Legend of the Dragon (2005)
Director: Rich Arons / Tom Sito / Tom Tataranowicz
Screenwriter: Rick Ungar
Starring: Alan Marriott / Gary Martin
Genre: Action / Adventure
Country/Region of Production: United Kingdom / Germany
Language: English / German
Date: 29 July 2005
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of episodes: 39
Single episode length: 22 minutes
IMDb: tt0776469
Adaptation: Inspiration
Summary:
The show begins with the passing of the previous Golden Dragon to the afterlife. Ang and Ling Leung, seventeen-year-old fraternal twins born in the year of the Dragon, are next in line for the Golden Dragon power band to defend the mortal world from evil. Ang does not believe he will become the Golden Dragon, as Ling is the best fighter at the Dragon Dojo. Ling is positive that she will become the Golden Dragon. However, when Master Chin Ho calls upon the power of the Golden Dragon to choose who will be the next Golden Dragon, it chooses Ang. Humiliated and furious, Ling storms out of the temple and is tempted by the dark and evil power of the Shadow Dragon. From then on, Ang is forced to fight his twin sister.[citation needed]
In the series one finale “Double Double”, Ling is overtaken by an even greater shadow magic via the revived Emperor of the Darkest Yin, who orders her to win the mystical powerband of the Golden Dragon. However, Master Chin reveals to Ling that the only way for her to rightfully claim the powerband is to kill Ang. Horrified, Ling breaks free of the darkness that has overwhelmed her for so long, as she cannot kill her twin. Impressed, Chin reveals that it was all a test for Ling, allowing her to follow her true path. He explains, as Ang’s twin sister, she can now become a Golden Dragon as well. Chin merging both the positive and negative energies of the Golden Dragon powerband and the Shadow Dragon band bestows even greater dragon firepower onto Ang and Ling as twin Golden Dragons; and are now twice as strong when they work together as one.
The second series begins with the reformed Ling back home as one of the Golden Dragons alongside her brother. Now they, Chin, and the fellow guardians of the Tiger and Monkey temples are ready to put an end to the Zodiac Master and the Emperor of the Darkest Yin. However, the Emperor is on the move to regroup at the Temple of the Shadow Dragon, but not before he attacks and disintegrates the Temple of the Golden Dragons, leaving Ang and Ling’s powerbands on the verge of powerlessness permanently. Luckily, Chin suggests going to long-lost Temple of the Shadow Dragon and utilize its vast amounts of negative energy to re-energize their powerbands fully.
As Ling was exposed to the evil energies of the Shadow Dragon for quite some time, she became easily tempted by the temple’s negative influence on both her mind and spirit. However, with the wisdom of Master Chin, she and Ang successfully recharge their powerbands with no negative effects. Elsewhere, the Emperor releases his younger sister Yin Wi, the Guardian of the Shadow Rat, who had been imprisoned by a previous Golden Dragon for a thousand years. The two siblings concoct plans to conquer the modern world and have their vengeance on all twelve guardians of yang; specifically the Golden Dragon. As they head to the Temple of the Shadow Wolf, the heroes encounter K-Lo, the Shadow Wolf Guardian (one of Ling’s allies during her dark times as the Shadow Dragon and who seems to now have taken an interest in her).
Ultimately, the Emperor of the Darkest Yin and Me Yin succeed in finding the ancient Heart of the Black Dragon which greatly amplifies their strength tenfold. As a last resort to save all of humanity, Ang and Ling activate the dormant mystical Heart of the Golden Dragon within themselves and turn into a two-headed red-and-yellow dragon. However, the Emperor and Yin Wi escape with the great mystical powers of the Heart of the Black Dragon at their disposal.
