Legendary Dragon

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Legendary Dragon[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 Crush Card Virus Doom Virus Dragon
Mirror Force Mirror Force Dragon
Ring of Destruction Destruction 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[edit]

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 Crush Card Virus Doom Virus Dragon
Mirror Force Mirror Force Dragon
Ring of Destruction Destruction 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 Magician the Knight of Dragon Magic
Dark Paladin
Master of Chaos
Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon
Dark Magician Girl Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight
Dark Magician or Dark Magician Girl The Dark Magicians

Recommended cards[edit]

Official Legendary Dragons Decks[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. YGOrganization Legendary Dragon Decks