Dragons

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Dragons
Powers and Abilities	Strong with large claws and the ability to fly and create extreme heat through touch. Drawn to virgins and gold.
Vulnerabilities	Blade forged with the blood of a dragon.
Appearance	Humanoid with bat-like wings and talons. Can appear human.
Episode(s)	6.12 Like A Virgin

Attracted to gold, dragons traditionally live in caves, but in an urban environment will seek out a dark secluded place like a sewer. They can fly and have talons and bat-like wings when in their true form. However, they manifest themselves as humans when in small spaces. They can generate heat that can reach temperatures high enough to "flambé" humans and even melt metal with their touch. When engaged in combat in their human form, the heat they generate seems to be their primary weapon.

They can only be killed with a blade forged with the blood of a dragon, and Dr Visyak speculates that there are only "5 or 6" such blades in existence.

They haven't been seen for around 700 years.

The Dragon's allegiance lies with Mother, whom they free from Purgatory with the sacrifice of a virgin.

6.12 Like A Virgin

Dragons are abducting young women (all virgins) and keeping them captive in a sewer. Dean obtains the Sword of Brunswick, and he and Sam track down the dragon's lair, finding first a pile of gold and then an ancient manuscript. They then hear cries for help and they follow the voices until they find the missing women, who are being kept together in a cage.

Before they can free them, two dragons appear. In the ensuing fight, Sam is able to kill one with the sword, but the other escapes. He meets up with another dragon who has also captured a half dozen virgin women. They take one and use an incantation to open a door to Purgatory. They throw the woman in, and she rises from the fire, giving form to Mother.

Dragons in Lore

Dragons are mythical creatures that usually take the form of a winged reptilian creature, often with the ability to breath fire. They appear in a variety of forms in cultures around the world. The Dragon featured in Supernatural relates to European traditions, where the typical dragon protects a cavern or castle filled with gold and treasure. Tales often feature a great hero who tries to slay the dragon and often rescue a princess or maiden the dragon has captured (or who has been offered to the dragon as a sacrifice).

Some interpretations of these myths read them as symbolising the battle of patriarchal religions to defeat the old Mother Goddess religions (represented by the dragon), with women reduced to powerless women that need to be rescued. Source.

• Wikipedia entry on dragons

In Fandom

• A list of SPN and SPN RPF stories featuring dragons