#draykor

There is a character on this show that I loved as a child, and to this very day it appears I still do. Melosa. She is a strong woman and I was pleasantly shocked to realize that one of my favorite characters when I was young was in fact even a woman of color. Let me remind you that this show was on air in 2006-2008 AKA long before there was a more accurate representation of the diversity of the world in media.

I recall rather vividly pretending to be a Di-gata Defender too throughout the week until the new episodes would air the next Saturday. Often pretending to fight alongside this awesome Wizard of Yan and  her trusted guardian Draykor. Granted my love for her dragony guardian probably only further cemented my adoration for this extremely cool ice conjuring lady. 

My resources are exhausted now, for I have dug through every form of media I could find regarding Di-gata Defenders only to find an amount of disappointment. I have dived through the oceanic currents of the interwebs only to find that the tides did not take this beloved show far. Even AO3 only returns five results regarding the tag, the most recent of these being well over half a decade old.

Alas, it appears this was piece of media was either well ahead of it’s time, or perhaps it was just much less popular and amazing than I thought it was and still think it is.