Dragon rider

Dragon Quest monster
Dragon rider
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ドラゴンライダー
Romaji	Doragon raida
First appearance	Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

The Dragon rider is a platemail clad barbarian mounted on a bullhorned dragon encountered near crypts, towers, and within Nadiria.

Because the monster is two separate creatures, they will always act twice per turn and cause double the trouble for players.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon rider (ドラゴンライダー, Doragon raida )
Big Book of Beasts No. : #104

Sprites		Attributes
NES	Remakes	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
		141	0	351	108	115	87	70	⁰⁄₆₄

Resistances
Frizz	Sizz	Bang	Crack	Woosh	Zap	Whack	Kamikazee	Poof	Dazzle	Sleep	Drain Magic	Fizzle	Confusion	Sap
75%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	75%	0%	100%	25%	75%	100%	100%	100%	25%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Occasionally acts twice per turn Hot Gas	Riverton region Colossus Diabolic Hall region Mamon Mine lower levels Briny Lair	Seed of strength(¹⁄₂₅₆)
Notable changes in the remakes		None

Reappears from version 5.3 onwards before their comeback in Dragon Quest XI.

Dragon rider (ドラゴンライダー, Doragon raida )
Defeated Monster List No. : #232

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Dragon & Floating	168	15	410	148	151	136	115

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Occasionally acts twice per turn. Hot Gas Performs a combination attack.	Mount Pang Lai (second act) Insula Algarum (second act)	Dragon horn¹⁄₁₆ Dragonsbane¹⁄₂₅₆
Description		Monstrous soldiers who ride astride dragons, and get along so well with their steeds that they're as good as inseparable.

Malicious dragon rider
Defeated Monster List No. : #522

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Dragon & Floating	426	35	1,355	340	265	282	220

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Acts twice per turn. Hot Gas Performs a combination attack.	Mount Pang Lai (third act) Insula Algarum (third act)	Dragon horn¹⁄₁₆ Dragonsbane¹⁄₂₅₆
Description		Dragon riders who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.

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Dragon rider (ドラゴンライダー, Doragon raida )
Monsterpedia No.: #096

Attributes
Family	Rank	Max HP	Max MP	Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
	D	1,370	310	570	470	530	440
Talents		Traits		Large-size exclusive traits		Dropped items
Charge Leader (lv. 1) Crag Ward (lv. 20) Agility Booster I (lv. 40)		Tactical Trooper (lv. 1) Close Scraper (lv. 20) Attacking Impulse (lv. 40)		Insta-Oomph (lv. 1) Ace Evader (lv. 1) Stunning Touch (lv. 60)		Mystery meat (Common) Argon ring (Rare)

Additional information
Description	As their name suggests, these wing-borne warriors straddle dragons as their steeds. It's not only their swords you need to keep an eye on―their dragons' breath is equally deadly!
Location	Cradle of Corruption - Upper Level ()