Boreal serpent

Dragon Quest monster Boreal serpent

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese スノードラゴン Romaji Sunodoragon First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Snow dragon (III NES)
IceDragon (III GBC)

The boreal serpent is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation.

They are a stronger, blizzard-spewing variant of the ethereal Dragon encountered earlier in the game.

Characteristics

Boreal serpents have the appearance of traditional Chinese dragons, with a long, blue serpentine body and four limbs. They have scales running down its back, ending in feathers at the end of its tail, a pair of antler-like horns on top of its head, and three smaller horns on either side of its face, all colored purple, as well as green eyebrows. The serpents also have a pair of long blue whiskers that trail behind them. In battle, they frequently make use of their ice-cold breath to freeze adventurers solid. Boreal serpents can be found on the icy overworld continent of Rimland as well as in the overworld approach to Baramos' Lair and within the Palace of Baramos. Like many monsters that were first introduced in III, they did not make a reappearance in the main series again until XI.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Boreal serpent (スノードラゴン Sunodoragon)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		25	110	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
93	60	50	440	90

Bestiary No.	#092
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Cool Breath Chilly Breath
Location(s)	Rimland Maw of the Necrogond Baramos' Lair
Item Dropped	Seed of life1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
1⁄16	0%	100%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	100%	70%	0%
Poof Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance
100%	25%	100%	25%
Snooze Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
25%	25%	25%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Boreal serpent (スノードラゴン Sunodoragon)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	216	34	181
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
248	130	1,602	57

Bestiary No.	#092
Family	Dragon & Floating
In-game description	These dreadful dragons rule over the arctic wastes and can conjure up icy magic on a whim. Trouncing these tyrants requires brains as well as brawn
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Chilly Breath Cool Breath
Location(s)	Grimland Near Baramos's Lair
Item Dropped	Dragontail whip1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *
1/16	-125%	0%	100%
Wind Resistance *	Strike Resistance *	Lightning Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
25%	0%	0%	0%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance	Poof Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
0%	0%	25%	0%
Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *
100%	0%	0%	0%
Stumble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance	Sap Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Boreal serpent (スノードラゴン Sunodoragon)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	480	38	196
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
161	210	1,201	147

Bestiary no.	#235
Family	Dragon & Floating
In-game description	These masters of the frozen north have complete control over cold and ice. They're extremely intelligent, and make awkward opponents as a result.
Spell(s)	Crackle
Skill(s)	Crashes on to character (ignores defence) Freezing Blizzard
Location(s)	Mount Pang Lai (second act) Baramos' Lair (3DS & Definitive Edition only)
Item(s) dropped	Ice crystal1⁄8 Seed of life1⁄256

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/A	50%	50%	25%
Earth Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	-110%	0%	-110%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	100%	100%	50%
Fizzle Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
50%	25%	50%	0%
Snooze Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Sap Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	0%
Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance	Stumble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
0%	100%	99%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
100%	0%	0%

Malicious boreal serpent (スノードラゴン・邪 Sunodoragon・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	1,097	64	315
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
263	294	2,864	404

Bestiary no.	#417
Family	Dragon & Floating
In-game description	Boreal serpents who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	Kacrack
Skill(s)	C-c-cold Breath Crashes on to character (ignores Defence)
Location(s)	Mount Pang Lai (third act) Sniflheim Whale Weigh Station (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Serpent's soul1⁄32 Seed of life1⁄256

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/A	50%	50%	25%
Earth Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	-110%	0%	-110%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	100%	100%	50%
Fizzle Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
25%	25%	50%	0%
Snooze Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Sap Resistance *
25%	0%	0%	0%
Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance	Stumble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
0%	100%	99%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
100%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Boreal serpent
Family	Dragon
Rank	E
Size	M
Weapons	Claws, Staves
Traits	Artful Dodger, Crackmeister, Big Hitter
Resistances	Vulnerable to Fire Breath, Healed by Crack and Cold Breath
Skill	Ice
Location	-
Breeding chart	Jargon x Snowbird Ethereal serpent x Firn fiend

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Boreal serpent (スノードラゴン Sunodoragon)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,330	290
Max Attack*	Max Defence *	Max Agility *	Max Wisdom *
520	600	490	670

Bestiary No.	#093
Rank	D
In-game description	Blue dragons which roost in snowy mountaintops. If you see one upon a black and blizzardy night, your soul will be snatched away, or so the story goes
Talents	Chilly Receptionist
Guaranteed traits	Ultra Crafty Sleeper (lv. 1) Trance State (lv. 20) Ultra Crafty Cracker (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Little Menace (lv. 1) Supreme Sidestepper (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 *
-25%	-25%	25%	0%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
50%	100%	25%	0%
Dark Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *
0%	0%	50%	0%
Debilitation Resistance*	MP Absorption Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
-25%	50%	0%	-25%
Sleep Resistance *		Stun Resistance *
50%		50%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%

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Dragon Quest Walk

Boreal serpent first appeared as a boss in the game as part of the Legendary New Year's Eve event held from December 2019 to January 2020 alongside Blizzybody and Glacial golem.

Dragon Quest Tact

Boreal serpent appears as an A-rank monster of the Dragon family as part of the limited Dragon Quest III event on Baramos's banner. Starting with Version 2.0 of the game, it can be scouted from any limited banner, as well. The boreal serpent can participate in the Armful's Battle Road as a party member.

Boreal serpent (スノードラゴン Sunodoragon)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Dragon				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		610	246	4
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
537	248	445	211	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Glacier Slash		Rolling Attack*		Freezing Blizzard* Talent Blossoming: Earth Blizzard

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Rare Attack Prep / Stats Up	Crack Res +25 / Stats Up	Rolling Attack Potency +5% / Stats Up Earth Blizzard Potency +5%
Fourth	Fifth
Bang Res +25 / Stats Up	Rolling Attack Potency +5% / Stats Up Earth Blizzard Potency +5%

Leader Perks

First

Raises physical potency of dragon allies, including itself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around it.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
ATK +10	AGL +15	Rolling Attack Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Rare Attack Prep: Rarely greatly raises ATK for 2 turns at action start.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Very Weak	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Half Res	Normal	Very Weak	Normal
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	Normal	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Immune	Super Weak

Etymology

• Boreal is a term that describes the Sub-arctic regions the world over.

Similar species

• Auroral serpent
• Ethereal serpent
• Infernal serpent
• Xenlon

Gallery

• Boreal serpent DQ III HD sprite sheet.png

  HD sprites

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Malicious boreal serpent.

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  Joker 2 model.

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  Stars model.

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  Rivals card.

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  A Boreal serpent in Walk.

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  Legendary New Year's Eve event in Walk.

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  The Boreal serpent appearing as part of the III collaboration in Tact.

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  Scan Battlers card.