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* Penelope, a female dragon in [[Barbie as Rapunzel]], and her father Hugo.
* Penelope, a female dragon in [[Barbie as Rapunzel]], and her father Hugo.
*Quill Dragons in the Sci-Fi channel original movie [[Dragon Storm (film)|Dragon Storm]].
*Quill Dragons in the Sci-Fi channel original movie [[Dragon Storm (film)|Dragon Storm]].
*Smirkenorf the large green dragon from the UK D&D style show Knightmare, players were required to ride upon his back to the lower levels in exchange for a large gem stone


== Dragons in comics and puppetry ==
== Dragons in comics and puppetry ==

Revision as of 08:08, 24 April 2008

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

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)

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

Dragons in television

Dragons in film

Dragons in comics and puppetry

Dragons in songs

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 alleigance 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 in role-playing games

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

See also

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