King Godwyn

King Godwyn
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Japanese name	暗黒皇帝ガナサダイ
Romaji	Ankoku kōtei Ganasadai
Title	King of the Gittish Empire Dark Emperor (Japanese)
Race	Undead Human (formerly)
Age	More than 300 years
Family	King Godfrey (father)

King Godwyn is a character and villain in Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies. He is the king responsible for the rise of the Gittish Empire. His army was beaten by Greygnarl and his allies 300 years ago, but has recently returned...

Both of King Godwyn's forms have gone on to make regular appearances in the Monsters series of games, as well as various spinoff games.

Characteristics

In his first form, King Godwyn is an immense man and he has gained many inhuman attributes after being revived. His skin is a sickly yellowish-green pallor, his ears are now pointed, and his eyes are solid yellow with small black irises, and he has gained a third eye on his forehead. His pink hair and long beard are unkempt and he now has horns growing from his head and cheeks. On his head, he wears a gold and blue crown adorned with golden wings and a large pair of curved brown horns tipped with gold. His kingly regalia is a majestic dark blue and teal mantle with brown and orange hems, lavender fur lining, and dangling gold jewelry. It is worn over floor-length dark purple robes adorned with lighter purple symbols. In his right hand, King Godwyn holds onto the Scepter of Gitt.

After he is defeated in his first form, he transforms into his monstrous second form which has the appearance of a large skeletal dragon with a humanoid upper body. Almost no vestiges remain of his first form aside from his crown. His three eyes change to black with red irises and he has a large pair of skeletal wings on his back, as well as a large curved spike coming from the back of his spine. His lower body has fused into a long tail, ending in a curved blade, flanked by two bone spikes. He has abandoned his scepter for a long halberd and he holds a tower shield in his left hand, both made of the same teal and blue metal.

Story

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Godwyn was once the heir to the House of Gitt, who ruled over Coffinwell. Ambitious, he began creating his own world spanning empire, and assassinated his father Godfrey along with any other threats to his power. Fearing that someone could surpass him, his army had captured the Celestrian Corvus and began siphoning his power in order to summon Barbarus and eliminate all opposition. He was seemingly stopped when Greygnarl and his forces to put a stop to Godwyn's reign.

However, his prisoner Corvus remained in the Oubliette beneath his palace. Consumed with bitter hatred at the Empire's abuse and the betrayal of the citizens of Wormwood Creek while chained down there for the 300 years, he resurrected Godwyn, Barbarus, & the Triumgorate in order to bring ruin to the world. Godwyn's forces quickly captured the Celestrians that descended after the Fyggs fell to the Protectorate, and he sought the fyggs to assure his own world domination (unaware that Corvus was using him).

Aquila, posing as a defector, presented counterfeit fyggs to Godwyn, intending to slay the king and rescue Corvus. However, Godwyn wounded him, leaving the task to the Hero. After the Hero defeats him, he turns into a skeletal monstrosity and attacks again. Despite the new form, he is defeated once again. After Aquila praises his student, Godwyn tries to kill the Hero one last time, but is murdered by Aquila at the cost of his own life.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

##273 - King Godwyn
HP MP Experience Gold 1970 255 0 0 Attack Defense Speed 168 266 145
Locations	Gittingham Palace - L4
Skills	Acts twice per turn on even turns Scepter Ball Disruptive Wave
Spells	Kafrizz
Family	???
Bestiary #	#273
Description	Cruel king of the Gittish Empire who tasked the Triumgorate with seeking out the fyggs so he could rule the world. His evil spread across the world three centuries ago, when he fought Greygnarl and his gang. His death is shrouded in mystery.

Additional Attributes
Fire	Ice	Wind	Earth	Light	Dark
100	100	125	100	125	50
Blast	Dazzle	Sleep	Death	Drain MP	Confusion
100	0	0	0	100	0
Fizzle	Inaction	Paralyze	Poison	Charm	Magic Res
0	0	0	0	0	75
Blunt	Sap	Decelerate
0	0	0

#273 - King Godwyn
HP MP Experience Gold 3,250 255 26,500 6,000 Attack Defense Speed 220 266 155
Locations	Gittingham Palace
Skills	Acts twice per turn Inferno Disruptive Wave
Spells	Magic Barrier Kafrizz Kabuff
Family	???
Bestiary #	273
Description	King Godwyn of the House of Gitt's ultimate form. Far fiercer than any of the Triumgorate, he was a truly formidable foe. Consumed by his ambitions of three centuries ago, he tried to use the Fyggs to take over the world. He also murdered Aquila.

Additional Attributes
Fire	Ice	Wind	Earth	Light	Dark
125	75	125	75	150	50
Blast	Dazzle	Sleep	Death	Drain MP	Confusion
100	0	0	0	100	0
Fizzle	Inaction	Paralyze	Poison	Charm	Magic Res
0	0	0	0	0	50
Blunt	Sap	Decelerate
0	0	0

Dragon Quest Tact

His true form appears as an S-rank monster of the Undead family and appears as a boss during the limited Dragon Quest IX event. He is faced in Chapter 4, Episode 4: Challenge King Godwyn of the event quests. He can also be challenged in All out Battle! The Gittish Empire as well. King Godwyn's True form appears in his own banner alongside Sootheslime.

King Godwyn's True Form (暗黒皇帝ガナサダイ Ankoku kōtei Ganasadai)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Undead				Debuff
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
130		959	380	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
280	228	404	223	50

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Dastardly Trap		Bloody Moon*		Lance of Death*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Macabre Monarch's Trap / Stats Up	Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up	Lance of Death Potency +5% / Stats Up Spell Reflect Shield: Battle Start: Grants a barrier that reflects spells for 2 turns.
Fourth	Fifth
Zap Res +25 / Stats Up	Lance of Death Potency +5% / Stats Up Instant Martial Potency Up: Battle Start: Raises martial potency/effects for 3 turns.

Leader Perks

First

Lowers enemy Zam resistance by 25% in a 5x5 square around him.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max MP +15 Max HP +30	Grave Grievance: When attacked and KO'd by enemy: Triggers Grave Grievance if within range to counter, 1 time per battle.	Lance of Death +2%

Perk Details

First

Macabre Monarch's Trap: When attacked by enemy: Often attacks with Dastardly Trap if within range to counter.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Very Weak	Very Weak	Half Res
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Normal	Half Res
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Super Weak
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Half Res	Immune	Normal	Normal

Gallery

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  King Godwyn's second form in Super Light

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  King Godwyn's first form in Stars

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  King Godwyn's second form in Stars

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  Rivals card

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  King Godwyn's True Form in Tact

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  Sootheslime and King Godwyn's True Form in Tact

Related monster

• King Godfrey