Danke Sand resembles a giant sand dune with a cloud hanging behind his head and beady eyes with yellow sclera. Danke Sand also has tiny blush spots around the corners of his wide mouth.
He is extremely polite, never forgetting to say thanks under any circumstance. Unlike his evolution, he isn't very picky and will eat almost anything that crosses his path if he's hungry. In the manga, it's shown that sometimes his stomach can overtake his heart, and any person or Yo-kai that he strikes up a conversation with can suddenly become his next meal at the drop of a hat. His trading quote suggests that he is aware of his tendencies, and will try to prevent himself from eating those he is close to (in this case, the player character).
Danke Sand has the ability to manipulate the ground around him (specifically sand) which he can use to make barriers to trap potential meals.
He can also make people extremely grateful for everything, making them hard to get mad at.
In Japanese versions of the game, a QR Code on Danke Sand or No Sandkyu's Yo-kai Watch: Tomodachi Ukiukipedia card must be scanned while in the international versions, a password must be entered to get the Traveler's Coin (Mountain) so it can be inserted into the Crank-a-kai to get Danke Sand.
In Volume 11 of the Yo-kai Watch manga, Danke Sand accidentally traps Jibanyan in his mouth while he was taking a jog on the beach. Danke Sand soon tries to eat Jibanyan, but knowing Danke Sand was weak to water due to his encounter with Sandmeh allowed him to defeat Danke Sand by spitting out a large amount of seawater onto him. This causes Danke Sand to crumble, and Jibanyan ends up at the bottom of the remains with a mouth and stomach full of sand.
Befriended: "Thanks for battling me! Please be my friend!"
Being traded:
Loafing:
Receiving Food (favorite):
Receiving Food (normal):"Standard."
Receiving Food (disliked):
Freed from Crank-a-kai: "Thank you! I'm so grateful to be free! Just like, really, really appreciative!"
Freed from the Crank-a-kai (Yo-kai Watch Blasters):"Sand you for getting me out of there! I'd like to accompany you."
Blasters T Camp: "Thand You!"
In the manga[]
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Etymology[]
Sankyuu-nyuudou is a wordplay. While the kanji read as "sand dune monk," the pronunciation of this Yo-kai's name can also make it to be read as "thank-you monk" (Japanese: サンキュー入道,Sankyū Nyūdō), with Nyūdō being a common suffix of classical Yo-kai names.
Danke Sand is a wordplay on one of the German phrases for "thank you very much," specifically "Danke sehr," as "sehr" sounds somewhat close to the English word "sand."
"Avallée" is a portmanteau of "avaler" (swallow) and "vallée" (valley).
"Dankedün" is a portmanteau of "danke" (thanks) and "Düne" (dune).
"Aranecido" is a portmanteau of "Arena" (Sand) and "Agradecido" (Grateful).
Origin[]
Given that Danke Sand is supposed to represent the Chugoku region of Japan, he is most likely meant to be a representation of the sand dunes of Tottori Sand Dunes.
Trivia[]
According to the Manga, Danke Sand has a diet of fish, crabs, snakes, frogs, birds, insects, and pretty much whatever falls in his mouth since he's not much of a picky eater. He tried to eat Jibanyan once.
Danke Sand's "random" nicknames are: Sandsy, Duneburg, Sandude, and Logan.
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