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Sun Dragon was one of the earliest [[Skylanders]] designed, present during the initial pitch of a Toy-themed ''Spyro'' game as a playable dragon, and as a [[Life]] Skylander during the ''[[Spyro's Kingdom]]'' phase.<ref>''[https://www.beautiful-danger.net/new-page Game Design from Michael Ebert]''.</ref> At this point, Sun Dragon had a more menacing design with a larger head. | Sun Dragon was one of the earliest [[Skylanders]] designed, present during the initial pitch of a Toy-themed ''Spyro'' game as a playable dragon, and as a [[Life]] Skylander during the ''[[Spyro's Kingdom]]'' phase.<ref>''[https://www.beautiful-danger.net/new-page Game Design from Michael Ebert]''.</ref> At this point, Sun Dragon had a more menacing design with a larger head. Despite being present in early trailers, the Sun Dragon design was eventually replaced with Camo's current design seemingly late in development.<ref name="Chinese Dragon Skylander's real identity" /> The two have an identical moveset.<ref name="Vimeo">''[https://vimeo.com/66794172 spyro, 1:36]''. (Date Posted - May 23, 2013). ''[https://vimeo.com/ Vimeo]''.</ref> | ||
Despite being present in early trailers, the Sun Dragon design was eventually replaced with Camo's current design seemingly late in development.<ref name="Chinese Dragon Skylander's real identity"/> The two have an identical moveset.<ref name="Vimeo">''[https://vimeo.com/66794172 spyro, 1:36]''. (Date Posted - May 23, 2013). ''[https://vimeo.com/ Vimeo]''.</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Camo]] | *[[Camo]] | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Interestingly, he, [[Fire Kraken]] and [[Flare Wolf]] are the only Skylanders who used fireworks to fight | *Interestingly, he, [[Fire Kraken]] and [[Flare Wolf]] are the only Skylanders who used fireworks to fight. However because Sun Dragon was scrapped, Fire Kraken and Flare Wolf are the only ones. | ||
**Coincidentally, both Fire Kraken and Sun Dragon are chinese dragons. | **Coincidentally, both Fire Kraken and Sun Dragon are chinese dragons. | ||
*Although Sun Dragon is a scrapped version of Camo, Camo also appears independently in ''The Beginning'' trailer, charging into battle just under [[Spyro]]'s wing. | *Although Sun Dragon is a scrapped version of Camo, Camo also appears independently in ''The Beginning'' trailer, charging into battle just under [[Spyro]]'s wing. | ||
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**The second and final time is when the Skylanders are being blasted away. He can again be seen in the background, this time to the left of Wrecking Ball as the grub worm says "Not good." | **The second and final time is when the Skylanders are being blasted away. He can again be seen in the background, this time to the left of Wrecking Ball as the grub worm says "Not good." | ||
* The dragon heads on the door archways around the [[Creepy Citadel]] are modelled after Sun Dragon. The dragon torches around the [[Quicksilver Vault]] are also modeled after him. | * The dragon heads on the door archways around the [[Creepy Citadel]] are modelled after Sun Dragon. The dragon torches around the [[Quicksilver Vault]] are also modeled after him. | ||
* Sun Dragon bears a slight resemblance to Shenron of the Dragon Ball | * Sun Dragon bears a slight resemblance to Shenron of the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise. | ||
*He is seen in the first cutscene of [[Skylanders: SuperChargers]], in the flashback with footage from ''The Beginning'' trailer when Kaos talks about the Skylanders defeating him for years. | *He is seen in the first cutscene of [[Skylanders: SuperChargers|''Skylanders: SuperChargers'']], in the flashback with footage from ''The Beginning'' trailer when Kaos talks about the Skylanders defeating him for years. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
Revision as of 06:30, March 10, 2025
| Sun Dragon | |
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| Element: | Life |
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| Species: | Dragon |
| Gender: | Male |
| Role: | Skylander |
| World: | Skylands |
| Appears in: | *Spyro's Kingdom (scrapped)
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Sun Dragon[1] is a scrapped character and the original design of Camo. He only appeared briefly in the Skylanders: The Beginning trailer, taking part in the battle against Kaos' army.
Character Development
Sun Dragon was one of the earliest Skylanders designed, present during the initial pitch of a Toy-themed Spyro game as a playable dragon, and as a Life Skylander during the Spyro's Kingdom phase.[2] At this point, Sun Dragon had a more menacing design with a larger head. Despite being present in early trailers, the Sun Dragon design was eventually replaced with Camo's current design seemingly late in development.[1] The two have an identical moveset.[3]
See also
Gallery
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![Spyro's Kingdom concept art of Sun Dragon by I-Wei Huang[4]](/w/images/Skylanders_Images/6/62/SunDragon_ConceptArt_IWeiHuang.png)
Spyro's Kingdom concept art of Sun Dragon by I-Wei Huang[4] -
![Sun Dragon featured as a concept for the toy-sized characters in a world resembling ours[5]](/w/images/Skylanders_Images/c/c2/ToyCharacters_SpyrosKingdom.png)
Sun Dragon featured as a concept for the toy-sized characters in a world resembling ours[5] -
![Sun Dragon featured as one of the potential playable characters in Spyro's Kingdom[6]](/w/images/Skylanders_Images/f/f2/Spyrokingdommap.png)
Sun Dragon featured as one of the potential playable characters in Spyro's Kingdom[6] -
Early conceptual Skylanders designs by Roland Mechael that include two versions of Sun Dragon as a playable character
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![Concept art by I-Wei Huang[7]](/w/images/Skylanders_Images/f/f6/Sun_Dragon_ConceptArt_IWeiHuang2.png)
Concept art by I-Wei Huang[7] -
![Skylanders final concept art of Sun Dragon by I-Wei Huang[7]](/w/images/Skylanders_Images/d/d1/Sun_Dragon_ConceptArt_IWeiHuang3.png)
Skylanders final concept art of Sun Dragon by I-Wei Huang[7] -
The Sun Dragon (bottom right) seen in The Beginning trailer -
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![Sun Dragon in early gameplay[3]](/w/images/Skylanders_Images/f/f7/SundragonIngame.png)
Sun Dragon in early gameplay[3]
![Spyro's Kingdom concept art of Sun Dragon by I-Wei Huang[4]](/wiki/File:SunDragon_ConceptArt_IWeiHuang.png)
![Sun Dragon featured as a concept for the toy-sized characters in a world resembling ours[5]](/wiki/File:ToyCharacters_SpyrosKingdom.png)
![Sun Dragon featured as one of the potential playable characters in Spyro's Kingdom[6]](/wiki/File:Spyrokingdommap.png)
![Concept art by I-Wei Huang[7]](/wiki/File:Sun_Dragon_ConceptArt_IWeiHuang2.png)
![Skylanders final concept art of Sun Dragon by I-Wei Huang[7]](/wiki/File:Sun_Dragon_ConceptArt_IWeiHuang3.png)
![Sun Dragon in early gameplay[3]](/wiki/File:SundragonIngame.png)
Trivia
- Interestingly, he, Fire Kraken and Flare Wolf are the only Skylanders who used fireworks to fight. However because Sun Dragon was scrapped, Fire Kraken and Flare Wolf are the only ones.
- Coincidentally, both Fire Kraken and Sun Dragon are chinese dragons.
- Although Sun Dragon is a scrapped version of Camo, Camo also appears independently in The Beginning trailer, charging into battle just under Spyro's wing.
- The Sun Dragon can only ever be seen twice in "The Beginning" trailer.
- The first time is when Slam Bam is fighting some Cyclops Choppers. Sun Dragon can be seen in the background to the left of Slam Bam.
- The second and final time is when the Skylanders are being blasted away. He can again be seen in the background, this time to the left of Wrecking Ball as the grub worm says "Not good."
- The dragon heads on the door archways around the Creepy Citadel are modelled after Sun Dragon. The dragon torches around the Quicksilver Vault are also modeled after him.
- Sun Dragon bears a slight resemblance to Shenron of the Dragon Ball franchise.
- He is seen in the first cutscene of Skylanders: SuperChargers, in the flashback with footage from The Beginning trailer when Kaos talks about the Skylanders defeating him for years.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chinese Dragon Skylander's real identity. (Date Posted - Oct. 15, 2012). Twitter.
- ↑ Game Design from Michael Ebert.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 spyro, 1:36. (Date Posted - May 23, 2013). Vimeo.
- ↑ He was kind enough to show me some of the original concept art for Sun Dragon (...). (Date Posted - Apr. 19, 2022). Tumblr.
- ↑ Michael Ebert's page.
- ↑ Game design.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 I love Camo don't get me wrong(...). (Date Posted - Apr. 19, 2022). Tumblr.
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