LIST OF SPYRO THE DRAGON CHARACTERS

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This is a list of characters appearing in the Spyro the Dragon video game series.

Contents

Original series

Protagonists

Recurring side characters

Antagonists

''The Legend of Spyro'' series

Protagonists

Cyril

Ignitus

Volteer

Sparx

Spyro the Dragon

Terrador

Antagonists

Cynder

Gaul

Original series

Protagonists

;Spyro the Dragon
Main articles: Spyro the Dragon (character)

:The title character, a young purple dragon who serves as the series protagonist.

;Sparx:Spyro's constant companion, Sparx serves as an embodiment of the player's health meter and also assists in collecting nearby items. Sparx was also a playable character in ''Year of the Dragon'', ''Season of Ice'', and ''A Hero's Tail'', his levels featuring gameplay similar to ''Gauntlet'' and various rail shooter games.

;Agent 9:An anthropomorphic monkey dressed in a space suit and wielding a laser pistol, who first appeared in ''Year of the Dragon''. Agent 9 later appeared in ''Season of Flame'' and ''Attack of the Rhynocs'' in various side-scrolling levels.

;Bentley:A yeti introduced in ''Year of the Dragon'', who speaks in a calm and educated manner but fights with a club made of ice. Bentley later made a cameo appearance in ''A Hero's Tail''.

;Bianca:A young anthropomorphic rabbit introduced in ''Year of the Dragon'' as an apprentice to the Sorceress, shown wearing a dark hooded cloak. Bianca defected to Spyro's cause within the same game, and appeared in later games to assist Spyro.

;Blink:An anthropomorphic young mole and the Professor's nephew, Blink appeared in ''A Hero's Tail'' and ''Shadow Legacy''.
;Dragon Elders
:A group of adult anthropomorphic dragons and the apparent governing body over the series's Dragon Realms, who teach Spyro various new skills and gameplay abilities. A specific group of five elders were named in ''A Hero's Tail'' and ''Shadow Legacy''.

;Elora

Elora

:A faun who appeared primarily in ''Ripto's Rage!'', Elora was a resident of Avalar who assisted Spyro in the fight against Ripto.

Hunter

;Hunter:An anthropomorphic cheetah who first appeared in ''Ripto's Rage!'' to help train (and sometimes challenge) Spyro with various tasks. Hunter developed a crush on Bianca in ''Ripto's Rage!'', and was a fully playable character in two levels of ''A Hero's Tail''.

;Sgt. Byrd:An anthropomorphic penguin introduced in ''Year of the Dragon'', Sgt. Byrd is a soldier armed with various weapons (such as a rocket launcher), and able to fly (attributed to being raised by hummingbirds). Sgt. Byrd was also playable in ''Attack of the Rhynocs'', in missions that involved rescuing his fellow soldiers; he also appeared in ''A Hero's Tail'' for flying missions.

;Sheila:A kangaroo who first appeared in ''Year of the Dragon'', Shiela's gameplay focused on her jumping ability. Shiela also made a cameo appearance in ''Attack of the Rhynocs''.

The Professor

;The Professor: An anthropomorphic mole who first appeared in ''Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage'', and assisted Spyro by creating various devices and gagdets.

Recurring side characters

;Ember:A small pink dragon that appeared in ''A Hero's Tail'', where she displayed a crush on Spyro; and in ''Shadow Legacy'', as a resident of Dragon Village. In ''A Hero's Tail'', her character model could be unlocked for viewing as well as actual gameplay.
;Flame:A young, vivid red dragon that appeared in ''A Hero's Tail'' and ''Shadow Legacy'', much like Ember. His character model could also be unlocked view viewing and gameplay in ''A Hero's Tail''.

Moneybags

;Moneybags: An anthropomorphic bear with a lust for gems, Moneybags first appeared in ''Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!'', where he impeded Spyro's progress, opening up new passages or granting new abilities for Spyro at a price.
:Moneybags also appeared in ''A Hero's Tail'' and ''Shadow Legacy'', but with a different characterization, serving as a shopkeeper from which the player could purchase various items.
;Zoe: A fairy who first appeared in ''Ripto's Rage!'', offering Spyro advice and serving as checkpoints throughout the various levels.

Antagonists

The Spyro series has seen a wide array of antagonists, with each game generally centered around a single villain which Spyro sets out to defeat. As such, very few enemies or antagonists have appeared in more than one game in the series.

;Gnasty Gnorc: The main antagonist in the first Spyro game, ''Spyro the Dragon'', where he imprisoned all dragons (except for Spyro) in crystal and stole the dragon's treasure. Spyro fought against Gnasty's minions (called 'Gnorcs'), eventually reaching Gnasty's home world, where he confronted and defeated him.
:Gnasty later appeared as in ''A Hero's Tail'' as a level boss and one of Red's minions himself.
;Grendor: The main antagonist in ''Spyro: Season of Ice'' for the GBA, originally a Rhynoc working for the Sorceress in ''Year of the Dragon'', who captured fairies in ice in order to reverse a spell that caused him to have two heads.

;Red the Dragon: The main antagonist in ''A Hero's Tail'', a former Dragon Elder banished from the Dragon Realms who returned to seek revenge and plunge the realms in a layer of darkness under his rule, bringing along with him Gnasty Gnorc (and correspondingly, Gnasty's Gnorc army), and an evil sea queen named "Ineptune". After his defeat at the hands of Spyro, Red appeared again in ''Shadow Legacy'', where he was assumed to be the antagonist but was in fact under control by another villain, the Sorceror.

Ripto flanked by his minions, Crush and Gulp

;Ripto: The title villain of '', a diminuative but powerful reptilian sorcerer with a purple cape and a single horn on his forehead. Upon being accidentally transported to the realm of Avalar, he announces that he will be taking it over due to the fact that no dragons were native to the area. After an initial confrontation with Spyro and Avalar's residents, he fled to various locales within Avalar; Spyro pursued and confronted Ripto's two minions, Crush and Gulp, and eventually confronted Ripto himself, winning the battle using the assistance of "Power orbs" created by The Professor.
:Despite his sound defeat at the end of ''Ripto's Rage!'', Ripto became a recurring villain in the Spyro series, appearing in '', ''Season of Flame'', ''Attack of the Rhynocs'', as well as the crossover title ''Spyro Orange'' and ''Crash Purple''.
;The Sorcerer: The primary antagonist of ''. A wizard wearing a hooded black cloak who sought to control the "Shadow Realm" and trap residents of the Dragon Realms and other locales within. The Sorcerer appeared several times throughout the game as a silent observer of Spyro's feats, teleporting away upon notice, and revealed his true identity only at the end when Spyro confronted and battled him. The Sorcerer was defeated, but not destroyed; he fled the realms and Spyro assumed he would later return.
;The Sorceress: The primary antagonist in ''Year of the Dragon'', an anthropomorphic reptile of sorts who sent her apprentice, Bianca, to the Dragon Realms to steal dragon eggs, for use in a spell to assure her continued immortality. Bianca later betrayed the Sorceress and helped Spyro to confront the Sorceress, where she was defeated once, then twice.

''The Legend of Spyro'' series

'' served as a reboot of the series, discarding the original storyline entirely. The only characters from the original continuity to appear in ''A New Beginning'' are Spyro and Sparx, both different from their original versions.

Protagonists

Cyril

Cyril is a blue dragon and a master of ice; a wise but prideful dragon and the second rescued from Cynder's forces. Spyro recues him from the Shrine god in Tall Plains where he finds the Atlawa Tribe and a loner called Kane who doesn't like Spyro until he defeats the God. He teaches Spyro the art of Ice Breath.

Ignitus

Ignitus is a red dragon, and a master of fire, who is the first Guardian Spyro encounters and becomes the closest to him; he is the one who sends Spyro off to locate the other three Guardians. Ignitus, unlike the other guardians, was not captured by Cynder, and spent his time before the events of the game in hiding until Spyro found him. Upon his return to the Dragon Temple, he teaches Spyro the art of Fire Breath.
After Spyro frees Terrador at Munition's Forge, Cynder chases him until she is stopped by Ignitus, who is then captured. After a final discussion with the remaining guardians, Spyro ventured to her lair and rescued him; however, Cynder escaped with the last of the powered crystals, thus triggering the final confrontation in Convexity.

Volteer

Volteer is a yellow dragon and a master of electricity, the first dragon rescued from Cynder's forces; Volteer speaks at a rapid pace. He teaches Spyro the art of Electricity Breath.

Sparx

In this continuiuty, Sparx is Spyro's foster brother. With Spyro having a separate health bar, Sparx serves primarily as a travelling companion. Here, Sparx adopts a surfer-like accent and is the game's comic relief. Despite this, he is still willing to help Spyro no matter what happens (even if he denies this).

Spyro the Dragon

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The main protagonist, Spyro is the purple dragon that prophecies say will direct the fate of his era. In this continuity, Spyro is young and compassionate for others and he is always willing to help them no matter what happens. Spyro doesn't ask for rewards and is just happy to be a big help to those in danger. He even saves Cynder from being trapped inside the Dark Master's portal when it started sucking in the surrounding environment after her defeat.

Terrador

Terrador is a green dragon and a master of earth, the third dragon saved from Cynder's forces. After Ignitus's capture, Terrador informed Spyro that from what he heard on Munitions Forge, Cynder's final preparations would take place at her fortress in Concurrent Skies, thus directing him there to confront her. He teaches Spyro the art of Earth Breath.

Antagonists

Cynder

Cynder, ''Legend of Spyro's'' antagonist.

A large, powerful black dragon, Cynder serves as the primary antagonist in ''The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning''. Initially she came from the same brood of eggs as Spyro, and in truth the same size and age as him. As an egg she was seized by the Dark Master's forces and she was raised by them; under the influence of the Dark Master's power, Cynder grew to adult size and strength quickly and was then able to defeat and capture the Dragon Guardians, collecting their power in the form of crystals and taking them to Convexity in order to free the Dark Master from imprisonment. After her defeat, Cynder returned to her original size and strength and was safely returned to the Dragon Temple.

Gaul

Also known as the Ape King. Antagonist of the upcoming Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night video game. He's planning to resurrect the Dark Master.