Dragonlord

"This proud and mighty beast rules over all the dragon clans of the world with a high and haughty hand."

- Dragon Quest IX bestiary The Dragonlord, also known as Dracolord  in his humanoid form, is the main villain and final boss of Dragon Quest I (sometimes called Dragon Warrior I), the first in a series of classic role-playing videogames of the same name. He sank the kingdom of Alefgard into darkness.

Appearance
He first appears as a blue-skinned wizard with yellow eyes, wearing purple robes, a golden neckalce with a red orb and a wooden dragon-shaped staff in his left hand. His true form is revealed to be a large purple dragon with red horns and a yellow belly; this form is probably where his name, as well as the the series' name, come from.

History
He stole the mystical Ball of Light in order to flood the world with demons and monsters while also kidnapping Princess Gwaelin for unknown reasons. As the successor of the legendary hero Erdrick, the game's hero is tasked with defeating this menace. Right before the final battle, the player should be wary when the Dragonlord asks the hero to join him because answering "yes" triggers an immediate Game Over. If "no" is chosen, the final battle begins. The hero begins battling his sorcerer form.

Trivia

 * The Dragonlord is arguably the first main RPG villain made by a Japanese company (Enix).
 * He is in many ways, similar to Maleficent, a villain from Disney's Sleeping Beauty with both having almost the same traits in their humanoid forms and having the ability to turn into dragons.
 * In the japanese version the Dragonlord and Dracolord are two separate beings, Dracolord is the evil sorcerer that was banished from Alefgard for practicing dark magic and the Dragonlord being the mightiest and most feared dragon in the kingdom that decided to obey the Dracolord.
 * The Dragonlord is one of the playable characters in Fortune Street and Itadaki Street DS.
 * Despite being a Dragon, the DQIX bestiary classifies it under the "Unknown" category with all the legacy bosses. Dragonslash will not inflict on it more than the regular damage.