Ladja

Bishop Ladja
Dragon Quest V
Japanese name	ゲマ
Romaji	Gemma
Old localization	None
Race	Demon (Necromancer)
Voice actor	Hirotaka Suzuoki (CD Theater, Japanese) Kōtarō Yoshida (Your Story, Japanese) Jason Marnocha (Your Story, English)

Bishop Ladja (or simply Ladja) is a major character in Dragon Quest V.

He is one of the primary antagonists in the story, and is responsible for much of the hardships the Hero endures.

Characteristics

Bishop Ladja is one of the highest-ranking members of the Order of Zugzwang (the highest-ranking member in the DS version), frequently being paired with other cultists for missions on the surface world. He is a being of utmost evil, delighting in causing untold grief for others, spreading misery through the land by orchestrating political upheavals and ordering the abduction of innocents for slave labor. Behind this sadistic persona lies a cunning intellect and shrewd sense of practicality, as Ladja will do all he can to snuff out obstacles to the Order's goals before they have the chance to fully materialize.

While Ladja appears to be outranked by King Korol, he is the true right-hand man of the devil and did not hesitate to kill the King for outliving his usefulness. 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.

Story

Bishop Ladja is first seen in the Ancient Ruins, blocking a young Hero and Prince Harry from escaping, and easily defeats them in an unwinnable battle. Note that if the player somehow defeats Ladja in this battle, the game will carry on as if though the player lost. When Pankraz arrives, he summons Kon the Knight and Slon the Rook to kill him, but fail to harm the man. Ladja changes his tactics and levies 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 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 Saber 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 legendary hero, who along with his twin sister would eventually rescue 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 its full power. Ladja is looking for the eye in order to destroy it, when he comes upon the Hero, recognising him after many years. After a boss battle, he flees in order to warn his boss of the legendary hero’s arrival and his impending progress. Ladja is seen again in Crocodilopolis, where he kills off King Korol, who was no longer needed by Nimzo after the reptile's defeat. He is encountered for the last time in Mt. Zugzwang where he strikes down and wounds Madalena. The Hero and his party finally avenge Pankraz's death, with Ladja being killed by Nimzo’s power shortly after being beaten in a boss fight.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Bishop Ladja, first battle

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	1,024	255	120	100
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
8	0	0	N/A

Bestiary No.	Unnumbered boss
Spell(s)	Bounce Frizzle
Skill(s)	Desperate attack Flame Breath Recovers 100 HP per turn. Watches and waits. (wastes turn)
Location(s)	Ancient Ruins
Item dropped	Cypress stick1⁄4096

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
0/64	100%	100%	100%
Bang resistance *	Crack resistance *	Ice Breath resistance *	Woosh resistance *
100%	100%	100%	100%
Zap resistance *	Drain Magic resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *
100%	100%	100%	100%
Poof resistance	Poison resistance *	Fuddle resistance	Snooze resistance *
100%	100%	100%	100%
Dazzle resistance *	Sap resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Stun resistance *
100%	100%	100%	100%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Second battle

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	3,800	255	285	265
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
90	1,200	900	N/A

Bestiary No.	Unnumbered boss
Spell(s)	Bounce Kafrizzle
Skill(s)	Occasionally acts twice per turn. Inferno
Location(s)	Talon Tower
Item dropped	Mini medal1⁄4096

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
0/64	20%	20%	20%
Bang resistance *	Crack resistance *	Ice Breath resistance *	Woosh resistance *
20%	100%	100%	100%
Zap resistance *	Drain Magic resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *
20%	0%	100%	100%
Poof resistance	Poison resistance *	Fuddle resistance	Snooze resistance *
100%	100%	100%	100%
Dazzle resistance *	Sap resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Stun resistance *
100%	20%	100%	100%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Third battle (Remakes only)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	4,000	255	305	245
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
75	12,000	900	N/A

Bestiary No.	Unnumbered boss
Spell(s)	Kafrizzle Bounce
Skill(s)	Occasionally acts twice. Burning Breath C-c-cold Breath Inferno
Location(s)	Mt. Zugzwang
Item dropped	Mini medal1⁄4096

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
0/64	20%	20%	20%
Bang resistance *	Crack resistance *	Ice Breath resistance *	Woosh resistance *
20%	100%	100%	100%
Zap resistance *	Drain Magic resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *
20%	0%	100%	100%
Poof resistance	Poison resistance *	Fuddle resistance	Snooze resistance *
100%	100%	100%	100%
Dazzle resistance *	Sap resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Stun resistance *
100%	100%	100%	100%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

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Dragon Quest Tact

Bishop Ladja appears as an S-rank monster of the Undead family as part of the limited True Dragon Quest V event where he can be confronted in the event story Chapter 5, Episode 3. Bishop Ladja also appears on his own banner alongside Mandrake marshal and he can participate in King Korol's Battle Road as a party member.

Bishop Ladja (ゲマ Gemma)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Undead				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
130		1,253	461	3
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
243	351	433	498	50

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Kidnap		Psycho Scythe*		Killer Kafrizz*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Imperious Grin / Stats Up	Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up	Killer Kafrizz Potency +5% / Stats Up Grim Gardez: Battle start or action start: Reduces damage by 30% if user's HP is 50% or over.
Fourth	Fifth
Zap Res +25 / Stats Up	Killer Kafrizz Potency +5% / Stats Up Wicked Bounce: Battle start: Grants a barrier that reflects spells for 2 turns.

Leader Perks

First

Raises Frizz-type potency of all allies, including himself, by 15% in a 5x5 square around him.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
WIS +15 Max MP +15	Wicked Obsession: Heals 50% of the user's max HP and grants x1.5 spell and martial potency/recovery for 1 turn when user's HP drops below 70% or less, 1 time per battle.	Killer Kafrizz Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Imperious Grin: Battle start: Greatly raises AGL and evasion rate for 3 turns.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Normal	Very Weak	Half Res
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Very Weak	Half Res	Normal	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Normal	Super Weak	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Immune	Half Res	Normal

Remake alterations

Ladja's role in the story of Dragon Quest V was expanded upon in the remakes.

• In the PlayStation 2 & Nintendo DS version, he is the one to imprison The Hero and his wife in stone, whereas the Super Famicom version had Kon the Knight doing so.
• In the original SFC 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.

Etymology

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".

Gallery

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  Original classic artwork.

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  Joker 2 on the Nintendo DS.

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  Bishop Ladja as he appears in Your Story.

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  Ladja ambushing the Hero, Saber and Prince Harry in the Ancient Ruins from V. (Cell phone)

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  Ladja encountering the Hero and party in Talon Tower.

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  Ladja's last stand on Mt. Zugzwang. (Cell phone)

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  Appearance in Stars. (Cell phone)

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  Appearance in Rivals.