Dragon rider
Dragon rider
Dragon
- Monster Index number
- 072
- Family
- Dragon
- Game
- DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World
- Japanese name
- ドラゴンライダー<br>竜使い (dai) (Doragonraidā)
- First appearance
- Dragon Quest IV
- Source
- Dragon Quest Wiki record
Series lore and name
The Dragon rider is a plate mail clad barbarian mounted on a bullhorned dragon encountered near crypts, towers, and within Nadiria. Because the enemy is two separate creatures, they will always act twice per turn and cause double the trouble for players.
Transcribed from the Dragon Quest Wiki's record for Dragon rider (CC BY-SA). DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World does not publish per-monster data before release, so nothing on this page is guessed.
Using Dragon rider
Dragon rider sits in the Dragon family.
In DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World you do not fight beside your monsters — you build the party and command it. Up to four monsters are active with four more in reserve, and synthesis is the main way to raise a keeper: combine two monsters from level 10 and the child inherits the parents' talents, with a Plus Value that can lift it past their rank.
Quick facts
| Monster Index number | #072 |
|---|---|
| Family | Dragon |
| Japanese name | ドラゴンライダー<br>竜使い (dai) |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest IV |
| Documented here | 343 entries in this index (of 500+ announced) |
| Data source | Dragon Quest Wiki (DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World) |
More Dragon monsters
Other monsters in the Dragon family.
Nearby index entries
Entries either side of this one in the alphabetical index.
Dragon rider — FAQ
What family is Dragon rider in DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World?
Dragon rider is recorded in the Dragon family.
Is Dragon rider in DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World?
Yes — Dragon rider is one of the monsters the community has confirmed for DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World so far. Its record here is entry #072 of the Monster Index, which lists every confirmed monster in alphabetical order.
What rank or size is Dragon rider?
Not recorded here. Square Enix describes the roster as spanning nine ranks, from G up to X, and two sizes, S and L — but per-monster values are not published for the full roster, so this index shows no rank column rather than guessing at one.
Where does the information on this page come from?
From the Dragon Quest Wiki — the roster of monsters confirmed for DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World, plus each monster's family, Japanese name and series lore — transcribed and re-checked by hand. Nothing is datamined, and no unreleased values are published.