The Spitnik is an enemy introduced in Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King. It can be found in the Baccarat region on the Western continent.
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.
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Dazzleflash
Flame Breath
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Baccarat Region
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Boomerang1⁄32
Moon's mercy1⁄64
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The dazzling bodies of these monsters burn as fiercely as the surface of the sun. They spew fire at their enemies.
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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
The dark star is a large, spherical monster that resembles an anthropomorphic sun or star. Like all monsters from the World of Darkness, it is completely pitch-black. 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. The dark star has a smaller satellite with a grinning face orbiting its body that looks like a comet with a long, trailing tail. It attacks by swallowing its satellite and spitting it at enemies, after which it returns to the dark star.
[[File:DQ8 Elemental Family Icon.png|link= Elemental family]]
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Solaris
[[File:DQ8 Elemental Family Icon.png|link= Elemental family]]
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Starfall
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Heavenly Dais
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Moonwort bulb1⁄16
Seed of skill1⁄64
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A mad planet with evil ambitions. Calls forth meteor storms to destroy any who dare oppose it.
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