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Theories > Panzer Dragoon Ending Theory
Written By Geoffrey Duke, June 2003
  Once Kyle and Lagi, the Heresy dragon, vanquish the mighty Dark Dragon whose sole purpose was to awaken a Tower containing the physical horrors of the Ancient Age, they venture into the Tower itself without delay. One could argue that there's not much meaning to be had from the cinematic ending, but as usual, I couldn't disagree more. Let's analyse the obvious ramifications of something as simple as eradicating a Tower, in its most literal sense, can have on the desolate world depicted in Panzer Dragoon.
Lagi flies into the Tower to enter a long corridor made of a very fine metal material that somehow refuses to bear anything even resembling a reflective surface. In Kyle's eyes no human could build such a place sculptured in seemingly alien patterns, or could they?
Unlike the first and second dragon riders, Kyle has no control over the general direction in which the dragon chooses to go. Kyle wonders what will happen next now he's fulfilled the reined mission a dying warrior handed to him.
Lagi looks back at his friend thinking the exact same thing. Lagi's one staring eye almost proves his sharp awareness of the world. He fails to see why Kyle should continue riding atop him to the jaws of self-destruction; consequently, Lagi keeps Kyle out of harm's way.
Kyle has no clue as to the nature of the undulating bubble appearing around him. He feels himself being lifted away, but why? The huge orb, of course, is designed for his own protection.
 
Kyle is pulled off by the bubble formed by the dragon he would call his friend, but never his. The partners brought together by tragedy finally part ways. Kyle drops the gun he likewise never truly owned, but borrowed from a corpse. The gun falls to the ground which can disprove any theory he might've kept it. However, endings in Panzer Dragoon games never tell the whole truth, nor do the events they portray happen exactly the way we witness them. A detail or two is sometimes prone to change. Just watch the Panzer Dragoon Zwei endings which occur before Panzer Dragoon if you doubt my claim. Lagi looks back again to make sure Kyle (now floating stationary behind him) is safe, then focuses on the task ahead of him. Kyle watches Lagi fly further down the corridor; at the same time, Lagi charges up his horn with enormous amounts of pure energy. He is becoming the weapon he was meant to be in order to ensure that the Tower can no longer threaten the world.
 
Lagi disappears into the dark corridor, at the far reaches of Kyle's line of sight. Before he realises it, pure white energy gushes towards Kyle, filling the corridor. He barely has enough time to cover his eyes before the blast pushes his trapped body backwards.
 When the Sky Rider shows Kyle the Tower, the clouds and the sea waves nearby are shifting in swift fluid motions at the same abnormal pace (clouds do not pass over that fast under normal circumstances, let alone with equal super-fluid grace). The wind currents were being manipulated to alter their movement rate for some reason.
 The dragon's energy kept building up until he exploded, utterly demolishing the ancient Tower. It makes me wonder how he survives if he turned his body into a bomb. The Empire sends ships to investigate the aftermath to find the Tower gone. Absolutely no trace of the ruin remained; the Empire would need to find another Tower if it wanted to abuse its power.
Kyle awakens from an unknown period of unconsciousness. The sun had set when he entered the Tower but now pouring daylight brightens the sky. The bubble shielded him from a blast of vaporising proportions.
He looks up to the sky as if something was different, and indeed, something was. Pillars of light penetrate the thick clouds above him, and over coastal sea where the Tower once stood.
So, what did the Tower's destruction accomplish? A voice resonating through the Tower proves it was partially active before its guardian dragon became close enough to fully rouse it to life. Even in a dormant state, the Tower influenced its surroundings to a limited degree. The Towers guarded an ecosystem they created by controlling the weather and the like. This Tower wasn't able to unleash its armies of pest removers until the Dark Dragon arrived, but it may have had enough power to sustain a changed environment. Maybe it altered the atmosphere to keep the light rays we see from seeping into it. Destroying the Tower restored the natural environment from something the Tower tried to sustain. More proof lies in the world reshaping itself when all the Towers are deactivated permenantly. Maybe the Towers were built to prevent a changing climate, or maybe they were built to create a new one. If the Towers were built to regenerate the planet, you'd think 10 000 years would be an adequate interval of time to do so unless it was irrevocably scarred. Perhaps the Towers were working towards creating a climate undesirable to humans. But in that case, why did the Towers keep humans alive? Why allow the human race to survive? I suppose we'll have to be content to pile this mystery on top of the mountain of others.
 And what of Kyle? In the final art shot seen in the credits Kyle is staring up at the fresh skies full of the same cloud piercing light rays seen in the final cinematic sequence. Alone, the image suggests Kyle returned to his usual hunting antics; his courageous spirit wouldn't allow him to live out a mediocre life. Did we really expect him not to continue championing the cause of goodness? Heroes can seldom do anything else.
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