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He is an enormous, platinum colored [[Dragon family|Dragon]] and the ruler of [[Zenithia]], watching over the realm of mortals below. The Zenith Dragon later appeared in {{DQMCH}} and {{DQMJ2}} as a playable character.

When first spoken to by the Chosen upon their arrival in Zenithia, the Zenith Dragon tells them that he is not the omnipotent "god" they may have hoped to meet. Though never implied to be a mortal being, the Zenithian Dragon is neither all-knowing nor all-powerful: he is a being with limitations and prejudices he learns to overcome for the sake of maintaining peace in the world.

By the time of {{V}}, the dragon's views on [[human]]ity have softened to the point that he himself desired to mingle with them, and he took his leave of Zenithia some twenty years prior to Generation 3 of the game's storyline. Stripped of his power for much of the game, the dragon proves himself to be resourceful and quick-thinking, coming to a solution to fix the disaster that has befallen Zenithia in mere moments of gaining an understanding of the situation. He furthermore shows that he puts others before his own well-being, researching ways to restore the comatose Zenithians, instead of himself.

The Zenith dragon is first met in [[Diggery Pokery]] as [[List of characters in Dragon Quest V#Other Major Characters|Dr. Agon]], a man claiming to be [[Zenithian]]. After he is freed from a perpetually looping mine cart ride, something he's been stuck in for the last 20 years, he joins the party but does not participate in combat.

Eventually the party finds their way to Zenithia, which had fallen into a lake some years after the dragon took his leave. Dr. Agon uses his meditation powers to see into the past and learns that the [[Gold orb]], one of the orbs that keeps Zenithia afloat, has been destroyed (in the beginning of the game, the hero acquired the orb, and it is later destroyed by [[Ladja]]). Dr. Agon stays in the castle while the party finds a replacement gold orb, informing them that the [[Elves and Faeries|faeries]] were the ones who crafted the original orbs and may be able to create a replacement.

The hero ends up having to [[Time travel|travel back in time]] to when he had the orb before it was destroyed, and he switches the gold orb held by his past self with a fake one. When the party returns, Zenithia is raised and Dr. Agon checks on his subordinates.

Later, when the party finds the [[Dragon orb]] in [[Talon Tower]], they return to Zenithia to find the doctor being questioned by Zenithians, who doubt the man's strange mannerisms and don't remember any of their race by the name of "Dr. Agon". He will ask for the Dragon orb, which allows him to transform into his true form and regain the power he had lost in the many centuries since his battle with Estark. His very presence is now capable of preventing the minions of Grandmaster [[Nimzo]] from teleporting between the realms (as demonstrated by Ladja).

The dragon will then carry the party to [[Crocodilopolis]], the center of the cult of evil that plagues the world. The Zenith Dragon can also be used to travel over any terrain at high speeds, but can only drop off the party on flat terrain. After the vanquishing of Grandmaster Nimzo, he will take the party to many towns and let the Hero talk to the inhabitants, eventually returning everyone to [[Gotha]] and joining the victory celebration as Dr. Agon. During the ending credits he is pulled into a dance by the hero's cousin Gertrude.

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Under the name of '''Golden Dragon''', the Dragon of Zenithia appears in the Heavenly Golden Dragon event in Dragon Quest of the Stars. Dr. Agon, his human form, takes the role as the navigator through the event, which retells the stories of the [[Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen|fourth]], [[Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride|fifth]] and [[Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation|sixth]] Dragon Quest games. After finishing revisiting the games, the player must face against a corrupted Zenith Dragon and free his soul. Once the corrupted version is defeated, the dragon regains his golden glow.

The Golden Dragon inspired a lot of gacha gear, including but not limited to: an axe, a spear, claws, two full armor sets, two shields and more. The Golden Dragon also inspired a few skills, like the main skill of the alchemized [[Zenithian Sword]]: '''Golden Dragon Cometh''', which blasts the enemies with a powerful fire breath attack and raises the breath resistance of the whole party.

As a boss, he is weak to [[Woosh]]-type attacks, and resists [[Crack]], [[Sizz]], [[Zam]], Ice [[Breath]] and Dark Breath attacks. He is neutral to every other element. His main attacks are from the Zam and Dark Breath elements, but he can also use skills and spells like [[C-c-cold Breath|C-c-cold breath]], [[Kaswoosh]] or [[Disruptive Wave|Frigid Wave]]. Two "Zenith Wings" aid him, two corrupted floating crystals. One only attacks and puts the heroes to sleep, while the other can cast [[Fullheal]] on the dragon for 999HP. One defeated in a "fiend" difficulty dungeon, he drops a shield reminiscent of his corrupted form.

DrAgon.png|His "human form" Dr. Agon in ''DQV''.