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Drayden
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Japanese: シャガ (Shaga) English, Brazilian Portuguese: Drayden German: Lysander Korean: 사간 (Sagan) Chinese (Mandarin): 夏卡 (Xiàkǎ) (more on Bulbapedia) |
| Occupation: | Pokémon Gym Leader |
| Relationships: | Drayton (grandson) Iris (Pokémon) (guardian) |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Other: | n/a |
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Drayden is a Pokémon Gym Leader from Pokémon Black and White. He is well-liked with fans, though not too many fanworks exist which primarily focus on him. He also makes appearances in PokéAni and Pokéspe.
The Pokémon Drayden is most associated with are Druddigon and Haxorus.
Canon Overview
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
Relationships
Drayden's most popular relationship is his fatherly one with Ingo and Emmet, which is common fanon. All three of them have white hair and are from Unova. This relationship dynamic got big within the fandom after Ingo's inclusion in 2022's Pokémon Legends: Arceus sparked interest in his character. Elesa may cameo in Drayden & Ingo & Emmet fanworks as a mutual friend of theirs.
Canonically, he's Iris' guardian as well as Drayton's grandfather, a character introduced 13 years after he was in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Some fanworks have these two characters, who've never met, be siblings.
Aside from these, Drayden has no pairings of note exclusive to Pokémon fandom, (that is, popular ones created by fans.) He has had many ship names coined, however, and is shipped in small capacities in corners of the fandom.
Less Popular Relationships
- CardLegendShipping - Drayden & Kenta Minamii
- CharredScaleShipping - Drayden & Kabu
- CometScaleShipping - Drayden & Professor Cozmo
- DebriefShipping - Cheren & Drayden
- DelphicOracleShipping - Drayden & Sabrina
- DenShipping - Drayden & Clair
- DigItOutForYourselvesShipping - Drayden & Dugtrio
- DinospartanShipping - Drayden & Grant
- DraconicArtShipping - Drayden & Hassel
- DragonContestShipping - Drayden & Lisia
- DragonElderShipping - Drayden & Drasna
- DragonfireShipping - Drayden & Flannery
- DragonMasterShipping - Drayden & Lance
- DragonOfTheDarknessShipping - Drayden, Hilbert & Hilda
- DragonplateShipping - Drayden & Hunter J
- DragonRailShipping - Drayden & Ingo
- DragonRiderShipping - Drayden & Grace (Kalos)
- DragonseekShipping - Drayden & Oakley
- DragonSpiritShipping - Drayden & Serena (XY)
- Dragon'sTongueShipping - Drayden & Erika
- EinganaShipping - Drayden & Diantha
- ElderEliteShipping - Drayden & Bertha
- EliteLegendShipping - Alder & Drayden
- ExceptionalShipping - Drayden & Professor Oak
More can be found on Neverending Romance, a community-created relationship name list.
Popular Tropes & Fanon
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
[discourse, trivia, popular memes, character analysis, fan reactions, really anything]
Example/Notable Fanac
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fan Communities/Fan Events
- pokemon-drayden, Archived version, a community on Fanpop
Fan Art
- Iris and her grandpa by malama-art, Archived version (2023), Drayden with Iris
- Mayor Drayden is really trying not to go ballistic and wrestle a few stacks of paperwork 😠💢 by den-ai-d, Archived version (2024), pin-up
Fan Craft
- I made Drayden into a plushie because I could by takadanobaba, Archived version (2023), fannish doll