The Dragon: Difference between revisions

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'''The Dragon''' is the [[Big Bad]]'s top enforcer. Some Dragons are ferocious fighters who leave the heavy thinking to the boss. Others are smart, detail-oriented administrators who oversee the day-to-day running of the evil organization. Either way, defeating the Big Bad almost always requires the hero to overcome the Dragon first. A common but by no means universal theme is to have the Dragon pose a physical challenge to the hero, while the Big Bad poses a mental or moral challenge.

The Dragon will occasionally commit a [[Heel Face Turn]] when confronted by the heroes. If he does so, chances are very good that he will end up [[Bad Guys Do the Dirty Work|killing the Big Bad]] when the heroes [[Thou Shalt Not Kill|cannot bring themselves to do so]]; often by [[Taking You with Me|joining the villain in death]] as a [[Redemption Equals Death|final act of redemption]].

 

{{noreallife|calling someone a bad person in [[Real Life]] isn't a good idea, not to mention subjective.}}

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[[Category:Authority Tropes]]

[[Category:Boss Battle]]

[[Category:Villains]]

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