Dragon

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The Dragon is a mythical Animal Minifigure which was originally released in 1993. Several versions of the dragon have been released since its debut. A dragon named Burno was planned in the early stages of LEGO Universe.
== History ==
=== Version 1 ===
Dragons were first introduced in the 1993 Dragon Masters subtheme of Castle. These first dragons were green with red wings and only three dragons were initially available in this subtheme. With the addition of the 1997 Fright Knights subtheme dragons were reintroduced, but this time they were black with transparent red wings. After the Fright Knights were discontinued in 1998 dragons were not seen again, save the minor appearance in the game LEGO Racers (Game) and Knights' Kingdom subtheme in 2000. Those dragons consisted of a body piece with fixed legs and movable arms. The seperate pieces that made up the head and the tail were later reused as parts of the crocodile and the arms reappeared as parts of several dinosaurs in Studios, Dino Island and Dinosaurs
=== Version 1.5, Oriental Dragon ===
The 2003 Adventurers set 7419 Dragon Fortress from the Orient Expedition sub-theme, was the first and only set to included an embellished black Oriental style dragon, which utilized two pieces exclusive to this set: an embellished serphant-like tail piece, and a new gold head piece.
=== Version 2, Vikings & Harry Potter Dragons ===
There were no new dragons until 2005, when several different dragon figures were included in sets of the new Vikings line. The dragons were made up of various assembled pieces, much like a typical LEGO model, instead of being a standard minifigure. Those dragons were slightly different from each other and had only some elements in common, such as the head, which was only available in Vikings sets (and one Knights' Kingdom II set from 2008, but merely as an ornament and not as part of a dragon), the wings, which were also used in later dragon models, and the tail pieces, which made their debut as dinosaur tails in 2001. The legs and arms of these creatures were fully movable.
2005 also saw the release of 4767 Harry and the Hungarian Horntail which included a new version of the dragon minifigure. This dragon consisted of a new armless body piece with fixed legs and a head exclusive to this set. The wings were the same as in the Vikings dragons, save the color. The tail tip was a new piece that was later reused in the new version of the Castle dragon.
=== Version 2.5 ===
In 2007 a new dragon model was introduced for the new Castle theme. The dragons were available in either black, dark red or green. The wings were the same as in the dragons from 2005. Other than the previous dragons the new one had an actual separate neck, which was taken from the 2001 dinosaurs (and was also used as an elephant's trunk in the meantime. The arms and legs were new pieces, as well as the head. The tail tip was the same one used on the Hungarian Horntail from 2005.
== The Dragon Rollercoaster ==
All Legoland theme parks throughout the world feature a rollercoaster attraction called The Dragon or "Dragon quest". The ride features a rollercoaster train modeled to resemble the original green LEGO dragon animal minifigure. The attraction starts out as a "dark ride" type experience traveling indoors past life sized moving LEGO models and figures, before ending with an outdoor rollercoaster style experience including sharp turns and drops.
== Colours ==
Version 1
* Black
* Green
Version 1.5
* Black (with Gold Embellishments)
Version 2
* Reddish Brown
Version 2.5
* Black
* Dark Red
* Green
== Parts ==
=== Version 1 (1993 - 2000) ===
* 6128 Animal Dragon Arm Left		
* 6127 Animal Dragon Arm Right		
* 6129b Animal Dragon Body Complete Assembly		
* Part:6027 Animal Dragon Head		
* 6028 Animal Dragon Tail		
* 6133 Animal Dragon Wing x2
=== Version 1.5 (2003) ===
* 6128 Animal Dragon Arm Left (Black)	
* 6127 Animal Dragon Arm Right (Black)	
* 6129b Animal Dragon Body Complete Assembly (Black with Gold Embellishments)		
* Animal Dragon Oriental Style Head (Metallic Gold)		
* Animal Dragon Oriental Style Tail (Black with Gold Embellishments)		
* 6133 Animal Dragon Wing x2 (Transparent Red)
* Gems x2 (Transparent Red)
=== Version 2 (2005) ===
* 51874 Animal Dragon Tail Hungarian Horntail
=== Version 2.5 (2007) ===
* 40396 Animal Dinosaur Neck/Tail S Curve with Pin		
* 40378 Animal Dinosaur Tail Section with Pin		
* 40395 Animal Dinosaur Tail/Neck Curved 		
* 59217 Animal Dragon Arm Left	
* 59218 Animal Dragon Arm Right		
* x1797 Animal Dragon Body
* 50108 Animal Dragon Head
* x1798 Animal Dragon Leg Left	
* x1799 Animal Dragon Leg Right		
* 51874 Animal Dragon Tail Hungarian Horntail
* 51342 Animal Dragon Wing Large with Two Pin Holes
== Appearances ==
=== Version 1 (Castle 1993) ===
* 6076 Dark Dragon's Den (1993), green with red wings
* 6082 Fire Breathing Fortress (1993), green with red wings
* 6056 Dragon Wagon (1993), green with red wings
* 6007 Bat Lord (1997), black with transparent red wings
* 6037 Witch's Windship (1997), green with black wings
* 6047 Prison Transport (1997), black with transparent red wings
* 6087 Witch's Magic Manor (1997), green with red wings
* 6099 Traitor Transport (1997), black with transparent red wings
* 6097 Night Lord's Castle (1997), black with transparent red wings
* 9376 LEGO DACTA Castle Set (1997), green with red wings
* 4818 Dragon Rider (2000), black with transparent red wings
=== Version 1.5 (Adventurers: Orient Expedition 2003) ===
* 7419 Dragon Fortress (2003) exclusive black Oriental dragon
=== Version 2 (Harry Potter 2005) ===
* 4767 Harry and the Hungarian Horntail
=== Version 2.5 (Castle 2007) ===
* 7093 Skeleton Tower (2007), red and black
* 7094 King's Castle Siege (2007), black and red
* 7048 Troll Warship (2008), green and yellow (with silver armor)
* 2854298 The Adventures of Clutch Powers (2010), red and black
=== Other Dragons (Non-Minifigure) ===
* 7016 Viking Boat vs. Wyvern Dragon (2005, Vikings)
* 7017 Viking Catapult vs. Nidhogg Dragon (2005, Vikings)
* 7019 Viking Fortress against the Fafnir Dragon (2005, Vikings)
* 7021 Viking Double Catapult vs. the Armored Ofnir Dragon (2006, Vikings)
* 10204 Vezon and Kardas (2006, Bionicle)
* 3838 Lava Dragon (2009, LEGO Games)
* 44009 Dragon Bolt (2013, Hero Factory)
* 30083 Dragon Fight (2011, Ninjago)
* 2260 Ice Dragon Attack (2011, Ninjago)
* 2507 Fire Temple (2011, Ninjago)
* 2509 Earth Dragon Defence (2011, Ninjago)
* 2521 Lightning Dragon Battle (2011, Ninjago)
* 9450 Epic Dragon Battle (2012, Ninjago)
* 70503 The Golden Dragon (2013, Ninjago)
* 70725 Nindroid MechDragon (2014, Ninjago)
* 70734 Master Wu Dragon (2015, Ninjago)
* 70736 Attack of the Morro Dragon (2015, Ninjago)
* 70738 Final Flight of Destiny's Bounty (2015, Ninjago)
* 70748 Titanium Dragon (2015, Ninjago)
* 30422 Kai's Mini Dragon (2016, Ninjago)
* 70593 The Green NRG Dragon (2016, Ninjago)
* 70599 Cole's Dragon (2016, Ninjago)
* 70602 Jay's Elemental Dragon (2016, Ninjago)
== Gallery ==
Green Dragon.jpg|Original Green Version 1 Dragon Introduced in Dragon Masters Sub-Theme
Black Dragon.jpg|Black Version 1 Dragon Introduced in Fright Knights Sub-Theme
BlackDragon.png|The dragon in LEGO Racers
Oriental_Dragon.jpg|Black Embellished Version 1.5 Oriental Dragon Exclusive to Orient Expedition Sub-Theme
Dragon01.jpg|Red Version 2.5 Dragon Introduced in Castle (2007) Line
7048 Dragon.jpg|Green Version Dragon introduced in Castle (2007) Line
N810A dfwaewq.JPG|Hungarian Horntail from Harry Potter.
P1100569.JPG|DUPLO Dragon Variation
E 2260 detail 3 large.jpg|Ninjago dragon variation
7094 Dragon Proto.png|The prototype of the dragon that appeared in 7094 King's Castle Siege
FireDragon.png|The Ninjago dragon from the Fire Temple.
LD-1.png|The Lava Dragon from LEGO Games
== See also ==
* Baby Dragon
* Dinosaurs
Category:Animals
Category:Harry Potter
Category:Vikings
Category:Castle (2007)
Category:Castle
Category:Dragon Masters
Category:Adventurers
Category:Orient Expedition
Category:Fright Knights