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Ryu Ryu and Foulu have the ability to change into dragons using their "Meditation" skill. Both Ryu and Foulu have different ways to achieve this.

New Meditation dragon forms can be acquired by touching dragon gems (shiny, colorful, crystal-like ovals), which are found in some locations. Some dragon forms, such as Aura, Astral, Kaiser and Tyrant, are acquired automatically after a certain game event.

Some of the dragons can evolve into more powerful forms once. This happens when you have enough game points to do so. Not all of the dragon forms grow stronger, though. Only the Wyvern (into Weyr), Behemoth (into Mammoth), Myrmidon (into Knight), Mutant (into Punk) and Serpent (into Peist) actually change forms. Of course, you need a lot of game points for these evolutions. Game points can be acquired from mini-games such as the wild water rafting on Mount Ryft and the fishing game.

How / Where to get

  • Aura is acquired after the first Foulu scenario.
  • Kaiser is automatically acquired after Ryu goes berserk near the end of Chapter 2.
  • Wyvern / Weyr is acquired by touching the dragon gem on Mount Giga.
  • Behemoth / Mammoth is acquired by touching the dragon gem at the "?"-marked spot between Saldine and Pabpab.
  • Myrmidon / Knight is acquired by touching the dragon gem at En Jhou.
  • Mutant / Punk is acquired by touching the dragon gem at the "?"-marked spot near Foulu's tomb (where Foulu got beaten by Yohm).
  • Astral is automatically acquired at the first Foulu scenario.
  • Tyrant is automatically acquired after Ryu goes berserk near the end of Chapter 2.
  • Serpent / Peist is acquired by touching the dragon gem at the Sanctum.

Dragon Transformations

Ryu's dragon transformations
[ Aura - Kaiser - Wyvern - Behemoth - Myrmidon - Mutant ]

Foulu's dragon transformations
[ Astral - Tyrant - Serpent - Behemoth ]

Ryu's Transformations

Aura

Aura
Attacks: Dragonbreath, Flame Strike, Hwa, Rejuvenate, Barrier
AP needed to transform: Amount is identical to Ryu's level
Can upgrade to: N/A

Kaiser

Kaiser
Attacks: Kaiserbreath, Aura Smash, Hwajeh, Ahryu P'ung, Patoh Pah, Resurrect, Sanctuary
AP needed to transform: Amount is identical to 2 x Ryu's level.
Can upgrade to: N/A
Note: The Kaiser can only be controlled if you acquired all 7 Dragon evocation summons. Without them, Kaiser will stay berserk in battle and only do a regular attack or Kaiserbreath attacks.

Wyvern

Wyvern
Attacks: Gigaflame, Flame Strike, Hwa, Jeh, Might
AP needed to transform: Amount is identical to 1.5 x Ryu's level.
Can upgrade to: Weyr
New attacks when upgraded: Hwajeh, Protect

Behemoth

Behemoth
Attacks: Meteorstrike, Searing Sand, Patoh, Chi Patoh, Counter
AP needed to transform: Amount is identical to 1.5 x Ryu's / Foulu's level.
Can upgrade to: Mammoth
New attacks when upgraded: Patoh Pah, Blitz

Myrmidon

Myrmidon
Attacks: Metastrike, Windstrike, P'ung, Nah P'ung, Spiritblast
AP needed to transform: Amount is identical to 1.5 x Ryu's level.
Can upgrade to: Knight
New attacks when upgraded: Ahryu P'ung, Cleave, Shadowwalk

Mutant

Mutant
Attacks: Stardrop, Snap, Chlorine, Sleep, Silence
AP needed to transform: Amount is identical to 1.5 x Ryu's level.
Can upgrade to: Punk
New attacks when upgraded: Howling, Curse

Foulu's Transformations

Astral

Astral
Attacks: Eraser, Frost Strike, Wild Swing, Bing, Death
AP needed to transform: Amount is identical to Foulu's level.
Can upgrade to: N/A

Tyrant

Tyrant
Attacks: Dark Wave, Aura Smash, Pa Bing'ah, Ahryu P'ung, Patoh Pah, Death, Sanctuary
AP needed to transform: Amount is identical to 2 x Foulu's level.
Can upgrade to: N/A

Serpent

Serpent
Attacks: Waterspout, Frost STrike, Bing, Bing'ah, Snap
AP needed to transform: Amount is identical to 1.5 x Foulu's level.
Can upgrade to: Peist
New attacks when upgraded: Pa Bing'ah, Swordbreaker

Behemoth

Behemoth
Attacks: Meteorstrike, Searing Sand, Patoh, Chi Patoh, Counter
AP needed to transform: Amount is identical to 1.5 x Ryu's / Foulu's level.
Can upgrade to: Mammoth
New attacks when upgraded: Patoh Pah, Blitz

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