Bad Dragon Enterprises, Inc. is an American manufacturer of fantasy-themed

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s, primarily targeted at members of the furry fandom. Products are sold online and at conventions. The CEO of Bad Dragon, Jan "Varka" Mulders, also owns the

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website F-List, both of which also cater to furries.

History

Bad Dragon was founded in June 2008. Jan "Varka" Mulders, one of the four co-founders (the others being Brian "Athus Nadorian" Dyer, "Narse", and "Raith"), had begun making

s in his university dormitory in Scotland the previous year. The company is now based in

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Products

The company's products are primarily fantasy themed, with the creatures emulated including dragons,

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s, chimeras, and

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. The website formerly featured a 'biography' of the characters each toy was based upon, alongside an illustration; , this feature is only accessible by registered users, with listings for unregistered viewers displaying only pictures of the sex toy in question and details about its physical attributes. Bad Dragon also offers a 3-D interactive model to view certain areas of each toy. Customers can also submit their own designs, some of which are chosen for limited production.

In popular culture

Bad Dragon is featured in the

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''.

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Bad Dragon Labs
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