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* ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'': The Dragon Tank is a SteamPunk tank made to look and attack like a dragon. It lets out a roar when you finally destroy it.

* ''WesternAnimation/LoveDeathAndRobots'': "[[Recap/LoveDeathAndRobotsGoodHunting Good Hunting]]" has a [[AsianFoxSpirit Huli Jing]] -- a Chinese fox spirit -- who loses her ability to transform as TheMagicGoesAway, and then is converted into a {{Steampunk}} cyborg involuntarily. However, in the end, she has an engineer friend modify her prostheses so that she can transform into a steel fox.

* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'': A lot of Digimon are based on mythical creatures of various kinds, and Ultimate and Mega-level Digimon tend to become cyborgs or robots (theoretically to represent them using technological upgrades to push themselves to ever-greater heights of power).

* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3'': The Empire's TransformingMecha (the Mecha/Jet Tengu) is designed after a tengu, while the King Oni HumongousMecha is, well, an oni with LaserEyes.

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Subtrope of NinjaPirateZombieRobot.

* In the "Tale of the Computer That Fought a Dragon", one of Creator/StanislawLem's ''Bajki Robotów'' (''Fables for Robots'' a.k.a. ''Mortal Engines''; 1964), set on the planet of Cyberia, the faulty transmission of a royal order causes a computer which is tasked to build synthetic enemies for the wargames of the king of Cyberia to construct a hostile ''elektrosmok'' ("electro-dragon") on Cyberia's moon. The electro-dragon, which grows uncontrollably by devouring the moon piecemeal and transforming it into its own body, soon threatens Cyberia and lays claim to the throne, but is defeated in time when it is persuaded to "to subtract itself from itself".

* The ''Literature/TerraIgnota'' series has U-beasts, fantastic and incredibly realistic creatures such as dragons that are created by robotics and powered by AIs.
* ''Literature/RipleysBureauOfInvestigation'': In ''The Dragon’s Triangle'', reports of a dragon off the coast of Japan turn out to be due to the presence of a giant dragon robot.

* ''TabletopGame/GURPSDragons'', when discussing the potential for including dragons in science fiction settings, brings up the possibility of using robots or a mixture of cybernetics and genetic engineering in order to explain a fantasy dragon's classic abilities in settings where using magic to bypass the laws of physics isn't an option. Similarly, dragon-shaped machinery is an option for {{Steampunk}} settings, and a tremendous, complex machine, growling with internal processes, shining with brass and shrouded in clouds of steam, easily brings draconic imagery to mind. The book then notes than any good steampunk machine should look like that anyway, however, which it concludes may say something about steampunk or something about dragons.

* ''VideoGame/HearthstoneHeroesOfWarcraft'': The card [[https://hearthstone.gamepedia.com/Mechanical_Whelp Mechanical Whelp]] depicts a small robotic dragon and summons a bigger [[https://hearthstone.gamepedia.com/Mechanical_Dragon Mechanical Dragon]] when it dies.

** ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'': The common Reploid (i.e robots) bosses are called "Mutos/Mythos Reploids", so named because many (though not all) of them are modeled and named after mythical beasts. Examples include Maha Ganeshariff (Ganesha of Hindu myth) in the first game, Panter Flauclaws (Flauros of ''Ars Goetia'') in the second, Cubit Foxtar (the [[AsianFoxSpirit Kitsune]] of Japan's folklore) in the third, and Mino Magnus ([[OurMinotaursAreDifferent the Minotaur]] of Greek myth) in the fourth.

* In the ''Videogame/MonsterRancher'' series, the Tecno Dragon is a dragon-type with some traits of the mechanical Henger monster.
* ''VideoGame/NarutoShippudenUltimateNinjaStormRevolution'': Mecha Naruto can transform into [[SuperMode Nine-Tails Mode]] and pilot a {{Rebeast}} copy of Kurama the [[AsianFoxSpirit Nine-Tailed Demon-Fox]].

** Miraidon, the Box Legendary for ''[[VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet Pokemon Violet]]'', resembles a robotic dragon that acts like a motorcycle.
* ''VideoGame/RedAlert3'': The Empire's TransformingMecha (the Mecha/Jet Tengu) is designed after a tengu, while the King Oni HumongousMecha is, well, an oni with LaserEyes.

* ''VideoGame/{{RUINER}}'': Despite taking place in a {{dystopia}}n CyberPunk setting (or rather ''because of it''), this game has two kinds of hostile cyborgs themed after creatures from [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek Mythology]]: the Heavy Cyborgs and the Harpies. The former are robot [[OurMinotaursAreDifferent minotaurs]] armed with a pair of [[WolverineClaws adamantium claws]] and a seething hatred for organic life, and the latter are [[SkeleBot9000 skeletal cyborgs]] armed with various weapons, such as laser cannons or grenades, along with a lust for destruction. If you're not careful, these guys will turn you into a burning mush of minced meat.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'': The Egg Dragoon is a large dragon-based mech created by Dr. Eggman, with a gigantic drill on its left arm and a six-barreled cannon on its right arm. It first appeared in ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' as the boss of [[AmusementParkOfDoom Eggmanland]], and later re-appeared as a boss in the console and PC versions of ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' and ''VideoGame/SonicForces''.

* ''WesternAnimation/LoveDeathAndRobots'': "Good Hunting" has a [[AsianFoxSpirit Huli Jing]] -- a Chinese fox spirit -- who loses her ability to transform as TheMagicGoesAway, and then is converted into a {{Steampunk}} cyborg involuntarily. But in the end she has an engineer friend modify her prostheses so she can transform into a steel fox.

* ''The Legend of Wisely'', a sci-fi fantasy film, has a spaceship shaped like a Chinese dragon rising out of the Chinese-Russian border. It turns out this was actually a transport used by AncientAstronauts before the beginning of history, and their landing several millenia ago is the [[AllMythsAreTrue inspiration behind]] [[BeenThereShapedHistory Oriental dragons]].

* ''VideoGame/FreedomWars'': [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Dionaeas]] are [[OurWyvernsAreDifferent wyvern]]-like [[HumongousMecha Abductors]] from On High with long, forked tails that end with [[SnakesAreSinister snake heads]] for, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well]], abducting citizens and [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot Accessories]]. Plus, Dionaeas can fire {{Wave Motion Gun}}s from their horns from miles away, and touching those lasers are a guaranteed [[OneHitKill death sentence]] unless you have the [[NoSell Full-Of-Life Augmentation]].

* ''VideoGame/FreedomWars'': [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Dionaeas]] are [[OurWyvernsAreDifferent wyvern]]-like [[HumongousMecha Abductors]] with long forked tails that end with [[SnakesAreSinister snake heads]] for, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well]], abducting citizens and [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot Accessories]]. Did we mention that Dionaeas can fire {{Wave Motion Gun}}s from their horns from miles away? Touching those lasers are a guaranteed [[OneHitKill death sentence]] unless you have the [[NoSell Full-Of-Life Augmentation]]. As for some icing on the cake, Dionaeas also have [[HitboxDissonance hitboxes so wonky]] that they make a [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter Tigrex]] jealous.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': The Deino line [[WhatCouldHaveBeen were originally going to be dragon tanks]]. The tank tread patterns on Hydreigon's chest are all that remain of this. [[spoiler:The Paradox Pokémon Iron Jugulis (which is a futuristic descendant of Hydreigon) is depicted as a robotic dragon as a DevelopmentGag to its original design.]]

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': The Deino line [[WhatCouldHaveBeen were originally going to be dragon tanks]]. The tank tread patterns on Hydreigon's chest are all that remain of this.