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|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]]''
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|name       =Queen Battlewinner
{{Character
|image= BattlewinnerTemplate.png
|name     = Battlewinner
|age       = At least 20 years at death
|image     =  
|gender     = Female
<gallery>
|tribe     = [[NightWings]]
Guide Portrait Battlewinner.jpg|Portrait
|occupation = Queen of the NightWings (formerly)
BattlewinnerGNInfobox.png|GN
|residence  =  
BattlewinnerTemplateSSE.png|Reference
|status    = Deceased (died in 5011 AS)
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|age       = Adult
|gender   = Female
|tribe     = [[NightWings]]
|powers    =
 
|status    = Deceased (died in 5,011 AS)
|death    = Taken over by her previously internal frostbreath injury
 
|current  =
|former    = [[Queen]] of the [[NightWings]]
 
|Relation1 = Daughter
|RName1    = [[Greatness]]
|Relation2 = Ancestor
|RName2    = [[Vigilance]] (possibly)


|Relation1  = Daughter
|a1App     = ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]''
|RName1     = [[Ex-Princess Greatness]]
|a1Men    =  
|Relation2  = Ancestor
''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]'',<br />
|RName2    = [[Queen Vigilance]] †
''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]'',<br />
|appeared  = ''[[The Dark Secret (Book)|The Dark Secret]]'', ''[[Assassin]]''
''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
|mentioned  = ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (Book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]'' (indirectly), ''[[The Lost Heir (Book)|The Lost Heir]]'' (indirectly), ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (Book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]'' (indirectly), ''[[The Brightest Night (Book)|The Brightest Night]]'' (indirectly), ''[[Moon Rising]]'', ''[[Winter Turning]]'', ''[[Prisoners]]''
|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]]''
}}
}}
'''Queen Battlewinner''' was an adult female [[NightWings|NightWing]] who was introduced in ''[[The Dark Secret (Book)|The Dark Secret]]''. Before the [[The NightWing Exodus|NightWing Exodus]], Battlewinner was ruler of the NightWings and was described in ''[[A NightWing Guide to the Dragons of Pyrrhia]]'' to be "a closely guarded secret." She froze to death in ''The Dark Secret'' after leaving her cauldron in an attempt to attack [[Queen Glory|Glory]] and [[Starflight]].
'''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]].
 
== Description ==
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}}


==Appearance==
== Personality ==
Battlewinner looked like a typical NightWing, with black scales that gleamed like polished ebony.  However, due to the ice inside her body, her eyes were tinged with pale blue, creating a supernatural effect{{Ref|TDS|165}}. The entire inside of her mouth, the walls of her throat, and presumably all of her internal organs were either covered in ice. The walls of her throat were lined with pale blue frost in small swirling patterns that were described to be feathery or sharp and glinted oddly{{Ref|TDS|167}}. Starflight remarked that her teeth "looked more like icicles than fangs"{{Ref|TDS|165}}. There was a thin layer of shimmering frost on her tongue{{Ref|TDS|167}}. If she stayed outside of lava for too long, frost would begin to encase her entire body, starting with all of her internal organs. Battlewinner was massive, described to be as big as Morrowseer{{Ref|TDS|261}}, with heavy shoulders. 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 often break into a coughing fit, probably due to the ice in her throat.
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}}


==Biography==
== Biography ==
{{Dropdown
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|align = left
|align = left
|heading = Pre-Series
|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 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.
|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.


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.
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.
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|align  = left
|heading = ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (Book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]''
|heading = ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]''
|content = 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.
|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.
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|align  = left
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[The Lost Heir (Book)|The Lost Heir]]''
|heading = ''[[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]''
|content = ''More information flying in soon...''
|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.
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{{Dropdown
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|align  = left
|heading = ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (Book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]''
|heading = ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]''
|content = Though she does not physically appear, she is mentioned by name for the first time by the NightWings that captured Glory.
|content = She was mentioned by name for the first time by the NightWings that captured Glory.
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|heading = ''[[The Dark Secret (Book)|The Dark Secret]]''
|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 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. 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.
|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.
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|align  =left
|heading = ''[[The Brightest Night (Book)|The Brightest Night]]''
|heading = ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
|content = ''More information flying in soon...''
|content = [[Fierceteeth]] mentioned Battlewinner, saying that her only relative was Greatness.
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|heading = ''[[Moon Rising]]''
|heading = ''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]''
|content = ''More information flying in soon...''
|content = In the prologue, [[Secretkeeper]] gave the excuse of hunting food for Battlewinner so she can go through the tunnel.
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{{Dropdown
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|align  = left
|heading = ''[[Winter Turning]]''
|heading = ''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]''
|content = ''More information flying in soon...''
|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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|heading = ''[[Prisoners]]''
|heading = ''[[Prisoners]]''
|content = ''More information flying in soon...''
|content = Battlewinner was mentioned when Fierceteeth wrote about how she died in the volcanic eruption.
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|heading = ''[[Assassin]]''
|heading = ''[[Assassin]]''
|content = ''More information flying in soon...''
|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.
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== Family Tree ==
== 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 ==
{{Royal NightWing Family Tree}}
{{Royal NightWing Family Tree}}


== Quotes ==
== Quotes ==
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Don't make me [kill you], [...] How [did you get in here]?
|speaker = to Starflight and Fatespeaker
|book    = The Dark Secret
|pe      =
|page    = 166
}}
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{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Anything to... save the tribe, [...] Leave now.
|speaker = to Starflight, about what the NightWings are doing
|book    = The Dark Secret
|pe      =
|page    = 170
}}
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{{SingleQuote
|quote  = [The NightWings] Must do this right, [...] Can't trust ''you'' to invade properly.
|speaker = to Greatness
|book    = The Dark Secret
|pe      =
|page    = 257
}}
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{{SingleQuote
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Funny [that the RainWings would attack us].
|quote  = Funny [that the RainWings would attack us].
|speaker = to Glory
|speaker = to Glory
|book    = The Dark Secret
|book    = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
|pe      =
|page    = 257
|page    = 257
}}
}}
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{{SingleQuote
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = I see one [possibility], [...] You die.
|quote  = I see one [possibility]. [...] You die.
|speaker = to Glory
|speaker = to Glory
|book    = The Dark Secret
|book    = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
|pe      =
|page    = 258
|page    = 258
}}
}}
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{{SingleQuote
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = NEVER! [...] We'll never bow to the RainWings.
|quote  = NEVER! [...] We'll never bow to the RainWings.
|speaker = to Glory, about her plan
|speaker = to Glory, about Starflight's plan
|book    = The Dark Secret
|book    = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
|pe      =
|page    = 260
|page    = 260
}}
}}
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{{SingleQuote
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = You never wanted to be queen, [...] You're a pathetic heir.
|quote  = You never wanted to be queen. [...] You're a pathetic heir.
|speaker = to Greatness
|speaker = to Greatness
|book    = The Dark Secret
|book    = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
|pe      =
|page    = 260
|page    = 260
}}
}}
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{{SingleQuote
{{SingleQuote
|quote  =  
|quote  = I am their queen. ''I'' am.
I am their [the NightWing] queen. ''I'' am.
|speaker = to Glory and Starflight
|speaker = to Glory and Starflight
|book    = The Dark Secret
|book    = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
|pe      =
|page    = 260
|page    = 260
}}
}}
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{{SingleQuote
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = ''I'' will lead my tribe to safety.
|quote  = ''I'' will lead my tribe to safety.
|speaker = final words
|speaker = final words
|book    = The Dark Secret
|book    = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
|pe      =
|page    = 262
|page    = 262
}}
}}


== Trivia ==
== Gallery ==
* Queen Battlewinner is one of the four queens who have died in the main series, the others being [[Queen Oasis]], [[Ex-Queen Scarlet]], and [[Queen Glacier]].
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* Tui confirmed that the IceWing that shot frostbreath in her throat is unknown.
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]]
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}}
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==Gallery==
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File:BattlewinnerGN1.png
Typical NightWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg|A typical NightWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]]
File:BattlewinnerGN2.png
NightTransparent.png|A typical NightWing (lineart), by [[Joy Ang]]
File:BattlewinnerGN3.png
German nightwing.jpg|A typical NightWing from the German publication, by [[Max Meinzold]]
File:BattlewinnerGN4.png
BattlewinnerTemplate.png|Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
File:BattlewinnerGN5.png
NightWing Sigil.png|NightWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
File:BattlewinnerGN6.png
JoyRefBattle.png|Alternate, non-generic reference
File:BattlewinnerGN7.png
Queen Battlewinner.png|by HawkEyeRed2
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BattleWinner.jpg|Battlewinner, by Mystic
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SAM 0683.JPG
File:Battlewinner GN 11.png
Wigns of Fire Queen Battlewinner Catified.png|Catified Battlewinner; Made in Paint Tool SAI
File:BattlewinnerScreenGN2.png
QueenBattlewinnersrise.png|Queen battlewinner in her cauldron of lava by Heron the MudWing
File:BattlewinnerAngry.png
 
File:GlaringBattlewinner.png
1water.png|Battlewinner profile picture redraw by Battlewinner of EidolonEntropy|link=https://www.deviantart.com/eidolonentropy
File:BattlewinnerTBNpg132.png
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
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
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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Latest revision as of 03:19, 11 September 2025

"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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