Night sneaker

Dragon Quest monster
Night sneaker
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ナイトウォーカー
Romaji	Naitouōkā
Translation	Night walker
First appearance	Dragon Quest VIII
Variants	Skipper
	Hell hopper
	Santaclops

The Night sneaker in the series.

Characteristics edit

Night sneakers are teal-coloured, monocular fuzzy creatures that hide inside of blue leather boots and stalk about at nighttime. They can cast Bounce on themselves and are highly evasive, making it a troublesome opponent. Unlike its fellow fuzzball friends, the night sneaker's boot has the curious property of being transparent, thus showing off its strange foot-like appendage. Its name is a play on "sneaker", which is another word for an athletic shoe, and the fact that it is nocturnal.

Appearances edit

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King edit

Night sneaker (ナイトウォーカー, Naitouōkā)
Defeated Monster List No. : #043

Image	Attributes
	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	52	12	52	20	42	43	30	¹⁄₁₆

Resistances
Attack	Frizz	Sizz	Fire Breath	Bang	Crack	Cool Breath	Woosh	Rock	Zap	Whack
0%	25%	25%	25%	25%	25%	25%	0%	0%	25%	0%
Army	Poison	Stun	Paralysis	Dazzle	Sleep	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Drain Magic	Ban Dance
0%	15%	50%	15%	0%	50%	15%	15%	15%	15%	100%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Bounce Crack	Flee	Kingdom of Ascantha (night only)	Moonwort bulb¹⁄₁₆ Bunny tail¹⁄₆₄
Description	Monsters that sulk around in the dead of night. They are masters of defensive magic and can deflect enemy spells.
Notable changes in the remake

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince edit

Night sneaker (ナイトウォーカー, Naitouōkā)
Monsterpedia No.: #462

Icon	Attributes
	Rank	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
	D	1,320	390	490	350	620	660
Talents		Traits		Large-size exclusive traits		Dropped items
Antimagician (lv. 1) HP Booster I (lv. 20) Confusion Controller (lv. 40)		Crackmeister (lv. 1) Insta-Bounce (lv. 20) Critical Theorist (lv. 40)		Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Echonomist (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Cracker (lv. 60)		Sage's elixir (Common) Seed of wisdom (Rare)

Resistances

-25%	0%	0%	0%	50%	50%	0%	0%	75%	0%	-25%	0%	0%	50%	50%	50%	0%	0%	0%

Additional information
Description	These monsters hop down deserted alleys on dark nights, but are put in a merry mood by moonlight, giving them a skip in their step. They have even been witnessed dancing when especially delighted
Location	Circle of Indulgence - Middle & Upper Echelon ( )

Synthesis
Breeding chart
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Notable fusions
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In Other Languages edit

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Botibola Nocturna	Spanish for "nocturnal boot-ball".
Français	Bottœil nocturne	French for "nocturnal boot-eye".
Deutsch	Nachtschleicher	German for "night sneaker".
Italiano	Oskar Pon	A play on the Sesame Street character Oscar the Grouch and pompon.