Editing Bishop Ladja

{{Character
|Name=Bishop Ladja
|Game={{Dragon Quest V}}
|Image=[[File:Ladja.png|center|280px]]
|Sprite=
|Japanese name=ゲマ
|Old=None
|Roumaji=Gema
|Title=
|Race=
|Age=
|Family=
|Voice Actor=[[Hirotaka Suzuoki]] (''[[Dragon Quest V CD Theater|CD Theater]]'', Japanese)<br>[[Kōtarō Yoshida]] ({{Your Story}}, Japanese)<br>Jason Marnocha ({{Your Story}}, English)
|}}

'''Bishop Ladja''' is a major character in {{Dragon Quest V}}.

He is one of the primary antagonists in the story, and is responsible for much of the hardships the {{Hero 5}} endures.

==Characteristics==
Bishop Ladja is one of the highest-ranking members of the [[Order of Zugzwang]] (the highest-ranking member in the {{DS}} version), frequently being paired with other cultists for missions on the surface world. He is a being of utmost evil, delighting in causing untold grief for others, spreading misery through the land by orchestrating political upheavals and ordering the abduction of innocents for slave labor. Behind this sadistic persona lies a cunning intellect and shrewd sense of practicality, as Ladja will do all he can to snuff out obstacles to the Order's goals before they have the chance to fully materialize. 

While Ladja appears to be outranked by [[King Korol]], he is the true right-hand man of [[Nimzo|the devil]] and did not hesitate to kill the King for outliving his usefulness. Ironically, Ladja's final moments would show that he is just as dispensable as all the other minions of Grandmaster [[Nimzo]], with his master forsaking aiding him for his repeated failures and allowing the group of heroes to penetrate the defenses of [[Mt. Zugzwang]].
==Appearances==
==={{DQ5}}===
Bishop Ladja is first seen in the [[Ancient Ruins]], blocking a young {{Hero 5}} and Prince [[Harry]] from escaping, and easily defeats them in an unwinnable battle. Note that if the player somehow defeats Ladja in this battle, the game will carry on as if though the player lost. When [[Pankraz]] arrives, he summons [[Kon the Knight]] and [[Slon the Rook]] to kill him, but fail to harm the man. Ladja changes his tactics and levies his scythe against the {{Hero 5}}'s neck, threatening to kill the boy if [[Pankraz]] resists any further. The doomed father is beaten senseless by Kon and Slon,  and is slain by Ladja with [[Kafrizzle]] mere seconds after telling the boy that his [[Madalena|mother]] still lives. Mocking [[Pankraz]] in death, Ladja notices a [[Gold Orb|peculiar bauble]] among the {{Hero 5}}'s possessions, and crushes it between his palms while uttering foreboding words of relief at its destruction. Their business finished, Ladja and his minions carry the boys off to [[Crocodilopolis|Mount Azimuth]] as slave labor for constructing a temple for the [[Order of Zugzwang]], ignoring [[Saber]] and expecting the cat to return to the wild.

He is not seen again until the events of [[Knightmare Towers]], after the {{Hero 5}} defeats Kon and rescues his {{Wife 5}}. He reveals that the woman is of [[Zenithia]]n descent and is destined to bear the Legendary Hero, so he petrifies both of them to prevent this. Unbeknownst to him, she had ''already'' given birth to the [[Hero's Son (Dragon Quest V)|legendary hero]], who along with his [[Hero's Daughter (Dragon Quest V)|twin sister]] would eventually rescue their father eight years hence.

The {{Hero 5}} and his children eventually encounter Ladja in the [[Talon Tower]], searching for one of the dragon eyes that can restore the castle of [[Zenithia]] to its full power. Ladja is looking for the eye in order to destroy it, when he comes upon the {{Hero 5}}, recognising him after many years. After a boss battle, he flees in order to warn [[Nimzo|his boss]] of the legendary hero’s arrival and his impending progress. Ladja is seen again in  [[Crocodilopolis]], where he kills off [[King Korol]], who was no longer needed by [[Nimzo]] after the reptile's defeat. He is encountered for the last time in [[Mt. Zugzwang]] where he strikes down and wounds [[Madalena]]. The {{Hero 5}} and his {{Party 5}} finally avenge [[Pankraz]]'s death, with Ladja being killed by [[Nimzo]]’s power shortly after being beaten in a boss fight.
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|name=Bishop Ladja, first battle
|kanji= 
|romanji=
|bestiaryNumber=Unnumbered boss
|sprite=[[Image:Ladja DQV SFC.gif]]
|hp=1,024
|mp=255
|attack=120
|defense=100
|agility=8
|exp=0
|gold=0
|tameRate=N/A
|spells=[[Bounce]]<br>[[Frizzle]]
|skills={{Desperate attack}}<br>[[Flame Breath]]<br>Recovers 100 {{HP}} per turn.<br>Watches and waits. (wastes turn)
|item=[[Cypress stick]]{{fraction|1|4096}}
|locations=[[Ancient Ruins]]
|evasion=0/64
|frizz-resist=100%
|sizz-resist=100%
|fire-breath-resist=100%
|bang-resist=100%
|crack-resist=100%
|cool-breath-resist=100%
|woosh-resist=100%
|zap-resist=100%
|whack-resist=100%
|kamikazee-resist=100%
|poof-resist=100%
|snooze-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=100%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|drain-resist=100%
|sap-resist=100%
|poison-resist=100%
|stun-resist=100%
|ps2-sprites=[[Image:DQ V PS2 Ladja.png|125px]]
|ds-mobile-sprites=[[File:Ladja ds.png]]
}}
{{DQ5Enemy
|name=Second battle
|kanji= 
|romanji=
|bestiaryNumber=Unnumbered boss
|sprite=
|hp=3,800
|mp=255
|attack=285
|defense=265
|agility=90
|exp=1,200
|gold=900
|tameRate=N/A
|spells=[[Bounce]]<br>[[Kafrizzle]]
|skills=Occasionally acts twice per turn.<br>[[Inferno]]
|item=[[Mini medal]]{{fraction|1|4096}}
|locations=[[Talon Tower]]
|evasion=0/64
|frizz-resist=20%
|sizz-resist=20%
|fire-breath-resist=20%
|bang-resist=20%
|crack-resist=100%
|cool-breath-resist=100%
|woosh-resist=100%
|zap-resist=20%
|whack-resist=100%
|kamikazee-resist=100%
|poof-resist=100%
|snooze-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=100%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|drain-resist=0%
|sap-resist=20%
|poison-resist=100%
|stun-resist=100%
|ps2-sprites=
|ds-mobile-sprites=
}}
{{DQ5Enemy
|name=Third battle (Remakes only)
|kanji= 
|romanji=
|bestiaryNumber=Unnumbered boss
|sprite=
|hp=4,000
|mp=255
|attack=305
|defense=245
|agility=75
|exp=12,000
|gold=900
|tameRate=N/A
|spells=[[Kafrizzle]]<br>[[Bounce]]
|skills=Occasionally acts twice.<br>[[Burning Breath]]<br>[[C-c-cold Breath]]<br>[[Inferno]]
|item=[[Mini medal]]{{fraction|1|4096}}
|locations=[[Mt. Zugzwang]]
|evasion=0/64
|frizz-resist=20%
|sizz-resist=20%
|fire-breath-resist=20%
|bang-resist=20%
|crack-resist=100%
|cool-breath-resist=100%
|woosh-resist=100%
|zap-resist=20%
|whack-resist=100%
|kamikazee-resist=100%
|poof-resist=100%
|snooze-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=100%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|drain-resist=0%
|sap-resist=100%
|poison-resist=100%
|stun-resist=100%
|ps2-sprites=
|ds-mobile-sprites=
}}

====Remake alterations====
Ladja's role in the story of {{Dragon Quest V}} was expanded upon in the remakes.
*In the {{PlayStation 2}} & [[Nintendo DS]] version, he is the one to imprison The {{Hero 5}} and his {{Wife 5}} in stone, whereas the {{Super Famicom}} version had [[Kon the Knight]] doing so.
*In the original {{SFC}} release he dies following his loss at [[Talon Tower]], whereas in the remakes, he showed up at [[Crocodilopolis]], he kills [[King Korol]] as punishment for his failure, while in the {{Super Famicom}} Version, the power of Grandmaster [[Nimzo]] did so as he tried to open a pathway to [[Nadiria]].

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==={{DQM3}}===
{{DQM3Enemy
|name=Bishop Ladja
|kanji=ゲマ
|romanji=Gema
|icon=[[File:Bishop Ladja DQM3 portrait.png|100px]]
|family=[[File:DQM3 ??? family icon.png|link=??? family]]
|hp=<big><big>1,350</big></big>
|mp=<big><big>590</big></big>
|attack=<big><big>590</big></big>
|defense=<big><big>470</big></big>
|wisdom=<big><big>810</big></big>
|agility=<big><big>390</big></big>
|bestiary=#502
|rank=<big><big>'''S'''</big></big>
|in-game-description=A heretical priest who hides under a thin veil of courtesy and counts Slon and Kon as his disciples. Many is the man he has consigned to oblivion for the crime of oppossing him
|talents=[[Bishop Ladja (talent)|Bishop Ladja]] (lv. 1)
|traits=[[Frizzmeister]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Insta-Ping]] (lv. 20)<br>[[Ultra Crafty Frizzer]] (lv. 40)
|ltraits=[[Tactical Commander]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Major Downer]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Insta-Bounce]] (lv. 60)
|habitat=This monster has no natural habitat
|items=N/A
|synthesis=[[File:Hyperanemon DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Hyperanemon]] X [[File:Aamon DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Aamon]]
|fusions=[[File:Bishop Ladja DQM3 portrait.png|64px]] X [[File:Jugular joker DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Jugular joker]] = [[File:Dhoulmagus DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Dhoulmagus]]<br>[[File:Bishop Ladja DQM3 portrait.png|64px]] X [[File:Mechan-o'-Wyrm DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Mechan-o'-Wyrm]] X [[File:Luneyetic DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Luneyetic]] X [[File:Bilhaw DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Bilhaw]] = [[File:Nimzo DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Nimzo]]
|fire-resist=-25%
|water-resist=0%
|wind-resist=25%
|earth-resist=50%
|explosion-resist=0%
|ice-resist=50%
|electricity-resist=0%
|light-resist=0%
|dark-resist=50%
|debilitation-resist=0%
|bedazzlement-resist=-25%
|antimagic-resist=25%
|mp-absorption-resist=50%
|confusion-resist=0%
|sleep-resist=0%
|paralysis-resist=25%
|stun-resist=25%
|poison-resist=50%
|instant-death-resist=0%
}}

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==={{DQTact}}===
Bishop Ladja appears as an S-rank {{MFamilies}} of the [[Undead family]] as part of the limited ''True Dragon Quest V'' event where he can be confronted in the event story Chapter 5, Episode 3. Bishop Ladja also appears on his own banner alongside [[Mandrake marshal]] and he can participate in [[King Korol]]'s Battle Road as a party member.
{{DQTactEnemy
|name=Bishop Ladja
|kanji=ゲマ
|romanji=Gemma
|sprite=
|family=[[Image:Tact Icon Zombie.png|48px]]<br>{{Undead}}
|rank=[[Image:DQTact Rank Icon S.png|48px]]
|role=[[Image:DQTact AttackType.png|48px]]<br>Attack
|lvl=130
|hp=1,253
|mp=461
|move=3
|attack=243
|defense=351
|agility=433
|wisdom=498
|weight=50
|bskill1=[[Kidnap]]
|bskill2=[[Psycho Scythe]]{{tt|*|Level 33}}
|bskill3=[[Killer Kafrizz]]{{tt|*|Level 52}}
|askill1='''Imperious Grin''' / Stats Up
|askill2=Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up
|askill3=Killer Kafrizz Potency +5% / Stats Up<br>'''Grim Gardez''': Battle start or action start: Reduces damage by 30% if user's HP is 50% or over.
|askill4=Zap Res +25 / Stats Up
|askill5=Killer Kafrizz Potency +5% / Stats Up<br>'''Wicked Bounce''': Battle start: Grants a [[Bounce|barrier that reflects spells]] for 2 turns.
|lperk1=Raises Frizz-type potency of all allies, including himself, by 15% in a 5x5 square around him.
|bperk1=WIS +15<br>Max MP +15
|bperk2='''Wicked Obsession''': Heals 50% of the user's max HP and grants x1.5 spell and martial potency/recovery for 1 turn when user's HP drops below 70% or less, 1 time per battle.
|bperk3=Killer Kafrizz Potency +2%
|aperk1='''Imperious Grin''': Battle start: Greatly raises AGL and evasion rate for 3 turns.
|frizz-resist=Normal
|sizz-resist=Normal
|crack-resist=Very Weak
|woosh-resist=Half Res
|bang-resist=Very Weak
|zap-resist=Half Res
|zam-resist=Normal
|snooze-resist=Normal
|poison-resist=Super Weak
|physical-seal-resist=Normal
|spell-seal-resist=Half Res
|martial-seal-resist=Normal
|breath-seal-resist=Normal
|hobble-resist=Normal
|stun-resist=Super Weak
|blind-resist=Normal
|curse-resist=Normal
|paralysis-resist=Immune
|confusion-resist=Half Res
|charm-resist=Normal
}}

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==Etymology==
Ladja is an alternate transliteration of ''ladya'' (ладья), the Russian word for the rook chess piece. This is likely an mix-up with [[Slon the Rook]], whose own name means "bishop".

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Bishop_Ladja.png|Original classic artwork.
DQMJ 2 DS Ladja.png|{{Joker 2}} on the [[Nintendo DS]].
DQYourStory_Ladja.jpg|Bishop Ladja as he appears in {{Your Story}}.
DQ V Android Ancient Ruins 5.jpg|Ladja ambushing the {{Hero 5}}, [[Saber]] and Prince [[Harry]] in the [[Ancient Ruins]] from {{V}}. ([[Cell phone]])
DQ V Android Ancient Ruins 6.jpg|
DQ V Android Ancient Ruins 8.jpg|
DQ V Android Ancient Ruins 9.jpg|
DQ V Android Ancient Ruins 10.jpg|
DQ V Android Talon Tower 8.jpg|Ladja encountering the {{Hero 5}} and {{Party 5}} in [[Talon Tower]].
DQ V Android Talon Tower 9.jpg|
DQ V Android Mt Zugzwang 3.jpg|Ladja's last stand on [[Mt. Zugzwang]]. ([[Cell phone]])
DQ V Android Mt Zugzwang 4.jpg|
DQ Stars Android Ladja 1.jpg|Appearance in {{Stars}}. ([[Cell phone]])
DQ Stars Android Ladja 2.jpg|
DQ Stars Android Ladja 3.jpg|
DQR Ladja.png|Appearance in {{Rivals}}.
</gallery></center>

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