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{{Character
|name      = Tapir
|image    = RainTransparent.png
|age      = 110 years{{Ref|THK|71}} (hatched in 4,901 AS)
|gender    = Male
|tribe    = [[RainWings]]
|powers    =


{{Infobox
|status    = Deceased (died in 5,011 AS)
|Box title = Tapir
|death    = Starved himself to death
|image = File: Wings-of-Fire-RainWing-1024x853.jpg|A RainWing. Art by Joy Ang.
|Row 1 title = Gender:
|Row 1 info = Male
|Row 2 title = Tribe:
|Row 2 info = [[RainWings]]
|Row 3 title = Affiliation:
|Row 3 info = RainWings
|Row 4 title = Status:
|Row 4 info = Deceased
|Row 5 title = Relations:
|Row 5 info = Unknown
|Row 6 title = Book Appearances:
|Row 6 info = None}}
'''Tapir '''was a [[RainWings|RainWing]] featured as a minor character of [[The Hidden Kingdom]]. He died of starvation in the [[Night Kingdom]].
==History==
Tapir is briefly mentioned when [[Mangrove]] explains to [[Queen Glory|Glory]] about the capturing of the [[RainWings]]. He claims that Tapir was the oldest of the missing [[dragons]], around a hundred and ten years of age.


He does not formally appear, but [[Kinkajou]] adds later that he was one of the three (with the others being [[Bright]] and [[Orangutan]]) who died had already died. He is also mentioned when Glory was in the [[The RainWing Queen Challenge|challenge]] for the throne.[[Category:Characters]][[Category:HK Characters]][[Category:RainWings]][[Category:Males]][[Category:Captured RainWings]][[Category:Deceased]][[Category:Pages Needing Work]][[Category:RainWing History]][[Category:DS Characters]][[Category:NightWing History]]
|current  =
|former    = Captive of the [[NightWings]]
 
|a1App    =
|a1Men    = ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]''
|gnApp    =
|gnMen    = ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (graphic novel)|The Hidden Kingdom]]''
}}
'''Tapir''' was an elderly male [[RainWing]] who was mentioned in ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]''. He was one of the seventeen RainWings who were imprisoned on the [[NightWing island]] and died in [[NightWing]] captivity from intentional starvation. He was one the three RainWings who died on the island, along with [[Bright]] and [[Orangutan]].
 
== Biography ==
=== The Dragonet Prophecy ===
==== ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]'' ====
Tapir was briefly mentioned by [[Mangrove]] to [[Glory]] when she asked him about the missing RainWings. Mangrove claimed that Tapir was the oldest of the lost [[dragons]], being roughly one hundred ten years of age.
 
While imprisoned by the NightWings, Glory was told by [[Kinkajou]] that the food the NightWings brought the RainWings was disgusting and rotten and that Tapir eventually let himself starve to death to avoid having to eat it. Later, when defending Glory's decision to [[Dragon royalty#RainWing Royal Challenge|challenge]] [[Magnificent]] for the [[Dragon royalty|throne]], Kinkajou mentioned that Tapir, Bright, and Orangutan had already "died awful deaths, alone and far away from everything and everyone they loved."
 
== Trivia ==
* Dying at around one hundred ten years old,{{Ref|THK|71}} Tapir was one of the oldest known dragons whose longevity was not caused by [[animus magic]].
 
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 12:42, 6 October 2025

Tapir was an elderly male RainWing who was mentioned in The Hidden Kingdom. He was one of the seventeen RainWings who were imprisoned on the NightWing island and died in NightWing captivity from intentional starvation. He was one the three RainWings who died on the island, along with Bright and Orangutan.

Biography

The Dragonet Prophecy

The Hidden Kingdom

Tapir was briefly mentioned by Mangrove to Glory when she asked him about the missing RainWings. Mangrove claimed that Tapir was the oldest of the lost dragons, being roughly one hundred ten years of age.

While imprisoned by the NightWings, Glory was told by Kinkajou that the food the NightWings brought the RainWings was disgusting and rotten and that Tapir eventually let himself starve to death to avoid having to eat it. Later, when defending Glory's decision to challenge Magnificent for the throne, Kinkajou mentioned that Tapir, Bright, and Orangutan had already "died awful deaths, alone and far away from everything and everyone they loved."

Trivia

  • Dying at around one hundred ten years old,[1] Tapir was one of the oldest known dragons whose longevity was not caused by animus magic.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Hidden Kingdom, page 71


RainWings
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(Present)

Jambu

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(Historical)

Python

Jade Mountain

Boto • Coconut • Kinkajou • Siamang • Tamarin

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Bright • Bromeliad • Bullfrog • Chameleon • Gibbon • Handsome • Heliconia • Liana • Loris • Mango • Mangrove • Orangutan • Orchid • Pineapple • Tapir • Tualang

Hybrids

Firefly • Peacemaker

Kingdom

Rainforest Kingdom • RainWing healer's pavilion • RainWing royal pavilion • RainWing village

Society

RainWing Royal Challenge


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