Glory


 * "Queen Glory of the RainWings. That'll be my name in the history scrolls—not Glory the mistake, or Glory the lazy RainWing, or Glory who could never be as good as some nameless SkyWing who died six years ago. I'm responsible for all these dragons now. […] I'll protect them. I'll lead them. I'll make them—us—a tribe we can be proud of. Glory, the queen who chose her own destiny, saved her subjects and turned her tribe into the greatest dragons in all of Pyrrhia."
 * —Glory's thoughts, The Hidden Kingdom

Glory is an adult female RainWing and the main protagonist of The Hidden Kingdom. Formerly a dragonet of destiny, she is partly responsible for the end of the War of SandWing Succession and the founding of Jade Mountain Academy.

After the NightWing Exodus, Glory became queen of both the NightWing and RainWing tribes. She lives in the Rainforest Kingdom and is currently in a relationship with Deathbringer.

Appearance Edit
Glory has green eyes and brilliant scales that are dull in comparison to other RainWings'. She has soft wings, feathery ears, a long body, tail, and neck and a long, delicate snout.

Unlike most RainWings, Glory mostly tries to keep her scales from showing emotions and is therefore usually seen with dark, emerald green scales dappled with light and flares of orange around her ears and along the underside of her wings, since she likes them to match the leaves around her and the rainforest she lives in.

Personality Edit
Glory is often depicted as snarky, sarcastic (being called the "Queen of Sarcasm" by Tsunami), bold, aloof, judgmental, brave, and impatient with anyone lazy or stupid (specifically her RainWing subjects). When Moonwatcher suggested that Glory return to the RainWing Village for her own safety, she snorted as though she was sure that she could handle anything. She has a steely ferocity about her, and although Deathbringer described her as reckless, Glory's punishment for Icicle was fair, and Glacier stated that it was an unusual queen who would choose a path towards peace and cooperation instead of vengeance.

She has been shown to care about her friends and has become calmer and more composed since becoming a queen. It also has made her respect the peace of the rainforest, as shown when Darkstalker came with the NightWings. However, she refused to shield Webs, one of her guardians, showing that she still hates the Talons of Peace. Clay has described her as beautiful, smart, and unbothered by what others say about her.

Upon meeting Winter, she beckoned him to walk beside her as an equal and greeted him as visiting royalty.According to Qibli, she is well-known for being a good queen.

Glory is shown to be brave and selfless, insisting on being one of the first RainWings to enter the NightWing island during the rescue of the RainWing prisoners in The Hidden Kingdom. While not often physically affectionate, she is a brave and reliable friend, often pushing aside her own needs and well-being for that of others. Glory is an intelligent critical thinker, usually considering a problem before taking action, although she can behave rashly and illogically under pressure. She was also mentioned to have an easier time remembering scroll facts than Starflight and is fond of reading and learning. Glory is conservative with her emotions; it was mentioned by Moonwatcher in Moon Rising that a sort of "mental shield" would close around her thoughts whenever she became uncomfortable.

Contrary to most of her subjects, Glory dislikes when other dragons "read her feelings" by her scale color, and as a result, she often tries to avoid changing colors if possible. As the series progresses, she seems to become calmer and more patient with everyone, most likely due to the experience she has gained since becoming the queen of two tribes, the RainWings and NightWings.

Clay Edit
Since hatching, Glory has shared a strong bond with her adoptive brother. It was mentioned that he had often given Glory pretty things to cheer her up, and he was willing to risk his life to save her own in The Dragonet Prophecy. Glory trusts Clay completely and thinks of him as honest and kind. Clay was also quick to try and resolve conflicts between Glory and the others (especially during The Lost Heir (book)), and he is always ready to forgive Glory whenever she has been unfair. In the Hidden Kingdom graphic novel, Glory's scales repeatedly turned pink when Clay was around, hinting she may have had a crush on him before Deathbringer or because of their family love for each other. Even if she did have a crush on him, it is unknown if Clay ever felt the same way, however, Clay was originally written to have a crush on Glory. This can still be seen in The Dragonet Prophecywhere Clay repeatedly mentions how pretty Glory is, though, this might've just been implying that Clay just found her scales attractive.

Tsunami Edit
Although Glory can become irritated by Tsunami's prideful nature and argue quite a bit,she loves her anyway. She knows that she can always depend on Tsunami to protect and defend her, and can often share a laugh with her friend; an example of this was in The Brightest Night where they shared their exasperation over Blaze's shallow nature, or when they were making fun of NightWings in The Hidden Kingdom. Although the two disagree on many different things, Glory finds that she can relate to Tsunami a lot of the time as well. She admires Tsunami's courage, but Glory herself is more of a strategic thinker whilst Tsunami usually behaves rashly and without thought. In The Hidden Kingdom Glory was worried about the cut that Deathbringer has caused in Tsunami's wing.

Sunny Edit
In The Hidden Kingdom, Glory decided Sunny was better to touch than Webs, even though she isn't comfortable touching other dragons. This was a rare case of affection from Glory. Glory was also extremely worried when Sunny went missing in The Brightest Night and held her talons in hers when she was found. Sunny helped break up arguments between Tsunami and Glory by always making it seem like she was on their sides. As with Clay and the others, Glory feels a strong connection with Sunny.

Starflight Edit
Even though Glory is often annoyed by his know-it-all personality and rambling, she still appears to love him like a brother or friend. She apparently knew about his crush on Sunny and thought he should do something about it. She also shows affection to him on rare occasions. She respects his plans, as she followed his idea of diplomacy in The Dark Secret.

Deathbringer Edit
When Glory first met Deathbringer, she was disguised as an IceWing, trying to probe information out of him. Given her personality, Deathbringer gave her more information than what was intended about his mission and then began to flirt with her. Glory was sarcastic with him and did not like his flirting, but he liked her even more because of it and helped her escape the NightWing island, when she was imprisoned. The current status between the two is 'Bodyguard to Queen'. Glory mentioned that she viewed Deathrbinger's attempted arrest of Winter as annoying instead of romantic or heroic, but she also spoke to him a low, surprisingly affectionate voice that made Winter rethink everything he had assumed about the queen and her overenthusiasticbodyguard. Deathbringer once stated that he was half a dragon before he met Glory, and would be even less if he lost her.

In The Dark Secret, Deathbringer described her as beautiful, sarcastic, and fascinating. When Glory was helping him out of the prison, Glory retorted at him, but Starflight saw that she and Deathbringer "exchanged a look that said 'thank you' and a whole lot more." Adding to that, in The Brightest Night, Deathbringer kept flirting with her, which Glory dismissed. He even put his wing around Glory and she let him, which is somewhat unusual given her personality. In Moon Rising, Moon had a vision of Glory and Deathbringer's possible future having an heir together named Firefly. Whether Firefly is the only child or not is unconfirmed. In Winter Turning, Deathbringer is constantly trying to protect Glory and muttering to the queen when she says she doesn't need help. In Escaping Peril, Sunny says "Glory has magical death spit and Deathbringer and a whole army of RainWings who would die for her." It is pretty obvious that Glory and Deathbringer have feelings for one another, and their romantic relationship has been made officially canon by Tui T. Sutherland.

Jambu Edit
Glory didn't know that she had a half-brother until she met him in the Rainforest Kingdom. Glory was unimpressed with him at first and thought of him just as ridiculous and silly as the other RainWings. However, Jambu helped her get Blaze to meet the dragonets and nearly beat Exquisite in the tree-gliding competition, one of the five contests that decided who would become the queen of the RainWings. He was only stopped by a vine, possibly used by a collection of Exquisite's sloths, that wrapped around his neck, nearly strangling him. He appears to be one of her most trusted dragons now, even if he is incompetent. He also makes sure Glory takes her daily sun time, noting that it makes her less grumpy and more recharged.

Kinkajou Edit
The small dragonet met Glory when she was captured by the NightWings. She aided Glory in escaping and claims that she'd follow her anywhere, even when Glory threatens to take the throne by force. She participated in the venom targeting part of the Royal Challenge on Glory's behalf and was injured by Grandeur's venom. She is later shown in a dream to see Glory as a big, beautiful queen, crowned and welcoming Kinkajou with open wings, while the other dragons stared at her enviously. Kinkajou sees herself as one of Glory's best friends, and Glory sees Kinkajou as one of her favorite subjects.

Tamarin Edit
Glory didn't know Tamarin that well (other than Kinkajou talking about her), other than the fact that she was blind. Tamarin seemed confident in front of Glory when she said that maybe she couldn't do the flower challenge, with Kinkajou later stating that Tamarin had the best nose in the whole kingdom. At first, Glory doubted her abilities, but when Tamarin won the flower hunt in the RainWing queen challenge, she began to see that she was a skilled dragonet, despite her blindness. She also felt compassionate about getting Tamarin a better teacher at Jade Mountain Academy.

Turtle Edit
Glory first met Turtle when he confronted her about Darkstalker and she seemed to be a little suspicious of the latter but seemed to trust him for the most part. This horrified Turtle and he accidentally lost control of his enchanted coral, baffling Glory. She seems to find him a little odd and weird.

Moonwatcher Edit
Glory was first mentioned with Moon when she came to the rainforest to look for Icicle with Qibli, Winter, and Kinkajou. They ended up meeting Glory when Obsidian and Bromeliad took them to the NightWing Village, and then to the Queen's Pavilion. Glory seems to like her, calling her and Kinkajou her favorite subjects.

Webs Edit
Glory has a particular dislike for Webs since he brought her to the cave, and was ready to allow her to die. When they were wandering around the rainforest, Glory was annoyed about how slow Webs was. She doesn't completely hate him, though-she likes him better than Kestrel, and presumably Dune.

Peril Edit
Glory immensely dislikes Peril, especially when she suggested that she could be the ‘Wings of Sky’ and Clay agreed to it. Peril describes her as ‘far from her favorite fan’. However, she is very grateful that Peril saved Clay’s life at the SandWing stronghold when a dragonbite viper bit him.

Mangrove Edit
Glory seems to have a good relationship with Mangrove, due to her interest in finding the missing RainWings. He was especially thankful when Orchid was successfully rescued. Glory also appears to trust him, as she appointed him (along with Grandeur) to run the kingdom while she attended the summit.

Family Tree Edit
= Possible timeline

Quotes Edit

 * "That's what it was! When we hatched—the guardians didn't know anything about MudWings, so they thought you were attacking us. But you were trying to help. Your instinct told you to get the rest of us out of our shells. Clay, you know what this means? You weren't trying to kill us at all!"
 * ― to Clay (The Dragonet Prophecy, page 291)


 * "We are NOT CALLING IT MAGICAL DEATH SPIT."
 * ― to Sunny, in the SeaWing prison (The Lost Heir, page 259)


 * "But I didn't love it. It was just new and different. A new, different way to be a prisoner and have my life chosen for me. I'm more than a lump of treasure. I guess Scarlet found that out the hard way."
 * ― thinking about her imprisonment in the Sky Kingdom (The Hidden Kingdom, page 16)


 * "All right, sure. I'm not in the Great Magnificent Wondrous Dragonet Prophecy. Maybe no one would ever write a prophecy about a RainWing. Maybe no dragon in Pyrrhia expects any of us to have an important destiny or do anything worthwhile. But this? Sleeping all day in a patch of sun? Is that all I'm good for—all any RainWing is good for? There must be more to us than this. There must be more to me."
 * ― thinking (The Hidden Kingdom, page 35)


 * "I don't believe in prophecies. Sorry, I know they're a NightWing speciality, but seriously? If you can actually see the future, why be all cryptic and vague about it? Why not give us a prophecy that's like, 'Oh, by the way, Blaze is going to win the war, so give her the crown now and don't even bother fighting about it'?"
 * ― to Deathbringer (The Hidden Kingdom, page 117)


 * "Wow. I'm a queen. Queen Glory of the RainWings. That'll be my name in the history scrolls—not Glory the mistake, or Glory the lazy RainWing, or Glory who could never be as good as some nameless SkyWing who died six years ago. I'm responsible for all these dragons now. We can rescue the missing RainWings and make sure no more dragonets ever get lost again. Starflight can help me teach them all how to read and write. I'll protect them. I'll lead them. I'll make them—us—a tribe we can be proud of. Glory, the queen who chose her own destiny, saved her subjects and turned her tribe into the greatest dragons in all of Pyrrhia."
 * ― thinking after winning the royal challenge (The Hidden Kingdom, page 290)


 * "It's normal to be scared. 'I'm scared. You'd have to be crazy not to be—well, crazy, or Tsunami, which is basically the same thing. You just have to push that aside and do what you have to anyway."
 * ― to Starflight (The Dark Secret, page 238)


 * "I'll just say this. We're going to save our fellow RainWings, and we're going to make this rainforest safe, and we're going to do it like real RainWings. And by the three moons, try not to talk or sneeze or fall asleep in the tunnel on the way there, all right?"
 * ― to the RainWings, about invading the NightWing island (The Dark Secret, page 241)


 * "We're taking our prisoners back. You will never set foot in the rainforest again. You will leave the RainWings alone forever. We'll destroy the tunnel between our kingdoms, you'll call off the invasion, and we'll never even sniff another NightWing near our village for the next twelve generations."
 * ― to Queen Battlewinner (The Dark Secret, page 258)


 * "Good news: Four of your students have gone off to find a dragon who just tried to kill you, in order to find another dragon who has tried to kill you about ninety dozen times. Oh excellent, thanks, Turtle. Now we don't have to worry at all. I mean, we were 'hoping' somebody would take care of the vengeful and deadly Queen Scarlet for us. Preferably a bunch of five-year-olds. Very reassuring indeed."
 * ― to Kinkajou (Winter Turning, page 52)


 * "I think that is your superpower, extreme heroic idiocy. Well, if that means all the NightWings decide to go with Darkstalker I suppose my job around here will get a lot easier."
 * ― to Deathbringer (Talons of Power, page 52)


 * "Yeah. It would make more sense if they'd chain you all up in a cave and starve and throw you in prison after you save one of your princesses. Oh, no, wait, that's what your mom did."
 * ― to Tsunami, after she complains about having to wait to see the RainWing queen (The Hidden Kingdom (graphic novel), page 45)


 * "Listen. I used to think I could do everything by myself, too. I didn't want help from anyone. But I wouldn't be here now if it weren't for my friends, and I have a feeling you'll be saying the same thing a year from now."
 * ― to Winter (Winter Turning, page 129)

Trivia Edit

 * In Moon Rising, Glory is found to initiate a prickly instinctive "shield" around her mind when uncomfortable, doing the same with her scales, to hide her emotions.
 * Tui had originally planned to make Clay have a crush on Glory, although it didn't work out.
 * Glory's head was an available item on Roblox as part of a promotional event. While the item is still viewable, it is no longer obtainable.
 * Glory is the only prophecy dragonet that hasn't met either of her biological parents.

Gallery Edit
Reference by Platypus the SeaWing

Glory on the cover of The Hidden Kingdom, by Joy Ang

Glory on the full cover of The Hidden Kingdom, by Joy Ang

Glory fullbody render, edited by WoF Kinka

Glory on the cover of The Hidden Kingdom (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes

Glory from Scholastic HomeBase

Glory from Speed Wings and Venom Victory, games on Scholastic HomeBase

Glory's head as an item on Roblox, created to promote the release of The Hidden Kingdom

Glory on the German cover of The Hidden Kingdom, by Max Meinzold Add a photo to this gallery

References Edit

 * 1) ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 63
 * 2) ↑ Talons of Power, page 128
 * 3) ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 20
 * 4) ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Dragonet Prophecy, page 108
 * 5) ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Dragonet Prophecy, page 36
 * 6) ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 128
 * 7) ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 16
 * 8) ↑ Moon Rising, page 8
 * 9) ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Winter Turning, page 50
 * 10) ↑ Dragonslayer, page 63
 * 11) ↑ Dragonslayer, page 61
 * 12) ↑ 12.0 12.1 The Dark Secret, page 176
 * 13) ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 12
 * 14) ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 28
 * 15) ↑ 15.0 15.1 Winter Turning, page 66
 * 16) ↑ Winter Turning, page 68
 * 17) ↑ 17.0 17.1 Winter Turning, page 128
 * 18) ↑ Winter Turning, page 111
 * 19) ↑ Winter Turning, page 269
 * 20) ↑ Winter Turning, page 51
 * 21) ↑ Winter Turning, page 62
 * 22) ↑ Winter Turning, page 56
 * 23) ↑ https://www.roblox.com/catalog/420165715/Wings-of-Fire-Virtual-Dragon-Mask