Deathbringer
Template:Infobox CharacterDeathbringer is a NightWing assassin, a love interest of Glory, and a friend to the other dragonets of destiny. He was hired to eliminate some of the dragonets, with his first target as Glory, his second Tsunami. However, Deathbringer apparently demonstrated his crush on Glory, and she has shown signs of returning his own feelings.
Biography
Deathbringer was sent to kill off a few of the original Dragonets of Destiny, as part of Morrowseer's plan to promote Blister to the queen of the SandWings. He thought Glory was an IceWing, as she had disguised herself as one when they first met in the Ice Kingdom. He flirted with her, showing that he really must have liked her, despite the fact that NightWings usually hated IceWings. She learned that he was there to kill the dragonets that were "insufficient" for the prophecy. Later when he finds Glory with Clay, Sunny, Starflight, Tsunami, and Blaze, he takes advantage of the situation and tries to assassinate Blaze so as to get him out of trouble for refusing to kill Glory (because he likes her too much). He threw silver discs as sharp as knives at Blaze to try to kill her. One disc landed in the Sandwing's neck, while the other slashed through one of Tsunami's wings. Before he could do anything else, however, Glory sliced the sack around his neck and held a silver disc to it threateningly, while Clay tied a camel blanket around Blaze's neck so as to prevent the bleeding. At this point Deathbringer promised Glory that he would let all of the dragonets escape if he could kill Blaze. His bargain, however, was interrupted as Queen Glacier approached in the sky, and he is forced to flee before he gets in trouble.
Back in the rainforest, Deathbringer was found by the dragonets as he entered the rainforest through the tunnel from the Sandwing territory, most likely as an attempt to kidnap more Rainwings. The dragonets captured him by tying him up with thick vines, as Glory insisted that they trap him but not kill him. When Glory and Clay were left to watch Deathbringer and make sure he didn't try to escape, Glory herself was eventually captured by another Nightwing. Deathbringer (who escaped the vines after convincing Clay to let him go) later helped Glory and Kinkajou break away from the NightWing prison, with the support of Clay.
Deathbringer is imprisoned for helping Glory and Clay escape and is thrown in the dungeon in the NightWing Fortress. Flame, one of the false dragonets, later questions Deathbringer of what it's like to kill without remorse, seeing that Deathbringer was an assassin.Deathbringer tells him to only kill dragons if he's going to stay fully committed to that decision. He also tells Flame to be "his own dragon" and make decisions for himself, not always from others, implying Deathbringer's own refusal to assassinate any of the dragonets of destiny, especially Glory. Starflight and Fatespeaker also asked Deathbringer about the queen, with which Deathbringer has little knowledge about.
Later, when the volcano erupts, Glory and Starflight rescue him and Splendor, Glory and Deathbringer exchanged a look that said "'thanks, and a whole lot more".
Deathbringer acts as the bodyguard of Glory, claiming that there were three assassination attempts, but he had ceased them. Glory doesn't believe him, but it is clear that she trusts him more than the other NightWings. He and Glory are also comparing how many times each dragon had saved the other; and Glory said that the assassination attempts were just to make his list longer. At the end of the book he claims that he is not afraid of scavengers, but they give him the heebie-jeebies.
He is only mentioned in Sunny's mind as backup coming in to organize the chaos after the explosion in the History Cave.
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Personality
Deathbringer is charming and somewhat optimistic, one who doesn't seem to share the grumpiness of the NightWings, probably because he is well-fed on the continent. He seems to not always follow the rules so to speak, as he did not hate Glory as she was an "IceWing"(although this may be because he recognized her as a RainWing, since she lacked the whip-thin tail, extra horns, and serrated claws of a true IceWing) and he showed mercy on Glory's fellow dragonets. He is also adaptable and quick to make decisions, as shown when he decided to kill Blaze to make up for his inability to kill Glory. And no one can forget the fact that Deathbringer has a slight ego, and has a sarcastic side. He shows both of these a couple of times in book three.
Trivia
- He acts uncomfortable around scavengers, possible even scared.
- Both Glory and Blaze describes him as 'cute'.
- He mentioned that "When one side appears to win a war, their top general seems to mysteriously die? Not that I'm taking credit for anything." This may indicate that the NightWings, him specifically, were killing off generals before they chose Blister to fight for as to elongate the war.
- He is confirmed to be the protagonist of Winglets 2.
Quotes
"What if I bought you that drink?"
"It's like you actually want me to kill you!"
"You mean, how to kill someone and not care."
"I'm not scared of scavengers, they just give me the heebie-jeebies."
"I am not stalking you. I'm protecting you!"
"Hey! No hitting the queen!"
"It's not flattery to state the obvious."
"This isn't my smug face, it's my heroic face."
"You have 'I'm about to do something stupid' written all over your face."
"I wouldn't say probably. I'd say maybe."
"That I'm much too charming, clever, and good-looking to kill?"
"Wait, let me guess. Your rapier wit."
"You also should avoid talking to your targets, in case you find out that they're beautiful, sarcastic, and fascinating."
"Aww. You totally care if I live or die, too."
"This is not stalking. This is protecting you."
"I can stop dragons from killing you. Three assassination plots so far, Your Majesty. No one's better at stopping assassins than the world's best assassin."
"That's me. When she says her 'best dragons,' she's talking about me."
"It's true, I did have to fight my way past a whole pack of volunteers. Oh, no, wait. It's just me. The only dragon who cares if you live or die."
"Someday I'll throw a sword-waving scavenger at you and see how tough you are."
Gallery
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Glorybringer -
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Glory x Deathbringer by Hawky
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by RhynoBullraq
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Generic NightWing by Joy Ang
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Deathbringer by Queen Clam -
Deathbringer (top left), art by Joy Ang, Hawky, Rhyno, and Nikki
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Here is a quick sketch. Looks more like a SeaWing, but may be like Deathbringer? -
A pencil-drawn picture of Deathbringer by AssassinDeathbringer -
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Deathbringer and Glory by YlimE mooP -
Pencil Drawing #2 of Deathbringer by AssassinDeathbringer
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