Greygnarl

Template:MonsterInfo Greygnarl is a large gray dragon in Dragon Quest IX. He lives high atop Upover at the summit of the Magmaroo. He fought Barbarus and the Gittish Empire 300 years prior to the events of Dragon Quest IX.

Appearance

Greygnarl seems to be a (grayish) white Oriental Dragon winged with wings of a Western Dragon.

Synopsis

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• When the hero reach the summit of Magmaroo to seek assistance from Greygnarl , he mistaken the hero to be a Gittish warrior who came to slay him.
• Greygnarl sacrificed himself to stop an attack by Barbarus targeting the Upover.
• Death? A shadow of a dragon appears after the villager of Upover offered a jar of Drunken Dragon in the ending scene.

As Game Boss

Grotto Boss

Greygnarl's in-game image

Trivia

• The war between Greygnarl and Barbarus seems to be originate from a legend about Heilong River (River of Black Dragon); however, the color of evil and good dragons have been switched.
• The name "Greygnarl" indicates his color, and that he is old and retired.
• If you look carefully at Greygnarl in Dragon Quest Monsters:Joker 2 someone wearing the Dragon warrior armor is riding him.It is most likely the hero of Dragon Quest IX but there is currently no way for people of America to know.