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This is a list of dragons from works of fiction. For dragons from legends and mythology, see List of dragons in mythology and folklore.

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[edit] Dragons in literature

Scourge in transformers cybertron.

  • Saerilophas, the resurrected dragon in Rik Andreas Berryere's Dragon's Keeper. Fashioned from the substance of a sorcerer's soul, it can separate human souls from the bodies they inhabit and gather energy that can be converted to magic.

See also dragons listed at Dragon (Middle-earth)

[edit] Dragons in radio

  • Garumnn, Black dragon on R.A. Salvatore books, who attack in mithral hall
  • Trorg, the Last Amber Dragon, and the blue sock-stealing dragons in Hordes of the Things

[edit] Dragons in television

[edit] Dragons in film

[edit] Dragons in comics and puppetry

[edit] Dragons in songs

[edit] Dragons in video games

  • Various Dragon-Based Digimon in the respective Games of the Franchise.
  • Akatosh, from the "The Elder Scrolls" series
  • Angelus (at first simply called "dragon" by Caim, the main character), Legna and several other wild dragons of Drakengard and Drakengard 2
  • Annoth, Barroth, and Morrogh are the three playable dragons in the game I of the Dragon.
  • Arokh, Werokh, Kaeros, Navaros, Mezzidrel, Shaza, Tora and other wild dragons of Drakan
  • Ash from Kameo: Elements of Power.
  • Azi Dahaka, the final boss dragon from the PlayStation game Dragon Valor.
  • Various flights (distinguished by color) in the Warcraft universe by Blizzard, of which Alexstrasza (Red flight) is most noteworthy as queen. There is also Neltharion/Deathwing (Black flight, missing), Ysera (Green flight), Malygos (Blue flight), and Nozdormu (Bronze flight). Two other flights, Chromatic and Infinite, are exclusive to the World of Warcraft. The leader of the Chromatic flight, and the de facto leader of the Black flight, is Nefarian, son of Neltharion. The leader of the Infinite Dragonflight is as yet unknown.
  • Bahamut of the Final Fantasy series, including alternate forms Neo-Bahamut and Bahamut Zero of Final Fantasy VII. Various other dragons appear in every game in the series.
  • Battle Realms features the Dragon Clan which ultimate power is to call down the Ancient Dragon Spirit to devastate the battlefield.
  • Bleu and the Dark Dragon from Shining Force, and Thousand in the third scenario of Shining Force III.
  • Brassel, a Dragon from Dragon Valor.
  • Cael Cyndar and several other dragon co-stars in Dragon Rage
  • Chili Billi and Chilly Willy from Banjo-Tooie.
  • The elemental Dragon Gods of Chrono Cross, of which there are six.
  • The Czar Dragon and Zombone from Super Mario RPG.
  • D'Cay, Draconis Mortis, Lorinor, Loromir, Relerissith, Sirithcam, Sisslith and Sssiliths from Sacred [1]
  • Dragonlord, who turns into a dragon in the final fight, along with three varieties, blue, red, and green, of dragons found elsewhere in the game Dragon Warrior.
  • Dragon Man, a form of the shapeshofting protagonist in the game Altered Beast.
  • Elvarg, the mighty green dragon from the MMORPG RuneScape, which the player must kill in the quest Dragon Slayer, which allows the player to buy and wear a rune platebody and a green dragonhide body.
  • Fyrlakith, the guardian dragon from Enclave (game).
  • Gray from Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny is a human who has been turned into a dragonman by the Dragon King Ardgevald.
  • Gorgok from Dragon Fable who serve as the first boss of the game.
  • Grundle, Rhindle and Yorgle from Atari Adventure
  • Hydrus (Colossus #7), Kuromori (Colossus #8) and Phalanx (Colossus #13) from the game Shadow of the Colossus are dragon-like.
  • Jack of Blades from Fable transforms into a Dragon in Fable: The Lost Chapters.
  • Kunnavang from Guild Wars: Factions, a dragon that helps proceed the story.
  • Lazarus from Shining Tears is a dragon, though technically a Dragonian.
  • Myrrh the Manakete, Fa the Mamkute, Fire Dragon, and the Dracozombies from the Fire Emblem series.
  • Lord Nagafen, Trakanon, Lady Vox and others from EverQuest.
  • The Lord of the Dragovians from Dragon Quest 8, the ruler of a race of half-human, half-dragon, elf-like people called the Dragovians. who live in a mountaintop sanctuary which is the main character's (the Hero's) birthplace, as the Hero is half Dragovian. Other Dragovians in the game include the Hero's grandfather Chen Mui, the council of elders - of which Chen Mui is a member of and Eltrio - the Hero's late father. The Lord of the Lord of the Dragovians acts as a formidable optional boss in the game who can be foughtmany times - after each defeat he changes the colour of his dragon form, thereby changing his method of attack as well.
  • Narthilargus from The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard, "The Crown Jewel of the Empire", a bright red fire-breathing giant of a beast.
  • Onaga, The Dragon King, from Mortal Kombat: Deception.
  • Raptros from War of the Monsters.
  • Red Dragon Ruby, White Dragon Nall, and White Dragon Quark, along with the other White, Red, Blue, and Black Dragons of the Lunar series. Interestingly, young dragons or dragons stripped of their powers are depicted as resembling flying cats in this series.
  • Ridley, a Space Dragon from the Metroid series
  • The main character of nearly all games in the Breath of Fire series is usually a dragon in human form, or a host for a dragon. His name is usually Ryu.
  • Singe, the villainous dragon referenced in the title of Dragon's Lair.
  • Spyro of the Spyro the Dragon series, as well as many co-starring characters in the series.
  • Talon, a dragon from Dragon Valor.
  • Tamagon, from the Japanese video game Devil World.
  • Mecha Dragon in Mega Man 2 from the first level of Wily's fortress.
  • Magma Dragoon and Eregion (a large green dragon Mechaniloid) from Mega Man X4.
  • The Tiger-Dragon Emperor Tosh Raka is a dangerous villain in The Elder Scrolls series, though he has not yet appeared in person in any of the games. The Elder Scrolls also includes many virtuous dragons who have sworn allegiance to the Tamrielic Empire.
  • Trogdor, a character from the Homestar Runner series of Flash games and cartoons.
  • Tweek, his mother Gwyneth, and Tweek's siblings in Fur Fighters.
  • The race of were-dragons in Fire Emblem
  • A breed of monster in the Monster Rancher series.
  • Ancient Wu sends out a dragon to fight the main player in True Crime: Streets of L.A.
  • Various dragons under the control of the Dragon Knights in Suikoden.
  • The Red Dragon from the BBS door game Legend of the Red Dragon.
  • Onyxia, Nefarian, Drakkisath, Chromaggus, Gyth, Vaelastrasz, Chromie, Korialstrasz, Tyranostrasz, Lethon, Taerar, Ysondre, Emeriss, Firemaw, Anachronos, Azuregos, Flamegor, Ebonroc, Temporus, Aeonus and Eranikus are all dragons found in the MMORPG World of Warcraft.
  • In Zoids: Battle Legends, the Genosaurer and its variants have a charged particle cannon attack that makes them appear similar to dragons. Also the Deathsaurer and its variants appear to be modeled after Godzilla and have two separate charged particle cannon attacks (one of which can be swapped out for a missile launcher). There is also the Pteramander, which has a flame thrower attack. These are effectively mechanical dragons.
  • The wyvern Heartless from the Kingdom Hearts series of games.
  • Zephyr and Farnir in the Wild Arms series
  • Glint from Guild Wars Prophecies
  • Drogoth the Dragon Lord from The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
  • In Tomb Raider: Legend, Lara Croft has to take on a dragon in King Arthur's tomb in England.
  • In Tomb Raider 2, Lara Croft has to take on a dragon in "The Dragon's Lair", the plot of the entire game revolves around the mythology of Dragons.
  • Draic Kin are a race of ancient dragon-like extraterrestrial sentient beings as featured in the adventure game The Longest Journey and its sequel Dreamfall.
  • Various Dragons (Red, Black, Green, Golden, Bone, Ghost, Rust, Crystal, Fairy, Azure Dragon) in the Heroes of Might and Magic series by 3DO. In the 'expansion pack' for Heroes of Might and Magic III, Clash of the Dragons, the 'evil' dragons were led by the Dragon Queen Mutare. The dragons of Ashan from Heroes of Might and Magic V are Asha, the Primordial Dragon of Order; Urgash, the Primordial Dragon of Chaos; and the six Elemental Dragons (commonly worshipped as gods): Elrath, the Dragon of Light; Malassa, the Dragon of Darkness; Sylanna, the Dragon of Earth; Sylath, the Dragon of Air; Arkath, the Dragon of Fire; and Shalassa, the Dragon of Water.
  • In The Legend of Dragoon, dragons are the source of the Dragoons' powers, able to be summoned when Dart and company reach a high enough level, Dragons such as the Red-Eyed Dragon and the Jade Dragoon. Some of the Dragoons had dragon partners, such as Feyrbrand, The Green Tusked Dragon; Regole, the Blue Sea Dragon; Michael, The Black Burst Dragon. The players fight the ultra-powerful Divine Dragon, referred to as the "King of Dragons", in the game, in a boss battle on disc three.
  • There are many dragons and dragon-like creatures and characters from Nintendo's Mario series. Bowser is often mistaken as a dragon, when he is actually a tortoise. This also include his transformed version, Giga Bowser from Super Smash Bros. Melee. There is also Blizzaurus from Super Princess Peach, Bonetail, Gloomtail and Hooktail from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and Rex from Super Mario World. Yoshi is sometimes considered a dragon, but is more properly a dinosaur.
  • In the Panzer Dragoon series, Dragons are bio-weapons created through genetic mutation. The player-controlled dragon riden by Jean-Luc Lundi in Panzer Dragoon II Zwei is named Lagi.
  • There are several dragons in the Legend of Zelda series, most of which are boss characters, such as Volvagia from The Adventure of Link and Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the Twilit Dragon Argorok from Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Onox from The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons who turns into a dragon, the friendly dragon Valoo from Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, Gleerok from the "Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap", and Gleeok from "The Legend of Zelda".
  • Various creatures in the Pokémon anime and video games resemble dragons, but only a handful are of the actual type "dragon" (see Pokémon types). Some that resemble dragons but are not of the dragon type are: Aerodactyl, Charizard, Gyarados, Horsea, Aggron, Rhyperior, Lugia, Nidoking, Nidoqueen, Seadra, Sceptile, and Steelix. Some that are actually of the dragon type are: Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Kingdra, Altaria, Flygon, Rayquaza, Salamence, and Latias/Latios. Another contributing factor to the confusion is the fact that some of the non-dragon type Pokémon can learn dragon-type attacks such as Dragon Rage, Dragonbreath, and Twister.
  • Four dragon breeds in the online game Shalkith: Last Kin. Red dragons, who specialize in direct combat, silver dragons, who are particularly adept at wielding magic, brown dragons, who focus on defensive capabilities, and blue dragons, balanced between the other breeds with an emphasis on unusual skills and abilities. Currently, only red dragons are available, while others are being developed.
  • In the online RPG Tibia, dragons are one of the most feared enemies and give some of the most prized armors and legs.
  • Various dragons in RuneScape, a popular MMORPG,: Skeletal wyverns, Green Dragons, Baby blue dragons, Blue Dragons, Baby red dragons, Red dragons, Baby black dragons, black dragons, and the mighty King Black Dragon, a huge black dragon with three heads. These dragons all range in skill and size.
  • In Battledragons, the players play as one of the eight dragon races (Great, Mystic, Hydra, Wyvern, Basilisk, Wyrm, Feathered serpent, Bipedal).
  • Cael, a magical dragon from Dragon Rage.
  • Tempest, Crossel, and other dragons from Star Ocean: Till the End of Time.
  • Antharas the Earth Dragon and Nakondas, the Envoy of Antharas from Lineage 2. Valakas, the red Dragon appears in Lineage 2: Chronicle 4. The other dragons in the Lineage word are Fafurion the Water Dragon, Lindvior the Wind Dragon, Aulakiria the Light Dragon, and Bael-Zael. These are not yet added into the game.
  • King Terask in NeoQuest II in Neopets.
  • Mortrax, Athron, Pyrog, Sulfras, and Khoth are all dragons in the Avernum/Exile series.
  • Various dragons in Ragnarok Online, including Novus, Ferus, Acidus, and the boss Detale.
  • Brongaa, Dragon of Purgatory in Yggdra Union.
  • Trang-Oul, a deity worshipped by necromancers in Diablo 2. There is a set named after him.
  • Wylaf, a powerful yet aged dragon full of wisdom and richness, aides both main characters (Rue and Mint) in their quest to retrieve the [relic] for their respective motives. From Squaresoft PSX game Threads of Fate.
  • Horntail is a major and a famous boos in the MMO ROG game Maplestory. And most players consider defeating horntail a great achievement and the 2 priest.bishop skills can summon a dragon. Also theirs dragons as enemies and a smaller boss dragon as a boos needed to reach 4th job advancment.
  • Dragons have also appeared in the popular massively-multiplayer online role-playing game RuneScape in different varieties, ranging from weak green dragons to fierce black dragons. There is also a dragon/hydra known as the King Black Dragon.

[edit] Dragons in role-playing games

  • numerous varieties of dragons in Dungeons & Dragons; see Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons)
  • various Great Western dragons and others in Earthdawn
  • various Great Feathered Serpent dragons, Great Eastern dragons, Great Western dragons, Great Sirrush dragons, and others in Shadowrun
  • various types of dragons found in the Rifts role-playing game.
  • Various types of dragons in the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying, a game from Games Workshop.
  • Dragons are common (especially as non-player characters) in Dungeons & Dragons and in some computer fantasy role-playing games. They, like many other dragons in modern culture, run the full range of good, evil, and everything in between. In Dungeons and Dragons the color of the dragon shows if it is evil or good. Metallic dragons are forces of good and the are led by the mighty dragon-god Bahamut. Chromatic dragons are evil creatures ranging from white (the weakest) to the mighty red (the strongest). The chromatic dragons revere Tiamat, a five-headed dragon-god with heads of each color of evil dragon (red, blue, green, white, black).

[edit] Dragons in card games

Fantasy card games always feature dragons, often so many of them, and thus this sub-section only mentions the more popular or important ones.

[edit] Magic: The Gathering

Dragon is a creature subtype in Magic: The Gathering. The term 'Dragon mana' refers to a converted mana cost of six, the traditional cost of Dragons in the game.

  • The Primeval Dragons in the Invasion block, namely Crosis, the Purger; Darigaaz, the Igniter; Dromar, the Banisher; Rith, the Awakener and Treva, the Renewer
  • The Elder Dragon Legends from the Legends block, namely Arcades Sabboth, Chromium, Nicol Bolas, Palladia-Mors and Vaevictis Asmadi
  • Rorix Bladewing, a Shivan dragon who fights in the Otarian Grand Coliseum to reclaim his nation's honor: upon his death, Rorix is reincarnated as a "dracolich", under the name Bladewing the Risen.
  • The Guardian Ryuu of Kamigawa, including Jugan, the Rising Star; Keiga, the Tide Star; Kokusho, the Evening Star; Ryusei, the Falling Star; and Yosei, the Morning Star.
  • Niv-Mizzet, the insightful but short-tempered dragon wizard and leader of the Izzet guild in Ravnica.
  • The Planar Chaos set introduces a new cycle of legendary Dragons bearing many similarities to the Invasion cycle - Oros, the Avenger; Intet, the Dreamer; Teneb, the Harvester; Numot, the Devastator; and Vorosh, the Hunter.
  • The Future Sight set contains a legendary dragon called Tarox Bladewing in its "futureshifted" sheet. Tarox is apparently the son of the above-mentioned Rorix Bladewing, and according to his flavour text, "despises his siblings as insults to his line, finding and devouring each in turn". According to the magicthegathering.com article that previewed Tarox, he wants to be just like his father Rorix - although smaller than his father, Tarox's controller can discard another Tarox from their hand to double his size, making him a far heavier hitter than Rorix.
  • There are also numerous other dragons, which have appeared in almost every set and every block. The most notable such dragon is Shivan Dragon, which has appeared in all but one of the Magic Core Sets.

[edit] World of Warcraft Trading card Game

  • Currently contains only lady Onyxia however Nefarion and many other characters from Warcraft lore will be featured in future expansion packs.

[edit] Yu-Gi-Oh!

Dragon is also a monster type in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. Dragons in Yu-Gi-Oh! include:

  • The Blue-Eyes White Dragon and its incarnations, including Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon and Blue Eyes Shining Dragon. Blue Eyes White Dragon even also has a Toon version of itself.
  • The Red-Eyes Black Dragon, and its incarnations, including Red-Eyes Black Chick and Red Eyes Darkness Dragon, not to mention its fusions.
  • Slifer the Sky Dragon (Sky Dragon of Osiris), the Egyptian god Osiris' card avatar.
  • The Winged Dragon of Ra
  • Timaeus, Critius, and Hermos, the Three Legendary Dragons
  • Cyber Dragon variants, which are comparable to the Blue Eyes White Dragon.
  • Rainbow Dragon, the Crystal Lord & Dark Rainbow Dragon
  • Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End
  • Five Headed Dragon (originally known as F.G.D.)
  • Several evolutionary dragons, such as Armed Dragons, Horus the Black Flame Dragon and some others.

[edit] Dragons in board games

  • Red, green and white dragon tiles in Mahjong.
  • Dragon Chess, a three-board chess variant designed by Gary Gygax, has a dragon piece.
  • Big Snore, the sleepy purple title dragon from Don't Wake the Dragon!, a mid-1980s children's board game
  • Carcassonne - The Princess & the Dragon, an expansion for Carcassonne (board game), centers around a dragon represented by a large wooden piece
  • Mimring (the evil red dragon), Charos (the green dragon), Braxas (the black dragon queen), and Niflhelm (the white dragon king) are some of the most powerful characters in Heroscape.

[edit] Other examples

  • Dragons remain fixtures in fantasy books, though portrayals of their nature differ. For example, Smaug, from The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, who is a classic, European-type dragon; deeply magical, he hoards treasure and burns innocent towns. Contrary to most old folklore and literature J. R. R. Tolkien's dragons are very intelligent and can cast spells over mortals.
  • A common theme in literature concerning dragons is the partnership between humans and dragons. This is evident in Dragon Rider and the Inheritance Trilogy. Most notably it is featured in Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series. Dragons in Pern (genetically modified fire-lizards, which were Pernese natives) are ridden by "dragonriders" to protect the planet from a deadly threat, the Thread.
  • In Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea series, the portrayal of dragons undergoes significant changes from book to book. In the original, they resemble Smaug, with unbounded greed for hoards of precious jewelry; later, they grow in stature and nobility, to become virtual demi-gods who speak the "Language of Creation" as their mother tongue. Later still, it is revealed that they share an ancestry with humanity, and that some rare humans (always women) can change into dragons at will (or they may be considered as dragons who can take human form at will).
  • The dragons in Harry Turtledove's Darkness series, a magical analogue of the Second World War, are beasts, highly pugnacious and under complete human control. In the storyline they are the analogue of fighter planes and dragon riders are obviously intended to represent fighter pilots of the Luftwaffe and the RAF.
  • The short story The Dragon by Ray Bradbury is set simultaneously in the recent and distant past, featuring a pair of knights setting out to fight what they think is a dragon. After they are killed by it, it is revealed that the "Dragon" is actually a steam train.
  • In Robin Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings series, dragons and humans coexisted in the distant past. Their essences became mixed in some cases, producing scaled humans referred to as Elderlings, or small, rubbery-skinned dragons, called "Others" and treated as abominations. Humans carved living dragon statues out of special living stone; these statues were later used as a weapon against the Outislanders by King Verity Farseer of the Six Duchies.
    • Hobb's dragons would begin life as sea serpents, who would swim upriver to a special beach where they would cocoon themselves and hatch as dragons the next year. After a natural disaster changed the shape of the land, the serpents could no longer find their cocooning grounds and remained in the sea, as the cataclysm wiped out all but two of the dragons.
  • Dragons in Christopher Pike's Alosha series also start life as legless, wingless, tailless, and without fire; in this form, they are known as Kouls. Later in life, a Koul develops legs, a tail, wings, and fiery breath. To do this, a Koul must risk its life for protection of others, learn to swim, and take a literal "leap of faith" from a high place.
  • In the present-day fantasy novel Collinsfort Village by Joe Ekaitis, mural painter Dorian di Drago (a 40-foot (12m) tall dragon) gives up flying on the same day a famous aviatrix disappears in 1937.
  • Dragons are mentioned throughout the Harry Potter books and a baby dragon appears in the first installment and dragons later play a significant role in the fourth. They are portrayed as having strong magic (even in their blood), but they do not exhibit any hints of intelligence or self-awareness. Within the series, dragons are considered very dangerous by most characters (Rubeus Hagrid being a notable exception) and private ownership of dragons is illegal.
  • Dragons have been portrayed in several movies of the past few decades, and in many different forms. In Dragonslayer (1981), a "sword and sorcerer"-type film set in medieval Britain, a dragon terrorizes a town's population. In contrast, Dragonheart (1996), though also given a medieval context, was a much lighter action/adventure movie that spoofed the "terrorizing dragon" stereotype, and depicts dragons as usually good beings, who in fact often save the lives of humans. Dragons can also be passionate protectors, just like the dragon in Shrek and Shrek 2, who displays her affection for a donkey. Reign of Fire (2002), also dark and gritty, dealt with the consequences of dormant dragons reawakened in the modern world.
  • In the popular Real Time Strategy game series "Warcraft", dragons are very intelligent and divided into five distinct tribes, each ruled by an "Aspect", or overlord dragon. The different tribes are Red, the life dragons, ruled by Alexstrasza; Green, the dream dragons, ruled by Ysera; Blue, the magic dragons, ruled by Malygos; Bronze, the time dragons, ruled by Nozdormu; and Black, the earth dragons; formerly ruled by Neltharion, before his betrayal of the other for aspects and his ascension to the lofty title of Deathwing. The Warcraft dragons tend to disassociate themselves with the other races of "Azeroth". They only get involved when the world itself is in danger.
  • In Robert A. Heinlein's novel Between Planets, the sentient inhabitants of Venus are huge flightless dragons, who are described as highly intelligent with an enormous aptitude for scientific research, who are very warm and friendly to humans. Since humans can't prononce their real names, they habitually take - while conversing with humans via a special device - the name of a prominent past human scientist (the book's main dragon protagonist calls himself "Sir Isaac Newton").
  • On the lighter side, Puff the Magic Dragon was first a poem, later a song made famous by Peter, Paul and Mary, that has become a pop-culture mainstay. The poem tells of an ageless dragon who befriends a young boy, only to be abandoned as the boy ages and forgets him. This is sometimes suspected of being riddled with references to the drug Marijuana, though the authors have publicly ridiculed this notion.
  • Some stories give accounts of dragons in human form, notably the fourteenth-century French story Voeux du Paon[1] tells the story of Melusine, a beautiful woman who seemed faithful but refused to take communion in church. When confronted, she turned into a dragon and fled. She has been depicted in Russian art of the 18th century as a woman's head on a dragon's body.[1] The Earthsea cycle relates of Tehanu and Orm Irian, each of whom was a dragon in human form who acted as a diplomat between her races.
  • Another famous dragon is Spyro the Dragon who is the main character of many video games. In the first game he was portrayed as a small purple dragon with wings, four legs and had the ability to breath fire, charge with his horns, and glide short distances. As the game developed he was able to learn to swim, climb, and use power-ups. In the game Spyro: enter the dragonfly he is able to learn other breaths including bubbles, electricity and ice. Later, in the game Spyro: A Hero's Tail bubble-breath was replaced by water breath. In the latest installment of Spyro; The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning he is shown as a young dragon while the game describes how he came to be. In this game water breath is replaced by earth breath. Also this game includes melee attacks, breath bombs, and fury attacks, which can all be upgraded with special gems.
  • Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels describe two types of dragons: Noble Dragons (Draco Nobilis) which are typical European-type dragons, which are extinct by the time the books take place but can be summoned by magic or created with a lot of magic and imagination; and the Swamp Dragons (Draco Vulgaris), which are the size of small dogs, bred as pets, and, due to their complex, fire-producing anatomy, have a tendency to self-destruct.
  • The Strong Bad Emails on the Homestar Runner website feature a dragon named Trogdor the Burninator.
  • The Breath of Fire series of Role-Playing Games made by Capcom, have their story revolve around the recurring hero, Ryu, who is a Light Dragon, who needs to defeat the Dark Dragons and ultimately, a goddess by the name of Myria, who is an enemy of the dragons.

In the third game, nothing is mentioned of a war between the Light Dragons and the Dark Dragons, only of a war between the Brood (the race of dragons) and the goddess Myria (or Tyr). Note that 'ryu' is Japanese for 'dragon', which is the name of the main protagonist of the series, who is a dragon.

  • The Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft includes many dragons, one of which is named Onyxia. Onyxia is a major dragon boss and requires a multiple-man raid consisting of 20+ separate players, all working together with a certain plan of action designed to hopefully defeat her. Almost all the dragons depicted in the game are about five times the height of a player and are massively powerful elites, which means each one is a type of boss and therefore much harder to kill than a normal creature. The other dragons in the game are smaller, pocket versions of the full size dragons, called whelplings. These are much easier to kill and are not bosses at all. If one is lucky enough to kill the right whelpling, in some cases the loot collected from the dead creature can include a whelpling pet (which can be summoned to fly alongside the owner of the pet at will), which is extremely rare on the game and can be sold for several hundred gold.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Jones, David (2002). An Instinct for Dragons. Routlege. 
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