Chimaera

For the monster class in Dragon Quest VII, see Chimaera (class).

Dragon Quest monster Chimaera

File:DQ Chimaera.png

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese キメラ Romaji Chimera First appearance Dragon Quest

The Chimaera (formerly Wyvern) is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in the original game, it is a monster with the body of a serpent and the wings and head of a bird.

Characteristics

The standard chimaera has what appears to be a vulture's head with a ring of downy feathers around its neck. Its body is serpentine but also somewhat bloated, making it look more grub-like than snake-like. Its wings are feathered and constantly beat to keep the creature airborne.

Having appeared many times throughout the series, chimaeras have proven themselves to be formidable creatures, often having great potential for strength, magic, and natural skills such as breathing fire and ice. They can be terrible creatures to face in battle and terrific allies to have at one's side.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

Introduced along with the first installment, chimaeras (then Wyverns) are likely to be encountered when first approaching Hauksness.

Chimaera (キメラ kimera)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	42	?	24	99	56	48	48

Spell(s)
Location(s)	Near Damdara

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
1⁄32	15⁄16	1⁄4	0⁄16

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	42	0	64	105	56	48	31

Spell(s)
Location(s)	Near Damdara

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
?	?	?	?

Dragon Quest III

#84 - Wyvern
File:Wyvern.gif
HP MP Experience Gold 80 2374 (NES) 1780 (GBC) 90 (NES) 75 (GBC) Attack Defense Speed 120 70 68
Dropped Item	Wing of Wyvern(Warp Wing)
Locations	Alefgard Region
Skills	Brutal Hit Breathes fire
Bestiary #	84
Game	Dragon Quest III
Console	NES, GBC

Dragon Quest V

#79 - Chimaera
File:Wyvern.gif1
HP MP Experience Gold 65 (SNES) 81 (DS) 7 110 (SNES) 90 (DS) 45 Attack Defense Speed 72 65 44 (SNES) 54 (DS)
Dropped Item	Chimaera wing
Locations	Mount Magmageddon area Mount Magmageddon
Spells	Midheal
Capture Rate	1/16
Bestiary #	79
Game	Dragon Quest V
Console	SNES, DS

Dragon Quest VI

#91 - Chimera
File:Wyvern.gif2File:Dq6wyvernds.png
HP MP Experience Gold 123 17 103 65 Attack Defense Speed 103 73 94
Dropped Item	Chimera wing
Bestiary #	91
Game	Dragon Quest VI
Console	SNES, DS

Dragon Quest VII

Chimaera (キメラ Chimera)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	61	0	73	69
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
40	29	18	1⁄16

Bestiary No.	044
Spell(s)
Skill(s)	Fire Breath
Location(s)	Dungeon of Descent Alltrades Abbey Temple Palace Al-Balad Likeness of the Great Evil
Item(s) Dropped	Chimaera wing1⁄64 Chimaera heart1⁄16

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
1⁄16	0%	0%	60%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	15%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
80%	0%	10%	15%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
15%	0%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
15%	0%	0%

3DS version changes

None

Dragon Quest VIII

#56 - Chimaera
File:Chimaera DQVIII PS2.png
HP MP Experience Gold 45 6 54 12 Attack Defense Speed 52 46 48
Dropped Item	Chimaera Wing (common) Hairband (rare)
Locations	Kingdom of Ascantha
Family	Bird
Bestiary #	56
Game	Dragon Quest VIII
Console	PS2
Description	The wings of these monsters are useful items that allow travelers to teleport to previously visited locations instantly.

Dragon Quest IX

#059 - Chimaera
File:Dq9wyvern.png
HP MP Experience Gold 75 9 180 89 Attack Defense Speed 70 72 86
Dropped Item	Chimaera Wing (common 1/8) Flurry Feather (rare, 1/32)
Locations	Tywll Cave Slurry Coast Grotto
Bestiary #	059
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	Beastly, burning-breathed birds who are almost impervious to fire, but are taken aback by ice attacks. Their wings are a valued commodity, and shopkeepers are regularly singed to a cinder in search of fresh stock.

Dragon Quest Monsters

Chimera
HP MP Experience Gold 3/5 3/5 Attack Defense Speed 2/5 3/5 4/5
Spells	Level 2 - Heal Level 4 - FrigidAir Level 5 - Sleep
Family	Bird family
Game	Dragon Quest Monsters
Console	GBC

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Chimera
File:Wyvern.png1
HP MP Experience Gold 6/10 4/10 Attack Defense Speed 4/10 6/10 6/10
Locations	Breed a member of the Bird family with a member of the Dragon family
Spells	FrigidAir, Heal, Sleep
Family	Bird family
Game	Dragon Quest Monsters 2
Console	GBC

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

The player is liable to encounter chimaeras while exploring Xeroph Isle at night, the winged monsters appearing inside the bowl structure of the island during this time.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Chimaeras when synthesised over level twenty create a Chimaera X. Two level fifty Chimaera X's make a Chimaera XY.

Dragon Quest Builders

In this game, it is quite important to loot defeated chimaeras for their feathers. Collected chimaera feathers can be made into chimaera wings which can instantly transport the player back to the base.

Variants

Hocus Chimaera

Dragon Quest monster Hocus chimaera

File:DQ Hocus Chimaera.png

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese メイジキメラ Romaji meiji kimera First appearance Dragon Quest

Hocus Chimaeras (formerly called Magiwyvern or MagWyvern) look just like their normal kin, but are composed of warmer colors such as reds and oranges. True to their name, they have learned a wingful of spells.

Dragon Quest

Hocus Chimaera (メイジキメラ meiji kimera)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	58	?	34	139	78	68	68

Spell(s)	Snooze
Location(s)	South of Damdara

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
1⁄32	0⁄16	1⁄8	0⁄16

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	50	12	83	135	68	62	44

Spell(s)	Heal, Snooze
Location(s)	South of Damdara

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
?	?	?	?

Dragon Quest III

#121 - Hocus Chimera
File:Magi-wyvern.gifFile:Dq3magwyvern.gif
HP MP Experience Gold 100 53 2987 (NES) 2240 (GBC) 150 (NES) 125 (GBC) Attack Defense Speed 105 80 150
Dropped Item	Mysterious hat (Magic Hat)
Locations	Alefgard, Rubiss Tower
Spells	Bounce, Fuddle, Fullheal
Bestiary #	121
Game	Dragon Quest III
Console	NES, GBC

Dragon Quest V

#105 - Hocus Chimaera
File:Magiwyvern.gif
HP MP Experience Gold 99 50 181 (SNES) 171 (DS) 65 Attack Defense Speed 82 67 57 (SNES) 63 (DS)
Dropped Item	Chimaera wing
Locations	Gotha area
Spells	Sizz Crack Dazzle Heal
Bestiary #	105
Game	Dragon Quest V
Console	SNES, DS

Dragon Quest VII

#99 - Hocus Chimaera
HP MP Experience Gold 95 15 65 51 Attack Defense Speed 87 77 77
Dropped Item	Chimaera wing
Locations	Aeolus Vale Vogograd
Skills	Flame breath
Family	Avian
Capture Rate	Moderate
Bestiary #	99
Game	Dragon Quest VII
Console	PSX, 3DS

Hocus chimaeras can be found in the Sanctum of the Cirrus and Vogograd regions in the past.

Dragon Quest VIII

#133 - Hocus Chimaera
HP MP Experience Gold 108 8 115 35 Attack Defense Speed
Dropped Item	Chimaera wing (common) Magic water (rare)
Locations	Rydon's Tower Royal Hunting Grounds
Skills	Flame Breath
Spells	Midheal
Family	Bird
Bestiary #	133
Game	Dragon Quest VIII
Console	PS2
Description	Though they are capable of casting spells, these monsters are rather more hocus-pocus than proper magicians.

#076 - Hocus Chimaera
File:Dq9magwyvern.png
HP MP Experience Gold 80 12 288 126 Attack Defense Speed 80 80 86
Dropped Item	Chimaera Wing (common, 1/16) Prayer Ring (rare, 1/128)
Locations	Heights of Loneliness Bloomingdale (lighthouse) Djust Desert Grotto
Spells	Midheal
Bestiary #	076
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	Blazing-breathed mountain birds of the chimaera family who are tough against fire, and may lay some good eggstras when licked. Their sepia tone puts people in a misty-eyed mind of yesteryear, but they themselves are young, dump, and full of fun.

Cosmic Chimaera

Dragon Quest monster Cosmic chimaera

File:DQ Cosmic Chimaera.png

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese スターキメラ First appearance Dragon Quest

Cosmic chimaeras look just like their normal kin, but are composed of strange colors such as pinks and purples.

Dragon Quest

Cosmic chimera (スターキメラ sutā kimera)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	65	?	43	159	86	80	80

Spell(s)	Midheal, Breathes Fire
Location(s)	West of Cantlin

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
1⁄32	0⁄16	1⁄2	1⁄16

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	73	15	105	169	82	65	52

Spell(s)	Midheal, Breathes Fire
Location(s)	West of Cantlin

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
?	?	?	?

Dragon Quest IX

#210 - Cosmic chimaera
File:Dqix cosmic chimaera.png
HP MP Experience Gold 516 48 5200 178 Attack Defense Speed 378 396 275
Dropped Item	Brighten rock (common, 1/8) Lucida shard (rare, 1/128)
Locations	Grotto
Skills	Blazing Fire breath
Spells	Multiheal
Family	Bird
Bestiary #	210
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Description	These captains of the chimaera clan show their extreme enmity with blazing breath, and their exemplary amity with Multiheal. They have a rather high opinion of themselves, and those they meet are unlikely to merit more than a momentary glance.

Lunar Chimaera

Lunar chimaeras debuted in Dragon Quest X and have the appearance of a normal chimaera, however the plumage of this bird is made of golden and night blue feathers, except the ones of the wings, which are silver. The beak and the feathers of the neck are the only ones with a brown tonality. Lastly, their eyes are red.

Gallery

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  Famicom art

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  Dragon Quest art

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  Dragon Quest III (GBC)

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  Dragon Quest Monsters

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  Mugshot in Dragon Quest V

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  Recruit in DQV

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  Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest

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  Dragon Quest Builders

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  Hocus chimaera

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  Dragon Quest (SNES)

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  Dragon Quest V (DS)

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  Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)

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  Dragon Warrior I (GBC)

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  Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest

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  Hocus Chimaera in Dragon Quest Builders

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  Cosmic Chimaera

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  From Dragon Warrior, with game's battle background.
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  Dragon Warrior NES

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  Dragon Quest I SNES

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  Dragon Warrior I (GBC)

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  Dragon Quest IX

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  Cosmic Chimaera in Dragon Quest Builders

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  Metal chimaera

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  Lunar chimaera

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