: In gameplay, it is often used as a "utility" mount. It has the ability to deliver "torpor" (tranquilizing) hits, making it a unique choice for taming other flying creatures like the Quetzal.

The Ogre Darner (Aeshna maxima) is a large and striking dragonfly species found in North America. Belonging to the family Aeshnidae, this impressive insect is known for its distinctive appearance and intriguing behavior.

In the shadowy, waterlogged rainforests of northeastern Australia, a predator lurks that seems to have slipped through a rift in time. It does not roar, nor does it stalk on four legs. Instead, it patrols the forest understory on four translucent, buzzing wings. This is the Ogre Darner ( Petalura ingentissima ), one of the largest and most enigmatic dragonflies on Earth. To call it merely a big insect is to mistake its true nature; it is a living archive of an ancient world, a relic of a time when oxygen-rich skies allowed arthropods to grow to monstrous sizes. In the Ogre Darner, we see not just a predator, but a fragile guardian of a disappearing ecosystem.

Conservation Status

is a Bug/Flying type based on the Meganeura , an extinct genus of giant dragonflies from the Carboniferous period.