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|quote = Your Majesty, the facts are clear. You gave an order. [[Kestrel]] disobeyed you and fled the [[Sky Kingdom|kingdom]]. She has been living under your mountains for the last seven years, aiding and abetting the [[Talons of Peace]], who also refuse to follow Your Majesty's orders. She deserves a long, painful execution. There is no need to drag this trial out.
|quote   = Your Majesty, [...] the facts are clear. You gave an order. [[Kestrel]] disobeyed you and fled the [[Sky Kingdom|kingdom]]. She has been living under your [[Claws of the Clouds Mountains|mountains]] for the last seven years, aiding and abetting the [[Talons of Peace]], who also refuse to follow Your Majesty's orders. She deserves a long, painful execution. There is no need to drag this trial out.
|speaker = Vermilion to [[Ex-Queen Scarlet|Scarlet]], ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (Book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]''}}
|speaker = Vermilion to [[Scarlet]] during Kestrel's trial, ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]''
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|name       = Prince Vermilion
{{Character
|image     = <gallery>
|name     = Vermilion
VermilionGN.png|Graphic Novel
|image     = <gallery>
VermilionTemplate.png|Reference
Vermilion GN 6.png|Graphic Novel
VermilionTemplateSkyla.png|Reference
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|age       = Older than [[Queen Ruby]]/Tourmaline by a few years
|age       = Older than 12 years (hatched before 5,000 AS)
|gender     = Male
|gender   = Male
|tribe     = [[SkyWings]]
|tribe     = [[SkyWings]]
|occupation = SkyWing prince, arena announcer and trial persecutor for [[Ex-Queen Scarlet|Queen Scarlet]] (formerly)
|powers    =  
|residence  = [[Queen Ruby's Palace]]
|status    = Alive (as of ''[[Escaping Peril]]'')


|Relation1  = Mother
|status   = Alive (as of ''[[Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping Peril]]'')
|RName1    = [[Ex-Queen Scarlet]] †
|Relation2= Father
|RName2 = Unknown, deceased<ref>[[User_blog:Tinyscourge1/Brand_New_Information_for_WoF_Books_11-15!!!|Confirmed by Tui T. Sutherland]]</ref>
|Relation3 = Sisters
|RName3  = Queen Ruby/Tourmaline, eleven deceased others
|Relation4  = Brothers
|RName4   = [[Prince Hawk|Hawk]], two unnamed others
|Relation5 = Aunts
|RName5  = Three deceased aunts
|Relation6 = Nephew
|RName6  = [[Prince Cliff|Cliff]]
|Relation7  = Ancestors
|RName7  = [[Queen Carmine]] †, [[Princess Sunset]] †
|appeared  = ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy]]'', ''[[Escaping Peril]]''
|mentioned  =
}}
'''Prince Vermilion''' is an adult male [[SkyWings|SkyWing]] who was introduced in ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (Book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]''. During [[Ex-Queen Scarlet|Queen Scarlet]]'s reign he worked as the announcer of the SkyWing [[Queen Ruby's Palace|arena]] matches and a prosecutor of SkyWing trials. He is likely planning to adopt a pet [[Scavengers|scavenger]] in the near future, as the last pages of ''[[Winter Turning]]'' displayed a letter from [[Ex-Prince Smolder|Smolder]] to Vermilion that explained scavenger care and behavior.


==Appearance==
|current  = [[Prince]] of the [[SkyWings]]
Vermilion's scales are vermilion red, hence his name {{Ref|EP|181}}.  He is also mentioned to have large blood-red wings{{Ref|TDP|175}}.
|former    = [[Queen Scarlet]]'s arena announcer and prosecutor


== Personality ==
|Relation1  = Grandmother
|RName1    = [[Firestorm]]
|Relation2  = Mother
|RName2    = [[Scarlet]]
|Relation3  = Father
|RName3      = [[Canyon]]
|Relation4  = Aunts
|RName4    = [[Unnamed characters#SkyWings|Three unnamed SkyWings]]
|Relation5  = Brothers
|RName5    = [[Hawk]], [[Unnamed characters#SkyWings|two unnamed SkyWings]]
|Relation6  = Sisters
|RName6    = [[Ruby]], [[Unnamed characters#SkyWings|eleven unnamed SkyWings]]
|Relation7  = Nephew
|RName7    = [[Cliff]]
|Relation8  = Cousins
|RName8    = [[Unnamed characters#SkyWings|Several Unnamed SkyWings]]
|Relation9  = Ancestors
|RName9    = [[Carmine]], [[Sunset]] (possibly)
|Relation10  = Father's sibling
|RName10    = [[Tailwind]]


Vermilion was shown to be a former loyal supporter of Scarlet, but he turned to [[Queen Ruby|Ruby]] and supported her when he realized that she truly was a better SkyWing [[Dragon Queens|queen]]. He was very sycophantic towards Scarlet, however, it is clear that his loyalty was born out of fear and a weak will (likely from watching so many of his siblings die at Scarlet's talons), as he switches allegiance to Ruby almost immediately after Scarlet disappears and ignores all of his mother's [[dreamvisitor]] messages to him. Once Scarlet returns, Vermilion half-heartedly obeys her orders, showing that fear of his mother still has a strong hold on him. Vermilion also seems to have quite a lot of interests, from being an announcer in the SkyWing Arena, a prosecutor, and possibly owning a pet scavenger.
|a1App    = ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]''
|a1Men    = ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
|a2App    = ''[[Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping Peril]]''
|a2Men    = ''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]''
|gnApp    =
''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (graphic novel)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]'',<br />
''[[Escaping Peril (graphic novel)|Escaping Peril]]''
|gnMen    =
|otFeat    = ''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]''
}}
'''Vermilion''' is an adult male [[SkyWing]] [[prince]] who was introduced in ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]''. He was the announcer for the [[SkyWing arena]] before [[Queen Ruby]]'s succession to the [[Dragon royalty|throne]], and is [[Scarlet|Ex-Queen Scarlet]]'s eldest son. He currently resides in the [[SkyWing palace]].


==Biography==
== Description ==
===''[[The Dragonet Prophecy]]''===
Vermilion has bright red scales{{Ref|EP|181}} and blood-red wings.{{Ref|TDP|175}} He towers over Ruby.{{Ref|EPp}}
Vermilion, although unnamed at the time, was the announcer for the fight between [[Horizon]] and [[Peril]], making weak jokes about the battle to come. After that, he announced the fight between [[Clay]] and [[Fjord]]; he is shown to be Scarlet's herald in her arena. Later on, Vermilion stood as the prosecutor during [[Kestrel]]'s trial, where he awkwardly claimed his mother's side to avoid anger from her. The next day, he announced the battles for his mother's hatching day. [[Princess Tsunami|Tsunami]] attempted to attack him before her fight with [[King Gill|Gill]], although her chains kept her from fighting him.


===''[[The Brightest Night]]''===
== Personality ==
Vermillion is mentioned in a letter from Smolder to him about his pet scavenger, Flower, and how to take care for one is featured at the end of the Collector's Edition. The letter explained how to protect your scavenger, as someone could eat it "by accident", to protect your belongings because it would try to make little things out of the cloth, what to feed it and to supply water daily. Smolder ends the letter requesting Vermilion to send him a picture of his when he got it, and comments on the picture Flower drew of him and her; this letter appears to indicate that Vermillion is interested in getting a pet scavenger and has, presumably, made plans with the SandWing.
Vermilion was formerly a loyal supporter of Scarlet, but became devoted to Queen Ruby once he realized that she is a better [[queen]] than Scarlet. His loyalty toward Scarlet was born out of fear, likely from watching so many of his siblings die at Scarlet's talons - he switched allegiance to Ruby almost immediately after Scarlet's disappearance and ignored every single one of his mother's [[dreamvisitor]] messages to him. Once Scarlet returned, Vermilion half-heartedly obeyed her orders, showing that his fear of his mother still had a firm hold on him. He is fairly cowardly and weak,{{Ref|EP|183}} but he snorted and took a step away from Ruby when she sat next to him.{{Ref|EPp}}


=== ''[[Winter Turning]]'' ===
Vermilion seems to have a lot of interests, having been an announcer in the SkyWing arena and a prosecutor while Scarlet was alive, and showing an interest in owning a pet [[scavenger]] like [[Smolder]]'s after the [[War of SandWing Succession|war]] ended.
The same letter that was featured in the Collector's Edition of ''The Brightest Night'' was also at the end of ''Winter Turning, ''talking about how to raise a pet scavenger.


=== ''[[Escaping Peril]]'' ===
== Biography ==
In this book, Vermilion was shown as a loyal supporter of the new SkyWing queen, Queen Ruby. When Scarlet found him, she questioned him about what happened since she "left the [[Sky Kingdom|Kingdom]]", as well as saying that she attempted to dreamvisit and tell him to kill his sister many times;  she knew he'd been hearing her, yet tactfully ignoring her orders and continuing his loyalty towards Ruby. To her outrage as she noted the lack of treasure, Vermilion replied that Ruby used almost all of the SkyWing treasure to transform the SkyWing Arena into a hospital for dragons that were injured during the war, hiring dragons from all of the different tribes to teach and assist her healers in helping heal injured dragons. He was also accused of liking Ruby more than Scarlet, and was forced to help Peril (who was under a spell at the time) to take [[Prince Cliff]] into custody and guard him.
=== The Dragonet Prophecy ===
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]''
|content = Vermilion, although unnamed at the time, was the announcer for the fight between [[Horizon]] and [[Peril]], making weak jokes about the battle to come. After that, he announced the fight between [[Clay]] and [[Fjord]]; he was shown to be Scarlet's herald in her arena. Later on, Vermilion stood as the prosecutor during [[Kestrel]]'s trial, where he awkwardly claimed his mother's side to avoid anger from her. The next day, he announced the battles for his mother's hatching day. [[Tsunami]] attempted to attack him before her fight with [[Gill]]; however, her chains kept her from fighting him.
}}
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
|content = Vermilion was mentioned in a letter from Smolder to him about his pet scavenger, [[Flower]], featured at the end of the Collector's Edition. The letter explained how to protect your scavenger, as someone could eat it "by accident," to protect your belongings in case they would try to make little things out of the cloth, what to feed them, and to supply them water daily. Smolder ended the letter by requesting Vermilion to send him a picture of his scavenger when he got them and commented on the picture Flower drew of him and her; this letter appeared to indicate that Vermilion was interested in getting a pet scavenger and has, presumably, made plans with the [[SandWing]].
}}
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=== The Jade Mountain Prophecy ===
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]''
|content = Vermilion was indirectly mentioned in the prologue when Ruby pitied [[Winter]] by saying that she would probably rather die in battle than listen to her brothers talk to her the way [[Hailstorm]] did to Winter.


== Family Tree ==
The same letter featured in the Collector's Edition of ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]'' was also at the end of ''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]''.
{{Royal SkyWing Family Tree}}
}}
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping Peril]]''
|content = In the prologue, he irritatingly shifted away from [[Hawk]] and Ruby when Peril was first introduced to the tribe. Years later, Vermilion was described as a loyal supporter of the new SkyWing queen, Queen Ruby. When Scarlet found him in her return, she questioned him about what happened since she "left the [[Sky Kingdom|kingdom]]," as well as saying that she attempted to dreamvisit and told him to kill his sister many times; she knew he had heard her, yet tactfully ignored her orders in his continuing loyalty toward Ruby. To her outrage as she noted the lack of treasure, Vermilion replied that Ruby used almost all of the SkyWing treasure to transform the SkyWing arena into a hospital for [[dragons]] that were injured during the war, hiring dragons from all of the different tribes to teach and assist her healers in helping heal injured dragons. He was also accused of liking Ruby more than Scarlet and was forced to help Peril to take [[Cliff]] into custody and guard him.
}}
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=== Field Guides ===
{{dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]''
|content = Vermillion wrote a letter to [[Starflight]] about a list he found of dragons Scarlet wanted dead. He was one of the dragons on the list. He was later indirectly mentioned by [[Tailwind]] in ''[[literature#Named scrolls|This is Why We Don't Marry Psychopaths]]'' as one of Scarlet and [[Canyon]]'s sons.
}}


==Quotes==
== Relationships ==
''"After four wins, Horizon the SandWing-- formerly, and unwisely, a soldier in Blaze's army-- has been challenged to a match with the Queen's Champion, Peril. Claws up, fire ready! Fight!"'' -Announcing a match between Horizon and Peril.
=== [[Ruby]] ===
When Ruby sat next to Vermilion in Scarlet's throne room, he snorted and edged a step away from her.{{Ref|EPp}} Years later, he became loyal to Ruby when she became the new queen of the SkyWings.  


''"After last month's battle with Blaze's army, our queen's dungeons were stuffed with IceWing prisoners of war. Only nine have survived. After two wins, I give you-- Fjord of the IceWings! [...] And in this corner, an unusual case-- a MudWing, but not one of our allies. No, this dragonet was found hiding under our mountains, protected by the Talons of Peace. Is he one of the dragonets of destiny? Not if he loses this battle! [...] If these prophesied dragonets are as wonderful and legendary as they're supposed to be, this should be a showdown to remember. I hope you're prepared to impress us, dragon of the mud. I present to you... Clay of the MudWings! Claws up, teeth ready! Fight!"'' -Announcing a match between Fjord and Clay.
=== [[Scarlet]] ===
Vermilion was loyal to his mother during her reign, which helped him to keep a stable relationship with Scarlet. She entrusted him with announcing arena battles as well as arguing for prosecution. After Scarlet returned to the Sky Kingdom, he threw himself into a bow before her{{Ref|EP|181}} and stammered that he was so relieved to have her back. When Scarlet addressed her son, however, her voice was full of fury - so much so that she may as well have called him "Disappointment." He was sure that he would be killed for disloyalty, especially because Scarlet had hunted through his dreams with a dreamvisitor, ordering him to help Scarlet regain her former throne,{{Ref|EP|182}} and kill Ruby for her, but he ignored her commands. He spoke to her weakly and miserably after she scolded him,{{Ref|EP|183}} and he once tensely warned Hawk not to question Scarlet.{{Ref|EPp}}


''"Your Majesty, [...] The facts are clear. You gave an order. Kestrel disobeyed you and fled the kingdom. She has been living under your mountains for the last seven years, aiding and abetting the Talons of Peace, who also refuse to follow Your Majesty's orders. She deserves a long, painful execution. There is no need to drag this trial out."'' -During the trial for Kestrel.
=== [[Smolder]] ===
After the end of the war, he seems to have become somewhat friendly with Smolder — the two share an interest in keeping scavengers as pets.


''"Mother! [...] Your Majesty! [...] You're alive! You've returned! What a, uh-- what a glorious day for the Sky Kingdom! We're all so, so, so, uh, blessed and lucky and ''relieved''! Yes. This is thrilling, it really is."''
== Family tree ==
{{Royal SkyWing Family Tree}}


''"A great day, [...] So... great."''
== Quotes ==
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = After four wins, Horizon the SandWing — formerly, and unwisely, a soldier in [[Blaze]]'s army — has been challenged to a match with the Queen's Champion, Peril. Claws up, fire ready! Fight!
|speaker = announcing a match in the arena between Horizon and Peril
|book    = [[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]
|page    = 130
}}
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{{SingleQuote
|quote  = After last month's battle with Blaze's army, our queen's dungeons were stuffed with [[IceWing]] prisoners of war. Only nine have survived. After two wins, I give you — Fjord of the IceWings! [...] And in this corner, an unusual case — a [[MudWing]], but not one of our allies. No, this dragonet was found hiding under our [[Claws of the Clouds Mountains|mountains]], protected by the [[Talons of Peace]]. Is he one of the [[dragonets of destiny]]? Not if he loses this battle! [...] If these prophesied dragonets are as wonderful and legendary as they're supposed to be, this should be a showdown to remember. I hope you're prepared to impress us, dragon of the mud. I present to you ... Clay of the MudWings! Claws up, teeth ready! Fight!
|speaker = announcing a match in the arena between Fjord and Clay
|book    = [[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]
|page    = 154-155
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Your Majesty, [...] the facts are clear. You gave an order. Kestrel disobeyed you and fled the kingdom. She has been living under your mountains for the last seven years, aiding and abetting the Talons of Peace, who also refuse to follow Your Majesty's orders. She deserves a long, painful execution. There is no need to drag this trial out.
|speaker = during Kestrel's trial
|book    = [[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]
|page    = 177
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = She turned your arena into a hospital. [...] She pardoned all the prisoners and brought in doctors and healers from other tribes to teach ours everything they know and she made space for all the wounded soldiers from the war and she's been finding them all places to live and jobs to do and using the gold for all of that.
|speaker = to Scarlet, about Ruby
|book    = [[Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping Peril]]
|page    = 184
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = No! [...] Never! You're the only good queen! I liked my arena job! It's absolutely terrible here now! We always loved the, uh, the fighting! We missed you so much!
|speaker = to Scarlet
|book    = [[Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping Peril]]
|page    = 184
}}


''"Steal-- she-- [...] I didn't-- we thought--"''
== Trivia ==
* In ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (graphic novel)]]'', Vermilion does not announce all of the arena fights as he did in the original novel. In the graphic novel, Queen Scarlet herself announces all of the battles before the ones taking place on her hatching day instead of Vermilion.


''"Y-y-yes?"''
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
''"But-- I didn't know it was real, [...] Could have been my, um... subconscious."''
Vermilion GN 6.png|Vermilion from ''[[Escaping Peril (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]
 
VermilionTemplateSkyla.png|Reference by {{U|Skyla the Skywing}}
''"And then I woke up, [...] and it seemed crazy to obey a dream..."''
</gallery>
 
''"I'm sorry. [...] I know you're going to kill me. or would you rather have me kill myself?"''
 
''"Um, [...] Yes. About that."''
 
''"No, no, [...] No one did that! It was Ruby. She took the gold and used it to, uh-- she--"''
 
''"She turned your arena into a hospital, [...] She pardoned all the prisoners and brought in doctors and healers from other tribes to teach ours everything they know and she made space for all the wounded soldiers from the war and she's been finding them all places to live and jobs to do and using the gold for all of that."''
 
''"No! [...] Never! You're the only good queen! I liked my arena job! It's absolutely terrible here now! We always loved the, uh, the fighting! We missed you so much!"''
 
''"Tomorrow morning, [...] She sent an advance messenger."''
 
''"You look particularly deadly today, Your Majesty." ''-In the Dragonet Prophecy Graphic Novel.
 
''"Your Majesty, the facts are clear. You gave an order. Kestrel disobeyed you. She deserves a long and painful execution." '''' ''-In the Dragonet Prophecy Graphic Novel.
 
''"Fellow dragons! Loyal SkyWings! Visiting MudWings! Honored SandWing guests! We have a full slate of thrilling games today!" ''-In the Dragonet Prophecy Graphic Novel.
 
''"First, we have a so-called dragonet of destiny. Can she fulfill the prophecy? Let's see if she can survive the arena first. [...] I give you... TSUNAMI OF THE SEAWINGS!" ''-In the Dragonet Prophecy Graphic Novel.
 
==Trivia==
*Vermilion is a brilliant red that comes from the mineral cinnabar.
*It was revealed in ''The Brightest Night'' Collector's Edition and ''Winter Turning'' that Vermilion was considering having a scavenger as a pet as Smolder does.
*It appears that Vermilion is a much more caring dragon than how he appeared in ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (Book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]'', probably forced to be mean by Queen Scarlet. His kinder side is shown in his appeal and interest in scavengers, as well as his devoted loyalty to the better queen, Ruby.
*Vermilion was Scarlet's first known son.
*Vermilion had twelve sisters, all deceased with the exception of Queen Ruby/Tourmaline.
*In ''The Dragonet Prophecy Graphic Novel'', Vermillion doesn't announce all of the arena fights as he did in the original mainstream novel. In the graphic novel, Queen Scarlet herself announces all of the battles before the ones occurring on her hatching day instead.


==Gallery==
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Vermilion GN 1.png
Typical SkyWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg|A typical SkyWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]]
Vermilion GN 2.png
SkyTransparent.png|A typical SkyWing (lineart), by [[Joy Ang]]
Vermilion GN 3.png
Germanskywing.jpg|A typical SkyWing from the German publication, by [[Max Meinzold]]
Vermilion GN 4.png
VermilionTemplate.png|Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
Vermilion GN 5.png
SkyWing Sigil.png|SkyWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
Vermilion GN Infobox.png
Screen Shot 2014-01-31 at 11.26.39 AM.png|Lineart by Joy Ang
Ruby Vermilion and Hawk GN 1.png
VermilionbyHerontheMudWing.png|The SkyWing line art by Joy Ang colored by Heron
Ruby Vermilion and Hawk GN 2.png
Screen Shot 2015-01-13 at 11.46.14 AM.png|By Congela
Ruby and Vermilion GN.png
Skywings.jpg
Vermilion GN 7.png
Screen Shot 2015-02-14 at 7.24.17 PM.png|Vermillion by QueenClam
Vermilion GN 8.png
ChibiMaker.Vermillon.jpg
Vermilion GN 9.png
Thrsh.png
VermilionbyHeron.png|Vermilion
IMG_20160217_2123208_rewind.jpg|By Snowflake|By xTheDragonRebornx on deviantART
Vermillion Ref.png|Vermillion Ref- QueenClam
Vermilion.png
Wof d a d day 11 vermilion by xthedragonrebornx-dadd2id.png|By xTheDragonRebornx|link=Vermilion
d_a_d___prince_vermillion__day_11_by_vision_seeker-dasa2mw.png|D.a.d - Prince Vermillion- day 11 by Vision-Seeker|link=http://vision-seeker.deviantart.com/art/D-a-d-Prince-Vermillion-day-11-652160984
Vermillion-v-fuyu-gaki-v-dragons-napalm.jpg
Vermilion.jpg|The color vermilion
853573.png|Vermilion by Ta-ak|link=https://ta-ak.deviantart.com/art/H-A-D-Vermilion-707970355
wings_of_fire___vermillion_by_happyfalconqueen-dav7ulg.png
Vermillion.png|Vermillion Ref by QueenClam
Vermilion 1.png|This was drawn by
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Vermillion fg.png|Vermillion BY FISH
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</gallery>
{{Gallery Hider/end}}


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"Your Majesty, [...] the facts are clear. You gave an order. Kestrel disobeyed you and fled the kingdom. She has been living under your mountains for the last seven years, aiding and abetting the Talons of Peace, who also refuse to follow Your Majesty's orders. She deserves a long, painful execution. There is no need to drag this trial out."
— Vermilion to Scarlet during Kestrel's trial, The Dragonet Prophecy

Vermilion is an adult male SkyWing prince who was introduced in The Dragonet Prophecy. He was the announcer for the SkyWing arena before Queen Ruby's succession to the throne, and is Ex-Queen Scarlet's eldest son. He currently resides in the SkyWing palace.

Description

Vermilion has bright red scales[1] and blood-red wings.[2] He towers over Ruby.[3]

Personality

Vermilion was formerly a loyal supporter of Scarlet, but became devoted to Queen Ruby once he realized that she is a better queen than Scarlet. His loyalty toward Scarlet was born out of fear, likely from watching so many of his siblings die at Scarlet's talons - he switched allegiance to Ruby almost immediately after Scarlet's disappearance and ignored every single one of his mother's dreamvisitor messages to him. Once Scarlet returned, Vermilion half-heartedly obeyed her orders, showing that his fear of his mother still had a firm hold on him. He is fairly cowardly and weak,[4] but he snorted and took a step away from Ruby when she sat next to him.[3]

Vermilion seems to have a lot of interests, having been an announcer in the SkyWing arena and a prosecutor while Scarlet was alive, and showing an interest in owning a pet scavenger like Smolder's after the war ended.

Biography

The Dragonet Prophecy

The Dragonet Prophecy
Vermilion, although unnamed at the time, was the announcer for the fight between Horizon and Peril, making weak jokes about the battle to come. After that, he announced the fight between Clay and Fjord; he was shown to be Scarlet's herald in her arena. Later on, Vermilion stood as the prosecutor during Kestrel's trial, where he awkwardly claimed his mother's side to avoid anger from her. The next day, he announced the battles for his mother's hatching day. Tsunami attempted to attack him before her fight with Gill; however, her chains kept her from fighting him.
The Brightest Night
Vermilion was mentioned in a letter from Smolder to him about his pet scavenger, Flower, featured at the end of the Collector's Edition. The letter explained how to protect your scavenger, as someone could eat it "by accident," to protect your belongings in case they would try to make little things out of the cloth, what to feed them, and to supply them water daily. Smolder ended the letter by requesting Vermilion to send him a picture of his scavenger when he got them and commented on the picture Flower drew of him and her; this letter appeared to indicate that Vermilion was interested in getting a pet scavenger and has, presumably, made plans with the SandWing.

The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Winter Turning

Vermilion was indirectly mentioned in the prologue when Ruby pitied Winter by saying that she would probably rather die in battle than listen to her brothers talk to her the way Hailstorm did to Winter.

The same letter featured in the Collector's Edition of The Brightest Night was also at the end of Winter Turning.
Escaping Peril
In the prologue, he irritatingly shifted away from Hawk and Ruby when Peril was first introduced to the tribe. Years later, Vermilion was described as a loyal supporter of the new SkyWing queen, Queen Ruby. When Scarlet found him in her return, she questioned him about what happened since she "left the kingdom," as well as saying that she attempted to dreamvisit and told him to kill his sister many times; she knew he had heard her, yet tactfully ignored her orders in his continuing loyalty toward Ruby. To her outrage as she noted the lack of treasure, Vermilion replied that Ruby used almost all of the SkyWing treasure to transform the SkyWing arena into a hospital for dragons that were injured during the war, hiring dragons from all of the different tribes to teach and assist her healers in helping heal injured dragons. He was also accused of liking Ruby more than Scarlet and was forced to help Peril to take Cliff into custody and guard him.

Field Guides

A Guide to the Dragon World
Vermillion wrote a letter to Starflight about a list he found of dragons Scarlet wanted dead. He was one of the dragons on the list. He was later indirectly mentioned by Tailwind in This is Why We Don't Marry Psychopaths as one of Scarlet and Canyon's sons.

Relationships

Ruby

When Ruby sat next to Vermilion in Scarlet's throne room, he snorted and edged a step away from her.[3] Years later, he became loyal to Ruby when she became the new queen of the SkyWings.

Scarlet

Vermilion was loyal to his mother during her reign, which helped him to keep a stable relationship with Scarlet. She entrusted him with announcing arena battles as well as arguing for prosecution. After Scarlet returned to the Sky Kingdom, he threw himself into a bow before her[1] and stammered that he was so relieved to have her back. When Scarlet addressed her son, however, her voice was full of fury - so much so that she may as well have called him "Disappointment." He was sure that he would be killed for disloyalty, especially because Scarlet had hunted through his dreams with a dreamvisitor, ordering him to help Scarlet regain her former throne,[5] and kill Ruby for her, but he ignored her commands. He spoke to her weakly and miserably after she scolded him,[4] and he once tensely warned Hawk not to question Scarlet.[3]

Smolder

After the end of the war, he seems to have become somewhat friendly with Smolder — the two share an interest in keeping scavengers as pets.

Family tree

Carmine
Sunset
Several Generations
MoreFirestormUnknown
CanyonScarlet3 Dragons
VermilionHawk11 Dragons2 Dragons
RubyUnknown
Cliff


Quotes

"After four wins, Horizon the SandWing — formerly, and unwisely, a soldier in Blaze's army — has been challenged to a match with the Queen's Champion, Peril. Claws up, fire ready! Fight!"
― announcing a match in the arena between Horizon and Peril (The Dragonet Prophecy, page 130)
"After last month's battle with Blaze's army, our queen's dungeons were stuffed with IceWing prisoners of war. Only nine have survived. After two wins, I give you — Fjord of the IceWings! [...] And in this corner, an unusual case — a MudWing, but not one of our allies. No, this dragonet was found hiding under our mountains, protected by the Talons of Peace. Is he one of the dragonets of destiny? Not if he loses this battle! [...] If these prophesied dragonets are as wonderful and legendary as they're supposed to be, this should be a showdown to remember. I hope you're prepared to impress us, dragon of the mud. I present to you ... Clay of the MudWings! Claws up, teeth ready! Fight!"
― announcing a match in the arena between Fjord and Clay (The Dragonet Prophecy, page 154-155)
"Your Majesty, [...] the facts are clear. You gave an order. Kestrel disobeyed you and fled the kingdom. She has been living under your mountains for the last seven years, aiding and abetting the Talons of Peace, who also refuse to follow Your Majesty's orders. She deserves a long, painful execution. There is no need to drag this trial out."
― during Kestrel's trial (The Dragonet Prophecy, page 177)
"She turned your arena into a hospital. [...] She pardoned all the prisoners and brought in doctors and healers from other tribes to teach ours everything they know and she made space for all the wounded soldiers from the war and she's been finding them all places to live and jobs to do and using the gold for all of that."
― to Scarlet, about Ruby (Escaping Peril, page 184)
"No! [...] Never! You're the only good queen! I liked my arena job! It's absolutely terrible here now! We always loved the, uh, the fighting! We missed you so much!"
― to Scarlet (Escaping Peril, page 184)

Trivia

  • In The Dragonet Prophecy (graphic novel), Vermilion does not announce all of the arena fights as he did in the original novel. In the graphic novel, Queen Scarlet herself announces all of the battles before the ones taking place on her hatching day instead of Vermilion.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Escaping Peril, page 181
  2. ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 175
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Escaping Peril, prologue
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Escaping Peril, page 183
  5. ↑ Escaping Peril, page 182


SkyWings
Queens

Present: Ruby • Scarlet
Historical: Carmine • Firestorm

Royalty
(Present)

Cliff • Hawk • Tourmaline • Vermilion

Royalty
(Historical)

Canyon • Sunset

Jade Mountain

Carnelian • Flame • Garnet • Peregrine • Peril • Thrush

Other Dragons

Avalanche • Cardinal • Cinnabar • Eagle (WT) • Eagle (L1) • Harrier • Jasper • Kestrel • Osprey • Pyrite • Soar • Sky • Tailwind

Kingdom

Claws of the Clouds Mountains • Diamond Spray Delta • Diamond Spray River • Great Five-Tail River • Possibility • SkyWing palace


cs:Rumělec de:Vermilion fi:Sinooperi fr:Vermillon nl:Vermiljoen pl:Cynober ru:Кармин uk:Кіновар

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