Solo Wing's News Entries

New Fan Art of Lagi

By Solo Wing |

Squeedge Monster has submitted a new piece of fan art. The picture is of Lagi in one of his earliest forms from Panzer Dragoon Zwei, but more shiny than usual. More of Squeedge Monster’s drawings can be viewed on deviantArt. I have...

Sega's E3 2012 Lineup

Sega's E3 2012 Lineup

By Solo Wing |

Sega has announced their roster of titles to be shown at E3 2012. Among the lineup you’ll find their new racing game, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, which features a track called Dragon Canyon based around the Panzer Dragoon series....

Crimson Dragon Websites

By Solo Wing |

Some of these websites have been around for a while now, while others contain fresh content. The first site is the Grounding Inc. site, the official website of the creators of Crimson Dragon. There are English and Japanese versions, although...

Crimson Dragon Concept Art and Screenshots

By Solo Wing |

This news entry doesn’t contain any content that’s particularly new; it can be seen as a summary previously released content. I’ve added all of the concept art and screenshots of Crimson Dragon that have been released so far to The Will of the...

Azel Doll and Orta Cosplay

Azel Doll and Orta Cosplay

By Solo Wing |

This news entry consists of a backlog of content that I have been meaning to add for some time. Firstly, I’d like to apologise to Razia for the delay in adding the photos of her custom made Azel doll. That’s what happens when I don’t check my...

Crimson Dragon in Other Regions

By Solo Wing |

As previously revealed, Crimson Dragon will be released on June the 13th in Japan. According to the website of Grounding Inc., the release date for Crimson Dragon in other regions will be later than the Japanese release date. Google Translate...

Pattergo and Urchins

Pattergo and Urchins

By Solo Wing |

Here are two new encyclopaedia entries that I have created. They’re about two of the enemies that Edge and his dragon encounter in the valley area of Panzer Dragoon Saga, Pattergo and Urchins. The entries contain information on both the male and...

Crimson Dragon Release Date and Price Announced

Crimson Dragon Release Date and Price Announced

By Solo Wing |

Famitsu has revealed the release date of Crimson Dragon, the upcoming rail shooter for Xbox Live Arcade from Yukio Futatsugi. The game will be released on the 13th of June, 2012. Not very far away at all! The Google translation of Famitsu says...

The White Phantom

By Solo Wing |

This may be old news to some of you, but it only recently came to my attention. While browsing the Game Marketplace on my Xbox 360 I came across the following text which describes Crimson Dragon. The description is also available on Microsoft’s...

More Encyclopaedia Entries

More Encyclopaedia Entries

By Solo Wing |

I’ve created encyclopaedia entries for two of my favourite monster types in the Panzer Dragoon series, Baldors and Lathums. The baldors entry also includes information about the queen baldors that Edge and his dragon encounter in Panzer Dragoon...

The Ancient Factions

By Solo Wing |

I’ve created new encyclopaedia entries for the two Ancient factions mentioned in the guide book translations (see previous news entry). The Technology Preservation Faction represented those who supported the Towers and biotechnology of the old...

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

By Solo Wing |

Sega has announced a sequel to Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing which will launch on multiple platforms later in the year. Named Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, the great thing about this game is that it will include a whole level based...

Donation Method Change

By Solo Wing |

Due to legal and regulatory constraints, I’ve removed the site’s PayPal Donate button mentioned in the last update. However, if you want to help out with paying the hosting bill, you can still do so by using PayPal’s “Send Money” feature. I’ve...

Donate to Support The Will of the Ancients

By Solo Wing |

I’ve set up a PayPal Donate button (the orange button to the left) where you can now make a donation towards keeping The Will of the Ancients online. I enjoy running this site and helping to keep the Panzer Dragoon spirit alive by maintaining...

Panzer Dragoon Miniatures

By Solo Wing |

I’ve added some photos of miniatures created by Kazutake to The Will of the Ancients. These photos have been online for some time now, but finding them was difficult for English speaking Panzer Dragoon fans who had to navigate their way through...

The Will of the Ancients 4 and New Encyclopaedia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...