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{{LocationInfobox | {{LocationInfobox | ||
|game = {{Dragon Quest III}} | |game = {{Dragon Quest III}}<br>{{DQ3HD}} | ||
|title = Great Pit of Giaga | |title = Great Pit of Giaga | ||
|type= Location | |type= Location | ||
|image = [[ | |image = [[File:Great Pit of Giaga III HD concept art.png|250px]] | ||
|caption = | |caption = HD concept art | ||
|japanese=ギアガの大穴 | |japanese=ギアガの大穴 | ||
| | |romaji=giaga no ōana | ||
|old=Giana pit ({{GBC}}) | |old=Giana pit ({{GBC}}) | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Great Pit of Giaga''' is a key location in the [[Overworld (Dragon Quest III)|overworld]] of {{ | The '''Great Pit of Giaga''' is a key location in the [[Overworld (Dragon Quest III)|overworld]] of {{Dragon Quest III}}. | ||
The cave is on an island to the right of the [[Necrogond Shrine]] | The cave is on an island to the right of the [[Necrogond Shrine]] | ||
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It is only accessible via [[Ramia]], and serves as the sole connection between the {{Hero 3}}'s world and the [[Alefgard|underworld]]. | It is only accessible via [[Ramia]], and serves as the sole connection between the {{Hero 3}}'s world and the [[Alefgard|underworld]]. | ||
== | ==Appearances== | ||
==={{DQ3}}=== | |||
Before defeating [[Baramos]], the pit is guarded by two men and completely surrounded by a wall. This prevents anyone from entering the pit. | Before defeating [[Baramos]], the pit is guarded by two men and completely surrounded by a wall. This prevents anyone from entering the pit. | ||
After the defeat of [[Baramos]], the pit has been enlarged by [[Zoma]]'s minions in preparation to raid the overworld. Only one of the guards is still alive and the pit is now easily accessible, allowing entrance into the [[Alefgard|Underworld]]. | After the defeat of [[Baramos]], the pit has been enlarged by [[Zoma]]'s minions in preparation to raid the overworld. Only one of the guards is still alive and the pit is now easily accessible, allowing entrance into the [[Alefgard|Underworld]]. | ||
==Nearby {{MFamilies}}s== | ====Nearby {{MFamilies}}s==== | ||
*[[Boreal serpent]] | *[[Boreal serpent]] | ||
*[[Cureslime]] | *[[Cureslime]] | ||
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*[[Wyrtoise]] | *[[Wyrtoise]] | ||
== | ====Remakes==== | ||
*Prior to [[Baramos]]' defeat, a guard informs the {{Hero 3}} and {{Party 3}} that [[confusion]] can be cured by striking the inflicted ally. The [[Cell phone]] port ironically keeps this advise even with the mechanic removed. | *Prior to [[Baramos]]' defeat, a guard informs the {{Hero 3}} and {{Party 3}} that [[confusion]] can be cured by striking the inflicted ally. The [[Cell phone]] port ironically keeps this advise even with the mechanic removed. | ||
==={{DQ3HD}}=== | |||
The pit's walls now include the same colossal statues seen in the [[Maw of the Necrogond]]. The walls are destroyed when [[Zoma]] enters the world to make his declaration of war in [[Aliahan]], leaving an impenetrable miasma lingering in the pit. This can only be cleared by the [[Sphere of Light]], meaning the player must speak with the [[Castle of the Dragon Queen|Dragon Queen]] before entering the underworld and prevents the player from facing Zoma without the crucial gem. | |||
When the {{Hero 3}} and the {{Party 3}} leap into the pit a cutscene will play showing their descent, based on the opening of the ''[[Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary Collection]]'' released in 2011. During the end credits the pit is still shown to be open despite what the in-game text implies upon Zoma's defeat, with the minister of the [[Necrogond Shrine]] and the lone remaining guard looking over the abyss. | |||
The guard who in previous ports informs the {{Party 3}} that they can attack one another to cure [[confusion]] mentions it can be done with the [[Angel bell]] in place of the removed game mechanic. | |||
====Nearby {{MFamilies}}s==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:Boreal serpent DQ III HD sprite.png|link=Boreal serpent]] || [[File:Cureslime DQ III HD sprite.png|link=Cureslime]] || [[File:Elysium bird DQ III HD sprite.png|link=Elysium bird]] || [[File:Firn fiend DQ III HD sprite.png|link=Firn fiend]] || [[File:Freezing fog DQ III HD sprite.png|link=Freezing fog]] || [[File:Minidemon DQ III HD sprite.png|link=Minidemon]] || [[File:Troll DQ III HD sprite.png|link=Troll]] || [[File:Wyrtoise DQ III HD sprite.png|link=Wyrtoise]] | |||
|} | |||
==Cleft between worlds== | |||
The nature of the pit is alluded to in the finale of {{DQ2HD}}, when [[Ramia]] escorts the [[Scions of Erdrick]] to the world of their ancestor by flying them into a dimensional portal high in the sky. The pit of Giaga houses such a dimensional portal within its depths that connects to the open sky of the "underworld", creating the in-universe misconception that the two dimensions are physically linked in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow_Earth hollow earth] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestial_spheres celestial spheres] arrangement of stratum on a cosmic scale. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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DQ III SFC Giaga Pit.png|Map. ({{SFC}}) | DQ III SFC Giaga Pit.png|Map. ({{SFC}}) | ||
DQ III GBC Giaga Pit.png|Map. ({{GBC}}) | DQ III GBC Giaga Pit.png|Map. ({{GBC}}) | ||
Pit of giaga map III HD2D.png|HD map. | |||
Image:DQ III Android Necrogond Area.jpg | |||
DQ III Android Great Pit Of Giaga 1.jpg| | |||
DQ III Android Great Pit Of Giaga 2.jpg| | |||
</gallery></center> | </gallery></center> | ||
{{DQIII}} | {{DQIII}} | ||
{{DQIIIHD}} | |||
[[Category:Dragon Quest III locations]] | [[Category:Dragon Quest III locations]] | ||
[[Category:Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake locations]] | |||