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  • In 07-Ghost, the Dragons have Dragons. Kuroyuri is a Dragon to Ayanami, and Haruse is a Dragon to Kuroyuri.
  • Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Noint is this to the god Ehit, though 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.
  • Battle Spirits Shonen Toppa Bashin 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 seemingly stays loyal to Number Nine throughout. Actually, he's revealed to be a Dragon with an Agenda.
  • Nosferatu Zodd of 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.
  • Shiki is Dragon with an Agenda to Creed in Black Cat. He's the deputy leader of The Apostles Of The Stars, issues orders in Creed's absence, and is the one that Train has to fight before he can get to Creed.
  • Bleach:
    • Gin Ichimaru and Tousen Kaname serve as Co-Dragons to 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. In fact Tsukishima himself is the dragon, to Ginjo.
    • In the The Thousand-Year Blood War Arc, Haschwalth is The Dragon to the Big Bad Yhwach, The Emperor of the Vandenreich. 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 Kicked Upstairs to Dragon and Unexpected Successor, angering the army (which is primarily loyal to Haschwalth) and depriving him of the freedom or support to attempt a coup.
  • Amshel in Blood+ can be seen as The Dragon for the Big Bad, Diva. At the same time, he exudes Dragon-in-Chief qualities. Which is fitting, as Diva is not exactly the plotting type.
  • In Brave10, Hattori Hanzō is Tokugawa's main Ninja enforcer, but naturally the One-eyed Dragon of Oshu is his less clandestine one. Both have personal agendas, however, and neither has much regard for their boss.
  • Buso Renkin: 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 totally loyal to his creator, and is far more powerful than the arc's Big Badnote , acting as Chouno's bodyguard, enforcer and the de facto leader of Chouno's homunculi.
  • In the Backstory of Chrono Crusade, Chrono was actually The Dragon to Aion's Big Bad. Once he leaves the Sinners, the role seems to fall to Genai instead.
  • Code Geass:
    • The Big Bad of the mainline series, Emperor Charles zi Britannia, has Sir Bismarck Waldstein, the Knight of One and leader of the Knights of the Round. Bismarck is the single most skilled Knightmare pilot in the Britannian Army at that point, bar none (except maybe 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 (until things change and he joins forces with his old friend turned enemy, Lelouch vi Britannia).
    • 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 Nightmare of Nunnally, Rolo vi Britannia is Charles' Dragon, but he has an agenda of his own; planning to become Demon King with C.C.'s power.
  • Cyborg 009:
    • As second-in-command of Black Ghost, Van Vogt is this to Skull.
    • Apollo has two dragons in the forms of Achilles and 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, 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.
  • Daimos: Richter was Olban's Dragon... much to his endless grief and chagrin.
  • Daltanious: Kloppen is this to Emperor Dolmen. Valuing his brutality in warfare, Kloppen was assigned to lead the Alien Invasion of many planets and 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. Kloppen is eventually demoted for good and abandoned by Dolmen after the truth of his creation comes out.
  • In Death Note, 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 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 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.
  • Digimon does this often enough.
    • Season 1: The first Big Bad, Devimon, has Ogremon as his Dragon, or as a co-dragon if you count the Brainwashed and Crazy Leomon.
      • The third Big Bad, Vamdemon/Myotismon, has Co-Dragons PicoDevimon/DemiDevimon and Tailmon/Gatomon until her Heel–Face Turn. 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.
    • Season 3: Caturamon had Beelzemon as his Dragon with an Agenda, who only really helps him for the power, and at the first opportunity, screws him over.
    • Season 4: Duskmon to Cherubimon.
      • Then we have Dynasmon and Crusadermon, Co-Dragons to Lucemon, who had previously possessed Cherubimon.
    • Season 5: Gotsumon is this to Merukimon.
      • Kurata has Belphemon. Also, he has Kouki of the Quirky Mini Boss Squad.
      • Yggdrasil has Craniamon/Craniummon, Gallantmon/Dukemon and Omnimon/Omegamon as Co-Dragons.
  • Dragon Ball:
    • Assistant Black for Commander Red, until 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.
    • Piano could be considered King Piccolo's Dragon.
    • Nappa was Vegeta's Dragon until he decided to kill him after losing to Goku.
    • Frieza has three: First, 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, topping his squad of Elite Mooks.
    • From Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, Whis is the Dragon to the God of Destruction, Beerus.
    • From Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F', Sorbet is Frieza's new Dragon.
  • The Vision of Escaflowne has Dilandau as Folken's Dragon, who in turn is Emperor Dornkirk’s Dragon (while Folken doesn't fight, he is the tactician, and fills a very Vader-esque role).
  • Fairy Tail has one for almost every Arc Villain. Kageyama is Eligor's. Zalty is Reitei Lyon's. Gajeel is Master Jose's. Ultear is Jellal's, or so it seems, she's really the one making him Brainwashed and Crazy. "Darkness" Fried is the dragon for Laxus Dreyar. Cobra or Midnight is Brain's, depending on who you ask. Ultear returns and shares the role with Bluenote Stinger to Master Hades before the first Time Skip. Kyouka is Mard Geer Tartaros's, who in turn is set up as E.N.D.'s (aka Natsu Dragneel), at least before it turns out the latter is really a Decoy Leader. And finally, we have August, Irene and Invel, all of whom share the position to Zeref Dragneel.
  • Fang of the Sun Dougram gives the Designated Villain Donan Cassim not one, but two Dragons — one for the war effort against the heroes and their La Résistance 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 Le Coque, who later usurps his role as the Big Bad.
  • Mr. Heart serves the role of Shin's Dragon in the Fist of the North Star manga. In the anime, this role is filled by Filler Villain 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 The Movie, 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.
  • Kasumi Kenshirou, the uncle of the original Kenshirou, to Pang Kuang-Lin, the lord of the drug-dealing gang Qing Bang.
  • Mouri Kouran of Flame of Recca has two, arranged neatly along the Sorting Algorithm of Evil, with Kurei serving for the first two story arcs, until his Heel–Face Turn to Noble Demon and replacement by Psychopathic Manchild Renge.
  • Fullmetal Alchemist:
  • Tomo from Fushigi Yuugi: 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.
  • The Gundam franchise has numerous examples:
  • Fuuron to Hakuron in Haou Airen.
  • The Captain to the Major in 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 Millennium 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.
  • Honoo no Alpen Rose: 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 Initial D 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 Bads of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure have one of these:
  • Figuring out who The Dragon is can be a pain in the manga series Kagerou-Nostalgia. There's Co-Dragons Rikimaru and Ranmaru who serve as Gessho's bodyguards, as well as Bastard Understudy Kuroda who's his Number Two and public face. Even Goki could lay a claim on Dragon status.
  • Cassius from Kimba the White Lion is this towards Claw. He doubles as an Evil Genius.
  • 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.
  • Kuroko's Basketball: 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 The Brute, 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 Can't Catch Up with Nash and Silver at all.
  • 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 The Empire in Legend of the Galactic Heroes is not necessarily evil, Seigfried Kircheis fits this trope rather well to Reinhard's Big Bad. And after Kircheis' death, it becomes Paul von Oberstein.
  • In Legendz, Ranshiin is The Dragon of the local Eldritch Abomination. He also happens to be a dragon.
  • Fate Testarossa in the first season of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha is The Dragon to her mother, Mad Scientist Precia. Her status as The Woobie, Love Martyr, and Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter 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 Big Bad's personal forces, check. Stoic swordswoman demonstrating as much honor as her duties permit, check. Considerably more fearsome close-quarters combatant than the Big Bad, check. Personally commanding the hunt for the energies needed to grant her master Ultimate Power via an Artifact of Doom, 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 crippled nine year old orphan's life, che- 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 did not help their popularity very well
      • Quattro in 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 defeat of all the Numbers. Well, it can be said that Quattro, Uno and Tre (the strongest Number) are Co-Dragons to Scaglietti.
  • The anime adaptation of Magic Knight Rayearth 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.
  • Mazinger Z and Shin Mazinger: Baron Ashura was Big Bad Dr. Hell's first and best known Dragon. (He was the only one in the Mazinkaiser OAV series) Later Dragons were Count Brocken, Viscount Pygman and Archduke Gorgon. Usually, Hell's Dragons were severely incompetent... or too competent to his liking.
    • Great Mazinger: The Great General of Darkness was the first Dragon of The Emperor of Darkness. 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.
    • UFO Robo Grendizer: Great King Vega had several Dragons throughout the series, but the main ones were Commander Blackie for as long as he was alive, General/Lady Gandal and Science Minister Zuril.
  • Psycho for Hire Roberto in Monster is Johan Liebert's dragon and Battle Butler.
  • In Monster Rancher, the Evil Overlord Moo had General Durahan as his Dragon.
  • My Hero Academia:
    • 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 Big Bad status. He's 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.
  • Naruto:
    • Zabuza serves as Gato's chief muscle in the first arc.
    • Kabuto is by far Orochimaru's most trusted subordinate, serving as both his chief spy and research assistant.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Tobi (aka Obito Uchiha) himself turns out to have actually been carrying out the plans of the real Madara Uchiha, however Obito becomes The Starscream 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 a fellow Dragon to Madara Uchiha. To go even deeper, 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 Negima! Magister Negi Magi was once the Dragon of the Mage of Beginnings, the Big Bad during the time of Ala Rubia. Though with his boss out of the count, he has now taken the role of Big Bad. It eventually turns out that he's still The Dragon to Dynamis, who took over for the Mage of Beginnings.
  • Gendo Ikari of Neon Genesis Evangelion is arguably this to 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 Dragon with an Agenda.
  • Chloe in 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 Les Soldats; whether this was part of Altena's plan is hotly debated among fans.
    • In Madlax, Carrossea Doon is the right-hand man to Enfante's leader Friday Monday, and the one who spies on the heroines on his behalf.
    • El Cazador de la Bruja, L.A. and Vanessa are this for Douglas Rosenberg, head of Project Leviathan; the former constantly stalks the heroines with the intent of taking Ellis for himself, while the latter is his secretary and a high-ranking member of the Witch Coven. Both play the part of Dragon with an Agenda, as L.A. only cares about Ellis and Vanessa plots to betray Rosenberg.
  • NORA: The Last Chronicle of Devildom uses Fall as the Big Bad with Deuce serving as The Dragon.
  • One Piece has had quite a few Dragons:
  • Overlord (2012): As Captain of the Floor Guardians, Albedo serves as Ainz Ooal Gown's right hand and second in command.
  • In Panzer World Galient, Hy Shaltat is Marder's Royal Guard Commander. He is his most loyal and most valued warrior, being an accomplished swordsman and mecha pilot.
  • Ping Pong: How fitting that Kazuma's nickname is Dragon.
  • Pretty Cure has many of them:
  • In Psycho-Pass, Choe Gu-Sung, the genius hacker, is this to Shogo Makishima, the first season's Big Bad.
  • Puella Magi Oriko Magica: The Ax-Crazy Yandere Kirika is this to the Big Bad behind the magical girl killings, Oriko.
  • Queen Millennia: Leopardo is the commander of Larela's fleet and her to-go man to do anything she can't herself.
  • Raideen:Charkin is Barao's second in command and for the first half of the anime, serves as The Heavy. 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 Rurouni Kenshin, Aoshi Shinomori is Kanryuu's Dragon.
    • Later in the series, Seta Soujiro serves as Shishio's Dragon.
    • And during the final arc sadistic puppeteer Gein is The Dragon to the revenge-seeking Enishi.
  • In every Sailor Moon season except the last one, each main villain has one; in addition, the first villain whom the audience believed to be the Big Bad was not, and was paving the way for an even more powerful Man Behind the Man.
    • Season 1: Kunzite, the leader of the Four Heavenly Kings, to Queen Beryl, who is this to Queen Metalia.
    • Season 2: Wiseman/Death Phantom is the advisor to Prince Demande; 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, who are Co-Dragons to Pharaoh 90.
    • Season 4: The Amazon Quartet in general, especially Cere-Cere, are this to Zirconia, who is this to Queen Nehellenia.
    • Season 5: Sailor Phi and Sailor Chi to Sailor Galaxia, who is this to Chaos.
  • In Scryed, Ryuuhou is the Dragon to Martin Jigmarl. Slight subversion in that 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 A Brainwashed and Crazy Biff (the very first opponent Kazuma faced) and Jigmarl himself acting as Co-Dragons to the show's true Big Bad, Kyouji Mutou.
      • The real kicker? Ryuuhou winds up being the one to defeat Jigmarl.
  • Sengoku Youko has a dragon in the shape of Jinun, who acts as the Big Bad Yazen's strong right-hand and can shift into a dragon form.
  • Tatsumi from the horror manga Shiki is the one to convert the citizens of Sotoba to vampirism when his superiors, Sunako and the Kirishiki family, just hang around in their mansion.
  • Soul Eater:
  • Haku of Spirited Away is this to Yubaba, taking the trope quite literally as it turns out.
  • Str.A.In.: Strategic Armored Infantry: Ralph Werec works under Captain Vivian Medlock; however, he is Sara's personal enemy, and he does overtake her eventually, then holds her hostage; she does a Heel–Face Turn and suffers for it.
  • In Tokyo Ghoul, 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 are often seen with Eto/Sen.
  • Toriko: Starjun acts as the Dragon of Midora (the boss of the Bishokukai and the Big Bad 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 Trigun. Oddly, his physical strength is in fact below average, and his primary strength is his mind-control ability.
  • Debonair/Kiishim in Tsubasa -RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE- serves as The Dragon during one of the first missions 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, Kyle Rondart, who you actually meet very early in the series, turns out to be The Dragon for Fei Wang Reed, the series' Big Bad.
  • In Umineko: When They Cry, Kinzo is The Dragon in multiple games, and in the showdown in EP 4, Kinzo actually becomes a dragon.
    • Beatrice also has Ronove, Gaap, Maria, Lucifer, and Virgilia serving her.
    • Later on, Erika Furudo faithfully serves Bern and Lambda.
  • Voltes V: Prince Heinel is this to Emperor Zambajil, leading the Alien Invasion 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. When the truth comes out, Heinel throws a dagger into his chest.
  • Yu-Gi-Oh!:
    • 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 Split Personality kicks in.
    • Noa Kaiba, who appears to be the Big Bad of the Virtual World filler arc is actually The Dragon to his father, Gozaburo.
    • Within Noah's Quirky Miniboss Squad, The Big Five, Daimon is The Dragon to Big Bad 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 Dragon Their Feet at the end of the arc.
    • Akhenaden, becomes this to Zorc after Zorc is revived. Present day he is a Big Bad Duumvirate with Dark Bakura.
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! GX:
    • Amnael is this to Kagemaru, being the most successful Seven Stars Assassin. He then turns out to be Daitokuji-sensei, The Starscream and Token Good Teammate.
    • 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.
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds:
    • In the first arc, Yaeger is this to Rex Goodwin.
    • With Rudger Goodwin being the initial Big Bad, Kyosuke Kiryu fills the role as The Dragon, being the Psycho Rangers to Yusei.
    • The Three Emperors of Yliaster are the Co-Dragons 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 Dragon Ascendant after overthrowing his brother.
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL:
    • 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 Big Bad of the series, he can be viewed as The Dragon to the Greater-Scope Villain Don Thousand.
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V:
    • Yuri is this to Professor Leo Akaba. Yuri is Yuya's Evil Counterpart 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.
  • YuYu Hakusho:
    • 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 Co-Dragons to Sensui in the Chapter Black Saga.
  • There are plenty of cases in Zatch Bell!:
    • 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 Big Bad of the series, has Goomu as his Dragon.

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