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The traditional Japanese nightmare-devouring baku originates in Chinese folklore from the mo 貘 (giant panda) and was familiar in Japan as early as the Muromachi period (14th–15th century). [2] Hori Tadao has described the dream-eating abilities attributed to the traditional baku and relates them to other preventatives against nightmare such ...
In the Quest Corporation video game Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber, Ahzi Dahaka is a venerable dragon of the Earth element that is commonly encountered during the latter half of the game. In High School DxD, Azi Dahaka is an evil dragon who leads an antagonist group with another evil dragon named Apophis.
The "dragon's transformations are unlimited", and "it is no wonder that Chinese literature abounds with stories about dragons which had assumed the shape of men, animals, or objects". [ 3 ] The Yuèlíng 月 令 "Monthly Commands" chapter of the Book of Rites [ 4 ] lists sparrows and pheasants transforming into shellfish during the traditional ...
Saxon, who had done martial arts since 1957, [41] appeared as the martial artist Roper in 1973's Enter the Dragon. It was Bruce Lee's first major role in a Hollywood feature. [7] He almost backed out of Enter the Dragon, on account of the script being too light. "It was a 60-page treatment", said Saxon in a 2002 interview.
Dawn of the Dragon Racers is a 26-minute short film which was released on November 11, 2014 as a special feature on the DVD/Blu-ray/digital release of How to Train Your Dragon 2, [35] although it was released on DVD separately on March 3, 2015 with the previously-released Book of Dragons and Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon included as well. [36]
A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized (齢5000年の草食ドラゴン、いわれなき邪竜認定, Yowai 5000-nen no Sōshoku Dragon, Iwarenaki Jaryū Nintei, lit. "A 5000-year-old Herbivore Dragon Was Recognized as an Evil Dragon For No Reason") is a Japanese light novel series written by Kaisei Enomoto and ...
Dragon Age: Inquisition is an action role-playing game similar to its predecessors. At the beginning of the game, the player chooses a race for their player character: human, dwarf, elf, or Qunari, a playable race for the first time in the series. [1]
The Nightmare, by Henry Fuseli, 1781. A mare (Old English: mære, Old Dutch: mare; Old Norse, Old High German and Swedish: mara; Proto-Slavic *mara) is a malicious entity in Germanic and Slavic folklore that walks on people's chests while they sleep, bringing on nightmares. [1]