{"id":5802,"date":"2025-09-27T10:11:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T09:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/?p=5802"},"modified":"2025-09-27T10:11:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T09:11:01","slug":"a-man-spent-80000-and-got-countless-tattoos-piercings-and-surgeries-to-look-like-a-dragon-heres-what-he-used-to-look-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/?p=5802","title":{"rendered":"A man spent $80,000 and got countless tattoos, piercings, and surgeries to look like a dragon: here\u2019s what he used to look like"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-241.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-241.png 800w, https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-241-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-241-768x539.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This man spent $80,000 and underwent several surgeries to transform into a dragon&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude31\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f631.svg\">. Until the age of 40, he worked as a financial advisor, had a family and a son, but one day he decided to change his life. He started with 79 piercings all over his body, then covered his face and body with tattoos resembling scales&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude32\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f632.svg\">. He also split his tongue and had implants placed in his forehead&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude31\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f631.svg\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to know what this man looked like before all the changes? His before-and-after photos were shown in the first comment&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc47\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f447.svg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc47\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f447.svg\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hayinfo.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/meduza1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45260\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hayinfo.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/meduza1.jpeg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Richard Hernandez, better known as&nbsp;<strong>Tiamat Legion Medusa<\/strong>, has become one of the most recognizable figures in the world of extreme body modifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He once worked in banking and had a stable career, but inside he always felt that he was living a life that wasn\u2019t truly his own. Since his youth, Hernandez had dreamed of transforming, but for many years he held back due to social norms and job requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hayinfo.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/meduza.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45259\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hayinfo.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/meduza.jpeg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The turning point came after the age of forty. That was when he realized he no longer wanted to hide his true identity and decided to dedicate himself fully to transformations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was over 40 before I started living my true freak life\u2026 At that time, I already had 79 piercings, most of them hidden,\u201d admits Medusa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From then on, a gradual process of turning into a \u201cdragon man\u201d began. He tattooed his face and body with reptilian scale patterns, split his tongue to resemble a snake\u2019s, and had horn implants placed on his forehead.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hayinfo.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/meduza3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45262\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hayinfo.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/meduza3.jpeg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, he went as far as removing his ears and tattooing the whites of his eyes. Each new modification brought him closer to the image he had always dreamed of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In total, Medusa spent around $80,000 on these procedures \u2013 and he has no plans of stopping. For him, it\u2019s not just eccentricity, but a philosophy and a way of self-expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He believes that outward appearance should reflect the inner world \u2013 in his case, a world of mythical creatures, strength, and freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Tiamat actively shares his story on social media and at public events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>This man spent $80,000 and underwent several surgeries to transform into a dragon&nbsp;. 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