Dragonlord

"I will give you half the world..."

- Dragonlord, in Dragon Quest I

Dragonlord, also known as the Dragon King 「りゅうおう」 in Japanese, is recurring character in the Dragon Quest series. He first appears in Dragon Quest I as an antagonist. He is the first ever Dragon Quest boss and became popular as a result.

Appearance
In his normal form, he wears as purple dressing gown, wields an oaken staff shaped like a dragon and has a red pendant. His headshape is distinctive, elongated from side to side resembling dragon horns. It is unclear as to whether this is an accessory or is part of his body. His dragon form is a large purple dragon, similar to the colour of his gown. It has large legs, stubby forearms and mostly has its head turned to its side. Sometimes the two different forms are separate monsters like in Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2, however in their canonical appearances they are the same monster.