Chimaera

The chimaera is a recurring monster in Dragon Quest series. Introduced in the original game, it is a monster with the body of a serpent and the wings and head of a bird.

Characteristics[]

The standard chimaera has what appears to be a vulture's head with a ring of downy feathers around its neck. Its body is serpentine, but also somewhat bloated, making it look more grub-like than snake-like. Its wings are feathered and constantly beat to keep the creature airborne.

Having appeared many times throughout the series, chimaeras have proven themselves to be formidable creatures, often having great potential for strength, magic, and natural skills such as breathing fire and ice. They can be terrible creatures to face in battle and terrific allies to have at one's side.

Appearances[]

Main games[]

Dragon Quest[]

# - Chimaera Bird Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	42	0	56	48	31
	Exp	Gold
	24 (NES) 64 (Remakes)	100 (NES) 150 (Remakes) G
	Note:
Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Sanctum area Damdara area

Dragon Quest III[]

#84 - Chimaera Bird Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	80	0	120	70	68
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Chimaera wing
	2374 (NES) 1780 (Remakes)	90 (NES) 75 (Remakes) G
	Note:
Abilities
Normal attack Desperate attack Blazing Breath* Fire Breath* Flame Breath*
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Damdara area Cantlin area Rimuldar area Sanctum area

Dragon Quest V[]

#79 - Chimaera Bird Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	65 (SNES) 81 (DS)	7	72	65	44 (SNES) 54 (DS)
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Chimaera wing
	110 (SNES) 90 (DS)	45 G
	Note:
Abilities
Normal attack
Spells
Midheal
Haunts at:
Mount Magmageddon area Mount Magmageddon

Dragon Quest VII[]

#44 - Chimaera Bird Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	61	0	73	69	40
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Chimaera wing Chimaera heart (Rare)
	29	18 G
	Note:
Abilities
Normal attack Fire Breath
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Dungeon of Descent Alltrades Abbey (Past, after Allblades Arena event) Al-Balad area (Past) Temple Palace (Past) The Likeness of the Great Evil (Past)
Monster Meadows quotes:
PSX: If you plan to die in battle, could you do it close by? I don't want to fly far to pick on your bones. It is man's nature to feast on the failed opportunities of others. Could you at least wait for one your party members to die before coming here, so that I might feast on the remain? 3DS: Gwwwaaagh? Gwwwah! Gwwwah! Gwwwah hah hah!

Dragon Quest VIII[]

#56 - Chimaera Bird Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	45	6	52	46	48
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Chimaera wing (Common) Hairband (Rare)
	64	12 G
	Note: The wings of these monsters are useful items that allow travelers to teleport to previously visited locations instantly.
Abilities
Normal attack Flame Breath
Spells
Heal
Haunts at:
Kingdom of Ascantha Pickham Region Land of the Moles

Dragon Quest IX[]

#59 - Chimaera Bird Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	75	9	70	72	86
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Chimaera wing (Common, 1/8) Flurry feather (Rare, 1/32)
	180	89 G
	Description: Beastly, burning-breathed birds who are almost impervious to fire, but are taken aback by ice attacks. Their wings are a valued commodity, and shopkeepers are regularly singed to a cinder in search of fresh stock.
Abilities
Normal attack Fire Breath
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Tywll Cave Slurry Coast Grottoes

Dragon Quest X[]

Normal[]

# - Chimaera Bird Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Weight
	176	31	81	86	0
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Slipweed (Common) Blue eye (Rare)
	74	5 G
	Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack Fire Breath Flame Breath
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Unknown

Vicious[]

# - Vicious Chimaera Bird Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Weight
	3664	440	490	410	0
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Snakeskin (Common) Flurry feather (Rare)
	2015	5 G
	Note: None
Abilities
Normal attack Scorch
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Unknown

Dragon Quest XI[]

Normal[]

#51 - Chimaera Bird Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	49	6	40	51	54
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Chimaera wing (Common) Flurry feather (Rare)
	65	26 G
	Note: The wings of these half-bird, half snake hybrids are prized for their for their magical properties, meaning that they live in constant fear of being hunted.
Abilities
Normal attack Fire Breath Chimaera Flare Gets Pepped Up
Spells
None
Haunts at:
Gallopolis Region Laguna di Gondolia (3DS only, Day) Galenholm (Only in the 3DS and Definitive versions)

Vicious[]

#344 - Vicious chimaera Bird Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	199	18	159	167	171
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Chimaera wing (Common) Flurry feather (Rare)
	865	192 G
	Note: Chimaeras driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Abilities
Normal attack Flame Breath Chimaera Flare Gets Pepped Up Flees
Spells
None
Haunts at:
The Hotto Steppe (3DS only, Mid game) Gallopolis Region (Mid game)

Monsters series[]

Dragon Warrior Monsters[]

# - Wyvern Bird Family
	HP	Wisdom	Attack	Defence	Agility
	3/5	3/5	2/5	3/5	4/5
	Description: It has an eagle's head & a body of a serpent.
	Spells and Abilities
	Heal (Lv. 2) FrigidAir (Lv. 4) Sleep (Lv. 5)
How to breed:
Any Bird family monster X Any Dragon family monster