Talk:Campfire Tales/@comment-1031724-20180621200803/@comment-29981995-20180621203700

Well, technically we don't know that he was Dragon Lord at the time; he wasn't sporting his crown when he took Flash on. The fact that he is still around is intriguing; I personally am curious to see what would happen if he ever found out that flash is back. Yeah, it's pretty heavily implied that dragons can live for a really long time-after all, the first adult specimen featured in the series was going to sleep for 100 years and that was considered "a nap." It's entirely possible that Spike and Smolder will outlive most if not all of their non-dragon friends, unless Twilight gained Alicorn longevity when she got her wings.

As to the question of dragon immortality, it's one that's not been addressed by any media that I'm aware of. We've seen a baby dragon, teenage dragons, and a number of adults, but no signs thus far of an elderly dragon, though that could just be because they've felt no need to include one. It's also the type of question that seems unlikely to be addressed, along with how long ponies can live. As to the changelings, I don't really see where you're getting that from; only the comics have even indicated that Chrysalis herself is roughly a thousand years old. We have no idea how long she's going to live, or whether the lesser Changelings have the same lifespan or are more like non-Alicorn ponies.