Needler

Dragon Quest monster Needler
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese モコッキー Romaji Mokokkī First appearance Dragon Quest XI

The Needler is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series that was first introduced in Dragon Quest XI.

Characteristics

Needlers are short humanoid creatures distinguishable by the cotton fluff balls on their bodies. They carry wicked sharp needles as tall as themselves which they use to make pincushions out of adventurers and are fond of healing their allies with medicinal herbs, but are just as likely to waste their turn in battle dancing. They wear a green grass skirt, yellow shoes, and a brown leather mask with eyes shaped like buttons. On their heads, they have two fluff balls coming out of their masks and fluff on their chin roughly in the shape of a beard. Needlers also have a fluffy tail much like a rabbit.

Appearances

Dragon Quest XI

Needler (モコッキー, Mokokkī ) Defeated Monster List No. : #002

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Humanoid 10 0 3 3 11 9 6

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death -125% -110% -110% -110% -110% -110% -110% 100% 0% Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down 0% 0% 0% -25% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None Use medicinal herb Does a little dance (wastes turn) Flee Cobblestone Tor Heliodor Region Medicinal herb1⁄32 Lambswool1⁄128 Description Easily recognised by the bundles of abundant fluff spilling from their masks, these furry fellows will make pincushions of pretty much anything they can poke their enormous needles into.

Malicious needler (モコッキー・邪, Mokokkī・Ja ) Defeated Monster List No. : #427

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Humanoid 352 8 845 229 217 215 164

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Lightning Earth Dark Light MP Theft Insta-Death -110% -110% -110% -110% -110% -110% -110% 0% 0% Poof Dazzle Fizzle Confusion Paralysis Poison Sleep Blunt Deceleratle 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Sap Spooky Aura Stumble Stun Charm Beguilement Double Down Elem Res Down 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None Uses special medicine Does a little dance (wastes turn) Flee Cobblestone Tor (third act) Special medicine1⁄16 Lambswool1⁄32 Description Needlers who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

Needler appears as a F-rank monster of the Beast family exclusive to the SP version.

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

Needler appears once again as the same rank and family exclusive to the SP version.

Trivia

• In the official artwork for the needler, they have eyes shaped like a plus sign (+), but in-game, their eyes are actually equal signs (=).

Notable Needlers

• Thornton

Related monsters

• Electric needler
• Haystack needler
• Pine needler

Gallery

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  XI polygon model
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  A malicious needler
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  Rivals card