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{{Monster Infobox

|title=Bishop Ladja

|image=[[File:Ladja.png|center|280px]]

|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]

|kanji=ゲマ

|old=None

|romanji=Gemma

|firstappear={{DQ5}}

}}

'''Bishop Ladja''' is a character in {{DQ5}}. He is one of the primary antagonists in the story, and is responsible for much of the hardships [[Hero (Dragon Quest V)|the Hero]] endures.

 

 

While Ladja appears to be outranked by [[King Korol]], he is the true right-hand man of [[Nimzo|the devil]] and did not hesitate to kill the King off when he failed to defeat the protagonists at [[Crocodilopolis]]. Ironically, Ladja's final moments would show that he is just as dispensable as all the other minions of Grandmaster Nimzo, with his master forsaking aiding him for his repeated failures and allowing the group of heroes to penetrate the defenses of [[Mt. Zugzwang]].

Bishop Ladja is first seen in the [[Ancient Ruins]], blocking a young [[Hero (Dragon Quest V)|Hero]] and [[Harry|Prince Harry]] from escaping, and easily defeats them in an unwinnable battle. When Pankraz arrives, he summons [[Kon the Knight]] and [[Slon the Rook]] to kill him, but fail to harm the man. Ladja changes tactics and levels his scythe against the hero's neck, threatening to kill the boy if Pankraz resists any further. The doomed father is beaten senseless by Kon and Slon,  and is slain by Ladja with Kafrizzle mere seconds after telling the boy that his mother still lives. Mocking Pankraz in death, Ladja notices a [[Gold orb|peculiar bauble]] among the hero's possessions, and crushes it between his palms while uttering foreboding words of relief at its destruction. Their business finished, Ladja and his minions carry the boys off to Mount Azimuth as slave labor for constructing a temple for the [[Order of Zugzwang]], ignoring Sabre and expecting the cat to return to the wild.

 

He is not seen again until the events of [[Knightmare Towers]], after the hero defeats Kon and rescues his wife. He reveals that the woman is of Zenithian descent and is destined to bear the legendary hero, so he petrifies both of them to prevent this. Unbeknownst to him, she had ''already'' given birth to the [[Hero's Son (Dragon Quest V)|legendary hero]], who along with his [[Hero's Daughter (Dragon Quest V)|twin sister]] would eventually rescued their father eight years hence.

The hero and his children eventually encounter Ladja in the [[Talon Tower]], searching for one of the dragon eyes that can restore the castle of [[Zenithia]] to it's full power to destroy it. After a boss battle, he flees. He is seen again in the [[Crocodilopolis]], where he kills off [[King Korol]], who was no longer needed by [[Nimzo]] after the reptiles' defeat. He is encountered for the last time in [[Mt. Zugzwang]], where the hero and his party finally avenge Pankraz's death.

|name=Bishop Ladja, first battle

|sprite=[[Image:Ladja DQV SFC.gif]]

|hp=1,024

|spells=[[Bounce]]<br>[[Frizzle]]

|skills=Desperate attack<br>[[Flame Breath]]<br>Recovers 100 HP per turn<br>Watches and waits (wastes turn)

|item=[[Cypress stick]]{{fraction|1|4096}}

|whack-resist=100%

|kamikazee-resist=100%

|fizzle-resist=100%

|drain-resist=100%

|poison-resist=100%

|stun-resist=100%

|ps2-sprites=[[Image:DQ V PS2 Ladja.png|125px]]

|ds-mobile-sprites=[[File:Ladja ds.png]]

|name=Second battle

|kanji=  

|hp=3,800

|mp=255

|defense=265

|agility=90

|exp=1,200

|tameRate=N/A

|spells=[[Bounce]]<br>[[Kafrizzle]]

|skills=Occasionally acts twice per turn<br>[[Inferno]]

|item=[[Mini medal]]{{fraction|1|4096}}

|evasion=0/64

|dazzle-resist=100%

|fizzle-resist=100%

|drain-resist=0%

|sap-resist=20%

|stun-resist=100%

|ps2-sprites=

|ds-mobile-sprites=

|name=Third battle (Remakes only)

|kanji=  

|hp=4,000

|mp=255

|exp=12,000

|gold=900

|tameRate=N/A

|skills=Occasionally acts twice<br>[[Burning Breath]]<br>[[C-c-cold Breath]]<br>[[Inferno]]

|item=[[Mini medal]]{{fraction|1|4096}}

|evasion=0/64

 

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==Remake alterations==

*In the [[Sony PlayStation#PlayStation|PlayStation 2]] & [[Nintendo DS]] Version, he is the one to imprison The Hero and his wife in stone, whereas the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] Version had [[Kon the Knight]] doing so.

*In the original SNES release he dies following his loss at Talon Tower, whereas in the remakes, he showed up at [[Crocodilopolis]], he kills [[King Korol]] as punishment for his failure, while in the Super Famicom version, the power of Grandmaster [[Nimzo]] did so as he tried to open a pathway to Nadiria.

 

Ladja is an alternate transliteration of ''ladya'' (ладья), the Russian word for the rook chess piece. This is likely an mix-up with [[Slon the Rook]], whose own name means "bishop".

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Bishop_Ladja.png|Original classic artwork.

DQMJ 2 DS Ladja.png|''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2]]'' on the [[Nintendo DS]].

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[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Pro enemies]]