick layer of threatening purple barbs. Despite their frightful face and fangs, they much prefer to fling themselves at foes spike side first, and won't hesitate to flee from battle whenever they encounter a strong foe.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Nightcrawler (オニムカデ, Onimukade ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #003

Sprite Attributes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 8 0 3 (PS1) 5 (3DS) 3 (PS1) 5 (3DS) 12 13 4 0⁄64 1⁄16

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Paralysis 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% Army Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance 0% 0% 0% 80% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 100% 100%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None Flee Ballymolloy (past) Rainbow Mines The Tower (past) Regenstein (past) Medicinal herb1⁄8 Notable changes in the remakes

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key

The nightcrawler appears as an E-rank monster of the Nature family exclusive to the smartphone version of the game.

Trivia

• Nightcrawler is a term used mainly in North America for the common earthworm, also known as Lumbricus terrestris, a large species of worm that digs deep burrows in the ground and emerges at night. They are commonly used as fishing lures.

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