Firebird

Dragon Quest monster Firebird

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ひくいどり Romaji Hi kui dori First appearance Dragon Quest V Old localisation Phoenix

Not to be confused with Phoenix, the palette swap of the Hades' Condor

The Firebird is a monster in the series.

Characteristics

The firebird is a large bird with plumage in various shades of red, orange, and yellow. Most of its body is orange with a long red tail, a red head and neck, and golden feathers on its head and neck, as well as gold talons. In battle, it breathes out fiery breath of varying intensity or cast fire magic to cook foes alive. Although the firebird made its debut in Dragon Quest V, it would not make a return to the main series until Dragon Quest X two decades later. Their diet consists of lava and flames. It has made regular appearances in the Monsters of games, as well as various other spinoffs along with its icy counterpart. In some games, it has been a member of the Beast family while in other as a member of the Nature family.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Firebird (ひくいどり Hi kui dori)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

#125

Recruit Rate

N/A

Experience

238

Gold

63

HP

95

MP

0

Attack

89

Defence

80

Agility

82

Evasion

¹⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Flame Breath

Location(s)

Moot Point area
Mantleplace

Item dropped

Somatic staff¹⁄₃₂

Frizz resistance *

100%

Sizz resistance *

67%

Fire Breath resistance *

67%

Bang resistance *

67%

Crack resistance *

0%

Ice Breath resistance *

0%

Woosh resistance *

20%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance *

100%

Whack resistance *

67%

Kamikazee resistance *

0%

Poof resistance

20%

Dazzle resistance *

20%

Fizzle resistance

100%

Fuddle resistance

20%

Poison resistance *

67%

Snooze resistance *

20%

Stun resistance *

67%

Sap resistance *

0%

PS2 model

DS & Mobile sprite

Dragon Quest X

Firebird appeared from the beginning of the game. They are able to cast Frizzle and can breathe out fierce flames.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Firebird (ひくいどりHi kui dori)

Sprite

Bestiary no.

#689

Family

Bird

Experience

174

Gold

46

HP

93

MP

86

Attack

104

Defence

89

Agility

134

In-game description

Bothersome birds that feast on lumps of lava in order to maintain their hellishly hot body temperature. They want nothing more than to watch the world burn.

Spell(s)

Frizzle

Skill(s)

Flame Breath

Location(s)

The Neverglade (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only)

Item(s) Dropped

Twisted talons¹⁄₈
Lava lump¹⁄₃₂

Fire resistance *

25%

Ice resistance *

0%

Wind resistance *

0%

Earth resistance *

0%

Light resistance *

0%

Dark resistance *

0%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance

0%

Whack resistance *

0%

Poof resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance *

0%

Fizzle resistance *

0%

Fuddle resistance *

0%

Paralysis resistance *

0%

Poison resistance *

0%

Sleep resistance *

0%

Blunt resistance

0%

Deceleratle resistance

0%

Sap resistance *

0%

Spooky Aura
Anathematise resistance

0%

Stumble resistance *

0%

Stun resistance *

0%

Charm resistance *

100%

Beguile resistance *

0%

Double Down resistance *

0%

Elemental resistance *

0%

Dragon Quest Monsters

Phoenix (ひくいどり Hi kui dori)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	50	2/5	2/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
2/5	3/5	5/5	3/5

Family	Bird
In-game description	Roasts its prey with its fiery breath
Abilities	FireAir, TailWind, SquallHit
Habitat	Foreign Master
Breeding chart	Bird family x ArcDemon, Copycat, DrakSlime, Gismo, GulpBeast, IronTurt, LavaMan

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Immune	Strong
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	None	Weak	Strong
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
Weak	Strong	None	Weak
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
None	None	None	Weak
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Weak	None	None	Weak
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Immune	None
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
None		None

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Phoenix (ひくいどり Hi kui dori)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	50	6/10	4/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
4/10	4/10	7/10	4/10

Family	Bird
In-game description	Incinerates foes to nothing.
Abilities	FireAir, TailWind, SquallHit
Habitat
Breeding chart	Bird family x ArcDemon, Copycat, DrakSlime, Gismo, Grizzly, GulpBeast, IronTurt, LavaMan

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Immune	Strong
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	None	Weak	Strong
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
None	Weak	Strong	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
Weak	None	None	None
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Weak	Weak	None	None
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
Weak	Immune	Immune	Immune
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
None	None	None

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Firebird
Family	Beast
Rank	B
Size	S
Weapons	Axes, Claws, Staves
Traits	Artful Dodger, Crafty Fire Breather
Resistances	Vulnerable to Crack and Cold Breath, Healed by Frizz and Fire Breath
Skill	Sizz & Zap
Location	Necropolis
Breeding chart	Notso macho x Yabby Merman x Gryphon

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

Firebird appears as a B-rank monster of the Nature family. Unlike the original game, Firebirds can be found and scouted from the wild.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Firebird (ひくいどり Hi kui dori)

Icon	Family	Max HP	Max MP
		1,310	340
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
560	490	610	490

Bestiary No.	#193
Rank	B
In-game description	These fabled fowl are said to feast on fire and have even been spotted by bird-watchers bathing in hot lava.
Talents	Fire Chief (lv. 1) Attack Booster I (lv. 20) Antimagic Avoider (lv. 40)
Guaranteed traits	Frizzmeister (lv. 1) Rando-Mister (lv. 20) Ultra Crafty Frizzer (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Supreme Sidestepper (lv. 1) Wizardly Wind (lv. 60)
Habitat	Circle of Caprice - Upper Echelon () Circle of Conquest - Upper Echelon ()
Items	Sage's elixir (Common) Cinderblock earrings (Rare)
Synthesis chart	X (Either parent must be B-rank.)
Notable synthesis	= X X X X = (Two generation synthesis)

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
100%	25%	25%	50%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
-25%	-25%	0%	0%
Dark Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *
0%	50%	0%	0%
Debilitation Resistance*	MP Absorption Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	50%	25%
Sleep Resistance *		Stun Resistance *
50%		-25%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%

Dragon Quest Tact

Firebird appears as a B-rank monster of the Nature family as part of the original Dragon Quest V event. It can be scouted from Lower Level West of the Knightmare Towers at any difficulty, eventually becoming recruitable in the second part of the storyline from Chapter 4, Episode 4: A Night-Time Incident. The firebird can participate in the Battle Roads of Kon the Knight, Thunderbird, Ramia, Blossom Cannibox, and King Korol as a party member.

Firebird (ひくいどり Hi kui dori)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		584	261	4
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
476	256	400	126	25

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Lightning Slash		Sear*		Inferno* Talent Blossoming: Incinerate

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Frizz-type Breath Potency +5%/Stats Up	Zam Res +25/Stats Up	Inferno Potency +5%/Stats Up Incinerate Potency +5%
Fourth	Fifth
Frizz Res +25/Stats Up	Inferno Potency +5%/Stats Up Incinerate Potency +5%

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
AGL +10	Inferno Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Frizz-type Breath Potency +5%: Raises Frizz-type breath potency by 5%.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Half Res	Normal	Very Weak	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Very Weak	Normal	Half Res	Super Weak
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Half Res	Immune	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Normal	Normal

Trivia

• In the original Japanese, the Firebird is known as ひくいどり (Hi kui dori, lit. Fire-eating bird^?), a name which is used to refer to the Southern cassowary, a large flightless bird from Australia and Papua New Guinea in the real world believed to be named due to the red wattle on its neck. Its description in various games even states that firebirds have a diet of lava and fire.
• Its original English translation, Phoenix, is a sacred immortal bird associated with Greek mythology that cyclically regenerates itself or is born again after bursting into flames. Firebirds are mythological creatures that are found in various cultures across the world.

Gallery

• 
  A Firebird in X
• 
  DQM1·2 PSX sprite.
• 
  Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon.
• 
  DQ Trading Card.
• 
  Stars model.
• 
  Rivals card.

Related monsters

• Hybird
• Snowbird
• Thunderbird