Dragon of the Moon (Earth-616)

Dragon of the Moon
Name	Unrevealed
Current Alias	Dragon of the Moon
Affiliation and Relationships
Relatives	Parents: Set (father)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Height	Variable
Weight	Variable
Eyes	Irises: Variable
Hair	Variable
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Demon
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Occupation	Demon
Base of Operations	Formerly Titan (Moon of Saturn)
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Peter B. Gillis, Don Perlin
First	Defenders #138 (September, 1984)
First	Defenders #138 (September, 1984)

History

The sole survivor of an ancient race of demons, the Dragon of the Moon seeks to gain power by corrupting the human race. The Dragon once allied with Mordred who was trying to overthrow King Arthur of Britain, but it was defeated and imprisoned within Saturn's moon Titan by the Eternals.

The Dragon has claimed responsibility for corrupting Thanos, who murdered most of the population of Titan and, a generation earlier, for the civil war amongst Uranos' followers that decimated Titan before Mentor and Sui-San repopulated it. The Dragon is a liar, however, and its claims have not been supported otherwise.

The Dragon of the Moon began to corrupt Heather Douglas, an Earth girl living and studying on Titan. The Dragon allowed Heather to believe she had defeated it in spiritual combat, while secretly taking up residence in her mind. This allowed the Dragon to subtly cultivate Heather's arrogance and corruption for many years, even as she took the name Moondragon. Moondragon ultimately succumbed fully to the Dragon of the Moon's influence. Thanks to the Defenders, both Heather and the Dragon were seemingly destroyed.

During Phyla-Vell's quest to find the Kree savior, Moondragon began suffering from the same headaches that signaled the coming of the Dragon of the Moon. Eventually. in battle with the Phalanx and near death, she succumbed to the Dragon and was transformed into its likeness. She later died at Ultron's hands and dissolved into nothingness.

A year later, in the realm of Oblivion, the Dragon was holding Moondragon in its gullet. Phyla and Drax the Destroyer, sent by Mentor, attempted to rescue Moondragon, but Maelstrom intended to feed them to the Dragon. The former went first but the timely arrival of Quasar prevented Drax from being consumed as well. Just before the Dragon could consume them both, Phyla, having become the new Avatar of Death, destroyed the Dragon to free Moondragon. The Dragon then turned into a flock of bats.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

• Immortality: The Dragon is virtually immortal.
• Superhuman Strength: At full power the Dragon possesses incalculable strength.
• Invlunerability: The Dragon is immune to most physical and energy attacks. Quasar's constructs broke upon contact with its hide and left him undamaged.
• Energy Projection: It can project blasts of destructive energy.
• Molecular Reconstruction: It can rearrange matter and even living beings.
• Blindness: It can blind others.
• Flight: It can fly for interplanetary distances.
• Dimensional Travel: It can open dimensional portals.
• Geokinesis: It can summon geyser of magma from a planet's core.
• Mind Control: It can mentally influence others.
• Illusions: It can generate illusions.
• Possession: It can inhabit hosts to grow his power.

See Also

• 16 appearance(s) of Dragon of the Moon (Earth-616)
• 5 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Dragon of the Moon (Earth-616)
• 3 mention(s) of Dragon of the Moon (Earth-616)
• 10 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Dragon of the Moon (Earth-616)
• 8 image(s) of Dragon of the Moon (Earth-616)

Links and References

Dragon of the Moon at the Marvel Appendix