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| image        = LegendofHeart-OW.png
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| image        = LegendofHeart-MADU-EN-VG-artwork.png
| caption      = Clockwise, from top: "[[The Fang of Critias]]", "[[The Eye of Timaeus]]" and "[[The Claw of Hermos]]", in the artwork of "[[Legend of Heart]]"
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| caption      = Clockwise, from top: "[[The Fang of Critias]]", "[[The Eye of Timaeus]]", and "[[The Claw of Hermos]]" in the artwork of "[[Legend of Heart]]"
 
| ja_name      = {{Ruby|伝|でん}}{{ruby|説|せつ}}の{{Ruby|竜|りゅう}}
 
| ja_name      = {{Ruby|伝|でん}}{{ruby|説|せつ}}の{{Ruby|竜|りゅう}}
 
| romaji      = Densetsu no Ryū
 
| romaji      = Densetsu no Ryū
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| it_name      = Leggendario Drago
 
| it_name      = Leggendario Drago
 
| ko_name      = 전설의 용
 
| ko_name      = 전설의 용
| ko_hanja    = 傳說?
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| ko_hanja    = 傳說의
| ko_romanized = Jeonseor-ui Yong
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| ko_romanized = Jeonseol-ui Yong
 
| pt_name      = Dragão Lendário
 
| pt_name      = Dragão Lendário
 
| es_name      = Dragón Legendario
 
| es_name      = Dragón Legendario
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* [[Legendary Dragon Decks]]
 
* [[Legendary Dragon Decks]]
 
* [[Legendary Collection Kaiba]]
 
* [[Legendary Collection Kaiba]]
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* [[Dragons of Legend: The Complete Series]]
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* [[Ghosts From the Past: The 2nd Haunting]]
 
| ocg          =
 
| ocg          =
 
* [[Collectors Pack: Duelist of Legend Version]]
 
* [[Collectors Pack: Duelist of Legend Version]]
 
* [[Collectors Pack: Duelist of Destiny Version]]
 
* [[Collectors Pack: Duelist of Destiny Version]]
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* [[Secret Utility Box]]
 
| anime        = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]
 
| anime        = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
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"'''Legendary Dragon'''" ({{Ruby|伝|でん}}{{ruby|説|せつ}}の{{Ruby|竜|りゅう}} ''Densetsu no Ryū'') is an [[archetype]] of the dragon forms of the three "[[Legendary Knight]]" monsters. The archetype was introduced in ''[[Dragons of Legend]]'' and was featured in the [[Waking the Dragons]] arc of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime.
"'''Legendary Dragon'''" ({{Ruby|伝|でん}}{{ruby|説|せつ}}の{{Ruby|竜|りゅう}} ''Densetsu no Ryū'') is an [[archetype]] of the dragon forms of the three "[[Legendary Knight]]s". The archetype was introduced in ''[[Dragons of Legend]]'' and was featured in the [[Waking the Dragons]] arc of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime.
 
 
 
 
Despite all of the members of this archetype lacking "Legendary Dragon" in their names, they each include a [[name condition]] that causes them to always be treated as "Legendary Dragon" cards.
 
Despite all of the members of this archetype lacking "Legendary Dragon" in their names, they each include a [[name condition]] that causes them to always be treated as "Legendary Dragon" cards.
 
 
The names of the "Legendary Dragons" come from the ancient philosopher [[wikipedia:Plato|Plato]]'s workings. The specific body part in the name corresponds to where they were stabbed and sealed during the war in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime.
 
The names of the "Legendary Dragons" come from the ancient philosopher [[wikipedia:Plato|Plato]]'s workings. The specific body part in the name corresponds to where they were stabbed and sealed during the war in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime.
 
 
"[[Legendary Dragon of White]]" is not a "Legendary Dragon" card because it does not have 「{{Ruby|伝説|でんせつ}}の{{Ruby|竜|りゅう}}」 in its Japanese name.
 
"[[Legendary Dragon of White]]" is not a "Legendary Dragon" card because it does not have 「{{Ruby|伝説|でんせつ}}の{{Ruby|竜|りゅう}}」 in its Japanese name.
 
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==History==
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These cards first appeared in the [[Waking the Dragons]] arc of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime.
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[[Yugi Muto]], [[Joey Wheeler]] and [[Seto Kaiba]] each receive 1 of the 3 Legendary Dragon cards: "[[The Eye of Timaeus]]", "[[The Claw of Hermos]]" and "[[The Fang of Critias]]", respectively. According to Kaiba, the Dragon he received, "Critias", seemed just as powerful as the [[Egyptian God Card]]s.
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These cards are the dragon forms of the three "[[Legendary Knight]]s" who used to live in the [[Dominion of the Beasts]] and answered [[Ironheart]]'s call to defend [[Atlantis]]. [[Dartz]] transformed them into dragons to weaken them. The great ancient war ended in a draw, with the Dragons sealed away in their realm and the Leviathan severely weakened and diminished to a shadow.
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Although their names are known prior to their release in the dub anime, in the original anime, no one—not even the monsters—knows the names of these dragons except for their chosen Duelists, who learn their name upon releasing them, without even being told what their names are. Thus, they are referred to as the Nameless Dragons in the Japanese anime sometimes even by their chosen Duelists.
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===Properties===
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[[File:Legendary Dragons in Monster Card Zones.jpg|thumb|The Legendary Dragons being played in [[Monster Card Zone]]s in the anime]]
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In the anime, they do not belong to any regular card type; their cards are colored blueish, but not the same as [[Ritual Monster]]s. They can be played whilst "[[Spell Canceller (anime)|Spell Canceller]]" is on the [[field]], so are not [[Spell Card]]s unlike in the ''TCG''/''OCG''. They are usually played in [[Monster Card Zone]]s, but [[Yami Yugi]] placed "[[Eye of Timaeus]]" in a [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]] during his Duel with [[Weevil Underwood]].
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"[[Eye of Timaeus]]" can fuse with other [[monster]]s to become new [[Fusion Monsters]]. [[Yami Yugi]] fused this card with "[[Dark Magician (anime)|Dark Magician]]" and "[[Dark Magician Girl (anime)|Dark Magician Girl]]" to form the respective [[Fusion Monsters]]: "[[Amulet Dragon (anime)|Amulet Dragon]]" and "[[Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight (anime)|Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight]]". He once attempted to fuse it with "[[Poison Butterfly]]" but it did not work as at this point Yami Yugi had lost Timaeus' trust, because he played "[[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]".
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The "[[Claw of Hermos]]" can fuse with other monsters to form new [[Equip Spell Card|Equip Spells]]. [[Joey Wheeler|Joey]] fused this card with "[[Time Wizard (anime)|Time Wizard]]", "[[Red-Eyes Black Dragon (anime)|Red-Eyes Black Dragon]]", "[[Rocket Warrior (anime)|Rocket Warrior]]" and "[[Big Bang Blow]]" to make the respective [[Equip Spell Card|Equip Spells]]: "[[Time Magic Hammer]]", "[[Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword]]", "[[Rocket Hermos Cannon]]" and "[[Big Bang Dragon Blow]]". In addition, [[Yami Yugi]] also fused "[[Queen's Knight (anime)|Queen's Knight]]" with this card to form "[[Goddess Bow]]".
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The "[[Fang of Critias]]" can fuse with [[Trap Card|Traps]] to form new [[Fusion Monsters]] with [[card effect|effects]] similar to the Trap Card. [[Seto Kaiba]] fused this card with "[[Crush Card]]", "[[Tyrant Wing (anime)|Tyrant Wing]]" and "[[Mirror Force (anime)|Mirror Force]]" to form the respective [[Fusion Monsters]]: "[[Doom Virus Dragon (anime)|Doom Virus Dragon]]", "[[Tyrant Burst Dragon (anime)|Tyrant Burst Dragon]]" and "[[Mirror Force Dragon (anime)|Mirror Force Dragon]]".
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"[[Legend of Heart]]" allows them to transform into their [[Legendary Knight]] forms: "[[Legendary Knight Timaeus (anime)|Legendary Knight Timaeus]]", "[[Legendary Knight Hermos (anime)|Legendary Knight Hermos]]" and "[[Legendary Knight Critias (anime)|Legendary Knight Critias]]". These three Legendary Knights, under the right conditions, can also be combined to form "[[Timaeus the Knight of Destiny (anime)|Timaeus the Knight of Destiny]]".
 
==Members==
 
==Members==
{| class="wikitable"
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===Legendary Dragon===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
! rowspan="2" | Legendary Dragon
 
! rowspan="2" | Legendary Dragon
 
! colspan="2" | Origin
 
! colspan="2" | Origin
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! rowspan="2" | Owner
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Dialogue
 
! Dialogue
 
! Character
 
! Character
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|-
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| [[The Eye of Timaeus]]
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| [[wikipedia:Timaeus (dialogue)|Timaeus]]
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| [[wikipedia:Timaeus of Locri|Timaeus of Locri]]
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| [[Yami Yugi]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[The Fang of Critias]]
 
| [[The Fang of Critias]]
 
| [[wikipedia:Critias (dialogue)|Critias]]
 
| [[wikipedia:Critias (dialogue)|Critias]]
 
| [[wikipedia:Critias|Critias]]
 
| [[wikipedia:Critias|Critias]]
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| [[Seto Kaiba]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[The Claw of Hermos]]
 
| [[The Claw of Hermos]]
 
| [[wikipedia:Hermocrates (dialogue)|Hermocrates]]
 
| [[wikipedia:Hermocrates (dialogue)|Hermocrates]]
 
| [[wikipedia:Hermocrates|Hermocrates]]
 
| [[wikipedia:Hermocrates|Hermocrates]]
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| [[Joey Wheeler]]
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|}
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In addition to the [[Spell Card]] "[[The Eye of Timaeus]]", [[Timaeus]] also possesses a [[Monster card|monster]] form based on his [[Dragon]] appearance: "[[Timaeus the United Dragon]]".
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===Legendary Knight===
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{{main|Legendary Knight}}
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These are the true forms of the "Legendary Dragons". These knights were weakened by [[Dartz]] and were transformed into [[Dragon]]s, but they were eventually freed. Under the right circumstances, the three can combine to form "[[Timaeus the Knight of Destiny]]".
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! Legendary Dragon
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! [[Legendary Knight]]
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! [[Fusion Monster|Fusion]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[The Eye of Timaeus]]
 
| [[The Eye of Timaeus]]
| [[wikipedia:Timaeus (dialogue)|Timaeus]]
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| [[Legendary Knight Timaeus]]
| [[wikipedia:Timaeus of Locri|Timaeus of Locri]]
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| rowspan="3" | [[Timaeus the Knight of Destiny]]
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|-
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| [[The Fang of Critias]]
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| [[Legendary Knight Critias]]
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|-
 +
| [[The Claw of Hermos]]
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| [[Legendary Knight Hermos]]
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|}
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===Fusion Monsters===
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These are the cards that were [[Special Summon]]ed by using the "Legendary Dragons" and another specific card, in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="2" | [[Fusion Material]]s
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! rowspan="2" | [[Fusion Monster]]
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|-
 +
! Legendary Dragon
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! Other card
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|-
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| rowspan="4" | [[The Eye of Timaeus]]
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| rowspan="2" | [[Dark Magician]]
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| [[Amulet Dragon]]
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|-
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| [[Dark Magician the Dragon Knight]]
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|-
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| [[Dark Magician Girl]]
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| [[Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight]]
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|-
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| [[Poison Butterfly]]
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| ''[[List of unseen cards#Fusion of "Eye of Timaeus" and "Poison Butterfly"|Unknown]]''
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|-
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| rowspan="4" | [[The Fang of Critias]]
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| [[Ring of Destruction]]
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| [[Destruction Dragon]]
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|-
 +
| [[Crush Card Virus]]
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| [[Doom Virus Dragon]]
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|-
 +
| [[Mirror Force]]
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| [[Mirror Force Dragon]]
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|-
 +
| [[Tyrant Wing]]
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| [[Tyrant Burst Dragon]]
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|-
 +
| rowspan="6" | [[The Claw of Hermos]]
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|-
 +
| [[Big Bang Blow]]
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| [[Big Bang Dragon Blow]]
 +
|-
 +
| [[Queen's Knight]]
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| [[Goddess Bow]]
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|-
 +
| [[Red-Eyes Black Dragon]]
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| [[Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword]]
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|-
 +
| [[Rocket Warrior]]
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| [[Rocket Hermos Cannon]]
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|-
 +
| [[Time Wizard]]
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| [[Time Magic Hammer]]
 
|}
 
|}
 
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In addition to [[Fusion Monster]]s formed using one of the "Legendary Dragon" cards and another card, "[[Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon]]" was originally formed with "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" and "[[Tyrant Burst Dragon]]".
These cards first appeared in the [[Waking the Dragons]] arc of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime.
 
 
 
[[Yugi Muto]], [[Joey Wheeler]] and [[Seto Kaiba]] each receive 1 of the 3 Legendary Dragon cards: "[[The Eye of Timaeus]]", "[[The Claw of Hermos]]" and "[[The Fang of Critias]]", respectively. According to Kaiba, the Dragon he received, "Critias", seemed just as powerful as the [[Egyptian God Card]]s.
 
 
 
These cards are the dragon forms of the three "[[Legendary Knight]]s" who used to live in the [[Dominion of the Beasts]] and answered [[Ironheart]]'s call to defend [[Atlantis]]. [[Dartz]] transformed them into dragons to weaken them. The great ancient war ended in a draw, with the Dragons sealed away in their realm and the Leviathan severely weakened and diminished to a shadow.
 
 
 
Although their names are known prior to their release in the dub anime, in the original anime, no one—not even the monsters—knows the names of these dragons except for their chosen Duelists, who learn their name upon releasing them, without even being told what their names are. Thus, they are referred to as the Nameless Dragons in the Japanese anime sometimes even by their chosen Duelists.
 
 
 
===Properties===
 
[[File:Legendary Dragons in Monster Card Zones.jpg|thumb|The Legendary Dragons being played in [[Monster Card Zone]]s in the anime]]
 
 
 
In the anime, they do not belong to any regular card type; their cards are colored blueish, but not the same as [[Ritual Monster]]s. They can be played whilst "[[Spell Canceller (anime)|Spell Canceller]]" is on the [[field]], so are not [[Spell Card]]s unlike in the ''TCG''/''OCG''. They are usually played in [[Monster Card Zone]]s, but [[Yami Yugi]] placed "[[The Eye of Timaeus (anime)|The Eye of Timaeus]]" in a [[Spell & Trap Card Zone]] during his Duel with [[Weevil Underwood]].
 
 
 
"[[The Eye of Timaeus (anime)|The Eye of Timaeus]]" can fuse with other [[monster]]s to become new [[Fusion Monsters]]. [[Yami Yugi]] fused this card with "[[Dark Magician (anime)|Dark Magician]]" and "[[Dark Magician Girl (anime)|Dark Magician Girl]]" to form the respective [[Fusion Monsters]]: "[[Amulet Dragon (anime)|Amulet Dragon]]" and "[[Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight (anime)|Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight]]". He once attempted to fuse it with "[[Poison Butterfly]]" but it did not work as at this point Yami Yugi had lost Timaeus' trust, because he played "[[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]".
 
 
 
The "[[Claw of Hermos]]" can fuse with other monsters to form new [[Equip Spell Card|Equip Spells]]. [[Joey Wheeler|Joey]] fused this card with "[[Time Wizard (anime)|Time Wizard]]", "[[Red-Eyes Black Dragon (anime)|Red-Eyes Black Dragon]]", "[[Rocket Warrior (anime)|Rocket Warrior]]" and "[[Big Bang Blow]]" to make the respective [[Equip Spell Card|Equip Spells]]: "[[Time Magic Hammer]]", "[[Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword]]", "[[Rocket Hermos Cannon]]" and "[[Big Bang Dragon Blow]]". In addition, [[Yami Yugi]] also fused "[[Queen's Knight (anime)|Queen's Knight]]" with this card to form "[[Goddess Bow]]".
 
 
 
The "[[Fang of Critias]]" can fuse with [[Trap Card|Traps]] to form new [[Fusion Monsters]] with [[card effect|effects]] similar to the Trap Card. [[Seto Kaiba]] fused this card with "[[Crush Card]]", "[[Tyrant Wing (anime)|Tyrant Wing]]" and "[[Mirror Force (anime)|Mirror Force]]" to form the respective [[Fusion Monsters]]: "[[Doom Virus Dragon (anime)|Doom Virus Dragon]]", "[[Tyrant Burst Dragon (anime)|Tyrant Burst Dragon]]" and "[[Mirror Force Dragon (anime)|Mirror Force Dragon]]".
 
 
 
"[[Legend of Heart]]" allows them to transform into their [[Legendary Knight]] forms: "[[Legendary Knight Timaeus (anime)|Legendary Knight Timaeus]]", "[[Legendary Knight Hermos (anime)|Legendary Knight Hermos]]" and "[[Legendary Knight Critias (anime)|Legendary Knight Critias]]". These three Legendary Knights, under the right conditions, can also be combined to form "[[Timaeus the Knight of Destiny (anime)|Timaeus the Knight of Destiny]]".
 
 
 
 
==Playing style==
 
==Playing style==
Each of the Legendary Dragons can [[Special Summon]] one of a number of [[Fusion Monster]]s by using another card. In the ''TCG'' and ''OCG'', only "[[The Eye of Timaeus]]" uses the other card as a [[Fusion Material]]; "[[The Fang of Critias]]" and "[[The Claw of Hermos]]" instead send the card to the Graveyard.
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Each of the "Legendary Dragons" can [[Special Summon]] one of a number of [[Fusion Monster]]s by using another card. In the ''[[TCG]]''/''[[OCG]]'', only "[[The Eye of Timaeus]]" uses the other card as a [[Fusion Material]]; "[[The Fang of Critias]]" and "[[The Claw of Hermos]]" instead send the card to the Graveyard.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! colspan="2" | Requirements
 
! colspan="2" | Requirements
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| [[Rocket Hermos Cannon]]
 
| [[Rocket Hermos Cannon]]
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="7" | [[The Eye of Timaeus]]
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| rowspan="8" | [[The Eye of Timaeus]]
| rowspan="5" | [[Dark Magician]]
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| rowspan="6" | [[Dark Magician]]
 
| [[Amulet Dragon]]
 
| [[Amulet Dragon]]
 
|-
 
|-
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[Dark Paladin]]
 
| [[Dark Paladin]]
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|-
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| [[Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Dark Magician Girl]]
 
| [[Dark Magician Girl]]
 
| [[Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight]]
 
| [[Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight]]
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Dark Magician]] or [[Dark Magician Girl]]
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| Dark Magician or Dark Magician Girl
 
| [[The Dark Magicians]]
 
| [[The Dark Magicians]]
 
|}
 
|}
 
 
===Recommended cards===
 
===Recommended cards===
 
{{Decklist|Recommended cards
 
{{Decklist|Recommended cards
 
<!--This is not an exact Decklist. Please do not add multiples or staples.-->
 
<!--This is not an exact Decklist. Please do not add multiples or staples.-->
 
 
|normal monsters =
 
|normal monsters =
 
* [[Dark Magician]]
 
* [[Dark Magician]]
* [[Red-Eyes B. Dragon]]
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* [[Red-Eyes Black Dragon|Red-Eyes B. Dragon]]
 
 
 
|effect monsters =
 
|effect monsters =
 
* [[Armageddon Knight]]
 
* [[Armageddon Knight]]
 
* [[Dark Magician Girl]]
 
* [[Dark Magician Girl]]
 
* [[Elemental HERO Prisma]]
 
* [[Elemental HERO Prisma]]
 
 
|toon monsters =
 
|toon monsters =
 
* [[Red-Eyes Toon Dragon]]
 
* [[Red-Eyes Toon Dragon]]
 
* [[Toon Dark Magician]]
 
* [[Toon Dark Magician]]
 
* [[Toon Dark Magician Girl]]
 
* [[Toon Dark Magician Girl]]
 
 
|fusion monsters =
 
|fusion monsters =
 
* [[Amulet Dragon]]
 
* [[Amulet Dragon]]
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* [[Time Magic Hammer]]
 
* [[Time Magic Hammer]]
 
* [[Tyrant Burst Dragon]]
 
* [[Tyrant Burst Dragon]]
 
 
|xyz monsters =
 
|xyz monsters =
 
* [[Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack]]
 
* [[Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack]]
 
* [[Number 11: Big Eye]]
 
* [[Number 11: Big Eye]]
 
* [[Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon]]
 
* [[Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon]]
 
 
|link monsters =
 
|link monsters =
 
* [[Duelittle Chimera]]
 
* [[Duelittle Chimera]]
 
* [[Hip Hoshiningen]]
 
* [[Hip Hoshiningen]]
 
* [[Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights]]
 
* [[Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights]]
 
 
|spells =
 
|spells =
 
* [[The Claw of Hermos]]
 
* [[The Claw of Hermos]]
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* [[Summoner's Art]]
 
* [[Summoner's Art]]
 
* [[Toon Table of Contents]]
 
* [[Toon Table of Contents]]
 
 
|traps =
 
|traps =
 
* [[Crush Card Virus]]
 
* [[Crush Card Virus]]
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* [[Tyrant Wing]]
 
* [[Tyrant Wing]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
 
===Official Legendary Dragons Decks===
 
===Official Legendary Dragons Decks===
 
There have been three official decks created by [[Konami]].<ref>[http://ygorganization.com/ocg-legendary-dragon-decks/ YGOrganization] Legendary Dragon Decks</ref>
 
There have been three official decks created by [[Konami]].<ref>[http://ygorganization.com/ocg-legendary-dragon-decks/ YGOrganization] Legendary Dragon Decks</ref>
 
 
{{Decklist|First Official Legendary Dragon Deck
 
{{Decklist|First Official Legendary Dragon Deck
 
|effect monsters =
 
|effect monsters =
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* [[Tyrant Wing]]
 
* [[Tyrant Wing]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
 
{{Decklist|Second Official Legendary Dragon Deck
 
{{Decklist|Second Official Legendary Dragon Deck
 
|normal monsters =
 
|normal monsters =
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* [[Tyrant Wing]] x2
 
* [[Tyrant Wing]] x2
 
}}
 
}}
 
 
{{Decklist|Third Official Legendary Dragon Deck
 
{{Decklist|Third Official Legendary Dragon Deck
 
|normal monsters =
 
|normal monsters =
* [[Red-Eyes B. Dragon]] x2
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* [[Red-Eyes Black Dragon|Red-Eyes B. Dragon]] x2
 
|effect monsters =
 
|effect monsters =
 
* [[Armageddon Knight]]
 
* [[Armageddon Knight]]
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* [[Solemn Judgment]]
 
* [[Solemn Judgment]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
 
==References==
 
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Legendary Dragon
Clockwise, from top: "The Fang of Critias", "The Eye of Timaeus", and "The Claw of Hermos" — in the artwork of "Legend of Heart"
Clockwise, from top: "The Fang of Critias", "The Eye of Timaeus", and "The Claw of Hermos" — in the artwork of "Legend of Heart"
Japanese
  • でんせつりゅう
  • 伝説の竜 (base)
  • でんせつのりゅう (ruby)
  • Densetsu no Ryū (romanized)
French
  • Dragon Légendaire
German
  • Legendärer Drache
Italian
  • Leggendario Drago
Korean
  • 전설의 용
  • 傳說의 龍 (Hanja)
  • Jeonseol-ui Yong (romanized)
Portuguese
  • Dragão Lendário
Spanish
  • Dragón Legendario
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"Legendary Dragon" (でんせつりゅう Densetsu no Ryū) is an archetype of the dragon forms of the three "Legendary Knight" monsters. The archetype was introduced in Dragons of Legend and was featured in the Waking the Dragons arc of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. Despite all of the members of this archetype lacking "Legendary Dragon" in their names, they each include a name condition that causes them to always be treated as "Legendary Dragon" cards. The names of the "Legendary Dragons" come from the ancient philosopher Plato's workings. The specific body part in the name corresponds to where they were stabbed and sealed during the war in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. "Legendary Dragon of White" is not a "Legendary Dragon" card because it does not have 「伝説でんせつりゅう」 in its Japanese name.

History

These cards first appeared in the Waking the Dragons arc of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. Yugi Muto, Joey Wheeler and Seto Kaiba each receive 1 of the 3 Legendary Dragon cards: "The Eye of Timaeus", "The Claw of Hermos" and "The Fang of Critias", respectively. According to Kaiba, the Dragon he received, "Critias", seemed just as powerful as the Egyptian God Cards. These cards are the dragon forms of the three "Legendary Knights" who used to live in the Dominion of the Beasts and answered Ironheart's call to defend Atlantis. Dartz transformed them into dragons to weaken them. The great ancient war ended in a draw, with the Dragons sealed away in their realm and the Leviathan severely weakened and diminished to a shadow. Although their names are known prior to their release in the dub anime, in the original anime, no one—not even the monsters—knows the names of these dragons except for their chosen Duelists, who learn their name upon releasing them, without even being told what their names are. Thus, they are referred to as the Nameless Dragons in the Japanese anime sometimes even by their chosen Duelists.

Properties

The Legendary Dragons being played in Monster Card Zones in the anime

In the anime, they do not belong to any regular card type; their cards are colored blueish, but not the same as Ritual Monsters. They can be played whilst "Spell Canceller" is on the field, so are not Spell Cards unlike in the TCG/OCG. They are usually played in Monster Card Zones, but Yami Yugi placed "Eye of Timaeus" in a Spell & Trap Card Zone during his Duel with Weevil Underwood. "Eye of Timaeus" can fuse with other monsters to become new Fusion Monsters. Yami Yugi fused this card with "Dark Magician" and "Dark Magician Girl" to form the respective Fusion Monsters: "Amulet Dragon" and "Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight". He once attempted to fuse it with "Poison Butterfly" but it did not work as at this point Yami Yugi had lost Timaeus' trust, because he played "The Seal of Orichalcos". The "Claw of Hermos" can fuse with other monsters to form new Equip Spells. Joey fused this card with "Time Wizard", "Red-Eyes Black Dragon", "Rocket Warrior" and "Big Bang Blow" to make the respective Equip Spells: "Time Magic Hammer", "Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword", "Rocket Hermos Cannon" and "Big Bang Dragon Blow". In addition, Yami Yugi also fused "Queen's Knight" with this card to form "Goddess Bow". The "Fang of Critias" can fuse with Traps to form new Fusion Monsters with effects similar to the Trap Card. Seto Kaiba fused this card with "Crush Card", "Tyrant Wing" and "Mirror Force" to form the respective Fusion Monsters: "Doom Virus Dragon", "Tyrant Burst Dragon" and "Mirror Force Dragon". "Legend of Heart" allows them to transform into their Legendary Knight forms: "Legendary Knight Timaeus", "Legendary Knight Hermos" and "Legendary Knight Critias". These three Legendary Knights, under the right conditions, can also be combined to form "Timaeus the Knight of Destiny".

Members

Legendary Dragon

Legendary Dragon Origin Owner
Dialogue Character
The Eye of Timaeus Timaeus Timaeus of Locri Yami Yugi
The Fang of Critias Critias Critias Seto Kaiba
The Claw of Hermos Hermocrates Hermocrates Joey Wheeler

In addition to the Spell Card "The Eye of Timaeus", Timaeus also possesses a monster form based on his Dragon appearance: "Timaeus the United Dragon".

Legendary Knight

These are the true forms of the "Legendary Dragons". These knights were weakened by Dartz and were transformed into Dragons, but they were eventually freed. Under the right circumstances, the three can combine to form "Timaeus the Knight of Destiny".

Legendary Dragon Legendary Knight Fusion
The Eye of Timaeus Legendary Knight Timaeus Timaeus the Knight of Destiny
The Fang of Critias Legendary Knight Critias
The Claw of Hermos Legendary Knight Hermos

Fusion Monsters

These are the cards that were Special Summoned by using the "Legendary Dragons" and another specific card, in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime.

Fusion Materials Fusion Monster
Legendary Dragon Other card
The Eye of Timaeus Dark Magician Amulet Dragon
Dark Magician the Dragon Knight
Dark Magician Girl Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight
Poison Butterfly Unknown
The Fang of Critias Ring of Destruction Destruction Dragon
Crush Card Virus Doom Virus Dragon
Mirror Force Mirror Force Dragon
Tyrant Wing Tyrant Burst Dragon
The Claw of Hermos
Big Bang Blow Big Bang Dragon Blow
Queen's Knight Goddess Bow
Red-Eyes Black Dragon Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword
Rocket Warrior Rocket Hermos Cannon
Time Wizard Time Magic Hammer

In addition to Fusion Monsters formed using one of the "Legendary Dragon" cards and another card, "Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon" was originally formed with "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" and "Tyrant Burst Dragon".

Playing style

Each of the "Legendary Dragons" can Special Summon one of a number of Fusion Monsters by using another card. In the TCG/OCG, only "The Eye of Timaeus" uses the other card as a Fusion Material; "The Fang of Critias" and "The Claw of Hermos" instead send the card to the Graveyard.

Requirements Fusion Monster
Legendary Dragon Other card
The Fang of Critias Ring of Destruction Destruction Dragon
Crush Card Virus Doom Virus Dragon
Mirror Force Mirror Force Dragon
Tyrant Wing Tyrant Burst Dragon
The Claw of Hermos 1 Dragon monster Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword
1 Spellcaster monster Time Magic Hammer
1 Warrior monster Goddess Bow
Rocket Hermos Cannon
The Eye of Timaeus Dark Magician Amulet Dragon
Dark Cavalry
Dark Flare Knight
Dark Magician the Dragon Knight
Dark Paladin
Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon
Dark Magician Girl Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight
Dark Magician or Dark Magician Girl The Dark Magicians

Recommended cards

Official Legendary Dragons Decks

There have been three official decks created by Konami.[1]

References

  1. YGOrganization Legendary Dragon Decks