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Nova Dragon

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Final Fantasy IX Enemy
Nova Dragon
Image:Nova Dragon-FFIX.PNG
Japanese 神竜
Romaji Shinryū
Location Memoria
Class Dragon/Flying
Steal Remedy, Dragon Wrist, Grand Armor
Item Dropped Wing Edge, Ether, Elixir
Card Dropped Elixir
Abilities Counter, Twister, Shockwave, Tidal Wave, Psychokinesis, Aerial Slash
Eat N/A
Status Immunity Petrify, Death, Poison, Freeze, Venom, Confuse, Regen, Vanish, Trouble, Berserk, Float, Doom, Zombie, Stop, Heat, Mini

Nova Dragon is a boss from Final Fantasy IX. It is fought in Memoria, accessed from the Iifa Tree. The Nova Dragon is fought before you reach Memoria properly. The Nova Dragon has several attacks. It has Twister, like all wind based bosses. It also has Aerial Slash. It has Shockwave, which damages the whole party, as does Tidal Wave. As revealed in Dissida, Nova Dragon is actually an incarnation of Shinryu, the name change likely because Nova Dragon is a storyline boss, Shinryu always appearing as one of, if not the strongest optional superbosses in its respective game.


[edit] Strategy

Nova Dragon is vulnerable to Sleep. Equip all your characters with the Insomniac ability and use Night with Quina. If you input your attack commands and Night before Nova Dragon wakes up again, then it will be put back to sleep before it can act. It is possible to beat it with a LV 1 party without it ever getting a turn. Following the Dragon's defeat the party gains access to Memoria.

[edit] Tetra Master

Nova Dragon
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