32 Facts About Richard Dragon

1.

Richard Dragon is the alias of two fictional, comic book characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

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Richard Dragon came to find an inner peace, only using his skill when absolutely necessary.

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3.

Turner and Dragon were recruited by Barney Ling, head of the law-keeping espionage agency known as G O O D, to join the organization.

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4.

Ben and Richard Dragon founded a martial arts dojo in Manhattan, and Richard Dragon would go on to battle international threats such as Telegram Sam, the Preying Mantis, the League of Assassins, and his former superior, Barney Ling.

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5.

Richard Dragon fought crime with Dragon and Ben Turner until the three parted ways.

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6.

However, when he met Richard Dragon he found himself reluctant to challenge his new sensei because Richard Dragon was in a wheelchair.

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7.

Richard Dragon trained The Question both in martial arts and eastern philosophy, forcing him to question his world view and let go of much of his anger.

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8.

Later Richard Dragon would start referring to his student as "Butterfly" because of this.

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9.

Richard Dragon said that Shiva had saved Sage because she saw a passion for combat in him while Richard Dragon, on the other hand, thought that Sage's passion was for curiosity.

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10.

Regardless, Richard Dragon realized that for Sage to have a spiritual awakening he had to first let go of the self-destructive behaviors that Hub City brought out in him.

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Richard Dragon explained that this fight had been for her to test her own perceptions.

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12.

Richard Dragon thought she had seen a "warrior's passion" in him that was lacking skills, and felt that she had been proved correct since he faced her a second time knowing she had destroyed him the first.

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13.

Richard Dragon finally convinced Sage that his crusade to save Hub City was no longer doing anything but destroying him.

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14.

When Sage collapsed from exhaustion and his injuries, Richard Dragon revealed that he was capable of using his legs perfectly, and put Sage in the wheelchair.

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15.

Richard Dragon had realized he would need the chair to make Sage let down his defences - Sage was so "full of macho" that he would never have listened to him otherwise.

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16.

Richard Dragon, who had thought his studies had put him beyond such things, found himself shocked and horrified by the actions of people in Hub City.

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17.

Richard Dragon spends months training her in escrima, the Philippine art of stick fighting, a martial art she could use despite her wheelchair.

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18.

Richard Dragon eventually meets and falls in love with Lady Shiva.

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19.

Richard Dragon agrees to help Dragon resolve his problems with Shiva if he agrees to stop killing.

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20.

Richard Dragon is resurrected by the demonic Neron who wants Richard Dragon to kill Shiva.

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21.

Richard Dragon refuses and walks away from Neron, saying that both had held up their parts of the agreement.

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22.

Richard Dragon appears starting in Week 26 of the comic book 52, in the mystic city of Nanda Parbat, where he starts to train former Gotham Detective Renee Montoya.

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23.

When Richard Dragon tried to teach him about peace, patience, and compassion, he was killed by Ricardo who saw weakness in him.

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24.

New version of Richard Dragon is introduced following DC's The New 52 2011 continuity relaunch.

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25.

Richard Dragon revealed that after his father's death and the fall of his criminal empire, he sought out and found the League of Assassins where his sensei taught him to become a living weapon.

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26.

Richard Dragon is proficient in all manner of both conventional weaponry and empty handed disciplines, preferring the latter.

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27.

Richard Dragon possesses mastery of all known hand-to-hand related martial arts, many of which include styles such as: Akido, Muay Thai, Karate, Kung Fu, Judo, Pencak Silat, and Arnis.

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Richard Dragon is a master of philosophy, specifically as it concerns a heroic lifestyle, and he has guided those such as the Huntress and Wonder Woman in the past as to the correct path they need to follow.

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29.

Richard Dragon possesses the mystical talisman known as the Dragon's Claw, the totem being capable of mystically collecting and direct his own qi at times of great duress; it is speculated that despite its appearance, the totem serves more as a focused point for Dragon's concentration and does not inherently possess real powers of its own.

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30.

Second Richard Dragon similarly possesses no superhuman abilities but is an accomplished martial artist, having been taught by his predecessor in all aspects of martial arts.

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31.

Richard Dragon has incredible reflexes, as he was shown capable of catching trick arrows fired by Green Arrow.

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32.

Richard Dragon is among the several, young participants of the League of Lazarus.

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