World of Warcraft: Dragonflight will see the dragon aspects return to the forefront of the Warcraft story. Players will be traveling to their ancient home of the Dragon Isles and assist them in reclaiming it. The story promises to be a return to form for the game, and it will be filled to the brim with that classic Warcraft feel. Much of the story is still shrouded in mystery, but it will most likely include elements from the dragon aspects' past. Specifically, the story may include references to the Father of Dragons himself, Galakrond.

The dragon Aspects of World of Warcraft were not always powerful beings tasked with protecting Azeroth. There was a time when they were simply five proto-dragons of various colors who united to beat back a dangerous foe. This foe came in the form of a massive proto-dragon named Galakrond that was said to be the progenitor of dragonkind. He was once an ally to the others, but something happened that changed him into a destructive force that had to be stopped. The events of his downfall have only been talked about in a novel, but his story may make an appearance in the upcoming expansion.

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Galakrond's Wave of Destruction

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Galakrond was once a benevolent massive proto-dragon that would hunt alongside his fellow proto-dragons, but something happened that made him suddenly become antagonistic. It is unknown just what went wrong with Galakrond, but it is believed that his downfall was due to Watcher Tyr's actions. He went on to devour his fellow proto-dragons, but they would not simply die. Every single dragon that he cannibalized would rise as an undead dragon known as a Not-living. These Not-livings were entirely under his control, and he would send his new army after the living proto-dragons.

The Not-living hunted down other proto-dragons and infect the ones that they bit. Five dragons of various colors teamed up against the vile Galakrond in hopes that they could stop him. These dragons were known as Malygos, Nozdormu, Neltharion, Ysera, and Alexstrasza. They engaged Galakrond in battle with the help of Tyr, and together they were able to drive him off. However, the danger that Galakrond presented would be far from over.

Tyr met with the future dragon aspects and informed them that Galakrond had taken refuge in the mountains. They gathered their strength and struck as he slumbered. A grueling battle commenced that would result in the loss of Tyr's hand and artifacts. Galakrond further mutated after devouring Tyr's objects, and the dragon aspects would flee as he basked in his victory. They backed off to gather their strength once more so that they could beat him for good.

The Final Battle Against Galakrond

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The future dragon aspects attacked Galakrond and his Not-living forces again at Dragonblight. Malygos was able to distract Galakrond by lodging a boulder in his throat, and that would force him to lose concentration on his Not-living army. The army began to turn on each other as Galakrond continued to struggle with the boulder. Malygos used his ice breath to keep it in place while Neltharion threw a Not-living into it. This caused the boulder to go even deeper into Galakrond's throat, and he choked to death on it.

Galakrond was defeated on that day, and the aspects vowed to keep the truth about the dragon a secret. They told people that the Titans created the aspects from Galakrond, and he would gain the moniker of Father of Dragons. It is unclear whether the rumor has any basis in reality, but the aspects continue to tell the dragons that so that no other dragon follows in his path. However, a secret like this cannot be kept from the other dragons forever.

World of Warcraft players can visit the remains of Galakrond at Galakrond's Rest in Dragonblight. Many forces have tried to resurrect the dragon, and others have used his remains as a base of operations. Outside of that, there have not been many mentions of Galakrond in World of Warcraft. However, all of that may change when Dragonflight rolls around and players begin exploring the history of the aspects across the Dragon Isles.

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