—In game description from Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
The Draco Zombie (ドラゴンゾンビ Doragon zonbie, lit. Dragon Zombies in the Japanese versions) is an enemy-only Dragon class that is introduced in Fire Emblem Gaiden. Undead dragons brought back from the dead by dark magic, Draco Zombies originally attack by biting their foes, breathing noxious fumes of fell breath on their foes in their later iterations. Despite Gaiden being in continuity with the Akaneia Series, Draco Zombies are the only dragons to have existences left unexplained.
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The Sacred Stones
When Lyon journeys to the Black Temple, he is confronted by Morva, who immediately recognises him as the Demon King masquerading in the likeness of Lyon. Morva is felled in an attempt to halt Lyon's advance, whereupon he is reanimated into a Draco Zombie. Bent to Lyon's will, Morva's soulless corpse is then used to guard the entrance of the Black Temple and prevent the advance of Eirika and Ephraim's army.
History in the Series
The Draco Zombie class is known as D Zombie (Dゾンビ D Zonbie) in its original inception in Gaiden, where it is feared as a class of formidable monster enemies.
Draco Zombies return in TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga, where they are capable of spewing globules of fire in order to damage their foes. The breaths of fire that Draco Zombies in this game spew have differing attack ranges depending on their size; the small version is used for close-range melee attacks, while the large one is used to damage multiple foes in a single attack.
Draco Zombies later reappear in The Sacred Stones, where they release fumes of toxic Wretched Air in order to damage their foes. Considered the hardest monster enemies in the game, Draco Zombies only emerge as generic foes in the final chapter of the main story and the tenth floor of the Lagdou Ruins.
Overview
Tactics
In The Sacred Stones, Draco Zombies are vulnerable to Bows and S-rank Sacred Twin weapons. A good ploy for the tenth floor of the Lagdou Ruins is to lure a Draco Zombie into one's reach with a Phantom, removing the need for the player's units to move too far and enter the range of other Draco Zombies.
Another useful tactic is to equip Purge with a Bishop or two and rain death upon the Draco Zombies from a safe distance. This will easily kill off most, if not all, of the beasts; the only flaw with this plan is that Purge has low Durability, and will break after only five uses.
A third tactic is to give a Lance or Axe wielder their respective Dragon weapons before luring the Draco Zombies in with a proficient evader and then going in for the kill; however, this tactic is inherently riskier than the other two as Draco Zombies have defense-piercing attacks and a weapon with 100% hit rate.
A fast and effective, yet rather expensive tactic is to use five Bow wielders (requires at least two Strength-oriented units like Ross, Garcia and Gerik to promote into Bow users) and attack with Brave Bows simultaneously. Those in peril can be healed, and the other five can then be slowly felled.
In-Game
Base Stats
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Con | Wt | Wlv | Cha | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FE2 | 40 | 15 | - | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 8 | - | - | - | |
| TS | 40 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | - | 5 | - | - |  1 | |
| FE8 | 53 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 25 | - | Breath - |
Maximum Stats
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Con | Wt | Wlv | Cha | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FE2 | 52 | 40 | - | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 8 | - | - | - | |
| TS | 60 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 30 | - | 12 | - | - | 16 | |
| FE8 | 60 | 50 | - | 50 | 50 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 15 | 25 | - | Breath |
Growth Rates
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Con | Wt | Wlv | Cha | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FE2 | 150% | 50% | - | 50% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% | - | - | - | - | |
| FE8 | 85% | 35% | - | 20% | 20% | 25% | 30% | 10% | - | - | - | - |
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