Dragon

A big, green, fire snortin' lizard. No, not that one.

Dragons are large, reptilian monsters, some of which breathe ice or fire. They are widely believed to be mythological by the humans of modern-day Earth, but real specimens have been known to exist on the planet. The creatures come in all shapes and sizes- bipedal, quadrupedal, winged, have necks of various size, and have heads or tails of varying number. Indeed, since the term "dragon" is so generic, it seems possible to describe creatures not native to Earth which fall under the very forgiving criteria as dragons. This includes the alternate modes of many Transformers.

Fiction

Generation 1 continuity family

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

In 543, a dragon lived in the Dragon Mound. When time-lost Transformers attempted to use the Mound to return to their proper time, they were confronted by the gigantic, fire-breathing beast, but Beorht and Warpath were able to scare it away with the explosive Dragon's Bane. A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court

In the 20th century, Lord Chumley spent years patiently stalking a small and wingless dragon-like creature in Borneo. He captured it and eventually set it against Optimus Prime. The creature used its teeth and claws to attack Optimus and batted his gun away. In the end, Prime simply threw the animal off a bridge and into some water. Prime Target

The fictional movie monster Hojoni bore a resemblance to a wingless dragon. Kremzeek!

Using consummate V's, give him teeth, spinities, and angry eyebrows.

Menonia's Golden One could use magic to take on the form of a large, flying, golden dragon. Madman's Paradise

Maybe some wings, y'know, if he's a wing-a-ling dragon.

When the Quintessons hooked Daniel Witwicky up to a device to turn his dreams into reality, one of the illusionary monsters conjured up was a Transformer-dwarfing pink dragon which dwelt in a castle. This dragon abducted Springer and Razorclaw, but was defeated when the two teamed up and used a magic lance against it. Nightmare Planet

When the shape-shifting giant Tornedron attacked the Primitives, it took on different dragon forms—two of them winged with four other limbs, and one a three-headed serpent. Call of the Primitives

The Horrorcon Snapdragon and the Terrorcons Hun-Gurrr and Sinnertwin had dragon alternate modes, the latter two having two heads each.

Victory cartoon

Deathsaurus's alternate mode was a winged bipedal dragon with a beak.

Legends comic

When Wheeljack created the Monsterbots, he designed one of them, Doublecross, in the form of a winged, bipedal, fire-breathing dragon with two heads that had separate personalities. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3

Beast Wars II cartoon

Puff the Magic Dragon shot you in the face.

When Galvatron arrived on Gaia (Earth tens of thousands of years in the future), he commanded the Mother Computer to show him the most powerful things that existed on the planet so that he could scan them for his alternate modes. One was a drill tank and the other was a dragon, and the process put Galvatron into a deep slumber. White Lion, Run! When he woke, his dragon mode proved to be quite powerful. Galvatron Revived

Beast Wars cartoon continuity

Beast Wars cartoon

The auditions for Reign of Fire were going well.

When the Predacon Megatron took on the spark of his Decepticon namesake and was submersed in lava, his form mutated from a Tyrannosaurus rex to a large, red, ice- and fire-breathing dragon for no real apparent reason. Master Blaster

3H comics

Cryotek attempted to remove Megatron's Transmetal 2 dragon mode and incorporate it into himself, but the process left Cryotek in stasis lock. Megatron's beast mode wasn't removed, but Cryotek was left with a similar body.

Classics

The Mini-Con Nightscream transformed into a dragon, as did Trypticon.

Beast Wars: Uprising

When the Beast Upgrade came around, lots of Maximals and Predacons chose to adopt dragon alternate modes. Safe Spaces Derailment Most were capable of breathing fire while in their beast modes. Derailment

My Little Pony/Transformers

Equestria was home to a variety of dragons, such as Spike and Smolder. Finale

2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon

Among the various forms used by the six-changer Predacon leader Megatron, a two-headed dragon was one of his more well-known (and more creative) forms. Later, after his conversion into the more powerful "ten-changer" Galvatron, he gained a second (one-headed) dragon form.

Cybertron cartoon

The leader of Jungle Planet, Scourge, transformed into a mechanical dragon with the ability to deploy up to three heads. Though the Jungle Planet is populated entirely by Transformers who transform into mechanical beast modes seemingly modeled after Earth creatures, it is unknown if Scourge's alt mode has any direct connection to mythological dragons of Earth, which he expressed confusion about.

Live-action film series

Optimus Prime was granted the power of the world's legendary dragons through biotech upgrades. Optimus Prime Speed Stars bio

The combiner Dragonstorm served as the inspiration for dragons in Arthurian folklore. The Last Knight

Aligned continuity family

Prime cartoon

During the Great War, Shockwave cloned a small army of Predacons which Megatron sent to Earth to destroy Autobots and look for energon. After eliminating the Autobot presence on the planet, the Predacons stood a long vigil on Earth where they awaited the arrival of Megatron but ultimately died where their fossilized bodies were buried at various points around the world. In time, the Predacons entered in human legends as various mythological monsters, including dragons, though the true nature of the creatures remained a mystery to the inhabitants of Earth. Project Predacon

While Bulkhead, Wheeljack, and Miko Nakadai were preparing to blow up an Energon mine, Predaking attacked the three Wreckers. Miko expressed shock that the Decepticons had a dragon, and the two Autobots asked what a dragon was. Prey

Curiously, Unicron seemed to be aware of the legend as he ordered his Predacon Terrorcon army to destroy Primus with their dragon fire. Predacons Rising

Rescue Bots cartoon

Griffin Rock Element Quest featured a dragon lurking around Griffin Rock in its second level. A Virtual Disaster

Rescue Bots Academy cartoon

To teach the recruits about judging a book by its cover, Heatwave had them play out a sim in which a dragon was actually trying to help a king. The Mystery of Dragon Mountain Thanks to a malfunction, the dragon later escaped the simulation and terrorized the residents of Milford, until Hoist was able to reprogram it to look like a blimp. One Of Our Dragons Is Missing

External links

• Dragon at Wikipedia