Howdy folks!  Danny here. The fourth dragon to appear in the Draconia 2000 Calendar is also the only dragon to appear in each edition of the calendar to date.  Here, for the very first time on the Web, is the debut appearance of Red.  This drawing dates back to August 1999. Red was overall the second dragon to be drawn for this calendar, with Midori being the first, and thereby getting "guinea pig" status.  After working out the kinks with her, I moved on to the dragon I really wanted to draw.  All I knew, going into this drawing, was that she would have devil-red skin, and long cornrows.  The rest just kinda happened from there. The name "Red" arose from the 2000 calendar's "colors" theme.  We tried to hit every color of the rainbow, and I figured Red would look best in red.  Duh.  I did try to find a word for "red" in other languages, but just found the English word "Red" to have the best ring to it.  Other candidates included "Akai" (Japanese), "Rouge" (French), and "Roja" (Spanish). Red's favored status with me is no secret, though she's by no means untouchable.  If the story calls for it, we'll put her in harm's way, just like anyone else. This drawing also marks the first of various braid patterns for Red.  I've retroactively nicknamed this style "Bank of America," due to its similarity to the company's logo.  After showcasing her with a variety of patterns over the years, this one was brought back for the tenth anniversary calendar for 2009. Red's first appearance in the Draconia Chronicles webcomic came on page 3, though she would not start playing a prominent role until page 96.