Great Drake

The **Great Drake** (affectionately called "Bubbles" by his master) is the Ouroboros Bandits' secret weapon, the (presumed) parent of the younger Sand Drakes, and the second main boss of *Phoenotopia* and *Phoenotopia: Awakening*.

## History

### Phoenotopia

The Great Drake is first mentioned by the NPCs at the Atai Bridge who report that the bandits used him to destroy the bridge, and again by Lisa as she tells Gail that she heard the bandits have a fully grown sand dragon which can only be "hurt from within." The Great Drake is finally encountered at the heart of the Bandit Lair, where the Bandit Boss sends him to attack Gail.

Being an adult sand dragon, the Great Drake's scales are thick enough to render him completely invulnerable to any sort of attack under normal circumstances. As per Lisa's advice, the only way to hurt him is to trick him into eating Bombs.

### Phoenotopia Awakening

Here, the Great Drake is first mentioned by some non-hostile Ouroboros Bandits who refer to him as the "Great Drake". He is worshipped as a deity among the Ouroboros tribe; whoever controls the Great Drake is deemed worthy of leading the tribe. Some time before the events of the game, Birdy managed to earn the right to challenge the Great Drake, and subdued him. How exactly she did this was unknown to her fellow Bandits, but some of them claim that her control over the Great Drake is "unnatural". It's later revealed by Birdy that she was able to tame the Great Drake using an electronic device given to her by Katash, which made the Great Drake more docile and obedient towards Birdy after she discreetly implanted the device onto him.

After Gail breached the Ouroboros's hideout and entered the Great Drake's den to bring Birdy to justice, Birdy tried using him to dispose of Gail. However, Gail won the battle and the Great Drake retreated. His current whereabouts remain unknown...

## Battle

### Phoenotopia

The Great Drake's attacks are somewhat similar to those of his offspring. His main attack is to curl up into a ball and either roll or bounce around the room. After doing this a couple of times, the Great Drake will burrow underground, creating a tremor that causes rocks to fall from the ceiling. While this is happening, the Great Drake will occasionally pop up out of the ground and try to eat Gail. This is the player's chance to attack by placing a Bomb on the ground and getting the Great Drake to eat it. Once he's eaten the Bomb, the Great Drake will go underground and stay there until the Bomb detonates, which forces him out of the ground and leaves him stunned. The player can then attack the Great Drake while he's stunned. However, once the Great Drake recovers he'll move to one side on the room and spit three balls of lava that leave temporary puddles on the floor. He'll then resume his normal attack patterns and restart the cycle.

Interestingly, having a Bomb blow up on the lava pools makes them disappear instantly. This trick can be used to get rid of the lava pools much more quickly to make it easier to dodge the Great Drake's attacks.

### Phoenotopia Awakening

The Great Drake returns in the remake; he retains all of his attacks from the original game, but his battle plays slight differently. As with all bosses in *Phoenotopia Awakening*, the Great Drake can now be damaged at any time with any weapon, although he can still be stunned by tricking him into eating a Bomb when he pops up from under the ground.
Unlike in *Phoenotopia*, the Great Drake performs his attacks in a specific cycle that never changes, and Birdy also assists him during some parts of the battle. First, he curls up into a ball and rolls around the room a couple times; this attack can be hard to avoid because the Great Drake is bigger in this game, but he also generates rocks that can be used as stepping stones to be able to jump over him more easily. Then, while still curled up, the Great Drake will bounce across the room several times before eventually burrowing underground. He'll then create three mini earthquakes that make several stones fall from the ceiling. Next, Birdy will throw some Doggy Biscuits onto the ground, which the Great Drake will try to eat as he emerges from underground. The Doggy Biscuits heal the Great Drake for 20 HP if he eats them, but they can be stolen before he gets a chance to eat them, causing Birdy to yell at Gail. After that, the Great Drake emerges on one side of the room and spits four lava balls and then sits idly while Birdy throws shurikens at Gail. If Birdy manages to hit the Great Drake with a shuriken, she will slightly damage him, as well as apologize to him. After this attack, the cycle restarts.

#### Double Sand Drake

In the hidden cave at the Far Beach, there's a boss room where you must fight two adult Sand Drakes who behave exactly the same as the Great Drake, but Birdy isn't present during this battle. An Ouroboros Scroll is rewarded for defeating the Sand Drakes.