List of dragons in popular culture

This is a list of dragons in popular culture. Dragons in some form are nearly universal across cultures and as such have become a staple of modern popular culture, especially in the fantasy genre.

Dragons in fiction

This list of dragons in fiction is a list of draconic characters that appear in various works of fiction. It is limited to well-referenced examples of dragons in literature, comics, film, television, animation and video games.

Dragons in literature

Western literature tends either to affirm or pointedly subvert the traditional portrait of dragons from Western myth and folklore, as evil and greedy.

Author name legend

^ a b c J. R. R. Tolkien
^ Martin Baynton
^ Terry Pratchett
^ a b c d Anne McCaffrey
^ a b c d Christopher Paolini
^ Mask, Ken. "Ken Mask's Publications". Retrieved 2020-08-04.
^ a b Robin Hobb
^ Astrid Lindgren
^ Dick King-Smith
^ Jean Marzollo
^ J.K. Rowling
^ Naomi Novik
^ Robert Munsch

Dragons in comics

Dragons appear in various manga and american comics, in the form of comic books, comic strips and webcomics.

Dragons in film

Dragons have been portrayed in film and television in many different forms. They may terrorize human towns, or save human lives, even taking the role of passionate protectors.

Dragons in television

Dragons in animation

Dragons in video games

Dragons appear in numerous games with fictional setting as bosses, final bosses, and enemies, as well as player characters, companions, units, and supporting characters.

Other appearances in popular culture

Dragons in online audiovisual media

The Strong Bad Emails (flash cartoons) on the Homestar Runner website feature a dragon named Trogdor the Burninator.
The Great Dragon of Bleecker Street is a character featured in Dimension 20's The Unsleeping City.^[11]

Dragons in radio

Trorg, the Last Amber Dragon, and the blue sock-stealing dragons in Hordes of the Things

Dragons in songs

Albi, from the Flight of the Conchords song "Albi the Racist Dragon"
"Puff, the Magic Dragon" is best known from the hit single by Peter, Paul and Mary, but has been performed by countless other artists. "Puff the Magic Dragon" was first a poem by Leonard Lipton and adapted by Peter Yarrow. The poem tells of an ageless dragon who befriends a young boy, only to be abandoned as the boy ages and forgets him. This is sometimes suspected of being riddled with references to marijuana, though the authors have publicly ridiculed this notion. The dragon in the song is most likely a reference to children's imagination and innocence.
Tharos, from the Emerald Sword Saga, a collection of five albums by the symphonic metal band Rhapsody
The titular dragon in the song "The Dragon and Saint George" (2015) from Ten's release of the same name

Dragons in puppetry

Dirty Dragon from The BJ and Dirty Dragon Show and Gigglesnort Hotel
Scorch the Teenaged Dragon, Ronn Lucas' ventriloquism puppet
Delbert the Dragon, created by Jim Henson for La Choy commercials
Kukla from the children’s show Kukla, Fran and Ollie

Dragons in toys

Scorch, Slayer, Loong, Dragon, Legend, Magic in Beanie Baby
Megatron in Beast Wars becomes a bio-mechanical dragon after absorbing the essence of his ancestor.
Predaking and the Predacons in Transformers: Prime have robotic dragons as alternate forms.^[12]
Jinafire Long, the daughter of a Chinese dragon from Monster High

Dragons in theme parks and shows

Tradinno, the world's largest walking robot
Prezzemolo in Gardaland
Figment in Journey into Imagination with Figment
Danny in Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
The Dragon in Legoland
The 6 Dragons in Phantasialand
Coaster in Rye Playland

Dragons in sport

FC Porto, professional association football team from Portugal, nicknamed Os dragões and playing home matches at the Estádio do Dragão
Wales national association football team, presenting the Welsh Dragon (y Ddraig Goch) on its crest
San Francisco Dragons, field lacrosse team
Somerset County Cricket Club, one of the first-class cricket clubs in England
St. George Illawarra Dragons, Australian professional rugby league club
Barcelona Dragons, professional american football team playing in the ELF
Mario the Magnificent, Drexel Dragons mascot
Stuff the Magic Dragon, Orlando Magic mascot

Dragons in podcasts

Hiram McDaniels, a "literal five-headed dragon", and his sister Hadassah McDaniels from Welcome to Nightvale. Each head demonstrates differing personality traits and behaviors.
Cerulean Depths Seen from a Great Height (A.K.A. Ceri). A gargantuan sea dragon with a long name and a snobby teen attitude, from Spout Lore.
Mishka Beverly Paw Paw II, an energetic and rambunctious baby black dragon from Not Another D&D Podcast.

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^ Metroid: Zero Mission Player's Guide. Nintendo of America. 2004.
^ Dimenstion 20, [Dimenstion 20]. (2020, October 30). Borough of Dreams (Ep. 9) │ The Unsleeping City [Video]. YouTube.
^ Truitt, Brian. "Predaking rules in 'Transformers Prime' epilogue". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-07-24.