Winter
Quotes
"You have ten seconds to give me back my scavenger before I slice your face off." - When Moon and Winter first meet in the beginning of Moon Rising
"Moon what? Come on, NightWing. We know your names are all lies. So what's yours? Moondestroyer? Mooneater? Mooncrusher?" - To Moonwatcher when when they first meet in Moon Rising
"I only mentioned it because it seems entirely obvious to me that the niece and nephew of the IceWing queen should each be given a private cave, so I wanted you to know we wouldn't have to be clawmates for very long, as there has clearly been some kind of mistake." - to Qibli, about Winter saying he is Queen Glacier's nephew.
"She thinks it's funny, but if she knew what I've been feeling- who I've been thinking about..." - (thought) about Icicle because of her amusement at Kinkajou's crush on Winter.
"Stop liking her. Remember what Father said: They're all liars. Be strong, be vigilant, strike first. Trust nobody. Not even interesting NightWings with silver teardrop scales." - Winter thinking about Moon in Moon Rising
"We're touching--she's-I'm-her scales against mine-I can't want this."- Before the explosion
"By all the snow monsters! What are you doing here?" - To Moon and the others at the end of Moon Rising
"I don't want them to come with me. In fact, if you could stick this SandWing in some quicksand while I get away from him, I will personally bring you a walrus to express my gratitude." - Winter about Qibli to Queen Glory
"He's an IceWing named Hailstorm. A couple of years older than me. The bravest dragon in Pyrrhia. Scarlet's prisoner for the last two years. You know where he is!" - to Pyrite
"I would have ripped off your tail and beaten you with it first." - Winter to Squid
"Terribly unimpressive. I haven't once said 'higgledgy-piggledgy' in my entire life. We would never allow such linguistic imprecision in the Ice Kingdom." - in response to some of Qibli's mocking
The look that said, If only we'd lost you instead of Hailstorm. If only you were everything an IceWing should be. - To himself in Winter Turning
"No. Not with more killing." - To Icicle
"It's not what I want; it's how things have to be. We can never be what I wanted us to be" - in Winter Turning
WE are doing no such thing, I am going to find him. JUST ME." - To Queen Glory and the others in Winter Turning
"I never liked you anyway! And I'm going to MURDER this NIGHTWING!" - To Kinkajou about Deathbringer
"I listen, when there is something worth hearing."
"Because happiness isn't where I am... it's who I'm with."
"Moon, tell Moon–" - To Peril when she burned him.
"Imagine what our Kingdom would be like if we still had animus dragons. What else would we have invented?" - To Foeslayer after the Diamond Trial.
"Sometimes I'm only sure of one thing, that I hope I never hurt you." - To Moon
"I can safely put her back in the category of Lying, Conniving NightWings I Hate" - His thoughts shortly after Moon reveals her powers to him
"I am not in love with an enemy I am sworn to hate" -to himself, about Moon
""What are we fighting for? A number on a wall? Your life is more important to me than the rankings, Hailstorm. "" - To Hailstorm during the Diamond Trial
"I leave for five days and you start working with a mass murderer?" -To Moon and Qibli about Peril
"I bet. Looks like they used the classic torture method by burying you in diamonds." -To Bog when he says the Talons of Power captured him
"I'm NOT UNDER A SPELL. And I don't want to be! I remember what Hailstorm's spell felt like and it was awful! You keep your enchanted geegaws away from me." -To Qibli when he asks him to put on the earring
"Sounds a bit obvious. Why not just tattoo 'I'M TOTALLY MENACING' on his forehead." -About Vulture
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Trivia
- In the Scholastic forums, Tui wrote, "OK, dragging myself away to work now . . . there’s an IceWing in GREAT TURMOIL who kind of needs a hug . . ."
- If Winter were an animus, he said that he'd create enchanted dens so that scavengers could survive in the freezing cold as well as have a safe place for them to live, so he could observe them more closely.
- Winter is the second dragon to have been shown with a pet scavenger, the first being Smolder.
- Winter is the one of two dragons to have been given a mantra by a parent, which is "Be strong, be vigilant, strike first. Trust nobody". The other dragon is Moonwatcher.
- In Talons of Power, Darkstalker hints that there are timelines showing Moon getting together with either Winter or Qibli.
- Winter is usally the coldest season of the year.
Gallery
Canon
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Winter on the full cover of Winter Turning -
Winter on the US cover of Winter Turning
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Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
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A typical IceWing (colored), by Joy Ang -
A typical IceWing (lineart), by Joy Ang -
A typical IceWing from the German publication, by Max Meinzold
Fan Art
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By Velocirapioca
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By Biohazardia -
By HappyFalconQueen
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By Alaska the IceWing
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By RiftSeaWing
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By Trunswicked -
By trunswicked
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By trunswicked -
By xTheDragonRebornx
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By liighty -
By Alaska -
By QueenClam
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By Queen Lapis -
By Windwalker45
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Hailstorm and young Winter
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Winter and Qibli
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Winter is not amused -
Prince Winter by PoorOldDragon deviantart
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Winterwatcher by BrisingrWolf
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Winterwatcher by BrisingrWolf
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In the light of the moon globes by PoisonousSilverQueen
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request qibliwinter by stArchaeopteryx
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request winter and bandit by stArchaeopteryx
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Winter the Icewing by Drawgonite
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WoF Rap Contest Entry #2 by Redtail-Draws
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Your eyes are the size of the moon by FortuitousFox
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three winter moons by Magikitty -
Winter Headshot by Toxic-Flow
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winter by PoisonousSilverQueen
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