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The Dragon Zombie is a recurrent boss or powerful enemy in the Castlevania series. It lost its magic, but has become mindlessly violent.

Description

The Dragon Zombie are the reanimated remains of a dragon. The Death Dragon from Castlevania Legends was slain by Count Dracula and left to guard his castle. The various Dragon Zombies' remains throughout the Castlevania games appear in varying amounts of decay, being full of flesh in Legends and Circle of the Moon, but more skeleton-like in Chronicles and Portrait of Ruin.

Appearances

Castlevania Chronicles

The boss of the second level. Simon passes the dragon's remains while trekking through the Underground Aqueduct. It returns at the end to attack while Simon is stuck on a small raft. The dragon remains hovering on the right side of the screen, attacking in two ways: either it will tip the boat with its tail, or breathe fire at Simon. It can be avoided by remaining on the left side of the raft and constantly attacking its head.

Name	JPN	HP	EXP
Skull Dragon		31	10,000

Location
2. Underground Aqueduct

Castlevania Legends

This dragon was actually killed by Dracula himself in his early years to send a message that he, as the "King of the Dragons", had arrived. Dracula granted it new life to be a part of his own army. The dragon is huge and only its front half is shown onscreen. Its fire-breathing ability is ever-present, but it chooses to spew individual flame blasts sporadically as it moves its head up and down between three possible positions to keep the player guessing while moving. Like other bosses its size, it likes to crash into things using its head to make debris fall from the ceiling to further disrupt Sonia's movements.

Name	JPN	HP	ATK
Death Dragon	デス·ドラゴン	-	-

Location
2. Inside the Castle

Description
This legendary monster was slain by Count Dracula himself and then was brought back as a living corpse. The dragon attacks by breathing flames.

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

Dragon Zombies appear as a pair of boss monsters. Both dragons lie on the floor, with their bodies in an advanced level of decay, and are so bulky they must resort to attack using only their heads. The left dragon attacks by spewing a series of loosely aimed fireballs, while the right dragon attacks with aimed balls of electricity. Both dragons have the ability to slam into the wall and cause debris to fall from the ceiling. When one dragon dies, the other will devour its companion's remains, regaining 300 HP in the process; however, doing so leaves it open for attack while feeding, allowing the player to probably deal even more damage than the health it regains. Once both are defeated, the Heavy Ring can be obtained from the next room.

Name	JPN	HP	EXP
Dragon Zombie	-	1,400	15,000

ATK	DEF	Location
390	440	Underground Gallery

Common Drop	Rare Drop
-	-

Resistance	Poison

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

In this game, the Dragon Zombie is not a boss but a large, uncommon enemy. It can bite, jump forward, wail its tail at the player, and more importantly, breath a large poisonous fume that covers a large area of the room. It usually appears in areas where an almost endless horde of Mummies spawn from the ground.

One can be encountered in the Buried Chamber, another in the Sandy Grave, and yet another one also makes an appearance in Boss Rush Mode (Course 1).

No.	Name	JPN	HP
38	Dragon Zombie		350

Tolerance	Weakness
Dark	Slash, Fire, Holy

Location	Common Drop	Rare Drop	EXP	SP
Buried Chamber, Sandy Grave	Gladius	Zweihander	150	5

Description	"A zombie dragon. It lost its magic, but has become mindlessly violent."

Item Data

Item Data: Dragon Zombie
Image	Name - Game Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Ice (Water) - Legends Soul Weapon - Sonia				[edit]
	Restores the player's entire life gauge.	Consume: 20 Hearts		Find: Stage 2 Create: Death Dragon soul
	Heavy Ring - Circle of the Moon Magic Item - Nathan				[edit]
	Certain boxes can be pushed.			Find: Underground Gallery Guard: Dragon Zombie	Effect: Grants Nathan the ability to push certain wooden boxes.
	Gladius (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin Weapon (Sword) - Jonathan				[edit]
	A sword used in ancient Rome.	Attrib: Slash Consume: 50 MP (Critical Art)	ATK +35, DEF +2 Sell: $1,450	Drop: Dragon Zombie, Hill Guard
	Zweihander (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin Weapon (Great Sword) - Jonathan				[edit]
	A German two-handed sword.	Attrib: Slash Consume: 50 MP (Critical Art)	ATK +69 Sell: $2,200	Rare Drop: Dragon Zombie

Gallery

Trivia

In Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, the right Dragon Zombie can be defeated even before the boss room's door has closed. As a result, by exploiting the Dual Set-Up System, Nathan can transform into a skeleton (Pluto + Black Dog) and start spamming bones. Since one hit with a big bone will likely kill the dragon and the fact that the right dragon will always be there every time Nathan enters the room, as long as the left dragon has not been killed, Nathan can gain big amounts of EXP quickly by repeating this process.
In Castlevania: Lament of Innocence, in the first room of the Pagoda of the Misty Moon, the skeletal remains of a winged dragon appear on the floor.
In Lords of Shadow, Gabriel Belmont fights a Titan boss near the end of the game called the Dracolich, which are the reanimated remains of a dead dragon. Interestingly enough, the original series' Dragon Zombie was said to have been slain by Dracula in his early years, while Gabriel defeated the Dracolich not long before he became Dracula himself.

References

Castlevania Legends
Characters
Sonia Belmont • Dracula • Alucard
Bosses
Creatures Bat • Death Dragon • Flying Wolf • Grim Reaper • Medusa • Jumping Demon • Executioner
Stages
Outside the Castle • Inside the Castle • The Clock Tower • The Top Floor of the Castle • The Cathedral Secret Passage
Music
Akumajō Dracula Best Music Collections BOX
Guides
Nintendo Power Guide • Futabasha Official Guide
Archives
Bestiary • Inventory • Castlevania: Resurrection

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Characters
Protagonist Nathan Graves Supporting cast Morris Baldwin • Hugh Baldwin Antagonists Camilla • Dracula
Bosses
Cerberus • Necromancer • Iron Golem • Adramelech • Dragon Zombie • Death
Areas
Sealed Room • Catacomb • Abyss Stairway • Audience Room • Triumph Hallway • Outer Wall • Machine Tower • Eternal Corridor • Chapel Tower • Underground Gallery • Underground Warehouse • Underground Waterway • Observation Tower • Ceremonial Room • Battle Arena
Music
Awake • Proof of Blood • Fate to Despair • Castlevania: Circle of the Moon and Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance Original Soundtrack
Guides
NTT Pub Official Guide • Shinkigensha Official Guide
Archives
Bestiary • Inventory • In-Game Formula • Magician Mode • Fighter Mode • Shooter Mode • Thief Mode

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+''[[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon|Circle of the Moon]]''<br />
+''[[Castlevania Legends|Legends]]''<br />
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-The '''Dragon Zombie''' is a recurrent [[:Category:Bosses|boss]] or powerful [[:Category:Enemies|enemy]] in the ''[[Castlevania (series)|Castlevania]]'' series. It lost its magic, but has become mindlessly violent.
+The '''Dragon Zombie''' is a recurrent [[:category:Bosses|boss]] or powerful [[:category:Enemies|enemy]] in the ''[[Castlevania (series)|Castlevania]]'' series. It lost its magic, but has become mindlessly violent.
 ==Description==
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 ==Appearances==
 ===''[[Castlevania Chronicles]]''===
-The [[:Category:Chronicles Bosses|boss]] of the second level. [[Simon Belmont (X68000)|Simon]] passes the dragon's remains while trekking through the [[Chronicles Block 2|Underground Aqueduct]]. It returns at the end to attack while he is stuck on a small raft. The dragon remains hovering on the right side of the screen, attacking in two ways: either it will tip the boat with its tail, or [[Flame Breath|breathe fire]] at Simon. It can be avoided by remaining on the left side of the raft and constantly attacking its head.
+The [[:category:Chronicles Bosses|boss]] of the second level. [[Simon Belmont (Chronicles)|Simon]] passes the dragon's remains while trekking through the [[Chronicles Block 2|Underground Aqueduct]]. It returns at the end to attack while Simon is stuck on a small raft. The dragon remains hovering on the right side of the screen, attacking in two ways: either it will tip the boat with its tail, or [[Flame Breath|breathe fire]] at Simon. It can be avoided by remaining on the left side of the raft and constantly attacking its head.
 {{Enemy Stats/Chronicles
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 ===''[[Castlevania Legends]]''===
-This dragon was actually killed by [[Dracula (Legends)|Dracula]] himself in his early years to send a message that he, as the "King of the Dragons", had arrived. Dracula granted it new life to be a part of his own army. The dragon is huge and only its front half is shown onscreen. Its [[Flame Breath|fire-breathing]] ability is ever-present, but it chooses to spit individual flame blasts sporadically as it moves its head up and down between three possible positions to keep the player guessing while moving. Like other bosses its size, it likes to crash into things using its head to make debris fall from the ceiling to further disrupt [[Sonia Belmont|Sonia]]'s movements.
+This dragon was actually killed by [[Dracula (Legends)|Dracula]] himself in his early years to send a message that he, as the "King of the Dragons", had arrived. Dracula granted it new life to be a part of his own army. The dragon is huge and only its front half is shown onscreen. Its [[Flame Breath|fire-breathing]] ability is ever-present, but it chooses to spew individual flame blasts sporadically as it moves its head up and down between three possible positions to keep the player guessing while moving. Like other bosses its size, it likes to crash into things using its head to make debris fall from the ceiling to further disrupt [[Sonia Belmont|Sonia]]'s movements.
 {{Enemy Stats/Legends
-|Image    = [[File:Ddragon.gif]]
+|Image       = [[File:Ddragon.gif|110px]]
-|Name     = Death Dragon
+|Name        = Death Dragon
-|JPN      = デス·ドラゴン
+|JPN         = デス·ドラゴン
-|HP       = -
+|HP          = -
-|ATK      = -
+|ATK         = -
-|Location = [[Legends Stage 2|2. Inside the Castle]]
+|Location    = [[Legends Stage 2|2. Inside the Castle]]
+|Description = This legendary monster was slain by Count Dracula<br />himself and then was brought back as a living corpse.<br />The dragon attacks by breathing flames.
 }}
 ===''[[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]]''===
-Dragon Zombies appear as a pair of [[Poison]]-type [[:Category:Circle of the Moon Bosses|boss]] monsters. Both dragons lay on the floor, with their bodies in an advanced level of decay and so bulky they must resort to attack using only their heads. The left dragon attacks with a series of loosely aimed [[fireball]]s, while the right dragon attacks with aimed balls of [[Thunder|electricity]]. Both dragons have the ability to slam into the wall and cause a shower of rocks, both large and small, to fall from the ceiling. When one dragon dies, the other will devour its companion's remains, regaining 300 [[Hit Points|HP]] in the process; however, doing so leaves it open for attack while feeding, allowing the player to probably deal even more damage than the health it regains. Once both are defeated, the [[Heavy Ring]] can be obtained from the next room.
+Dragon Zombies appear as a pair of [[:category:Circle of the Moon Bosses|boss]] monsters. Both dragons lie on the floor, with their bodies in an advanced level of decay, and are so bulky they must resort to attack using only their heads. The left dragon attacks by spewing a series of loosely aimed [[fireball]]s, while the right dragon attacks with aimed balls of [[Thunder|electricity]]. Both dragons have the ability to slam into the wall and cause debris to fall from the ceiling. When one dragon dies, the other will devour its companion's remains, regaining 300 [[Hit Points|HP]] in the process; however, doing so leaves it open for attack while feeding, allowing the player to probably deal even more damage than the health it regains. Once both are defeated, the [[Heavy Ring]] can be obtained from the next room.
 {{Enemy Stats/Circle of the Moon
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 ===''[[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin]]''===
-In this game, the Dragon Zombie is a large, common enemy. He appears at the [[Buried Chamber]] and [[Sandy Grave]], and also makes an appearance in [[Boss Rush Mode#Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin|Boss Rush Mode]] (Course 1).
+In this game, the Dragon Zombie is not a boss but a large, uncommon enemy. It can bite, jump forward, wail its tail at the player, and more importantly, [[Poison Breath|breath a large poisonous fume]] that covers a large area of the room. It usually appears in areas where an almost endless horde of [[Mummy|Mummies]] spawn from the ground.
+One can be encountered in the [[Buried Chamber]], another in the [[Sandy Grave]], and yet another one also makes an appearance in [[Boss Rush Mode#Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin|Boss Rush Mode]] (Course 1).
 {{Enemy Stats/Portrait of Ruin
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 ==Item Data==
 {{Item Table Begin|Dragon Zombie}}
+{{Legends Item Data|Ice}}
+{{Circle of the Moon Item Data/Magic Items|Heavy Ring}}
 {{Portrait of Ruin Item Data/Weapons|Gladius}}
 {{Portrait of Ruin Item Data/Weapons|Zweihander}}
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 ==Gallery==
-<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" caption="Dragon Zombie">
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
-Chronicles-dragonskeleton.gif|[[Simon Belmont (X68000)|Simon]] fighting the '''Skull Dragon''' in ''[[Castlevania Chronicles|Chronicles]]''
+Chronicles-dragonskeleton.gif|[[Simon Belmont (Chronicles)|Simon]] fighting the '''Skull Dragon''' in ''[[Castlevania Chronicles|Chronicles]]''
 Legends - Death Dragon - 01.png|'''Death Dragon''' from ''[[Castlevania Legends|Legends]]''
 Twin zombie dragon.PNG|[[Nathan Graves|Nathan]] fighting the '''Dragon Zombies''' in ''[[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon|Circle of the Moon]]''
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 ==Trivia==
+*In ''[[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]]'', the right Dragon Zombie can be defeated even before the boss room's door has closed. As a result, by exploiting the [[Dual Set-Up System]], [[Nathan Graves|Nathan]] can [[Skeleton Transformation|transform into a skeleton]] ([[Pluto (card)|Pluto]] + [[Black Dog (card)|Black Dog]]) and start spamming bones. Since one hit with a big bone will likely kill the dragon and the fact that the right dragon will always be there every time Nathan enters the room, as long as the left dragon has not been killed, Nathan can gain big amounts of [[Experience|EXP]] quickly by repeating this process.
-[[File:COTM 08 Underground Gallery 20b.PNG|thumb|200px|Using the skeleton form exploit]]
+*In ''[[Castlevania: Lament of Innocence]]'', in the first room of the [[Pagoda of the Misty Moon]], the skeletal remains of a winged dragon appear on the floor.
-*In ''[[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon|Circle of the Moon]]'', the right Dragon Zombie can be slain even before the boss room's door has closed. As a result, by exploiting the [[Dual Set-Up System]], [[Nathan Graves|Nathan]] can [[Skeleton Transformation|transform into a skeleton]] ([[Dual Set-Up System#Action Cards|Pluto]] + [[Black Dog]]) and start spamming bones. Since one hit with a big bone will likely kill the dragon and the fact that the right dragon will always be there every time Nathan enters the room, as long as the left dragon has not been killed, Nathan can gain big amounts of [[Experience|EXP]] quickly by repeating this process.
-[[File:Dracolichdetail.png|thumb|200px|Dracolich art]]
 *In ''[[Castlevania: Lords of Shadow|Lords of Shadow]]'', [[Dracula (Lords of Shadow)|Gabriel Belmont]] fights a [[Titan]] boss near the end of the game called the [[Titan#Dracolich Titan|Dracolich]], which are the reanimated remains of a dead dragon. Interestingly enough, the original series' Dragon Zombie was said to have been slain by Dracula in his early years, while Gabriel defeated the Dracolich not long before he became Dracula himself.
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
+COTM 08 Underground Gallery 20b.PNG|Using the [[Skeleton Transformation|skeleton form]] exploit in ''[[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon|Circle of the Moon]]''
+Lament_of_Innocence_Zombie_Dragon_Texture.jpg|Texture of the remains at the [[Pagoda of the Misty Moon]] in ''[[Castlevania: Lament of Innocence|Lament of Innocence]]''
+Dracolichdetail.png|[[Titan#Dracolich Titan|Dracolich]] concept art from ''[[Castlevania: Lords of Shadow|Lords of Shadow]]''
+</gallery>
+==See also==
+*[[Dragon]]
+*[[Zombie]]
 ==References==