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**Azymondias**, nicknamed **Zym**, is a young Storm Dragon originating from the Storm Spire inside Xadia. He is the son and heir of King Avizandum and Queen Zubeia, and thus the Dragon Prince. His egg had once been believed to have been destroyed shortly after his father was killed by both Viren and King Harrow. However, upon discovering his egg unharmed, Team Zym eventually returned the young prince to his mother at the Storm Spire. Zym is destined to become the most powerful creature in the world and the ruler of Xadia. But for now, he is just a young dragon.

Two years after his return to the Storm Spire, Zym regrouped with his friends to embark on a new quest of preventing the liberation of Aaravos.

## Appearance

Azymondias is a young Storm Dragon, a quadrupedal kind of dragon with two large wings on their backs, sharing visible resemblance to his parents. Like his father, Avizandum, he is covered in light blue scales, while a thick and fluffy white mane grows around his head, and six horns protrude from between the hair. The membranes of his wings, as well as the scales of his underbelly, are colored in a darker blue. A row of light blue spikes line over his back and tail. Lighter, freckle-like spots decorate the outer ring around his big eyes. His irises appear in a saturated shade of blue, which are more similar to that of his mother, Zubeia, while his sclera are appearing in a tint of yellow. His feet are equipped with sharp, white claws, and a tuft of white fur grows from the tip of his tail. Two canine teeth are visible at the front of his long snout. As a hatchling, Zym was about the size of a small dog, only slightly larger than Bait.

Two years after the battle at the Storm Spire, Azymondias's body has become lankier, with long legs, and bigger wings. He had also grown three bumps on his nose like his parents. Overall, his general appearance remained the same, though he now reaches up to shoulder height of a teenage human. His horns have grown larger, with their tips taking on the darker color of his mother. The spikes on his back have also grown darker in color. No longer a baby, his eyes have also become smaller in comparison to the rest of his head.

## Personality

From the day he was born, Zym has been very playful and highly inquisitive, as well as sweet and goofy. He quickly formed an attachment to Bait and Ezran after the two helped him to adjust to his surroundings and quickly became a cuddly and trusting child who enjoys to show his affection. Zym is also empathetic, able to sense Rayla's pain when almost losing her hand to her Assassin's Binding, causing him to act in chewing the harmful artifact off of her. Unlike other dragons, Zym is sympathetic towards humans, due to his attachment to them at an early age. Because of this, Callum described him to have a tender heart. He also likes to express himself through body language, happy yips and frolicking, and licking faces affectionately. He is also described as curious, tentative, and bold in equal measures.

Zym is very affectionate and loyal to those who protect him, though also easily disappointed when separated from his friends, like when Ezran left to return to his throne in Katolis. As he has not been alive for very long yet, he easily frightened by those that mean harm, such as Claudia and Soren who tried to capture him, or Nyx who tried to abduct him. Despite negative experiences with Claudia and Soren, Zym does not seem to hold grudges, which was shown when he prevented Pyrrah from killing Soren.

As a young dragon, Zym is still intimidated by the unknown or overwhelming, such as seeing the statue of his petrified father or seeing his mother for the first time. He was eventually able to overcome his fears and courageously tried to wake up his mother with little success. When his mother did awake, he was filled with joy. The two nuzzled each other with love and he zipped around her happily. As Zym was often exposed to many dangerous situations, he started to eventually become braver and began to fight back whenever someone would harm him, electrocuting Nyx when she kidnapped him, and trying to stand up to Viren when attacked. At 2 years old, Zym has become stubborn and willful. He displays a rebellious streak, such as refusing to eat the vegetables Ibis tried to feed him, wandering off in Katolis on his own, as well as sneaking out to be with his friends after he was told to stay in the Storm Spire. Zym had also become more courageous and selfless, since he would not hesitate to risk his life to protect his friends by using his electric powers to draw the attention of the aggressive earthen creatures of Umber Tor away and to electrocute the stomach of a hungry and large sea creature.

Zym honors the memory of his deceased father, willing to stand in to defend him and to attack Rex Igneous with immense anger when the much larger Archdragon started to slander Avizandum.

## Skills and Abilities

### Sky Primal Connection

As a Storm Dragon like his parents, Azymondias draws power from the Sky Primal and is at his strongest at high altitudes or inside a storm. From his early life on, Zym possessed extraordinary magical abilities. He can generate and shoot lightning from his mouth and his body, as well as survive the full strike of a lightning bolt without receiving any injuries. When Zym and his friends climbed the Storm Spire for the first time, he suffered no effects from the high altitude. Like his parents, Zym's eyes will occasionally glow blue when using his abilities. However, his ability to control lightning has been described as chaotic and ineffectual. Within two years, Zym was able to gain better control of his powers and utilized them more effectively whenever he and his friends were in perilous situations.

### Magic Resistance

Zym could resist the siphoning spell that is cast by Viren to an extent, even if it was still slowly draining his life force. He was also able to chew off Rayla's binding, which was initially thought to be indestructible, as it could not be removed by any means other than Rayla fulfilling her oath to the mission of killing Ezran. He was also able stay awake while Claudia played her magical ocarina that could put even Rex Igneous, an adult Archdragon, to sleep.

### Physical Attributes

Even as a hatchling, Zym was already strong enough to leap onto and pin Ezran down with his feet. Within two years, Zym is able to effortlessly carry both Bait and Stella on his back. Zym is also strong enough to pull both Soren and Hat out from the water after they fell overboard from *The Ruthless*.

### Flight

Zym initially had trouble with learning how to fly at his very young age, although he eventually managed to understand how to move his wings correctly after a telepathic encouragement from Ezran. Not soon after, he was already able to fly confidently. In over two years, Zym's prowess in flight has improved, as he was able to fly from the Storm Spire all the way to the Drakewood without showing signs of exhaustion. He can also swiftly catch up to dragons that are much larger than he is.

### Swimming

Even though Zym is a Sky Primal creature, he is able to swim underwater quite effortlessly.

### Telepathic Connection

Zym is able to receive instructions from and to fully communicate with Ezran through a telepathic connection formed between the pair. Through this connection, Zym can allow Ezran to see through his own eyes. However, there are some limitations, since during their journey to the lair of Rex Igneous, Ezran could not feel his connection with Zym after the latter seemingly sacrificed himself to save his friends from the aggressive earthen creatures. Regardless, Ezran was relieved after Zym revealed that he survived such dangerous encounter.

## Trivia

* Zym's name may be a reference to Ozymandias, the Greek name for the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II. The name "Ozymandias" is also the title of a famous poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley, in which a traveler comes across a broken stone statue in the desert. This has certain parallels to Zym's father Avizandum, who was also turned into a stone statue.
* Zym knew his name upon his hatching because Zubeia always lovingly whispered his name to his egg.
* Zym likes running in circles, sniffing flowers, and napping with Ezran. He dislikes heights, but he seems to get braver every day. He also has a big appetite.
* Previous designs of Zym considered him with a purple or an orange mane.
* Zym's poses and movements were inspired by real-life baby animals.
* The iridescent glimmer of real-life fire opals was the primary inspiration for Zym's egg.
* Zym's nest where he laid as an egg was made out of moss and flowers.
* Zym is confirmed to be growing up during the course of the show, though it was not specified whether he would learn to talk.

## Appearances

#### Book Two - Sky

* 201. "A Secret and a Spark"
* 202. "Half Moon Lies"
* 203. "Smoke and Mirrors"
* 204. "Voyage of the Ruthless"
* 205. "Breaking the Seal"
* 206. "Heart of a Titan"
* 207. "Fire and Fury"
* 208. "The Book of Destiny"
* 209. "Breathe"

#### Book Three - Sun

* 301. "Sol Regem"
* 302. "The Crown"
* 303. "Ghost"
* 304. "The Midnight Desert"
* 305. "Heroes and Masterminds"
* 306. "Thunderfall"
* 307. "Hearts of Cinder"
* 308. "Dragonguard"
* 309. "The Final Battle"

#### Book Four - Earth

* 402. "Fallen Stars"
* 403. "Breathtaking"
* 404. "Through the Looking Glass"
* 405. "The Great Gates"
* 406. "The Drakewood"
* 407. "Beneath the Surface"
* 408. "Rex Igneous"
* 409. "Escape from Umber Tor"

#### Book Five - Ocean

* 501. "Domina Profundis"
* 503. "Nightmares & Revelations"
* 504. "The Great Bookery"
* 505. "Archmage Akiyu"
* 506. "Bait & Switch"
* 507. "Sea Legs"
* 508. "Finnegrin's Wake"
* 509. "Infantis Sanguine"

#### Side Stories

* "The Royal Council"
* "All Storms End"
* "Deep Below"

#### Books

* "Book One: Moon (Novel)"
* "Book Two: Sky (Novel)"

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Book Two, Chapter 4: "Voyage of the Ruthless"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Book Three, Chapter 5: "Heroes and Masterminds"
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Book Four, Chapter 6: "The Drakewood"
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Book Four, Chapter 8: "Rex Igneous"
5. ↑ CartoonUV Twitter - Two year timeskip
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Book Three, Chapter 6: "Thunderfall"
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Book Three, Chapter 8: "Dragonguard"
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Dragon Prince Official Website - Characters
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Book One, Chapter 9: "Wonderstorm"
10. ↑ Book Two: Sky (Novel)
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 The Art of The Dragon Prince
12. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 8: "The Book of Destiny"
13. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 3: "Smoke and Mirrors"
14. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 7: "Fire and Fury"
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Book Three, Chapter 9: "The Final Battle"
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Book Four, Chapter 2: "Fallen Stars"
17. ↑ Book Four, Chapter 4: "Through the Looking Glass"
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Book Four, Chapter 7: "Beneath the Surface"
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Book Five, Chapter 5: "Archmage Akiyu"
20. ↑ All Storms End
21. ↑ Book Three, Chapter 7: "Hearts of Cinder"
22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Book Two, Chapter 9: "Breathe"
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Book Five, Chapter 7: "Sea Legs"
24. ↑ Book Five, Chapter 3: "Nightmares & Revelations"
Creator Q&A
26. ↑ Callum's Spellbook
27. ↑ Through the Moon Live Q&A - 25:20