Quickstrike
- "Be as stealthy as you can, and meet me afterward at your sleeping cave."
- — Quickstrike to Deathbringer, Assassin Winglets
Template:Charbox Quickstrike was a female NightWing with black scales and eyes.[1][2] She was Deathbringer's mother and teacher, as well as a NightWing assassin. She was also a rival to Morrowseer, who proved to be a possible threat to her son. She was later struck by lightning, and was killed by two of Blister's soldiers.
Personality
Quickstrike seemed to be a quick-thinking dragon. She got worried about her son, whom she probably loved very much, though she never actually admitted this due to the fact that she treated Deathbringer like an apprentice. She seemed to hold a small grudge against Morrowseer, as he ordered Deathbringer to go on a nearly impossible mission. She was extremely patient, as she had stayed out waiting for Tempest at least a few days, although this could be because of her dedication to her mission. Quickstrike was protective of her tribe, and knew she couldn't let any other dragon see them on a mission, or their secret will be revealed. This is why she was secretive. She was a very skilled NightWing, with plenty of training techniques to show other NightWings and Deathbringer.
Biography
Quickstrike was first seen asking her son, Deathbringer, to spy on the queen. She said that she was going to have a meeting with Princess Greatness in one hour, and wanted him to listen in on the conversation.
Later, at the beginning of the meeting, Deathbringer heard Morrowseer talking with Quickstrike, Greatness, and the queen. Quickstrike kept it short and asked if Deathbringer could come with her to the continent on an assassination assignment involving a SeaWing general named Tempest. She claimed that he needed to learn about the politics and the geography of Pyrrhia, as well as how to properly assassinate a dragon, and that it would be the perfect opportunity. Morrowseer said no at first, but agreed on the condition Battlewinner proposed that Deathbringer must slay either Slaughter or Vengeance by midnight of that night before he could go.
After Deathbringer completed his mission, Quickstrike met him in the dragonet sleeping cave. She said she was going to tell him not to attempt an assassination, and that he should've checked with her first. Deathbringer apologized, but Quickstrike was still fretting. She feared that Morrowseer would have some kind of punishment ready for her son because he killed one of Morrowseer's "pets", and so she arranged for them to leave that night.
Later, the two were hovering over the Bay of a Thousand Scales in a storm, waiting for any sign of life, when Quickstrike was hit by a bolt of lightning. Deathbringer hid his luckily, still-breathing but unconscious mother under some fallen trees. She did not wake up, and when Deathbringer killed Tempest, Blister's allies were confused, yet enraged, and searched the island. They found Quickstrike by herself, and Deathbringer couldn't follow, afraid that his cover would be blown. After the soldiers came back with news that Quickstrike was half dead, Blister called her "completely irrelevant", and told the soldiers to make her "completely dead".
Family Tree
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| Several Dragons | Quickstrike | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jambu | Glory | Deathbringer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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= Possible timeline
Trivia
- Quickstrike may be the stuffed dragon in Burn's weirdling collection featured in The Brightest Night, though this is unconfirmed.
- Quickstrike's name is ironic because lightning ultimately caused her death.
- Quickstrike is the only known dragon to die at least partially from a lightning strike.
- She is one of the seven characters whose name is ironic, the others being Quickdeath, Slaughter, Scarlet, Coconut, Secretkeeper and Chameleon.
Gallery
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A typical NightWing (colored), by Joy Ang -
A typical NightWing (lineart), by Joy Ang -
A typical NightWing from the German publication, by Max Meinzold
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Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
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NightWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing -
Quickstrike and Deathbringer (By QueenClam) -
The scene in Assassin where Deathbringer is telling Quickstrike about the war and the rival sisters alliances -
Quickstrike's quick strike by - DROBOT80
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Quickstrike by Ta-ak
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Quickstrike by QueenClam
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Chibi Quickstrike
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