Spitnik

The Spitnik is an enemy introduced in Dragon Quest VIII. It can be found in the Baccarat region on the Western continent.

Dragon Quest monster Spitnik

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese シャイニング Romaji Shining First appearance Dragon Quest VIII

Characteristics

The sputnik is a large, spherical orange monster that resembles an anthropomorphic sun or star. It has a perpetually grinning face, along with a squat nose and beady eyes, and the back of its body is covered with sharp spikes, meant to evoke the image of a star's corona. It also has a smaller satellite with a grinning face orbiting its body that looks like a comet with a long, trailing tail. The spitnik attacks by swallowing its satellite and spitting it at enemies, after which it returns to the spitnik.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VIII

Bestiary No.		Family
		Elemental
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
92	18	108	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
88	90	58	1⁄64

In-Game Description	The dazzling bodies of these monsters burn as fiercely as the surface of the sun. They spew fire at their enemies.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Dazzleflash Flame Breath
Location(s)	Baccarat Region
Item(s) Dropped	Boomerang1⁄32 Moon's mercy1⁄64

Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0%	100%	100%	100%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
50%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *
0%	25%	100%	15%
Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	50%	100%	50%
Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze resistance *	Stun Resistance *
100%	50%	50%	50%
Sap Resistance *
15%
Army Resistance *
0%

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Etymology

Spitnik's name is a reference to Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite that was launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1957.

Related enemies

• Dark star
• Solaris

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