'Strongwings' is an adult male NightWing who was introduced in The Dark Secret (book)|The
Dark Secret. He was formerly a scientific assistant to Mastermind and
currently he resides in Renewal. He is in a relationship with
Fierceteeth.

## Description

Strongwings has black scales and black eyes. He is beefy, large, and
burly, nearly twice the size of Fierceteeth, with a large back and
massive shoulders. He looks ill and underfed, with huge, strong wings.
His version of a smile includes baring his teeth awkwardly at the other
Dragons|dragon.

## Personality

Fierceteeth describes Strongwings as "not the sharpest claw on the
dragon." He is stout, clumsy, slow, and has low self-esteem, frequently
expressing how he believes that he is stupid. He also took the blame
when he and Fierceteeth got caught by Morrowseer and Deadlyclaws for
entering the NightWing tunnels|animus tunnels, showing his selflessness.
While Fierceteeth schemed during their imprisonment, Strongwings caught
up on sleeping and eating. While he lived on the NightWing island, he
was a notorious mess and possibly the slowest dragon in the tribe. He
left bits of carcasses around his sleeping spot and accidentally stepped
on everyone's tails on his way to bed at night. He never spoke in class,
unless it was to say something boneheaded to one of the other dragonets,
who always ignored him. He mumbled, snored, and told stupid jokes, and
he is repeatedly described as unintelligent. Unlike most NightWings, he
laughs when jokes are funny instead of trying to counter it with
something more witty.

## Biography

### The Dragonet Prophecy

left The Dark Secret
Strongwings was the lab assistant of Mastermind. He was shown asking
when he would be able to get an anti-RainWing venom helmet. However,
since Mastermind only had one, and that one was only a prototype,
Strongwings was unable to have one.

Tsunami forced Strongwings to swear allegiance to Glory when the
NightWings evacuated their island, which he did not seem pleased about.
However, as the volcano was erupting, he reluctantly blurted "Queen
Glory!", so that he could pass into the Rainforest Kingdom|rainforest.

left The Brightest Night

Strongwings was one of the three dragons who captured Sunny.
Their plan was to hold Sunny hostage so that a NightWing could overthrow
Glory and take control of the rainforest. Strongwings hoped to be the
king, explaining why he helped Fierceteeth.

He, Fierceteeth, and Preyhunter were asleep when Sunny stole the
Obsidian Mirror. She wrote them a message that stated "TURN BACK. YOU
FLY TOWARD YOUR DEATH," which arose Strongwings' superstitions of the
Darkstalker and the legends of him, causing him to panic.

When they arrived at the Scorpion Den to send a message to Burn, Thorn
demanded to know where Morrowseer was. She killed Preyhunter, thinking
he was lying about his death. After Sunny convinced Thorn Morrowseer
died, the other two NightWings were put "somewhere unpleasant."

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### The Jade Mountain Prophecy

left Winter Turning

Glory mentioned to Winter that she had two prisoners she needed to deal
with, but Thorn had agreed to keep them in her SandWing
stronghold#Dungeon|SandWing prison temporarily, referring to
Strongwings and Fierceteeth.

In the epilogue, Darkstalker read the mind of a young NightWing, who had
received a letter from old friends saying they had escaped Thorn's
prison, presumably Strongwings and Fierceteeth.

left Escaping Peril

When a NightWing followed Turtle and Peril, she believed it may have
been one of the NightWings who had escaped Thorn's prison.

left Talons of Power
After Darkstalker looked into the future and saw a band of criminals
led by Fierceteeth killing Queen Glory, he decided to stop it as an act
to earn more trust from the RainWing queen. Strongwings was among the
dragons captured by Darkstalker. As shown in The Brightest Night,
Strongwings was very afraid of Darkstalker and was terrified when he
realized the legendary nightmare dragon had captured him. He and
Fierceteeth were imprisoned for the night, but Darkstalker secretly
freed them so they could fly with him to the lost city of night|Night
Kingdom and rejoin the tribe. It is unknown what happened to him after
Darkstalker's defeat.

left
Darkness of Dragons
He and
Fierceteeth were indirectly mentioned to have escaped from the SandWing
dungeon by Thorn.

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### Winglets

left
Prisoners
Strongwings and
Fierceteeth were trapped in a SandWing dungeon. Fierceteeth said that he
snored while she was making all the plans.

In one of Fierceteeth's letters to Saguaro, she told a story about her
relationship with Strongwings. According to the story, Strongwings and
Fierceteeth once snuck to the rainforest and were punished together.
Fierceteeth said that if Saguaro decided to help her escape, Strongwings
had to go with her.

According to Fierceteeth, Strongwings had been a loyal friend to her,
even if he snored, ate, and maybe did not do much.

left
Assassin
Deathbringer overheard
snoring while attempting to kill Slaughter, mentioning that the snoring
of the other NightWings was nothing like the giant snores from
Strongwings, calling him "the noisiest sleeper in the fortress."

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### Field Guides

left
A Guide to the Dragon World

Strongwings was mentioned in Fierceteeth's letter to Starflight when she
told him that she and Strongwings were having eggs.

## Relationships

### Fierceteeth

Fierceteeth feels protected around Strongwings, and he is one of the
only dragons that can make her smile. He believes she is unique, and he
is sentimental and sincere towards her. His laughter does not make
Fierceteeth angry, as other dragons' laughter does. He had an odd catch
in his voice when he told her how important she was, and he was willing
to break the rules simply to make her happy. After realizing his
affections for her, Fierceteeth wrapped her tail around his and later
explained to Saguaro that he is her dragon, that he will do anything to
keep her alive, and that he is the only dragon she trusts in all of
Pyrrhia. He and Fierceteeth are having eggs.

## Quotes

Because — Uh. Because you're — well, you're just — you're the
only Fierceteeth. You know?
to Fierceteeth
Prisoners

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Want to go flying? And eat mangoes? And jump in a pool of water
that is not cold gray sludge, or so full of salt that all your scratches
burn like fire?
to Fierceteeth
Prisoners

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You're not nothing.
to Fierceteeth
Prisoners

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That's what I said! I didn't want this job! It was Mother's
idea, and she's friends with Greatness|Princess Greatness, so that's,
you know, they made it happen. But I told them the dumbest NightWing
ever hatched shouldn't be Mastermind's assistant.
to
Fierceteeth
Prisoners

## Trivia

  - In the graphic novels, Strongwings is depicted with a broken horn.
  - Strongwings was the loudest snorer in the fortress while residing
    there.