Draggadon
Draggadon is a character first appearing in the game Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. He is the king of an isolated volcano called Pyropuff Peak and is protective of his territory. In Paper Mario: Color Splash, some character dialogue suggests that Draggadons are a species.
History
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Draggadon appears as a recurring boss in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. He is fought in Episode 1-10: The King of Pyropuff Peak, Episode 2-9: Draggadon's Revenge, and Bonus Episode-11: Mummy-Me at Pyropuff Peak. When Captain Toad is chasing Wingo who kidnapped Toadette, he accidentally comes across Pyropuff Peak. Draggadon attacks him, thinking him to be an intruder, but after the fight realizes that he was innocent, and allows him to ride on his head as the two conquer hordes of enemies. Toadette in her pursuit of Wingo also ends up at Pyropuff Peak, which results in the same situation playing. Once again, Toadette befriends him, and they conquer even more enemies.
Unlike Wingo, Draggadon is not battled directly. Captain Toad and Toadette must avoid his attacks to the end of the level by hiding behind walls, and at the end, knock a pillar on his head. He is then knocked unconscious, and the Toads collect the Power Star.
As an ally, the player is able to control Draggadon in an interstitial page. Toadette will ride on him and command him to do various moves. By pressing 
, Draggadon will breathe fire that can break blocks and destroy enemies. He can also roar with 
that can shatter Used Blocks which are normally unaffected by flames. He raises and lowers by moving the left analog stick.
A Gold Draggadon also appears in a later episode, as the king of the Golden Realm. Like Draggadon, Captain Toad must also fight Gold Draggadon as boss, although fireballs will move faster and the lava will rise quicker.
Paper Mario: Color Splash
Draggadon comes back in Paper Mario: Color Splash. He appears as a fossil on a mountain in Marmalade Valley; however, after Mario retrieves the orange Big Paint Star from Larry, the fossil is covered with a coat of orange paint, causing it to come to life. It's found later in Redpepper Volcano, where the Basin Thing needs to be used in order to stop him being hostile. A bump comes out of his head, just like in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker after a rock falls on it. Before Mario can stun him, Draggadon tries to chase and eat him, then attack him with a massive fire breath. If Mario cannot dodge it hiding behind a column or leaving the level, the attack knocks him out in a single hit.
Like Captain Toad in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Mario is also able to ride and control Draggadon over lava, this time by suspending a Magma Burger attached to a Fishing Pole in front of him as bait. While controlling Draggadon, he can destroy small platforms, and if Mario swings the rod upwards, Draggadon will leap up from the lava, allowing Mario to collect any items that are out of reach.
Just like Iggy and unlike most paper characters, the paper version of Draggadon retains colored circle-like irises.
Gallery
Artwork
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
The Draggadon fossil in Paper Mario: Color Splash
Sprites
Paper Mario: Color Splash
Draggadon stunned after being hit in its head by the Basin Thing in Paper Mario: Color Splash.
Screenshots
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
The Draggadon fossil in Paper Mario: Color Splash before coming to life
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Draggadon being ridden at Redpepper Volcano in Paper Mario: Color Splash
Names in other languages
| Paper Mario: Color Splash | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main characters | Mario • Huey • Peach | |
| Minor characters | Action Toad • Barista Toad • Banzai Bill • Bowser • Big Urchin • Birdo • Bloo • Bridge Kinopio • Card Connoisseur Toad • Chosen Toads (Justice Toad · Mountain Sage · Surfing Kinopio) • Daffodil Peak park ranger • "Deep Cuts" Toad • Draggadon • Five Fun Guys • Foreman • Fort Cobalt barista • Green Energy Plant researcher • Greenie • Guide Toad • Host Snifit • Informant Snifit • Know-it-All Toad • Legendary captain • Lighthouse keeper • Luigi • Mega Bob-omb • Mustard Café chef • Peddler Toad • Pentabros • Piper • Port Prisma barista • Princess • Prof. Kinopio • Purp • Redd • Red Shy Guy • Rescue Squad (Red Rescue Squad Apprentice Toad · Rescue Blue · Rescue Green · Rescue Purple · Rescue Red · Rescue Squad Chief · Rescue Yellow) • Rock Paper Wizard • Ruddy Road Paint Guy • Shai Guyz • Sunset Express conductor • Tangerino Grill Chef • Tangerino Grill host • Tea Party Toads • Toad • Toadmaster General • Toads • Thwomp • Violet Passage captain • Wringer • Yella • Yoshi • Yoshis | |
| Bosses | Morton • Iggy • Ludwig • Wendy • Larry • Lemmy • Roy • Black Bowser | |
| Mini-bosses | Big Lava Bubble • Big Spiny • Kamek • Petea Piranha • The Shy Bandit • Steak | |
| Enemies | Blooper (10-Stack · Poison) • Bob-omb • Boo (10-Stack) • Buzzy Beetle (Big · Gang · Small (Gang) · Spike Top · Tower) • Cheep Cheep (Small) • Dino Rhino (Wild) • Dry Bones (5-Stack) • Fuzzy (Stack) • Goomba (Accordion · Bone · Mega · Paper-Cone · Para · Small (Gang · Wheel)) • Hammer Bro (Boomerang · Chariot · Circus · Fire (8-Stack) · Ice · Juggler · Sledge (Shady) · Small) • Koopa Troopa (6-Stack · Para (10-Stack)) • Lava Bubble (Black) • Ninji • Piranha Plant (Fire · Ptooie) • Pokey (Green) • Rocky Wrench • Scaredy Rat (10-Stack) • Shy Guy (4-Stack · 5-Stack · Animal Trainer · Coal · Gold · Laundry · Paint · Pry · Roller · Shield · Shunned · Silver · Slurp · Soggy · Sombrero · Spike · Trampoline · Unicycle) • Snifit (Chariot · Slurp · Spike · Whistle) • Spike • Spiny • Swoop | |
| Locations | Red courses | Ruddy Road • Cherry Lake • Redpepper Volcano • Redpepper Crater • The Crimson Tower |
| Yellow courses | Daffodil Peak • Sunglow Ridge • Château Chanterelle • Mustard Café • The Golden Coliseum | |
| Blue courses | Indigo Underground • Bloo Bay Beach • Dark Bloo Inn • Cobalt Base • Fort Cobalt | |
| Purple courses | Plum Park • Violet Passage • Vortex Island • Lighthouse Island • Fortune Island | |
| Orange courses | Marmalade Valley • Kiwano Temple • Toad Trainworks • Tangerino Grill • Sunset Express | |
| Green courses | Mondo Woods • Sacred Forest • Green Energy Plant • Mossrock Theater • The Emerald Circus | |
| Black course | Black Bowser's Castle | |
| Blue, red, and yellow course | Port Prisma (Action Command Dojo · Prisma Cardware · Prisma Fountain · Prisma Museum · Prisma Postal Toad) | |
| Other | Roshambo Temples | |
| Items | Battle Card • Card Max Up • Coins • Heart • Hearty Latte • Paint • Prisma Juice • Roshambo Cards | |
| Key items | Birdcage • Blissful Beach Key • Café Key • Caged "Bird" • Excavation Site Permit • Fishing Pole • Fresh Sheets • Hero's Journal • Holo-Peach • "It" • Journal Entries • Letter from Chest • Magma Burger • Mountain Climbing Permit • Paint Star Pieces • Sharp Spike • Snifit's Card Key • Tea Recipe Book • Toad's Pants • Toad's Shoes • Toad's Vest • Trunk Key | |
| Objects | ? Block • Big Paint Star • Brick Block • Colorless spot • Empty Block • Invisible Block • Mamma Mia Pizza • Mini Paint Star • POW Block • Prisma Times • Save Block • Science Claw • Super Ludship • Super Ludsub • Super Star • Unfurl Block • Volcanic debris • Warp Pipe | |
| Status effects | Blue • Crumpled • Dizzy • Poison • Rage • Rhythm • Self-conscious • Unmotivated | |
| Miscellaneous | Bestiary • Flip • Gallery • Glitches • Huey's advice • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Rescue V: Fearless Color Defenders • Snifit or Whiffit • Staff • Super Flag • Super Roshambo | |
