Shinryu



Shinryu (神龍, しんりゅう Shinryū lit. "Divine Dragon"), also translated as Lord Dragon or Nova Dragon, is a recurring boss in the Final Fantasy series. It is generally one of the hardest superbosses. It is also associated with the powerful weapon Ragnarok, and sometimes drops it after being defeated. It is sometimes presented as a counterpart to another superboss, Omega. Shinryu has also appeared as a summon, but he cannot be summoned by the player.

Final Fantasy


Shinryu appears with the same appearance as in Final Fantasy V in the Dawn of Souls, 20th Anniversary, and iOS versions of the game. It appears as one of the last two bosses in the Lifespring Grotto along with Omega. The 20th Anniversary version introduces the tougher Chronodia.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years


Despite being based on the boss from Final Fantasy V, the Japanese was translated to English as Lord Dragon in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. Lord Dragon appears as an optional superboss in the Depths of the True Moon. Omega appears in the same dungeon. It drops the weapon, Ragnarok, after its defeat.

Final Fantasy V


Shinryu is a monster-in-a-box found in the Void. It is tied with Omega for the game's most difficult superboss. Its attacks are Water-elemental, and it offers the Ragnarok when defeated, which is the game's most powerful sword. However, in Final Fantasy V Advance, there is an even stronger version called Neo Shinryu who guards an even better sword, the Ultima Weapon.

A book found in the Interdimensional Rift mentions Shinryu arriving in the wake of Omega, and being sealed in the Void after the Sealed Weapons failed to destroy them.

Final Fantasy IX


Nova Dragon is seen in a cutscene leading an army of dragons from Memoria, and must be defeated to enter the final area. The character files list in Dissidia Final Fantasy the game as an appearance by Shinryu since it derives from the same Japanese name.

Final Fantasy X


Shinryu is an Original Creation monster in the Monster Arena. It is a palette-swap of Evrae. It is fought underwater, thus, only Tidus, Wakka and Rikku may face it. To fight it, the player must capture at least two Splashers, two Achelous, and two Maelspikes from the flooded portion of Gagazet Cavern.

Final Fantasy XI


Shinryu appears in Final Fantasy XI as an evolved form of the other world's version of Promathia, serving as a Notorious Monster fought in a special battle. In order to fight him, you must first defeat the boss of every Abyssea area and defeat all six Caturae.

Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales
Shinryu appears as one of the five promotional cards that can be obtained in Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales. In the Japanese and American versions, Shinryu must be downloaded from a download station. In the European version, the player simply has to enter the code Down, X, R, Right, A, B on the Download Pop-Up Card screen.

Dissidia Final Fantasy


Shinryu is a special summon that can only be used by Chaos and, as such, cannot be summoned by the player. Unlike other summons in the game, Shinryu can be summoned multiple times in the same battle and utilizes several powerful effects borrowed from other summons.