Dragons in MLP

[Shanks 10,816]

We all know that dragons are in MLP but I have a bit of a beef with how the show presents dragons. What we know of dragons is only what the ponies know which isn't very much and is likely tainted with misunderstandings and perhaps a bit of racism. The dragons we have seen have mostly been mindless brutes either in the form of the dragon who attacked Spike in Owl's Well the Ends Well, the dragon causing all that pollution from his nap in Dragonshy or the teenage dragons in Dragon Quest. We have also seen that "dragons" as far as the ponies know grow when their greed controls them but with how little ponies actually know about dragons I suspect that this may only be the case with certain species of dragons.

 

We know from various mythologies that dragons have been depicted as villainous monsters but there are also some dragons that have been depicted as benevolent, some even as gods and some with intelligence beyond even humans. Simply put dragons are the most diverse mythological creatures ever with various different shapes, sizes, powers and motives but we are yet to see this diversity depicted or even implied in the show. Dragons due to said diversity present a great deal of opportunity for world building and character development. Dragon Quest had some good points to it but I can't help but feel that it was a huge letdown.

 

What we have seen of Spike is that he is relatively intelligent and thoughtful so we know that dragons are capable of being more than villainous or brutish but we are yet to see any dragons other than Spike who break that stereotype. I am not saying it is common practice but I highly doubt that Spike is the only dragon who has been hatched and raised by ponies. And since dragons are capable of good as well as higher thought it is also reasonable to assume that there are dragons who have been raised by other dragons who also break said stereotype in the MLP universe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Megas 27,625]

I think we're overdue for more dragons in this shows. Especially since the last time we got more, it was those teenaged pricks from Dragon Quest

[MLPFanatic34 3,234]

I wanna see more dragons on the show besides Spike, I think it would be nice since we have seen them before in past seasons.