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“ | And they are quicker than we are, plus, they're smart. And they work as a team. [src] | ” |
— Hiccup |
The Small Shadow Wing, also known as the Small Shadow, is a medium-sized Stoker Class dragon that first appeared in Dragons: Race to the Edge.
Official Description[]
“ | Watch the skies, Vikings! These diminutive dive-bombers retreat to their larger dragon cousin's wings when they feel overpowered! The Small Shadow might hunt in packs, but it's still a fearsome foe in 1-on-1 combat. It's agile, intelligent, and unerring in aim. |
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— Dragons: Rise of Berk |
“ | The Shadow Wing eclipses its prey and keeps a special symbiotic relationship with the smaller bombardier dragons that deploy from his massive wings — He flies, they fire! The Shadow Wing represents a rare binary breed — two related dragons working together for a common goal. In this case, that goal is destruction! The small Shadow Wing first presents itself as injured to unsuspecting victims, then lures them to its much larger cousin. This "bait and switch" tactic keep the big Shadow Wing fed and the smaller drones in its good graces. On their own, these dragons are dangerous. But together — they are deadly! | ” |
— Richard Hamilton[1] |
Physical Appearance[]
Egg[]
In Dragons: Rise of Berk, the eggs are round shaped with two small spikes on the top. They have blue patches all over with red lines between them. However, in the next update, its model was changed. The shape and the spikes remained the same but it is entirely gray-blue and looks more like the surface of the moon with various craters.
Hatchling to Adult[]
Small Shadow Wings are medium-sized dragons with iridescent greenish-blue and indigo scales and wings, as well as light undersides. They have rounded heads, triangular fin-like spines on their backs and tails, with long, black claws on their feet. Their tails have a fin on each side.
Titan Wing[]
A Titan Wing Small Shadow is extremely brightly colored, with almost all colors of a rainbow. It is mostly red, but sports orange scales and its scales recede to a yellow, green, and blue shade towards its legs, edges of its wings, and rear. Its claws are bigger. It has more triangular spikes on the tail. It now has small spikes on its back legs.
Abilities[]
Firepower[]
Small Shadow Wings can shoot fireballs of molten lava that explode like fireworks. They are solid enough to bounce a few times before exploding and are corrosive enough to eat through trees in a few seconds. They are usually quite accurate in aiming their shots. They shoot these fireballs in a high arc, like a mortar, unlike most other species of dragon.
Currently the Shadows wings have the highest shot limit of all dragons.
Speed and Agility[]
Small Shadow Wings are very fast dragons, as they can catch up with an average speed albeit injured Night Fury in flight. They are also very agile flyers with exceptional maneuverability, able to fly through thick foliage at high speeds with no difficulties.
Intelligence[]
Small Shadow Wings are highly intelligent dragons, especially when it comes to hunting. One individual pretends to be injured to attract any potential victims, while the rest wait to ambush. They also know that other dragons cannot fly very well if they latch onto the victim's wings.
Climbing[]
Small Shadow Wings can climb any terrain such as cave walls, using their long sharp claws to grip on the surface. They can even stay on a vertical wall facing downwards without problems.
Dive-Bombing[]
Small Shadow Wings are one of the few dragons who can dive-bomb. They do so by letting themselves fall headfirst with their wings stretched out, so that they can stop quickly if needed.
Endurance and Stamina[]
Small Shadow Wings can take powerful hits from the plasma blasts of a Night Fury and recover very quickly, without injury.
They can chase down their prey, both in the air and on the ground, for long periods without exhaustion.
Stealth[]
Small Shadow Wings are very stealthy dragons that can stalk their prey without being noticed. They are known to hide in bushes and ambush victims.
Baited Breath and her flock were also capable of blending in the bushes on their island. Some Small Shadow Wing individuals, such as Obskewer, possess dark coloration on their body that enables them to blend in to the night sky.
Weakness[]
Pack Dependency[]
While they are living in large numbers, a single Small Shadow can be easily to defeat despite being still a challenge.
Behavior and Personality[]
Small Shadow Wings are highly intelligent pack hunters. One dragon pretends to be injured to attract any potential victims while the rest wait to ambush. Similar to the Flame Throwers they can be leaded by a large dragon of an other species. They have formed a symbiotic relationship with the much bigger Large Shadow Wing. The Small Shadows serve the Large Shadow, and the larger dragon protects the smaller ones in return. While chasing prey, the Small Shadows will force prey into narrow caverns and chase them down, if the victim attempts to fly away, the Large Shadow will gather the other Small Shadows and shoot the prey down.
Despite the general pack-hunting behavior of the species, some individuals, such as Obskewer appear to prefer to live separately from a larger pack, residing alone or with just their offspring within an Obscurory. These individuals are nocturnal, living within their dank Obscurory all day and only venturing out at night to feed. Upon catching prey, they impale them on the thorns of thorn bushes located outside of the Obscurory in order to store them for later consumption by either themselves or their young.
Despite their aggressive nature, some Small Shadows like Spring's Shadow show care to help other dragons protect their eggs.
Appearances[]
Dragons: Race to the Edge[]
Season 4[]
Main article: Baited Breath |
In the episode, "The Longest Day", Hiccup and Toothless are continuously chased by Small Shadows and later by a Large Shadow.
Games[]
Dragons: Rise of Berk[]
Shortly before the fourth season came, the Small Shadow Wing along with its Titan Wing were introduced in this game.
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Trivia[]
- Hiccup is the only known human who encountered this species of dragon and survived.
- Small Shadow Wings have the highest shot count of any dragon.
- In real life, a species type called a "binary species" as mentioned by a consultant for the Franchise does not exist. Though this is irrelevant in a fictitious Franchise, it is possible in real life to have two separate but related species form 'mixed-species' groups for one or more mutual benefits. This occurs in many types of animals such as herding animals, various foraging birds, and even cetaceans. Even closer associations between two separate species is known as Mutualism.
- Shadow Wings do have many similarities to the Flame Throwers:
- Both are highly intelligent.
- Both live and hunt in a pack.
- Both are fast and agile flyers.
- Both are leaded by a large Alpha dragon of an other species.
- Both live in a symbiotic relationship with their Alpha.
- Both are dragons of the Stoker class and do have large fire capacities.
References[]
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