Garuda

Dragon Quest monster Garuda

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ガルーダ Romaji Garūda First appearance Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

The Garuda is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest III.

It is a colossal condor capable of casting spells, focusing on Sizzle and Bazoom to bake and banish the opposition. True birds of prey, Garuda are known to sweep down and attacks any humans loitering about in high places such as towers and mountains.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Garuda (ガルーダ Garūda)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		19	60	12
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
65	60	30	220	71

Bestiary No.	#049
Spell(s)	Sizzle
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Tower of Transcendence
Item Dropped	T'n'T ticket ticket1⁄16 (SFC and GBC versions only) Iron claw1⁄16

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

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Garuda (ガルーダ Garūda)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	80	21	74
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
71	56	75	12

Bestiary no.	#087
Family	Bird
In-game description	Monsters that attack enemies from the sky. Rumor has it that they can cast spells capable of wiping out entire parties, but the truth remains unknown.
Spell(s)	Bazoom Sizzle
Skill(s)	Grabs with talons. (125% damage)
Location(s)	Kingdom of Trodain
Item(s) dropped	Hairband1⁄32 Poison moth knife1⁄64

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
1/16	0%	25%	25%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
25%	25%	0%	0%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
0%	0%	25%	50%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
15%	15%	15%	50%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	15%	15%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
15%	15%	15%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Garuda (ガルーダ Garūda)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	40	5	41
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
38	50	35	16

Bestiary no.	#033
Family	Bird & Floating
In-game description	Farmers often tell tales of these terrifying birds swooping down to snatch full-grown cows in their claws, then flying off as fast as they come.
Spell(s)	Sizz
Skill(s)	Suddenly grabs character. (125% damage)
Location(s)	The Emerald Coast (first act) The Hotto Steppe (first act) Heliodorian Foothills (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Flurry feather1⁄16 Poison moth knife1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/A	25%	0%	25%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
25%	0%	-110%	-110%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	05	0%	0%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
0%	99%	100%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Vicious garuda (ガルーダ・強 Garūda・kyō)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	124	13	106
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
104	129	243	56

Bestiary no.	#198
Family	Bird & Floating
In-game description	Garudas driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	Sizzle Kasizz*
Skill(s)	Suddenly grabs character. (125% damage)
Location(s)	The Emerald Coast (second act) The Hotto Steppe (second act) The Disciple's Trial - The Eerie Valley (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Flurry feather1⁄16 Kite claws1⁄128

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

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Garuda
Family	Nature
Rank	A
Description	Gigantic birds of regal appearance feared throughout the skies.
Weapons	Spears, Axes, Whips, Staves
Traits	Artful Dodger
Resistances	Fizzleproof
Skill	Frizz & Zap
Location	-
Breeding chart	Hades' Condor x Jamirus

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Garuda
Family	Nature
Rank	A
Size	S
Weapons	Axes, Whips, Spears, Staves
Traits	Artful Dodger, Crafty Sapper
Resistances	Immune to Fizzle and Magical Sabotage
Skill	Frizz & Zap
Location	-
Breeding chart	Hades' Condor x Heligator

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Garuda (ガルーダ Garūda)

Icon	Family	Max HP*	Max MP*
		1,270	430
Max Attack	Max Defence	Max Agility	Max Wisdom
590	560	580	490

Bestiary No.	#149
Rank	F
In-game description	Though these huge hunting hawks deal horrific damage with their terrible talons, finding one of their feathers is said to bring fortune on your travels
Talents	Sizz Afficionado (lv. 1) Agility Booster I (lv. 20) Poison Preventer (lv. 40)
Guaranteed traits	Ace Evader (lv. 1) Last Legs (lv. 20) Ultra Crafty Sizzer (lv. 40)
Large-size exclusive traits	Tactical Genius (lv. 1) Critical Moment (lv. 1) Collective Punishment (lv. 60)
Habitat	Circle of Caprice - Lower & Middle Echelons ()
Items	Mystery meat (Common) Quick ring (Rare)
Synthesis chart	X
Notable synthesis

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

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Dragon Quest Tact

Garuda appears as an A-rank monster of the Nature family as part of the limited The Adventure of Dai event. It will join the party and can be fully awakened by completing The Furfang Legion stage from Furfang Full Assault at any difficulty. It can also take part in Maam's Battle Road as a party member.

Garuda (ガルーダ Garuda)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		865	370	4
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
282	248	462	247	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Ram		Sizzle*		Fiery Breath*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Sporadic Dodgy Dance/Stats Up	Woosh Res +25/Stats Up	Fiery Breath Potency +5%/Stats Up AGL +20
Fourth	Fifth
Zam Res +25/Stats Up	Fiery Breath Potency +5%/Stats Up AGL +20

Leader Perks

First

Raises Frizz-type breath potency of all allies, including itself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around him.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
WIS +10	AGL +15	Fiery Breath Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Sporadic Dodgy Dance: Action start: Occasionally raises evasion rate for 3 turns.

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	Super Weak
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	Immune	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Normal	Normal

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

Garuda is a character in The Adventure of Dai series, being one of Crocodine's most faithful companions. He aids Crocodine and the Disciples of Avan when they need air support, often carrying one of them while flying.

Etymology

• Garuda is a humanoid bird demon from Indian mythology.

Similar species

• Dark condor
• Elysium bird
• Hades' Condor
• Phoenix

Gallery

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Vicious garuda.

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  Joker model.

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  Joker 2 model.

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  Rivals card.

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  Treeface, Crocodine, and Garuda in Tact.