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{{Quote
{{Quote
|quote  = I will lead my tribe to safety.
|quote  = You never wanted to be [[queen]]. [...] You're a pathetic heir.
|speaker = Queen Battlewinner, ''[[The Dark Secret (Book)|The Dark Secret]]''}}
|speaker = Battlewinner to [[Greatness]], ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]''
{{Charbox
|name      =Queen Battlewinner
|image= BattlewinnerTemplate.png
|age        = At least 20 years at death
|gender    = Female
|tribe      = [[NightWings]]
|occupation = Queen of the NightWings (formerly)
|residence  =
|status    = Deceased (died in 5011 AS)
 
|Relation1  = Daughter
|RName1    = [[Ex-Princess Greatness]]
|Relation2  = Ancestor
|RName2    = [[Queen Vigilance]] †
|appeared  = ''[[The Dark Secret]]''
 
|mentioned  = ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (Book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]], [[The Hidden Kingdom (Book)|The Hidden Kingdom]], [[The Brightest Night]]''
 
|quote      = ''"We'll never bow to the [[RainWings]]."''
}}
}}
'''Queen Battlewinner''' was an adult female [[NightWings|NightWing]] and the last Nightwing [[Dragon Queens|queen]] of the [[NightWings]]. After [[NightWing Island|the volcano]] exploded and killed several [[NightWings]], including [[Morrowseer]], the remaining NightWings fled to the [[Rainforest Kingdom|rainforest]] and swore loyalty to [[Queen Glory]]. The name "Battlewinner" most likely refers to her ability to fight, or her military strategy. The name is, however, ironic because she lost in a battle with an IceWing's frostbreath in the "battle" with [[Queen Glory]] and Starflight. She is described as "a closely guarded secret" in ''[[A NightWing Guide to the Dragons of Pyrrhia]]'' because the NightWings did not want to be questioned about their mysteriously hidden queen, possibly so the other tribes wouldn't know how weak they were. An [[IceWings|IceWing]] had blasted the inside of Battlewinner's mouth with frostbreath, which would have caused her organs to freeze together and, eventually, cause her death, but she managed to delay the effects by submerging herself in a cauldron of lava. She eventually froze to death at the end of ''[[The Dark Secret]]'' when she got out of the cauldron while trying to attack [[Starflight]] and Glory.
{{Character
|name      = Battlewinner
|image    =
<gallery>
Guide Portrait Battlewinner.jpg|Portrait
BattlewinnerGNInfobox.png|GN
BattlewinnerTemplateSSE.png|Reference
</gallery>
|age      = Adult
|gender    = Female
|tribe    = [[NightWings]]
|powers    =


==Appearance==
|status    = Deceased (died in 5,011 AS)
Battlewinner looked like a typical NightWing, with black scales that gleamed like polished ebony.  However, due to the ice inside her body, her eyes are tinged with blue, creating a supernatural effect{{Ref|TDS|165}}. The entire inside of her mouth, the walls of her throat, and presumably all her internal organs were either covered by or were ice: The walls of her throat were lined with pale blue frost in small swirling patterns that are feathery or sharp and glint oddly{{Ref|TDS|167}}. Starflight remarked that her teeth "looked more like icicles than fangs"{{Ref|TDS|165}}. Due to the ice inside her body, there was a thin layer of shimmering frost on her tongue{{Ref|TDS|167}}. If she stayed outside of the lava for too long, frost would begin to encase her entire body, starting with all her internal organs. Battlewinner is said to be massive, described to be as big as Morrowseer{{Ref|TDS|261}}, with heavy shoulders. The fact that she lived in lava and her large stature made her even more intimidating. She had a battle-scarred snout{{Ref|TDS|165}}, and her voice was hard to hear - creaky, quiet, rough, and eerie, like claws scraping on ice several caves away. Whenever she spoke, she would usually break into a coughing fit, possibly due to the ice in her throat. She instead had her daughter, [[Ex-Princess Greatness|Greatness]], speak for her.
|death    = Taken over by her previously internal frostbreath injury


==Biography==
|current  =
===Pre-Series===
|former    = [[Queen]] of the [[NightWings]]
At one time, possibly after the initial eruption of the NightWing Volcano that destroyed part of the fortress, Battlewinner led expeditions to find a new home for her tribe. During one such venture, she was attacked by an IceWing, possibly due to the two tribes' bitter rivalry. She escaped alive, but the IceWing blasted her in the mouth with frostbreath, which should have frozen Battlewinner from the inside out. The only reason that she didn't die immediately was her ability to breathe fire: her internal fire reservoir counteracted the ice long enough for her to fly back to the island. In desperation, she dove into a lava pool, hoping to die quickly, but instead, it created a balance where the external heat prevented the ice from killing her. However, this left her unable to ever leave the lava without the ice completely encasing her body and becoming an ice statue, and then dying.


To prevent other dragons from learning of her weakness, Battlewinner had a hidden room created behind the NightWings' council chamber and lived in a cauldron filled with lava as big as two Morrowseer's. This way, she could watch her tribe and make her image more mysterious and powerful. When she "speaks", she uses her daughter, Princess Greatness, as a voice.
|Relation1 = Daughter
|RName1    = [[Greatness]]
|Relation2 = Ancestor
|RName2    = [[Vigilance]] (possibly)


===''[[The Dragonet Prophecy]]''===
|a1App    = ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]''
She had only been mentioned, not by name, when [[Ex-Queen Scarlet|Queen Scarlet]] spoke to Morrowseer, suggesting that the NightWing queen should come to discuss the matter of Starflight with her. Morrowseer then hissed and told her not to anger the NightWings. Morrowseer and Battlewinner, the authors of the prophecy, had written the prophecy so that the NightWings could join the war. The part saying "Darkness will rise to bring the light" refers to the NightWings winning the war and taking over, which they personally see as the only meaningful line.
|a1Men    =  
''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]'',<br />
''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]'',<br />
''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
|a2App    =
|a2Men    = ''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]''
|gnApp    = ''[[The Dark Secret (graphic novel)|The Dark Secret]]''
|gnMen    =  
''[[The Hidden Kingdom (graphic novel)|The Hidden Kingdom]]'',<br />
''[[The Brightest Night (graphic novel)|The Brightest Night]]''<br>''[[Moon Rising (graphic novel)|Moon Rising]]''
|wiApp    = ''[[Assassin]]''
|wiMen    = ''[[Prisoners]]''
|otFeat    = ''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]''
}}
'''Battlewinner''' was an adult female [[NightWing]] who was introduced in ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]''. Before the [[NightWing Exodus]], she was the [[queen]] of the NightWings and was described in ''[[A NightWing Guide to the Dragons of Pyrrhia]]'' to be "a closely guarded secret." She was the mother of [[Greatness]] and froze to death after leaving her lava cauldron in an attempt to attack [[Glory]] and [[Starflight]].


===''[[The Hidden Kingdom]]''===
== Description ==
Though she does not physically appear, she is mentioned by name for the first time by the NightWings that captured Glory.
Battlewinner had black scales that gleamed like polished ebony and seemed to emit white steam.{{Ref|TDS|165}} Her eyes were dark with a glint of icy blue in their depths, and two of her teeth were also pale blue, appearing more like icicles than regular teeth.{{Ref|TDS|165}} Her throat and black tongue{{Ref|TDS|167}} were lined with pale blue frost, in patterns that glinted and swirled and were feathery or sharp.{{Ref|TDS|167}} She had heavy shoulders,{{Ref|TDS|167}} a thickset neck, a battle-scarred snout,{{Ref|TDS|165}} glistening claws, and a thick head.{{Ref|TDS|261}} She was massive, as big as [[Morrowseer]],{{Ref|TDS|261}} and had a creaky, quiet, rough, and eerie voice, like claws scraping on ice several caves away,{{Ref|TDS|165}} as well as a barking laugh.{{Ref|TDS|170}} Whenever she emerged from her cauldron, she glowed horribly, with lava dripping between her scales and claws.{{Ref|TDS|261}}


===''[[The Dark Secret]]''===
== Personality ==
Starflight, [[Fatespeaker]], and Queen Glory crept into Battlewinner's private chamber from behind a map in the [[NightWing Fortress]] and found that she lived in a cauldron of lava. After Starflight burst out about the scientific impossibility of surviving these conditions, the queen explained more about her reasons for keeping herself hidden. Starflight said that he could hear the ice breaking as she tried to talk. She was planning to wage war on the [[RainWings]] in lava-filled armor designed invented by [[Mastermind]] so she could lead the battle. However, when she got out of the lava cauldron to attack Starflight and Glory later, the balance between fire and ice in her body tipped. Despite Mastermind's efforts to save her using the special armor, Battlewinner froze to death within a matter of seconds.
Battlewinner could be considered cunning and manipulative, as she helped create the [[The Dragonet Prophecy (prophecy)|Dragonet Prophecy]] in order to find a new home for the NightWings.{{Ref|TDS|281-282}} She was also shown as cruel when she ordered [[Vengeance]] to be thrown into lava for upsetting her. She would have done anything to save the tribe, even if it meant killing all the [[RainWings]] and meddling with the prophecy.{{Ref|TDS|170}} She was possessive over her throne as she did not want to hand over the NightWings over to Glory, despite it being the only way for the tribe to survive.{{Ref|TDS|260}} Battlewinner does not like her orders questioned.{{Ref|THK|190}} She was wrathful, and her punishments were consistently swift and severe.{{Ref|W1q|31}}


After Battlewinner's death, all of the NightWings (some more reluctant) swore loyalty to Glory, as they safely passed through the animus tunnel from the erupting volcano, and therefore Glory became the first queen to rule two tribes.
== Biography ==
{{Dropdown
|align = left
|heading = Pre-Series
|content = At one time, possibly after the initial eruption of the NightWing volcano that destroyed part of the fortress, Battlewinner led expeditions to find a new home for her tribe. During one such venture, she was attacked by an [[IceWing]], possibly due to the two tribes' bitter rivalry. She escaped alive, but the IceWing blasted her in the mouth with frostbreath, which should have frozen Battlewinner from the inside out. The only reason that she did not die immediately was her ability to breathe fire: her internal fire reservoir counteracted the ice long enough for her to fly back to the island. In desperation, she dove into a lava pool, hoping to die quickly, but instead, it created a balance where the external heat prevented the ice from killing her. However, this left her unable to ever leave the lava without the ice completely encasing her body and causing her to become an ice statue, then dying.


== Family Tree ==
To prevent other [[dragons]] from learning of her weakness, Battlewinner had a hidden room created behind the NightWings' council chamber and lived in a cauldron filled with lava as big as two Morrowseers. This way, she could watch her tribe and make her image more mysterious and powerful. When she "spoke," she used her daughter, Princess Greatness, as a voice.
{{Royal NightWing Family Tree}}
}}
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=== The Dragonet Prophecy ===
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]''
|content = She had only been mentioned, not by name, when [[Scarlet]] spoke to Morrowseer, suggesting that the NightWing queen should come to discuss the matter of Starflight with her. Morrowseer then hissed and told her not to anger the NightWings. Morrowseer and Battlewinner, the authors of the prophecy, had written the prophecy so that the NightWings could join the war. The part saying "Darkness will rise to bring the light" refers to the NightWings winning the war and taking over, which they personally see as the only meaningful line.
}}


== Quotes ==
{{Dropdown
''"Who [is in my chamber]?"'' -To Starflight and Fatespeaker
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]''
|content = Battlewinner was indirectly mentioned by Morrowseer when he talked to [[Blister]] and [[Nautilus]] about how "they didn't often kill off NightWing dragonets", refering to him and Battlewinner.
}}


''"Don't make me [kill you], [...] How [did you get in here]?"'' -To Starflight and Fatespeaker
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]''
|content = She was mentioned by name for the first time by the NightWings that captured Glory.
}}
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]''
|content = Starflight and [[Fatespeaker]] crept into Battlewinner's private chamber from behind a map in the [[NightWing island#NightWing Fortress|NightWing Fortress]] and found that she lived in a cauldron of lava. After Starflight burst out about the scientific impossibility of surviving these conditions, the queen explained more about her reasons for keeping herself hidden. Starflight said that he could hear the ice breaking as she tried to talk. She was planning to wage war on the RainWings in lava-filled armor designed by [[Mastermind]] so she could lead the battle. When she left her lava cauldron to attack Starflight and Glory, the balance between fire and ice in her body tipped. Despite Mastermind's efforts to save her using the special armor, Battlewinner froze to death within a matter of seconds.
}}


''"I [am Queen Battlewinner], [...] You?"'' -To Starflight
{{Dropdown
|align  =left
|heading = ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
|content = [[Fierceteeth]] mentioned Battlewinner, saying that her only relative was Greatness.
}}
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=== The Jade Mountain Prophecy ===
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]''
|content = In the prologue, [[Secretkeeper]] gave the excuse of hunting food for Battlewinner so she can go through the tunnel.
}}


''"Ahhh. [...] Hmm. Unimpressive."'' -To Starflight and Fatespeaker about them being Dragonets of Destiny.
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]''
|content = Battlewinner was mentioned, though not by name, when [[Winter]] thought of how [[Moonwatcher]] was raised. He compared the NightWing queen to [[Glacier]], noting that compared to the IceWing queen, Battlewinner could not have cared for her subjects to have allowed them to remain there, a somewhat inaccurate observation.
}}
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=== Winglets ===
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[Prisoners]]''
|content = Battlewinner was mentioned when Fierceteeth wrote about how she died in the volcanic eruption.
}}


''"[You are] Mastermind's son."'' -To Starflight after he asks how she is staying alive in the lava.
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[Assassin]]''
|content = Battlewinner was mentioned much by [[Deathbringer]] as the dragon actually in charge of making the decisions instead of Morrowseer. She eventually agreed that Deathbringer could be included into [[Quickstrike]]'s assassination mission only if he successfully murders either Vengeance or [[Slaughter]].
}}
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=== Field Guides ===
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]''
|content = Battlewinner was depicted in her lava cauldron in a portrait at the beginning of the NightWing chapter of the guide. Later in the chapter, she was mentioned several times by Mastermind when he explained how life was on the NightWing island.
}}


''"Ice."'' -To Starflight about what is in her mouth.
== Relationships ==
=== [[Greatness]] ===
Greatness was Battlewinner's only daughter and heir to the NightWing throne. Battlewinner was not impressed by Greatness, calling her cowardly and a terrible queen. This was true, however, as Greatness was one of the first who fled into the tunnel, ahead of the rest of her tribe.


''"Not so easy."'' -To Starflight about an IceWing killing her.
=== [[Morrowseer]] ===
Morrowseer was Battlewinner's most trusted advisor as shown in ''The Dark Secret'' and ''[[Assassin]]''. They came up with the dragonet prophecy together.


''"Indeed. [...] A balance."'' -To Starflight about the lava and the frostbreath cancelling each other out.
== Family tree ==
{{Royal NightWing Family Tree}}


''"No pity, [...] Revenge. Soon."'' -To Starflight about an IceWing freezing her insides.
== Quotes ==
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Funny [that the RainWings would attack us].
|speaker = to Glory
|book    = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
|page    = 257
}}
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{{SingleQuote
|quote  = I see one [possibility]. [...] You die.
|speaker = to Glory
|book    = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
|page    = 258
}}
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{{SingleQuote
|quote  = NEVER! [...] We'll never bow to the RainWings.
|speaker = to Glory, about Starflight's plan
|book    = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
|page    = 260
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = You never wanted to be queen. [...] You're a pathetic heir.
|speaker = to Greatness
|book    = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
|page    = 260
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = I am their queen. ''I'' am.
|speaker = to Glory and Starflight
|book    = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
|page    = 260
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = ''I'' will lead my tribe to safety.
|speaker = final words
|book    = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
|page    = 262
}}


''"Do as he says, [...] The prophecy is everything."'' -To Starflight about Morrowseer.
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
''"Anything to... save the tribe, [...] Leave now."'' -To Starflight about what the NightWings are doing.
Guide Portrait Battlewinner.jpg|Battlewinner's portrait in ''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]'', by [[Joy Ang]]
 
BattlewinnerGNInfobox.png|Battlewinner from ''[[The Dark Secret (graphic novel)|The Dark Secret]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]
''"Fool." ''-To Greatness.
Battlewinner JP.jpg|Battlewinner from the Japanese release of ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]'', by [[Lē Yamamura]]
 
BattlewinnerTemplateSSE.png|Reference by {{U|SpaceshipEarth}}
''"Preparations [to attack the RainWings]?"'' -To Greatness.
</gallery>
 
''"It [my armor] will be, [...] Tonight."'' -To Greatness about her armor made by Mastermind.
 
''"[The NightWings] Must do this right, [...] Can't trust ''you'' to invade properly."'' -To Greatness.
 
''"And you are?" ''-To Glory.
 
''"Funny [that the RainWings would attack us]."'' -To Glory.
 
''"Never, [...] Never." ''-To Glory about leaving the RainWings and the dragonets of destiny, true and fake, alone.
 
''"I see one [possibility], [...] You die."'' -To Glory.
 
''"WHAT?" ''-To Starflight when he offers to give the NightWing a village in the Rainforest Kingdom if she lets Glory rule them instead.
 
''"NEVER! [...] We'll never bow to the RainWings." ''-To Glory about her plan.


''"You never wanted to be queen, [...] You're a pathetic heir."'' -To Greatness.
<gallery widths="80" heights="80" caption="Art by [[Mike Holmes]], from the [[:Category:Graphic novels|Wings of Fire Graphic Novels]]">
 
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''"I am their [the NightWing] queen. ''I'' am."'' -To
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''"Shameful." ''-To Greatness.
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''"''I'' will lead my tribe to safety."'' -Battlewinner's last words.
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== Trivia ==
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* Queen Battlewinner is one of the four queens who died in the main series, the others being [[Queen Oasis]], [[Ex-Queen Scarlet]], and [[Queen Glacier]].
File:BattlewinnerGN8.png
* She died with her mouth open and looked like 'she had wanted to end her life with a roar'.
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* Tui confirmed that the IceWing that shot frostbreath in her throat is unknown.
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* It is unknown if other similar incidents involving frostbreath had transpired in the past.
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* She is the first known dragon to try to commit suicide but survive.
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* It is unknown if she was queen when she was blasted with frostbreath.
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File:GlaringBattlewinner.png
==Gallery==
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Typical NightWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg|A typical NightWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]]
NightTransparent.png|A typical NightWing (lineart), by [[Joy Ang]]
German nightwing.jpg|A typical NightWing from the German publication, by [[Max Meinzold]]
BattlewinnerTemplate.png|Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
NightWing Sigil.png|NightWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
JoyRefBattle.png|Alternate, non-generic reference
Queen Battlewinner.png|by HawkEyeRed2
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BattleWinner.jpg|Battlewinner, by Mystic
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Wigns of Fire Queen Battlewinner Catified.png|Catified Battlewinner; Made in Paint Tool SAI
QueenBattlewinnersrise.png|Queen battlewinner in her cauldron of lava by Heron the MudWing
battlewinner.jpg|By xTheDragonRebornx on Deviant Art|link=http://xthedragonrebornx.deviantart.com/art/Wings-of-Fire-Death-of-a-Queen-537777719
1water.png|Battlewinner profile picture redraw by Battlewinner of EidolonEntropy|link=https://www.deviantart.com/eidolonentropy
75e96df29b547a6e33c16b97094ef573.jpg|Queen Battlewinner by MadisonTheNightWing
queen_battlewinner_sketch_by_thatweirddrawinchick-d7xz79o.jpg|Queen Battlewinner sketch by ThatWeirdDrawinChick
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File:F2788d9cbc5befb3c5611e31351fb2a8.jpg|Queen BattleWinner by Cryingcloud1999
Iced.jpg|Random Icewing freezing Battlewinner's Inside drawn by xTheDragonRebornx|link=http://xthedragonrebornx.deviantart.com/art/Frozen-Inside-612279030?ga_submit_new=10%253A1464662527&ga_type=edit&ga_changes=1&ga_recent=1
queen_battlewinner_by_xthedragonrebornx-daaqc5f.jpeg|Queen Battlewinner drawn by xTheDragonRebornx|link=http://xthedragonrebornx.deviantart.com/art/Queen-Battlewinner-622686723
Battlewinner-0.png
Battlewinner-by-Scales2.jpg|By SandWingscales
case.png|Battlewinner Phone Case Design by B//EidolonEntropy
queen battlewinner.png|by DROBOT80 Deviantart
IMG_1041.JPG|By: Butterflydragon666 Battlewinner lower right
2516e646-c851-4d4b-b643-9eab6401bec6.png|Battlewinner  rising from lava from book 4 (with a fan-made quote)
Battlewinner in a Lava Lamp.png|Queen Battlewinner in a lava lamp by MythiCreature on DeviantArt
13eb376fcf9ce02144e0be7a03f1284d.jpg|Battlewinner by Crowlivian|link=http://crowlivian.deviantart.com/art/battlewinner-663462391
long_live_the_queen_by_deva_rays-db1gzs6.jpg|Long live the Queen by Deva-rays|link=http://deva-rays.deviantart.com/art/Long-live-the-Queen-667600422
wings_of_fire___death_of_a_queen_by_xthedragonrebornx-d8w6fxz.jpg|Wings of Fire - Death of a Queen by xTheDragonRebornx|link=http://xthedragonrebornx.deviantart.com/art/Wings-of-Fire-Death-of-a-Queen-537777719
battlewinner.png|Battlewinner
Dissapointment .png|Greatness cowering from Battlewinner drawn by Iron-Zing and xTheDragonRebornx|link=https://xthedragonrebornx.deviantart.com/art/Disappointment-711220440?ga_submit_new=10%3A1508725677&ga_type=edit&ga_changes=1&ga_recent=1
545343.png|Battlewinner by Ta-ak|link=https://ta-ak.deviantart.com/art/H-A-D-Queen-Battlewinner-712715475
15166557655761105674142.jpg|A drawing of Queen Battlewinner by Arrow
BattlewinnerQCREF.png|Battlewinner Ref by QueenClam
follow_me_or_die_by_juliagoldfox-dbi6gfp.png|Come with me or die,    battlewinner is on the right
th_kindlephoto-93209624.jpg|Queen Battlewinner
sddefault_kindlephoto-96407810.jpg|Queen Battlewinner
The Great Battlewinner.png|Queen Battlewinner by Spookapi
Battlewinner-by-EidolonEntropy.png|AU Battlewinner by EidolonEntropy|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQi_ZJyGtaE
fa73be49-47d2-4c99-90ea-3c6775aa6e49.png|So Cold by §^ River ^§|link=https://medibang.com/picture/wo1904270616104980007955421/
Battlewinner|Queen Battlewinner (frOstY) by Chamops
battle.png|Queen Battlewinner by FISH
99DC0359-7AEA-48A1-81CF-85E08871CC48.png|Battle winner by [[User:Timberdash|Moist]]
NightWing Base by Peregrinecella.png|NightWing base by Peregrinecella
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"You never wanted to be queen. [...] You're a pathetic heir."
— Battlewinner to Greatness, The Dark Secret

Battlewinner was an adult female NightWing who was introduced in The Dark Secret. Before the NightWing Exodus, she was the queen of the NightWings and was described in A NightWing Guide to the Dragons of Pyrrhia to be "a closely guarded secret." She was the mother of Greatness and froze to death after leaving her lava cauldron in an attempt to attack Glory and Starflight.

Description

Battlewinner had black scales that gleamed like polished ebony and seemed to emit white steam.[1] Her eyes were dark with a glint of icy blue in their depths, and two of her teeth were also pale blue, appearing more like icicles than regular teeth.[1] Her throat and black tongue[2] were lined with pale blue frost, in patterns that glinted and swirled and were feathery or sharp.[2] She had heavy shoulders,[2] a thickset neck, a battle-scarred snout,[1] glistening claws, and a thick head.[3] She was massive, as big as Morrowseer,[3] and had a creaky, quiet, rough, and eerie voice, like claws scraping on ice several caves away,[1] as well as a barking laugh.[4] Whenever she emerged from her cauldron, she glowed horribly, with lava dripping between her scales and claws.[3]

Personality

Battlewinner could be considered cunning and manipulative, as she helped create the Dragonet Prophecy in order to find a new home for the NightWings.[5] She was also shown as cruel when she ordered Vengeance to be thrown into lava for upsetting her. She would have done anything to save the tribe, even if it meant killing all the RainWings and meddling with the prophecy.[4] She was possessive over her throne as she did not want to hand over the NightWings over to Glory, despite it being the only way for the tribe to survive.[6] Battlewinner does not like her orders questioned.[7] She was wrathful, and her punishments were consistently swift and severe.[8]

Biography

Pre-Series

At one time, possibly after the initial eruption of the NightWing volcano that destroyed part of the fortress, Battlewinner led expeditions to find a new home for her tribe. During one such venture, she was attacked by an IceWing, possibly due to the two tribes' bitter rivalry. She escaped alive, but the IceWing blasted her in the mouth with frostbreath, which should have frozen Battlewinner from the inside out. The only reason that she did not die immediately was her ability to breathe fire: her internal fire reservoir counteracted the ice long enough for her to fly back to the island. In desperation, she dove into a lava pool, hoping to die quickly, but instead, it created a balance where the external heat prevented the ice from killing her. However, this left her unable to ever leave the lava without the ice completely encasing her body and causing her to become an ice statue, then dying.

To prevent other dragons from learning of her weakness, Battlewinner had a hidden room created behind the NightWings' council chamber and lived in a cauldron filled with lava as big as two Morrowseers. This way, she could watch her tribe and make her image more mysterious and powerful. When she "spoke," she used her daughter, Princess Greatness, as a voice.

The Dragonet Prophecy

The Dragonet Prophecy
She had only been mentioned, not by name, when Scarlet spoke to Morrowseer, suggesting that the NightWing queen should come to discuss the matter of Starflight with her. Morrowseer then hissed and told her not to anger the NightWings. Morrowseer and Battlewinner, the authors of the prophecy, had written the prophecy so that the NightWings could join the war. The part saying "Darkness will rise to bring the light" refers to the NightWings winning the war and taking over, which they personally see as the only meaningful line.
The Lost Heir
Battlewinner was indirectly mentioned by Morrowseer when he talked to Blister and Nautilus about how "they didn't often kill off NightWing dragonets", refering to him and Battlewinner.
The Hidden Kingdom
She was mentioned by name for the first time by the NightWings that captured Glory.
The Dark Secret
Starflight and Fatespeaker crept into Battlewinner's private chamber from behind a map in the NightWing Fortress and found that she lived in a cauldron of lava. After Starflight burst out about the scientific impossibility of surviving these conditions, the queen explained more about her reasons for keeping herself hidden. Starflight said that he could hear the ice breaking as she tried to talk. She was planning to wage war on the RainWings in lava-filled armor designed by Mastermind so she could lead the battle. When she left her lava cauldron to attack Starflight and Glory, the balance between fire and ice in her body tipped. Despite Mastermind's efforts to save her using the special armor, Battlewinner froze to death within a matter of seconds.
The Brightest Night
Fierceteeth mentioned Battlewinner, saying that her only relative was Greatness.

The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Moon Rising
In the prologue, Secretkeeper gave the excuse of hunting food for Battlewinner so she can go through the tunnel.
Winter Turning
Battlewinner was mentioned, though not by name, when Winter thought of how Moonwatcher was raised. He compared the NightWing queen to Glacier, noting that compared to the IceWing queen, Battlewinner could not have cared for her subjects to have allowed them to remain there, a somewhat inaccurate observation.

Winglets

Prisoners
Battlewinner was mentioned when Fierceteeth wrote about how she died in the volcanic eruption.
Assassin
Battlewinner was mentioned much by Deathbringer as the dragon actually in charge of making the decisions instead of Morrowseer. She eventually agreed that Deathbringer could be included into Quickstrike's assassination mission only if he successfully murders either Vengeance or Slaughter.

Field Guides

A Guide to the Dragon World
Battlewinner was depicted in her lava cauldron in a portrait at the beginning of the NightWing chapter of the guide. Later in the chapter, she was mentioned several times by Mastermind when he explained how life was on the NightWing island.

Relationships

Greatness

Greatness was Battlewinner's only daughter and heir to the NightWing throne. Battlewinner was not impressed by Greatness, calling her cowardly and a terrible queen. This was true, however, as Greatness was one of the first who fled into the tunnel, ahead of the rest of her tribe.

Morrowseer

Morrowseer was Battlewinner's most trusted advisor as shown in The Dark Secret and Assassin. They came up with the dragonet prophecy together.

Family tree

Vigilance
Several Dragons
Several Generations
UnknownBattlewinner
Greatness


Quotes

"Funny [that the RainWings would attack us]."
― to Glory (The Dark Secret, page 257)
"I see one [possibility]. [...] You die."
― to Glory (The Dark Secret, page 258)
"NEVER! [...] We'll never bow to the RainWings."
― to Glory, about Starflight's plan (The Dark Secret, page 260)
"You never wanted to be queen. [...] You're a pathetic heir."
― to Greatness (The Dark Secret, page 260)
"I am their queen. I am."
― to Glory and Starflight (The Dark Secret, page 260)
"I will lead my tribe to safety."
― final words (The Dark Secret, page 262)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Dark Secret, page 165
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Dark Secret, page 167
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Dark Secret, page 261
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Dark Secret, page 170
  5. ↑ The Dark Secret, page 281-282
  6. ↑ The Dark Secret, page 260
  7. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 190
  8. ↑ The Winglets Quartet: Prisoners, page 31


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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