Archetype:Dragon Slayer

Dragon Slayer
Guts, the Black Swordsman (Berserk) wields the legendary Dragon Slayer, a monstrous slab of a blade that's capable of killing dragons with ease.
Power/Ability to:	Kill dragons.

"Swords are just large butcher knives, after all. Tools meant for Killing people. And so I forged it...as it was Described. A sword that could butcher...A Dragon."

― Godot to Ricket on The Dragon Slayer (Berserk)

"But there is one they fear. In their tongue, he is Dovahkiin - Dragonborn!"

― The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

"He is a man who came from Wano Country in the New World!!! Believe it or not, a long time ago he was known as a legendary samurai who killed a dragon!!! And his story is still passed down to this day!!!"

― Dr. Hogback (One Piece) explaining Ryuma's origins to Nami, Usopp, and Ton Tony Chopper.

The power to kill dragons. Variation of Supernatural Hunter Physiology.

Also Called

• Draconic Killer/Slayer
• Dracocide

Capabilities

The user can kill dragons entities of any form, being able to go toe-to-toe with even the strongest of dragons and gain resistance to their powers.

Applications

• Death Inducement; to dragons.
• Draconic Immunity
• Draconic Power Negation
• Dragon Intuition
• Enhanced/Supernatural Combat

Associations

• Chivalry
• Draconic Weaponry
• Dragon Physiology
• Dragon Manipulation
• Power Immunity
• Power Negation
• Omnislayer
• Supernatural Hunter Physiology
• Supernatural Weapon Proficiency
• True Hero
• Unavertable Death

Limitations

• Transcendent Dragon may be difficult to kill.
• May need different skills/powers to kill some types of dragons.
  • Alien Slayer for Alien Dragons.
  • Divine Slayer for Angelic Dragons.
  • Demonic Slayer for Demonic Dragons.
  • Undead Slayer for Undead Dragons.

Known Users

See Also: The Dragonslayer.

Video Games

• Chosen Undead (Dark Souls)
• Dragon Slayer Ornstein (Dark Souls); via Dragonslayer Spear
• Hawkeye Gough (Dark Souls); via Gough's Greatbow
• Bearer of the Curse (Dark Souls II)
• Ashen One (Dark Souls III)
• The Nameless King (Dark Souls III); via Dragonslayer Swordspear
• Dragonborn (The Elder Scrolls series)
  • Last Dragonborn
  • Miraak
• Link (The Legend of Zelda series)
• Lancelot (TYPE-MOON); via Arondight
• Saber of Black/Siegfried (TYPE-MOON); via Balmung

Anime/Manga

• Guts (Berserk); via Dragon Slayer
• BlackWarGreymon (Digimon); via Dramon Destroyers
• WarGreymon (Digimon); via Dramon Destroyers
• Wizards (Fairy Tail)
  • Dragon Slayers; via Dragon Slayer Magic
  • Erza Scarlet; via Dragon Slayer Seal
• Issei Hyoudou (Highschool DxD)
• Siegfried (Highschool DxD)
• Ragna The Reaper (Ragna Crimson)
• Ryuma (Monsters/One Piece)
• Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)

Comics

• Bigby Wolf (Fables)
• Little Boy Blue (Fables)

Literature

• Beowulf (Beowulf)
• Bard (The Hobbit) via Black Arrow
• Eärendil (The Silmarillion)
• Túrin Turambar (The Silmarillion)

Folklore/Mythology

• Saint George (Christian Mythology)
• Sigurd/Siegfried (Norse Mythology)

Tabletop Games

• Felix Jaeger (Warhammer Fantasy); via Karaghul

Known Items

Video Games

• Dragon's Bane (Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn)
• Dragonslayer Greatbow (Dark Souls/Dark Souls II/Dark Souls III)
• Dragonslayer Spear (Dark Souls/Dark Souls II/Dark Souls III)
• Dragonslayer's Crescent Axe (Dark Souls II)
• Dragonslayer Greataxe (Dark Souls III)
• Dragonslayer Swordspear (Dark Souls III)
• Dragonslayer's Axe (Dark Souls III)
• Dragon-slaying Runes (Dragon Age: Inquisition)
  • Axe of the Dragon Hunter
  • Bloodied Wings
  • Song of the Marshes
  • Staff of the Firedrake
  • Swift Greataxe
• Axameter (Dragon Age: Origins)
• Dragonbrand (Dragon Age: Origins)
• Dragonspite (Dragon Age: Origins)
• Duncan's Dagger (Dragon Age: Origins)
• Yusaris (Dragon Age: Origins)
• Arondight (TYPE-MOON)
• Balmung (TYPE-MOON)

Anime/Manga

• Dragon Slayer (Berserk)
• Dramon Destroyers (Digimon)
• Dragon Slayer Magic (Fairy Tail)
• Dragon Slayer Seal (Fairy Tail)
• Dragon Slayer Swords (Highschool DxD)
  • Ascalon (Highschool DxD)
  • Gram (Highschool DxD)

Tabletop Games

• Dragonlances (Dragonlance)
• Karaghul (Warhammer Fantasy)

Gallery

A samurai from the Wano Country of the New World, Ryuma (One Piece/Monsters) became a legend…

...for decapitating an enormous dragon with a single slash.

Wargreymon (Digimon) is equipped with Dramon Killers on each of its arms, which are weapons designed to kill beings with dragons attributes.