He's not the first villain I've created, but one my first one ever since making this account. And yeah, I'd say this plate was the most convincing of my sketches.

(I'll just put the story here as well.)
Dogree is pretty much Reptu's archnemesis. You know how Reptu's a treasure hunter, right? The world they live in is filled with these labyrinths that hold puzzles and treasures. As a puppy, Dogree wanted to be a firefighter. It was his dream. But his dad insisted that he be a treasure hunter to make money off of finding and selling the treasures. When Dogree resisted, his dad crushed his dream and forced him to become a treasure hunter, ordering him to sniff the ground for hours in search of scents to guide himself through the mazes. This overworking has caused Dogree to grind his nose into the ground for so long that it has caused some injuries.

Since treasure hunting ruined him, Dogree plans to ruin treasure hunting for everyone else. Thus, he enslaves fire-breathing dragons, puts them in shock collars, and forces them to set these mazes ablaze. One of these dragons is Plummet, who hopes break himself and the other dragons out of the prison. Overall, Dogree's villainous nature is due to his traumatic past. Sadly, now he's doing the opposite of his dream: instead of putting out fires, he starts them