The Drakulard is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past, they are bipedal dragons of noticeable girth.

Characteristics

Girthy grand green dragons with massive claws used for mashing enemies and smashing straight into the ground in order to cause outright earthquakes. Their burning breath hits a party of adventurers hard, getting increasingly hot as the battle goes on. They even pack strong wind magic, letting loose with the Kaswoosh spell when they feel threatened.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Drakulard
Big Book of Beasts No.: 162
Sprite Attributes
File:Gigadraco.gif HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion
520 50 935 130 220 130 82 0⁄64
Resistances
Frizz Sizz Bang Crack Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee Poof Dazzle Sleep Drain Magic Fizzle Confusion Sap Deceleratle
0% 25% 75% 0% 75% 0% 75% 100% 100% 75% 75% 75% 75% 75% 25% ?
Additional information
Spells Skills Locations Dropped item
Kaswoosh Inferno
Stomp (125% damage)
Fungeon Seed of life(1⁄128)


Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

#225 - Drakulard
File:Gigadraco.gif
HP MP Experience Gold
520 50 330 130
Attack Defense Speed
220 130 82
Dropped Item Hela's armour (1/128)
Locations Cathedral of Blight
Cave to Yet Another World
Skills Stomp
Inferno
Scorch
Spells Kaswoosh
Family Dragon
Capture Rate 1⁄128
Bestiary # 225
Game Dragon Quest VII
Console PSX, 3DS

The Drakulard can be found in the Cathedral of Blight and Cave to Yet Another World. Notably, they are extremely vulnerable to paralysis.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

#200 - Drakulard
 
HP MP Experience Gold
520 18 3450 152
Attack Defense Speed
203 203 112
Dropped Item Dragon's scale (common, 1/16)
Densinium (rare, 1/128)
Locations Realm of the Mighty
Tower of Nod
Newid Isle (high ground)
Lonely Coast (high ground)
Grotto
Skills Inferno
Spells Swoosh
Family Dragon
Bestiary # 200
Game Dragon Quest IX
Console DS
Description Serpentine sovereigns of the wind who smash enemies with Swoosh, burn them with Inferno, then conclude with their claws.

Once, when some of them were sleeping, some belisha beakons mistook them for mountains and scaled their scaly sides.

Dragon Quest X

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

[[File:DQM2 Icon Dragon.png|link=Dragon family|16x16px|class=pixels]] GigaDraco
Sprite Attributes
GBC PSX Level cap* HP Growth MP Growth Attack Growth Defence Growth Agility Growth Wisdom Growth
  ? 70 9/10 7/10 8/10 7/10 3/10 6/10
Resistances
Frizz* Sizz* Fire Breath* Bang* Crack* Cool Breath* Woosh* Rock* Water*
None None Strong None None None None Strong Weak
Zap* Gigaslash Magic Burst Drain Magic * Whack* Kamikazee* Poison* Paralysis* Fuddle*
None Strong Weak Weak Weak Immune Immune Strong Weak
Snooze* Dazzle* Fizzle Ban Dance Gobstopper Stun* Sap* Decelerate* Curse
Strong Strong Weak Weak Strong Weak Weak Weak Strong
Additional information
Description
Skills FireAir, Massacre, RockThrow
Location
Breeding Chart Andreal, BattleRex, GreatDrak, SkyDragon x BossTroll, Gigantes

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

The Giga Draco is a five-star member of the Beast family with a weight of 6. It naturally learns Fire Breath, Blaze Cut and Body Slam. Its in-game description reads "Even its eggs are large. It can lay batches of 100."

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

[[File:DQMJ Icon Dragon.png|link=Dragon family|20x20px|class=pixels]] Drakulard
Sprite Attributes
Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom
S ? ? ? ? ? ?
Traits Skills Resistances
- Toughie Zapproof, Whackproof
Additional information
Description The gigantic arms of this burly dragon are registered as lethal weapons.
Weapons Axes, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Location -
Breeding chart Drakularge x Atlas

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

[[File:DQMJ2 Icon Dragon.png|link=Dragon family|14px|class=pixels]] Drakulard
Sprite Attributes
Rank Size Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom
S S ? ? ? ? ? ?
Traits Skills Resistances
Critical Massacre, Intimidating Toughie Immune to Zap
Additional information
Weapons Axes, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Location -
Breeding chart Drakularge x Atlas or Pazuzu

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Drakulard
Defeated Monster List No. : 166
Model Experience Gold Marked Version?
  12841 300g No
Field Notes A legendary lizard of epic proportions. Its brobdingnagian hulk protects it against all ordinary attacks. Other monsters often mistake it for a mountain, and try to scale its scaly sides and plant flags in its forehead.
Location(s) Story
Item(s) Dropped None

Related monsters

Trivia

  • Despite being named for their obese appearance, the 'lards are not the most proportionally portly dragons. This distinction goes to the Jargon.
  • Their appearance and coloring in their Dragon Quest Monsters 2 sprite is quite different from other artwork of this monster, this is because it was based on an earlier, non-finalized design.

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