Ethereal serpent

Dragon Quest monster Ethereal serpent

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese スカイドラゴン Romaji Sukai doragon First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization SkyDragon

The Ethereal serpent is a golden Asian dragon, the first of its kind to appear in the series starting with Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation.

Lacking the gracious wisdom of real life Long and Ryu, there isn't much to distinguish it from its European styled contemporaries aside from its slender body and perpetual levitation. In other words, keep looking if you expect your wish to be granted.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Ethereal serpent (スカイドラゴン Sukai doragon)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		25	80	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
80	60	40	800	180

Bestiary No.	#059
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Flame Breath
Location(s)	Tower of Transcendence Gaia's Navel Fifer's Spire Mur region Jipang region Shrine of the Dwarf region
Item Dropped	Seed of life1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0⁄64	100%	0%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	100%	25%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
0%	70%	70%	25%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
100%	25%	0%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

The ethereal serpent originates in this game, and can be fought at the Tower of Transcendence, as well as on the overworld map between Mur and Jipang and in the dense forest continent where the Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation might find an Yggdrasil leaf. Later on, variants of the Dragon are encountered, including the divine dragon, Xenlon.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Ethereal serpent (スカイドラゴン Sukai doragon)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	494	35	190
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
144	196	820	112

Bestiary no.	#186
Family	Dragon & Floating
In-game description	Soaring, slender, snake-like dragons held aloft as if by magic. Legend has it they came from beyond the eastern edge of the world.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Inferno
Location(s)	The Arborian Highlands (first and third acts)
Item(s) dropped	Dragon's scale1⁄8 Dragon Horn1⁄128

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

Vicious ethereal serpent (スカイドラゴン・強 Sukai doragon・kyō)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	833	48	276
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
213	248	2,597	196

Bestiary no.	#327
Family	Dragon & Floating
In-game description	Ethereal serpents driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Scorch
Location(s)	The Arborian Highlands (second act) The Hotto Steppe - Northern Whale Way Station (second act) Path to Trial Isle (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Dragon's scale1⁄8 Dragon Horn1⁄128

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

Dragon Quest Monsters

SkyDragon (スカイドラゴン Sukai doragon)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	40	2/5	3/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
2/5	2/5	5/5	5/5

Family	Dragon
In-game description	Floats freely in midair with its magical powers
Abilities	FireAir, SuckAir, MultiCut
Habitat	Gate of Wisdom
Breeding chart	Dragon family x Phoenix

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	Immune	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Strong	Strong
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
Strong	Strong	None	Weak
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Strong	Immune	Weak	Strong
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Weak	Strong	Weak	Weak
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Strong	Strong	Strong	Weak
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
Weak		Weak

The Ethereal serpent, translated in GBC releases as SkyDragon, is a teleportal boss enemy of the Dragon family at the bottom of the Gate of Wisdom. The Ethereal serpent's boss floor design is a reference to the Tower of Transcendence and the Fifer's Spire, two dungeons in the Dragon Quest III that utilize tight-rope puzzles like the later Gate of Wisdom. Of note, the first location where ethereal serpents can fought in that game is at the Tower of Transcendence. Ethereal serpents can be synthesized by breeding a member of the Dragon family with a Firebird. Of note, the Ethereal serpent is necessary for synthesizing it's more powerful color variant, Xenlon.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

SkyDragon (スカイドラゴン Sukai doragon)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	40	5/10	6/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
5/10	5/10	4/10	7/10

Family	Dragon
In-game description
Abilities	FireAir, MultiCut, SuckAir
Habitat
Breeding chart	Dragon family x Phoenix

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	Immune	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Strong	Strong
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Weak	Strong	Strong	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
Weak	Strong	Immune	Weak
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Strong	Weak	Strong	Weak
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
Weak	Strong	Strong	Strong
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Weak	Weak	Weak

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Ethereal serpent
Family	Dragon
Rank	B
Size	M
Weapons	Claws, Staves
Traits	Artful Dodger, Big Hitter, Tactical Trooper
Resistances	Vulnerable to Woosh and Crack, Immune to Fire Breath
Skill	Breath
Location	Cragravation
Breeding chart	Tyrantosaurus x Dark slime or Dancing flame

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D

As a remake of the original Monsters game, the Ethereal serpent plays the same role in this title it did on the Game Boy Color – as the boss of the Gate of Wisdom.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Ethereal serpent (スカイドラゴン Sukai doragon)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,340
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
320	590	530	450

Bestiary No.	#077
Rank	F
In-game description	These golden dragons, said to come from the distant east, like to take flight and drift dreamily above the clouds.
Talents	Shallow Breather
Guaranteed traits	Critical Triumph (lv. 1) Crackmeister (lv. 20) Late Bloomer (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Unhealthy Advantage (lv. 1) Benefaction (lv. 60)
Habitat	White eggs only
Items	N/A
Synthesis chart	N/A
Notable synthesis

Fire Resistance *	Water Resistance *	Wind Resistance *	Earth Resistance *
50%	-25%	50%	-25%
Explosion Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Electricity Resistance *	Light Resistance *
50%	0%	25%	25%
Dark Resistance *	Debilitation Resistance*	Bedazzlement Resistance *	Antimagic Resistance *
0%	0%	50%	25%
MP Absorption Resistance *	Confusion Resistance *	Sleep Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
0%	0%	25%	25%
Stun Resistance *		Poison Resistance *
50%		-25%
Instant Death Resistance *
0%

Dragon Quest of the Stars

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Dragon Quest Rivals

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Dragon Quest Walk

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Dragon Quest Tact

Ethereal serpent appears as an A-rank monster of the Dragon family. It can only be recruited from Chapter 17, Episode 5: The Five Fiends of the main storyline. The Ethereal serpent can participate in Bobonga and Baran's Battle Roads as a party member.

Ethereal serpent (スカイドラゴン Sukai doragon)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Dragon				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		691	285	4
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
483	232	460	197	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Sharp Claws		Smouldering Breath*		Inferno*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Frizz-type Breath Potency +10% / Stats Up	Zam Res +25 / Stats Up	Inferno Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up	Inferno Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

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

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
AGL +15	Max HP +20	Inferno Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Frizz-type Breath Potency +10%: Raises Frizz-type breath potency by 10%.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Normal	Very Weak	Half Res
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Very Weak	Normal	Half Res	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

• Ethereal describes an object of being that is otherworldly, and often times appears delicate.

Similar species

• Auroral serpent
• Boreal serpent
• Infernal serpent
• Xenlon

Gallery

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  Famicom artwork.

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  III.

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Vicious ethereal serpent.

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  Caravan Heart sprite.

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  Joker 2 model.

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  Stars model.

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  Rivals card.

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  An Ethereal serpent seen in the trailer for Walk.

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  DQ Trading Card.

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  Scan Battlers card.

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  Monsters Gallery HD4

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  Metallic Monsters Gallery.