Papo Fantasy

A dragon for every kind of story

Dragons vary enormously across this collection, in size, colour, and design, some closer to traditional fire-breathing dragons, others built around ice, sea, shadow or more unusual mutant themes. A child with a specific mental image of what a dragon should look like is usually best served by browsing the full collection rather than picking the first one available.

The larger dragons work well as a standalone centrepiece, while the smaller designs suit a child building out a whole hoard rather than owning just one. It's worth deciding early whether the goal is one dramatic figure or a growing collection of different dragons, since the two lead to quite different purchases.

Wizards and other magical characters sit alongside the dragons here, giving a child figures to build a story around beyond the creatures themselves, someone to command a dragon or cast against one, rather than dragons existing in isolation.

This collection is also a common route in for children who've come to fantasy through Harry Potter or similar stories but want figures that aren't tied to a specific licensed character, giving them room to invent their own dragons and wizards rather than recreating scenes from a book or film exactly.

As a gift, a single dramatic dragon works well as a standalone present, and doesn't require an existing collection to make sense as a first purchase. For a child already collecting, a dragon in a colour or design not yet owned tends to be the more satisfying addition over a close duplicate.
This collection pairs naturally with Papo Knights for a child who wants both sides of the story, dragons to fight or command, and knights to do the fighting, though each stands perfectly well on its own too.

It's worth checking a dragon's specific colour and design against what a child actually wants rather than buying on name alone, since two dragons with similar-sounding names can look very different once compared side by side, elemental theme, wing shape, and stance all vary more than the name suggests.

For a child newer to fantasy play generally, a single mid-sized dragon tends to be an easier starting point than the largest, most detailed pieces, giving a genuine sense of the collection's quality without the higher price or the more intricate handling some of the bigger figures need.

Wizards and other magical characters are worth considering alongside a dragon rather than as a separate purchase later, since a figure to command or oppose a dragon gives a scene an immediate second character rather than a single creature standing alone.