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TheDragon in Anime & Manga.
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!!Anime and Manga with their own pages
* ''TheDragon/{{Doraemon}}''
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* In ''Manga/ZeroSevenGhost'', the Dragons have Dragons. [[CreepyChild Kuroyuri]] is a Dragon to [[BigBad Ayanami]], and [[BattleButler Haruse]] is a Dragon to Kuroyuri.
* ''Literature/ArifuretaFromCommonplaceToWorldsStrongest'' [[spoiler:[[ConsummateProfessional Noint]]]] is this to the [[spoiler: god [[GodIsEvil Ehit]]]], though [[spoiler:she remains quite concealed for most of the story until Hajime and friends delve further in their quest to get back to Hajime's world of Earth.]]
* ''Anime/BattleSpiritsShonenToppaBashin'' has Smile, who serves this role in Numbers Elite. He's likely the most powerful and dangerous of the Numbers and is the only one who [[spoiler:seemingly stays loyal to Number Nine throughout. Actually, he's revealed to be a DragonWithAnAgenda.]]
** In ''[[Anime/BattleSpiritsShonenGekihaDan Battle Spirits Brave]]'', Duc becomes one [[spoiler:after being turned BrainwashedAndCrazy by Zazie and turning into the Prison General]].
* Nosferatu Zodd of ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' becomes Griffith's Dragon some time after the Eclipse.
** Another great example is Grunbeld, who actually turns into a giant dragon in his full Apostle form.
** During the Golden Age arc, Guts himself can count as Griffith's Dragon, especially if you consider Griffith's overall goal.
* [[SquishyWizard Shiki]] is DragonWithAnAgenda to [[CombatSadomasochist Creed]] in ''Manga/BlackCat''. He's the deputy leader of The Apostles Of The Stars, issues orders in [[BigBad Creed]]'s absence, and is the one that [[TheHero Train]] has to fight before he can get to Creed.
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
** Gin Ichimaru and Tousen Kaname serve as CoDragons to [[BrokenAce Aizen]]. There's also a subversion as Ulquiorra is set up to be Aizen's Espada Dragon. However, when Ichigo finally calls him out on it, Ulquiorra reveals that he's only the fourth Espada and therefore Ichigo (and the reader) is mistaken to believe there are any Espada Dragons at all.
** Subverted in the Lost Agent arc: Shishigawara appears to be Tsukishima's dragon. [[spoiler: In fact Tsukishima himself is the dragon, to [[HerosEvilPredecessor Ginjo]].]]
** In the The Thousand-Year Blood War Arc, Haschwalth is TheDragon to the BigBad [[GodEmperor Yhwach]], TheEmperor of the Vandenreich. [[spoiler: Until Yhwach makes the decision to replace Haschwalth with Uryuu Ishida. Yhwach seems to know a protagonist only joins the villains to betray them from within, so he makes sure Uryuu is immediately KickedUpstairs to Dragon and UnexpectedSuccessor, angering the army (which is primarily loyal to Haschwalth) and depriving him of the freedom or support to attempt a coup.]]
* Amshel in ''Anime/BloodPlus'' can be seen as TheDragon for the BigBad, Diva. At the same time, he exudes DragonInChief qualities. Which is fitting, as Diva is not exactly the plotting type.
* In ''Manga/Brave10'', UsefulNotes/HattoriHanzo is [[TheBigBad Tokugawa's]] main {{ninja}} enforcer, but naturally the [[UsefulNotes/DateMasamune One-eyed Dragon of Oshu]] is his less clandestine one. Both have [[DragonWithAnAgenda personal agendas]], however, and neither has much regard for their boss.
* ''Manga/BusoRenkin'': In the first arc of the series, the hawk-homunculus Washio is the most powerful and trusted creation of Koushaku Chouno, the Papillon Mask Creator. Created from a former {{yakuza}}, Washio is [[UndyingLoyalty totally loyal]] to his creator, and is far more powerful than the arc's BigBad[[note]]until he managed to transform himself into a humanoid homunculus[[/note]], acting as Chouno's bodyguard, enforcer and the ''de facto'' leader of Chouno's homunculi.
* In the {{backstory}} of ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'', Chrono was actually TheDragon to Aion's BigBad. Once he leaves the Sinners, the role seems to fall to Genai instead.
* ''Anime/CodeGeass'':
** The BigBad of the mainline series, [[TheEmperor Emperor]] [[EvilOverlord Charles zi Britannia]], has Sir Bismarck Waldstein, the Knight of One and leader of the [[QuirkyMiniBossSquad Knights of the Round]]. Bismarck is the single most skilled [[HumongousMecha Knightmare]] [[AcePilot pilot]] in the Britannian Army at that point, bar none (except maybe [[Characters/CodeGeassSuzakuKururugi Suzaku Kururugi]], who is a part of his ranks in ''R2''), and his position is one of great authority even within Britannia, as whoever holds the title of Knight of One can become governor of whatever country they see fit. Suzaku makes it his goal in ''R2'' to eventually push for the title [[spoiler:(until things change and he joins forces with his old friend turned enemy, [[TheChessmaster Lelouch vi Britannia]])]].
** [[spoiler:In Episode 21 of R2, after the death of Emperor Charles, Lelouch ascends to the throne and appoints Suzaku as his Knight of Zero, a.k.a. ''his'' Dragon, and thus likely to be remembered for ending up as this, since he also faked his death whilst acting as Emperor Lelouch's second-in-command. Interestingly enough, Suzaku is responsible for defeating and killing Bismarck after Lelouch takes power, but by then Suzaku no longer wants the title; instead he asserts his authority over the Knight of One with his own new title before besting Bismarck in their Knightmare duel.]]
** In ''[[Manga/CodeGeassNightmareOfNunnally Nightmare of Nunnally]]'', Rolo [[spoiler:vi Britannia]] is Charles' Dragon, [[spoiler:but he [[DragonWithAnAgenda has an agenda of his own]]; [[TheStarscream planning to become Demon King]] with [[MysteriousWaif C.C.]]'s power]].
* ''Manga/Cyborg009'':
** As second-in-command of [[TheSyndicate Black Ghost]], Van Vogt is this to Skull.
** [[AGodAmI Apollo]] has [[CoDragons two dragons]] in the forms of [[CatsAreMean Achilles]] and [[OurMinotaursAreDifferent Minotaur]], who appear to function as his bodyguards. In the manga, Apollo also serves as this to Dr. Gaia and Dr. Uranus.
** As the leader of the Psychic Assassins, [[BloodKnight Cain]] acts as this to Dr. Gamo Whisky in the Mutant Warriors arc of the anime.
** In ''Cyborg 009 vs. Devilman'' {{OVA}}, Dr. Adams' top enforcer his own son, Edward, who leads Adams' High-Teen Number Cyborgs.
* ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'': [[spoiler:Richter was Olban's Dragon... much to his endless grief and chagrin]].
* In ''Manga/DeathNote'', Light Yagami initially has Misa Amane, but later acquires a far more competent underling in the form of Teru Mikami. To drive this home, he's even nicknamed "The Hand of Kira".
* As Upper-1, Kobushibo from ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' is Muzan's right-hand man and their relationship is more business-like. He's also the second strongest demon in existence, only weaker than his master.
* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' does this often enough.
** Season 1: The first BigBad, Devimon, has Ogremon as his Dragon, or as a co-dragon if you count the BrainwashedAndCrazy Leomon.
*** The third Big Bad, Vamdemon/Myotismon, has CoDragons [=PicoDevimon=]/[=DemiDevimon=] and Tailmon/Gatomon until her HeelFaceTurn. After that, Phantomon takes Gatomon's place.
*** The leader of the fourth Big Bads has a [=LadyDevimon=] as his bodyguard.
** Season 2: The Digimon Kaiser has Kimeramon.
*** Mummymon to Arachnemon/Arukenimon, until we find out that they were [[spoiler:CoDragons to Oikawa, who was actually HijackedByGanon]].
** Season 3: Caturamon had Beelzemon as his DragonWithAnAgenda, who only really helps him for the power, and at the first opportunity, screws him over.
*** This is strange, since Caturamon is the one who evolved Impmon into a Ultimate level while he's just an Perfect. [[SarcasmMode That couldn't possibly backfire in the slightest.]]
** Season 4: Duskmon to Cherubimon.
*** Then we have Dynasmon and Crusadermon, CoDragons to [[spoiler:Lucemon, who had previously possessed Cherubimon]].
** Season 5: ''[[RecurringCharacter Gotsumon]]'' is this to Merukimon.
*** Kurata has Belphemon. Also, he has Kouki of the QuirkyMiniBossSquad.
*** Yggdrasil has Craniamon/Craniummon, Gallantmon/Dukemon and Omnimon/Omegamon as CoDragons.
* ''Manga/DragonBall'':
** Assistant Black for Commander Red, until [[DragonAscendant he shot Red]] when it turns out the wish Red planned to use the Dragon Balls for was something as trivial as wishing to be taller.
** [[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Piano Piano]] could be considered King Piccolo's Dragon.
** Nappa was Vegeta's Dragon until he [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness decided to kill him after losing to Goku]].
** Frieza has three: First, [[CoDragons Zarbon and Dodoria]], who get killed in battle and replaced by the newly-arrived Captain Ginyu. Ginyu's even smart enough to know that he's the Dragon when he correctly assumes that Goku's ultimate goal is to take on Frieza, though apparently he's not savvy enough to predict his own inevitable defeat.
** Dabura is Babidi's Dragon, [[SortingAlgorithmOfEvil topping]] his squad of EliteMooks.
** From ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'', Whis is the Dragon to the God of Destruction, Beerus.
** From ''Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF'', Sorbet is Frieza's new Dragon.
* ''Anime/TheVisionOfEscaflowne'' has Dilandau as Folken's Dragon, who in turn is Emperor Dornkirk’s Dragon (while Folken doesn't fight, he is the tactician, and [[Franchise/StarWars fills a very Vader-esque role]]).
* ''Manga/FairyTail'' has one for almost every ArcVillain. [[DarkIsEvil Kageyama]] is [[BlowYouAway Eligor's]]. [[DragonWithAnAgenda Zalty]] is [[RivalTurnedEvil Reitei Lyon's]]. [[EvilCounterpart Gajeel]] is [[DarkIsEvil Master Jose's]]. [[ManipulativeBitch Ultear]] is [[TheChessmaster Jellal's]], [[spoiler: or so it seems, she's really the one making him BrainwashedAndCrazy]]. [[RedBaron "Darkness"]] [[MyMasterRightOrWrong Fried]] is the dragon for Laxus Dreyar. Cobra or [[BrilliantButLazy Midnight]] is [[MadScientist Brain's]], depending on who you ask. [[TimeMaster Ultear]] returns and shares the role with [[GravityMaster Bluenote Stinger]] to [[FallenHero Master Hades]] before the first TimeSkip. [[TortureTechnician Kyouka]] is [[HumansAreInsects Mard Geer Tartaros's]], who in turn is set up as [[SealedEvilInACan E.N.D.'s]] (aka [[spoiler:[[TomatoSurprise Natsu Dragneel]]]]), at least before it turns out the latter is really a DecoyLeader. And finally, we have [[BornWinner August]], [[LadyOfBlackMagic Irene]] and [[NumberTwo Invel]], all of whom share the position to [[BigBad Zeref Dragneel]].
* ''Anime/FangOfTheSunDougram'' gives the DesignatedVillain Donan Cassim not one, but two Dragons -- one for the war effort against the heroes and their LaResistance friends, and the other for his political maneuvers back on Earth. Surprisingly, his political Dragon is colonel von Stein - the highest ranking officer in Cassim's army, while his military Dragon is his secretary LeCoque, [[spoiler:who later usurps his role as the BigBad]].
* Mr. Heart serves the role of Shin's Dragon in the ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' manga. In the anime, this role is filled by FillerVillain Joker after Heart is killed early in the Southern Cross arc. The closest thing Raoh has to a Dragon in the original manga and anime series is Ryuga of Sirius (in TheMovie, this role is perfectly filled by Uighur the Warden).
** In the ''Legends of the Dark King'' spinoff, Souga was Raoh's main right-hand man until his position is usurped by Ryuga's arrival.
* [[Manga/FistOfTheBlueSky Kasumi Kenshirou]], the uncle of the original [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Kenshirou]], to Pang Kuang-Lin, the lord of the drug-dealing gang Qing Bang.
* Mouri Kouran of ''Manga/FlameOfRecca'' has two, arranged neatly along the SortingAlgorithmOfEvil, with [[CainAndAbel Kurei]] serving for the first two story arcs, until [[spoiler:his HeelFaceTurn to NobleDemon and replacement by PsychopathicManchild [[OppositeSexClone Renge]].]]
* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'':
** Pride, the oldest and most indispensable of Father's homunculi. An EnfanteTerrible with a sadistic streak and a LackOfEmpathy that's truly staggering, Pride's ability to [[CastingAShadow utilize shadows as weapons]] makes him all but indestructible, and he seems to take the heroes' interference in Father's affairs very personally. Despite that, he's loyal to Father to the point of [[spoiler:mortally injuring himself to ensure that the latter's plan to [[AGodAmI become God]] will succeed]].
*** [[BlueAndOrangeMorality Solf J. Kimblee]] serves as Pride's Dragon for a time, [[spoiler:gets [[DevourTheDragon devoured]], and then pays Pride back in a DyingMomentOfAwesome]].
** In ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'', [[ShapeShifter Envy]] serves as [[spoiler:Dante]]'s last line of physical defense, has a personal grudge against the heroes and [[TheHeavy faces them the most often]], and is closest to the BigBad, being [[spoiler:the CameBackWrong version of her deceased son; he's also the oldest homunculus and enforces Dante's will amongst the others]]. He even [[spoiler:[[ScaledUp turns into a dragon]] in the final episode and movie]].
** In the 2003 anime, [[SmugSnake Frank]] [[{{Cyborg}} Archer]] is arguably [[PresidentEvil Pride]]'s Dragon, with [[PsychoForHire Solf]] [[NietzscheWannabe J. Kimblee]] as his own.
* Tomo from ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'': we don't see as much of him in the anime, but in the manga he's the closest thing Nakago has to a confidant as well as a lieutenant, and his ability to kill large groups of opponents without them realizing he's even present makes him quite dangerous.
* ''Anime/FutureRobotDaltanious'': Kloppen is this to Emperor Dolmen. Valuing his brutality in warfare, Kloppen was assigned to lead the AlienInvasion of many planets and [[spoiler:subjugate the political dissidents of the Zaal Empire]]. However, Dolmen isn't impressed with Kloppen's failures and constantly threatens to have him executed if he doesn't put down the robot. [[spoiler:Kloppen is eventually demoted for good and abandoned by Dolmen after the truth of his creation comes out.]]
* The ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' franchise has numerous examples:
** In the original ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'', [[EnigmaticMinion Char Aznable]] pretended to be the Zabi family's Dragon, while plotting (rather successfully) to stab them all in the back. [[TheEvilPrince Gihren Zabi]] initially appears to be DragonInChief to his father, [[NonActionBigBad Degwin Zabi]], [[spoiler:but ultimately [[TheStarscream betrayed]] him and took the BigBad position for himself]]. [[LadyOfWar Princess Kycilia Zabi]] has her own personal Dragon in her [[LadyAndKnight Knight]], M'Quve.
*** Sidematerials reveal that Gihren's secretary, [[BattleButler Cecilia Irene]], was this to him in a political sense, acting as his confidante, NumberTwo, and liaison to the general staff, while simultaneously arranging assassinations and other dirty jobs.
** ''[[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Zeta Gundam]]'': Titans field commander, [[ColonelKilgore Bask Om]] plays this role to Jamitov Hymem, being responsible for the day to day running of the organisation and all of the tactics that they use in the field. [[MyMasterRightOrWrong Sarah Zabiarov]], [[TheRival Jerid Messa]], and [[SociopathicSoldier Yazan Gable]] are all in the running for the position of [[DarkMessiah Paptimus Scirocco]]'s Dragon, but due to the latter's refusal to trust anyone, none of them really hit the archetype.
** In ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Gundam Wing]]'', [[TheRival Zechs Merquise]], almost without knowing it, is TheDragon to [[MagnificentBastard Treize Khushrenada]], who also has [[TheBaroness Lady]] [[PsychoSupporter Une]] as his NumberTwo, top assassin, and most trusted confidante.
** ''Anime/AfterWarGundamX'': Olba Frost is either this to his older brother, Shagia Frost, or the junior partner in a BigBadDuumvirate.
** In ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed Gundam SEED]]'', [[TheRival Athrun Zala]] and then [[HotBlooded Yzak Joule]] play Dragon to [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Rau Le Creuset]] (who is himself [[spoiler:pretending to be]] The Dragon to [[spoiler:BigBadWannabe]] [[GeneralRipper Patrick Zala]]). Neither one of them is in on his [[OmnicidalManiac plans]]. [[spoiler:Le Creuset's UnwittingPawn]], [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Muruta Azrael]], has his own Dragon in [[ObstructiveBureaucrat General Staff]] [[TheCaptain Captain]] [[InsaneAdmiral William Sutherland]], who doubles as TheEvilGenius and TheStrategist.
** In ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny Gundam SEED Destiny]]'', [[CriminalAmnesiac Neo]] [[ManipulativeBastard Roanoke]] is TheDragon to [[DiabolicalMastermind Lord Djibril]], while [[WellIntentionedExtremist Rey]] [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans Za]] [[TheMole Burrel]] is TheDragon to [[DarkMessiah Chairman Gilbert Durandal]]. [[spoiler:By the time the final battle rolls around, [[DecoyProtagonist Shinn]] [[AntiVillain Asuka]] is firmly Durandal's pawn, making him CoDragons with Rey (or if you prefer, Shinn simply being TheBrute).]]
** In ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'', [[PsychoForHire Ali Al-Saachez]] is both the Dragon ''and'' SixthRanger to BigBad [[SmugSnake Ribbons]] [[EvilOverlord Almark]]. Regene Regetta is set up to be another one and a mote traditional Dragon (albeit a non-combatant), [[spoiler:but is revealed to be a DragonWithAnAgenda, and eventually TheStarscream. Ali kills Regene when the latter betrays Ribbons, leaving Ali the ''de facto'' Dragon]].
** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'': Rustal Elion has [[EnigmaticMinion Vidar]] [[spoiler:(a.k.a. Gaelio Bauduin)]] and to a lesser extent [[UndyingLoyalty Julieta Juris]], both of whom are the top mobile suit pilots in his fleet, though Vidar is much more of a key player in his plans. [[GloryHound Iok Kujan]] could be seen as Rustal's Dragon in the political sense, though his hot-headed personality and [[GeneralFailure lack of tactical expertise]] make him more fitted to be TheBrute. And if one chooses to view [=McGillis=] Fareed as an AntiVillain rather than an AntiHero, then in an odd way our protagonists (Mikazuki Augus and Orga Itsuka) could be seen as this to him after they sign onto his plan to launch a coup against [[ArmiesAreEvil Gjallarhorn]] in exchange for being granted sovereignty over Mars.
* Fuuron to Hakuron in ''Manga/HaouAiren''.
* The Captain to the Major in ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}''. He acts as the Major's bodyguard and, if his name is also his actual rank, then he's the nominal second-in-command in the [[ThoseWackyNazis Millennium]] [[StandardEvilOrganizationSquad Organization]]'s hierarchy. For bonus points, he's the penultimate foe Seras faces and the one she has to get past to confront the Major.
* ''Manga/HonooNoAlpenRose'': Renaud Dubois carries out all of Gourmant's commands without question, from hunting down Jeudi so she can be his wife, and attaching multiple bombs to the train carrying her and Lundi. He's deeply cares about Gourmant and expresses fear for his life since Jeudi is involved with the anti-Nazi resistance movement.
* It's not uncommon for racing teams in ''Manga/InitialD'' to send out certain members to race instead of their leader:
** Keisuke Takahashi and Kenta Nakamura, of the Red Suns, both race Takumi before their leader, Ryosuke Takahashi, does.
** Seiji Iwaki seems to do most of the racing for Team Emperor; Sudo, their leader, only comes out to race their fiercest opponents.
* All of the {{Big Bad}}s of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' have one of these:
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Phantom Blood]]'': [[TheRenfield Wang Chan]] serves as this to [[AmbitionIsEvil Dio Brando]], being his first and last minion.
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Battle Tendency]]'': [[NobleDemon Wammu]] and [[HotBlooded Esidisi]] serve as CoDragons to [[AGodAmI Kars]] [[spoiler:until Esidisi's death, at which point Wammu becomes the sole Dragon]].
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'': [[EvilOldFolks Enya Geil]] serves as this to [[BigBad DIO]]. [[spoiler:That is, until DIO has her killed [[HeKnowsTooMuch to make sure she doesn't give away his secrets]]]]. Afterwards, [[PsychoSupporter Vanilla Ice]] becomes the closest person to this role.
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond is Unbreakable]]'': [[PapaWolf Yoshihiro Kira]] serves as this to his son, [[SerialKiller Yoshikage Kira]].
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'': [[TheConsigliere Vinegar Doppio]] serves as this to [[TheDon the boss of Passione]]. However, he's a bit of an interesting case, as while he is the boss' most trusted underling, [[AntiVillain Doppio himself is relatively harmless]], and the rest of Passione isn't even aware of his existence, and to top it all off, [[spoiler:he [[SplitPersonality technically]] ''is'' Diavolo]].
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Stone Ocean]]'': [[KingIncognito Miumiu]] is this to [[SinisterMinister Enrico Pucci]], as while she's only fought around the Part's midway point, it's her [[LaserGuidedAmnesia ability]] that grants Pucci the power he has over the prison.
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Steel Ball Run]]'': While he only appears as the White House's head of security, [[MonsterClown Mike O.]] serves as this to [[PresidentEvil Funny Valentine]].
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureJoJolion JoJolion]]'': [[spoiler:[[TheJinx Satoru Akefu]]]] serves as this to [[spoiler:[[TheDogWasTheMastermind Toru]]]]. Similar to [[spoiler:Doppio being Diavolo's SplitPersonality]], this is an interesting case, as [[spoiler:Satoru is actually Toru's Stand, [[{{Humanshifting}} Wonder of U]]. Unlike most Stands, however, [[ItCanThink Wonder of U is fully sentient and capable of acting on its own without Toru's input]], meaning they're still able to serve the role in spite of technically being just a part of Toru]].
* Figuring out who TheDragon is can be a pain in the manga series ''Manga/KagerouNostalgia''. There's CoDragons Rikimaru and Ranmaru who serve as [[BigBad Gessho]]'s bodyguards, as well as BastardUnderstudy [[GeneralRipper Kuroda]] who's his NumberTwo and public face. Even ''[[TheMole Goki]]'' could lay a claim on [[TheDragon Dragon]] status.
* Cassius from ''Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion'' is this towards Claw. He doubles as an EvilGenius.
* ''Manga/{{Kinnikuman}}'' has several official Dragons and several de-facto ones. The Throne arc upped the ante by having the six teams having their own Dragons in the form of second-in-commands.
** Kinnikuman Team: Initially Terryman, then Robin Mask took his place
** Flight Team: King 100 Ton
** Strength Team: Cannonballer
** Technique Team: Parthenon
** Brutality Team: Buffaloman
** Intelligence Team: Mammothman, demoted by the Omegaman during the finals.
* ''Kichikujima'':Kaoru to his father Yoshikazu.
* ''Manga/KurokosBasketball'': ''Extra Game'' (or ''Last Game'', which is the name of the movie adaptation) has Jason Silver as the second best player of Team Jabberwock and he's the only other important member of the team next to Nash Gold Jr. Silver's personality matches more of TheBrute, but since only he and Nash have any form of prominence and relevance, he's this by default. While their three teammates are also talented players, they CantCatchUp with Nash and Silver at all.
* ''Manga/{{Lady}}'': Mary assists her cruel mother in trying to get rid of her almost step-sister Lynn and is irked at not being the sole child of the house (apart from Thomas). With Sarah out of the way, Lynn is the prime target for her bullying and harassment.
* While TheEmpire in ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes'' is not necessarily evil, Seigfried Kircheis fits this trope rather well to Reinhard's BigBad. [[spoiler:And after Kircheis' death, it becomes Paul von Oberstein.]]
* In ''Manga/{{Legendz}}'', Ranshiin is TheDragon of the local EldritchAbomination. He also happens to be a dragon.
* Fate Testarossa in the first season of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' is TheDragon to her mother, MadScientist Precia. Her status as TheWoobie, LoveMartyr, and MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter didn't stop her from being a formidable threat.
** Signum from ''A's'' hits most of the benchmarks for a common variant: Leader of the BigBad's personal forces, check. Stoic swordswoman demonstrating as much honor as her duties permit, check. Considerably more fearsome close-quarters combatant than the BigBad, check. Personally commanding the hunt for the energies needed to grant her master Ultimate Power via an ArtifactOfDoom, check. Doing so in secret from her master (who in fact explicitly ordered her not to do this) in a desperate effort to save said [[DelicateAndSickly crippled]] [[MoralityPet nine year old]] [[HeartwarmingOrphan orphan's]] [[LittlestCancerPatient life]], che- [[AntiVillain wait, what]]?
** Following that is Tre who has a dragon of her own aka Sette. Both were fanatical to Doctor Scaglietti. Needlessly to say, their loyalty [[DemotedToExtra did not help their popularity very well]]
*** Quattro in ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers StrikerS]]''. While Uno is technically Jail's "second brain", Quattro has a lot more screen-time, is loyal to Jail Scaglietti until the end and also has the most notable [[OhCrap defeat]] of all the Numbers. Well, it can be said that Quattro, Uno and Tre (the strongest Number) are CoDragons to Scaglietti.
* The anime adaptation of ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' adds Inouva to the cast of villains. He has the title of "Vice Commander" and often gives instruction or admonishment to the other minions in place of Zagato.
* ''Anime/MazingerZ'' and ''Anime/ShinMazinger'': Baron Ashura was BigBad Dr. Hell's first and best known Dragon. (He was the only one in the ''Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}}'' OAV series) Later Dragons were Count Brocken, Viscount Pygman and Archduke Gorgon. Usually, Hell's Dragons were severely incompetent... [[TheStarscream or too competent]] [[DragonWithAnAgenda to his liking]].
** ''Anime/GreatMazinger'': The Great General of Darkness was the first Dragon of The Emperor of Darkness. [[spoiler:After his death]] he was replaced with the Grand Marshall of Hell who is none other than a resurrected Dr. Hell now as a gigantic cyborg.
** ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'': Great King Vega had several Dragons throughout the series, but the main ones were Commander Blackie [[spoiler:for as long as he was alive]], General/Lady Gandal and Science Minister Zuril.
* PsychoForHire Roberto in ''Manga/{{Monster}}'' is Johan Liebert's dragon and BattleButler.
* In ''Anime/MonsterRancher'', the EvilOverlord Moo had General Durahan as his Dragon.
* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'':
** Tomura Shigaraki, the overall villain of the series' is this for All For One until his capture in the Hideout Raid arc, where he graduates to BigBad status. [[spoiler:He's [[DemotedToDragon back to Dragon]] status after All For One returns to the story by hijacking his body.]]
** Shigaraki had his own Dragons as well. Initially, it was Kurogiri, then he picked up Dabi once the League of Villains acquired a more concrete roster. After Kurogiri was captured, Dabi became Shigaraki's full-time Dragon for the rest of the story.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
** [[DragonInChief Zabuza]] serves as Gato's chief muscle in the first arc.
** [[BastardUnderstudy Kabuto]] is by far Orochimaru's most trusted subordinate, serving as both his chief spy and research assistant.
** [[DragonWithAnAgenda Pain]] is the Akatsuki's most powerful member and the one who gives orders to everyone else, but he's ultimately doing the bidding of Tobi, the Akatsuki's true leader.
** [[TheBrute Kisame]] becomes one to Tobi after Pain’s defeat and replaces him, seeing how he’s one of the few members that know the Akatsuki’s true goal.
** [[spoiler:[[DragonInChief Tobi]] (aka [[FallenHero Obito Uchiha]])]] himself turns out to have actually been carrying out the plans of [[spoiler:the real Madara Uchiha, however Obito becomes TheStarscream after the real Madara dies, and hijacks the Eye of the Moon Plan for himself.]]
** Pain may be the face of the Akatsuki, but Tobi's most trusted subordinate is actually Zetsu, the one member of the Akatsuki who knows his real plans and [[spoiler:[[CoDragons a fellow Dragon]] to Madara Uchiha]]. To go even deeper, [[spoiler:[[DragonInChief Black Zetsu]] turns out to have been working for Kaguya Otsutsuki the whole time, having been doing her bidding for countless millennia]].
* Fate Averruncus of ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' was once the Dragon of [[EvilSorcerer the Mage of Beginnings]], the BigBad during the time of Ala Rubia. Though with his boss out of the count, he has now taken the role of BigBad. [[spoiler: It eventually turns out that he's still TheDragon to Dynamis, who took over for the Mage of Beginnings.]]
* Gendo Ikari of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' is arguably this to [[OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness SEELE]] and Keel Lorenz. He's only working with them out of convenience, and he betrays them once his plans no longer coincide with theirs, which makes him a DragonWithAnAgenda.
* Chloe in ''Anime/{{Noir}}'' to her mother figure/boss Mistress Altena, as the one who stalks the title duo and reports their progress to Altena, as well as enforcing her will within [[AncientConspiracy Les Soldats]]; whether this was part of Altena's plan is hotly debated among fans.
** In ''Anime/{{Madlax}}'', Carrossea Doon is the right-hand man to [[NebulousCriminalConspiracy Enfante]]'s leader Friday Monday, and the one who spies on the heroines on his behalf.
** ''Anime/ElCazadorDeLaBruja'', L.A. and Vanessa are this for Douglas Rosenberg, head of [[GovernmentConspiracy Project Leviathan]]; the former constantly stalks the heroines with the intent of taking Ellis [[{{Yandere}} for himself]], while the latter is his secretary and a high-ranking member of the [[AncientConspiracy Witch Coven]]. Both play the part of DragonWithAnAgenda, as L.A. only cares about Ellis and Vanessa plots to betray Rosenberg.
* ''Manga/{{NORA}}'': The Last Chronicle of Devildom uses Fall as the BigBad with Deuce serving as TheDragon.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'' has had quite a few Dragons:
** Captain Morgan Arc: [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Commander Ripper]] to Captain Morgan, albeit unwillingly.
** Buggy the Clown Arc: Cabaji and [[TheBeastmaster Mohji]] as CoDragons to [[MonsterClown Buggy]].
** Captain Kuro Arc: [[HypnoFool Jango]] to [[FourEyesZeroSoul Kuro]], and Siam and [[TheBrute Butchie]] to Jango.
** Baratie Arc: Gin to [[WalkingArmory Don Krieg]].
** Arlong Park Arc: [[MultiArmedAndDangerous Hatchan]] to [[ThreateningShark Arlong]].
** Loguetown Arc: Either [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer Alvida]] to Buggy in a BigBadDuumvirate or [[TheDitz Tashigi]] to [[MeaningfulName Smoker]].
** Laboon Arc: [[HarmlessVillain Mr. 9]] to [[TheMole Ms. Wednesday]].
** Whiskey Peak Arc: [[TheMole Mr. 8]] to [[StuffBlowingUp Mr. 5]].
** Little Garden Arc: [[CheerfulChild Ms. Goldenweek]] to [[MadArtist Mr. 3]].
** Drum Island Arc: [[AnnoyingArrows Chess]] [[CoDragons and]] [[FunnyAfro Kuromarimo]] to [[FatBastard Wapol]].
** Alabasta Arc: [[EnigmaticMinion Ms. All-Sunday]] to [[MagnificentBastard Mr. 0]].
** Jaya Island Arc: [[KukrisAreKool Sarquiss]] to [[{{Jerkass}} Bellamy]].
** Skypiea Arc: [[NietzscheWannabe Ohm]] to [[AGodAmI Eneru]].
** Davy Back Fight Arc: [[TheDitz Porche]] [[CoDragons and]] [[DumbMuscle Hamburg]] to [[SmugSnake Foxy]].
** Water 7 Arc: [[BoisterousBruiser Zambai]] to [[CrazyIsCool Franky]].
** Enies Lobby Arc: [[DragonInChief Rob Lucci]] to [[SmugSnake Spandam]]. And [[TheComicallySerious Kaku]] to Lucci, if you think he's the BigBad.
** Thriller Bark Arc: [[{{Invisibility}} Absalom]] at first, but then [[OurGiantsAreBigger Oars]] to [[LazyBum Gecko Moria]].
** Sabaody Archipelago Arc: [[StoutStrength Sentomaru]] to [[LightIsNotGood Admiral Kizaru]], who is CoDragons with [[BearsAreBadNews Bartholomew Kuma]] to the [[AristocratsAreEvil World Nobles]].
** Amazon Lily Arc: [[BigLittleBrother Boa Marigold]] & [[SiblingTeam Boa Sandersonia]] as CoDragons to [[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman Boa Hancock]].
** Impel Down Arc: [[TheStarscream Hannyabal]] to [[RankScalesWithAsskicking Magellan]]. Also, [[ChromeChampion Daz Bones]] to [[HookHand Crocodile]].
** Marineford Arc: Either [[MagmaMan Admiral Akainu]], the most useful of the three to [[TheChessmaster Fleet Admiral Sengoku]] or [[CaneFu Lafitte]] to [[CastingAShadow Blackbeard]].
*** We also find out that [[spoiler:Emporio Ivankov and Bartholomew Kuma]] are, or were, CoDragons to Dragon, leader of the Revolutionary Army that currently opposes the World Government.
** Return to Sabaody Arc: The [[CriminalDoppelganger fake]] [[FatBastard Zoro]] and [[{{Gonk}} Sanji]] as CoDragons to [[FlunkyBoss Demalo Black]], a.k.a, the fake Luffy. Just like their boss, probably the weakest and most inefficent ones yet, though.
** Fishman Island Arc: [[DrunkenMaster Hyozou]] to Hody Jones. [[PsychopathicManchild Wadatsumi]] pulls double-duty as both TheBrute and TheDragon to [[LaughablyEvil Vander Decken IX]].
** Punk Hazard Arc: [[AnIcePerson Monet]] to [[MadScientist Caesar Clown]].
** Dressrosa Arc: [[LeanAndMean Diamante]], [[TheBigGuy Pica]], and [[BlobMonster Trebol]] are the three most powerful and loyal members of [[TheChessmaster Donquixote Doflamingo]]'s crew, but it's been made clear that Trebol fits the role of Dragon best. Arguably [[AndIMustScream Sugar]] could also fall under this category.
** Whole Cake Island Arc: Charlotte Katakuri, the second-born son and one of the Three Sweet Commanders of the Big Mom Pirates, serves as the dragon for his mother, the Yonko Big Mom.
** Wano Country Arc: [[TheHedonist Kurozumi Orochi]] to [[BloodKnight Kaido]].
* ''Literature/Overlord2012'': As Captain of the Floor Guardians, Albedo serves as [[VillainProtagonist Ainz Ooal Gown]]'s right hand and second in command.
* In ''Anime/PanzerWorldGalient'', Hy Shaltat is [[BigBad Marder]]'s Royal Guard Commander. He is his most loyal and most valued warrior, being an accomplished swordsman and mecha pilot.
* ''Manga/PingPong'': How fitting that Kazuma's nickname is Dragon.
* ''Anime/PrettyCure'' has many of them:
** ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'': Jaaku King has Illkubo in the first half and then Belzei Gertrude in the second half of the season. The latter is also TheStarscream.
*** ''Max Heart'': Jaaku King's new dragon is Baldez who turns out to be a DragonAscendant.
** ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar'': Akudaikan has Gohyan, but [[spoiler:it turns out that Akudaikan is actually [[ManBehindTheMan Gohyan's]] dragon.]]
** ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'': Desparaia has Kawarino, who is even more evil [[DragonInChief than her]].
*** ''Go Go'': The Director has Anacondy who is in love with him.
** ''Anime/FreshPrettyCure'': Moebius has Northa and Klein as CoDragons [[spoiler:who can even [[FusionDance fuse with each other]].]]
** ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'': Professor Sabaaku has Dark Precure [[spoiler:while Sabaaku himself is this to Dune]].
** ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'': Mephisto has Siren who is, after her HeelFaceTurn, replaced by Bassdrum. After the QuirkyMiniBossSquad got their MidSeasonUpgrade, Baritone becomes this for two episodes, then Bassdrum is the dragon again. After [[spoiler: Mephisto's HeelFaceTurn]], Falsetto turns out to be TheDragon to [[spoiler:Noise, the real BigBad]].
** ''Anime/SmilePrecure''/''Anime/GlitterForce'': Pierrot/Emperor Nogo has Joker/Rascal, who is also responsible for the creation of the MonstersOfTheWeek, and [[spoiler:he manipulated the TerribleTrio to become evil in the first place]].
** ''Anime/DokiDokiPrecure''/''Anime/GlitterForceDokiDoki'': King Jikochuu/King Mercenare has Regina, [[DaddysLittleVillain his daughter]].
** ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'': Queen Mirage has Phantom, the [[HeroKiller Precure Hunter]].
** ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure'': Dyspear doesn’t really get one until Episode 31- it turns out to be Close.
** ''Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure'': Dokurokushe doesn’t have one, but Deusmast has Labut.
** ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'': Noir has Elisio, [[spoiler:who betrays him and becomes the BigBad in the final episodes.]]
** ''Anime/HugttoPrettyCure'': President George Kurai has Ristoru, his secretary.
** ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure'': Darknest has Galogre, who is working to try and resurrect him fully.
** ''Anime/HealinGoodPrettyCure'': King Byo-gen has Shindoine, who fully becomes this in the final episodes.
** ''Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure'': The Witch of Delays has Butler, [[DragonInChief who is the one calling the shots and is more of a threat than even the witch herself]]. [[spoiler:After the Witch is dealt with peacefully, [[DragonAscendant he inherits her destructive ambitions]] and becomes the FinalBoss of the season]].
* In ''Anime/PsychoPass'', Choe Gu-Sung, the genius hacker, is this to Shogo Makishima, the first season's BigBad.
* ''Manga/PuellaMagiOrikoMagica'': The AxCrazy {{Yandere}} [[spoiler: Kirika]] is this to the BigBad behind the magical girl killings, [[spoiler: Oriko]].
* ''Manga/QueenMillennia'': Leopardo is the commander of Larela's fleet and her to-go man to do anything she can't herself.
* ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'':Charkin is Barao's second in command and for the first half of the anime, serves as TheHeavy. [[spoiler: When he dies, Barao decides to take matters in his own hands,first by recruiting the Giant brothers, and then warring with Raideen in the Grand Finale.]]
* In ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'', Aoshi Shinomori is Kanryuu's Dragon.
** Later in the series, [[StepfordSmiler Seta Soujiro]] serves as [[BigBad Shishio]]'s Dragon.
** And during the final arc [[spoiler:sadistic puppeteer Gein is TheDragon to the revenge-seeking Enishi]].
* In every ''Manga/SailorMoon'' season except the last one, each main villain has one; [[spoiler:in addition, the first villain whom the audience believed to be the BigBad [[DiscOneFinalBoss was not]], and was paving the way for an even more powerful ManBehindTheMan]].
** Season 1: Kunzite, the leader of the Four Heavenly Kings, to Queen Beryl, [[spoiler:who is this to Queen Metalia]].
** Season 2: Wiseman/Death Phantom is the advisor to Prince Demande; [[spoiler:and later, Black Lady, becomes this to Wiseman once he no longer needs Demande.]]
** Season 3: Eudial, the leader of the Witches 5, is this to Mistress 9 and Professor Tomoe, [[spoiler:who are CoDragons to Pharaoh 90]].
** Season 4: The Amazon Quartet in general, especially Cere-Cere, are this to Zirconia, [[spoiler:who is this to Queen Nehellenia]].
** Season 5: [[CoDragons Sailor Phi and Sailor Chi]] to Sailor Galaxia, [[spoiler:who is this to Chaos]].
* In ''Anime/{{Scryed}}'', Ryuuhou is the Dragon to Martin Jigmarl. Slight subversion in that [[spoiler:Jigmarl is actually much stronger than Ryuuhou, but using his alter power would cause him to age insanely fast and kill him after one battle.]]
** ...At least, that's how it starts out. In the endgame, it turns out to be [[spoiler:A BrainwashedAndCrazy Biff (the very first opponent Kazuma faced)]] and [[spoiler:Jigmarl himself acting as CoDragons to the show's ''true'' BigBad, Kyouji Mutou]].
*** The real kicker? [[spoiler:Ryuuhou]] winds up being the one to defeat [[spoiler:Jigmarl]].
* ''Manga/SengokuYouko'' has a dragon in the shape of Jinun, who acts as the BigBad Yazen's strong right-hand and can shift into a dragon form.
* Tatsumi from the horror manga ''Literature/{{Shiki}}'' is the one to convert the citizens of Sotoba to vampirism when his superiors, [[UndeadChild Sunako]] and the Kirishiki family, just hang around in their mansion.
* ''Manga/SoulEater'':
** Crona is the Dragon to Medusa prior to [[HeelFaceTurn changing sides.]] [[GeckoEnding In the anime anyway]]. In the manga he/she becomes a [[spoiler: DragonAscendant after [[AbusiveParents Medusa]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext starts]] [[JustAsPlanned acting kindly]] [[MagnificentBastard towards hir]].]]
** Given his position in relation to Noah/The Table of Contents, Gopher might end up counting as one. So far he's terribly inefficient.
** [[ChainsawGood Giriko]] or Mosquito would be TheDragon for Arachne. Giriko was less efficient, at least in the manga.
** Justin Law (after [[FaceHeelTurn changing sides]]) and The Clown to Asura.
* Haku of ''Anime/SpiritedAway'' is this to Yubaba, [[spoiler:taking the trope quite literally as it turns out.]]
* ''Anime/StrainStrategicArmoredInfantry'': Ralph Werec works under Captain Vivian Medlock; however, [[DragonInChief he]] is [[TheHeroine Sara's]] personal enemy, and [[spoiler:he does overtake her eventually, then holds her hostage; she does a HeelFaceTurn and [[RedemptionEqualsDeath suffers for it]]]].
* In ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'', we have Tatara, the most active second-in-command of the ghoul organisation Aogiri Tree and closest to the One-Eyed Owl, and Noro who serves as a personal bodyguard, both of whom [[spoiler:are often seen with Eto/Sen]].
* ''Manga/{{Toriko}}'': Starjun acts as the Dragon of Midora (the boss of the Bishokukai and the BigBad of the series) and a primary fighter of the Bishokukai as well as the organization's second strongest member after the boss himself.
* Legato Bluesummers to Knives Millions in ''Manga/{{Trigun}}''. Oddly, his physical strength is in fact below average, and his primary strength is his mind-control ability.
* Debonair/Kiishim in ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'' serves as The Dragon during one of the first missions [[spoiler:though in a triple subversion of the trope, she is both smarter than her boss, is being made to serve him via mind control, and is in the end the one who gives him what's coming to him]].
** In a slightly more series-wide capacity, [[spoiler:Kyle Rondart]], who you actually meet very early in the series, turns out to be TheDragon for Fei Wang Reed, the series' BigBad.
* In ''Anime/UminekoWhenTheyCry'', Kinzo is The Dragon in multiple games, and in the showdown in EP 4, [[spoiler:Kinzo actually becomes a dragon]].
** Beatrice also has [[BattleButler Ronove]], Gaap, [[CreepyChild Maria]], Lucifer, and [[spoiler:Virgilia]] serving her.
** Later on, Erika Furudo faithfully serves [[spoiler:Bern and Lambda]].
* ''Anime/VoltesV'': Prince Heinel is this to Emperor Zambajil, leading the AlienInvasion to Earth on his command. Zambajil actually despises him for being a rival to the throne and sent him to invade the Earth hoping he would die in battle. Throughout the anime, Zambajil constantly abuses and ridicules Heinel, encouraging his court to do so as well. [[spoiler: When the truth comes out, Heinel throws a dagger into his chest.]]
* ''Manga/YuGiOh'':
** Mr. Crocketts is more like a secretary figure to Pegasus than being an actual threat to Yugi and his friends.
** Rishid acts as his younger step-brother Marik's second-in-command. That is until Rishid falls into a coma and Marik's SplitPersonality kicks in.
** [[spoiler:[[EnfanteTerrible Noa Kaiba]], who appears to be the BigBad of the Virtual World filler arc is actually TheDragon to his father, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Gozaburo]]]].
** Within Noah's QuirkyMinibossSquad, The Big Five, Daimon is TheDragon to BigBad Oshita. He holds all The Big Five's best cards, and unlike most of them, has the makings of a solid competitive duelist. During their 5 on 2 duel against Yugi and Jonouchi, his takeover of The Big Five's strategy is foreshadowed heavily and played as a very bad thing.
** Rafael is this to Dartz. Rafael is also the first character who defeats Atem in a fair duel.
** During the Grand Championship, it turns out that Leon is this to Siegfried and pulls a DragonTheirFeet at the end of the arc.
** Akhenaden, becomes this to Zorc after Zorc is revived. Present day he is a BigBadDuumvirate with Dark Bakura.
* ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'':
** Amnael is this to Kagemaru, being the most successful Seven Stars Assassin. He then turns out to be Daitokuji-sensei, TheStarscream and TokenGoodTeammate.
** Manjoume serves as The Dragon to Saiou in the second season, who brings most of the Obelisk Blue students, including Asuka, to the Society of Light.
** Trueman is this to Darkness in Season 4.
* ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'':
** In the first arc, Yaeger is this to Rex Goodwin.
** With Rudger Goodwin being the initial BigBad, Kyosuke Kiryu fills the role as The Dragon, being the PsychoRangers to Yusei.
** The Three Emperors of Yliaster are the CoDragons to Z-One, but they eventually fuse into Aporia, becoming the definitive Dragon to Z-One.
** The Crash Town arc has Lotten as the Dragon to older brother Marco. But Lotten eventually becomes the DragonAscendant after overthrowing his brother.
* ''Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL'':
** Kaito is this to his father Dr. Faker until the near end of the first season.
** Tron's oldest son V is his Dragon.
** Durbe is the right-hand of Nasch.
** Even though Vector is mainly the BigBad of the series, he can be viewed as The Dragon to the GreaterScopeVillain Don Thousand.
* ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'':
** Yuri is this to Professor Leo Akaba. Yuri is Yuya's EvilCounterpart and is occupied with the mission to capture Yuzu and her other counterparts.
** Sergey serves as this to Jean Michel Roget and he is quite effective.
* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'':
** Younger Toguro is Tarakane’s Dragon in the Yukina arc.
** Elder Toguro is Younger Toguro’s own Dragon during the Dark Tournament Saga.
** Hagiri and Itsuki are CoDragons to Sensui in the Chapter Black Saga.
* There are plenty of cases in ''Manga/ZatchBell'':
** For starters, you could consider that every single demon is a human's Dragon, or vice versa, depending on who has the brains of the operation.
** There's a classic example in the huge, hulking monstrosity known as Demoruto/Demolt as Zophise's/Zofis's Dragon. Brago even states at one point, "If it's just about power, the power I sense over there is greater than Zofis'."
** One could also say that Faudo is Riou's Dragon, what with him planning to use its power to win the fight for the Demon King while hiding safe and sound inside his brain. However, going off of Mamodo, the best fit would be Zaruchim; out of all the Faudo cultists, he was the only one who was loyal to Riou. Everyone else joined either because they wanted to usurp Faudo's power or because Riou blackmailed them by cursing their partners.
** Clear Note, the biggest BigBad of the series, has Goomu as his Dragon.

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