The Divine Dragon
| “ | The arrival of the "One who glares through seven diabolic eyes, and who crosses the sky with sevens wings." It's trouble. It's the King of Dragons. The Divine Dragon. | ” |
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-Rose | ||
The Divine Dragon (神竜王, Shinryūō, lit. "God Dragon King") is one of the two main antagonists of Disc 3 in The Legend of Dragoon; the other is Lloyd, who clashes with him at his home a top the Mountain of Mortal Dragon, merely as an unexpected obstacle to an even greater plot.
Being the strongest of all Dragons, he is known to many as the King of Dragons. Its awakening caused the local forest's creatures to go savage and nearly caused Dart to lose his sanity to the Red-Eyed Dragoon Spirit. The only weapons that allow anyone to stand up to his might are the Dragon Buster and the Dragon Block Staff.
Appearance[]
Breaking the chains that bound it for millenia
At first glance, the Divine Dragon bears the design most seen in western-style dragons drawn in literature: a colossal, quadrupedal, winged reptile with elongated neck. The sacred sister described him as "The one who fly with seven diabolical eyes and wings that will bring destruction to Deningrad". The Divine Dragon once had eight wings before losing one of its larger forewings prior to its sealing. In the present day, it is known to fly across the sky on seven wings and a long tail.
Ironically, the King of Dragons still has "souvenirs" from the Dragon Campaign in the form of several chained manacles around some of his limbs. His facial features are the most bizarre: an array of seven eyes, six eyes are located at the front of his upper jaw while the seventh, largest eye located on his chin. He mounted the Divine Dragon Cannon in his back and contained the Divine Dragon Ball in his chest.
Story[]
Over ten millennia ago, the Divine Dragon was sealed away by the ancient Winglies in the depths of the Mountain of Mortal Dragon for fear of being obliterated by his incredible power. Due to his unrivaled might, even for the old Winglies, who were said to have much stronger magical power than their contemporary counterparts, it was not possible to kill or overcome him.
About eleven thousand years later, the seal of the Divine Dragon wore off, allowing the angry monster to break free and fly off to wreak vengeance upon all he hated, including the Winglies who trapped him over 10,000 years ago.
The Divine Dragon attacks Deningrad
As the Winglies in their Forest predicted, The Divine Dragon manages to break free from his binding chains after the Dragoons enter Deningrad; it flies low across the snowy wastes to the Crystal palace, diving down over the city and breaking stone buildings as it passes. Its flight causes considerable dismay but does no irreparable damage, whereupon it returns to its mountain.
Only after the heroes have left the city in search of the Dragon Block Staff, the Divine Dragon returns, and then this time attacks the city with all its power, almost completely destroying the Palace built by the Winglies that had imprisoned him so long ago. As a section of the Palace falls, a beam of light can be seen streaking toward the Moon, as a Signet Sphere is destroyed, leaving only three still binding the Virage Embryo. After obtaining the one artifact that can weaken the Dragon, Dart and company trek to the mountain to confront the Divine Dragon.
Battle with the Divine Dragon[]
This battle is fought at the top of the Mountain of Mortal Dragon. Despite being drastically weakened by the Dragon Block Staff, the Divine Dragon is still a formidable foe. The best strategy is stick to your strong hitters and equip for high magical defense, as your dragoons will be no good in this battle. Make sure you come ready with a couple of magical items and a bunch of health potions and Angel Prayers. Also its recommended to equip Bravery Amulets to your attackers due to one of his moves that induces fear to the party members.
Due to the way the Dragon Block Staff is used in this fight Dragoon form is all but useless for attacking the Divine Dragon. Unlike against Grand Jewel the Dragon Block Staff is used at the very start of this fight, decreasing damage of offensive moves and defense. However, Meru and Miranda's healing spells are unaffected by this, as is Albert's Rose Storm. As long as the character who transforms had less than 200 SP before the transformation the character will revert back to human form immediately after using magic instead of staying in Dragoon form and having defense reduced.
It is greatly recommended to attack the Divine Dragon Cannon and the Divine Dragon Ball to disable the Divine Dragon's two strongest attacks, which are able to either deal massive damage to the entire group or even knock out party members with a single attack.
The Divine Dragon has five different attacks, as listed below.
- Dragon Claw: The Divine Dragon swoops his claw across the field and attacks the entire party dealing moderate damage.
- Divine Dragon Cannon: A count-down appears and at the end of the countdown the Divine Dragon will charge up energy through his largest eye, and releases this energy in a powerful blast through the cannon on his back, this attack hits two party members (all three, if he targets Dart) and does major damage. This attack can be disabled if you switch targets and attack the cannon directly, ultimately destroying the cannon. This attack is rarely used.
- Divine Dragon Ball: The Divine Dragon flies up in the air and and opens the flaps on his chest where he shoots a volley of many energy balls at the party dealing major damage. This attack can be disabled if you switch targets and attack the chest directly, ultimately destroying the ball. This attack is decently common.
- Imperial Spell: The Divine Dragon shakes his neck calling up a random powerful magic. The magic the Dragon casts are usually at maximum capacity and can affect all members of Dart's party.
- Pressure: The Divine Dragon shakes his head and casts Fear into all party members causing fear that lowers attack and defense from both physical and magical. Used if hit with magic attacks.
There is a rare chance for the Divine Dragon to drop a Dragon Shield.
After the battle[]
The Divine Dragon after its defeat
After the long battle, the dragon plummets to the ground with devastating force. Lloyd jumps down from his observing position to where its head rests on a cliff side. He slices downwards on its large chin and slices the large eye, dealing the killing blow. At this last moment of its life, the soul of the Divine Dragon manifests itself in the Dragoon Spirit, which is subsequently taken by Lloyd, although the spirit does not recognize him and does not sparkle in his hands. The new owner of the Divine Dragon Spirit Stone explains to the confused heroes that the dragon was not a part of his plot and the extra power is unneeded. The Divine Dragon was an obstacle to his master plan; he might as well defeat it sooner rather than later. He then takes his leave by teleporting across the Mountain of Mortal Dragon and through the Evergreen Forest. Dart and friends give chase to Lloyd.
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Battle at Mayfil[]
The Spirit of the Divine Dragon is encountered at Mayfil and is an optional battle. Unlike the first fight, Dragoon forms can be used to great value, as no Dragon Block Staff effects are present to hinder them.
The Spirit of the Divine Dragon is considered among the most challenging boss battles in the entire game due to the inability of the group to disable the Divine Dragon Ball and the Divine Dragon Cannon, despite now having Dragoon forms available for good use. Due to the high speed of the Divine Dragon Spirit it is occasionally able to perform consecutive actions, in worst cases consecutive Divine Dragon Ball or Divine Dragon Cannon attacks, which are able to knock out the entire party and make the player see Game Over without being able to do much about it.
It is recommended to equip the party with accessories and armor improving resistance against magical attacks, such as the Spiritual Ring, The Guard Badge or, should the player have it, the Legendary Casquet, in order to reduce the damage dealt by the Divine Dragon Ball and Divine Dragon Cannon.
Dart Feld, the Chosen One[]
In the end of Disc 4, Lloyd appears once more, still having the Dragoon Spirit of the Divine Dragon in his possession. He confronts Melbu Frahma accompanied by Dart, his attacks does give Melbu some trouble but after being struck by a beam, Lloyd falls to the ground and lies dying. He gives Dart the Dragoon Spirit of the Divine Dragon while he gave the Dragon Buster to Rose. When it gets near Dart, the spirit glows brightly to him as the spirit has chosen Dart. Dart accepts the Spirit and uses its power to overcome the God of Destruction. Unlike his previous Dragoon Spirit, Dart is able to awaken and use the Divine Dragon Spirit to turn into a Dragoon on his own. A possible explanation is that the Divine Dragon sees Dart as the Chosen One to use the Spirit, as it was Dart and his group who mainly overcame him on the Mountain of the Mortal Dragon. As for Dart, the Divine Dragon Spirit is his true Dragoon Spirit, which makes Dart the strongest Dragoon in the Legend Of Dragoon.
Trivia[]
- When Dart uses the Dragoon Magic "Divine DG Ball," it is erroneously spoken as "Divine Dragon Egg." This is due to a mistranslation of the original Japanese, Shinryū Tama; tama means "ball," while tamago means "egg."
- While the Divine Dragoon Spirit is on Lloyd, it will begin to shine when Dart is near Lloyd. During the cutscene on disc 3 before the fight with Lloyd, it is seen shining as Dart is entering the Mirror chamber, hinting at who the master of it will be.
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