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== Anime & Manga ==
* In ''[[DragonballDragon Ball]]'' you have Pilaf's co-dragon's Shu and Mai.
** In it's sequel ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' Frieza has Dodoria and Zarbon.
* In ''[[Berserk]]'' {{spoiler|The God Hand are this to [[God Is Evil|The Idea of Evil]].}}
* In ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]]'', [[Big Bad|Dio Brando]] has both [[Undying Loyalty|Vanilla Ice]] and [[Knight Templar|Enrico Pucci]]. The former shows up for a several-chapter fight with the heroes near the end of Part 3, while the latter is the main antagonist of Part 6 and plays a much larger role in the story.
* ''[[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]]'': Shortly after their public defection from the Soul Society, Kaname Tousen and Gin Ichimaru split [[The Dragon]] role for the [[Big Bad]], Sosuke Aizen; but in an interesting variation, those two also happen to fall under [[Dragon Withwith an Agenda]], considering both only ever joined with Aizen so as to further their own individual goals.
** Of the two, Tousen seemed the most loyal to Aizen, willingly and diligently following any of his orders and personally protecting Aizen from anyone else looking to injure him. His motive for joining Aizen was {{spoiler|out of revenge against and loathing for the Soul Society, since it was a [[Karma Houdini]] shinigami that killed his childhood friend and didn't get punished for it.}}
** With his [[Cheshire Cat Grin]] and [[Eyes Always Shut]], Gin fills the bill as Aizen's [[Enigmatic Minion]] - the only one that can see through his manipulations and the one subordinate that Aizen frequently displayed mistrust towards. In actuality, {{spoiler|Gin's goal for joining Aizen was so that he could kill him, finally proving the popular fan theory that he was [[The Starscream]] correct.}}
* Although there's generally only one [[The Dragon|Dragon]] per story arc in ''[[Sailor Moon (Manga)|Sailor Moon]]'', there are multiple cases of Co Dragons. Season two had [[Manipulative Bastard|Rubeus]], [[Mad Scientist|Sapphire]], [[Vain Sorceress|Emerald]] and [[Romantic False Lead|Prince Diamond]] all act ([[The Chessmaster|unwittingly]]) as Dragons for [[Omnicidal Maniac|Death]] [[Man Behind the Man|Phantom]]. Even more so, one of the major points of season three had [[Tragic Monster|Dr. Tomoe]] trying to resurrect his [[Co Dragon]] [[Anti Christ|Mistress 9]].
* In ''[[Naruto (Manga)|Naruto]]'', as Akatsuki members continue to fall and the ones that remain have more of their pasts revealed, it turns out that {{spoiler|Zetsu and Kisame are both [[The Dragon]] to Madara Uchiha, Kisame lending Madara his great fighting skill willingly while Zetsu is billed as "the magician's assistant", helping Madara pull off his tricks. One could argue for Sasuke's inclusion in this, but Madara seems to treat him more like [[The Brute]].}}
** A clearer example would probably be Kimimaro and Kabuto to Orochimaru.
* During the "Magical World" [[Story Arc]] of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima (Manga)|Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', Dynamis and Tsukuyomi serve directly under the [[Big Bad]] Fate Averruncus and seem roughly close in terms of fighting ability. Technically, Dynamis outranks her since he's the General of their secret society, but Tsukuyomi, being a freelance [[Psycho for Hire]], has a lot more freedom to do whatever she wants, so it more-or-less balances out.
* Baron Ashura, Count Brocken, Viscount Pygman and Archduke Gorgon for Doctor Hell in ''[[Mazinger Z (Anime)|Mazinger Z]]'' and its remake/reimaging ''[[Shin Mazinger]]''.
** The Seven generals of the Mykene army for Ankoku Daishogun (who likewise was [[The Dragon]] of the Emperor of Darkness) in ''[[Great Mazinger (Anime)|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 (Anime)|UFO Robo Grendizer]]'' were Big Bad King Vega [[Co-Dragons]].
* 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 (Manga)|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 Withwith 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.
* Wagnard and Ashram in ''[[Record of Lodoss War]]''.
 
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** Incidentally, Sin and Crossbones are [[Unholy Matrimony|lovers]].
* In ''[[Sin City]]'', the Colonel had both Blue Eyes and Mariah, two female assassins.
* In the ''[[Archie Comics Sonic the Hedgehog (Comic Bookcomics)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comics, the Grandmasters of the various Dark Egg Legion chapters ([[And Zoidberg|and Snively]]) are [[Big Bad|Dr. Eggman's]] Dragons; they report only to him, are equal in rank, and those not directly under his command serve as his regional commanders.
** And Eggman recently added another dragon to his entourage when he makes {{spoiler|the newly roboticized Sally}} his new chief enforcer. In fact, it should be noted that {{spoiler|Mecha Sally}}, along with the rest of the [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Metal Series]], may very well outrank the Grandmasters, as Eggman is using them to keep an eye on the latter and keep them loyal.
 
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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 (Filmfilm)|Bond]] movies (except ''[[Goldfinger (Film)|Goldfinger]]''), the main villains in ''[[Dr. No (Film)|Dr. No]]'', ''[[From Russia With Love (Film)|From Russia Withwith Love]]'', and ''[[Thunderball (Film)|Thunderball]]'' serve as [[Co-Dragons]] for overall [[Big Bad]] Blofeld. Interestingly, in ''From Russia With Love'', both [[The Baroness|Rosa Klebb]] and [[The Chessmaster|Kronsteen]] carry out the villainous plan with Blofeld's oversight, and are clearly antagonistic with one another. [[Evil Genius|Dr. No]] and [[Ruthless Modern Pirates|Emilio Largo]] run their own respective operations for Blofeld.
* In ''[[Enter the Dragon]]''. Bolo and O'Hara serve as [[Co-Dragons]] to Mr. Han.
* In ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean (Film)|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).
* In ''[[Kiss of the Dragon]]'', the corrupt police captain has two martial artists with matching bleached-blonde crewcuts, one huge and strong, one small and quick.
* In ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]'', Thulsa Doom has Rexor and Thorgrim.
** It might be more accurate to say that Rexor is [[The Dragon]] and Thorgrim is [[The Brute]]. Rexor is explicitly mentioned as being [[Number Two|second only to Thulsa Doom himself]] in Doom's cult, where as Thorgrim's position of authority is never elaborated on, it's simply shown that he knows how to [[Drop the Hammer]].
* Caesar the chimp gains two in ''[[Rise of the Planet of Thethe Apes]]'', Buck the gorilla and Maurice the orangutan.
* [[Multi-Armed and Dangerous|General]] [[Hero-Killer|Grievous]], [[Dragon Withwith an Agenda|Count]] [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|Dooku]] and [[One-Man Army|Darth]] [[Blood Knight|Maul]] are this for [[Big Bad|Darth]] [[Chessmaster|Sid]][[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder|ious]].
 
 
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** From Book 4 until Moridin and Shadar Haran appear, the Forsaken themselves are [[Co-Dragons]].
* 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 Withwith 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 Withwith 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 [[Co-Dragons]] to their real master, [[Satan|The King of Hell]], acting as his agents in the real world and [[Eviler Than Thou|competing]] [[Arch Enemy|viciously]] for his favour. In ''[[The Elenium]]'', [[God of Evil|Azash]] has [[Evil Sorceror|Otha]], and [[Badass|Martel]]; Otha rules his empire for him, while Martel serves as his main agent in the West, and has shades of [[Dragon-in-Chief]].
* 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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== Tabletop Games ==
* [[Magic: theThe Gathering|Magic's]] [[Big Bad|Nicol Bolas]], an actual dragon, prefers to recruit other (weaker) Planewalkers as his dragons, though given his disposition he rules through fear and intimidation rather than loyalty. Right now he has three co-Dragons; Tezzeret, who owes a debt to the dragon and might be being controlled by a psychic implant, Liliana Vess; who seeks Bolas' power to help free her from a blood pact with several archdemons, and Sarkhan Vol; who comes from a world where dragons are revered as the pinnacle of life, arguably the only one loyal to Bolas.
 
 
== Video Games ==
* ''[[Adventure Quest Worlds (Video Game)|Adventure Quest Worlds]]'' Xing and Xang become this to Drakath {{spoiler|After Drakath replaced the good Xang with her very evil 'counterpart' from the Mirror Realm.}}
* ''[[Blaz Blue]]'' has {{spoiler|Hazama/Terumi Yuuki and Relius Clover}} appear this way at first. Bonus points for the [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]] thing they have going on. {{spoiler|Then it turns out [[Dragon-in-Chief|they're the ones behind everything, and their boss is a puppet]].}}
* Archimonde and Kil'Jaeden are Dragons to Sargeras in the ''[[War CraftWarcraft]]'' universe.
** And Tichondrius and Mannoroth (who also served as the [[Evil Genius]] and [[The Brute]] respectively) were Dragons to Archimonde in ''Wacraft III''. Later, Mannoroth is killed by Grom Hellscream, leaving Tichondrius as his only Dragon. Then Tichondrius is killed by Illidan, and apparently Anetheron became Archimonde's new Dragon.
* ''[[Rise of the Kasai]]'', the [[Big Bad]] Meibisi's top servants are a pair of beautiful twin priestess who keep his evil army in line by brainwashing them, and, like another of his top minions, can turn into literal dragons. It's an odd example as unlike other bosses in the game, they have no dialogue, and don't feature in the story at all until the cutscene right before their bossfight (which is exactly like every other boss in the game except the big bad). They count as his dragons mainly because of their role of enslaving his army, and that they are his most dangerous servants, even briefly managing to mind control the hero.
* Lord Recluse of ''[[City of Villains]]'' has Ghost Widow, Sirocco, Mako, and Black Scorpion as his dragons.
** 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 Withwith 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 [[Co-Dragons]] for Twinrova.
** ... who are themselves [[Co-Dragons]] for [[Hijacked Byby Ganon|Ganon]].
* 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]] [[Zero-Percent 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 (Video Game)|Fire Emblem Tellius]]'' this trope is subverted, and then played straight. Initially, the Four Riders of Daien are held up as [[Co-Dragons]] to the King of Daien, being the nation's four top generals and warriors. It quickly becomes apparent, however, that [[Lady of War|Petrine]] and [[Axe Crazy|Bertram]] are both taking orders from The [[Black Knight]], and that only the latter has [[Big Bad|Mad King Ashnard]]'s ear. As the last few chapters approach, however, we are introduced to [[Badass|Bryce]], the last surviving member of the original Riders, who serves as Ashnard's bodyguard, believes [[My Country, Right or Wrong]], and takes no crap from anyone, including the Black Knight. In the second game, the [[Bigger Bad|Goddess Ashera]] has [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|Sephiran]] and [[Our Dragons Are Different|Dhenginsea]] as her Dragons.
* [[Amazon Brigade|The Dolls]] in ''[[Street Fighter Alpha (Video Game)|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.
 
 
== Webcomics ==
* For most of ''[[The Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|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|Mooks]], Tsukiko is in charge of leading (and creating) the [[Zombie Mooks]], which would imply a semi-equal rank. Oh, and it should also be noted that she's stated her goal is to completely usurp Redcloak's position and become sole Dragon.
*** {{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]].}}
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== Western Animation ==
* By the [[Grand Finale]] of ''[[Transformers Animated (Animation)|Transformers Animated]]'', Lugnut and Shockwave were literally fighting over the Dragon role; Megatron found them both equally useful.
** In ''[[Transformers Generation 1 (Franchise)|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 (Animation)|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 [[Co-Dragons]] in Mai and Ty Lee. {{spoiler|Their [[Heel Face Turn]] and the realization that fear does not guarantee loyalty leads to Azula's [[Villainous Breakdown]]}}.
* Destro and the Baroness in some versions of ''franchise/GIJoe'', along with [[Official Couple]].
** In ''[[G.I. Joe: theThe Rise of Cobra (Film)|G.I. Joe the Rise of Cobra]]'', Destro takes the role of the [[Big Bad]], and the Baroness' Co-Dragon is Storm Shadow.
* On ''[[Gargoyles (Animation)|Gargoyles]],'' [[The Fair Folk|the Weird Sisters]] could be considered this for both [[Evil Sorcerer|the Archmage]] and [[Physical God|Oberon]], though unlike in most of these examples, they usually act like [[Single-Minded Twins|Single Minded Triplets]].
* Although Hun initially served as the Shredder's only visible [[The Dragon|Dragon]] in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 (Animation)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003]]'', Karai's introduction in the show's second season meant that he eventually had to share the role.
* In ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (Animation)|Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes]]'', The Leader has Abomination and Abosorbing Man as his Dragons.
** And Baron Strucker has Grim Reaper, Madame Viper, and {{spoiler|Black Widow}} as his.
* According to unused scripts, [[What Could Have Been|had the series continued]], [[Invader Zim (Animation)|Invader Zim]] would have ended up with three Dragons: GIR, Minimoose and Skooge.
* Electro and the Vulture in ''[[The Spectacular Spider -Man (Animation)|The Spectacular Spider Man]]'' were co-Dragons to Doctor Octopus during his run as {{spoiler|the Master Planner}}.
* Wyn and Genghis were co-Dragons to [[Big Bad]] Stavros Garkos in ''[[Hurricanes (Animation)|Hurricanes]]''.
* [[The Dark Chick|Ken]] from [[Toy Story 3]] seems to be second in command to [[Big Bad|Lotso]], along with [[The Brute|Big Baby]].
 
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