Blue Dragon (Final Fantasy VI)

The Blue Dragon, formerly called Blue Drgn and BlueDrgn, is a boss in Final Fantasy VI. It is one of the eight legendary dragons, and is the dragon of the element.
The Blue Dragon is found in the Ancient Castle in the World of Ruin in a secret side passage. The player must take five steps down from the right side of the throne and press the confirm button to find a secret switch to reveal a staircase in the right room leading to the basement. The Blue Dragon wanders this chamber.
The Blue Dragon is re-fought in the Dragon Temple area of the Dragons' Den bonus dungeon in the Advance and 2014 releases. Both versions of the Blue Dragon can be further re-fought in the Soul Shrine, as with most bosses in the game.
== Stats ==
== Battle ==
=== First battle ===
The Blue Dragon attacks by using Acid Rain, Flash Rain, and Tsunami. Acid Rain can be particularly dangerous because it gives the party the sap status. If any party members have haste, Blue Dragon will cast Slow on itself and use Rippler to exchange its status with a party member's. The easiest way to avoid this is to not cast Haste. Rippler exchanges all statuses, positive and negative, but the Blue Dragon's AI script only checks for Haste status to determine if it will use Rippler.
It is thus dangerous to bring Shadow to this fight, or to Trance Terra, since both Trance and Interceptor count as invisible statuses, and due to the Rippler bug these statuses will be transferred to the Blue Dragon. In the case of Interceptor, unless Rippler is used to transfer it back to the party before killing the Blue Dragon, Interceptor will be lost and will no longer block attacks for Shadow.
the Blue Dragon is weak against .
==== Strategy ====
Thundaga spells are useful, as are other powerful spells, such as Flare and Ultima. The player should not use Haste.
=== Second battle ===
In the Dragons' Den, the Blue Dragon is mostly the same as before, only with higher stats. It can take two turns at once and still uses Water-elemental attacks. The Rippler AI script functions differently: Blue Dragon will use Rippler on any party member with haste, protect, or shell, and will inflict , slow, and on itself before using Rippler. Its special attack, Blue Fang, can inflict stop on a character.
Slaying the Blue Dragon gives the player Celes's ultimate weapon, Save the Queen, and shatters the Seal of Water blocking certain areas of the dungeon.
==== Strategy ====
Spells such as Thundaga, Flare, and Ultima help defeat the Blue Dragon. It is best to avoid using spells such as Haste or Shell, or the Blue Dragon will cast status effects on itself and use Rippler to transfer them to the buffed character.
== Formations ==
Number	Enemies 	Encounter flags	Encounter flags	Encounter flags	Encounter flags	Introduction flag	Musical theme 	Magic AP
Number	Enemies 	Normal 	Back 	Surrounded 	Side 	Introduction flag	Musical theme 	Magic AP
 	Blue Dragon	 	 	 	 	Sides, individual	The Decisive Battle	10
 	Blue Dragon	 	 	 	 	Ceiling 	Battle 	—
 	Blue Dragon	 	 	 	 	Sides, individual	Battle 	—
 	Blue Dragon	 	 	 	 	Sides, individual	The Decisive Battle	—
== AI script ==
=== First battle ===
At beginning of battle: Tsunami (100%)
If Timer >= 40:
:Set Timer == 0
:Tsunami (100%)
If Var36 is not set:
:If Character #1 has Haste status:
::If Blue Dragon does NOT have Haste and Protect status:
:::Target: Self
:::Slow (100%)
:::Target: Character #1
:::Rippler (100%)
:::Set Var36
:If Character #2 has Haste status:
::If Blue Dragon does NOT have Haste and Protect status:
:::Target: Self
:::Slow (100%)
:::Target: Character #2
:::Rippler (100%)
:::Set Var36
:If Character #3 has Haste status:
::If Blue Dragon does NOT have Haste and Protect status:
:::Target: Self
:::Slow (100%)
:::Target: Character #3
:::Rippler (100%)
:::Set Var36
:If Character #4 has Haste status:
::If Blue Dragon does NOT have Haste and Protect status:
:::Target: Self
:::Slow (100%)
:::Target: Character #4
:::Rippler (100%)
:::Set Var36
If HP <= 16384:
:1st Turn: Attack (33%) or Aqua Breath (66%)
:2nd Turn: Attack (33%) or Flash Rain (66%)
::Unset Var36
Attack Turns:
:1st Turn: Attack (33%) or Acid Rain (66%)
:2nd Turn: Attack (33%) or Acid Rain (66%)
::Unset Var36
If attacked by "Magic": Attack (33%)
If attacked by anything: Attack (33%)
=== Second battle ===
If Character #1 has Protect, Shell, or Haste status:
:Gains Blind, Poison, Sap, and Slow status
:Display message: Blue Dragon reduces its own strength!
:Target: Character #1
:Rippler (100%)
If Character #2 has Protect, Shell, or Haste status:
:Gains Blind, Poison, Sap, and Slow status
:Display message: Blue Dragon reduces its own strength!
:Target: Character #2
:Rippler (100%)
If Character #3 has Protect, Shell, or Haste status:
:Gains Blind, Poison, Sap, and Slow status
:Display message: Blue Dragon reduces its own strength!
:Target: Character #3
:Rippler (100%)
If Character #4 has Protect, Shell, or Haste status:
:Gains Blind, Poison, Sap, and Slow status
:Display message: Blue Dragon reduces its own strength!
:Target: Character #4
:Rippler (100%)
Attack Turns:
1st Turn: Attack (33%) or Blue Fang (33%) or Aqua Breath (33%)
:Attack (33%) or Blue Fang (33%) or Flash Rain (33%)
2nd Turn: Attack (33%) or Blue Fang (33%) or Tsunami (33%)
:Attack (33%) or Blue Fang (33%) or El Niño (33%)
If attacked by anything: Attack (33%)
== Other appearances ==
=== Pictlogica Final Fantasy ===
=== Final Fantasy Record Keeper ===
===Final Fantasy Brave Exvius===
==Behind the scenes==
In versions of Final Fantasy VI that feature the Dragons' Den, the Blue Dragon uses a different palette for its field sprite than it does when encountered in the Ancient Castle—in the Ancient Castle it has a blue body with yellow wings and stomach, but in Dragons' Den it has a purple body with pink wings and stomach in the GBA release and a blue body with purple wings and stomach in the 2014 release. The purple and pink palette exists for the generic "dragon" sprite in the SNES release, but is not used for any of the eight dragons. The Pixel Remaster port acts as a combination of its two GBA sprites, with a purple body and yellow wings and stomach.
== Gallery ==
FFVI Blue Dragon's Location.png|The Blue Dragon's location.
FFVI Rippler.png|Rippler.
FFVI IOS Blue Dragon.png|The battle in the 2014 version.
== Etymology ==
 Blue dragons are the second-most powerful of the classic chromatic dragons. They excel in aerial combat, discharge lightning, are powerful at spell craft and adept at burrowing in sand.
== Related enemies ==
* Fiend Dragon
* Crystal Dragon
* Kaiser Dragon
* Red Dragon
* Earth Dragon
* Gold Dragon
* Ice Dragon
* Skull Dragon
* Storm Dragon
* Holy Dragon
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