Are wyverns weaker than dragons?

Physically wyverns are known to be smaller, lighter and generally weaker than their cousins the dragons. Dragons are depicted as able to speak and are capable of some compelling speech. They are also intellectually bright creatures.
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Are wyverns stronger than dragons?

First of all, dragons have four legs, while wyverns have only two. Their front legs are fused to their wings, so they cannot move their wings as easily as dragons. Dragons are also a lot larger than wyverns, and they are believed to be the most powerful creatures in the world.
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Are dragons better than wyverns?

Wyverns have limited powers, and they are much smaller than ancient dragons. However, don't be fooled; a Wyvern is dangerous in its own way. The Wyvern is swift, due to its smaller size. It is not held down by four legs, which make the ancient dragons more cumbersome and therefore slower to move.
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How are wyverns different than dragons?

The differentiation between a dragon and a wyvern in Western mythology is that a dragon has six limbs (four legs and two wings) whereas a wyvern has four (the "front legs" are also the wings).
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Are wyverns different from dragons?

Since the sixteenth century, in English, Scottish, and Irish heraldry, the key difference has been that a wyvern has two legs, whereas a dragon has four. This distinction is not commonly observed in the heraldry of other European countries, where two-legged dragon-like creatures are called dragons.
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Can a wyvern breathe fire?

Wyverns are species of animal that lives in Sothoryos, kin to dragons, although they do not breathe fire. Wyverns have great leathery wings, "cruel" beaks, and an insatiable hunger. They are more ferocious than dragons, if smaller in size.
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Is smaug a dragon or a wyvern?

Smaug is clearly described as being a “dragon,” but his on-screen self is depicted with wyvern-like characteristics. George R.R. Martin was certainly aware of the difference between the two when he conjured up Westeros' fauna.
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Is ghidorah a wyvern?

King Ghidorah is an alien three-headed wyvern who is the arch nemesis of Godzilla. He breathes electric Gravity Beams and is a very deadly foe. He's other names are Monster Zero and The One Who is Many.
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Can dragons have no wings?

Drakes are a little tough. Often, they are similar to the standard "dragon" with the difference that they typically do not have wings. These are often also referred to as Eastern Dragons or Chinese Dragon. In other instances, Drake is synonymous with Wyrm.
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Do drakes breathe fire?

Drakes and Wyverns are both cousins within the Dragon family Though both creatures fly, the principle difference between a Drake and a Wyvern is that a Drake can breathe fire in a large cone-like weapon and Wyverns cannot. Drakes can grow larger than their Wyvern cousins but smaller than true Dragons until they mature.
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Can Drakes have wings?

By and large, the difference between drakes and dragons is that dragons have wings in addition to their limbs, while drakes have one set of their limbs replaced by their wings, like birds or bats. Some exceptions (such as Wind Drake and Dromar, the Banisher) exist, though.
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Is Stormfly a wyvern?

So Stormfly isn't actually a dragon. She's a wyvern.
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Is a hydra a dragon?

The hydra is a multiheaded dragon, with anywhere between 3 to 7 heads recorded, but there are rumors of them having many more. It is the only dragon that reproduces by splitting its head. It is also one of the only dragons with only two legs and two useless wings.
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Can a wyvern defeat a dragon?

A wyvern at its peak can take out a young or smaller dragon of most types.
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What is a dragon with no back legs called?

An amphiptere resembles a large snake with two feathered wings, but with a dragon's head. 2. They are the most serpent-like dragons; they have no legs. 3.
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Are ember wyverns better than fire wyverns?

While the ordinary Fire Wyvern deals a fixed amount of damage by fire and upfront, the Ember Crystal Wyvern deals more damage over the consecutive use of its fire breath.
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Is a Basilisk a dragon?

The Basilisk's(Draco basilikos) status as a dragon is arguable, as some think it a psuedo-dragon while others believe it to be mythical. It's based on the mythical Basilisk.
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What is a dragon that can't fly called?

Hideous Zippleback. Rumblehorn. Stormcutter. Light Fury. (more...)
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Are Drakes dragons?

Drakes were draconic creatures, distant and lesser cousins to true dragons. They were smaller and not as powerful as dragons but were much easier to train, so they were commonly used as mounts. They were often used as guards by dragons, or they were given to the dragons' humanoid servants.
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Who created ghidorah?

Development. The initial idea for Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster came from Tomoyuki Tanaka, who also created Godzilla. Tanaka's inspiration came from illustration of the Lernaean Hydra in a book about Greek Mythology, and Orochi of Japanese folklore.
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Does ghidorah shoot lightning?

Ghidorah could shoot yellow gravity beams (concentrated, lightning-like beams of electrical energy) from each of his three mouths.
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Can Gandalf defeat Smaug?

Gandalf absolutely could have killed Smaug in a one-on-one fight. The grey wizard fought and defeated the Balrog of Moria, and a dragon was a lesser evil than that.
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Was Smaug the weakest dragon?

Undeniably, Smaug is the Greatest Dragon left in Middle Earth during the Third Age. Yet, he is not the strongest in its history. That title falls to Ancalagon the Black, the largest dragon ever to have existed in Middle-earth.
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Can Smaug destroy the One Ring?

Smaug's dragon-fine would not have been hot enough to destroy the One Ring. The malevolence that Sauron put inside of the Ring could only be destroyed in the Cracks of Doom, so Frodo was compelled to make the journey to Mordor.
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What is a wyvern weakness?

Weaknesses. Golden Oriole. Grapeshot, Draconid Oil & Aard.
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