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.
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.
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.
Frizz-type Breath Potency +5%/Stats Up Zam Res +25/Stats Up Inferno Potency +5%/Stats Up Incinerate Potency +5% Frizz Res +25/Stats Up Inferno Potency +5%/Stats Up Incinerate Potency +5%
Perks
Basic perks
AGL +10 Inferno Potency +2% N/a
Leader perk
N/a
Awakening perk
Frizz-type Breath Potency +5%: Raises Frizz-type breath potency by 5%.
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.
Firebird (ひくいどり Hi kui dori)
A Firebird in X
DQM1·2 PSX sprite.
DQ Trading Card.
Stars model.
Rivals card.
