Dragon

A big, green, fire snortin' lizard. No, not that one.

Dragons are large reptilian, fire-breathing monsters. Though on modern-day Earth, they are considered mythological creatures by native humans, real specimens have been known to exist.

Dragons can be bipedal, quadrupedal, winged, have necks of various size, and have heads or tails of varying number. Indeed, since the term "dragon" is so generic, it seems possible to describe creatures not native to Earth which fall under the very forgiving criteria as dragons.

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

At least one full-on dragon (reptilian, fire-breathing, winged) has been seen on Earth in medieval times. It was tremendous in size, dwarfing both humans and averaged-sized Transformers. Although quite dangerous, it was driven off by a wizard using Dragon's Bane. A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court

In modern times, Lord Chumley spent years patiently stalking a smaller, wingless, but similar beast in Borneo. He captured it and eventually set it against Optimus Prime. The creature was a little larger than Prime and did not breathe fire, attacking him with teeth and claws instead. It was smart enough to bat Prime's dropped gun purposefully away from him, but in the end Prime simply threw the animal off a bridge and into some water. It has not been seen since. Prime Target

The real-world legend of the dragon Kinabalu may have inspired this creature, as it also lived in Borneo and met its end falling into water.

The fictional movie monster Hojoni bears a striking resemblance to the medieval dragon, though wingless. Kremzeek!

The only known instance of a non-Terran dragon was in the dimension of Menonia, where a wizard called the Golden One could use magic to take on the form of a large, flying, golden dragon. Madman's Paradise

When the Quintessons hooked Daniel Witwicky up to a device to turn his dreams into reality, one of the illusionary monsters conjured up was a large pink dragon which dwelt in a castle. This dragon was large enough to abduct Springer and Razorclaw but was ultimately defeated when the two Transformers teamed up and used a magic lance against it. Nightmare Planet

The Terrorcon Hun-Gurrr, the Horrorcon Snapdragon, and the Monsterbot Doublecross have alt-modes which resemble mechanical dragons. Interestingly, most of those examples are two-headed, but that trait has not been seen in a biological specimen.

Classics

The Mini-Con Nightscream transforms into a dragon, as does the Classics incarnation of Trypticon.

Beast Wars

The auditions for Reign of Fire were going well.

When the Predacon Megatron took on the spark of his Decepticon namesake and was submersed in lava, his form mutated from a Tyrannosaurus rex to a large, red, fire-breathing dragon for no real apparent reason. Master Blaster

Beast Wars II

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Puff the Magic Dragon shot you in the face.

Galvatron had the computer on Gaea (future Earth) download the most powerful creature from the planet's past, which resulted in the DNA of a dragon being downloaded into his system along with the planet's most powerful weapon, which turned out to be a drill tank for some odd reason.

The Wreckers

Cryotek attempted to remove Megatron's Transmetal 2 dragon mode and incorporate it into himself, but the process left Cryotek in stasis lock. Megatron's beast mode wasn't removed, but Cryotek was left with a similar body.

Robots in Disguise

Among the various forms used by the six-changer Predacon Leader Megatron, a two-headed dragon was one of his more well-known (and more creative) forms. Later, after his conversion into the more powerful "ten-changer" Galvatron, he gained a second (one-headed) dragon form. (This was originally a pteranodon in Car Robots, but was changed for the US release.)

Cybertron cartoon

The leader of Jungle Planet, Scourge, transformed into a mechanical dragon with the ability to deploy up to three heads. Though the Jungle Planet is populated entirely by Transformers who transform into mechanical beast modes seemingly modeled after Earth creatures, it is unknown if Scourge's alt-mode has any direct connection to mythological dragons of Earth, which he expressed confusion about.

External links

• Dragon on Wikipedia