Nail blighter

Dragon Quest monster Nail blighter
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese アサシンクロー Romaji Asashinkurō First appearance Dragon Quest VII Old localisation NailMan

The nail blighter is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VII. It is a monstrous fishman with long sharp claws on their hands.

Characteristics

Nail blighters are beastly bipedal anthropomorphic fish-like manic monsters with red, slimey spotted skin and preposterous purple fins on its back. True to their name, their most distinguish feature are the incredibly long and sharp nasty yellow nails on their hands, which they use to rip into foes and dish out high damage. The monsters bear some similarity to the cryptids known as Blemmyes, or headless men, since their facial features are located on their chests. They were believed to be inhabitants of the Nile region, which Al-Balad is based on. Their names are a pun based on the term "nail biter".

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII

Nail blighter (アサシンクロー, Asashinkurō ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #048

Sprite Attributes File:Nailman.gif HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 69 0 31 (PS1) 47 (3DS) 15 (PS1) 23 (3DS) 70 58 60 1⁄64 1⁄64

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Paralysis 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% Army Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance 0% 0% 0% 100% 15% 15% 100% 0% 0% 100% 100%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item None None Temple Palace Likeness of the Great Evil Wetlock Inside the Time Frame Mountaintop Tunnel Assassin's dagger1⁄64 Notable changes in the remakes

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest Rivals

The nail blighter appeared as a rare card exclusive for Warrior leaders in the 8th card pack, "Get Rich Quick! Casino Paradise".

Related Enemy

• Claw breaker

Gallery

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  A nail blighter in X
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  Rivals card