Dragons are like humans, they come in all shapes and sizes, have widely varying characters, are at the top of the food chain and are their own biggest enemy.

@sorel7342

2 жыл бұрын

Yessss! Some of them also greedily hoard tons of treasure that they don’t even need or enjoy (smaug/jeff bezos style)

@andrewlustfield6079

2 жыл бұрын

I'm of the school of thought where if a fantasy author includes a dragon in their story, there had better be a damn good reason for it. Dealing with a dragon is like dealing with a personified force of nature that can turn against the characters and the civilizations they represent with the force of earthquakes, or volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, meteor strikes, and plagues.

Merphy's Unabridged, Unadulterated and Undulating History of Dragons. 🐉

@m.a.d.g.o.d

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂undulating

@allieasbill2055

2 жыл бұрын

I’m working! You’re not supposed to make me laugh aloud in front of everybody!

@36moshpit7

2 жыл бұрын

Bless you, sir.

@feelswriter

2 жыл бұрын

I think she'd prefer the dulated version...

@britneynicole8903

Жыл бұрын

Ahh that is creative 😂😬

Merphy has turned into the female Newt Scamander XD

The reason why dragons are so popular is easy, because we call everything a dragon. no matter if it has parts from lions like the chinese ones, or is only a snake or have wings or can swim etc. the reason why we have that much different dragons is because there is no other creature where we say all this completley different looking creatures are the same thing. for example- you can have a horse, give him wings than you have a pegasus, mix it with a human then you have a centaur or mix it with a human and give him horns than you have a minotaur. or another easier example. a dead creature which still lives, could be a ghost, could be a zombie, could be a ghoul. nobody would have the idea to call all this different monsters with only one name. thats the reason why dragons are so popular because we call everything a dragon :)

@atharvadeshpande4749

2 жыл бұрын

Damn! Never thought of it this way. This is a great idea for my literature thesis. Thanks

@zhoradaiyu5184

2 жыл бұрын

True! But a minotaur is a man and a bull, not a man and a horse.

@sirlo777

2 жыл бұрын

​@@zhoradaiyu5184 completly correct but compared to a dragon who can have parts of lion, fish, deer, wings or not, breath fire or not etc. it still work :D

Me: Currently writing a story with a horde of dragons Merphy: Uploads a video about Dragons Me: So you got powers now or what?

@citizensguard3433

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta love a whole horde of dragons. I always love when the hero slays the wicked princess, to save the beautiful dragon. Or, something like that lol.

@dragonuprising8378

2 жыл бұрын

@@citizensguard3433 I feel like you'd definitely be interested in the book I'm writing

I recommend the Dragonlance series to anyone that likes dragons and good old fashioned 90s/2000s fantasy.

@lcronovt

2 жыл бұрын

I thought dragonlance was a musical band

@Kal_Al_Thor

2 жыл бұрын

It's d&d right

@cjayx

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kal_Al_Thor Yeap, made by the company. Most old D&D heads love the Dragonlance series to death.

@cjayx

2 жыл бұрын

I came about Dragonlance because I had read every book with a dragon in it and my mom asked this teen girl working at Borders if they had any new dragon books? She saw the last thing I had read, then picked up Dragons of Autumn Twilight and said, "If he can read that, he can read these. There are a lot of these books, so this will keep him busy."

@olorin3815

2 жыл бұрын

@@itzurboyjc4117 you lose the like when you edit your message to prevent looking like the youtuber liked it and you edit to something totally different

I like the "new" spin Dungeons and Dragons are putting in the lore of dragons being to the material plane as angels are to the heavens and demons and devils are to the hells. Can't wait for Fizban's Treasury of Dragons book to come out! Hope everyone has a blessed day!

@hectorgonzalezpulido8683

2 жыл бұрын

How's that?

@callmeb.o.b.824

2 жыл бұрын

@@hectorgonzalezpulido8683 I'm not 100% sure of the new official lore, haven't gotten my copy of the new book yet, but from what I've heard from promotional videos was what I previously stated. Just them being in an area causes regional effects, normal items being close to them turns the items magical, can give local creatures draconic features, etc. Also now dragons can become more or less demigods if they become old enough and due to the new lore of D&D being a multiverse, a dragon can merge with itself from another parallel universe to become stronger and reach a status of Great Wyrm. I'm sure there are tons of videos breaking it down already since some folks have already gotten their copy of the book early.

@aaronwilliams8887

2 жыл бұрын

@@hectorgonzalezpulido8683 just picked it up, and read the first 25 pages or so. Looks like they are tying Dragon's magic and lore into the creation of the Prime Material planes. They have the power to impact what is around them. individuals, magic, items, and the land itself is changed by proximity to a Dragon. So far that's what I have gotten, sure ill find more as I dive further in!

Dragons are one of the best fantasy tropes and I love how they've been taken by each generation and made their own. Here are a few interesting dives into their lore I'd recommend: - Dragons as a representation of greed (and other mythological creatures as the epitome of human vices) - Dragon as beast vs. Dragon as intelligent creature - Dragons representing the forces of nature - Eastern vs. Western dragons (specifically the narrative roles each play) - Dragons as an exploration of unchallenged power

Fun fact : the word "dragon" comes from the old greek word "δράκων" (drákōn) derived from "δρακεῖv" (drakeîn) meaning "see clearly" maybe refering to the fact that reptile like snake doesn't have eyelids.

@j.s.s.j.7516

2 жыл бұрын

I am greek and i didn't know that. xD

@dontemiller2903

2 жыл бұрын

Satan was a light bringer

@blaufrosche870

2 жыл бұрын

@@dontemiller2903 I am pretty sure that "light-bearer" is the meaning of the name lucifer, not satan (I mean these two entity are today considered as one especially in fiction but that was not always the case)

@dontemiller2903

2 жыл бұрын

@@blaufrosche870 That makes sense. The original point of the fact that serpents hold the same “opening of eyes” meanings in different cultures, like the fact that the biblical snake opens Adam and eves eyes.

@britneynicole8903

Жыл бұрын

That is neat. Thank you for the info!

lol a “Here there be dragon’s” reference right in the thumbnail! my mom grew up with James A Owen so he’s a family friend. he actually lived with us for about a year when my oldest sister was a baby and the picture (I think in the first book) of a little girl with angle wings holding a rose is actually based on her! I’m glad you’ve spent so much time on dragons!

@steventreadway6614

2 жыл бұрын

This is so cool, that series is the first thing I thought of when I saw the thumbnail

@myradimm4112

6 ай бұрын

That's amazing! I love that series!

Merph: Today we're going to talk about dragons.. Me: **"Instantly hits the like button***

Favourite depiction of dragons is so hard! I absolutely adore dragons so I'm always excited when they pop up, but I'm definitely most intrigued when they aren't just vicious beasts to slay. I thought they were really interesting in the Symphony of Ages trilogy, and I loved Dragonriders of Pern growing up. The lore around them in the video game Final Fantasy 14: Heavensward is super fascinating. In it, dragons are immortal unless killed, and their power comes from their eyes. I won't get into spoilers, but the history between them and people of Ishgard, and the start of their thousand year war was incredible. Another that's more whimsical, but very close to my heart is actually from a middle-grade series called the Enchanted Forest Chronicles that I HIGHLY recommend, that takes place in a very meta kind of fairy tale world. The first book "Dealing with Dragons" is the most dragon-heavy, and it follows Princess Cimorene. She is a headstrong and 'improper' princess who decides to get out of an engagement to a boring prince by volunteering to be a dragon's princess. After all, being 'captured' by a dragon is a perfectly proper role for a princess XD It's a barrel of laughs and I can't recommend it more

@dianemiles2720

2 жыл бұрын

Immortal unless killed just sounds funny but I get it. Lobsters are immortal until killed too I guess.

@umbra6615

2 жыл бұрын

I've read the Enchanted Forest Chronicles, and was rather good! I would definitely read the first three again.

I definitely want to read more fantasy books with dragons, for whatever reason most of the fantasy books I’ve read have been lacking in that department. The dragons in Avatar: The Last Airbender have always fascinated me. I love their design and how wise they are.

Loving the new series, not sure of favorite type or mention of dragons? I like the luck dragon in Never Ending Story, and how in the Witcher dragons can be shape shifters. Will always be biased towards Smaug. Looking forward to vampire video, please mention vampires do not shine like diamonds and play baseball. ((Lucy’s favorite scene))

@eliasbischoff176

2 жыл бұрын

This video is 9minutes old, so how is your comment from 2 days ago?!?!

@litlbucky

2 жыл бұрын

@@eliasbischoff176 either time travel exists or Merphy has an early access tier on her Patreon

@eliasbischoff176

2 жыл бұрын

@@litlbucky who knows

As a person from Brazil who had the Boitatá tale told to me countless times, i never thought of it as dragon, but the more i think about it the more it makes sense

Dragons are the poster trope for "Epic" tales. They make everything they are in automatically more interesting 🔥🐲

On the cultural exploration side of things, anthropologist David E Jones penned a book called An Instinct for Dragons that is very much worth exploring if you are into dragons and dragon mythology and their cultural diversity and similarities around the world. It’s not a huge book so you can push through it pretty quickly. Some of his conclusions have been called into question since.but I don’t think it takes away from his survey and analysis of the dragon mythology.

Penguin has ‘Penguin Classics’ that are anthology books of Dragons, Mermaids, the undead ext. I’ve only read the Mermaid one but it was really good. This video was great. They have a ‘Penguin Book of Vampires’ to.

My best friend and me started a literary broadcast project in Mexico, Crónicas D&D, focusing mostly on imaginative fiction (a genre obscenely pushed to the sidelines by the "worthwhile literary fiction" that, and I do not regret the word, plagues the Latin American literary landscape), and one of our first live lectures at the Centro Nacional de las Artes was about dragons and dinosaurs, from Tolkien's own lecture on the subject to myths, legends, and pop culture. The dragon is the prototypical fantastic creature, and such an amazing field of study as it is extremely versatile in its application and assimilation into other genres of fiction, be it a literal beast, a trope, or even a symbol. I loved your clear, concise look at fiction's most important (and fearsome) creature!

If you want a fantasy series with dragons, continue reading the Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb, there's not really any in the Farseer trilogy, but some of the later books feature dragons quite heavily, especially the Rainwild Chronicles.

There is a pterodactyl named after Quetzalcoatl that’s the biggest flying animal of all time. I don’t think it had anything to do with dragon myths but there you go

@MagusMarquillin

2 жыл бұрын

Quetzalcoatlus was Enormous with 33ft. wingspan, I think it's possible we have genetic race memories of their terror, along with other dinosaurs, that made dragons such an effective myth across the world. We don't even have to go back so many millions of years to have a need to be enemies with bigger snakes then we have today (and we were smaller), Phorusrhacids (aka terror birds) and the Aborigines who first arrived in Australia may well have had to combat Megalania - like a Komodo Dragon but up to 23 feet and 4,000 lbs!

Wow you've mentioned our Dragon Mythology in the Philippines "Bakunawa" her story is beautiful❤️

Dragons are by far my favorite creature/myth/legend so I am very happy you made this video!! Dragons deserve more love

Loved this video! The mythological creatures series is so fun, I'm so glad you're doing it!

This makes me miss Marie Brennan's "A natrual history of dragons" series. This series was an absolute delight to read. I know you are reading it too, which is great!. Also great video btw

I really like series like the Temeraire series where there are different kinds of dragons and that they can cooperate with humans (if they choose to), are very intelligent, and have their own unique personalities. Special powers or magical abilities are also a plus.

@karenjohnson9270

2 жыл бұрын

Temeraire (the individual and the series) is fantastic

@verisecheung3233

2 жыл бұрын

I was just going to comment that was my favourite type of dragons!

Naomi Novik's Temeraire series actually shows off those cultural differences in dragons based around regions like China, Japan, Chili, and Russia. The characters travel all over the world and discover the different cultures and how they interact with their dragons.

Hey Merphy, I have been studying ancient near eastern culture and literature for a few years now to deepen my understanding of biblical material and naturally, I’ve researched the dragon motif myself since it was so essential to the world views of those ancient cultures. You did a good job here in this video and it was very refreshing to see. Thank you!

In Tiger’s Voyage by Colleen Houck, third in the Tiger’s Curse saga (one of my favorite series ☺️) the main characters meet four different dragons, and each one is reminiscent of a dragon from a different culture. It was really really cool to see, and really fun for our main characters to interact with each one and their very different personalities!

Love this kind of content, so interesting!

This is amazing, thank you Merph!

I love these kind of videos! I know they probably don't get the same views as some others but I can tell you're enjoying yourself.

I will forever and always love the Dragons of Pern the best! They have personalities, and the bond they have with their riders is amazing. Plus the power of teleportation is super cool!

Please go on with these mythological video's, they are awesome and they fit well with the rest of your content!

Loving this series! Would be totally cool to also have an accompanying video about your favourite books featuring/about mermaids, dragons, etc

I love her enthusiasm filming this video it shows how interested she is in this topic

Fun video! I always enjoy your genuine enthusiasm.

This video makes me so happy! I was just grinning the entire time I was watching! So excited for more of this series! -T

I am loving these creature deep dives!

I recommend the Invisible Library series, it’s just so wholesome for book lovers and dragons are a main part of the story! 🐉 📚

Yessss! I've been waiting for this

Love this video format

This is a really good compilation of dragons, I might use a few in my story.

Merphy Napier never disappoints! This was another wonderful mythology video. :)

I hope you are gonna do more dragon prince videos, would love to see those :)

Amazing video! Really fascinating 🤩🐉🐲

This aligns perfectly because a new D&D book came out centering around all things Dragon. I especially like stories around dragon riders or a dragon polymorphed as humanoid trying to fit in with civilization. Such a fun video Merphy, keep up the great work :D

Loved this video! An interesting idea for a follow up. Wizards/Magic Users in history and literature, perhaps? Not sure how one would research this though..

I was waiting for this!

this was so soothing i loved it

I am definitely saving this video for further research purposes!

Don't know how I missed this video, but it's one of my favorites. Robin Hobb's work, in particular the Liveship Traders, has some great dragon lore.

As a kid, I read every single book that had a dragon in the title/cover. Dragonlance, Dragonling, Dragon Blood, Hobbit, etc. I was obsessed and I was constantly with my books and drawing them, and this also coincides with Pokemon so I had Dragonite and Charizard stuff too. This is pretty typical kid stuff, but what was funny was my super religious school I went to, called my mom and said, "We think your son is possessed. Dragons are the beast of the devil, and he seems enthralled by them." My mom kindly told them to F off, but this then spawned a thing where my family kept getting me dragon related gifts and knick knacks. Well I'm an adult and now my place is filled with Dragons, and I couldn't be happier.

@36moshpit7

2 жыл бұрын

You could also count: 1). Dragonslayers Academy 2). Deltora Quest spin-off series They're both meant for kids, but you might like them.

Love this series!

Do a tier ranking video with dragons in different stories/TV series!

@myradimm4112

6 ай бұрын

I second this idea!

This is such an awesome video. So fascinating and it's kind of funny that one of the leaders of the groups of people in my novel series wears the title of Dragon. They are just a human but they have to pass a bunch of tests to be worthy of leading. Like They have to brave the heat of their volcano home, be strong of spirit, they have to walk across coals, they even have to carry someone out of a maze of tunnels. Of course once that series is done i've got some worlds with actual dragons i want to play around in, looking forward to that but until then the Dragon of the Hautrochs tribe is my main plaything

Merphy can you do a video on your favorite mythological creatures and the ones which you are most excited to see in literature

What if they were Maids? Introducing Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, a story about a modern day japanese office worker (Miss Kobayashi) who brefriends a dragon, hires her as a Maid and starts a family with her and some of her dragon friends (including Quetzalcoatl, one of the ones mentioned in the video). It's a pretty wholesome found family story.

@yoshikagespeedwagon8025

2 жыл бұрын

That's the only true dragon.

@36moshpit7

2 жыл бұрын

There's actually an entire Yu-Gi-Oh card archetype based on Dragonmaids. Don't know how accurate it is to the story, but it's there.

Temeraire series by Naomi Novik is one of my favourite books series. The premise is Napoleonic war reimagined with Dragons. And for anyone who is curious, that first books is called His Majestey's Dragon and it is a really good stand alone book.

YES!!!! Dragons are my favorite fantasy creature and I always love learning more lore!!!! 🥰 If you want a good story with characters interacting with dragons, I recommend Fablehaven by Brandon Mull. (Specifically the fourth book and the sequel series Dragonwatch) But the entire series is AMAZING and I’d love to see you reaction to it. 😁

i almost screamed and woke up my sleeping child i was so excited to see this! i love these videos

So many good series being mentioned in the comments. Beyond those, I highly recommend A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan. Gels with the scientific/cultural discussion we have here!

Loved this deep dive into dragons! They're by far my favorite fantasy creature and I'll basically read any fantasy with them (currently obsessing over the Lady Trent series). I really, really hope the third theory about dragons actually existing at one point has an element of truth.

Loved this video, dragons are my favorite mythological creature! And, as a Brazilian, I never thought about the Boitata myth as it being a dragon, and in schools we usually hear that is a large snake. But the way you explained it, it makes sense that it can be classified as a dragon! And YES! We need more stories where the dragon is not just an enemy to slain!

In carinthia (a county in Austria) there is the tale of the "Lindwurm" which is basically a worm creature with wings that only leaves its cave when it is foggy and eats the sheep and goats and one day the duke is like: okay so whoever slays this monster will get a whole lot of money. So a few servants are like: yap sure, why not. And they go and trick the Lindwurm into eating a hook and then kill it. And where they killed it there is a fountain today, the "Lindwurmbrunnen" in the capital of carinthia. So it doesn´t end well for the Lindwurm but it is a typical dragon story

When she said "we need more dragon where the main character properly interact with them". I immediately thought of Kubayashi Dragon Maid manga

I am a big dragon fan. Thanks for all the resources!

I've never read How To Train Your Dragon, but as a kid, I watched the show, and I still absolutely adore the dragons there! I also love some of the Digimon dragons (Wargreymon, Holydramon, Megidramon, Shinegreymon, Samudramon, Ouryumon, Bulucomon just to name a few). Also, as a Romanian (aka a qualified vampire), I am very excited for the vampire video

I find interesting what you mention about how pervasive is the myth of the dragons all across the world, with cultures that probably weren't in contact with each other and I agree with you that it might have been due people finding dinosaur fossils and using them as inspiration for the concept. I also agree with the sentiment that more dragons are needed in fantasy as actual characters. That's why I wrote a short story where one of the MC is a dragon trading barbs and helping the other MC to fulfill their quest. And another where there is a shapeshifting dragon playing a long con... and I won't say more spoilers. :P

I'd love to see Merphy working on a crossover with overly sarcastic production in this series about legends. mainly I just want to see Merphy animated. I think it would be cool

@mouseKasei

2 жыл бұрын

I second this suggestion! OSP animated Merphy.... what colour would she be?

@aronnemcsik

2 жыл бұрын

@@mouseKasei Orange maybe. But to be fair she could just be drawn normal way.

Dragons are my favourite mythological creature, so this video was awesome!

I absolutely love this series

Now that you’ve done dragon. You should do Phoenix, Vermilion bird, HO-OH.

Yesssss this video made my frikin day!!!

Man , if only she had waited one more month to make this video it would've been perfect. If you know , you know : WOROROROROROROOROROO !!!

@ibrahimsurti4922

2 жыл бұрын

SHE IS GONNA LOVE THAT ARC........SHE LOVES DRAGONS

You didn't mention Realm of the Elderlings but then I know you haven't read beyond the beginning yet. Awesome dragons, but won't say more cos spoilers. I loved the Pern dragons for the connection with humans although that aspect can come across a bit cheesy from what I recall (one reason Hobb's dragons trump them for me, no cheese there :D ) Haven't read the books but i love the How to Train Your Dragon movies- adore Toothless.

I love dragons, thanks for this video! 😀

'Dragon Heart 1&2' has my favorite version of the trope. Semi-mystical, hero's story, with realistic elements. I've been playing around with dragon myths since I was a kid. Now, most of the stories I write have some embodiment of dragons. Small ones that feed off pollen, big ones that guard ancient knowledge, old ones that shaped the galaxy and are actively secrets.

First book I read with a Dragon in it was "Jeremy Thatcher Dragon Hatcher." I related to the main character since I was an artist, but of a loner, and was often lost in my own head. I always pictured his parents as Dean Cane and Teri Hatcher, because Lois and Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman was a thing at the time. I was a weird kid.

Terry Pratchett had a funny parody of Quetzalcoatl saying that he was, "“half man, half chicken, half jaguar, half serpent, half scorpion, and half mad.” I read through all of the comments and unless I missed someone, nobody suggested that you should read Dragon and Thief by Timothy Zahn, but it's a good one! (although the "dragons" in it aren't quite what you would traditionally think of as dragons) Also if I'm remembering correctly Shatterglass by Tamora Pierce has a tiny dragon in it, although I don't think it plays a large part in the story. However before reading that book you would at least need to read Tris's Book by Tamora Pierce.

I love that you’re doing vampires next! I love the lore of the Wendigo. And there are a ton in Southeast Asia. In the Philippines alone, there are 4 different myths about vanpires/ghoul-like creatures: the manananggal, the aswang, the tiktik, and the wakwak.

Eyy~ Bakunawa made it to the video. 😎 But also, I don't know if you'll see this comment but there's anime adaptation on Netflix called DOTA: Dragon's Blood and I feel like you'll appreciate the lore in it, from season 1 to season 2. It's got pacing issues, and I don't know if you feel like watching anime, but the characters are lovable and there are important dragons in the story~

If you want more dragon content, you should check out the Age of Fire series by E.E. Knight because it is literally a series from the perspective of dragons and where they are the main characters.

I just love dragons. Thank you so much for the video! Also, I completely agree with you, we need more dragon fantasy, where it's not just about slaying the evil dragon. I always enjoyed the more friendly versions the most, one of my favorite books growing up was Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke (a classic here in Germany), and later on I loved the films of How to train your Dragons.

@myradimm4112

6 ай бұрын

I've read Dragon Rider!

How to train your Dragon was such a huge part of my childhood. That film with its animation, the story and one of the best film scores in the history of cinema, inspired me so much I went and drew my own dragon breeds and from there made my own stories. I wanted to be a dragon rider so bad. When recess came around at school I went straight to the swing set to go as high as I could. It was the best feeling ever. If your son has never seen that movie get him to watch it. If you haven't seen it Merph watch it, I think you would really enjoy it.

This comes out on the same day as Fizban's Treasury of Dragons. A double dose of my favorite fantasy creature!

The way I adapted dragons in my Tyrus Bloodcoat series was to have them be hyper territorial, so much so that should two dragons of the same sex encounter each other they will fight to the death. This helps explain why there aren't dragons everywhere in the series. I also made them a bit petty in that when they feel they are losing they will suicide attack their opponent, which I used to explain certain historical natural disasters, like Pompeii.

My all time favourite dragon series is Temeraire by Naomi Novik and it's really sad how underappreciated these books are! The story is often told from the viewpoint of the dragons, they are amazing, fierce, intelligent and loyal. And the author has incredibly deep knowledge about history, social norms, animal behaviour and even dress history! I'm continually amazed by these books and I wish more people knew about them!

@myradimm4112

6 ай бұрын

I know about them! I enjoyed the ones that I read but eventually I couldn't stand the level of violence anymore so had to stop reading (I get squeamish easily).

I look forward on your take on Fire and Blood, both the show and the book. If you have the chance read the Ice Dragon, it's an easy read.

I am forever enamoured by dragons. I love the way they are folded into stories as beasts of rage and fire as well as nobility and wisdom. I always find a way to introduce them into my D&D games and have the characters talk with them rather than just fight them for loot. My favourite dragon is Smaug - love the way he is introduced in the book and the conversation he has with Bilbo.

Great Video!!!

You like Dragons? Then you should check Naomi Novik's Temeraire-series. It is Napoleonic Wars but with DRAGONS. They are intelligent western 6-limbed types but there is a lot of variation between breeds. It is quite good alt-history series, lot of 3d characters and interesting aerial tactics. Instead of dragon rider = knight and horse, each dragon is more like a WW2 bomber with multiple crew member strapping on the dragon, shooting muskets and dropping bombs, and occasionally jumping on enemy dragons mid-flight to board them. Series namesake Temaraire is my favorite dragon in fiction. I hope you can find time to read even the first book.

Those ingrained evolutionary survival traits (i.e. fear of snakes/spiders/heights) are fascinating, especially the connection between those and seemingly innocuous cultural practices, such as the use of mobiles over infants cribs!

Never expected to see Boitatá in a video about Dragons :D

Great video, do you have any on your channel talking about western/fantasy? If not, I'd love to see a video on that!

I very much like the dragons that are people. Kind or vicious doesn't really matter, either one is fun. But I want my dragons to be thinking creatures, not animals.

It'd be interesting to know which have been your favorite dragons in literature. Any chance that video is coming?

One of the possibilities that you didn't mention is that dragons could be one of our earliest stories. As an animal we are story-tellers, and so back before we migrated out of Africa and across the world in the earliest days of humanity there might have been a story we told about massive beasts (maybe to warn others about snakes and lions and other predators). The myth being from the oldest human tribes who then carried out across the world and the story evolved and changed as each culture separated and it took on a life of its own.

It's possible that the origin is a combo of a fear of snakes and dinosaurs but from a fear of dinosaurs themselves leftover from before we even evolved from humans which would explain their huge size across almost all cultures. It's so interesting to think about

Did you read "Burn" by Patrick Ness? I loved that concept... Dragons in the modern world.