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The King Hydra is a boss in Dragon Quest III, and a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series.

Characteristics[]

The King Hydra is an Orochi with purple skin and a blue underbelly.

Appearances[]

Main games[]

Dragon Quest III[]

The King Hydra makes its first appearance fighting Erdrick's father Ortega and kills him, causing his death in his son's arms. It is later the first of three monsters Erdrick and his companions fight before facing its master, Zoma. King Hydras can also appear as random encounters in the Cloudsgate Citadel bonus dungeon of the remakes.

#158 - King Hydra
Dragon Family
Kinghydra DQIII NES HP MP Attack Defence Agility
550 (NES)
1600 (Remakes)
12 240 (NES)
280 (Remakes)
50 (NES)
150 (Remakes)
50
Exp Gold Drop Dragon mail
9500
97600*
350
0* G
Note: The pet of a megalomaniac, this multi-headed horror is said to have slaughtered a great hero who attempted in vain to vanquish it.
Abilities
Normal attack
Acts twice per turn
Sometimes acts thrice per turn*
Regenerates HP*
Blazing Breath*
Inferno (Remakes)

Sweet Breath*
War Cry*
Fog of War*
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Zoma's Citadel
Cloudsgate Citadel (Remakes)


Dragon Quest X[]

Normal phase[]
# - King Hydra
Dragon Family
No Image HP MP Attack Defence Weight
36656 999 868 318 3060
Exp Gold Drop Gold nugget (Common)
Gold bar (Rare)
3470 300 G
Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack
Acts twice per turn
C-C-Cold Breath
Scorch
Fireball Storm
Total War Cry
Continuous biting (When angered)
Boogie Breath
Venom Mist
Acid Breath
Discussion (Continuous biting)
Discussion (Hard beating)
Discussion (During Feel the Burn, when angered)
Discussion (Tension up)
Disruptive Wave
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Unknown


Strong phase[]
# - King Hydra
Dragon Family
No Image HP MP Attack Defence Weight
41412 999 922 355 3060
Exp Gold Drop Gold nugget (Common)
Gold bar (Rare)
3470 300 G
Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack
Acts twice per turn
Fuel for the Fire
C-C-Cold Breath
Scorch
Fireball Storm
Total War Cry
Continuous biting
Boogie Breath
Venom Mist
Acid Breath
Shrink Breath
Disruptive Wave
Evil dragon crest (Enhanced Gadget Zero Type Effect)
Crafty Breather
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Unknown


Petit form[]
# - Petit King Hydra
Dragon Family
No Image HP MP Attack Defence Weight
10996 999 424 153 2430
Exp Gold Drop Gold nugget (Common)
Gold bar (Rare)
347 30 G
Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack
C-C-Cold Breath
Scorch
Fireball Storm
Total War Cry
Continuous biting
Boogie Breath
Venom Mist
Acid Breath
Discussion (Continuous biting, when not angered only)
Discussion (During Feel the Burn, when angered)
Discussion (Tension up)
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Unknown


Monsters series[]

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: Joker 3 Professional[]

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Gallery[]

Sprites[]

Other languages[]

Other languages
French Reine hydre
Roi hydre (DQ3 HD-2D)
German Königshydra
Spanish Hidra rey
Italian Idra reale
Dutch Unknown
Norwegian Unknown
Greek Unknown
Portuguese Unknown
Russian Unknown
Chinese 大王海德拉
Korean 킹 히드라

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