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The Dragonlord takes the guise of a blue-skinned humanoid wearing a purple king's robe, carrying a wooden staff carved to resemble a dragon with rubies set for the eyes. His true form is that of an up-right, bipedal dragon with purple scales, an orange underbelly, and red osteoderms running down his spine. While around the size of the hero in older versions of the game, the Dragonlord towers over both his subjects and the humans of Tantegel in the HD-2D Remake, even in his humanoid form. | The Dragonlord takes the guise of a blue-skinned humanoid wearing a purple king's robe, carrying a wooden staff carved to resemble a dragon with rubies set for the eyes. His true form is that of an up-right, bipedal dragon with purple scales, an orange underbelly, and red osteoderms running down his spine. While around the size of the hero in older versions of the game, the Dragonlord towers over both his subjects and the humans of Tantegel in the HD-2D Remake, even in his humanoid form. | ||
Being the first villain of the series, the Dragonlord displays several traits that would define the archetypal arch-fiend; he is a vain, power-hungry despot who will stop at nothing to get what he wants, whether it be imprisoning a maiden deep beneath the earth or wiping [[Damdara]] off the map just to make a point. | Being the first villain of the series, the Dragonlord displays several traits that would define the archetypal arch-fiend; he is a vain, power-hungry despot who will stop at nothing to get what he wants, whether it be imprisoning a maiden deep beneath the earth or wiping [[Damdara]] off the map just to make a point. In ''[[Fortune Street]]'', the 2014 Android/iOS port of the original quest, and [[Dragon Quest Monsters +]], the Dragonlord spoke using the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_we royal we] to denote his position (and vanity) as the king of dragons. This syntax was dropped for the 2025 release of ''Dragon Quest I HD''. | ||
Though brutal and mindlessly savage at first glance, these actions are actually well planned tactics meant to secure the scaley lord's political power in [[Alefgard]]. As mentioned above, the kidnapping of the [[Princess Gwaelin|princess]] is meant to keep the king and citizens from so much as daring to think about standing up to him, and the obliteration of the kingdom's highest [[Damdara|commerce center]] meant that trade with outer lands would be crippled. Indeed, the very fact that the Dragonlord's first move in his plan was to steal the Sphere of Light shows that the would-be despot plans his actions very carefully. | Though appearing brutal and mindlessly savage at first glance, these actions are actually well planned tactics meant to secure the scaley lord's political power in [[Alefgard]]. As mentioned above, the kidnapping of the [[Princess Gwaelin|princess]] is meant to keep the king and citizens from so much as daring to think about standing up to him, and the obliteration of the kingdom's highest [[Damdara|commerce center]] meant that trade with outer lands would be crippled. Indeed, the very fact that the Dragonlord's first move in his plan was to steal the Sphere of Light shows that the would-be despot plans his actions very carefully. | ||
When confronted by the {{Hero 1}}, the Dragonlord offers him the chance to split the world and rule half of it as his ally. This was an unprecedented move for a video game villain in 1986, when most antagonists had either no personality to speak of or theirs was confined to the pages of a manual. By offering to make a deal when cornered by the {{Hero 1}}, the Dragonlord proves that his aspirations are truly political in nature, and not blindly dedicated to chaos for chaos' sake. Indeed, {{Builders}} expands on this, indicating that he's more of a radical activist for {{MFamilies}}s and treats them very well, being seen as a king of kings by them. Additionally he has no desire to exterminate [[human]]ity, but rather wishes for monsters to rule over them the way (in his view) [[human]]s have ruled over {{MFamilies}}s. | When confronted by the {{Hero 1}}, the Dragonlord offers him the chance to split the world and rule half of it as his ally. This was an unprecedented move for a video game villain in 1986, when most antagonists had either no personality to speak of or theirs was confined to the pages of a manual. By offering to make a deal when cornered by the {{Hero 1}}, the Dragonlord proves that his aspirations are truly political in nature, and not blindly dedicated to chaos for chaos' sake. Indeed, {{Builders}} expands on this, indicating that he's more of a radical activist for {{MFamilies}}s and treats them very well, being seen as a king of kings by them. Additionally he has no desire to exterminate [[human]]ity, but rather wishes for monsters to rule over them the way (in his view) [[human]]s have ruled over {{MFamilies}}s. | ||
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|family=[[Dragon family|Dragon]]<br>[[Humanoid family|Humanoid]] | |family=[[Dragon family|Dragon]]<br>[[Humanoid family|Humanoid]] | ||
|description=King of Dragons and master of monsters. In truth, he is supposed to watch over the world, but he was somehow debased by the darkness, and now wants to plunge all into eternal night instead | |description=King of Dragons and master of monsters. In truth, he is supposed to watch over the world, but he was somehow debased by the darkness, and now wants to plunge all into eternal night instead | ||
|sprite= | |sprite=[[File:Dragonlord humanoid I & II HD sprite.png]] | ||
|hp=3,140 | |hp=3,140 | ||
|mp=999 | |mp=999 | ||
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|family=[[Dragon family|Dragon]] | |family=[[Dragon family|Dragon]] | ||
|description=The Dragonlord's true form, from whose maw fly flames imbued with an unbridled rage. None who have ever seen him thus transformed have lived to tell the tale | |description=The Dragonlord's true form, from whose maw fly flames imbued with an unbridled rage. None who have ever seen him thus transformed have lived to tell the tale | ||
|sprite=[[File:Dragonlord I & II HD sprite.png|200px]] | |sprite=[[File:Dragonlord true form I & II HD sprite.png|200px]] | ||
|hp=4,800 | |hp=4,800 | ||
|mp=999 | |mp=999 | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The Dragonlord bears a striking resemblance to Maleficent from Disney's ''Sleeping Beauty'', with both wielding staves, donning flowing, high-collared robes, having abnormally colored skin, yellow eyes, and possessing the ability to transform into large dragons that have purple coloration. Additionally, while it is unclear whether the Dragonlord has horns, a headpiece of some kind, or simply unusually-shaped hair, it is nevertheless similar in appearance to Maleficent's horned headpiece. | *The Dragonlord bears a striking resemblance to Maleficent from Disney's ''Sleeping Beauty'', with both wielding staves, donning flowing, high-collared robes, having abnormally colored skin, yellow eyes, and possessing the ability to transform into large dragons that have purple coloration. Additionally, while it is unclear whether the Dragonlord has horns, wears a headpiece of some kind, or simply unusually-shaped hair, it is nevertheless similar in appearance to Maleficent's horned headpiece. | ||
*The ''Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary Adventure History Book'' confirms that the Dragonlord is a descendant of the Dragon Queen, though it is unknown if he is her son or a descendant further down the family line. | *The ''Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary Adventure History Book'' confirms that the Dragonlord is a descendant of the Dragon Queen, though it is unknown if he is her son or a descendant further down the family line. | ||
*The Dragonlord will have special text if you free [[Princess Gwaelin]] from the [[green dragon]] and battle Dragonlord immediately afterwards, without dropping the beloved princess off at [[Tantegel]]. | *The Dragonlord will have special text if you free [[Princess Gwaelin]] from the [[green dragon]] and battle Dragonlord immediately afterwards, without dropping the beloved princess off at [[Tantegel]]. | ||
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Dragonlord true form modern artwork.png|True form, modern art | Dragonlord true form modern artwork.png|True form, modern art | ||
King_Dragon.png|True form, {{Famicom}} art. | King_Dragon.png|True form, {{Famicom}} art. | ||
File:Dragonlord humanoid I & II HD sprite sheet.png|Humanoid HD sprites | |||
File:Dragonlord true form I & II HD sprite sheet.png|True form HD sprites | |||
Dragonlord_DQ_GBC.png|First form, Dragon Warrior I. ({{GBC}}) | Dragonlord_DQ_GBC.png|First form, Dragon Warrior I. ({{GBC}}) | ||
Dragonlord2_DQ_GBC.png|True form, Dragon Warrior I. ({{GBC}}) | Dragonlord2_DQ_GBC.png|True form, Dragon Warrior I. ({{GBC}}) | ||