Anime & Manga
Dragons are dragons because humans can't beat 'em. So what's a man who beats dragons...?
—Godo, Berserk
Comedy
"This is the countryside. My name is St. George; I'm a knight. Saturday July 10, 8.05pm. I was working out of the castle on the night watch when a call came in from the Chief; a dragon had been devouring maidens. Homicide. My job; slay 'em."
— St. George and the Dragonet by Stan Freberg
Fan Works
I AM SNIPING DRAGONS! ONE-HANDED! ...How the fuck did I just do that?!
—Leonard Church, GATE: Thus The Blood Gulchers Kicked Ass Here
Tabletop Games
Dragonslayers? Pah, any fool can call himself a dragonslayer. Most get themselves killed within a few days, which is probably for the best. No, the real skill isn't in walking into a dragon's cave and challenging it to a duel — it's in tracking it across a hundred miles of wilderness, sneaking up close and killing it before it even knows you're there.
—Deirdre Firewalker, dragonstalker, Dungeons & Dragons: Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons
"Of all the titles that the brave may aspire too none are as honoured amidst the races of the Old World, or as rare, as that of 'Dragon Slayer', and with good cause. Dragons are nearly unkillable; their iron hides can deflect even the mightiest weapons. Sigmar himself, wielding Ghal-Maraz, only managed to wound the Great Wyrm, Abraxas. Should a hero actually manage to land a killing blow then he still he must contend with the beast's spite, for all Dragons would fane take their slayers with them into Morr's realm."
Axel Wissenburg, Wandering Minstrel, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: Old World Bestiary — A Compendium of Creatures Fair and Foul
Videogames
"Ahh, dragon slaying. Knighthood's highest calling..."
— Hawkeye Gough, Dark Souls
"Yes, I killed a lizard. And now, I shall kill another."
— Oswald the Shadow Knight to Wagner the Dragon King, Odin Sphere
Western Animation
Aang: Zuko, something happened to the dragons in the last hundred years. Something you're not telling me.
Zuko: My great-grandfather Sozin happened. He started the tradition of hunting dragons for glory. They were the ultimate firebenders. And if you could conquer one, your firebending talents would become legendary and you'd earn the honorary title, Dragon.
Zuko: My great-grandfather Sozin happened. He started the tradition of hunting dragons for glory. They were the ultimate firebenders. And if you could conquer one, your firebending talents would become legendary and you'd earn the honorary title, Dragon.
— Avatar: The Last Airbender, "The Firebending Masters"
