Scarlet

> Well, it's easy to say war is awful. But it's a lot harder to solve these problems *without* having a war. Especially when talking about dragons. Fighting comes naturally to us. You should know — you attacked me when you barely knew me.
>
> Scarlet to Tsunami, *The Dragonet Prophecy*

## Physical description

### Gender

Female

**Scarlet** was an adult female SkyWing who was introduced in *The Dragonet Prophecy*. Despite being challenged fourteen times for the throne, she reigned as the SkyWing queen for approximately twenty-nine years until she was killed by Queen Ruby in a royal challenge.

## Appearance

Scarlet had dark orange scalesTemplate:Ref and bright yellow eyesTemplate:Ref that were as sharp as talons.Template:Ref Her orangeTemplate:Ref wings were enormous,Template:Ref and their top sideTemplate:Ref had rubies embedded around the edges.Template:Ref A row of tiny rubiesTemplate:Ref and diamondsTemplate:Ref were also embedded between the scales over each of her eyes.Template:Ref

She was slightly bigger than Clay,Template:Ref but smaller than KestrelTemplate:Ref and Dune.Template:Ref She was usually wreathedTemplate:Ref in white smoke emitting from her nostrils in a steady stream that would coil thickly around her horns.Template:Ref She also had a deep,Template:Ref slithering voice.Template:Ref

During her reign, a fine coat of golden chain mail adorned her, hung with rubies and amber drops around her torso,Template:Ref as well as a circlet made of gold and diamonds,Template:Ref medallions around her neck, and rings on her claws.Template:Ref Occasionally, she would also wear a diamond-studded vest with small black chain links.Template:Ref

After being severely injured by Glory's venom and being imprisoned by Burn, all earlier ornaments were goneTemplate:Ref except for the rubies above herTemplate:Ref leftTemplate:Ref eye. The other sideTemplate:Ref of her shimmering orange faceTemplate:Ref was melted into a hideous dark messTemplate:Ref that misshaped her snoutTemplate:Ref and revealed a glimpse of her jawbone underneath. One eye was pulled down and out of proportion with the rest of her face.Template:Ref She was referred to as "Melty-Face" by a SkyWing dragonet.Template:Ref

During the time after her escape from Burn, Scarlet became thin and raggedTemplate:Ref but began adorning herself with jewelry again once she briefly managed to regain the SkyWing throne.Template:Ref

## Personality

Scarlet was a violent, vain, and manipulative dragon, with a love for bloodshed and a thirst for vengeance. She was sarcastic, melodramatic, sadistic, and hedonistic. Living in excess, Scarlet took pleasure in adorning herself and her throne room with gemstones and precious metals, and would grow petulantly upset when she did not get her way.Template:RefTemplate:Ref She thought very highly of herself, and had portraits made in her image.Template:Ref She was not above lying and manipulation, and would go to great lengths to control dragons around her to do her bidding, particularly Peril.Template:RefTemplate:RefTemplate:Ref She was a smooth liar, sly and cunning with her words,Template:Ref as well as ruthless and unbothered by killing or having dragons killed, including her own daughters.Template:Ref She used fear of her violent wrath to prevent her subjects from doing things she disliked,Template:Ref and she rarely lost challenges to her authority.Template:Ref Chameleon also stated that she was usually very convincing.Template:Ref She rarely trusted other dragons,Template:Ref and Moonwatcher described her mind as loud, angry, and all over the place.

Her self-indulgent need for 'thrilling' forms of entertainment meant that her violent arena, fed by the war, was very important to her.Template:Ref She wished to continue the war, heedless of its impact on her subjects, for her personal entertainment and to keep her throne secure.Template:Ref She also kept a close hold on Peril, her arena champion, who was encouraged to draw out battles for Scarlet's entertainment.Template:Ref

After being scarred by Glory's venom, she grew more bitter and vicious, plotting vengeance and violence against the dragonets of destiny, Princess Burn, and her successor, Queen Ruby.Template:Ref She was less confidentTemplate:Ref and more willing to let other dragons kill the dragonets of destiny for her.Template:Ref

She was shown to be opportunistic, taking advantage of what Chameleon could do very early on.Template:Cite She also seemed to find it amusing and easy to manipulate Peril, despite the latter wanting to kill her. When changing dragons with the jewelry Chameleon provided, she put loyalty to her as one of the first criteria most of the time, showing how she expects all her subjects to feel the same.

### The Dragonet Prophecy

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### The Jade Mountain Prophecy

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## Relationships

### Burn

Scarlet allied with Burn for the War of SandWing Succession and found the war a useful source for fighters in her arena. Later, after being wounded by Glory, Burn locked her up in her stronghold, and this changed the relationship between them drastically.

### Chameleon

Upon discovering Chameleon disguising as Soar, Scarlet offered him to work as her spy in exchange for treasure. Their relationship was mutual due to the offer, as Chameleon was greedy for treasure and was willing to work for such. She trusted Chameleon with multiple spying missions, such as using a Cirrus mask to infiltrate the Talons of Peace.

### Clay

As a dragonet of destiny, Scarlet toyed with him during his imprisonment. She is aware of his friendship with Peril and focused on destroying it. As with the other dragonets of destiny, she wanted him dead.

### Glory

Scarlet initially saw Glory as a useless and lazy RainWing, turning her into a piece of art. After getting injured by her venom, Scarlet loathed the RainWing for ruining her looks. She wanted Glory dead more than the other Dragonets of Destiny, as hinted when Icicle goes for her to make up for her failed murders. Scarlet says that Glory gave her a sickening feeling, which she wouldn't call fear.

### Peril

Scarlet was like an adoptive mother to Peril, since she took her in when she was very little and let her grow up in the SkyWing palace. She manipulated her to become her champion and made her so that she didn't feel any guilt when she killed. When Clay came along, Scarlet tried to make her stay away from him so she wouldn't try to escape. She also tricked her into eating the black rocks. In *Escaping Peril*, she had Chameleon enchant Peril to be loyal to her. Scarlet tricked the firescales in every way. It backfired eventually when Peril broke free from the spell.

### Pyrite

As per the enchantment modifications, Pyrite always does her best for Scarlet and is completely loyal to her. She stated that she would have kept fighting for Scarlet as long as she needed Pyrite and that she refused to sign an oath to Ruby because of her loyalty. When Pyrite thinks of Scarlet, a surge of powerful emotion rolls through her. She believes Scarlet is amazing and took care to see her at least once per day when Pyrite still lived in the Sky Kingdom, even if from a distance.

### Ruby

Ruby is Scarlet's daughter, making her eligible for taking the throne. She was formerly Tourmaline, whom Scarlet enchanted to be a softer, more obedient dragon in order to maintain her power. Despite wanting to keep the throne, Scarlet kept her alive in order to have at least one live heir, though they did not have a strong relationship. She was ultimately killed by her daughter during the challenge.

### Vermilion

Scarlet does not see her son as a threat because he cannot inherit the throne. As such, she seems to be on good terms with him, letting him announce arena battles as well as argue for persecution.

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## Trivia

* Tui admitted before that one of her favorite words was "thrilling," just like Ex-Queen Scarlet.
* In Scarlet's character profile, the word written in big letters at the top is "VAIN." Tui determined that vanity would be Scarlet's defining characteristic while searching for traits that are unusual to find in a villain.

## Gallery

ScarletTemplate.pngReference by Template:UScarletFull.jpgEx-Queen Scarlet on the cover of *Escaping Peril*, by Joy AngScarlet GN Infobox.pngScarlet from *The Dragonet Prophecy (graphic novel)*, by Mike HolmesScarlet Fullbody Render.pngScarlet fullbody render, edited by Template:U
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## References

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1. ↑ *The Dragonet Prophecy* (Annotated), Chapter 11
2. ↑ *The Dragonet Prophecy* (Annotated), Chapter 13