The Will of the Ancients 4 and New Encyclopaedia
By Solo Wing |
There seems to be something about the number four and the Panzer Dragoon series. Not only are there four games in the main series, but each game title (with the exception of the original) contains a word with four letters (Zwei, Mini, Saga, Orta),...
RIP Moebius 1938-2012
By Solo Wing |
The French comic artist Jean Giraud, also known as Moebius, has passed away at age 73. Moebius was an inspiration for the Panzer Dragoon series, with members of Team Andromeda being big fans of his work. Sega commissioned Moebius to create some...
A Change of Focus
By Solo Wing |
Following the latest news about Crimson Dragon, I have decided to cover the game on The Will of the Ancients alongside the Panzer Dragoon series. Some of you may be displeased by the news, fearing that Crimson Dragon is too different from...
Farewell 2011
By Solo Wing |
For this update, we have two new pieces of fan art from Atolm. The first is a picture of the wounded Sky Rider which I’ve called “The Sky Rider Bleeds”. The image shows the dying dragon rider releasing blood, a much more human way of dying than...
Project Draco at Tokyo Game Show
By Solo Wing |
Tokyo Game Show 2011 has come and gone. If you’ve been following this website on Facebook or Twitter you’ll likely be aware of the latest details surrounding Project Draco, the upcoming Kinect title from Panzer Dragoon creator Yukio Futatsugi....
Lots of New Fan Art
By Solo Wing |
This update consists of lots of twenty pieces of art to grace the Fan Art section, as well as a photograph. Firstly, Emma Goodman has contributed a touching picture of Edge petting his faithful steed. You can see more of Emma’s artwork at her...
I Shoot Lasers, Therefore I Am
By Solo Wing |
This year is shaping up to be a great year for fans of 3D rail shooters. Other than Project Draco, the dragon combat game from Grounding Inc (which may or may not be a rail shooter), we also have Child of Eden (the follow up to Rez) and Yars...
More Project Draco Information and Screenshots
By Solo Wing |
Kotaku have updated their website with a couple of Project Draco screenshots, provided to them by the Japanese gaming website Famitsu. The screenshots appear to be taken from the trailer (or are very similar). Also, the Japanese gaming news...
Project Draco "Not a Panzer Dragoon Game"
By Solo Wing |
Microsoft Game Studios VP Phil Spencer has reported to Joystiq that he wouldn’t call the new Kinect game, Project Draco, a Panzer Dragoon game. Joystiq reports: “It’s a Kinect game for one thing, which is going to have its own take on it,”...
New Dragon Combat Game From Panzer Dragoon Creator!
By Solo Wing |
This is huge news for Panzer Dragoon fans. Yukio Futatsugi, the director of the original Panzer Dragoon and a prominent member of Team Andromeda, unveiled his latest creation at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. Project Draco is a dragon riding combat...
New Fan Art, Readded Fan Fiction
By Solo Wing |
Atolm has created a new painting of the Solo Wing. As always, the art is of a high standard. You can find the picture over in the Fan Art section. I’ve also readded an older fanfic that was previously on this website. Daniel Petersen has...
Streaming HTML5 Video
By Solo Wing |
I’ve overhauled the Videos section; it now contains streaming videos that can be viewed directly in your web browser. The videos are not displayed using Flash like most sites, but natively using HTML5 and either the H.264 or Theora codec depending...
The Art of Panzer Dragoon is Back
By Solo Wing |
Many thanks for everyone’s patience. The best Panzer Dragoon art site on the web is now back online and can be found at a new URL: art.thewilloftheamcients.com It is now hosted by The Will of the Ancients. This is an older version of the...
What the Adult Dracolyth Really Looks Like
By Solo Wing |
This update includes a bunch of artwork and photos that I’ve been meaning to add for a while, as well as a new drawing of Azel from Finnish Panzer Dragoon fan, Johannes Rajala. He Who Is The Sky has created a some sketches and excellent...
The Old and the New
By Solo Wing |
I’ll start this update with some older content, dug up from the dreaded vaults of my “To Sort” folder. Back in the days of Die Welt von Panzer Dragoon, Lord Craymen created some screensavers based on credits of Panzer Dragoon II Zwei. All three...
Lagi's Takeoff
By Solo Wing |
Tyrone Kamran has submitted three new sketches of Edge and his dragon. It’s always nice to see new Panzer art. I’m also pleased to add a new remix of the Panzer Dragoon Zwei track “The Great Ravine” to this site. It’s called “Lagi’s...
New Art From He Who Is The Sky
By Solo Wing |
Happy New Year. I’ve added four new drawings from He Who Is The Sky to the Fan Art section. Be sure to have a look if you haven’t seen them already; he is a great artist. There’s also a Christmas themed picture of Azel, submitted by...
Videos, Artwork, and Emulation News
By Solo Wing |
I’ve added three videos to the site that many of you will be familiar with. These fake trailers were created by Lord Craymen and Senor Kaffee to trick fans into believing that a new Panzer Dragoon game was on the horizon. If you haven’t seen the...
Test Your Panzer Dragoon Knowledge For Real This Time
By Solo Wing |
I couldn’t bring myself to post the 150th update without contributing something to The Will of the Ancients’ collective archive myself. In the Trivia section you’ll find the final test in the series of quizzes that I started back in 2003. Time...
Links Section Overhaul and New Hosted Site
By Solo Wing |
Many of you will be familiar with Stephan’s Dolby’s website The Panzer Place. It was one of the first English Panzer Dragoon websites on the Internet and served (and still serves) as a great resource for content on the Saturn Panzer trilogy. Due...
Art Comes in Various Forms
By Solo Wing |
Unfortunately the official Panzer Dragoon Orta website has been taken offline, however forum member Hein has kindly uploaded an archive of the site to panzer-dragoon.net. The departure of the official site brings back memories of Sega of America’s...
Dedicated Fans Continue to Produce New Art
By Solo Wing |
I’m very pleased to be adding three new pictures to the site’s fan art gallery. Snow Girl has sketched up a nice portrait of the character Azel. There are also two new pieces of art from B-R-E-T. The first is a cartoony sketch of Orta on the...
Going Forward
By Solo Wing |
After a four and a half month break from work, gaming, and a static lifestyle, I’m back. To an extent, anyway, another part of me is still off exploring Veliko Tarnovo’s ancient fortress. It was great to meet some of you in person during my...
An Artistic Update
By Solo Wing |
I had planned on adding more to the site for this update, but some of the content was so overdue I didn’t want to leave it any longer. So without further delay, the following has been added: Sketches of Azel and the Eye Wing dragon by...