Legend of the Dragon is an animated series consisting of 39 episodes on Toon Disney

Legend of the Dragon is an animated series consisting of 26 episodes followed by 13 additional episodes for a total of 39 episodes. It is produced by BKN and premiered in October 2006 as part of the Jetix block on Toon Disney. Subsequently, the two part episode "Trial by Fire" was shown as a Jetix Blockbuster on ABC Family in August before all Jetix programming moved to Toon Disney.

In the UK, the first 26 episodes have aired across CBBC. It premiered in Summer 2005 on the CBBC channel. It is unclear of whether the additional 13 episodes will be shown or not.

The show begins in modern China. The Golden Dragon has died and a new Golden Dragon must be selected out of two individuals: Ang Leung and Ling Leung, fifteen year-old twins. They are both highly accomplished in martial arts and knowledgeable of the ancient philosophies of the Golden Dragon; both want this coveted title to protect the Temple of the Dragon and be the guardian of the temple.

Ultimately, the brother is selected, and Ling, feeling rejected, partners with the evil Zodiac Master, a sorcerer who wishes to claim the power bands of all the figures of the Chinese zodiac. Zodiac Master does this to work towards reviving the Emperor Of The Darkest Yin, and manages to obtain four power bands.

But, Zodiac Master gives Ling the Shadow Dragon band, formerly belonging to the Emperor. The Emperor's spirit orders Ling to kill Ang, but she cannot do it because of her love for Ang. Then, the Shadow Dragon band fuses with the Golden Dragon band and the former becomes a second Golden Dragon band, meaning Ang and Ling are twin golden dragons.

Ang Leung

Ang is fifteen years old. He is highly accomplished in martial arts and knowledgeable of the ancient philosophies of the Golden Dragon, along with his twin sister, Ling. Ang has always thought that Ling would be the next Golden Dragon, mainly because she is the better fighter. They both go with Master Chin to the Dragon Temple to select the Temple's new Guardian; to the amazement of both twins, the Powerband selects Ang as the next Golden Dragon, not Ling.

Ang is torn once he finds out that Ling has joined the Zodiac Master and become the Shadow Dragon. Throughout Season 1, Ang tries again and again to bring Ling back to the light of yang, but Ling, though she does help him out occasionally, is still bent on getting his Powerband. Ang still cares about her, even if she is working for Zodiac Master.

Ang’s best friends are Xuan Chi, Guardian of the Temple of the Monkeys, and Beingal, Guardian of the Temple of the Tigers. Ang likes computer games and music; in fact, he devotes much of his spare time to these activities.

Ling Leung

Ling is fifteen years old. She is highly accomplished in martial arts and knowledgeable of the ancient philosophies of the Golden Dragon. She has a twin named Ang. Ling has always thought that, since she was the better fighter, she would be the next Golden Dragon. When Ang is selected, she is left filled with hatred, depression, anger and humiliation.

After leaving the Dragon Dojo, Ling is approached by the Zodiac Master, who asks her to join him with the promise that he will make her a Dragon. Ling agrees and becomes the Shadow Dragon. Her first attack on Ang fails, as he defeats her with one energy blast; she sticks with the Zodiac Master, who is trying to gain at least four of the Powerbands (preferably all of them) and revive the Emperor of Darkest Yin.

Ling still cares about her twin brother, even though they're now enemies by her choice. Ling loves animals and will never harm an innocent animal. Her allegiance to the Zodiac Master often wavers based on personal or family issues. Most of the time, she fights for him, but there are occasions when she helps Ang and his friends.

Beingal

Beingal is the Guardian of the Temple of the Tiger. The Temple is hidden on an island far away, deep in the jungle behind a waterfall. The Temple is filled with Tiger statues down each side of the aisle. She is tough, and when is transformed, she can fire long nails from her hands to injure her enemies.

She is regularly defeated and her Powerband taken away from her, but she does eventually get it back.

Xuan Chi

Xuan Chi is the Guardian of the Temple of the Monkey. He is the only Temple Guardian that doesn’t wear his Powerband, mainly because Temple Raiders raided his Temple and supposedly took his band when they kidnapped him. He escaped from them and went to the Dragon Dojo for help. Later on, he travels back to his temple to discover his Powerband was always there. The Temple Raiders came back to take it, but they lost it and Xuan has since been on a wild goose chase for his Powerband, eventually managing to get it back from the Zodiac Master.

Xuan loves his bananas and often acts like a monkey. He is sometimes seen by others as rude and stupid, but he has been Ang’s best friend since they met. His role in the series is mostly comedy relief.

Master Chin

Master Chin used to be the Guardian of the Temple of the Pig. He now runs a small little dojo/school for younger people to be hopeful future Guardians, such as Ling, Ang and Beingal. He taught Ang and Ling as their personal mentor. He is skilled in fighting and often uses old proverbs to teach Ang and his friends.

He teaches Ang how to be the Golden Dragon and how to improve his skills. He is always ready for every attack. Ironically, he taught Zodiac Master before he turned evil.

Zodiac Master

The Zodiac Master's real name is Woo Yin. He was born in the year of the Snake and thought he was going to be the Snake Guardian. Ultimately, the Snake Powerband selected someone different, and he chose evil as a result. His dream is to get all the Powerbands of the Chinese Zodiac, making him invincible.

His main goal is clear: Get four Powerbands and revive the Emperor of the Darkest Yin. He mainly goes after the Snake Powerband since he feels it should be his. He has a pet snake called King Cobra and uses it as a spy or to help him in fights.

When empowering a stolen Powerband, like the Snake, he would normally say “Empower the Darkest Yin, Snake.” He is always a great threat to every Guardian, but Ang the Golden Dragon often saves the day.