Hunter Dragons were released on May 21, 2023, alongside Arrakyma Dragons, Flare-Tail Pygmies, Lightstreak Dragons, Marocephalic Dragons, Silvershade Wyverns, and Stellarum Wyrms.
Hunter Dragons gained the Breed Specific Action Copy as part of the August 2024 release. This action allows a Hunter Dragon to copy the BSAs of Green, Purple, Red, Pink, Magi, and White Dragons, giving that Hunter use of Earthquake, Fertility, Incubate, Influence, Teleport, or Ward depending on the copied dragon. Using Copy immediately puts the target dragon's BSA on cooldown, but makes the action available to the Hunter. The Hunter retains the copied BSA in addition to the Copy action until a different BSA is copied. The copied BSA behaves exactly as it would if used by its original breed. Copying a BSA also causes the Hunter to change its appearance, taking on colors similar to the copied breed. The Copy action can be used once every 30 days.
Official descriptions[]
Egg[]
This smooth egg has a bright blue stripe on it.
Hatchling[]
Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It makes little chirps when it spits fire.
Mature hatchling[]
Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It makes little chirps when it spits fire.
And look! It has grown fins and armored plates! It must be close to maturing.
Adult[]
Standard form[]
Hunter dragons are forest dwelling creatures known for having a high success rate of taking down prey. While most commonly seen scouting alone or patrolling in small territorial groups, they live in hierarchical packs of twenty or more individuals. Their most notable attribute is their ability to change the color of their scales to mimic their surroundings. This skill allows them to disappear into their environment, ambushing prey and trespassers alike. Some rumors do exist of a Hunter dragon copying other dragons, even going so far as to imitate the behaviors of breeds wildly different from themselves.
Earthquake form[]
Hunter dragons are forest dwelling creatures known for having a high success rate of taking down prey. While most commonly seen scouting alone or patrolling in small territorial groups, they live in hierarchical packs of twenty or more individuals. Their most notable attribute is their ability to change the color of their scales to mimic their surroundings. This skill allows them to disappear into their environment, ambushing prey and trespassers alike. Some stories describe a Hunter dragon mimicking a Green Dragon. They often become a deft manipulator of earth mana, capable of quaking the ground around them and shifting rocks like water to protect their community.
Fertility form[]
Hunter dragons are forest dwelling creatures known for having a high success rate of taking down prey. While most commonly seen scouting alone or patrolling in small territorial groups, they live in hierarchical packs of twenty or more individuals. Their most notable attribute is their ability to change the color of their scales to mimic their surroundings. This skill allows them to disappear into their environment, ambushing prey and trespassers alike. Some stories describe a Hunter dragon mimicking a Purple Dragon. They usually become quite the matchmaker, working to improve the romantic relationships and mend strained ones within their community.
Incubate form[]
Hunter dragons are forest dwelling creatures known for having a high success rate of taking down prey. While most commonly seen scouting alone or patrolling in small territorial groups, they live in hierarchical packs of twenty or more individuals. Their most notable attribute is their ability to change the color of their scales to mimic their surroundings. This skill allows them to disappear into their environment, ambushing prey and trespassers alike. Some stories describe a Hunter dragon mimicking a Red Dragon. They almost always become adept with fire mana, enhancing their attack power and using their fire to expedite the egg incubation process. This comes at the cost of the dragon acting far more territorial, even towards pack-mates.
Influence form[]
Hunter dragons are forest dwelling creatures known for having a high success rate of taking down prey. While most commonly seen scouting alone or patrolling in small territorial groups, they live in hierarchical packs of twenty or more individuals. Their most notable attribute is their ability to change the color of their scales to mimic their surroundings. This skill allows them to disappear into their environment, ambushing prey and trespassers alike. Some stories describe a Hunter dragon mimicking a Pink Dragon. They almost always become far more nurturing, tending carefully to the eggs of their community and ensuring proper hatchling development. Notably, they don’t limit this caregiver behavior to hatchlings, often mothering other adults as well.
Teleport form[]
Hunter dragons are forest dwelling creatures known for having a high success rate of taking down prey. While most commonly seen scouting alone or patrolling in small territorial groups, they live in hierarchical packs of twenty or more individuals. Their most notable attribute is their ability to change the color of their scales to mimic their surroundings. This skill allows them to disappear into their environment, ambushing prey and trespassers alike. Some stories describe a Hunter dragon mimicking a Magi Dragon. They often become a skilled user of magi mana, using it to enhance their speed and agility. This leads them to transport kills and other items around their community. However, the dragon’s skills also encourage a terrible habit of surprising friends or spooking strangers.
Ward form[]
Hunter dragons are forest dwelling creatures known for having a high success rate of taking down prey. While most commonly seen scouting alone or patrolling in small territorial groups, they live in hierarchical packs of twenty or more individuals. Their most notable attribute is their ability to change the color of their scales to mimic their surroundings. This skill allows them to disappear into their environment, ambushing prey and trespassers alike. Some stories describe a Hunter dragon mimicking a White Dragon. They usually become well-versed in healing and protective magics, using these abilities to ward against illness and heal the more adventurous individuals of their community. The dragon also takes a stance of pacifism, refusing to harm or even hunt, unless left without recourse.
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Egg sequence[]
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Encyclopedia entry[]
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Additional information[]
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- Just in case y'all aren't on the discord, the Hunter Dragons' reference has been guessed!
And as the concepter I can confirm, it's Mega Man!
So I'ma drop this:
https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/Mega_Man_X_(series)
And this:
https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/Mega_Man_(original_series)
And this because they just released a legacy collection:
https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/Mega_Man_Battle_Network_(series)
The Hunter's name comes from Maverick Hunters, which is why the have patrol groups of 2-3, for X, Zero, and Axl. lol (Even though, in the Games, Mega Man tends to fight on his own, he does have friends and allies.)
S1 and S2 are actually more a Mega Man Classic reference. S1 is Rock, an normal Assistant Robot, and S2 is after he becomes Mega Man! Adult has more Mega Man X influence.
Also the chirps these guys make are more akin to baby crocodile noises:
Which is the closest real life sound to a buster shot:
Also, props to the one dude on the (unofficial?) Discord who guessed these guys from the egg. You saved everyone from suffering and brought everlasting peace.
Edit: Also, THANKS TO @Kennon FOR HELPING MAKE THESE GUYS. I wouldn't have been able to do it without them! Literally. My Paint died several times during this. lol
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- I'm a little late to the reveal party due to a long day at work, but I'm so glad folks like my Hunter sprite ;u; Thank you @Shokomon for inviting me to work on the concept!
I wanted to share a couple of the sketches/concept arts for the Hunter since the larger size does a few of the details better justice. A few things definitely got refined once they were sprites tho. (putting them under a spoiler cause they're kinda big lol)
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