- "What a day, lizard. You have no idea how important I am to Queen Burn. Wait until I find her treasure in that spiky human city! She'll probably give me a palace of my own. HAHA! I'll burn all those humans to ashes. It'll be GREAT!"
- — Sandstorm to Sky, Dragonslayer
Sandstorm was an adult male SandWing who was introduced in Dragonslayer. He was formerly a general under Burn and resided in the SandWing stronghold until he was poisoned and killed by Wren in order to rescue Sky.
Description[]
Sandstorm was an enormous SandWing.[1] He wore armor[2] and a key around his neck.[3]
Personality[]
In Dragonslayer, Wren described Sandstorm as obnoxious,[4] annoying, and a total lunatic when he threatened the Indestructible City.[5] He appeared to not be liked by other dragons.[6] He had a loud,[7] annoying,[8] bellowing laugh,[4] and was shown ordering Smolder around, which seemed to make the latter upset.[9] He was loyal to Burn and was willing to capture Sky to give him to her. Sandstorm also seemed to be very full of himself, shown when he was boasting about how important he is and how Burn will promote him when he gives her Sky.[2]
Biography[]
The Dragonet Prophecy[]
| The Dark Secret |
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| In the prologue, Reed spotted a group of Burn's SandWings fighting IceWings. He referred to one of them as the "SandWing general", who was most likely Sandstorm. |
| The Brightest Night |
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| Sandstorm was placed in charge of the defense of Burn's Stronghold while Burn was off searching for the dragonets of destiny. Sandstorm was killed in a battle against Thorn and the Outclaws in their attempt to rescue Sunny from Princess Burn. Camel told Smolder about Sandstorm's death while Smolder was showing Sunny the old treasure chambers. |
Legends[]
| Dragonslayer |
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| General Sandstorm was threatening the Indestructible City, dodging whatever the humans shot at him and laughing. He had attacked the Indestructible City four times before. Later on, he was shown to have locked Sky into his room with the intention of giving him to Queen Burn as a gift. Wren poisoned Sandstorm's cinnamon milk with rat poison to free Sky, and Sandstorm died from it while fighting an Outclaw, who swaggered away from Sandstorm's defeat, looking confused but very pleased with himself. |
Quotes[]
- "HA HA, PUNY SCAVENGERS! YOU CAN NEVER HIT ME! I AM THE GREATEST WARRIOR IN THE ENTIRE ARMY OF SAND! HA HA HA!"
- ― taunting the Indestructible City (Dragonslayer, page 189)
- "HA HA HA! [...] JUST YOU WAIT, YOU COCKROACHES! THE QUEEN KNOWS YOU MUST HAVE HER TREASURE! ONE DAY SOON I WILL RETURN WITH MY GLORIOUS ARMY AND DESTROY YOU!"
- ― taunting the Indestructible City (Dragonslayer, page 189-190)
- "Not much longer! [...] This will be so great! I've never brought her anything for her ——. Bet this will get me a new command."
- ― to Sky (Dragonslayer, page 345)
- "For now, more or less, [...] You weren't with any army, though; I'd wager you've never fought a day in your life. So I'm guessing your queen — or whoever is queen over there now — won't miss you too much."
- ― to Sky (Dragonslayer, page 345)
- "HEY THERE, PRISONER, [...] GOOD NEWS! Burn should be back today sometime! HAHA! Isn't that great? I can't WAIT until she sees you. And then it's off to the weirdling tower with you, and I can finally have my room to myself again!"
- ― to Sky (Dragonslayer, page 380)
- "Ridiculous, [...] You're nothing like us. You're less than a dragon! You're a fascinating beetle. Burn will love prodding you to figure out what's wrong with you, and then she'll probably kill you, stuff you, and put you on display."
- ― to Sky (Dragonslayer, page 381)
- "What a day, lizard. You have no idea how important I am to Queen Burn. Wait until I find her treasure in that spiky human city! She'll probably give me a palace of my own. HAHA! I'll burn all those humans to ashes. It'll be GREAT!"
- ― to Sky (Dragonslayer, page 381)
Trivia[]
- On the cover of Dragonslayer, Sandstorm has a pink tongue[10] despite SandWings having black forked tongues.[11]
- On the cover of Dragonslayer, Sandstorm's eyes appear to be blackish blue‐gray,[12] even though SandWing eyes are fully black.[13]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Dragonslayer, page 187
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dragonslayer, page 345
- ↑ Dragonslayer, page 346
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dragonslayer, page 304
- ↑ Dragonslayer, page 189
- ↑ Dragonslayer, page 344
- ↑ Dragonslayer, page 342
- ↑ Dragonslayer, page 377
- ↑ Dragonslayer, page 343
- ↑ Dragonslayer English cover
- ↑ A Wingwatcher's Guide to Dragons
- ↑ Dragonslayer English cover
- ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 13
| SandWings | |
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| Queens | |
| Royalty |
Blaze • Blister • Burn • Char • Scald • Singe • Smolder • Sunny • Onyx |
| Jade Mountain | |
| Other Dragons (Present) |
Addax • Agave • Armadillo • Camel • Capybara • Cereus • Cobra • Dune • Horizon • Jerboa III • Kindle • Meerkat • Needle • Ocotillo • Ostrich • Palm • Parch • Prickle • Quicksand • Rattlesnake • Saguaro • Sandstorm • Sirocco • Six-Claws • Tawny • Torch • Viper • Vulture |
| Other Dragons (Historical) |
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| Hybrids | |
| Kingdom |
Blaze's fortress • Blister's hideout • Great Five-Tail River • Jerboa III's hut • North Beach • Possibility • SandWing stronghold • Scorpion Den |
| Society | |