- "No dragon can resist the alpha's command. So, he who controls the alpha... controls them all!"
- ― Drago Bludvist (How to Train Your Dragon 2)
The ability to manipulate dragons. Variation of Mythic Manipulation.
Also Called
- Chalice (Dragonar Academy)
- Draconic/Draconian Manipulation
- Dragon Control/Dominance/Friendship
- Dragon Alpa Control
- Drákonkinesis
Capabilities
The user can create, manipulate, and destroy dragons. They control them to do their bidding, helping them during situations, using them against foes, and using them to see locations and gather information about a particular place. Some can see through the dragons' eyes that are controlled allowing them to attack others. Users can also understand or communicate with them, hence creating and strengthening friendships.
Applications
- Mind Control - to control various kinds of dragons.
- Mind Link - to have mental bond.
- Dragon Empathy - to understand/feel their emotions.
- Sensory Scrying
- Taming - to tame their nature.
- Zoolingualism - to allow verbal communication.
Techniques
Associations
- Animal Manipulation
- Dragon Creation/Dragon Summoning
- Dragon Embodiment
- Dragon Force Manipulation
- Dragon Physiology - constant physical/mental bond may allow user to adapt to certain dragon-like traits.
- Dragon Telepathy
- Mythic Manipulation
- Mythical Beast Manipulation
- Mythical Bestiary
Limitations
- Control Immunity
- Dragon Companionship can fight off control.
- May be limited to only certain species.
- Some can only control the dragons they create or summon.
- Range maybe limited.
- Depends on environment.
Known Users
- FATE (Chrono Cross)
- Dragon Eater (Dog Days)
- Profion (Dungeons and Dragons Movie); via Rod of Savrille
- Empress Savina (Dungeons and Dragons Movie); via scepter
- Reis Duelar (Final Fantasy)
- Sammaster (Forgotten Realms)
- Ommadon (Flight Of Dragons)
- Future Rogue Cheney (Fairy Tail)
- Dragonlords (Game of Thrones)
- Drankonryders (Heart of Dread Series)
- Natasha Kestal
- Eliza Wessen
- Drago Bludvist (How to Train Your Dragon)
- Queen Bee/Alpha Male Dragons (How to Train Your Dragon)
- Red Death
- Valka's Bewilderbeast
- Drago's Bewilderbeast
- Screaming Death (Whispering Deaths Only)
- Toothless
- Phantom (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Hanzo Shamada (Overwatch) via Dragon Strike
- Genji Shamada (Overwatch) via Dragon Blade
- Kapellmeister (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Evan (MapleStory)
- Dragonlords (Merlin)
- D.R. (Monsters) via Dragon Horn
- Caro Ru Lushe (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha)
- Seikoku users (Seikoku no Dragonar)
- Dragonborns (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim) via Bend Will and Call Dragon Shouts
- Miraak
- Last Dragonborn
- Signers (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's)
Known Objects
- Rod of Savrille (Dungeons and Dragons Movie); controls Red dragons
- Dragon Armor (Lego Ninjago Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Sage's Gauntlets (Fablehaven)
Gallery
Profion (Dungeons and Dragons Movie) with the Rod of Savrille, which controls Red dragons.
Daenerys Targaryens (Game of Thrones) like most Targaryens/Dragonlords can control dragons, in her case only to a certain extent.
D.R. (Monsters) wielding the Dragon Horn, which allows him to summon and control dragons.
Those who have Seikoku (Seikoku no Dragonar) can control dragons.
As an alpha-dragon, the Red Death (How to Train Your Dragon) has telepathic command over other dragons.
The Screaming Death (Dreamworks Dragons), being the biggest amongst its brood, holds command over his Whispering Death siblings.
As an alpha-dragon, Valka's Bewilderbeast (How to Train Your Dragon) has telepathic command over other dragons.
After killing Valka's Bewilderbeast, Drago's Bewilderbeast (How to Train Your Dragon) gained telepathic command over other dragons as the new alpha.
After defeating Drago's Bewilderbeast, Toothless (How to Train your Dragon) becomes Berk's new alpha-dragon.
Oscar Brailsford (Seikoku no Dragnar) is master of the Maestro-Class Dragon Tristan.
Rebecca Randall (Seikoku no Dragonar) is master of the Maestro-Class Dragon Cú Chulainn.
Kapellmeister (Marchen Awakens Romance) commands the dragon he creates with Ghost ÄRM, Analysis of Abyss.
Phantom (Marchen Awakens Romance) has complete control of the Guardian ÄRM, V (Fünf) - Dead Dragon.
Videos
Overwatch Animated Short - “Dragons”