First appearance: S1E9 — Fizban’s Dragon Battle Royale — Amethyst Dragon v Dracohydra v Hollow Dragon v Topaz Dragon · watch it on YouTube
The Topaz Dragon was the Grandmaster’s own Halloween “aspect.” The Arbiter drew out her shadow and reshaped it into an Ancient Topaz Dragon so it could enter a battle royale of dragons. Played by Caustic Phoenix, she was a piece of the Grandmaster thrown into the arena where, unlike the original, she could actually die. She made that count, killing the Hollow Dragon and crushing his skull before the Amethyst Dragon brought her down.
Story
The Topaz Dragon appeared in S1E9 — Fizban’s Dragon Battle Royale — Amethyst Dragon v Dracohydra v Hollow Dragon v Topaz Dragon. She began as the Grandmaster’s Halloween aspect. Then the Arbiter pulled the Grandmaster’s shadow free, its colors inverted, and transformed it into an ancient dragon of topaz. She made the difference between herself and her source very clear:
“I’m the aspect. I’m not the same as her up there… I can die down here.”
She claimed a lair in a tower on a remote island at sea, where she kept watch over a giant squid. In the fight she worked the water around her like a weapon. She redirected its flow, spun up a whirlpool, and slipped across the battlefield by teleporting with the power of her mind. She also hatched an egg and bonded with the newborn, Junior Topaz.
Her biggest moment came against the Hollow Dragon. She killed him and crushed his skull, removing one of the four great wyrms from the fight. Her run ended when the Amethyst Dragon unleashed a singularity breath on her. The Grandmaster’s aspect died, and the fish ate what was left of her.
Personality and Abilities
The Topaz Dragon was a striking sight, with wings of gold, yellow and orange shot through with a blue hue. Because she was born from the Grandmaster’s shadow, she carried the Grandmaster’s colors inverted. She knew exactly what she was: a stand-in, not the real thing, and fully aware that the stakes were real for her.
Her powers leaned toward the sea and the mind. She could bend water to her will, redirecting currents and churning up whirlpools. She could raise a shell that warded off living things and breathe a blast that dried out whatever it touched. She could also teleport with psionic power and beguile her foes with whispers.
Relationships
- Grandmaster Elusia Skypiercer: The original; the Topaz Dragon was her Halloween aspect, made from her shadow.
- The Arbiter: Drew the Grandmaster’s shadow out and transformed it into the Topaz Dragon.
- Junior Topaz: The young dragon she hatched and bonded with.
- The Hollow Dragon: The rival she killed, crushing his skull.
- The Amethyst Dragon: The rival whose singularity breath killed her.
Memorable Quotes
- “I’m the aspect. I’m not the same as her up there… I can die down here.” (S1E9 — Fizban’s Dragon Battle Royale)