Blue


 * "Father, you don't have to follow rules that are unjust, and you don't have to do everything the queen says. Don't you feel like there are rules in your heart that are more important? About helping other dragons, and standing up for anyone who's being treated badly, and loving whoever you want, and choosing to live your life in your own kind, peaceful way?"
 * —Blue to Admiral, The Lost Continent

Blue is a male SilkWing dragonet and the main protagonist of The Lost Continent. He is currently located on the outskirts of the Poison Jungle, and it is likely that he is under the control of the othermind. He is a flamesilk and has romantic feelings for Cricket.

Appearance Edit
Blue has gem-like azure and bright morpho butterfly bluescales, purple scales on his back, lavender scales on his arms, and a purple snout. His wings shimmer purple and blue like sapphires and violets tumbled together. Before that, his wingbuds were an iridescent violet, a brighter, more purple shade than the rest of his scales. He is fairly small, and his and his parents' initials are carved into his right palm, forming a triangle. Cricket considers him the most beautiful dragon she has ever seen.

Personality Edit
Blue is compassionate, selfless, and kind. He often wonders what it would be like to be in another dragon's scales, and cannot help but empathize with others. He is moralistic and tries to do what he feels is right and fair for everyone, even if the choice is to his detriment, much like Sunny or Clay, but quieter. Although not necessarily self-conscious, Blue is humble; according to Cricket, he "has no idea how beautiful he is." He is relatively shy and soft-spoken but will stand up for what he thinks is right. As a young dragonet, Blue was obedient and agreeable but later went against Queen Wasp's orders in order to learn the truth about the Book of Clearsight. He can be anxious, cautious, and worried, but is generally more empathetic, optimistic, and encouraging towards others. Blue is a pacifist by nature and thus does not associate with war. He is skilled at seeing even hints of good in other dragons and tries to give everyone the benefit of the doubt before judging their character. He likes to follow the rules, and he believes in them.

Admiral Edit
Admiral is Blue's father, although he was raised by Burnet and Silverspot and did not meet his father as a young dragonet. In The Lost Continent, when Blue was captured by the HiveWings and sent to the flamesilk factory, he discovered that Admiral was one of the SilkWings working there. After speaking with his father, Blue realized that Admiral's peaceful, obedient way of trying to change things - sending fruitless letters to Queen Wasp to try and improve the flamesilks' living and working conditions - was not effective at all. He tried to reason with Admiral by explaining that the only way to gain freedom was by directly disobeying the queen, but Admiral strongly disagreed. When Blue attempted to escape the factory with the help of Cricket, Sundew, and Swordtail, Admiral attempted to notify the factory's HiveWing guards and betray his own son. However, Danaid was willing to help the young dragons by causing a loud distraction that consisted of all of the flamesilks loudly arguing, which consequently drowned out Admiral's warning.

Burnet Edit
Burnet is Blue's biological mother. From what is given in The Lost Continent, they seem to have a strong, affectionate bonding relationship. Blue mentioned Burnet a few times throughout The Hive Queen, expressing how he missed her despite the fact that she never warned her children about the possibility that they may have been flamesilks like their father.

Cricket Edit
Upon meeting, Blue and Cricket quickly became friends; Cricket mentioned that Blue would be her best friend even if she knew every dragon on Pantala. During the events of The Lost Continent, the two became closer and eventually ended up having mutual romantic feelings for one another. Neither has directly confronted this yet; however, they frequently seem to care for one another deeply. Blue is fond of Cricket and her energetic, empathetic personality, and admitted to Swordtail in The Lost Continent that it would be too hard to say goodbye to her, even if it meant further entangling her in the life of a fugitive.

Luna Edit
Luna is Blue's half-sister, and the two of them are very close. Her enthusiastic personality causes her to do reckless things, and her rebellious nature would often worry Blue. His love for his sister wasn't expressed verbally, but he indicated it many times as he tried to protect her from her own words. He worries about her going into Metamorphosis, due to how some of the dragons around her were acting strange about it, and hopes that she'll be alright; when her wrists began glowing, he tried to get her to see a doctor, though she protested against the idea. Blue hates the idea of Luna having a forbidden relationship with the HiveWing Hawker. He sometimes worries that Swordtail will get her into trouble, but he knows that they both really love each other and supports their relationship, even though at first he said to them that it would be better for them to wait for Queen Wasp to support their relationship first, after having imagined how upset they would be if Queen Wasp didn't. When she goes missing, he worries about her and is concerned about her well-being.

Silverspot Edit
Silverspot is Blue's stepmother (as she is Luna's biological mother). Not much is known about their relationship, but Silverspot helped Burnet raise Blue and his sister. Blue also thinks that she, Luna, Burnet, and himself make up a good family and that Silverspot and Burnet were partnered "for the best".

Bumblebee Edit
Bumblebee has positive relationships with Blue and when Bumblebee hatched Blue was so excited to raise her. He is almost like an adoptive father towards Bumblebee. He is shown carrying and holding Bumblebee in a scarf sling tied around his chest.

Swordtail Edit
Swordtail is Luna's partner, and one of Blue's closest friends. Swordtail is very loyal to Blue. He is very rebellious (like Luna), a contrast to Blue's submissive and pacifistic personality. Blue sometimes worries that his friend will get his sister into trouble, though he knows that Swordtail would do anything to protect her from danger. Blue tries to reassure Swordtail that if Luna was dead they would feel it.

Sundew Edit
Blue, like Cricket, believes that even though Sundew is fierce on the outside, she is kind on the inside. Blue often surprises Sundew, most notably with his defiance of SilkWing stereotypes and standing up to Queen Wasp for the greater good of Pantala. Sundew understands that Blue tries to understand most everyone, so she suppresses her emotions she sees as wimpy (like fear) to appear cold and resolute. They are friends but disagree on the way to do things because while Blue wants to take a methodical and pacifist approach to life, Sundew, on the other hand, is a more "shoot first, ask questions later" kind of dragon, sort of like how Princess Burn was described. Sundew stole a piece of Blue's flamesilk for the Burning of Bloodworm Hive, making him trust her a bit less. But despite that, he still has great trust for her.

Quotes Edit

 * "Well, not exactly. Today is only your cocoon-spinning day. It'll take another five days for your wings to actuaaaaAAAAH!"
 * ― to Luna (The Lost Continent, page 2)


 * "I've never been guarded before. I've never done anything wrong. I'm really good at following the rules. Queen Wasp doesn't have to worry about me. Maybe she just doesn't know that. Maybe I could go to her and explain that I'm a loyal SilkWing. Maybe if I promise I'll be careful, she'll let me go back to my normal life. And Luna, too. Luna isn't dangerous."
 * ― to Cricket (The Lost Continent, page 86-87)


 * "Aha, devastatingly handsome."
 * ― to Cricket (The Lost Continent, page 104)


 * "Maybe [the guards] are only friendly because they're talking to a HiveWing. Have you ever seen a guard be that nice to a SilkWing? Did you even know they COULD smile? These same guards might have been out for the last three days hunting you. They might have been in the unit that came to shove me in a cage. They might spend their other shifts poking flamesilks with spears to make them burn faster."
 * ― thinking in Luna's voice about the guards talking to Cricket (The Lost Continent, page 193-194)


 * "What would Clearsight think of us? Fighting over her legacy like this. What did she see in this vision, and what did she think of it? Was she proud of the Librarian for defending the Book? Did she hate us for trying to steal it? I'm sorry, Clearsight. I never meant to cause trouble like this. I didn't ask for it. I tried to be good."
 * ― thinking about stealing the Book of Clearsight and the Librarian fighting Sundew (The Lost Continent, page 212)


 * "This is not going to be our life, Luna. I won't spend the next hundred years writing fruitless letters. Father's way, obeying the system, hasn't worked. So we'll find another. Or we'll burn it all down."
 * ― Blue, thinking to cocooned Luna in the flamesilk factory (The Lost Continent, page 244)


 * "Father, you don't have to follow rules that are unjust, and you don't have to do everything the queen says. Don't you feel like there are rules in your heart that are more important? About helping other dragons, and standing up for anyone who's being treated badly, and loving whoever you want, and choosing to live your life in your own kind, peaceful way?"
 * ― to Admiral, about escaping the flamesilk factory (The Lost Continent, page 272)


 * "I don't understand. How could Queen Wasp read this and then decide to become the total opposite of what Clearsight says to be?"
 * ― after reading the letter Clearsight wrote at the start of the Book of Clearsight. (The Lost Continent, page 287)


 * "The HiveWings have also been lied to, and brainwashed and tricked. The queen is the problem. You have to fight her, not the whole tribe."
 * ― to Sundew, in response to her plan to take down the HiveWings. (The Lost Continent, page 288)


 * "If you haven't found [Luna], then she must still be alive. We'd feel it if she wasn't, don't you think? Maybe she's hiding somewhere and hasn't made it back yet. She'll find us again. I'm sure she will, Swordtail. She's probably out worrying about us twice as much as we're worrying about her."
 * ― to Swordtail, about finding Luna (The Hive Queen, page 53)


 * "I know. But that's not... it's just, some dragon worked hard on all this, and they probably need the money for their family. It's wrong to steal from them."
 * ― to Swordtail, about stealing capes (The Hive Queen, page 77)


 * "As I was coming out the cocoon, for a moment I forgot everything that had happened. I thought I would open my eyes and Mother and Silverspot would be there, waiting for me and smiling and ready to hug me and take me flying. I've been trying not to think of them too much... but, just for a moment, that felt so real. I hope they're alright."
 * ― to Cricket (The Hive Queen, page 126)


 * "This isn't right. There are good HiveWings, I'm sure of it. I don't think we can solve a tragedy of the past by just repeating it in reverse."
 * ― to Morpho, Sundew, and Swordtail about restarting the Tree Wars (The Hive Queen, page 152)

Trivia Edit

 * Blue was described to smell a bit like fried bananas.
 * On the cover of The Lost Continent, Blue is depicted with wings, when in reality, he doesn't have wings for the entirety of the book. Tui has revealed that she was aware of this and that Joy Ang did a few sketches of him without wings, but Tui thought that they were too pretty to be left out of the drawing.
 * Blue is in love with Cricket, and Tui has confirmed that she returns his feelings, but neither of them knows about each others' feelings yet.
 * On the pre-final cover of The Lost Continent, he was green instead of purple.
 * On the cover of The Lost Continent, Blue's oval-shaped scales that run down the side of his neck are missing.
 * Blue is one of five dragons whose cover is different than how they are described.
 * In another series written by Tui T. Sutherland (also with Rachel Vincent, and Karen Rose Smith) The Menagerie, there is a character named Blue.
 * Ironically, Blue is also the main character in that trilogy.

Gallery Edit
Reference by Scholastic

Reference by Platypus the SeaWing (book description)

Blue on the cover of The Lost Continent, by Joy Ang

Blue on the full cover of The Lost Continent, by Joy Ang

Blue fullbody render, edited by Blue the SilkWing Add a photo to this gallery

References Edit

 * 1) ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Lost Continent, page 5
 * 2) ↑ The Lost Continent, page 236
 * 3) ↑ The Lost Continent, page 103
 * 4) ↑ The Lost Continent, page 32
 * 5) ↑ The Hive Queen, page 50
 * 6) ↑ The Hive Queen, page 51
 * 7) ↑ The Lost Continent, page 14
 * 8) ↑ The Hive Queen, page 14
 * 9) ↑ The Hive Queen, page 158