Editing Draggadon

{{species infobox
|title=Draggadon
|image=[[File:Draggadon.png|250px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]] / [[Nintendo 3DS]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|variants=
|comparable=
|relatives=
|expandable=
|notable=[[Gold Draggadon]]
}}
{{quote|Oh, please don't leave me here! Another Draggadon might come along and eat me!|[[Rescue Squad|Red Rescue Toad]]|[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]}}
'''Draggadons''' are a type of dragon that first appear in the game ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', where one serves as a recurring boss. A second Draggadon, [[Gold Draggadon]], is also fought as a boss later in the game. Draggadons also appear in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', where several lines of dialogue imply that there is an entire species.<ref>"Draggadons are known for nesting deep within volcanoes. They just love the heat! Good luck, Mario. And thank you." ~[[Prof Kinopio]], ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''</ref>
==History==
===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
Two Draggadons appear as bosses in ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' and its Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS [[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|ports]]. The first Draggadon is fought in [[The King of Pyropuff Peak|Episode 1-10: The King of Pyropuff Peak]], [[Draggadon's Revenge|Episode 2-9: Draggadon's Revenge]], and [[Mummy-Me at Pyropuff Peak|Bonus Episode-11: Mummy-Me at Pyropuff Peak]].

As Captain Toad chases [[Wingo]] and the kidnapped Toadette, he accidentally comes across the isolated volcano known as Pyropuff Peak, where he encounters Draggadon. Unlike Wingo, Draggadon is not battled directly, and Captain Toad must make to the end of the level while avoiding his attacks by hiding behind walls. At the end, Captain Toad must knock over a pillar, which lands on Draggadon's head and knocks him out, allowing him to collect the [[Power Star]]. Toadette encounters Draggadon while searching for Wingo as well, and must fight him the same way.

After the fight in Episode 2, Draggadon allows Toadette to ride on his head in an intermediate stage. The player can use the left Control Stick to control Draggadon's height, and pressing {{button|A}} will have him breathe fire that can break blocks and destroy enemies; pressing {{button|Y}} produces a roar that can shatter [[Empty Block]]s which are normally unaffected by flames. 

Another Draggadon, named [[Gold Draggadon]], also appears in a later episode as the boss of the [[Secret of the Golden Realm]]. Like Draggadon, Captain Toad must also fight Gold Draggadon as boss, although his fireballs will move faster and the lava will rise quicker; he will also allow Captain Toad to ride him after his defeat.

===''Paper Mario: Color Splash''===
[[File:PMCS Draggadon.png|thumb|left|Draggadon, as seen in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash''.]]
{{quote|HEY! DRAGGADON! I AM HUEY. THIS IS MARIO. WE ARE FRIENDS.|[[Huey]]|[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]}}
A Draggadon is featured in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. It appears as a fossil on a mountain in [[Marmalade Valley]]; however, after Mario retrieves the orange [[Big Paint Star]] from [[Larry]], the fossil is covered with a coat of orange paint, causing it to come to life. It is found later in [[Redpepper Volcano]], where the [[Basin (Thing)|Basin]] [[Battle Card (Paper Mario: Color Splash)#Thing Cards|Thing]] needs to be used in order to stop it being hostile. The Basin hits its head leaving a bump, just like in ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' after a rock falls on it. Before Mario can stun it, Draggadon tries to chase and eat him, then attack him with a massive fire breath. If Mario does not dodge it by hiding behind a column or leaving the level, the attack knocks him out in a single hit.

Like Captain Toad in ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'', Mario is also able to ride and control the Draggadon over lava, this time by suspending a [[Magma Burger]] attached to a [[Fishing Pole]] in front of him as bait. While controlling it, it can destroy small platforms, and if Mario swings the rod upwards, it will leap up from the lava, allowing Mario to collect any items that are out of reach. After reaching a platform containing a [[Mini Paint Star]], Mario will feed the Draggadon the Magma Burger, requiring him to buy another one from [[Fort Cobalt]] to control Draggadon again.

Just like [[Iggy Koopa#Paper Mario: Color Splash|Iggy]] and unlike most paper characters, the paper version of the Draggadon retains colored circle-like irises.
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==General information==
===Physical appearance===
Draggadons are huge dragons with small wings and a mostly bipedal stance. Most of their body is covered by scales grouped in stripes of two scales having the same color, alternating magenta and purple. The head presents a muzzle having four yellow-colored molar-like protruding teeth that stay on its sides as well as two whiskers.

In ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' small differences can be seen, such as the fingers no longer having claws, the wings only having two fingers and two patagia instead of three of both, and the iris being formed by one circle instead of the two seen in artwork and the three seen in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''.

Gold Draggadon has a similar appearance, the main difference being that the scales alternate between gold and orange, while the rest of the body is gold-colored, with the exception of the lower part of the muzzle and the belly, which are still beige, as well as the triangular plates, which are mostly purple just like those of the other Draggadons. Furthermore, the eyes are blue instead of being orange, and the tips of the whiskers are darker, although still gold colored.

===Powers and abilities===
Draggadons are commonly known to breathe fire. They also are resistant to lava and often nest or reside within volcanoes. Even though their wings are very small, ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'' shows that they are perfectly capable of flying. Even their roar can be a very powerful weapon, able to defeat enemies and shatter blocks. Direct attacks against their body of enemies like [[Hammer Bro]]s. and [[Bullet Bill]]s are completely ineffective and their only known weak point is the top of their head. In both ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' and ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'' they only surrender after being hit in the head, respectively with a pillar and the basin. ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'' further elaborates on this weak point, indicating it as stemming from the shape of their skull.<ref>"Excavation Report: Based on skull shape, Draggadon likely vulnerable on top of head." ~Billboard in [[Château Chanterelle]], ''Paper Mario: Color Splash''</ref>

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
CTTT Concept Art - Draggadon.jpg|Concept artwork for ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''
Draggadon.png|''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''
Draggadon illustration.png|''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''
Draggadon 2.png|''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''
CTTT Ep2 3.png|''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''
PMCS Draggadon Fossil Concept Art.png|The Draggadon fossil in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
</gallery>

===Sprites===
<gallery>
PMCS Draggadon Animated.gif|''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
PMCS Draggadon 2.png|''Paper Mario: Color Splash''
PMCS Draggadon bump.gif|Draggadon stunned after being hit in its head by the Basin Thing in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash''.
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
Boss1TreasureTracker.png|''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''
CTTT Draggadon Screenshot.jpg|''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''
PMCS Marmalade Valley.png|The Draggadon fossil in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' before coming to life
PMCS_Draggadon_Ressurected.png|The Draggadon recolored by the orange Paint Star
PMCS RedpepperVolcano01.png|Draggadon about to chase [[Mario]] and [[Huey]] in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash''
PMCS Redpepper Volcano Basin.png|The Basin is dropped on Draggadon's head in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash''
PMCS Redpepper Volcano riding.png|Draggadon being ridden at [[Redpepper Volcano]] in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash''
</gallery>

==Profiles==
*'''''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' website bio:''' "''A fire-breathing dragon inside a volcano can be a powerful friend or a potent foe.''"

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ドラゴドン
|JpnR=Doragodon
|JpnM=Portmanteau of "dragon" and either "-odon" (Greek for "tooth", a suffix used for dinosaur names, referencing how dinosaurs are known as「恐竜」''kyōryū'', meaning "scary dragon") or "Don" (Spanish honorific prefix for "sir")
|Spa=Draggadon
|Fre=Draggadon
|Dut=Draggadon
|Ger=Draggadon
|Ita=Draggadon
|PorE=Dragodon
|Rus=Драггадон
|RusR=Draggadon
|RusM=Draggadon
}}

==Notes==
*In the ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash Personality Test]]'', Draggadon's name is misspelled as Draggodon.<ref>[https://play.nintendo.com/activities/personality-quizzes/paper-mario-color-splash-personality-test/ Paper Mario: Color Splash Personality Test]. ''[[Play Nintendo]]''. Retrieved September 17, 2020. ([http://web.archive.org/web/20200729182921/https://play.nintendo.com/activities/personality-quizzes/paper-mario-color-splash-personality-test/ Archived] July 29, 2020, 18:29:21 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>

==References==
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