Is Bahamut a god in D&D?

Yes, in Dungeons & Dragons, Bahamut is a major deity, known as the Platinum Dragon, the god of justice, honor, and good dragons, and the sworn enemy of Tiamat. He's a powerful being within the Draconic pantheon, often appearing in disguise as a wise old man or a canary to guide his followers, emphasizing justice tempered with mercy.
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Is Bahamut a god in D&D?

He is a deity of good dragonkind (usually, but not exclusively, referring to metallic dragons) and a member of the default pantheon of D&D gods.
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Is Bahamut a god in Final Fantasy?

Final Fantasy XV

Bahamut is an Astral god in the world of Eos. Depicted as a male humanoid in dark draconian armor whose wings are made of swords, Bahamut is said to have picked the first Oracle from the land of Tenebrae, giving them their traditional trident and the powers that are passed through their bloodline.
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What kind of dragon is Bahamut?

Bahamut is the Platinum Dragon, the divine king of all good dragons, embodying wisdom, justice, and protection, often appearing as a massive, radiant silver-white dragon but sometimes as a wise old man with seven golden canaries (ancient gold dragons). He is the sire of metallic dragons, creator of the dragonborn, and the ultimate force for good, serving as the foil to his sister, Tiamat.
 
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Who is stronger, Tiamat or Bahamut?

In Dungeons & Dragons lore, Bahamut and Tiamat are generally considered equals, representing opposing forces (good vs. evil, law vs. chaos) with roughly comparable divine power, though specific editions and lore points sometimes give one an edge; Bahamut often has better stats in published stat blocks (like 3rd Edition), while Tiamat's cunning and followers might give her an advantage in schemes, but Bahamut's ability to summon powerful allies makes him formidable.
 
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What gender is Bahamut?

Bahamut is dipicted as male. His opposite in the lore of several gaming franchises is Tiamat, who is female.
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Which god defeated Tiamat?

She is ultimately defeated and slain by Enki's son, the storm-god Marduk, but not before she conjures forth monsters whose bodies she fills with "poison instead of blood". Marduk dismembers her, and then constructs and structures elements of the cosmos from Tiamat's body.
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What are the 5 legendary dragons?

There are 5 named dragons, a Star Dragon (Ymwrath), a Moon Dragon (Lamoreaux), a Sun Dragon (Gordinar), a Black Dragon (Shackolot) and a Forest Dragon (Bruwor).
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What are the 4 mythical dragons?

In ancient times, the Jade Emperor ruled over the earth. Four Dragons: Long Dragon, Black Dragon, Pearl Dragon and Yellow Dragon asked the Jade Emperor to send rain to the drought-stricken world which threatened people's lives and safety.
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Which is the oldest dragon?

The "oldest dragon" depends on whether you mean myth, artifact, or fictional character, with mythic origins potentially stretching back 75,000 years to African rainsnake myths, while the oldest recorded mythical dragon is Sumerian's Kur (c. 2700 BCE), and the oldest physical dragon artifact is likely a Chinese coiled dragon (c. 6000 BCE). Fictional oldest dragons include Klauth in D&D (over 1200 years old) and Vhagar in Game of Thrones.
 
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Would a dragonborn worship Bahamut?

Outside of the Forgotten Realms, dragonborn don't hate dragons as a race, unless your DM decides to change that for his game. But, by canon only, dragonborn of Eberron, the Nentir Vale, and Exandria will judge dragons individually, and are devoted worshipers of the dragon gods, Bahamut the most popular of them.
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Who is the true villain in FFXV?

The main villain in Final Fantasy XV is Ardyn Izunia (also known as Ardyn Lucis Caelum), the enigmatic Imperial Chancellor of Niflheim who serves as the primary antagonist, manipulating events and opposing Prince Noctis with a blend of charm, cunning, and deep-seated resentment stemming from a tragic past where he was cursed and rejected by the gods, eventually becoming a tragic, immortal figure seeking the end of the Lucian bloodline.
 
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What are the five dragon gods?

The Five Dragon Gods (五神竜 Goshinryū) are a group of originally six tremendously powerful Dragons that inhabit the northern continent of Guiltina, with the remaining five after the death of Dogramag each stated to rival the might of Acnologia.
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Who is Tiamat's child?

The five Children of Tiamat are The Monarch of Black Magic, The Doom of the Desert, The Flame that Razes the Land, The One Who Wakes the Winter and The Plague That Sweeps the Nation.
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Is Tiamat a god or a devil?

Tiamat is a greedy, vain, and arrogant goddess who embodies all the strengths of evil dragonkind, and few of their weaknesses. The Queen of Evil Dragons demands reverence, homage, supplication, and tribute from her subjects. She is sometimes called "Her Dark Majesty" or simply "Dark Queen".
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Who worships Bahamut D&D?

The majority of Bahamut's worshipers prior to the Spellplague were metallic dragons. While he was revered by all good dragons, gold, silver, and brass dragons held him in particularly high regard.
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What is the 7th type of dragon?

Violet assumes she's Black like Tairn, however, at the end of Iron Flame, Violet discovers that Andarna isn't actually a Black dragon, but part of a seventh type of dragon. The events of Onyx Storm reveal the name of her coloring: Irid.
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Who are the 8 dragon kings?

"The eight nāga kings—namely, Nanda, Upananda, Sāgara, Vāsukin, Takṣaka, Anavatapta, Manasvin, and Utpalaka—were also there, each of them surrounded by several hundreds of thousands of attendants."
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What is a male dragon called?

There isn't one single term, but "dragon" itself often implies male unless specified, while some fantasy worlds use Drake, Draco, or even "bull dragon," with Dragoness or Drakaina for females; "Drake" specifically refers to a wingless or lesser male dragon in some lore, while the male is the primary figure. 
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What are 72 dragons?

72 Dragons Services is a startup focused on providing services to artists, art galleries, art fairs, and art museums. and is currently building out capabilities across website development, videography, social media, and graphic design.
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Who is the god of all dragons in D&D?

Asgorath, The World Shaper

While not a terribly active god in the Forgotten Realms, Asgorath, sometimes known as Io, is probably the most important god to dragons – their creator god. He is simultaneously every alignment, every color dragon, and yet none of those things at all.
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What is the rarest dragon in D&D?

Platinum dragons were the rarest of metallic dragons; in fact, most believed that there was only one platinum dragon. They represented the archetype of good-aligned metallic dragons.
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What is the oldest myth in the world?

The oldest mythology with surviving written records is Mesopotamian mythology, primarily through the Epic of Gilgamesh, dating back to Sumerian stories over 4,000 years ago, with the cohesive epic compiled around 1800 BCE. While oral traditions (like those in Aboriginal Dreamtime, estimated at 65,000 years) are older, Gilgamesh represents the earliest known written body of myths, predating Egyptian, Greek, and Norse myths in documented form.
 
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Is Tiamat in the Bible?

No, the goddess Tiamat isn't directly in the Bible, but the Hebrew word for "the deep" or "abyss," tehom (תְּהוֹם), found in Genesis 1:2, is a linguistic relative and echoes the Mesopotamian primordial sea goddess Tiamat from myths like the Enuma Elish, suggesting shared cultural themes of creation from chaos, though the Bible portrays God subduing this chaos rather than being defeated by it.
 
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Who is Tiamat's daughter?

Lahamu is a minor deity of Mesopotamian mythology who is a daughter of Abzu and Tiamat before becoming the sister-wife of her brother and male counterpart, Lahmu. Like her mythological counterpart, MonsterVerse Lahamu is Tiamat's daughter.
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