Dragon Drive - Characters - Anime/Manga Part 1 - Dragons

Dragons

Chibisuke/Chibi (チビスケ) a.k.a. Senkoukura (The Chosen One)

Light-elemental. Reiji's dragon and the long awaited savior of Rikyu. As Chibi, he appears to be the weakest dragon, but in his true form as Senkoukura, he is the most powerful of all dragons, and worshipped as a deity by some. He is also able to change his element such as dark or fire. He looks like a traditional European dragon, only upright, in his true form. His "chibi" form is a small white dragon with tiny wings and fur. His strength and abilities can alter depending on Reiji's emotional state. His signature attack is a devastating blast of energy, "Lightning Wave", that destroys everything in its path. In the manga, it is revealed that Chibi was named after a white dog Reiji used to have.

Cholaoo/Goraoh

Earth-elemental. Maiko's dragon partner. Goraoh is very loyal and protective of its partner. He is a dragon with the appearance of a shisa (a lion dog guardian). Even though it has wings, it cannot fly.

Medina Heaven

Light-elemental. A little unicorn-type dragon that accompanies Maiko and her friends on their quest. Maiko calls it Rinrin (Rinrin-chan in Japan). Said to bring good luck to those who see it.

Jigen Jouka

Light-elemantal.Capable of opening portals to other worlds.

Kanpa

Ice-elemental dragon. Very loyal, Kampa resembles a cross between a wolf and a dragon. In the manga, Kampa can create blizzards freezing everything in the area. He belongs to Daisuke Hagiwara, and is Reiji's first opponent in Dragon Drive.

Air Blast

Water-elemental. Kyoji's dragon. Very powerful against liquid dragons. He has the basic oriental wingless dragon form, although several small wings surround his head.

Floral Fern

Earth-elemental. Sayaka's dragon. A rather avian dragon, with the lowest attack of any dragon. However, Floral Fern fights by altering the opponents abilities.

Kokao

Light-elemental. Hikaru's first dragon, but its use was abandoned after its defeat to Senkoukura. Capable of creating illusions and mirages.

Kanopus

Dark-elemental. Hikaru's second dragon in place of Koakoh. Is said to be capable of shapechange.

Junranshi

Dark-elemental. One of Ichiro's many dragons. Has infrared eyesight and can hear sounds humans can't, making it an excellent tracker.

Hayate Slash [Anime/Manga

Wind-elemental. One of Ichiro's many dragons, and is often favored for its high speed and power.

Thunderbolt

Lightning-elemental. Rokaku's second dragon. Originally belonged to Yako. Has the same basic body form as Senkoukura. Like Rokaku, Thunderbolt is missing an eye. Will charge straight at enemies and taunt them. Its special attack can cripple even the Senkoukura.

Kashiniki

Fire-elemental. Sue's dragon.

En-ouji

Ice-elemental. Lin's dragon. Uses deadly white flames to incinerate everything.

Darx

Dark-elemental. Kohei Toki's ghost-type dragon and companion. Darx considers himself to be a dragon that isn't a dragon and a ghost that isn't a ghost. Capable of possessing people by feeding on the darkness in their souls. The darker the soul, the stronger the possession. In episode 10, it is revealed by Sally that Master Lyn and Miss Sue are being possessed by Darx. Darx then reveals himself to Reiji and Senkoukura and says that if he is killed, the twins will die along with him. Fortunately, Reiji and Senkoukura defeat Darx, and Lyn and Sue are released from his control. After Kohei wins the Dragonic Heaven and gains the Jinryuuseki, he has Darx eat the three priests who act as referees in the tournament and who lead him to the Jinryuuseki in order for him to see it. Darx is last seen in a nightmare Reiji has in which he fails to save Maiko from being kidnapped by Kohei, who is riding on the dragon.

Raitonaitsunaito/Light Night Knight

Wind-elemental. Kohei Toki's phoenix-type dragon. Extremely durable and quick, it can shoot feathers at high speed and create barriers at will. In the manga, Raitonaitsunaito was a light dragon who evolved into a dark one. In the anime, Reiji and his friends' dragons are never able to defeat Raitonaitsunaito; Kohei uses it until he decides to become Shinryu's host towards the end of the series.

Shadow Fang

Dark-elemental. Mukai's dragon. Has regenerative abilities.

Guan-Coo/Gwancoo

A large rotund evil dragon who rules over the city of Yaudim. In the anime version, he rules the city on his own, is the sponsor of the Dragonic Heaven, and has captured Mukai's mother, holding her prisoner, until Daisuke finds her dead. In the past he destroyed a town, killing all of its citizens, including Rin-Rin's original owner. When the final round of the Dragonic Heaven took place, Reiji, Maiko, Daisuke, Kyoji, Sayaka, Mukai, and their dragons went to Guan-Coo's castle and defeated him with Shadow Fang delivering the final blow. In the manga, he rules Yaudim, but is actually very childish and has a close human advisor who actually handles all internal affairs, making him seem less evil. He also has a crush on Maiko, who resents his advances until she learns of the relationship he once had with the female singer who originally owned Rin-Rin.

Guancu (Deadly Form)

Dark-elemental. Guancu's true form that emerges from the belly of the original. A stark contrast to his rotund form as this body is highly muscled and berserk. He transforms into this after the palace was attacked by Kohei. He risked his life to protect Maiko and Sumishiba by using his true form to shield the flower garden from Kohei's Dynamo Spark dragon's powerful beam, although neither of them saw his true form since he had hid the two in a shelter under the tombstone in the garden prior to the attack.

Eager-Striker

Kurosawa's dragon. His right arm is much bigger than his left and uses it as his primary means of attacking (he can fire off his claws and retract them on rope-like structures). He does not appear to have a breath weapon like other dragons.

Crystal Gene

Hideaki's dragon. He is purple with green crystal structures jutting out of his head and shoulders. His crystals are the main source of his attacks, being able to fire beams of energy and project strong forcefields. He is a balanced offense/defense dragon.

Kobakukono/Kono

Silver's dragon. He is proud and regal, and fights only for himself. When taken by Rose, he promised Silver that he would return to her if he should die. He also told her to raise his "child", Kokko. Later, it is revealed that he had no child after all, but was simply in the form of one. Kono is a bird-like dragon, although not as much as Raitonaitsunaito: his head is that of an eagle's, his body is covered in feathers, and his paws are similar to that of talons. He is also one of the few dragons that can talk.

Shinryu

A dragon whose very awakening means the end of the world, Shinryu is the very void itself and was awoken at the true power of Senkoukura. It was said that he twice nearly destroyed rikyu but was sealed away by the shishin ryu, senkokoura and shin-saber. He was reawakened by Kohei but when senkokoura's true powers were revealed he unwillingly released the seals on shinryu. He was defeated by Reiji when Hikaru arrived with shin-saber which fused to senkokoura's arm and they once again sealed shinryu away. In the anime Shinryu needed a host in order to tap into his hidden power; Kohei willingly agreed to be the host and consequently became one with him. Once Shinryu regained his power, he easily killed Saizou Toki and his dragon by squeezing them to death in one of his claws. Reiji and his friends had a difficult time defeating Shinryu given that he was ten times bigger than all of their dragons. In Episode 37, Shinryu teleported Reiji, Maiko, Daisuke, Meguru, Kyoji, Sayaka, and Ichiro out of the virtual city in Dragon Drive and back to Earth in order to get rid of them, leaving Rokkaku, Mahiru and San Waltz (all of whom are from Rikyu) to battle him. Luckily, Reiji and his friends were able to return back to the virtual city. Shinryu also has the ability to create a dark Shinsaber, which he attempted to use to defeat Reiji and Senkoukura. Shinryu, along with Kohei were finally defeated by Senkoukura in its true form.