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"But ... I'm eating this one."

— Bigtail to Anemone, Moon Rising

Bigtail was a male NightWing dragonet who was introduced in Moon Rising. He was formerly a student of Jade Mountain Academy as a member of the Gold Winglet until he was killed by a dragonflame cactus explosion.

Description

Bigtail had black scales.^[1]

Personality

When Moonwatcher realized she needed to talk to another NightWing, she noted Bigtail would not be any help.^[2] Qibli described him as being "fairly unfriendly."^[3]

Biography

The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Moon Rising

Bigtail was first mentioned when Moon brainstormed NightWing suspects of the telepath in her mind. She mentioned that her and Bigtail had not met before, due to Bigtail's parents hating Secretkeeper and keeping him away from her.

While eating in the prey center, Anemone requested the fish that Bigtail was eating, claiming that it was her favorite type of fish. Bigtail refused to give it to her, resulting in an argument with Pike, one of Anemone's SeaWing followers and secret guard. Pike stated that Anemone was the SeaWing princess, though Bigtail thought that she was not his princess. However, Clay split the two up, saying that whoever got the food from the prey center first could have it, but they would review the rules if that did not work. Tsunami then told Anemone to come hunting with her, which she reluctantly agreed to. As a result, Bigtail kept the rest of the fish to himself.

Later, Bigtail was killed in the history cave by the explosion set off by Sora's dragonflame cactus bomb. Bigtail and Carnelian both died when the dragonflame cactus exploded.

Darkness of Dragons

Qibli thought of Bigtail while remembering Pike's clawmates. Later, he also noted that a dragonflame cactus killed Bigtail when he found one in Cobra's bag.

Quotes

"But ... I'm eating this one."

― to Anemone about the fish he was eating ^{(Moon Rising, page 110)}

Gallery

Bigtail from Moon Rising (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes
Reference by Skyla the Skywing

Art by Mike Holmes, from the Wings of Fire Graphic Novels

References

↑ Moon Rising, page 182
↑ Moon Rising, page 147
↑ Moon Rising, page 189

NightWings
Queens	Present: Battlewinner • Darkstalker • Glory Historical: Vigilance
Royalty	Greatness
Jade Mountain	Bigtail • Fatespeaker • Fearless • Mightyclaws • Mindreader • Moonwatcher • Starflight
Other Dragons (Present)	Bonecruncher • Deadlyclaws • Deathbringer • Eclipse • Farsight • Fierceteeth • Mastermind • Morrowseer • Obsidian • Preyhunter • Quickstrike • Secretkeeper • Shapeshifter • Slaughter • Smokeseer • Stonemover • Strongwings • Vengeance • Wisdom
Other Dragons (Historical)	Allknowing • Clearsight • Discretion • Foeslayer • Foreseer • Jewel-eyes • Listener • Morrowwatcher • Prudence • Quickdeath • Starclaws • Swiftwings • Thoughtful • Truthfinder • Tunesmith • Vision
Hybrids	Darkstalker • Whiteout • Eclipse • Fierceclaws • Peacemaker • Shadowhunter • Sunny • Firefly • Commodore • Jewel • Orange • Tortoiseshell • Tortoiseshell
Folklore	Comet • Mindhealer • The Prophetess
Kingdom	NightWing island: NightWing tunnels Lost city of night: Renewal Rainforest Kingdom: NightWing village
Kingdom (Historical)	Lost city of night: Borderland Mountain • Clearsight's home • Darkstalker's home • Great Diamond • Museum • NightWing library • NightWing palace • NightWing school • North Beach
Society	NightWing Exodus

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[MR182-1] Moon Rising, page 182

[MR147-2] Moon Rising, page 147

[MR189-3] Moon Rising, page 189

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-|quote = This one that I'm eating?
+|quote   = But ... I'm eating this one.
-|speaker = Bigtail to [[Princess Anemone|Anemone]] in the [[Jade Mountain Academy#The Prey Center|Prey Center]], ''[[Moon Rising]]''
+|speaker = Bigtail to [[Anemone]], ''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]''
 }}
-{{Charbox
+{{Character
-|name       = Bigtail
+|name      = Bigtail
-|image      = <gallery>
+|image     =
-NightTransparent.png
+<gallery>
+Bigtail GN 3.png|Graphic Novel
+BigtailTemplateSkyla.png|Reference
 </gallery>
-|age        = 6 years at death
+|age       = Older than 4 years at death (hatched before 5,008 AS)
-|gender     = Male
+|gender    = Male
-|tribe      = [[NightWings]]
+|tribe     = [[NightWings]]
-|occupation = Student at [[Jade Mountain Academy]]
+|powers    =
-|winglet    = [[Jade Mountain Academy|Gold Winglet]]
-|residence  =
+|status    = Deceased (died in 5,012 AS)
-|status     = Deceased (died in 5012 AS)
+|death     = Killed in the history cave explosion
-|appeared   = ''[[Moon Rising]]''
-|mentioned  = ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''
+|current   = Student at [[Jade Mountain Academy]]
+|former    =
+|winglet   = Gold Winglet
+|clawmates = [[Flame]], [[Pike]]
+|Relation1 = Parents
+|RName1    = [[Unnamed characters#NightWings|Unnamed NightWings]]
+|a2App     = ''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]''
+|a2Men     = ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''
+|gnApp     = ''[[Moon Rising (graphic novel)|Moon Rising]]''
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-[[Bigtail]] was a young male [[NightWings|NightWing]] [[Dragonets|dragonet]] who attended [[Jade Mountain Academy]] in the [[Gold Winglet]]. He was killed along with [[Carnelian]] by the [[Dragonflame Cactus|dragonflame cactus]] explosion that took place in the History Cave inside [[Jade Mountain]]. This explosion was set off by [[Sora]], a [[MudWings|MudWing]] dragonet, who intended to kill [[Icicle]] instead of him and Carnelian.
+'''Bigtail''' was a male [[NightWing]] [[dragonet]] who was introduced in ''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]''. He was formerly a student of [[Jade Mountain Academy]] as a member of the Gold Winglet until he was killed by a [[dragonflame cactus]] explosion.
-== Appearance ==
+== Description ==
+Bigtail had black scales.{{Ref|MR|182}}
+== Personality ==
+When [[Moonwatcher]] realized she needed to talk to another NightWing, she noted Bigtail would not be any help.{{Ref|MR|147}} [[Qibli]] described him as being "fairly unfriendly."{{Ref|MR|189}}
-Though not much is known about his appearance, his name infers that he might have had a big tail. Like the other NightWings, he might have been thin and malnourished.
+== Biography ==
+=== The Jade Mountain Prophecy ===
+==== ''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]'' ====
+Bigtail was first mentioned when Moon brainstormed NightWing suspects of the telepath in her mind. She mentioned that her and Bigtail had not met before, due to Bigtail's parents hating [[Secretkeeper]] and keeping him away from her.
-== Personality ==
+While eating in the prey center, [[Anemone]] requested the fish that Bigtail was eating, claiming that it was her favorite type of fish. Bigtail refused to give it to her, resulting in an argument with [[Pike]], one of Anemone's [[SeaWing]] followers and secret guard. Pike stated that Anemone was the SeaWing [[princess]], though Bigtail thought that she was not ''his'' princess. However, [[Clay]] split the two up, saying that whoever got the food from the prey center first could have it, but they would review the rules if that did not work. [[Tsunami]] then told Anemone to come hunting with her, which she reluctantly agreed to. As a result, Bigtail kept the rest of the fish to himself.
-It is hinted from his argument with Anemone that he has a strong personality. Bigtail is also shown to have been somewhat selfish, wanting to keep the fish for himself. However, this may be due to the lack of food back on the NightWing Island, to which he appreciates food.
+Later, Bigtail was killed in the history cave by the explosion set off by [[Sora]]'s dragonflame cactus bomb. Bigtail and [[Carnelian]] both died when the dragonflame cactus exploded.
-== History ==
+==== ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]'' ====
-=== [[The Dark Secret|''The Dark Secret'']]  ===
+Qibli thought of Bigtail while remembering Pike's clawmates. Later, he also noted that a dragonflame cactus killed Bigtail when he found one in [[Cobra]]'s bag.
-Bigtail was most likely one of the dragonets that were with Starflight when he woke up in the dormitory, although he wasn't mentioned by name. He probably appeared as the NightWings accepted Queen Glory's rule as well, though never stated.
-=== ''[[Moon Rising]]'' ===
-While eating in the prey center, [[Princess Anemone|Anemone]] requested the fish that Bigtail was eating, claiming that it was her favorite type of fish. Bigtail refused to give it to her, resulting in an argument with [[Pike]], one of Anemone's SeaWing followers. Pike started on how Anemone was the SeaWing princess, but [[Clay]] split the two up, saying that whoever got the food from the prey center first could have it, but that they would review the rules if that didn't work. [[Princess Tsunami|Tsunami]] then told Anemone to come hunting with her, which she reluctantly agreed to. As a result, Bigtail kept the rest of the fish.
-Later, Bigtail was killed in the History Cave by the explosion. Bigtail died of his burns when the Dragonflame cactus exploded, along with Carnelian, the [[SkyWings|SkyWing]] in the [[Jade Winglet]]. [[Tamarin]], the [[RainWings|RainWing]] from the Gold Winglet, was also in the history cave at the time of the explosion, but she survived by tipping a scroll rack on herself as protection.
+== Quotes ==
+{{SingleQuote
+|quote   = But ... I'm eating this one.
+|speaker = to Anemone about the fish he was eating
+|book    = [[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]
+|page    = 110
+}}
-== Trivia ==
+== Gallery ==
-*[[Moon]] mentioned that Bigtail's parents disliked her mother, and tried to keep out of her way.
+<gallery>
-*[[Qibli]] described him as being "fairly unfriendly" in ''Moon Rising''.
+Bigtail GN 3.png|Bigtail from ''[[Moon Rising (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]
-*Bigtail is one of the three NightWing dragonet students who grew up on the [[NightWing Fortress|NightWing Island]].
+BigtailTemplateSkyla.png|Reference by {{U|Skyla the Skywing}}
+</gallery>
-==Gallery==
+<gallery widths="80" heights="80" caption="Art by [[Mike Holmes]], from the [[:Category:Graphic novels|Wings of Fire Graphic Novels]]">
-{{Gallery Hider/start}}<gallery navigation="true">
+File:Bigtail GN 1.png
-Typical NightWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg|A typical NightWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]]
+File:Bigtail GN 2.png
-NightTransparent.png|A typical NightWing (lineart), by [[Joy Ang]]
+File:Bigtail GN 4.png
-German nightwing.jpg|A typical NightWing from the German publication, by [[Max Meinzold]]
+File:Bigtail and Pike GN.png
-NightWing Sigil.png|NightWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
+File:Pike And Bigtail Fight GN.png
-WIN_20150101_122630 (3).JPG|Bigtail eating a fish by TDLA
-Bigtail.png
-BigtailTDLA.jpg|Better version by TDLA
-Anemone and Bigtail.jpg|Bigtail and Anemone in [[Moon Rising]]
-8338860.png|Bigtail by Ta-ak|link=https://ta-ak.deviantart.com/art/H-A-D-Bigtail-714284934
-BigtailQCREF.png|Bigtail Ref by QueenClam
-e6883a5-e1d8-4baa-a1a6-501b4305567c.png|Bigtail by KiwiFluff2008
-Bigtail|Bigtail (I know the fish is gray n pink!) by Chamops
 </gallery>
-{{Gallery Hider/end}}
-<br />
+== References ==
+{{References}}
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