Lord of the Dragovians

Lord of the Dragovians
Dragon Quest VIII
Japanese name	竜神王
Race	Dragovian
Age	Unknown

The Lord of the Dragovians is the most powerful member of the Dragovians in Dragon Quest VIII. After the tragic events involving the Hero's parents, he started to believe that humans and Dragovians could never coexist, and thus he cast a spell in himself in order to remain forever in his dragon form. This made him lose control over his mind and begin draining the life energy from the rest of the Dragovian population.

Story

Just when the remaining Dragovians were about to lose hope, because none of them could be able to stop their Lord, the party arrived in the Dragovian Sanctuary, and Chen Mui asks them for help.

After the party's first victory against him, the Lord of the Dragovians returns to his senses. Amazed and ashamed by the fact the same boy he and his people had estranged had saved his tribe from certain doom, he gives them the right to perform the Dragovian Trials: a series of battles against him in dragon form, where each victory allows access to one of the Dragovian treasures. Each time the Lord of the Dragovians is defeated, he morphs into an even stronger dragon for the following battle.

His six forms are the Vermillion Dragon, the Emerald Dragon, the Silver Dragon, the Gold Dragon, the Darksteel Dragon, and the Divine Dragon. In the final Dragovian Trial, the Hero must beat all six dragon forms in a row, and then he must confront the final form, the Ultimate Dragon. Even in his weakest form, the Vermillion Dragon, the Lord of the Dragovians reveals himself as an opponent more challenging than any other in the game, including Rhapthorne himself.

As an homage to the original game, the Lord of the Dragovians bears a striking resemblance to the Dragonlord of the first Dragon Quest game, as noted when the dragon stands upon his hind legs.

Abilities

#288 - Lord of the Dragovians
HP MP Experience Gold 3000 Infinite 0 0 Attack Defense Speed 418 211 152
Locations	Heavenly Dais
Skills	Dragovian Seal Thin Air Disruptive Wave Lightning Storm Meditation Attacks twice per round 1/16 evade chance
Family	???
Bestiary #	288
Game	Dragon Quest VIII
Console	PS2

The Dragovian Trials

All forms will drop a Seed of skill at a 1/8 rate (12.5%), meaning Yangus's Stainless Steel Sickle has a 1/16 (6.25%) chance to nab it. On the bright side, the incredible bulk of the dragons means he can forgo the usual Skull helm strategy and slash away with abandon.

#289 - Vermillion Dragon
HP MP Experience Gold 5100 0 13500 0 Attack Defense Speed 525 237 126
Locations	Heavenly Dais
Skills	Attacks twice per round Desperate attack Scorch Gigaflash War Cry
Family	???
Bestiary #	289
Game	Dragon Quest VIII
Console	PS2

#290 - Emerald Dragon
HP MP Experience Gold 8690 0 14800 0 Attack Defense Speed 567 75 143
Locations	Heavenly Dais
Skills	Attacks twice per round Desperate attack Sweet Breath Burning Breath Venom Mist Raging Roar
Family	???
Bestiary #	290
Game	Dragon Quest VIII
Console	PS2, 3DS, Mobile

#291 - Silver Dragon
HP MP Experience Gold 5030 Infinite 15900 0 Attack Defense Speed 597 418 153
Locations	Heavenly Dais
Skills	Attacks twice per round Desperate attack C-c-cold Breath Lullab-Eye Meditation Disruptive Wave
Spells	Fizzle
Family	???
Bestiary #	291
Game	Dragon Quest VIII
Console	PS2

#292 - Gold Dragon
HP MP Experience Gold 5560 Infinite 16350 0 Attack Defense Speed 647 480 171
Locations	Heavenly Dais
Skills	Attacks twice per round Desperate attack Gigaflash Spooky Aura Psych Up
Spells	Kaboom Kasizzle
Family	???
Bestiary #	292
Game	Dragon Quest VIII
Console	PS2, 3DS, Mobile

#293 - Darksteel Dragon
HP MP Experience Gold 1910 23 18010 0 Attack Defense Speed 693 653 201
Locations	Heavenly Dais
Skills	Attacks three times per round Gigaflash Starfall Lullab-Eye
Spells	Kasizzle
Family	???
Bestiary #	293
Game	Dragon Quest VIII
Console	PS2, 3DS, Mobile

#294 - Divine Dragon
HP MP Experience Gold 9470 0 19040 0 Attack Defense Speed 699 262 194
Locations	Heavenly Dais
Skills	Attacks three times per round Desperate attack Disruptive Wave C-c-cold Breath Psyche Up
Family	???
Bestiary #	294
Game	Dragon Quest VIII
Console	PS2, 3DS, Mobile

#295 - Ultimate Dragon
HP MP Experience Gold 7320 Infinite 0 0 Attack Defense Speed 912 307 199
Locations	Heavenly Dais
Skills	Attacks three times per round Disruptive Wave C-c-cold Breath Scorch Psyche Up War Cry
Spells	Magic Burst
Family	???
Bestiary #	295
Game	Dragon Quest VIII
Console	PS2
Romanized Jap.	永遠の巨竜

The Ultimate Dragon will only be fought once the boss marathon is complete; if they party is wiped out, they will have to start from the beginning. He is highly resistant to all forms of fire and ice, but has no endurance against bang, woosh, zap, strike/rock skills, and Golden Oldies. He only possesses a slight resistance to Drain Magic, which should be exploited if any caster is running low.

Rewards

• Dragovian Equipment (four pieces)
• Enhanced Alchemy Pot
• A special recruitable monster near castle Trodain

Remake

• The following changes were implemented in the Nintendo 3DS Version of the game:
  • One Seed of skill will drop the first time that each form of the Lord of the Dragovians is defeated, with his final form dropping a Super seed of skill.
  • As the Alchemy Pot mixes items instantly from when it's introduced, the wish to enhance it is replaced with the request for a new dungeon, Memories Lane.

Trivia

The Lord's staff bears a striking resemblance to the Lightning staff's original design.