King Godwyn

Japanese name	暗黒皇帝ガナサダイ
Rōmaji name	Ankokukōtei Ganasadai
Translation	Dark Emperor Ganasadai
Gender	Male
Age	>300
Family	King Godfrey (father) Stellestria (wife)
Game	IX

King Godwyn is a character and the secondary antagonist in Dragon Quest IX. Responsible for the catastrophic events in this game, this cruel and evil king was responsible for the rise of the Gittish Empire. His army was defeated by Greygnarl and his allies 300 years ago, but has recently returned...

Appearance

In his first form, Godwyn has pale skin, horns coming out of his face and head, a red beard and red mustache. He wears blue kingly robes, a large golden crown and carries a gold staff with a pink stone in it. In his second form Godwyn is a skeletal serpent while carrying a lance and shield.

Personality

Godwyn was an evil king with a complete lack of morals that wished to take over the world, and was also willing to murder his father to seize power, showing his impatience. However, he admires the Hero for coming this far, and Aquila for presenting fake Fyggs, while feigning loyalty to the Empire before attempting to kill him.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX

Biography

Godwyn was once the heir to the House of Gitt, who ruled over Coffinwell. Ambitious, he confided in what would later become his Triumgorate, that he wanted to kill his father because he wanted to create his own world spanning empire, having grown tired of waiting. He assassinated his father Godfrey, along with any other threats to his power, and from there, the Gittish Empire was born. Fearing that someone could surpass him, he has his army capture the Celestrian Corvus after he fended off a force that laid claim to Wormwood Creek and began siphoning his power in order to summon Barbarus and eliminate all opposition. He was seemingly stopped when Greygnarl and his forces 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 while chained down there for 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).

He is first heard after the Hero collected all the Fyggs and has to hand them over to Aquila, since Celestrains cannot act above their superiors, commanding his teacher to hand them over to him, as promised. The Celestrain reluctantly agrees, defeats his student, and leaves the Starflight Express for Barbarus and Hootingham-Gore to crash. Unbeknownst to the Head of the House of Gitt and the Empire, however, Aquila returned the Fyggs to Apus Major at the Observatory.

Actually posing as a defector, Aquila presented counterfeit Fyggs to Godwyn, intending to slay the king and rescue Corvus. However, Godwyn wounded him, leaving the task to the hero. The two then battle and Godwyn turns into a skeletal monster of epic proportions. Despite the new form, he is defeated and attempts to kill the Hero for good, but is slain by Aquila at the cost of his own life.

Battles

#273 - King Godwyn ??? Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	1970	255	168	266	145
	Exp	Gold	Drop	None
	0	0 G
	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.
Abilities
Normal attack Scepter Ball Thin Air Disruptive Wave
Spells
Kafrizz
Encountered at:
Gittingham Palace - L4

Before starting the fight, you should make sure you have a few Magic Waters/Sage's Elixir's handy, as this is a two-part fight.

In his first form, Godwyn can use a weak physical attack, Kafrizz, Thin Air and an attack that flings his ball from his staff that also deals two hits to random characters for moderate damage, that can add up if they hit the same character. He is also the first boss to use Disruptive Wave, which removes all buffs (or debuffs) from the party.

The best strategy is to have a Mage cast Oomph on your physical attackers (and again whenever he uses Disruptive Wave), and for sword-wielders to use Falcon Slash, and any other attackers to use their best abilities. You should definitely have a Priest or Sage for healing.

#273 - King Godwyn ??? Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	3250	255	220	266	155
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Sceptre of Gitt (100%)
	26500	6000 G
	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.
Abilities
Normal attack Critical Hit Inferno Disruptive Wave
Spells
Kafrizz Kabuff Magic Barrier
Encountered at:
Gittingham Palace - L4

The battle with Godwyn's second form is initiated immediately after defeating the first, with no chance to heal in between. He still uses Kafrizz and Disruptive Wave, but now has a guaranteed critical attack in addition to his regular attack, Inferno, as well as Kabuff and Magic Barrier. He also has a shield which will occasionally block attacks.

A similar strategy to the first form applies here, though King Godwyn can now buff himself up, so you could try and remove that with Sap, or, if you have it, use Disruptive Wave on him.

Attributes Resistance

Attributes Resistance
Fire	Ice	Wind	Earth	Light	Dark	Blast	Illusion	Sleep	Death	Drain MP
0	0	125	0	125	50	0	0	0	0	0
Confusion	Silent	Petrify	Paralyze	Poison	Attract	Attack ↓	Defense ↓	Agility ↓	Magic Res ↓
0	25	25	0	0	0	25	75	25	75

Attributes Resistance
Fire	Ice	Wind	Earth	Light	Dark	Blast	Illusion	Sleep	Death	Drain MP
125	75	125	75	150	50	0	0	0	0	0
Confusion	Silent	Petrify	Paralyze	Poison	Attract	Attack ↓	Defense ↓	Agility ↓	Magic Res ↓
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	75	50	50

Bestiary

Bestiary
IX	273* 274*	First forme: 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. Second forme: 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.
X	-	No appearance

Other Games

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional

Joker 2 Professional Synthesising
Monster		Monster		Monster		Monster		Result
Goreham-Hogg	+	Hootingham-Gore	+	Goresby-Purrvis	+	Barbarus	=	King Godwyn
Synth type	Special

Joker 2 Professional Rank and Slot No.
Rank	S
Slot No.	Two

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D/SP

Terry's Wonderland 3D Synthesising
Monster		Monster		Result
Unknown	+	Unknown	=	Unknown

Terry's Wonderland 3D Rank and Slot No.
Rank	Unknown
Slot No.	Unknown

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key/SP

Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Synthesising
Monster		Monster		Result
Marquis de Léon	+	King Korol	=	King Godwyn

Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Rank and Slot No.
Rank	A
Slot No.	Two

Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory

Skill/Spell	Description
Kafrizz	Lobs a giant fireball that damages all enemies while potentially lowering their Spell Res.
Shinkuureppa	Attacks one enemy with a ball of wind twice while potentially paralyzing it.

Gallery

King Godwyn, as seen in Dragon Quest of the Stars.

Tact artwork.

King Godwyn's Final Form, as seen in Dragon Quest of the Stars.

Sprites

Main Games
IX	X	XI

Trivia

• King Godwyn is similar to Emperor Gesthal from Final Fantasy VI. Both are ambitious, create a world spanning empire beyond their wildest dreams, (Gittish and Gestahlian Empires), seek mythical beings to exploit for power (Espers and Celestrians), and are usurped by the true villains near the end.
  • However, King Godwyn actually fights the Hero, while Gesthal does not due to Kefka betraying him on the Floating Continent.

Other languages

Other languages
French	Roi Govin de Klenfer
German	König Gottfried
Spanish	Rey Kónig
Latin American Spanish	Unknown
Italian	Imperatore Teufel
Dutch	Unknown
Norwegian	Unknown
Greek	Unknown
Portuguese	Unknown
Russian	Unknown
Chinese	暗黑皇帝戛納薩達依
Korean	암흑황제 가나사다이

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