Cloudsgate Citadel (bonus dungeon)

Bonus dungeon
Cloudsgate Citadel
Japanese	謎の洞窟; ゼニスの城
Romaji	Nazo no doukutsu; Zenisu no shiru
Game	Dragon Quest III; Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
Old localization	Zenith

Cloudsgate Citadel is the name of the bonus dungeon that appears in the 16-bit remake and ports of Dragon Quest III. It is a homage to the original flying castle of the Dragon Quest VI, which was the most recent title in the series when the SFC remake of III was released in 1996.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit | edit source]

Monsters introduced the first new dungeon in *Dragon Quest III*.

The citadel is reached by stepping into the light of the stained glass windows at the Castle of the Dragon Queen, although this only occurs if the player has already defeated Zoma and seen the ending, earning the "Erdrick" title on their save file on the loading screen.

The party will find themselves on a small, floating island surrounded by thick clouds. On this island is a deep cave, containing many rooms resembling those seen previously. The floors include:

1F and 4F of Maw of the Necrogond.
B1F of Orochi's Lair.
2F of the Pyramid (the stairway on the upper righthand area leads to a room modeled after the basement of Tantegel Castle).
B2F of the Underground Lake (The healing spring is also present).
B1F of Maw of the Necrogond.
The prison room of Manoza Castle.
The center of what is or resembles the Monster Arena from Romaria.
2F of Portoga Lighthouse.
The throne room of Isis Castle.
1F of the house in Reeve containing the Wrecking ball.

Many fierce monsters populate this dungeon, including Baramos doppelgangers known as Baramonsters. The final room of the dungeon is a Monster Arena, where the heroes fight inside the ring. Once this room is passed, the party will enter a duplicate of the Queen of Isis' throne room. A monarch calling himself King Zenith sits on the throne.

Treasures[edit | edit source]

A man in the throne room will ask the player three riddles, with each one rewarding the player with an incredible item:

A town in ruins. What glitters beneath the cross?
An enclosed town in a dark world. It sleeps among the flowers...
The gazer of stars notices not what lies at his feet...

Xenlon the divine dragon[edit | edit source]

The final boss at the end of the dungeon is Xenlon, the divine dragon. She rests at the apex of the citadel among the clouds, and will grant the player one wish from a list of options if they can defeat her within a certain number of turns.

Monsters[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit | edit source]

The dungeon below the citadel remains unchanged aside from the alterations that affected the component sections, but the castle proper now has a merchant who sells rare items and a talking cat will in form the player of how many monsters remain to be rescued out in the world. There is now a friendly metal slime, green dragon, and she-slime in the overworld map, lava room, and below the monster arena room respectively, and the citadel hosts a cureslime.

Shops & services[edit | edit source]

Item Shop

Item	Price	Attributes
Special medicine	70	Restores at least 80 HP to a single ally
Magic water	600	Restores at least 15 MP to a single ally
Sage's elixir	4,200	Restores at least 80 MP to a single ally
Angel bell	90	Cures a single ally of confusion
Dazzle-me-not	120	Cures a single ally of their bedazzlement
Dieamend	800	Voids instant death once
Oomph powder	700	Significantly increases a single ally's attack
Musk	150	Monsters attack more often for a brief time
Star circlet	38,600	Defence +71 +50% Fizzle resistence
Ogre shield	49,000	Defence +97