History Franchise / SpyroTheDragon

* ''VideoGame/SpyroAHerosTail'' (2004, Platform/PlayStation2[=/=] Platform/NintendoGameCube[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}, Eurocom)

A platforming video game franchise (with a focus on combat in later games) starring the eponymous purple dragon, Spyro. It was started in 1998 when Creator/{{Universal}} Interactive Studios commissioned Creator/InsomniacGames to make a child-oriented game on the original UsefulNotes/PlayStation. It was decided that it'd star a dragon because, well, dragons are cool! Spyro was settled on purple because it's a rare colour in environments, even in a fantasy setting.

On April 5, 2018, a ''VideoGame/CrashBandicootNSaneTrilogy''-style remake of the original three games, ''Spyro: Reignited Trilogy'', was revealed. It was released on November 13, 2018 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch on September 3rd, 2019.

** ''VideoGame/{{Spyro the Dragon|1998}}'' (1998, UsefulNotes/PlayStation, Insomniac Games)
** ''VideoGame/Spyro2RiptosRage'' (1999, UsefulNotes/PlayStation, Insomniac Games) [the PAL version is called ''Gateway to Glimmer'']
** ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'' (2000, UsefulNotes/PlayStation, Insomniac Games)
* ''VideoGame/SpyroSeasonOfIce'' (2001, UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, Creator/DigitalEclipse)
* ''VideoGame/Spyro2SeasonOfFlame'' (2002, UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, Digital Eclipse)
* ''VideoGame/SpyroEnterTheDragonfly'' (2002, UsefulNotes/PlayStation2[=/=]UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}, Check Six Studios and Equinoxe Digital Entertainment)
* ''VideoGame/SpyroAttackOfTheRhynocs'' (2003, UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, Digital Eclipse)
* ''VideoGame/SpyroOrangeTheCortexConspiracy'' (2004, UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, Creator/VicariousVisions) -- a crossover with ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot''; the companion game is called ''VideoGame/CrashBandicootPurpleRiptosRampage''.
* ''VideoGame/SpyroAHerosTail'' (2004, UsefulNotes/PlayStation2[=/=]UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}, Eurocom)
* ''VideoGame/SpyroShadowLegacy'' (2005, UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, Amaze Entertainment)

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyroANewBeginning'' (2006, UsefulNotes/PlayStation2[=/=]UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube[=/=]UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}, Creator/KromeStudios)
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyroTheEternalNight'' (2007, UsefulNotes/PlayStation2[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}[=/=]UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, Krome Studios)
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyroDawnOfTheDragon'' (2008, UsefulNotes/PlayStation2[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}[=/=]UsefulNotes/Xbox360[=/=]UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, Étranges Libellules[[note]]"Strange Dragonflies" in French.[[/note]])[[index]]
* ''VideoGame/SpyroReignitedTrilogy'' (2018, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4[=/=]UsefulNotes/XboxOne[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}[=/=]UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, Toys for Bob[[note]]the developers behind ''Skylanders''[[/note]]) -- a [[VideoGameRemake remake]] of the original trilogy.

** ''VideoGam/SkylandersSpyrosAdventure'' -- Despite being the title character, he has no especially prominent role in the story compared to the other Skylanders. The Spyro toy comes with the game's starter pack ([[SuperpoweredEvilSide Dark Spyro]] in the 3DS pack).

Although the series was a hit, Insomniac moved on after the third game, partly because they felt it was difficult to create varied gameplay when the main playable character is a quadruped (the third game allowed you to switch to bipedal characters and had lots of vehicle sections, and Insomniac's next series, ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'', made heavy use of gadgets and weapons). Universal Interactive Studios retained the rights, and their Spyro games tried to rectify the aforementioned issue by adding in various gimmicks, such as multiple elemental breaths, combat, and eventually even unlimited free flight.

Creator/{{Activision}} is the current developer/producer/distributor of the franchise through its Creator/{{Sierra}} subsidiary.

** ''Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' -- Despite being the title character, he has no especially prominent role in the story compared to the other Skylanders. The Spyro toy comes with the game's starter pack ([[SuperpoweredEvilSide Dark Spyro]] in the 3DS pack).
** ''Skylanders: Imaginators'' -- Spyro is one of the notable fan-favorite Skylanders that appeared in the actual storyline of the game (which also includes an appearance by Crash Bandicoot).

** ''Skylanders: Superchargers'' -- This series, set after the ''Superchargers'' video game, focuses once again on Spyro's role as leader of the Skylanders and his trouble cooperating with a temporarily reformed enemy.

* {{Gotterdammerung}}: The Sorceress forced the dragons out of what is now known as the Forgotten Worlds a thousand years prior, causing them to take residence on the other side of the world and restore their society there. Little did she know, though, that the dragons were the key to the magic of the Forgotten Worlds...