Glacier
- "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
Glacier was an adult female IceWing who was introduced in The Dark Secret. Before dying as a result of Darkstalker's plague, she served as the queen of the IceWings and was allied with Blaze in the War of SandWing Succession.
Appearance
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] She was large and Winter described that every year she grew even larger and stronger.
Personality
Glacier took good care of her tribe.[3] She was practical and stoic in decision-making, as she refused to rescue Hailstorm due to potential conflict.[4] She was straight to business without any meandering preambles,[5] but had sympathy in her eyes before Winter was to face the Diamond Trial.[2]
She was a fair and just queen who put her tribe before anything else, even herself. Glacier allied her tribe with Blaze — not because she liked the SandWing princess, but because of the territory Blaze promised her. In order to secure this territory for her tribe, she even went so far to rip off the wings of a SkyWing who attempted to kill the SandWing princess. When the time came, she made Blaze fight her own battle, showing she was an honest ruler as well, though she was visibly empathetic for the princess. At one point, she did mention that she would kill the dragonets of destiny, but only if she had to.
Glacier appeared to be one of the more fair queens in Pyrrhia. She was good at putting together clues and figuring things out, but could get enraged sometimes. Though Glacier said she would kill the dragonets of destiny in The Dark Secret, she seemed to have no hatred towards them, only deciding that she wanted to protect her tribe from losing morale in the war. Unlike many other queens during the time she ruled, she was not opposed to the plans of the dragonets of destiny, and made no extra effort to hinder them. She seemed quite fond of their plan to unite the tribes. She mainly ruled her tribe from her palace in the Ice Kingdom. Glacier also is shown to care about her daughters very much, and it is revealed in The Dangerous Gift that she would peacefully step down as queen if any of her daughters wanted to rule. She also didn't want them to fight over the throne, fact that made Glacier chose the next queen on her deathbed and forcing them to swear that they'll never kill each other for the throne.
Biography
The Dragonet Prophecy
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| The Lost Heir |
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| The Hidden Kingdom |
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| Although she did not formally appear, Glacier and her troops approached the cave that the dragonets were temporarily occupying within the Ice Kingdom's border. Blaze encouraged the dragonets to stay and meet Glacier, but they left because they didn't 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 didn't 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 didn't 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 starts shivering, and Glacier lets her go back inside. Glacier plans 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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| Glacier 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. Blaze managed to survive the fight without doing much, mostly because Blister didn't fight Blaze seriously. Then Blister attempted to steal the Eye of Onyx away from Thorn, but ended up getting killed by it. |
The Jade Mountain Prophecy
| Moon Rising |
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| Though she didn't formally appear, Winter mentioned her often, especially when telling other dragons that he was her nephew. |
| Winter Turning |
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| She was seen flying back to the Ice Palace after meeting with Glory to discuss Icicle's fate. Once Winter and Hailstorm return 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 beforehand if he lived in the palace. To reclaim his rank, he challenges Winter to the Diamond Trial. 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 wishes 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 use the scroll to protect Glory and Thorn, Winter growled that they should include Glacier and that she is a good queen. |
| Talons of Power |
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| She is mentioned in the epilogue when a messenger arrives 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 is dead. |
| Darkness of Dragons |
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| Glacier was mentioned very 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 when Moon recounts the bad deeds Darkstalker did that she could have stopped. She said that if she had seen Darkstalker as he really was, he wouldn't 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. |
Relationships
Glacier was quite friendly towards Blaze due to her promise of granting territory after the war. She also looked out for her, having fought off a SkyWing assassin who attempted to kill her. 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. During 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.
Glacier cared for her eldest daughter. She was proud 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 and knew making Crystal choose between her kingdom and her lover would tear her daughter apart.
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.
Glacier 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 and cared for all three of her daughters, stating she would happily step aside instead of fighting them for the throne. Mink said that she would sometimes sleep with her mother.
Glacier trusted Narwhal since he was her brother. She entrusted him to make announcements in her absence, showing she thought he could make good choices.
It is shown that Glacier cared for Snowfall, as she was not willing to risk her daughter's life in the Diamond Trial. Likewise, Snowfall cared much for her and wanted vengeance against the NightWings for her mother's death. She hoped that Snowfall would be the daughter to get the throne because of her 'indomitable ferocity' and how she knew that Snowfall would risk anything to protect the Ice Kingdom. She was proud and cared for all three of her daughters, stating she would happily step aside instead of fighting them for the throne.
Glacier must be fine with Tundra since she is the partner of Narwhal, Glacier's brother. She also entrusted her with the dragonets rankings.
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.
Family Tree
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| Glacier | Several Dragons | Narwhal | Tundra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crystal | Snowfall | Mink | Hailstorm | Winter | Icicle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quotes
- "You're sure about what you heard? […] The NightWings have chosen to side with Blister, and they're trying to force the dragonets to choose her as well?"
- ― to Blaze (The Dark Secret, epilogue)
- "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 about the NightWings (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 about the NightWings and dragonets of destiny (The Dark Secret, epilogue)
- "I'm sorry, Blaze. This is your fight."
- ― to Blaze, before battling Blister (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)
- "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 as a queen in Snowfall's vision (The Dangerous Gift, page 311)
Trivia
- Glacier was the first IceWing who caught the plague created by Darkstalker.[6]
- Glacier selected Snowfall as her successor while the former was laying on her deathbed in order to prevent another war of succession.[7]
Gallery
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Reference by SpaceshipEarth
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Glacier from The Dark Secret (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes
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by Mike Holmes
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by Mike Holmes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Dark Secret, page 287
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Winter Turning, page 268
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 92
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 71
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 254
- ↑ Talons of Power, epilogue
- ↑ https://www.deviantart.com/biohazardia/journal/Wings-of-Fire-Virtual-Event-Infodump-857195477
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