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Why do I remember a Czar Dragon in FFV?

FF V

I played Final Fantasy V a long time ago on an emulator. I got pretty far into it, and I think I had gotten all of the classes. I distinctly remember there being one optional dungeon that I couldn't go into because I would randomly encounter the Czar Dragon, who would whup my ass. It wasn't a boss or a scripted encounter, just a random fight with what appeared to be a superboss.

Here's the thing. I very distinctly remember the name. I was young but I knew Czar was basically the Russian word for King so I got the significance and remembering that name stuck with me, to the point that years later when I found out that the Czar Dragon was an enemy that was dummied out of FF6 and that apparently appeared nowhere else I was confused.

I know that some ROMs of FF6 have put him back in, but it wasn't six. I didn't ever get far enough in six as a kid to run into anything like this and it's been bothering me more and more lately because I can't find any explanation besides assuming that whoever put out the ROM just messed with it somehow.

Does anyone have any idea or had a similar experience?

Posted Sep 19, 2019, 12:31 PM UTC

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orkball•

Shinryu appears in the final dungeon of FFV as a monster in a box. There may have been old fan translations that used the CzarDragon name from FFVI for him, as they look somewhat similar.

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GameDetectiveOP•

I had not considered a translation patch being the issue. I don't remember it being a monster in a box, or in the final dungeon, but this was ages ago. I at least think this was the clue I needed!

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TonyFair:FF8_Ward:•

What version where you playing? Was in an emulator?

Do you remember the dungeon or the point you were on the game? Because there are overpowering normal dragons (like the Shield Dragon) and a behemoth-type enemy called Kuza Beast on the same castle AFAIK.

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GameDetectiveOP•

It was a fan translated rom of the SNES version. I was near the end. I think I had access to the final dungeon but I don't think it was in the final dungeon.

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Feenicks01•

I think I played the same ROM hack way back in the day. I'm fairly certain it was that dragon that appears in the Ancient Castle (Shield Dragon?) where the 12 sealed weapons are. I used to get killed by that dragon so easily too so I would save outside, then try to run straight through to the room with the sealed weapons without getting any encounters. If I failed, reload and try again.

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GameDetectiveOP•

I watched a playthrough and the combat background looms right but like... I very distinctly remember it being called "CzarDragon." The one thing about this memory that I am 100% certain of that that name was what was showing on the creature's name.

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