History Film / Dragonheart

%* TheDragon: Einon's general, Brok.

* BadassBeard: Bowen.

The head screenwriter, Charles Edward Pogue, published a [[{{Literature/Dragonheart}} novelization]] of the story which expanded somewhat on the characters, events, and world.

Four years after the film's release, Universal Pictures released a LighterAndSofter direct-to-video sequel. After a 15-year hiatus, the first direct-to-video prequel to the original film was released. Since then, there have been another two prequels.

* The sequel, ''Dragonheart: A New Beginning'' was released direct-to-video in 2000 geared towards a younger audience. Featuring a new dragon, Drake (voiced by Creator/RobbyBenson). A year before the end of Bowen's life, he returned to the cave where he first met Draco -- and discovered a dragon egg. The egg was put in the care of Gilbert's monastery, where it hatched into a young dragon named Drake. Drake is cared for by a friar and the novice Mansel in secret for 20 years until he is one day discovered by Geoff, an orphan stableboy who dreams of being a knight. Meanwhile, a pair of travelers arrive from the East, searching for a dragon they believe has been born; a prophecy says an ancient evil will take hold of the land using a dragon's heart when a two-tailed comet soars across the sky. The comet is just days away, and they intend to prevent evil from happening.
* A third film, titled ''Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse'', was released direct-to-video and on Netflix in February 2015, and it serves as a prequel to the first film, set in the 9th century Northern Britannia after the Romans built Hadrian’s Wall. Gareth, a squire aspiring to be knighted, discovers a clutch of dragon eggs and their adult dragon guardian while searching for treasure to pay off his debt. The dragon -- who Gareth names Drago (voiced by Creator/BenKingsley) -- saves Gareth's life by sharing his heart after the young man is badly wounded protecting the eggs, and the two become bonded. Drago, however, becomes cursed by the evil sorcerer, Brude, who wants the eggs for himself: in bright light or by fire, Drago becomes ghostly, unable to fight, and on the night of the full moon -- just two days away -- Brude will be able to fully bend Drago to his will. Gareth and Drago, and their two new companions The Celtic warrior Rhonu and apprentice Druid Lorne, must protect the eggs, figure out a way to break the curse, and stop Brude and his army.
* A fourth film titled ''Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire'' was released direct-to-video and on Netflix in June 2017. It's a sequel to ''Dragonheart 3'' and an older Drago is voiced by Creator/PatrickStewart. After Gareth, king of Britannia passes away, his twin grandchildren, Edric and Mehgan, fight each other for the throne using their inherited dragon strength and fire powers. When Vikings from Daneland led by Thorgrim steal the Heartfire -- Drago's source of power -- and challenge the siblings' rights to the throne, Edric and Mehgan must set aside their sibling rivalry, or the kingdom may fall.
* A fifth film, titled ''Dragonheart: Vengeance'', was released direct-to-video and on Netflix in February 2020. It's a sequel to ''Dragonheart 4'' and features the ice dragon Siveth, voiced by {{Creator/Helena Bonham Carter}}, one of the dragons raised by Drago and Gareth, who traveled to Romania to aid the kingdom of Wallachia but was banished by King Razvan for refusing to share her heart with him when he was wounded in battle and has been a recluse for twenty or thirty years. After witnessing marauders kill his family, young farm boy Lukas enlists the aid of the reclusive Siveth and the mercenary Darius in his quest for revenge.

* ''Dragonheart: A New Beginning'' (2000)
* ''Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse'' (2015)
* ''Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire'' (2017)
* ''Dragonheart: Vengeance'' (2020)

!! These movies provide examples of:

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[[folder: ''Dragonheart'' (1996)]]

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Einon purposely acts as one to Kara for murdering her father.

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[[folder: ''Dragonheart: A New Beginning'' (2000)]]

* ActionGirl: Lian's WaifFu skills enable her to take out several opponents on her own.
* AwardBaitSong: "''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UJj69zNGyQ My Heart Goes With You]]''", sung by Rona Figueroa, the actress who plays Lian.
* ABoyAndHisX: A Stable boy and his young dragon.
* BreathWeapon: Fire ''and'' ice this time.
* CatchAFallingStar: When Geoff is pushed off the edge of a cliff, Drake (who was previously hidden) reveals himself and takes flight, catching Geoff just before he can fall onto the rocks below.
* ChekhovsSkill: Drake tries to learn the forgotten Dragon art of breathing ice, but fails. Naturally, he manages to pull it off at the climax during the final battle, which comes as a surprise to Griffin.
* ChemicallyInducedInsanity: The king's apparent senility proves to be caused by drugs administered by the BigBad.
* ColorMeBlack: This was attempted on the BigBad before the events of the movie. It utterly failed, and the [[spoiler:dragon in human form]] is still bent on genocide.
* CometOfDoom: A prophecy says that an ancient evil will take hold of the land using a dragon’s heart when a two-tailed comet appears in the sky.
* CoveredInMud: At one point, TheRival Roland trips and gets a face full of stable mud.
* ADogNamedDog: "Drake" is a term meaning "(small) dragon", or certain (small) types of dragon, justified as Drake was raised by humans who don’t know the dragon language.
* DelightfulDragon: Drake is very child-like, he’s friendly, kind, and protective of his friends. He is also initially a bit inexperienced about the world because was he raised by the monks in secret.
* DragonsAreDemonic: The is exhibited when Osric transforms back into a dragon and reveals himself to be Griffin, an evil dragon who was turned into a human as punishment for killing humans, and now that he’s a dragon again, he wants to enslave humanity.
* DragonsUpTheYinYang: Griffin has a design that is a mix of western/eastern dragons.
* DualWielding: Both Roland and Osric fight with a sword in each hand at some point.
* EvilMentor:
** Osric/Griffin becomes a mentor to Geoff until it is revealed that he was only doing it to get to Drake's heart.
** After he transforms back into a dragon, he also attempts this with Drake when he offers Drake to join him in enslaving humanity, however, Drake refuses.
* FanDisservice: Seeing a monk -- even a supposedly teenage one =- run around in nothing but diaper-like underwear.
* FartsOnFire: While learning to [[BreathWeapon breathe fire]], Drake starts to lose control of it and turns away from the nearby village to avoid damaging anything. Unfortunately, it comes out the wrong end, and he destroys a building.
* IdiotBall: Lian and Kwan are knowingly carrying around [[spoiler:an evil dragon's heart]]. How did it not occur to them until [[spoiler:Osric regained his true form that his heart, rather than Drake's, might be the one in the prophecy?]]
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Lian refers to Kwan as her loyal servant, her wise teacher, and her closest friend.
* KarmicTransformation: This happened to [[spoiler:Osric. He was a dragon who was transformed into a man as punishment for killing humans, though he remains bent on revenge even so.]]
* LastOfHisKind: Drake is the world’s last living dragon [[spoiler: This is briefly averted with the introduction of the evil dragon ‘Griffin’ however after Drake kills Griffin he truly becomes the last dragon again]].
* {{Leitmotif}}: The credits song, ''My Heart Goes With You'', serves as Lian's. She even hums it at one point.
* LiterallyShatteredLives: During the final battle, [[spoiler:Drake kills Griffin by breathing ice on him instead of fire. Griffin falls to the ground and shatters. Unfortunately, one of the pieces impales Geoff.]]
* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:Poor Kwan...]]
* TheMiddleAges: Set a number of years after the first film, the sequel takes place sometime in the 11th century.
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Osric/Griffin’s plan to enslave mankind might seem like some extremist form of justice for the near genocide of his species until the audience (and drake) recall that while in human form he tried to trick Drake into sharing his heart (which would have cost him his soul), showing he is perfectly happy to screw over his fellow dragons for his own ends.
* OlderThanTheyLook: [[spoiler: Osric’s speech suggests that he was turned into a human during Bowen's 12-year dragonslaying career, yet he appears to be in his 30’s or 40’s at most despite the events of ''Dragonheart: A New Beginning'' taking place 20 years after Bowen passed away from old age, the reason for this and his exact age are never discussed.]]
* OldMaster: Kwan
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: Osric transforms into a dragon]] at the film's climax.
* ParasolOfPain: Master Kwan's weapon.
* PlayingPossum: Done by [[spoiler:Osric and his men]] in battle. [[spoiler:Osric was pretending that he was dying and needed Drake's heart, but when Geoff realized that Osric wasn't wounded, some of Osric's "dead" men jumped up and attacked.]]
* RaisedByHumans: After Bowen found Drake’s egg and entrusted it to the monastery, Drake hatched and was raised by the monks.
* RenownedSelectiveMentor: Geoff is trained by the king's advisor Osric. Osric claims it is because he's a natural and deserves special attention, but his real motive [[spoiler:was to make Geoff eager for battle and to trust him to convince Drake to give up half his heart]].
* TheRival: Roland is to Geoff, somewhat.
* SamusIsAGirl: The first time Lian is seen, she is believed to be a boy; it is only a little while later that she is revealed to be a girl.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: Kwan and Lian want to test Drake to see if his heart will be the one that will cause evil. [[spoiler:Kwan claims that there's a way to learn all of the ancient dragon secrets instantly but Drake isn't stupid, Drake more than likely smelt a rat because nothing is that simple unless it's a trap, which is probably why Drake refused and decided to learn naturally from Kwan, year by year, therefore passing the test.]]
* {{Sequel}}: Takes place years after the first film.
* SevenDeadlySins: Used as a bit of a RunningGag.
-->'''Geoff:''' Come on, don't say it like that, take some pride in being special!\\
'''Mansel:''' All right, I ''am'' special!\\
'''Geoff:''' It's not like {{Pride}} is one of those Seven Deadly Sins or anything.\\
'''Mansel''' ''(stops walking and frowns)'': ...Actually, it is.
** And then later:
-->''(Mansel is holding a whole armload of food)''\\
'''Geoff:''' Hey, you have fun. 'Cause it's not like [[VillainousGlutton Gluttony]] is on that seven deadly sin list too.\\
''(Mansel quickly sets down all the food and walks away)''
* SurroundedByIdiots: "YOU are ''all'' '''''INCOMPETENTS!'''''"
* TakingTheBullet:
** [[spoiler:Osric]] [[PlayingPossum pretends to do this]] in battle.
** [[spoiler:Kwan]] [[TakingTheBullet does this toward the end.]]
* ThereIsAnother: Said almost word for word by Drake when Osric/Griffin reveals his identity and transforms back into a dragon.
--> “There's another dragon?”
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks:
** Osric does this in battle.
** [[spoiler:Geoff throwing his sword at Griffin]] in the climax.
* VillainHasAPoint: Osric/Griffin isn’t wrong when he points out that Bowen was responsible for wiping out the dragons, including Draco.
* WaifFu: Lian uses this a couple of times.
* WeCanRuleTogether: Once [[spoiler:Osric becomes a dragon again, he calls Drake "brother"]] and invites him to enslave humanity together.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Stefan has served Osric loyally for years. One mistake, and he gets a dagger in his chest.
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[[folder: ''Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse'' (2015)]]

* ActionGirl: Rhonu. When he suggests that she not accompany him and insists that it's for her protection, she just ignores him.
-->'''Rhonu:''' Do I look like I've lived a life of comfort?
* AdamAndOrEve: Drago is the first dragon on Earth and the first dragon to share his heart with a human. He is also the guardian of the eggs that are to be the next generation of dragons.
* AndThisIsFor: When Rhonu [[spoiler:kills Brude]], she says, "For my mother!"
* AnnoyingArrows: Gareth takes an arrow to the gut and still keeps running and fighting for a good minute before even slowing down. Somewhat subverted since, once the fight ends and the adrenaline rush is gone, Gareth would have died had Drago not intervened.
* TheArcher: Rhonu uses a bow most of the time.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Rhonu and Gareth.
-->'''Drago:''' I do think she likes you. Notice how she ''sneers'' at you.
* BigBad: Brude, the evil sorcerer leading the Picts.
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler:Sir Horsa]] when Gareth kills him.
%%* ABoyAndHisX: Again, a boy and his dragon. %%Zero Context Example. Provide context before commenting in.
* BreathWeapon: Drago can breathe fire, although he only does it two or three times in the film.
* BumblingSidekick: Lorne. He fails at his spells multiple times, and also accidentally drops a dragon egg, ending the life inside and causing an explosion that reveals their location to the Picts.
* ChekhovsSkill:
** Drago tries teaching Gareth how to "shadowjump" -- use shadows like doors. Gareth is unsuccessful during their training sessions but pulls it off during a fight.
** At the beginning of the movie, Brude uses a spell to swap places with one of the Druid mages, putting the mage in the path of a deadly spell. [[spoiler:Lorne uses this spell in the final battle to swap places with Gareth so that Gareth can get free and join the fight.]]
* TheChosenOne: Gareth is referred to this a couple of times due to him finding the eggs and Drago sharing his heart with him.
* CoveredInMud: Sir Horsa tells Roland to kneel, and then keeps telling him to get lower until his face is in the mud, and tells him that that's the stench of the common people and asks if wants to go back to that.
* DarkerAndEdgier: '' Dragonheart 3'' is the most violent of the Dragonheart films and Drago has the fiercest design of all dragon characters in the franchise.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Rhonu has a fairly prickly nature and takes a while to warm up to Gareth.
* DistractedByTheSexy: When Drago tries teaching Gareth to shadowjump, he comments that maybe Gareth can't concentrate because his mind is too distracted by thinking of Rhonu (and he can tell Gareth likes her because of their connection through the dragonheart).
* ADogNamedDog: "Drago" is Italian for "dragon", and Gareth picked the name simply because it's part of the word "dragon".
* DramaPreservingHandicap: Brude puts a spell on Drago early on that makes him ghost-like when light shines on him, thereby nullifying his StoryBreakerPower for much of the film (this, of course, has the bonus of saving the film money by not having to animate Drago realistically in all of his scenes).
* DualWielding: When not using her bow, Rhonu uses a sword in one hand and a dagger in the other.
* ElectiveBrokenLanguage: Gareth tries to communicate with Drago this way before the dragon reveals that he can talk properly.
-->'''Drago:''' I shared my heart with the village idiot.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first time we get the idea that Gareth's a good guy is when a shopkeeper can't pay the tax. Gareth keeps Sir Horsa's attention away from the man: he "teaches him a lesson" by breaking a cheap, easily-replaceable vase instead of the ornate dragon one the shopkeeper loved.
* EvilSorcerer: Brude.
* FacialMarkings: Rhonu has markings across her forehead and cheeks.
* FieryRedhead: Rhonu is a redhead with a bit of a temper.
* GroinAttack: Gareth does this to himself in an attempt to make Drago feel the same thing through their {{Synchronization}}. It doesn't work on the dragon.
* HeroesWantRedheads: Gareth tries to flirt with Rhonu almost immediately, and their feelings for each other become clear throughout the movie.
* HeroicResolve: Gareth realizes that he needs to live by the Old Code.
* IWantThemAlive: Brude wants Drago kept alive so that he can use him, and, because Gareth's death would mean Drago's death, he needs Gareth alive too.
* LiteralChangeOfHeart: Drago shares half his heart with Gareth. At one point, he remarks that Gareth's greed can affect the heart and that the curse has quickened.
* MadeOfExplodium: The eggs explode when they fall on the ground.
* MindControl: Brude intends to use this on Drago.
* MythologyGag: The first film had Draco stating that Bowen could not possibly pronounce his real name when asked what it is. This prequel shows just how difficult to pronounce a dragon's name is when Drago tells Gareth his real name.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Lorne tries to use a spell to free some slaves by breaking the ropes binding them. It works -- but also snaps Rhonu's bowstring as she's firing at the guards.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: This one came to Earth inside an ''asteroid'' and learned human language after he shared his heart.
* OutdoorBathPeeping: Downplayed. At one point Gareth comes across Rhonu when she is partially undressed. She doesn't seem to be offended or particularly embarrassed by this.
* OverlyLongName: Drago's real name is Hissyoxyillammochogannatoss; Gareth asks if he can call him a different name due to its difficulty.
* {{Prequel}}: Takes place before the first one.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Drago, when being controlled by Brude.
* RhymesOnADime: The spells. For instance: "By sun and moon, switching stance, two as one, Druid’s Dance!"
* TheRival: Kalin is one to Gareth; they both want to be knighted.
* TheStinger: The potter that Gareth spoke to at the start of the film sells his dragon mugs, which are now popular.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Rhonu to Kara (a FieryRedhead whose parent was killed by the villain) and Lorne to Gilbert (clumsy comic relief).
* {{Synchronization}}: Drago and Gareth feel each other's pain and emotions. Used hilariously in a scene where they hurt themselves (e.g. stomping on their own foot) just to bother the other one, culminating in Gareth hitting himself in the groin and Drago laughing because he's armored there and didn't feel it.
* ThrowDownTheBomblet: The dragon eggs are explosive if broken. Gareth uses this intentionally once.
* TitleDrop: Used once.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Gareth, for a scene or two.
* YouKilledMyFather: Brude killed Rhonu's mother and taunts her about it.
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[[folder: ''Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire'' (2017)]]

* AccidentalMurder: Edric explains to Drago that Mehgan's flames got out of control and set the house ablaze when she was mad at her father, and he died in the fire. [[spoiler: Later, Mehgan reveals that she set the house on fire only to hide the fact that ''Edric'' accidentally killed their father when he pushed him onto a sharp spike without realizing it during an argument and stormed out of the house.]]
* ActionGirl: Mehgan. In her very first in-person appearance, she led an army of Vikings into battle.
* AllThereInTheManual: The official Facebook page [[https://www.facebook.com/DragonheartMovie/posts/1628147440529018 revealed]] the names of the dragons Drago raised, as they appear on the castle murals: Draco, Siveth, Kinabalux, Basilor, Tatsu, and Vipero.
* ArrangedMarriage: Mehgan "un-arranges" one for a young woman.
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:Drago dies and becomes a star in the Draco constellation]].
* BadassBoast:
-->'''Mehgan:''' Just remember that when we set sail, I needed an army -- and that now, I ''am'' one.
* BigDamnHeroes: Drago shows up at the perfect moment to save Edric, and later both of the twins, and then later on, [[spoiler:the women that Mehgan trained to fight show up to save her.]]
* BittersweetEnding: Even though Drago [[spoiler:has the chance to save himself with the Heartfire, he sacrifices himself so that Edric can use the Heartfire to save Mehgan, thus keeping their family together, earning himself a place in the Dragons' Heaven.]]
* BloodFromTheMouth: Edric spits blood out of his mouth almost casually in his first appearance.
* BreathWeapon
* BrokenBird: Mehgan, to an extent. Having to grow up wearing a hood to hide the dragon scales on her face, and having the ability to control fire, Mehgan was constantly accused of being an evil witch and put down by her father.
* ChekhovsGunman: The actor who appeals an issue to Edric in court later turns up to sneak him and Drago back into the castle.
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: After Drago rescues him from a Norse slaver's ship, Edric ponders the idea that things could have been different if he trusted Drago in the beginning, especially since his sister and his supposed "friend", [[FairWeatherFriend Earl Robert Cole]], were responsible for his predicament.
* DeathByChildbirth: Edric and Mehgan's mother at the beginning of the film.
* {{Depower}}: Happens twice: [[spoiler:to Drago when Mehgan steals his Heartfire, and to both Mehgan and Edric at the end of the film.]]
* DisappearsIntoLight: At the end of the film, [[spoiler:as Drago dies, his body fades into balls of starlight, and ascends to the heavens.]]
* DoesntTrustThoseGuys: Edric and Mehgan were raised by their father to never trust dragons. Both siblings would eventually [[SubvertedTrope learn to trust Drago]] throughout the film's story.
* DraconicHumanoid: Edric and Mehgan, due to their inherited dragonheart: they both have patches of scales on their bodies, and one has SuperStrength while the other has [[PlayingWithFire power over fire]].
* HeirClubForMen: Mehgan assumes that Edric refuses to give up the throne to her because she's a woman.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Drago gives up his Heartfire, knowing that he'll die without it so that Edric can save Mehgan's life. This earns him his place in the stars.]]
* HiddenBackupPrince: Edric and Mehgan.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Mehgan, when growing up.
* {{Interquel}}: Takes place around 70 years after ''The Sorcerer's Curse'' and many years before the first film.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:By the film's end, [[FairWeatherFriend Earl Robert]] and [[EvilFormerFriend Sable]] remain unpunished for betraying Edric and Mehgan respectively. However, it's likely the Earl will have his lands and property confiscated by Edric for his betrayal while Sable would have to live with the fact that betraying Mehgan for Thorgrim has [[AllForNothing left her with nothing in the end]].]]
* KingIncognito: After Prince Walter runs away from home after [[spoiler:his mother's death]], he goes on to live as a commoner.
* KingOnHisDeathbed: The situation at the start of the movie and the cause of the main conflict: King Gareth is dying.
* LineageComesFromTheFather: Edric and Mehgan are royalty through their father, Prince Walter.
* MacGuffinMelee: The fight for the amulet containing the Heartfire.
* MightMakesRight: Mehgan fights with Edric over the throne because she is the elder twin and thus the rightful heir.
* MissingMom: When her son Walter was a child, [[spoiler:Queen Rhonu died tragically when the dragon she became bonded with at the end of ''The Sorcerer's Curse'' was struck by lightning and killed.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: Drago claims word-for-word that the rift in Gareth's family is his.
* MythologyGag: The campfire scene between Drago and Edric acts as a nice throwback to the same scene between Draco and Bowen in the original film, as well as the moment in the woods where Drago pins down the twins and shouts at them, similar to how Draco talks to a pinned Bowen after their fight. In the end, [[spoiler:Drago ascending to the stars acts as a lovely callback to Draco's death: as "To the Stars" plays, Drago's body turns into light and rises into the air, an "explosion" gets reflected in the main characters' eyes, and Drago's new star twinkles in the sky.]]
* NeverLearnedToRead: Edric.
-->"I can't read."
-->"But you can ''sign!''"
* OlderAndWiser: Drago.
* ParentalNeglect: King Gareth unintentionally never spent much time with Walter as he ruled the kingdom and helped Drago raise the next generation of dragons.
* ParentalSubstitute: Drago to Edric and Mehgan.
* PlayingWithFire: Mehgan was born with the ability to control fire.
* PutTheirHeadsTogether: Drago does this at one point to Edric and Mehgan to end their bickering.
* RagsToRoyalty: Edric and Mehgan.
* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: Edric and Mehgan were raised as villagers before eventually learning of their royal heritage.
* RecessiveSuperGenes: Despite having "dragonhearted" parents, Prince Walter didn't inherit any special abilities but his children, Mehgan and Edric, did.
* RefusalOfTheCall: Blaming dragons for his [[ParentalNeglect father's neglect]] [[spoiler:and his mother's death]], Prince Walter [[RichesToRags abandons his royal heritage and chooses to live the life of a simple woodsman]] with his children Edric and Mehgan, to whom Walter passed on his contempt for dragons. When both children were born with scales and later manifested dragon-related abilities (super-strength for Edric, pyrokinesis for Mehgan), [[IJustWantToBeNormal Walter only saw such as a curse]], resulting in him pressing his children, especially Mehgan, even harder to be normal humans. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Walter's life choices would bring much hardship to Edric, Mehgan, and the kingdom of Brittania.]]
* ScreamingBirth: The film starts with one as Edric and Mehgan are born.
* SelflessWish: Drago blames himself for King Gareth's family being fractured and Drago fears he will be refused entry into the Dragons' Heaven as the result. When Walter's children, Edric and Mehgan, are discovered, Drago takes it upon himself to heal the rift between them and their family. [[spoiler:This act is what earns him a place in the stars.]]
* SeriesContinuityError: Assuming that the Draco in the mural is the one in the original ''Dragonheart'' movie, he shouldn't have his name yet, since it was Bowen who gave it to him.
** The story begins with Drago assuming that he'll die with the king; the only reason he doesn't, apparently, is that his bond somehow passed onto Edric and Meghan. This is the exact opposite of how it worked in the original movie, where the human seemingly can't die as long as the dragon is alive.
* SiblingRivalry: Between Edric and Mehgan, as they engage in combat over which one of them should have the throne.
* SpontaneousHumanCombustion: [[spoiler:During the film's final battle, Thorgrim foolishly attempts to [[DeadlyUpgrade gain the Heartfire's power by swallowing it]]. He is killed seconds later as the Heartfire immolates him from within.]]
* TheStarscream: Thorgrim, Mehgan's [[TheDragon lieutenant]], is more interested in plundering Brittania for all its worth and moving on. Frustrated with Mehgan's decision to become queen, he has Sable steal the Heartfire and he takes over the leadership of the Norse invaders, effectively becoming the film's BigBad.
* SuccessionCrisis: After King Gareth's death and the disappearance of his son, his twin grandchildren fight for the throne.
* SuperpowerfulGenetics: Edric and Mehgan have respectively inherited enhanced strength and pyrokinesis from their grandparents, King Gareth and Queen Rhonu.
* SuperStrength: Edric's special ability from the dragonheart.
* {{Synchronization}}: This occurs due to the dragonheart, but unusually since it's inherited and split by twins: Drago is bonded to Edric emotionally and to Mehgan physically.
* UngratefulBastard: Mehgan is angry, rather than thankful when [[spoiler:Edric saves her from being killed in her sleep by Sable.]]
* UntoUsASonAndDaughterAreBorn: Edric and Mehgan.
* WardrobeWound: When Mehgan sends fire at him, Edric doesn't seem to notice his burn wounds, only looking down and saying "My shirt!"
* WithMyHandsTied: Edric challenges Thorgrim to a fight this way, tying one hand behind his back.
* WouldntHitAGirl: Edric, at least until now.
-->'''Edric:''' Do you know what, I've never said this, but I really wish you had been a brother.
-->'''Mehgan:''' Why's that, Eddy?
-->'''Edric:''' Because I would have done this much sooner. ''(punches her)''
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[[folder: ''Dragonheart: Vengeance'' (2020)]]

* AnimalEyeSpy: [[spoiler:Between Siveth and Darius.]]
* AttackItsWeakPoint: When Barbarians realize they can't hurt Siveth easily, they choose to attack her eyes.
* BreathWeapon: In a first for the series, the dragon only breathes ''ice''.
* CentralTheme: Vengeance
* ContinuityNod: Once again, a character finds himself in the jaws of the dragon. Kudos to Siveth being able to unhinge her jaws like Draco. This film is also the second in the series to feature a dragon breathing ice (although on this occasion Siveth is apparently ''only'' capable of breathing ice where Drake learned how to breath ice as well as the traditional fire).
* TheConspiracy: [[spoiler:Lukas, Darius, and Siveth soon discover the four raiders terrorizing the countryside and murdering people are doing so on King Razvan's orders. He is afraid the food shortages and fear of starvation will cause the people to turn against him and revolt, so he hired the bandits to kill the hungriest people in order to remain in power. Years prior to this, the king used agents to give him an excuse to wage the border wars that ravaged the kingdom, wars that didn't need to happen, just so the people would see him as a hero.]]
* DancePartyEnding: A brief one at that.
* DistaffCounterpart: Siveth is the first named and voiced female dragon in the series.
* DoesntTrustThoseGuys: Ever since arriving in the kingdom, Siveth never trusted [[spoiler:King Razvan.]] Turns out she's [[ProperlyParanoid right]].
* TheExile: Years before the events of the film, Siveth refused to share her heart with the wounded King Razvan. For her act of "betrayal," Siveth was labeled a traitor and forced to become a recluse. From that point on, people stopped using her name and only speak of her in whispers.
* FamilyUnfriendlyViolence: Despite its PG-13 rating and being relatively bloodless, a guy has his hand cut off onscreen and another has his arm frozen solid and popping off onscreen.
* FarmBoy: Lukas
* FemaleMonsterSurprise: Siveth is the first female dragon to be seen onscreen, voiced, and be one of the main characters in a film.
-->'''Siveth:''' My name is Siveth.\\
'''Lukas:''' So you're a girl dragon?
* HarmlessFreezing: Averted, a man has his arm frozen in place by Siveth. It breaks off and he falls to the ground.
%%* HiddenDepths: Darius and Siveth.
* HiddenVillain: [[spoiler:King Razvan, who has been using the mercenaries to kill his own people to cope with a crop shortage]].
%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Darius.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Lukas is immediately smitten with Oana when he first sees her.
* LoveInterest: Oana to Lukas.
* TheManBehindTheMan: The Bear, Wolf, Snake, and Scorpion are revealed [[spoiler:to be working for King Razvan]].
* NomDeGuerre: The ruthless marauders are known by nicknames based on the animal skins they wear: The Bear, The Scorpion, The Snake, and The Wolf.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Siveth is unique among her fellow dragons, she is not only the first named female dragon, but she also doesn’t breath fire, instead has an ice breath.
* PlayingCyrano: While hiding in the shadows, Siveth whispers to Lukas what to say to Oana, a girl he fancies, to impress her.
* ShapeShifter: Siveth, who is able to transform into any animal -- including horses, dogs, cats, and mice.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: [[spoiler:Due to sharing Siveth's heart, Darius can understand the language of animals.]]
* TailSlap: Siveth uses this attack tactic often.
* TalkingToHerself: Siveth. After spending 30 years in exile with no one else to talk to, it's expected. Doubles as her ThinkingOutLoud.
* VegetarianCarnivore: Siveth admits to swearing off meat a long time ago.
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* HandsOnApproach: Bowen gives Kara instruction of how to properly use a battle hatchet.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Bowen firmly believes in the start that Einon's cruel nature is due to the dragons heart influencing him. He later discovers that Einon was always as bad as his father, and Draco even gave him the heart because he thought doing so would change him.

* PlotHole: A number of scenes were cut from the film that help the story flow more naturally, contain character development, and help explain their motivations.

* TheStarscream: Thorgrim, Mehgan's [[TheDragon lieutenant]], is more interested in plundering Brittania for all its worth and moving on. Frustrated with Mehgan's decision to become queen, he has Sable steal the Heartfire and takes over the leadership of the Norse invaders, effectively becoming the film's BigBad.

After many 12 years of dragonslaying, Bowen comes across the one who performed the dragonheart ritual, though he doesn't recognize him. They fight to a standstill and decide to strike a partnership instead of killing each other. The dragon harasses towns and Bowen will pretend to kill him. The dragon doesn't have to worry about actual slayers and Bowen makes a living hustling the villagers.

Bowen eventually gives the dragon a name, Draco, after the dragon constellation. His time with Draco reminds him of how far he has gone away from the Old Code, and he realizes that Einon was always evil. Both Bowen and Draco believed their influence could change him but they were wrong. They then decide to encourage another peasant uprising to bring an end to Einon’s tyrannical rule. With Bowen as a leader, Draco as the muscle and the help of an aspiring poet and Monk (Postlethwaite) and a plucky peasant (Meyer), they believe they can succeed. What no one expected was that Draco and Einon's fates are linked together through the dragonheart.

The movie was one of the first after ''Film/JurassicPark'' to feature such extensive CGI, but more advanced in the aspect of CGI being used to portray a main character interacting with live actors. Draco was a living, breathing character of his own and Sean Connery's voice gave him added weight.

Four years after the film's release, Universal Pictures released a direct-to-video LighterAndSofter sequel. After a 15-year hiatus, the first direct-to-video prequel to the original film was released. Since then, there have been another two prequels.

* The sequel, ''Dragonheart: A New Beginning'' was released direct-to-video in 2000 geared towards a younger audience. Featuring a new dragon, Drake (The voice of the beast in Disney's ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'': ‘Robby Benson’). Toward the end of Bowen's life, he had returned to the cave where he had first met Draco -- and discovered a dragon egg. The egg was put in the care of Gilbert's monastery, where it hatched into a young dragon named Drake. Drake is cared for by a friar and the novice Mansel in secret for 20 years until he is one day discovered by Geoff, an orphan stableboy who dreams of being a knight. Meanwhile, a pair of travelers arrive from the East, searching for a dragon they believe has been born; a prophecy says an ancient evil will take hold of the land using a dragon's heart when a two-tailed comet blazes across the sky. The comet is just days away, and they intend to prevent evil from happening.
* A third film, titled ''Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse'', was released direct-to-video and on Netflix in February 2015, and it serves as a prequel to the first film. Set in 9th century Northern Britannia after the romans have built Hadrian’s wall. Gareth, a squire aspiring to be knighted, discovers a clutch of dragon eggs and their adult dragon guardian while searching for treasure to pay off his debt. The dragon -- who Gareth names Drago (voiced by Creator/BenKingsley) -- saves Gareth's life by sharing his heart after the young man is badly wounded protecting the eggs, and the two become bonded. Drago, however, becomes cursed by the evil sorcerer, Brude, who wants the eggs for himself: in bright light or by fire, Drago becomes ghostly, unable to fight, and on the night of the full moon -- just two days away -- Brude will be able to fully bend Drago to his will. Gareth and Drago, and their two new companions The Celtic warrior Rhonu and apprentice Druid Lorne, must protect the eggs, figure out a way to break the curse, and stop Brude and his army.
* A fourth film titled ''Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire'' was released direct-to-video and on Netflix in June 2017. It's a sequel to ''Dragonheart 3'' and an older Drago is voiced by Creator/PatrickStewart. After Gareth, king of Britannia, passes away, his twin grandchildren, Edric and Mehgan, fight each other for the throne using their inherited dragon strength and fire powers. When Vikings led by Thorgrim steal the Heartfire -- Drago's source of power -- and challenge the siblings' rights to the throne, Edric and Mehgan must set aside their sibling rivalry or the kingdom may fall.
* A fifth film, titled ''Dragonheart: Vengeance'', was released direct-to-video and on Netflix in February 2020. It's a sequel to ''Dragonheart 4'' and features the ice dragon Siveth, voiced by {{Creator/Helena Bonham Carter}}, one the dragons raised by Drago and Gareth, who travelled to Romania to aid the kingdom of Wallachia but was banished by King Razvan for refusing to share her heart with him when he was wounded in battle and has been a recluse for thirty years. After his family is killed by marauders, young farm boy Lukas enlists the aid of the reclusive Siveth and the mercenary Darius in his quest for revenge.

* ''Dragonheart: The Sorcerer's Curse'' (2015)

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* BondCreatures: A dragon can share part of their heart with a human, bonding them together. For better or worse.
* BreathWeapon: The dragons, obviously.
* CantLiveWithoutYou: If the dragon dies, so does the human they're bonded with.
* ShapeShifter: As revealed by Siveth in ''Dragonheart 5'', male dragons can transform into rocks or water, and female dragons can turn into animals.[[note]]Drago doesn't show this ability in ''The Sorcerer's Curse'' but does in ''Battle for the Heartfire''.[[/note]]
* {{Synchronization}}: When a dragon and a human share a heart, the connection formed can grant said human supernatural abilities, but with the side effect of the dragon and human not only sharing each other's power but also every instance of physical and emotional pain the other feels.
* ToServeMan: PlayedWith but ultimately Averted. Bowen might have found an arm in Draco's mouth but dragons often express their disgust at the idea of eating humans.
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* ButtMonkey: Felton in the novelization. He's always picked on by Einon's men (and occasionally Einon himself), partly because he is poor at hunting (to the point that once he left a dead deer out the day before, claiming to shoot it that day, but didn't realize before telling everyone to look at his "kill" that the carcass had been half eaten by a scavenger overnight). He's caught with his pants down when Draco attacks the village, his house is damaged in the attack, and Bowen steals his money by asking for it in advance and then pretending to have been eaten. [[spoiler:He gets his ''hand'' cut off by a peasant.]] Later, during the battle, Gilbert shoots him in the rear with an arrow, giving a BondOneLiner to add insult to injury. Immediately after, the girl he had been in bed with attacks him, knocks him out, and then steals some money and his jeweled cuff (which he had been wearing over his stump). In the end, he [[spoiler:is stabbed from behind and killed by the peasants.]]

* ChekhovsGun: During Draco's attack on the castle, a big axe is dropped when one of the dragon slayers gets killed. It is later picked up by Kara to defend herself from Brok and afterwards it's used by Bowen [[spoiler:to kill Draco]].

* ChessMotif: In the novelization, Queen Aislinn is forever playing chess. During Einon's childhood she played it with Bowen, who was the only one who saw any value in it; after Einon becomes King, she plays against herself.

* EvilAllAlong: Einon. Bowen spends twelve years convinced it was the dragon heart that turned him dark but in a duel, Einon point blank tells him he never believed in the Code and Bowen realizes the man was always going to be a tyrant.
* EvilMentor: Osric/Griffin becomes a mentor to Geoff until it is revealed that he was only doing it to get to Draco's heart.

* FailedASpotCheck: One man can easily tell that Draco is the same Dragon from Owen's old trick.

* HardTruthAesop: Bowen became Einon's mentor with the intention of turning a young kid from a corrupt royal family into someone better and more merciful. When Einon turns to be a cruel king he blamed the dragonheart ritual for undoing all his efforts. Draco reveals late in the story that when he performed the ritual he could feel the evil already within Einon and hoped the new life would change them. Both came to acknowledge that Einon became what he is regardless of their efforts, and all the love and compassion they gave was not enough to prevent him from becoming what he was. It was finally acknowledging that Einon's actions are his own that they both resolve to stop him.

* ShipTease: It's subtle between Bowen and Kara in the film, mostly consisting of a few shared looks, and Gilbert's narration over the end that they led the people together. Their falling in love is much more explicit in the novelization.

* TheSociopath: Einon. At the beginning, he comes across as a naive and boisterous but still well-meaning kid who loves his (albeit tyrannical) father and needs some guidance from a wise mentor to be an even better king. However, cracks begin to form when his reaction to seeing his dying father is to try and seize the crown. And once he becomes king, it becomes clear the whole naive kid thing was an act he put on for Bowen to learn swordsmanship, which he readily drops and begins a reign of terror, [[TheCaligula abusing his power to pursue his often sadistic whims]] without expressing an ounce of remorse or empathy for others.

* VirginSacrifice: When the people of Kara's village don't want to pay money to Bowen to drive Draco away, he suggests they offer one of these instead. Of course they pick the loudmouthed redhead who keeps trying to stir up rebellion.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Gilbert's mule Merlin and [[spoiler: the remains of Sir Eglamore.]] In the film, Merlin and what's left of Sir Eglamore are never seen or mentioned again after the scene where Draco and Bowen fight to a stalemate. In the novelization, after the fight, Gilbert wakes up the next morning and finds the arm. He mistakes it for belonging to Bowen and when Gilbert reappears at the swamp village, he tells Bowen about burying the arm in the glade beneath a cross with Bowen's name on it. Merlin is with Gilbert at the swamp village, taken to Avalon with him, Bowen, and Kara, and then Kara's village afterwards.

* ColorMeBlack: This was attempted on the BigBad before the events of the movie. It utterly failed, the [[spoiler:dragon in human form]] is still bent on genocide.
* CometOfDoom: A prophecy says that an ancient evil will take hold of the land using a dragon’s heart when a two-tailed comet will be seen across the sky.

* ADogNamedDog: "Drake" is a term meaning "(small) dragon", or certain (small) types of dragon, justified as drake was raised by humans who don’t know the dragon language.
* DelightfulDragon: Drake is very child-like, he’s friendly, kind and protective of his friends. He is also initially a bit inexperienced about the world because was he raised by the monks in secret.
* DragonsAreDemonic: The is exhibited when Osric transforms back into a dragon and reveals himself to be Griffin, an evil dragon who was turned into a human as punishment for killing humans and now that he’s a dragon again, he wants to enslave humanity.

** Osric/Griffin becomes a mentor to Geoff until it is revealed that he was only doing it to get Geoff to convince Drake to share his heart.
** After he transforms back into a dragon he also attempts this with Drake when he offers Drake to join him in enslaving humanity, however Drake refuses.

* IdiotBall: Lian and Kwan are knowingly carrying around the heart of an evil dragon. How did it not occur to them until [[spoiler:Osric regained his true form that his heart, rather than Drake's, might be the one in the prophecy?]]

* OlderThanTheyLook: [[spoiler: Osric’s speech suggests that he was turned into a human before Bowen began his 12 year dragonslaying career, yet he appears to be in his 30’s or 40’s at most despite the events of ''Dragonheart: A New Beginning'' taking place 20 years after Bowen has passed away from old age, the reason for this and his exact age are never discussed.]]

* PlayingPossum: Done by [[spoiler:Osric and his men]] in battle. [[spoiler:Osric was pretending that he was dying and needed Drake's heart, but when Geoff realized that Osric wasn't wounded, then some of Osric's "dead" men jumped up and attacked.]]

* SecretTestOfCharacter: Kwan and Lian want to test Drake to see if it will be his heart that will cause the evil. [[spoiler:Kwan claims that there's a way to learn all of the ancient dragon secrets instantly; Drake is not stupid, Drake more than likely smelt a rat because nothing is that simple unless it's a trap, which is probably why Drake refused and deciding to learn naturally, year by year, from Kwan, there by passing the test.]]

* AdamAndOrEve: Drago is the first dragon on earth and the first dragon to share his heart with a human. He is also the guardian of the eggs that are to be the next generation of dragons.

* BreathWeapon: Drago, as a dragon, can breathe fire, although he only does it two or three times in the film.
* BumblingSidekick: Lorne. He fails at his spells multiple times, and also accidentally drops a dragon egg, ending the life inside and causing an explosion that reveals to the Picts where they are.

** Drago attempts to teach Gareth how to "shadowjump" -- to use shadows like doors. He is unsuccessful during their training sessions but is able to pull it off during a fight.

* TheChosenOne: Gareth is referred to as this a couple of times due to him finding the eggs and Drago sharing his heart with him.

* DarkerAndEdgier: '' Dragonheart: The Sorcerer’s Curse'' is the most violent of the Dragonheart films and Drago has the fiercest design of all dragon characters in the franchise.

* DramaPreservingHandicap: Brude puts a spell on Drago early on that makes him ghost-like when light shines on him, thereby nullifying his StoryBreakerPower for much of the film (this, of course, has the bonus saving the film money by not having to animate Drago realistically in all scenes).

* HeroicResolve: Gareth realizing that he needs to live by the Old Code.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Rhonu to Kara (a FieryRedhead whose parent had been killed by the villain) and Lorne to Gilbert (clumsy comic relief).

* BrokenBird: Mehgan, to an extent. Having to grow up wearing a hood to hide the dragon scales on her face, and having the ability to control fire, Mehgan was constantly accused as being an evil witch and put down by her father.

* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: After being rescued by Drago from a Norse slaver's ship, Edric ponders the idea that things could have been different if he had trusted Drago in the beginning, especially since his sister and his supposed "friend", [[FairWeatherFriend Earl Robert]], were responsible for his predicament.

* MythologyGag: The campfire scene between Drago and Edric acts as a nice throwback to the same scene between Draco and Bowen in the original film, as well as the moment in the woods where Drago pins down the twins and shouts at them, similar to how Draco talks to a pinned Bowen after their fight. At the end, [[spoiler:Drago ascending to the stars acts as a lovely callback to Draco's death: as "To the Stars" plays, Drago's body turns into light and rises into the air, an "explosion" gets reflected in the main characters' eyes, and Drago's new star twinkles in the sky.]]

* WithMyHandsTied: Edric challenges Thorgrim to a fight this way, tying one hand behind his own back.

* DistaffCounterpart: Siveth is the first named and voiced female dragon in the Dragonheart film series.

* ShapeShifter: Siveth, who is able to transform into any animal -- including horses, dogs, cats and mice.

* Not-So-Well-IntentionedExtremist: Osric/Griffin’s plan to enslave mankind might seem like some extremist form of justice for the near genocide of his species until the audience (and drake) recall that he was perfectly happy to trick Drake into sharing his heart (which would have cost him his soul), showing he is perfectly happy to screw over his own species for his own ends.

* Not-So-Well-Intentioned Extremist: Osric/Griffin’s plan to enslave mankind might seem like some extremist form of justice for the near genocide of his species until the audience (and drake) recall that he was perfectly happy to trick Drake into sharing his heart (which would have cost him his soul), showing he is perfectly happy to screw over his own species for his own ends.

* TheMiddleAges: Set a number of years after the first film, the sequel takes sometime in the 11th century.

* TheMiddleAges: Set a number of years after the first film, the sequel takes place sometime in the early to mid 11th century.

* OlderThanTheyLook: [[spoiler: Osric/Griffin's speech suggests that he was turned into a human before Bowen began his 12 year dragonslaying career, yet in his human form he appears to be in his 30’s or 40’s at most despite the events of ''Dragonheart: A New Beginning'' taking place 20 years after Bowen passed away from old age, the reason for this and his exact age are never discussed.]]

* CometOfDoom: A prophecy says that an ancient evil take hold of the land using a dragon’s heart when a two-tailed comet will be seen across the sky.

* HeelFaithTurn: Bowen redeems himself from his FallenHero status thanks to '''KingArthur'''.

* HeroicResolve: Bowen at Avalon, citing the Knight's Code in front of a statue of KingArthur.

* AnimalEyeSpy: [[spoiler:Between Siveth and Dairus.]]
* ContinuityNod: Once again, a character finds himself in the jaws of the dragon. Kudos to Siveth being able to unhinge her jaws like Draco. This film is also the second in the series to feature a dragon breathing ice (although on this occasion Siveth is apparently ''only'' capable of breathing ice where Drake learned how to breath ice as well as the traditional fire).

* CometOfDoom: A prophecy says that a dragons heart will result in humanity’s doom when a two-tailed comet will be seen across the sky. [[spoiler: This is why Liam and Kwan arrive seeking Draco, however when Osric gains possession of the heart he reveals himself to be Griffin, a dragon who was turned into a human for killing humans and once he regains his dragon form intends to fulfill the comet’s prophecy and enslave mankind.]]

* CometOfDoom: A prophecy says that a dragons heart will result in humanity’s doom when a two-tailed comet will be seen across the sky. [[spoiler: This is the reason Liam and Kwan arrive seeking Draco, however when Osric gains possession of the heart he reveals himself to be Griffin, a dragon who was turned into a human for the crime of killing humans and once he regains his dragon form intends to fulfill the comet’s prophecy and enslave mankind.]]

* ABoyAndHisX: A (Stable) boy and his (young) dragon.

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: They're intelligent, can talk, seem capable of some magic, and though they're commonly hunted by humans, they're still expected to help them in order to ascend to their version of "Heaven." Also, they have tails that act like giant scissors, and they can only breathe fire through their nose (At least in Draco’s case in the first movie.)

* TimeSkip: The beginning of the movie takes place in 984 A.D. the movie then we then time skips 12 years after Einon has become king and Bowen has been slaying dragons, making it 996 A.D. when Bowen encounters Draco again.

* TimeSkip: The beginning of the movies takes place in 984 A.D. the movies then jumps 12 years after Einon has become king and Bowen has been slaying dragons, making it 996 A.D. when Bowen encounters Draco again.

* CatchAFallingStar: When Geoff is pushed off the edge of a cliff, Drake (who was previously hidden) in a roar reveals himself and takes flight, catching Geoff just before he can fall onto the rocks below.

%%* ABoyAndHisX: In this case, a grown man and his dragon.%%Zero Context Example. Provide context before commenting in.

* OlderThanTheyLook: [[spoiler: Osric/Griffin's speech suggests that he was turned into a human before Bowen began his 12 year dragon slaying career, yet in his human form he appears to be in his 30’s or 40’s at most despite the events of ''Dragonheart: A New Beginning'' taking place 20 years after Bowen passed away from old age, the reason for this and his exact age are never discussed.]]