Quetzal

Quetzal
Gender	Male
Species	Dragon
Color	Yellow
Age	Elderly
Friends	Max, Emmy, Cassie, Zak and Wheezie, Ord, Lorca, Enrique
Voice actor	Eli Gabay
Family	Fernando (twin brother)

Quetzal (pronounced "Ket-Zel"), voiced by Eli Gabay, is a main character in Dragon Tales. He is a wise elderly yellow male dragon who came from México and has been residing in Dragon Land for many centuries. He also has an identical twin brother named Fernando, who is rarely seen on the show. He speaks Mexican with a Mexican accent.

Physical Appearance

Quetzal is a yellow dragon with brown spikes

Personality

TBA

History

He is an expert on Dragon Land lore and is a great resource for Max, Emmy, Enrique, and the dragon friends. He's the teacher at the School in the Sky, and teaches the dragons how to do things like sharpen their claws and fly. He also teaches the dragons to learn some Spanish words by telling them the meaning of each word in México. He also mentions that he came from México in To Fly With Dragons, when Max and Emmy also mention that some of their family members are from México as well. His classroom is full of books, art supplies and surprises, including The Big Storybook - a fantastical almanac of sorts. Quetzal is the dragon the youngsters turn to when they need a grown-up but the wise dragon never gives them a total solution. He just leads them to discover, on their own, the right path to take. In the episode "Just For Laughs", he is proven to be ticklish.

Appearances

Season 1

• To Fly With Dragons (debut)
• The Forest of Darkness
• Goodbye Little Caterpoozle
• Knot a Problem
• Ord's Unhappy Birthday
• Tails You Lose
• Calling Dr. Zak
• Pigment of Your Imagination
• Snow Dragons
• The Fury Is Out On This One
• A Picture's Worth A Thousand Words
• The Talent Pool
• A Liking To Biking
• Sky Pirates
• Not Separated At Birth
• A Kite For Quetzal
• Dragon Drop
• Cassie Loves A Parade
• A Cool School
• It Happened One Nightmare
• Staying Within The Lines
• A Smashing Success
• Quibbling Siblings
• Wheezie's Hairball
• No Hitter
• Do Not Pass Gnome (mentioned)
• Treasure Hunt
• The Jumping Bean Express
• Backwards To Forwards (mentioned)
• Prepare According To Instructions
• Frog Prints
• Crash Landings
• The Big Cake Mix-Up
• Quetzal's Magic Pop-Up Book
• True Blue Friend
• Zak Takes A Dive
• Under The Weather
• Light My Firebreath
• Max And The Magic Carpet
• Rope Trick
• Small Time
• Up, Up And Away (mentioned)
• Wild Time
• Whole Lotta Maracas Goin' On
• Lights, Camera, Dragons
• Bully For You
• Don't Bug Me!
• Over And Over

Season 2

• Lucky Stone
• The Mefirst Wizard
• Cassie Catches Up
• Very Berry
• Finders Keepers (mentioned)
• Big Funky Cloud (mentioned)
• Copy Cat
• One Big Wish
• Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
• A New Friend
• Have No Fear
• Cassie, The Green-Eyed Dragon
• Something's Missing
• Three's A Crowd
• Knuck Knuck, Who's Where? (cameo)
• I Believe In Me
• Bye Bye Baby Birdie
• Back To The Storybook
• Head Over Heels
• Teasing Is Not Pleasing
• On Thin Ice
• The Shape of Things To Come
• The Art of Patience
• Hands Together
• Just For Laughs
• Make No Mistake
• The Balancing Act
• The Sorrow And The Party
• The Grudge Won't Budge
• Let's Dance (cameo)

Season 3

• To Fly With A New Friend (Part one and two)
• Sky Soccer
• The Big Race
• El Dia del Maestro
• A Small Victory
• Feliz Cumpleaños, Enrique
• All That Glitters
• Play It And Say It (cameo)
• All Together Now
• Hello, Ms. Tipps
• A Storybook Ending
• Flip Flop

Dragon Tunes

• When You Make A New Friend
• Speak Up

Trivia

• His name, "Quetzal" seems to be derived from Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec feathered serpent deity.
• The word quetzal is a bird.
• His birthday is revealed as September 27 in a 2005 year Dragon Tales calendar and in the series it is celebrated in the episode The Art of Patience from the second season.
• Unlike the other main characters, he was never seen crying or getting angry with any of them in the series, so it is understood that he has a much better character than them and teaches them with much love and patience.
• Quetzal is the only dragon to be shown with both irises and pupils in his eyes.
• The only dragon not to be mentioned in the theme song.