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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==
==={{DQ2HD}}===
{{DQ2HD2DEnemy
|name=King hydra
|kanji=キングヒドラ
|romanji=Kingu hidora
|bestiaryNumber=#191
|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=4,800
|mp=660
|exp=88,055
|gold=4
|attack=393
|defense=534
|agility=184
|spells=N/A
|skills=Acts 2~3 times per turn<br>[[Fog of War]]<br>[[Inferno]]<br>[[Sweet Breath]]<br>[[War Cry]]
|item=[[Moonwort bulb]] (1/64)
|steal=[[Seed of life]] (1/64)
|locations=[[Cave of Confusion]]
|evasion=N/A
|fire-resist=100%
|explosion-resist=0%
|ice-resist=25%
|wind-resist=0%
|strike-resist=0%
|dark-resist=0%
|lightning-resist=0%
|drain-magic-resist=0%
|whack-resist=100%
|kamikazee-resist=0%
|poof-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=0%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=0%
|paralysis-resist=0%
|snooze-resist=0%
|stun-resist=25%
|deceleratle-resist=0%
|sap-resist=25%
}}
==={{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]]
}}
 
==={{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%
}}
}}
===''[[Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road: Victory]]''===
====Draconian difficulty strategy====
King Hydra got a massive buff in the HD-2D 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}}===
{{Stub}}
{{Stub}}
==={{DQM3D}}===
==={{DQM3D}}===
{{Stub}}
{{Stub}}
==={{DQM23D}}===
{{Stub}}
==={{DQMJ3}}===
{{Stub}}
==={{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=[[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)
|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. 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=[[File:King hydra DQH Series.png|100px]]
|image=[[File:King hydra DQH Series.png|100px]]
|exp=220
|exp=220
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}}
}}


==Related monsters==
==={{DQStars}}===
{{Stub}}
 
==={{DQWalk}}===
{{Stub}}
 
===''[[Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi]]''===
{{Stub}}
 
==Similar species==
*[[Gran Dragon]]
*[[Hydra]]
*[[Hydra]]
*[[Gran Dragon]]
*[[Orochi]]
*[[Orochi]]
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
King hydra DQ III HD sprite sheet.png|HD sprite sheet
DQ Stars Android King Hydra.jpg|Appearance in {{Stars}}.
File:DQT King Hydra.png|thumb|{{Tact}} official art.
File:DQT King Hydra alt.png|
</gallery></center>
{{DQIII}}
{{DQIII}}
{{DQIIIHD}}
{{DQHI}}
{{DQHI}}
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