Prince Diamondback

Prince Diamondback is an adult male SandWing prince and a supporting character in How to Train Your Wings of Fire, a How to Train Your Dragon and Wings of Fire crossover written by HTTYDPokemonFan under the username ReptileGirl497 on Fanfiction.net. He is Ocotillo's son and Queen Arid's older half-brother. Formerly a member of the Outclaws, he is a bodyguard for Queen Arid and teaches Herbs and Healing at Jade Mountain Academy.
== Appearance ==
Diamondback has pale gold scales, a pale yellow underbelly and a black diamond pattern running down his spine. His crest and wing membranes are a dark gold and his eyes are black.
== Personality ==
Compared to most other SandWings, Diamondback is more affable, cheerful and relaxed, especially around his family. He is also somewhat excitable, as he was overjoyed to finally meet his long-lost sister, Arid, and was more than eager to introduce her to the rest of their family. He is friendly and helpful, and does not like hurting, or killing, other dragons.
Diamondback has demonstrated compassion and impartialness towards the other tribes, supporting his father's romance with Storm and not minding that his younger sibling is half IceWing.
Notwithstanding, he is shown to be serious when it comes to his duties, both official and personal. He was especially serious about ending the war, which Arid suspects to be because he didn't want to lose anyone else like he'd lost his mother, meaning that he is very protective of those he loves.
== Biography ==
=== How to Train Your Wings of Fire: Winglets ===
Three years into the War of SandWing Succession, Caracal revealed to her husband, Ocotillo, that she was with egg. Delighted, the couple spent a majority of their down time coming up with names for the dragonet, one of which was Diamondback, a name Caracal liked. On the eve of the egg's hatching, Caracal went out to hunt a camel to roast for their dragonet's first meal, only to be caught by Princess Burn's soldiers.
Caracal was taken to Burn, who was in the nurses' tent examining Dune's injuries. When Caracal refused to join their ranks, Burn ordered Six-Claws to kill her. Unwilling to kill his own sister, he refused, prompting Burn to kill Caracal herself and brutally maim Dune to punish Six-Claws for his disobedience. Six-Claws then fled with Dune and a nurse named Kindle to inform Ocotillo of what had happened.
By the time the three SandWings found Ocotillo, the egg had hatched into a male dragonet with a distinct pattern of black diamonds on his scales. Devastated at the news of his wife's death, Ocotillo left with them to the Scorpion Den, carrying his week-old son, whom he named Diamondback to honor his late wife, in his talons.
=== Pre-Series ===
At some point between the events of Caracal's death and the brightest night, Ocotillo formed the Outclaws, of which Diamondback became a member.
When Ocotillo found and rescued an injured IceWing named Storm, Diamondback helped his father nurse her back to health. He was one of the few dragons Ocotillo trusted with his secret relationship with Storm, and may have been the one who encouraged them to elope.
=== How to Train Your Wings of Fire ===
Diamondback participated in the battle against the NightWings at the Summer Palace, alongside the Dragonet Defenders, in which he reluctantly killed Preyhunter, who'd been holding Windracer hostage. He also helped save Arid and Ocotillo after Morrowseer attempted to kill the former.
== Relationships ==
=== Queen Arid ===
Diamondback didn't meet his younger half-sister until six years after her egg was stolen by Dune. Because he didn't hesitate to save Arid when Morrowseer threatened her life at the Summer Palace, it's likely that Diamondback knew who she was from the start, but had forgotten to mention they had the same father in part due to all of the chaos going on around them.
=== Caracal ===
Caracal was Diamondback's mother. Although he never met her before her death at Burn's talons, he was influenced by the stories Ocotillo told of how much Caracal had loved them both. Diamondback aspires to be the son his mother would be proud of.
=== Coriander ===
Upon first meeting Cori, Diamondback expressed empathy toward her not having parents, comparing it to having lost his own mother. He supported her decision to join the Outclaws and took her under his wing. They grew close enough that Diamondback decided to adopt Coriander as his daughter, which delighted her.
=== Hibiscus ===
Diamondback was enamored by the RainWing almost immediately upon meeting her. He thinks she's beautiful, kind, and calm, and often tries to make a good impression on her.
=== Ocotillo ===
Diamondback respects Ocotillo as both his father and the leader of the Outclaws. He trusts Ocotillo to make the right decisions and is willing to protect his father at all costs. Diamondback wants his father to be happy, having encouraged him to pursue a relationship with Storm after seeing how much they loved each other.
=== Qibli ===
The two SandWings get along well, almost like real brothers. Diamondback often laughs at Qibli's jokes and can be quite protective of him.
== Quotes ==
"If I had a ruby for every time I heard that, I'd have only one, because, honestly, you're the first. [...] I'm Diamondback, by the way. Pleased to meet you." - to Windracer, after being mistaken for Princess Blister
"Wow, you're beautiful. [...] Did I just say that out loud?" - to Hibiscus
"So pretty. So kind. So calm. She's perfect." - thoughts about Hibiscus
"How would you like to stay with me? [...] Yes, forever. You can be my dragonet. Would you like that?" - to Coriander
== Trivia ==
* The diamondback rattlesnake is a large, common North American rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings.
** Diamondback was named for the black diamond pattern on his scales.
== Gallery ==
DiamondbackSW.png|Joy Ang base
DiamondbackPeregrinecella.png|Peregrinecella base
DiamondbackBaby.png|Peregrinecella dragonet base
DiamondbackVariant.png|Peregrinecella variant base
DiamondbackConstelliarts.png|Constelli Graphic Novel base
Typical_SandWing_by_Sassy_the_Beagle.jpg|A typical SandWing (colored), by Joy Ang
SandWingBase.png|A typical SandWing (lineart), by Joy Ang
SandWing Sigil.png|SandWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
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