The generic pop culture dragon review (4 legs, 2 wings, 1 head) part 3
Smaug from The Hobbit (1977)
8/10. Hahahahehehehehehe. What a grody nasty lumpy cat. Nice. It’s just got a cat head but in a delightfully intimidating way. I like like his fuzz, its not pretending that this obvious mammal is clearly a reptile cause its covered in scales which is a dragon design trope I hate. I also like how his wings are very well connected with the membranes even going down his legs.
Acnologia from Fairy Tail
9/10. I know nothing about Fairy Tail and I have no interest in Fairy Tail, but this man. This man is beautiful. Black and blue is a very good color combo and very under utilized for villains/threats. I really like the short round but deep muzzle and jutting chin combo, its kind of but not exactly beaky. The thick overlapping giant scales give the impression of bird wings. And the humanoid body type makes a lot of sense given dude started out life as a human(oid?). Also this dragon Brown/Black. Nice.
Avatar the Last Airbender (all)
6.5/10. Outside of Fang, I don’t like their wings. I do enjoy how each is a distinctive individual and how noodly most of them are. Ran and Shaw have the best faces but their legs are a hot mess. Also Druk is very thick compared to all the other dragons in this series. They’ve certainly got screen presence and weight to them.
Elliott from Pete’s Dragon
5/10 (cartoon) & 2/10 (live action). Cartoon version is certainly a dragon. Fat and kind looking by the face. Like the pink accents. Live action version is just a bland green dog with poorly connected wings. Live action version is also significantly skinnier and no.
5/10. A nice orange fat fire dragon. The wing and eye colors are good contrast. The flame tail is iconic. If anyone ever wanted to propose to me you need to get me the black and red shiny version.
4/10. That’s certainly a dragon. Drill tail is an interesting choice. Not terribly wowed by the art style.
Final Hyren from Magi-Nation
4.5/10. Its a fucking pegasus dragon as the fusion of 12 different dragons one of which is a fucking giant squid and another a volcano. Definitely a horse but not just a horse. Honestly the choice to make it a horse out of all the things that went into it is just… so odd. Would rate it higher if it wasn’t just white.
Jake Long from American Dragon: Jake Long
5/10. The second season design is a lot stronger than season 1′s design. The ears make more sense and the hooves are a nice choice. His dragon form resembles his human form very strongly. For both tho, those wings don’t look attached to the body. Kinda bland honestly. And yet one of teh better looking dragons from this series.
Jabberwocky from Through the Looking-Glass
7/10. This thing looks horrendous, weird, and vaguely like its wearing a costume/clothing. The rodent teeth are a nice touch. Very vintage and what the fuck. All the other versions don’t look nearly as iconic.
9/10. I have no intention of watching this film b/c of Studio Ghibli’s usual palewashing but these dragons are sexy. The wings could use more oomph and surface area, but those thick metal scales? That spark as the dragon moves? Fucking lovely. These dragons look forged rather than like living creatures.
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