History Main / DragonsAreDivine

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Many games' signature legendaries are worshiped as deities.

* Two of the [[FourGods Guardian Animal Gods]] of Chinese myth are dragons. The First is ''Qinglong'' (青龍) the guardian of the East who represents the season of Spring and the element of wood. The other is ''Huanglong'' (黄龙) the guardian of the center, who represents the changing seasons and the earth element. This myth was adapted into other Asian cultures such as Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese. However, in some of the adapted versions, ''Huanglong'' is omitted in favor of a native concept. The Prime example is Japan, where ''Huanglong'' or ''Koryu'' as its known in Japanese, is replaced as the center figure by the concept of the void.

* Qinglong or the Azure Dragon of the FourGods is seen in Japan as a protector of the eastern gate of Kyoto as well as a protector of cities in general alongside its fellow deities. It is also seen as the embodiment of spring and Wood. Their leader Huanglong, or the Yellow Dragon, represents the changing seasons and the Earth itself.

* ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'': Dragons were uplifted by the [[{{Precursors}} Titans]] into immortal guardians of Azeroth, with each dragon subspecies granted powers representing various aspects of the world. Red dragons represent Life, Green dragons represent Nature, Blue dragons represent Magic, Bronze dragons represent Time, and Black dragons represent Earth. While normal dragons are pretty powerful, the five leaders of the flights, the Dragon Aspects, are gods in all but name. Despite their divine origins, Neltharion the Earth Warder (AKA Deathwing the Destroyer) and the Black Dragonflight are much closer to [[DragonsAreDemonic another trope]] by the time the series actually takes place. This is because their [[NiceJobBreakingItHero connection to the earth]] made them easy to corrupt by the subterranean Old Gods, who drove Deathwing and his ilk insane and turned them into their pawns. As a result, Black dragons serve as frequent antagonists, and Deathwing becomes the main antagonist of the ''Cataclysm'' expansion, where he nearly succeeds in releasing the Old Gods from their prison and bringing about the destruction of the world.

* ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'': Dragons were uplifted by the [[{{Precursors}} Titans]] into immortal guardians of the principles of Azeroth. Red dragons represent Life, green dragons represent Dreams[[labelnote:*]]specifically the Emerald Dream, a realm that acts as a "blueprint" of the world[[/labelnote]], blue dragons represent Magic, bronze dragons represent Time, and black dragons represent Earth. While normal dragons are pretty powerful, the five leaders of the flights are gods in all but name. Despite their divine origins, Neltharion (AKA Deathwing) and the Black Dragonflight are much closer to [[DragonsAreDemonic another trope]] by the time the series actually takes place. Because of their [[NiceJobBreakingItHero connection to the earth]], they were easy to corrupt by the subterranean Old Gods and turned into pawns. They serve as frequent antagonists, and Deathwing nearly destroyed the entire world in ''Cataclysm''.

A subtrope of both OurDragonsAreDifferent and OurGodsAreDifferent. Compare and contrast DragonsAreDemonic, which they can fall under if they and/or the gods they serve are also evil; and DraconicAbomination for particularly eldritch examples. A descendant of a divine dragon and a non-dragon may be a SemiDivine (or full DivineParentage) variant of DragonAncestry. This trope is commonly associated with FeatheredDragons due to the cultural connotations of [[GoodWingsEvilWings feathered wings]] belonging to angels and the like. While they may be {{Delightful Dragon}}s if they have a friendly temperament, this isn't necessarily always the case. See also {{Kirin}} and TheFourGods.

** ''Anime/YuGiOh'': Two of the three Egyptian God monsters are Slifer the Sky Dragon and The Winged Dragon of Ra. There is also Kaiba's ace monster, the Blue Eyes White Dragon which has a [[LightEmUp light attribute]]. In the "World of Memories" arc, it is revealed to be the reincarnation of a girl Seto loved and displays its power by being the first monster to damage [[GodOfEvil Zorc Necrophades]].\\
Finally, there's also the Legendary Dragons from the Doma arc, guardians of Atlantis and the direct opposition to [[EldritchAbomination the Great Leviathan]]. They're a rare case of this trope being applied to western style dragons, who often fall under DragonsAreDemonic instead.

** ''Anime/YuGiOh'': Two of the three Egyptian God monsters are Slifer the Sky Dragon and The Winged Dragon of Ra. There is also Kaiba's ace monster, the Blue Eyes White Dragon which has a [[LightEmUp light attribute]]. In the "World of Memories" arc, it is revealed to be the reincarnation of a girl Seto loved and displays its power by being the first monster to damage [[GodOfEvil Zorc Necrophades]].

* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' has many godly Dragon Digimon:

* ''Manga/YonaOfTheDawn'': The four dragons (blue, white, green, and gold) are essentially gods that descended into human forms to continue serving their master, a red dragon who became a human king. Now they reincarnate continuously [[spoiler:except for Zeno]] into humans, mutating them (turning hands and legs into draconic limbs) until such time as the red dragon's descendant comes looking for them.
* Collecting the titular items in ''Manga/DragonBall'' will summon Shenron, a dragon whose name literally means "Divine Dragon" (rendered "Eternal Dragon" in most dubs). Shenron was created by Kami, i.e. {{God}}, although it turns out Kami is a [[GodJob title]] in this setting. This is then subverted in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' when it turns out Kami is from the planet Namek, and the Dragon Balls are alien in origin and not divine. This is then double subverted in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' when it turns out the Namekian Dragon Balls in turn were based on the Super Dragon Balls, which were created by the Dragon God Zalama to grant the wishes of the gods.

* Lucoa (a.k.a. Quetzalcoatl) from ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' used to be a goddess worshiped by the Aztecs but after an [[SiblingIncest incident involving cursed alcohol and her sister]], she was stripped of her divinity and demoted to being a dragon.
* Volcanica, the Divine Dragon from ''LightNovel/ReZero'' embodies this trope to a T. Though it is unclear whether the dragon is actually a deity, he certainly has the power to claim such a status. Volcanica is seen as the guardian of the Dragon Kingdom of Lugunica, the primary setting of the story, and is worshipped by the populace, having forged a covenant with the old royal family to protect the Kingdom from all external threats centuries prior. Volcanica also created three lesser breeds of smaller dragons for humans to use, and was instrumental in sealing the [[SatanicArchetype Witch of Envy]] to prevent her from ending the world four hundred years ago.

* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' has Voltaire, a massive [[DarkIsNotEvil black and red]] humanoid dragon who acts as the benevolent guardian deity of the planet Alzus. Caro (the only known person who can summon him) compares her relationship to him as that of a priestess praying for divine aid.
* Haku from ''Anime/SpiritedAway'' turns out to be the dragon god of the Kohaku River.
* ''Manga/FairyTail100YearsQuest'': The Five Dragon Gods are so named because their power is so cataclysmic (capable of wiping out countries with ease and affecting entire continents or even the ''world'') they've been worshiped as gods for it, [[GodGuise even if they aren't truly gods]].
* ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'':
** The True Dragons -- "Star King Dragon" Veldanava, "White Ice Dragon" Velzard, "Scorch Dragon" Velgrynd, and "Storm Dragon" Veldora Tempest -- are immeasurably powerful spiritual beings often worshipped as gods, with Veldanava being the creator of the multiverse itself. Ironically, Veldanava is the only one [[DeaderThanDead truly dead]] by the present day, as part of the consequence of dying after [[DePower giving up most of his godlike power]] to naming his daughter [[spoiler:Milim Nava, who's one of the most powerful beings on the planet and technically a demigoddess.]] Note that the "True" is particularly key, as the lesser dragon race are not this. In fact, the dragon race [[MonsterProgenitor was born from the decaying spiritual dragon body]] of Veldanava [[spoiler:when he abandoned it and became human after siring Milim]], and while amongst the most powerful of the mortal races even the strongest Dragon Lords are a pale shadow of the might of their divine forbearers.
** Over the course of the story, [[spoiler:[[BlobMonster Rimuru Tempest]] ends up becoming a True Dragon himself by properly assimilating Veldora and Velgrynd's magicules into his own body, with him technically being referred to as an [[UltimateLifeForm Ultimate Slime]]. Meanwhile, the Earth Dragon Gaia (itself originally a potential vessel for Veldanava to reincarnate into before it died and CameBackWrong as the [[MonsterFromBeyondTheVeil Chaos Dragon]] before being killed ''again'' and allowed to properly revive as an infant dragon) achieves apotheosis by consuming the spiritual core of the artificial True Dragon [[DraconicAbomination "Berserk Evil Dragon" Zero]] in order to prevent it from reincarnating and itself becoming True Dragon Velgaia.]]

* Faluzure from ''Film/DungeonsAndDragonsWrathOfTheDragonGod'' is the dragon god of decay and undeath who was sealed away 3,000 years before the time of the film.
* In ''Film/YamatoTakeru'', the BigBad PhysicalGod Tsukuyomi [[ScaledUp assumes the form of]] the [[{{Orochi}} Yamata no Orochi]] in order to destroy, combining this trope with DragonsAreDemonic.

* Several of Creator/TomHolt's novels include appearances by one or another of the Dragon Kings of Myth/ChineseMythology, most prominently in ''Nothing But Blue Skies''. In Holt's version, their number includes the [[LandDownUnder Dragon King of the South East]], who speaks with an Australian accent and is usually depicted with a jade surfboard in one hand and a can of beer in the other.

* The "drive of dragons" Calvin claims to have seen in ''Literature/AWindInTheDoor'' turn out to be [[AngelicAbomination cherubim]].
* In the ''Literature/KingdomsDisdain'' Series, the people of Laskmeer primarily worship a Dragon God, Bal'zomest; while those on Alto-Samar worship Bal'zomest's son, Balsameth. They revere dragons so much that their units of measurement are based on dragon claws.

* The [[OurElvesAreDifferent Elves]] of ''Literature/TrashOfTheCountsFamily'' consider dragons divine and worship them as such.

* ''TabletopGame/TheDarkEye'': The Twelve Gods share the Alveran, the paradise, with the six High Dragons. It can be argued who is allowing whom to stay.
* ''TabletopGame/PalladiumFantasy'' includes the Dragonwright faith, which worships the God Dragons as supreme over all other gods. They have a point, as said God Dragons are to other deities as mortal dragons are to mere men.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Many games' signature legendaries are worshiped as deities.
** Rayquaza and the creation trio (Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina) are Dragon-types, and the creation trio in particular are considered the embodiment of the physical universe.
** Generation 7 introduces Necrozma, a Pokémon that initially brought light to the alternate world of Ultra Megalopolis, where it was revered as a deity, and took the form of a large dragon made of light with golden armor referred to as "Ultra Necrozma". The citizens of Ultra Megalopolis caused it to revert to the black form it's commonly seen in after managing to break off pieces of its prism body, which became the Z-Crystals and Sparkling Stones used to create Z-Rings. It's also one of the most powerful Pokemon in the game with stats that surpass Arceus (The creator of the universe) and is one of the most [[ThatOneBoss frustratingly difficult boss fights in the series if you're unprepared.]]

** In the ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAkaneia Archanea]]'' games, Naga the leader of the Divine Dragons is worshipped as a male god, but without the dragon traits. In truth, Naga is a female dragon who leads the Divine Dragons, while immensely powerful, and having power based in holy magic, Naga is not a god, and there are many things she cannot do. Tiki, Naga's daughter, and one of the last remaining Divine Dragons, is also mistaken for a goddess during the time when she was brainwashed by [[EvilSorceror Gharnef]].
** In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden Gaiden]]'', the god of Power, Duma, seemingly an actual god, resembles a decaying {{cyclop|s}}ean dragon. Both he and Mila, his counterpart, are revealed in ''Shadows of Valentia'' to be [[spoiler:exiled members of the Divine Dragon Tribe]].
** In the ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Jugdral]]'' duology, the beings that gave the Crusaders their power were dragons who gave their blood to counter the Lopt Empire, in particular dragons of the Divine Dragon tribe, including Naga and Forseti, the latter being worshipped as the Wind God of Silesse. On the opposite side, Loptyr himself was revered as a deity by the Loptyrian Empire, usually as a figure dedicated to vengeance against Grannevale, however the Maira Loptyrians worshipped Loptyr as benevolent figure.
** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', Naga is worshiped by Ylisse opposing Grima, the Fell Dragon worshipped by the [[ReligionOfEvil Grimleal]] of Plegia, though neither are truly gods because they lack the power of creation among other things. Naga's daughter, Tiki, now over 3000 years old, is revered as a sort of prophet, the Voice of the Divine Dragon. [[spoiler:One boss fought in Valm reveals that Mila is still worshiped two thousand years after ''Gaiden''/''Shadows of Valentia'' as the Earth Mother]].
** [[spoiler:Anankos]] from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' is one of the First Dragons, and a deity with control over [[YinYangBomb light and darkness]], [[MakingASplash water]], and fate. Among his other powers are [[spoiler:the ability to [[{{Necromancer}} raise the bodies of the dead as his undead servants]], the ability to grant eternal life and the eternal survival of one's bloodline, the ability to easily travel between worlds, and the ability to grant the power to use Dragon Veins using his blood.]] However, [[spoiler:by the time of the game he has devolved into [[MadGod madness]] like so many other First Dragons, and in ''Revelation'' the Avatar and company are forced to put him down.]]
** [[spoiler:Sothis]] in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' is not only the Goddess worshipped by the Church of Seiros in Fodlan, but also mothered multiple children called the Nabeta who are in fact various breeds of dragons [[spoiler:such as Rhea/Seiros the Sky Dragon]]. Unlike Naga, however, there are many indications that [[spoiler:Sothis]] really is a true out-and-out deity, possessing power over [[TimeMaster time itself]] and enough raw power to wipe out [[spoiler:the advanced civilization of Agartha when they turned against her]], and [[spoiler:from lines from both the Church and "those who slither in the dark", may have in fact come from another world entirely.]]
** Besides the playable divine dragons, Askr, Embla, Nifl, and Múspell are known dragons in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'' and are worshiped by their royalty.
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'': Bahamut, a recurring [[SummonMagic summon]], is always one of the most powerful summons and is considered king of dragonkind, if not outright a god.
* ''Franchise/DragonAge'': ZigZagged. Regular dragons are mindless beasts hunted to near extinction in modern times. However, at the height of the Tevinter Imperium, most humans worshiped seven draconic OldGods (and there are still holdouts of the dragon cult to this day), who had been fully sentient and actively communicated with their priesthood. The ancient elves also associated dragons with Mythal, [[TopGod the queen of their pantheon]].
* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'': The most powerful god in Gensokyo is the unnamed dragon god, who is worshiped by both humans and youkai alike as a creator god found in the ocean, sky, and rain. It also serves as a protector deity. Akyuu describes it as so large that it's thicker than a thousand-year-old tree, and so long that it could blot out the sky. In terms of power, she mentions that its cry is said to part the sky and create thunderstorms and that just by moving it can create earthquakes. It can also easily move between Gensokyo, hell, heaven, and the Netherworld without being stopped by the Great Hakurei Barrier. Its last appearance was when the Barrier was first erected in 1885, where the youkai sages managed to placate the dragon god by staking their very existences swearing eternal peace towards it.
* ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'': Dragons were uplifted by the [[{{Precursors}} Titans]] into immortal guardians of the principles of Azeroth. Red dragons represent Life, green dragons represent Dreams[[labelnote:*]]specifically the Emerald Dream, a realm that acts as a "blueprint" of the world[[/labelnote]], blue dragons represent Magic, bronze dragons represent Time, and black dragons represent Earth. While normal dragons are pretty powerful, the five leaders of the flights are gods in all but name. Despite their divine origins, Neltharion (AKA Deathwing) and the Black Dragonflight are much closer to [[DragonsAreDemonic another trope]] by the time the series actually takes place. Because of their [[NiceJobBreakingItHero connection to the earth]], they were easy to corrupt by the subterranean Old Gods and turned into pawns. They serve as frequent antagonists, and Deathwing nearly destroyed the entire world in ''Cataclysm''.
* ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'':
** Yomigami, the dragon god of rejuvenation who grants Ammy (And later Chibiterasu via his [[SeahorsesAreDragons seahorse children]] in ''VideoGame/{{Okamiden}}''), the Rejuvenation brushstroke.
** Orochi, Amaterasu's ArchEnemy, has as his goal becoming the god of the underworld through the maidens sacrificed to him every year prior to his sealing by Nagi, and his true form especially gives off the appearance of a divine being by being covered in [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine golden armor]].
* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'': The main franchise and its numerous spinoffs count many draconic deities among its number, including Otohime and Huang Long.

* ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireIV'': Dragons are beings from another dimension that are summoned into the world by mortals, and are considered so powerful that the words "dragon" and "god" are used interchangeably with each other. One character metaphorically observes that if the world is a sailing ship, dragons are the wind that steers it.
* ''VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic'': Dragons are a major part of the religion of Ashan, setting of some of the games. The dragon Asha is worshipped as the [[GodOfOrder Goddess of Order]] and creator of the world, while her brother, Urgash the dragon of Chaos, is despised as a SatanicArchetype. When the two fought one another during the Mythic Age, Asha was seriously wounded, so she spawned six more dragons ([[ElementalEmbodiment representing the six elements]]: fire, water, earth, air, light, and darkness) to protect the world if Urgash should reappear, and now slumbers within one of the planet's moons, regaining her strength.
* ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'': The Water Dragon is a major goddess in the CelestialBureaucracy, being responsible for equal distribution of rainfall across the world, and the safe passage of dead souls to the afterlife.
* ''VideoGame/{{Lunar}}'': The Four Dragons were created by the Goddess Althena as guardians of Lunar and humans hold them in awe. The Four Dragons form a sort of magical bulwark around the Goddess, and they judge the worthiness of humans who aspire to be the Goddess' hero, the Dragonmaster.
* ''VideoGame/NexusWar'': The ''Nexus Clash'' backstory has three Great Dragons that occasionally intervened at pivotal points to shake up the wars between the PowersThatBe. One of these was briefly in the game as ThatOneBoss, but they're mostly left to be deliberately mysterious.
* ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'': {{Necromancer}}s revere a deity called Trag'oul, who represents the BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil and treats both the philosophies of angels and demons as dangerous extremes. He is described as a dragon whose body is [[CelestialBody formed from star-light]], carrying the world of Sanctuary upon his spine.

* ''VideoGame/YsVIIILacrimosaOfDana'': Theos-De-Endogram is implied to be the avatar of the [[WorldTree Great Tree of Origin]] or the titular [[ApocalypseHow Lacrimosa]]. It looks like a gigantic, divine-looking dragon with several pieces from other living beings, such as insect legs and vines.

* The highest gods in ''Webcomic/VanadysTalesOfAFallenGoddess'' are the Serpent and the Dragon, who rule over the other gods.

* In ''Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Dragons were the original Firebenders. Because of that, they were respected and revered by the Sun Warriors and their later incarnation, the Fire Nation. However, Fire Lord Sozin created dragon hunting and they were driven to extinction. [[spoiler:Thankfully, two were saved by Iroh and were being protected by the Sun Warriors. These two help Aang and Zuko learn the true way of Firebending]].
* In Season 3 of ''[[WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk Dreamworks Dragons: Race to the Edge]]'', it is revealed that there is a [[GratuitousNinja ninja]]-like tribe called [[Characters/HowToTrainYourDragonFilmsDefendersOfTheWing the Defenders of the Wing]]. Like Berk, they do not see Dragons as mindless animals, but they take it a step further and practically worship them. They do so [[spoiler:out of respect for the Great Protector, an Eruptodon that eats the lava from their local volcano, keeping their village safe]]. Because of this, they tend to hold a strong animosity to anyone they would perceive as any kind of threat to dragons, especially Hiccup and the riders, seeing dragon-riding as a form of "enslavement".

** The Dragon Spirits are five immensely powerful kami, one for each color of mana, who serve as protectors of the magic of Kamigawa and of its peoples. They are [[https://scryfall.com/card/ima/39/yosei-the-morning-star Yosei, the Morning Star]], guardian of the plains and White mana; [[https://scryfall.com/card/ima/63/keiga-the-tide-star Keiga, the Tide Star]], guardian of the riverlands and Blue mana; [[https://scryfall.com/card/ima/172/jugan-the-rising-star Jugan, the Rising Star]], guardian of the forests and Green mana; [[https://scryfall.com/card/ima/144/ryusei-the-falling-star Ryusei, the Falling Star
]], guardian of the mountains and Red mana; and [[https://scryfall.com/card/ima/95/kokusho-the-evening-star Kokusho, the Evening Star]], guardian of the swamps and Black mana.

* The ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'' supplement ''GURPS Dragons'' discusses a wide range of ways to use dragons in games, including the idea of making them more or less divine — and provides brief setting outlines based on this.

** As in ''D&D'', a specific set of draconic deities exists -- Apsu, the LawfulGood ruler of metallic dragons, and Dahak, the LawfulEvil god of destruction that even the chromatics despise.

* In ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'', Mag'ladroth the Void Dragon, one of the C'tan, is theorized to be the Machine God that the Mechanicus worship.
* As ''TabletopGame/DarkSun'' lacks true deities the Sorcerer King of Tyr, who is draconic, would qualify as they are the closest thing the setting has to gods.

* In ''TabletopGame/TheDarkEye'', the Twelve Gods share the Alveran, the paradise, with the six High Dragons. It can be argued who is allowing whom to stay.

* Some ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' angels such as Inspired, Glamor, and Fortitudo resemble dragons, mostly on the serpentine side of things. However [[LightIsNotGood they're not good]] by any conventional standards.

* In the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' series, many box legendaries are worshiped as deities.
** Rayquaza and the creation trio (Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina) are Dragon types, and the creation trio in particular are considered the embodiment of the physical universe.

* Dragons in the ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' franchise are often revered and compared to deities in numerous games:

* Bahamut, a recurring [[SummonMagic summon]] from ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' is always one of the most powerful summons and is considered king of dragonkind, if not outright a god.
* ZigZagged in the ''Franchise/DragonAge'' series: regular dragons are mindless beasts hunted to near extinction in modern times. However, at the height of the Tevinter Imperium, most humans worshiped seven draconic OldGods (and there are still holdouts of the dragon cult to this day), who had been fully sentient and actively communicated with their priesthood. The ancient elves also associated dragons with Mythal, [[TopGod the queen of their pantheon]].
* The most powerful god in Gensokyo in the ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' series is the unnamed dragon god, who is worshiped by both humans and youkai alike as a creator god found in the ocean, sky, and rain. It also serves as a protector deity. Akyuu describes it as so large that it's thicker than a thousand-year-old tree, and so long that it could blot out the sky. In terms of power, she mentions that its cry is said to part the sky and create thunderstorms and that just by moving it can create earthquakes. It can also easily move between Gensokyo, hell, heaven, and the Netherworld without being stopped by the Great Hakurei Barrier. Its last appearance was when the Barrier was first erected in 1885, where the youkai sages managed to placate the dragon god by staking their very existences swearing eternal peace towards it.
* ''VideoGame/WarCraft'': Dragons were uplifted by the [[{{Precursors}} Titans]] into immortal guardians of the principles of Azeroth. Red dragons represent Life, green dragons represent Dreams[[labelnote:*]]specifically the Emerald Dream, a realm that acts as a "blueprint" of the world[[/labelnote]], blue dragons represent Magic, bronze dragons represent Time, and black dragons represent Earth. While normal dragons are pretty powerful, the five leaders of the flights are gods in all but name.
** Despite their divine origins, Neltharion (AKA Deathwing) and the Black Dragonflight are much closer to [[DragonsAreDemonic another trope]] by the time the series actually takes place. Because of their [[NiceJobBreakingItHero connection to the earth]], they were easy to corrupt by the subterranean Old Gods and turned into pawns. They serve as frequent antagonists, and Deathwing nearly destroyed the entire world in ''Cataclysm''.

* The main ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' franchise and its numerous spinoffs count many draconic deities among its number, including Otohime and Huang Long.

*** Dinraal, Naydra, and Farosh, who are three dragons who serve the Goddess Hylia by guarding the Divine Springs of Power, Wisdom, and Courage.

* In ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireIV'', dragons are beings from another dimension that are summoned into the world by mortals, and are considered so powerful that the words "dragon" and "god" are used interchangeably with each other. One character metaphorically observes that if the world is a sailing ship, dragons are the wind that steers it.
* Dragons are a major part of the religion of Ashan, setting of some of the ''VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic'' games. The dragon Asha is worshipped as the [[GodOfOrder Goddess of Order]] and creator of the world, while her brother, Urgash the dragon of Chaos, is despised as a SatanicArchetype. When the two fought one another during the Mythic Age, Asha was seriously wounded, so she spawned six more dragons ([[ElementalEmbodiment representing the six elements]]: fire, water, earth, air, light, and darkness) to protect the world if Urgash should reappear, and now slumbers within one of the planet's moons, regaining her strength.
* The Water Dragon is a major goddess in the CelestialBureaucracy of ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'', being responsible for equal distribution of rainfall across the world, and the safe passage of dead souls to the afterlife.
* In the ''VideoGame/{{Lunar}}'' series, the Four Dragons were created by the Goddess Althena as guardians of Lunar and humans hold them in awe. The Four Dragons form a sort of magical bulwark around the Goddess, and they judge the worthiness of humans who aspire to be the Goddess' hero, the Dragonmaster.
* The ''[[VideoGame/NexusWar Nexus Clash]]'' backstory has three Great Dragons that occasionally intervened at pivotal points to shake up the wars between the PowersThatBe. One of these was briefly in the game as ThatOneBoss, but they're mostly left to be deliberately mysterious.
* In the ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' franchise, {{Necromancer}}s revere a deity called Trag'oul, who represents the BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil and treats both the philosophies of angels and demons as dangerous extremes. He is described as a dragon whose body is [[CelestialBody formed from star-light]], carrying the world of Sanctuary upon his spine.
* While not exactly ''gods'', many Elder Dragons in ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' have a majestic, deific appearance to them.

* Theos-De-Endogram from ''VideoGame/YsVIIILacrimosaOfDana'' is implied to be the avatar of the [[WorldTree Great Tree of Origin]] or the titular [[ApocalypseHow Lacrimosa]]. It looks like a gigantic, divine-looking dragon with several pieces from other living beings, such as insect legs and vines.
* The Empyrean Innominat from ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'' is represented as an eight-headed dragon, though this is mostly used symbolically, as [[spoiler:for almost all of the game, he takes on a humanoid, child-like form.]]

* Lucoa (a.k.a. Quetzalcoatl) from ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' used to be a goddess worshiped by the Aztecs but after an incident involving cursed alcohol and her sister, she was stripped of her divinity and demoted to being a dragon.

* ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'': The True Dragons -- "Star King Dragon" Veldanava, "White Ice Dragon" Velzado, "Scorch Dragon" Velgrynd, and "Storm Dragon" Veldora Tempest -- are immeasurably powerful spiritual beings often worshipped as gods, with Veldanava being the creator of the multiverse itself. Ironically, Veldanava is the only one [[DeaderThanDead truly dead]] by the present day, as part of the consequence of dying after [[DePower giving up most of his godlike power]] to naming his daughter [[spoiler:Milim Nava, who's one of the most powerful beings on the planet and technically a demigoddess.]] Note that the "True" is particularly key, as the lesser dragon race are not this. In fact, the dragon race [[MonsterProgenitor was born from the decaying spiritual dragon body]] of Veldanava [[spoiler:when he abandoned it and became human after siring Milim]], and while amongst the most powerful of the mortal races even the strongest Dragon Lords are a pale shadow of the might of their divine forbearers.

* Collecting the titular items in ''Manga/DragonBall'' will summon Shenron, a dragon whose name literally means "Divine Dragon" (rendered "Eternal Dragon" in most dubs). Shenron was created by Kami, i.e. {{God}}, although it turns out Kami is a [[GodJob title]] in this setting. This is then subverted in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' when it turns out Kami is from the planet Namek, and the Dragon Balls are alien in origin and not divine. This is then double subverted in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', when it turns out the Namekian Dragon Balls in turn were based on the Super Dragon Balls, which were created by the Dragon God Zalama to grant the wishes of the gods.
* ''Anime/MashinHeroWataruSeries'': Ryujinmaru is of the classic Eastern Dragon type. He's a dragon deity tasked in accompanying The Savior, in this case, Wataru on the quest to save Souzaizan. He's also the dragon that gives Wataru rides in the sky in all opening sequences.
* Lucoa (a.k.a. Quetzalcoatl) from ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' used to be a goddess worshiped by the Aztecs, but after an incident involving cursed alcohol and her sister she was stripped of her divinity and demoted to being a dragon.

** ''Anime/YuGiOh'': Two of the three Egyptian God monsters are Slifer the Sky Dragon and The Winged Dragon of Ra. There is also Kaiba's ace monster, the Blue Eyes White Dragon which has a [[LightEmUp light attribute]]. In the "World of Memories" arc it is revealed to be the reincarnation of a girl Seto loved and displays its power by being the first monster to damage [[GodOfEvil Zorc Necrophades]].

* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' has two types of dragons. One are Smaug-tier, relative weaklings to Dragons referenced with the capital "D." ''D''ragons are semi-divine ancient powerhouses not dissimilar from the Chinese myths of Dragons. They used to work in service of God and when the seasons needed changing or continents need to be moved, it was their purview. As humanity's beliefs have changed, they stepped back and allowed others to take their roles. One of the remaining Dragons, Ferrovax, is still incredibly powerful, boasting his true form not the human disguise he wore would break the hero's mind. According to the author, he can take on the respective strongest servant of both Mab, the Fairy Queen of Winter, and Titania, the Fairy Queen of Summer, at the same time as easily as Mike Tyson in his prime taking down a thirteen-year old girl.

* In the ''Literature/KingdomsDisdain'' Series, the people of Laskmeer primarily worship a Dragon God, Bal'zomest; while those on Alto-Samar worship Bal'zomest's son, Balsameth. They revere dragons so much that their units of measurements are based on dragon claws.

** The Four Dragon Kings of Myth/ChineseMythology, who represent each of the four seas of the world. They are capable of attaining a human form, and are believed to control all forms of moving water and the weather. Their combined form is the Dragon King or Dragon God.
** Since the Four Dragon Kings represent the four cardinal directions, the Yellow Dragon represents the center. It is the zoomorphic incarnation of the Yellow Emperor, who is the ancestor to the Huaxia people - a tribal confederation of people along the Yellow River who in turn became the ancestors to the (Han) Chinese people. The Yellow Dragon along with the Dragon King represent the watery and chthonic forces presided over by the Five Forms of the Highest Deity (the fivefold manifestation of the supreme God of Heaven), or their zoomorphic incarnation.

** D&D ''Rules Cyclopedia''. In the BECMI (Basic/Expert/Companion/Master/Immortals) D&D system, the dragons of each alignment (Lawful, Neutral and Chaotic) have their own ruler (Diamond, Opal and Pearl respectively), with the Great One (Ruler of All Dragonkind) ruling over them. Each of these ruling dragons is an Immortal (the BECMI equivalent of a deity).

** Shizuru, the Tian goddess of the sun, valor and nobility, is often represented as a radiant gold-scaled Eastern dragon, and is almost universally worshipped or at least respected by imperial dragons.

* Some ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' angels such as Inspired, Glamor and Fortitudo resemble dragons, mostly on the serpentine side of things. However [[LightIsNotGood they're not good]] by any conventional standards.

** Generation 7 introduces Necrozma, a Pokémon that initially brought light to the alternate world of Ultra Megalopolis, where it was revered as a deity, and took the form of a large dragon made of light with golden armor referred to as "Ultra Necrozma". The citizens of Ultra Megalopolis caused it to revert to the black form it's commonly seen in after managing to break off pieces of its prism body, which became the Z-Crystals and Sparkling Stones used to create Z-Rings. It's also one of the most powerful Pokemon in the game with stats that surpass Arceus (The creator of the universe), and is one of the most [[ThatOneBoss frustratingly difficult boss fights in the series if you're unprepared.]]

* The most powerful god in Gensokyo in the ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' series is the unnamed dragon god, who is worshiped by both humans and youkai alike as a creator god found in the ocean, sky, and rain. It also serves as a protector deity. Akyuu describes it as so large that it's thicker than a thousand year old tree, and so long that it could blot out the sky. In terms of power, she mentions that its cry is said to part the sky and create thunderstorms, and that just by moving it can create earthquakes. It can also easily move between Gensokyo, hell, heaven, and the Netherworld without being stopped by the Great Hakurei Barrier. Its last appearance was when the Barrier was first erected in 1885, where the youkai sages managed to placate the dragon god by staking their very existences swearing eternal peace towards it.

* Dragons are a major part of the religion of Ashan, setting of some of the ''VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic'' games. The dragon Asha is worshipped as the [[GodOfOrder Goddess of Order]] and creator of the world, while her brother, Urgash the dragon of Chaos, is despised as a SatanicArchetype. When the two fought one another during the Mythic Age, Asha was seriously wounded, so she spawned six more dragons ([[ElementalEmbodiment representing the six elements]], fire, water, earth, air, light and darkness) to protect the world if Urgash should reappear, and now slumbers within one of the planet's moons, regaining her strength.

** Kulve Taroth is a majestic Elder Dragon that lives in the Caves of El Dorado, has goat-like horns and a golden 'robe' that it carries around, a robe literally made of gold. She's even nicknamed the ''Mother Goddess of Gold''. Interestingly, even among Elder Dragons she's unique, as there's no others of her kind, and you can't even technically ''kill'' her. Every fight with her inevitably end with the hunters breaking her horns, which then results in her running away, and said horns growing back.

* ''WebAnimation/OverlySarcasticProductions'': In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eXAPwjASEQ Trope Talk: Dragons]], while talking about portrayals of of dragons in folklore and modern fiction, Red describes both several divine dragons from real-life myths, such as Chinese and Japanese dragons and the Rainbow Serpent of some Australian myths, as well as their successors in modern fiction. These tend to be based on the Chinese kind, and range from powerful and benevolent creatures to literal gods. They are usually mentors, distant protectors or similar figures, and rarely central characters. Some are more malevolent instead, and likelier to feature as powerful foes in the backstory or in a story's grand finale.

* In Season 3 of ''[[WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk Dreamworks Dragons: Race to the Edge]]'', it is revealed that there is a [[GratuitousNinja ninja]]-like tribe called [[Characters/HowToTrainYourDragonFilmsDefendersOfTheWing the Defenders of the Wing]]. Like Berk they do not see Dragons as mindless animals, but they take it a step further and practically worship them. They do so [[spoiler:out of respect for the Great Protector, an Eruptodon that eats the lava from their local volcano, keeping their village safe]]. Because of this, they tend to hold a strong animosity to anyone they would perceive as any kind of threat to dragons, especially Hiccup and the riders, seeing dragon riding as a form of "enslavement".

* ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'': The True Dragons -- "Star King Dragon" Veldanava, "White Ice Dragon" Velzado, "Scorch Dragon" Velgrynd, and "Storm Dragon" Veldora Tempest -- are immeasurably powerful spiritual beings often worshipped as gods, with Veldanava being the creator of the multiverse itself. Ironically, Veldanava is the only one [[DeaderThanDead truly dead]] by the present day, as part of the consequence of dying after [[DePower giving up most of his godlike power]] to naming his daughter [[spoiler:Milim Nava, who's one of the most powerful beings on the planet and technically a demigoddess.]]

** Chinese dragons are seen as manifestations of ''yang'' or masculine energy while Chinese phoenixes are seen as manifestations of ''yin'' or feminine energy so it is customary at Chinese weddings to have some artwork of a dragon and phoenix together. In some Chinese provinces, the bride is given golden dragon and phoenix bangles to wish for a harmonious marriage. If these practises are skipped they might be seen as a bad omen for a future failed marriage.

* Recently rediscovered Filipino mythology shows a common motif where ''crocodiles'' are seen as Asian dragons, filling the roles of [[NatureSpirit powerful water-spirits,]] if not outright {{Physical God}}s like with East Asian mythology. Of course, being [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile crocodiles,]] they're naturally more fearsome than most Asian dragons: They were held as minor gods because [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking they protected mortals from the OTHER dangerous water-spirits]] lurking in the seas and rivers. It was often thought that being eaten by a crocodile sent someone directly to the positive "heaven-type" afterlife, without the arduous sea-journey needed after most other deaths, and some tribes thought that normal crocodiles needed a HumanSacrifice to LevelUp INTO dragons, as they [[SoulEating needed to eat a human soul.]]
* Even the Europeans got in on it occasionally. Zirnitra, or Zir, Rosvodiz was the pre-christian wendish (a slavic tribe) black Dragon-God of Magic.

* Theos-De-Endogram from ''VideoGame/YsVIIILacrimosaOfDana'' is implied to be the avatar of the [[WorldTree Great Tree Of Origin]] or the titular [[ApocalypseHow Lacrimosa]]. It looks like a gigantic, divine-looking dragon with several pieces from other living beings, such as insect legs and vines.
* The Empyrean Innominat from ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'' is mostly raffigurated as an eight-headed dragon, though this is mostly used symbolically, as [[spoiler: for almost all of the game, he takes on a humanoid, child-like form.]]

* ''Fanfic/EquestriaGirlsFriendshipSouls'': Celestia's Zanpakto, Shinryu Taiyo (Divine Dragons of the Sun), manifest not as a weapon, but as twin dragons of pure fire.

* ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'': The True Dragons -- "Star King Dragon" Veldanava, "White Ice Dragon" Velzado, "Scorch Dragon" Velgrynd, and "Storm Dragon" Veldora Tempest -- are immeasurably powerful spiritual beings often worshipped as gods, with Veldanava being the creator of the multiverse itself. Ironically, Veldanava is the only one [[DeaderThanDead truly dead]] by the present day, as part of the consequence of dying after [[DePower giving up most of his godlike power]] to naming his daughter [[spoiler:Milim Nava, who's one of the most powerful beings on the planet.]]

A subtrope of both OurDragonsAreDifferent and OurGodsAreDifferent. Compare and contrast DragonsAreDemonic, which they can fall under if they and/or the gods they serve are also evil; and DraconicAbomination for particularly eldritch examples. A descendant of a divine dragon and a non-dragon may be a SemiDivine (or full DivineParentage) variant of DragonAncestry. This trope is commonly associated with FeatheredDragons due to the cultural connotations of [[GoodWingsEvilWings feathered wings]] belonging to angels and the like. While they may be {{Delightful Dragon}}s, this isn't necessarily always the case. See also {{Kirin}} and TheFourGods.

A subtrope of both OurDragonsAreDifferent and OurGodsAreDifferent. Compare and contrast DragonsAreDemonic, which they can fall under if they and/or the gods they serve are also evil; and DraconicAbomination for particularly eldritch examples. A descendant of a divine dragon and a non-dragon may be a SemiDivine (or full DivineParentage) variant of DragonAncestry. This trope is commonly associated with FeatheredDragons due to the cultural connotations of [[GoodWingsEvilWings feathered wings]] belonging to angels and the like. See also {{Kirin}} and TheFourGods.

If these dragons can breathe fire, their flames may be considered SacredFlames due to having holy and/or divine properties such as being able to [[FirePurifies purify]].

If these dragons can breathe fire, their flames may be considered SacredFlames due to having holy and/or divine properties.

A subtrope of both OurDragonsAreDifferent and OurGodsAreDifferent. Compare and contrast DragonsAreDemonic, which they can fall under if they and/or the gods they serve are also evil; and DraconicAbomination for particularly eldritch examples. A descendant of a divine dragon and a non-dragon may be a SemiDivine (or full DivineParentage) variant of DragonAncestry. This may be associated with FeatheredDragons due to the cultural connotations of [[GoodWingsEvilWings feathered wings]] belonging to angels and the like. See also {{Kirin}} and TheFourGods.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' has Dinraal, Naydra, and Farosh, who are three dragons who serve the Goddess Hylia by guarding the Divine Springs of Power, Wisdom, and Courage.

* ''Manga/AkatsukiNoYona'': The four dragons (blue, white, green, and gold) are essentially gods that descended into human forms to continue serving their master, a red dragon who became a human king. Now they reincarnate continuously [[spoiler:except for Zeno]] into humans, mutating them (turning hands and legs into draconic limbs) until such time as the red dragon's descendant comes looking for them.

* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest''

* The most powerful god in Gensokyo in the ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' series is the unnamed dragon god, who is worshiped by both humans and youkai alike as a creator god found in the ocean, sky, and rain. It also serves as a protector deity. Akyuu describes it as so large that it's thicker than a thousand year old tree, and so long that it could blot out the sky. In terms of power, she mentions that its cry is said to part the sky and create thunderstorms, and that just by moving it can create earthquakes. It can also easily move between Gensokyo, hell, heaven, and the Netherworld without being stopped by the Great Hakurei Barrier. Its last appearance was when the Barrier was first erected in 1885, where the youkai sages managed to placate the dragon god by staking their very existences swearing eternal peace towards it.

* In ''Videogame/BreathOfFireIV'', dragons are beings from another dimension that are summoned into the world by mortals, and are considered so powerful that the words "dragon" and "god" are used interchangeably with each other. One character metaphorically observes that if the world is a sailing ship, dragons are the wind that steers it.
* Dragons are a major part of the religion of Ashan, setting of some of the ''Videogame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic'' games. The dragon Asha is worshipped as the [[GodOfOrder Goddess of Order]] and creator of the world, while her brother, Urgash the dragon of Chaos, is despised as a SatanicArchetype. When the two fought one another during the Mythic Age, Asha was seriously wounded, so she spawned six more dragons ([[ElementalEmbodiment representing the six elements]], fire, water, earth, air, light and darkness) to protect the world if Urgash should reappear, and now slumbers within one of the planet's moons, regaining her strength.
* The Water Dragon is a major goddess in the CelestialBureaucracy of ''Videogame/JadeEmpire'', being responsible for equal distribution of rainfall across the world, and the safe passage of dead souls to the afterlife.

* In the ''Videogame/{{Diablo}}'' franchise, {{Necromancer}}s revere a deity called Trag'oul, who represents the BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil and treats both the philosophies of angels and demons as dangerous extremes. He is described as a dragon whose body is [[CelestialBody formed from star-light]], carrying the world of Sanctuary upon his spine.