Barbarus is a large black dragon that is allied with the Gittish Empire in Dragon Quest IX. He is Greygnarl's look-alike and mortal enemy. He, along with the rest of the Empire, was defeated over 300 years ago by Greygnarl, and, also like the rest of the Empire, was brought back with more power and attempted to obliterate Upover, but Greygnarl stopped him by flying in front of the giant energy ball. Barbarus is also the dragon that attacks the player on the Starflight Express with Hootingham-Gore on his back. It is revealed when the player check Greygnarl's spot in the Defeated Monsters List after the player defeats Greygnarl in his grotto is that he and Barbarus are brothers.
Greygnarl's nefarious nemesis. He was defeated long ago, but the Empire brought him back to wreak havoc once more. He and Greygnarl once formed a duality of darkness and light, but his memory of this beneficial balance has been obliterated.
Barbarus appears as a S-rank member of the Dragon family as part of the Dragon Quest IX event, appearing on his own banner alongside Axolhotl. He is faced as a boss in Chapter 3, Episode 4: Battle Against Barbarus and Chapter 5, Episode 3: Another Battle Against Barbarus, as well as the Light & Dark Dragon Howl special boss battle alongside his brother Greygnarl. Barbarus can participate in Stella's Battle Road as a party member.
Ruination Orb Potency +5% / Stats Up / Gloomy Exhale Potency +5% Dark Dragon Revenge: Performs martial recovery of a major amount of HP and greatly raises breath potency/recovery for 3 turns when the user's HP drops to 50% or less, 1 time per battle. This perk can be triggered when the attack is from an ally.
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Zam Res +25 Stats Up
Auto MP Regen (S): Restores MP at action start. Ruination Orb Potency +5% / Stats Up / Gloomy Exhale Potency +5%
Leader Perks
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Raises Zam-type breath potency for all allies, including himself, by 20% in a 5x5 square around him.
Basic Perks
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Dark Dragon: Grants all allies Zamforce in a 5x5 area including self for 3 turns (self: 4 turns) at action start until turn 10.
Max HP +30
ATK +15
Perk Details
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Dark Dragon's Wings: Action start on odd turns until turn 10: Raises ATK and Move for 3 turns.
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