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List of dragons in games

Representation of a dragon as it appears in the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons

This is a list of dragons in tabletop and video games. If there are many dragons, then only the most notable are mentioned.

Dragons in video games

Roles

  • Player character – The dragon is the main character, and is controlled by the player throughout all or most of the game. (IE Spyro, Trogdor)
  • Playable character – The dragon is a character that, if selected, can be controlled. (IE Liu Kang)
  • Companion - The dragon is a character that usually accompanies the player and can often be controlled as a riding mount. (IE Flammie, Azurda)
  • Boss – The dragon is a boss that the player must defeat. (IE, Volvagia, Lord of the Lightning, Elder Dragons in Monster Hunter)
  • Final Boss – The dragon is the final boss in the game. (IE Alduin, Ridley, Grigori, Jack of Blades, Deathwing, Ender Dragon, Singe)
  • Optional Boss – The dragon is an optional boss.
  • Playable Character Transformation – The dragon is an alternate form that the player character can take. (IE Kameo)
  • Enemy – The dragon is a general enemy in the game.
  • Trainable Monster – The dragon is a monster used in battle against other monsters. (IE 'Dragon type' Pokémon, 'Dramon's in Digimon)
  • Supporting Character – The dragon helps the player at various points throughout the game. (IE Valoo, Paarthurnax)
  • Unit – The dragon is a controllable battle unit in the game. (IE dragons in Warhammer Total War)
  • Collectible Card – The dragon is a digital card in a digital collectible card game which can be obtained to customize and improve player's decks. (Dragons in Hearthstone, Clash Royale)
  • Various – Dragons play multiple roles in the game.

Dragons in role-playing video games

Dragons appear in numerous role-playing games and their fictional settings as bosses, final bosses, and enemies, as well as player characters, companions, and supporting characters.

Video game Name of Dragon Type Transforms, if so from what? Voice Actor Role Notes
Darksiders Abaddon European Angel Troy Baker Final Boss
AdventureQuest Various Various No Various
Adventures of Mana Unnamed European No Boss
Angels with Scaly Wings Various Various No Various Conceived from dinosaurs.
Xenoblade Chronicles Alcar, Dragonia, Abaasy European No Boss Dragon King Alcar, Demon King Dragonia, Avalanche Abaasy
The Elder Scrolls: Blades Unnamed Wyvern No Enemies
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Alduin, Paarthurnax, Odahviing Wyvern No Daniel Riordan / Charles Martinet / Charles Dennis Various Many other named dragons appear.
Dragon's Crown Ancient, Red Dragons European No Bosses
Borderlands 2 Ancient Dragons of Destruction European No Bosses
Drakengard Angelus, Legna Wyvern No Companion, Boss
Drakengard 2 Angelus, Legna Wyvern No Companion, Boss
Drakengard 3 Michael/Mikhail, Gabriella Wyvern No Companion
I of the Dragon Annoth, Barroth, Morrogh European No Player Character The three main player characters.
Emerald Dragon Atrushan European Human Player Character A young blue dragon that transforms between his dragon form and an acquired human form to rescue Tamryn, his childhood human friend and sibling.
Elden Ring Dragonlord Placidusax, Lichdragon Fortissax, Ancient Dragon Lansseax Western No Bosses Various dragons appear throughout the game as enemies.
Avernum/Exile Various European No Various
Dragon Valor Azi Dahaka Various No Bosses Other dragons appear.
Final Fantasy series Bahamut European No Various The most recurrent of the many dragons that appear throughout the series
Valkyrie Profile 2 Bahamut European No Boss
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Barba Serpentine No Boss
Battledragons Unnamed Various No Units
Shining Force Bleu European No Playable Character Other dragons appear
Blue Dragon Blue Dragon Other No Companion
Super Paper Mario Bonechill, Fracktail, Wracktail European No Bosses Fracktail and Bonechill are required bosses, while Wracktail is an optional boss.
Kingdom of Loathing Bonerdagon Wyvern No Boss
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Bonetail, Gloomtail, Hooktail European No Bosses Hooktail and Gloomtail are required bosses, while Bonetail is an optional boss.
Bravely Default Various European No Bosses
Two Worlds II Cassara European Human Sandra Pascuzzi Final Boss
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time Crosell European No Boss
Super Mario RPG Czar Dragon, Zombone, Bahamutt European No Bosses
Divinity: Original Sin Various European No Various
Divinity II The Dragon Knight Wyvern Human Playable Character Transformation Other dragons appear.
Dark Souls Various; Black Dragon Kalameet, Darkeater Midir, Seath the Scaleless Various Various Bosses
Dawn of the Dragons Various European No Various
Disgaea Various Various No Units
The World Ends with You Draco Cantus Asian Human Shane Johnson Final Boss
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Dragohoho European Beanish (humanoid species) Boss
Mother Dragon Wyvern No Boss The party must have either obtained four melodies or reached level 25 to fight it.
Dragon Age Various European Various Various
Dragon Buster Unnamed European No Boss
DragonFable Various European No Companion
Chrono Cross Dragon Gods Various No Bosses There are six Dragon Gods.
Titan Quest Dragon Liche European No Optional Boss
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Various Wyverns No Enemies, mini-bosses, and companions
Dragon Quest Dragonlord European Human Final Boss
White Knight Chronicles Dragon Matriarch European Human Boss
Shining Tears Dragonutes Various No Various
Drakkhen Various European No Bosses
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup Various European No Enemies
Faria: A World of Mystery and Danger! Unnamed European Human Final Boss
Fate Unnamed European No Bosses
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Fin Fang Foom Alien, quadrupedal No Boss
The Battle for Wesnoth Fire Dragon European No Units
Fire Emblem Various European Human Various
Secret of Mana, Dawn of Mana Flammie European No Companion A white four-winged fluffy dragon which the characters ride. Some eventually become the Mana Beast.
Golden Sun Fusion Dragon European (2H)[a] Human Final Boss
Enclave Fyrlakith European No Boss Appears in the level "The Guardian"
Popolocrois Gaba, Sania European Human Companion
Gothic II Various European No Bosses
Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny Gray Asian Human Playable Character Was turned into a dragonman by the Dragon King Ardgevald/
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete Green Dragon Serpentine No Boss
Dragon's Dogma Grigori European No Final Boss Devours the Hero's heart to become an arisen
King's Field Guyra, Seath European No Bosses
Riviera: The Promised Land Hades European No Optional boss
Odin Sphere Hindel, Belial, Wagner, Leventhan Wyvern No Bosses
God of War (2018 video game) Hræzlyr, Fafnir, Reginn, Otr, Dagsetr European No, Dwarf, No, No, No Various
God of War Ragnarok Various Various No Various Several Drakes, Wyverns and dragon-like Lindwyrms and Dreki appear in the game.
Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter Icasaracht European No Final Boss
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom Incineraptor European No Boss
Fable: The Lost Chapters Jack of Blades European Demon Keith Wickham Final Boss Initially a masked hooded figure, he is reincarnated in the Lost Chapters as a dragon.
Legacy of the Wizard Keela European No Final Boss
Kingdom Hearts Various European Human Various
King's Bounty: The Legend Various European No Units
Megami Tensei Kuzuryu, Seiryu, Samael Various No Bosses
The Last Remnant Various European No Bosses
The Legend of Dragoon Various Other No Bosses
Dragon Quest VIII Lord of the Dragovians European Human Boss Dragon form changes color.
Lost Kingdoms Various European No Bosses
Lufia Egg Dragon European No Boss
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle MegaDragonBowser European Bowser Kenneth W. James Final Boss
Mother 3 Mecha Drago European Drago No Boss
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Martin Septim Wyvern Human Sean Bean Supporting Character Transforms into the Avatar of Akastosh.
Might and Magic Various European No Various
Monster Rancher Unnamed European No Trained Monster
Neverwinter Nights Various European No Various
Pokémon series Various Various Various Trainable Monsters Some Pokémon who are not dragons in their base forms can transform into one in various ways. Others are not dragons originally, but can evolve into a Dragon-Type Pokémon.
Palworld Various Various No Trainable Monsters
Ogre Battle Various European No Various
Lunar series Quark European No Hal Delahousse Supporting Character
Tower of Druaga Quox European No Boss
Radiata Stories Various Various No Bosses
I Am Setsuna The Reaper European Human Final Boss
Legend of the Red Dragon Red Dragon European No Final Boss
Breath of Fire Ryu European Human Player Character
Sacred Various European No Bosses
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Saesenthessis Various Human Eiry Hughes Various
Grandia 3 Shiba Wyvern No Supporting Character Owned by Ulf.
Shin Megami Tensei Various Various No Bosses A race of demons.
Suikoden Various Various No Bosses Controlled by Dragon Knights.
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara Synn European Human Final Boss Female red dragon.
Tears to Tiara Various European No Bosses
Thousand Arms Various Various No Bosses
7th Dragon Tiamat Western No Boss
Tales of Zestiria Tiamat European No Boss
Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins Tirion European No Neil Ross Companion
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Urgost European No Keith Szarabajka Supporting Character
Vagrant Story Various Various No Bosses
Hydlide Varalys European No Final Boss
Paper Mario: The Origami King Water Vellumental European No Boss A blue, origami dragon that is the second Vellumental fought. Olivia gains its powers when Mario defeats it.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Various Various No Beasts
Wizardry Various Various No Bosses
Wild Arms series Zephyr European No Boss Other dragons appear.
Golden Treasure: The Great Green Spiritkeeper Wyvern No Player Character Many other dragons, known as the Draak-Kin, appear throughout the story.

Dragons in multiplayer online games

Video game Name of Dragon Type Transforms, if so from what? Voice Actor Role Genre Notes
Brawlhalla Ragnir European No Player character Fighting
World of Warcraft Alexstrasza, Deathwing (formerly known as Neltharion), Kalecgos, Korialstrasz, Malygos, Nozdormu, Onyxia, Sapphiron, Soridormi, Sindragosa, Sintharia, Tyranastrasz, Ysera European Human Leader of flights / Bosses MMORPG [1]
Heroes of the Storm Alexstrasza, Chromie (Chronormu), Deathwing, Dragon Knight European Human / Gnome / No / Hero Wendee Lee[2] / Karen Strassman[3] Player Characters MOBA Dragon Knight is a Playable Character Transformation on the Dragon Shire battleground. Heroes can liberate the Dragon Knight by activating the shrines and interacting with the Knight's statue in the middle lane of the battleground, taking control of him temporarily.
Phantasy Star Alterazgohg, Sil Dragon Various No Bosses MMORPG
Counter-Strike Online Angra European Dione Boss /
Playable class
First-person shooter Appears as a boss in Zombie Scenario Season 2, and as playable class in Zombie Giant.
Dota 2 Auroth (the Winter Wyvern), Davion (the Dragon Knight), Jakiro (the Twin Head Dragon), Puck (the Faerie Dragon), Viper (the Netherdrake) Wyvern / European / European (2H)[a] / Fae / Amphithere Human / Human / No / No / No Merle Dandridge / Tony Todd / Dave Fennoy / Jen Taylor / Tony Todd Player characters MOBA Auroth, the Winter Wyvern, transforms from a human in Dota: Dragon's Blood.

Davion, the Dragon Knight, gained the ability to transform into a Dragon after slaying the Dragon Slyrak.

Jakiro, the Twin Head Dragon, has two heads, with one breathing fire and the other breathing ice.

Final Fantasy XIV Bahamut, Midgardsormr, Nidhogg, Hraesvelgr, Tiamat, Twintania, Shinryu European No Bosses MMORPG Includes dragons in the Heavensward expansion pack
Dungeon Fighter Online Bakal European No Boss MMORPG
Dragon's Prophet Various European No Companion MMORPG
Drakensang Online Various European No Bosses MMORPG
Vindictus Elchulus, Siglint, Beokros European No Greg Chun / Edward Bosco Bosses MMORPG
RuneScape Various European No Boss / Enemies / Companion MMORPG Wyverns are also present, but are a separate race to dragons.
Free Realms Various Wyvern No Player Companion MMORPG
Wizard101 Black Dragon, Catalan, Jabberwock, Mother Drake, Pendragon, Three Color Seprent, White Dragon, Zarathax European No Boss / Enemies / Companion MMORPG
Hearthstone Various Various Various Collectible Cards Digital collectible card game
Maplestory Horntail European (3H)[b] No Boss MMORPG Many other dragons appear throughout the game.
EverQuest Lord Nagafen, Trakanon, Lady Vox European No Boss MMORPG
Mabinogi Various Various No Bosses MMORPG
Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted Named by player European No Player Character / Bosses MMORPG Can be created and customized by paid membership players and grow up from hatchling to adult to ancient dragons.
Awesomenauts Nibbs European No Playable Character MOBA
Guild Wars 2 Primordus, Jormag, Zhaitan, Mordremoth, Kralkatorrik, Soo-Won Various No Bosses MMORPG Elder Dragons who have been dormant for centuries and have now awoken to unleash a cycle of destruction upon Tyria, the world in which the game is set. They each have control over an element.
ArcheAge Red Dragon European No Boss MMORPG
League of Legends Shyvana European Humanoid Karen Strassman Player Character MOBA A playable champion whose ultimate allows her to temporarily transform into a dragon.[4]
TERA Various Various No Player Companion MMORPG
Aion: Upheaval Tiamat, Stormwing, Beritra, Ereshkigal European Human Final Boss MMORPG
Tibia Various European No Enemies MMORPG
Ultima Online Various Various No Units MMORPG
Lineage 2 Valakas, Antharas, Lindvior European No Bosses MMORPG Antharas is the Earth Dragon, Valakas is the Fire Dragon,and Lindvior is the Wind Dragon.
Realm of the Mad God Pyyr, Nikao, Limoz, Feargus, Ivory Wyvern Various No Bosses MMORPG
Club Penguin Scorn the Dragon King Other No Boss MMO Appeared in the Medieval Party 2012, in which he took over Club Penguin Island and took the Mountain of Misery as his lair.
Club Penguin Island Scorn the Dragon King Other No Toby Hulse Boss MMORPG Appeared in the Medieval Party 2018.
League of Legends Smolder European No Kristina Atanasoski Player Character MOBA
Day of Dragons Various Various No Playable Character Survival
Draconia Various Various No Playable Character Survival

Dragons in other video game genres

Video game Name of Dragon Type Transforms, if so from what? Voice Actor Role Notes
Dragon Spirit Amur Wyvern Human Player Character A captain from the kingdom, who transforms into a dragon to fight the evil Zawell.
ActRaiser Arctic Wyvern Wyvern No Boss
Alisia Dragoon Dragon Frye, Ball O' Fire, Thunder Raven, Boomerang Lizard European No Companions
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Argorok Wyvern No Boss A Twilit dragon that is the boss of the City in the Sky dungeon.
Asghan: The Dragon Slayer Various European No Bosses
DragonHeart: Fire & Steel Draco and others European No Companion and bosses
Drakan: Order of the Flame Arokh European No Jeff McNeal Companion
Drakan: The Ancients' Gates Arokh European No David Scully Companion
Kameo: Elements of Power Ash European Fairy Playable Character Transformation An element of fire.
Dragon Breed Bahamoot Serpentine No Companion
Bakugan Various Various Ball Trainable Monsters
The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World Unnamed Asian No Enemies
Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess Unnamed Asian Horse Player units
The Incredible Toon Machine Bik European No Non-playable
Black Lamp Unnamed European No Boss
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Blood Dragons Wingless, Quadrupedal No Enemies Can shoot lasers from their eyes.
Super Princess Peach Blizzaurus European No Boss
Bomberman Wars Bomber Dragon European No Unit
Starbound Bone Dragon Wyvern No Boss
Yoshi's Story Bone Dragon and serpentine dragons European (3H)[b] and serpentine dragons No Boss The Bone Dragon is an undead, skeletal dragon boss, while serpentine dragons appear in some levels as a form of transportation.
Bubble Bobble Series Various European No Main Character
The Sims Burnie, Pyritie, Torch European No Player Companion
Dragon Rage Cael Cyndar European No Player Character
Call of Duty: Black Ops III Unnamed Wyvern No Various Appearing exclusively in Zombies mode, dragons appear as a gameplay mechanic on the map Der Eisendrache, and both as a hazard and as a boss on the map Gorod Krovi.
The Cave Unnamed European No Boss
Banjo-Tooie Chili Billi, Chilly Willy European No Bosses Twin brothers; one breathes fire, while the other breathes ice.
Cobra Triangle Unnamed Serpentine No Boss
Colorful Dragon Various European No Playable character and non-player characters
Crimson Dragon Various Wyvern No Player Character/companion The paler rides dragons throughout the game.[5]
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex Various European No Boss / Enemy
Darby the Dragon Darby European Player character
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Demon Dragon, Light Dragon[6] Asian Ganondorf (Demon Dragon), Princess Zelda (Light Dragon) Boss and player character
Digimon Various Various No Trainable Monsters
Disciples II: Dark Prophecy Various European No Various
Discworld Unnamed European No Boss
Donkey Kong 64 Dogadon Hybrid No Boss A dragonfly-dragon hybrid.
Master of Magic Draconians European No Playable Character
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Dracula European Vampire Robert Carlyle Player Character Dracula can transform into a dragon for a powerful attack.
DuckTales: Remastered Dracula Duck Serpentine Duck Frank Welker Boss
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Draggadon Asian No Boss
Animal Crossing Drago Asian No Supporting Character A villager who can move into the player's village.
Wario's Woods Drago European No Boss
Sacrifice Dragon European No Unit
Shrek Dragon European No Final Boss
Viva Pinata Dragonache Other No Breedable animal Its color depends on the main landscape of the garden.
New Super Mario Bros. U Dragoneel Serpentine No Enemies
Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber Dragon Kremling Asian No Boss
Altered Beast Dragon Man European Human Playable Character Transformation
Dragonseeds Various Asian No Trainable Monster
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Dragon Slot Serpentine No Supporting Character
Battle Realms Dragon Spirit Asian No Unit Summoned by the Dragon Clan.
Castlevania (recurring in series) Dragon Zombie European No Bosses
The Longest Journey, Dreamfall Draic Kin European No Supporting Characters Extraterrestrial sentient beings.
Endless Legend Drakken Wyvern No Unit
Star Fox Adventures Drakor European No Boss The fourth boss of the game.
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II Drogoth European No Unit
Forgotten Worlds Dust Dragon European No Boss
Earth Defense Force 2025 Unnamed European No Enemies
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Eldin, Faron, Lanayru Eastern No Supporting Characters
Minecraft Ender Dragon European No Not Voiced Final Boss A black dragon with purple eyes that inhabits The End. Name stated to be "Jean?"[7]
Muck Bob European No Final Boss
Kirby's Epic Yarn Fangora European No Boss
Ghostbusters Genesis Fire Dragon Serpentine No Boss
The Great Circus Mystery Starring Mickey & Minnie Dragon Pete European Cat Final Boss After being defeated in his first form, a wizard, Pete transforms into a red dragon.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Dinraal, Farosh, Naydra[8] Asian No Bosses
Wrath Unleashed Flame/Frost Dragons Lindworm No Unit
Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom Flamewing European No Superboss
Blazing Dragons Flicker European No Player character
The King of Dragons Gildiss European No Final Boss
The Legend of Zelda Aquamentus, Gleeok European / (2H)[a] No Boss
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass Gleeok Serpentine (2H) No Boss Known in Japanese as 'Double-Headed Ice-Fire Dragon Gleeok'
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Gobblegut Serpentine No Boss Also fought in a harder fiery form.
Zork: Grand Inquisitor Griff European No Marty Ingels Supporting Character
Golden Axe: Beast Rider Great Dragon European No Boss
ActRaiser 2 Greed European No Boss
Cuphead Grim Matchstick European No Boss
Atari Adventure Grundle, Rhindle and Yorgle Asian No Bosses
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Fin Fang Foom Alien No Boss
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) Unnamed Wyvern No Enemy
Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time Unnamed Asian No Supporting Character
Kid Icarus: Uprising Hewdraw Serpentine (3H)[b] No Danny Mann Boss
Heroes of Might and Magic series Various Various No Units Green dragon (Gold dragon, Emerald dragon), Bone dragon (Ghost dragon, Spectral dragon), Shadow dragon (Red dragon, Black dragon), Faerie dragon, Rust dragon, Crystal dragon, Azure dragon
Hoard Unnamed European No Player Character
Dragon Saber Huey, Siria Wyvern Human Player Character
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Ice Dragon European No Enemies
Kirby's Dream Land 2 Ice Dragon Wingless, bipedal No Boss Breathes ice instead of fire.
American Dragon: Jake Long – Attack of the Dark Dragon Jake Long European Human Player Character
Weaving Tides Kilim Other (carpet dragon) Companion
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Krayt Dragon Alien, wingless, quadrupedal No Boss
King's Quest Unnamed European No Boss
Kingdom II: Shadoan Unnamed European No Boss Will eat the main character if he does not solve a puzzle
Resident Evil Village Lady Dimitrescu Other Vampire Maggie Robertson Boss
Rastan Laios, Hydra, and red dragon boss European and serpentine Bosses
Lair Various European No Companion
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Landia Wyvern (4H)[c] No Boss Each of its four heads is able to split from the main body to form a smaller dragon.
Mortal Kombat Liu Kang Asian Human Playable Character He transforms into a dragon as part of a Fatality.
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap Lizard Man European Human Playable Character Transformation
Loom Unnamed European No Boss
Super Mario Odyssey Lord of the Lightning European No Boss Also known as the Ruined Dragon.
Nail 'n' Scale Lore European No Boss
Mega Man Mecha Dragon European No Boss
Sonic Heroes Metal Overlord Other Robot Final Boss The evolved form of Neo Metal Sonic; referred to as "Metal Madness" before reaching full power.
Sonic and the Black Knight Mist, Earth Dragon Various No Boss
Sonic Superstars Great Dark Dragon/Black Dragon, Trip the Sungazer Other No / Lizard Final Boss / Playable Character Transformation Listed as "Black Dragon" in game files, but referred to by fans as "Great Dark Dragon". It was sealed away by an ancient civilization prior to the game's events.

Trip is able to transform into a golden-yellow dragon with the power of the Chaos Emeralds, allowing her to fly around and breathe fire.

Sorcer Striker Miyamoto European No Playable Character
Monster Hunter Various Various No Bosses
Monster Maulers Unnamed Serpentine No Boss
The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard Nafaalilargus Wyvern No Jonathan Bryce Boss Calls himself "The Crown Jewel of the Empire".
Alcahest Nevis European Human Playable character
Neopets Various European No Playable Character
Age of Mythology Nidhogg European No Unit
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons Aquamentus, Onox European / Wyvern No / Human Boss / Final Boss Aquamentus is the boss of the Gnarled Root Dungeon, while Onox's true form is the Dark Dragon.
Ōkami Orochi, Yomigami Asian (8H)[d] / Asian No Boss / Supporting Character
Panzer Dragoon (series) Various Various No Companion
Towdie Quido European No Villain
War of the Monsters Raptros European No Playable Character
Kirby Super Star Red Dragon/Great Dragon European No Boss A holographic dragon summoned by the Computer Virus boss.
Reign of Fire Unnamed Wyverns Player characters, enemies and bosses
Metroid series Ridley Other No Final Boss Reappears as Meta Ridley
Rock of Ages Unnamed European No Boss
Scooby-Doo! Unmasked Unnamed Asian Mubber Boss Zen Tuo's dragon.
Conan Sand Dragon Wingless, quadrupedal No Boss
The Lost Vikings 2 Scorch European No Player character
Subnautica Sea Dragon Alien Enemy
Simon the Sorcerer Unnamed European No Supporting Character Has a cold when first encountered.
Dragon's Lair Singe European No Final Boss
Cave Story Sky Dragons European No Bosses
The Hobbit Smaug European No James Horan Boss Bilbo has to take a golden cup from him.
Lego The Hobbit Smaug Wyvern No Boss
Ninja Gaiden Smaugan European No Boss Other dragons appear throughout the game.
Diddy Kong Racing Smokey European No Rival
Demon's Crest Somulo European No Boss
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Space Dragon Serpentine No Obstacle
Spyro series Spyro, Cynder European No /

Shadowy form, Explosive skull

Carlos Alazraqui, Tom Kenny, Jess Harnell, Elijah Wood, Josh Keaton, Matthew Mercer, Justin Long /

Cree Summer, Mae Whitman, Christina Ricci, Tobie LaSalandra, Erica Lindbeck, Felicia Day

Playable Character Spyro's objectives vary depending on the series. However, as of The Legend of Spyro and Skylanders, he is a purple dragon capable of controlling all elements, but is classified as Magic element in Skylanders.

Cynder is a former servant of Malefor in both versions, but the result of her corruption results in different effects on her. In The Legend of Spyro, she gains control over shadows, poison, fear, and wind, while in Skylanders, she is an Undead element Skylander capable of using spectral lightning, summoning ghosts, and turning into a shadow form.

Keio Flying Squadron Spot European No Companion
Summoners War: Sky Arena Various European No Companion
Super Smash Bros. Super Dragon Yoshi European Dinosaur Kazumi Totaka Turns into a dragon with a powerup
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts Unnamed Asian (3H)[b] No Boss
Syvalion Unnamed Asian No Player character
Space Harrier Uriah Asian No Companion
Devil World Tamagon Other No Player character
Thanatos Thanatos Wyvern No Player Character
Tomb Raider 2 Unnamed Asian Human Boss
How to Train Your Dragon Toothless and various others European Yes Player characters and companions
Total War: Warhammer Various European No Units
Total War: Warhammer II Various European No Units
Homestar Runner Trogdor Other No Player character Also known as The Burninator.
True Crime: Streets of LA Unnamed Asian No Boss
Fur Fighters Tweek, Gwyneth European No Playable character
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Valoo European No Supporting Character
Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire Valthorian, Jagira, Skaroth, Mobrius, Norgiloth, Vormanax European Companion and bosses
Viking: Battle for Asgard Various European Companions
Hyrule Warriors Volga European Human Boss, Playable Character
The Adventure of Link Volvagia Asian No Boss
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Volvagia Asian No Boss Also known as Subterranean Lava Dragon.
Zelda's Adventure Warbane Western No Boss
Ninja Gaiden II Water Dragon Aquatic Drake No Boss Also appears in Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2.
Wildlife Park: Ultimate Edition Unnamed European No Player Character Others
Wing War (Atari 2600) Unnamed European No Player Character
Doom Eternal Wintherin European No Supporting Character
Threads of Fate Wylaf European No Supporting Character
Terraria Wyvern Asian No Enemy Despite being called "wyverns", they resemble an Asian dragon.
Hype: The Time Quest Zatila, Voydh European No Companion / Boss
Zoids Series Various Various No Various
Freedom Planet Sash Lilac Alien No Dawn M. Bennett Playable Character A half-breed water dragon and one of the playable protagonists.
Dragonriders: Chronicles of Pern Various European No Companions

Dragons in games for mobile devices

There are a number of casual, idle, life simulation and other types of games for mobile devices involving dragons.

Video game Genre Platform(s) Notes
Candy Crush Saga Puzzle Android, iOS Dragons appear as NPCs, starting with a giant, anthropomorphic, amphibious, bipedal Chinese dragon named Denize who debuted in the game's third episode. More than a decade later, her baby children get trapped in the game's levels and must be rescued using the game's tile-matching gravity mechanics to bring them to certain tiles to be freed.
Clash of Clans Strategy Android, iOS Dragons are Units
Clash Royale Strategy Android, iOS Dragons are Collectible Cards
Dragon City Social network game Android, iOS, Facebook
Dragon Mania Legends Casual Android, iOS, Windows
Dragon Story Life simulation Android, iOS Dragon Story is a game where the player breeds and discovers many dragon species on an island known as the Dragon Islands. The dragons must be fed with food from the farms. Dragon types include Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, Purple, White, Pink, and Black.
Puzzle & Dragons Puzzle Android, iOS, Amazon Fire The player collects dragons as a reward for completing the game's dungeons or spending in-game currency.
Raid: Shadow Legends Strategy Android, iOS PC Wyvern bosses
Tap Zoo Idle Android, iOS
Tiny Zoo Simulation iOS
Zoo Craft: Animal Family Simulation Android, iOS
Zoo Story 2 Casual Android, iOS

Mods that add dragons to games

Thanks to Modding tools in various games, players and developers have been able to add dragons to various games that didn't have them before.

Video game Mod Type Transforms, if so from what? Role Notes
Minecraft Dragon Survival European No Playable character This global mod completely changes your gameplay and focuses it on transforming into one of three types of dragon[9]
Starbound Futara's Dragon Race European No Playable character Adds the new race "FutaraDragon". An actual 4 legged dragon that's fully recolorable.[10]
Baldur's Gate 3 Half-Dragon European Human/Half-elf Playable Character Transformation A Half-Dragon race, based on a completely homebrew ruleset and worldsetting. Features ability to take a Dragon form, as well as a unique new strong female bodytype.[11]

Dragons in tabletop games

Dragons in tabletop role-playing games

  • Dragons are common (especially as non-player characters) in Dungeons & Dragons and in some fantasy role-playing video 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 they 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 the evil dragon (red, blue, green, white, black).
  • 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 Great Western dragons and others in Earthdawn

Dragons in board games

Dragons in card games

Fantasy card games often feature dragons, often 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 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
  • Draco, an extremely powerful artifact dragon, that has the highest mana cost in the game (16 colorless mana).
  • 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 League.
  • 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

Diablo

  • Tathamet in Diablo is the First Ultimate and True Prime Evil and Seven Headed Dragon who battle Anu and also create Seven Great Evils from his heads and Hell.

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 Paladin of White Dragon (A ritual monster and younger version of Blue Eyes), Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon (the fusion of three Blue-Eyes White Dragons), Dragon Master Knight (A fusion monster composed of Black Luster Soldier and Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon) and Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, and Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon (A Toon version of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon).
  • The Red-Eyes B. Dragon, and its incarnations, including Red-Eyes B. Chick, Paladin of Dark Dragon (A ritual monster and younger version of Red Eyes, but called Knight of Dark Dragons in the anime), Lord of the Red (A ritual monster and almost a human form of Red Eyes), Red-Eyes Wyvern, Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon, Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon, Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon, and its many Fusion monsters.
  • Baby Dragon which morphs into Thousand Dragon using Time Wizard. In the TCG/OCG, Thousand Dragon is a Fusion monster with Time Wizard and Baby Dragon and its materials.
  • Curse of Dragon and its Fusion form Gaia the Dragon Champion (A fusion monster composed of Gaia the Fierce Knight and Curse of Dragon)
  • Slifer the Sky Dragon (Sky Dragon of Osiris), the Egyptian god Osiris card avatar.
  • The Winged Dragon of Ra
  • The Eye of Timaeus, The Fang of Critius, and The Claw of Hermos, and their human knight counterparts; the Legendary Dragon Cards|Three Legendary Dragons
  • Cyber Dragon variants, though actually classed as Machine type monsters, can easily be compared to the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
  • Rainbow Dragon, the Crystal Lord, and Rainbow Dark Dragon
  • Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End
  • White Night Dragon
  • Five-Headed Dragon (originally known as F.G.D.)
  • The Five Dragons linked to the Signers: Stardust Dragon, Red Dragon Archfiend, Black Rose Dragon, Ancient Fairy Dragon, Black-Winged Dragon, and Life Stream Dragon. This also includes their "Buster/Assault Mode"(Stardust Dragon /Assault Mode and Red Dragon Archfiend / Assault Mode) "Majestic/Savior"(Majestic Star Dragon and Majestic Red Dragon) Cosmic Sychro Monster Forms(Shooting Star Dragon, Red Nova Dragon, and Cosmic Blazar Dragon, technically both Shooting Star Dragon and Cosmic Blazar Dragon are both Accel Synchro while Red Nova Dragon is Double Tuning) and Limit Over Accel Synchro(Shooting Quasar Dragon).
  • Dragon Knight Draco-Equiste (A fusion monster composed of 1 Dragon-Type Synchro monster + 1 Warrior-Type monster)
  • Hundred Eyes Dragon ( A dragon who serves the Earthbound Immortals)
  • The Inca archetypes, Sun Dragon Inti and Moon Dragon Quilla
  • Jormungardr The Nordic Serpent
  • Several evolutionary dragons, such as Armed Dragons, Horus the Black Flame Dragon and some others.
  • The Malefic Dragons the evil or the corrupted versions of the signature dragons throughout the Yu-Gi-Oh! series e.g. Malefic Stardust Dragon, Malefic Cyber End Dragon, Malefic Rainbow Dragon, Malefic Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Malefic Blue-Eyes White Dragon and most notably the Malefic Paradox Dragon and Malefic Truth Dragon.

Cardfight!! Vanguard

Several races and clans within the Cardfight!! Vanguard trading card game are heavily based around dragons. A few of the races that are based on dragons include:

  • Flame Dragon, found only in the Kagero and Narukami clan this race is the typical fire breathing dragon archetype. Notable units include Dragonic Overlord, Dragonic Overlord the End, Dauntless Drive Dragon, Gattling Claw Dragon, and Vortex Dragon.
  • Cosmo Dragon, a powerful race considered holy and usually associated with bringing judgment upon evil forces. Notable units include Soul Saver Dragon and Satellitefall Dragon.
  • Abyss Dragon, the abyss dragons are known for their strength and willingness to sacrifice allied units to gain extra power. Notable units include: Phantom Blaster Dragon, Phantom Blaster Overlord, Spectral Duke Dragon, Revenger, Raging Form Dragon and Revenger, Dragruler Phantom
  • Dino Dragon, unique to the Tachikaze clan. As their name would suggest, they appear more dinosaur-like than dragon-like. Notable units include Tyrant, Deathrex, Dragon Egg, and Sonic Noa.
  • Winged Dragon, the typical flying dragon. Many of these units are mechanized. Notable units include Wyvern Strike, Tejas, Wyvern Strike, Jarran and Hex Cannon Wyvern.
  • Dragonman, are units that share the features of both man and dragon. Notable units include Lizard Runner, Undeux, Wyvern Guard, Barri, and Demonic Dragon Berserker, Yaksha.
  • Thunder Dragon, found only in the Narukami clan this race are dragons that are attacking with lightning or thunder base. Notable units include Dragonic Kaiser Vermillion, Dragonic Kaiser Vermillion "THE BLOOD", Eradicator, Vowing Sword Dragon and Eradicator, Dragonic Descendant.
  • Cyber Dragon, found only in the Link Joker clan this race are mechanical looking dragons and capable of locking your opponents rear-guards. Notable units include: Star-vader, Mobius Breath Dragon, Gravity Ball Dragon, Gravity Collapse Dragon, Schwarzschild Dragon, Star-vader, Infinite Zero Dragon, Star-vader, Nebula Lord Dragon and Star-vader, Chaos Breaker Dragon.
  • Tear Dragon, found in the clans of Kagero and but mostly Aqua Force these dragons are water-based attackers and can attack up to 3-5 times in 1 turn. Notable units include Blue Storm Dragon, Maelstrom, Blue Storm Supreme Dragon, Glory Maelstrom, Blue Flight Dragon, Trans-core Dragon, Last Card, Revonn, Blue Wave Dragon, Tetra-drive Dragon.
  • Zeroth Dragons is a race featured on one card of each nation, The Zeroth Dragons are weapons of mass destruction born from the Dragon Deity of Destruction, Gyze. The apostles of Gyze plan to use these dragons to revive him. These dragons can be played to any clan that represents their nation and also if this Grade 4 units failed to attack your opponent's Vanguard you cannot use your G-Zone cards anymore during the Cardfight This units are United Sanctuary's Zeroth Dragon of Zenith Peak, Ultima, Dragon Empire's Zeroth Dragon of Inferno, Drachma, Star Gate's Zeroth Dragon of Destroy Star, Stark, Dark Zone's Zeroth Dragon of End of the World, Dust, Magallanica's Zeroth Dragon of Distant Sea, Megiddo and Zoo's Zeroth Dragon of Death Garden, Zoa.

Duel Masters Trading Card Game

  • There are many cards focusing on dragons in Duel Masters such as the ones included in the Epic Dragons of Hyper Chaos set.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Two-headed dragon
  2. ^ a b c d Three-headed dragon
  3. ^ Four-headed dragon
  4. ^ Many-headed dragon

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