Spiky-Haired Dragon, Worthless Knight



Spiky-Haired Dragon, Worthless Knight is a webcomic about Vincent Worthless, a young knight with a family curse that prevents him from using weapons until he kills a dragon, and Spiky, a smart-aleck dragon hatchling who becomes his squire. You can read it here.

This comic provides examples of:

 * Alleged Steed: Foreshadowed on the page before but the example is here with Vincent getting stuck with, Bruce, a mule.
 * Apprentice: Several characters qualify, Spiky as Vincent's Squire, Vincent as a Knight-in-training to various Knights.
 * Aristocrats Are Evil: The Baron qualifies as this trope.
 * Being Good Sucks: Vincent, choosing to save the first dragon he could meet rather than killing it to free himself from the curse. He gives his reason here (Note: Link contains spoiler about the curse).
 * Black Knight: Siron qualifies as this trope. He's called the black knight several times. The earliest example is here.
 * Breath Weapon: Spiky has this after drinking Whiskey but its implied that most dragon's gain this ability when they grow older (An example of Spiky breathing fire without Whiskey).
 * Cartoon Juggling: Spiky with examples juggling balls here & here.
 * Curse: Vincent's family is cursed with inability to wield or even touch any weapon. . The only mentioned way to break the curse he must kill a dragon.
 * Drowning My Sorrows: Vincent has been known to do this on several occasions.
 * Fictional Document: The book in the library about the legend. It's not actually shown but its contents is first mentioned here.
 * Hangover Sensitivity: Costin on this page & Vincent on this page.
 * Hive Mind: All Dragon's share a collective Mind.
 * Ho Yay: Roland & Vincent.
 * Insanity Immunity: Tonio qualifies as this trope. His mind is hard to read and its implied to be connected to mental issues from his past in this page
 * Katanas Are Just Better: Edgar qualifies as this trope.
 * Lethal Diagnosis:
 * Lennon Specs: Edgar qualifies as this trope and Vincent in this page.
 * Man in A Kilt: Edgar qualifies as this trope and Vincent in this page.
 * Mind Control: Spiky claims that all Dragon's have this ability however Spiky's usage is Played for Laughs.
 * Mistaken for Gay: Tonio does this to Roland & Vincent in this page.
 * Name and Name: Played with, Spiky's full name, Spiky-Haired Dragon, is in the title and Vincent's surname is worthless and he's a knight.
 * Non Human Sidekick: Spiky qualifies as this trope & occasionally Bruce (The Mule).
 * Our Dragons Are Different: Despite sharing several commonalities with the western type of Dragon. In this setting, they have shapeshifting abilities, share a collective mind & cast magic.
 * Promotion to Parent: Benedict, Vincent's brother however this is prior to the start of the webcomic. However, its mentioned here.
 * Replacement Goldfish: Vincent is forced to replace his brother in servitude to the baron but this happens prior to the start of the webcomic.
 * Shapeshifting: Dragon's have this ability . Here's an example of Spiky practicing it.
 * Teach Him Anger: Tonio does this with Vincent.
 * Theme Tune: A Theme Song created by the Finish band Cold Rat that can be downloaded [[http://mirror.shd-wk.com/misc/Cold
 * Unpronounceable: Spiky's real name is shown here.