Holly Dragon

Holly Dragons, named for the holly leaves on their eggs, were released in 2007 as the first Christmas Dragons. Whether due to their rarity or unique design, Holly Dragons are popular and highly desired.

Despite being originally released as a male-only breed, Holly offspring can now gender either male or female. Christmas Raffle Honorable Mention winners were also able to influence their eggs, creating caveborn females. At least seventeen caveborn female Holly Dragons exist, with the codes Holy, Time, WGgnu, WMagi, holly, HwkEy, yule, Ashes, Ai6El, Ho11y, Zibl, JxfIP, Bell, holi, UTV0, Jingl and MAGIC.

When sorted by "Breed", Holly Dragons are listed as "Christmas 2007 dragon" on a user's scroll.

Egg
"This egg has a holly leaf stuck to it."

Hatchling
"Aww... It's a cute baby dragon. It's very festively colored."

Mature Hatchling
"Aww... It's a cute baby dragon. It's very festively colored. And look! It's grown its wings! It must be close to maturing."

Adult
"Holiday dragons are a very mysterious breed. They are only seen during winter, and even then it is hard to catch a glimpse of one. They are responsible for the general cheer that spreads during the holidays. In essence, they are the “Spirits of Winter.”"

Sprite Artist(s)
New Sprites: Old Sprites:
 * Birdzgoboom (All)
 * Silvanon (All)

Trivia

 * In 2008, there was an occasional glitch that would allow Holly Dragons to be bred out of season. The resulted offspring would instantly turn into ungendered Neglected Dragons. This glitch has since been resolved.
 * Before the 2009 winter event, TJ09 confirmed that there were only 109 Holly Dragons in existence, with one being in the Wilderness. During the 2012 winter event, TJ09 stated in the IRC chat that there were currently more Holly Dragons in existence than Neglected Dragons.
 * Until 2013, the only Holiday Dragons to not have a Spriter's Alt were the Holly, Yulebuck, Vampire, Valentine, Pumpkin and Black Marrow. That year, with the exception of Vampires, Black Marrows, and Hollies, all were given Spriters' Alts.
 * A Holly Dragon was featured on a cookie decoration during the 2012 Gingerbread House Decorating event.
 * A Holly Dragon was featured as a character in some of the stories during the 2014 Snow Warning event. This same character made a repeat appearance as an NPC in the Valkemarian Tales - Jolly Follies game from the 2015 winter event.

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