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Dragon's Dogma (ドラゴンズドグマ)
Dragon's Dogma (ドラゴンズドグマ) is a 2020 Netflix original anime, seven episodes by studio Sublimation, adapting Capcom's 2012 action RPG; Ethan, an Arisen, hunts the dragon that stole his heart.
Dragon's Dogma 2
Dragon's Dogma 2 (ドラゴンズドグマ 2) is Capcom's open-world action RPG, released March 22, 2024 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC; first mainline sequel since 2012, Pawn companion system, Metascore 86, Dark Arisen expansion due October 9, 2026.
Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair is a 1983 laserdisc arcade game by Cinematronics, where the player guides Dirk the Daring through a hand-animated cartoon requiring timed choices.
Dragon's Lair (1983 video game)
Dragon's Lair is a 1983 laserdisc arcade game by Cinematronics, the first LaserDisc arcade game released in the United States, conceived by Rick Dyer and animated by Don Bluth.
Dragon's teeth (fortification)
Dragon's teeth, known in German as Drachenzähne, are pyramidal reinforced-concrete anti-tank obstacles set in multiple rows, used on the Siegfried Line, the Atlantic Wall, and in Ukraine since 2022.
Dragonar Academy (星刻のドラグナー)
Dragonar Academy (Seikoku no Dragonar) is a Japanese light novel series by Shiki Mizuchi, illustrated by Kohada Shimesaba, published in MF Bunko J from 2010; adapted into manga and a 2014 C-Station anime.
Dragonball Evolution
Dragonball Evolution is a 2009 American live-action film adaptation of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga, directed by James Wong and starring Justin Chatwin as Goku.
DragonBlade: The Legend of Lang (龙刀奇缘)
DragonBlade: The Legend of Lang (龙刀奇缘) is a 2005 Hong Kong 3D CGI animated kung fu film directed by Antony Szeto, produced by Stanley Tong, the first fully Hong Kong-made 3D animated feature, with Karen Mok and Daniel Wu voicing.
Dragoncello
Dragoncello: frazione of Rome (Municipio X) between Acilia and Ostia Antica, notable for Roman rustic villas including Villa A (late Republican, wine-producing), excavated since 2016 by the University of Milan.
Dragonera
Dragonera names two Mediterranean places: Sa Dragonera, a 288-hectare protected island and marine reserve off Mallorca's west coast, and Dragonera in Istria, Croatia, site of two Roman coastal villas excavated in 2003–2004, praised as two pearls by Cassiodorus.
Dragonfire (laser weapon)
DragonFire is a British 50 kW-class laser directed energy weapon developed by a consortium led by MBDA UK to shoot down drones, joining Royal Navy destroyers from 2027.
Dragonfly
Dragonfly, suborder Anisoptera of Odonata, a predatory insect with four independently controlled wings and aquatic nymph stage; up to 97% hunting success, 58 km/h top speed, 16% of species threatened by wetland loss.
Dragonfly (2002 film)
Dragonfly is a 2002 American supernatural drama directed by Tom Shadyac, starring Kevin Costner as a widowed doctor who believes his dead wife is messaging him.
Dragonfly (yacht)
Dragonfly is a range of folding sailing trimarans built by Quorning Boats in Skærbæk, Denmark, whose patented Swing Wing system folds the outer hulls in under a minute.
Dragonfly algorithm
The Dragonfly algorithm is a swarm intelligence metaheuristic that solves single-objective, discrete, and multi-objective optimization problems by mimicking the static and dynamic swarming behavior of dragonflies.
Dragonfly Energy
Dragonfly Energy is a Reno, Nevada lithium battery maker founded in 2012 by Denis Phares, best known for its Battle Born Batteries brand and listed on Nasdaq in 2022.
Dragonfly in Amber
Dragonfly in Amber is Diana Gabaldon's 1992 second Outlander novel, following Claire and Jamie Fraser from the court of Louis XV to Culloden, framed by a 1968 Inverness story with Brianna and Roger; adapted as Outlander season two.
Dragonfly topology
Dragonfly topology is a supercomputer interconnect design proposed in 2008 by Kim, Dally, Scott, and Abts, arranging routers in fully connected groups so packets cross one global link at most.
Dragonfly Ventures
Dragonfly Ventures is a global crypto-focused venture capital firm founded in 2018, with offices in New York City and Singapore, managing about $3 billion and backing Polymarket and Ethena.
DragonForce
DragonForce: London-founded (1999) British power metal band by Herman Li and Sam Totman, ex-DragonHeart, famous for Inhuman Rampage and 'Through the Fire and Flames' from Guitar Hero III; new frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz.
Dragonheart
Dragonheart is a 1996 American fantasy adventure film directed by Rob Cohen, starring Dennis Quaid as a knight allied with Draco, the last living dragon voiced by Sean Connery.
Dragonite (カイリュー)
Dragonite (カイリュー, Kairyu) is #0149, a Dragon/Flying Kanto Pokémon evolving from Dratini via Dragonair, with 600 base stats and the Multiscale ability. A Dragon Dance sweeper in Smogon OU, it gained Mega Dragonite in Pokémon Legends: Z-A (2025).
Dragonlance
Dragonlance is a Dungeons & Dragons high fantasy campaign setting on the world of Krynn, created by Laura and Tracy Hickman with Margaret Weis for TSR in 1984, spanning the War of the Lance modules, nearly 200 novels, and recent revivals.
Dragonnades
Dragonnades: Louis XIV's 1681–1685 policy of billeting dragoons in Huguenot homes to force conversion to Catholicism, led by intendants Marillac, Foucault, and Bâville, producing mass abjurations, the 1685 Revocation, and large Huguenot emigration.
Dragonriders of Pern
Dragonriders of Pern is Anne McCaffrey's science fiction series, begun with "Weyr Search" (1967) and Dragonflight (1968), set on the colonized planet Pern where telepathic, genetically engineered dragons and their riders fight Thread spores falling from the Red Star.
Dragons Forever (飞龙猛将)
Dragons Forever (飞龙猛将, also Cyclone Z or 3 Brothers) is a 1988 Golden Harvest Hong Kong action comedy directed by Sammo Hung, the final film pairing Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao, about a lawyer defending a drug-front chemical factory.
Dragons RFC
Dragons RFC (formerly Newport Gwent Dragons) is a Welsh professional rugby union club founded in 2003, based at Rodney Parade, Newport, playing in the United Rugby Championship and Challenge Cup; privately owned since 2023 and in line for the WRU east licence from 2028/29.
Dragons' Den
Dragons' Den is the BBC business pitch show, adapted from Japan's Money no Tora, airing since 2005, in which five Dragons invest their own money for equity; over half of on-air deals fail due diligence.
Dragons' Den (British TV programme)
Dragons' Den is the BBC business pitch show, adapted from Japan's Money no Tora, premiering 4 January 2005 on BBC Two. Five Dragons invest their own money; about 30 percent of 1,491 pitches across 22 series won deals; Peter Jones is the only ever-present Dragon.
Dragons' Den (Canadian TV series)
Dragons' Den is CBC's Canadian reality series, debuting October 4, 2006 and hosted by Dianne Buckner, where entrepreneurs pitch businesses to investor Dragons for equity; adapted from Japan's Tigers of Money, now in season 21.