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{{Character
|name       = Tapir
|name     = Tapir
|image     = RainTransparent.png
|image     = RainTransparent.png
|age       = Around 110 years at death (hatched in roughly 4901 AS)
|age       = 110 years{{Ref|THK|71}} (hatched in 4,901 AS)
|gender     = Male
|gender   = Male
|tribe     = [[RainWings]]
|tribe     = [[RainWings]]
|occupation = RainWing captive
|powers    =  
|status    = Deceased (died in 5011 AS)
|mentioned  = ''[[The Hidden Kingdom]]''
}}'''Tapir '''was a male [[RainWings|RainWing]] who was mentioned several times in ''[[The Hidden Kingdom]]''. He died in [[NightWing Island|NightWing captivity]] after intentionally starving himself to death, as he refused to eat the rotting, diseased animals the [[NightWings]] provided for the captured RainWings to eat. He was mentioned by [[Kinkajou]] once while talking to a captured and gagged [[Queen Glory|Glory]], once while addressing the RainWing village about why Glory should be [[Dragon Queens|queen]], and once by [[Mangrove]], who referred to him as the oldest missing RainWing. Tapir, along with [[Bright]] and [[Orangutan]] were the only RainWings to be killed in NightWing captivity despite the amount of other missing RainWings.


==Biography==
|status    = Deceased (died in 5,011 AS)
===''[[The Hidden Kingdom]]''===
|death    = Starved himself to death
Tapir was briefly mentioned when Glory asked Mangrove about the missing RainWings. Mangrove claimed that Tapir was the oldest of the missing [[Dragons|dragons]], roughly 110 years of age. Tapir's age shows that RainWings can grow to be much older than dragons from other tribes, most likely because the RainWings had no wars to die from, being pacifists and isolated in their [[Rainforest Kingdom|rainforest]].


While imprisoned by the [[NightWings]], Glory was told by Kinkajou that the food the RainWings were brought was disgusting and rotten, and that Tapir eventually let himself starve to death to avoid having to eat carrion. Later, when defending Glory's decision to challenge [[Ex-Queen Magnificent|Queen Magnificent]], Kinkajou mentioned that Tapir, Bright, and Orangutan had already "died awful deaths, alone and far away from everything and everyone they loved." Most of the tribe still didn't believe her, but some, such as [[Tamarin]] and Mangrove, did. 
|current  =
|former    = Captive of the [[NightWings]]


== Trivia==
|a1App    =  
* A tapir is a large, herbivorous mammal, similar in shape to a pig, with a long, trunk-like nose.
|a1Men    = ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]''
* Tapir was one of the oldest known dragons in the series with a confirmed age, besides [[King Darkstalker]], [[Hope (Foeslayer)|Foeslayer]], and [[Jerboa II]].
|gnApp    =  
* He was the oldest RainWing to be kidnapped by the NightWings.
|gnMen    = ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (graphic novel)|The Hidden Kingdom]]''
* Tapir was one of only a few dragons that have been known to have led a longer life.
}}
* Tapir is the second known dragon to have committed suicide, the first being [[Horizon]].
'''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]].


==Gallery==
== Biography ==
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=== The Dragonet Prophecy ===
Typical RainWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg|A typical RainWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]]
==== ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]'' ====
RainTransparent.png|A typical RainWing (lineart), by [[Joy Ang]]
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.
RainWingGer.jpg|A typical RainWing from the German publication, by [[Max Meinzold]]
RainWing Sigil.png|RainWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
Undescribedcolor1byHeronLineart.png|By Heron
Those Nightwings....png|Those Nightwings... (Tapir ShadowArt)
TapirTDLA.png|Tapir in the Night Kingdom, by ThatDragonLayingAround
Screen Shot 2017-01-19 at 6.24.21 PM.png|by xTheDragonRebornx and how she imagines Tapir|link=http://xthedragonrebornx.deviantart.com/art/Canon-RainWing-Reference-Sheet-656068624
Tapir4.png|An actual tapir
</gallery>


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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."
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== 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
Queens

Present: Dazzling • Exquisite • Fruit Bat • Glory • Grandeur • Magnificent • Splendor
Historical: Anaconda • Jacaranda

Royalty
(Present)

Jambu

Royalty
(Historical)

Python

Jade Mountain

Boto • Coconut • Kinkajou • Siamang • Tamarin

Other Dragons

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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