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Modern fan illustration by David Demaret of the dragon Smaug from J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 high fantasy novel The Hobbit. This is a list of dragons in popular culture.Dragons in some form are nearly universal across cultures and as such have become a staple of modern popular culture, especially in the fantasy genre.
Monsters range from common, low-level creatures, such as chickens and goblins, to unique and often much more powerful monsters, such as the Queen Black Dragon, Telos, and Vorago. [ 50 ] Most monsters have their own strengths and weaknesses, notable exceptions being certain bosses , which have no specific weaknesses.
Dragon Ball Z: Said to be the hardest material in the Dragon Ball universe. [45] When testing the Z Sword, Goku throws a cube of Katchin, which was summoned by Supreme Kai, at Son Gohan in order to test the sword's supposed legendary strength. The block of Katchin proceeds to snap the Z Sword when Gohan tries to slice it. Kryptonite: DC Comics
Ancalagon, or Ancalagon the Black, is a dragon that appears in the legends of British writer J. R. R. Tolkien, and particularly in his novel The Silmarillion.. Bred by Morgoth in the depths of his fortress of Angband, Ancalagon is present at the last battle of the First Age, which sees the battle between the armies of the Valar and Morgoth to free Middle-earth from the latter's yoke.
In the fantasy tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, he is the inspiration for the demon lord Kostchtchie, published 1983 in Monster Manual II. Koschei appears as a character in the MMORPG RuneScape, under the name "Koschei the Deathless".
Dragon of Hayk: Symbol of Hayk Nahapet and Haykaznuni dynasty in Armenia. Usually depicted as seven-headed serpent. Levantine dragons Yam: The god of the sea in the Canaanite pantheon from Levantine mythology. Lotan: A demonic dragon reigning the waters, a servant of the sea god Yam defeated by the storm god Hadad-BaĘżal in the Ugaritic Baal Cycle.
Bal'lak the Pummeller (RuneScape online role-playing game) Balnazzar (World of Warcraft franchise) Balor (Dungeons & Dragons fantasy game) Balrogs (J. R. R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings) Balthazae (Buffy The Vampire Slayer TV series) Balthazar (Charmed TV series) Balthazar (Constantine) Bambadjan (The Good Place) The Banshee
Other writers have highlighted the game's more odd or eccentric creations, such as Geek.com's list of "The most underrated monsters of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons", [12] The Escapist's list of "The Dumbest Dungeons & Dragons Monsters Ever (And How To Use Them)", [13] and Cracked.com's "15 Idiotic Dungeons and Dragons Monsters". [14]