Hideous Zippleback
Offspring of Zmey Gorynych
Fear Class
Firepower - 14
Shot Limit - 6
Attack - 12
Armour - 10
Speed - 10
Jaw Strength - 3
Stealth - 11
Venom - 0
A wet dragon head can't light its fire; the Hideous Zippleback is extra tricky. One head breathes gas, the other head lights it.
Extremely Dangerous, Kill on Sight.
Hideous Zippleback
The Hideous Zippleback is often described as one of the most unusual dragons in the world. This dragon has two long, serpentine necks with spikes on it. These spikes can 'zip' together, in order to create the illusion of one neck. At the end of the necks, are two short heads. The Zippleback has a large horn on its nose, and two thinner horns on top of its head. Like most dragons, they have yellow reptile-like eyes. The teeth in their lower jaw seem to be longer than the ones in the upper jaw, sticking out. They also have two tails; which can also 'zip together. The end of the tail posses' a fin-like structure on its tails. Thanks to its relatively short legs and wings, the Zippleback is a slow walker and flier. Their legs possess short, but strong legs four sharp claws. The Zippleback is probably one of the longest of the medium-sized dragons, if not the biggest.
Fear Class
Basic Class
Firepower - 14
Shot Limit - 6
Attack - 12
Armour - 10
Speed - 10
Jaw Strength - 3
Stealth - 11
Venom - 0
With their two heads, the Zippleback is one of the oddest dragons in the World. However, its two heads also give it a deadly weapon that's unique from any other dragon species. The head on the right side breathes a green, flammable gas, while the left head produces an electrical spark from its mouth to ignite the gas, creating lethal explosions. By itself, the gas can make a human disorientated if inhaled.
The Zippleback's hidden ability is to release a large amount of gas, and then set it on fire. They bite their own tails and become a flaming wheel, which they can use to knock out enemies.
They can also this gas in order to hide themselves, which makes them very stealthy. They use it to unexpectedly strike their victims.
The dragon has two personalities and two minds, one in each head, and one often argues with the other head over what to do. This dragon reminds some Vikings of bickering siblings when they aren't running away from it. Occasionally the dragon forgets that it is a two headed dragon, and one head tries to go one way, and the other head tries to go the other way, this can be problematic. Even baby Zipplebacks fight over which direction to go or what to do.
Its two heads also can aide it in confusing its enemies. They have been known to creep up on a human and trap them between their two heads. They can also work together to catch prey (one head watches for danger while other watches food) or solve complex problems (one head scares prey into the mouth of the other). Due to their double heads, Zipplebacks have two brains, one in each head, and all four eyes simultaneously transmit information to both brains. If one head is covered up and food is stuck in front of the uncovered head, both heads will start salivating at the same time. Because of this, it is nearly impossible to sneak up on a Zippleback.
Zipplebacks can be tamed by feeding and playing with the dragon much like all Fear Class Dragons, however be wary about how much food and attention each head gets, as showing favouritism to one head, whether intentional or not, can cause the Zippleback to fight with itself. Because the Zippleback has two head and therefore to brains, the dragon requires two riders to be properly trained, and two names so that the dragon doesn't confuse or complicate its commands. Only two trainers have been known to train a Zippleback without a second rider.
