Michael's prequel Novella suggests that he has met Angel and Legna, the playable dragons from Drakengard and Drakengrad 2. In the story, Michael dreams of his past companions, describing a red dragon who constantly watched his back and a black dragon who avoided conversing with him. Michael also exclaims that Red was about two thousand years older than him. The Red Dragon's official age in the first Drakengard is 10,000 year. This would make Michael 8,000 years old, despite his 12,000 year claim in the DLC.