Dragon

was a Third Generation pyrokinetic and leader of the White-Clad's Butchers.

Appearance
Dragon was a huge and incredibly muscular man with slited pupils and sharp teeth. While appearing to have male pattern baldness his remaining hair was still wild and dark. His uniform was primarily knightly armour underneath a white cloak, most notably his arms were protected by armour resembling scales. He was barefoot when in battle. Dragon’s height seemed to vary in certain situations. He usually seemed much larger when attacking.

Personality
Dragon was extremely confident in his abilities as a killer, claiming that all who stand in his way will fall. When Gold told him to avoid failure, he belittled her before reminding her of his status as a the founder of the Butchers. He also belittles Charon for his weakness when the Guardian is injured. This confidence lead him to see himself as beyond human, simply identifying himself as 'Dragon' and even advising his enemies how to fight against him or complementing their abilities during their battle. He relished a good fight and encouraged Arthur Boyle's delusions of knighthood just to see if the boy would prove a suitable challenge. Once he finally finds somebody capable of hurting him, he was gleeful at the possibility of a 'real' fight. In fact, Dragon's behaviour implies that truly defeating Arthur and breaking his spirit is the only thing on the planet that matters to him.

As he inspired despair in all he encountered, Dragon believed that hope or optimism were worthless in the face of his overwhelming power. He did not find pleasure in this, as discarding these feelings lead Dragon to endless boredom without an alternative. This boredom motivated him caused him to stop his 50 year path of destruction to work with the White Clad, simply to have purpose. His boredom comes from his endless despair, a feeling so great that it influences the human unconscious. Without that goal, he was perfectly willing to spend eternity alone. Although once he witnessed Arthur’s dedication and bravery, Dragon became interested in completely shattering Arthur’s heart. To prove that all of humanity's hope was meaningless against him and his overwhelming despair. Despite his typical apathy, this battle with Arthur pushed him to new heights of excitement and joy. Refusing to lose and fighting with everything he had, Dragon was gleeful that his life and his despair might be ending. Ultimately he embraced his mortality and finding hope in it, allowing him to overcome his despair by finding value and meaning in his life.

Background
Sometime after the Great Cataclysm, he appeared in Iraq. Leaving a path of ashes and being viewed by people as a walking disaster, the boy was nicknamed "Dragon". With nothing to live for and no goals of his own, Dragon spent years wondering the lands and destroying whatever he choose in an attempts to alleviate his boredom and misery. As an adult, he encountered Faerie and the boy promised that in 200 years they would be able to lay waste to the entire world. Finally with a goal to pursue, Dragon follows the child he sees as an insect although his despair remains.

Abilities
Dragon was an enormously powerful figure. During his time in Iraq he was described as unstoppable. His strength and durability was so impressive that the Evangelist sought him out and recruited him. While he does age, unlike Faerie, Dragon displays tremendous longevity by living 250 years.

During their first encounter he was able to effortlessly defeat Arthur without suffering any injuries, destroying Excalibur in the process. This was despite Arthur fully embracing his knightly delusions as he had finally found a "dragon" to slay. Benimaru, the strongest fighter in the entirety of the Special Fire Force, was unsure he could defeat the White-Clad with Dragon around, calling him a monster after proving unharmed from Benimaru's attacks. Dragon claimed his strength was so great that he could split continents, oceans and the sky. Even without using his Ignition Ability, Dragon possessed superhuman speed, allowing him to catch Arthur Boyle off guard multiple times, despite the boy's incredible eyesight and reflexes.

In addition to his astonishing physical strength, Dragon was highly durable and resilient. Countless attacks from a super-heated plasma blade left him unfazed. His durability is so vast that he could survive being blasted into space by an energy beam equivalent in power to a nuclear bomb. He was also able to survive in space with no issue, believing he could survive alone for centuries with food or oxygen. This may be due to his connections with the Adolla. Even when Arthur was successful in drawing blood, Dragon was able to continue fighting despite the pain and several fatal wounds, never wavering in his strikes or enthusiasm.

Pyrokinesis
Dragon has the ability to breathe a stream of fire out of his mouth. He could control the size of these blasts, using small streams that detonate into a large explosions when in proximity of his enemies. Dragon's wider blasts proved so powerful that the accomplished Second Generation Pryokenetic Maki Oze was completely unable to slow his attack.

Infernalization
In addition to his other abilities, Dragon was able to "Infernalize" himself at will. This granted him the physical characteristics of a Demon Infernal and wings, allowing him to fly. When using this ability, the affected body parts become darker and more durable. This allows him to protect himself with "Dragon Scales". Dragon is able to use this ability on his entire body, calling it "Dragon Coordinate". When these scales break away from his body, they can cut those who touch them. This gives the impression those who fight Dragon are wounded by being in his presence. Dragon can not only change parts of his body but transform into a different forms. He can become a completely Infernal creature, turning his head into a shape resembling a Diapsid skull of a lizard. He is also able to use his scales to fashion a suit of dark armour, maintaining his humanoid shape while using his true strength. Although in this form strong attacks were able to pierce his armour, allowing him to be attacked directly. The transformation increases his firepower, durability, speed and physical strength:


 * Increased Strength: Dragon previously split oceans and the earth, with his fully Infernalize state he could shatter a portion of the moon’s crust and surrounding stars with his attacks.
 * Increased Durability: While still suffering from sever wounds from the battle, Dragon was able to outclass Arthur in this form. Attacks that perviously cut him paved helpless as Arthur struggled to escape his grasp by stabbing his back. Even after being completely sliced in half by Arthur’s final attack, Dragon still managed to stay conscious to congratulate the Knight King and thank him for finally giving him meaning in his full existence.
 * Increased Speed: Dragon was able to use his flames to fly up to the moon at incredible speeds.

Ōbi's Rescue arc
Upon Akitaru Ōbi being imprisoned at Fuchū Prison, the Butchers prepared for Special Fire Force Company 8's arrival. After Stream is defeated by Arthur Boyle, Dragon confronts the Fire Soldier, questioning if his opponent is feeling intimidated facing a dragon for the first time. He then unleashed a gust of flames which cripples the company with the exception of Arthur. Slashed by Arthur with enough force to cut a building, Dragon withstands the attack before pushing him away. Easily withstanding more of Excalibur's attacks and Hinawa's gunfire, Dragon breathed more flames, but Arthur defends himself using his Plasmantle.

Continuing the fight, Dragon's revealed his scales to his opponents that cause Arthur to suffer whenever he attacks Dragon. He then coats his arm in these scales and transforms his arm into a claw before striking him back. As Arthur increases the size of Excalibur using his delusions and the support of his friends: he swings his "Dragon Killing Holy Sword" at Dragon, only for Excalibur to shatter. Dragon then tries to attack the rest of Company 8, but is halted by Benimaru Shinmon and is held off until Company 8 can escape to safety.

Amaterasu arc
Dragon arrived during the battle for Amaterasu while Company 8 tried to protect the Amaterasu Power Plant to stop the White Clad from initiating the Second Cataclysm. Dragon faces off against Arthur once again and compliments the boy on his increased skill. The knight's efforts proved fruitless. Despite his new blade and standing his ground, Arthur is still overwhelmed and unable to cut Dragon's skin. During their battle, Dragon is blasted into space when Takehisa Hinawa uses his Trajectory Control to redirect a massive suicidal energy blast from Charon, though Arthur doubts that this would have destroyed him. Dragon later appears alive and unharmed floating in space, pondering whether he should stay and let himself drift in hopes of becoming a living star. During his ennui, Dragon remembers Arthur and is intrigued by the boy's fearless determination in spite of the coming apocalypse, so he decides to return to Earth to show Arthur the fear of being killed by him.

Upon re-entering the atmosphere, Dragon shouted out demanding Arthur's presence. Upon a volcano near to Tama Bay, he waited. Arthur appeared, vowing to free Dragon from his despair and save the world. Dragon was interested when Arthur grazes his cheek. When Dragon knocked Arthur into the air, the knight hid in a thunderstorm to draw the energy into his blade and cut Dragon deeply enough to draw blood. Dragon cackled with laughter and finally acknowledges Arthur as a person and opponent before continuing the fight. Arthur launched a counterattack to Dragon's flame, forcing Dragon to block for the first time in his life before hammering the Fire Solider into the ocean. Dragon pursued his foe into the depths where Arthur used the water to conduct his plasma to shock Dragon, who counters by splitting the sea itself and declaring that the world feels too small for both him and Arthur to exist. The battle continued with each opponent pressing the offensive as hard as they can. Dragon is eventually blasted back into the thunderstorm above and struck by Arthur's Violent Flash: Eight-way Slash, slicing the clouds and cutting open Dragon's belly. In his joy, Dragon transforms into an armoured state and uses his newfound speed to regain the advantage. Exploiting an opening, Dragon grabbed Arthur and flew them both out of the atmosphere and crashes on the Moon.

Being unaware that space is a vacuum, both fighters continue with some immunity to the side-effects of oxygen deprivation. Although Arthur quickly collapses. Dragon turned to leave in disappointment. Only to see signs that Arthur has equipped a Star Ring. Turning, Dragon sees his prey rise once more, standing atop the text he imagined and made real through Adolla when he equipped his ring. Praising Arthur for finally connecting to the Adolla's power, the battle begins once more. In the void of space, Dragon continued his relentless assaults as he and the knight use the stars as stepping stones for their duel. The pair ultimately simultaneously impale each other. Gleeful that death calls to them both, Dragon orders Arthur to avoid disappointing him. Launching a breath of fire, Dragon misses and protect his body with his forearm. As Arthur cut through his arm, Dragon managed to slash out one of the boy's eyes but is impaled and brought crashing down to the moon's surface. Launching another blast of flame, Dragon managed to burn Arthur's left hand to ash. When Arthur swore he can defeat Dragon and live to tell the tale, Dragon reminded him that is impossible. With stars shattering around them, Arthur lands another slash to Dragon's chest only to be knocked back by a heavy punch. Once again, Dragon reminds the Knight King that he is going to die in this battle. Arthur agrees.

Dragon's experiences throughout the battle, finally understanding pain and purpose and excitement cause him to realise what he desired lied in facing death itself. With an opponent able to finally kill him, Dragon begun to finally experience hope, even in death. As Arthur charged for his final attack, the knight tells Dragon that they should enjoy this once more. As Arthur leapt towards him, the Dragon unleashes a torrent of flame that engulfed the fire soldier's lower body. Grinning and prepared for death, Arthur swung his blade, unleashing Violet Flash: Earth Divider, completely bisecting Dragon down the centre. The remains of his body disintegrating, Dragon praised Arthur for slaying the immortal dragon while showing him what true hope is. As he finally fades Dragon tells Arthur he is happy they met, causing Arthur to smile.

Trivia

 * Unlike Stream and Gold, Dragon his named after an animal. Something more common with the Knights of the Purple Smoke.
 * Dragon's height shifts quite wildly throughout the manga depending on the situation. He often appears larger when attacking.
 * Along with Faerie and Sumire, Dragon has survived over 200 years without ageing. Although he did grow from being a child to an adult during the early part of his life.
 * Dragon's final armour causes him to resemble a black knight, a common archetype of Arthurian legend who typically stands against a noble knight.