Great dragon

Dragon Quest monster
Great dragon
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	グレイトドラゴン
Romaji	Gureito doragon
First appearance	Dragon Quest V
Old localisation	GreatDrak
Variants	Black Dragon; Lord Dragon; Noble dragon; Renegade dragon

The Great dragon is a monster in the series.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Great dragons are large, golden-scaled dragons with a large pair of wings on their back, a long tail, and horns. They are often able to breathe out devastating fire or ice breath, use their claws, fangs, and tails in powerful attacks, while their scales grant them a high degree of protection against the elements. Due to some similarity in colouration and head shape, it is theorised that they are the adult stage of the Small fry, despite the small fries themselves possibly being in their adult stage already. Their monster description in X states that they are popular even amongst dragonkind, with small fries aspiring to become a great dragon in the future.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride[edit | edit source]

Great Dragon (グレイトドラゴン Gureito doragon)

Sprite
Bestiary No.: #163
Recruit Rate: ¹⁄₆₄
Experience: 1,010 (SFC)
810 (Remakes)
Gold: 158
HP: 250
MP: 0
Attack: 220
Defence: 160
Agility: 95
Evasion: ⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Calls for backup (Great dragon)
Grabs character (125% damage)
Inferno
Regenerates 20 HP per turn
Location(s): Nadiria Region
Mt. Zugzwang
Item dropped: Rebirth stone¹⁄₁₂₈

Frizz resistance *: 20%
Sizz resistance *: 100%
Fire Breath resistance *: 100%
Bang resistance *: 20%
Crack resistance *: 100%
Ice Breath resistance *: 100%
Woosh resistance *: 100%
Zap resistance *: 67%
Drain Magic resistance *: 100%
Whack resistance *: 100%
Kamikazee resistance *: 20%
Poof resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance *: 67%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance: 100%
Poison resistance *: 100%
Snooze resistance *: 100%
Stun resistance *: 100%
Sap resistance *: 0%

PS2 model
DS & Mobile sprite

Dragon Quest X [edit | edit source]

Great dragon began appearing from the first half of 3.5 onward. They focus on damaging the entire party by swinging their long tails, screaming a Total War Cry, and spewing Blessed Breath for Light-based damage. Additionally, they have learned to use Disruptive Wave.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit | edit source]

Great dragon (グレイトドラゴン Gureito doragon )

Sprite
Bestiary no.: #384
Family: Dragon
Experience: 2,707
Gold: 436
HP: 1,900
MP: 80
Attack: 485
Defence: 361
Agility: 121

In-game description: Great golden wyrms whose roars echo around the underworld and beyond, causing all who hear them to cower in abject terror.
Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Bites down hard with its razor-sharp fangs (Attacks character twice for 60% damage each)
Suddenly grabs character (125% damage)
Scorch
Swings its terrible tail (70-80% damage to entire party)
Location(s): Fortress of Fear (act two)
Item(s) Dropped: Dragon hide¹⁄₈
Staff of resurrection¹⁄₂₅₆

Fire resistance *: 75%
Ice resistance *: 75%
Wind resistance *: 75%
Earth resistance *: 75%
Light resistance *: 75%
Dark resistance *: -25%
Zap resistance *: 25%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance *: 75%
Poof resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance *: 25%
Fizzle resistance *: 100%
Fuddle resistance *: 25%
Paralysis resistance *: 25%
Poison resistance *: 0%
Sleep resistance *: 25%
Blunt resistance: 0%
Deceleratle resistance: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%
Spooky Aura Anathematise resistance: 0%
Stumble resistance *: 75%
Stun resistance *: 99%
Charm resistance *: 100%
Beguile resistance *: 25%
Double Down resistance *: 0%
Elemental resistance *: 0%

Vicious[edit | edit source]

Vicious great dragon (グレイトドラゴン・強 Gureito doragon・kyō )

Sprite
Bestiary no.: #639
Family: Dragon
Experience: 5,072
Gold: 730
HP: 2,600
MP: 120
Attack: 548
Defence: 408
Agility: 190

In-game description: Great dragons driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Bites down hard with its razor-sharp fangs (Attacks character twice for 60% damage each)
Suddenly grabs character (125% damage)
Scorch
Swings its terrible tail (70-80% damage to entire party)
Location(s): The Luminary's Trial - Citadel of Spite (postgame)
Item(s) Dropped: Serpent skin¹⁄₈
Staff of resurrection¹⁄₂₅₆

Fire resistance *: 75%
Ice resistance *: 75%
Wind resistance *: 75%
Earth resistance *: 75%
Light resistance *: 75%
Dark resistance *: -25%
Zap resistance *: 25%
Drain Magic resistance: 0%
Whack resistance *: 75%
Poof resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance *: 25%
Fizzle resistance *: 100%
Fuddle resistance *: 25%
Paralysis resistance *: 25%
Poison resistance *: 0%
Sleep resistance *: 25%
Blunt resistance: 0%
Deceleratle resistance: 0%
Sap resistance *: 0%
Spooky Aura Anathematise resistance: 0%
Stumble resistance *: 75%
Stun resistance *: 99%
Charm resistance *: 100%
Beguile resistance *: 25%
Double Down resistance *: 0%
Elemental resistance *: 0%

Dragon Quest Monsters[edit | edit source]

GreatDrak (グレイトドラゴン Gureito doragon)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	60	2/5	1/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/5	2/5	5/5	4/5

Family	Dragon
In-game description	The biggest dragon in the dragon family.
Abilities	FrigidAir, IceSlash, SuckAll
Habitat	Old Man's Gate
Breeding chart	Dragon X Dragon

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

Dragon Quest Monsters 2[edit | edit source]

GreatDrak (グレイトドラゴン Gureito doragon)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	?	6/10	3/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
7/10	5/10	6/10	6/10

Family	Dragon
In-game description
Abilities	FrigidAir, IceSlash, SuckAll
Habitat
Breeding chart	DragonKid (+5 and up) x DragonKid (+5 and up) Dragon (+5 and up) x Dragon (+5 and up)

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

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker[edit | edit source]

The Great dragon is the last monsters in the Dragon family that can be synthesised without using a specific combination. They are necessary for synthesising other monsters such as the Mechan-o'-wyrm and Black dragon. One appears as a boss in the temple on Celeste Isle.

Great dragon

Family	Dragon
Rank	A
Description	The golden scales of this mighty dragon shield it from both frost and flame.
Weapons	Axes, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Traits	-
Resistances	Fire Breathproof, Ice Breathproof, Whackproof
Skill	Ice
Location	-
Breeding chart	Drakularge x Jamirus A-Rank x Dragon family

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2[edit | edit source]

Great dragon

Family	Dragon
Rank	A
Size	S
Weapons	Axes, Hammers, Claws, Staves
Traits	Frizzmeister, Crafty Fire Breather
Resistances	Immune to Fire Breath, Cold Breath, and Whack
Skill	Ice
Location	-
Breeding chart	Drakularge x Fright knight or Dancing flame

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit | edit source]

Great dragon (グレイトドラゴン Gureito doragon)

Icon	Family	Max HP	Max MP
		1,390	270
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
620	570	450	360

Bestiary No.	#110
Rank	B
In-game description	Heroic drakes who have lived since the world was young. The rich lustre absorbed by their golden scales over the aeons allows them to unleash powerful light-elemental breath attacks.
Talents	Respirator (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Close Scraper (lv. 1) Ultra Crafty Frizzer (lv. 20) Insta-Oomph (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Dodge Denier (lv. 1) Late Bloomer (lv. 60)
Habitat	This monster has no natural habitat
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis	X =

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

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai[edit | edit source]

In episode 5 of the 2020 anime series, "The Insignia of Avan", a pair of great dragons can be seen when Hadlar calls his Dark Army in front of the Sovereign Rock Castle.

Dragon Quest Tact[edit | edit source]

Great dragon is a S-rank monster of the Dragon family that can be scouted normally from any banner. It can participate in the Gasbagon's Battle Road as a party member. In the Japanese beta version of the game, the great dragon appeared on its own banner along with Slimecicle.

Great dragon (グレイトドラゴン Gureito doragon)

Stats


Family		Rank		Role
Dragon				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
140		987	495	2-3
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
456	452	538	295	50

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Chilly Breath		Blizzard Rush*		C-c-cold Breath* Talent Blossoming: Ice

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Crackmeister/Stats Up	Frizz Res +25/Stats Up	C-c-cold Breath Potency +5%/Stats Up/Ice Potency +5%
Fourth	Fifth
Sizz Res +25/Stats Up	C-c-cold Breath Potency +5%/Stats Up/Ice Potency +5%

Leader Perks

First
Raises breath potency of dragon allies, including itself, by 20% in a 5x5 square around it.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
AGL +20	Max MP +15	C-c-cold Breath Potency +2%

Perk Details

First
Crackmeister: Lowers Crack-type ability MP cost, raises potency.

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

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai: A Hero's Bonds[edit | edit source]

Great dragon could be faced as a boss in several levels, starting from the Battle Arena: Season 5, Term 3. Its special move is Bitter Blizzard, a powerful ice breath which it unleashes after a 10-second countdown unless it is defeated or interrupted first.

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Gran dragón	Spanish for "great dragon".
Français	Grand dragon	French for "great dragon".
Deutsch	Großer Drache	German for "great dragon".
Italiano	Gigadragone	From the prefix giga- and the Italian dragone.
中文 (繁體)	偉大金龍	Traditional Chinese for "great golden dragon".