| Thrax | |
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 Thrax shown with his legendary Sword | |
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Race |
God |
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Gender |
Male |
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Height |
6'1 |
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Weight |
227 lbs |
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Hair |
Red |
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Eyes |
White |
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Likes |
Battle, Chaos |
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Dislikes |
Being injured, being made to feel inferior |
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Family |
Rao (Father), Agni (Mother), Graves (Uncle), Shiva (Aunt), Rudra (Aunt), Dorn (Uncle), Paradine (Brother), Aurora (Sister), Kali (Sister) |
Vegathrax, or Thrax as he was more commonly known, is the Dragon God of War. He is the son of Rao and his mistress Agni, and is thought to represent the worst of both of his parents. Shiva resented the boy, as he was a living reminder of her husband's infidelity. He was raised largely by his mother, who trained him in his power and in the arts of battle. As he came of age he became obsessed with stirring up conflict throughout the galaxy among the mortal races for his own amusement.
Thrax's greatest rival was his brother, Paradine. Paradine was dedicated to preserving peace and justice throughout the galaxy, and his plans often ran counter to Thrax's own. As Paradine had Anya by his side, Thrax was often able to get Aurora to assist him in his schemes. The battles between these pairs would be legendary, with Paradine acting to prevent his brother from plunging the galaxy into senseless conflict. Thrax resented his younger brother even more, since it was widely believed among the Dragon Clan that Paradine was the heir apparent should anything ever happen to Rao. Given Paradine's knight-errant lifestyle and the fact that Thrax was the older, he often felt that he should be the one to assume control.
Because of this slight, Thrax was often a willing participant in any scheme to circumvent the God King. However, he was equally quick to switch sides when he appeared to be at a disadvantage. He participated in Dorn's scheme to bind and overthrow Rao. When Agni managed to secure his release, Thrax was quick to pretend he'd been helping his mother all along in order to avoid punishment with the other gods.
His great ambition was to create a conflict that encompassed the whole galaxy, but he was unable to as his actions were monitored by the Holy Dragons who had waning patience with the chaos he bred. He eventually succeeded in arranging a series of events that caused the two greatest powers in the Gods' Empire to go to war. He crashed a banquet thrown for a prince of Eden by the King of Irad, a principality of the Empire of Nod with his lover, Aurora. In what passed as harmless mischief, Thrax suggested Aurora cause the King's wife to fall madly in love with the Eden prince and abscond with him. The fall out of this was the legendary Eden War, which accomplished Thrax's long standing goal of total war and gave him plausible deniability to the other gods. Aurora, on the other hand, was horrified by what the use of her powers had caused and in the future became more thoughtful and cautious, and she gradually withdrew from Thrax.
In personality, Thrax was a boisterous and rowdy god. He thirsted for battle and loved excuses to show off his incredible power. He possessed martial skill that was unrivaled among the Young Dragons. He was a master of armed and unarmed combat, and had a habit of wearing the livery of various armies loyal to him and jumping into battles to revel in blood and fury. However he also inherited his mother's temper which enabled Paradine and Anya to outmanuever him from time to time. He despised his younger brother Paradine, and also was a constant adversary of his demigod brother Gaia. It should be noted that that despite his arrogance and temper, he also possessed a strong code of honor and was very brave in the face of any challenge.
Thrax's true form was of a gigantic iron dragon with reddish scales and forward facing horns which he used to terrify mortals. His preferred form was of a heavily muscled man with a shaggy red hair and a visage that could alternate between stern and playful. He would often wear a cloak made from Behemoth fur and a golden helmet with horns which mimicked his dragon form. As Agni's son, he could breath fire and had some control over the element. He was rarely seen without his Great Sword, Devastator which he often wore on his back.
Powers and Abilities[]
War Dragon[]
Thrax was the God of War and his powers were based around encouraging carnage and conflict. He was capable of inciting rage and violence wherever he went.
Strike: Thrax's standard attack.
Barrage: A repeating version of Strike capable of causing massive damage.
Havoc: A melee attack where Thrax would reinforce his limbs with godly energy and launch a series of attacks.
Ravage: A technique that targets multiple opponents and cuts them to ribbons.
Strife: A telepathic attack that causes all the minds of weaker beings in a given area to be overtaken by bloodlust and lose their ability to reason.
Ultimate[]
Carnage: A massive blast of energy fired from his mouth.
Trivia[]
- Thrax liked to carry a wide array of weapons like blades, axes, spears and firearms, but his signature weapon was the Great Sword Devastator. Forged from the bone of a Leviathan, it was made by Zedd and bequeathed to him by Rao, which increased his power as well as his bloodlust. The Sword of Thrax would be left behind after the Cataclysm and would be fought over by warlords until it fell into the hands of the hero Patrick. Consumed by the bloodlust within it, Patrick became a dread warlord who conquered a planet, until he faced off against Captain Amra of SENTINEL. Amra succeeded in disarming Patrick and grabbing hold of the Sword himself. Unlike Patrick, Amra was a violent man who embraced his bloodlust and was able to resist being consumed by the Sword. Afterwards he would keep the Blade, using it to boost his power when he came across powerful opponents.
- The Vega in Thrax's full name Vegathrax means "Bloody Handed" and is regarded as his title.
- Thrax is still worshipped in many armies across the galaxy and prayed to for victory. During the Heroic Age he demanded live sacrifice of prisoners, a habit still secretly carried out by his cultists even though Thrax himself perished in the Cataclysm.
- Thrax was often used as an enforcer by Rao who would send him to battle monsters or act as security for others sent into dangerous quests on the Gods' behalf. Given his general enthusiasm for violence, he was always happy to go and battle whoever he was told. He was often counted on to battle Leviathans and had a surprisingly good track record at defeating them. Graves also often relied on him to terrorize the Monsters he had trapped in his kingdom.