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Ryu Dragon

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Template:Enemy The Ryu Dragon is a Dream Eater that appears in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.

Design

The Ryu Dragon's design is based on a European dragon, being a quadruped creature with a pair of wings facing backwards down the body, although the design here is slightly less upright. As with all Dream Eaters and Nightmares, the features of the animals are exaggerated from their real counterparts, with the feet being tipped off in a single claw rather than three, and the mouth being a beak, somewhat diminishing the intimidation associated with a real dragon, such as Maleficent. Despite this, the Ryu Dragon is one of the larger Nightmares that Sora and Riku encounter.

As with the other creatures of the game, the Spirit color scheme leans towards green, bright red, yellow and other upper spectrum colors, while the Nightmare color scheme is of purple, black and darker red, and the Rare color scheme is denoted with white.

The Ryu Dragon's name is derived from the word "ryū," which means "dragon" in Japanese. Its dispositions are named after dragon-like enemies from the Final Fantasy series.

Strategy

The Ryu Dragon, as one of the late-game Dream Eaters, is one of the stronger ones. It is able to inflict heavy damage with slicing attacks that allow it to dash past its targets. The Ryu Dragon is also able to breathe fire while in mid-air and launch flame projectiles, as well as cast Time Bomb. The Ryu Dragon has a tendency to favor Fire-based attacks; it has a notable weakness to Blizzard-type commands.

Abilities

Ability Link

Ryu Dragon's Ability Link
  A B C D E F G H
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Location Type Name Requirement
A-1 Stat Ability HP Boost 30 LP
A-2 Stat Ability Attack Boost 100 LP
A-4 Quota Checkpoint[n 1] Level 30
A-5 Magic Command Firaga Burst[n 1] 300 LP
B-1 Movement Command Superglide 10 LP
B-2 Stat Ability Fire Boost 30 LP
B-3 Attack Command Meteor Crash 400 LP
B-4 Secret Secret: Green 10 LP
C-2 Stat Ability Magic Boost 100 LP
C-3 Stat Ability Defense Boost 100 LP
C-4 Secret Secret: Green 10 LP
D-1 Quota Checkpoint Link x1
D-3 Stat Ability Fire Boost[n 2] 50 LP
D-4 Stat Ability Attack Boost[n 3] 200 LP
D-5 Stat Ability Defense Boost[n 4] 200 LP
E-1 Support Ability Combo Plus 200 LP
E-3 Stat Ability Magic Boost[n 2] 200 LP
E-4 Stat Ability Reload Boost[n 3] 150 LP
E-5 Support Ability Combo Master[n 4] 300 LP
F-4 Quota Checkpoint[n 3] Link x5
G-4 Magic Command Mega Flare[n 3] 400 LP
  1. ^ a b Becomes available after unlocking Secret: Green at B-4.
  2. ^ a b Becomes available when in Wyvern disposition.
  3. ^ a b c d Becomes available after unlocking Secret: Green at C-4.
  4. ^ a b Becomes available when in Bahamut disposition.

Attacks

Name Element Level Disposition
F W T B
Attack icon Bi-slice Fire 1  
Attack icon Tri-slice Fire 1    
Attack icon Quadri-slice Fire 1    
Attack icon Quinti-slice Fire 1      
Attack icon Dragon's Fire Fire 1
Attack icon Dragon Blast Fire 1
Attack icon Dragon's Breath Fire 1    
Attack icon Dragon Death Fire 1    
Attack icon Liftoff 1
Attack icon Time Bomb Neutral 15    
Name Element Level Disposition
F W T B
Attack icon Bi-slice Fire 1 31% 26% 14% 34%
Attack icon Tri-slice Fire 1 24% 43% 14% 14%
Attack icon Quadri-slice Fire 1 24% 19% 33% 20%
Attack icon Quinti-slice Fire 1 6%   33% 13%
Attack icon Dragon Blast Fire 1 59% 46% 60% 60%
Attack icon Dragon's Breath Fire 1 41% 54% 40% 40%
Attack icon Liftoff 1 12% 12% 6% 13%
Attack icon Time Bomb Neutral 15 3%     6%
Magic icon Mega Flare Fire 1 Evolved Command

Recipe

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

The Ryu Dragon Recipe is found in a chest at the Golden Wood. The Ryu Dragon can be created through five different recipes.