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{{Monster Infobox
{{Monster Infobox
|title=King Hydra
|title=King Hydra
|image=[[Image:DQIII_King Hydra.png|175px|center]]
|image=[[Image:DQIII King Hydra.png|center]]
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|kanji=キングヒドラ
|kanji=キングヒドラ
|romanji=
|romanji=Kingu hidora
|old=KingHydra
|firstappear={{Dragon Quest III}}
|firstappear={{DQ3}}
|old=KingHydra ({{III}} {{NES}} and {{GBC}})
}}
}}
The '''King Hydra''' is the first of three monsters the [[Hero (Dragon Quest III)|hero]] and his companions fight before facing the Demon Lord [[Zoma]] in {{DQ3}}. It is an even stronger version of the [[Hydra|hydra]].
The '''King Hydra''' is the first of three {{MFamilies}}s the {{Hero 3}} and his {{Party 3}} fight before facing the Demon Lord [[Zoma]] in {{DQ3}}. It is an even stronger version of the [[Hydra]].


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
==={{DQ3}}===
==={{DQ3}}===
The [[Hero (Dragon Quest III)|hero]]'s father, [[Ortega]], is seen fighting the monster, but is slain and dies in his child's arms.
The {{Hero 3}}'s father, [[Ortega]], is seen fighting the monster during the player's assault on [[Zoma]]'s domain, but is slain during a cutscene and dies in his child's arms.
{{DQ3Enemy
{{DQ3Enemy
|name=
|name=King Hydra
|kanji=  
|kanji=キングヒドラ
|romanji=
|romanji=Kingu hidora
|bestiaryNumber=
|bestiaryNumber=Unnumbered boss
|sprite=[[file:Kinghydra DQIII NES.gif]]
|sprite=[[file:Kinghydra DQIII NES.gif]]
|lvl=46
|lvl=46
|hp=550
|hp=550 (1,600 {{SFC}})
|mp=0
|mp=0
|exp=9500
|exp=9500
|gold=350
|gold=350
|attack=240
|attack=240 (280 {{SFC}})
|defense=50
|defense=50 (150 {{SFC}})
|agility=50
|agility=50
|spells=None
|spells=None
|skills=Acts twice per turn<br>[[Inferno]]<br>Recovers 90~110 HP per turn
|skills=Acts twice per turn.<br>[[Flame Breath]]<br>Recovers 90~110 {{HP}} per turn. ({{NES}} only)
|item=[[Dragon mail]]{{fraction|1|128}}
|item=[[Dragon mail]]{{fraction|1|128}}
|locations=[[Zoma's Citadel]]
|locations=[[Zoma's Citadel]]<br>{{Cloudsgate Citadel 3}}
|evasion={{fraction|0|64}}
|evasion=0/64
|fire-resist=100%
|fire-resist=100%
|crack-resist=25%
|crack-resist=25%
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|sap-resist=25%
|sap-resist=25%
|deceleratle-resist=100%
|deceleratle-resist=100%
|remake-sprites=[[file:King hydra3snes.png]]
|snes-sprites=[[file:King hydra3snes.png]]
|remake-changes=HP is 1600, attack is 280, defense is 150, no longer recovers HP per turn
|gbc-sprites=[[File:King hydra III gbc.png]]
|switch-sprites=[[File:King Hydra erdrick trilogy.png|100px]]
}}
}}
===''[[Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road: Victory]]''===
====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.
 
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==={{DQM23D}}===
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==={{DQMJ3}}===
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==={{DQM3}}===
{{DQM3Enemy
|name=King hydra
|kanji=キングヒドラ
|romanji=Kingu hidora
|icon=[[File:King hydra DQM3 portrait.png|100px]]
|family=[[File:DQM3 dragon family icon.png|link=Dragon family]]
|hp=<big><big>1,420</big></big>
|mp=<big><big>290</big></big>
|attack=<big><big>520</big></big>
|defense=<big><big>530</big></big>
|wisdom=<big><big>360</big></big>
|agility=<big><big>500</big></big>
|bestiary=#120
|rank=<big><big>'''A'''</big></big>
|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)
|traits=[[Beastbane]] (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)
|habitat= This monster has no natural habitat
|items=N/A
|synthesis=[[File:Orochi DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Orochi]] X [[File:Tentacular DQM3 portrait.png|64px|link=Tentacular]]
|fusions=
|fire-resist=50%
|water-resist=-25%
|wind-resist=25%
|earth-resist=0%
|explosion-resist=50%
|ice-resist=0%
|electricity-resist=25%
|light-resist=25%
|dark-resist=0%
|debilitation-resist=0%
|bedazzlement-resist=50%
|antimagic-resist=0%
|mp-absorption-resist=0%
|confusion-resist=0%
|sleep-resist=25%
|paralysis-resist=25%
|stun-resist=50%
|poison-resist=-25%
|instant-death-resist=25%
}}
==={{DQMSL}}===
==={{DQMSL}}===
{{Stub}}
{{Stub}}
==={{DQMBRV}}===
{{Stub}}
==={{DQH}}===
==={{DQH}}===
{{DQHEnemy
{{DQHEnemy
|name=King hydra
|name=King hydra
|kanji=
|kanji=キングヒドラ
|romanji={{tt||}}
|romanji={{tt|Kingu hidora|King hydra}}
|listNumber=067
|listNumber=067
|fieldNotes=A five-headed fiend whose blazing breath can rapidly reduce enemies to ash—along with everything else.<br/>From guarding [[Baramos|a demon king's]] castle to humbling [[Ortega|a hero of yore]], this merciless beast has spawned legends galore.
|fieldNotes=A five-headed fiend whose blazing breath can rapidly reduce enemies to ash—along with everything else. From guarding [[Zoma|a demon king's]] [[Zoma's Citadel|castle]] to humbling [[Ortega|a hero of yore]], this merciless beast has spawned legends galore.
|image=
|image=[[File:King hydra DQH Series.png|100px]]
|exp=220
|exp=220
|gold=624<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">g</span>
|gold=624<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">g</span>
|item=None
|item=None
|locations=Rockscotter's Rift - Showdown: Old Five-Necks
|locations=[[Rockscotter's Rift]] (Showdown: Old Five-Necks)
}}
}}
==Related monsters==
 
==={{DQStars}}===
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==={{DQWalk}}===
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===''[[Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi]]''===
{{Stub}}
 
==Similar species==
*[[Gran Dragon]]
*[[Hydra]]
*[[Hydra]]
*[[Gran Dragon]]
*[[Orochi]]
*[[Orochi]]
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
DQ Stars Android King Hydra.jpg|Appearance in {{Stars}}.
</gallery></center>
{{DQIII}}
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{{DQHI}}
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[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Heroes enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below bosses]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below bosses]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest of the Stars enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Walk enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi enemies]]

Latest revision as of 12:52, 1 December 2024

The King Hydra is the first of three monsters the Hero and his party fight before facing the Demon Lord Zoma in Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation. It is an even stronger version of the Hydra.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit]

The Hero's father, Ortega, is seen fighting the monster during the player's assault on Zoma's domain, but is slain during a cutscene and dies in his child's arms.

King Hydra (キングヒドラ Kingu hidora)DQ3-SNES-LOGO-ICON.png
Original (NES)
Sprite Level HP MP
Kinghydra DQIII NES.gif 46 550 (1,600 SFC) 0
Attack Defense Agility Experience Gold
240 (280 SFC) 50 (150 SFC) 50 9500 350
Bestiary No. Unnumbered boss
Spell(s) None
Skill(s) Acts twice per turn.
Flame Breath
Recovers 90~110 HP per turn. (NES only)
Location(s) Zoma's Citadel
Cloudsgate Citadel
Item Dropped Dragon mail1⁄128
Evasion Fire Resistance * Crack Resistance * Woosh Resistance *
0/64 100% 25% 0%
Zap Resistance * Drain Magic Resistance Whack Resistance * Kamikazee Resistance
0% 100% 100% 100%
Poof Resistance Fuddle Resistance Snooze Resistance Dazzle Resistance
100% 100% 70% 100%
Fizzle Resistance Sap Resistance * Deceleratle Resistance *
100% 25% 100%
Remakes sprites


Strategy (HD-2D Remake, Draconian difficulty)[edit]

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.

Dragon Quest X[edit]

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit]

King hydra (キングヒドラ Kingu hidora) DQM3 Logo.png
Icon Family Max HP* Max MP*
King hydra DQM3 portrait.png DQM3 dragon family icon.png 1,420 290
Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom
520 530 500 360
Bestiary No. #120
Rank A
In-game description This dire dragon guarded the castle of a dreadful demon king. The myths associated with it include a tale of a certain hero it once defeated
Talents Bad Breather (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits Beastbane (lv. 1)
Ultra Crafty Frizzer (lv. 20)
Major Downer (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits Tactical Titan (lv. 1)
Strong Starter (lv. 1)
Late Bloomer (lv. 60)
Habitat This monster has no natural habitat
Items N/A
Synthesis chart Orochi DQM3 portrait.png X Tentacular DQM3 portrait.png
Notable synthesis
Fire Resistance * Water Resistance * Wind Resistance * Earth Resistance *
50% -25% 25% 0%
Explosion Resistance * Ice Resistance * Electricity Resistance * Light Resistance *
50% 0% 25% 25%
Dark Resistance * Debilitation Resistance* Bedazzlement Resistance * Antimagic Resistance *
0% 0% 50% 0%
MP Absorption Resistance * Confusion Resistance * Sleep Resistance * Paralysis Resistance *
0% 0% 25% 25%
Stun Resistance * Poison Resistance *
50% -25%
Instant Death Resistance *
25%



Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light[edit]

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Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory[edit]

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Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below[edit]

King hydra (キングヒドラ Kingu hidora)DQH Logo.png
Model Experience Gold
King hydra DQH Series.png 220 624g
List No. 067
Field Notes A five-headed fiend whose blazing breath can rapidly reduce enemies to ash—along with everything else. From guarding a demon king's castle to humbling a hero of yore, this merciless beast has spawned legends galore.
Location(s) Rockscotter's Rift (Showdown: Old Five-Necks)
Item(s) Dropped None



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