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And all of this happens before the first chapter.
And all of this happens before the first chapter.


Now that the heroes have [[MacGuffin|the head of the Demon Lord]], they must protect it from everybody else who might seek to bring Nadil [[Back From the Dead]], or simply claim his power as their own. Of course things are never easy, and with evil plots, foul monsters, and [[Distracted By the Shiny|shiny distractions]] around every corner, the Knights will have their hands full trying to keep their victory as such.
Now that the heroes have [[MacGuffin|the head of the Demon Lord]], they must protect it from everybody else who might seek to bring Nadil [[Back from the Dead]], or simply claim his power as their own. Of course things are never easy, and with evil plots, foul monsters, and [[Distracted By the Shiny|shiny distractions]] around every corner, the Knights will have their hands full trying to keep their victory as such.


{{tropelist}}
=== [[Dragon Knights]] provides examples of ===
* [[A Form You Are Comfortable With]]: When the specter needs to have a talk with Kitchel, because she refused to talk to a "ghost" he took the physical form of a small, squirrel like creature instead, known as Sacreds in their world, to get her to listen.
* [[A Form You Are Comfortable With]]: When the specter needs to have a talk with Kitchel, because she refused to talk to a "ghost" he took the physical form of a small, squirrel like creature instead, known as Sacreds in their world, to get her to listen.
* [[Affably Evil]]: Can apply to Kharl, he even unknowingly buys flowers from one of the heroes and accepts his invite to lunch. Also Sabel.
* [[Affably Evil]]: Can apply to Kharl, he even unknowingly buys flowers from one of the heroes and accepts his invite to lunch. Also Sabel.
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* [[Attractive Bent Gender]]
* [[Attractive Bent Gender]]
* [[Awful Truth]]
* [[Awful Truth]]
* [[Back From the Dead]]: Happens quite a lot.
* [[Back from the Dead]]: Happens quite a lot.
** Not exactly willy-nilly - someone else's sacrifice so you can use their body - and sometimes more than one body - is usually required.
** Not exactly willy-nilly - someone else's sacrifice so you can use their body - and sometimes more than one body - is usually required.
** But... {{spoiler|Only about half the characters that die end up staying dead, and even then, some of them make reappearances.}}
** But... {{spoiler|Only about half the characters that die end up staying dead, and even then, some of them make reappearances.}}
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* [[Did We Just Have Tea with Cthulhu?]]: When Kharl invites Nohiro out for a short bite to eat at a cafe. However, it's not clear if Kharl realizes who (or what) Nohiro is.
* [[Did We Just Have Tea with Cthulhu?]]: When Kharl invites Nohiro out for a short bite to eat at a cafe. However, it's not clear if Kharl realizes who (or what) Nohiro is.
* [[Disguised in Drag]]: Happens to the knights in the first book.
* [[Disguised in Drag]]: Happens to the knights in the first book.
* [[Distressed Damsel]]
* [[Damsel in Distress]]
* [[Don't Fear the Reaper]]
* [[Don't Fear the Reaper]]
* [[Dragon Rider]]: What else did you expect of a manga titled Dragon Knights?
* [[Dragon Rider]]: What else did you expect of a manga titled Dragon Knights?
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* [[Ghost Amnesia]]: {{spoiler|Fiji, when Rath, Thatz, Zoma, and Ringleys run into her as a ghost.}}
* [[Ghost Amnesia]]: {{spoiler|Fiji, when Rath, Thatz, Zoma, and Ringleys run into her as a ghost.}}
* [[The Glasses Come Off]]: Kaistern battles without his glasses... [[Rule of Cool|it is never explained why]].
* [[The Glasses Come Off]]: Kaistern battles without his glasses... [[Rule of Cool|it is never explained why]].
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Interestingly enough, it's only the heroes who have scars. Thatz has his from his former street days. Gil's scars mostly come from {{spoiler|torture and self-infliction. Ruwalk has some across his chest from his encounter with the "terrible demon". And Rath has a scar across his neck after his first suicide attempt in volume 6.}}
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Interestingly enough, it's only the heroes who have scars. Thatz has his from his former street days. Gil's scars mostly come from {{spoiler|torture and self-infliction. Ruwalk has some across his chest from his encounter with the "terrible demon". And Rath has a scar across his neck after his first suicide attempt in volume 6.}}
* [[Gory Discretion Shot]]
* [[Gory Discretion Shot]]
* [[Half-Identical Twins]]
* [[Half-Identical Twins]]
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* [[Ho Yay]]: What do you expect from an mangaka that originally wrote about shounen-ai?
* [[Ho Yay]]: What do you expect from an mangaka that originally wrote about shounen-ai?
** Especially invoked with Rath and Kai-stern (at least from Kaistern's side).
** Especially invoked with Rath and Kai-stern (at least from Kaistern's side).
** From Volume 13 Page 146, major ho-yay ensues for a couple of pages between Rath and Karl.
** From Volume 13 Page 146, major ho-yay ensues for a couple of pages between Rath and Karl.
* [[Hyper Awareness]]: It's mentioned that Alfeegi's got keen observation skills.
* [[Hyper Awareness]]: It's mentioned that Alfeegi's got keen observation skills.
* [[I Have Your Wife]]
* [[I Have Your Wife]]
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* [[Mysterious Past]]: Along with some [[Dark and Troubled Past]] as well, leading to {{spoiler|Rath's [[I Am Who?]]? moment.}}
* [[Mysterious Past]]: Along with some [[Dark and Troubled Past]] as well, leading to {{spoiler|Rath's [[I Am Who?]]? moment.}}
* [[Noblewoman's Laugh]]: Done once when Jilge thought her plan to be successful.
* [[Noblewoman's Laugh]]: Done once when Jilge thought her plan to be successful.
* [[No Export for You]]: Ohkami had created a bunch of bonus Dragon Knights chapters after the series had ended, which were printed together in a book in Japan. However, it seems like Tokyopop had little interest in importing it to the US, understandable considering the series' obscurity.
* [[No Export for You]]: Ohkami had created a bunch of bonus Dragon Knights chapters after the series had ended, which were printed together in a book in Japan. However, it seems like Tokyopop had little interest in importing it to the US, understandable considering the series' obscurity.
* [[Nonchalant Dodge]]
* [[Nonchalant Dodge]]
* [[Off with His Head]]
* [[Off with His Head]]
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* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: Sabel is terrified of fairies.
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: Sabel is terrified of fairies.
* [[Wig, Dress, Accent]]: Happens a lot more often during the beginning of the series. The Dragon Knights had to do this a comple of times in drag, then you've got Hugh, and even Cesia's disguise as an innkeeper. Fedelta does a disguise later on in volume 6.
* [[Wig, Dress, Accent]]: Happens a lot more often during the beginning of the series. The Dragon Knights had to do this a comple of times in drag, then you've got Hugh, and even Cesia's disguise as an innkeeper. Fedelta does a disguise later on in volume 6.
* [[Winged Humanoid]]: Several of the characters appear with wings in illustrations or covers, including Rath, Cesia, Rune, Thatz, Zoma, Kharl, and Alfeegi. Then all of the little water light fairies have insect type wings. {{spoiler|Rath}} actually does gain wings for a [[Power Gives You Wings|brief period]], {{spoiler|and it's implied that in the old days when he lived together with Kharl, they both had feathery wings on their backs.}} {{spoiler|Zoma appears with wings for a fleeting second as well, seen only by the fortuneteller, Delte, foreshadowing his true identity later on.}}
* [[Winged Humanoid]]: Several of the characters appear with wings in illustrations or covers, including Rath, Cesia, Rune, Thatz, Zoma, Kharl, and Alfeegi. Then all of the little water light fairies have insect type wings. {{spoiler|Rath}} actually does gain wings for a [[Power Gives You Wings|brief period]], {{spoiler|and it's implied that in the old days when he lived together with Kharl, they both had feathery wings on their backs.}} {{spoiler|Zoma appears with wings for a fleeting second as well, seen only by the fortuneteller, Delte, foreshadowing his true identity later on.}}
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]: Tetheus. When told by Kitchel that he can't use his sword on the monsters, he decides to suplex them instead.
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]: Tetheus. When told by Kitchel that he can't use his sword on the monsters, he decides to suplex them instead.
* [[Xanatos Roulette]]: When the first step in your plan is {{spoiler|your own decapitation}}, you have got to be '''''really''''' confident in the other steps.
* [[Xanatos Roulette]]: When the first step in your plan is {{spoiler|your own decapitation}}, you have got to be '''''really''''' confident in the other steps.
* [[You Can See Me?]]: Reema to Alfeegi when they first meet.
* [[You Can See Me?]]: Reema to Alfeegi when they first meet.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Not only is practically every color of the rainbow featured throughout the entire cast, Ohkami doesn't even bother to be consistent.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Not only is practically every color of the rainbow featured throughout the entire cast, Ohkami doesn't even bother to be consistent.
* [[You Have Failed Me]]: Poor Jilge.
* [[You Have Failed Me...]]: Poor Jilge.


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Latest revision as of 20:37, 23 September 2019

Rath: Hey, ugly! We are the slayers of the unholy, the keepers of justice, the guardians of truth!
Thatz: We cannot be defeated! We are the Dragon Knights, scourge of demonkind! And, uh... we're kinda lost.

A manga series by Mineko Ohkami, Dragon Knights tells the tale of the war between the Dragon tribe led by Lykouleon, who seeks to protect the world, and the Demon tribe led by Nadil, who wants to take it over. To help save the day Lykouleon sends out his best fighters, the Dragon Knights. Traveling to Nadil's dark castle they cut of his head, ending his reign of terror.

And all of this happens before the first chapter.

Now that the heroes have the head of the Demon Lord, they must protect it from everybody else who might seek to bring Nadil Back from the Dead, or simply claim his power as their own. Of course things are never easy, and with evil plots, foul monsters, and shiny distractions around every corner, the Knights will have their hands full trying to keep their victory as such.

Tropes used in Dragon Knights include:
  • A Form You Are Comfortable With: When the specter needs to have a talk with Kitchel, because she refused to talk to a "ghost" he took the physical form of a small, squirrel like creature instead, known as Sacreds in their world, to get her to listen.
  • Affably Evil: Can apply to Kharl, he even unknowingly buys flowers from one of the heroes and accepts his invite to lunch. Also Sabel.
  • Alien Sky: In the Demon World, the sky's a shade of purple.
  • All-Encompassing Mantle: The preferred attire of Shydeman, Shyrendora, and Kharl.
  • All Just a Dream: When Rune wakes up from his crossdressing contest nightmare in the Gaiden.
  • All Your Base Are Belong to Us
  • All Your Colors Combined: Not used in battle, but the five Dragon Officers (represented by different colors) were suppose to use their powers together to seal away Nadil's head.
  • Almost-Dead Guy: Alfeegi, Kaistern, and Lykouleon are all able to do a few final tasks or past some last words before expiring.
  • Amplifier Artifact: The Wind Staff allows Cesia more control over her already potent powers.
    • Cesia herself is an example; it's why she's so desirable to both sides.
  • Animal Motifs
  • Animate Dead: Sabel's primary power.
  • Anime Hair: Kharl's odd, winged bird hair style. Other than that, most of the hairstyles are quite tame.
    • The women (and Gil) often have impossibly long hair.
  • Animorphism
  • Anticlimax
  • Anyone Can Die
  • Art Evolution: Ohkami changed her style practically from book to book until the later half of the series when it stabilized a little...
  • Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: There's Varawoo, the fish, and then the giant one-eye monster. And then Diamond Clover and Yusurugi
  • Attractive Bent Gender
  • Awful Truth
  • Back from the Dead: Happens quite a lot.
    • Not exactly willy-nilly - someone else's sacrifice so you can use their body - and sometimes more than one body - is usually required.
    • But... Only about half the characters that die end up staying dead, and even then, some of them make reappearances.
  • Badass Longcoat: Worn by Tetheus for most of the series.
  • Battle Couple: Rune and Tintlet to a certain extent. Rath and Cesia.
  • The Bartender
  • Bare Your Midriff: Kitchel, for most of her outfits. Eventually Cesia joins in on the fun too.
  • Bathe Her and Bring Her to Me: How Nadil decides to welcome Cesia back to his castle.
  • Beware the Nice Ones: While he's the most polite and courteous of the knights, Rune's got the worst temper.
  • Big Bad: Nadil, of course. And he also doubles as the Evil Overlord.
  • Big Eater: Thatz. Food is one of his two great obsessions, the other of course being money.
  • Big Good: Lykouleon
  • Blind Idiot Translation: Tokyopop's translation work is... less then consistent at times.
  • Black Magic
  • Bond One-Liner

Tetheus: Just a thought... but you may want to throw this fish back.

Rune: Rath! I told you not to kill 'em all!
Rath: You mean that's all of 'em?

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