Editing Ruined Dragon

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Ruined Dragon Artwork SMO.jpg|270px]]<br>The Ruined Dragon in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|species=Dragon
}}
{{Quote|Let's see you survive this, [[Mario|plumber boy]]!|Bowser|Super Mario Odyssey}}
The '''Ruined Dragon''', also referred to as the '''Lord of Lightning''', is a giant dark purple dragon encountered in the [[Ruined Kingdom]] in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. According to [[Ruined Kingdom|Crumbleden]]'s brochure, it is thought that the altar with the shape of his head in said location was built to talk to him or possibly confront him, with it being made to restrain the lightning. It is also implied that he is the one responsible for reducing Crumbleden to ruins. His Japanese name, "Crumbleden Dragon", indicates that the "Ruined" term in his name refers to the place he lives in rather than his physical condition.

When first meeting him, the Ruined Dragon is seen wearing a golden samurai helmet featuring the shape of [[Bowser]]'s head on it, as well as various horns and a black cloth with golden motifs similar to the ones seen in [[Bowser's Kingdom]], as a way to introduce the upcoming kingdom.<ref>Sho Murata. ''The Art of Super Mario Odyssey Kōshiki Settei Shiryōshū'' (「The Art of Super Mario Odyssey スーパーマリオオデッセイ公式設定資料集」), page 258. 「頭に侍の兜をかぶっているのは、この後に訪れる国の前振りです。」 which translates to "''The fact that he's wearing a samurai helmet on his head is an introduction to the kingdom visited next.''"</ref> After being defeated, the Ruined Dragon no longer wears said helmet.

Unlike other bosses, the dragon does not explode after being defeated and instead rests hanging on the tower of Crumbleden. If Mario gets on the plaza on top of it, he follows Mario with his eyes and closes them if Mario throws Cappy at them, and can even be spoken with, though he will only state that he is tired. After activating the Moon Rock, a [[Power Moon]] can also be obtained by throwing Cappy at the tip of his upper right horn.

Much like the [[T-Rex]] and [[Sphynx]], the Ruined Dragon was designed as a standard dragon to evoke surprise,<ref>Rikuto Yoshida. ''The Art of Super Mario Odyssey Kōshiki Settei Shiryōshū'' (「The Art of Super Mario Odyssey スーパーマリオオデッセイ公式設定資料集」), page 258. 「デザインは、驚きがシンプルに伝わるように、ティラノサウルスやスフィン・クイズと同じ方針で、「スタンダード」なドラゴンを前提に進めました。」, its translation is "''Regarding his design, our policy was to evoke surprise simply by putting forward a 'standard' dragon, like with the T-Rex and Sphynx.''" This is also reconfirmed by Sho Murata on the same page:「オリジナリティ全開のドラゴンにするのではなく、みんなが思う「ザ・ドラゴン」という印象になるようにデザインしました。」, which can be translated as "''Rather than going full throttle with originality, we decided to design him after the impression of "the" dragon that everyone thinks of.''"</ref> with detailed textures and very minimal cartoonish exaggeration.

==Battle==
[[File:SMO Ruined Dragon Bowser.png|thumb|left|[[Bowser]] approaching the [[Odyssey]] on top of the Ruined Dragon's head.]]
[[File:SMO Ruined Dragon Preparing Attack.png|thumb|The Ruined Dragon preparing to attack [[Mario]].]]
The Ruined Dragon uses two types of attacks: the first one are purple lightning bolts from his mouth that hits the ground in front of him, generating various rolling spiked wheels made of electricity that are able to slightly change direction to chase [[Mario]] until they fall off the area where the battle is fought. The more the Ruined Dragon is hit, the more spiked wheels are generated through this method. The second consists in electrifying his head and slamming the ground with it, generating various purple electrical streams that diffuse in all direction and have to be avoided. Like in the case of the spiked wheels, the more the dragon is hit, the denser the streams are and thus the greater is their coverage of the surrounding area. The pattern which they are shaped gets more complicated. A few seconds after the second attack, the head stops being electrified and the dragon is forced to rest, allowing Mario to jump on his head and use [[Cappy]] to remove various sword-shaped pins on his head that keep a crown shaped after Bowser's head into place. Each time a pin is removed, a purple red-eyed [[Burrbo]] comes out from where the pin was stuck and tries to hit Mario with electricity. Once all pins are removed, the crown disappears and Mario is able to [[Ground Pound]] a glowing spot on his head to hit him. Every time he is hit, the number of pins keeping the crown in place increases. Once he is hit for the third time, he faints, and leaves a [[Multi Moon]] that is needed for the Odyssey to be repaired.

The rematch in [[Peach's Castle]] is mostly the same, but the arena is slippery. Also, the streams of electricity the dragon creates after slamming the ground with his head now appear in a vertical zigzag pattern, meaning Mario must jump over some areas and run under others.

==Official profiles and statistics==
{{quote2|A gargantuan dragon fought on the giant tower. The fearsome creature attacks with lightning bolts.|''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]'', page 258}}

==Quotes==
*"''So...tired...''" - (When speaking to him after he is defeated) ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
1UP Studio Welcome Candidate Staff Party 2019 Artwork.jpg|Group artwork for the party in order to welcome the candidate staff of [[1-UP Studio]] in 2019
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
SMO Ruined Dragon Wheels Attack.png|The spiked wheels' attack of the Ruined Dragon.
SMO Ruined Dragon Streams Attack.png|The streams' attack of the Ruined Dragon.
SMO Ruined Dragon Rematch Streams Attack.png|The streams' attack of the Ruined Dragon in the rematch.
SMO Ruined Dragon Resting.png|The Ruined Dragon resting on the tower of [[Ruined Kingdom|Crumbleden]].
RuinedDragonPainting-SMO.jpg|The painting from Mushroom Kingdom to Ruined Dragon's rematch
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ホロビアドラゴン
|JpnR=Horobia Doragon
|JpnM=[[Ruined Kingdom|Crumbleden]] Dragon;「ドラゴン」is typically used for [[Wikipedia:European dragon|Western dragons]]
|Spa=Dracustio
|SpaM=Portmanteau of "dragón" (dragon) and "mustio" (withered, gloomy)
|Fre=Dragolos
|FreM=From Dragon (Dragon) and Colosse (Colossus)
|Ger=Zappodrac
|GerM=From zapping (electricity) and Drache (Dragon).
|Dut=Donderdraak
|DutM=Thunder Dragon
|Ita=Drago dei Ruderi
|ItaM=Dragon of the Ruins
|Rus=Руинный дракон
|RusR=Ruinnyy drakon
|RusM=Ruin Dragon
|Kor=폐허비아드래곤
|KorR=Pyeheobia deuraegon
|KorM=Crumbleden Dragon
|Chi=霍洛比亚龙 (Simplified)<br>霍洛比亞龍 (Traditional)
|ChiR=Huòluòbǐyǎ lóng
|ChiM=Crumbleden Dragon
}}

==Trivia==
*The only sentence that the Ruined Dragon says, "''So...tired...''", is what the developer in charge of the Ruined Dragon often said when trying to find a way to make his gameplay and appearance compatible.<ref>Rikuto Yoshida. ''The Art of Super Mario Odyssey Kōshiki Settei Shiryōshū'' (「The Art of Super Mario Odyssey スーパーマリオオデッセイ公式設定資料集」), page 258. 「遊びと見た目を両立させるのが大変なボスだったので、担当者は「ああー疲れた…」とよく漏らしていましたが、終盤の良いアクセントになっているのではと思います。」, which translates to "''Because it was so difficult to make the boss's gameplay and appearance compatible, the person in charge was often venting "Ah, I'm so tired...", which we thought would make a nice accent in the endgame.''" Note how the [https://youtu.be/09W32eVjVU4?t=452 Japanese line of the Ruined Dragon is 「ああー{{hover|疲|つか}}れた…」], the very same sentence vented by the person in charge.</ref>
*Because of the Ruined Dragon's massive size, his legs and tail are only seen from a distance when Mario returns to the Ruined Kingdom during subsequent visits, where they are seen dangling from the edge of the tower where Mario previously battled him.
*Excluding Bowser and the [[Broodals]], the Ruined Dragon is the only boss in ''Super Mario Odyssey'' that Mario does not use the [[Capture]] technique against in battle.

==References==
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