Ion Dragon

Ion Dragon's History

The Ion Dragon is a draconic Titan in the MonsterVerse created by Legendary Pictures that first appeared in the 2023 television series, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. It serves as the final antagonist of the first season of the series.

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In 1973, William Randa indirectly mentions the Ion Dragon and its attack on the USS Lawton in 1943 to Preston Packard.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

In ancient times, the Ion Dragon's presence in the Philippines and its ability to discharge radioactive ions in the air that form aurora-like patterns inspired myths among the local Filipino tribes about a dragon that carves a path of fire across the sky.

In 1943, the Ion Dragon attacked the USS Lawton 200 miles west of Pearl Harbor and sank it in less than 3 minutes before carrying it to the Philippines. William Randa was the sole survivor of the attack.

In 1952, Keiko and Bill Randa discovered the Lawton run aground in the middle of a Filipino jungle. While exploring the interiors of the Lawton, they came across bodies of the vessel's sailors preserved in viscous nacre before they were attacked by the Ion Dragon, who had claimed the ship for its own. The creature began to claw its way into the ship to get at the two, shredding through the decaying metal of the hull, ultimately causing the wreck to topple over. Fortunately, the two managed to escape with the help of Lee Shaw, but not before the Ion Dragon attempted once more to kill the trio before they could escape into the nearby forest. The Ion Dragon then circled back around to the wreck of the Lawton and perched on it before letting out a fearsome roar to the skies.

In 1962, the Ion Dragon responded to the Gamma Radiation Simulator that Monarch activated near the Axis Mundi rift in Kansas so that Lee Shaw and his reconnaissance team could follow it from behind with their reconnaissance pod. Once the Gamma Radiation Simulator was deactivated, the Ion Dragon returned to the portal with the Monarch reconnaissance pod tailing it. The Ion Dragon then attacked the reconnaissance team after they landed in Axis Mundi and devoured Hest, one of the Monarch operatives, before flying into an adjacent portal.

In 2015, the Ion Dragon spots Lee Shaw, Cate Randa, May Olowe-Hewitt, and Keiko Randa as the group attempts to leave Axis Mundi in the Monarch reconnaissance pod. The Titan prepares to devour the group, but is distracted by the arrival of Godzilla, whom Shaw had lured to their location in hopes of tailing him out back to the surface. The Ion Dragon takes flight and positions itself behind Godzilla before going in for the attack, and a fierce melee ensues between the two Titans. During the battle, the Ion Dragon seizes Godzilla's head within its thagomizers as it begins biting into his throat, but Godzilla in turn tears off a thagomizer and sends the Ion Dragon soaring into a mountain. As the two clash again, the Ion Dragon expels its nacre from its throat in an effort to blind Godzilla, who in turn body slams the flying monster and briefly burns it with his atomic breath. Eventually, Godzilla firmly seizes the Ion Dragon and tears off its right wing before hurling it into a nearby Vile Vortex.