| “ | You will know soon enough. Get stronger for that coming day. I will give you my power any time you want. However, keep it in your mind that it will come with a sacrifice of something great. I will give you something that is worth the sacrifice. You can show it to those who laughed at you. The existence of a “Dragon” that is. | ” |
–Ddraig to Issei Hyoudou, Volume 2, End Game | ||
Ddraig (ドライグ, Doraigu) is one of the Two Heavenly Dragons and the arch-rival of Albion. He is the Red Dragon known as the Welsh Dragon (ウェルシュ・ドラゴン, U~erushu Doragon), Y Ddraig Goch (ア・ドライグ・ ゴッホ, A Doraigu Gohho), Red Dragon Emperor (赤龍帝, Sekiryūtei) and Red Dragon Emperor of Domination, who resides within the Longinus, Boosted Gear, wielded by Issei Hyoudou.
Ddraig is feared among the Angels, Fallen Angels, Devils and the various other factions in the world for his destructive powers, which are said to be able to kill both Gods and Satans.
Appearance[]
Ddraig is a dragon with the appearance of a large red Western Dragon, with a long neck and green eyes (described as red in Volume 2). He also has red and golden spikes throughout his body.
Personality[]
Ddraig's personality has changed a great deal as time has passed. At first, he had a great deal of pride in himself, though he admits that he had an intense rivalry with Albion, the other Heavenly Dragon. Since that time, he has become somewhat depressed because of the fact that he has become known as the Oppai Dragon and the Breast Dragon Emperor. Ddraig even requires counseling and medication because of it. Ddraig has shown that he cares a great deal about his current host, Issei, as much as Albion cares about Vali, despite the fact that their hosts are the ones responsible for their demeaning nicknames.
He has also shown that he really likes his current lifestyle, which doesn't involve fighting his rival every time they meet, but knows that there will eventually be a time when he and Issei must fight Albion and Vali.
It also noted that he has an extremely high level of intelligence and is also wise enough to give advice to others especially to Issei, as he can tell all things about mythological things just like Azazel. Although he and Albion are powerful enough to challenge Gods and Satans, they both agreed to avoid fighting Evil Dragons, claiming that they are more brutal than other dragons.
History[]
Ddraig fighting against Albion.
In the past, Ddraig was a fearsome Dragon known to have powerful flames that can incinerate anything, including Gods, and will never go out till they burn the opponents to ashes. Ddraig eventually met Albion, who was immune to his flames. Happy to meet someone who can rival him, Ddraig sealed his flames and started to compete with Albion to improve themselves, developing techniques such as Boost and Penetrate, and both eventually became famous as the Two Heavenly Dragons. During their many battles to improve themselves, both the Heavenly Dragons rampaged in the Realm of the Dead. Ddraig also fought against Grendel and Níðhöggr at an undisclosed time in the past.
Before the start of the Great War, Ddraig had borrowed some of Tiamat's legendary treasures for his upcoming battle with Albion. At one point, while continuing his battle with his arch-rival, the Vanishing Dragon, Albion, which was interrupted by the Angels, Devils, and Fallen Angels who were at war during the time. In anger, both Dragons attacked the leaders of the Three Factions, which led to their bodies being destroyed and their souls being sealed into two separate Sacred Gears, with Ddraig being placed inside the Longinus Sacred Gear; Boosted Gear. Tiamat's borrowed treasure was left to be stolen by Human thieves after being sealed and scattered them all across the Human World. Since then, she has been chasing after Ddraig and his hosts for a long time in order to retrieve her stolen treasure; however Ddraig always detected her presence and asked his hosts to run away. This was because he could not return her treasures and felt that he would be chased for it.
Over the centuries, Ddraig has met with countless hosts possessing his Sacred Gear, some of whom have faced off against possessors hosting Albion's spirit to continue the Dragon's long lasting rivalry. The known ones being Elsha who he deemed the strongest female possessor and Belzard, the strongest male possessor who defeated two white dragons in his time, up until Ddraig met his current host: Issei Hyoudou.
Powers & Abilities[]
Immense Strength: As one of the Heavenly Dragons, Ddraig has immense power, surpassing the Dragon Kings, the Four Great Satans and God himself, and is surpassed only by the Dragon Gods. Azazel stated he'd surpassed the three strongest Evil Dragons, even Crom Cruach before his training. It took the Three Factions allying together to kill the Heavenly Dragons, both of whom would've been among the Top 10 Strongest Beings. Once resurrected, his strength overpowered Apollon, defeated Typhon, then fought Crom Cruach, who is said to have surpassed Ddraig. He then fought and overwhelmed the Fake Albion, who was said to be above Dragon King.
Immense Durability: In Volume 25, Typhon's powerful lightning storm was unable to inflict any damage at all. Ddraig was also able to repel Apollon's light just by wrapping himself in his aura and flapping his wings. Ddraig also endured Crom's vicious and powerful attacks, even though the Evil Dragon is said to have become stronger than him.
Doubling and Transference (倍増と譲渡, Baizō to Jōto): One of the powers he developed during his rivalry with Albion. Ddraig is known for his ability to multiply his own powers and transfer that multiplied power into another being or object.
Penetrate (透過, Tōka): Another one of his developed powers, which allows Ddraig to penetrate anything that tries to block his attacks, whether they be defenses, special abilities or even other attacks, seemingly ignoring everything but his targets baseline physical durability. He has greater skill than Issei, infusing it into attacks, but experienced opponents can distinguish them from normal attacks; such attacks could be used to bypass his opponent's attacks.
Fire Breath: Ddraig can use the standard Dragon breath, although more powerful than normal Dragons, capable of covering the entire sky. He can enhance it with Boost and Penetrate as demonstrated during his battle against Typhon.
- Blazing Inferno of Scorching Flames (燚焱の炎火, Itsueki no Enka): Ddraig's original finishing move, ultimate flames which can incinerate almost anything until nothing remains, with Ddraig stating that not being instantaneously disintegrated the moment one was touched by these flames would prove the survivor to be beyond God-class beings, as well as being impossible to extinguish. Albion is the only one these ultimate flames have proven ineffective against, although Ddraig noted they may not affect Great Red or Ophis, either. Ddraig sealed this ability after meeting Albion. He later regained the ability, but will only use it in special circumstances out of concern that the undying flames will cause massive collateral damage.
- Welsh Dragon Flare (ウェルシュ・ドラゴン・フレア, U~erushu Doragon Furea): A technique which he developed after observing his current host, Issei, where he breaths out a massive amount of flames able to cover an entire island.
Dragon Aura: Ddraig can release a tremendous and dense Dragon aura, befitting a Heavenly Dragon, one that is much stronger than Issei's Diabolos Dragon, making the air around him feel cold from the presence alone, & can be raised even higher via Boost. Ddraig can release it as Aura bullets, like Issei's Dragon Shot, which can be imbued with Penetrate; both allowed him to damage Apollon and Crom Cruach, who exceeded Ddraig in terms of power.
Soul Transferal: Ddraig has the power to transfer the souls of other beings into other vessels. This was shown when he transferred Issei's soul into his armor and then into the vessel made from Great Red's flesh after Issei's original body was destroyed.
Telepathy: Ddraig can communicate through people, such as when he uses telepathy to communicate with Issei, Albion, Azazel, Rias, and other Dragons.
Keen Intellect: Ddraig is a very wise Dragon, as he can easily teach Issei how to properly utilize and control his hidden and new powers. He is also knowledgeable enough to tell Issei the relationships and history of the Two Heavenly Dragons, the other powerful and active Dragons such as Great Red, Ophis, and the Five Great Dragon Kings, as well as information regarding the mythological worlds.
Flight: Being a Dragon, Ddraig can fly using his wings.
Quotes[]
- (To Shalba) "—You... Made the wrong choice." (Volume 6, Juggernaut Drive)
- "I want you to remember him. The man called Issei Hyoudou." (Volume 11, Life...)
- "Yup, my name is Ddraig. I'm a baby Dragon." (Volume 14, Life 4)
- (To Rizevim Livan Lucifer) "Son of Lucifer. You think you’re his enemy? Even God of the Bible hated the embodiment of power — dragons. Whether it’s me, or the Hakuryuukou, or Fafnir, you can’t underestimate us — We could if we wanted, to have destroyed the world a few times over with just brute force. But I haven’t done so, because compared to you, my life is more enjoyable like this." (Volume 18, Life 4)
- (To Euclid Lucifuge) "Euclid Lucifuge. One Sekiryuutei is enough in this world. It's necessary for you to be defeated by us." (Volume 17, Life 4)
- (To Rizevim Livan Lucifer) "Shouldn’t you have known when you got involved? My partner — Hyoudou Issei has always been in pursuit of peace and quiet. But, whether it’s that descendent of the old Beelzebub, the leader of the Hero Faction, or even you, the son of Lucifer, you’ve all trampled over that which should not without a shred of hesitation." (Volume 20, Life 3)
- (To Rizevim Livan Lucifer) "Well, there is no choice but destruction, right? —This is the Sekiryuutei of the Two Heavenly Dragons. …No, this is something a bit different. This is something slightly different from the Two Heavenly Dragons, it should be known as the Cardinal Crimson Promotion — [Diabolos Dragon]." (Volume 20, Life 3)
Trivia[]
- Ddraig's name comes from the Welsh phrase Y Ddraig Goch, meaning "The Red Dragon". Y Ddraig Goch also appears on the flag of Wales as the country's national symbol.
- In Welsh orthography, the letter "dd" is pronounced /ð/ as in that, so Ddraig's name should be pronounced as "Thraig". Japanese does not natively have the /ð/ sound, instead substituting /d/ as in dog; this substitution was kept in the English dub of the anime.
- Ddraig's title Red Dragon Emperor (赤龍帝, Sekiryūtei) is loosely based from the name of the Pokemon Entei (炎帝).[3]
- Ddraig bears a great ressemblance to Dragonoid from Bakugan.
References[]
- ↑ Light Novel Volume 11, Afterword
- ↑ Light Novel Volume 2, Life 0
- ↑ Ishibumi's twitter