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|quote  = What a day, lizard. You have no idea how important I am to Queen [[Burn]]. Wait until I find her treasure in that spiky human city! She'll probably give me a palace of my own. HAHA! I'll burn all those [[humans]] to ashes. It'll be GREAT!
|quote  = What a day, lizard. You have no idea how important I am to [[Burn|Queen Burn]]. Wait until I find her treasure in that [[Human settlements#Indestructible City|spiky human city]]! She'll probably give me a palace of my own. HAHA! I'll burn all those [[humans]] to ashes. It'll be GREAT!
|speaker = Sandstorm to [[Sky]], ''[[Dragonslayer]]''
|speaker = Sandstorm to [[Sky]], ''[[Dragonslayer]]''
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{{Character
{{Character
|name      = Sandstorm
|name      = Sandstorm
|image    = <gallery widths="185">
|image    = <gallery>
Sandstorm Infobox.jpeg|Cover
Sandstorm Infobox.jpeg|Cover
SandstormTemplate.png|Reference
SandstormTemplateSSE.png|Reference
</gallery>
</gallery>
|age      = Adult
|age      =Adult  
|gender    = Male
|gender    = Male
|tribe    = [[SandWings]]
|tribe    = [[SandWings]]
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|status    = Deceased (died in 5,011 AS)
|status    = Deceased (died in 5,011 AS)
|death    = Killed by [[Wren]] using rat poison
|death    = Killed by [[Wren]] using mouse poison


|current  = General under Princess [[Burn]]
|current  =
|former    =
|former    =General under [[Burn|Princess Burn]]  


|a1App    =  
|a1App    = ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
|a1Men    = ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
|a1Men    = ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
|gnApp    =
|gnMen    = ''[[The Brightest Night (graphic novel)|The Brightest Night]]''
|leApp    = ''[[Dragonslayer]]''
|leApp    = ''[[Dragonslayer]]''
|leMen    =  
|leMen    =  
}}
}}
'''Sandstorm''' was an adult male [[SandWing]] who was introduced in ''[[Dragonslayer]]''. He was a general under [[Burn]] who resided in the [[SandWing stronghold]], and was killed by [[Wren]] after she snuck rat poison into his drink.
'''Sandstorm''' was an adult male [[SandWing]] who was introduced in ''[[Dragonslayer]]''. He was formerly a general under [[Burn]] and resided in the [[SandWing stronghold]] until he was poisoned and killed by [[Wren]] in order to rescue [[Sky]].


== Appearance ==
== Description ==
Sandstorm was an enormous SandWing.{{Ref|L2|187}} He wore armor{{Ref|L2|345}} and a key around his neck.{{Ref|L2|346}}
Sandstorm was an enormous SandWing.{{Ref|L2|187}} He wore armor{{Ref|L2|345}} and a key around his neck.{{Ref|L2|346}}


== Personality ==
== Personality ==
In ''Dragonslayer'', Wren described Sandstorm as obnoxious,{{Ref|L2|304}} annoying, and a total lunatic when he threatened the [[Indestructible City]].{{Ref|L2|189}} He appeared to not be liked by other dragons.{{Ref|L2|344}} He also had a loud,{{Ref|L2|342}} annoying,{{Ref|L2|377}} bellowing laugh.{{Ref|L2|304}} He was shown ordering [[Smolder]] around, which seemed to make Smolder upset.{{Ref|L2|343}} He was loyal to Burn and was willing to capture [[Sky]] to give him to her. Sandstorm also seemed to be very full of himself, shown when he was boasting about how important he is and how Burn will promote him when he gives her Sky.{{Ref|L2|345}}
In ''Dragonslayer'', Wren described Sandstorm as obnoxious,{{Ref|L2|304}} annoying, and a total lunatic when he threatened the [[Indestructible City]].{{Ref|L2|189}} He appeared to not be liked by other [[dragons]].{{Ref|L2|344}} He had a loud,{{Ref|L2|342}} annoying,{{Ref|L2|377}} bellowing laugh,{{Ref|L2|304}} and was shown ordering [[Smolder]] around, which seemed to make the latter upset.{{Ref|L2|343}} He was loyal to Burn and was willing to capture Sky to give him to her. Sandstorm also seemed to be very full of himself, shown when he was boasting about how important he is and how Burn will promote him when he gives her Sky.{{Ref|L2|345}}


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
=== The Dragonet Prophecy ===
=== The Dragonet Prophecy ===
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|heading = ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
|content = In the prologue, [[Reed]] spotted a group of Burn's SandWings fighting [[IceWings]]. He referred to one of them as the "SandWing general", who was most likely Sandstorm.
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=== Legends ===
=== Legends ===
{{Dropdown
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[Dragonslayer]]''
|heading = ''[[Dragonslayer]]''
|content = General Sandstorm was threatening the Indestructible City, dodging whatever people shot at him and laughing. He had attacked the Indestructible City four times before. Later on, he is shown to have locked Sky into his room with the intention of giving him to Queen Burn as a gift. Wren poisoned Sandstorm's cinnamon milk with rat poison to free Sky, and Sandstorm dies from it while fighting an Outclaw, who swaggers away from Sandstorm's defeat, very pleased with himself.
|content = General Sandstorm was threatening the Indestructible City, dodging whatever the [[humans]] shot at him and laughing. He had attacked the Indestructible City four times before. Later on, he was shown to have locked Sky into his room with the intention of giving him to Queen Burn as a gift. Wren poisoned Sandstorm's cinnamon milk with rat poison to free Sky, and Sandstorm died from it while fighting an Outclaw, who swaggered away from Sandstorm's defeat, looking confused but very pleased with himself.
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|quote  = HA HA HA! […] JUST YOU WAIT, YOU COCKROACHES! THE QUEEN KNOWS YOU MUST HAVE HER TREASURE! ONE DAY SOON I WILL RETURN WITH MY GLORIOUS ARMY AND DESTROY YOU!
|quote  = HA HA HA! [...] JUST YOU WAIT, YOU COCKROACHES! THE [[Queen|QUEEN]] KNOWS YOU MUST HAVE HER TREASURE! ONE DAY SOON I WILL RETURN WITH MY GLORIOUS ARMY AND DESTROY YOU!
|speaker = taunting the Indestructible City
|speaker = taunting the Indestructible City
|book    = [[Dragonslayer]]
|book    = [[Dragonslayer]]
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{{SingleQuote
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|quote  = Not much longer! […] This will be so great! I've never brought her anything for her ——. Bet this will get me a new command.
|quote  = Not much longer! [...] This will be so great! I've never brought her anything for her ——. Bet this will get me a new command.
|speaker = to Sky
|speaker = to Sky
|book    = [[Dragonslayer]]
|book    = [[Dragonslayer]]
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|quote  = For now, more or less, […] You weren't with any army, though; I'd wager you've never fought a day in your life. So I'm guessing your queen — or whoever is queen over there now — won't miss you too much.
|quote  = For now, more or less, [...] You weren't with any army, though; I'd wager you've never fought a day in your life. So I'm guessing your queen — or whoever is queen over there now — won't miss you too much.
|speaker = to Sky
|speaker = to Sky
|book    = [[Dragonslayer]]
|book    = [[Dragonslayer]]
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{{SingleQuote
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = HEY THERE, PRISONER, […] GOOD NEWS! Burn should be back today sometime! HAHA! Isn't that great? I can't WAIT until she sees you. And then it's off to the weirdling tower with you, and I can finally have my room to myself again!
|quote  = HEY THERE, PRISONER, [...] GOOD NEWS! Burn should be back today sometime! HAHA! Isn't that great? I can't WAIT until she sees you. And then it's off to the weirdling tower with you, and I can finally have my room to myself again!
|speaker = to Sky
|speaker = to Sky
|book    = [[Dragonslayer]]
|book    = [[Dragonslayer]]
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{{SingleQuote
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|quote  = Ridiculous, […] You're nothing like us. You're less than a dragon! You're a fascinating beetle. Burn will love prodding you to figure out what's wrong with you, and then she'll probably kill you, stuff you, and put you on display.
|quote  = Ridiculous, [...] You're nothing like us. You're less than a dragon! You're a fascinating beetle. Burn will love prodding you to figure out what's wrong with you, and then she'll probably kill you, stuff you, and put you on display.
|speaker = to Sky
|speaker = to Sky
|book    = [[Dragonslayer]]
|book    = [[Dragonslayer]]
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|page    = 381
|page    = 381
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}}
== Trivia ==
* On the cover of ''Dragonslayer'', Sandstorm has a pink tongue<ref>[[:File:Legends 2 US.png|''Dragonslayer'' English cover]]</ref> despite SandWings having black forked tongues.<ref>''[[A Wingwatcher's Guide to Dragons]]''</ref>
* On the cover of ''Dragonslayer'', Sandstorm's eyes appear to be blackish blue‐gray,<ref>[[:File:Legends 2 US.png|''Dragonslayer'' English cover]]</ref> even though SandWing eyes are fully black.{{Ref|TDP|13}}


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery widths="185">
<gallery>
SandstormTemplate.png|Reference by {{U|Platypus the SeaWing}}
Legends 2 US.png|Sandstorm on the cover of ''[[Dragonslayer]]'', by [[Joy Ang]]
Legends 2 US.png|Sandstorm on the cover of ''[[Dragonslayer]]'', by [[Joy Ang]]
Legends 2 Full Edited.jpg|Sandstorm on the full cover of ''Dragonslayer'', by Joy Ang
Legends 2 Full Edited.jpg|Sandstorm on the full cover of ''Dragonslayer'', by Joy Ang
SandstormTemplateSSE.png|Reference by {{U|SpaceshipEarth}}
</gallery>
</gallery>


== References ==
== References ==
<references />
{{References}}


{{SandWing Navbox}}
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Latest revision as of 15:28, 22 September 2025

"What a day, lizard. You have no idea how important I am to Queen Burn. Wait until I find her treasure in that spiky human city! She'll probably give me a palace of my own. HAHA! I'll burn all those humans to ashes. It'll be GREAT!"
— Sandstorm to Sky, Dragonslayer

Sandstorm was an adult male SandWing who was introduced in Dragonslayer. He was formerly a general under Burn and resided in the SandWing stronghold until he was poisoned and killed by Wren in order to rescue Sky.

Description

Sandstorm was an enormous SandWing.[1] He wore armor[2] and a key around his neck.[3]

Personality

In Dragonslayer, Wren described Sandstorm as obnoxious,[4] annoying, and a total lunatic when he threatened the Indestructible City.[5] He appeared to not be liked by other dragons.[6] He had a loud,[7] annoying,[8] bellowing laugh,[4] and was shown ordering Smolder around, which seemed to make the latter upset.[9] He was loyal to Burn and was willing to capture Sky to give him to her. Sandstorm also seemed to be very full of himself, shown when he was boasting about how important he is and how Burn will promote him when he gives her Sky.[2]

Biography

The Dragonet Prophecy

The Dark Secret
In the prologue, Reed spotted a group of Burn's SandWings fighting IceWings. He referred to one of them as the "SandWing general", who was most likely Sandstorm.
The Brightest Night
Sandstorm was placed in charge of the defense of Burn's Stronghold while Burn was off searching for the dragonets of destiny. Sandstorm was killed in a battle against Thorn and the Outclaws in their attempt to rescue Sunny from Princess Burn. Camel told Smolder about Sandstorm's death while Smolder was showing Sunny the old treasure chambers.

Legends

Dragonslayer
General Sandstorm was threatening the Indestructible City, dodging whatever the humans shot at him and laughing. He had attacked the Indestructible City four times before. Later on, he was shown to have locked Sky into his room with the intention of giving him to Queen Burn as a gift. Wren poisoned Sandstorm's cinnamon milk with rat poison to free Sky, and Sandstorm died from it while fighting an Outclaw, who swaggered away from Sandstorm's defeat, looking confused but very pleased with himself.

Quotes

"HA HA, PUNY SCAVENGERS! YOU CAN NEVER HIT ME! I AM THE GREATEST WARRIOR IN THE ENTIRE ARMY OF SAND! HA HA HA!"
― taunting the Indestructible City (Dragonslayer, page 189)
"HA HA HA! [...] JUST YOU WAIT, YOU COCKROACHES! THE QUEEN KNOWS YOU MUST HAVE HER TREASURE! ONE DAY SOON I WILL RETURN WITH MY GLORIOUS ARMY AND DESTROY YOU!"
― taunting the Indestructible City (Dragonslayer, page 189-190)
"Not much longer! [...] This will be so great! I've never brought her anything for her ——. Bet this will get me a new command."
― to Sky (Dragonslayer, page 345)
"For now, more or less, [...] You weren't with any army, though; I'd wager you've never fought a day in your life. So I'm guessing your queen — or whoever is queen over there now — won't miss you too much."
― to Sky (Dragonslayer, page 345)
"HEY THERE, PRISONER, [...] GOOD NEWS! Burn should be back today sometime! HAHA! Isn't that great? I can't WAIT until she sees you. And then it's off to the weirdling tower with you, and I can finally have my room to myself again!"
― to Sky (Dragonslayer, page 380)
"Ridiculous, [...] You're nothing like us. You're less than a dragon! You're a fascinating beetle. Burn will love prodding you to figure out what's wrong with you, and then she'll probably kill you, stuff you, and put you on display."
― to Sky (Dragonslayer, page 381)
"What a day, lizard. You have no idea how important I am to Queen Burn. Wait until I find her treasure in that spiky human city! She'll probably give me a palace of my own. HAHA! I'll burn all those humans to ashes. It'll be GREAT!"
― to Sky (Dragonslayer, page 381)

Trivia

  • On the cover of Dragonslayer, Sandstorm has a pink tongue[10] despite SandWings having black forked tongues.[11]
  • On the cover of Dragonslayer, Sandstorm's eyes appear to be blackish blue‐gray,[12] even though SandWing eyes are fully black.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Dragonslayer, page 187
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dragonslayer, page 345
  3. ↑ Dragonslayer, page 346
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dragonslayer, page 304
  5. ↑ Dragonslayer, page 189
  6. ↑ Dragonslayer, page 344
  7. ↑ Dragonslayer, page 342
  8. ↑ Dragonslayer, page 377
  9. ↑ Dragonslayer, page 343
  10. ↑ Dragonslayer English cover
  11. ↑ A Wingwatcher's Guide to Dragons
  12. ↑ Dragonslayer English cover
  13. ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 13


SandWings
Queens

Present: Oasis • Thorn
Historical: Scorpion

Royalty

Blaze • Blister • Burn • Char • Scald • Singe • Smolder • Sunny • Onyx

Jade Mountain

Arid • Onyx • Ostrich • Pronghorn • Qibli • Sunny

Other Dragons
(Present)

Addax • Agave • Armadillo • Camel • Capybara • Cereus • Cobra • Dune • Horizon • Jerboa III • Kindle • Meerkat • Needle • Ocotillo • Ostrich • Palm • Parch • Prickle • Quicksand • Rattlesnake • Saguaro • Sandstorm • Sirocco • Six-Claws • Tawny • Torch • Viper • Vulture

Other Dragons
(Historical)

Jerboa • Jerboa II

Hybrids

Sunny

Kingdom

Blaze's fortress • Blister's hideout • Great Five-Tail River • Jerboa III's hut • North Beach • Possibility • SandWing stronghold • Scorpion Den

Society

Outclaws • Talons of Power • War of SandWing Succession


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