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* Baron Ashura, Count Brocken, Viscount Pygman and Archduke Gorgon for Doctor Hell in ''[[Mazinger Z]]'' and its remake/reimaging ''[[Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-hen]]''.
** The Seven generals of the Mykene army for Ankoku Daishogun (who likewise was [[The Dragon]] of the Emperor of Darkness) in ''[[Great Mazinger]]'': JuliCesar, Hadias, Angoras, Ligern, Scarabeth, Draydou and Birdler. Each one had its own personality quirks and fighting styles.
** Lord Gandal and Minister Zurill from ''[[UFO Robo Grendizer]]'' were Big Bad King Vega
* In ''[[Kagerou Nostalgia]]'' Rikimaru and Ranmaru are [[Big Bad|Gessho Kuki]]'s bodyguards and best fighters. Rikimaru has been with him longer. Ranmaru is the more obsessively loyal. They're almost always together (functioning as villainous [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]), have proven to be nearly unbeatable in combat, and take orders from no one but Gessho. One could also make a case for Gessho's frontman, [[The Starscream|General Kiyotaka Kuroda]] being another example of [[The Dragon]], as he too takes orders from Gessho alone.
* Invoked in ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' by the [[Opposing Sports Team|Hakushuu Dinosaurs]], who the Devil Bats face in the Kantou Regional Finals. [[Manipulative Bastard|Marco]], the [[Big Bad|team captain]] describes [[The Juggernaut|Juggernaut]] and [[Blood Knight]] [[World's Strongest Man|Gaou]] (lineman) as his Right Hand, and [[In Love with Your Carnage]] [[Bishonen]] [[Sissy Villain|pretty boy]] [[Psycho Supporter|Kisiragi]] (cornerback) as his Left Hand. Between the two of them they more or less carry Hakushuu, with Gaou breaking the opposing line and quarterbacks, while Kisiragi shuts down the recievers and runs interception. Both have a lot of respect for Marco and one another, and are out to prove their strength to the world, no matter what methods they have to use.
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== Films -- Live-Action ==
* Paine and The Brit serve as Dragons to Munroe in ''[[The Expendables]]''. Paine is the more prominent of the two, but both are equally dangerous and seem to have equal authority within the bad guy's organization.
* In the earlier [[Sean Connery]] [[James Bond (film)|Bond]] movies (except ''[[Goldfinger]]''), the main villains in ''[[Dr. No]]'', ''[[From Russia with Love]]'', and ''[[Thunderball]]'' serve as
* In ''[[Enter the Dragon]]''. Bolo and O'Hara serve as
* In ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'':
** In ''At World's End'', [[Big Bad]] Cutler Beckett has three Dragons- Davy Jones, Admiral James Norrington, and Mercer. Of the three, however, only Mercer is actually loyal- Jones is being coerced and Norrington is, at worst, a [[Noble Demon]], and both eventually turn on him (though for admittedly different reasons, and Norrington does a full [[Heel Face Turn]] {{spoiler|with [[Redemption Equals Death]]}} while Jones just starts killing everyone he can get his claws on indiscriminately).
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** Later on in the trilogy, the surviving Inquisitors return {{spoiler|collectively working as [[The Dragon]] to [[Big Bad|Ruin]]}}
* Possibly Moridin and Shaidar Haran from ''[[The Wheel of Time]]''. While both are shown to report directly to the Dark One and be able to command even the [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Forsaken]], whatever dynamic they share hasn't been addressed directly- it's unclear to the reader if one is superior to the other.
** From Book 4 until Moridin and Shadar Haran appear, the Forsaken themselves are
* In the ''Winds of the Forelands'' series, both [[Dark Action Girl|Jastanne]] and [[Manipulative Bastard|Pronjed]] serve as Dragons to [[Big Bad]] Dusaan.
* R.A. Salvatore's ''Hunter's Blade'' trilogy, Gerti Orelsdottr and Obould Many-Arrows are technically Co Dragons working for a group drow out to cause chaos in the area for the fun of it. They're both [[Dragon with an Agenda|dragons with an agenda]], to the point where Obould becomes a [[Dragon-in-Chief]], and eventually [[The Starscream|decides to get rid of the drow all together.]]
* [[David Eddings]] loves this trope. In ''[[The Belgariad]]'', [[Big Bad|Torak]] has Ctuchik and Zedar as his chief disciples. In ''[[The Malloreon]]'', [[Big Bad|Zandramas]] has [[Number Two|Naradas]] and [[Demon Lords and Archdevils|Demon Lord]] [[Dragon with an Agenda|Mordja]] as her second-in-command and primary defence respectively; her rival, [[A God Am I|Urvon]] has both [[Dark Messiah|Mengha]]/[[Bastard Understudy|Harakan]] as his First Disciple and representative, and [[Demon Lords and Archdevils|Demon Lord]] [[Dragon-in-Chief|Nahaz]] who protects him physically, leads the army, and is more or less in charge. One could argue that Nahaz and Mordja are also
* In ''[[The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant]]'', the three Ravers are always [[Big Bad|Lord Foul's]] Dragons. Sometimes he'll add another Dragon, too such as {{spoiler|Elena, in ''The Power That Preserves''}} and {{spoiler|Kastenessen in the Last Chronicles, though he probably sees himself as Foul's equal partner}}.
* In [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]] Emperor Palpatine had 3 dragons. Vader was his right hand man and Prince Xizor was his left hand. The third was Mara Jade, his personal assassin, whose existence was unknown to the galaxy at large.
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** ''[[Power Rangers RPM|RPM]]'': Another ensemble, with Kilobyte, Tenaya7, Shifter, and Crunch. {{spoiler|Shifter was the treacherous one, while Tenaya7 was brainwashed and changed sides eventually}}.
* The Korean drama ''Queen Seondeok'''s [[Big Bad|Lady Mishil]] has three, her husbands ([[Tenchi Solution|you heard that right]]) Seolwon and Saejong and her younger brother Misaeng.
* Season 3 of ''[[Degrassi the Next Generation]]'' gave us this with the [[Fan Nickname|Candy Bandits]]. The [[Big Bad]] is Jay, and with Sean's [[Face Heel Turn]], he and Alex become
* In the 10th (and final) season of ''[[Smallville]]'': [[Evil Old Folks|Granny]] [[Iron Lady|Goodness]], [[Nightmare Fetishist|Desaad]] and [[Dark Messiah|Gordon]] [[Compelling Voice|Godfrey]] are sharing the role of Dragon to [[Big Bad]] [[Darkseid]] as they prepare the world for his coming.
** And in the episode "Dominion", Darkseid is shown to have another Dragon in [[Demoted to Dragon|previous]] [[Big Bad]] Zod, who rules over the Phantom Zone in Darkseid's name. Interestingly, Zod is himself a pair of Dragons in one body - Darkseid [[Fusion Dance|fused]] the Phantom of the original General Zod with his clone Major Zod.
* On ''[[Dark Oracle]]'', [[Creepy Twins]] Blaze & Violet were the primary antagonists for most of Season 2, and appeared to be a [[Big Bad Duumvirate]]. In reality they were
* Chris and Snoop under [[Big Bad|kingpin]] Marlo Stanfield on ''[[The Wire]]''.
* ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'' likes this trope.
** The show starts off with Nucky as the [[Big Bad]] while his younger brother Eli is [[Dirty Cop|the crooked sheriff]] that carries out his edicts. Nucky's other Dragon is his protege [[Shell-Shocked Veteran|Jimmy Darmody]], who is a former soldier turned enforcer. Eli and Jimmy seem to be this, with Eli being the official muscle for Nucky while Jimmy takes care of things as a hitman/enforcer who works outside the law and can get dirty. Too bad the first season closes with ''both'' of them being approached by [[The Man Behind the Man|The Commodore]] to become part of a conspiracy to take Nucky down.
** In season two, Jimmy and Eli become
** Finally, [[Hot-Blooded|Lucky]] [[The Brute|Luciano]] and [[Evil Genius|Meyer]] [[Pragmatic Villainy|Lansky]] are
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** And as you progress through the story arc for any of them it is implied that you are on your way to becoming a new dragon yourself.
* In ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'', its pretty clear that Saix and Xigbar share [[The Dragon]] position to Xemnas. Saix was [[The Starscream]] who [[Becoming the Mask|became the mask]], and who handles the day-to-day giving of orders to the rest of the organization and is the final battle before Xemnas, whereas Xigbar ''is the only one who actually knows what's going on'' because he {{spoiler|was the first member to make an alliance with Master Xehanort, Xemnas's true identity, ten years ago}}. May cross partially with [[Dragon with an Agenda]] and/or [[The Man Behind the Man]] depending on how much Xemnas knew and/or remembered.
* Though only revealed at the conclusion of a linked game, [[The Legend of Zelda Oracle Games]] feature Veran and Onox as
** ... who are themselves
* Loghain's two top lieutenants in ''[[Dragon Age]]'' are [[My Master, Right or Wrong|Ser Cauthrien]], his chief enforcer and the leader of his personal bodyguard, and [[Aristocrats Are Evil|Arl]] [[Jerkass|Rendon]] [[0% Approval Rating|Howe]], an able if ruthless administrator who assumes responsibility for most of the actions that would ordinarily give Loghain bad P.R.
** In a more minor example, the Archdemon attacks Denerim with two powerful Darkspawn Generals.
* While Bowser is the [[Big Bad]] of the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' series games, either Bowser Jr. or Kamek serves as the series' [[The Dragon|Dragon]]. Occasionally, both Bowser Jr. and Kamek can be seen working together, like in "New Super Mario Bros. Wii".
* In ''[[Fire Emblem Tellius]]'' this trope is subverted, and then played straight. Initially, the Four Riders of Daien are held up as
* [[Amazon Brigade|The Dolls]] in ''[[Street Fighter Alpha]]'' are this to Shadoloo leader Vega/[[Dub Name Change|M. Bison]].
* Selvan and Dias are this to Queen Protea in ''[[Radiant Historia]]''. Dias heads the army, while Selvan is something like a prime minister.
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== Webcomics ==
* For most of ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'', [[Big Bad|Xykon]] had one Dragon, Redcloak. Recently, however, he's started to lose confidence in Redcloak's competence and loyalty, and [[Nightmare Fetishist|Tsukiko]] has been promoted to a Dragon role as well.
** Also, while Redcloak is in charge of the goblinoid (goblin and hobgoblin) [[Mook
*** {{spoiler|As of strip 830, Redcloak's back to being sole Dragon, by benefit of having killed Tsukiko for [[He Knows Too Much|knowing too much]].}}
* [[Big Bad Duumvirate|Brian and Angelo]] of ''[[Our Little Adventure]]'' has four powerful people in charge of important areas of the empire.
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** In ''[[Transformers Generation 1]]'', Megatron had the Dragon role split between [[The Starscream|Starscream]], [[The Spymaster|Soundwave]], and [[Mad Scientist|Shockwave]].
* In the first half of the third season of ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', Zuko appears to be meant as Co Dragon to Azula under Fire Lord Ozai, even if his heart wasn't really in it.
** And Azula has something of
* Destro and the Baroness in some versions of ''franchise/GIJoe'', along with [[Official Couple]].
** In ''[[G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra|G.I. Joe the Rise of Cobra]]'', Destro takes the role of the [[Big Bad]], and the Baroness' Co-Dragon is Storm Shadow.
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