The King Hydra is the first of three monsters the hero and his companions fight before facing the Demon Lord, Zoma. The hero's father, Ortega, is seen fighting the monster, but is slain and dies in his child's arms.
It has a ferocious bite and can spew fire.
Characteristics
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Main game appearances
Dragon Quest III
# - King Hydra Dragon Family | |||||
| HP | MP | Attack | Defense | Agility |
550 (NES) 1600 (SNES, GBC and iOS) | 12 | 240 (NES) 280 (SNES, GBC and iOS) | 50 (NES) 150 (SNES, GBC and iOS) | 50 | |
Exp | Gold | Drop | Dragon mail | ||
9500 | 350 G | ||||
Note: | |||||
Abilities | |||||
Normal attack Acts twice Inferno Regenerates 90-110 HP (NES) | |||||
Spells | |||||
None | |||||
Haunts at: | |||||
Zoma's Citadel Cloudsgate Citadel* |
Dragon Quest X
Normal phase
# - King Hydra Dragon Family | |||||
| HP | MP | Attack | Defense | Weight |
36656 | 999 | 868 | 318 | 3060 | |
Exp | Gold | Drop | Goldstone (Common) Gold bar (Rare) | ||
3470 | 300 G | ||||
Note: None | |||||
Abilities | |||||
Normal attack Acts twice C-C-Cold Breath Scorch Infernorb Total War Cry Continuous biting (When angered) Catchy Tune Venom Mist Acid Breath Discussion (Continuous biting) Discussion (Hard beating) Discussion (During tension burn, when angered) Discussion (Tension up) | |||||
Spells | |||||
None | |||||
Haunts at: | |||||
Unknown |
Strong phase
# - King Hydra Dragon Family | |||||
| HP | MP | Attack | Defense | Weight |
41412 | 999 | 922 | 355 | 3060 | |
Exp | Gold | Drop | Goldstone (Common) Gold bar (Rare) | ||
3470 | 300 G | ||||
Note: None | |||||
Abilities | |||||
Normal attack Acts twice C-C-Cold Breath Scorch Infernorb Total War Cry Continuous biting Catchy Tune Venom Mist Acid Breath Shrink Breath Disruptive Wave Evil dragon crest (Enhanced Gadget Zero Type Effect) | |||||
Spells | |||||
None | |||||
Haunts at: | |||||
Unknown |
Petit form
# - Petit King Hydra Dragon Family | |||||
| HP | MP | Attack | Defense | Weight |
10996 | 999 | 424 | 153 | 2430 | |
Exp | Gold | Drop | Goldstone (Common) Gold bar (Rare) | ||
347 | 30 G | ||||
Note: None | |||||
Abilities | |||||
Normal attack C-C-Cold Breath Scorch Infernorb Total War Cry Continuous biting Catchy Tune Venom Mist Acid Breath Discussion (Continuous biting, when not angered only) Discussion (During tension burn, when angered) Discussion (Tension up) | |||||
Spells | |||||
None | |||||
Haunts at: | |||||
Unknown |
Synthesis
Terry's Wonderland 3D
Terry's Wonderland 3D Synthesising | ||||||||
Monster | Monster | Result | ||||||
Unknown | + | Unknown | = | Unknown |
Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key
Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Synthesising | ||||||||
Monster | Monster | Result | ||||||
Unknown | + | Unknown | = | Unknown |
Rank and Slot No.
Terry's Wonderland 3D
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Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key
Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Rank and Slot No. | |
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Slot No. | {{{Slot number}}} |
Sprites
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Other languages
Other languages | |
French | Reine hydre |
German | Unknown |
Spanish | Hidra rey |
Italian | Unknown |
Dutch | Unknown |
Swedish | Unknown |
Greek | Unknown |
Portuguese | Unknown |
Russian | Unknown |
Chinese | Unknown |
Korean | Unknown |
Related monsters
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