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* [[Creator/PatriciaAMcKillip]]'s ''The Cygnet and the Firebird'' has [[MeaningfulName:Draken]] Saphier and his son Brand Saphier, descendants of a nameless desert dragon. They don't get anything cool from it other than the name; the sorcery comes from Draken's human mother's side.

** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral'': Dragon Blood is synonymous with RoyalBlood, with [[http://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/Holy_Blood the twelve main noble bloodlines]] of the setting being descended from a group of heroes who were each infused with the blood of a different dragon. Those in whom the blood flows strong bear a distinctive Brand on their bodies, granting them increased combat prowess and the ability to wield the holy weapons that contain some of that dragon's power. The same goes for those descended from the line of Galle, who blood bonded with the evil Earth Dragon Loptyr.
** [[spoiler:Soren]] from the ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius'' duology is the Branded son of [[BigBad King Ashnard]] of Daein and the black dragon laguz Almedha.

* Much of the lore in ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' states that the Imperials have some distant Tsaesci ancestry. No Tsaesci have appeared in any of the games, but they are believed to a race of vampire serpents. They had a profound influence on Imperial culture and are responsible for the vague Wuxia elements of it.

* ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'': Dragons, particularly [[DragonsAreDivine divine]] ones, are a recurring element of games in the series. A good number of main or otherwise playable characters are descended from dragons, and their ancestry often gives them special abilities, most prominently either WereDragon-flavored VoluntaryShapeshifting, or divine, plot-driving blood.

** [[spoiler: Soren]] from the ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius'' duology is the Branded son of [[BigBad King Ashnard]] of Daein and the black dragon laguz Almedha.
** [[spoiler: Ninian and Nils]] from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'' are half ice dragon, and this time the fact is kept a secret for a good chunk of the story not just because it makes a good {{Reveal}}, but also because it [[MacguffinSuperPerson wouldn't be good for them]] if word got out. Subsequently, getting [[spoiler:Ninian]] married to Eliwood in that game lets his son, Roy, the hero of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade'', be quarter ice dragon, but the choice doesn't affect much mostly since Roy's game came first.

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** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' both the Hoshidan and Nohrian royal families are descended from the First Dragons, which allows them to use Dragon Veins, and the Avatar in particular is capable of transforming into a dragon as a result of [[spoiler:Anakos being their birth father]]. Kana, being the Avatar's child, has the same ability.

A subtrope of MixedAncestry and [[RealityEnsues the probable end result]] of an InterspeciesRomance.

*** Some time after her blood bond with Baldur of Jugdral's Twelve Crusaders (see above), the dragon god Naga formed a second blood bond with the founder of Ylisse. As a result, members of the Ylisse royal family can also manifest the Brand of Naga. Jugdral's holy weapons are still around, but due to either extreme age or magical tampering, most of them no longer require draconic blood to use.
*** The Avatar is revealed to be the result of [[spoiler:a breeding program to get a child with enough Grima blood to make a suitable host for the dragon.]]
*** Nowi's daughters Nah, and Morgan if she or Nah S-Supported with the male Avatar, are half-human, half-manakete. Morgan also inherits [[spoiler:Grima blood]] by default due to being a child of the Avatar regardless of gender, and presumably so do the rest of the Avatar's potential children if they have any others.
** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' both the Hoshidan and Nohrian royal families are descended from the First Dragons, which allows them to use Dragon Veins, and the Avatar in particular is capable of transforming into a dragon as a result of [[spoiler:Anakos being their birth father]]. Kana, being the Avatar's child, has the same ability.

A subtrope of MixedAncestry and [[RealityEnsues the probable end result]] on an InterspeciesRomance.

A subtrope of MixedAncestr and [[RealityEnsues the probable end result]] on an InterspeciesRomance.

A subtrope of MixedAncestry.

* In ''Franchise/DragonAge'', the unnamed race of {{Horned Humanoid}}s commonly called the Qunari (or Vashoth) are stated to have draconic features. Their horns, for example, are dragon horns. One member of the race, Iron Bull, says he has some sort of unidentifiable connection with a dragon he fought. Further, there's a warrior class known as the Reavers who drink dragon blood to gain new abilities but over time develop dragon-like features. Whether there's some sort of connection between the Qunari and Reavers is unknown, but Iron Bull ''is'' himself a Reaver.

* The title character of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong'' is a dragon on his mother's side. In the show, dragons are shapeshifters who protect magical creatures living among humans. His grandfather and little sisters are dragons as well.

* Crossbreed Priscilla in ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsI'' is a half-dragon (the only one known in the setting) and, as such, is of giant size and has a dragon tail. ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'' implies the other half is [[spoiler:[[NonHumanHumanoidHybrid god]]--specifically Gwyn's eldest son, who betrayed the gods of Anor Londo to side with the dragons]].

* Priscilla the Hybrid in ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsI'' is a half-dragon (the only one known in the setting) and, as such, is of giant size and has a dragon tail. Her father is strongly implied to have been Seath the Scaleless (the only true dragon left to procreate freely), but her mother's identity is unclear (a popular theory goes that it's Gwynevere, the goddess of sunlight).

Dragons have gained a bit of a reputation for being able and willing to breed with just about anything, if not everything, leading to some interesting mixes. Often this is because the dragon is capable of transforming into a human form for reproductive purposes. Sometimes you can get a DraconicHumanoid, other times you get someone who is otherwise normal, except for maybe a few off traits.

** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' both the Hoshidan and Nohrian royal families are descended from the First Dragons, and the Avatar in particular is capable of transforming into a dragon as a result of [[spoiler:Anakos being their birth father]]. Kana, being the Avatar's child, has the same ability.

*** Nowi's daughters Nah, and Morgan if she S-Supported with the male Avatar, are half-human, half-manakete. Morgan also inherits [[spoiler:Grima blood]] by default due to being a child of the Avatar regardless of gender.

** Dragons are known to interbreed so much that it looks as though many sorcerers had a dragon ancestor. The Half-Dragon Template can also be added to almost anything that can breed:

* Emperor Jimmu, the mythical first Emperor of Japan in Myth/JapaneseMythology, was the son of Otohime, the daughter of the dragon god of the sea Ryujin.

* Emperor Jimmu, the mythical first Emperor of Japan in Myth/JapaneseMythology, was the son of Otohime, the daughter of the dragon god of storms Ryujin.

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* The title character of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong'' is a dragon on his mother's side. In the show, dragons are shapeshifters who protect magical creatures living among humans. His grandfather and little sisters are dragons as well.

* ''Manga/MakenKi'': Himegami is the daughter of the Yamato no Orochi of legend and Oosuo no Mikoto, who was the first prince of the Yamato Court. Thus, she's half dragon, though it only becomes apparent when she's angry. During which, [[UhOhEyes her eyes turns amber]] and [[http://readpanda.net/Maken-ki/23/36/ her pupils become slitted.]]

* ''Manga/MakenKi'': Himegami is daughter of the Yamato no Orochi of legend and Oosuo no Mikoto, who was the first prince of the Yamato Court. Thus, she's half dragon, though it only becomes apparent when she's angry. During which, [[UhOhEyes her eyes turns amber]] and [[http://readpanda.net/Maken-ki/23/36/ her pupils become slitted.]]
* ''Manga/DragonHalf'' is about Mink, a half dragon half human hybrid. Her mother is a dragon, her father a dragonslayer.

* Issei Hyoudo from ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'' will have multiple children by his haremettes. Each of them will be part dragon from their father's side while other half would be assortment of vampire, devil, fallen angel and Valkyrie depending on who was their mother.