Spyro the Dragon

"You gotta believe!"

species: dragon

hatched: Golden Mushroom Swamp ???

Spyro was a Purple Dragon known as a hero throughout most of the world. His perseverance through disaster and resolute frame of mind serve this opinion well. As a Purple Dragon, he was capable of several different elemental talents, including Fire, Electricity, Ice, and Earth, but most notably Æther and Time. He is probably most famous for reforming the earth after Malefor negatively initiated the Great Cleansing.

PARENTAGE

Spyro was the son of Ignitus the warrior and Fire Guardian and his mate Elizabeth. Elizabeth had been mated to the brave warrior Anemos, who had sacrificed his life to save his fellow soldiers; their young had been lost to battle as well, and she grieved deeply. Ignitus, a close friend of Anemos, grew close with Elizabeth during their mourning, and spent much time together before she was kidnapped by a group of rogue dragons. Ignitus did not recognize Spyro's egg as his own until it was revealed to him in the Pool of Visions, but because of the prophecy regarding Purple Dragons, took Spyro's as the one egg he could carry out of the Swamp Temple on the Night of the Egg Raid.

YOUTH

Spyro's egg was sent down the Silver River by Ignitus, and was found by a family of dragonflies. He was raised by Flash and Nina as family along with their son, Sparx, who coincidentally, hatched the same day. Young Spyro was protected from the dangers of the outside world, and until meeting another dragon for the first time at the age of twelve, believed he was a dragonfly. For most of this time he did not use any elements, and only used his wings for gliding, shown by the surprise of his brother Sparx when he demonstrated these abilities.

TEEN YEARS AND DEPRESSION

When Spyro learned the truth of his foreign heritage, he set off into the world beyond his home, grimly walking the length of the swamp alone until Sparx found him. In spite of his habit of putting himself down he still had the will to do what he felt was right, evident by his actions throughout his life, such as rescuing Cynder from the Convexus Portal upon its unlocking. However, without regular support from his family and friends he would have most likely succumb to Darkness.

RELATIONSHIP WITH CYNDER

When Spyro encountered the magically corrupted Cynder for the first time, he was frightened, as many were. But he also caught a glimpse of something familiar in her eyes, sorrow. His concern for her was evident when Spyro, after speaking with Ignitus, had inadvertently cleansed her of her darkness and saw her in her true form; rather than let her unconscious body enter the Convexity-riverstyx portal, he risked being consumed himself in order to save her.

His worst fear at the time being that she would be lost to darkness again, Spyro was also greatly distressed by the Chronicler’s description of Cynder’s future reunion with Malefor, and her return to Darkness, which resulted in him actively seeking a way of saving her soul. “She was never given a choice,” he said. Gaul commented on this, referring to Spyro’s “miserable amity for Cynder”. When she was again under Malefor’s influence, asking why he wouldn’t fight back, Spyro answered, “Because you’ve left me nothing to fight for.” Apparently this was enough to purge Cynder of the Darkness of that moment.

He was commonly criticizing himself for things beyond his control, and Cynder is one of the many to tell him to not blame himself. Although she personally hated being chained to Spyro via the Snake Collars, she chose to stay with him through the reformation he initiated, whispering, “I love you.” He did not hear this, however, and

YOUNG

MARTYRDOM

Spyro was attacked by ??????? for spreading word of Orzel's Life giving sacrifice. He said to his mate, Cynder, who was present, "Do not cry for me. Please, do not cry, Cynder. Orzel promised us a place with Him in the Kingdom of the Ancients. I will soon be with Him!" Spyro, in response to her devastating, "Spyro, how can you be so sure?" smiled and said, "You saw Him, Orzel gave Himself in the flames so I didn't have to. Who else could you trust? You gotta believe!"

Shortly after his death, a White Dove came to the mourning Cynder, claiming to be Gowoab, the Spirit of the Ancients. He said that Spyro was with Orzel, and that He, Gowoab, was sent as a comfort to her and all who live in "this broken world".

REMEMBRANCE

In Spyro's memory, lilacs and violets are traditionally brought to his grave.