Corvus
Dragon Quest IX
Japanese name エルギオス
Romaji Ergiosu
Race Celestrian
Age Over 300

"But what of Corvus? He is still not returned to us... Is he doomed never to return...?"

Columba before the attack on the Observatory

"Gods, mortal, Celestrians...All are ranged against me... And all shall be destroyed !"

Corvus in Oubliette

Corvus is a character and the chief antagonist in Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies. He is a Celestrian and was formerly Aquila's mentor and the lover of Serena.

Appearance and personality

Before his fall from grace, Corvus was a tall blond Celestrian with blue eyes, and wore the standard Celestrian armor. Corvus was a kind and tenacious guardian, refusing to let anything happen to Wormwood Creek or Serena. Corvus was also very powerful, being able to drive away soldiers from the Gittish Empire with devastating lightning bolts.

When Corvus was captured and imprisoned by the Gittish Empire, his appearance changed drastically. His skin turned green and his eyes were now orange. His wings also turned green, and became more bat-like. He grew claws and horns and wore tattered rags. Corvus also grew wicked and became bitter towards mortals, Gods, and Celestrians, and vowed to kill them all.

When Corvus transformed into a demon, his body became much more lanky and skin turned to a darker shade of green. His horns grew larger and now had demon wings. His eyes became orange and yellow, grew a long thin tail, and grew thicker claws and toenails. Lastly, he wore golden armor pieces. Corvus, now fully corrupted, was at his strongest and hellbent on destroying everything in his path.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

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Corvus was originally the Celestrian guardian of Wormwood Creek. While protecting it, he is injured by the Gittish Empire and able to be visibly seen by the humans living there. He develops a relationship with Serena while he is healing.

When the Gittish Empire returns to attack the town, Corvus attempts to go and meet them in battle. However, Serena, fearing for Corvus' health, convinces him to go and hide in a cave while her father attempts to thwart the empire. Once in the cave, Corvus decides that he must go and attempt to protect the village, even if it kills him. Serena offers him a potion which she claims will help heal him, but is instead of a sleeping potion. Corvus drinks it only to become incapacitated as the imperial troops enter the cave. Her father betrays him and Serena by allowing the Gittish Empire to take Corvus to maintain Wormwood's safety. When Corvus wakes up for a little bit he hears Gittish soldiers thanking the old man for complying and believes Serena gave him the sleeping drought to capture him. Serena and her father are murdered with Corvus powerless to stop the empire's men. He is then taken captive by the empire.

Corvus is taken to Oubliette which is the prison deep beneath Gittingham Palace. There, he is completely forgotten by his peers. He develops a deep resentment against humans, including Serena whom he believes betrayed him. While being imprisoned, Corvus' evil power grows until he becomes powerful enough to strike the Realm of the Almighty and greatly injuring its king, Zenus, and forcing him into seclusion. He also revives Barbarus, the evil dragon killed by Greygnarl some 300 years earlier. Although he has become ultra-powerful, he remains in prison in the Gittish Empire, allowing the empire to pursue his goal of destroying humans and Celestrians alike.

When finally confronted by the Hero. Corvus attacks the Hero's party realizing that the Hero is unable to attack him due to his superior rank as a Celestrian. He then ascends with Barbarus to the Realm of the Almighty, corrupting it into the Realm of the Mighty.

Aided by the ghost of Serena, the Hero ascends to the Realm of the Mighty, defeating Corvus by becoming mortal and battling him. Corvus is surprised by the Hero's newly found mortality, and seals himself in a chrysalis of dark energy. The Hero confronts Corvus, but Corvus sends Barbarus to attack the Hero in his stead. After Barbarus' defeat, Corvus, having reached a fully demonic form (similar to Psaro's Secret of Evolution transformation) again battles the Hero and loses. After being defeated, he prepares an attack powerful enough to destroy everything. However, he is stopped at the last moment by Serena, who appears in front of him and explains to him what really happened, including how she had always been searching for him, even after her death. Moved by Serena's words, Corvus realizes that he has been wrong the entire time and reverts to his Celestrian form. He then apologizes to Serena for thinking that she had betrayed him and thanks the Hero/Heroine for stopping him, acknowledging the Hero as Aquila's student. Afterwards, he and Serena ascend into the sky and turn into stars along with the other Celestrians.


#276 - Corvus
 
HP MP Experience Gold
2790 255 28500 0
Attack Defense Speed
214 272 167
Dropped Item  
Locations  
Skills Laughs confidently (wastes a turn)
Psyche Up
Drop from the sky like a bolt from the blue
Terrible Lightning
Disruptive Wave
Spells Kaswoosh
Family ???
Capture Rate  
Bestiary # 276
Game  
Console  
Japanese Name  
Romanized Jap.  
Description One-time Guardian of Wormwood Creek. His tragic fate drove him to renounce his faith in gods, mortals and Celestrians alike. Met Serena in Wormwood Creek three centuries ago. Tried to protect the mortals, but was entrapped by the Empire.
Additional Attributes
Fire Ice Wind Earth Light Dark
125 75 75 100 150 50
Blast Dazzle Sleep Death Drain MP Confusion
125 0 0 0 100 0
Fizzle Inaction Paralyze Poison Charm Magic Res
0 0 0 0 0 50
Blunt Sap Decelerate
0 0 0


#277 - Corvus
 
HP MP Experience Gold
4800 255 40000 0
Attack Defense Speed
248 278 157
Dropped Item  
Locations  
Skills Combo attack
Chilly Breath
Disruptive Wave
Burning Breath
Lullab-Eye
Meditation
Magic Burst
Evil Prayer
Lightning Storm
Spells Kafrizz
Family ???
Capture Rate  
Bestiary # 277
Game  
Console  
Japanese Name  
Romanized Jap.  
Description Brought the broken Gittish Empire back from beyond to help him wreak vengeance on the mortals and gods he so despised. Aquila's former teacher, his sad fate led to him to lose himself in his hatred of mortalkind and try to destroy the world.
Additional Attributes
Fire Ice Wind Earth Light Dark
125 75 100 100 150 50
Blast Dazzle Sleep Death Drain MP Confusion
100 0 0 0 100 0
Fizzle Inaction Paralyze Poison Charm Magic Res
0 0 0 0 0 50
Blunt Sap Decelerate
0 0 0

Dragon Quest X

Corvus appears as a boss in the game's Genseiko Panigalum, having most of his abilities from his first appearance such as Breakneck Blitz and Burning Breath, as well as new abilities like Corvus Spark. However, players are on a time limit to defeat him.

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Corvus (エルギオス, Ergiosu )
Bestiary number: #507
Icon Attributes
  Familiy Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Evasion
  S 1,330 340 680 470 390 ?
Talents Traits Large-size exclusive traits Dropped items
Fallen Angel Corvus (lv. 1) Rando-Panic (lv. 1)
Ultra Crafty Debilitator (lv. 20)
Wizardly Waft (lv. 40)
Tactical Genius (lv. 1)
Late Bloomer (lv. 1)
Collective Punishment (lv. 60)
N/A
Resistances
Fire * Water * Explosion * Wind * Earth * Ice * Electricity * Light * Dark * Antimagic *
0% 0% 25% 25% 0% 50% 0% -25% 75% 0%
Bedazzlement * Confusion * Debilitation * MP Absorption * Paralysis * Poison * Sleep * Stun * Instant Death *
0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50%
Additional information
Description Though he was once a Celestrian in the service of the Almighty, he harboured a secret hatred for humanity which grew to the point that he attempted to destroy the world
Location This monster has no natural habitat
Synthesis
Breeding chart
  X   X   X  
(Two generation synthesis)
Notable fusions
  X   =  


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Both of Corvus' monstrous forms appear as S-rank members of the ??? family as part of the Dragon Quest IX event. His first form can be faced as a boss in Chapter 5, Episode 1 of the event quests entitled Captured Angel and he can be challenged in All out Battle! The Gittish Empire, as well. This form appears on his own banner alongside Blood mummy, and he can participate in Lleviathan's Battle Road as a party member. Both forms can be faced in the Furious Fallen Angel battles.

    Corvus (エルギオス Erugiosu)
Image
 
Attributes
Role Max level HP MP Move
  Magic 130 860 429 2
Attack Defence Agility Wisdom Weight
197 281 364 381 65
Resistances
  Frizz   Sizz   Crack   Woosh   Bang
Very Weak Very Weak Normal Normal Half Res
  Zap   Zam   Snooze   Poison   Physical Lock
Half Res Normal Normal Super Weak Normal
  Spell Lock   Martial Lock   Breath Lock   Hobble *   Stun *
Half Res Normal Normal Normal Super Weak
  Dazzle   Curse   Paralysis   Confusion   Charm
Normal Normal Half Res Normal Immune
Skills
Basic skills Awakening skills
Angelic Ward
Psychoburst*
Dual Kaswoosh*
Talent Blossoming: Wind and Lightning's Judgement
Advanced Angel Might / Stats Up
Bang Res +25 / Stats Up
Unending Hate: Raises spell potency/recovery for 3 turns at action start on even turns until turn 10.
Dual Kaswoosh Potency +5% / Stats Up
Wind and Lightning's Judgement Potency +5% / Spell Potency/Recovery +5%
Zap Res +25 / Stats Up
Max HP +100 / Dual Kaswoosh Potency +5% / Stats Up
Wind and Lightning's Judgement Potency +5% / Spell Potency/Recovery +5%
Perks
Basic perks Max MP +15
WIS +15
Angelic Reason: Battle start: Nullifies damage up to 30% of your own HP for 10 turns.
Dual Kaswoosh Potency +2%
Leader perk Raises spell potency of all allies, including himself, by 15% in a 5x5 square around him.
Awakening perk Advanced Angel Might: Raises DEF/Move/Spell Res for 3 turns at action start on odd turns until turn 10.

Corvus's Fallen Angel form appears on his own banner alongside Cumulus hex. He can be faced as a boss in Chapter 5, Episode 4 of the event quests entitled Fallen Angel Corvus.

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Image
 
Attributes
Role Max level HP MP Move
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AttackType.png|30px]]  
Attack
130 855 333 4
Attack Defence Agility Wisdom Weight
458 256 398 177 65
Resistances
  Frizz   Sizz   Crack   Woosh   Bang
Half Res Normal Normal Normal Very Weak
  Zap   Zam   Snooze   Poison   Physical Lock
Very Weak Half Res Half Res Normal Half Res
  Spell Lock   Martial Lock   Breath Lock   Hobble *   Stun *
Normal Super Weak Normal Normal Normal
  Dazzle   Curse   Paralysis   Confusion   Charm
Normal Normal Immune Super Weak Normal
Skills
Basic skills Awakening skills
Very Evil Eye
Fallen Angel Blow*
Catastrophe*
Fallen Angel Wings / Stats Up
Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up
Catastrophe Potency +5% /
Destruction Personified: When attacking: Raises ATK for 1 turn / Stats Up
Zam Res +25 / Stats Up
Catastrophe Potency +5% / Physical Critical Hit Rate +5% / Stats Up
Perks
Basic perks ATK +15
AGL +20
Hate & Despair: Reduces damage by 20% for 3 turns at battle start.
Catastrophe Potency +2%
Leader perk Raises Sizz-type physical potency of all allies, including himself, by 20% in a 5x5 square around him.
Awakening perk Fallen Angel Wings: Raises evasion rate by 100% for 3 turns at battle start.


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