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* NoSidepathsNoExplorationNoFreedom: The very first game was like this, being an extremely linear beat 'em up--to the point of not even having level select options! The second game eased up a little, and the third game finally featured free-roaming worlds with proper hidden secrets.
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* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: Was Malefor [[AndIMustScream sealed within that crystal core]], or was that [[TechnicolorDeath spectacular flash of light]] from within the core as it broke apart Malefor being destroyed inside it? Or was he DraggedOffToHell? It was neither confirmed nor denied whether he got a page in the book for whenever a dragon dies, as mention was only given to Spyro not appearing.]]
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* BewareMyStingerTail - In ''Dawn of the Dragon'' Cynder has a blade on the end of her tail that she sometimes uses as a weapon, particularly in heavy melee attacks and her Scorpion Strike (where it is imbued with her Poison element).
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* BewareMyStingerTail - In ''Dawn of the Dragon'' Cynder has a blade on the end of her tail that she sometimes uses as a weapon, particularly in heavy melee attacks and her Scorpion Strike (where it is imbued with her Poison element). She also primarily uses this to attack [[spoiler: Spyro]], when she is [[spoiler: temporarily re-corrupted by Malefor]]. She also does a tail whip when she is fought in ''A New Beginning'', though this seems like more of a TailSlap.
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* BewareMyStingerTail - In ''Dawn of the Dragon'' Cynder has a blade on the end of her tail that she sometimes uses as a weapon, particularly in heavy melee attacks and her Scorpion Strike (where it is imbued with her Poison element).
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* BigBad: The Dark Master, Malefor. His {{Dragon}}s also serve as the villains of the first two games, Cynder in the first and Gaul in the second. Skabb is also the main villain of the SkyPirates arc of the second game.
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* BigBad: The Dark Master, Malefor. His {{Dragon}}s {{The Dragon}}s also serve as the villains of the first two games, Cynder in the first and Gaul in the second. Skabb is also the main villain of the SkyPirates arc of the second game.
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* {{Golem}}: Giant lava monsters sleeping under the earth. Only one is actually seen, serving as Malefor's {{Dragon}} in the third game. The Destroyer appears to be a supersized one as well.
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* {{Golem}}: Giant lava monsters sleeping under the earth. Only one is actually seen, serving as Malefor's {{Dragon}} TheDragon to Malefor in the third game. The Destroyer appears to be a supersized one as well.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Hunter. There's also a case for this to be applied to Spyro, to some extent.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Hunter. There's also a case for this to be applied to Spyro, Spyro to some extent.an extent, though he was no slouch in the earlier series.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Hunter. There's also a case for this to be applied to Spyro, to some extent.
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After defeating Cynder, she turns back to her true form�a tiny child dragon no older than Spyro. But she has seen the darkness, and is compelled by a shadowy force named Gaul to try and release the Dark Master from the Well of Souls. He wants to cloak the world in an endless night. Spyro, lead by visions of a strange dragon master, tries to pursue her and stop her from making a horrible mistake. But in the process, Spyro may just be touched by the darkness himself...
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After defeating Cynder, she turns back to her true form�a form - a tiny child dragon no older than Spyro. But she has seen the darkness, and is compelled by a shadowy force figure named Gaul to try and release the Dark Master from the Well of Souls. He wants to cloak the world in an endless night. Spyro, lead by visions of a strange dragon master, tries to pursue her and stop her from making a horrible mistake. But in the process, Spyro may just be touched by the darkness himself...
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* AllStarCast: '''Is there ever!''' Even when the series [[TheOtherDarrin Darrins]] a couple times, they still managed to pull people like Creator/GaryOldman, Creator/ElijahWood, and ChristinaRicci, along with several prolific cartoon voice actors.
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* AllStarCast: '''Is there ever!''' Even when the series [[TheOtherDarrin Darrins]] a couple times, they still managed to pull people like Creator/GaryOldman, Creator/ElijahWood, and ChristinaRicci, Creator/ChristinaRicci, along with several prolific cartoon voice actors.
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* CelebrityVoiceActor: Spyro's voiced by ''{{Creator/Elijah Wood}}'' (however, Wood ''is'' admittedly a [[OneOfUs big nerd...]]). Sparx is David Spade in the first game, who is replaced by Creator/BillyWest for the second, and then ''he'' is replaced by Wayne Brady for the final installment. Ignitus is Creator/GaryOldman, Cynder is ChristinaRicci, and MarkHamill is Malefor (though his voice is heavily distorted, and he's been voice acting for a very long time).
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* CelebrityVoiceActor: Spyro's voiced by ''{{Creator/Elijah Wood}}'' (however, Wood ''is'' admittedly a [[OneOfUs big nerd...]]). Sparx is David Spade in the first game, who is replaced by Creator/BillyWest for the second, and then ''he'' is replaced by Wayne Brady for the final installment. Ignitus is Creator/GaryOldman, Cynder is ChristinaRicci, Creator/ChristinaRicci, and MarkHamill is Malefor (though his voice is heavily distorted, and he's been voice acting for a very long time).
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Purple dragons are rare and have immense power, so it's no wonder that, when a purple dragon egg is laid, every evil man and his EvilMatriarch wants to get their hands on it. A army belonging to an unseen villain called the Dark Master storm the dragon hatchery, breaking all the eggs—but wise Ignitus manages to save the little purple egg and set it downriver, where a family of dragonflies adopts it. Many years later, little Spyro begins to realize that he's not quite what he thought he was when he figures out he can breathe fire, and he and Sparx set out on a quest to stop the evil Cynder! Late in the game it's revealed Cynder was the only other surviving the dragon eggs, who was taken by the Dark Master's army as part of his plan to release him.
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Purple dragons are rare and have immense power, so it's no wonder that, when a purple dragon egg is laid, every evil man and his EvilMatriarch wants to get their hands on it. A army belonging to an unseen villain called the Dark Master storm the dragon hatchery, breaking all the eggs—but eggs�but wise Ignitus manages to save the little purple egg and set it downriver, where a family of dragonflies adopts it. Many years later, little Spyro begins to realize that he's not quite what he thought he was when he figures out he can breathe fire, and he and Sparx set out on a quest to stop the evil Cynder! Late in the game it's revealed Cynder was the only other surviving the dragon eggs, who was taken by the Dark Master's army as part of his plan to release him.
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After defeating Cynder, she turns back to her true form—a tiny child dragon no older than Spyro. But she has seen the darkness, and is compelled by a shadowy force named Gaul to try and release the Dark Master from the Well of Souls. He wants to cloak the world in an endless night. Spyro, lead by visions of a strange dragon master, tries to pursue her and stop her from making a horrible mistake. But in the process, Spyro may just be touched by the darkness himself...
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After defeating Cynder, she turns back to her true form—a form�a tiny child dragon no older than Spyro. But she has seen the darkness, and is compelled by a shadowy force named Gaul to try and release the Dark Master from the Well of Souls. He wants to cloak the world in an endless night. Spyro, lead by visions of a strange dragon master, tries to pursue her and stop her from making a horrible mistake. But in the process, Spyro may just be touched by the darkness himself...
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[[caption-width-right:335:Meet Dragonforce's new mascot! "Proud and so glorious, standing before of us. . . with a heart of a dragon he rides!]]
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* NonSequiturThud: After crashing upon escaping from Convexity, Sparx says "Mommy, fluff my pillow".
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: In ''Dawn of the Dragon'', Malefor does this to the apes by rewarding them with a FateWorseThanDeath for freeing him from his prison. Since he quickly replaced him with the Grublins, it's rather clear his intention was to do this from the get go.
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: In ''Dawn of the Dragon'', Malefor does this to the apes by rewarding them with a FateWorseThanDeath for freeing him from his prison. Since he quickly replaced him them with the Grublins, it's rather clear his intention was to do this from the get go.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadarGettingCrapPastTheRadar: There are two instances in the final battle of DotD where, it may just be the distortion in is voice, but for all the world sounds like Malefor is saying :Damn it!"
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* AllStarCast: Is there ever! Even when the series [[TheOtherDarrin Darrins]] a couple times, they still managed to pull people like GaryOldman, ElijahWood, and ChristinaRicci, along with several prolific cartoon voice actors.
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* AllStarCast: Is '''Is there ever! ever!''' Even when the series [[TheOtherDarrin Darrins]] a couple times, they still managed to pull people like GaryOldman, ElijahWood, Creator/GaryOldman, Creator/ElijahWood, and ChristinaRicci, along with several prolific cartoon voice actors.
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* BreatherEpisode: The SkyPirates arc of ''The Eternal Night'' is rather lighthearted and comical compared to the rest of that game.
* CelebrityVoiceActor: Spyro's voiced by ''Elijah Wood''. (However, Wood ''is'' admittedly a [[OneOfUs big nerd...]]) Oh, and Sparx is David Spade in the first (He is replaced by Creator/BillyWest. Then Wayne Brady.), Ignitus is GaryOldman, Cynder is ChristinaRicci, and MarkHamill is Malefor (though his voice is heavily distorted, and he's been voice acting for a very long time).
** Lampshaded by Sparx near the beggining of the third game.
--> '''Sparx''': Hey, Spyro, man, you're alive.
--> '''Spyro''': Sparx! It's good to see you too! You okay?
--> '''Sparx''': Huh, you know, little stiff, [[TheOtherDarrin voice keeps changing]], but I'm good.
* CelebrityVoiceActor: Spyro's voiced by ''Elijah Wood''. (However, Wood ''is'' admittedly a [[OneOfUs big nerd...]]) Oh, and Sparx is David Spade in the first (He is replaced by Creator/BillyWest. Then Wayne Brady.), Ignitus is GaryOldman, Cynder is ChristinaRicci, and MarkHamill is Malefor (though his voice is heavily distorted, and he's been voice acting for a very long time).
** Lampshaded by Sparx near the beggining of the third game.
--> '''Sparx''': Hey, Spyro, man, you're alive.
--> '''Spyro''': Sparx! It's good to see you too! You okay?
--> '''Sparx''': Huh, you know, little stiff, [[TheOtherDarrin voice keeps changing]], but I'm good.
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* BreatherEpisode: The SkyPirates arc of ''The Eternal Night'' is rather lighthearted and comical compared to the rest of that the game.
* CelebrityVoiceActor: Spyro's voiced by''Elijah Wood''. (However, ''{{Creator/Elijah Wood}}'' (however, Wood ''is'' admittedly a [[OneOfUs big nerd...]]) Oh, and ]]). Sparx is David Spade in the first (He game, who is replaced by Creator/BillyWest. Then Creator/BillyWest for the second, and then ''he'' is replaced by Wayne Brady.), Brady for the final installment. Ignitus is GaryOldman, Creator/GaryOldman, Cynder is ChristinaRicci, and MarkHamill is Malefor (though his voice is heavily distorted, and he's been voice acting for a very long time).
** Lampshaded by Sparx near the beggining of the third game.
--> '''Sparx''': Hey, Spyro, man, you're alive.
--> '''Spyro''': Sparx! It's good to see you too! You okay?
--> '''Sparx''': Huh, you know, little stiff, [[TheOtherDarrin voice keeps changing]], but I'm good.time).
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** Lampshaded by Sparx near the beggining of the third game.
--> '''Sparx''': Hey, Spyro, man, you're alive.
--> '''Spyro''': Sparx! It's good to see you too! You okay?
--> '''Sparx''': Huh, you know, little stiff, [[TheOtherDarrin voice keeps changing]], but I'm good.
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* HeroicSacrifice:
** [[spoiler:Ignitus.]]
** [[spoiler:Ignitus.]]
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* InfinityPlusOneElement: Going into Fury mode in ''Dawn of the Dragon'' lets you use a special, "Fury-type" elemental breath. ''Very'' effective on Elite Enemies.
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* InfinityPlusOneElement: Going into Fury mode in ''Dawn of the Dragon'' lets you use a special, "Fury-type" elemental breath. ''Very'' It's ''very'' effective on Elite Enemies.
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* MythologyGag: Sparx munching on butterflies in ''The Eternal Night''. In ''A New Beginning'' there's also races of fawns and moles, possibly a ShoutOut to Elora and the Professor from the original trilogy.
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* MythologyGag: Sparx munching on butterflies in ''The Eternal Night''. In ''A New Beginning'' Beginning'', there's also races of fawns and moles, possibly a ShoutOut to Elora and the Professor from the original trilogy. trilogy.
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** In ANB, Ignitus reveals that Cynder is not so different from Spyro either, being her egg came from the same place as Spyro's.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Sparx and Cynder have had a different voice actor for every game in the trilogy - David Spade/Billy West/Wayne Brady, and Cree Summer/Mae Whitman/Christina Ricci repectively.
** FlashbackWithTheOtherDarrin: Happens during the intro sequences for ''The Eternal Night'' and ''Dawn of the Dragon''. The Convexity flashback for ''The Eternal Night'' was redone with West and Whitman re-doing the respective lines for Spade and Summer in ''A New Beginning''; and in the intro sequence for ''Dawn of the Dragon'', Ricci re-did the "Spyro, stop!" line from the ending for ''The Eternal Night''.
** FlashbackWithTheOtherDarrin: Happens during the intro sequences for ''The Eternal Night'' and ''Dawn of the Dragon''. The Convexity flashback for ''The Eternal Night'' was redone with West and Whitman re-doing the respective lines for Spade and Summer in ''A New Beginning''; and in the intro sequence for ''Dawn of the Dragon'', Ricci re-did the "Spyro, stop!" line from the ending for ''The Eternal Night''.
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* ShoutOut: The siege of Warfang is basically one giant ShoutOut to the siege of Minas Tirith in ''ReturnOfTheKing''.
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* ShoutOut: The siege of Warfang is basically one giant ShoutOut to the siege of Minas Tirith in ''ReturnOfTheKing''.''Film/ReturnOfTheKing''.
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* ApocalypseHow: The Destroyer causes either a Class 4 or Class 5. It's kind of hard to tell if all life gets wiped out and the remaining life survives or if it's complete extinction and life returns somehow. [[spoiler:However, it could also be a Class X, as the world breaks appart in the process but somehow gets restored afterwards.]]
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* ApocalypseHow: The Destroyer causes either a Class 4 or Class 5. It's kind of hard to tell if almost all life gets wiped out and the remaining life survives or if it's complete extinction and life returns somehow. [[spoiler:However, it could also be a Class X, as the world breaks appart apart in the process but somehow gets restored afterwards.]]
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* CelebrityVoiceActor: Spyro's voiced by ''Elijah Wood''. (However, Wood ''is'' admittedly a [[OneOfUs big nerd...]]) Oh, and Sparx is David Spade in the first (He is replaced by BillyWest. Then Wayne Brady.), Ignitus is GaryOldman, Cynder is ChristinaRicci, and MarkHamill is Malefor (though his voice is heavily distorted, and he's been voice acting for a very long time).
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* CelebrityVoiceActor: Spyro's voiced by ''Elijah Wood''. (However, Wood ''is'' admittedly a [[OneOfUs big nerd...]]) Oh, and Sparx is David Spade in the first (He is replaced by BillyWest.Creator/BillyWest. Then Wayne Brady.), Ignitus is GaryOldman, Cynder is ChristinaRicci, and MarkHamill is Malefor (though his voice is heavily distorted, and he's been voice acting for a very long time).
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* [[spoiler:RescueRomance: Spyro 'rescued' Cynder from being BrainwashedAndCrazy, which could factor into her developing feelings for him]].
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* [[spoiler:RescueRomance: Spyro 'rescued' Cynder from being BrainwashedAndCrazy, BrainwashedAndCrazy as well as being sucked into the Dark Master's portal, which could factor into her developing feelings for him]].
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{{Activision}}'s ContinuityReboot trilogy of video games based on the ''SpyroTheDragon'' franchise. In comparison to the lighthearted tone of classic ''Spyro'', the ''Legend'' Trilogy had a much darker atmosphere, including the major changes to characters, story, and gameplay.
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{{Activision}}'s ContinuityReboot trilogy of video games based on the ''SpyroTheDragon'' ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon'' franchise. In comparison to the lighthearted tone of classic ''Spyro'', the ''Legend'' Trilogy had a much darker atmosphere, including the major changes to characters, story, and gameplay.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Just ''look'' at the art galleries in ''Dawn of the Dragon''. The scenery gallery shows ''far'' bigger and detailed levels, and several dozen scrapped ones.
** There also could've been a movie series based off the trilogy, but it was canceled due to Activision's decision to go with Skylander. Oh, well. Perhaps it was for the best, considering most VideoGameMoviesSuck.
** There also could've been a movie series based off the trilogy, but it was canceled due to Activision's decision to go with Skylander. Oh, well. Perhaps it was for the best, considering most VideoGameMoviesSuck.
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*** Spyro also considers the possibility of this trope, but Ingitus assures him otherwise.
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler: Just as Spyro is about to unleash his Fury Wave to stop the destruction of the world, which may end up as a HeroicSacrifice, Cynder, who refuses to leave Spyro's side whispers to him "I love you"]].
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler: Just as Spyro is about to unleash his Fury Wave to stop the destruction of the world, which may end up as a HeroicSacrifice, Cynder, who refuses to leave Spyro's side whispers to him "I love you"]].you". Fortunately, TheStinger shows they survived, enabling them to live HappilyEverAfter]].
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** CerberusSyndrome: While DarkerAndEdgier, the first is still pretty lighthearted with humor coming from Spyarx and the quirky Dragon Elders. The second game, apart from the BreatherEpisode with the SkyPirates, is much darker and bleaker, with the threat of Malefor the Dark Master's escape, his frightening origin story, and the inevitability of the Night of Eternal Darkness. The final game, with Malefor free and proving to be every bit of the monster the previous two games spent building him up as and his NearVillainVictory.
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** CerberusSyndrome: CerebusSyndrome: While DarkerAndEdgier, the first is still pretty lighthearted with humor coming from Spyarx and the quirky Dragon Elders. The second game, apart from the BreatherEpisode with the SkyPirates, is much darker and bleaker, with the threat of Malefor the Dark Master's escape, his frightening origin story, and the inevitability of the Night of Eternal Darkness. The final game, with Malefor free and proving to be every bit of the monster the previous two games spent building him up as and his NearVillainVictory.
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** FlashbackWithTheOtherDarrin: Happens during the intro sequences for ''The Eternal Night'' and ''Dawn of the Dragon''. The Convexity flashback for ''The Eternal Night'' was redone with West and Whitman re-doing the respective lines for Spade and Summer in ''A New Beginning''; and in the intro sequence for ''Dawn of the Dragon'', Ricci re-did the "Spyro, stop!" line from the ending for ''The Eternal Night''.
** FlashbackWithTheOtherDarrin: Happens during the intro sequences for ''The Eternal Night'' and ''Dawn of the Dragon''. The Convexity flashback for ''The Eternal Night'' was redone with West and Whitman re-doing the respective lines for Spade and Summer in ''A New Beginning''; and in the intro sequence for ''Dawn of the Dragon'', Ricci re-did the "Spyro, stop!" line from the ending for ''The Eternal Night''.
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* The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning (2006) (developed by Krome Studios)
** Purple dragons are rare and have immense power, so it's no wonder that, when a purple dragon egg is laid, every evil man and his EvilMatriarch wants to get their hands on it. A army belonging to an unseen villain called the Dark Master storm the dragon hatchery, breaking all the eggs—but wise Ignitus manages to save the little purple egg and set it downriver, where a family of dragonflies adopts it. Many years later, little Spyro begins to realize that he's not quite what he thought he was when he figures out he can breathe fire, and he and Sparx set out on a quest to stop the evil Cynder! Late in the game it's revealed Cynder was the only other surviving the dragon eggs, who was taken by the Dark Master's army as part of his plan to release him.
* The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night (2007) (developed by Krome Studios)
** After defeating Cynder, she turns back to her true form—a tiny child dragon no older than Spyro. But she has seen the darkness, and is compelled by a shadowy force named Gaul to try and release the Dark Master from the Well of Souls. He wants to cloak the world in an endless night. Spyro, lead by visions of a strange dragon master, tries to pursue her and stop her from making a horrible mistake. But in the process, Spyro may just be touched by the darkness himself...
* The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (2008) (developed by Etranges Libellules[[hottip:* :"Strange Dragonflies" in French.]])
** Three years after The Eternal Night, Spyro and Cynder wake up from being Dragon Popsicles only to be unceremonious chained together at the neck. Luckily, Hunter the cheetah tracks them down and helps them escape. While they were asleep, the evil master Malefor rose again, and the world is in turmoil. Now, Spyro and Cynder must work as a team to help stop Malefor. But what's this? Both Spyro and Malefor are purple dragons? Maybe they're NotSoDifferent after all...
** Purple dragons are rare and have immense power, so it's no wonder that, when a purple dragon egg is laid, every evil man and his EvilMatriarch wants to get their hands on it. A army belonging to an unseen villain called the Dark Master storm the dragon hatchery, breaking all the eggs—but wise Ignitus manages to save the little purple egg and set it downriver, where a family of dragonflies adopts it. Many years later, little Spyro begins to realize that he's not quite what he thought he was when he figures out he can breathe fire, and he and Sparx set out on a quest to stop the evil Cynder! Late in the game it's revealed Cynder was the only other surviving the dragon eggs, who was taken by the Dark Master's army as part of his plan to release him.
* The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night (2007) (developed by Krome Studios)
** After defeating Cynder, she turns back to her true form—a tiny child dragon no older than Spyro. But she has seen the darkness, and is compelled by a shadowy force named Gaul to try and release the Dark Master from the Well of Souls. He wants to cloak the world in an endless night. Spyro, lead by visions of a strange dragon master, tries to pursue her and stop her from making a horrible mistake. But in the process, Spyro may just be touched by the darkness himself...
* The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (2008) (developed by Etranges Libellules[[hottip:* :"Strange Dragonflies" in French.]])
** Three years after The Eternal Night, Spyro and Cynder wake up from being Dragon Popsicles only to be unceremonious chained together at the neck. Luckily, Hunter the cheetah tracks them down and helps them escape. While they were asleep, the evil master Malefor rose again, and the world is in turmoil. Now, Spyro and Cynder must work as a team to help stop Malefor. But what's this? Both Spyro and Malefor are purple dragons? Maybe they're NotSoDifferent after all...
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Purple dragons are rare and have immense power, so it's no wonder that, when a purple dragon egg is laid, every evil man and his EvilMatriarch wants to get their hands on it. A army belonging to an unseen villain called the Dark Master storm the dragon hatchery, breaking all the eggs—but wise Ignitus manages to save the little purple egg and set it downriver, where a family of dragonflies adopts it. Many years later, little Spyro begins to realize that he's not quite what he thought he was when he figures out he can breathe fire, and he and Sparx set out on a quest to stop the evil Cynder! Late in the game it's revealed Cynder was the only other surviving the dragon eggs, who was taken by the Dark Master's army as part of his plan to release him.
*The ''The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night Night'' (2007) (developed by Krome Studios)
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After defeating Cynder, she turns back to her true form—a tiny child dragon no older than Spyro. But she has seen the darkness, and is compelled by a shadowy force named Gaul to try and release the Dark Master from the Well of Souls. He wants to cloak the world in an endless night. Spyro, lead by visions of a strange dragon master, tries to pursue her and stop her from making a horrible mistake. But in the process, Spyro may just be touched by the darkness himself...
*The ''The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon Dragon'' (2008) (developed by Etranges Libellules[[hottip:* :"Strange Dragonflies" in French.]])
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Three years after The Eternal Night, Spyro and Cynder wake up from being Dragon Popsicles only to be unceremonious chained together at the neck. Luckily, Hunter the cheetah tracks them down and helps them escape. While they were asleep, the evil master Malefor rose again, and the world is in turmoil. Now, Spyro and Cynder must work as a team to help stop Malefor. But what's this? Both Spyro and Malefor are purple dragons? Maybe they're NotSoDifferent after all...
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Purple dragons are rare and have immense power, so it's no wonder that, when a purple dragon egg is laid, every evil man and his EvilMatriarch wants to get their hands on it. A army belonging to an unseen villain called the Dark Master storm the dragon hatchery, breaking all the eggs—but wise Ignitus manages to save the little purple egg and set it downriver, where a family of dragonflies adopts it. Many years later, little Spyro begins to realize that he's not quite what he thought he was when he figures out he can breathe fire, and he and Sparx set out on a quest to stop the evil Cynder! Late in the game it's revealed Cynder was the only other surviving the dragon eggs, who was taken by the Dark Master's army as part of his plan to release him.
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After defeating Cynder, she turns back to her true form—a tiny child dragon no older than Spyro. But she has seen the darkness, and is compelled by a shadowy force named Gaul to try and release the Dark Master from the Well of Souls. He wants to cloak the world in an endless night. Spyro, lead by visions of a strange dragon master, tries to pursue her and stop her from making a horrible mistake. But in the process, Spyro may just be touched by the darkness himself...
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Three years after The Eternal Night, Spyro and Cynder wake up from being Dragon Popsicles only to be unceremonious chained together at the neck. Luckily, Hunter the cheetah tracks them down and helps them escape. While they were asleep, the evil master Malefor rose again, and the world is in turmoil. Now, Spyro and Cynder must work as a team to help stop Malefor. But what's this? Both Spyro and Malefor are purple dragons? Maybe they're NotSoDifferent after all...
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{{Activision}}'s ContinuityReboot trilogy of video games based on the ''SpyroTheDragon'' franchise. In comparison to the lighthearted tone of classic ''Spyro'', the ''Legend'' Trilogy had a much darker atmosphere, including the major changes to characters, story, and gameplay.
Whereas the original games usually opted for an ExcusePlot, these games had a complex story spanned over three games. Basically, Spyro is a legendary Purple Dragon, a rare breed that can master the Elemental Powers of every other breed of Dragon. This would be useful in fighting off the Dark Master, a powerful enemy trying to destroy the world, except that the temple Spyro was born in was attacked, forcing Ignitus, guardian of the eggs, to send Spyro's egg down a river. There it was found by a family of dragonflies, who raised Spyro to believe he was a dragonfly, too. A big, purple, dragonfly.
Of course, eventually Spyro realizes that he's not really an insect and sets off with his foster brother, Sparx, to find out who he is. That's when he meets Ignitus, and the story kicks in:
* The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning (2006) (developed by Krome Studios)
** Purple dragons are rare and have immense power, so it's no wonder that, when a purple dragon egg is laid, every evil man and his EvilMatriarch wants to get their hands on it. A army belonging to an unseen villain called the Dark Master storm the dragon hatchery, breaking all the eggs—but wise Ignitus manages to save the little purple egg and set it downriver, where a family of dragonflies adopts it. Many years later, little Spyro begins to realize that he's not quite what he thought he was when he figures out he can breathe fire, and he and Sparx set out on a quest to stop the evil Cynder! Late in the game it's revealed Cynder was the only other surviving the dragon eggs, who was taken by the Dark Master's army as part of his plan to release him.
* The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night (2007) (developed by Krome Studios)
** After defeating Cynder, she turns back to her true form—a tiny child dragon no older than Spyro. But she has seen the darkness, and is compelled by a shadowy force named Gaul to try and release the Dark Master from the Well of Souls. He wants to cloak the world in an endless night. Spyro, lead by visions of a strange dragon master, tries to pursue her and stop her from making a horrible mistake. But in the process, Spyro may just be touched by the darkness himself...
* The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (2008) (developed by Etranges Libellules[[hottip:* :"Strange Dragonflies" in French.]])
** Three years after The Eternal Night, Spyro and Cynder wake up from being Dragon Popsicles only to be unceremonious chained together at the neck. Luckily, Hunter the cheetah tracks them down and helps them escape. While they were asleep, the evil master Malefor rose again, and the world is in turmoil. Now, Spyro and Cynder must work as a team to help stop Malefor. But what's this? Both Spyro and Malefor are purple dragons? Maybe they're NotSoDifferent after all...
A movie was planned for this series but was cancelled.
This series has also caused a bit of a [[BrokenBase gap]] in the ''Spyro'' fanbase, and the next ''Spyro'' game coming out, ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}: Spyro's Adventure'', seems to be following this trend of fan controversy.
!!This trilogy contains exaples of:
* AllStarCast: Is there ever! Even when the series [[TheOtherDarrin Darrins]] a couple times, they still managed to pull people like GaryOldman, ElijahWood, and ChristinaRicci, along with several prolific cartoon voice actors.
* AllYourPowersCombined: Spyro does this with his ElementalPowers at the end of [=TLoS: A New Beginning=]
* AlternateUniverse or AlternateContinuity
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler: Just as Spyro is about to unleash his Fury Wave to stop the destruction of the world, which may end up as a HeroicSacrifice, Cynder, who refuses to leave Spyro's side whispers to him "I love you"]].
* ApocalypseHow: The Destroyer causes either a Class 4 or Class 5. It's kind of hard to tell if all life gets wiped out and the remaining life survives or if it's complete extinction and life returns somehow. [[spoiler:However, it could also be a Class X, as the world breaks appart in the process but somehow gets restored afterwards.]]
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: According to Ignitus, this is standard for dragons. [[spoiler: He does it himself when he becomes the new Chronicler.]]
* AwardBaitSong: "Guide You Home," from ''Dawn of the Dragon'', and "This Broken Soul", from ''The Eternal Night''.
* BeamOWar: The final battle features one as the deciding move, [[spoiler: Malefor tries to kill Spyro and Cynder with his Convexity Breath, only for them to counter with their respective Fury Breaths. After a beam struggle, the heroes finally overpower him.]]
* BeamSpam: Fury-mode breath in ''Dawn of the Dragon.'' Watch enemies explode into pretty showers of crystals on contact!
* [[BeatTheCurseOutOfHim Beat The Curse Out Of Her]]: Spyro blasts Dark Cynder so hard that it frees her from Malefor's power.
* BigBad: The Dark Master, Malefor. His {{Dragon}}s also serve as the villains of the first two games, Cynder in the first and Gaul in the second. Skabb is also the main villain of the SkyPirates arc of the second game.
* BigNo
* BreatherEpisode: The SkyPirates arc of ''The Eternal Night'' is rather lighthearted and comical compared to the rest of that game.
* CelebrityVoiceActor: Spyro's voiced by ''Elijah Wood''. (However, Wood ''is'' admittedly a [[OneOfUs big nerd...]]) Oh, and Sparx is David Spade in the first (He is replaced by BillyWest. Then Wayne Brady.), Ignitus is GaryOldman, Cynder is ChristinaRicci, and MarkHamill is Malefor (though his voice is heavily distorted, and he's been voice acting for a very long time).
** Lampshaded by Sparx near the beggining of the third game.
--> '''Sparx''': Hey, Spyro, man, you're alive.
--> '''Spyro''': Sparx! It's good to see you too! You okay?
--> '''Sparx''': Huh, you know, little stiff, [[TheOtherDarrin voice keeps changing]], but I'm good.
* ChainedHeat: Dawn of the Dragon has this as a mechanic--Spyro and Cynder can't go too far from one another. They can use the chain to their advantage, though.
* ChessMaster: Malefor, big time. Until the end, pretty much everything goes according to his plan.
* ColossusClimb: The Golem boss battle involves wounding it's arm enough to jump on and climb up to it's head and smash it's brain. Answering the question of why they don't just fly up to do it, the Guardians tried that and failed horribly.
** The Destroyer is also fought in this manner and plays it much straighter, as the dang thing is bigger than a mountain.
* ContinuityReboot
* ConservationOfCompetence: In all three games, the BigBad is much smarter and more cunning than their minions. Dark Cynder and Gaul are both ''far'' more competent than the Apes and Malefor is a skillful {{Chessmaster}} leading an army of magically created monsters with no real competence.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to Spyro games that have come before. The first game of this trilogy begins with the Dragon Realms already in the middle of a long war, where Spyro and Cynder's entire generation were slaughtered ''as eggs''. [[spoiler: Ignitus '''''burns to death'''''! Yes, he died off screen, but still]]. Malefor alone is much darker than most of the Classic villains and is an OmnicidalManiac trying to destroy the world.
** CerberusSyndrome: While DarkerAndEdgier, the first is still pretty lighthearted with humor coming from Spyarx and the quirky Dragon Elders. The second game, apart from the BreatherEpisode with the SkyPirates, is much darker and bleaker, with the threat of Malefor the Dark Master's escape, his frightening origin story, and the inevitability of the Night of Eternal Darkness. The final game, with Malefor free and proving to be every bit of the monster the previous two games spent building him up as and his NearVillainVictory.
* DarkActionGirl: Cynder
** In the first game. She becomes a normal ActionGirl in the third.
* DarkestHour: The end of ''Dawn of the Dragon''. [[spoiler:Ignitus is killed in a HeroicSacrifice]], the Destroyer is marching around the globe and nothing can stop it, and [[spoiler:Cynder is under Malefor's control]]. A HopeSpot comes when [[spoiler:the PowerOfLove frees Cynder]], giving them a fighting chance, but it's crushed when [[spoiler:the Destroyer finishes it's journey and begins the end of the world. It eventually gets better and Spyro manages to perform a WorldHealingWave and fixes the world, but it was certainly a dark moment.]]
* DarkIsNotEvil: Cynder, once she gets over the evil. In ''Dawn of the Dragon,'' she has an array of special powers due to her having been "touched by darkness."
* DeadpanSnarker: Sparx. Cynder even manages to pick up some snarky lines at some points.
* DespairEventHorizon: When Spyro confronts Malefor in ''Dawn of the Dragon'', and [[spoiler: Malefor turns Cynder against him.]]
--> '''Cynder''': [[spoiler: Fight back! ...Why won't you fight back?!]]
--> '''Spyro''': [[spoiler: ...Because you've left me nothing to fight for....]]
* TheDragon: Cynder and Gaul to Malefor originally. In the third game, the {{Golem}} takes over this role.
* [[HumanPopsicle Dragon Popsicle]]: To avoid a huge cataclysm, Spyro shields himself, Cynder, and Sparx in a crystal. They wake up 3 years later.
* DemotedToExtra: Volteer and Cyril in ''Dawn of the Dragon''. Both were chatterboxes in the first two games, but in DOTD they each get a single line.
** A DeletedScene originally was intended for them to have their normal chatterbox statis, but [[CaptainObvious it was cut]].
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Spyro and Cynder managed to [[spoiler: kill the Destroyer, an ancient mythological monster that exists to destroy the world, by destroying every dark crystal in its body, including its heart. Sure, Malefor brought it back to life, but if he hadn't been involved, then it would've been dead. And not like it ''worsened'' the situation in any way.]] And it's not even the FinalBoss.
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: Well, it's kind of a Disney AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence. Spyro and Cynder seem to have a HeroicSacrifice to save the world, but [[TheStinger after the credits]], the Chronicler informs Ignitus that he can't find any information on Spyro dying... and then we see him and Cynder, joyfully flying around Avalar.]]
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler: Skabb, after losing to Spyro, staggers backwards off the side of his ship, falling to his death.]]
* DiskOneFinalBoss: Skabb in the second game.
* DraggedOffToHell: [[spoiler:Malefor's demise is a bit vague, but it certainly has this feel to it.]]
* EarthShatteringKaboom: ''Dawn of the Dragon'' has the Destroyer walking in a massive circle to destroy the planet. [[spoiler:It succeeds. Sort of.]] Interestingly, Malefor boasted all it would do is cover the planet in flames.
* [[EarnYourHappyEnding Earn Their Happy Ending]]: Big time. Spyro and Cynder spend the entire story fighting just to stay alive [[spoiler: come close to dying at the end of each game, both turned evil on at least one occasion, risked their lives many times, and finally literally stop the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt end of the world]] from happening.]] Just try telling them they didn't earn peace and happiness after that.
* EldritchAbomination: The Destroyer qualifies. It's an ancient mythological monster that has existed since the beginning of time and exists for only one reason; to destroy the world in a cascade of fire and ash. It's also the size of a mountain and nearly unstoppable.
* EmbarrassingOldPhoto: Occurs with Sparx in ''The Eternal Night'' when the Chronicler shows a picture of Spyro and Sparx shortly after they were born.
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Cynder's second poison move is a [[{{Metroid}} screw attack]].
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: The one thing that [[ChessMaster Malefor]] couldn't plan for was [[spoiler:the PowerOfLove]].
* EvilTowerOfOminousness: Dark Cynder's lair in the first game.
* EvilVsEvil: In Dante's Freezer, the Apes and Ghouls are fighting one another as well as Spyro.
* FateWorseThanDeath: Malefor does this to the Apes after they [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness outlive their usefulness.]] He turns them into undead creatures, forever doomed to remain in the shadows with a hunger for the energy of others that can never be filled. Even Spyro and Cynder, who the Apes had been trying to kill for two games, are horrified at this.
** Depending on how you view his final scene, [[spoiler:Malefor's defeat may also count.]]
* FloatingContinent: ''Dawn of the Dragon'' has a level of this sort as well. However, the danger of falling to one's death is non-existent, as Spyro and Cynder can actually fly this time around.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar
--> '''Sparx''': You with me? Let's blow this dam thing up!
* GenreShift: While the original trilogy and the games between that and this trilogy were more of GottaCollectThemAll {{Platform Game}}s, this trilogy is more of and ActionAdventure BeatEmUp.
* GoodColorsEvilColors: ''Sort'' of in ''A New Beginning''. Cynder is the only black dragon in the game, so naturally, she's the villain, right? Well, sort of. She was actually TheDragon (no pun intended), controlled by the REAL BigBad and only happens to be a black colored dragon. At the end of the game, she becomes an ally and more of an example of DarkIsNotEvil for the rest of the series.
* GladiatorGames: Spyro is forced to fight in these in the second game.
* {{Golem}}: Giant lava monsters sleeping under the earth. Only one is actually seen, serving as Malefor's {{Dragon}} in the third game. The Destroyer appears to be a supersized one as well.
* GrandFinale: ''Dawn of the Dragon''.
* HappilyAdopted: Spyro doesn't mind being adopted by dragonflies, though his parents fade from the picture rather after the intro of ''A New Beginning.'' Then again, there really wasn't much time to visit mom and dad between searching for Cynder, getting kidnapped by pirates, and fighting a war.
* HeroicSacrifice:
** [[spoiler:Ignitus.]]
** Also subverted. [[spoiler: It seems like Spyro and Cynder make one in the end, even they seem aware this may be their end, but they ultimately are revealed to be alive.]]
* ImmuneToFate: Purple Dragons are this, it's stated that they're able to guide the fate of the era into which they were born. This is shown by Spyro's habit of [[ScrewDestiny screwing destiny]] every time he hears a prediction he doesn't like.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: At the start of the third game, Hunter manages to hit a {{Golem}} in the eye from quite a distance away.
* InfinityPlusOneElement: Going into Fury mode in ''Dawn of the Dragon'' lets you use a special, "Fury-type" elemental breath. ''Very'' effective on Elite Enemies.
* InfinityPlusOneSword: Related to the above--equipping all the pieces of "Fury armor" to either Spyro or Cynder in ''Dawn of the Dragon'' lets them use the Fury-element breath ''at any time.'' Most things die quickly. Unfortunately, so does your ManaMeter.
* KnightOfCerebus: Dark Cynder in the first game, as the Apes were at least comical to some degree, but she's completely serious. In the second game, it's Gaul, who comes after the somewhat comical SkyPirates StoryArc and like Dark Cynder has no real comedy to him, and the Apes are a lot less comedic as well. While ''Dawn of the Dragon'' was consistently dark throughout, it was largely due to [[UltimateEvil Malefor]] being unleashed. As the overall BigBad, Malefor could be considered this for the ''SpyroTheDragon'' series, as he's by far more serious and deadly than previous villains.
* LipLock: ''Dawn of the Dragon'' somewhat suffers. It was made by a French studio (Etranges Libellules), so the English dub sometimes makes conversations seem kind of rushed.
* MakeMeWannaShout: Cynder's "Fear" element in ''Dawn of the Dragon'' lets her use superpowered screeches.
* ManiacMonkeys: Most of the enemies are this, and usually twice your size.
* MomentKiller: Spyro in ''Dawn of the Dragon'', though most likely unintentionally.
-->(On the way to the Floating Islands)
-->'''Cynder:''' It's beautiful up here.
-->'''Spyro:''' The tower... That must lead to Malefor's lair.
-->'''Cynder:''' Way to kill the moment.
* MosesInTheBullrushes: Ignitus sending Spyro's egg down the river in an attempt to save him.
* MythologyGag: Sparx munching on butterflies in ''The Eternal Night''. In ''A New Beginning'' there's also races of fawns and moles, possibly a ShoutOut to Elora and the Professor from the original trilogy.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The Dark Master. Though Malefor counts as well, since his name might be a combination of the Latin word for evil and the Greek for "I carry" meaning his name could be translated as "carrier of evil" or "source of evil."
* NearVillainVictory: Malefor comes ''very'' close to winning. At the climax of ''Dawn of the Dragon'', he's unleashed the Destroyer and the only hope of stopping it is defeating Malefor before it completes the Ring Of Fire. [[spoiler:Spyro and Cynder ''fail'' to stop him in time and it finishes. Malefor's boss battle with the heroes after that point pretty much amounts to stopping him once and for all. The only thing that stops him from winning is Spyro performing a WorldHealingWave and undoing the Destroyer's power.]]
* NeverTrustATrailer: ''A New Beginning'' was originally advertised as a {{prequel}} to the original ''Spyro the Dragon''.
* NotSoDifferent: Sort of. In the final confrontation in ''Dawn of the Dragon'' Malefor claims that purple dragons were meant to constantly destroy and rebirth the world, and that [[YouCantFightFate Spyro has carried that torch that Malefor himself held in this regard.]] [[spoiler:Ironically, Spyro ends up repairing the planet.]]
*** Spyro also considers the possibility of this trope, but Ingitus assures him otherwise.
** In ANB, Ignitus reveals that Cynder is not so different from Spyro either, being her egg came from the same place as Spyro's.
*** To specify, they were born on the same Year of the Dragon and where part of that year's group.
* TheObiWan: Ignitus, very much so. Although his personality is more like that of [[VideoGame/StarFox Peppy Hare]].
* ObliviousAdoption: Spyro was raised by dragonflies, and more or less believed he ''was'' a dragonfly until the whole "breathing fire" thing set in.
* OminousFloatingCastle: Malefor takes over the Dragon Temple and turns it into one of these in the three years between ''Eternal Night'' and ''Dawn of the Dragon''. For added omniousness, there's a massive volcano erupting underneath it that the Destroyer emerges from. [[spoiler:It gets destroyed when the Destroyer completes it's path around the world, triggering the volcano to erupt.]]
* OminousLatinChanting: Dark Cynder, Gaul, the Destroyer, and Malefor's themes all have it.
* OutsideContextVillain: Dark Cynder served as this for the Dragons during the war. They were winning in their long battle with the Apes, then she showed up and singlehandedly turned the tide of the war. Not only was she just that powerful, it's easy to guess they had no one of guessing a Dragon would show up leading the Apes.
* PirateParrot: Two parrots from ''The Eternal Night''.
* PrepareToDie: Said by Malefor in ''Dawn of the Dragon''.
* PressXToNotDie: ''Dawn of the Dragon'' picked up quite a few quicktime events.
* ThePowerOfLove: Plays a rather large role at the end of ''Dawn Of The Dragon''. [[spoiler: Cynder manages to break Spyro out of his [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Dark Spyro form]] with it following Ignitus' death. He then returns the favor by freeing her from Malefor's control with his own love for her.]]
* PunnyName: In the first game, the Manweersmals. Say it out loud--slowly--if you don't get it. (For the record, they're about the same size as Spyro, though given he's a 12 year old dragon, he's small anyway.)
** Upon meeting one, Spyro even says, "Man, they are small."
*** And, Mount Boyzitbig. At the very beginning of the level, Spyro says, "Boy, it's big."
* RealIsBrown: The PS3/Xbox360 versions of ''Dawn of the Dragon'' have heavily abused the 'bloom' effect, as noted in [[http://gangles.ca/2008/07/18/bloom-disasters/ this article]].
* RecurringRiff: Parts of the melody of "Guide You Home" (from the credits of ''Dawn of the Dragon'') can be heard in the background music throughout the game.
* ShipLevel: The SkyPirates part of ''The Eternal Night''.
* ShooOutTheClowns: Just before the final battle with Malefor, Spyro tells Sparx he can't come with him and [[GreaterNeedThanMine instead asks him to lead everyone to safety underground.]]
** Justified, as he'd not have been able to survive the intense heat in the Belt of Fire.
* ShoutOut: The siege of Warfang is basically one giant ShoutOut to the siege of Minas Tirith in ''ReturnOfTheKing''.
* SiegeEngines: Used during the battle at Warfang: Malefor's forces use siege towers and a BatteringRam, while the moles defend the city with a catapult.
* SmashingSurvival: Done a couple times in ''Dawn of the Dragon''.
* SpiritAdvisor: [[spoiler:Ignitus in the ending of ''Dawn of the Dragon''. How ironic.]]
** Before that, the Chronicler served that role.
* TheStinger: [[spoiler: After the credits upon beating the game, we get to see Ignitus become the new Chronicler... and that Spyro and Cynder have survived [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat putting the fractured world back together]], and are joyfully flying around in celebration.]]
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Spyro gets one and obliterates Gaul with it. It turns up again when Spyro gets upset over [[spoiler:Ignitus' death.]]
* TakenForGranite: Dark Spyro's fury attack does this to Gaul and immediately shatters the boss afterwards.
* TouchedByVorlons: Cynder was touched by darkness, leaving her with a bevy of DarkIsNotEvil powers.
* TriumphantReprise: Notice "Guide You Home" sounds a bit familar? Anything like, say... the music in the Enchanted Forest? And the Valley of Avalar?
* TwoPartTrilogy: ''The Eternal Night'' left many issues unanswered to be dealt with in ''Dawn of The Dragon''.
* UltimateEvil: Malefor. In the first two, he's not seen apart from murals depicting his past (and isn't even referred to by name) but treated with fear and dread by the Dragons and described as an evil so terrible, his sheer malice created a mountain. He's finally seen at the very end of ''Dawn of the Dragon'', and actually manages to be everything he was built up as.
* VillainousBreakdown: Malefor has one in ''Dawn Of The Dragon'' when [[spoiler:Cynder breaks free of his control thanks to the PowerOfLove]]. He reacts by getting enraged for the first and only time in the entire series and instantly cutting straight to the FinalBattle.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Just ''look'' at the art galleries in ''Dawn of the Dragon''. The scenery gallery shows ''far'' bigger and detailed levels, and several dozen scrapped ones.
** There also could've been a movie series based off the trilogy, but it was canceled due to Activision's decision to go with Skylander. Oh, well. Perhaps it was for the best, considering most VideoGameMoviesSuck.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Sparx's parents, Flash and Nina, get a few lines at the start of ''A New Beginning'' and are never mentioned again. Seems odd with Sparx's habits of [[ManChild missing his mommy]]. Though given the pacing of the games, this might be for the best...
* WorldHealingWave: Spyro unleashed one at the end of ''Dawn of the Dragon'' to stop the world from breaking apart [[spoiler: and thankfully, he and Cynder survived it]].
* WorldWreckingWave: If the Destroyer completes it's march around the planet, one of these is unleashed.
* YouCanNotFightFate: Played straight in ''Eternal Night'' when Spyro is told by the Chronicler that there's nothing he can do to stop the Night Of Eternal Darkness and Malefor from being freed. Given that said event is a celestial alignment, Sypro can't stop it. Subverted in ''Dawn of the Dragon'', though the only opinion we have on the world's destruction being fated to happen is from the one trying to destroy it.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: In ''Dawn of the Dragon'', Malefor does this to the apes by rewarding them with a FateWorseThanDeath for freeing him from his prison. Since he quickly replaced him with the Grublins, it's rather clear his intention was to do this from the get go.
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{{Activision}}'s ContinuityReboot trilogy of video games based on the ''SpyroTheDragon'' franchise. In comparison to the lighthearted tone of classic ''Spyro'', the ''Legend'' Trilogy had a much darker atmosphere, including the major changes to characters, story, and gameplay.
Whereas the original games usually opted for an ExcusePlot, these games had a complex story spanned over three games. Basically, Spyro is a legendary Purple Dragon, a rare breed that can master the Elemental Powers of every other breed of Dragon. This would be useful in fighting off the Dark Master, a powerful enemy trying to destroy the world, except that the temple Spyro was born in was attacked, forcing Ignitus, guardian of the eggs, to send Spyro's egg down a river. There it was found by a family of dragonflies, who raised Spyro to believe he was a dragonfly, too. A big, purple, dragonfly.
Of course, eventually Spyro realizes that he's not really an insect and sets off with his foster brother, Sparx, to find out who he is. That's when he meets Ignitus, and the story kicks in:
* The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning (2006) (developed by Krome Studios)
** Purple dragons are rare and have immense power, so it's no wonder that, when a purple dragon egg is laid, every evil man and his EvilMatriarch wants to get their hands on it. A army belonging to an unseen villain called the Dark Master storm the dragon hatchery, breaking all the eggs—but wise Ignitus manages to save the little purple egg and set it downriver, where a family of dragonflies adopts it. Many years later, little Spyro begins to realize that he's not quite what he thought he was when he figures out he can breathe fire, and he and Sparx set out on a quest to stop the evil Cynder! Late in the game it's revealed Cynder was the only other surviving the dragon eggs, who was taken by the Dark Master's army as part of his plan to release him.
* The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night (2007) (developed by Krome Studios)
** After defeating Cynder, she turns back to her true form—a tiny child dragon no older than Spyro. But she has seen the darkness, and is compelled by a shadowy force named Gaul to try and release the Dark Master from the Well of Souls. He wants to cloak the world in an endless night. Spyro, lead by visions of a strange dragon master, tries to pursue her and stop her from making a horrible mistake. But in the process, Spyro may just be touched by the darkness himself...
* The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (2008) (developed by Etranges Libellules[[hottip:* :"Strange Dragonflies" in French.]])
** Three years after The Eternal Night, Spyro and Cynder wake up from being Dragon Popsicles only to be unceremonious chained together at the neck. Luckily, Hunter the cheetah tracks them down and helps them escape. While they were asleep, the evil master Malefor rose again, and the world is in turmoil. Now, Spyro and Cynder must work as a team to help stop Malefor. But what's this? Both Spyro and Malefor are purple dragons? Maybe they're NotSoDifferent after all...
A movie was planned for this series but was cancelled.
This series has also caused a bit of a [[BrokenBase gap]] in the ''Spyro'' fanbase, and the next ''Spyro'' game coming out, ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}: Spyro's Adventure'', seems to be following this trend of fan controversy.
!!This trilogy contains exaples of:
* AllStarCast: Is there ever! Even when the series [[TheOtherDarrin Darrins]] a couple times, they still managed to pull people like GaryOldman, ElijahWood, and ChristinaRicci, along with several prolific cartoon voice actors.
* AllYourPowersCombined: Spyro does this with his ElementalPowers at the end of [=TLoS: A New Beginning=]
* AlternateUniverse or AlternateContinuity
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler: Just as Spyro is about to unleash his Fury Wave to stop the destruction of the world, which may end up as a HeroicSacrifice, Cynder, who refuses to leave Spyro's side whispers to him "I love you"]].
* ApocalypseHow: The Destroyer causes either a Class 4 or Class 5. It's kind of hard to tell if all life gets wiped out and the remaining life survives or if it's complete extinction and life returns somehow. [[spoiler:However, it could also be a Class X, as the world breaks appart in the process but somehow gets restored afterwards.]]
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: According to Ignitus, this is standard for dragons. [[spoiler: He does it himself when he becomes the new Chronicler.]]
* AwardBaitSong: "Guide You Home," from ''Dawn of the Dragon'', and "This Broken Soul", from ''The Eternal Night''.
* BeamOWar: The final battle features one as the deciding move, [[spoiler: Malefor tries to kill Spyro and Cynder with his Convexity Breath, only for them to counter with their respective Fury Breaths. After a beam struggle, the heroes finally overpower him.]]
* BeamSpam: Fury-mode breath in ''Dawn of the Dragon.'' Watch enemies explode into pretty showers of crystals on contact!
* [[BeatTheCurseOutOfHim Beat The Curse Out Of Her]]: Spyro blasts Dark Cynder so hard that it frees her from Malefor's power.
* BigBad: The Dark Master, Malefor. His {{Dragon}}s also serve as the villains of the first two games, Cynder in the first and Gaul in the second. Skabb is also the main villain of the SkyPirates arc of the second game.
* BigNo
* BreatherEpisode: The SkyPirates arc of ''The Eternal Night'' is rather lighthearted and comical compared to the rest of that game.
* CelebrityVoiceActor: Spyro's voiced by ''Elijah Wood''. (However, Wood ''is'' admittedly a [[OneOfUs big nerd...]]) Oh, and Sparx is David Spade in the first (He is replaced by BillyWest. Then Wayne Brady.), Ignitus is GaryOldman, Cynder is ChristinaRicci, and MarkHamill is Malefor (though his voice is heavily distorted, and he's been voice acting for a very long time).
** Lampshaded by Sparx near the beggining of the third game.
--> '''Sparx''': Hey, Spyro, man, you're alive.
--> '''Spyro''': Sparx! It's good to see you too! You okay?
--> '''Sparx''': Huh, you know, little stiff, [[TheOtherDarrin voice keeps changing]], but I'm good.
* ChainedHeat: Dawn of the Dragon has this as a mechanic--Spyro and Cynder can't go too far from one another. They can use the chain to their advantage, though.
* ChessMaster: Malefor, big time. Until the end, pretty much everything goes according to his plan.
* ColossusClimb: The Golem boss battle involves wounding it's arm enough to jump on and climb up to it's head and smash it's brain. Answering the question of why they don't just fly up to do it, the Guardians tried that and failed horribly.
** The Destroyer is also fought in this manner and plays it much straighter, as the dang thing is bigger than a mountain.
* ContinuityReboot
* ConservationOfCompetence: In all three games, the BigBad is much smarter and more cunning than their minions. Dark Cynder and Gaul are both ''far'' more competent than the Apes and Malefor is a skillful {{Chessmaster}} leading an army of magically created monsters with no real competence.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to Spyro games that have come before. The first game of this trilogy begins with the Dragon Realms already in the middle of a long war, where Spyro and Cynder's entire generation were slaughtered ''as eggs''. [[spoiler: Ignitus '''''burns to death'''''! Yes, he died off screen, but still]]. Malefor alone is much darker than most of the Classic villains and is an OmnicidalManiac trying to destroy the world.
** CerberusSyndrome: While DarkerAndEdgier, the first is still pretty lighthearted with humor coming from Spyarx and the quirky Dragon Elders. The second game, apart from the BreatherEpisode with the SkyPirates, is much darker and bleaker, with the threat of Malefor the Dark Master's escape, his frightening origin story, and the inevitability of the Night of Eternal Darkness. The final game, with Malefor free and proving to be every bit of the monster the previous two games spent building him up as and his NearVillainVictory.
* DarkActionGirl: Cynder
** In the first game. She becomes a normal ActionGirl in the third.
* DarkestHour: The end of ''Dawn of the Dragon''. [[spoiler:Ignitus is killed in a HeroicSacrifice]], the Destroyer is marching around the globe and nothing can stop it, and [[spoiler:Cynder is under Malefor's control]]. A HopeSpot comes when [[spoiler:the PowerOfLove frees Cynder]], giving them a fighting chance, but it's crushed when [[spoiler:the Destroyer finishes it's journey and begins the end of the world. It eventually gets better and Spyro manages to perform a WorldHealingWave and fixes the world, but it was certainly a dark moment.]]
* DarkIsNotEvil: Cynder, once she gets over the evil. In ''Dawn of the Dragon,'' she has an array of special powers due to her having been "touched by darkness."
* DeadpanSnarker: Sparx. Cynder even manages to pick up some snarky lines at some points.
* DespairEventHorizon: When Spyro confronts Malefor in ''Dawn of the Dragon'', and [[spoiler: Malefor turns Cynder against him.]]
--> '''Cynder''': [[spoiler: Fight back! ...Why won't you fight back?!]]
--> '''Spyro''': [[spoiler: ...Because you've left me nothing to fight for....]]
* TheDragon: Cynder and Gaul to Malefor originally. In the third game, the {{Golem}} takes over this role.
* [[HumanPopsicle Dragon Popsicle]]: To avoid a huge cataclysm, Spyro shields himself, Cynder, and Sparx in a crystal. They wake up 3 years later.
* DemotedToExtra: Volteer and Cyril in ''Dawn of the Dragon''. Both were chatterboxes in the first two games, but in DOTD they each get a single line.
** A DeletedScene originally was intended for them to have their normal chatterbox statis, but [[CaptainObvious it was cut]].
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Spyro and Cynder managed to [[spoiler: kill the Destroyer, an ancient mythological monster that exists to destroy the world, by destroying every dark crystal in its body, including its heart. Sure, Malefor brought it back to life, but if he hadn't been involved, then it would've been dead. And not like it ''worsened'' the situation in any way.]] And it's not even the FinalBoss.
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: Well, it's kind of a Disney AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence. Spyro and Cynder seem to have a HeroicSacrifice to save the world, but [[TheStinger after the credits]], the Chronicler informs Ignitus that he can't find any information on Spyro dying... and then we see him and Cynder, joyfully flying around Avalar.]]
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler: Skabb, after losing to Spyro, staggers backwards off the side of his ship, falling to his death.]]
* DiskOneFinalBoss: Skabb in the second game.
* DraggedOffToHell: [[spoiler:Malefor's demise is a bit vague, but it certainly has this feel to it.]]
* EarthShatteringKaboom: ''Dawn of the Dragon'' has the Destroyer walking in a massive circle to destroy the planet. [[spoiler:It succeeds. Sort of.]] Interestingly, Malefor boasted all it would do is cover the planet in flames.
* [[EarnYourHappyEnding Earn Their Happy Ending]]: Big time. Spyro and Cynder spend the entire story fighting just to stay alive [[spoiler: come close to dying at the end of each game, both turned evil on at least one occasion, risked their lives many times, and finally literally stop the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt end of the world]] from happening.]] Just try telling them they didn't earn peace and happiness after that.
* EldritchAbomination: The Destroyer qualifies. It's an ancient mythological monster that has existed since the beginning of time and exists for only one reason; to destroy the world in a cascade of fire and ash. It's also the size of a mountain and nearly unstoppable.
* EmbarrassingOldPhoto: Occurs with Sparx in ''The Eternal Night'' when the Chronicler shows a picture of Spyro and Sparx shortly after they were born.
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Cynder's second poison move is a [[{{Metroid}} screw attack]].
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: The one thing that [[ChessMaster Malefor]] couldn't plan for was [[spoiler:the PowerOfLove]].
* EvilTowerOfOminousness: Dark Cynder's lair in the first game.
* EvilVsEvil: In Dante's Freezer, the Apes and Ghouls are fighting one another as well as Spyro.
* FateWorseThanDeath: Malefor does this to the Apes after they [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness outlive their usefulness.]] He turns them into undead creatures, forever doomed to remain in the shadows with a hunger for the energy of others that can never be filled. Even Spyro and Cynder, who the Apes had been trying to kill for two games, are horrified at this.
** Depending on how you view his final scene, [[spoiler:Malefor's defeat may also count.]]
* FloatingContinent: ''Dawn of the Dragon'' has a level of this sort as well. However, the danger of falling to one's death is non-existent, as Spyro and Cynder can actually fly this time around.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar
--> '''Sparx''': You with me? Let's blow this dam thing up!
* GenreShift: While the original trilogy and the games between that and this trilogy were more of GottaCollectThemAll {{Platform Game}}s, this trilogy is more of and ActionAdventure BeatEmUp.
* GoodColorsEvilColors: ''Sort'' of in ''A New Beginning''. Cynder is the only black dragon in the game, so naturally, she's the villain, right? Well, sort of. She was actually TheDragon (no pun intended), controlled by the REAL BigBad and only happens to be a black colored dragon. At the end of the game, she becomes an ally and more of an example of DarkIsNotEvil for the rest of the series.
* GladiatorGames: Spyro is forced to fight in these in the second game.
* {{Golem}}: Giant lava monsters sleeping under the earth. Only one is actually seen, serving as Malefor's {{Dragon}} in the third game. The Destroyer appears to be a supersized one as well.
* GrandFinale: ''Dawn of the Dragon''.
* HappilyAdopted: Spyro doesn't mind being adopted by dragonflies, though his parents fade from the picture rather after the intro of ''A New Beginning.'' Then again, there really wasn't much time to visit mom and dad between searching for Cynder, getting kidnapped by pirates, and fighting a war.
* HeroicSacrifice:
** [[spoiler:Ignitus.]]
** Also subverted. [[spoiler: It seems like Spyro and Cynder make one in the end, even they seem aware this may be their end, but they ultimately are revealed to be alive.]]
* ImmuneToFate: Purple Dragons are this, it's stated that they're able to guide the fate of the era into which they were born. This is shown by Spyro's habit of [[ScrewDestiny screwing destiny]] every time he hears a prediction he doesn't like.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: At the start of the third game, Hunter manages to hit a {{Golem}} in the eye from quite a distance away.
* InfinityPlusOneElement: Going into Fury mode in ''Dawn of the Dragon'' lets you use a special, "Fury-type" elemental breath. ''Very'' effective on Elite Enemies.
* InfinityPlusOneSword: Related to the above--equipping all the pieces of "Fury armor" to either Spyro or Cynder in ''Dawn of the Dragon'' lets them use the Fury-element breath ''at any time.'' Most things die quickly. Unfortunately, so does your ManaMeter.
* KnightOfCerebus: Dark Cynder in the first game, as the Apes were at least comical to some degree, but she's completely serious. In the second game, it's Gaul, who comes after the somewhat comical SkyPirates StoryArc and like Dark Cynder has no real comedy to him, and the Apes are a lot less comedic as well. While ''Dawn of the Dragon'' was consistently dark throughout, it was largely due to [[UltimateEvil Malefor]] being unleashed. As the overall BigBad, Malefor could be considered this for the ''SpyroTheDragon'' series, as he's by far more serious and deadly than previous villains.
* LipLock: ''Dawn of the Dragon'' somewhat suffers. It was made by a French studio (Etranges Libellules), so the English dub sometimes makes conversations seem kind of rushed.
* MakeMeWannaShout: Cynder's "Fear" element in ''Dawn of the Dragon'' lets her use superpowered screeches.
* ManiacMonkeys: Most of the enemies are this, and usually twice your size.
* MomentKiller: Spyro in ''Dawn of the Dragon'', though most likely unintentionally.
-->(On the way to the Floating Islands)
-->'''Cynder:''' It's beautiful up here.
-->'''Spyro:''' The tower... That must lead to Malefor's lair.
-->'''Cynder:''' Way to kill the moment.
* MosesInTheBullrushes: Ignitus sending Spyro's egg down the river in an attempt to save him.
* MythologyGag: Sparx munching on butterflies in ''The Eternal Night''. In ''A New Beginning'' there's also races of fawns and moles, possibly a ShoutOut to Elora and the Professor from the original trilogy.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The Dark Master. Though Malefor counts as well, since his name might be a combination of the Latin word for evil and the Greek for "I carry" meaning his name could be translated as "carrier of evil" or "source of evil."
* NearVillainVictory: Malefor comes ''very'' close to winning. At the climax of ''Dawn of the Dragon'', he's unleashed the Destroyer and the only hope of stopping it is defeating Malefor before it completes the Ring Of Fire. [[spoiler:Spyro and Cynder ''fail'' to stop him in time and it finishes. Malefor's boss battle with the heroes after that point pretty much amounts to stopping him once and for all. The only thing that stops him from winning is Spyro performing a WorldHealingWave and undoing the Destroyer's power.]]
* NeverTrustATrailer: ''A New Beginning'' was originally advertised as a {{prequel}} to the original ''Spyro the Dragon''.
* NotSoDifferent: Sort of. In the final confrontation in ''Dawn of the Dragon'' Malefor claims that purple dragons were meant to constantly destroy and rebirth the world, and that [[YouCantFightFate Spyro has carried that torch that Malefor himself held in this regard.]] [[spoiler:Ironically, Spyro ends up repairing the planet.]]
*** Spyro also considers the possibility of this trope, but Ingitus assures him otherwise.
** In ANB, Ignitus reveals that Cynder is not so different from Spyro either, being her egg came from the same place as Spyro's.
*** To specify, they were born on the same Year of the Dragon and where part of that year's group.
* TheObiWan: Ignitus, very much so. Although his personality is more like that of [[VideoGame/StarFox Peppy Hare]].
* ObliviousAdoption: Spyro was raised by dragonflies, and more or less believed he ''was'' a dragonfly until the whole "breathing fire" thing set in.
* OminousFloatingCastle: Malefor takes over the Dragon Temple and turns it into one of these in the three years between ''Eternal Night'' and ''Dawn of the Dragon''. For added omniousness, there's a massive volcano erupting underneath it that the Destroyer emerges from. [[spoiler:It gets destroyed when the Destroyer completes it's path around the world, triggering the volcano to erupt.]]
* OminousLatinChanting: Dark Cynder, Gaul, the Destroyer, and Malefor's themes all have it.
* OutsideContextVillain: Dark Cynder served as this for the Dragons during the war. They were winning in their long battle with the Apes, then she showed up and singlehandedly turned the tide of the war. Not only was she just that powerful, it's easy to guess they had no one of guessing a Dragon would show up leading the Apes.
* PirateParrot: Two parrots from ''The Eternal Night''.
* PrepareToDie: Said by Malefor in ''Dawn of the Dragon''.
* PressXToNotDie: ''Dawn of the Dragon'' picked up quite a few quicktime events.
* ThePowerOfLove: Plays a rather large role at the end of ''Dawn Of The Dragon''. [[spoiler: Cynder manages to break Spyro out of his [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Dark Spyro form]] with it following Ignitus' death. He then returns the favor by freeing her from Malefor's control with his own love for her.]]
* PunnyName: In the first game, the Manweersmals. Say it out loud--slowly--if you don't get it. (For the record, they're about the same size as Spyro, though given he's a 12 year old dragon, he's small anyway.)
** Upon meeting one, Spyro even says, "Man, they are small."
*** And, Mount Boyzitbig. At the very beginning of the level, Spyro says, "Boy, it's big."
* RealIsBrown: The PS3/Xbox360 versions of ''Dawn of the Dragon'' have heavily abused the 'bloom' effect, as noted in [[http://gangles.ca/2008/07/18/bloom-disasters/ this article]].
* RecurringRiff: Parts of the melody of "Guide You Home" (from the credits of ''Dawn of the Dragon'') can be heard in the background music throughout the game.
* ShipLevel: The SkyPirates part of ''The Eternal Night''.
* ShooOutTheClowns: Just before the final battle with Malefor, Spyro tells Sparx he can't come with him and [[GreaterNeedThanMine instead asks him to lead everyone to safety underground.]]
** Justified, as he'd not have been able to survive the intense heat in the Belt of Fire.
* ShoutOut: The siege of Warfang is basically one giant ShoutOut to the siege of Minas Tirith in ''ReturnOfTheKing''.
* SiegeEngines: Used during the battle at Warfang: Malefor's forces use siege towers and a BatteringRam, while the moles defend the city with a catapult.
* SmashingSurvival: Done a couple times in ''Dawn of the Dragon''.
* SpiritAdvisor: [[spoiler:Ignitus in the ending of ''Dawn of the Dragon''. How ironic.]]
** Before that, the Chronicler served that role.
* TheStinger: [[spoiler: After the credits upon beating the game, we get to see Ignitus become the new Chronicler... and that Spyro and Cynder have survived [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat putting the fractured world back together]], and are joyfully flying around in celebration.]]
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Spyro gets one and obliterates Gaul with it. It turns up again when Spyro gets upset over [[spoiler:Ignitus' death.]]
* TakenForGranite: Dark Spyro's fury attack does this to Gaul and immediately shatters the boss afterwards.
* TouchedByVorlons: Cynder was touched by darkness, leaving her with a bevy of DarkIsNotEvil powers.
* TriumphantReprise: Notice "Guide You Home" sounds a bit familar? Anything like, say... the music in the Enchanted Forest? And the Valley of Avalar?
* TwoPartTrilogy: ''The Eternal Night'' left many issues unanswered to be dealt with in ''Dawn of The Dragon''.
* UltimateEvil: Malefor. In the first two, he's not seen apart from murals depicting his past (and isn't even referred to by name) but treated with fear and dread by the Dragons and described as an evil so terrible, his sheer malice created a mountain. He's finally seen at the very end of ''Dawn of the Dragon'', and actually manages to be everything he was built up as.
* VillainousBreakdown: Malefor has one in ''Dawn Of The Dragon'' when [[spoiler:Cynder breaks free of his control thanks to the PowerOfLove]]. He reacts by getting enraged for the first and only time in the entire series and instantly cutting straight to the FinalBattle.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Just ''look'' at the art galleries in ''Dawn of the Dragon''. The scenery gallery shows ''far'' bigger and detailed levels, and several dozen scrapped ones.
** There also could've been a movie series based off the trilogy, but it was canceled due to Activision's decision to go with Skylander. Oh, well. Perhaps it was for the best, considering most VideoGameMoviesSuck.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Sparx's parents, Flash and Nina, get a few lines at the start of ''A New Beginning'' and are never mentioned again. Seems odd with Sparx's habits of [[ManChild missing his mommy]]. Though given the pacing of the games, this might be for the best...
* WorldHealingWave: Spyro unleashed one at the end of ''Dawn of the Dragon'' to stop the world from breaking apart [[spoiler: and thankfully, he and Cynder survived it]].
* WorldWreckingWave: If the Destroyer completes it's march around the planet, one of these is unleashed.
* YouCanNotFightFate: Played straight in ''Eternal Night'' when Spyro is told by the Chronicler that there's nothing he can do to stop the Night Of Eternal Darkness and Malefor from being freed. Given that said event is a celestial alignment, Sypro can't stop it. Subverted in ''Dawn of the Dragon'', though the only opinion we have on the world's destruction being fated to happen is from the one trying to destroy it.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: In ''Dawn of the Dragon'', Malefor does this to the apes by rewarding them with a FateWorseThanDeath for freeing him from his prison. Since he quickly replaced him with the Grublins, it's rather clear his intention was to do this from the get go.
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