The Mega Bloks Dragons Archive

that I will probably never update this blog again, as I have essentially left Tumblr.  I’m sorry.  I just couldn’t take the stress of being on this website anymore.  I happened to log in again today due to very specific circumstances, and I noticed that several of you had sent this blog enthusiastic messages, and I felt like you all at least deserved the courtesy of an upfront confirmation of the blog’s probable death.

Something a little obscure and interesting is this Draigar Castle prototype.

For starters, the Norvagien dragon it comes with is somewhat different, with a lighter, more earth tone shade of green and bearing the Draigar krystal from the original series. And speaking of dragons, the Vorgan dragon, (Nogard) looks more than somewhat different, completely so. It has horns sticking from its head, that almost remind me of Stendahl from Metal ages, and its fur is different, more brown than black-grey. Apart from that, its fists look uncanny and weird.The new Draigar were obviously not created yet, seeing as instead they are substituted with Warfang, Valtheran, and a classic Draigar I can see up there in the left corner. The Vorgans are the most interesting part of this prototype. Their heads look very different, and it appears their torsos weren't ready yet; as you can see, they have Warfang and Valtheran torsos. But if you looked into it, maybe you can theorize the original idea for the Vorgans were mutated Valtheran and Warfang soldiers, but I find that unlikely. In addition to different heads, they have diffewrent weapons. One seems to be an axe, which I reckon wasn't followed through on because it would infringe on the Valtherans' copyright on exclusively axe-themed weapons. (This rule would be completely undone by later series) Apart from that, there seems to be some kind of arch peice on the side, that seem to resemble what the two half-arch torch pieces would be if they were fully connected.

Onto the next prototype!

to themegabloksdragonsarchive.tumblr.com.  From now on it will be in the hands of the capable @thegreatgodofmineworld, whose knowledge of Mega Bloks Dragons exceeds my own.

Hmmm, so they do.  But...the official name of that set is “Earth Ghost Dragon”.  The dragon is undead, and I always assumed that the warriors in the elementals sets were too, raised as servants by the dragon.  Even if they’re living Vorgans who just happen to have glowing, ghostly weapons and shields, the set can hardly be held to depict an ordinary relationship between dragon and man(-beast).

...Of course, the Plasma line would later establish that there are definitely living dragons (such as Tailtorn) who ally with the Vorgans.  So there’s that.

Still, I stand by my theory regarding the aesthetic reasons behind the nogards’ existence.

9873 Vorgan Attack

This set includes two Vorgans, a Krystal for them to covet or possess, and a small wall to provide scenery (but no actual protection).  It does not include anyone for the Vorgans to attack, despite the set’s name.  However, none of that will be the focus of this review.  What you and I care about is the inclusion of the second entirely new dragon mold reviewed on this blog!  Well, sort of.  The Vorgans’ monstrous companion is not exactly a dragon…

9867 Vorgan War Chest

The Vorgans are, as you can see, orcs.  Everything else about them follows directly from that premise: they are large, green, monstrous, and prone to raiding human communities, wielding Stone Age weapons, building oddly advanced yet still somehow “primitive”-looking contraptions, and slouching.  Some sort of wall is included in the set alongside them.

Somewhat distressingly, none of them appear to be wearing any kind of lower body covering.

9865 Norvagen War Chest

Here’s the second War Chest and our first taste of the Mega Bloks Dragons designers’ really incredible ability to provide a sense of cultural difference and depth through visuals alone.  Really, looking at these characters, you could never doubt that they came from a completely different culture from the Draigar of the previous set, and that both peoples had long histories and rich traditions.

9866 Draigar War Chest

Like the 2002 line, Krystal Wars included for each of its human factions a small “War Chest” set featuring three warriors, some weapons for them to wield, and a bit of architecture to set the scene.  I will begin with the Chest for the faction with which we are already familiar from the 2002 line: the Draigar.  The box art for 9866 Draigar War Chest depicts the warriors charging toward the audience, brandishing their weapons, unlike the original War Chests, which showed their minifigures lined up in a row and unarmed.

9878 Ultimate Battle

“Hey, wait just a second there, William,” I hear you say.  “I thought you said the Krystal Wars theme didn’t have any Warfang or Valtheran in it.  But there are Warfang and Valtheran warriors right there on the box art of this set!”  Yeah, well, I don’t get it either.  For some reason, the developers decided to release a set depicting a battle between the Warfang and Valtheran as part of the Krystal Wars theme.  It included 30 minifigures of Warfang and Valtheran warriors as well as all 5 dragons of the original line:  Torchwing, Cra(i)gfire, Rockscorcher, Talonblaze, and Stoneburner.  As far as I am aware, there is nothing else (e.g. setting elements) in the set besides the minifigures and dragons.

I only just found out how to find the site myself!  Here are @thegreatgodofmineworld​‘s instructions for finding it on the internet wayback machine:

A very strange oddity from the Mega Bloks Dragons pseudo-“franchise”… an envelope? I have no idea what this is about or where you would acquire it, but I found it on Ebay, never saw it before and decided it deserved to be archived. My guess is that the enevelope was given away for free to spread awareness of the Dragons line, obviously since you were supposed to send it to your friend and it has an advertisement on the back showing every set.

The back says “contains 5 pieces; for ages 8+” There are obviously pieces in here. My guess is that it would be something like Padraig, a golden spear, and some other random piece like a stand or something. The envelope in the listing is sealed so it is a mystery. I can find nothing else about it.

This is pretty cool, honestly, but there is little to say about it. Next thing

This is the webpage for the 2002 mega bloks dragons website. It gives a little bit of insight into the series, but not too much. The theory of the Warfang and Valtheran’s armor may have been debunked by this page, seeing as it describes their armor as “copper-hued” and “silver armor” Although it may be invalid evidence as seen later on.

It says about three times that dragons draw power from the krystals, interestingly enough. It does not explain how or what the powers are though. It also comments that dragons can only be rode by those with great courage and skill, which to me (objectively speaking) blurs if they are actually owned by them or not (which I still think they are)

What is the most interesting is the obviously not up to date descriptions of the sets.

It describes warriors fortress as the battle for control of the warriors fortress, in which the victor will gain the mask of ultimate power. The battle continues at Sorcerer’s lair. it mentions that not only does Sorcerer’s lair come with Yulmar, but it is the Valtheran stronghold, which judging by the actual set is very hard to believe. It says the set contains Cragfire instead of Stoneburner. It says sorcerer’s lair comes with hidden weapons, as opposed to a staff. It also says that battle gate contains a golden sword, which it does not, remember. (Swords were once a taboo in the dragons line, the first real sword was in fire and ice) and also it says it comes with Torchwing as opposed to Talonblaze. It says that the set dragonslayer has Stoneburner and a catapult, which is wrong because the final version comes with Torchwing and a crossbow. I am absolutely confused at how the stakes for each battle get unashamedly smaller as well as the scope and size each time, like they tried to make it that way. The very first battle is over the magical helmet of “ultimate power”, mind you, and the last is over a simple dragonstone, which is also involved with all the other battles anyway. Why did they do that? 

Of course, through all the ludicrous factual errors in this page, it can be concluded that this does not describe the final version of the sets (I actually have pictures for prototype sets from a later point that support this) and thus this page cannot be trusted fully. But it’s interesting and definitely worth archiving anyway.

I found this page using the internet wayback machine, which is a fabulous tool.

Excellent stuff!  Honestly, I think you’d do a better job of running this blog than I do.

9850 Dragon Battle