Breath of Fire III
                             Dragon Gene FAQ

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    The Genes
    The Dragon forms

Single Genes
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Flame

    Location: In Wyndia Dungeon, gained automatically.
    Alone: Whelp with flame property.
    Combinations: Adds flame property to dragon (Flame Breath (0) + Flame
    Claw (0)).

         Exceptions:
         Eldritch- also adds Inferno (10)
         Frost- cancels flame property
         Shadow- adds Ebonfire (5)
         Failure- cancels flame property

Frost

    Location: Maekess Gorge.
    Alone: Whelp with frost property.
    Combinations: Adds frost property to dragon (Frost Breath (0) + Frost
    Claw (0)).

         Exceptions:
         Eldritch- also adds Blizzard (10)
         Flame- cancels frost property
         Failure- cancels frost property

Thunder

    Location: Northern Rhapala.
    Alone: Whelp with thunder property.
    Combinations: Adds thunder property to dragon (ThundrBreath (0) +
    Thunder Claw (0)).

         Exceptions:
         Eldritch- also adds Myollinir (10)
         Failure- cancels thunder property

Shadow

    Location: Duana Mine, after defeating Zombie Dragon.
    Alone: Whelp with shadow property.
    Combinations: Adds shadow property to dragon (Shadow Breath (0) +
    Chlorine (0)).

         Exceptions:
         Eldritch- also adds Death (5)
         Failure- cancels shadow property
         Flame- adds Ebonfire (5)
         Trance- becomes Tiamat

Radiance

    Location: Container Yard.
    Alone: Whelp with radiant property.
    Combinations: Adds radiant property to dragon (Divine Breath (0) +
    Shining Claw (0)).

         Exceptions:
         Eldritch- also adds Resurrect (20)
         Failure- cancels radiant property

Force

    Location: Underground Lab (in the vents).
    Alone: Warrior.
    Combinations: Becomes Warrior.

         Exceptions:
         Miracle: becomes Behemoth, with Focus (0).
         Trance: becomes Myrmidion.
         Failure: becomes Whelp.

Defender

    Location: Automatically gained at the end of Mt. Boumore.
    Alone: Whelp with Counter.
    Combinations: adds Counter (0) to dragon.

         Exceptions:
         Failure: cancels counter.

Eldritch

    Location: Lighthouse roof.
    Alone: Whelp with magic.
    Combinations: adds magic (Remedy (4) + Restore (8) + Vitalize (20)).

         Exceptions:
         Reverse: cancels magic.
         Failure: cancels magic.

Miracle

    Location: Mt. Zublo, through the lava.
    Alone: becomes Behemoth.
    Combinations: becomes Behemoth.

         Exceptions:
         ???: becomes Mammoth.
         Failure: becomes Whelp.

Gross

    Location: Tidal Caves.
    Alone: Whelp.
    Combinations: adds to attributes of dragon.

Thorn

    Location: Rocket Crash Site.
    Alone: Whelp.
    Combinations: adds to attributes of dragon.

Reverse

    Location: Forest near Momo's tower.
    Alone: Whelp.
    Combinations: reverses elemental attribute: flame/frost,
    shadow/radiance.

Mutant

    Location: Steel Beach.
    Alone: Whelp.
    Combinations: creates random dragon, with random attributes, most
    often the attributes that you would expect.

         Exceptions:
         ???: becomes Pygmy.

???

    Location: Point, near the house.
    Alone: Whelp.
    Combinations: adds to attributes of dragon.

         Exceptions:
         Miracle: becomes Mammoth.
         Mutant: becomes Pygmy.

Trance

    Location: Yggsdrasil on other side of sea.
    Alone: Whelp.
    Combinations: adds to attributes of dragon.

         Exceptions:
         Shadow: becomes Tiamat.
         Force: becomes Myrmidion.

Failure

    Location: Colony.
    Alone: Whelp.
    Combinations: becomes a basic Whelp.

         Exceptions:
         Infinity: becomes Kaiser.

Fusion

    Location: Duana Mine, after defeating Zombie Dragon.
    Alone: becomes a hybrid.
    Combinations: becomes a hybrid.

Infinity

    Location: Dragnier after defeating Gono.
    Alone: becomes Kaiser (berserk).
    Combinations: becomes Kaiser (berserk).

         Exceptions:
         Failure: becomes Kaiser.



The Dragon Forms


Whelp

    small dragon, with HP slightly higher than Ryu. Has the abilities
    Whelp Breath (0), and Blind (0). One of the most common dragons. Can
    create one with almost any single gene.

         Added Genes: Elemental properties, and Defender/Eldritch
         elements.

Dragon

    larger dragon, with higher HP than a Whelp, Has the abilities Dragon
    Breath (0), and Snap (0). The second most common dragon. Can create
    one by combining any two of the following genes: Flame, Frost,
    Thunder, Shadow, Radiance, Defender, Eldritch, and Thorn.

         Added Genes: Elemental properties, and Defender/Eldritch
         elements.

Warrior

    A dragon that looks like Ryu, with wings and a tail. Has the abilities
    Gambit (0), Aura (20), and Focus (0). A very strong dragon, with
    slightly more HP than a dragon, and fairly fast. Can create by using
    Force gene.

         Added Genes: Elemental properties, and Defender/Eldritch
         elements.

Behemoth

    A dragon that absorbs the entire party, and has a lot of HP, but
    relatively slow, and with lower defence. Has the abilities Meteor
    Strike (0), Blitz (0), and Charge (0). Can create by using the Miracle
    gene.

         Added Genes: Elemental properties, and Defender/Eldritch
         elements.

Tiamat

    A dragon that absorbs the entire party, has averagely high HP, high
    defence, but not very fast. Has abilities Doom Breath (0), Shadow
    Breath (0), and Venom Breath (3). Can create by combining Shadow and
    Trance Genes.

         Added Genes: No effect.
         Exceptions:
         Failure- Whelp
         Fusion- Hybrid
         Infinity- Kaiser (berserk)

Myrmidion

    A dragon that looks very much like the warrior dragon. Strong, and
    fairly fast. Has abilities Flame Strike (1), Thunder Strike (0), Frost
    Strike (0), Wind Strike (0), Holy Strike (0), and Aura Breath (0). Can
    create by using Force and Trance Genes.

         Added Genes: No effect.
         Exceptions:
         Shadow- Tiamat
         Failure- Whelp
         Infinity- Kaiser (berserk)

Pygmy

    A dragon with low HP, low attack, and fairly low defence. Has
    abilities Magma Breath (0), Dragon Breath (0), and Snap (0). Can
    create by using Mutant and ??? Genes.

         Added Genes: No effect.
         Exceptions:
         Miracle- Mammoth
         Failure- Whelp
         Fusion- Hybrid
         Infinity- Kaiser (berserk)

Kaiser

    A dragon that looks just like Ryu, with average AP/attack/defence.
    Most combinations will result in a berserk Kaiser. Has abilities
    Kaiser Breath (0), Howling (0), and Bonebreak (0), and all of Ryu's
    regular abilities. Can create with the Infinity Gene.

         Added Genes: No effect.
         Exceptions:
         Failure- Kaiser (non-berserk)

Kaiser (2)

    Exactly like the regular Kaiser, but stronger, and not berserk, also,
    when using Kaiser Breath, it calls a gold dragon, and in the gene
    listing, the icon is in gold. Can create with Infinity, Radiance, and
    Trance Genes.

Wildfire

    A dragon that looks like a whelp, but has about one-tenth the regular
    HP of Ryu, but very high defence, and very high agility. Has abilities
    Charge (0), something else (0). Can create with Gross, Thorn, and
    Reverse genes.

Trygon

    A dragon that looks like a regular dragon. Has abilities Flame Breath
    (0), Frost Breath (0), Thunder Breath (0), Dragon Breath (0), and Snap
    (0). Can create by using Flame, Frost, and Thunder Genes.

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