Sun crown
The sun crown is a recurring piece of headwear in the Dragon Quest series. This high-level headgear guards against many status effects and enemy attacks, including confusion, sleep, and the Kamikazee spell.
| Sun crown | |
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| Japanese | たいようのかんむり |
| Romaji | Taiyō no kanmuri |
| Old localizations | N/A |
| Found in | Dragon Quest V Dragon Quest VII (3DS only) Dragon Quest VIII Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest XI |
| Effect | Protects the wearer against certain spells and status effects (confusion, sleep, Kamikazee) |
AppearancesEdit
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly BrideEdit
| Game | Description |
 | A special crown capable of nullifying spells which might otherwise confuse or put its wearer to sleep. |
The sun crown has a defence bonus of +60 and renders the wearer immune to Kamikazee. It can only be worn by the Hero. It is found in Mt. Zugzwang.
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten PastEdit
The sun crown appears in the 3DS version of the game. It has a defence bonus of +52, a style bonus of +35, and can be equipped by any character as long as they are level 35. It also immunizes the wearer from the effects of sleep and Kamikazee. It is dropped once by the darkonium slime boss in the Kooky Keep DLC Tablet.
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed KingEdit
The sun crown has a defence bonus of +52 and the now standard immunity to Snooze and Kamikazee. It can be worn by the Hero and Jessica; in the 3DS port, Red and Morrie can equip it as well. It is made in the Alchemy Pot and can be sold for 37,000 gold.
| Item | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 |
 Sun crown |
 Skull helm |
 Saint's ashes |
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Although it is a powerful helmet in its own right, it is considered more valuable as an alchemy ingredient to be mixed with a Tough guy tattoo and Magic beast hide to create the Timbrel of Tension. In the original PS2 version, only two Sun crowns be obtained since there were only two Skull helms. In the 3DS port, an extra Sun crown was added into the game, being available as a reward from Cameron's Codex for completing the Archdemon stamp card.
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry SkiesEdit
 Sun crown |  |
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| Description | ||||
| A classy coronet that beats bouts of sleep and confusion | ||||
| Rarity | Stats | Vocations | ||
| ★★☆☆☆ | Defence +32 Charm +48 |
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| Notes | ||||
| +30% Fuddle & Snooze protection Upgrades into Apollo's crown |
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| Price | Location | |||
| NA/12,400 | Krak Pot | |||
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | ||
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 x3 |
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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive AgeEdit
| Sun crown |  |
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| Description | ||||
| A princely piece of headgear that protects against sleep and confusion. Part of the Sun King's Set | ||||
| Rarity | ||||
| A | ||||
| Stats with forge buffs | ||||
| Defence +45/46/48/50 Magical Might +30/31/33/35 Magical Mending +30/31/33/35 Charm +37/38/40/42 |
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| Notes | ||||
| Confusion Protection +50% Sleep Protection +50% Changes Rab's appearance when worn with the Pallium regale. Requires 17 Perfectionist's pearls to rework. |
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| Price | Location | |||
| N/a / 15,000 | Fun-Size Forge only. | |||
| Forging difficulty | ||||
| ★★★☆☆ | ||||
| Ingredients | ||||
 x1 +  x1 +  x1 +  x1 |
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The recipe book Corking Kit for Kings contains the recipe for the sun crown. It can be received as a reward for completing the Wheel of Harma's Third Trial at Angri-La. In the Definitive Edition of the game, "The Sun King" will be added to Rab's outfits after acquiring the sun crown and the pallium regale.
Dragon Quest TactEdit
The Sun Crown is an S-rank armor that can be acquired as part of the limited Dragon Quest VIII event by clearing stages in Monster Arena Battle Road II in the Grand Champ Odyssey. It has an defense bonus of +8, an MP bonus of +14, a Confusion resistance bonus of +10% and has three slots for Alchemy Effects.