The great dragon is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, it is a large, bipedal dragon covered in gold scales.

Characteristics

Great dragons are adequately described by their name: they are large dragons with wings, a long tail, horns, and golden scales that add up to make a very grand-looking creature. Due to some similarity in coloration and head shape, some fans theorize that these wondrous wyrms are the adult stage of the Small fry.

The power of the great dragon is as impressive as its looks. They are normally in command of some of the most potent breath attacks there are, have excellent strength, and tend to resist many elements. Due to this, great dragons aren't normally seen until the player nears the end of the games they appear in.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Great Dragon
Big Book of Beasts No. : 163
Sprites Attributes
SFC PS2 DS & Mobile HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate
  250 0 810 158 220 160 95 0/64 1/64
Resistances
Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee
20% 100% 100% 20% 100% 100% 100% 67% 100% 20%
Drain Magic Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Confusion Sap
100% 100% 100% 100% 67% 100% 100% 100% 0%
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
None Call for backup
Grabs character (125% damage)
Inferno
Regenerates 20 HP per turn
Nadiria
Mt. Zugzwang
Rebirth stone1⁄128
Notable changes in the remakes None


Great dragons appear for the first time, though they are not encountered until the player reaches Nadiria: essentially right before the end of the game. They can be incredibly threatening monsters thanks to their excellent elemental resistances, powerful fire breath, deliver mighty physical blows, and tendency to call in other great dragons. Lucky players might occasionally recruit a great dragon, bringing the monster's power over to their side.

Dragon Quest X

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

The great dragon appears as a rank A member of the Dragon family and is the last monster in the family that can be synthesized without using a specific combination. They are necessary for synthesizing other monsters such as the mechan-o'-wyrm and black dragon.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

A great dragon can be made by synthesizing a drakularge and a yabby.

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