- For the Warcraft III unit, see Dragon Whelp (Warcraft III).
| Dragon whelps | |
|---|---|
 Red, bronze, and green whelps | |
| Classification | Medium Quadruped Dragon |
| Faction/Affiliation | Dragonflights |
| Racial leader(s) | Varies |
| Racial mount | Self-powered flight |
| Homeworld | Azeroth |
| Language(s) | Draconic, Common |
| Average height |
4'2" (male) 4'0" (female) |
| Weight | 170 - 180 lbs |
| Sources: Dark Factions, 40, 49 | |
Plagued, blue, and black whelps
Nether, chromatic, and infinite whelps
Dragon whelps (aka dragon whelplings, dragonlings, or broodlings)[1] are the smallest members of the dragonkin species. They are the youngest and weakest variation of dragons adventurers face. In most cases, however, where there are whelps, their larger cousins are close by. Additionally, some whelps such as Wrathion have demonstrated significant intelligence and magical ability despite their physically weak dragon forms.
Whelps are conscious while in their eggs.[2]
Contents
Types of whelps
Dragon whelps come in a variety of colors and are found in many different locations.
- Main Dragonflights
- Located: Badlands, Blackrock Spire, Blackwing Lair, Blade's Edge Mountains, Burning Steppes, Dustwallow Marsh, Redridge Mountains
- Spawn of Onyxia
- Located: Dustwallow Marsh
- Located: Winterspring, Blackwing Lair
Ley-whelps
- Located: The Oculus
- Located: Blackwing Lair
- Located: Wetlands, Blackwing Lair
- Others
- Located: Blackrock Spire
- Located: Caverns of Time - Opening the Dark Portal
- Located: Blade's Edge Mountains (Hatched from eggs in Singing Ridge)
- Located: Scholomance
- Located: Obsidian Sanctum
- Located: Icecrown
- Bloodbrood Whelpling
- Located: sold by Slimy in Acherus: The Ebon Hold
- Frostbrood Whelpling
- Located: sold by Slimy in Acherus: The Ebon Hold
- Vilebrood Whelpling
- Located: sold by Slimy in Acherus: The Ebon Hold
- Located: Broken Isles
- Located: Emerald Nightmare
- Located: Howling Fjord, Storm Peaks, Sholazar Basin, Icecrown
As companions
Even smaller and weaker than dragon whelps, are dragon whelplings. These are pint-sized companion dragons that in most cases, are dropped by the dragon whelp versions of themselves.
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Combat dragonlings
Mechanical whelp
Mimicked to represent dragon whelps, engineers have developed schematics to create a mechanized version of these tiny dragons known as dragonlings. Unlike whelp companions however, dragonlings will fight for you, are only temporary, and are restricted to engineers.
Types of combat dragonlings:
Notable whelps
- Awbee
- Chronormu - During [35 Daily] The Protectors of Hyjal. Due to time travel she has also been shown at other stages of development.
- Singe
- Snarlflare
- Wrathion - Before
Gallery
- Little versions of dragons with an appearance of dragon whelps.
- Whelps with the Legion model
Mechanical Dragonling summoned by a Dragonling Mechanic.
Black Whelp after the boss Rend Blackhand uses the hero power Open the Gates.
Black Whelp poping out of a Dragon Egg.
Whelp summoned by a Nightbane Templar.
Deathwing played from a card in the animated short Hearth and Home.
See also
References
- ^ World of Warcraft: The Magazine Volume I Issue II
- ^ [35] To Catch a Thief Wrathion says: Don't look so surprised! We dragons are conscious, even within our shells.
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