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{{Infobox/Archetype/StartShow card image|Blue-Eyes White Dragon|"[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]", a Dragon monster.}} '''Dragon''' (ドラゴン ''Doragon'') is a [[Type]] of [[Monster Card]]s. It debuted in ''[[Vol.1]]'' in the ''[[OCG]]'', ''[[Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon]]'' in the ''[[TCG]]'', and ''[[Deck Mod Pack: Hyperspeed Rush Road!!]]'' in ''[[Rush Duel]]''. == Overview == Dragon monsters primarily represent mythological dragons from various cultures. They typically appear as serpentine, reptile, or avian beings that symbolize chaos, both either evil or good, fierceness and intimidation. Due to being one of the most prominent Types in the franchise, Dragons come in many shapes and forms, from the typical bipedal [[wikipedia:European dragon| image name = TridentDragionEuropean dragon]]s, such as "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" to the traditionally-TF04serpentine [[wikipedia:Chinese dragon|Chinese dragon]]s, such as "[[Divine Dragon Ragnarok]]", to everything in-JPbetween and beyond. From [[Series 9]] onwards, Dragon monsters also encompass human-VGdragon hybrids that add draconic features to human forms, representing either humans with draconic powers or dragons transformed into human forms.pngExamples include "[[Dragon Core Hexer]]", "[[Fallen of Albaz]]", and "[[Dragonmaid]]" monsters. Dragons primarily come in [[DARK]] or [[LIGHT]], although there are Dragon monsters for all six primary Attributes.  Dragons have a strong association with the [[List of unofficial terms#Boss| image size boss monster]] role in decks and deck themes; there are many high-Level/Rank/Link Rating Dragon monsters with high ATK (rivalled only by the [[Machine]] type) and powerful effects, and several multi-type themes have Dragon monsters as their ace, such as "[[Judgment Dragon]]" in "[[Lightsworn]]" or "[[Infernity Doom Dragon]]" in "[[Infernity]]". Due to its prominence, Dragon-focused themes come in many playstyles, from simple Aggro-Beatdown tactics to Burn. ==Dragon-focused Decks=====Dragon Fusion Decks=== {{See also|Blue-Eyes|Dragonmaid|Branded| image caption Despia}}Historically, various Dragon Decks often focus on getting Fusion Monsters like "[[Five-Headed Dragon]]", "[[King Dragun]]", "[[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]]", and sometimes even "[[Dragon Master Knight]]" or "[[Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon]]" to the field. Usually "[[Dragon's Mirror]]" or pre-[[Errata]] "[[Future Fusion]]" is used to accomplish these tasks. Though in later years, several [[Fusion Summon]]ing-based Dragon Decks or supports were introduced, which allows a large degree of hybridization between these themes.===8-Axis=== {{See also|Galaxy|Photon|Tachyon|Danger!|Horus}}8-Axis is an [[Xyz Summon]]ing-focused Deck which involves around exploiting a large number of generic [[Rank 8 Monster Cards|Rank 8]] Dragon [[Xyz Monster]]s along with other generic Rank 8 Xyz Monsters for their main plays. There are several variants of 8-Axis decks, though most of them consists of various easy-to-summon [[Level 8 Monster Cards|Level 8]] monsters to quickly summon Rank 8 monsters as soon as possible.===Dragon Link==={{InfoboxSee also|Gandora FTK|Rokket}}Dragon Link is a Deck focused on using various generic Dragon support, in particular [[Link Monster]]s requiring generic Dragon monsters as materials, to bringing out boss monsters as consistently as possible. The deck originated from a version of [[Gandora FTK]] that used Dragon swarming engines and [[Guardragon]] Link Monsters, evolved into board-building decks based on Dragon swarming and Dragon [[Link Monster]]s (including Guardragons), and as of Series 12, primarily takes the form of "[[Rokket]]" decks that focus on Dragon swarming. ==Themes=====''[[TCG]]''/Archetype/ExtendedName''[[OCG]]''=== | kanji <div class="columns" style= ドラゴン"column-count:3">* [[Aether]]* [[Amorphage]]* [[Armed Dragon]]* [[Blue-Eyes]]* [[Borrel]]* [[Bystial]] * [[Curse of Dragon (series)| romaji = DoragonCurse of Dragon]]* [[Divine Dragon]]* [[Dracoverlord]]* [[Dragonmaid]]* [[Dragon Ruler]]* [[Evolzar]]* [[Four Dimensional Dragons]] * [[Gaia the Dragon Champion (archetype)| english = Gaia the Dragon Champion]]* [[Guardragon]]* [[Hieratic]]* [[Materiactor]]* [[Rokket]]* [[Sangen]]* [[Starving Venemy]]* [[Starving Venom]]* [[Tenpai Dragon]] ; Mixed* [[Albaz Dragon]] * [[Chaos (series)| french = Chaos]]* [[Clear Wing]]* [[Cyberdark]]* [[Destruction Sword]]* [[Dracoslayer]]* [[Dragunity]]* [[Duel Dragon]]* [[Felgrand]]* [[Fusion Dragon]]* [[Galaxy]]* [[Horus]]* [[Majestic]]* [[Malefic]]* [[Odd-Eyes]]* [[Pendulum Dragon]] * [[Rebellion (archetype)| german = DracheRebellion]]* [[Red-Eyes]] * [[Red Dragon Archfiend (archetype)| italian = DragoRed Dragon Archfiend]]* [[Rose Dragon]]* [[Signer Dragon]] * [[Stardust (archetype)| korean Stardust]]* [[Supreme King]]* [[Synchro Dragon]]* [[Xyz Dragon]]</div> === 드래곤 ''Deuraegon[[Rush Duel]]''===* [[Blue-Eyes (Rush Duel)|Blue-Eyes]]* [[High Tech Dragon]] * [[Red-Eyes (Rush Duel)| portuguese Red-Eyes]]* [[Strike Dragon]]* [[The]] ==Appearance in media== Dragão Dragon is a very prominent Type in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime and manga series. Typically, the main character's rivals would use Dragon (or Dragon-like) monsters to varying degrees in their Decks, usually as signature or boss monsters. The following characters use Dragon monsters across the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise. {| spanish style= Dragón"width:100%" | arabic style= تنّين"vertical-align:top" | |chinese = 龍 ==Manga===;''Lóng / Lung4[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''}}* [[Seto Kaiba (manga)|Seto Kaiba]] {{Infobox/Archetype/;''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!R]]''* [[Willa Mette]]  ;''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (manga)| list = List of DragonYu-Gi-Type monstersOh! GX]]'' * [[Chazz Princeton (manga)| support list = List of DragonChazz Princeton]] ;''[[Yu-Gi-Type support cards Oh! 5D's (manga)| antiYu-support list = List of DragonGi-Type anti-support cardsOh! 5D's]]''* [[Yusei Fudo (manga)|Yusei Fudo]]* [[Jack Atlas (manga)|Jack Atlas]]* [[Akiza Izinski (manga)|Akiza Izinski]]* [[Crow Hogan (manga)|Crow Hogan]]}}* [[Luna (manga)|Luna]]{{Infobox/Archetype/End}}* [[Leo (manga)|Leo]]

;'''Dragon''' [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL (ドラゴン ''Doragon''manga) is a [[Type|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]] of ''* [[Monster CardKaito Tenjo (manga)|MonsterKaito Tenjo]] representing mythological serpentine, reptile, avian like beings that are typically fire-breathing creatures that symbolize chaos, evil, fierceness and intimidation.

Dragons tend to be the strongest or key boss monster in numerous Deck types in addition one of the most established and powerful Monster Types in the entire franchise. Ever since the ;''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading CardARC-V (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]'' franchise began, Dragon monsters have been known for having an ATK power greater than any other type of monster in the game in addition to being the one of the most popular monster Types.* [[Yuya Sakaki (manga)|Yuya Sakaki]]* [[Yuto (manga)|Yuto]]* [[Yugo (manga)|Yugo]]* [[Yuri (manga)|Yuri]]

In most of the ;''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!SEVENS Luke! Explosive Supremacy Legend!!]]'' anime and manga series, the main character's rivals all use Dragon-Type monsters as their signature or boss monsters, and to varying degrees in their Decks. [[Seto Kaiba]] employs his signature "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" as a key boss monster while his deck in the later part of the anime incorporates a variety of Dragons such as [[Spear Dragon]], [[Different Dimension Dragon]], [[Paladin of White Dragon]] and the [[Chaos Emperor Dragon]]. [[Chazz Princeton]] uses "* [[Armed Dragon]]"s as a core part of his Deck in the anime, and a Dragon Deck in the Tatsuhisa Kamijo (manga spearheaded by "[[Light and Darkness Dragon]]". [[Jack Atlas]]'s Turbo Deck is based on summoning his "[[Red Dragon Archfiend]]" while his Ground Deck also plays numerous Dragons like "[[Strong Wind Dragon]]", "[[Vice Dragon]]", and "[[Exploder Dragonwing]]". [[Kite Tenjo]] uses "[[Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon]]", in addition to some minor Dragon monsters. Curiously enough, this tradition was inverted in the fifth series, and the protagonist [[Yuya Sakaki]], along with his [[Dimensional counterparts)|counterparts]], is the one who uses Dragons, primarily "[[Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon]]"; his main rival [[Declan Akaba]] uses no Dragons whatsoever. [[Revolver]] primarily uses a "[[rokket]]" Deck, which includes other Dragon monsters, and all of his ace monsters are based on Dragons, though only one, "[[Borreload DragonTatsuhisa Kamijo]]", is a Dragon.

There are Dragon-Type Monsters for every Attribute (except [[DIVINE]], even though all [[Divine-Beast]]-Type monsters except "[[Obelisk the Tormentor]]" are referred to as dragons). Some of the most powerful [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]], [[Synchro Monster|Synchro]], [[Xyz Monster|Xyz]], and [[Pendulum Monster]]s are Dragon-Type monsters, including include style="[[Fivevertical-Headed Dragon]]align:top; width:67%", |===Anime===<div class="[[Dragon Master Knight]]columns", style="[[Bluecolumn-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]]", count:2">;''[[Stardust Dragon]]", "[[Black Rose Dragon]]", "[[Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]", "[[Shooting Quasar Dragon]]", "[[Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons]]", "[[Void Ogre Dragon]]", "[[Number 107: GalaxyYu-Eyes Tachyon Dragon]]", "[[Number 95: GalaxyGi-Eyes Dark Matter Dragon]]", "[[OddOh! (anime)|Yu-Eyes Pendulum Dragon]]", "[[Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon]]", "[[Clear Wing Synchro Dragon]]", "[[OddGi-Eyes Rebellion DragonOh!]]", "''* [[Crystal Wing Synchro DragonSeto Kaiba]]", "[[Starving Venom Fusion Dragon]]", and "* [[Supreme King Z-ARCRebecca Hawkins]].

There are six [[Structure Deck]]s focused on Dragon-Type monsters: ''[[Structure Deck: Dragon's Roar|Dragon's Roar]]'' ''[[Rise of the Dragon Lords Structure Deck|Rise of the Dragon Lords]]'', ''[[Dragunity Legion Structure Deck|Dragunity Legion]]'', ''[[Dragons Collide Structure Deck|Dragons Collide]]'', ;''[[Saga of BlueYu-Eyes White Dragon Structure Deck|Saga of BlueGi-Eyes White Dragon]]'', and ''[[Rise of the True Dragons Structure Deck|Rise of the True Dragons]]''. (In the OCG, they are ''Dragon's Roar'', ''[[Structure Deck: Revival of the Great Dragon|Revival of the Great Dragon]]'', ''[[Structure Deck: Dragunity Drive|Dragunity DriveOh! GX]]'', ''[[Structure Deck: Dragonic Legion|Dragonic Legion]]'', ''* [[Structure Deck: The Blue-Eyed Dragon's Thundering Descent|The Blue-Eyed Dragon's Thundering DescentChazz Princeton]]'', and ''* [[Structure Deck R: Revival of the Great Divine Dragon|Revival of the Great Divine DragonAtticus Rhodes]]''.)

;''[[Archetype]]Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's include: "[[Majestic]]", "''* [[HieraticYusei Fudo]]", "* [[Horus the Black Flame DragonJack Atlas]]", "* [[Blue-EyesAkiza Izinski]]", "* [[Red-EyesLuna]]", "* [[Galaxy-EyesCrow Hogan]]", "* [[Odd-EyesLeo]]", "[[rokket]]" and "[[Dragon Ruler]]". This last one is one of the most powerful series in the game; even after becoming Limited on the [[January 2014 Lists]], they were still a power to be reckoned with, as each dragon could offer support to Decks of its corresponding Attribute, giving them more consistency. The release of "Number 95: Galaxy-Eyes Dark Matter Dragon" sealed their destiny and made them become Forbidden.

Many multi;''[[Yu-Type archetypes have a DragonGi-Type monster as their trump card, such as:* "[[Crystal Beast]]": "[[Rainbow Dragon]]"* "[[Ice Barrier]]": "[[Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]"* "[[InfernityOh! ZEXAL]]": "[[Infernity Doom Dragon]]"* "[[Iron Chain]]": "[[Iron Chain Dragon]]"* "[[Koa'ki Meiru]]": "[[Koa'ki Meiru Maximus]]"* "[[LightswornKite Tenjo]]": "[[Judgment Dragon]]"* "[[ScrapMizar]]": "[[Scrap Dragon]]"* "[[Utopia (archetype)|Utopia]]": "[[Number 99: Utopic Dragon]]"* [[Cipher]]": "[[Galaxy-Eyes Cipher DragonJinlon]]"

==Dragon-focused Decks====="LV" Dragon Decks===Some dragon Decks are based on the "LV" Dragons, ";''[[Armed DragonYu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]" and "''* [[Horus the Black Flame DragonYuya Sakaki]]". These Decks usually focus on leveling up their monsters quickly. To protect the high level monsters from Trap Cards, "* [[Royal DecreeYuto]]", "* [[JinzoYugo]]", "Trap Stun", "Mirage Dragon" or "* [[King DragunYuri]]" are used. "* [[Horus the Black Flame DragonZ-ARC]]" has added protection from Spell Cards and is well known for the infamous "Horus Decree" lockdown. "Horus" and "Armed Dragon" cards can even be combined to make a Deck that not only locks down Spell and Trap Cards, but also controls the opponent's monsters that may get in your way.

===Dragon Fusion Decks===These types of Decks often focus on getting Fusion Monsters like ";''[[FiveYu-Headed Dragon]]", "[[King Dragun]]", "[[BlueGi-Eyes Ultimate DragonOh! VRAINS]]", and sometimes even "[[Dragon Master Knight]]" or [[Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon]] to the field. Usually "[[Dragon's Mirror]]" or "[[Future Fusion]]" is used to accomplish these tasks. If you want to summon "'* [[King DragunRoken Kogami]]" quickly, "[[The Dark - Hex-Sealed Fusion]]", along with other substitute Fusion-Material monsters, can be of great help.

===Chaos Dragon===One of the more popular builds in the game, this deck utilizes a combination of [[Chaos]] monsters and ";''[[RedYu-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]". This build focuses on getting out "RedGi-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon", "[[Lightpulsar DragonOh! SEVENS]]", and "''* [[Chaos SorcererOtes]]"/"* [[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the BeginningLucidien Kallister]]"; its main offensive strategy relies on banishing opposing cards or banishing its own cards in order to Special Summon its key monsters. One can use "[[Raiden, Hand of the Lightsworn]]", "[[Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress]]", "[[Card Trooper]]" and "[[Darkflare Dragon]]" to send monsters to the Graveyard to summon "Lightpulsar Dragon", or to speed up the setups for summoning both "* [[Dark Armed DragonThe Lukeman]]" and/or "Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning". If played correctly, this deck is capable of Special Summoning its most powerful monsters within a few turns.

This deck relies heavily on Special Summoning powerful monsters with devastating effects in order to overpower and OTK the opponent. The deck can also create Level 8 Synchro monsters consistently due to the synergy of ";''[[White Dragon WyverbursterYu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!]]", "''* [[Black Dragon CollapserpentYuamu Ohdo]]", "Raiden, Hand of the Lightsworn" and "* [[Plaguespreader ZombieThe☆Lugh]]". "Lightpulsar Dragon", "[[Caius the Shadow Monarch]]", and "Chaos Sorcerer" also open up Rank 6 plays after their effects are used.</div>|}

=== Dragon Revival =Icons==Perhaps the easiest way to play Dragons, this deck focuses on sending powerful dragons These are icons used to represent the graveyard with cards such as "[[Dragon Ravine]]"/"[[Dragon Shrine]]" and "[[Number 95: Galaxy-Eyes Dark Matter Dragon]]", then proceeding to revive them with cards such as "[[Soul Charge]]" and "[[Return of the Dragon Lords]]". Many support cards for this deck exclusively support [[Normal Monsters]], as a result, it is often best to play this deck with [[Dragon]]-Type [[Normal Monsters]]in various video games. Due to the extreme ease with which a player can swarm the field with high-level They all depict generic reptilian dragons, [[Xyz Monsters]](Rank 7-8) are highly recommended in this deck.Cards such as [[Decoy Dragon]] and [[Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]] are useful as both can summon any Level 7 or higher Dragon-Type monster from your Graveyard.

==Examples==<gallery widths="200" position="center" captionalign="center">AlexandriteDragonDragon.png | ''[[Yu-LDK2Gi-ENOh! Forbidden Memories|Forbidden Memories]]''DDM-CVG-1EDragon.png | Normal MonsterChaosEmperorDragonEnvoyoftheEnd''[[Yu-DPKBGi-ENOh! Dungeon Dice Monsters (video game)|Dungeon Dice Monsters]]''Dragon-UtRType-UEDM5.png | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 5: Expert 1| Effect MonsterDuel Monsters 5: Expert 1]]''DragonLordTokenDragon-SR02DOR.png | ''[[Yu-ENGi-COh! The Duelists of the Roses|The Duelists of the Roses]]''TypeDragon-1ECMC.png | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum| Token Capsule MonsterColiseum]]''LordoftheRedType-DRL3Dragon-YDT1.png | ''[[Yu-ENGi-UROh! 5D's Duel Transer|Duel Transer]]''Dragon-1ETF06.png | Ritual MonsterFiveHeadedDragon''[[Yu-MIL1Gi-ENOh! 5D's Tag Force 6|Tag Force 6]]''Type-CDragon-1EDAR.png | Fusion MonsterStardustDragon''[[Yu-LC5DGi-EN-UROh! Duel Arena|Duel Arena]]''Dragon-1EDG.png | Synchro MonsterDarkRebellionXyzDragon''[[Yu-WIRAGi-ENOh! Duel Generation|Duel Generation]]''Type-RDragon-1ELOD2.png | Xyz MonsterOddEyesPendulumDragon''[[Yu-YS16Gi-ENOh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution|Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution]]''Type-CDragon-1EMADU.png | Pendulum MonsterBorreloadDragon-CIBR''[[Yu-JPGi-UR.png Oh! Master Duel| Link MonsterMaster Duel]]''

==Trivia==* Outside of the Dragon Type, the [[Sea Serpent]] and [[Wyrm]] types are also thematically focused on draconic monsters, being themed after sea dragons and [[wikipedia:Chinese dragon|Eastern dragons]]/"spiritual" dragons respectively. == In other languages =={{GameplayIn other languages| fr_name = Dragon| de_name = Drache| it_name = Drago| pt_name = Dragão| es_name = Dragón| ja_name = ドラゴン| ja_romaji = Doragon| ko_name = 드래곤 | ko_rr = Deuraegon| tc_name = 龍 | tc_pinyin = Lóng | sc_name = 龙| sc_pinyin = Lóng }} == See also ==* [[List of Dragon-Type monsters]]* [[List of Dragon-Type support cards]]* [[List of Dragon-Type anti-support cards]] {{Card types}}