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| |quote = I will lead my [[NightWings|tribe]] to safety.
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| |speaker = Battlewinner, ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]''
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| {{Character
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| |name = Battlewinner
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| |image =
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| BattlewinnerGNInfobox.png|Graphic Novel
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| BattlewinnerTemplateLumin.png|Reference
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| |age = Adult
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| |gender = Female
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| |tribe = [[NightWings]]
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| |powers =
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| |status = Deceased (died in 5,011 AS)
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| |death = Taken over by her previously internal frostbreath injury
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| |current =
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| |former = Queen of the [[NightWing]] tribe
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| |Relation1 = Daughter
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| |RName1 = [[Greatness]]
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| |Relation2 = Ancestor
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| |RName2 = [[Vigilance]] (possibly)
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| |a1App = ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]''
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| |a1Men =
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| ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]'',<br />
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| ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]'',<br />
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| ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
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| |a2App =
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| |a2Men = ''[[Moon Rising]]''
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| |gnApp = ''[[The Dark Secret (graphic novel)|The Dark Secret]]''
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| |gnMen = ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (graphic novel)|The Hidden Kingdom]]''
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| |wiApp = ''[[Assassin]]''
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| |wiMen = ''[[Prisoners]]''
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| '''Battlewinner''' was an adult female [[NightWing]] who was introduced in ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]''. Before the [[NightWing Exodus]], she was the 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 after leaving her lava cauldron in an attempt to attack [[Glory]] and [[Starflight]].
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| == Appearance ==
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| 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}}
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| == Personality ==
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| 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. She was also shown as cruel when she ordered [[Vengeance]] to be thrown into lava for upsetting her. She may have also been slightly insane or impulsive, as she lunged out of her lava cauldron to attack Glory and Starflight, despite knowing that she would die.
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| == Biography ==
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| |heading = Pre-Series
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| |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.
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| 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.
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| === The Dragonet Prophecy ===
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| |heading = ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]''
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| |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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| |heading = ''[[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]''
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| |content = ''More information flying in soon …''
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| |heading = ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]''
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| |content = Though she does not physically appear, she is 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]]''
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| |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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| |heading = ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
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| |content = ''More information flying in soon …''
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| === The Jade Mountain Prophecy ===
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| |heading = ''[[Moon Rising]]''
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| |content = In the prologue, [[Secretkeeper]] gave the excuse of hunting food for Battlewinner so she can go through the tunnel.
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| |heading = ''[[Winter Turning]]''
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| |content = ''More information flying in soon …''
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| === Winglets ===
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| |heading = ''[[Prisoners]]''
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| |content = ''More information flying in soon …''
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| |heading = ''[[Assassin]]''
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| |content = ''More information flying in soon …''
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| == Relationships ==
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| === [[Greatness]] ===
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| Greatness was Battlewinner's only daughter and heir to the NightWing throne. Battlewinner wasn't 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.
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| === [[Morrowseer]] ===
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| Morrowseer was Battlewinner's most trusted advisor as shown in ''The Dark Secret'' and ''[[Assassin]]''. They came up with the dragonet prophecy together.
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| == Family Tree ==
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| {{Royal NightWing Family Tree}}
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| == Quotes ==
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| |quote = Funny [that the RainWings would attack us].
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| |speaker = to Glory
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| |book = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
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| |page = 257
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| |quote = I see one [possibility], […] You die.
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| |speaker = to Glory
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| |book = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
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| |page = 258
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| {{SingleQuote
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| |quote = NEVER! […] We'll never bow to the RainWings.
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| |speaker = to Glory, about her plan
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| |book = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
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| |page = 260
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| |quote = You never wanted to be queen, […] You're a pathetic heir.
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| |speaker = to Greatness
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| |book = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
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| |page = 260
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| |quote = I am their queen. ''I'' am.
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| |speaker = to Glory and Starflight
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| |book = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
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| |page = 260
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| |quote = ''I'' will lead my tribe to safety.
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| |speaker = final words
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| |book = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
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| |page = 262
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| == Gallery ==
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| <gallery widths="185">
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| BattlewinnerTemplateLumin.png|Reference by {{U|Lumin the Whisperer}}
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| BattlewinnerGNInfobox.png|Battlewinner from ''[[The Dark Secret (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]
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| </gallery>
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| |heading = Graphic novels
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| <gallery widths="185">
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| BattlewinnerGN1.png|by Mike Holmes
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| BattlewinnerGN2.png|by Mike Holmes
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| BattlewinnerGN3.png|by Mike Holmes
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| BattlewinnerGN4.png|by Mike Holmes
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| BattlewinnerGN5.png|by Mike Holmes
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| BattlewinnerGN6.png|by Mike Holmes
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| BattlewinnerGN7.png|by Mike Holmes
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| BattlewinnerGN8.png|by Mike Holmes
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| BattlewinnerGN9.png|by Mike Holmes
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| BattlewinnerGN10.png|by Mike Holmes
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| </gallery>
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| }}
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