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|speaker = Glacier to [[Crystal]], [[Mink]], and [[Snowfall]] before her death, ''[[The Dangerous Gift]]'' | |speaker = Glacier to [[Crystal]], [[Mink]], and [[Snowfall]] before her death, ''[[The Dangerous Gift]]'' | ||
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'''Glacier''' was an adult female [[IceWing]] who was introduced in the epilogue of ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]''. Prior to her death as a result of [[Darkstalker]]'s IceWing [[IceWing plague|plague]], she ruled as the [[queen]] of the IceWing tribe and was allied with [[Blaze]] and the [[SandWings]] who fought for her during the [[War of SandWing Succession]]. | '''Glacier''' was an adult female [[IceWing]] who was introduced in the epilogue of ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]''. Prior to her death as a result of [[Darkstalker]]'s IceWing [[IceWing plague|plague]], she ruled as the [[queen]] of the IceWing tribe and was allied with [[Blaze]] and the [[SandWings]] who fought for her during the [[War of SandWing Succession]]. | ||
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Glacier eventually appeared in Snowfall's vision of Jerboa III, being the first dragon the latter knew who felt bad and cried about her past. Jerboa and Glacier were great friends until the day Glacier caught the plague, in which Jerboa III grieved for her death. Glacier never asked for a single spell from Jerboa, something Jerboa appreciated greatly. | Glacier eventually appeared in Snowfall's vision of Jerboa III, being the first dragon the latter knew who felt bad and cried about her past. Jerboa and Glacier were great friends until the day Glacier caught the plague, in which Jerboa III grieved for her death. Glacier never asked for a single spell from Jerboa, something Jerboa appreciated greatly. | ||
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Revision as of 18:49, 9 July 2023
- "I will not have our tribe suffer the fate of the Kingdom of Sand. There will be no War of IceWing Succession. Do you three understand me?"
- — Glacier to Crystal, Mink, and Snowfall before her death, The Dangerous Gift
Glacier was an adult female IceWing who was introduced in the epilogue of The Dark Secret. Prior to her death as a result of Darkstalker's IceWing plague, she ruled as the queen of the IceWing tribe and was allied with Blaze and the SandWings who fought for her during the War of SandWing Succession.
Description
Glacier had white scales and arctic-blue eyes.[1] She was tall[1] and was described by Winter to be majestic, the most beautiful and imposing queen in Pyrrhia.[2]
Personality
Although she was often internally exhausted, frustrated, confused, and uncertain by the duties of being queen,[3] Glacier took good care of her tribe[4] and was regarded as a good queen by her subjects.[5] Jerboa III described her as different from other queens as she believed in solving her own problems and knew the dangers of animus magic.[6] She was practical and stoic in decision-making, as she refused to rescue Hailstorm due to potential conflict.[7] She was good at putting clues together and figuring things out.[8] She was straight to business without any meandering preambles,[9] but had sympathy in her eyes before Winter was to face the Diamond Trial.[2] She was brilliant[10] and unafraid,[11] and she was often gone from the Ice Kingdom for days on diplomatic missions or battle patrols for the sake of her tribe's safety.[12] Even in death, she still cared deeply for her tribe, as she handpicked Snowfall to be her successor instead of fighting her, not wanting her tribe to suffer the fate of the SandWings after the death of Oasis.[13] Though she was willing to have a talk with the dragonets of destiny, she had no problem killing them if they were not on her side.[8] She also had no objections to wiping out the entire NightWing tribe if she needed to.[8]
Biography
The Dragonet Prophecy
| The Hidden Kingdom |
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| Although she did not formally appear, Glacier and her troops approached the cave that the dragonets of destiny were temporarily occupying within the Ice Kingdom's border. Blaze told the dragonets that one time a SkyWing nearly killed her when she was getting some sun, and Glacier ripped the SkyWing's wings off before killing him. Blaze encouraged the dragonets to stay and meet Glacier, but they left because they did not want to be imprisoned again. This would mean possibly dying of the sub-zero temperatures in the dungeons. After being kept captive by the SkyWings and the SeaWings, in their respective orders, they did not wish to be imprisoned due to their experience. |
| The Dark Secret |
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| In the epilogue, Glacier met with Blaze outside of her palace to discuss the dragonets of destiny. She threatened to kill the dragonets if they did not choose her ally, Blaze, as the next SandWing queen since that would demoralize her dragons. She also said she had no problem with wiping out all of the NightWings when Blaze mentioned that Deathbringer tried to kill her during the meeting with the dragonets of destiny. Blaze then started shivering, and Glacier let her go back inside. Glacier planned to talk to the dragonets and see which queen they were inclined to support, and if they chose someone other than Blaze, she would kill them. |
| The Brightest Night |
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| In order to gather all three of the SandWing sisters together, the dragonets of destiny needed to contact Blaze in the Ice Kingdom. The dragonets decided to send Jambu and Mangrove over, disguised as IceWings, to contact Blaze. This plan failed however, due to Glacier not allowing Blaze to go out of the palace. Afterwards, the dragonets decided to dreamvisit a message to Blaze herself, which had succeeded. Glacier later was present when the dragonets attempted to choose a SandWing queen. When Blister challenged Blaze to a duel, Blaze begged Glacier to fight for her. Glacier did not appeal to the idea of neighboring a kingdom ruled by Blister, but she did want to be just and fair. She apologized to Blaze and said it was her fight, leaving the SandWing on her own. Glacier, along with the other queens, became relieved after seeing Thorn become the new queen of the SandWings. |
The Jade Mountain Prophecy
| Moon Rising |
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| Winter mentioned her often, especially when telling other dragons that he was her nephew. |
| Winter Turning |
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| She was flying back to the IceWing palace after meeting with Glory to discuss Icicle's fate. Once Winter and Hailstorm returned to the kingdom, Winter was placed at the top of the First Circle and Hailstorm in the last spot of the Seventh Circle. Due to Hailstorm's hatching day coming in two weeks after his arrival, he must reach the first or second place beforehand if he wanted to live in the palace. To reclaim his rank, he challenges Winter to the Diamond Trial[14]. On the way to the Diamond Caves, Glacier asked for Winter's side of the story after hearing Icicle's. Glacier only interrupted Winter's story once to ask about Cirrus, then wished both Winter and Hailstorm luck during the Diamond Trial. |
| Escaping Peril |
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| When Qibli objected that they should give Darkstalker's scroll to Thorn, Winter snapped that maybe they should give it to Glacier. Later, when Qibli suggested they could use the scroll to protect Glory and Thorn, Winter growled that they should include Glacier and that she was a good queen. |
| Talons of Power |
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When Darkstalker challenged Glory for the NightWing throne, Turtle tried to empathize with the NightWings by wondering if he would choose Albatross or Glacier to rule the SeaWings. He later wondered if Glacier, along with the other queens, would listen to him. She was mentioned in the epilogue when a messenger arrived with some news for Hailstorm, noting that Glacier was the first to catch a plague that was spreading across the Ice Kingdom. The messenger delivered a message saying that the queen of the IceWings was dead. |
| Darkness of Dragons |
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| Glacier was mentioned briefly when Darkstalker pulled out a scroll and enchanted it to tell the news of the IceWings. The scroll announced that Glacier was dead and her daughter, Snowfall, had taken the throne. Snowfall was leading an army to avenge Glacier and the other nineteen dragons known to have been killed by the plague. |
The Lost Continent Prophecy
| The Hive Queen |
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| In the prologue, she was mentioned by Moon, when she recounts the bad deeds Darkstalker did that she could have stopped. She said that if she had seen Darkstalker for who he really was, he would not have killed the IceWing queen. |
| The Poison Jungle |
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| In the epilogue, Jerboa III mentioned Glacier, stating to Snowfall that she had usually arrived at their meetings after she did. When Jerboa said this, Snowfall quivered, which made Jerboa think that part of Snowfall mourned for Glacier. Jerboa III later thought about how Glacier was a reasonable dragon to deal with, unlike Snowfall. |
| The Dangerous Gift |
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Glacier was mentioned by Snowfall several times throughout the first chapter. Snowfall pondered why Glacier chose her as the next queen, and told herself it was because of fate. She also appeared in a brief flashback of Snowfall's to when she was on her deathbed, surrounded by her three daughters. Snowfall also thinks of Glacier several times throughout the book, finally finding out why Glacier chose her as the next queen instead of Crystal or Mink in her last vision. Glacier eventually appeared in Snowfall's vision of Jerboa III, being the first dragon the latter knew who felt bad and cried about her past. Jerboa and Glacier were great friends until the day Glacier caught the plague, in which Jerboa III grieved for her death. Glacier never asked for a single spell from Jerboa, something Jerboa appreciated greatly. |
Field Guides
| A Guide to the Dragon World |
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| Glacier's portrait, taken in front of the Moon Globe Tree, was seen before the IceWing section of the book. |
Relationships
Glacier was mainly allied to Blaze for the prospect of new territory for the IceWings, rather than her actual queenliness.[8] She did not have the same faith in the SandWing's persuasive abilities or her dazzling charisma as Blaze did.[8] Blaze herself said that Glacier told her that military stuff is too confusing. She was fiercely protective over her ally, having fought off a SkyWing who was sent to killed Blaze.[15] During a vision in The Dangerous Gift, she thought of Blaze as a "cheerful brain-dead goose." Glacier was a bit concerned that the SandWings would have a foolish queen so she was determined to be a strong ally and trade partner to help guide Blaze if she won the throne.[16] Despite looking out for her, she had to be fair and have Blaze fight on her own when Blister attacked her during The Brightest Night.[17]
Glacier loved[3] and cared for her eldest daughter. She was proud of and cared for all three of her daughters, stating she would happily step aside instead of fighting them for the throne. Part of the reason she chose Snowfall over Crystal to be queen was because she knew or suspected that Crystal was in a relationship with Gharial, a MudWing and knew making Crystal choose between her kingdom and her lover would tear her daughter apart.[18]
Before becoming queen, Glacier met Jerboa III by accident, and they became close friends. Glacier cried when the animus revealed the cost of her use of animus magic, and was likely the only dragon who had ever shown Jerboa III empathy. The IceWing believed Jerboa III existed for a purpose, and that she might save the world one day with her magic, which was one of the reasons why Glacier never asked for any spells.[6]
Glacier loved[3] and showed affection for her youngest daughter. While she was on her deathbed, she comforted Mink while she was crying by giving her a hug. She was proud of and cared for all three of her daughters, stating she would happily step aside instead of fighting them for the throne. Mink said that when she could not sleep, she would sometimes go to Glacier's room and sleep alongside her mother.[19]
Glacier trusted Narwhal, since he was her brother. She entrusted him to oversee palace matters in her absence, showing she thought he could make good choices.[20]
Watching Snowfall filled Glacier with hope.[16] She loved her very dearly, and believed that Snowfall would fight for their tribe like no one else would.[3] She trusted Snowfall deeply in becoming queen and chose her over Crystal before her death, believing that Snowfall was the best possible option. After Glacier died, Snowfall flinched whenever Jerboa III mentioned her, and she wished that they could have had more years together as a family.
Unlike his parents, Glacier was polite and kind towards him. She even appeared to be sympathetic to Winter before the Diamond Trial, and Winter looked up to her greatly.[2] Winter describe Glacier as a good queen and thought she could be trusted with Darkstalker's scroll.[5]
Family Tree
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| Glacier | Several Dragons | Narwhal | Tundra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crystal | Snowfall | Mink | Hailstorm | Winter | Icicle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quotes
- "We're going to kill all of them, if we must. I have no objection to the idea of wiping out the NightWings. But we should consider what to do about the dragonets of the prophecy."
- ― to Blaze (The Dark Secret, epilogue)
- "Indeed. We don't want them telling anyone they've chosen Blister. It would be very demoralizing for our dragons."
- ― to Blaze (The Dark Secret, epilogue)
- "I'm sorry, Blaze. This is your fight."
- ― to Blaze when she asks for assistance in combat (The Brightest Night, page 286)
- "It's a good question. Queen Glory is … not like other queens. I thought she would demand Icicle's execution, but instead, she said she would leave Icicle's punishment entirely to me in exchange for something unusual: a cutting from our moon globe tree."
- ― to Winter (Winter Turning, page 268)
- "I will not have our tribe suffer the fate of the Kingdom of Sand. There will be no War of IceWing Succession. Do you three understand me?"
- ― to Crystal, Mink, and Snowfall before her death (The Dangerous Gift, page 22)
- "We're going to be all right. No matter what happens, I'll be able to leave the tribe in the right talons."
- ― thoughts about Snowfall (The Dangerous Gift, page 311)
Trivia
- Glacier was the first IceWing who caught the plague created by Darkstalker.[21]
Gallery
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Reference by SpaceshipEarth -
Glacier from The Dark Secret (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes
- Art by Mike Holmes, from the Wings of Fire Graphic Novels
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Dark Secret, page 287
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Winter Turning, page 268
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The Dangerous Gift, page 310
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 92
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Escaping Peril, page 281
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Dangerous Gift, page 286
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 71
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 The Dark Secret, epilogue
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 254
- ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 36
- ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 62
- ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 90
- ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 32
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 263
- ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 152
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 The Dangerous Gift, page 311
- ↑ The Brightest Night, page 286
- ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 159
- ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 45
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 241
- ↑ Talons of Power, epilogue
