Dragon Hunter

### Description

Evil creatures dwell beyond legends and myths. Can you feel the power flowing in your veins? You and I are the descendants of dragon slayers.

## Obtaining

### Cost

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**Dragon Hunter** is a Limited S-Tier Costume for the Composer, Frederick Kreiburg. It was introduced in Season 24 Essence 1 and gave Composer for free with the Costume.

The costume's essence was obtainable between December 1st, 2022 and February 2nd, 2023.

## Appearance

### **Physical**

Frederick's hair is now a white-and-red ombre, and his ponytail now rests upon his left shoulder. His skin tone remains unchanged but his lips are darker with two fangs poking out. His eyes are gleaming, round gold buttons with star-shaped rubies embedded in the middle, matching the exact shade of the lone horn jutting out the right side of his forehead.

### **Outfit**

Frederick wears a black trousers with a rip revealing red dragon scales on his right thigh, covered by a pair of poleyn and a pair of long brown leather boots with gold trim. On top of this he dons a hauberk and a black embroidered caftan covered in parts by pauldron, breastplate and gauntlets. All of his armor pieces are silver with gold embellishments. His outfit is accessorized further with a headpiece containing numerous small horns and golden chains with sapphire braided into his ponytail, a shoulder piece starting with dragon's claws which passes into chains, connected to a red velvet cape ending with fringes. He also wears brown leather gloves with a matching leather garter and a golden belt with a scabbard, holding a dagger and a red dragon eye.

### **Item**

The tuning fork is now a golden, flaming dagger set with a light blue crystal in the middle, and the percussion mallet a shimmering pale gold dagger set with a sapphire in the middle.

### **Special Effects**

Golden stars with rainbow tails follow him around.

## Concept / Design Notes

### Essence Story

Some years ago, the red dragons and white dragons distributed their power to human beings who believed in them, so that the humans would also have the power of dragons.

Years later, a war broke out and the dragons were defeated. The white dragons fell, and the red dragons were the only ones left. The White Dragons' followers took advantage of the chaos, and quietly took the last of the Red Dragons away.

However, people's desires never diminish over time. After a few more years, a new era dawned, and the dragons' story was lost. The remnants of the White Dragons' faithful followers hid in a church, using a red dragon as bait to lure the remaining Red Dragon followers and kill them in secret. The struggle for power and faction continues in the hideout, and visitors from outside are buried in the snow and wind.

That is... until the arrival of a dragon hunter who combined the forces of both sides.

### Design Idea

The theme of this essence is "dragon". The composer plays a dragon hunter who believes that dragons are all aggressive and greedy, good at disguising themselves. Although he is a descendant of red and white dragons, he thinks that his bloodline is only a bargaining chip he can use. He arrogantly calls his atrocities "salvation" and his fervent possessiveness and tendency to hoard is proof that he has the vices of a dragon in his bones. The design is based on the knight's soft armor, beautiful cloak, and draconic elements, mainly highlighting his image as a dragon hunter who is flamboyant and evil.

### Initial Sketches

Based on the story's setting, we wanted to present a flamboyant and evil image of the Dragon Hunter. The red and white hair implies that he's a combination of red and white dragons, wearing a cloak with armour and decorated with draconic elements.

In the first version of the sketch, the color scheme is rather stand-alone, the structure of the clothing is not sophisticated enough, the hairstyle is too disorganized, and his overall temperament is lacking.

(Left)

We chose option 3 to continue refining, but the effects are still not good enough, the design lacks saturatioon, the modeling structure is rather flat, and the character lacks a sense of evil.

(Right)

In order to find the right temperament for the character, we came up with a new design and optimized and enriched the overall structure of the costume to make it more realistic and sophisticated. However, the design was darker, and the costume's level of sophistication needded to be improved.

Based on the previous sketch, we focused on improving the extravagance and enriching the details of the design. After refinement, we finished the design of Dragon Hunter.

### Costume Details

1. The red and white hair color reveals an unusual heritage, announcing that the Dragon Hunter's body flowed with the blood of both red and white dragons. The golden horns of the dragon are hidden in his hair, unnoticed.
2. A dragon's claw covers Dragon Hunter's shoulder. Is he killing the dragon, or is he a dragon?
3. The blood red pupils originate from the ancient dragons, which he wears as a trophy. As a chimera of the two dragon bloodlines, he is disgusted by the foul synonym of dragons from the bottom of his heart.

### Showroom Notes

The Watchman's coffin, representing the white dragon, and Draikana, representing the red dragon, appeared one after the other. The Dragon Hunter leaped away and repelled them both neatly, finally landing on the spot to play with the delicate dagger in his hand.

The two forces from the red and white dragon clashed in his hands, and for a moment, the dragon hunter seemed unable to control it. But in the end, he combined and neutralized the two forces, sealing them back into the dagger.

### Costume Effects

Along with the Dragon Hunter's series of actions, he is also surrounded by a dazzling golden light.

## Trivia

* This is the Composer's Initial Release Costume and his first S-Tier Costume.
* The B-tier equivalent of Dragon Hunter is Blending.

## Gallery

* In-Game
* Official Art
* Additional Appearances

### Appearance Decoration Menu

Dragon Hunter In-Game Model Front ViewDragon Hunter In-Game Model Back ViewDragon Hunter In-Game Model Left ViewDragon Hunter In-Game Model Right ViewDragon Hunter Entrance Animation.Dragon Hunter Idle Animation.Dragon Hunter Press Animation.
### In-Game

Dragon Hunter changes to the Tuning Fork.Dragon Hunter changes to the Tuning Fork Hammer.

### Concept Art & Icons

Dragon Hunter English Concept Art (Twitter)Dragon Hunter Chinese Concept Art (Weibo)Season 24 Essence 1 Poster Concept Art by 叉立方
### Promotional Art

Season 24 Essence 1 Poster by 叉立方 (Twitter)Dragon Hunter Official Chibi Artwork (WeChat)Dragon Hunter official chibi with background, from the Chinese design notes (Weibo)Lantern Festival 2023 (Weibo)Global 5th Anniversary Artwork by @raion\_tetete (Twitter)October 2023 Chinese Calendar (Weibo)5th Fifth Art Museum Contest (Weibo)
### Videos

#### Storyboard & Concept Art

Season 24 Essence 1 Trailer Art of Dragon Hunter, Incognito and Verifier by XIA\_YU XIA\_YUSeason 24 Essence 1 Trailer Art of Dragon Hunter's Funeral by XIA\_YU XIA\_YUSeason 24 Essence 1 Trailer Art of Dragon Hunter's Funeral by XIA\_YU XIA\_YUSeason 24 Essence 1 Trailer Art of Dragon Hunter's Funeral by XIA\_YU XIA\_YUSeason 24 Essence 1 Trailer Art of Dragon Hunter waking up by XIA\_YU XIA\_YUSeason 24 Essence 1 Trailer Art of a painting of Dragon Hunter slaying Drakaina by XIA\_YU XIA\_YU
#### Final Product

Identity V｜Season 24 Essence 1 Background Story

[Portrait] Dragon Hunter (180 Pulls)Appearance in Global Mobile App GalleryIn Drakaina's Entrance Animation.
## In Other Languages

 🇺🇸 | English
 🇲🇾 | Bahasa Melayu
 🇹🇭 | ภาษาไทย(Thai) | นักลามังกร
 🇻🇳 | Tiếng Việt(Vietnamese) | Kẻ Săn Rồng

## References

1. ↑ Dragon Hunter Design Notes - https://weibo.com/6140485374/MiEjcBpTl