Ryu Dragon

Ryu Dragon (Spirit) KH3D.png

Ryu Dragon (Nightmare) KH3D.png

Ryu Dragon (Rare) KH3D.png

Japanese リュウドラゴン
Rōmaji Ryuu Doragon

Type Spirit Dream Eater
Nightmare Dream Eater
Games Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory
Ryu Dragon

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Land and air are two separate play-grounds for this mythical monstrosity. But even a big, smart, fast contender like this can be put on ice (literally).
EXP Mod Dream Piece
1.23 Savage Fantasy
HP Strength Magic Defense
50.0 11.5 9.2 7.7
Fire Blizzard Thunder Water Dark Light
x0.55 x1.30 x1.10 x1.60 x1.10 x1.10
Attribute Style Link Attack
Fire Fire Decussation
Dispositions
Fafnir Slashes foes on ground; rises to spit fireballs from air.
To Wyvern: Rub its head and front legs
To Tiamat: Poke its hind legs and body or tail
To Bahamut: Rub its hind legs and body or tail
Wyvern Fewer fireballs but pursues foes using Dragon's Breath.
To Fafnir: Poke its hind legs and body
To Tiamat: Poke its head and front legs or tail
To Bahamut: Rub its head and front legs or tail
Tiamat Mostly ground attacks.
To Fafnir: Poke its tail
To Wyvern: Rub its tail
To Bahamut: Rub its head and front legs or hind legs and body
Bahamut Mostly aerial flame attacks.
To Fafnir: Poke its head and front legs or tail
To Wyvern: Rub its head and front legs or tail
To Tiamat: Poke its hind legs and body
Location Level HP EXP Strength Magic Defense
Prankster's Paradise (Portal) 18 168 116 36 29 16
20 180 144 38 31 17
20 180 144 38 31 17
22 192 160 41 33 18
Country of the Musketeers (Portal) 26 216 192 46 37 20
28 228 208 49 39 21
30 240 224 51 41 22
32 252 240 54 43 24
Symphony of Sorcery 34 264 256 56 45 25
36 276 272 59 47 26
36 276 272 59 47 26
38 288 288 61 49 27
The World That Never Was 38 288 288 61 49 27
40 300 304 64 52 28
Resistances Fire Blizzard Thunder Water Dark Light
x0.55 x1.30 x1.10 x1.60 x1.10 x1.10
Status Effects Stun Mini Sleep Blind Stop Freeze
x1.0 x0 x1.0 x1.0 x0 x1.0
Confuse Poison Magnet Slow Ignite Bind
x1.0 x1.0 x1.0 x1.0 x0 x1.0
Zero Gravity Time Bomb Zantetsuken
x1.0 x0 x1.0
Rewards
HP Orb x3 (30%), Big Munny x1 (40%), Droplet x3 (30%)
Confetti Candy 3 (3%), Treasure Goggles (1%)
Lofty Fancy (12%), Savage Fantasy (3%)
Worlds
Symphony of Sorcery, The World That Never Was
Prankster's Paradise (Portal), Country of the Musketeers (Portal)
Location Level HP EXP Strength Magic Defense
Symphony of Sorcery (Portal) 34 396 512 101 81 37
36 414 544 106 85 39
36 414 544 106 85 39
38 432 576 110 89 40
Resistances Fire Blizzard Thunder Water Dark Light
x0.55 x1.30 x1.10 x1.60 x1.10 x1.10
Status Effects Stun Mini Sleep Blind Stop Freeze
x1.0 x0 x1.0 x1.0 x0 x1.0
Confuse Poison Magnet Slow Ignite Bind
x1.0 x1.0 x1.0 x1.0 x0 x1.0
Zero Gravity Time Bomb Zantetsuken
x1.0 x0 x1.0
Rewards
HP Orb x3 (30%), Big Munny x1 (40%), Droplet x3 (30%)
Lofty Fancy (16%), Lofty Fantasy (8%)
Worlds
Symphony of Sorcery (Special Portal)

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

DesignEdit

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. 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.

In the context of martial arts and Asian philosophy, the dragon and tiger are important symbols regarding duality and polarity of the natural world. The Dragon in this instance is representative of that of Yang, whose aspects are found in the terms of spirit, light, and the Heavens, embodying solid, focused, and active aspects. In martial arts, the Dragon is said to be representative of internal and soft styles, focusing on conceptual understanding, including understanding the dynamics of battle, accuracy, mental acuity, technical prowess, fluidity, agility, and reaction. Within martial arts fiction, internal martial arts are also depicted at times to bear powers delving into the mystical, including that related to ki, the spiritual, or even magic, are often are a style considered balanced, and wielded by the protagonist of the story, tying in further to its Ability Link Board.

StrategyEdit

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.

AbilitiesEdit

Ability LinkEdit

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.

AttacksEdit

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

RecipeEdit

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop DistanceEdit

Riku obtains the Ryu Dragon Recipe from a chest at the Golden Wood. The Ryu Dragon is created through five different recipes.

  Ryu Dragon
Rank   Ingredients   Lofty Fancy x3
  Brilliant Fantasy x2

Rank   Ingredients   Lofty Fantasy x4
  Brilliant Fantasy x1

Success 20%
Chance   Pegaslick
Rank   Ingredients   Lofty Fantasy x3
  Brilliant Fantasy x2
Rank   Ingredients   Prickly Fantasy x2
  Brilliant Fantasy x3
Rank   Ingredients   Epic Fantasy x3
  Brilliant Fantasy x2

Success 80%
Chance   Lord Kyroo