Qibli

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"You didn't lose your soul because magic ate it away slowly. You lost it because you chose to do terrible things, over and over again. Each terrible thing, each betrayal, each murder, added to this mountain. That's not the magic's fault. That's you. That's who you chose to be."
— Qibli to Darkstalker, Darkness of Dragons

Winter Turning
Escaping Peril
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Talons of Power
Darkness of Dragons

The Lost Continent Prophecy

The Lost Continent
In the epilogue, Qibli meet Luna for the first time along with Moonwatcher, his new girlfriend. Qibli was shocked to see a dragon from Pantala for the first time and commented on how Luna had so many wings and asked if it was hard to fly with all those wings, then answered his question, saying that it was a silly question. When Luna told them that they needed to get her home, Qibli told her that he "had some ideas" to get her back to Pantala.
The Hive Queen
In the prologue, Qibli arrived with Turtle and Tsunami at Jerboa III's hut as Moonwatcher began to recite the prophecy. Afterward, Turtle accused him of his soul spell "breaking" animus magic, as neither he nor Anemone could use spells anymore; Qibli immediately denied this. He told Luna that he thought of swimming to Pantala to clarify before Tsunami mentioned it.
The Poison Jungle
Qibli was mentioned by Tsunami when she was in the SapWing village.
The Dangerous Gift
Qibli first appeared when Snowfall and the Pantalan dragons took shelter by Jerboa III's hut. He appeared multiple times alongside Moonwatcher and eventually followed the refugees to Sanctuary. There, he happily reunited with Winter, and appeared later on with Thorn, as part of the queens summit. Qibli was eventually chosen as one of the eleven representatives to go to Pantala.
The Flames of Hope

Qibli appeared when Luna was talking to Jerboa III. He told her how they should probably stop fixing things and then nothing would go wrong. He then told Luna that Tsunami wished to show her something. On the way to Pantala, Qibli made fun of Bullfrog, telling him that his "constant talking" would be heard from miles away. He was captured by Wasp after encountering several HiveWings on an island, along with Moon, Pineapple, and Tsunami.

Later at Wasp Hive, Qibli, Pineapple, and Tsunami were being interrogated by Cottonmouth through Wasp, and Qibli was taunting them and joking around. He gave the signal for Pineapple to spit venom into Wasp's face, and after some fighting the three of them managed to escape. On the way there, Qibli worried that Pineapple would be upset about using his venom on another dragon, and flew by him to comfort him. However, since Cottonmouth was controlling Pineapple at the time, he gave strange responses, which worried Qibli. When the three of them saw a fire, Qibli said that it would be a good idea for the rest of the stealth team to start a fire as a signal then turn invisible. Moon tackled him in an invisible hug, and told him that she had not wanted to leave him. Qibli joked to Sundew and Lynx that he had stood there like a hero while Pineapple saved everyone. Qibli secretly asked Moon to check whether Pineapple was himself, and when Moon found out Pineapple was being controlled by the othermind, Qibli yelled at everyone to wake up and that Pineapple had the othermind in his head. While the stealth team continued on their way to Lake Scorpion, Luna, who was in the mindspace at the time, had the idea of sharing the stealth team's memories in order to get Freedom on their side. Through Moonwatcher, the stealth team were able to share their memories with Freedom. In Qibli's memory, an older female SandWing was shown defending a younger Qibli after another dragon tried to steal his toy. He was surprised that the older dragon would help him, and the older dragon told him it was for justice. Qibli then claimed he would fight for justice too, and attacked the dragon that had stolen from him. After the stealth team arrived at Lake Scorpion, a fight ensued between them and Cottonmouth's dragons. During the fight, he jumped in front of Moon in order to protect her from the impact.

Relationships

Cobra

Cobra is scornful towards her son, and reminded Qibli during his youth that he was useless and a waste of scales. He still hears her voice all of the time, reminding him about how wretched she thinks he is.[1] He followed behind her like a little trail of footprints when he was young,[2] and often wished desperately for her to show approval or affection towards him,[3] but Cobra did not care at all what he did or how he was affected.[4] He used to lie awake watching her, hoping for a glance that would show that she did love him.[5] He often tried to prove to her that he was a dragon good enough to be worth loving, and often made things up in his head to try and convince himself that Cobra cared about him.[6] Cobra considers him a half witted idiot with crazy ideas,[7] completely ordinary and useless, and doubts his ability to ever do anything important,[8] but he still desperately desires for her to want and care for him.[9] Later on, she snapped at him even while pretending to be loving towards him in order to infiltrate the SandWing stronghold.[10] After her betrayal, Qibli fought to keep a tremor out of his voice[11] and reflected on how he had always wanted to trust her,[12] but she had lied to him throughout his entire life.[13]

Moonwatcher

When Moonwatcher first mentioned that she had been speaking to Darkstalker, Qibli developed a strange intensity in his eyes, and he worried that she might like Darkstalker better than him.[14] He later defended Moonwatcher from Winter's unkindness.[15]

If it were up to Qibli, he would spend every day of his life flying with Moon. He recognizes subtle things about her,[6] and thinks about what she would do when he needs motivation.[16] Everything is less awful for him when he is with her,[17] and he often wishes that she were by his side.[18] When Moon was in danger, he leaped aside to protect her with his wings,[19] and he looks at Moon like he loves her.[20] When Qibli spoke about how free he thought Possibility was, Moon looked at him like he made sense.[21] When Moonwatcher said that she was unsure if anyone would want to come with her to fulfill the Jade Mountain Prophecy, Qibli waved a wing at himself as though it were obvious.[22] When Winter told Moon he should have nothing to do with her, Qibli sounded genuinely angry.[23] He feels a need to know whether or not she is safe,[24] and during his time away from her, he felt like he was a broken vase and she was the piece that would fit him all back together.[25] He once thought that his ideal future would be as a loyal advisor to Thorn, but as he continued thinking about it, Moon appeared in the vision alongside him as his partner.[26] He wants to make her smile,[27] and she makes him happier than he has ever felt before.[28] For Qibli, being around Moonwatcher feels like being on a team with someone who works with him and makes his own brain work better.[29] He once stated that he would be there for Moon anytime she needed him,[30] and thought that if Moon ever died, it would kill him as well.[31] She often turns to him for physical comfort,[32] and he is considerate of her needs.[33] During the journey to Pantala, Qibli and Moon slept side by side at night.[34]

Sirocco and Rattlesnake

Sirocco and Rattlesnake told Qibli constantly during his dragonethood that he was useless and a waste of scales, and he still hears their voices in his head all of the time. They are scornful towards him[1] and often stole things from him when they were growing up.[3] Although they were awful to him, he refused to let Cobra kill them.[35]

Thorn

Qibli looks at Thorn as though she has the eyes he trusts the most.[36] Thorn brought Qibli as her SandWing advisor during a meeting with her fellow queens,[37] and although she looked worried when Qibli suggested traveling to Pantala, she agreed that he was the best choice.[38] Qibli thinks of himself as Thorn's second-in-command.[39] Thorn unofficially adopted him as a young dragonet, and assured him that while he was under her care, he would be wanted and cared for.[9] She is friendly towards him, and after she complimented his cleverness,[40] she won his eternal undying loyalty.[41] Thorn trusts him[42] and he is filled with rage whenever she is spoken negatively of.[43] He refused to betray her, even by pretending to, despite being threatened by Vulture and his Talons of Power,[44] and she has taught him things that have made him stronger.[45] He wants to protect Thorn at all costs,[46] and her face lights up when she sees him, although she can also be stern in certain circumstances.[47] She is his leader and his friend, and she changed his life.[48]

Turtle

Upon seeing Qibli in Possibility, Turtle gave a cry of delight,[49] and Qibli later laughed at one of his jokes.[50] Qibli felt exasperated with Turtle not giving him enough information through the slates, and later guilty about yelling at Turtle in his head. When Darkstalker threw a huge rock on top of Turtle and Anemone, Qibli and Moon moved the rock off them.

Vulture

Despite being Qibli's grandfather, Vulture hates and haunts him.[51] He would rather fight someone who was generally evil like Darkstalker or Scarlet than face his grandfather.[51] Stealing from Vulture would mean certain death,[52] and Qibli felt enraged when Vulture spoke badly of Thorn.[43] Vulture considers Qibli to be the smartest of Cobra's dragonets,[53] and while they are both equally observant,[54] Vulture was deceptive[44] towards him, and worms his way into Qibli's head to make him doubt everything is real. Qibli is terrified of him.[55] When Qibli knew he would have to face Vulture to rescue Ostrich, he was so terrified that he did not trust himself to stand up while preparing in the weapons cave. He stated that if he went to Vulture unarmed, he may as well slit his own throat and hang his own corpse from an alley wall.

Winter

Qibli always had a teasing relationship with Winter. When presented with the option of sharing a cave with someone else, Qibli refused, saying that he did not mind. He wanted to get Winter to like him and often teased him on purpose to try and form a friendship with the prickly IceWing.[56] Qibli is often envious of Winter, and while he considers Winter very handsome, he feels drab by comparison[57] and is self-conscious about Moonwatcher preferring Winter over himself.[58][59] However, after Winter saved Qibli's life, he was grateful in his thanks, entirely too sincerely for Winter.[60] Qibli looked to Winter like he was waiting for him to decide whether or not to reveal important information.[61] He also purposefully paired Moonwatcher and Winter together during the search for Hailstorm in hopes that searching with her would keep Winter going.[62] He was quick to blame Winter for what happened to Darkstalker's scroll.[63] Qibli has helped Winter become less serious, and had an irrepressible grin on his face when speaking to Winter in Sanctuary. Qibli considers him a best friend and is affectionate[64] and genuinely delighted towards him.[39] Winter sometimes looks at Qibli as though he will never understand him,[65] but he genuinely likes Qibli, and considers him a best friend.[66] Winter is surprised that he considers Qibli a best friend, especially since Qibli won Moon's heart.[67]

Family Tree

UnknownVulture
UnknownCobra
SiroccoRattlesnakeQibli


Quotes

"I'm not leaving you alone with no stranger. All prophecy-like or not."
― to Thorn, about Sunny (The Brightest Night, page 71)
"No one is getting sliced up or frozen and snapped apart, […] What is wrong with you? Did you even try just asking nicely? […] Hey. I'm the idiot clawmate, although most dragons call me Qibli. My intimidating acquaintance here is Winter. What's your name?"
― to Moonwatcher and Winter (Moon Rising, page 44)
"Winter, you need to seriously cool down! Get it? Because he's an IceWing? I know, I'm hilarious."
― to Winter (Moon Rising, page 45)
"Indeed, […] The scavenger with the silly name is Winter's pet. Nobody told me we could bring pets here, but I guess the nephew of the IceWing queen gets some special privileges. And if you didn't know he was Queen Glacier's nephew, don't worry, he'd have told you sometime in the next five minutes."
― to Moon, about Winter (Moon Rising, page 46-47)
"I don't mind, […] I mean, I don't mind the scavenger. His owner is the one I might be allergic to."
― about Bandit and Winter (Moon Rising, page 52)
"See, I'm your destiny."
― to Winter, about their shared winglet (Moon Rising, page 85)
"Terribly undignified. We would never allow such higgeldy-piggeldy shenanigans in the Ice Kingdom."
― imitating Winter (Winter Turning, page 160)
"What is with you and faces? […] You should try threatening someone's elbows or ankles once in a while, just for a change of pace."
― to Winter (Winter Turning, page 32)
"Stop, stop it. I see you going to the giving-up place in your head. Get yourself out of there right now. We do not know he is dead any more than we did an hour ago. What we have to do is keep searching, because he's only definitely dead if we give up and sit here like moping camels. You are not allowed to mourn until you see a dead body, do you understand me?"
― to Winter about Hailstorm (Winter Turning, page 165)
"Make bananas. Absolutely terrifying. Run for your life."
― to Winter about Mightyclaws' power (Talons of Power, page 90)
"History! How can we possibly sit in a dark cave listening to Webs drone on about the ancient past? This is history, happening right now. We're in the middle of it, or we should be."
― to Winter (Darkness of Dragons, page 17)
"It's one of the first spells I thought of. If I'd gotten Darkstalker's scroll — if I had all that power — first I'd protect my soul, next, I'd cast spells to protect everyone I love, and then … I'd do a spell to make everyone like me. Even Winter, even Peril, … even my family. Would that be wrong? I wouldn't abuse it the way Darkstalker has. I wouldn't be tricking anyone into doing the things I want them to do. I just want other dragons to like me — and some of them won't, no matter how hard I try."
― thinking (Darkness of Dragons, page 51)
"Geegaws. How can you call me weird and then use ancient old worm words like that?"
― to Winter (Darkness of Dragons, page 61)
"She doesn't trust me with them. She's like Turtle and Peril; she thinks I don't deserve magic, or that I'll do something terrible with it. But I wouldn't! I'd be so careful. I'd think through everything that could go wrong before I did anything. And I have so many great ideas! I would have been the right dragon to take care of Darkstalker's scroll, I know I would have, no matter what Winter thinks."
― Qibli's thoughts (Darkness of Dragons, page 64)
"There's nothing weak about being compassionate."
― to Cobra (Darkness of Dragons, page 126)
"But the world is different now than it was in Darkstalker's time. In his time, the IceWings would have all been in the Ice Kingdom, isolated, where a plague could wipe them out without knowing until it was over. In this world — a world with Possibility in it, and the Talons of Peace, and hybrid dragons and soldiers from different tribes who fought alongside one another in the Great War — in this world, we can see the dying dragons. We can see them, and we can save them. We can stop him."
― Qibli's thoughts (Darkness of Dragons, page 137)
"You said the name Capybara when you were pretending to read my scroll of information for Vulture — but I hadn't written that name anywhere in it. You also mentioned Thorn's morning meetings with her most trusted advisors. You'd only know about those details if you'd been out of prison this whole time, spying on Thorn with the Obsidian Mirror, right alongside Grandfather."
― to Cobra (Darkness of Dragons, page 140)
"Such as the fact that he killed his father; the fact that his seer girlfriend thought he was so dangerous he had to be hidden under a mountain for all eternity; he can enchant dragons to do anything he tells them to, or turn them into other dragons entirely if he wants; the fact that he just tried to kill the entire IceWing tribe with magic; and the fact that he's so charming and sincere that smart dragons tend to like him even when they're not enchanted to; Also, I'm not sure there's anyone who can stop him. I'm not sure there's anyone he cares about enough that he'd listen to them — or anyone who's willing to try."
― to Hope when she asked him what his concerns were regarding Darkstalker (Darkness of Dragons, page 279)
"Don't be selfish, Qibli — you wanted to make her smile. If taking her to Winter would make her happy, isn't that what you want?"
― thoughts (Darkness of Dragons, page 250)
"But there are so many dragons here. Angry dragons, violent dragons, injured and dying dragons. Won't it be overwhelming? Won't it hurt you, to have all their minds flooding into yours right now?"
― to Moonwatcher (Darkness of Dragons, page 314)
"I'll always be close, if you need me."
― to Moonwatcher (Darkness of Dragons, page 269)
"I hope she comes out of this still thinking there's good in other dragons. I wonder if she's right, or if she sees us that way because that's how she is. I wonder if those dragons up there would fight like this if they could read each other's minds. If everyone could feel what she's feeling — if they understood all the other dragons around them — would they still be able to kill each other?"
― thoughts about Moonwatcher (Darkness of Dragons, page 315)
"So … why didn't you do that? To the IceWings. When you first came out of the mountain and you saw visions of them threatening your tribe. Why didn't you enchant all of them to want peace with you instead? Or cast a spell to make all IceWings and NightWings forget their ancient hatred and forgive everything that's happened? Why didn't you use your magic to avoid war, instead of trying to kill them all?"
― to Darkstalker about the IceWing plague (Darkness of Dragons, page 331-332)
"The fact that you can't be good on your own. That's part of the problem. You shouldn't need a dragon on your shoulder telling you that killing all the IceWings is wrong, or that taking over your father's mind was an awful thing to do."
― to Darkstalker (Darkness of Dragons, page 335)
"You didn't lose your soul because magic ate it away slowly. You lost it because you chose to do terrible things, over and over again. Each terrible thing, each betrayal, each murder, added to this mountain. That's not the magic's fault. That's you. That's who you chose to be."
― to Darkstalker (Darkness of Dragons, page 339)
"That's the spirit, Hey, I have an idea: let's stop fixing things, and then maybe nothing else will go wrong."
― Qibli, to Jerboa III and Luna (The Flames of Hope, page 8)
"But then you remembered that I’m very clever and would totally figure out how to escape on my own. […] Right? Guess what I did, guess what I did. I stood there, like an absolute hero, while Pineapple saved all of us. Didn’t I, Tsunami?"
― Qibli, to Moonwatcher (The Flames of Hope, page 255)

Trivia

  • Qibli can play the drum.[68]
  • According to Winter, Qibli has an annoying "let's be sensible about this" voice when trying to reason with someone.[69]
  • Qibli is a wide-open desert kind of dragon and makes a lot of noise in enclosed spaces.[60]
  • Qibli is a compelling storyteller.[70]
  • On the cover of Darkness of Dragons, Qibli is missing his scar.[71]
  • Qibli remembers the first three years of his life with much more clarity than most dragons.[3]
  • The first thing Qibli stole in the Scorpion Den was a runty, spotted persimmon that had fallen under a food cart.[72]
  • One of Qibli's recurring nightmares is of him dying in a dark cave.[73]
  • Qibli is roughly based on one of Tui T. Sutherland's sons, though Sutherland mentioned that the dragon who represents her son the most is Cliff.[event 1]
  • When asked about the love triangle in arc two involving Qibli, Winter, and Moonwatcher, Tui stated in an interview that she wanted to try to challenge herself by writing a love triangle where "you really like all of them, and any of the three can be together," which made Tui feel conflicted when it came time to decide the final pairing. In this case, Tui wanted Moonwatcher to pick the nice guy who cares about her and does all the right things.[event 2]
  • Qibli's theme song is Stand by You by Rachel Platten.[event 3]
  • Qibli likes his scar and considers it to be a part of who he is.[74]
  • Qibli's scar is not visible in Scholastic Homebase.
  • He was missing his scar on several pages in the Moon Rising (graphic novel).
    • Also in some of the panels, his earring appears on his right ear instead of his left.
  • Qibli knows how to play charades.[75]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Darkness of Dragons, page 3
  2. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 4
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Darkness of Dragons, page 5
  4. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 6
  5. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Darkness of Dragons, page 1
  7. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 140
  8. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 11
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Darkness of Dragons, page 12
  10. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 114
  11. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 139
  12. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 141
  13. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 180
  14. ↑ Escaping Peril, page 269
  15. ↑ Escaping Peril, page 282
  16. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 67
  17. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 92
  18. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 178
  19. ↑ Winter Turning, page 134
  20. ↑ Winter Turning, page 149
  21. ↑ Winter Turning, page 207
  22. ↑ Winter Turning, page 229
  23. ↑ Winter Turning, page 230
  24. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 194
  25. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 224
  26. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 244
  27. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 250
  28. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 251
  29. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 266
  30. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 269
  31. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 302
  32. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 306
  33. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 314
  34. ↑ The Flames of Hope, page 24
  35. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 126
  36. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 181
  37. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 200
  38. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 252
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 The Dangerous Gift, page 171
  40. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 13
  41. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 14
  42. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 29
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 Darkness of Dragons, page 87
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 Darkness of Dragons, page 90
  45. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 142
  46. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 169
  47. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 132
  48. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 165
  49. ↑ Escaping Peril, page 107
  50. ↑ Escaping Peril, page 265
  51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 Darkness of Dragons, page 66
  52. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 77
  53. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 89
  54. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 103
  55. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 329
  56. ↑ Moon Rising, page 52
  57. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 15
  58. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 16
  59. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 263
  60. ↑ 60.0 60.1 Winter Turning, page 62
  61. ↑ Winter Turning, page 148
  62. ↑ Winter Turning, page 166
  63. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 62
  64. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 170
  65. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 216
  66. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 369
  67. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, epilogue
  68. ↑ Moon Rising, page 161
  69. ↑ Winter Turning, page 19
  70. ↑ Winter Turning, page 154
  71. ↑ Darkness of Dragons English cover
  72. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 37
  73. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 321
  74. ↑ Escaping Peril, page 135
  75. ↑ The Flames of Hope, page 324
  1. ↑ Stated by Tui, source 
  2. ↑ Stated by Tui, source 
  3. ↑ Stated by Tui, source 


SandWings
Queens

Present: Oasis • Thorn
Historical: Scorpion

Royalty

Blaze • Blister • Burn • Char • Scald • Singe • Smolder • Sunny • Onyx

Jade Mountain

Arid • Onyx • Ostrich • Pronghorn • Qibli • Sunny

Other Dragons
(Present)

Addax • Agave • Armadillo • Camel • Capybara • Cereus • Cobra • Dune • Horizon • Jerboa III • Kindle • Meerkat • Needle • Ocotillo • Ostrich • Palm • Parch • Prickle • Quicksand • Rattlesnake • Saguaro • Sandstorm • Sirocco • Six-Claws • Tawny • Torch • Viper • Vulture

Other Dragons
(Historical)

Jerboa • Jerboa II

Hybrids

Sunny

Kingdom

Blaze's fortress • Blister's hideout • Great Five-Tail River • Jerboa III's hut • North Beach • Possibility • SandWing stronghold • Scorpion Den

Society

Outclaws • Talons of Power • War of SandWing Succession


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