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Chimaera is a recurring monster in Dragon Quest series. Introduced in the original game, it is a monster with the body of a serpent and the wings and head of a bird.

Characteristics[]

The standard chimaera has what appears to be a vulture's head with a ring of downy feathers around its neck. Its body is serpentine, but also somewhat bloated, making it look more grub-like than snake-like. Its wings are feathered and constantly beat to keep the creature airborne.

Having appeared many times throughout the series, chimaeras have proven themselves to be formidable creatures, often having great potential for strength, magic, and natural skills such as breathing fire and ice. They can be terrible creatures to face in battle and terrific allies to have at one's side.

Appearances[]

Main games[]

Dragon Quest[]

# - Chimaera
Bird Family
DQiOS - Chimaera HP MP Attack Defence Agility
42 0 56 48 31
Exp Gold
24 (NES)
64 (Remakes)
100 (NES)
150 (Remakes) G
Note:
Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Sanctum area
Damdara area


Dragon Quest III[]

#116 - Chimaera
Bird Family
Dq3wyvern HP MP Attack Defence Agility
80 0 120 70 68
Exp Gold Drop Chimaera wing
2374 (NES)
1780 (Remakes)
257*
90 (NES)
75 (Remakes)
16* G
Note: These monstrous amalgamations bear the head of a vulture and the body of a serpent. They are widely hunted for their wings by humans and so suffer more than most species.
Abilities
Normal attack
Desperate attack
Blazing Breath*
Fire Breath*
Flame Breath*
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Damdara area
Cantlin area
Rimuldar area
Sanctum area


Dragon Quest V[]

#79 - Chimaera
Bird Family
Dq5wyvernds HP MP Attack Defence Agility
65 (SNES)
81 (DS)
7 72 65 44 (SNES)
54 (DS)
Exp Gold Drop Chimaera wing
110 (SNES)
90 (DS)
45 G
Note:
Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
Midheal
Haunts at:
Mount Magmageddon area
Mount Magmageddon


Dragon Quest VII[]

#44 - Chimaera
Bird Family
Dq5wyvernds HP MP Attack Defence Agility
61 0 73 69 40
Exp Gold Drop Chimaera wing
Chimaera heart (Rare)
29 18 G
Note:
Abilities
Normal attack
Fire Breath
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Dungeon of Descent
Alltrades Abbey (Past, after Allblades Arena event)
Al-Balad area (Past)
Temple Palace (Past)
The Likeness of the Great Evil (Past)
Monster Meadows quotes:
PSX:
If you plan to die in battle, could you do it close by? I don't want to fly far to pick on your bones.

It is man's nature to feast on the failed opportunities of others.

Could you at least wait for one your party members to die before coming here, so that I might feast on the remain?

3DS:

Gwwwaaagh?

Gwwwah! Gwwwah!

Gwwwah hah hah!


Dragon Quest VIII[]

#56 - Chimaera
Bird Family
DQ8-056-Chimaera HP MP Attack Defence Agility
45 6 52 46 48
Exp Gold Drop Chimaera wing (Common)
Hairband (Rare)
64 12 G
Note: The wings of these monsters are useful items that allow travelers to teleport to previously visited locations instantly.
Abilities
Normal attack
Flame Breath
Spells
Heal
Haunts at:
Kingdom of Ascantha
Pickham Region
Land of the Moles


Dragon Quest IX[]

#59 - Chimaera
Bird Family
Dq9wyvern HP MP Attack Defence Agility
75 9 70 72 86
Exp Gold Drop Chimaera wing (Common, 1/8)
Flurry feather (Rare, 1/32)
180 89 G
Description: Beastly, burning-breathed birds who are almost impervious to fire, but are taken aback by ice attacks.

Their wings are a valued commodity, and shopkeepers are regularly singed to a cinder in search of fresh stock.

Abilities
Normal attack
Fire Breath
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Tywll Cave
Slurry Coast
Grottoes


Dragon Quest X[]

Normal[]
#88 - Chimaera
Bird Family
No Image HP MP Attack Defence Weight
176 31 81 86 0
Exp Gold Drop Slipweed (Common)
Blue eye (Rare)
74 5 G
Note: A monster that breathes fire stored in its stomach. When in high spirits, it can even breathe fire.
A hybrid beast of a vulture and a snake. Demon King, why did you combine these two? The answer remains a mystery...
Abilities
Normal attack
Fire Breath
Flame Breath
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Landon Mountain Foot
Western Orphea
Lincolnshire Region
Inamino Highway
Muse Coast
The Nameless Field*
Sazamire Meadows


Vicious[]
#550 - Vicious Chimaera
Bird Family
No Image HP MP Attack Defence Weight
3664 440 490 410 0
Exp Gold Drop Snakeskin (Common)
Flurry feather (Rare)
2015 5 G
Note: An evil Chimaera with extraordinary strength. His sharp red eyes are filled with murderous intent.
A certain spell created this monster by combining a vulture and a snake. The spell says that since they didn't have a hawk or a dragon on hand, they used them instead.
Abilities
Normal attack
Scorch
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Gerhena Fantasy
Bloody Beach
Jalim Baja Desert


Dragon Quest XI[]

Normal[]
#51 - Chimaera
Bird Family
DQXI - Chimaera 2D HP MP Attack Defence Agility
49 6 40 51 54
Exp Gold Drop Chimaera wing (Common)
Flurry feather (Rare)
65 26 G
Note: The wings of these half-bird, half snake hybrids are prized for their for their magical properties, meaning that they live in constant fear of being hunted.
Abilities
Normal attack
Fire Breath
Chimaera Flare
Gets Pepped Up
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Gallopolis Region
Laguna di Gondolia (3DS only, Day)
Galenholm (Only in the 3DS and Definitive versions)


Vicious[]
#344 - Vicious chimaera
Bird Family
DQXI - Chimaera 2D HP MP Attack Defence Agility
199 18 159 167 171
Exp Gold Drop Chimaera wing (Common)
Flurry feather (Rare)
865 192 G
Note: Chimaeras driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Abilities
Normal attack
Flame Breath
Chimaera Flare
Gets Pepped Up
Flees
Spells
None
Haunts at:
The Hotto Steppe (3DS only, Mid game)
Gallopolis Region (Mid game)


Monsters series[]

Dragon Warrior Monsters[]

# - Wyvern
Bird Family
Wyvern
HP Wisdom Attack Defence Agility
3/5 3/5 2/5 3/5 4/5
Description: It has an eagle's head & a body of a serpent.
Spells and Abilities
Heal (Lv. 2)
FrigidAir (Lv. 4)
Sleep (Lv. 5)
How to breed:
Any Bird family monster X Any Dragon family monster


Dragon Warrior Monsters 2[]

HP MP ATK DEF AGI Spells Family Locations
6/10 4/10 4/10 6/10 6/10 FrigidAir, Heal, Sleep Bird Family Breed a member of the Bird Family with a member of the Dragon Family

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart[]

Rarity Weight XP HP MP ATK DEF SPD WIS Defense Res Status Res
2 Stars 2 1984 5/594 2/435 4/494 6/492 7/438 1/267 1 1

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker[]

The player is liable to encounter chimaeras while exploring Xeroph Isle at night, the winged monsters appearing inside the bowl structure of the island during this time.

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

Chimaeras when synthesised over level twenty create a Chimaera X. Two level fifty Chimaera X's make a Chimaera XY.

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

Book Number HP MP ATK DEF
150 1412 552 850 800

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

Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Synthesising
Monster Monster Result
Ornery onion + Skelegon = Chimaera


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

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3/Joker 3 Professional[]

Joker 3 Synthesising
Monster Monster Result
Dracky + Dragon family = Chimaera
Synth type {{{Synth type}}}


Joker 3 Rank and Slot No.
Rank F
Slot No. One

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light[]

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[]

The Dark Prince Synthesising
Monster Monster Result
Pogoin' penguin + Imp = Chimaera
Synth type S
The Dark Prince Rank and Slot No.
Rank E
Slot No. Unknown

Mystery Dungeon series[]

Torneko: The Last Hope[]

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Torneko's Great Adventure[]

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Torneko's Great Adventure 3[]

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Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon[]

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Swords series[]

Kenshin Dragon Quest[]

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Dragon Quest Swords[]

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Battle Road series[]

Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road, Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road II/Legend, & Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory[]

Skill/Spell Description
Bird of Fire Damages one enemy with its whole body on fire
Woosh Damages all enemies with a small tornado spell
Swoosh Damages all enemies with a medium tornado spell

Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Scanner/Dragon Quest: Scan Battlers[]

The Chimaera is a two star card in season three. It's card number is 03-048.

Heroes series[]

Dragon Quest Heroes[]

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Dragon Quest Heroes II[]

Exp: 66
Gold: 31
Items dropped: Flurry feather, Slipweed and Chimaera coin
Locations: The Battle of Ingenia, The Lumberlands (F3)

Builders series[]

Dragon Quest Builders[]

In this game, it is quite important to loot defeated chimaeras for their feathers. Collected chimaera feathers can be made into chimaera wings, which can instantly transport the player back to the base.

Dragon Quest Builders 2[]

The chimaera can be found in Furrowfield, the Isle of Awakening and explorer's shores. It can drop a medicinal leaf upon defeat.

Other Games[]

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[]

Family Role Rarity Max Level Max HP Max MP Max Atk Max Def Agility Wisdom Move Weight
Nature family Attack D 100 412 122 227 132 142 166 2 15
Leader Skill Skill 1 Skill 2 Skill 3 Passive Skill Awakening skills
N/A Fire Breath Singe Multiheal Lv 80 Singe Potency +2%
Lv 90 Singe Potency +2%
Lv 100 Singe Potency +2%
1 Heart: Stats up, AGL +10
2 Heart: Zam Res +25, Stats up
3 Heart: Singe Potency +5%, Stats up, Multiheal Recovery +5%
4 Heart: Woosh Res +25, Stats up
5 Heart: Singe Potency +5%, Stats up, Multiheal Recovery +5%
Resistances Weaknesses
50% Woosh, Zam, Breath Lock & Paralysis
100% Bind
-50% Crack & Bang spell
-100% Sleep & Poison

The Chimaera is found in Part 1 Chapters 2-2 & 6-3.

Dragon Quest Wars[]

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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - A Hero's Bonds[]

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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Xross Blade[]

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Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi![]

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Dragon Quest Champions[]

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Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest - The Adventure of Dai[]

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Other Media Appearances[]

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai[]

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Dragon Quest: Your Story[]

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Gallery[]

Sprites[]

Wyvernsnes

Etymology[]

Hence the name of this monster, it also makes a debut in Greek Mythology (Chimaera)

Other languages[]

Other languages
French Chimère
German Chimäre
Chimära (M)
Spanish Quimera
Italian Chimera
Dutch Unknown
Norwegian Unknown
Greek Unknown
Portuguese Quimera
Russian Unknown
Chinese 奇美拉
Korean 키메라

Related monsters[]

See also[]

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