XDragoon

Cover of the first XDragoon volume

XDragoon is a series of Webcomics created by in 2008 by artist Brazilian Felipe Marcantonio. It is clearly based on Japanese comics style, featuring the adventures of an alien race of dragons fighting enemies that threaten Earth. Since its debut the webcomic earned a considerably large number of fans in their original country, besides having published printed special editions, and manga magazines.^[1]

The series was designed primarily to serve as an animated series, but the author has decided to cancel the project and proceed with a webcomic.^[2] It has a weekly publication through pages relying on language versions in Portuguese and English.

History

Rocky and Alfred are two humanoid dragons, coming from the planet Gan-Mah infiltrated the ship its emperor Krad Del Black, seeking a magic stone known as XGem found on Earth, along with his army. Upon arrival on the planet the two engage in a battle against a soldier and fall in a city where saving a human girl, Renata who happens to host them at home since then. With time during the series new characters are appearing, some teaming up to Rocky, while others opposed him and his friends.

Characters

• Rocky - A blue dragon and adventurer who was abandoned by his father when he was a child. Is always with his best friend Alfred and has a platonic love for Renata. He is also the only one able to use XGem.
• Renata Oliveira - A young college student who lived alone until she met Rocky and Alfred and participate in their adventures. She demonstrates a platonic love for Rocky.
• Alfred - The best friend Rocky. A purple dragon, fat and short man who likes battles and cause their enemies, besides being somewhat roguish.
• Philip - A red dragon and thick lips, a former member of the elite warriors of Krad. He is an apprentice Fei, along with Berry and Lance. It is also the most nervous team.
• Berry - A female dragon partner Philip, and former member of the elite warriors of Krad. She is the smartest of the team and has a rivalry with Viper.
• Krad Del Black - He was the emperor of the planet Gan Mah-and one of the antagonists of the first saga. He had lost his wife Topaz and XGem wanted to be able to resurrect it. For a long time he was tricked by Scar that it was using to be able to get hold of XGem before him. However Krad only found out at the end when he sacrificed his life to defeat Scar.
• Dr. John Scar - The assistant Krad and the main villain of the first saga. He is a Morphs shapeshifter who had taken the form of a dragon to deceive Krad making him go to Earth to pick XGem so he could get hold of it. He only reveals his true body at the end of the saga when Krad sacrifices himself to kill him. Later in another saga is revealed still be alive and that they had killed only one clone.
• Marina Carneiro - A classmate of Renata and her best friend. It is a rich girl who loves parties, but hates studies and Guilherme's girlfriend. She befriends dragons, occasionally following the adventures.
• Guilherme Alves - Marina's boyfriend and friend Renata. He also befriends dragons with time occasionally following the adventures.
• Cristina Almeida - It is the teacher Renata and Marina. An eccentric woman and in love with dragons. Whenever she sees a dragon she gives a surge of joy and often grabs. As Marina and Guilherme, she also befriends dragons.

Animation

Be initiated before the webcomic author planned to make the series as an animation. Its first episode was completed in 2006 with as voice actors Igor Lott and Tânia Gaidarji (voice actress of Bulma in Dragon Ball Z). But the author decided to cancel a number of webcomics to become more accessible. In 2010 celebrating two years of release was made a new animation Animadness sung by the band aiming a prototype opening of a cartoon series. Some other animations with the characters were developed over the years. All the animations became available in the YouTube.

XDragoon Rockstar

Released in 2013, XDragoon Rockstar is a spin-off based on XDragoon original series which is also published on the same website.^[3] The story takes place in a parallel world where humans and anthropomorphic animals live together, the Rocky in this series is a bully dragon who with his friend Albert (based on Alfred) live to the home of Cynthia Oliver (based on Renata) a young adult girl who dream of being a rockstar. However the villain Krad, which is incarnated in this series as an entrepreneur hungry for power, seeks to kidnap Rocky to activate the stone XGem with your blood.

The series has a greater use of comedy than action, with simple designs and without color, plus a more adult focus.

References

External links

• Official website