History OurDragonsAreDifferent / VideoGames

** Adding to the previous three is the Light Dragon in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom''[[spoiler:, which is actually Zelda after swallowing her secret stone (in the shape of a magatama bead, which looks like a tear) and who subsequently sheds tears which she uses to tell Link what happened (hence the subtitle "Tears of the Kingdom")]].
* ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'': The game has [[spoiler:a '''lightsaber dragon''' that comes out of a lightsaber. You don't get to fight it, though.]]
* ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle'': There's Ryuji, with a full dragon theme [[TigerVersusDragon to complement Travis's tiger motif]]. [[spoiler:And a lightsaber dragon of his own, which you ''do'' get to fight]].

* ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'': A somewhat Chinese-styled dragon is an extremely rare virus in the second game of the series and provides a powerful battle chip that summons said dragon from a hole to hit every enemy on the field. A different variety of very Chinese-looking dragon appears in a select few areas in the sixth game and usually keeps most of its body hidden in a jar, only emerging completely to attack.
* ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'' has Dragon Sky, a Chinese-style dragon who's an alien hailing from the same destroyed homeworld that Geo's partner Omega-Xis does. If you're playing his associated version of the game, you can both borrow his power in battle and fight him as one of the game's ultimate bosses. The third game has an electrical Chinese-style dragon as a normal enemy. Its gimmick is that its three regenerating body segments need to be shot away before you can reach its head and damage it properly.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Clockwise from top right]] Goodra, Sligoo and Goomy from ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', The Enderdragon from ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'', Kalecgos and his [[WereDragon half-elf form Kalec]] from ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', and Fracktail from ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'' [[/labelnote]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Gotta catch 'em all! [[note]]From left to right: [[MusicalAssassin Altaria]], [[WeatherManipulation Rayquaza]], [[SeahorsesAreDragons Kingdra]], [[{{Antimatter}} Giratina]], [[GaiasVengeance Zygarde]], [[DragonsUpTheYinYang Reshiram]], [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Dratini]], [[TheEmpath Latias]], [[OmnicidalManiac Hydreigon]], [[SuperScream Noibat]], [[BigCreepyCrawlies Flygon]], [[LivingWeapon Haxorus]], and [[BlobMonster Goomy]].[[/note]]]]

** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' continues the trend of dragons being weird, to the point that they seem to be something entirely separate from dragons in previous games. They're described as servants of the goddess in much the same way as [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angels]]. [[spoiler: In reality, their true identity is that of the enigmatic children of the goddess. Known as the Nabateans, they once lived in Zanado before they were nearly made extinct by Nemesis using the Sword of the Creator. That said, a small number of them survived and ultimately founded the Church of Seiros. Unlike similar concepts from previous games, Crests are less a divine blessing than infused dragon blood and run a risk of transforming people into monsters. In fact, unlike previous games, where they were treated as something separate mechanically, here dragons are counted as a kind of monster. The goddess Sothis is implied to be a deified dragon like the ones above, and sure enough, she's a dragon in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''. Not only that, as the goddess is said to come from the Blue Sea Star, it's implied that they are aliens.]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Bug}}'': Bug's mount is [[PunBasedCreature a dragonfly with the head and fiery breath of a dragon]].

[[caption-width-right:350:Gotta catch 'em all! [[note]]From left to right: [[MusicalAssassin Altaria]], [[WeatherManipulation Rayquaza]], [[SeahorsesAreDragons Kingdra]], [[{{Antimatter}} Giratina]], [[GaiasVengeance Zygarde]], [[DragonsUpTheYinYang Reshiram]], [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Dratini]], [[TheEmpath Latias]], [[OmnicidalManiac Hydreigon]], [[MakeMeWannaShout Noibat]], [[BigCreepyCrawlies Flygon]], [[LivingWeapon Haxorus]], and [[BlobMonster Goomy]].[[/note]]]]

** The dragons of Nirn are, in terms of outward appearance at least, similar to western-styled dragons with some traits of [[CallAPegasusAHippogriff wyverns]]. They are massive reptilian beasts with scales, bat-like wings, and slender extremities which are generally tipped by razor-sharp talons. However, the similarities end there. Dragons are [[TheAgeless ageless]] beings, said to be the "[[DragonsAreDivine divine]] [[MonsterProgenitor children]]" of Akatosh, the Aedric Dragon God of Time and [[TopGod chief deity]] of the [[SaintlyChurch Nine Divines Pantheon]], essentially being the equivalent of [[DragonsAreDemonic highly destructive]] [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angels]]. While anyone of sufficient ability can slay the physical form of a dragon, dragons possess a form of ResurrectiveImmortality and can be revived by another dragon ''unless'' their [[YourSoulIsMine soul is absorbed]], something only other dragons (or those who are [[TheChosenOne Dragonborn]]) can do. One of the most distinct traits of Nirn's dragons is how their LanguageOfMagic is intrinsic to their very beings. Referred to by mortals as the "[[MakeMeWannaShout Thu'um]]", it gives dragons the ability to channel magical energy through their words. For example, while it may appear that they are "[[BreathWeapon breathing fire]]", they are actually commanding fire into existence, essentially a form of small-scale [[RealityWarper reality warping]]. Dragons are creatures of aggression and domination, and it's [[AlwaysChaoticEvil in their blood to be cruel and contemptuous]]. However, a select few have shown the ability to [[HeelFaceTurn resist these urges]], even [[TokenHeroicOrc allying themselves with mortals]]. In the ancient past, dragons dominated early mankind. Eventually, after discovering a means to use the Thu'um against the dragons, mankind overthrew the dragons and sent them on a path of significant decline. Following the [[{{Wutai}} Akaviri]] invasion of the late 1st Era, dragons were nearly rendered extinct with a few going into hiding in the most remote areas of Tamriel. By the 3rd Era, they are considered nothing more than myths throughout much of Tamriel. Despite this, the [[AnimalMotifs dragon is the symbol]] of the Tamriellic Empire, with Imperial Throne even being called "The Dragon Throne".

*** Noibat and Noivern are giant bats with elements of wyverns. They use [[MakeMeWannaShout sound-based attacks]], specifically the powerful Boomburst.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' has Farosh, Dinraal, and Naydra, a trio of six-legged Eastern dragons wreathed in [[FireIceLightning electricity, fire, and ice]] who fly around Hyrule at night.
** Adding to the previous three is the Light Dragon in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom''[[spoiler:, actually Zelda after swallowing her secret stone (in the shape of a magatama bead, which looks like a tear) and who subsequently sheds tears which she uses to tell Link what happened (hence the subtitle "Tears of the Kingdom")]].

** ''VideoGame/PokemonUranium'', a fan game, has its own assortment of peculiar dragons. These include Terlard, a burrowing serpent with two heads and a forked tail; the Dunsparce evolution Dunseraph, a {{Tsuchinoko}} with feathered wings and whisker-like barbels; Barand, the only pure Dragon-type, which resembles a draconic snake with a hand on its tail; the Chicoalt, Mesoamerican {{Feathered Serpent}}s with GreenThumb powers; Tracton, a living excavator; Fafurr and Fafninter, shaggy, leopard-spotted and antlered mammalian beings named after the legendary dragon Fafnir; Lavent, a fire-breathing eel that lives in underwater geothermal vents; and Yatagaryu, a very avian {{Feathered Dragon|s}} based on the three-legged crow of Chinese myth.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' really takes the cake. The regular dragons can be anywhere from the size of a man to about ten times that, but two examples really stand out: Midgardsormr, an eastern-style dragon large enough to wrap himself around {{The Empire}}'s biggest [[CoolAirship Airship]], is described as a "prince" of wyrms. Then you have Bahamut himself, the Dragon's [[PhysicalGod Primal]], who this time around is the size of a ''city''; [[{{Precursors}} the ancient Allag civilization]] only got rid of him by putting him into a humongous [[SealedEvilInACan can]] and throwing him into space, which later civilizations mistook for a second moon. When he broke out, let's just say all the maps of the realm had to be redrawn after his rampage. When the Heavensward expansion was released, [[spoiler: Midgardsormr absorbed some of the aether that the player character gotten from the mothercrystal to gain a new body (since his old one was blasted to bits by TheEmpire 15 years prior) and takes on a more western dragon look. Towards the end of the 3.0 scenario, Midgardsormr gains enough aether to change his tiny body into a fully grown one and is large enough to be ridden on.]] There's also the rather huge reveals that [[spoiler:dragons are aliens from another planet and are capable of long-distance space travel, they are capable of [[BizarreAlienReproduction both sexual and asexual reproduction]], their eyes are freely detachable and [[BizarreAlienBiology break the known laws of physics by]] ''[[LivingBattery generating energy]]'', and as their young age, their form can change wildly based on climate and the ambient elemental aether of their homes, resulting in the traditional eastern and western designs, wyverns, drakes, and even DraconicHumanoids all being considered true dragons.]]

* ''VideoGame/KnightBewitched'': Dragons are sentient beings that are not that different from humans in the way that they organize their society. Appearance-wise, the game mainly uses western-style dragon assets.

** Dragons look Western and are primarily represented by five differently-colored groups called dragonflights. The leader of each dragonflight is called an Aspect, and besides being much more powerful than typical dragons is also immortal. Each Aspect and dragonflight is charged by the Titans with protecting a specific domain: life (red), earth (black), nature and dreams (green), magic (blue), and time (bronze). Some of the dragonflights have become corrupted or mad over time. In ''Warcraft II'', all dragons were green and were your average fantasy dragons, and only their leaders had actual sentience. They take on their current form after the novel ''Literature/DayOfTheDragon'' in which they were based on the dragons in ''Literature/{{Dragonlance}}'', thanks to author Creator/RichardAKnaak's involvement in both franchises. Naturally, there is plenty of opportunity to fight dragons in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', from whelps that are barely more than an annoying common enemy up to 40-man raid encounters.

** There are also [[OurWyvernsAreDifferent wyverns]], but they don't appear to be related to dragons in any way. They look like lions with batlike wings and a scorpion-like tail (your encyclopedia of mythology would identify these as traits more befitting a manticore). They are apparently quite intelligent and used by the Horde as flying mounts.

** Proto-drakes also appear in ''Wrath of the Lich King''; they are said to be the primitive ancestors of modern intelligent dragons and resemble the traditional depiction of wyverns (with tiny front arms like a raptor or ''T. rex''), being the less intelligent cousins of dragons. They are obtainable as mounts via completing certain achievements, from a single rare spawn in Northrend that will always give the mount when killed, or as rare drops from certain bosses. The Aspects started their lives as proto-drakes in the ancient past, and were [[TouchedByVorlons transformed into their powerful immortal selves by the Titans]] when these first came to Azeroth.
** Then there are [[http://www.wowwiki.com/Frost_wyrm frost wyrms]], [[{{Dracolich}} undead dragons]] created when the bodies of blue dragons are raised by the Scourge.

* ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'':

* ''VideoGame/{{Grow}}'' has many different kind of dragons:

*** The DLC adds one final Everlasting Dragon as a BonusBoss in Midir, a dragon raised by the gods for the purpose of fighting the Abyss who has four wings and has a stone body, but is also [[EyelessFace blind]] and unleashes [[PowerOfTheVoid Abyssal energy]] in addition to normal fire.

** Dragonlings are hatchlings, and relatively easy to kill. Drakes are older and a bit tougher, and are about the size of a van. They're flightless, and the final stage of maturity for the males. Females grow wings and become much larger, becoming a typical western dragon, and there's one more stage where they become even stronger. The final stage of the female's life cycle is the High Dragon; a titanic beast that can live for over a thousand years and is capable of laying eggs. They have the intelligence of a dolphin, and the fully grown females are usually a BonusBoss. Also, Flemeth has the ability to turn herself into a dragon.

*** The [[BonusBoss Hell Wyrm and Yiazmat]] are incredibly powerful and [[MarathonBoss durable]] dragons with the size and otherworldly appearance to match. They have Occuria-like patterns on their bodies instead of scales and are positively aglow with magic.

* ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon'':

* ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon'': Dragons are typically bipedal and roughly humanoid, although young dragons go on all fours. There are five dragon breeds named after what job that dragon breed does: Artisan, Peace Keeper, Magic Crafter, Beast Maker, and Dream Weaver. The different dragon breeds all live in different realms and have different body types and horn shapes. For example, the large, stout Beast Maker dragons have thick curled horns and live in swamps while the spotted, muscular Peace Keeper dragons have straight horns and live in a desert region. All the dragons lay their eggs during the Year of the Dragon, and every dragon is granted a dragonfly, which in turn grants the dragons some of their magical power, when he comes of age.

* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'' doesn't have a literal Dragon enemy family like the first game, but features dragons of different types nonetheless. Azurda, the ExpositionFairy, is a Titan who resembles a Western dragon and reverts to a smaller and cuter (but still draconic) form early on in the game, all while having the voice and personality of a CoolOldGuy. The Indoline and Tornan Titans also resemble dragons, and the "Indoline Star" enemies ride smaller Titans that look like wyverns. Lexos also return from the first game.

** Dragon-types are a pretty big deal in the Pokémon universe, being rare and powerful. The most powerful Gym Leaders, Champions and other Challengers ([[AsskickingEqualsAuthority Lance]], [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Clair]], [[FatherNeptune Drake]], [[OldMaster Drayden]], [[LittleMissBadass Iris]], [[CoolOldLady Drasna]], [[BadassBookworm Zinnia]] and [[AlwaysSecondBest Raihan]]) often specialize in them, and there's an entire subset of "Dragon Tamer" type trainers. ([[FollowTheLeader Who all seem to be emulating Lance]].)