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* FindTheCure: The Halloween 2016 event involved dragons mysteriously sickened by a green goo, with players allowed to choose whether to help find a cure or use their knowledge of the illness to spread it further (ForScience).
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* BigEater: Harvest dragons.

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* BigEater: Harvest dragons.dragons during autumn, and Spotted Greenwings.



* {{Brainwashed}}: Averted. Many people assume this about the Daydream dragons, but the creator has said many times that all daydreams can do is distract someone, not control someone's mind.

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* {{Brainwashed}}: Averted. {{Brainwashed}}:
** Averted with Daydream dragons.
Many people assume this about the Daydream dragons, assumed this, but the creator has said many times that all daydreams Daydreams can do is distract someone, not control someone's mind.mind.
** Brainwashing and replacing memories are a favorite tactic of Desipis dragons.



* ColorCodedElements: Most elements have the expected colors, although the water element is pink; one of the people responsible for the elements concept suggested pink like coral.



* DarkIsNotEvil: The Black Marrow dragons, black and red Halloween dragons with skeletons that grow through their scales and eat carrion also happen to be kind mates and doting parents.
* DishingOutDirt: Green dragons.

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* DarkIsEvil: Desipis and Caligene dragons are extremely dangerous, and Cavern Lurkers to some extent as well, since they dislike the light and like to leave bone piles at their cave entrance.
* DarkIsNotEvil: The Black Marrow dragons, black and red Halloween dragons with skeletons that grow through their scales and eat carrion carrion, also happen to be kind mates and doting parents.
* DishingOutDirt: Green dragons. In-game, they have a Breed-Specific Action called Earthquake, which targets all eggs on a player's scroll.



* {{Dracolich}}: Undead (a.k.a. Zombie) dragons. They are created from dead dragons that the breeder attempts to revive, and are only possible to be created on Halloween, with a 1-in-6 to 1-in-2 chance of being successful. Previously they were able to be created year-round, but it was somewhere around a 1-in-100 chance.

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* {{Dracolich}}: Undead (a.k.a. Zombie) dragons. They are created from dead dragons that the breeder attempts to revive, and are only possible to be created on Halloween, with a 1-in-6 to 1-in-2 small chance of being successful. Previously Undead dragons match the general morphology of the breed they were able used to be created year-round, but it was somewhere around be, i.e. a 1-in-100 chance.turned lindwurm (wings and a pair of arms) will have an Undead sprite with that appearance.



* [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Everything's Better With Dinosaurs]]: Suspiciously Yoshi-like dragon eggs appear very rarely. They were originally actual Yoshis, but this was changed for obvious copyright related reasons. They still sort as "Yoshis" if you sort your dragons by breed.

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* [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Everything's Better With Dinosaurs]]: Suspiciously Yoshi-like dragon eggs appear very rarely. They were originally actual Yoshis, but this was changed for obvious copyright related reasons. They still sort Until an update in 2016, they sorted as "Yoshis" if you sort your dragons a scroll was sorted by breed.



* GreenThumb: A few dragons can grow or have control over plants as their main shtick.



* HotSkittyOnWailordAction: With a few exceptions, almost every dragon type can breed with almost every other type. This leads to some odd combinations such as Skywings (dragons with wings but no legs that spend all their time in the air) and Water/Deep-Sea dragons (basically sea serpents).

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* HotSkittyOnWailordAction: With a few exceptions, almost every dragon type can breed with almost every other type. This leads to some odd combinations such as Skywings (dragons with wings but no legs that spend all their time in the air) and Water/Deep-Sea Water/Deep Sea dragons (basically sea serpents).



* AnIcePerson: The aptly-named ice dragons and frostbite dragons.



* ImAHumanitarian: The breed description and encyclopedia line for Falconiform wyverns and Red dragons, respectively, state that they eat dragons.

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* ImAHumanitarian: The breed description and encyclopedia line for Falconiform wyverns and Red dragons, respectively, state that they A few breeds are explicitly stated to eat dragons.



* {{Lunacy}}: Valkemare has two moons a gold one called Aurax and a blue one called Cirion, and some dragon breeds get their energy from the moons, are active when one or both are full, etc. The color of Lunar Herald depends on the phases of both moons at once.
* MakingASplash: Several breeds can manipulate water, such as tsunami wyverns and undine dragons.



* TheMatchmaker: Heartseeker dragons. Heartstealing dragons also do this to some degree.

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* TheMatchmaker: Heartseeker dragons. dragons and Mutamores (the latter during a small portion of the year). Heartstealing dragons also do this to some degree.degree.
* MoodSwinger: Mutamores are grouchy and keep to themselves most of the year, but in the late winter (February out-of-universe), they suddenly become annoyingly amicable and play matchmaker with others.



* OurDragonsAreDifferent: They need views to hatch and grow up and may become ill if they receive too many. Many dragons on the site have an unusual design or trait, such as Desipises, Gemshards, and Fever wyverns.

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* OurDragonsAreDifferent: They need views to hatch and grow up and may become ill if they receive too many. Many dragons on the site have an unusual design or trait, such as Desipises, Gemshards, and Fever wyverns. All standard dragon breeds can mate with each other and produce offspring of either parent's breed or the occasional hybrid.



* OurGargoylesRock: The nocturne dragons are perfectly normal in the night, but turn rock solid in the day.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: More of the classical necromancy version, where you can raise a hatchling or adult dragon and turn it into a zombie on Halloween. Somehow this manages to completely change their skeletal structure.

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* OurGargoylesRock: The nocturne dragons are perfectly normal in the night, but they turn rock solid in the day.
day, changing to a greyish color and becoming immobile.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: More of the classical necromancy version, where you can raise a hatchling or adult dragon and turn it into a zombie on Halloween. Somehow this manages to completely change their skeletal structure.an Undead Dragon.



* PowerCrystal: Solid mana (magic stuff) comes in crystalline form.

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* PowerCrystal: Solid mana (magic stuff) comes can come in crystalline form.



* {{Seers}}: Aeon wyverns can see future events, but they tend not to try to influence them. In-game, they have a Breed Specific Action that allows them to see if an egg/hatchling will be male or female.



* ShockAndAwe: Breeds like Thunder Dragons and Astrapi Xenowyrms have this power. Bolts even have a "Stun" Breed-Specific Action.



** '''Always male:''' Sweetlings, Heartseekers, Radiant Angels, Winter Magi, Yulebucks, Wrapping-Wings, and Aegis.
** '''Always female:''' Chickens, Snow Angels, Bright Pinks, Ribbon Dancers, Rosebuds, '09 Valentines, Arsani, Heartstealer

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** '''Always male:''' Sweetlings, Heartseekers, Radiant Angels, Winter Magi, Yulebucks, Wrapping-Wings, Aegides, and Aegis.
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** '''Always female:''' Chickens, Snow Angels, Bright Pinks, Ribbon Dancers, Solstices, Rosebuds, '09 Valentines, Arsani, Heartstealerand Heartstealing

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''Dragon Cave'' is a popular adoptable site created by T.J. Lipscomb, with sprite contributions made by the users. Upon registration, each user is given a scroll that they can fill up with dragons of many different kinds. The dragons' growth is made possible by the amount of views received.

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''Dragon Cave'' is a popular adoptable site created by T.J. Lipscomb, with sprite contributions made by the users. Upon registration, each user is given a scroll that they can fill up with dragons of many hundreds of different kinds. breeds. The dragons' growth is made possible by the amount of views received.
received, and upon growing to adulthood, dragons can breed and some types can use special abilities. The site also has holiday events for Valentine's Day, Halloween, and Christmas, consisting of a limited release and a minigame such as a scavenger hunt or small in-browser game.



* ActualPacifist: [[PlanetOfHats Every single white dragon.]]
** Unless you describe it and make it be something else. Though going too far from a dragon's breed description in their personal description is often frowned upon.

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* ActualPacifist: [[PlanetOfHats Every single white dragon.]]
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* AlienSky: The world of Valkemare has two moons, Aurax and and Cirion, which are gold and blue respectively. Currently, the phases of the moons affect which colour of Lunar Herald dragon (out of four possibilities) is available.
* AlignmentBasedEndings: The badge the player receives from completing "Valkemarian Tales" is a gift box if the player chose more nice options and a lump of coal if the player chose more naughty options over the course of the 11 days.

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* AlienSky: The world of Valkemare has two moons, Aurax and and Cirion, which are gold and blue respectively. Currently, the The phases of the moons affect which colour of Lunar Herald dragon (out of four possibilities) is available.
* AlignmentBasedEndings: The badge the player receives from completing the Christmas 2015 "Valkemarian Tales" game is a gift box if the player chose more nice options and a lump of coal if the player chose more naughty options over the course of the 11 days.



* FrictionlessIce: The ice patches in "Valkemarian Tales" makes the player slide, and there's even an ice-and-rock puzzle to solve on one of the days.

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* FrictionlessIce: The ice patches in "Valkemarian Tales" makes make the player slide, and there's even an ice-and-rock puzzle to solve on one of the days.



* {{GIFT}}: The 2010 Christmas event involved decorating trees and rating other people's trees on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the highest score a tree could get; 30 users would win a new "prize" breed. (These were highly desired, since, with only 5, 10, or 15 of the respective dragon on the site at the start, they would be the rarest dragons on the site at the time of their release and their offspring would be extremely valuable.) The results imply that when given anonymity, people were willing to rate others low in order to hurt everyone else's chances of winning the contest, or just to troll: out of almost 2.3 million votes cast, the average vote was only 3.74, and even the highest-rated tree had a score of 6.23.



* RetCon: The formerly all-female Pink dragons "traditionally being thought as female" due to their color, along with a sprite change.

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* RetCon: RetCon:
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The formerly all-female Pink dragons "traditionally being thought as female" due to their color, along with a sprite change.



* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Aegis dragons will go on one if angered, in game this just translates to a breed-specific action that allows you to change their sprite to a scary looking one if you have dead eggs or hatchlings on your scroll.

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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Aegis dragons will go on one if angered, in game angered. In-game this just translates to a breed-specific action that allows you to change their sprite to a scary looking one if you have dead eggs or hatchlings on your scroll.



* SchmuckBait: The [[http://dragcave.net/makeallmyeggsgold "Make All My Eggs Gold" page]], which, when you go to it, really says nothing but "Yeah right." Did you really think that it would work?

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* SchmuckBait: The [[http://dragcave.net/makeallmyeggsgold "Make All My Eggs Gold" page]], which, when you go to it, really says nothing but "Yeah right." page]]. Did you really think that it would work?



** '''Formerly single-gender:''' Purples (formerly all-female), Pinks (the all-female ones became known as Bright Pinks when the current either-gender Pinks appeared), Hollies (Were all male the year they were released, but able to breed offspring of either gender), and Mistletoes (All female the year they were released but able to breed offspring of either gender).

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** '''Formerly single-gender:''' Purples (formerly all-female), Pinks (the all-female ones became single-gender:'''
*** Purple: Formerly all-female; male was released later
*** Pink: The dragons now
known as "Bright Pinks" or "Aria Dragons" were originally just called "Pink Dragons" and were all-female; when the modern Pink Dragons appeared, their description specifically mentioned that "it was traditionally thought that pink dragons were a strictly female breed", and it was then that the original Pinks were renamed Bright Pinks. Bright Pinks also got males when they were re-released for DC's 10th anniversary with the current either-gender Pinks appeared), Hollies (Were all name "Aria Dragon".
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male the year they were released, but able to breed offspring of either gender), and Mistletoes (All gender
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* FourSeasons: A seasonal dragon will take the appearance of whatever season its egg was laid in.


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* SeasonalBaggage: A seasonal dragon will take the appearance of whatever season its egg was laid in.
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* DominantSpeciesGenes: In most cases, the offspring of two dragons will be one of the parents' species. Only a handful of specific pairings can produce hybrids, and even with those pairings hybrids aren't guaranteed; they can still produce either one species or the other.
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* AlienSky: The world of Valkemare has two moons, Aurax and and Cirion, which are gold and blue respectively. Currently, the phases of the moons affect which colour of Lunar Herald dragon (out of four possibilities) is available.
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* RoaringRamageOfRevenge: Aegis dragons will go on one if angered, in game this just translates to a breed-specific action that allows you to change their sprite to a scary looking one if you have dead eggs or hatchlings on your scroll.

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* RoaringRamageOfRevenge: RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Aegis dragons will go on one if angered, in game this just translates to a breed-specific action that allows you to change their sprite to a scary looking one if you have dead eggs or hatchlings on your scroll.

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* IncestIsRelative: You should see some family trees.

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* IncestIsRelative: You should see some family trees. A lot of players frown on inbred dragons, but some lineages are based on it including a [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire 'Rise of the Targaryens']] group lineage.



* RoaringRamageOfRevenge: Aegis dragons will go on one if angered, in game this just translates to a breed-specific action that allows you to change their sprite to a scary looking one if you have dead eggs or hatchlings on your scroll.



** '''Always male:''' Sweetlings, Heartseekers, Radiant Angels, Winter Magi, Yulebucks, and Wrapping-Wings

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** '''Always male:''' Sweetlings, Heartseekers, Radiant Angels, Winter Magi, Yulebucks, Wrapping-Wings, and Wrapping-WingsAegis.
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** Unless you describe it and make it be something else.

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** Unless you describe it and make it be something else. Though going too far from a dragon's breed description in their personal description is often frowned upon.



* BrainWashed: Averted. Many people assume this about the Daydream dragons, but the creator has said many times that all daydreams can do is distract someone, not control someone's mind.

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* BrainWashed: {{Brainwashed}}: Averted. Many people assume this about the Daydream dragons, but the creator has said many times that all daydreams can do is distract someone, not control someone's mind.



** '''Always female:''' Chickens, Snow Angels, Bright Pinks, Ribbon Dancers, Rosebuds, '09 Valentines, Arsani, Mistletoe, Heartstealer
** '''Formerly single-gender:''' Purples (formerly all-female), Pinks (the all-female ones became known as Bright Pinks when the current either-gender Pinks appeared), and Hollies (formerly all-male).

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** '''Always female:''' Chickens, Snow Angels, Bright Pinks, Ribbon Dancers, Rosebuds, '09 Valentines, Arsani, Mistletoe, Heartstealer
** '''Formerly single-gender:''' Purples (formerly all-female), Pinks (the all-female ones became known as Bright Pinks when the current either-gender Pinks appeared), and Hollies (formerly all-male).(Were all male the year they were released, but able to breed offspring of either gender), and Mistletoes (All female the year they were released but able to breed offspring of either gender).
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* [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Everything's Better With Dinosaurs]]: Suspiciously Yoshi-like dragon eggs appear very rarely.

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* [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Everything's Better With Dinosaurs]]: Suspiciously Yoshi-like dragon eggs appear very rarely. They were originally actual Yoshis, but this was changed for obvious copyright related reasons. They still sort as "Yoshis" if you sort your dragons by breed.
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** Many characters in the "Valkemarian Tales" are introduced, with names like Luna and Margo, and Liud and Galys.

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** Many characters in the Christmas 2015 "Valkemarian Tales" game are introduced, with names like Luna and Margo, and Liud and Galys.Galys.
* AlignmentBasedEndings: The badge the player receives from completing "Valkemarian Tales" is a gift box if the player chose more nice options and a lump of coal if the player chose more naughty options over the course of the 11 days.


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* CallBack: The 2015 Christmas game has a few, due to it being set a year after the snowstorm event in 2014.


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* FrictionlessIce: The ice patches in "Valkemarian Tales" makes the player slide, and there's even an ice-and-rock puzzle to solve on one of the days.
* GameBreakingBug: In holiday events and especially "Valkemarian Tales", when the players find and report bugs that make any part of the event unbeatable or unplayable, they are promptly fixed.
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* AerithAndBob: Members are free to name their own dragons, and often the lists of their dragons names can end up like this, or else pass into the bizarre and the surreal.

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* AerithAndBob: AerithAndBob:
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Members are free to name their own dragons, and often the lists of their dragons names can end up like this, or else pass into the bizarre and the surreal.surreal.
** Many characters in the "Valkemarian Tales" are introduced, with names like Luna and Margo, and Liud and Galys.



* FeaturelessProtagonist: Since it's meant to represent the user, the protagonist in the 2015 Christmas event game is completely covered in thick clothing and a huge pair of goggles so all features are concealed. The townsfolk do, however, refer to the hero as a kid.



%%* FragileSpeedster: The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Whiptail dragons]].

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%%* * FragileSpeedster: The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Whiptail dragons]].dragons love racing each other and use their agility to evade foes since they're fragile.



** Now they're just encouraging it, too, with several breeds of dragons that can only be obtained by crossbreeding other breeds. Alternate colors of Striped Dragon can be obtained this way as well.

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** Now they're just encouraging it, too, with several breeds of dragons that can only be obtained by crossbreeding other breeds. Alternate colors of crossbreeding. Dragons such as Striped Dragon Dragons, Avatars, and Xenowyrms can be obtained bred this way as well.to produce different forms or colors.



* TheMatchmaker: Heartseeker dragons. Heartstealing dragons also do this to some degree.
* MultipleHeadCase: There are a few breeds of two-headed dragons.



* TheMatchmaker: Heartseeker dragons.
* MultipleHeadCase: There are a few breeds of two-headed dragons.



* WorldBuilding: Has happened gradually or not-at-all until the release of the [[https://dragcave.net/dragonopedia Dragon Encyclopedia]], which explains the world and region the game takes place, the source of magic, and elemental affinity. Afterward, TJ also created a "Lore AMA" thread on the forum to help him come up with ideas for the world, and he also allowed a "Suggest a Creature" thread for people to come up with their own creatures that may potentially make it into the [=DragCave=] canon.

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* WorldBuilding: Has happened gradually or not-at-all until the release of the [[https://dragcave.net/dragonopedia Dragon Encyclopedia]], which explains the world and region the game takes place, the source of magic, and elemental affinity. Afterward, TJ also created a "Lore AMA" thread on the forum to help him come up with ideas for have questions about the world, world answered, and he also allowed a "Suggest a Creature" thread for people to come up with their own creatures that may potentially make it into the [=DragCave=] canon.
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** Some of the earlier replacement sprites, such as Silver and Two-Headed dragons, were later re-done.

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* CallingCard: The only way one can be certain a Heartsealing dragon is the culprit when something goes missing is by finding one of her scales at the scene.

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* BrokenBridge: In the Christmas 2015 interactive story, at the start of the game, the various parts of town are blocked off by trees blocking the road. They get cleared as released missions are completed.
* CallingCard: The only way one can be certain a Heartsealing Heartstealing dragon is the culprit when something goes missing is by finding one of her scales at the scene.
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* {{Dracolich}}: Undead (a.k.a. Zombie) dragons. They can only be created on October 1 from dead dragons. Many users kill 10 dragons (the limit) and then try to revive them.

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* {{Dracolich}}: Undead (a.k.a. Zombie) dragons. They can are created from dead dragons that the breeder attempts to revive, and are only possible to be created on October 1 from dead dragons. Many users kill 10 dragons (the limit) and then try Halloween, with a 1-in-6 to revive them.1-in-2 chance of being successful. Previously they were able to be created year-round, but it was somewhere around a 1-in-100 chance.
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* FragileSpeedster: The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Whiptail dragons]].

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** If you kill a dragon, you get this message (for an unnamed dragon): "You take your blade and stab the dragon, watching the life slowly leave its eyes as it stares at you, wondering why you betrayed it."

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* BrainWashed: Averted. Many people assume this about the Daydreams, but the creator has said many times that all it can do is distract someone with daydreams, not control someone's mind.

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** Many of the original sprites were very rushed (due to the fact that the very first sprites - which weren't owned by the site - needed to be replaced), and had restrictions on the number of colours used. Now that sprites have more time and colours available to them, they tend to be more detailed and realistic.

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** Many of the original sprites were very rushed (due to the fact that the very first sprites - which weren't owned by the site - needed to be replaced), replaced) and had restrictions on the number of colours used. Now that sprites have more time and colours available to them, they tend to be more detailed and realistic.detailed.



* BrainWashed: Averted. Many people assume this about the Daydreams, but the creator has said many times that all it can do it distract you, not control someone's mind.

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* BrainWashed: Averted. Many people assume this about the Daydreams, but the creator has said many times that all it can do it is distract you, someone with daydreams, not control someone's mind.



* CluckingFunny: Inexplicably, a rare chicken egg can be found in the Cave.

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* CartoonCheese: Cheese dragon sprites are yellow and full of holes, but since any variety of cheese can be brought to life, they aren't limited to this specific appearance.
* CluckingFunny: Inexplicably, a rare chicken egg can be found in the Cave. The rainbow chicken has also became a RunningGag.



* {{Dracolich}}: Undead (a.k.a. Zombie) dragons. They can only be created on October 1 from dead dragons. Many users kill 10 dragons (the limit) and then try to revive them.



* LivingShadow: The aptly named Shadow-Walkers, at least most of the time.

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* LivingShadow: The aptly named Shadow-Walkers, Shadow Walkers, at least most of the time.



* PowerCrystal: Solid mana (magic stuff) comes in crystalline form.



* ShoulderSizedDragon: All pygmy dragons. Sweetlings as well. The non-dragon but similar drakes are also bat- to cat-sized.



* WorldBuilding: Has happened gradually or not-at-all until the release of the [[https://dragcave.net/dragonopedia Dragon Encyclopedia]], which explains the world and region the game takes place, the source of magic, and elemental affinity. Afterward, TJ also created a "Lore AMA" thread on the forum to help him come up with ideas for the world, and he also allowed a "Suggest a Creature" thread for people to come up with their own creatures that may potentially make it into the [=DragCave=] canon.

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* WorldBuilding: Has happened gradually or not-at-all until the release of the [[https://dragcave.net/dragonopedia Dragon Encyclopedia]], which explains the world and region the game takes place, the source of magic, and elemental affinity. Afterward, TJ also created a "Lore AMA" thread on the forum to help him come up with ideas for the world, and he also allowed a "Suggest a Creature" thread for people to come up with their own creatures that may potentially make it into the [=DragCave=] canon.
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* EasterEgg: Quite literally. Starting in 2010, very year during Easter, there is a "Festival of Eggs" in which several very pretty eggs made by the people who sprite the dragons randomly appear around the site and can be clicked to be added to an Easter basket page of sorts. They don't hatch into anything, though.

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* EasterEgg: Quite literally. Starting in 2010, very every year during Easter, there is a "Festival of Eggs" in which several very pretty eggs made by the people who sprite the dragons randomly appear around the site and can be clicked to be added to an Easter basket page of sorts. They don't hatch into anything, though.
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** Many of the original sprites were very rushed, and has restrictions on the number of colours used. Now that sprites have more time and colours available to them, they tend to be more detailed and realistic.

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** Many of the original sprites were very rushed, rushed (due to the fact that the very first sprites - which weren't owned by the site - needed to be replaced), and has had restrictions on the number of colours used. Now that sprites have more time and colours available to them, they tend to be more detailed and realistic.



* EasterEgg: Quite literally. Every year during Easter, there is a "Festival of Eggs" in which several very pretty eggs made by the people who sprite the dragons would randomly appear around the site and can be clicked to be added to an Easter basket page of sorts. They don't hatch into anything, though.

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* EasterEgg: Quite literally. Every Starting in 2010, very year during Easter, there is a "Festival of Eggs" in which several very pretty eggs made by the people who sprite the dragons would randomly appear around the site and can be clicked to be added to an Easter basket page of sorts. They don't hatch into anything, though.



* GottaCatchEmAll: All of the critters in the game, of course. Collecting all of the pretty Easter eggs during the annual Easter event counts as well.

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* GottaCatchEmAll: All of the critters in the game, of course. Collecting all of the pretty Easter eggs during the annual Easter event event, and the Halloween treats during the Halloween event, counts as well.



* WorldBuilding: Has happened gradually or not-at-all until the release of the [[https://dragcave.net/dragonopedia Dragon Encyclopedia]], which explains the world and region the game takes place, the source of magic, and elemental affinity.

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* WorldBuilding: Has happened gradually or not-at-all until the release of the [[https://dragcave.net/dragonopedia Dragon Encyclopedia]], which explains the world and region the game takes place, the source of magic, and elemental affinity. Afterward, TJ also created a "Lore AMA" thread on the forum to help him come up with ideas for the world, and he also allowed a "Suggest a Creature" thread for people to come up with their own creatures that may potentially make it into the [=DragCave=] canon.
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* WorldBuilding: Has happened gradually or not-at-all until the release of the [https://dragcave.net/dragonopedia Dragon Encyclopedia], which explains the world and region the game takes place, the source of magic, and elemental affinity.

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* WorldBuilding: Has happened gradually or not-at-all until the release of the [https://dragcave.[[https://dragcave.net/dragonopedia Dragon Encyclopedia], Encyclopedia]], which explains the world and region the game takes place, the source of magic, and elemental affinity.
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* AntiMagic: Cassares have an innate ability to nullify magic.



* ArtEvolution: Most of the sprites haven't changed since their introduction, but since the site's creation the egg sprites have become more polished and male and female dragon sprites of the same breed now often have different poses.
** Also, many of the original sprites were very rushed, and has restrictions on the number of colours used. Now that sprites have more time and colours available to them, they tend to be more detailed and realistic.

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* ArtEvolution: ArtEvolution:
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Most of the sprites haven't changed since their introduction, but since the site's creation the egg sprites have become more polished and male and female dragon sprites of the same breed now often have different poses.
** Also, many Many of the original sprites were very rushed, and has restrictions on the number of colours used. Now that sprites have more time and colours available to them, they tend to be more detailed and realistic. realistic.
** In early 2015, most of the dead egg sprites were updated to have more jagged edges.



* CallingCard: The only way one can be certain a Heartsealing dragon is the culprit when something goes missing is by finding one of her scales at the scene.



* DishingOutDirt: Earth dragons.
* EasterEgg: Quite literally. For Easter 2010-2013, there was a "Festival of Eggs" in which several very pretty eggs made by the people who sprited the dragons would randomly appear around the site. They don't hatch into anything, though.

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* DishingOutDirt: Earth Green dragons.
* EasterEgg: Quite literally. For Easter 2010-2013, Every year during Easter, there was is a "Festival of Eggs" in which several very pretty eggs made by the people who sprited sprite the dragons would randomly appear around the site.site and can be clicked to be added to an Easter basket page of sorts. They don't hatch into anything, though.



* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Some of the dragon species run into this, especially those named after a colour. For example, the Cheese Dragon is....a dragon made of cheese.

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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Some of the dragon species run into this, especially those named after a colour. For example, the Cheese Dragon is.... a dragon made of cheese.



* GottaCatchEmAll

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* GottaCatchEmAllGottaCatchEmAll: All of the critters in the game, of course. Collecting all of the pretty Easter eggs during the annual Easter event counts as well.



* ImAHumanitarian: The breed description and encyclopedia line for Falconiform wyverns and Red dragons, respectively, state that they eat dragons.
* IncendiaryExponent: Falconiform wyverns and Magelight pygmy wyverns are constantly on fire (though Magelights will snuff out their flame temporarily if it's a hazard).



* ManEatingPlant: Dark Green (or Vine) dragons.

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* ManEatingPlant: Dark Green (or Vine) dragons. dragons.
* MultipleTailedBeast: Swallowtail dragons have two tails.



* OurDragonsAreDifferent: They need views to hatch and grow up.

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* OurDragonsAreDifferent: They need views to hatch and grow up.up and may become ill if they receive too many. Many dragons on the site have an unusual design or trait, such as Desipises, Gemshards, and Fever wyverns.


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* PlayingWithFire: A number of breeds can produce fire in some way, whether it be flaring up already existing flames or the classic fire-breathing.


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* TechnicolorFire: Falconiform Wyverns, Spitfires, and female Hellfire wyverns have brilliant blue flames, and Magelight pygmy wyverns have purple fires on their tails. The spriter's alt Desipis also breathes green or blue flames, depending on which spriter it belongs to.
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** '''Always female:''' Chickens, Snow Angels, Bright Pinks, Ribbon Dancers, Rosebuds, '09 Valentines, Arsani, and Mistletoe

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** '''Always female:''' Chickens, Snow Angels, Bright Pinks, Ribbon Dancers, Rosebuds, '09 Valentines, Arsani, and MistletoeMistletoe, Heartstealer



* UpToEleven: On the forum, users are marked with a number of eggs to represent the number of posts they have, up to ten eggs. TJ's account has eleven eggs.

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* UpToEleven: On the forum, users are marked with a number of eggs to represent the number of posts they have, up to ten eggs. The moderators' accounts all have eleven eggs, and TJ's account has eleven eggs.twelve.

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* ShoutOut:
** A couple to ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
*** [[http://dragcave.wikia.com/wiki/Pokemon_Night Pokémon Night]] itself, when many of the dragons' sprites were replaced with those of Pokémon for a joke.
*** The [[FireIceLightning Legendary Trio]] - the codes of three of his were abbreviated versions of Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos' names (Arco, Mlts, Zpds). The Guardian of Nature dragon's description and the fact that a player must obtain all three of the Legendary Trio in order to summon it are references to ''Anime/{{Pokemon 2000}}''.
*** Shallow Water dragons' Breed-Specific Action is Splash. Like in the Gameboy games, when you use this, it will say "[=DRAGON=] used SPLASH! But nothing happened!" After roughly 100 times using this action, you will gain a Magikarp badge on the top of your scroll.
** And a couple to ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'':
*** One of the treats in the 2010 Halloween trick-or-treat scavenger hunt is a cake. If you look closely, you will see the word [[TheCakeIsALie "LIE"]] written on the side of the slice.
*** In addition to the default scroll skin and a St. Patrick's Day skin, there is also a Portal-themed skin you can use for viewing the site.
*** The Desert Sands release was the Sunstone and Moonstone dragons, which are orange and blue. The release's image said "The Blue and Orange conspiracy theory continues." Members immediately thought of Portal, but in reply TJ linked to a site pointing out OrangeBlueContrast.
** TJ's fake egg "<3", which can be seen [[http://dragcave.net/view/%3C3 here]]. One member had commented how the new dragons from a certain release matched up with the elements on ''CaptainPlanet'' and joked how the release was missing "the element of heart", so TJ added the heart egg.
** Saurian, a language invented for the game ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'', is used a lot on this site:
*** TJ used to post all the announcement threads in Saurian, requiring users to translate the message.
*** All of TJ's dragons are named in Saurian (thus, dragons descended from his are known as "Thuwed" dragons, as "thuwed" is Saurian for "dragon" and appears in the names he gives his dragons - for example, "Wahc Fadb Thuwed", which is literally "[[ADogNamedDog Girl Pink Dragon]]").
*** In the Halloween 2011 Haunted Mansion event, there were "spells" that were really just words in Saurian.
*** One of the 2012 Valentine's Day valentine messages was "Xuff0 Lucokado'j Tu0" - "Happy Valentine's Day" in Saurian.
** TJ has apparently stated that the [[GarnishingTheStory chickens]] are a reference to the ''HarvestMoon'' games.
** The [[http://dragcave.net/view/IHOP Leetle Stack of Pancakes]] has the code IHOP, which is a reference to the International House of Pancakes.
** For the 2011 Christmas Dress Up, the Green/Pebble dragons were given ham, and a [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann veeery familiar cape and pair of orange shades]]...
** The ever-quotable "Arrow in the knee" meme from VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim was part of one of the 2012 Valentine messages.
** As a shout-out to Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} in the 2012 Valentine messages you could send: "I desire you for my flushed quadrant."
** All of the Holiday Stories are dragon-themed parodies of actual stories and songs, such as The Twelve Days of Christmas and Literature/AChristmasCarol.
** The item you collect at the end of the "Haunting in Aliset" story is a sandwich; when someone asked if this is a reference to Heavy Weapons Guy from VideoGame/{{Team Fortress 2}}, TJ responded, "Sandvich does not need Heavy Weapons Guy. Sandvich can be star all by itself."
** Both Easter 2012 and Trick or Treat 2012 have 'Lilo and Stitch" themed items- namely, an easter egg with Stitch-like patterns, and Lilo's doll as one of the Trick or Treat items.
** There're a few references in the item toolbox during the 2013 Christmas event:
*** The descriptions for log walls and log doors read, [[MontyPythonsFlyingCircus "I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay. I sleep all night and I work all day" and "On Wednesdays I go shopping and have buttered scones for tea"]].
*** One log roof references "The Roof Is on Fire" by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three/the Bloodhound Gang, and the other mentions a [[FiddlerOnTheRoof fiddler]].
*** The gargoyle sculpture says it's no [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends Idol of Durand]].

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* ShoutOut:
** A couple to ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
*** [[http://dragcave.wikia.com/wiki/Pokemon_Night Pokémon Night]] itself, when many of the dragons' sprites were replaced with those of Pokémon for a joke.
*** The [[FireIceLightning Legendary Trio]] - the codes of three of his were abbreviated versions of Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos' names (Arco, Mlts, Zpds). The Guardian of Nature dragon's description and the fact that a player must obtain all three of the Legendary Trio in order to summon it are references to ''Anime/{{Pokemon 2000}}''.
*** Shallow Water dragons' Breed-Specific Action is Splash. Like in the Gameboy games, when you use this, it will say "[=DRAGON=] used SPLASH! But nothing happened!" After roughly 100 times using this action, you will gain a Magikarp badge on the top of your scroll.
** And a couple to ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'':
*** One of the treats in the 2010 Halloween trick-or-treat scavenger hunt is a cake. If you look closely, you will see the word [[TheCakeIsALie "LIE"]] written on the side of the slice.
*** In addition to the default scroll skin and a St. Patrick's Day skin, there is also a Portal-themed skin you can use for viewing the site.
*** The Desert Sands release was the Sunstone and Moonstone dragons, which are orange and blue. The release's image said "The Blue and Orange conspiracy theory continues." Members immediately thought of Portal, but in reply TJ linked to a site pointing out OrangeBlueContrast.
** TJ's fake egg "<3", which can be seen [[http://dragcave.net/view/%3C3 here]]. One member had commented how the new dragons from a certain release matched up with the elements on ''CaptainPlanet'' and joked how the release was missing "the element of heart", so TJ added the heart egg.
** Saurian, a language invented for the game ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'', is used a lot on this site:
*** TJ used to post all the announcement threads in Saurian, requiring users to translate the message.
*** All of TJ's dragons are named in Saurian (thus, dragons descended from his are known as "Thuwed" dragons, as "thuwed" is Saurian for "dragon" and appears in the names he gives his dragons - for example, "Wahc Fadb Thuwed", which is literally "[[ADogNamedDog Girl Pink Dragon]]").
*** In the Halloween 2011 Haunted Mansion event, there were "spells" that were really just words in Saurian.
*** One of the 2012 Valentine's Day valentine messages was "Xuff0 Lucokado'j Tu0" - "Happy Valentine's Day" in Saurian.
** TJ has apparently stated that the [[GarnishingTheStory chickens]] are a reference to the ''HarvestMoon'' games.
** The [[http://dragcave.net/view/IHOP Leetle Stack of Pancakes]] has the code IHOP, which is a reference to the International House of Pancakes.
** For the 2011 Christmas Dress Up, the Green/Pebble dragons were given ham, and a [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann veeery familiar cape and pair of orange shades]]...
** The ever-quotable "Arrow in the knee" meme from VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim was part of one of the 2012 Valentine messages.
** As a shout-out to Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} in the 2012 Valentine messages you could send: "I desire you for my flushed quadrant."
** All of the Holiday Stories are dragon-themed parodies of actual stories and songs, such as The Twelve Days of Christmas and Literature/AChristmasCarol.
** The item you collect at the end of the "Haunting in Aliset" story is a sandwich; when someone asked if this is a reference to Heavy Weapons Guy from VideoGame/{{Team Fortress 2}}, TJ responded, "Sandvich does not need Heavy Weapons Guy. Sandvich can be star all by itself."
** Both Easter 2012 and Trick or Treat 2012 have 'Lilo and Stitch" themed items- namely, an easter egg with Stitch-like patterns, and Lilo's doll as one of the Trick or Treat items.
** There're a few references in the item toolbox during the 2013 Christmas event:
*** The descriptions for log walls and log doors read, [[MontyPythonsFlyingCircus "I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay. I sleep all night and I work all day" and "On Wednesdays I go shopping and have buttered scones for tea"]].
*** One log roof references "The Roof Is on Fire" by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three/the Bloodhound Gang, and the other mentions a [[FiddlerOnTheRoof fiddler]].
*** The gargoyle sculpture says it's no [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends Idol of Durand]].
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* InformedAttribute: Some eggs are described as massive, heavy, very large etc., but the egg sprite is the same size as every other non-pygmy dragon egg.



* KonamiCode: On the ''VideoGame/{{Portal2}}'' layout, if one enters in the Konami Code, the colors in the theme will change.

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* KonamiCode: On the ''VideoGame/{{Portal2}}'' ''VideoGame/{{Portal}} 2'' layout, if one enters in the Konami Code, the colors in the theme will change.change if the user enters the famous code.
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* SmashedEggsHatching: It's possible trying to kill an egg causes the creature inside to hatch instead. It's explained in egg flavor text that hatchlings are developed and ready to come out of their eggs, but they'd rather stay in there for safety.
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** '''Always male:''' Sweetlings, Heartseekers, Winter Magi, Yulebucks, and Wrapping-Wings

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** '''Always male:''' Sweetlings, Heartseekers, Radiant Angels, Winter Magi, Yulebucks, and Wrapping-Wings

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