Chimaera

Dragon Quest monster
Chimaera
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	キメラ
Romaji	Kimera
First appearance	Dragon Quest
Old localization	Wyvern

For the monster vocation in Dragon Quest VII, see Chimaera (vocation).

The Chimaera is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in the original game, it is a monster with the body of a serpent and the wings and head of a bird.

Characteristics[edit]

The standard Chimaera has what appears to be a vulture's head with a ring of downy feathers around its neck. Its body is that of a chubby snake, and the wings are constantly beat to keep the creature airborne.

Having appeared many times throughout the series, Chimaeras have proven themselves to be formidable creatures, often having great potential for strength, magic, and natural skills such as breathing fire and ice as well as a chance to drop Chimaera wings if they are defeated. They can be terrible creatures to face in battle and terrific allies to have at one's side.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest[edit]

Chimaera (キメラ Kimera)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	42	0	24	99	56	48	48

Spell(s)	None
Location(s)	Damdara region Sanctum region

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
¹⁄₃₂	¹⁵⁄₁₆	¹⁄₄	⁰⁄₁₆

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	42	0	64	105	56	48	31

Spell(s)	Flee
Location(s)	Damdara region Sanctum region

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
¹⁄₆₄	⁷⁄₇	⁰⁄₇	⁰⁄₇

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit]

Chimaera (キメラ Kimera)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		38	80	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
120	70	68	1,780	75

Bestiary No.	#084
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Brutal strike Flame Breath
Location(s)	Damdara region Rimuldar region Tower of Rubiss
Item Dropped	Chimaera wing¹⁄₆₄

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
⁰⁄₆₄	25%	0%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	100%	70%	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

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride[edit]

Chimaera (キメラ Kimera)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	81	7	72	65
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
54	90	45	¹⁄₁₆

Bestiary No.	#079
Spell(s)	Midheal
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Mount Magmageddon area Mount Magmageddon
Item dropped	Chimaera wing¹⁄₈

Evasion	Frizz resistance *	Sizz resistance *	Fire Breath resistance *
¹⁄₁₆	0%	0%	0%
Bang resistance *	Crack resistance *	Ice Breath resistance *	Woosh resistance *
20%	20%	20%	20%
Zap resistance *	Drain Magic resistance *	Whack resistance *	Kamikazee resistance *
0%	?	20%	0%
Poof resistance	Poison resistance *	Fuddle resistance	Snooze resistance *
20%	67%	20%	67%
Dazzle resistance *	Sap resistance *	Fizzle resistance	Stun resistance *
20%	67%	0%	67%

PS2 model	DS & Mobile sprite

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past[edit]

Chimaera (キメラ Kimera)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	61	0	73	69
Agility	Experience	Gold	Tame Rate
40	29 (PS1) 44 (3DS)	18 (PS1) 27 (3DS)	¹⁄₃₂

Bestiary No.	#044
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Fire Breath
Location(s)	Dungeon of Descent Alltrades Abbey region (past) Temple Palace (past) Al-Balad region (past) Likeness of the Great Evil
Item(s) Dropped	Chimaera wing¹⁄₆₄ Chimaera heart¹⁄₁₆*

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
¹⁄₁₆	0%	0%	50%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	15%
Poof Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Burning Breath Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
90%	0%	10%	15%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance
15%	0%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
15%	0%	0%

3DS version changes

None

Floating-type

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[edit]

Chimaera (キメラ Kimera)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	45	6	52
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
46	48	54	12

Bestiary no.	#056
Family	Bird
In-game description	The wings of these monsters are useful items that allow travelers to teleport to previously visited locations instantly.
Spell(s)	Heal
Skill(s)	Flame Breath
Location(s)	Kingdom of Ascantha Pickham Region Land of the Moles East Argonia
Item(s) dropped	Chimaera wing¹⁄₈ Hairband¹⁄₃₂

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
¹⁄₁₆	0%	50%	50%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
50%	50%	0%	0%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	50%	50%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
15%	0%	15%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	0%	0%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
15%	0%	25%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]

Chimaera (キメラ Kimera)

Model	HP	MP	Attack
	75	9	70
Defence	Agility	Experience	Gold
72	86	180	89

Bestiary no.	#059
Family	Bird & Floating
In-game description	Beastly, burning-breathed birds who are almost impervious to fire, but are taken aback by ice attacks. Their wings are a valued commodity, and shopkeepers are regularly singed to a cinder in search of fresh stock.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Fire Breath
Location(s)	Tywll Cave Slurry Coast Grotto (Cave and Volcano, rank 1)
Item(s) dropped	Chimaera wing¹⁄₈ Flurry feather¹⁄₃₂

Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Blast/Lightning Resistance *
25%	-25%	0%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	-25%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
25%	0%	25%	50%
Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance *
50%	0%	25%	25%
Deceleratle Resistance *	Spooky Aura Resistance*	Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *
25%	25%	100%	25%
Charm Resistance *
40%

Dragon Quest X[edit]

Chimaeras appeared from the beginning of the game. They are able to breathe out both Fire Breath and Flame Breath. In Version 2.0, chimaeras were one of the original ten monsters that could be tamed by Monster Masters. Starting with Version 5.0, vicious chimaeras can be faced in the Netherworld, as well, now having the ability to breathe out a blazing fire.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit]

Chimaera (キメラ Kimera)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	49	6	40
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
51	54	65	26

Bestiary no.	#051
Family	Bird & Floating
In-game description	The wings of these half-bird, half snake hybrids are prized for their for their magical properties, meaning that they live in constant fear of being hunted.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Becomes Pepped up Fire Breath Chimaera Flare (Pep power, with Chimaera)
Location(s)	Gallopolis Region (first act) Laguna di Gondolia (3DS version only, day) Galenholm (2D mode of 3DS and Definitive Edition only)
Item(s) dropped	Chimaera wing¹⁄₁₆ Flurry feather¹⁄₃₂

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	-10%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	-10%	0%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	0%	100%	0%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Vicious[edit]

Vicious chimaera (キメラ・強 Kimera・kyō)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	199	18	159
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
167	171	865	192

Bestiary no.	#344
Family	Bird & Floating
In-game description	Chimaeras driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Becomes Pepped up Flame Breath* Inferno* Chimaera Flare (Pep power, with Vicious chimaera)
Location(s)	The Hotto Steppe (3DS only, second act) Gallopolis Region (second act) The Disciple's Trial - The Eerie Valley (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Chimaera wing¹⁄₁₆ Flurry feather¹⁄₃₂

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	-10%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	-10%	0%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	25%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	0%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	25%	100%	0%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Monsters[edit]

Wyvern (キメラ Kimera)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	45	3/5	3/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
2/5	3/5	3/5	4/5

Family	Bird
In-game description	It has an eagle's head & a body of a serpent
Abilities	Heal, FrigidAir, Sleep
Habitat	Gate of Reflection, Gate of Control
Breeding chart	Bird family x Dragon family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	None	Strong	Strong
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
Strong	Strong	None	None
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
None	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	Strong	None
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
None		None

Dragon Quest Monsters 2[edit]

Chimera (キメラ Kimera)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	45	6/10	4/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
4/10	6/10	5/10	6/10

Family	Bird
In-game description	A bird with a bug-like body.
Abilities	FrigidAir, Heal, Sleep
Habitat	Lighthouse
Breeding chart	Bird family x Dragon family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	None	Strong	Strong
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
None	Strong	Strong	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
None	None	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	Strong
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
None	None	None

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart[edit]

The Wyvern is a two-star member of the Beast family with a weight of 2. It naturally learns Heal, Cold Breath and Sleep. Its in-game description reads "The wing of a Wyvern that died by shock holds magic power."

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker[edit]

Chimaera

Family	Nature
Rank	F
Description	Fowl faces that bode foul magic.
Weapons	Spears, Axes, Claws, Staves
Traits	Artful Dodger
Resistances	Confusionproof
Skill	Cleanser
Location	Xeroph Isle (Night)
Breeding chart	Wild boarfish x Winky

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2[edit]

Chimaeras when synthesised over level twenty create a Chimaera X. Two level fifty Chimaera X's make a Chimaera XY.

Chimaera

Family	Nature
Rank	E
Size	S
Weapons	Axes, Spears, Claws, Staves
Traits	Hit Squad, Crafty Dance Banner
Resistances	Vulnerable to Whack, Immune to Confusion
Skill	Cleanser
Location	Doubtback
Breeding chart	Great sabrecub x She-slime Swarmtroop x Drohl drone

Chimaera X

Family	Nature
Rank	C
Size	S
Weapons	Axes, Spears, Claws, Staves
Traits	Hit Squad, Giant Killer
Resistances	Vulnerable to Fire Breath, Immune to Whack, Inaction, and Dim
Skill	Cleanser
Location	-
Breeding chart	Chimaera x Chimaera (both Level 20 or higher)

Chimaera XY

Family	Nature
Rank	S
Size	S
Weapons	Axes, Spears, Claws, Staves
Traits	Artful Dodger, Hit Squad, Desperado, Giant Killer
Resistances	Vulnerable to Fire Breath, Immune to Woosh, Whack, Inaction, Sap, and Dim
Skill	Über Healer
Location	-
Breeding chart	Chimaera X x Chimaera X (both Level 50 or higher)

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D[edit]

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Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key[edit]

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3[edit]

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit]

Chimaera (キメラ Kimera)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,320	430
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
570	500	500	550

Bestiary No.	#158
Rank	E
In-game description	These freaky fowl are no birdbrains - they remember every place they've ever been. Even their feathers possess this homing instinct and, treated with wax, their wings are often used by adventurers
Talents	Paramedic (lv. 1)
Guaranteed traits	Ace Evader (lv. 1) Critical Theorist (lv. 20) Confusing Touch (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Trooper (lv. 1) Über Beastbane (lv. 1) Collective Punishment (lv. 60)
Habitat	This monster has no natural habitat
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

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

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors[edit]

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Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below[edit]

Chimaera (キメラ Kimera)

Model	Experience	Gold
	30	27g

List No.	#012
Field Notes	These vulture-snake hybrids store up searing flames in their lungs, and spew them forth at foes when fighting. They have a deep-seated dislike of the cold, and some say their wings possess a peculiar power...
Location(s)	Arba Castle (Hero), Caliburgh (Captain), Caliburgh (Hero), Caliburgh Meadow (Captain, Hero), Colissea (Hero), Colissean Desert (Hero), Dual Duel Dell (Showdown: Devilish Duo), Sylvea (Recruit), The Shrine of Scales (Recruit), Yggdrasil's Crown (Recruit)
Item(s) Dropped	Slipweed, Butterfly wing, Classic care ring recipe, Luxury care ring recipe

Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End[edit]

Chimaera (キメラ Kimera)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	66	31g	Yes

List No.	038
Field Notes	These vulture-snake hybrids store up searing flames in their lungs, and spew them forth at foes when fighting. They have a deep-seated dislike of the cold, and some say their wings possess a peculiar power...
Location(s)	The Lumberlands, The Battle of Ingenia
Item(s) Dropped	Flurry feather, Slipweed

Dragon Quest Builders[edit]

In this game, it is quite important to loot defeated Chimaeras for their feathers. Collected Chimaera feathers can be made into Chimaera wings which can instantly transport the player back to the base.

Chimaera (キメラ キメラ)

Chapter 1

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
12	12	2	Chimaera feather (★★★), Monster egg (★★★)
Location(s)
The Ravaged Realm, Hammerhood Heights, The Damdara Desert, Rockbomb Ravine

Chapter 2

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
19	12	0	Chimaera feather (★★★), Monster egg (★★★)
Location(s)
Swamps of Sickness, Prickly Wilds

Chapter 3

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
20 ~ 82	12 ~ 22	3 ~ 4	Chimaera feather (★★★), Monster egg (★★★)
Location(s)
Bleak and Burning Badlands, Island of Lava, Galenholm Ruins

Final Chapter

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
28	12	2	Chimaera feather (★★★), Monster egg (★★★)
Location(s)
Tantegel moor, Patchwork Island

Sprite

Dragon Quest Builders 2[edit]

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Dragon Quest Tact[edit]

Chimaera appears as a D-rank monster of the Nature family. It can be recruited from Chapter 2, Episode 2: Always go in prepared! and Chapter 6, Episode 3: To the Silver Cup! and can participate in the Battle Roads of Stump chump, Crabid, and Skelegon as a party member.

Chimaera (キメラ Kimera)

Stats


Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
110		548	162	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
302	176	202	221	15

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Fire Breath		Singe*		Talent Blossoming: Multiheal

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
AGL +10 / Stats Up	Zam Res +25 / Stats Up	Singe Potency +5% / Stats Up Multiheal Recovery +5%
Fourth	Fifth
Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up	Singe Potency +5% / Stats Up Multiheal Recovery +5%

Leader Perks

First
N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Singe Potency +2%	N/a	N/a

Perk Details

First
AGL +10: Raises AGL by 10.

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

Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi[edit]

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In Other Languages[edit]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Quimera	Spanish for "chimaera".
Français	Chimère	French for "chimaera".
Deutsch	Chimäre	German for "chimaera".
Italiano	Chimera	A fantastic creature combining parts from different animals.

Trivia[edit]

In Greek mythology, the Chimaera is a fire-breathing hybrid creature from Lycia in Asia Minor. It is traditionally depicted as a lion with the head of a goat sprouting from its neck, a tail ending with a snake's head, and occasionally with a pair of dragon's wings on its back. It was said to be one of the offspring of Typhon and Echidna.
A wyvern is a type of mythical dragon with two wings, two legs, and a pointed tail which is sometimes said to be a venomous stinger. It is featured frequently in heraldry.