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|quote = On a break, ''sir''. One day ''I'' will inherit ''all'' of this, both my brothers will be dead, and everyone will come crawling before me the way they crawl before [[Vulture|Grandfather]].
|image = Typical SandWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg
|speaker = Rattlesnake to [[Qibli]] and [[Ostrich (TBN)|Ostrich]], ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''
'''Rattlesnake''' is a [[SandWings|SandWing]] mentioned in ''[[Moon Rising]]''. They, along with [[Sirocco]], are [[Qibli|Qibli's]] sibling. They used to bully, tease, and torture Qibli before he went to join [[Queen Thorn|Thorn]] and the [[The Outclaws|Outclaws]]. Qibli sometimes thinks or dreams about Rattlesnake and Sirocco doing mean things to him. In [[Moonwatcher]]'s vision, they were described to be huge, bulky [[dragons]], wearing a medallion with a type of bird etched on it. Rattlesnake and Sirocco seem to be working for someone, perhaps [[Onyx]]. At the end of ''Talons of Power'', there were dragons wearing hoods and bird medallions wreaking havoc on Queen Thorn's oasis. It is possible that they were one of the dragons carrying out that event.
{{Character
|name = Rattlesnake
|image = Rattlesnake GN.png
|age = Older than 5 years (hatched before 5,007 AS)
|gender = Female
|tribe = [[SandWings]]
|powers =
===''[[Moon Rising]]''===
|status = Alive (as of ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]'')
Moonwatcher has a vision about Qibli fighting Rattlesnake and Sirocco, with an older male dragon (possibly Qibli's father) glowering at him as well. Qibli was shouting "Where is she?" at the sneering faces of his siblings. He could possibly be referring to either Moonwatcher, [[Kinkajou]], [[Queen Thorn]], or even their mother.
===''[[Winter Turning]]''===
|current = Member of the [[Talons of Power (organization)|Talons of Power]]
Qibli comments to [[Winter]] that if his brother was trapped in a [[SkyWings|SkyWing]] prison he wouldn't try to save him, as per the other way around. He then says that it would be better for a dragon like that to be locked up, so they can no longer do harm to others. It is, however, unconfirmed which sibling, Rattlesnake or Sirocco, he was talking about.
|former =
Onyx may have been trying to talk to Sirocco and Rattlesnake, planning to overthrow [[Queen Thorn]].
|Relation1 = Mother
|RName1 = [[Cobra]]
|Relation2 = Brothers
|RName2 = [[Sirocco]], [[Qibli]]
|Relation3 = Grandfather
|RName3 = [[Vulture]]
===''[[Talons of Power]]''===
|a1App =
A group of dragons, most likely including Qibli's siblings, terrified the SandWing tribe by setting off dragon flame cacti.
|a1Men = ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
'''Rattlesnake''' is a female [[SandWing]] who was introduced in ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''. She is a member of the [[Talons of Power (organization)|Talons of Power]], and her last known whereabouts were in the [[Scorpion Den]].
==Description==
Rattlesnake is hulking,{{Ref|DoD|124}} muscular,{{Ref|DoD|7}} large,{{Ref|MR|52}} and burly.{{Ref|EP|99}} She wears a black hood and a golden medallion etched with the image of a vulture,{{Ref|MR|104}} and she has five [[Dragons|dragon]] skull tattoos trailing from her head like a long, morbid earring.{{Ref|DoD|75}} Either she or [[Sirocco]] looks a lot like [[Qibli]],{{Ref|MR|98}}
and she has a menacing tail. She is larger than Sirocco.{{Ref|EP|99}}
==Personality==
Rattlesnake is often cruel, malevolently delighted, and speaks in a menacing singsong. She enjoys violence,{{Ref|DoD|75}} is menacing,{{Ref|DoD|125}} and is often prone to yelling and snapping at other dragons.{{Ref|EP|99}}
==Biography==
===The Dragonet Prophecy===
====''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''====
When [[Sunny]] asked whether [[Thorn]] was Qibli's family, he said Thorn saved him from his original family, indirectly mentioning Rattlesnake.
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===The Jade Mountain Prophecy===
====''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]''====
[[Moon]] had a vision about Qibli fighting Rattlesnake and Sirocco, with [[Vulture]] glowering at him as well. Qibli was shouting, "Where is she?," referring to [[Cobra]], at the sneering faces of his siblings.
Rattlesnake, alongside Sirocco, was one of the dragons who [[Turtle]] thought looked like Qibli. She was arguing with a [[SkyWing]] over [[Plants#Dragonflame_cactus|dragonflame cacti]] prices while Turtle and [[Peril]] were in [[Possibility]].
====''[[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]''====
Rattlesnake was indirectly mentioned when Qibli said that he had siblings who liked to pick on him.
Later, a group of dragons, which had most likely included Rattlesnake and Sirocco, terrified some SandWings by setting off some dragonflame cacti.
====''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''====
Rattlesnake was one of the dragons who apprehended Winter and Qibli at her old home. Later, Cobra attempted to kill Rattlesnake and Sirocco, saying that Qibli was her only dragonet, which was an act to gain his trust. Qibli stopped her from killing his siblings, and Winter knocked Rattlesnake unconscious, leaving her and Sirocco bound and gagged in the [[Vulture's compound|compound]].
==Relationships==
===[[Cobra]]===
Cobra did not pay much attention to Rattlesnake, and did not care much what she did. She often spoke harshly towards her.{{Ref|DoD|6}}
== Trivia ==
===[[Qibli]]===
*It is possible that Rattlesnake will make an appearance in ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''.
Alongside Sirocco, Rattlesnake threw Qibli into walls, trapped his tail in doors, stole his prey, or buried him in sand.{{Ref|DoD|6}}
*Because Qibli has a brother and a sister, it is unknown which one Rattlesnake is.
*Both were seen in Moonwatcher's vision in ''Moon Rising''.
===[[Sirocco]]===
*A rattlesnake is a type of dangerous and poisonous desert viper with a rattle that sends a warning whenever a person or an animal gets too close to it.
Rattlesnake views Sirocco as an embarrassment, and resents him because she believes he makes her look stupid in front of Vulture.{{Ref|DoD|125}}
==Family Tree==
{{Qibli Family Tree}}
==Quotes==
{{SingleQuote
|quote = Or you can put up a fight. We don't mind. I like fighting shiny things.
|speaker = to Qibli and Winter
|book = [[Darkness of Dragons]]
|page = 75
}}
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{{SingleQuote
|quote = Let's just say she hasn't ''exactly'' been the same since you abandoned us.
|speaker = to Qibli, about Cobra
|book = [[Darkness of Dragons]]
|page = 76
}}
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{{SingleQuote
|quote = You are such an embarrassment, that's why Grandfather thinks we're both stupid; because all he can see is you and your big empty head!
|speaker = to Sirocco
|book = [[Darkness of Dragons]]
|page = 125
}}
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{{SingleQuote
|quote = Why aren't you on patrol? Don't you know the compound is on lockdown tonight?
|speaker = to Qibli and Ostrich
|book = [[Darkness of Dragons]]
|page = 125
}}
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{{SingleQuote
|quote = On a break ''sir''. One day ''I'' will inherit ''all'' of this, both my brothers will be dead, and everyone will come crawling before me the way they crawl before Grandfather.
|speaker = to Qibli and Ostrich
|book = [[Darkness of Dragons]]
|page = 125
}}
== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
<gallery>
Typical SandWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg|A typical SandWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]]
Rattlesnake GN.png|Rattlesnake from ''[[Moon Rising (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]
SandTransparent.png|A typical SandWing (lineart), by [[Joy Ang]]
Germansandwing.jpg|A typical SandWing from the German publication, by [[Max Meinzold]]
You Said Thirty!.png|Sirocco and Rattlesnake about the Dragonflame Cactus (By RiftSeaWing)
SandWing Sigil.png|SandWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
<gallery widths="80" heights="80" caption="Art by [[Mike Holmes]], from the [[:Category:Graphic novels|Wings of Fire Graphic Novels]]">
Rattlesnake GN 2.png
Rattlesnake and Sirocco GN 1.png
</gallery>
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Latest revision as of 21:28, 9 September 2025
"On a break, sir. One day I will inherit all of this, both my brothers will be dead, and everyone will come crawling before me the way they crawl before Grandfather."
Rattlesnake is hulking,[1] muscular,[2] large,[3] and burly.[4] She wears a black hood and a golden medallion etched with the image of a vulture,[5] and she has five dragon skull tattoos trailing from her head like a long, morbid earring.[6] Either she or Sirocco looks a lot like Qibli,[7]
and she has a menacing tail. She is larger than Sirocco.[4]
Personality
Rattlesnake is often cruel, malevolently delighted, and speaks in a menacing singsong. She enjoys violence,[6] is menacing,[8] and is often prone to yelling and snapping at other dragons.[4]
Moon had a vision about Qibli fighting Rattlesnake and Sirocco, with Vulture glowering at him as well. Qibli was shouting, "Where is she?," referring to Cobra, at the sneering faces of his siblings.
Rattlesnake, alongside Sirocco, was one of the dragons who Turtle thought looked like Qibli. She was arguing with a SkyWing over dragonflame cacti prices while Turtle and Peril were in Possibility.
Rattlesnake was one of the dragons who apprehended Winter and Qibli at her old home. Later, Cobra attempted to kill Rattlesnake and Sirocco, saying that Qibli was her only dragonet, which was an act to gain his trust. Qibli stopped her from killing his siblings, and Winter knocked Rattlesnake unconscious, leaving her and Sirocco bound and gagged in the compound.
"On a break sir. One day I will inherit all of this, both my brothers will be dead, and everyone will come crawling before me the way they crawl before Grandfather."
Rattlesnake from Moon Rising (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes
