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Necrodragon
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The Necrodragon (Japanese: ドラゴンゾンビ Dragonzombie), referred to as Draco Zombie in The Sacred Stones, is a advanced class of monsters which was introduced in Fire Emblem Gaiden. They are dragon corpses resurrected through the dark powers of Duma or Fomortiis, which attack by biting their foes in Gaiden and Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, and through blasts of Wretched Air in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. In Gaiden and Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, they also have a more powerful counterpart in the White Dragon.
In all of its appearances, Necrodragons are typically encountered late in the game and are among the most powerful generic enemies the player will face. The class has an immense strength stat backing each of their attacks, which is made even more fearsome in The Sacred Stones through the high might, range and stat boosts granted by its Wretched Air attack. Defeating them is made even more challenging by their high HP, defense and resistance, although players can simplify this by taking advantage of their weakness to certain weapons designed to be effective against dragons or monsters, such as the Sacred Twins of The Sacred Stones.
Necrodragons tend to play a somewhat prominent plot role in the games where they appear. They are part of a major event in Gaiden and Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, where Alm is trapped in Dragon Mountain late in Act 4 and is constantly attacked by waves of Necrodragons until Celica can reach the Duma Tower and clear the way forward for him. In The Sacred Stones, the manakete character Morva is transformed into a Draco Zombie by Lyon in Chapter 20 and acts as the boss of that chapter, although he is still classed as a "Manakete".
Stats
Base stats
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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| Gaiden | 40 | 15 | -- | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 8 | -- | -- |
| The Sacred Stones | 53 | 1 | -- | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 25 | -- |
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 40 | 15 | -- | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 8 | -- | 
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Max stats
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaiden | 52 | 40 | -- | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | -- | -- |
| The Sacred Stones | 100 | 50 | -- | 50 | 50 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 15 | 25 | -- |
Miscellaneous stats
| Game | Experience | CRP | Gold | Weight mod. | Capacity | Vision | Size |
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| Gaiden | 80 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| The Sacred Stones | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- |
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 80 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Class growth rates
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Constitution* | Movement* | Weapon level |
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| Gaiden | 150% | 50% | -- | 50% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| The Sacred Stones | 85% | 35% | -- | 20% | 20% | 25% | 30% | 10% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 120% | 50% | -- | 30% | 30% | 0% | 45% | 20% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Class skills
In Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, Necrodragons are equipped with passive skills that mark it as an unpromoted 
Terror unit, as well as a 
flying unit.
Class change
Gaiden
| Advanced class |
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 Necrodragon |
The Sacred Stones
| Advanced class |
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 Draco Zombie |
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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 Necrodragon |
Hypothetical only |  White Dragon |
Notable enemy Necrodragons
| Enemy units | |
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| Name | Game |
| Morva | The Sacred Stones (note Morva is technically classed as a Manakete) |
| Enemy Necrodragon units in the Fire Emblem series. | |
Other appearances
Fire Emblem Cipher
A generic Necrodragon is featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.
| Fire Emblem Cipher data for Necrodragon | |||||
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Resurrected Wyrm, Necrodragon | ||||
     
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"........!!" | ||||
| Attack: 70 | Support: 0 | Range: 1 | Deploy Cost: 2 | ||
| Class: Monster | Tier: Base | Class Change Cost: -- | |||
| Decaying Divine Power: [Special] You may have 5 or more of this card, and of cards with the same unit name, in your deck. Necrodragon Army: [Special] If you have at least 6 cards in your Bond Area, you may deploy this card even if you already have an ally "Necrodragon", and you may have 2 or more ally "Necrodragon" at once. Darkened Eyes: [Always] This unit cannot inflict critical hits or evade. | |||||
| Card #B09-048HN • Artist: Paul Patrashcu/INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS | |||||
| Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Necrodragon . | |||||
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) |
Text (Japanese) |
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| The Sacred Stones | The revived corpse of a dragon. Its
putrid breath decays all it touches. |
死してよみがえったドラゴン
腐敗のブレスは 万物を破滅に導く |
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | A reanimated flying dragon
with high movement. |
魔力によって蘇った竜の死体
飛行でき、高い移動力を持つ |
Trivia
- In Gaiden, Necrodragons are internally the same class as Falcon Knights; whether a unit is a Necrodragon or a Falcon Knight is determined by its affiliation.
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
• Necrodragon |
• Used in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. |
| Japanese |
• ドラゴンゾンビ |
• Officially romanized as Dragonzombie.[1] |
| Spanish |
• Necrodraco |
• Necrodragon, draco is Latin for dragon; Used in The Sacred Stones. |
| French |
• Dracozombi |
• Dracozombie; Used in The Sacred Stones. |
| German |
• Draco-Zombie |
• Used in The Sacred Stones. |
| Italian |
• Draco zombie |
• Used in The Sacred Stones. |
| Dutch |
Necrodraak |
Necrodragon |
| Korean |
• 드래곤 좀비 |
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| Simplified Chinese |
龙僵尸 |
Dragon jiangshi; a jiangshi is a creature from Chinese folklore similar to a zombie. |
| Traditional Chinese |
龍殭屍 |
Dragon jiangshi; a jiangshi is a creature from Chinese folklore similar to a zombie. |
Gallery
Official artwork
Artwork of a Necrodragon from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Portraits
The generic Draco Zombie portrait in The Sacred Stones.
The generic Necrodragon portrait in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Screenshots
A Necrodragon from Gaiden.
A Necrodragon from Gaiden; this palette is used for Necrodragons of levels greater than 9.
Cipher artwork
A Necrodragon in artwork of Boey.
A Necrodragon in artwork of Boey.
A Necrodragon in artwork of Catria.
References
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This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series. |
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