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 |
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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 |
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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince
| Spitnik (シャイニング) |  |
| Icon | Family | Max HP* | Max MP* |
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1,340 | 480 |
| Max Attack | Max Defence | Max Agility | Max Wisdom |
| 590 | 570 | 490 | 330 |
| Bestiary No. | #282 |
| Rank | G Rank |
| In-game description | This sun-like monster, who fights together with its orbiting accomplice, is precisely as hot as you might imagine. It is aware of the existence of the blue moon, but they are yet to meet face-to-face |
| Talents | Sizz Afficionado (lv. 1) |
| Guaranteed traits | Sizzmeister (lv. 1) Intimidating (lv. 20) Rando-Relief (lv. 40) |
| Large-size exclusive traits | Tactical Trooper (lv. 1) Wizardly Wind (lv. 1) Insta-Ping (lv. 60) |
| Habitat | This monster has no natural habitat |
| Items | N/A |
| Synthesis chart |  X  |
| Notable synthesis | |
| Fire Resistance * | Water Resistance * | Wind Resistance * | Earth Resistance * |
| 25% | -25% | -25% | 0% |
| Explosion Resistance * | Ice Resistance * | Electricity Resistance * | Light Resistance * |
| 25% | 0% | 50% | 100% |
| Dark Resistance * | Debilitation Resistance* | Bedazzlement Resistance * | Antimagic Resistance * |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| MP Absorption Resistance * | Confusion Resistance * | Sleep Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * |
| 50% | 50% | -25% | 25% |
| Stun Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | ||
| 0% | 50% | ||
| Instant Death Resistance * | |||
| 0% | |||
Dragon Quest Rivals
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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.
