Shark

"I am concerned about our defenses. The intruders in our midst are a danger to us. We have no idea whether they might have led others to our palace, or what they might be planning."

— Shark to Coral about the dragonets of destiny, The Lost Heir

Shark is an adult male SeaWing who was introduced in The Lost Heir. He is a military commander for the Kingdom of the Sea, and member of the SeaWing Council. He currently resides in the Kingdom of the Sea.

Appearance

Shark has dull gray-green scales, similar in appearance to "a stone where moss has been scraped away". His wings bear the royal pattern. He has tiny, bone-pale, unblinking eyes that have been described as "pale reflecting pools that hide his thoughts". He has a knobbly, protruding forehead and horns that twist strangely towards one another. He has been noted to lack any battle scars and is similar in appearance to his daughter Moray.

Personality

Shark is generally a militaristic, curt, tough, and intimidating dragon. In The Lost Heir, Shark argued with Coral on various occasions, so it can be inferred that Shark is also quite stubborn, courageous, and fairly outspoken about his opinions, even towards figures of authority. By nature, he is highly suspicious, shrewd, and is a practical, logistic thinker. Despite being rude and aggressive, Shark is seemingly loyal towards Coral and his job as a military commander. He may also secretly be compassionate, as he took pity on the half-starved Tortoise and gave her an octopus to eat while she was in charge of guarding the Royal SeaWing Hatchery. Most dragons are generally respectful and obedient towards him, likely a result of his serious, unreadable, and intimidating demeanor.

Biography

The Dragonet Prophecy

The Lost Heir

Shark was first introduced in the Kingdom of the Sea, flying at the head of the advance guard in order to confront Riptide and the dragonets of destiny as they approached the Summer Palace. After Riptide claimed that he had found Tsunami, the SeaWing tribe's alleged missing princess, Shark was skeptical. After Tsunami presented her spiral wing markings, undoubtedly marking her as SeaWing royalty, Shark reluctantly accepted that she was a princess and ordered his troops to bring Tsunami to the palace and to kill her four friends. Tsunami protested, and Shark eventually signaled for his guard to stand aside, leaving Tsunami's companions unharmed. Shark then led the Dragonets, Riptide, and Tsunami to the Summer Palace. Shark stood silently on one of the spirals of a pillar while Tsunami introduced herself to a portion of the SeaWing tribe. He then joined Tsunami and her companions, along with Coral and Anemone, atop the royal pavilion, accompanied by nine other large SeaWings. He stood aside as seven of them ushered the Dragonets into a prison cave on Coral's orders. Anemone, Coral, Moray, Piranha, Riptide, Shark, and Tsunami then swam to the border of the Summer Palace in order to investigate the dead body of a mysterious SkyWing (later revealed to be Kestrel). After flying back to the palace, Coral and a few Council members (one of whom was likely Shark) conducted a war meeting. The next morning, Shark was observed sitting in a pool labeled 'DEFENSE' during a Council meeting. After a time of eating in silence, Shark reported to Coral that he was concerned about the palace defenses, accusing the Dragonets to be a "danger in [their] midst." When Tsunami confessed that Gill was killed in the SkyWing arena - Tsunami carefully avoided mentioning that she herself was the one to kill him - she felt as if Shark had guessed the truth, and that he knew the actual cause of Gill's death. Coral then disbanded the council meeting so she could grieve for her deceased husband. Coral mentioned that she had sent Shark to the Deep Palace after that morning's council meeting in order to check on Tortoise and her eggs. After discovering that one of her eggs had been smashed, however, she punished Tortoise by yanking out all of her teeth one by one and then fatally stabbing her through the belly. Before Tortoise died, she pointed at Shark amongst the spectating crowd, Coral afterward having a heated discussion with him in Aquatic. Later, it was revealed by Anemone that, according to Tortoise, Shark had brought Tortoise an octopus to eat and granted her permission to leave her post. Later, when Tsunami asked Flounder, Herring, Kelp, and Snail for a key to Clay's chains, they protested, mentioning that Shark had given them orders to keep him imprisoned within the cave. Tsunami eventually convinced them through discussion and a promise to keep each of their families safe if she ever became the SeaWing queen. Next morning, in front of Blister, her SandWing guards, and several members of the SeaWing tribe, Tsunami loudly accused Shark of giving his soldiers orders to chain Clay; aware that she was being watched, Coral had no choice but to order Shark into the underwater dungeons. Shark didn't protest, only snarling at the guards who approached him and giving Tsunami a look of hatred before swimming towards the prison himself. Shark was not imprisoned for long, however, and was later seen leading the defense against enemy SandWing and SkyWing soldiers during the attack on the Summer Palace. He lived through the battle, later fleeing to the Deep Palace with the other surviving SeaWings.

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The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Talons of Power
Anemone says she thought about turning him bright pink and making all his teeth fall out. Turtle also remembers him in the flashback. He was on the beach, pacing and glowering at everyone.

Family Tree

More

Shark

Coral

Gill

Moray

Fin

Cerulean

Turtle

Octopus

28 Dragons

3 Dragons

Orca

Tsunami

Anemone

Auklet

Quotes

"Riptide, […] What are you dragging home now?"

― to Riptide taking Tsunami to the palace

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"Oh, really? […] You, Riptide? Of all dragons? What an unusual coincidence."

― to Riptide about finding the lost princess

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"Very well. […] Kill the other four and bring her."

― about taking Tsunami to the palace

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"I am concerned about our defenses, […] The intruders in our midst are a danger to us. We have no idea whether they might have led others to our palace, or what they might be planning."

― to Queen Coral about the dragonets of destiny

Trivia

• Riptide mentioned that Shark is the only dragon brave enough to argue against Blister and Coral.

Gallery

• Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
  Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
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  Shark from The Lost Heir (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes
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  by Mike Holmes
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  by Mike Holmes
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  by Mike Holmes

References

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