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|quote = I did this all wrong. You're going to rule forever, aren't you, Mother? You should thank me. No one can stop you now. | |||
|speaker = Orca to [[Coral]] about [[Orca's statue]], recounted in ''[[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]'' | |||
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{{Character | |||
|name = Orca | |||
The | |image = | ||
<gallery> | |||
Orca GN Infobox.png|Graphic Novel | |||
OrcaTemplateSkyla.png|Reference | |||
</gallery> | |||
|age = 7 years at death (hatched in 4,996 AS) | |||
|gender = Female | |||
|tribe = [[SeaWings]] | |||
|powers = [[Animus magic]] | |||
|status = Deceased (died in 5,003 AS) | |||
|death = Impaled by [[Queen Coral]]'s narwhal horn on her tail during a [[SeaWing]] [[Dragon_royalty#Royal_Challenges|royal challenge]] | |||
|current = [[Princess]] of the [[SeaWings]] | |||
|former = | |||
|Relation1 = Mother | |||
|RName1 = [[Coral]] | |||
|Relation2 = Father | |||
|RName2 = [[Gill]] | |||
|Relation3 = Sisters | |||
|RName3 = [[Tsunami]], [[Anemone]], [[Auklet]], [[Unnamed characters#SeaWings|twelve unnamed SeaWings]]{{Ref|ToPp}} | |||
|Relation4 = Brothers | |||
|RName4 = [[Fin]], [[Cerulean]], [[Octopus]], [[Turtle]], [[Unnamed characters#SeaWings|28 unnamed SeaWings]] | |||
|Relation5 = Uncle | |||
|RName5 = [[Shark]] | |||
|Relation6 = Cousins | |||
|RName6 = [[Moray]], [[Unnamed characters#SeaWings|unnamed SeaWings]]{{Ref|TLH|103}} | |||
|Relation7 = Ancestors | |||
|RName7 = [[Pearl (L1)|Pearl]], [[Fathom]], [[Template:Royal SeaWing Family Tree|more]] | |||
|a1App = | |||
|a1Men = | |||
''[[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]'',<br /> | |||
''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]'',<br /> | |||
''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]'' | |||
|a2App = | |||
|a2Men = | |||
''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]'',<br /> | |||
''[[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]'' | |||
|gnApp = | |||
|gnMen = | |||
''[[The Lost Heir (graphic novel)|The Lost Heir]]'',<br /> | |||
''[[Moon Rising (graphic novel)|Moon Rising]]'' | |||
}} | |||
'''Orca''' was an adult female [[SeaWing]] [[princess]] who was mentioned in ''[[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]''. She was secretly an [[animus dragon]] and was killed by [[Queen Coral]] during a [[Dragon_royalty#Royal_Challenges|royal challenge]].{{Ref|TLH|106}} | |||
== Description == | |||
Orca had dark green scales and blue eyes.{{Ref|Event|https://www.deviantart.com/xthedragonrebornx/journal/Tui-and-Questions-Answered-691255321}} | |||
== Personality == | |||
The | Orca appeared to be power-hungry and extremely ambitious during her lifetime, challenging Coral at the age of seven and using her magic to secure her power over the SeaWing throne.{{Ref|TLH|242}} She was disliked by many of Queen Coral's subjects.{{Ref|TLH|106}} | ||
== Biography == | |||
=== Pre-Series === | |||
The | Before her challenge for the SeaWing throne, Orca enchanted a [[Orca's statue|marble statue]] that she had sculpted of herself and dedicated to the [[Deep_Palace#Royal_Hatchery|Royal Hatchery]]. Coral did not know at that time that Orca had been an animus [[Dragons|dragon]] or that the statue was enchanted to kill off the heirs to the SeaWing throne. Expecting to win, Orca then challenged her mother for the throne of the SeaWings, nearly winning, which shocked Coral. She was accidentally speared with the narwhal horn Coral wore on the end of her tail and died. | ||
After her death, the enchanted statue began killing off all the female heirs in the hatchery for years, murdering the unhatched dragonets in secrecy before it was defeated and destroyed. | |||
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=== The Dragonet Prophecy === | |||
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|heading = ''[[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]'' | |||
|content = Orca was mentioned throughout ''The Lost Heir'', including as a part of the [[scroll]] ''[[Scrolls#List of Known Scrolls|The Tragedy of Orca]]''. Queen Coral owned several of her carvings, even though some of her subjects disliked Orca, such as [[Moray]]. [[Tsunami]] discovered that the statue in the hatchery was enchanted by her to kill off possible heirs to the SeaWing throne. It was mentioned that [[Anemone]] reanimated Orca's statue and forced it to tell her who enchanted it, and it said Orca. | |||
}} | |||
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|heading = ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]'' | |||
|content = After the [[dragonets of destiny]] discovered one of the [[NightWing tunnels]], [[Clay]] indirectly mentioned Orca while they were discussing animus magic. | |||
}} | |||
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|align = left | |||
|heading = ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]'' | |||
|content = [[Sunny]] thought about Orca when she went to meet [[Stonemover]]. | |||
}} | |||
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=== The Jade Mountain Prophecy === | |||
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|align = left | |||
|heading = ''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]'' | |||
|content = Tsunami mentioned that she had considered before how Orca's statue had left the male SeaWing heirs alive. | |||
}} | |||
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|heading = ''[[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]'' | |||
|content = In the prologue, [[Gill]] saw the statue of Orca and thought about her, wishing that she could still be alive and protect her sisters herself. Later, [[Turtle]] mentioned Orca when he was thinking of his animus powers. | |||
}} | |||
== Family tree == | |||
{{Royal SeaWing Family Tree/Current}} | |||
== Known Enchantments == | |||
{{Enchantments | |||
|phrase1 = Phrasing unknown. | |||
|target1 = A statue | |||
|intent1 = To kill all the heirs to the SeaWing throne | |||
|book1 = TLH | |||
|page1 = 247 | |||
}} | |||
== Quotes == | |||
{{SingleQuote | |||
|quote = I did this all wrong. You're going to rule forever, aren't you, Mother? You should thank me. No one can stop you now. | |||
|speaker = her last words, to Queen Coral | |||
|book = [[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]] | |||
|page = 248 | |||
The | }} | ||
== Trivia == | |||
* Orca refused to use her animus power to win the royal challenge because she wanted to prove that she could win in a fair fight.{{Ref|Event|https://www.deviantart.com/biohazardia/journal/Meeting-Tui-Questions-Answered-751819289}} | |||
* Orca was from Coral's first clutch of eggs. She was the only female included in this group.{{Ref|TLH|183}} | |||
* Orca was a talented sculptor.{{Ref|TLH|89}} | |||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery> | |||
Orca GN Infobox.png|Orca from ''[[The Lost Heir (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]] | |||
Tsunami | OrcaTemplateSkyla.png|Reference by {{U|Skyla the Skywing}} | ||
</gallery> | |||
<gallery widths="80" heights="80" caption="Art by [[Mike Holmes]], from the [[:Category:Graphic novels|Wings of Fire Graphic Novels]]"> | |||
Orca Guilty.png | |||
Orca GN 1.jpeg | |||
</gallery> | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:46, 21 July 2025
- "I did this all wrong. You're going to rule forever, aren't you, Mother? You should thank me. No one can stop you now."
- — Orca to Coral about Orca's statue, recounted in The Lost Heir
Orca was an adult female SeaWing princess who was mentioned in The Lost Heir. She was secretly an animus dragon and was killed by Queen Coral during a royal challenge.[3]
Description
Orca had dark green scales and blue eyes.[event 1]
Personality
Orca appeared to be power-hungry and extremely ambitious during her lifetime, challenging Coral at the age of seven and using her magic to secure her power over the SeaWing throne.[4] She was disliked by many of Queen Coral's subjects.[3]
Biography
Pre-Series
Before her challenge for the SeaWing throne, Orca enchanted a marble statue that she had sculpted of herself and dedicated to the Royal Hatchery. Coral did not know at that time that Orca had been an animus dragon or that the statue was enchanted to kill off the heirs to the SeaWing throne. Expecting to win, Orca then challenged her mother for the throne of the SeaWings, nearly winning, which shocked Coral. She was accidentally speared with the narwhal horn Coral wore on the end of her tail and died.
After her death, the enchanted statue began killing off all the female heirs in the hatchery for years, murdering the unhatched dragonets in secrecy before it was defeated and destroyed.
The Dragonet Prophecy
| The Lost Heir |
|---|
| Orca was mentioned throughout The Lost Heir, including as a part of the scroll The Tragedy of Orca. Queen Coral owned several of her carvings, even though some of her subjects disliked Orca, such as Moray. Tsunami discovered that the statue in the hatchery was enchanted by her to kill off possible heirs to the SeaWing throne. It was mentioned that Anemone reanimated Orca's statue and forced it to tell her who enchanted it, and it said Orca. |
| The Hidden Kingdom |
|---|
| After the dragonets of destiny discovered one of the NightWing tunnels, Clay indirectly mentioned Orca while they were discussing animus magic. |
| The Brightest Night |
|---|
| Sunny thought about Orca when she went to meet Stonemover. |
The Jade Mountain Prophecy
| Moon Rising |
|---|
| Tsunami mentioned that she had considered before how Orca's statue had left the male SeaWing heirs alive. |
| Talons of Power |
|---|
| In the prologue, Gill saw the statue of Orca and thought about her, wishing that she could still be alive and protect her sisters herself. Later, Turtle mentioned Orca when he was thinking of his animus powers. |
Family tree
| More | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shark | Coral | Gill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moray | Fin | Cerulean | Turtle | Octopus | 28 Dragons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Dragons | Orca | Tsunami | Anemone | Auklet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Known Enchantments
| Phrasing | Target | Intention |
|---|---|---|
| "Phrasing unknown." [5] | A statue | To kill all the heirs to the SeaWing throne |
Quotes
- "I did this all wrong. You're going to rule forever, aren't you, Mother? You should thank me. No one can stop you now."
- ― her last words, to Queen Coral (The Lost Heir, page 248)
Trivia
- Orca refused to use her animus power to win the royal challenge because she wanted to prove that she could win in a fair fight.[event 2]
- Orca was from Coral's first clutch of eggs. She was the only female included in this group.[6]
- Orca was a talented sculptor.[7]
Gallery
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Orca from The Lost Heir (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes -
Reference by Skyla the Skywing
- Art by Mike Holmes, from the Wings of Fire Graphic Novels
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References
- ↑ Talons of Power, prologue
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 103
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Lost Heir, page 106
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 242
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 247
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 183
- ↑ The Lost Heir, page 89
| SeaWings | |
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| Queens | |
| Royalty (Present) |
Anemone • Auklet • Cerulean • Fin • Gill • Moray • Octopus • Orca • Shark • Tsunami • Turtle |
| Royalty (Historical) |
Albatross • Clearpool • Cowrie • Current • Eel • Fathom • Humpback • Manta • Reef • Ripple • Sapphire • Scallop • Splash |
| Jade Mountain | |
| Other Dragons (Present) |
Abalone • Flounder • Herring • Kelp • Lagoon • Nautilus • Pearl • Piranha • Riptide • Snail • Snapper • Squid • Tempest • Tortoise • Urchin • Webs • Whirlpool |
| Other Dragons (Historical) |
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| Hybrids | |
| Folklore | |
| Kingdom | |
| Kingdom (Historical) |
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| Society |
Aquatic • Bombing of the Summer Palace • Royal SeaWing Massacre • SeaWing Council • Talons of Power ceremony |
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