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Archae Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-11 08:33 PM
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Most persecuted minority in fiction...
Edited on Tue Nov-15-11 08:34 PM by Archae
Dragons.

Why is it dragons are evil in 99% of fiction?

Latest example, that videogame "Skyrim."

In "Skylanders: Spyro's Adventures," (latest in a series of games going back to 1998,) dragons are the heroes.
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-11 10:32 PM
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1. Well, they eat people, burn villages, destroy crops, and get mud on the carpets.
:shrug: What's not evil about that?
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Archae Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-11 11:48 PM
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2. But humans only want to kill them!
Is it any wonder the dragons get so pissed off? ;-)
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 04:35 AM
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5. Who can blame them? They get mud on the carpet!
:rofl:
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Angry Dragon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 05:48 AM
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7. Yes but they are the greatest lovers
the Angry Dragon
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rrneck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 12:24 AM
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3. The crewmember in the red shirt on Star Trek. nt
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Broken_Hero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 01:02 AM
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4. Hmm,
I would think Orcs, or Goblins would be more persecuted than dragons, but you are onto something. I think there was a good dragon in that Wizards First Rule series, and I think there are a couple in that Eragon series.
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 04:37 AM
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6. The dragon wasn't exactly good in Wizard's First Rule...
She was self-interested. Certainly not evil, though, and she sided with the hero after some negotiations. One of the better characters of the book, I thought.
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Angry Dragon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 05:50 AM
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8. Good dragons in Dragonriders of Pern
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Archae Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-11 05:50 AM
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9. They are noble and self-sacrificing in "Dragonheart."
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