Spitnik
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Spitnik | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | シャイニング |
| Romaji | Shainingu |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest VIII |
The Spitnik is recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King. It has the appearance of a sun with a trailing satellite orbiting around it, both displaying wide smiles.
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: Journey of the Cursed King
| Spitnik (シャイニング Shainingu) |  |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
 |
108 | 0 | 88 |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 90 | 58 | 92 | 18 |
| Bestiary no. | #096 |
| Family | Elemental |
| 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 |
| Evasion | Attack Resistance | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | |
| 1⁄64 | 0% | 100% | 100% | |
| Fire Breath Resistance * |
Bang Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | |
| 100% | 50% | 0% | 0% | |
| Ice breath Resistance * |
Strike/Rock Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance | |
| 0% | 0% | 25% | 100% | |
| Whack Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | |
| 15% | 50% | 100% | 50% | |
| Snooze resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | Fizzle Resistance | Ban Dance Resistance | |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | 100% | |
| Stun Resistance * | Sap Resistance * | Army Resistance * | ||
| 50% | 15% | 0% | ||
Dragon Quest X
Reappearing from 4.1 onwards, it is big just like in its appearances from Joker 3 onwards.
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
| Spitnik | |
|---|---|
| Family | Material |
| Rank | F |
| Description | Small, sentient suns circled by similar, somewhat smaller satellites. |
| Weapons | Swords, Hammers, Claws, Staves |
| Traits | Bangmeister |
| Resistances | Healed by Bang, Vulnerable to Crack |
| Skill | Frizz & Bang, Defense Boost |
| Location | Xeroph Isle |
| Breeding chart | Frostburn x Firespirit |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
| Spitnik | |
|---|---|
| Family | Material |
| Rank | F |
| Size | S |
| Weapons | Swords, Hammers, Claws, Staves |
| Traits | Bangmeister, Crafty Banger |
| Resistances | Vulnerable to Crack, Healed by Bang and Sizz |
| Skill | Frizz & Bang |
| Location | Doubtback |
| Breeding chart | Wax murderer x Satyr Weaken beakon x Funghoul |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional
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.
Solaris
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Solaris | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | ヘルプラネット |
| Romaji | Herupuranetto |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest VIII |
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
| Solaris (ヘルプラネット Herupuranetto) | |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack |
 |
457 | 0 | 331 |
| Defense | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 203 | 129 | 468 | 86 |
| Bestiary no. | #231 |
| Family | Elemental |
| In-game description | A mad planet with evil ambitions. Calls forth meteor storms to destroy any who dare oppose it. |
| Spell(s) | None |
| Skill(s) | Starfall |
| Location(s) | Heavenly Dais |
| Item(s) dropped | Moonwort bulb1⁄16 Seed of skill1⁄64 |
| Evasion | Attack Resistance | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | |
| 0⁄64 | 0% | 100% | 100% | |
| Fire Breath Resistance * |
Bang Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | |
| 100% | 50% | 50% | 25% | |
| Ice breath Resistance * |
Strike/Rock Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance | |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | 100% | |
| Whack Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * | |
| 100% | 50% | 100% | 100% | |
| Snooze resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | Fizzle Resistance | Ban Dance Resistance | |
| 100% | 50% | 100% | 100% | |
| Stun Resistance * | Sap Resistance * | Army Resistance * | ||
| 100% | 15% | 0% | ||
| Notable Changes |
| Stellar fan1⁄128 is now the rare drop, replacing Moonwort bulb. |
Dragon Quest X
Reappearing from 4.4 onwards, they can now breathe darkness onto their enemies and cast Kazammle, in addition to using Starfall once again.
Related monsters
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