Famous Dragon Names — The Complete List

The last great dragon of Middle-earth. Smaug conquered the Lonely Mountain and its dwarf-kingdom, sleeping atop a pile of gold for 171 years before Bilbo Baggins arrived. He is calculating, vain, and obsessed with his hoard. His single vulnerable spot — a bare patch beneath his left breast — became his downfall.

A Luckdragon — a benevolent, dog-like dragon of pure luck who aids Atreyu and Bastian. Unlike European fire-breathing dragons, Luckdragons fly through the air by their own joyful nature. Falkor embodies optimism and friendship rather than menace.

The Father of Dragons in Middle-earth, first of all dragonkind. Glaurung was the primary weapon of Morgoth in the First Age. Unlike Smaug, he had no wings. His most terrible power was a hypnotic gaze capable of altering memory and cursing those who met his eyes.

Hagrid's illegal pet dragon egg hatches into a Norwegian Ridgeback in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Though briefly a pet, Norberta is eventually rehomed to a dragon sanctuary in Romania. The breed is known for its black ridged back and penchant for attacking kelpies.

In D&D, Bahamut is the Platinum Dragon — god of metallic dragons, embodiment of good, justice, and wisdom. He typically walks among mortals as an elderly man with seven gold canaries (actually great wyrm gold dragons in disguise). In Final Fantasy, Bahamut is the king of dragons and one of the most powerful summons, associated with the Mega Flare attack.

The five-headed queen of chromatic dragons in D&D. Each head is a different color — red, blue, green, black, and white — representing a different elemental breath weapon. Tiamat rules Avernus (the first layer of the Nine Hells) and is in constant opposition to Bahamut. She is the signature villain of the Tyranny of Dragons adventure arc.

The primary antagonist of Skyrim. Alduin is not just a dragon but the firstborn of Akatosh, god of time — a world-devouring force prophesied to destroy and reboot creation at the end of each Age. He was cast forward in time by ancient Nords using an Elder Scroll. His return triggers the events of the main Skyrim questline.

The eldest and wisest of the Skyrim dragons — second in power only to Alduin himself. Paarthurnax was once Alduin's lieutenant but reformed, choosing to follow the Way of the Voice. He meditates atop the Throat of the World and teaches the Dragonborn the Whirlwind Sprint shout. His fate is a major moral dilemma in the main quest.

Once the prime consort of Malygos, Sindragosa was one of the greatest frost wyrms of the blue dragonflight. After dying in the War of the Ancients, her corpse was raised by the Lich King and transformed into his most powerful undead mount and lieutenant. Her haunting cry — "Your soul is mine!" — became a beloved meme in WoW culture.

The Earth-Warder turned destroyer. Deathwing was once one of five Dragon Aspects — cosmic guardians of Azeroth — but was driven mad by the whispers of the Old Gods and tore apart the Demon Soul into a weapon. His return in Cataclysm reshaped the entire world map. He is armoured in elementium plating bolted to his body to prevent his own volatile fire from destroying him.

The largest, most aggressive, and most powerful of Daenerys's three dragons — the others being Rhaegal and Viserion. Drogon is black with red markings. He forms the deepest bond with Daenerys and is the only dragon to survive the events of Game of Thrones. The last scene of the series implies he carried Daenerys's body east, possibly to Valyria.

The last known Night Fury and companion of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III. Toothless behaves more like a large cat or dog than a stereotypical dragon — playful, loyal, and intelligent. The franchise subverts traditional dragon tropes by making Toothless both the most powerful dragon and the most emotionally relatable.

Originally cream and gold, Viserion was the gentlest of Daenerys's three dragons. He was killed north of the Wall by the Night King and raised as an undead ice dragon. His blue flame (actually undead fire that can destroy magical barriers like the Wall) became one of the most impactful plot moments in the show.

A disgraced family guardian dragon assigned to protect Mulan after she disguises herself as a soldier. Mushu is small, comedic, and endlessly self-important — a deliberate subversion of the terrifying dragon archetype. He represents the Chinese lung dragon tradition: a benevolent spirit rather than a predatory beast.

In Norse myth, Fafnir was a dwarf who murdered his own father for a cursed treasure hoard and transformed into a dragon to guard it. He was slain by the hero Sigurd (Siegfried in Germanic tradition), who bathed in his blood to gain near-invulnerability. Fafnir is one of the earliest examples of the greed-corrupted dragon archetype that influenced Tolkien's Smaug.

The hundred-headed serpent dragon who guarded the golden apples in the Garden of the Hesperides. Ladon was eventually slain by Heracles (Hercules) as part of the Eleventh Labour. He was later placed among the stars as the constellation Draco. Ladon represents the classical role of the dragon as guardian of sacred or magical objects.

The dragon (or serpent) who endlessly gnaws at the roots of Yggdrasil — the world tree — attempting to destroy the cosmos. He is in constant conflict with the eagle who sits at the top of Yggdrasil, with a squirrel named Ratatoskr running between them carrying insults. Níðhöggr survives Ragnarök and continues into the new age, making him one of the few beings to outlast the end of the world.