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I command a power greater than you [Greygnarl] have ever known.
Barbarus during his fight with Greygnarl in Upover

Barbarus is a large black dragon that is allied with the Gittish Empire in Dragon Quest IX, and is Greygnarl's look-alike brother and mortal enemy, as well as the true secondary antagonist of the game.

Appearance[]

Barbarus is a large black dragon monster with wavy green hair that can be seen on almost the entirety of its body and tail.

Biography[]

Dragon Quest IX[]

More than 300 years ago, Barbarus was allied with the Gittish Empire in their conquest of the world. However, Barbarus would be defeated by Greynarl and his allies along with the Gittish Empire.

Unbeknownst to the world, Corvus would revive Barbarus along with the Gittish Empire, determined to destroy humanity and the Celestrians. Unlike others in the Empire like the Triumgorate and King Godwyn, Barbarus seems to have been fully aware that he had been brought back from the dead by Corvus, based on a comment to Greynarl. He first appears after the Hero is defeated by Aquila after taking the Fyggs (Due to the Celestrain rule of not acting above their superiors), shooting down the Starflight Express on Hootingham-Gore's orders as a demonstration of "How fired up" he is against Greygnarl. Later, after the Hero survives, meets Greygnarl, and has worn the Dragon Warrior armour set, Barbarus shows up after his mortal enemy got rid of Chimaeras pursuing him and the two fight. After a light fireball is presumed to have killed him, Barbarus's eyes turn purple and reveals the fight won't end like it did 300 years ago, saying he commands a power greater than the old dragon has ever known, blasting him with dark blasts and charging up a sphere of darkness that forces Greygnarl to sacrifice himself to save Upover and the Hero to fall and be captured in the Gortress. After the prison's warden Goreham-Hogg is defeated, Barbarus tries to prevent the Hero, Sterling, and the Gortress Guerrillas from leaving while killing the Gittish officer who was knocked out by Sterling's right jaw, but is blindsided by the Starflight Express's appearance from the whistle and is forced to retreat. When King Godwyn is defeated and Aquila ascends into heaven, Corvus is freed from his shackles and defeats the Hero since the Celestrain rule forbids them of acting above their superiors and reunites with Barbarus, making the Realm of the Almighty a "fitting home" for the both of them before they obliterate the mortals. When Corvus is defeated the first time after the Hero consumed a Fygg to become mortal to get around the Celestrain rule of not acting above their superiors and retreats to the middle of the Realm while resting in a red cocoon, he commands Barbarus to fight the Hero for disturbing his slumber to which the dark dragon does. Despite a harrowing fight, Barbarus is defeated, allowing the Hero to avenge Greygnarl.

Battles[]

#275 - Barbarus
Dragon Family
IX - Barbarus sprite HP MP Attack Defence Agility
3000 255 238 288 160
Exp Gold Drop Item icon Yggdrasil leaf (100%)
32500 0 G
Description: Greygnarl's nefarious nemesis. He was defeated long ago, but the Empire brought him back to wreak havoc once more.

He and Greygnarl once formed a duality of darkness and light, but his memory of this beneficial balance has been obliterated.

Abilities
Normal attack
Acts twice per turn
Claw Slash
Dark Breath
War Cry
Wave of Panic
Spells
Kazam
Encountered at:
Realm of the Mighty - Exterior

He is weak to Light, so Life Fource should be used if available, and your sword-wielders should attack with Dragon Slash while your Priest or Sage keeps everyone healed.

Attributes Resistance[]
Attributes Resistance
Fire Ice Wind Earth Light Dark Blast Illusion Sleep Death Drain MP
75 75 0 0 150 50 0 0 0 0 0
Confusion Silent Petrify Paralyze Poison Attract Attack ↓ Defense ↓ Agility ↓ Magic Res ↓
0 0 0 0 0 5 0 25 25 50


Bestiary[]

Bestiary
DQIX logo IX 275 Greygnarl's nefarious nemesis. He was defeated long ago, but the Empire brought him back to wreak havoc once more.

He and Greygnarl once formed a duality of darkness and light, but his memory of this beneficial balance has been obliterated.

DQX logo X - No appearance


Monster series[]

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2/Joker 2 Professional[]

Synthesis[]

Joker 2 Synthesising
Monster Monster Result
None + None = None
Synth type Special

Rank and Slot No.[]

Joker 2 Rank and Slot No.
Rank X
Slot No. Two

Synthesis[]

Joker 2 Professional Synthesising
Monster Monster Result
None + None = None
Synth type Special

Rank and Slot No.[]

Joker 2 Professional Rank and Slot No.
Rank SS
Slot No. Two

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D[]

Synthesis[]

Terry's Wonderland 3D Synthesising
Monster Monster Result
Unknown + Unknown = Unknown


Rank and Slot No.[]

Terry's Wonderland 3D Rank and Slot No.
Rank Unknown
Slot No. Unknown


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

Synthesis[]

Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Synthesising
Monster Monster Result
Unknown + Unknown = Unknown


Rank and Slot No.[]

Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Rank and Slot No.
Rank Unknown
Slot No. Unknown


Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light[]

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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional[]

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[]

Synthesis[]

The Dark Prince Synthesising
Monster Monster Result
Greygnarl + Equinox = Barbarus
Synth type Special Fusion

Rank and Slot No.[]

The Dark Prince Rank and Slot No.
Rank S
Slot No. 131

Other Appearances[]

Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Series[]

Skill/Spell Description
Black Wind Claw Damages one enemy while potentially paralyzing them
Dark Dragon Whip Damages all enemies
Lightning Storm Damages all enemies with bolts from the depths of Nadria
Dark Breath Damages all enemies with a black breath while potentially poisoning them.
Dark Dragon Flapping Damages all enemies with a gust of wind and darkness while potentially paralyzing them
Disruptive Wave Dispels all buffs from the enemy party

Dragon Quest of the Stars[]

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Dragon Quest Rivals[]

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Dragon Quest Tact[]

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Dragon Quest Walk[]

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Gallery[]

Sprites[]

Other languages[]

Other languages
French Barbarus
German Barbarus
Spanish Fafnir
Italian Barbarus
Dutch Unknown
Norwegian Unknown
Greek Unknown
Portuguese Unknown
Russian Unknown
Chinese 巴爾波羅斯
Korean 바르보로스

See also[]

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