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 is 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 Butcher. 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 encounters, 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 to work with the White Clad simply to have purpose. Without that goal, he was perfectly willing to spend eternity alone.

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 is an enormously powerful figure who was able to easily defeat Arthur without suffering any injuries, despite Arthur fully embracing his knightly delusions as he had finally found a "dragon" to slay. He also destroyed Excalibur in the process. Even Benimaru, the strongest fighter in the entirety of the Special Fire Force, was unsure he could defeat the White-Clad by himself with Dragon around, calling him a monster after proving unharmed from Benimaru's attacks.

In addition to his astonishing physical strength, Dragon is highly durable and resilient, being able to survive a number of attacks from a super-heated plasma blade without flinching. Mysteriously and without any movement, even if bombarded with attacks, Dragon remains unhurt while his opponent slowly gain new injuries merely by being in his presence. All these are the sum of an ability he calls "Draconic Pressure". 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 before deciding to return to the Earth to fulfill his role in defeating Arthur Boyle and shattering the knight king’s spirit.

Immense Strength: Dragon possess enormous physical strength, rivaling or even overwhelming the likes of Leonard Burns and Arthur Boyle. With a single strike he was capable of shattering Excalibur, splitting the Sea and evaporating a significant portion of the water, completely overwhelm Arthur with a barrage of attacks, and completely shatter a portion of the moon’s crust with his attacks.

Immense Speed: Even without using his Ignition Ability, Dragon possessed superhuman speed, allowing him to catch Arthur Boyle off guard multiple times, despite his incredible eyesight and reflexes. He was capable of lightning fast strikes that even Benimaru Shinmon couldn’t react in time to.

Immense Durability/Stamina: Dragon possesses incredible durability. In his fight with Company 8 he completely shrugged off attacks from Benimaru Shinmon, the strongest soldier in the Special Fire Force, along with the full powered attacks from Arthur Boyle. During his rematch with Arthur, he completely he proved unharmed from the latter’s barrage of attacks. Even after getting severely wounded he still managed to outclass Arthur in terms of durability, eating each one of the Knight King’s attacks with relative ease. During Dragon’s time in Iraq after the Great Cataclysm, he was described as unstoppable. His durability was so impressive that it caught the attention of the Evangelist, who sought him out and recruited him to It’s cause for his insane abilities. 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.

Dragon possesses an incredible pain threshold, allowing him to completely ignore full powered attacks from the strongest members of the Special Fire Force, without feeling any pain. His stamina is so great that he appears to be invincible. When Arthur first drew blood from him in a fight, Dragon began to laugh hysterically, finally realizing what pain truly felt like. This statement alludes to just how impressive his durability is. Even after fighting Arthur for multiple hours in the ocean and in outer space, Dragon still managed to be full of energy throughout their bout, never wavering in his strikes or enthusiasm.

Indomitable Will: Dragons most impressive ability so far is his ability to never give up. He walked the earth for nearly 50 years after the cataclysm, his sole goal being complete and utter destruction, until giving up from boredom. After being blasted into Space by Charon, and after witnessing Arthur’s dedication and bravery, he changed his goal to instead completely shatter Arthur’s heart, and with it the hope for all of humanity, and decided to return back to earth. Even after fighting for an indefinite amount of time and losing gallons of blood he still never gave up in his fight against the knight king, not being satisfied until he destroys the Knight’s dedication. This unwavering dedication to cause despair comes from his own, as he could never experience a real fight in his entire life.

Dragon possesses an enhanced lifespan granted to him via the Evangelist. He managed to survive for 200 years after the great cataclysm.

Pyrokinesis
Dragon has the ability to breathe a stream of fire out of his mouth. Upon reaching close proximity of his enemies, the flames detonate into a large explosion.

He also has the never-before-seen ability to "Infernalize" himself at will, granting him the physical characteristics of a Demon Infernal, massively increased firepower, and the ability to fly using his flaming wings. 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".

Infernalization
Dragon has the ability to Infernalize himself at will. This ability grants him increased firepower, physical parameters, and the ability to fly. This also increases his size and stature, and the color of his skin. This ability is first utilized during the Ōbi‘s Rescue Arc, when dragon uses it against Company 8 and Benimaru. It is again used in his Rematch with Arthur, before he switches to his knightly armor instead.

Enhanced Speed: The infernalization grants Dragon increased speed. By either using his wings to project fire and move at unimaginable speeds, or simply by running or dashing. His speed in this form allowed him to return to Earth from outer space in minutes, instantly dash behind Arthur and catch him off guard, and fly at insane speeds in outer space in their Fight.

Enhanced Durability: In this form, Dragon’s already impressive durability skyrockets, allowing him to withstand attacks that previously could hurt him without an issue. This durability was displayed against Company 8 and 7 when he completely shrugged off Benimaru Shinmon’s ferocious attacks, and laughed at Arthur’s attempt at damaging him.

Enhanced Strength: After infernalization, Dragon’s already incredible strength increases to the point that he can completely shatter the ground and overwhelm multiple highly capable opponents with a few strikes. This strength was great enough to knock Arthur into the sea with one strike, and completely break apart a side of a Volcano.

Flight: By creating wings made out of fire and internalized skin, And or by projecting fire from his back, Dragon is capable of achieving flight. This technique is first displayed during his fight with Company 8 in the Ōbi’s Rescue Arc, when he flew into the air and landed in-front of them and cut off their escape. This ability is also used throughout his rematch with Arthur to gain high ground and multiple advantages over his opponent and also for mobility. Dragon mostly uses this ability to gain an advantage in the air against his enemies, as well as out maneuver them.

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 breathes out 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 reveals 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 appears in this arc and faces off against Company 8 when they try to reach 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. 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 die 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 shouts out demanding Arthur's presence. Upon a volcano near to Tama Bay, he waits. Arthur appears, vowing to free Dragon from his despair and save the world. Dragon is interested when Arthur grazes his cheek. When Dragon knocks Arthur into the air, the knight hides in a thunderstorm to draw the energy into his blade and cuts Dragon deeply enough to draw blood. Dragon cackles with laughter and finally acknowledges Arthur as a person and opponents before continuing the fight. Arthur launches 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 pursues his foe into the depths where Arthur uses the water to conduct his plasma to shock Dragon, who counters by splitting the sea itself and declares that the world feels too small for both him and Arthur to exist. The battle continues 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 cuts 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 grabs Arthur and flies them out of the atmosphere and crashes on the Second 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 turns 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 continues 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 cuts through his arm, Dragon manages to cut 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 manages to burn Arthur's left hand to ash. When Arthur swears he can defeat Dragon and live to tell the tale, Dragon reminds 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 raise what he desired lies in facing death itself. With an opponent able to finally kill him, Dragon begins to finally experience hope, even in death. As Arthur charges for his final attack the tells Dragon that they should enjoy this once more. As Arthur leaps towards him, the Dragon unleashes a torrent of flame that engulfs the fire soldier's lower body. Grinning and prepared for death, Arthur swings his blade, unleashing Violet Flash: Earth Divider and completely bisects Dragon down the centre. The remains of his body disintegrating, Dragon praises Arthur for slaying the immortal dragon while showing him what true hope is. As he finally fades Dragon tells Arthur that 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.