Changes: Purple Dino

Purple Dino
	Hover Over for Description
Release Date	July 15, 2009
Elemental Affinity	Unknown
Morphology	Non-Dragon
Base Rarity	Rare
BSA	None
Habitat	Jungle;
Color	Purple, white
Nicknames	None
Spriters ;	Marrionetta, ; Silvanon, ; AnimeJet;

Revision as of 01:18, 11 September 2017

Purple Dinos, or Pterodactylus maximus, were secretly released on July 15, 2009, alongside Albino and Cheese Dragons, Ochredrakes and Common Pygmies. Dinos are a special release of creatures as opposed to the traditional dragons found on the site; they do not possess genders and cannot breed. They also cannot be revived if killed.

Dinos come in 5 colors: Green, Red, Blue, Yellow and Purple. Purple Dinos are the only color not considered an original species of Dragon Cave, having been introduced onto the site much later than all the others.

Adult Dinos used to originally possess genders, with all of them gendering male (and later female, shortly before the change to remove genders entirely). Despite having genders though, they still could not breed. The current sprites were based loosely on the sprites of Yoshi, which were the Dinos' original sprites before the Great Fog. It is because of this that they have a different art direction than the rest of the dragons on-site, opting for a more light-hearted and cartoonish style. Another theory for this art direction however, is that they're not considered entirely serious in terms of the game's lore, and are seen as more of an on-site joke like the Chickens.

Under the old Breed sort, these creatures sorted as "Yoshi Purple" on a user's scroll. As of August 14, 2016, they now sort using their Encyclopedia name with other non-dragons at the bottom of users' scrolls.

Official Creature Descriptions

Egg

"This egg looks like it doesn't belong; it is brightly colored with white spots. It's much lighter than the other eggs."

Hatchling

"You were right, it's not the same species as the other eggs. So if it's not a dragon, what is it?"

Mature Hatchling

"You were right, it's not the same species as the other eggs. So if it's not a dragon, what is it?
And look, it's gotten bigger! Maybe it will reach its full size soon."

Adult

"Finally, after much feeding, your baby has grown into a full Dino! Dinos can eat almost anything, including things with spikes. In order to do so, they must have very tough stomachs. Purple dinos are the only breed of dinos that are capable of flight, thanks to their wings."

Sprite Artist(s)

Marrionetta (All)
Shikaru (Hatchling)
AnimeJet (New Adult)

Sprites

Series	Egg	Hatchling	Mature Hatchling	Adult	Special
Purple Dino					No gender, can't breed.

Sprites No Longer In-Use

Series	Egg	Hatchling	Mature Hatchling	Adult
Temporary Holiday Sprites
Christmas'11	-	File:Purple Dino hatchi Christmas 2011.gif	File:Purple Dino mature hatchi Christmas 2011.gif	File:Purple Dino adult Christmas 2011.gif
Halloween'15	-	-	-
Old Sprites
Old Sprites	File:Old Purple Dino egg.png	-	-	File:Old Purple Dino adult.png
Old Dead Egg	File:Old Purple Dino dead egg.png

Egg Sequence

Stage 0	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Dead

Encyclopedia Entry

Show/Hide Entry

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Trivia

This Dino sorts as a "Yoshi" despite never having the original Yoshi sprites that the older Dinos had.
It is the only "Dino" breed to not be based on a dinosaur, as pterosaurs are a separate clade.

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-{{Infobox
+{{Infobox DragonN
-|Box title = Purple Dino
+|image = Purple Dino adult.gif
-|image = Purple.gif
+|egg = Purple Dino egg.gif
+|descr = This egg looks like it doesn't belong; it is brightly colored with white spots. It's much lighter than the other eggs.
-|Row 1 title = [[Dragon_Release_Timeline| Release Date]]
-|Row 1 info = 15th of July 2009
+|release = July 15, 2009
+|element1 =
-|Row 2 title = [[Dragon_Rarity_Guide| Rarity]]
+|morph1 = Non-Dragon
-|Row 2 info = Rare
+|rarity = [[:Category:Rare Dragons|Rare]]
-|Row 3 title = Color
+|habitat1 = Jungle
-|Row 3 info = Purple
+|color = Purple, white
-|Row 4 title = [[Breed_specific_actions| Breed specific action]]
+|artist1 = Marrionetta
-|Row 4 info = None
+|artist2 = Silvanon
-|Row 5 title = [[Habitats|Habitat]]
+|artist3 = AnimeJet
-|Row 5 info = Jungle}}
+}}
-These "dragons" are not really dragons at all! Based loosely on the sprites from [http://mario.wikia.com/wiki/Yoshi Yoshi], these shoe-wearing dinos feature a much different, lighthearted style than the more serious dragons. Grown dinos possess no known gender and are therefore unbreedable (however, this is a recent change; dinos in the past were all gendered male and shortly before the change they were also female).
+'''Purple Dinos''', or '''Pterodactylus maximus''', were secretly released on July 15, 2009, alongside [[Albino Dragon|Albino]] and [[Cheese Dragon]]s, [[Ochredrake]]s and [[Common Pygmy|Common Pygmies]]. Dinos are a special release of [[:Category:Non-Dragon|creatures]] as opposed to the traditional dragons found on the site; they do not possess genders and cannot breed. They also cannot be [[Revive|revived]] if [[Killing|killed]].
-Dinos come in 5 colors: [[Green Dino|Green]], [[Red Dino|red]], [[Blue Dino|blue]], [[Yellow Dino|yellow]] and [[Purple Dino|Purple]]. Purple was the only color not originally on the site from the start and was added recently. The old sprites of the Dinos were actually in fact different colored Yoshi sprites. These Dinos have no breed specific action and are all classed as rare.
+Dinos come in 5 colors: [[Green Dino|Green]], [[Red Dino|Red]], [[Blue Dino|Blue]], [[Yellow Dino|Yellow]] and [[Purple Dino|Purple]]. Purple Dinos are the only color not considered an original species of Dragon Cave, having been introduced onto the site much later than all the others.
+Adult Dinos used to originally possess genders, with all of them gendering male (and later female, shortly before the change to remove genders entirely). Despite having genders though, they still could not breed. The current sprites were based loosely on the sprites of [[:w:c:mario:Yoshi|Yoshi]], which were the Dinos' original sprites before [[Replacement Project|the Great Fog]]. It is because of this that they have a different art direction than the rest of the dragons on-site, opting for a more light-hearted and cartoonish style. Another theory for this art direction however, is that they're not considered entirely serious in terms of the game's lore, and are seen as more of an on-site joke like the [[Chicken]]s.
-Purple Dinos are the newest breed of Dino. They were released on July 15 2009 with the [[Albino Dragon|Albino]], [[Cheese Dragons|Cheese]], [[Ochredrake Dragon|Ochredrake]], and [[Pygmy Dragon]]s, but their image was not included on the announcement nor were their sprites in TJ's post, so it took a few hours after the release for the breed to be discovered.
+Under the old Breed sort, these creatures sorted as "Yoshi Purple" on a user's scroll. As of August 14, 2016, they now sort using their Encyclopedia name with other non-dragons at the bottom of users' scrolls.
-== Official Description ==
-'''Adult:'''
+==Official Creature Descriptions==
-''"Finally, after much feeding, your baby has grown into a full Dino! Dinos can eat almost anything, including things with spikes. In order to do so, they must have very tough stomachs. 'Purple dinos are the only breed of dinos that are capable of flight, thanks to their wings."''
+===[[Egg]]===
+''"This egg looks like it doesn't belong; it is brightly colored with white spots. It's much lighter than the other eggs."''
+===[[Hatchling]]===
+''"You were right, it's not the same species as the other eggs. So if it's not a dragon, what is it?"''
-'''Matured Hatchling:'''
+===[[Mature Hatchling]]===
+''"You were right, it's not the same species as the other eggs. So if it's not a dragon, what is it?<br />And look, it's gotten bigger! Maybe it will reach its full size soon."''
+===[[Adult]]===
-''"You were right, it's not the same species as the other eggs. So if it's not a dragon, what is it? And look, it's gotten bigger! Maybe it will reach its full size soon.''"
+''"Finally, after much feeding, your baby has grown into a full Dino! Dinos can eat almost anything, including things with spikes. In order to do so, they must have very tough stomachs. Purple dinos are the only breed of dinos that are capable of flight, thanks to their wings."''
+==Sprite Artist(s)==
+*[[:Category:Marrionetta|Marrionetta]] (All)
+*[[:Category:Shikaru|Shikaru]] (Hatchling)
+*[[:Category:AnimeJet|AnimeJet]] (New Adult)
+==Sprites==
-'''Hatchling:'''
+{{Table Start}}
+{{Table Header|Series|130|Egg|100|Hatchling|100|Mature Hatchling|130|Adult|100|Special|100}}
+{{Table Row|Purple Dino||[[File:Purple Dino egg.gif]]||[[File:Purple Dino hatchi.gif]]||[[File:Purple Dino mature hatchi.gif]]||[[File:Purple Dino adult.gif]]||No gender, can't breed.}}
+{{Table End}}
+===Sprites No Longer In-Use===
-''"You were right, it's not the same species as the other eggs. So if it's not a dragon, what is it?''"
+<div class="mw-customtoggle-Sprites wikia-menu-button">'''Show/Hide Table'''</div>
+<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-Sprites">
+{{Table Start}}
+{{Table Header|Series|130|Egg|100|Hatchling|100|Mature Hatchling|130|Adult|100}}
+{{Table Row|'''Temporary Holiday Sprites'''|5|}}
+{{Table Row|[[Christmas 2011 Dragon Dress Up|Christmas'11]]<br />||-||[[File:Purple Dino hatchi Christmas 2011.gif]]||[[File:Purple Dino mature hatchi Christmas 2011.gif]]||[[File:Purple Dino adult Christmas 2011.gif]]}}
+{{Table Row|[[Brewing Mischief|Halloween'15]]||-||-||-||[[File:Purple Dino adult Halloween 2015.png]]}}
+{{Table Row|'''Old Sprites'''|5|}}
+{{Table Row|Old Sprites||[[File:Old Purple Dino egg.png]]||-||-||[[File:Old Purple Dino adult.png]]}}
+{{Table Row|Old Dead Egg||[[File:Old Purple Dino dead egg.png]]|4}}
+{{Table End}}
+</div>
+==[[Egg#Egg Sequence|Egg Sequence]]==
+{{Egg sequence|Purple Dino egg.gif|Purple Dino crack 1.png|Purple Dino crack 2.png|Purple Dino crack 3.png|Purple Dino crack 4.png|Purple Dino crack 5.png|Purple Dino dead egg.png}}
+==Encyclopedia Entry==
-'''Egg:'''
+{{Encyclo_Entry
+|noentry = 1
+}}
+==Trivia==
-''"This egg looks like it doesn't belong; it is brightly colored with white spots. It's much lighter than the other eggs.''"
+*This Dino sorts as a "Yoshi" despite never having the original Yoshi sprites that the older Dinos had.
+*It is the only "Dino" breed to not be based on a dinosaur, as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterosaur pterosaurs] are a separate clade.
+[[ru:Фиолетовый Дино]]
+[[Category:No Encyclopedia Entry]]
+[[Category:No Elemental Affinity]]
-== Sprite Artists ==
-*[[Marrionetta]] (Adult and Hatchlings)
-*[[Shikaru]] (Hatchlings)
-*[[AnimeJet]] (Revised Adult)
-== Sprites ==
-<p style="text-align:center">'''Purple Dino Series: '''[[File:New_purple_dino.gif]] → [[File:Purple_Dino_S1.gif]] → [[File:Purple_Dino_S2.gif]] → [[File:Purple.gif]]</p>
-===2011 Temporary Holiday Sprites===
-<br />
-<table width="200" border="0" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="0"><tr>
-<td style="text-align: center;">[[File:Purple_Dino_Christmas_hatchi.gif]]</td>
-<td style="text-align: center;">→</td>
-<td style="text-align: center;">[[File:Purple_Dino_Christmas_mature_hatchi.gif]]</td>
-<td style="text-align: center;">→</td>
-<td style="text-align: center;">N/A</td></tr>
-</table>
 [[Category:Dragon Types]]
 [[Category:Rare Dragons]]
 [[Category:Non-Dragon]]
 [[Category:July 2009 Drop]]
+[[Category:AnimeJet]]
+[[Category:Marrionetta]]
+[[Category:Shikaru]]
+[[Category:Jungle]]