Aegis Dragon

Aegis Dragons (by encyclopedia, Holiday 2015 Dragons), are the all-male Holiday dragon released during the Holidays of 2015. 
As a limited-release dragon, they are only capable of producing more Aegis eggs during a brief period when the Holidays are celebrated in December. They can still be bred to all year round, though they will only produce their non-Holiday mate's breed. Each scroll is limited to 2 cave-born Aegides.
== Official descriptions ==
=== Egg ===
A wintry chill swirls just beneath the surface of this egg.
=== Hatchling ===
Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It’s very festively colored.
=== Mature hatchling ===
Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It’s very festively colored.
And look! It's grown a dense mane! It must be close to maturing.
=== Adult ===
Holiday dragons are a very mysterious breed. They are only seen during winter, and even then it is hard to catch a glimpse of one. They are responsible for the general cheer that spreads during the holidays. In essence, they are the “Spirits of Winter.”
== Credits ==
*birdzgoboom (All)
*Odeen (Adult, hatchling)
== Sprites ==
Pacified form 	 	 	 	
Enraged form 	 	 	 	
Spriter's Alts 	Spriter's Alts	Spriter's Alts	Spriter's Alts	Spriter's Alts
birdzgoboom's alternatePacified form	– 	– 	– 	
birdzgoboom's alternateEnraged form 	– 	– 	– 	
Odeen's alternatePacified form 	– 	– 	– 	
Odeen's alternateEnraged form 	– 	– 	– 	
=== Egg sequence ===
=== Retired sprites ===
Temporary event sprites 	Temporary event sprites	Temporary event sprites	Temporary event sprites	Temporary event sprites
April Fools' Day 2022Pacified 	– 	– 	– 	
April Fools' Day 2022Enraged 	– 	– 	– 	
April Fools' Day 2022birdzgoboom's alternatePacified	– 	– 	– 	
April Fools' Day 2022birdzgoboom's alternateEnraged 	– 	– 	– 	
April Fools' Day 2022Odeen's alternatePacified 	– 	– 	– 	
April Fools' Day 2022Odeen's alternateEnraged 	– 	– 	– 	
== Variant determination ==
Aegis Dragons are the second limited-release dragon to receive a Breed Specific Action, following Vampire Dragons. The standard blue Aegis can perform the Enrage action if a user has dead eggs, hatchlings, or dragons on their scroll. The action causes the Aegis's appearance to change to its black and brown "enraged" form. In the "enraged" form, the dragon's action changes to Pacify. Once there are no dead eggs, hatchlings, or dragons on the user's scroll, the action becomes available and the Aegis can be returned to their original white and blue coloration.
Variant 	Variant	Condition
Pacified	 	Default; can be restored by performing Pacify action when no dead eggs, hatchlings, or dragons are present on the user's scroll.
Enraged 	 	Perform Enrage action while any dead egg, hatchling, or dragon is present on the user's scroll.
== Encyclopedia entry ==
== Trivia ==
*Odeen's spriter alts are based on Jecht and Auron from Final Fantasy X.
*Birdzgoboom's spriter alts are based on Cloud and Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.
*The plural of Aegis is Aegides.Forum post by artist Odeen; https://forums.dragcave.net/index.php?showtopic=177099&view=findpost&p=9367360
*Aegis Dragons are the first Holiday dragon to not be a western dragon.
*Under legacy breed sort, these dragons sort as "Christmas 2015 Dragon".
== Additional information ==
*Many users at first mistook the design for being Eastern in nature- one of the artists clarified this:
== References ==
Category:2015-12-25 Holiday 2015 release
Category:Action-based alternates
Category:Alternates
Category:Birdzgoboom
Category:BSA Dragons
Category:Creation aligned dragons
Category:Dragon breeds
Category:Holiday dragons
Category:Ice Element Dragons
Category:Life Element Dragons
Category:Limited release dragons
Category:No Encyclopedia Entry
Category:No Habitat
Category:Odeen
Category:Primary Affinity: Life
Category:Spriter's alternates
Category:Standard dragons
Category:Striped breeding: White
Category:Temporary alternates
Category:Wingless dragons