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** Mention must also be made of the SMW boss called "Reznor" ([[Nine Inch Nails|huh?]]) He is/It is/They are four fireball-spitting Triceratops spinning on a waterwheel.
* Tricky the sorta-Styracosaurus in ''[[Star Fox Adventures]]'' breathes fire and burrows underground.
* ''[[Pokémon]]'' both uses and averts this trope. While it is possible to teach many of the dinosaur-like Pokémon in the series to breathe fire, naturally learned
** As far as specific examples go, we've got a few proper examples in the form of Aerodactyl and the Tyrunt line, both of which are fossil Pokémon. Judging by the name, Aerodactyl is ''meant'' to represent Pterosaurs but looks like a slate-gray prehistoric dragon, and is a mainstay of Elite Four/Champion Lance's team of Dragon Pokémon. Tyrunt and its evolution Tyrantrum however are ''literal'' dinosaur dragons: they're both powerful Rock/Dragon Tyrannosaur Rex Pokémon.
* ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'' had an infamous translation error where the Japanese word for "dinosaur" (''kyoryu'') was translated literally as "frightful dragon"—in a part of the game where the player's goal was to ''find dragons'', causing much confusion.
** The sprites for the Brachiosaur and the Tyrannosaur were used (with similar colors even) for two actual dragons: Tyrannosaur? Earth Dragon. Brachiosaur? Gold Dragon.
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** Not fire, [[wikipedia:Phlogiston|Phlogiston]]. Remember, these are old-fashioned creatures.
* Misuzu Kamio of ''[[Eternal Fighter Zero]]'' can summon various fire-breathing (stuffed) dinosaurs with her "Gao Gao Fire" super. Sure, they're just stuffed animals, but still....
* King Dodongo from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]'', whose [[Boss Subtitles]] label him as an Infernal Dinosaur. ''[[Hyrule Warriors]]'' would take it even further by giving him a redesign that makes him look like a draconic triceratops.
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* ''[[Mega Man X]] 5'' has a Maverick boss named Mattrex/Burn Dinorex, a humanoid Tyrannosaurus Reploid with flame powers, including fire breath.
** More of a subversion, as every maverick boss is a combination of an animal and an element. Could be inspired by this, however he still resembles a flaming T. Rex more than a dragon.
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** Monoblos and Diablos: foul-tempered and massive Flying Wyverns that look like a dragon with a Styracosaurus and Triceratops head respectively.
** Tigrex, who follows the same formula as the above two but with the head of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
** ''All'' Brute Wyverns are wyverns with a theropod dinosaur body type. Deviljho is the most famous for being an overwhelmingly powerful beast that looks like a T. Rex from hell. Then there's the Anjanath, which literally ''is'' a T. Rex... with pink scales, black fur, and the ability to sneeze fire.
* One of the versions of the second ''[[Mega Man Star Force]]'' game is "Fire Dinosaur". They changed it to "Fire Saurian" in the US release, probably thinking nobody would know what it meant, and even if they did, they wouldn't care. They were right.
* The Dragos of ''[[Mother 3]]'' are simply regular dinosaurs. The one Drago that falls victim to the Pig Army's chimerization plot gains the ability to breathe fire. (Though from the looks of its sprite, it appears that they just shoved a ''flamethrower'' down its throat.)
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* ''[[Space Station Silicon Valley]]'' had Borassic Park, where fire-breathing dinosaurs made an appearance. Unfortunately, they (and the other dinos in that level) were invincible obstacles, not robotic animals, and therefore you could not possess them.
* Tyrannosaurus rex in the ''[[Monster in My Pocket]]'' videogame breathe fire. Thanks to the [[Wiki Rule]], it can be identified as "''[http://monsterinmypocket.wikia.com/wiki/Tyrannosaurus_Rex super-heated plasma from his mouth, known as atomic breath.]''"
* In ''[[EverQuest]] 2'', in the dungeon "Vasty Deep: The Abandoned Labs", the players discover a
* The Sega RPG ''7thDragon'' plays [[Dragons Are Dinosaurs]] straight, although there are some dragons based on other animals as well.
* The "[[Prehistoria|Prehistoric Turtlesaurus]]" stage in the arcade version of ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] 4: Turtles in Time'' (and through extension, ''[[Video Game Remake|Re-Shelled]]'') features fire-breathing velociraptors, though in the SNES port they simply try to run you over.
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