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This article is about the recurring group of creatures; for the specific enemy, see Dragon (enemy); for other uses, see Dragon (disambiguation)

Dragon artwork for Final Fantasy II by Yoshitaka Amano.

Dragons (ドラゴン, Doragon? or 龍(りゅう), Ryū?) are a recurring group of creatures in the Final Fantasy series, and are one of the few creatures that appear in some form in every entry in the series. The are typically large, winged, quadrupedal reptilian creatures, but their appearance may vary to large serpents, dinosaurs, or even more bizarre forms. They frequently have access to some kind of breath weapon, such as the ability to breathe fire. While often depicted as little more than particularly dangerous beasts, dragons are sometimes treated as intelligent creatures, typically under the leadership of the dragon-king Bahamut. Other dragons of note include Tiamat, Leviathan, and Shinryu.

Dragons often appears as powerful enemies or bosses and are usually among the strongest in the series, and may have variations with different elemental properties. In some games, enemies of the dragon type may be uniquely affected by abilities such as Dragon Killer. Some dragons also appear as summons, most frequently the aforementioned Bahamut and Leviathan.

Appearances[]

Final Fantasy[]

Main article: Dragon (Final Fantasy)

The dragon-king Bahamut can be found in on the Cardian Islands, and grants the class change to the Warriors of Light after they bring back a token of their courage, the Rat Tail, from the Citadel of Trials. Tiamat appears as a member of the Four Fiends. Weaker dragons appear as random encounters, though some appear as fixed encounters serving the role of mini-bosses. The Wyrmkiller sword deals increased damage to dragons.

Final Fantasy II[]

Tiamat appears as a boss from Pandaemonium. The Black Dragon and Yamatano Orochi are new bosses added in the GBA, PSP, and iPhone versions. Leviathan makes its first appearance as a colossal sea serpent that swallows the party's ship.

The Green Dragon, Blue Dragon, Red Dragon, and White Dragon all appear as monsters in a box and random enemies from Jade Passage. In addition, The Sea Dragon is an enemy fought within Leviathan and on the open sea. The Aura spell can be used to increase damage dealt to dragon-type enemies.

Final Fantasy III[]

There are several dragons and most appear as rare random encounters in some of the last dungeons of the game. Bahamut, Nepto Dragon, and the Two Headed Dragon appear as bosses, but the player cannot run only from the second battle with Bahamut and the battle with the Two-Headed Dragon, and Nepto Dragon is unbeatable. Also, all the high-rank Dragons found at the Crystal Tower have a small chance of dropping a piece of onion equipment, the best in the game. They are, though, the strongest random encounters. Final Fantasy III also marks Bahamut and Leviathan's first appearances as a summon.

Final Fantasy IV[]

Dragons are a common find and appear under many shapes and colors. They are often powerful random encounters, but many can be found as bosses. Of these, only Bahamut, Leviathan and Mist Dragon appear as Eidolons. Final Fantasy IV also features several weapons and armors that increase damage dealt to dragons or reduce damage taken from dragons.

Final Fantasy V[]

Dragon is an enemy type, and weapons that oppose dragons normally have a very strong effect. This is particularly useful as superbosses Shinryu and Neo Shinryu belong to the Dragon type. Not all dragon enemies actually belong to the Dragon enemy type class, however, e.g. Bahamut.

Final Fantasy VI[]

The eight legendary dragons are a series of bosses and part of two major sidequests in Final Fantasy VI. Each corresponds to one of the game's eight elemental damage types. Defeating all eight dragons grants the Crusader esper.

In the Advance and 2014 versions, the Dragons' Den dungeon was added, where the player could fight improved versions of all the eight legendary dragons, and then the superboss Kaiser Dragon. Defeating Kaiser Dragon gives access to the Diabolos esper. A dummied Kaiser Dragon was originally going to be an extra boss after defeating the eight legendary dragons but he was never included.

Final Fantasy VII[]

Main article: Dragon (Final Fantasy VII enemy)

The Dragon is a random encounter and can be fought at Mt. Nibel. It is also encountered at Mt. Nibel in "The Tragedy of Five Years Ago" with Sephiroth. It is implied that the Dragon in the flashback was the result of the Nibel Reactor malfunctioning, due to Sephiroth, immediately prior to the battle, stating "That would be our Monster..." while briefing the SOLDIERs about their mission at Nibelheim.

Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-[]

Main article: Dragon (Before Crisis)

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Final Fantasy VIII[]

Three very different races of dragon appear as regular. One is Blue Dragon, which can be fought in the Trabia Snowfield. Another dragon is the Ruby Dragon; which is fought in one of the dream sequences taking place at Trabia Canyon and various places in Esthar. It must also be fought in the Deep Sea Research Center every time the player answers Bahamut. The third and most bizarre dragon is the six-legged and six-eyed Hexadragon, which can be fought at the Great Salt Lake. All of these dragons can be fought in Ultimecia Castle, as well as the Island Closest To Hell.

Additional dragons include the recurring Bahamut, an obtainable Guardian Force, must be fought at the Deep Sea Research Center. A boss in Ultimecia Castle, the Tiamat, is a palette swap of Bahamut and even uses "Dark Flare", as opposed to Bahamut's "Mega Flare".

Final Fantasy IX[]

Dragons most promimently appear in the form of the Silver Dragon, one of which serves Kuja's personal mount. When the party seeks to enter the Memoria, they first must battle their way through a horde of silver dragons led by the Nova Dragon, another name for the recurring Shinryu. While Bahamut is never fought, it nonetheless plays a key role in the story as an Eidolon harnessed by Kuja, which he uses to lay waste to Alexandria.

Dragons are also an enemy type that can be countered by Freya Crescent's Dragon Killer ability.

Early concept art shows dragons playing a much more prominent role as intelligent creatures capable of talking with or even eating dinner with characters.

Final Fantasy X[]

The fiends called Drakes are wingless dragons encountered as moderately strong enemies. In addition to the Drakes, a dragon-like boss known as Evrae is fought on the airship deck. Later, Evrae is fought again in the underwater section of the Via Purifico in its zombie form, Evrae Altana. Belgemine's Bahamut can be fought like every other aeon of the game. Spathi, Isaaru's Bahamut is fought as his final Aeon at the Via Purifico.

Final Fantasy X-2[]

A new type of fiend added are classified as dragons in addition to the previously existing drakes. Only three dragons appear, the the Claret Dragon, Flame Dragon, and Zalamander. It takes six kills to Oversoul a Dragon-type fiend, or 18 kills to Oversoul a Drake-type fiend.

Final Fantasy XI[]

Dragons are both a type of monsters opposed to the demon-type, as well as a monster family within that type. The Dragon-type also includes Hydras, Puks, Wyrms, and Wyverns, including the Dragoon's pet Wyvern. Amphipteres, while technically members of the the bird family, are described as demonic dragons.

Dragoons and demons have access to the Dragon Killer ability, which gives them a chance to intimidate dragon-type enemies, causing them to lose a turn, while dragons have an innate Demon Killer ability allowing them to do the same to demons. Notably, some armors may grant the player the dragon- or demon-type, granting them the associated Killer ability but also rendering them susceptible to the opposing Killer.

Final Fantasy XII[]

Dragons are a classification of enemies that fall within the Dragoon's Monograph. It consists of four genera: fell wyrms, land-bound quadrupedal dragons with huge stone rings around their neck; plate wyrms, bipedal dragons that instead of scales have an insect-like husk; tyrants, monsters similar to real world theropods; and wyverns—smaller flying dragons. The superbosses Hell Wyrm and Yiazmat are both fell wyrms, with Yiazmat said to be the god of dragons.

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings[]

Two distinct genres of Dragon appear. The Wyrm species are quadrupeds and attack by single bursts of elemental flames. The Drake species stand on two legs and are much more dangerous due to their arcing breath attack. There are also three dragon Espers in Wyvern, Tiamat, and Bahamut.

Final Fantasy XIII-2[]

Faeryl (Marduk in the Japanese version) is the only representation of a dragon and part of the Feral Creature subtype, Wrathwyrm. Although the game implies that there are a lot of faeryls, only one appears as a boss on Archylte Steppe in the Year Unknown.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII[]

Zaltys is the red dragon which serves as the first boss. It is weak against ice-elemental damage. Green dragons under the name of 'Zomok' appear to inhabit Luxerion. Aeronite, a red variation of Faeryl, appears as a superboss inhabiting the Dead Dunes. In the field, it appears as a sphere of black mist striking lightning from within.

Final Fantasy XIV[]

Main article: Dragon (Final Fantasy XIV)

The Dragons are a race of beings descended from Midgardsormr and his seven progeny, the great wyrms or First Brood. Despite their appearance, classified as scaleskin by most Eorzean naturalists, dragons possess sapience as some are able to speak the Eorzean tongue while other prefer to speak in their natural language while projecting their thoughts into others. Dragons are immortal, with those of the First Brood being hard to kill unless their eyes, the source of their power, have been destroyed. Because of their immortality, they do not see time the same way as mortals do and consider the acts of one's ancestors to that person's deed as well. There are two known havens that dragons took residence in, Dravania and Meracydia, the latter having been decimated by the Allagan Empire. Most dragons in Eorzea are part of the Dravanian Horde, a league of dragons that answer to the great wyrm Nidhogg in his millennial feud with the Holy See of Ishgard.

The many varieties of dragons include both original designs (such as drakes/biasts), as well as borrowed monster designs from previous games, particularly Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy XI, Final Fantasy XII, and Final Fantasy XIII. The Yellow Dragon from Final Fantasy IV, the more demon-esque dark dragons from Final Fantasy XI (see the Final Fantasy XI section) and the Plate Wyrms from Final Fantasy XII (such as Twintania) are three notable examples of monsters adapted to the lore and graphics of Final Fantasy XIV.

Final Fantasy XV[]

Only four dragons appear, all of which are bosses that appear exclusively in optional high-level content. The Jabberwock appears as the boss of Costlemark Tower and the Fiend of the Fallgrove hunt, while the serpentine Jormungand appears as the boss of Crestholm Channels and the Serpent of the Abyss hunt. Palette swaps of these two enemies, Manxom and Bilröst, appear as the bosses of the opposing Menace dungeons—Manxom in Crestholm, and Bilröst in Costlemark.

Final Fantasy XVI[]

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Final Fantasy Type-0[]

Dragons are a manifestation of the Azure Dragon Crystal kept by the Kingdom of Concordia. The Crystal bestows the Power of the Dragon, allowing its people to communicate and interact with monsters peacefully. Those who can speak with dragons are said to be in-tune with the Will of the Crystals. The largest dragon is Soryu, said to be a manifestation of the Azure Dragon itself.

Dragons appear as flying enemies recruited by the Kingdom of Concordia and fight alongside their warriors.

Final Fantasy Tactics[]

Main article: Dragon (Tactics)

Dragons are huge reptilian creatures that rank among the sturdiest monsters. The advanced Dragons can utilize elemental attacks through their breath. The Blue Dragon absorbs Ice, and is weak against Fire. For the Red Dragon, it is the opposite of the Blue Dragon where it absorbs Fire and is weak to Ice. There is also the Holy Dragon and Dark Dragon. Reis Duelar and Celebrant Bremondt Freitberg can also transform into Dragons.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance[]

Three species of Drake appear, and all of them may teach a specific Blue Magic spell: the Firewyrm, which may teach the Guard-Off spell; the Thundrake, which may teach the Dragon Force spell; and the Icedrake, which may teach the Mighty Guard spell.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift[]

Main article: Drake (Tactics A2)

The Drake species includes a large number of dragon-type enemies. It is notable that none of these are capable of flight. Drakes have two abilities: Breath, which deals damage, and Wyrmcraft, which harnesses the elements into buffs or debuffs.

Vagrant Story[]

Dragon is the name for entire class of enemies which include Lizardmen and Wyverns. The vast majority of enemies in this class are some variations of the basic Dragon. There is also a dummy enemy that gives weapon affinity to Dragons.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles[]

The only enemy which is of dragon descent is the Dragon Zombie. An undead boss in Conall Curach, the easiest way to defeat it is by using Holy.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates[]

The Dragon is a boss fought alongside Dragon Riders. They are fought on Sinner's Isle in single player and the Kilanda Islands on multiplayer. Dragon can also be fought in the Lunite temple as a story mode exclusive.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time[]

The Dragon from Ring of Fates makes an appearance as a bonus boss.

Final Fantasy Mystic Quest[]

A member of the Vile Four, the Dualhead Hydra poses as the only dragon-based enemy along with his later reincarnation as Twinhead Wyvern. Dualhead Hydra is fought at the Lava Dome, and Twinhead Wyvern, in an area of Doom Castle similar in appearance to the Lava Dome's inner-sections.

Final Fantasy Adventure[]

The Dragon is an enemy found inside the Temple of Mana. The dragon's head is the only vulnerable spot, reachable only from below or from the side. The Red Dragon is an upgraded version, found in the same dungeon.

The Final Fantasy Legend[]

Dragons are a monster type found. The family consists of five "numbered" dragons ("Dragon 1" through "Dragon 5") as well as Tiamat. They are the highest ranked family, requiring the player to eat Dragon or meat of the Four Fiends to become a Dragon. Due to an error in the code, it is impossible for the player to become a Dragon 2 in the original Game Boy release.

The Fiend Sei-Ryu is a Dragon, as is his brother, O-Ryu, who spends the game disguised as a human. Both brothers carry special Orbs that, combined, make the Blue Sphere.

Etymology[]

[view · edit · purge]A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, which is featured in the myths of many cultures.