| Dragon Quest | |
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| Season №: | 2 |
| Season episode №: | 21 |
| Overall episode №: | 47 |
| Original airdate: | March 17, 2012 |
| Written by: | Merriwether Williams |
| Storyboard: | Kenny Park & Marshall Fels Elliott[1] |
| Featured characters: | Garble Other dragons |
| See also | |
| credits • transcript • gallery • allusions animation errors • statistics • speculation | |
| Episode guide | |
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Dragon Quest is the twenty-first episode of the second season of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic and the forty-seventh episode overall. In this episode, Spike decides to join the great dragon migration to discover his true identity.
Development[]
According to Lauren Faust, the dragons' disrespect towards ponies is a deliberate reflection of the common contempt towards little girls' toys, personified by the ponies.[2]
Summary[]
The dragon migration[]
An embarrassed Spike.
While Applejack and Pinkie Pie dig a trench on the outskirts of Ponyville in preparation to observe the great dragon migration, Rainbow Dash and Twilight Sparkle try to convince Fluttershy to join them but find her staunchly opposed. Rarity arrives at the trench moments before a horde of dragons appear flying overhead. As the friends look on in wonder, Spike hands out refreshments in an apron and remarks how dragons are a force to be reckoned with, to which Rainbow responds by deriding him as a "lame dragon". The other ponies defend Spike by commending his childlike appearance and demeanor, causing him to grow embarrassed and leave.
Spike is wondering about his origins.
That evening at the Golden Oak Library, Spike lies awake wondering where he's from and who he's supposed to be. Twilight tells him she doesn’t know since she received him as an egg and suggests they research some answers, but despite working through the night, neither of them find anything written about dragons. When Rainbow Dash and Rarity enter the library and invite the two to breakfast, Spike declines, declaring his intent to join the dragon migration in order to learn what it means to be a dragon. Rainbow and Rarity try to prevent his departure only for Twilight to intervene and support Spike's decision, though as they bid farewell, the ponies determine to follow him.
Meeting the dragons[]
Garble and two other teenage dragons.
Spike follows the migrating dragons on foot as they travel to a volcanic region far from Ponyville. Cresting the rim of a crater, Spike sees a group of teenage dragons and rushes to meet them just as Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity appear behind him huddled inside an outfit designed to make the three of them look like a single dragon. The teenaged dragons, led by Garble, start belittling Spike for his short stature and lack of wings. When Spike insists he is a real dragon, they demand he prove it by participating in a series of competitions.
Dragons' Initiation of Spike.
Despite some undercover assistance from the ponies, Spike fails to impress his peers in belching, tail wrestling, and a "king of the hill" game. When the dragons compete to make the biggest splash in a lava pool, Spike ends up doing a belly flop, leading the other dragons to commend his toughness and initiate him into their group as a "rookie dragon". They proceed to hold a party "dragon style", and after gorging himself on gems with everyone else, Spike expresses his intent to remain with them.
The egg raid[]
Garble tells Spike he's ready to join him and two other dragons on a raid to steal eggs from a nearby phoenix nest. Eager to opt out, Spike leans on his inability to fly as an excuse only to be picked up and carried by one of the raiding party. When they arrive at the nest, Garble instructs Spike to lure the parents away, which he does by pelting them with a rock and fleeing. The other dragons fly up to steal the unattended eggs but find that all except one have hatched, and after several failed attempts to take the hatchlings, the parents return and escape with their young.
Group hug!
Spike finds the unhatched egg on the ground beneath the nest just as the dragons return from pursuing the phoenix. They cheer Spike for his discovery and goad him to smash the egg on the ground, but he instead swears to protect it. As Garble approaches him menacingly, Twilight, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash reveal themselves and warn against hurting Spike. When the dragons remain unfazed, the four friends run away, eventually making it to safety with the aid of Twilight's teleportation magic. Spike thanks the ponies and recognizes them as family as they share a group hug.
At the Golden Oak Library, Spike writes a letter to Princess Celestia explaining that "who I am is not the same as what I am", and that although he was born a dragon, his pony friends have taught him how to be kind, loyal, and true. Spike finishes the letter just as the egg he found hatches into a phoenix, which he names Peewee.
Quotes[]
- For more quotes, see the episode's transcript.
- Twilight Sparkle: Aw Fluttershy, we just don't want you to miss out.
- Fluttershy: Miss out on what? Dragons? Big, scaly, fire-breathing dragons?
- Twilight Sparkle: Well... yeah!
- Fluttershy: Thanks, but... no thanks!
- Rarity: What do you think? Am I the toast of the trench or what?
- Applejack: You'll be toast alright, when the dragons see you parading around in that getup.
- Rarity: Yes. You've got something those dreadfully fierce dragons can only dream of.
- Spike: What's that?
- Rarity: The cutest wittle chubby cheeks!
- Rainbow Dash: I still say you're nutty, but hey, I've done lots of nutty things.
- Rarity, Spike, and Twilight Sparkle: We know.
- Rarity: Rainbow Dash, I can't believe your silly plan actually worked.
- [bonk]
- Rarity: Ow.
- Garble: Spike, are these namby-pamby ponies your friends?
- Spike: Yes, they are. And they're better friends than you could ever be. Now, if you don't back off, you'll see what us ponies do when confronted by a huge group of jerky dragons.
- Garble: Oh yeah? What's that?
- Spike: Run away!
- Spike: Phew, that was a close one. Thanks, you guys.
- Twilight Sparkle: Of course. What are friends for?
- Spike: You're more than friends. You're my family.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Raven Molisee's DeviantArt journal (2012-02-23). Retrieved on 2012 February 23.
- ↑ Lauren Faust panel - Equestria LA 2012 (2012-11-05). Retrieved on 2012 November 6.
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