Tenkan Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 We've all seen Spike's many forms (newborn and mature), but we're not fully sure what kind of dragon he is.He doesn't have wings, meaning he's some sort of a....land dragon?Or perhaps...a water dragon?PS.I found this sketch on the MLP:FiM wiki and found it very interesting.It's a sketch from Lauren Faust of a female dragon.Do you think we might see this in the show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hoss1 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 I found it interesing that "greedy adult" Spike is so different from the "innocent and chunky appearing adult" Spike when Twilight went berserk in hatching him in the Cutie Mark Chronicles.The hatchling had no motivations and did not look menacing when he was instantly zapped to adult size before Celestia got things under control. If Spike can control his emotions and even keep a Noble/Heroic mindset, could he have a 3rd version of an adult look for him in the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astalakio Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 I think... if he was a sea dragon... that he would have gills. Or webbed digits.But land dragon, maybe. That sounds plausible. We really don't know a lot about how dragons work in Equestria, so it'd just be blind guessing from me really *shrug* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acynder Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 He's just a baby. He'll probably grow wings when he gets older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weesh Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 small, non-functioning wings would have been so cute though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astalakio Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 small, non-functioning wings would have been so cute though...Scootaloo style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RarityDash Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 That female dragon looks awesome. I hope she gets used at some point.As for Spike, probably just some kind of land dragon. It doesn't seem all that unusual for me. Not all dragons have wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChancellorPuddinghead Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 In Winter Wrap-Up didn't spike go "Mommy" when he was woke up so early? Then he said 'you're not mommy' to Twilight. This could be his mother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weesh Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 As for Spike, probably just some kind of land dragon. It doesn't seem all that unusual for me. Not all dragons have wings.And not all dragons need wings to fly. We have seen at least one unicorn fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DosEquus Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 My headcanon is that Spike is a dragon who's form/future depends on his emotions/heart, as sappy as that might sound. We see him more anthromorphic and heroic when he dreams himself as one with a pure heart, or overall good guy. He turns into a large, childish looking dragon because his aspirations and ambitions as a newborn are minimal, if not nonexistant. He turns into a full-blown Western Dragon, sans wings, when he becomes overcome with greed, like all the dragons we've seen so far. It wouldn't make sense for Celestia to allow Twilight to live with/raise Spike if he would only end up becoming evil and greedy. Personally, I dubbed this type of dragon as 'Harmonic Dragon'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossStitch Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 I pretty much agree with DosEquusIt appears his form changes depending on how he chooses to grow up. If he's greedy, he'll grow quickly into a selfish dragon, much like the red on in Dragonshy. If I'm not mistaken, didn't the two even share similar body structures aside from the wings? On the other hand, when he was zapped to instant-adult without any idea of HOW he wanted to live, he seemed to be pretty plain and not menacing at all.I guess this could also mean that perhaps dragons EVOLVE as to what they need. The red dragon may have grown wings because he needed to travel a lot. Spike enjoys Ponyville and doesn't want to leave, so he needs no mode of transportation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashton Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 I think that the Chronicles Spike (giant first hatched) wasnt "Adult" so much as "enlarged." Personally I dont consider that to be anything like what he will be. We've seen 2 other dragons and 1 creature that I would call a water dragon (Steven Magnet) not to mention the 'evil' adult spike. All of them were lean and well-formed, while the "enlarged" spike was almost grotesguely deformed. I'm personally hoping he grows wings as he gets older, just because flying means so much to me, but to be realistic, I think he's a land dragon and wont ever fly (outside of mechanically like in the balloon or perhaps a steampunk flight harness) Though I'm still hoping wings just take time to grow in, I suspect he would have been born with them, even if they were vestigal and "useless" at that size. On the other paw, both adult dragons AND the above Faust drawing show wings, so it seems unlikely there are many, or any, true "land dragons" in equestria, though we might simply not have seen them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudBrony Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 The female dragon looks nice Would be awesome to see it in the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronynumber299 Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Easy, Pokemon if you know what i mean he is evolving as twilight trains him . Only way I could explain it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashton Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Easy, Pokemon if you know what i mean he is evolving as twilight trains him . Only way I could explain it. I laughed at this, but when I think about it, it does kinda make sence, and adds an interesting level to the world (including making me wonder if dragons coudl evolve differently based on serving Good or Evil masters...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firebolt Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 My personal hope is that he turns into a green and purple version of either of these:http://i.newsarama.com/images/draco.jpghttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1P9htehmXC0/TaOqlJcJ6NI/AAAAAAAAAVA/quBcGBnvJYQ/s1600/222_G.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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