Dragons being two leged or four

Jackson117 · Dec 12, 2008 6:43 AM

quad or bipedl dragons do you like.

well i like both but seeing ember,flame,spyro and cynder on two legs would freak me out.

so i made this idea dragons born in the southern realms walk on two and the rest are fours

ratchet · Dec 12, 2008 12:39 PM

I think that as dragons grow older, their muscles in their legs get stronger and so they can stand on two feet

Spyro Master · Dec 12, 2008 1:37 PM

spyor has been on 2 legs b4 when he is talking to the camera at the end of the first spyro bt u kw wot it really weird breaking spyros neck on a game i did it on ETD if u face backwards ot teh guy who wants u to do teh honesy slide spyros body will turn and his head will b twisted round its sick jst need bones breaking sound jking bt its ok once u do teh slide his head goes bak to normal i was shocked first time i did it

Dom_The_Dragon · Dec 13, 2008 12:07 AM

Dragons can come i all sorts of shspes.
Heres a few dragons and there arms and legs

Amphitere: no legs, no arms
Knucker: 2 legs, 2 arms
European: 2 legs, 2 arms
Wyvern: 2 legs, no arms
Dwarf: 2 legs, 2 arms
Gargoille: 2 legs, 2 arms
Sargasso (water dragon): two legs, two arms, sharp fins

Now for psuedos!

Cockatrice: 2 legs. 2 wing like arms
Sea Serpent: Long fin-like band on each side that thing on eels

Bassilisk unknown for psuedo or regular:
Bassilisk: Can be various since it's a shape shifter.

Sorry I typed too much, I get caught up in the topic of dragons

Kazoobie64 · Dec 13, 2008 12:27 AM

It's funny because some dragons in Spyro 1, when they were released from the crystal they would be standing on two legs or four, or sometimes both. Maybe it's just personal preference, or maybe they get into position depending on what hobby they're doing? *shrug*

Trasher258 · Dec 13, 2008 1:07 AM

I recall saying something about this kind of topic some time ago...

Trasher258 wrote:

I think that young dragons can't stand on their hind legs since they're still not strong enough to support their weight. (trying to do this may result in injury and possibly falling flat on their back. In YotD, you see Spyro attempting to do this for a second.) After some length of time their muscles will be strong enough to allow them to do so.

@ Kazoobie64: The four-legged stance seems more efficient for flight and maximum protection provided by their scales. Since they can be (possibly) vulnerable at the chest and top of the head then it helps for the more acrobatic types. The two-legged on the other hand may be more social than physical.

Spyro Master · Dec 13, 2008 4:47 PM

that basicly makes sense apart from the young not being able to stand on its hind legs because spyro did it in spyro 1 when he was being interviewed like i tihnk ive already said

Kazoobie64 · Dec 13, 2008 7:07 PM

Yeah, and also some baby dragons that hatched had no problems with being on two legs, performing chicken dances and cartwheels and such. But it makes sense that Spyro would be on four legs most of the time considering he's always out and about adventuring.

RedDragonX · Dec 17, 2008 12:14 AM

Yeah when it comes down to it I think it's just personal preference and such...if I had to pick one that I would like to see...it would have to be on four legs...just more use to seeing that....but I think they all kind of have that ability...they just choose when to use it...and I guess it depends...like in Artisans...all the dragons were pretty much elegant speakers who were composed and stood up...while in Peacekeepers...they were all militaristic and muscular dragons...and they took a more aggressive pose on four legs....

Spyro Master · Dec 23, 2008 9:07 AM

so it basicly depends on where the dragons come from if they stand on their hind legs or not or out of personal choice to stand up

RedDragonX · Dec 23, 2008 10:55 PM

Well I think they all have the ability to do it...but it just might be more convenient for certain dragons to stay on all fours as opposed to being up on two legs...especially the large dragons.

Spyro Master · Dec 24, 2008 9:55 AM

thats wot i meant wiv wot i said last time in saying its up to them to stand up or not

RedDragonX · Dec 26, 2008 5:03 PM

Yeah I know man lol...just kinda seconding the comment...and yeah it depends on where they come from I suppose...though in Beast Makers their were a lot of heavy set dragons lol...I figured that they would want to be on all fours with all that weight lol...but I guess not...

Spyro Master · Dec 26, 2008 10:34 PM

lol beast makers hav been at the sheep burgers to much

Hobsyllwin · Dec 27, 2008 12:36 AM

I vastly prefer four-legged dragons. Its the way I've always seen them outside of the old Spyro games, and the two-legged form reminds me too much of the cartoon, Dragon Tales. I also might prefer it for aesthetic reasons. I tend to prefer stories about animals more than those about humans, and I prefer my animals to look like animals.

RedDragonX · Dec 27, 2008 1:00 AM

Hobsyllwin wrote:

I vastly prefer four-legged dragons. Its the way I've always seen them outside of the old Spyro games, and the two-legged form reminds me too much of the cartoon, Dragon Tales. I also might prefer it for aesthetic reasons. I tend to prefer stories about animals more than those about humans, and I prefer my animals to look like animals.

Yeah I do agree with that...I really like seeing them on four legs instead of two...just makes it feel more like classical dragons and such...but that's just me..

Spyro Master · Dec 29, 2008 4:29 PM

4 legged dragons r better than 2 legged dragons because ive grown up wiv dragons being dipictited as this so i dnt think they should stand on their hind legs really

RedDragonX · Dec 29, 2008 10:44 PM

Yeah I think that's the feeling that most get about it...come to think of it the first time I ever saw a dragon on two legs was in Spyro the Dragon lol...but four is more natural.

Spyro Master · Dec 30, 2008 6:25 PM

we think its natural to us because weve played as spyro and also cynder as them on all fours so i guess we see it as hpw dragons should b

RedDragonX · Dec 30, 2008 9:48 PM

Well it was plenty natural to me way before Spyro game around....like I said I was use to all fours..and the first time I ever saw a dragon on two legs was in the original game....but yeah they did a good job with that in the LoS series.

fbocabral · Dec 31, 2008 3:36 AM

i preffer them on four legs, but it would be cool if he could stand on two to grant an claw attack or catch something. Spyro is originally one of those (he can even pilot things like airplanes and spaceships 0o)

RedDragonX · Dec 31, 2008 3:39 AM

Well in the originals yes lol....Spyro was built for heavy gameplay by the time YotD rolled around...and Insomniac involved him in everything they could as far as a dragon was concerned....but he was still on four legs most of the time.

Certainly one of the things I enjoy more in the LoS series....I really like seeing them on four legs.

Spyro Master · Jan 02, 2009 1:25 PM

ur right they were using him 4 everything they could in YOTD but still it was a good game at least sierra wont b stupid and put spyro oon 2 legs

RedDragonX · Jan 02, 2009 10:55 PM

Well I don't think it is a horrible idea to do so...I guess I'm just more of a traditionalist lol....I like things to stay as they were meant to stay...but I didn't mind YotD at all....Insomniac still pulled that concept off just about perfectly to make it enjoyable...but yeah Sierra will not do that.

Spyro Master · Jan 03, 2009 11:24 AM

famous last wrds and they go and put spyro in an aeroplane lol

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