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The Dragon (film)
A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with reptile-like traits. Dragon may also refer to: Places Extra-terrestrial * Draco (constellation) (Latin for Dragon), a constellation in the far northern sky * The Dragon, a grouping of galaxies in the field of Abell 370 Terrestrial * Dragon, Utah, United States, a ghost town * Dragon Cone, a volcano in British Columbia, Canada * Dragon Hill, Uffington, a mountain in England * "The Dragon", a section of U.S. Route 129 between Deals Gap, North Carolina and Punkin Center, Tennessee, in the United States People * Vlad II Dracul (1390–1447), duke of Wallachia, nicknamed "Vlad the Dragon" * Goran Dragić (born 1986), Slovenian basketball player * G-Dragon (born 1988), South Korean rapper * Carmen Dragon (1914–1984), American conductor and composer * Daryl Dragon (1942–2019), American musician, one half of the duo Captain & Tennille; son of Carmen Dragon * Tatsumi Fujinami (born 1953), Japanese professional wrestler, nicknamed "Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon
A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as winged, horned, and capable of breathing fire. Dragons in eastern cultures are usually depicted as wingless, four-legged, serpentine creatures with above-average intelligence. Commonalities between dragons' traits are often a hybridization of feline, reptilian and avian features. Scholars believe huge extinct or migrating crocodiles bear the closest resemblance, especially when encountered in forested or swampy areas, and are most likely the template of modern Oriental dragon imagery. Etymology The word ''dragon'' entered the English language in the early 13th century from Old French ''dragon'', which in turn comes from la, draconem (nominative ) meaning "huge serpent, dragon", from Ancient Greek , (genitive , ) "serpent, giant s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don "The Dragon" Wilson
Donald Glen Wilson (born September 10, 1954), nicknamed "The Dragon", is an American martial artist, film actor, and former professional kickboxer. An 11-time world champion who scored 47 knockouts in four decades, he has been called by the STAR System Ratings as "perhaps the greatest kickboxer in American history. He has disposed of more quality competition than anyone we've ever ranked". Biography Early life Wilson was born to a Japanese mother and American father in Alton, Illinois. He utilized his mother's family name, Hoshino (星野), as a ring name while competing in Japan. He attended Saint Andrew's School in Boca Raton, where he was an MVP in football and basketball. Wilson also tried his hand at wrestling, in which he excelled enough to score a 4th place in the Florida State Collegiate Wrestling competition. After high school, Wilson was accepted into the prestigious Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut in the fall of 1972. Wilson has stated that his brot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dragon (1916 Film)
A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with reptile-like traits. Dragon may also refer to: Places Extra-terrestrial * Draco (constellation) (Latin for Dragon), a constellation in the far northern sky * The Dragon, a grouping of galaxies in the field of Abell 370 Terrestrial * Dragon, Utah, United States, a ghost town * Dragon Cone, a volcano in British Columbia, Canada * Dragon Hill, Uffington, a mountain in England * "The Dragon", a section of U.S. Route 129 between Deals Gap, North Carolina and Punkin Center, Tennessee, in the United States People * Vlad II Dracul (1390–1447), duke of Wallachia, nicknamed "Vlad the Dragon" * Goran Dragić (born 1986), Slovenian basketball player * G-Dragon (born 1988), South Korean rapper * Carmen Dragon (1914–1984), American conductor and composer * Daryl Dragon (1942–2019), American musician, one half of the duo Captain & Tennille; son of Carmen Dragon * Tatsumi Fujinami (born 1953), Japanese professional wrestler, nicknamed "Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon (One Piece)
The ''One Piece'' manga features an extensive cast of characters created by Eiichiro Oda. The series takes place in a fictional universe where vast numbers of pirates, soldiers, revolutionaries, and other adventurers fight each other, using various superhuman abilities. The majority of the characters are human, but the cast also includes Dwarf (folklore), dwarfs, giants, Merman, mermen and mermaids, List of piscine and amphibian humanoids, fishmen, sky people, and minks, and many others. Many of the characters possess abilities gained by eating "Devil Fruits". The series' storyline follows the adventures of a group of pirates as they search for the mythical "One Piece" treasure. #Luffy, Monkey D. Luffy is the series' main protagonist, a young pirate who wishes to succeed #Gol D. Roger, Gol D. Roger, the deceased King of the Pirates, by finding his treasure, the "One Piece". Throughout the series, Luffy gathers himself a diverse crew, named the #The Straw Hat Pirates, Straw Hat P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Shiryū
is a fictional character from the ''Saint Seiya'' universe created by Masami Kurumada. As one of the protagonists of this media franchise, he has made appearances in the several manga, the original anime adaptation, OVAs, films and video games. He has also inspired a large number of collectibles. Considered the most mature and wisest of the five heroes, Shiryū is the Bronze Saint of the Dragon constellation, whose Cloth possesses legendary defensive and offensive properties. Shiryū is one of the ten surviving orphans trained to become Athena's Saints by Mitsumasa Kido. With Kido dead, Shiryū and his allies become the protectors of his adopted granddaughter, Saori, Athena's reincarnation. Critical reception to Shiryu has been mixed, with praise on his fight scenes in the series but criticism focused on the abuse of his training as a plot device to come up with new techniques to defeat enemies. Creation and conception As Masami Kurumada uses the revered Osamu Tezuka's Star Sys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Dragon
Richard Dragon (or simply Dragon) is the alias of two fictional, comic book characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Although both incarnation differ in alignment, they're portrayed as extremely accomplished martial artists with connections to the League of Assassins. The first incarnation, Richard Drakunovski, was created by Dennis O'Neil and Jim Berry (cartoonist), James R. Berry in the novel ''Kung Fu Master, Richard Dragon: Dragon's Fists'' (1974) under the pseudonym "Jim Dennis". O'Neil later adapted the character for DC Comics in the comic book ''Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter''. A thief who was trained in martial arts and decided to use his skills for good, the character is considered one of DC Comic's premier martial artist in the DC Universe alongside peers such as Bronze Tiger and Lady Shiva. In more recent continuities, the character himself is also depicted as a more benevolent member of the League of Assassins who met his demise by a former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragons (Pern)
The Dragons of Pern are a fictional race created by Anne McCaffrey as an integral part of the science fiction world depicted in her Dragonriders of Pern novels. In creating the Pern setting, McCaffrey set out to subvert the clichés associated with dragons in European folklore and in modern fantasy fiction. Pernese dragons are similar to traditional European dragons in the fact that they can breathe fire and resemble great lizards or dinosaurs with wings, but the resemblance ends there. Unlike most dragons in previous Western literature, Pernese dragons are entirely friendly to humanity. Furthermore, they are not magical at all. Instead, they are a heavily genetically modified species based on one of Pern's native life-forms, the fire-lizard. History In Dragonsdawn, the race was intentionally engineered to fight Thread, a deadly mycorrhizoid spore that devours all organic matter that it touches, after it first caught the human colonists on Pern unawares, with devastating re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragons (Dragon Prince)
The ''Dragon Prince'' and ''Dragon Star'' trilogies comprise six connected fantasy novels written by Melanie Rawn. The ''Dragon Prince'' trilogy focuses on Prince Rohan of the Desert and his Sunrunner wife, Sioned, while the ''Dragon Star'' trilogy focuses on their son, Pol. The ''Dragon Prince'' trilogy consists of novels ''Dragon Prince'', ''The Star Scroll'', and '' Sunrunner's Fire''. The books in the ''Dragon Star'' trilogy are ''Stronghold'', ''The Dragon Token'', and ''Skybowl''. Introduction The ''Dragon Prince'' novels take place in a world of political intrigue, Sunrunners, Sorcerers, war, and dragons. This world is known as the Continent. It is divided into thirteen Princedoms (Desert, Princemarch, Cunaxa, Dorval, Syr, Gilad, Ossetia, Meadowlord, Grib, Kierst, Isel, Fessenden, and Firon) all of which follow the rule of the High Prince, whose seat is Princemarch. During the ''Rialla'' the Princes gather to make new laws and alliances. The princedoms and titles usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savage Dragon
The Savage Dragon is a fictional superhero created by Erik Larsen, published by Image Comics and taking place in the Image Universe. The comic features the adventures of a superheroic police officer named the Dragon. The character first appeared as the Dragon in ''Graphic Fantasy'' #1 (June 1982) and first appeared as the "Savage Dragon" in ''Megaton'' #3 (February 1986). The Dragon is a large, finned, green-skinned humanoid whose powers include super-strength and an advanced healing factor. He is also an amnesiac: his earliest memory is awakening in a burning field in Chicago, Illinois. Thus, for most of the series, the origins of his powers and appearance are a mystery to readers. At the beginning of the series, he becomes a police officer and battles the mutant criminal "superfreaks" that terrorize Chicago. Together with ''Spawn'', ''Savage Dragon'' is one of two Image Comics titles that debuted during the company's 1992 launch that continues to be published well into the ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
