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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 = RedEyesDarknessMetalDragonEuropean dragon]]s, such as "[[Blue-TF04Eyes White Dragon]]" to the traditionally-JPserpentine [[wikipedia:Chinese dragon|Chinese dragon]]s, such as "[[Divine Dragon Ragnarok]]", to everything in-VGbetween and beyond. From [[Series 9]] onwards, Dragon monsters also encompass human-dragon hybrids that add draconic features to human forms, representing either humans with draconic powers or dragons transformed into human forms. Examples 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.jpg 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| image caption Blue-Eyes|Dragonmaid|Branded|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]]''===<div class="columns" style="column-count:3">* [[Aether]]* [[Amorphage]]* [[Armed Dragon]]* [[Blue-Eyes]]* [[Borrel]]* [[Bystial]] * [[Curse of Dragon (series)| kanji = ドラゴンCurse of Dragon]]* [[Divine Dragon]]* [[Dracoverlord]]* [[Dragonmaid]]* [[Dragon Ruler]]* [[Evolzar]]* [[Four Dimensional Dragons]] * [[Gaia the Dragon Champion (archetype)| romaji = DoragonGaia the Dragon Champion]]* [[Guardragon]]* [[Hieratic]]* [[Materiactor]]* [[Rokket]]* [[Sangen]]* [[Starving Venemy]]* [[Starving Venom]]* [[Tenpai Dragon]] ; Mixed* [[Albaz Dragon]] * [[Chaos (series)| english = Chaos]]* [[Clear Wing]]* [[Cyberdark]]* [[Destruction Sword]]* [[Dracoslayer]]* [[Dragunity]]* [[Duel Dragon]]* [[Felgrand]]* [[Fusion Dragon]]* [[Galaxy]]* [[Horus]]* [[Majestic]]* [[Malefic]]* [[Odd-Eyes]]* [[Pendulum Dragon]] * [[Rebellion (archetype)| french = Rebellion]]* [[Red-Eyes]]* [[Red Dragon Archfiend (archetype)|Red Dragon Archfiend]]* [[Rose Dragon]]* [[Signer Dragon]] * [[Stardust (archetype)| german Stardust]]* [[Supreme King]]* [[Synchro Dragon]]* [[Xyz Dragon]]</div> ===''[[Rush Duel]]''=== Drache * [[Blue-Eyes (Rush Duel)| italian = DragoBlue-Eyes]]* [[High Tech Dragon]] * [[Red-Eyes (Rush Duel)| korean Red-Eyes]]* [[Strike Dragon]]* [[The]] ==Appearance in media== 드래곤  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 ''DeuraegonYu-Gi-Oh!''franchise.  {| portuguese style= Dragão"width:100%" | spanish style="vertical-align:top" |===Manga=== Dragón ;''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)| arabic = تنّينYu-Gi-Oh!]]'' * [[Seto Kaiba (manga)|chinese = 龍 Seto Kaiba]] ;''Lóng / Lung4[[Yu-Gi-Oh! R]]''}}* [[Willa Mette]] {{Infobox/Archetype/;''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh!GX]]'' * [[Chazz Princeton (manga)| list = List of DragonChazz Princeton]] ;''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (manga)|Yu-Gi-Type monstersOh! 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]] * [[Leo (manga)| support list = List of DragonLeo]] ;''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL (manga)|Yu-Gi-Type support cardsOh! ZEXAL]]''* [[Kaito Tenjo (manga)|Kaito Tenjo]]  ;''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V (manga)| antiYu-support list = List of DragonGi-Type antiOh! ARC-support cardsV]]''* [[Yuya Sakaki (manga)|Yuya Sakaki]]* [[Yuto (manga)|Yuto]]* [[Yugo (manga)|Yugo]]* [[Yuri (manga)|Yuri]] }};''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS Luke! Explosive Supremacy Legend!!]]''{{Infobox/Archetype/End}}* [[Tatsuhisa Kamijo (manga)|Tatsuhisa Kamijo]]

| style="vertical-align:top; width:67%" |===Anime===<div class="columns" style="column-count:2">;'''Dragon''' (ドラゴン ''Doragon'') is a [[Type]] of [[Monster Card]]. Dragons tend to be the strongest or key monster in numerous Deck types that would otherwise have nothing to do with Dragons. Ever since the ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card'' franchise began, Dragon monsters have been known for having ATK greater than any other type of monster in the game (also being the one of the most popular monster Typesanime). There are Dragon|Yu-Type Monsters for every Attribute (except for [[DIVINE]], even though two of the three [[DivineGi-BeastOh!]] monsters are referred to as dragons, namely "[[The Winged Dragon of Ra]]", and "[[Slifer the Sky Dragon]]"). There aren't many '* [[WATERSeto Kaiba]] Dragon-Type monsters although "* [[Mythic Water DragonRebecca Hawkins]]", "[[Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls]]", "[[Nekroz of Decisive Armor]]" and "[[Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]" are examples of powerful Dragon-Type monsters of that Attribute.

Maybe the most iconic card in the game is ";''[[BlueYu-Eyes White Dragon]]". Also, some of the most powerful [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]], [[Synchro Monster|Synchro]], [[Xyz Monster|Xyz]], and [[Pendulum Monster]]s in the game are Dragons. Remarkable examples include "[[Five-Headed Dragon]]", "[[Dragon Master Knight]]", "[[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]]", "[[Stardust Dragon]]", "[[Black Rose Dragon]]", "[[Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]", "[[Shooting Quasar Dragon]]", "[[Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons]]", "[[Void Ogre Dragon]]", "[[Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon]]", "[[Number 95: Galaxy-Eyes Dark Matter Dragon]]", "[[Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon]]", "[[Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon]]", "[[Clear Wing Synchro Dragon]]", "[[OddGi-Eyes Rebellion DragonOh! GX]]", "''* [[Crystal Wing Synchro DragonChazz Princeton]]", and "* [[Starving Venom Fusion DragonAtticus Rhodes]]".

There are six [[Structure Deck]]s focused on Dragon-Type monsters: ;''[[Structure Deck: DragonYu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Roar|Dragon's Roar]]'', ''[[Structure Deck: Revival of the Great Dragon|Revival of the Great Dragon]]''/''[[Rise of the Dragon Lords Structure Deck|Rise of the Dragon Lords]]'', ''[[Structure Deck: Dragunity Drive|Dragunity Drive]]''/''[[Dragunity Legion Structure Deck|Dragunity Legion]]'', ''* [[Dragons Collide Structure Deck|Dragons CollideYusei Fudo]]''/''* [[Structure Deck: Dragonic Legion|Dragonic LegionJack Atlas]]'', ''* [[Structure Deck: The Blue-Eyed Dragon's Thundering Descent|The Blue-Eyed Dragon's Thundering DescentAkiza Izinski]]''/''* [[Saga of Blue-Eyes White Dragon Structure Deck|Saga of Blue-Eyes White DragonLuna]]'', and ''* [[Structure Deck R: Revival of the Great Divine Dragon|Revival of the Great Divine DragonCrow Hogan]]''/''* [[Rise of the True Dragons Structure Deck|Rise of the True DragonsLeo]]''.

;''[[Archetype]]s include: "[[Majestic]]", "[[Hieratic]]", "[[Horus the Black Flame Dragon]]", "[[Blue-Eyes]]", "[[RedYu-Eyes]]", "[[GalaxyGi-EyesOh! ZEXAL]]", "''* [[Odd-EyesKite Tenjo]]" and "* [[Dragon RulerMizar]]". This last one is one of the most powerful Archetypes in the game; even after becoming Limited on the * [[January 2014 ListsJinlon]], 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.

A recent trend with multi;''[[Yu-Type archetypes is having the trump card of the Archetype be a DragonGi-Type unlike most of the other monsters in the archetype, such as:Oh! ARC-V]]''* [[Yuya Sakaki]]* [[Yuto]]* [[Yugo]]* [[Yuri]]* [[Z-ARC]]

* "[[Crystal Beast]]": "[[Rainbow Dragon]]"* "[[Ice Barrier]]": "[[Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]"* "[[Infernity]]": ";''[[Infernity Doom DragonYu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]"* "[[Iron Chain]]": "[[Iron Chain Dragon]]"* "[[Koa'ki Meiru]]": "[[Koa'ki Meiru Maximus]]"* "[[Lightsworn]]": "[[Judgment Dragon]]"* "[[Scrap]]": "[[Scrap Dragon]]"* "[[Utopia (archetype)|Utopia]]": "[[Number 99: Utopic DragonRoken Kogami]]"

In the first four ;''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime and manga series, the main character's rivals all use Dragon-Type monsters as their ace monsters. [[Seto Kaiba]] has "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]", [[Chazz Princeton]] uses an "[[Armed Dragon]]" (or "[[Light and Darkness Dragon]]" in the manga), [[Jack AtlasSEVENS]]'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]]". In addition, [[Kite Tenjo]] uses "'* [[Galaxy-Eyes Photon DragonOtes]]". Curiously enough, this tradition was inverted in the fifth series, and the protagonist * [[Yuya SakakiLucidien Kallister]], along with his * [[Dimensional counterparts|counterparts]], is the one who uses Dragons, primarily "[[Odd-Eyes Pendulum DragonThe Lukeman]]".

==Dragon-Focused Decks====="LV" Dragon Decks===Some dragon Decks are based on the "LV" Dragons, ";''[[Armed DragonYu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!]]" and "''* [[Horus the Black Flame DragonYuamu Ohdo]]". These Decks usually focus on leveling up their monsters quickly. To protect the high level monsters from Trap Cards, "* [[Royal DecreeThe☆Lugh]]", "[[Jinzo]]", "Trap Stun", "Mirage Dragon" or "[[King Dragun]]" are used. "[[Horus the Black Flame Dragon]]" 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.</div>|}

===Dragon Fusion Decks=Icons==These types of 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]] are icons used to represent the field. Usually "[[Dragon's Mirror]]" or "[[Future Fusion]]" is used to accomplish these tasksType in various video games. If you want to summon "[[King Dragun]]" quickly, "[[The Dark - Hex-Sealed Fusion]]", along with other substitute Fusion-Material monsters, can be of great helpThey all depict generic reptilian dragons.

===Chaos <gallery>Dragon===One of the more popular builds in the game, this deck utilizes a combination of .png | ''[[ChaosYu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories|Forbidden Memories]] monsters and "[[Red''DDM-VG-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon]]". This build focuses on getting out "Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon", "png | ''[[Lightpulsar DragonYu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters (video game)|Dungeon Dice Monsters]]", and "''Dragon-Type-DM5.png | ''[[Chaos SorcererYu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 5: Expert 1|Duel Monsters 5: Expert 1]]"/"''Dragon-DOR.png | ''[[Black Luster Soldier Yu-Gi- Envoy Oh! The Duelists of the BeginningRoses|The Duelists of the Roses]]"; its main offensive strategy relies on banishing opposing cards or banishing its own cards in order to Special Summon its key monsters''TypeDragon-CMC. One can use "png | ''[[Raiden, Hand of the LightswornYu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum|Capsule Monster Coliseum]]", "''Type-Dragon-YDT1.png | ''[[Lyla, Lightsworn SorceressYu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Duel Transer|Duel Transer]]", "''Dragon-TF06.png | ''[[Card TrooperYu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 6|Tag Force 6]]" and "''Type-Dragon-DAR.png | ''[[Darkflare DragonYu-Gi-Oh! Duel Arena|Duel Arena]]" to send monsters to the Graveyard to summon "Lightpulsar ''Dragon", or to speed up the setups for summoning both "-DG.png | ''[[Dark Armed DragonYu-Gi-Oh! Duel Generation|Duel Generation]]" and/or "Black Luster Soldier ''Type-Dragon-LOD2.png | ''[[Yu-Gi- Envoy Oh! Legacy of the Beginning". If played correctly, this deck is capable Duelist: Link Evolution|Legacy of Special Summoning its most powerful monsters within a few turnsthe Duelist: Link Evolution]]''Type-Dragon-MADU.png | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel|Master Duel]]''</gallery>

This deck relies heavily on Special Summoning powerful monsters with devastating effects in order to overpower and OTK ==Trivia==* Outside of the opponent. The deck can also create Level 8 Synchro monsters consistently due to the synergy of "[[White Dragon Wyverburster]]"Type, "the [[Black Dragon CollapserpentSea Serpent]]", "Raiden, Hand of the Lightsworn" and "[[Plaguespreader ZombieWyrm]]". "Lightpulsar Dragon"types are also thematically focused on draconic monsters, "being themed after sea dragons and [[Caius the Shadow Monarchwikipedia:Chinese dragon|Eastern dragons]]/", and "Chaos Sorcererspiritual" also open up Rank 6 plays after their effects are useddragons respectively.

==In other languages =={{In other languages| fr_name = Dragon Revival | 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Perhaps the easiest way to play Dragons, this deck focuses on sending powerful dragons to 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]].| sc_pinyin = Lóng }}

==ExampleSee also ==* [[File:BlueEyesWhiteDragonList of Dragon-LDK2Type monsters]]* [[List of Dragon-EN-CType support cards]]* [[List of Dragon-1EType anti-2.png|300px|centersupport cards]]

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