| rdfs:comment | - 16 year old leader of the Dragon Eye Crew and son of Word Paynn, Moordryd Drakkus Paynn is portrayed as a stereotypical villain and plays as one of the main antagonists to the show's hero Artha Penn. This view begins to shift however, as the series progresses, and as a result, has produced one of the more complex characters of the show.
- In episode 11, "Pride of the Hero", it is shown that all he really is is a guy who needs admiration and someone who will look for the best in him until they find it, like Lance Penn did in episode 19, "The Wraith Booster". That's when Moordryd really starts to change. Before then, he was a stereotypical bad guy. But, after that episode, you can see a change in him, almost like he has begun to see exactly what will get him to admiration, and what will make him the hero. It gives whole new depth to him, and makes you able to empathize a bit more (surely we have all had a time when we wanted to be admired, or were jealous of someone?).
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| abstract | - In episode 11, "Pride of the Hero", it is shown that all he really is is a guy who needs admiration and someone who will look for the best in him until they find it, like Lance Penn did in episode 19, "The Wraith Booster". That's when Moordryd really starts to change. Before then, he was a stereotypical bad guy. But, after that episode, you can see a change in him, almost like he has begun to see exactly what will get him to admiration, and what will make him the hero. It gives whole new depth to him, and makes you able to empathize a bit more (surely we have all had a time when we wanted to be admired, or were jealous of someone?). Over the course of the last season or so, Moordryd has changed, to become close to being a good guy, but still doing bad things, at least as the Shadow Booster. While the injury he gave Artha in in the beginning of the last episode aired, "Damaged Goods", showed that he hadn't completely turned, the last few minutes of the same episode showed that he was well on his way to becoming a good guy when he saved Artha from the wraith dragons and let him tie the standings.
- 16 year old leader of the Dragon Eye Crew and son of Word Paynn, Moordryd Drakkus Paynn is portrayed as a stereotypical villain and plays as one of the main antagonists to the show's hero Artha Penn. This view begins to shift however, as the series progresses, and as a result, has produced one of the more complex characters of the show. In Episode 11: Pride of the Hero, he is shown to have good qualities within him when Beau bows to him and allows him to be his rider. Later in the episode, it is shown that a lot of his anger hinges on the fact that his father doesn't outwardly display affection and admiration for his son; when Word admits that he his proud of his son, some of Moordryd's anger visibly dissipates. When the Dragon Booster points that there is a hero deep within him, and that he can be an admired person, he loses all his anger and attempts to repair the damage he has caused. He is a character who requires others to continually look for the best in him, as did Lance Penn in Episode 19: The Wraith Booster. As a result of the bond formed between him and Lance, Moordryd actually thwarted his own father's plans for a new war. Through progression in the show, he begins to understand just what it really means to be a hero, and that many of his bad qualities are driven by this shallow desire to be recognised for something good. While over the course of the show Moordryd has shown to be capable of good, he still commits many crimes, particularly as the Shadow Booster. While the injury he gave Artha in in the beginning of Episode 39: Damaged Goods showed that he hasn't completely turned good, the last few minutes of the same episode showed that he had progressed far as a character when he saved Artha from his father's Wraith Dragons and let him tie for the Academy standings. Despite being acclaimed as one of the best dragon thieves in Squire's End, Moordryd has been caught and jailed in Precinct at least once before, as suggested during Episode 23: The Mechanist and then later confirmed by one of the show's creators.
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