Dragon

A big, green, fire snortin' lizard. No, notthat one.

Dragonsare large, reptilian monsters, some of which breatheiceorfire.They are widely believed to be mythological by thehumansof modern-dayEarth,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 thealternate modesof manyTransformers.

Fiction

Generation 1 continuity family

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformerscartoon

In543,a dragon lived in theDragon Mound.When time-lostTransformersattempted to use the Mound to return to their proper time, they were confronted by the gigantic, fire-breathing beast, butBeorhtandWarpathwere able to scare it away with the explosiveDragon's Bane.A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court

In the 20th century,Lord Chumleyspent years patiently stalking asmall and wingless dragon-like creatureinBorneo.He captured it and eventually set it againstOptimus 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 monsterHojonibore a resemblance to a wingless dragon.Kremzeek!

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

Menonia'sGolden Onecould usemagicto 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 theQuintessonshookedDaniel Witwickyup 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 abductedSpringerandRazorclaw,but was defeated when the two teamed up and used a magiclanceagainst it.Nightmare Planet

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

TheHorrorconSnapdragonand theTerrorconsHun-GurrrandSinnertwinhad dragonalternate modes,the latter two having two heads each.

Victorycartoon

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

Legendscomic

WhenWheeljackcreated theMonsterbots,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 IIcartoon

Puff the Magic Dragon shot you in the face.

WhenGalvatronarrived onGaia(Earth tens of thousands of years in the future), he commanded theMother Computerto 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 Warscartoon continuity

Beast Warscartoon

The auditions forReign of Firewere going well.

When thePredaconMegatrontook on thesparkof hisDecepticonnamesakeand was submersed in lava, his form mutated from aTyrannosaurus rexto a large, red, ice- and fire-breathing dragon for no real apparent reason.Master Blaster

3H comics

Cryotekattempted to removeMegatron'sTransmetal 2dragon mode and incorporate it into himself, but the process left Cryotek in stasis lock. Megatron'sbeast modewasn't removed, but Cryotek was left with a similar body.

Classics

TheMini-ConNightscreamtransformed into a dragon, as didTrypticon.

Beast Wars: Uprising

When theBeast Upgradecame around, lots of Maximals and Predacons chose to adopt dragon alternate modes.Safe SpacesDerailmentMost were capable of breathing fire while in their beast modes.Derailment

My Little Pony/Transformers

Equestriawas home to a variety of dragons, such asSpikeandSmolder.Finale

2001Robots in Disguisecartoon

Among the various forms used by the six-changerPredaconleaderMegatron,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.

Cybertroncartoon

The leader ofJungle 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 Primewas granted the power of the world's legendary dragons through biotech upgrades.Optimus Prime Speed Stars bio

The combinerDragonstormserved as the inspiration for dragons in Arthurian folklore.The Last Knight

Aligned continuity family

Primecartoon

During the Great War, Shockwave cloned a small army ofPredaconswhichMegatronsent toEarthto destroyAutobotsand look forenergon.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

WhileBulkhead,Wheeljack,andMiko Nakadaiwere preparing to blow up anEnergonmine,Predakingattacked the threeWreckers.Miko expressed shock that the Decepticons had a dragon, and the two Autobots asked what a dragon was.Prey

Curiously,Unicronseemed to be aware of the legend as he ordered his PredaconTerrorconarmy to destroyPrimuswith their dragon fire.Predacons Rising

Rescue Botscartoon

Griffin Rock Element Questfeatured a dragon lurking aroundGriffin Rockin its second level.A Virtual Disaster

Rescue Bots Academycartoon

To teach the recruits about judging a book by its cover,Heatwavehad them play out a sim in which a dragon was actually trying to help a king.The Mystery of Dragon MountainThanks to a malfunction, the dragon later escaped the simulation and terrorized the residents ofMilford,untilHoistwas able to reprogram it to look like a blimp.One of Our Dragons is Missing

External links

• Dragonat Wikipedia