Ursa major

Dragon Quest monster Ursa major

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese グリズリー Romaji Gurizuri First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Grizzly

An Ursa major is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.

Characteristics

The Ursa majors are oversized, blue-hued counterparts to the ursa minors. Befitting their name, they have immense strength.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Ursa Major (グリズリー Gurizuri)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		27	110	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
140	90	33	523	65

Bestiary No.	#089
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Brutal strike
Location(s)	North of Manoza territory, Yggdrasil Tree area, Castle of the Dragon Queen
Item Dropped	Seed of strength1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0/64	25%	70%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	100%	25%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
100%	25%	25%	25%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
100%	25%	25%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

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Brutal, bloodthirsty bears with cruel, cold-hearted dispositions, and two sets of razor-sharp claws that can slice any foe to ribbons.

Dragon Quest Monsters

Grizzly (グリズリー Gurizuri)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	45	2/5	1/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
5/5	1/5	1/5	5/5

Family	Beast
In-game description	Uses its strong arms to squeeze its prey
Abilities	LegSweep, TwinSlash, SquallHit
Habitat	Gate of Reflection, Goopi's Gate #2
Breeding chart	Beast family x Devil family, Golem, IceMan, LavaMan, MetalDrak, Roboster, StoneMan

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	None	Weak
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Weak	None	Weak	Immune
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
Weak	Strong	None	None
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Weak	Weak	None	None
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
None	None	None	None
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Immune	Strong
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
Strong		None

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Grizzly (グリズリー Gurizuri)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	45	5/10	1/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
8/10	4/10	2/10	5/10

Family	Beast
In-game description	Its claws inflict wicked damage.
Abilities	SquallHit, LegSweep, BiAttack
Habitat
Breeding chart	Beast family x Devil family, Golem, IceMan, LavaMan, MetalDrak, Roboster

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	None	Weak
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Weak	None	Weak	Immune
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Weak	Weak	Strong	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
None	Weak	Weak	None
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
None	Strong	Strong	Immune
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Strong	Strong	None

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Ursa major (グリズリー Gurizuri)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,350	370
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
610	320	550	490

Bestiary No.	#230
Rank	E
In-game description	Wild bears which are vicious to the core. Their territorial disputes can get seriously grisly and can clear whole forests of monsters
Talents	Wild Child (lv. 1) Attack Booster I (lv. 20) Zam Ward (lv. 40)
Guaranteed traits	Attacking Impulse (lv. 1) Agent of Chaos (lv. 20) Critical Moment (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Little Menace (lv. 1) Intimidating (lv. 60)
Habitat	Circle of Conquest - Middle Echelon () Grimglow Cave
Items	Rarified steak (Common) Raging ruby (Rare)
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
50%	25%	50%	0%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
25%	-25%	25%	0%
Dark Resistance *	Debilitation Resistance*	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *
0%	-25%	25%	25%
MP Absorption Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *	Sleep Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
0%	-25%	50%	50%
Stun Resistance *		Poison Resistance *
50%		0%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%

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Similar species

• GrayBear
• Ursa minor
• Ursa mega
• Ursa panda

Etymology

The Ursas take their names from the Latin terms for large (major) and small (minor) bear (ursa).

Gallery

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  Famicom art.

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  Being frozen by Kacrackle.

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  DQM1·2 sprite.

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  Caravan Heart sprite.