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This index is for works that focus on dragons. A work just having a dragon does not qualify. The dragon must be one of the main characters, the main threat, or otherwise central to the plot. Such works will invariably include one or more Dragon Tropes.

Not to be confused with The Dragon except for when the latter is an actual dragon.

Also see the related indexes Elf Works, Fairy Fiction, Genie Works, Goblin Works, Leprechaun Fiction, Mermaid Media, and Unicorn Works.


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  • Breath of Fire: Each dragon form you can take has a different appearance, as well as move set and strength.
  • Digimon: There are several species who are considered dragons and distinguishable by the suffix dramon (although not always, most predominantly in the Four Great Dragons group) in their name.
  • Dragon Age
  • Dragon Ball: The titular Dragon Balls of Earth can summon a wish-granting magical dragon named Shenron.
  • Drakengard: Dragons are among the most powerful of magical creatures. Often cynical and proud, they were originally created by the gods to guard the world and purge humanity. In times sense however, dragons turned against their creators and waged their own conflict to gain control of the world. They also possess Evolutionary Levels, allowing them to adapt as needed.
  • Fire Emblem: Dragons, referred to as Manaketes, and their relations to humans form the crux of several of the series' plots
  • Godzilla: The titular character's arch-enemy is King Ghidorah, a three-headed dragon monster. There's also Manda, an aquatic Eastern dragon that fights and loses to the Gotengo. If you count dinosaurs as dragons, the titular Godzilla may count as well.
  • How to Train Your Dragon
  • Spyro the Dragon: The titular hero of the series is a purple Western dragon whose enemies are usually dragons themselves.
  • Tabaluga: The titular protagonist, Tabaluga, is the last dragon in the world, although his late father, Tyrion, shows up in ghost form sometimes.
  • Yu-Gi-Oh!: There are a number of dragons, and Kazuki Takahashi has stated "anything can become a dragon", and any motif can work so long as it shares the most basic, recognizable aspects of dragons.

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    Anime & Manga 

    Comic Books 

    Comic Strips 

    Fairy Tales 

    Fan Works 

    Films — Animation 

    Films — Live-Action 

    Gamebooks 
  • Draconomicon
  • Eye of the Dragon: You play an adventurer seeking two gems called the Eye of the Dragon, which can unlock an underground chamber containing a valuable golden dragon statue as tall as yourself. However, said chamber is guarded by a powerful Black Dragon.
  • Legend of Zagor: War Dragons were a race of powerful, fierce, magic-wielding evil dragons, raised by the Bone Demon to act as his vassals. One of them is still alive and protects Zagor's hideout. Also, a powerful Bone Dragon can be encountered in the dungeons of Castle Argent.
  • Night Dragon: The titular villain is an eons-old monster that existed before time itself, and your role as the hero is to prevent its awakening. The Night Dragon's worshippers are led by the evil Bone Stalker Mage, a powerful Draconic Humanoid that initiates the massacre of entire populations of both humans and dragons; thankfully, on your side, you are assisted by the Dragon Conclave, an alliance of lawful dragons who wants to prevent the Night Dragon's awakening as well.
  • Temple of Terror: There are five dragons. They can be summoned by an artifact and, apparently, just one of them is strong enough to ensure victory to a whole army of evil (which, considering that in other books you can fight dragons in hard but doable battles, is kinda odd).

    Literature 

    Live-Action TV 
  • Game of Thrones: Based upon the book series A Song of Ice and Fire.
    • House of the Dragon: Prequel to the above. This one revolves around House Targaryen in their prime, so it features even more dragons than Game of Thrones and the plot is focused on the upcoming civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons.
  • Kamen Rider:
    • Kamen Rider Agito: The eponymous character is a western dragon based humanoid and the show implies that humans will become like Agito.
    • Kamen Rider Ryuki: The hero, Ryuki, forms a contract with the dragon Dragredder and can use its power. A tie-in movie also features Ryuki's and Dragredder's Evil Twins, Ryuga and Dragblacker.
    • Kamen Rider Wizard: There's an evil dragon monster sealed within the titular character, serving as the source of his powers.
    • Kamen Rider Build: Build's ally and series Deuteragonist Kamen Rider Cross-Z uses draconic powers.
    • Kamen Rider Saber: Both Saber and Calibur channel the powers of dragons (or, technically, stories of dragons) in their Rider forms.
  • Merlin (2008): The dragon Kilgharrah is a recurring character for the first three seasons, serving as a mentor and ally to Merlin. The title character himself is revealed to be a Dragonlord, allowing him to communicate with and tame dragons.
  • Through the Dragon's Eye

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    Music 

    Myths, Religion, and Folklore 

    Puppet Shows 

    Tabletop Games 
  • Dragon Dice
  • Dragon Strike
  • Duel Masters: This CCG is fond of horrible, destructive, scaly things.
  • Dungeons & Dragons
  • Earthdawn: There are both hydras and venomous dragons.
  • Epyllion: An idealistic tabletop game about redemption and friendship with dragons of all shapes, colors, and sizes.
  • FireBorn You play as ancient dragons reincarnated as humans in the Victorian period recovering memories and items of power from your scattered hoards to defend the world today against ruinous powers. You play as full dragons in extended flashbacks.
  • Magic: The Gathering: Dragons are the iconic creatures (that is, a large, powerful creature that shows up as a rare card once a set) of Red (the color of chaos, fire, mountains and raw emotion), although they've showed up in all other colors with less frequency.
  • Trogdor!! The Board Game: Based on the dragon from the web series Homestar Runner and the world in which said dragon is the focus of.
  • Yu-Gi-Oh!: There are elemental dragons, dragons from different mythologies, dragons from different dimensions, and Darker and Edgier versions of already-existing dragons.

    Theatre 

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    Visual Novels 
  • Angels with Scaly Wings: There are four-legged dragons with or without wings, wyverns, and ones that stand upright. Ones with wings are referred to as Fliers, and upright ones as Runners.
  • Dra+Koi: An Eroge about an injured dragon who transforms herself into a human girl to heal herself, then falls madly in love with the protagonist. Obviously NSFW.
  • Marco & the Galaxy Dragon
  • Rose of Winter: One of the four people Rosemary is escorting for the main plot is a secret dragon.

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    Western Animation 

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