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* ''VideoGame/GodOfWarRagnarok'': Wyverns appear as enemies as mounts and [[BeastOfBattle beasts of war]] of the Einherjar. They are smaller and more agile than the traditional dragons found in the other games and have birdlike features, such as a beak and feathers in the neck.
* n ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'': Wyverns look like tiny (1-3x the size of a human) dragons that breathe fire or electricity; some adults have goat horns. While actual dragons exist and are quite important to the plot of the game, wyverns are unrelated to them and instead are a flying relative of drakes, a common environmental enemy that resemble alligators.
* n ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'': Wyverns look like tiny (1-3x the size of a human) dragons that breathe fire or electricity; some adults have goat horns. While actual dragons exist and are quite important to the plot of the game, wyverns are unrelated to them and instead are a flying relative of drakes, a common environmental enemy that resemble alligators.
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* ''VideoGame/GodOfWarRagnarok'': Wyverns appear as enemies as mounts and [[BeastOfBattle beasts of war]] of the Einherjar. They are smaller and more agile than the traditional dragons found in the other games and have birdlike features, such as a beak resemble giant birds more than anything else, with beaks and feathers in feathered necks and wings. According to their bestiary entry, unlike the neck.
more reptilian-looking drakes and dreki, wyverns are not actually members of the dragon family.
*n ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'': Wyverns look like tiny (1-3x the size of a human) dragons that breathe fire or electricity; some adults have goat horns. While actual dragons exist and are quite important to the plot of the game, wyverns are unrelated to them and instead are a flying relative of drakes, a common environmental enemy that resemble alligators.
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* ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'': Wyverns are bipedal, winged, and much smaller than the other types of dragons -- other dragon species can eat a wyvern in one bite. They can breathe fire and walk on all fours, like a bat.
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* The ''Manga/FairyTail'' anime features Wyverns as unique creatures: they are similar to Dragons in syze and appearence, have wings for forearms and seems to be both more feral and unable to make use of magic for either attack or defense. Worth noting though that certain Dragons such as Grandine or the black Dragon from the Eclipse Gate have the body structure of a Wyvern but are still referred to as Dragons.
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* ''Manga/FairyTail'': The ''Manga/FairyTail'' anime features Wyverns as unique creatures: they are similar to Dragons in syze and appearence, have wings for forearms and seems to be both more feral and unable to make use of magic for either attack or defense. Worth noting though that certain Dragons such as Grandine or the black Dragon from the Eclipse Gate have the body structure of a Wyvern but are still referred to as Dragons.
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** Wyverns are said in [[http://classic.battle.net/war3/orc/units/windrider.shtml the official site]] for ''Warcraft III'' to be descended from [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent Gryphons]] and dragons. They look like lions with batlike wings and a scorpion-like tail (your encyclopedia of mythology would [[CallAPegasusAHippogriff identify these as traits]] more befitting a manticore). They are apparently quite intelligent and used by the Horde as flying mounts.
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** Wyverns are said in [[http://classic.battle.net/war3/orc/units/windrider.shtml the official site]] for ''Warcraft III'' to be descended from [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent Gryphons]] and dragons. They look like lions with batlike wings and a scorpion-like tail (your encyclopedia of mythology would [[CallAPegasusAHippogriff identify these as traits]] more befitting [[OurManticoresAreSpinier a manticore).manticore]]). They are apparently quite intelligent and used by the Horde as flying mounts.
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* ''Art/BeastFables'': Wyverns are avian chimeras who, unusually, incorporate traits of extinct animals -- in their case, raptorial dinosaurs. Like all chimeras, they spend most of their time in their natural form but can take on their hybrid form at will, which they mostly use to overpower prey, defend against predators, or expand their dietary options. While most chimeras are specific to a single species or genus, wyverns can arise among any kind of bird. They are broadly divided into a handful of types:
** "Base" wyverns essentially resemble larger versions of their base forms with larger legs, clawed wings, and bony tails. They tend to have exaggerated versions of their species' existing adaptations, such as bigger and stronger beaks for a parrot.
** Cockatrices are a form of wyvern with greater maniraptoran traits, such as sickle claws and toothed beaks. They're more carnivorous than their base species, and mostly arise among terrestrial birds such as poultry.
** Basilisks are the most reptilian kind, with scaly skin and beakless mouths; some are venomous as well. They are most common among large, ground-running birds such as ratites and seriemas. They can grow very big as a combination of the wyvern morph's size boost and their base forms' height -- an ostrich basilisk can tower over an elephant.
** Oceanic wyverns are common among aquatic birds such as penguins, and incorporate traits of marine reptiles such as pliosaurs.
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* ''Art/BeastFables'': Wyverns are avian chimeras who, unusually, incorporate traits of extinct animals -- in their case, raptorial dinosaurs. Like all chimeras, they spend most of their time in their natural form but can take on their hybrid form at will, which they mostly use to overpower prey, defend against predators, or expand their dietary options. While most chimeras are specific to a single species or genus, wyverns can arise among any kind of bird. They are broadly divided into a handful of types:
** "Base" wyverns essentially resemble larger versions of their base forms with larger legs, clawed wings, and bony tails. They tend to have exaggerated versions of their species' existing adaptations, such as bigger and stronger beaks for a parrot.
** Cockatrices are a form of wyvern with greater maniraptoran traits, such as sickle claws and toothed beaks. They're more carnivorous than their base species, and mostly arise among terrestrial birds such as poultry.
** Basilisks are the most reptilian kind, with scaly skin and beakless mouths; some are venomous as well. They are most common among large, ground-running birds such as ratites and seriemas. They can grow very big as a combination of the wyvern morph's size boost and their base forms' height -- an ostrich basilisk can tower over an elephant.
** Oceanic wyverns are common among aquatic birds such as penguins, and incorporate traits of marine reptiles such as pliosaurs.
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->'''The Wyvern''' -- ''There is no difference whatsoever between a wyvern's head and a dragon's, but there is considerable difference between a wyvern and a dragon, at any rate in English heraldry, though the wyvern appears to be more frequently met with under the name of a dragon in other countries. The wyvern has only two legs, the body curling away into the tail, and is usually represented resting upon its legs and tail.''
-->--'''Arthur Charles Fox-Davies''', ''[[https://archive.org/details/completeguidetoh00foxduoft/page/226/mode/2up?view=theater A Complete Guide to Heraldry]]'', 1909
-->--'''Arthur Charles Fox-Davies''', ''[[https://archive.org/details/completeguidetoh00foxduoft/page/226/mode/2up?view=theater A Complete Guide to Heraldry]]'', 1909
