Haystack needler
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Haystack needler | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | かれくさネズミ |
| Romaji | Karekusa Nezumi |
| Translation | Dry grass mouse |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest XI |
| Variants | Needler Pine needler Electric needler |
The Haystack needler is a monster in the series.
Characteristics[edit | edit source]
Haystack needlers are diminutive Humanoid monsters with brown cotton fluff balls like dry straw on their bodies. Along with the sharp needles they use as weapons, this variety of needlers have bolstered their offensive capabilities by hurling small bombs at their enemies. They have light grey skin, a maroon grass skirt, brown shoes, and a brown leather mask with eyes shaped like buttons. The needlers have two fluff balls coming out of the tops of their masks and fluff on their chins in the shape of a beard, as well as a fluffy tail. The haystack needler's English name is based on the idiom "like finding a needle in a haystack", which means something that is difficult or impossible to locate or something that is needlessly complex.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit | edit source]
Malicious[edit | edit source]
Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D[edit | edit source]
Haystack needler appears as an E-rank monster of the Beast family exclusive to the SP version of the game.
Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key[edit | edit source]
Haystack needler appears once again as the same rank and family in the SP version.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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XI polygon model. -
A Malicious haystack needler. -
Rivals card. -
A Haystack needler in Keshi Keshi.
