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|quote = You're one of those! I'll stay as far out of your brain as I can, I promise.  I don't want to know ''anything'' about my future.
|quote   = He said, 'Excuse me, is this the way to the strawberry garden?' and I said, 'It certainly is!' and he said, 'Thank you,' and I said, 'Are you going to the jubilee festival tonight?' and he said, 'Urgh, I suppose I have to,' and I said, 'Cool, see you there!' so, obviously, we are destined to be together forever. Don't you dare tell me otherwise!
|speaker = Listener to Clearsight, when they learn about each other's powers.}}
|speaker = Listener to [[Clearsight]] about [[Thoughtful]], ''[[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]''
{{Infobox Character
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|name = Listener
{{Character
|age = Around Clearsight's age
|name     = Listener
|gender = Female
|image    =
|tribe = [[NightWings]]
<gallery>
|powers = Mind Reading
Listener GN 1.png|Graphic Novel
|books = ''[[Darkstalker (Legends)]]''
ListenerTemplateSSE.png|Reference
|occupation = Student
</gallery>
|image = Listener.png
|age       = 4-5 years at last appearance (hatched in roughly 3,008 AS)
|residence = (Deceased)}}
|gender   = Female
Listener is a telepathic female [[NightWings|NightWing]] and [[Clearsight|Clearsight's]] best friend at school. She is described as large for her age and has curves that suggest she is a successful hunter, and teardrop shaped silver scales in the corner of each of her eyes that signify her mind-reading abilities. Listener is portrayed as a cheerful dragon who is always trying to find her soulmate, though repeatedly failing. She is a self-proclaimed animal rights activist, and released the schools' pet [[scavengers]] with Clearsight. She and her family believe in living life in the moment without the guidance of prophecies so she asked Clearsight not to tell her anything about her future, unless she and her family would be in danger. At the end of [[Darkstalker (Legends)|''Darkstalker'']], Listener and her family flee from the Night Kingdom along with the rest of the tribe to avoid the tyranny of [[Darkstalker]], which most likely ended with the volcanic island.
|tribe     = [[NightWings]]
|powers   = Mind-reading
 
|status    = Deceased
 
|current  = Student at the [[NightWing]] school
|former    =
 
|a2App    =
|a2Men    = ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''
|leApp    = ''[[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]''
|leMen    =  
|gnApp    = ''[[Darkstalker (graphic novel)|Darkstalker]]''
}}
'''Listener''' was a female [[NightWing]] [[dragonet]] who was introduced in ''[[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]''. She was a mind-reader who resided in the [[lost city of night]] and attended the [[NightWing school]] before fleeing the city to the [[NightWing island|NightWing Island.]]
 
==Description==
Listener was large, with a long neck{{Ref|L1|274}} and curves that suggested that she was a successful hunter.{{Ref|L1|98}} She had dark scales{{Ref|L1|201}} and silver teardrop scales indicative of mind-reading in the outside corner of each eye.{{Ref|L1|98}}
 
==Personality==
Listener was sarcastic,{{Ref|L1|275}} curious,{{Ref|L1|103}} easy-to-laugh,{{Ref|L1|98}} and would rather be surprised by life than know too much.{{Ref|L1|99}} She acted coy and uttered a fake laugh around [[Thoughtful]].{{Ref|L1|283}} Listener showed empathy towards the [[humans]] in her class kept as pets; however, she could also be narrow-minded, shown when she called [[Whiteout]] "Weirdout".{{Ref|L1|101}}
 
==Biography==
===The Jade Mountain Prophecy===
====''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''====
[[Moonwatcher]] mentioned Listener when she realized that [[Clearsight]] (actually [[Fierceteeth]], [[Animus magic|enchanted]] by [[Darkstalker (L1)|Darkstalker]]) did not seem to be herself. She then went on about how she read a [[Literature|scroll]] about her written by Listener, describing her friend as being one of the most brilliant NightWings of all time, and how no one else was able to send their mind down multiple futures like her.
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===Legends===
====''[[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]''====
Listener first met Clearsight when she entered the school on her first day. Clearsight immediately started reading into her futures while Listener read her mind. She told Clearsight that she would prefer to live out her life without knowing what was going to happen, as her family was "superstitious about seers" then told Clearsight she planned to free the school's scavengers. She and Clearsight become quick friends, however with very conflicting interests, as she often disagreed with Clearsight and had different ideas. Listener showed her dislike of Whiteout, calling her "Weirdout," and saying that she thought Darkstalker was creepy.
 
Listener later executed her plan of freeing the scavengers. After some difficulty catching them, she and Clearsight went to a beach to free them, where an [[IceWing]] scout was hiding on the beach ate one of the scavengers. Clearsight assured Listener that she would not tell anyone why they were there before going to tell [[Queen Vigilance]] about the scout.
 
Later on, at a party, Listener was thinking of asking out a handsome NightWing named Thoughtful. She was hanging out with Darkstalker, Clearsight, [[Fathom]], and Whiteout when he approached. Clearsight redirected Thoughtful's attention to Whiteout, because of possible futures involving Thoughtful and Whiteout, much to Listener's confusion, anger, and dismay.


== History ==
When Listener was among the crowd watching [[Arctic]]'s violent self-disembowelment, Clearsight sought her out and warned her to take everyone and leave the Night Kingdom for their own safety, in case her plan did not work. Listener understood immediately, and the two friends exchanged heartfelt goodbyes, then went their separate ways. Listener fled the Night Kingdom alongside her tribe and eventually found a new home on the NightWing Island.  
Listener first appears when Clearsight enters the school on her first day. Clearsight immediately starts reading into her futures while Listener immediately begins to read her mind. She tells Clearsight that she would prefer to live out her life without knowing what was going to happen, then tells Clearsight she plans to free the school's scavengers. She and Clearsight become quick friends, however, with very conflicting interests. Listener shows her dislike of [[Whiteout]], calling her "Weirdout", and says that she thinks Darkstalker is creepy.


Listener later appears to execute her plan of freeing the scavengers. After some difficulty catching them, she and Clearsight go to a beach to free them, where an [[IceWings|IceWing]] scout hiding on the beach eats one of the scavengers. Clearsight assures Listener that she won't tell anyone why they were there before going to tell [[Queen Vigilance|the queen]].
==Relationships==
===[[Clearsight]]===
Despite Clearsight and Listener initially being wary of one another's NightWing abilities of mind-reading and precognition,{{Ref|L1|98}} they quickly became best{{Ref|L1|191}} friends.{{Ref|L1|99}} All of the futures involving Listener were warmer for Clearsight, with much more laughing.{{Ref|L1|98}} Clearsight felt genuinely happy around Listener,{{Ref|L1|101}} and even though she regarded Listener's obsession with scavengers slightly strange, she accepted her regardless.{{Ref|L1|191}} Clearsight was very affectionate towards her.{{Ref|L1|203}}


Later on, at a party, Listener is thinking of asking out a handsome NightWing named [[Thoughtful]]. She is hanging out with Darkstalker, Clearsight, [[Prince Fathom|Fathom]], and Whiteout when he approaches. Clearsight redirects Thoughtful's attention to Whiteout, much to Listener's confusion and dismay.
===[[Darkstalker (L1)|Darkstalker]]===
Listener was wary of Darkstalker's power and personality, calling him Clearsight's stalker. She believed that Clearsight could do better{{Ref|L1|132}} and was skeptical of Darkstalker's word.{{Ref|L1|133}} She is sometimes surprised by Darkstalker's magic such as when she was shocked when she saw Darkstalker survive [[Quickdeath]]'s assassination attempt.{{Ref|L1|286}}


Near the end of the book, when Listener is among the crowd watching [[Prince Arctic|Arctic]]'s violent self-disembowelment, Clearsight seeks her out and warns her to take everyone and leave the Night Kingdom for their own safety, in case her plan doesn't work. The two exchange a heartfelt goodbye, then head their separate ways.
==Quotes==
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = I already know you're crazy. When you walked in, you looked around the classroom and immediately categorized every student into 'safe to be friends with' and 'doomed if I talk to them.' What is that about? And just checking — I'm not in the doomed camp, am I?
|speaker = to Clearsight
|book    = [[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]
|page    = 98
}}
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{{SingleQuote
|quote  = My family is superstitious about seers. We'd rather be surprised by life than know too much.
|speaker = to Clearsight
|book   = [[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]
|page    = 99
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Exactly! That was exactly her feeling. Their feelings are ''crazy'' similar to ours. I need to ask some other mind readers if they've noticed it, too. Or maybe there are scrolls about it in the library. I don't think we've had many captive ones before, so maybe I'm making an awesome new discovery.
|speaker = to Clearsight about the scavengers
|book    = [[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]
|page    = 100
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = It's not a terrible idea, or you wouldn't be letting me do it, because you'd have seen it go wrong and you'd know we were going to be caught. Ipso facto, clearly we'll be fine, because you're just grumbling and not actually trying to stop me.
|speaker = to Clearsight about rescuing the scavengers from the NightWing school
|book    = [[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]
|page    = 189
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Besides, we're not criminals, we're heroes! We're liberating the oppressed! Righting all wrongs! Saving the day!
|speaker = to Clearsight about rescuing the scavengers from the NightWing school
|book    = [[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]
|page    = 190
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Clearsight. Listen, I ― I know I told you I don't want to know the future. But if ― if I ever have to evacuate my family ― I mean, if it's a question of saving their lives ... if something really, really bad is about to happen ... then I guess I do want you to tell me.
|speaker = to Clearsight
|book    = [[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]
|page    = 202-203
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = ''He'' said, 'Excuse me, is this the way to the strawberry garden?' and ''I'' said, 'It certainly is!' and ''he'' said, 'Thank you' and ''I'' said, 'Are you going to the jubilee festival tonight?' and ''he'' said, 'Urgh, I suppose I have to,' and ''I'' said, 'Cool, see you there!' so, obviously, we are destined to be together forever. Don't you dare tell me otherwise!
|speaker = to Clearsight about Thoughtful
|book    = [[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]
|page    = 276
}}


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* She, along with [[Sunny]] and [[Smolder]], is one of few dragons to realize how intelligent scavengers really are.
* Listener wanted to become an animal rights activist.{{Ref|L1|193}}


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Typical NightWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg|A typical NightWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]]
Listener GN 1.png|Listener from ''[[Darkstalker (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Jake Parker]]
NightTransparent.png|A typical NightWing (lineart), by [[Joy Ang]]
ListenerTemplateSSE.png|Reference by {{U|SpaceshipEarth}}
German nightwing.jpg|A typical NightWing from the German publication, by [[Max Meinzold]]
</gallery>
TheListener.jpeg
 
listener.png|By Sahel
<gallery widths="80" heights="80" caption="Art by [[Jake Parker]], from ''[[Darkstalker (graphic novel)]]''">
NightWing Sigil.png|NightWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
Listener GN 2.png
Listener GN 3.png
Listener GN 4.png
Listener GN 5.png
Listener GN 6.png
Clearsight and Listener GN 1.png
Clearsight and Listener GN 2.png
Clearsight and Listener GN 3.png
Clearsight and Listener GN 4.png
Clearsight and Listener GN 5.png
Clearsight and Listener GN 6.png
Clearsight and Listener GN 7.png
Clearsight and Listener GN 8.png
Clearsight and Listener GN 9.png
Clearsight and Listener GN 10.png
Clearsight and Listener GN 11.png
Clearsight and Listener GN 12.png
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Clearsight and Listener GN 15.png
Clearsight and Listener GN 16.png
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Clearsight and Listener GN 18.png
Listener Thoughtful and Whiteout GN 1.png
</gallery>
</gallery>
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Latest revision as of 12:21, 5 November 2025

"He said, 'Excuse me, is this the way to the strawberry garden?' and I said, 'It certainly is!' and he said, 'Thank you,' and I said, 'Are you going to the jubilee festival tonight?' and he said, 'Urgh, I suppose I have to,' and I said, 'Cool, see you there!' so, obviously, we are destined to be together forever. Don't you dare tell me otherwise!"
— Listener to Clearsight about Thoughtful, Darkstalker

Listener was a female NightWing dragonet who was introduced in Darkstalker. She was a mind-reader who resided in the lost city of night and attended the NightWing school before fleeing the city to the NightWing Island.

Description

Listener was large, with a long neck[1] and curves that suggested that she was a successful hunter.[2] She had dark scales[3] and silver teardrop scales indicative of mind-reading in the outside corner of each eye.[2]

Personality

Listener was sarcastic,[4] curious,[5] easy-to-laugh,[2] and would rather be surprised by life than know too much.[6] She acted coy and uttered a fake laugh around Thoughtful.[7] Listener showed empathy towards the humans in her class kept as pets; however, she could also be narrow-minded, shown when she called Whiteout "Weirdout".[8]

Biography

The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Darkness of Dragons

Moonwatcher mentioned Listener when she realized that Clearsight (actually Fierceteeth, enchanted by Darkstalker) did not seem to be herself. She then went on about how she read a scroll about her written by Listener, describing her friend as being one of the most brilliant NightWings of all time, and how no one else was able to send their mind down multiple futures like her.

Legends

Darkstalker

Listener first met Clearsight when she entered the school on her first day. Clearsight immediately started reading into her futures while Listener read her mind. She told Clearsight that she would prefer to live out her life without knowing what was going to happen, as her family was "superstitious about seers" then told Clearsight she planned to free the school's scavengers. She and Clearsight become quick friends, however with very conflicting interests, as she often disagreed with Clearsight and had different ideas. Listener showed her dislike of Whiteout, calling her "Weirdout," and saying that she thought Darkstalker was creepy.

Listener later executed her plan of freeing the scavengers. After some difficulty catching them, she and Clearsight went to a beach to free them, where an IceWing scout was hiding on the beach ate one of the scavengers. Clearsight assured Listener that she would not tell anyone why they were there before going to tell Queen Vigilance about the scout.

Later on, at a party, Listener was thinking of asking out a handsome NightWing named Thoughtful. She was hanging out with Darkstalker, Clearsight, Fathom, and Whiteout when he approached. Clearsight redirected Thoughtful's attention to Whiteout, because of possible futures involving Thoughtful and Whiteout, much to Listener's confusion, anger, and dismay.

When Listener was among the crowd watching Arctic's violent self-disembowelment, Clearsight sought her out and warned her to take everyone and leave the Night Kingdom for their own safety, in case her plan did not work. Listener understood immediately, and the two friends exchanged heartfelt goodbyes, then went their separate ways. Listener fled the Night Kingdom alongside her tribe and eventually found a new home on the NightWing Island.

Relationships

Clearsight

Despite Clearsight and Listener initially being wary of one another's NightWing abilities of mind-reading and precognition,[2] they quickly became best[9] friends.[6] All of the futures involving Listener were warmer for Clearsight, with much more laughing.[2] Clearsight felt genuinely happy around Listener,[8] and even though she regarded Listener's obsession with scavengers slightly strange, she accepted her regardless.[9] Clearsight was very affectionate towards her.[10]

Darkstalker

Listener was wary of Darkstalker's power and personality, calling him Clearsight's stalker. She believed that Clearsight could do better[11] and was skeptical of Darkstalker's word.[12] She is sometimes surprised by Darkstalker's magic such as when she was shocked when she saw Darkstalker survive Quickdeath's assassination attempt.[13]

Quotes

"I already know you're crazy. When you walked in, you looked around the classroom and immediately categorized every student into 'safe to be friends with' and 'doomed if I talk to them.' What is that about? And just checking — I'm not in the doomed camp, am I?"
― to Clearsight (Darkstalker, page 98)
"My family is superstitious about seers. We'd rather be surprised by life than know too much."
― to Clearsight (Darkstalker, page 99)
"Exactly! That was exactly her feeling. Their feelings are crazy similar to ours. I need to ask some other mind readers if they've noticed it, too. Or maybe there are scrolls about it in the library. I don't think we've had many captive ones before, so maybe I'm making an awesome new discovery."
― to Clearsight about the scavengers (Darkstalker, page 100)
"It's not a terrible idea, or you wouldn't be letting me do it, because you'd have seen it go wrong and you'd know we were going to be caught. Ipso facto, clearly we'll be fine, because you're just grumbling and not actually trying to stop me."
― to Clearsight about rescuing the scavengers from the NightWing school (Darkstalker, page 189)
"Besides, we're not criminals, we're heroes! We're liberating the oppressed! Righting all wrongs! Saving the day!"
― to Clearsight about rescuing the scavengers from the NightWing school (Darkstalker, page 190)
"Clearsight. Listen, I ― I know I told you I don't want to know the future. But if ― if I ever have to evacuate my family ― I mean, if it's a question of saving their lives ... if something really, really bad is about to happen ... then I guess I do want you to tell me."
― to Clearsight (Darkstalker, page 202-203)
"He said, 'Excuse me, is this the way to the strawberry garden?' and I said, 'It certainly is!' and he said, 'Thank you' and I said, 'Are you going to the jubilee festival tonight?' and he said, 'Urgh, I suppose I have to,' and I said, 'Cool, see you there!' so, obviously, we are destined to be together forever. Don't you dare tell me otherwise!"
― to Clearsight about Thoughtful (Darkstalker, page 276)

Trivia

  • Listener wanted to become an animal rights activist.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Darkstalker, page 274
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Darkstalker, page 98
  3. ↑ Darkstalker, page 201
  4. ↑ Darkstalker, page 275
  5. ↑ Darkstalker, page 103
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Darkstalker, page 99
  7. ↑ Darkstalker, page 283
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Darkstalker, page 101
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Darkstalker, page 191
  10. ↑ Darkstalker, page 203
  11. ↑ Darkstalker, page 132
  12. ↑ Darkstalker, page 133
  13. ↑ Darkstalker, page 286
  14. ↑ Darkstalker, page 193


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Historical: Vigilance

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Other Dragons
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Allknowing • Clearsight • Discretion • Foeslayer • Foreseer • Jewel-eyes • Listener • Morrowwatcher • Prudence • Quickdeath • Starclaws • Swiftwings • Thoughtful • Truthfinder • Tunesmith • Vision

Hybrids

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Folklore

Comet • Mindhealer • The Prophetess

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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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