Taiyang Long

Taiyang Long is a Horned Chinese Dragon who is set to appear as a major character in the Hadrosaur838 series. He is also the eldest son of Xing Long and Yue Long, the older brother brother of Yin Long and Yang Long, one of two founding members and the leader of the Order of the Zodiac, as well as Zhang's best friend and Liang's husband.

## Taiyang Long

太陽龍

* Figure
* Cartoon

### Inspiration

Dragon of the Chinese ZodiacLi Shan, Ozai, Iroh, Beetle/Hanzo, Kazuma Sohma, Stoick, Lhikan, Hatori Sohma, Aslan, Master Shifu

## Character Info

### Coloration

Red scales, gold underbelly, claws, and hair, light brown horns, silver spikes, iridescent blue eyes

### Alias

The Dragon of the SunTaiyang

Son

Boy

Dad

### Allies

Zhang, Youmei, Qiang, Hou, Gongji, Gou, Gong Zhu, Xue, Yun, Jilie, Ai, his Family, the Elemental Masters, the Xiong Bao Trio

### Enemies

Yang Long, Dracos, Gorlax, Torzeus, Hydrus, Armaurtus, Diablis, Soros, Prismarus, Raguras, Veica

### Family

Shui Long (Grandfather)Hong Long (Granduncle)

Xing Long (Father)

Yue Long (Mother(deceased)

Yin Long (Sister)

Yang Long (Younger Brother)

Lu Long (Adopted Cousin)

De Long (Adopted Cousin)

Liang Long (Wife)

### Abilities

Qi Manipulation (weakened), Pyrokinesis, Master of Dragon/Northern Shaolin Style Kung Fu, Agility, Flight, Strength, High Intelligence, Leadership, Reanimation Capabilities, Vacuum Adaptation

## Personality

Taiyang is normally very gentle with the innocent. He is shown to care for most living things, especially those from the Prime Reality. He tests his strength in times of severe distress. Utilizing both his pyrokinesis and Solar Staff.

Taiyang also has estranged relationships with his relatives. Most notably his father, Xing Long, and siblings, Yin Long, and Yang Long respectively. This has resulted in the Dragon of the Sun to be overprotective of those close to him.

He is shown to be extremely intelligent, but he is hesitant when it means his family would be harmed in the process.

Taiyang once showed indifference with the mortal realm as he watched lower beings live and die before him. Upon meeting Zhang, the Snake of the Zodiac, the dragon disregarded the lowly snake without a second thought. After the death of his mother, Yue Long, at the hand of his younger brother, Yang Long, Taiyang came across Zhang again, but this time, the latter was willing to give the mortal realm a chance. Taiyang and Zhang would soon become friends and form the Order of the Zodiac.

## Trivia

* Taiyang's name (Tàiyáng lóng (太陽龍), when translated from Chinese to English, means "Sun Dragon."
* Despite being the founder/leader of the Order of the Zodiac, the Dragon is the fifth symbol on the Chinese Zodiac.
	+ Among the twelve Chinese zodiac signs, only the Dragon is mythical. It is an imaginary creature that combines the features of some other animals. There are many legends about this animal, and it is also regarded as the most auspicious sign. Chinese people believe they are the descendants of the Dragon.
		- People with Chinese zodiac Dragon has personality traits as mysterious, imaginative and noble.
* Taiyang is the only member of the Order of the Zodiac to have control over an element. In this case, Fire.
* The inverted coloration of both Taiyang and Xing help symbolize their estranged relationship as he sun and the moon.
	+ However, the coloration of the Safari Ltd. Horned Chinese Dragon and Krystal Blue Dragon may have been mere coincidence.