Dragon Flyz is an animated television series created by Savin Yeatman[1] and produced by Gaumont Multimedia in association with Abrams/Gentile Entertainment.
The show, based on a toy line by Galoob,[2] ran for two seasons, in syndication in the United States and Europe, from 1996 to 1997.
David Perlmutter's Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows calls Dragon Flyz "a very transparent ad for a toy line, much like some of the other productions the Abrams/Gentile Studio was involved in at this time (see Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch and Van-Pires for other examples).
The disaster responsible for the world's state is called the Cataclysm and is implied to have been caused by nuclear warfare.
From Airlandis, the Dragonators regularly travel to the surface to retrieve amber, which is used as a source of fuel and is usually obtained from lava pools or directly from the ground.
It is also shown that some humans escaped the Cataclysm aboard a space station, on which the protagonists' mother now resides.
Airlandis is a floating city with five biospheres at its center, each simulating a different natural habitat and preserving the species rescued from the Cataclysm.
The main characters ride dragons for travel and combat, but also have the ability to fly short distances.
She prefers negotiation to conflict, and has telepathic abilities that allow her to communicate with dragons and partially manipulate half-dragons, such as Dramen.
Though his intentions are for the good of the populace, his impatience ultimately leads him to place Summit in prison, allowing Dreadwing control of Airlandis.
The main antagonist of the series, who lives in a crashed ship known as Warnado and commands a faction of Dramen.
In his second appearance, his warriors meet with Dreadwing's army in a canyon before attacking Airlandis, but are unaware that their leaders are plotting to betray each other.
The most common are the Airlandian dragons, which have smooth-skinned, serpentine bodies, long, slender necks and tails, needle-like teeth, and pterosaur-like wings on which they can walk.
When not on duty, Airlandian dragons live in a vast, hangarlike station consisting of nesting areas and a terraformed environment, including a lake.
A massive four-legged, long-necked, dragon with red scales and the ability to consume lava and breathe fire.
Riptor is his rival and is his equal in power, but he was once defeated by the leader of a pack of wild dragons who could also breathe fire.
The first three episodes were released as a stand-alone movie titled Dragon Flyz: The Legend Begins on December 3, 1996.
One set consists of the main characters in various costumes, equipped with rotating wings that enable them to fly, a launching device shaped as a dragon, and a DVD.