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====Strategy (HD-2D Remake, Draconian difficulty)====
King Hydra got a massive buff in the HD-RD Remake, with 2-3 actions a turn and both [[Sweet Breath]] and [[War Cry]] to ''reliably'' trap the party in an endless cycle of not having actions. However, he has a major weakness in only having 50% resistance to [[Snooze]].


The easiest way to handle him is just to Snooze-lock him with the [[Duplic Hat]]. As long as your caster outspeeds King Hydra (which is easily achieved using the [[Meteorite Bracer]]), then you have a 75% chance that one of the two Snooze casts will go off successfully, and regardless on whether or not King Hydra wakes up later that turn, he will still have lost all of his actions for the turn, allowing your other characters to focus on dealing damage without worrying about being disabled or killed. If 75% reliability isn't cutting it, a second, sufficiently fast, party member can also help by using the [[Fairy Flute]] on the King Hydra to bring reliability to 87.5%. On the off chance that King Hydra does in fact get an action, the chances that he will then use his one turn to completely turn the tables on you are still quite low. Thus, probabilistically speaking, your party will run King Hydra out of HP before he gets the chance to do anything seriously dangerous to your party, and if he does somehow ruin your run on the few turns where he isn't asleep, you may as well take the wipe and try again.
==={{DQ3HD}}===
{{DQ3HD2DEnemy
|name=King Hydra
|kanji=キングヒドラ
|romanji=Kingu hidora
|bestiaryNumber=#158
|family={{Dragon}}
|description=The pet of a megalomaniac, this multi-headed horror is said to have slaughtered a great hero who attempted in vain to vanquish it
|sprite=[[File:King hydra DQ III HD sprite.png]]
|hp=5,800
|mp=660
|exp=97,600
|gold=0
|attack=393
|defense=384
|agility=184
|spells=None
|skills=Acts 1~3 times per turn<br>[[Fog of War]]<br>[[Inferno]]<br>[[Sweet Breath]]<br>[[War Cry]]<br>Recovers 89~129 {{HP}} per turn
|item=[[Dragon mail]]{{fraction|1|64}}
|locations=[[Zoma's Citadel]]<br>{{Cloudsgate Citadel 3}}
|evasion=0/64
|fire-resist=100%
|explosion-resist=0%
|ice-resist=25%
|wind-resist=0%
|strike-resist=0%
|lightning-resist=0%
|drain-magic-resist=0%
|whack-resist=100%
|kamikazee-resist=100%
|poof-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=0%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=0%
|paralysis-resist=0%
|snooze-resist=0%
|stumble-resist=25%
|stun-resist=25%
|deceleratle-resist=0%
|sap-resist=25%
}}
====Draconian difficulty strategy====
King Hydra got a massive buff in the HD-RD Remake, with 2~3 actions a turn and both [[Sweet Breath]] and [[War Cry]] to ''reliably'' trap the party in an endless cycle of not having actions. However, he has a major weakness in having zero resistance to all status ailments.
 
The easiest way to handle him is just to Snooze-lock him with the [[duplic Hat]]. As long as your caster outspeeds King Hydra (which is easily achieved using the [[meteorite bracer]]), then you have a 60% chance that one of the two Snooze casts will go off successfully, and regardless on whether or not King Hydra wakes up later that turn, he will still have lost all of his actions for the turn, allowing your other characters to focus on dealing damage without worrying about being disabled or killed. If 75% reliability isn't cutting it, a second, sufficiently fast, party member can also help by using the [[fairy flute]] on the King Hydra to bring reliability to 87.5%. On the off chance that King Hydra does in fact get an action, the chances that he will then use his one turn to completely turn the tables on you are still quite low. Thus, probabilistically speaking, your party will run King Hydra out of HP before he gets the chance to do anything seriously dangerous to your party, and if he does somehow ruin your run on the few turns where he isn't asleep, you may as well take the wipe and try again.


==={{DQ10}}===
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|in-game-description=This dire dragon guarded the [[Zoma's Citadel|castle]] of a [[Zoma|dreadful demon king]]. The myths associated with it include a tale of a [[Ortega|certain hero]] it once defeated
|in-game-description=This dire dragon guarded the [[Zoma's Citadel|castle]] of a [[Zoma|dreadful demon king]]. The myths associated with it include a tale of a [[Ortega|certain hero]] it once defeated
|talents=[[Bad Breather]] (lv. 1)
|talents=[[Bad Breather]] (lv. 1)
|traits=[[Beastbane]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Ultra Crafty Frizzer]] (lv. 20)<br>[[Major Downer]] (lv. 40)
|traits=[[Beastsbane]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Ultra Crafty Frizzer]] (lv. 20)<br>[[Major Downer]] (lv. 40)
|ltraits=[[Tactical Titan]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Strong Starter]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Late Bloomer]] (lv. 60)
|ltraits=[[Tactical Titan]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Strong Starter]] (lv. 1)<br>[[Late Bloomer]] (lv. 60)
|habitat= This monster has no natural habitat
|habitat= This monster has no natural habitat
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[[Category:Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake bosses]]
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