Copper Dragon

Copper Dragons were released on May 26, 2013 as part of Dragon Cave's 7th Birthday release. Each day from May 22, 2013 to May 28, 2013 a new dragon was released. Copper Dragons were the fifth dragons to be released. On May 21, 2021, the Pennybright variant was released as part of Dragon Cave's 15th Birthday release.
Copper Dragons have four color variants: Liver of Sulfur (brown), Rainbow (reddish), Verdigris (green), and Pennybright (orange).
== Official descriptions ==
=== Egg ===
This egg gleams with a reddish shine.
=== Hatchling ===
Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It spends a lot of time stalking and pouncing playfully on the tails of adult dragons nearby.
=== Mature hatchling ===
Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It spends a lot of time stalking and pouncing playfully on the tails of adult dragons nearby.
And look! It has grown wings! It must be close to maturing.
=== Adult ===
Copper Dragons are masters of stealth, slipping silently and swiftly through the forests and jungles where they live. Often hunting in groups, their prey rarely know they are being stalked until the dragon’s at their throat. In the air they are agile and skilled. Copper Dragons prize family groups, spending large amounts of time teaching their young skills. So great is their love of life and family that they will sometimes adopt orphaned dragons of other breeds to raise.
== Credits ==
*Fiona BlueFire (All sprites, descriptions)
*Nakase (All sprites)
== Sprites ==
Liver of sulfurFemale				
Liver of sulfurMale 				
RainbowFemale 				
RainbowMale 				
VerdigrisFemale 				
VerdigrisMale 				
PennybrightFemale 				
PennybrightMale 				
=== Egg sequence ===
=== Retired sprites ===
Temporary event sprites 	Temporary event sprites	Temporary event sprites	Temporary event sprites	Temporary event sprites
Halloween 2015Female 	– 	 	 	
Halloween 2015Male 	– 	 	 	
April Fools' Day 2018Female 	– 	– 	– 	
April Fools' Day 2018Male 	– 	– 	– 	
April Fools' Day 2020Liver of sulfur female	– 	– 	– 	
April Fools' Day 2020Liver of sulfur male 	– 	– 	– 	
April Fools' Day 2020Rainbow female 	– 	– 	– 	
April Fools' Day 2020Rainbow male 	– 	– 	– 	
April Fools' Day 2020Verdigris female 	– 	– 	– 	
April Fools' Day 2020Verdigris male 	– 	– 	– 	
April Fools' Day 2022Liver of sulfur female	– 	– 	– 	
April Fools' Day 2022Liver of sulfur male 	– 	– 	– 	
April Fools' Day 2022Rainbow female 	– 	– 	– 	
April Fools' Day 2022Rainbow male 	– 	– 	– 	
April Fools' Day 2022Verdigris female 	– 	– 	– 	
April Fools' Day 2022Verdigris male 	– 	– 	– 	
April Fools' Day 2022Pennybright female 	– 	– 	– 	
April Fools' Day 2022Pennybright male 	– 	– 	– 	
Retired sprites 	Retired sprites	Retired sprites	Retired sprites	Retired sprites
Retired 2021Liver of sulfur female	– 	– 	– 	
Retired 2021Liver of sulfur male 	– 	– 	– 	
Retired 2021Rainbow female 	– 	– 	– 	
Retired 2021Rainbow male 	– 	– 	– 	
Retired 2021Verdigris female 	– 	– 	– 	
Retired 2021Verdigris male 	– 	– 	– 	
Original dead eggs 	 	 	 	
== Variant determination ==
For Liver of Sulfur, Rainbow, and Verdigris variants, the color of a Copper egg depends on these factors:Forum post from artist Fiona; http://forums.dragcave.net/index.php?showtopic=150720&view=findpost&p=7427990
*Cave-born Copper: Egg matches habitat.
**Liver of Sulfur: Desert, Volcano
**Rainbow: Alpine, Forest
**Verdigris: Coast, Jungle
*Bred Copper from Copper mother: Egg color matches Copper mother's color.
*Bred Copper from Copper father and non-Copper mother:
**If non-Copper mother is cave-born from a habitat: Egg color matches mother's habitat.
**If non-Copper mother has no habitat ("Cave", "Market", or bred): Egg color matches Copper father's color
The Pennybright variant, introduced in 2021, added a new variant mechanic. Pennybright eggs can only be produced by breeding a Copper dragon with a Lightning-aligned dragon.
== Encyclopedia entry ==
== Trivia ==
*The fourth color (that Fiona BlueFire mentioned was the original color they began with) made an appearance during the Brewing Mischief 2015 Halloween event as an "effect" sprite.
== Additional information ==
*Regarding their rarity:
*Regarding a fourth color:
== References ==
Category:2013-05-22 7th Birthday release
Category:2021-05-21 15th Birthday release
Category:All Habitats
Category:Alternates
Category:Biome-based alternates
Category:Bred-only variants
Category:Creation aligned dragons
Category:Dragon breeds
Category:Earth Element Dragons
Category:Encyclopedia Entry
Category:Fiona BlueFire
Category:Nakase
Category:Primary Affinity: Earth
Category:Rare dragons
Category:Standard dragons
Category:Striped breeding: Green
Category:Striped breeding: Red
Category:Wyverns