"Thurston is the leader of a huge demonic horde, and was once known for being quite the drinker. After too many painful defeats while under the influence, however, he now refuses to touch anything stronger than sports drink."
Yo-kai Medallium biography
"A demon lord once bested by humans. Now his strict training regimen keeps him on a steady diet of healthy foods and drinks."
Thurston has tan skin, messy blond hair with brown tips on the top spikes and the hanging part, small canine teeth, eyes with black sclera and green irises, and short dark sharp claws on his hands and feet. He wears a red mask with horns, a golden tan bead necklace, a red ragged vest cloak with white ends held by a dark teal sash, and navy blue hakama pants. He is seen holding a large dark blue-grey slender bowl on his right hand and a bottle gourd on the left. As he does not wear shoes, Thurston is always barefoot.
Those inspirited will have an irresistible urge to drink all the water they can.
Thurston can be freed from the Crank-a-kai with Yellow Coins or Tempura Coins. He is also a Yo-kai you fight in the 4th floor of the Tower of Zenlightenment, he can be found in the Ambrosia Pavilion, and in Hazy Lane (30 000+).
Critical attack guaranteed for the first attack made.
Soul
Effect
The holder recovers HP when they deal critical attacks.
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Attribute tolerance[]
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Yo-kai Watch Busters 2[]
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Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble[]
Stats
Calculation
HP
217-398
Attack
451-710
This shows Thurston's stat on level: 50.
Soultimate Move
Flaming Blade
Strike a single enemy with a blade of red hot flame.
Other Effects
N/A
Soultimate Levels
LV01
Power: 17pt
LV02
Power: 31pt
LV03
Power: 45pt
LV04
Power: 59pt
LV05
Power: 72pt
LV06
Power: 86pt
LV07
Power: 100pt
Skill Levels
N/A
LV01
Effect: N/A
LV02
Effect: N/A
LV03
Effect: N/A
LV04
Effect: N/A
LV05
Effect: N/A
Yo-kai Watch: Ukiukupedia[]
Quotes[]
Loafing:"I don't feel like it... "
Freed from the Crank-a-Kai: "Drink, drink, let's drink to my freedom! Sports drinks, of course!"
Blasters T camp:"Got any sports drinks? You have! Well, count me in then."
In the anime[]
Thurston appears in MN069 competing in the Summer Vacation Race 2022 to win a wish from Lord Enma. He easily bests the competition however wastes his wish asking Komasan for a drink.
Etymology[]
"Thurston" is a combination of "thirst" (referring to Shuten-dōji's name meaning "little drunkard") and the name "Thurston."
"Sobron" comes from "sobrio" (sober).
Origin[]
Thurston is based on the legendary oni king Shuten-dōji, which is a nickname meaning "little drunkard". He is noteworthy in being one of Japan's three most evil youkai (Japanese: 日本三大悪妖怪,Nihon San-dai Aku Yōkai), along with Emperor Sutoku, who, depending on the source, either turned into a daitengu or an onryō, or Ōtakemaru the oni who has the power over the weather that resided on the Suzuka Mountains and the nine-tailed kitsune Tamamo-no-Mae (see Tamamo#Origin), all three named so for appearing in a very turbulent part of Japanese history and destabilized the country.
There are many versions to his story, but the most commonly accepted one is that he was not born a youkai, but instead an alleged "devil child" who was feared and scorned for his exceptional intellect and physical strength. Abandoned by his own mother, he was adopted into a monastery but was treated in the same way by his peers, which made him drown his sorrows in sake and grow to despise humanity, until he became a full-fledged youkai. One story that ties into Thurston's design says that during a festival he donned an oni mask to scare the other monks, but then later found that he could no longer remove it.
Retiring to Mt. Ōe, he learned dark magic and assembled an army of oni and other youkai, with which he terrorized Kyoto for years, even taking up a right-hand oni by the name of Ibaraki-dōji, until Shuten-dōji was finally defeated by Minamoto no Yorimitsu.
Trivia[]
Thurston's random nicknames in Yo-kai Watch 3 are: Luca, Ethan, Quencho, and Whisker.
Thurston was the only Classic Yo-kai from Yo-kai Watch 3 to have a localized name in Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble.
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