Characters of Spyro the Dragon

This is a list of characters from the Spyro the Dragon video game. Spyro is a series of platform video games and action video games published by Activision. The series has been rebooted several times with the original series being published from 1998 to 2005, the Legend series published between 2006 and 2008, and currently the Skylanders series being published from 2011 and onwards.

Main characters

Spyro the Dragon

Main article: Spyro the Dragon (character)

Spyro the Dragon (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui in 1998, Tom Kenny in 1999-2002, Jess Harnell in 2004-2005, Elijah Wood in 2006-2008, Josh Keaton in 2011) is an eager, purple dragon and the protagonist of the series.

Sparx

Sparx (voiced by André Sogliuzzo in 1998-2004, David Spade in 2006, Billy West in 2007, Wayne Brady in 2008) is a dragonfly and Spyro's constant companion. He helps protect Spyro from damage, helps collect gems, and gives out helpful information throughout the game. 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. In the Legend of Spyro games, Sparx is Spyro's foster brother. With Spyro having a separate health bar, Sparx serves primarily as a traveling companion. In this continuity, Sparx's role has been reduced to serving as the series' comic relief, often giving out humorous dialogue and sarcastic remarks.

Original series

Supporting characters

Hunter the Cheetah

Hunter (voiced by Gregg Berger in "Ripto's Rage!," "Year of the Dragon," "Enter the Dragonfly," Jess Harnell in "A Hero's Tail") is a cheetah who first appeared in Ripto's Rage! to help train (and sometimes challenge) Spyro with various tasks. While he's a loyal friend and marginally knowledgeable with basic tasks, he seems to have trouble grasping the severity of Spyro's mission and can be relatively naive and gullible, leading him to being captured or tricked easily. Hunter developed a crush on Bianca in Year of the Dragon, and in the same game, had 4 playable minigames of his own, one in each the speedway level, He was a fully playable character in two levels of A Hero's Tail. Like his name implies, he is a very skilled bow and arrow hunter, and is strong and agile. He often prides himself in him applying his species' speed to everything he does, and expresses minor jealousy or pride when Spyro beats him at something, respectfully.

Moneybags the Bear

Moneybags (voiced by Milt Jamin in 1999, Neil Ross in 2000) is a bear who is obsessed with money. Moneybags first appeared in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! and also appeared in "Spyro: Year Of The Dragon" and Enter the Dragonfly, where he impeded Spyro's progress, opened up new passages, released unlockable characters, or granted new abilities for Spyro for "a small fee". 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. When it comes "Shadow Legacy," Moneybags is shown to have a wife and four sons who live with him in the Bear Forest. In "Attack of the Rhynocs," Moneybags was seen with his nephew Minibags.

Elora the Faun

Elora (voiced by Melissa Disney in "Ripto's Rage," Carolyn Lawrence in "Year of the Dragon") is a faun who helps Spyro throughout Avalar. She is often found in the home worlds and sometimes directs you to the nearest portal where you haven't obtained the talisman. She often gives you tips to help you throughout the game. She is also implied to be Spyro's love interest, which is most evident in the Epilogue of Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! when she is about to go on a romantic ride with Spyro along with the caption that is saying "Spyro missed his chance with Elora."

Bianca the Rabbit

Bianca (voiced by Pamela Hayden) is 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. Bianca appears to have strong feelings for Hunter which can be seen at the end of Year of the Dragon when they kiss on top of the castle in the Evening Lake home.

Sgt. James Byrd

Sgt. James Byrd (voiced by Tom Kenny in "Year of the Dragon," Jess Harnell in "A Hero's Tail") is an anthropomorphic penguin introduced as a brief playable character in Year of the Dragon. Sgt. Byrd is a soldier penguin 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. He also appeared in Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy.

Agent 9

Agent 9 (voiced by Richard Tatum) is a space monkey introduced as a brief playable character in Year of the Dragon, who was trapped by the Sorceress. He has a laser and can eliminate rhynocs with ease.

Sheila the Kangaroo

Sheila (voiced by Edita Brychta) is a kangaroo introduced as a brief playable character in Year of the Dragon, who was trapped by the Sorceress. She can double jump, kick her opponents and stomp them easily.

Bentley the Yeti

Bentley (voiced by Neil Ross in "Year of the Dragon," Fred Tatasciore in "A Hero's Tail") is a horned yeti introduced as a brief playable character in Year of the Dragon, who was trapped by the Sorceress. He holds an icy bat which he uses to hit his opponents and crush them with, he also uses it to clear ways and solve puzzles. Bentley is also the older brother of Bartholomew.

Blink the Mole

Blink (voiced by Tara Strong) is a mole that was rescued by Spyro in Spyro: A Hero's Tail, and is a brief playable character. He is the nephew of The Professor, and an expert climber and burrower, using an arm-mounted laser and explosive charges.

Ember the Dragon

Ember (voiced by Tara Strong) is a pink dragon who has a tremendous crush on Spyro. In Spyro: A Hero's Tail, she gives advice to Spyro to see an Elder to learn how to smash a Dark Gem. She later dumps Spyro for Bandit the armadillo in Spyro: Shadow Legacy.

The Professor

The Professor (voiced by Tom Kenny in 1999, Marcelo Tubert in 2000-2004, Michael Gough in 2004) is an anthropomorphic mole who first appeared in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage, He brought Ripto and Spyro to Avalar and he assists Spyro by creating various devices and gadgets. He also made an appearance in "Spyro: Year Of The Dragon", helping Agent 9 in his level. It appears that he entered Agent 9's labs after he tried to use his portal to get to the dragon realms, but the coordinates were out of date, sending him to the "forgotton worlds" instead, and hence, finding Agent 9 Labs.

Bandit the Armadillo

Bandit is an armadillo that appears in Spyro: Shadow Legacy. He wears a cowboy attire and speaks in a western accent. Spyro saved Bandit and his fellow Armadillos from the effects of the Shadow Realm. Spyro helps Bandit give the dragons a peace offering since the armadillos are new to the Dragon Realms. Ember is currently dating Bandit.

Zoe

Zoe (voiced by Mary Linda Phillips in 1999, Carolyn Lawrence in 2000, Tara Strong in 2004) is an Autumn Fairy. She first appeared in "Ripto's Rage" where she offers advice to Spyro and serves as a checkpoint throughout each of the Realms that he visits. She was captured by Ripto, but was saved by Spyro before she can be fed to Gulp. In "Year of the Dragon," Zoe tells the Dragon Elders that the dragon eggs were stolen by the Sorceress. In "A Hero's Tail," Zoe tells Spyro that her zaps would "kill a million brain cells." In "Shadow Legacy," Zoe and the other fairy were affected by the Shadow Ream.

Flame the Dragon

Flame (voiced by Tara Strong) is a red dragon who looks very much alike with Spyro (save for having smaller horns, a larger crest, and a long rounded muzzle).

The Dragon Elders

The Dragon Elders are a group consisting of the oldest and wisest of the dragon families who appear in "Spyro: A Hero's Tail" and "Spyro: Shadow Legacy." The Dragon Elders are:

• Tomas (voiced by Jess Harnell) - A blue dragon who appears to be the Chief Elder of the group.
• Astor (voiced by Jess Harnell) - A green dragon.
• Cho-Lei - A female dragon that was introduced in "Spyro: Shadow Legacy."
• Magnus (voiced by Jess Harnell) - A pink dragon
• Ragnar - A yellow dragon that was introduced in "Spyro: Shadow Legacy." He hates to be called by his real name and prefers to just be called Sensei. He is the master of the Dragon Kata and taught Spyro how to use it when it came to the threat of the Shadow Realm.
• Titan (voiced by Jess Harnell) - A yellow dragon.

Antagonists

Gnasty Gnorc

Gnasty Gnorc (voiced by Michael Gough in 1998 and 2004, shared by David Markham in 2004) is the main antagonist in Spyro the Dragon where he imprisoned all dragons (except for Spyro) in crystal and stole the dragons's treasure and used magic to turn them into monsters. Spyro fought against his fellow Gnorcs (a race of gnome/orc hybrids), eventually reaching Gnasty Gnorc's home world called the Gnorc Gnexus where he confronted and defeated him. Gnasty Gnorc later appeared as in A Hero's Tail as a level boss and one of Red's minions himself.

Ripto

Ripto (voiced by Gregg Berger) is the title villain of Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!. Ripto is a diminutive but powerful Rhynocorus Riptosaurus 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, a dinosaur caveman, and Gulp, a four-legged dinosaur, and eventually confronted Ripto himself, winning the battle using the assistance of "Power orbs" created by The Professor.

Ripto as he appears in Enter the Dragonfly.

Despite his sound defeat at the end of Ripto's Rage!, Ripto became a recurring villain in the Spyro series, appearing as the main antagonist again in Enter the Dragonfly where he captures all the young dragonflies and scatters them across the world. He also appeared in Season of Flame, Attack of the Rhynocs, and even the crossover title Spyro Orange and Crash Purple. Ripto was seen at the end of "Spyro: Year of the Dragon" where he meets Gnasty Gnorc where they hold a summit to discuss their "Spyro problem." These recurrences made him the most common villain in the franchise, as well as making him the known nemesis of Spyro until A New Beginning introduced Malefor.

The Sorcerer

The Sorcerer is the primary antagonist of Spyro: Shadow Legacy. He is 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. She employed the Rhynocs (a race of humanoid rhinoceros-like creatures) to serve her even when she transformed some of them into monsters to fight Spyro. 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 Sorceress (voiced by Flo Di Re) is the primary antagonist in Year of the Dragon. She is an anthropomorphic dinopotamus (a dinosaur/hippopotamus hybrid) 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 twice.

Grendor

Grendor is the main antagonist in "Spyro: Season of Ice". He was originally a Rhynoc working for the Sorceress in "Year of the Dragon." He captured fairies in ice in order to reverse a spell that caused him to have two heads. The spell on Grendor is reversed by Zoe.

Red

Red (voiced by Jess Harnell) is the main antagonist of Spyro: A Hero's Tail. He is a large red dragon, who used magical Dark Gems to corrupt the Dragon Worlds. He was a Dragon Elder, but became power-crazed and was banished by the Dragon Elders for attempting to overthrow their leader. In his shameful exile, he set up home in an active volcano, where he discovered huge deposits of corrupting Dark Gems, which could drain the life force of healthy plants and animals, and make the world a very evil place, in which Red decided would be the perfect place for him to rule unquestioned. With his new found power, he allied with Gnasty Gnorc and Ineptune (Evil Queen of the Ocean), and then attempted to take over the world again, this time using Gnasty's army of Gnorcs.

Red is of an immence height, and has blood-red scales, and boasts jagged purple spines and horns on his head and down his back, which symbolise the corruption the Dark Gems have brought upon him. He like other Dragon Elders carries a magical staff, but instead of a Light Gem as its source of power, Red's has a Dark Gem, with which he commands all of the other's to do his bidding. He appears to be in full control of the Gnorc army as well, as when Gnasty is defeated by Spyro, they still mindlessly serve him - and even let themselves be turned into robots in Red's Laboratory; with the forced work of the captured Professor; under Red's volcanic lair. The Professor accidentally transformed Red into a robot version of himself called Mecha Red. Red was finally defeated by Spyro. He regressed back to normal upon his defeat and the Professor shrunk him down to the size of a mouse, and claimed that the now tiny, un-dangerous; (but no less evil) Red; would be useful in his own lab, claiming him to be of a more manageable size.

In "Spyro: Shadow Legacy," Spyro found Red in the Forgotten Worlds where he has taken Bianca captive. After Spyro defeats Red, it was apparent that Red had been a pawn to the Sorcerer's plans to destroy the Dragon Realms all along. Following the Sorcerer's defeat, Red was welcomed back into the Dragon Realms and now lives at the Dragon Dojo where he teaches young dragons how to fight in preparation for when the Sorcerer returns.

Legend series

Guardians

Ignitus

Ignitus as he appears in Dawn of the Dragon

Ignitus (voiced by Gary Oldman) is an red dragon who was the Fire Guardian who along with the other Guardians was assigned to protect the eggs during the Year of the Dragon. When Gaul led an attack on the Dragon Temple, Ignitus rescued Spyro's egg and hid it in the nearby swamp where it would later be found by a family of dragonflies. He and the other Guardians later fought against Malefor's forces until the other Guardians were captured by Cynder in which case Ignitus escaped the battlefield and hid in the same swamp where he had hidden Spyro's egg years earlier.

Sometime later, he met the purple dragon who was now grown up and showed Spyro the Dragon Temple that was now in ruins after Gaul's attack years earlier. Ignitus assigned Spyro to free the other Guardians who had been captured by Cynder and were being used to power crystals which would free Malefor. After freeing the final Guardian Terrador, Cynder attempted to pursue Spyro but was stopped by Ignitus who tried to fight off the black dragon. Cynder defeated Ignitus and brought him to her lair where she used him to fuel the final crystal used to free her master. Spyro arrived and rescued Ignitus but Cynder had already made off with the crystal so Ignitus sent Spyro to pursue her and stop her from freeing Malefor. After Spyro defeated Cynder, Ignitus and the other Guardians welcomed Spyro and Cynder (who was freed from Malefor's influence) back to the temple.

In the second game, Ignitus helped defend the temple a second time when it was invaded by Gaul once again. He later sent Spyro to search for The Chronicler who had appeared in the young dragon's dreams while he stayed behind to search for Cynder who had disappeared.

Sometime later, he and the other Guardians moved into Warfang after they lost the temple to Malefor's forces. When Spyro arrived in the city three years later, Ignitus and the other Guardians helped Spyro and Cynder fight of Golem, who had arrived to destroy the city. After defeating the Golem, Malefor awakened The Destroyer and Ignitus took Spyro and Cynder to the edge of the Belt of Fire to get them through to stop Malefor. However about halfway through, the dark power of the Belt of Fire was overwhelming Ignitus, and he used his last bit of energy to get Spyro and Cynder to the other side, sacrificing himself in the process. After Malefor's defeat, The Chronicler summoned Ignitus' spirit, choosing him to become the next Chronicler of the new age that was beginning. The Chronicler then passed on and Ignitus became the new Chronicler, turning light blue in the process.

Volteer

Volteer (voiced by Corey Burton) is a yellow dragon who was the Guardian of Electricity and helped his fellow Guardians guard the Dragon Temple during the Year of the Dragon and it was he who warned the other Guardians that Gaul's forces were closing in on the temple to destroy the eggs. He later fought with the other Guardians against Gaul's forces for many years until he was captured by Cynder and taken to Dante's Freezer where he was imprisoned in the Ice King's lair where Cynder used him to power a crystal used to free Malefor.

Sometime later, Spyro defeated the Ice King and rescued him and he later trained Spyro back at the Dragon Temple on how to master his electricity breath.

After Spyro's battle with Cynder, the Dragon Temple was once again invaded by Gaul's forces and Volteer helped to fight them off. After the battle, he and Cyril, the Ice Guardian, were sent to the mainland to worn the inhabitants that the Night of Eternal Darkness was approaching.

He and the other Guardians later moved into Warfang after they lost the Dragon Temple and he helped Spyro fight of Golem when it invaded the city. He and the others later hid underground while Spyro went to go confront Malefor and he was last seen before the credits gazing apon the newly assembled world.

Cyril

Cyril (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a blue dragon who was the Ice Guardian and was responsible for guarding the Dragon Temple during the Year of the Dragon along with his fellow Guardians. He later fought with the other Guardians against Gaul's forces for many years until he was captured by Cynder and taken to Tall Plains where Cynder used him to power a crystal used to free Malefor.

Sometime later, Spyro rescued him and he later trained Spyro back at the Dragon Temple on how to master his ice breath.

After Spyro's battle with Cynder, the Dragon Temple was once again invaded by Gaul's forces and Cyril helped to fight them off. After the battle he and Volteer were sent to the mainland to worn the inhabitants that the Night of Eternal Darkness was approaching.

He and the other Guardians later moved into Warfang after they lost the Dragon Temple to Malefor and he helped Spyro fight of Golem when it invaded the city. He and the others later hid underground while Spyro went to go confront Malefor and he was last seen before the credits gazing apon the newly assembled world.

Terrador

Terrador (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) is a dragon who was the Guardian of Earth and was responsible for guarding the Dragon Temple during the Year of the Dragon along with his fellow Guardians. He later fought with the other Guardians against Gaul's forces for many years until he was captured by Cynder and taken to Munitions Forge where Cynder used him to power a crystal used to free Malefor.

Sometime later Spyro rescued him after beating The Conductor and his train Steam and he later trained Spyro back at the Dragon Temple on how to master his earth breath.

After Spyro's battle with Cynder, the Dragon Temple was once again invaded by Gaul's forces and Terrador helped to fight them off. After the battle he was sent by Ignitus to the Shadow Vale to learn what he could from there about the Night of Eternal Darkness.

He and the other Guardians later moved into Warfang after they lost the Dragon Temple and he helped Spyro fight of Golem when it invaded the city. He and the others later hid underground while Spyro went to go confront Malefor and he later became the new leader of the Guardians after Ignitus became the new Chronicler.

The Chronicler

The Chronicler (voiced by Martin Jarvis) was an ancient dragon thousands of years old whose job was to record the history of the dragon race and enter the names of dragons who died in a book. It's unknown if he was the first chronicler, but at the time Spyro met him, he claimed to have not seen anyone in over a thousand years.

In The Eternal Night, he summoned Spyro in his dreams and gave the young dragon the Dragon Time ability and his elemental powers back while encouraging him to seek him out. When Spyro finaly arrived in The Chronicler's chamber, he told the young dragon that he must stay with him while Malefor was freed so he can ride out the storm and perhaps fight another day. Spyro refused to let Cynder be corrupted again and insisted that The Chronicler show him the way to Gaul's lair. The Chronicler finally agreed to show him, and later when Spyro and Cynder were trapped in the Well of Souls, he telepathically communicated with Spyro and told him undirectly to use his Dragon Time ability to freeze himself in a time crystal that would keep them safe from the collapsing mountain.

Three years later, when Spyro and Cynder were freed from the crystal, The Chronicler contacted Spyro and once again gave him his elemental powers back as well as giving Cynder hers back too. After Malefor's defeat and the forming of a new world, he summoned the spirit of Ignitus, and told the former Fire Guardian that with each new age beginning, a new Chronicler is be chosen to record the many triumphs and faillures of that age. When Ignitus asked what had become of Spyro, he responded by saying that the young dragon's name wasn't in the book of dead dragons, hinting that Spyro is stil alive. He was then absorbed into the book, likely having passed on, and Ignitus became the new Chronicler.

Cynder

Cynder (voiced by Cree Summer in 2006, Mae Whitman in 2007, Christina Ricci in 2008) was the only egg that survived the raid on the Dragon Temple other than Spyro's because Gaul knew that to free Malefor, he needed a dragon born in the Year of the Dragon to open the gateway to his prison. Cynder was brought up under Gaul's influence and corrupted by his dark magic and eventually made his general. She captured all the Guardians except Ignitus who managed to escape and imprisoned them accross the Dragon Realms and used them to power crystals used to free her master.

After hearing of Spyro's existence, she sent Gaul's army out to kill him but was ultimately not able to do so. After Spyro freed the final Guardian, Terrador, Cynder chased Spyro through Munitions Forge until Ignitus intervened. She defeated the Fire Guardian and took him to her lair where she used him to power the last crystal. Spyro arrived to free Ignitus but Cynder took off with the crystal to Convexity to free her master. Spyro followed her and ultimately defeated Cynder, but at the cost of Malefor's essence escaping. She was freed from his influence and returned to her natural size and Spyro brought her back to the Dragon Temple to live with the other Guardians and him.

In The Eternal Night, Cynder felt guilty about what she had previously done when she was under te Dark Master's control, and she ran away from the Dragon Temple at night despite Spyro trying to convince her to stay. Sometime later, she was captured by Skavengers and forced to fight Spyro who had also been captured in their arena. However the match was inturrupted when a fleet of Dreadwings sent by Gaul to capture Cynder invaded the arena and captured her and returned to Gaul, who told Cynder that Malefor could either take her back as his servant or be the first to perish by his hand. When Spyro arrived to rescue her, Gaul ordered Cynder to kill Spyro but she instead attacked him. Gaul easily defeated her, and when she woke up, she found that Spyro had already killed Gaul but the ceiling had collapsed leaving them trapped in Gaul's collapsing lair. Spyro used his powers to freeze them both in crystal to protect them from the collapsing lair, where they remained frozen for three years until they were freed by a group of Grublins. Hunter soon rescued Spyro and Cynder escorted them through the Catacombs, Twilight Forest and Avalar before they finally reached Warfang where the Guardians were waiting for them. She later travelled with Spyro and Ignitus through the Belt of Fire at the cost of Ignitus' life and the two then confronted Malefor after they were unable to beat The Destroyer he had unleashed. After a long battle with Malefor, the ancestors sealed Malefor away and Spyro and Cynder were trapped in the core of the world that was being destroyed around them. Spyro told Cynder to leave since he had to stop the world from falling apart, but Cynder refused telling Spyro that she loved him. After the world was rebuilt, both Spyro and Cynder ultimately made it out and were last seen flying happly over the Valley of Avalar after the credits.

In the reboot of the Spyro franchise in the Skylanders series, Cynder appears as a playable character in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure as a different character, but having a similar backstory to her Legend of Spyro counterpart. While still just an egg, Cynder was stolen by the evil henchmen of the Undead Dragon King, Malefor, and was raised under his evil influence. She spread fear throughout the lands until she was defeated and freed by Spyro. She now desires to redeem herself by using her dark powers to fight evil, but most Skylanders try to keep a safe distance from Cynder... just in case.

Flash and Nina

Flash and Nina (voiced by Jeff Bennett and Vanessa Marshall) are dragonflies who are the biological parents of Sparx but adopted parents of Spyro. They found Spyro's egg which hatched the same day as Sparx's egg, since then they have raised Spyro as their son. Their appearance is short in A New Beginning, they are seen once in The Eternal Night, during the cutscene with the Chronicler, and they are neither seen nor mentioned in Dawn of the Dragon. Spyro's biological parent's have yet to have been revealed.

Hunter of Avalar

Hunter of Avalar (voiced by Blair Underwood) is a cheetah like the Hunter in the original series, and appears at the end of The Eternal Night as a bowman who has been captured on the pirate's ship. He is only seen at the end when Spyro is frozen in time with Sparx and Cynder, but he had written a letter to Spyro earlier whilst on the ship, explaining that he knew about Spyro's powers and hoped they would someday meet.

Kane

Kane (voiced by Phil LaMarr) is an Atlawa and a resident of Tall Plains. For most of the plight through that stage in "A New Beginning," he appears as a loner and wanted to save his people alone. After several scenarios in the stage - including being saved from falling from a waterfall - Kane then understands the value of teamwork and became grateful for Spyro's input after the defeat of the Stone Sentinel.

Mole-Yair

Mole-Yair (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is the leader of the Manwersmalls, a rodent-like race that takes refuge around Munitions Forge. In "A New Beginning," almost all the Manwersmalls were captured and were forced to do labor work for Cynder and her minions. He is mainly seen as a guiding figure, instructing Spyro to save them as well as his brother Exhumor in exchange for information on Terrador's location. He, like Exhumor, is distinguished with a strong French accent. Mole-Yair returns in The Eternal Night as a captive of the pirate ship. He gives Spyro a message from someone named Hunter of Avalar. He and the Manwersmalls are later freed by Spyro and Sparx as they try to escape from the burning ship.

Exhumor

Exhumor (voiced by Corey Burton) is Mole-Yair's brother, though in comparison he generally acts more hostile to strangers. His role in "A New Beginning" is also smaller than Mole-Yair's, though his role as a guiding figure among the release of the captured Manwersmalls is still very similar.

Antagonists

Malefor

Concept art of Malefor.

Malefor (voiced by Mark Hamill) is a purple dragon the main villain of the The Legend of Spyro series who is officially known as The Dark Master. In The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning, his forces raided the Dragon Temple and stole Cynder's egg, as well as forcing all of the Dragon Guardians to flee and Ignitus to save Spyro's egg. Spyro defeated Cynder and returned her to her original form, but not before she collected enough energy to free the Dark Master.

According to The Chronicler in The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night, the Dark Master was the first purple dragon ever to be born. He was a gifted dragon, quickly learning all of the breaths despite not being a dragon of those types. However, he became corrupted by his own seemingly limitless power and was sealed away. It is said that he can corrupt the minds of even the strongest dragons, which can be seen in both Cynder and Spyro's cases.

In The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon, it is revealed that The Dark Master's real name is Malefor, which also explains the true name of the Well of Souls; The Mountain of Malefor. According to the cheetahs of the Village of Avalar, Malefor was a lot like Spyro when he was young. After failing to destroy the Dragon City, Malefor unleashes The Destroyer upon the world to "cleanse" it. While Spyro and the others attempt to stop it, Ignitus mentions that Malefor draws of the power of destruction, which is the difference between he and Spyro. When Spyro confronts Malefor, Malefor reveals that Spyro was the one who freed him, and it was because Cynder had tricked him into free the evil dragon. Malefor then claims that it is the destiny of all purple dragons to "cleanse" the world by releasing The Destroyer and the Golems of the Deep. Malefor takes control of Cynder, but when Spyro doesn't fight back, Cynder is freed and Malefor attempts to kill them both. Spyro and Cynder both defeat him, but Malefor reveals that he cannot die. However, five dragon spirits appeared and sealed Malefor to the core of the world, ending his reign of terror.

Malefor was mentioned in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure, in the backstories of Cynder and Hex. However, unlike his Legend of Spyro counterpart, he is the Undead Dragon King of the underworld in the Skylanders series.

Gaul

Gaul as he appears in The Eternal Night.

Gaul (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) was the King of the Apes (which actually resembled mandrills). He and his Ape Army were recruited by Malefor after his exile. After Malefor was imprisoned, Gaul led his Army to the Dragon Temple destroy all but one of the eggs to prevent the birth of the purple dragon under Malefor's orders and also steal an egg that Malefor needed to open the gateway that served as his prison. After the attack, Gaul used Malefor's dark magic to corrupt Cynder (the only egg not destroyed) and she grew up in his evil influence. The Ape King later led his army of apes into battle against the Guardians, and he and Cynder managed to capture or kill all of them except Ignitus, who escaped.

After he learned of Spyro's existence and Cynder having been freed from Malefor's influence, Gaul sent his army to capture Cynder and kill Spyro. Little did he know, Cynder had fled the temple prior to the raid, and Spyro and the Guardians managed to fend them off. After learning that Spyro and Cynder had been captured by the Scavenger Pirates, Gaul sent a fleet of Dreadwings to capture Cynder and kill Spyro. His fleet managed to capture Cynder and brought her back to Gaul's lair but were unable to kill Spyro. Gaul then tried to convince Cynder to return to Malefor's side but was met with resistance. When Spyro arrived to confront Gaul in his lair to save Cynder, Gaul used his staff to drain Spyro of his elemental abilities, leaving the young dragon with a serious disadvantage. He then commanded Cynder to kill Spyro but she refused and attacked him instead. Gaul easily defeated Cynder and challenged Spyro to a fight. While Gaul was originally winning, after Spyro was exposed to a wave of energy caused by the solar eclipse of the Celestial Moons, he easily bested Gaul and killed the Ape King without mercy. His army of apes were later cursed by Malefor for not being truly loyal to him.

Skabb

Skabb was the leader of the Skavenger Pirates who flew around the Dragon Realms in their flying ships looting and capturing creatures to fight in their arena. His parrots Scratch and Sniff (voiced by Jeff Bennett and Kevin Michael Richardson) talk for him. In the second game, he traveled with his crew to the Ancient Grove to capture a tree sentinel, called Arborick, to have him fight in their arena. However since Spyro killed Arborick, they captured Spyro instead. He was present during the arena matches with Spyro until a fleet of Dreadwings sent by Gaul to capture Spyro and his opponent Cynder invaded the ship and eventually caught it on fire. Spyro later confronted Skabb in his cabin and later outside on a floating platform as well. After his defeat, Skabb lost his balance and fell off the plank of the platform, plummeting to his death.

Skylanders series

Skylander Army

Each of the Skylanders are associated with the eight elements of Skyland which consist of Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Magic, Tech, Life, and Undead. Besides Spyro and Cynder, among the members of the Skylander Army are:

• Bash (voiced by Freddie Winston) - An earth-elemental rock dragon. When he was young, Bash always wanted to fly like the other dragons of Skylands, but found it impossible due to being made entirely out of rock. Determined to join them, Bash learned how to curl into a ball and roll with incredible momentum and force in a vain attempt to take flight. Over the years, his skin hardened, forming a natural protective armor unlike any other creature. He now thunders through Skylands, leaving a wake of destruction against any who threaten it, but is still sensitive about his inability to fly despite his thick skin.
  • Legendary Bash - A blue and gold version of Bash that is a Toys "R" Us exclusive.
• Boomer (voiced by Freddie Winston) - A tech-elemental, dynamite-throwing Troll. He was once a demolition specialist in the Troll Army until he found out that the true purpose of the army was war and conquest....something that Boomer wasn't interested in. Determined to put a stop to the Troll Army's quest for dominance and to blow things up as many things as he can, he saved a village from being destroyed by the trolls. Boomer was later invited to become a Skylander becoming the only troll to win such an honor.
• Camo - A life-elemental plant dragon hybrid. Due to being half dragon and half plant, he has the ability to cultivate fruits and vegetables at a tremendous rate and causing them to explode when they ripen.
• Chop Chop (voiced by Freddie Winston) - An undead-elemental Arkeyan Soldier.
  • Legendary Chop Chop - A blue and gold armored version of Chop Chop that is a Toys "R" Us exclusive.
• Dino-Rang (voiced by Keith Silverstein) - An earth-elemental, boomerang-throwing dinosaur.
• Double Trouble - A magic-elemental Tiki Man who has the ability to create small copies of himself and use magic.
• Drill Sergeant - A tech-elemental, train-shaped Arkeyan Ultron with drills for hands.
• Drobot - A tech-elemental, robotic suit-wearing dragon.
• Eruptor - A fire-elemental lava monster.
• Flameslinger - A fire-elemental elf archer who wears a blindfold over his eyes to prove that he is an archer with incredible aim. After saving a fire spirit from a watery doom, Flameslinger was granted an enchanted bow and magical fire boots that he now masterfully uses to defeat evil.
• Ghost Roaster (voiced by Freddie Winston) - An undead-elemental, ghost-eating ghoul. He was originally a chef until fell to the Valley of the Dead where he become a ghoul. He was chained to a spiked ball by a ghost village's Ethereal Ruler after eating the village's inhabitants. Master Eon recruited Ghost Roaster as a Skylander to eat only the evil ghosts.
• Gill Grunt (voiced by Freddie Winston) - A water-elemental, harpoon gun-wielding Gill-man.
• Hex - An undead-elemental female Dark Elf.
• Ignitor (voiced by Freddie Winston) - A fire-elemental Fire Spirit Knight who is exclusive to the 3DS version. He was tricked by a witch into wearing a magical suit of armor that he was told would resist fire from a dragon, unaware that the armor was made of cursed steel. Ignitor journeyed to a dragon's lair where a single blast of fire transformed him into a blazing spirit, binding him to the suit of armor for eternity. Despite this setback, Ignitor remains a spirited knight who is always fired up to protect the lands from evil and find the witch that tricked him.
• Lightning Rod (voiced by Alex Ness) - An air-elemental Storm Giant. He was a champion of the Cloud Kingdom but wanted to find something more satisfying. He met Spyro who told him about faraway places and adventures. Lightning Rod decided to go with Spyro to seek an audience with Master Eon, but not before the Storm Giants thew a going away party that lasted for 12 days.
• Prism Break (voiced by Freddie Winston) - An earth-elemental Crystal Golem.
• Slam Bam - A water-elemental four-armed yeti.
• Sonic Boom - An air-elemental griffin whose eggs were cursed by an evil wizard. As a result, each time her eggs hatched, Sonic Boom's hatchlings can live for only mere moments before they magically return to their shells. Sonic Boom trained them to attack certain evildoers during these short moments. Sonic Boom joined the Skylander army and trained her short-lived hatchlings to help defend Skylands.
• Stealth Elf - A life-elemental female elf that is exclusive to the 3DS version. She was orphaned as a small child until she was taken in by a ninja-like tree creature who trained her in the art of stealth fighting.
• Stump Smash (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - A life-elemental Ent. He was once a magical tree creature who spent most of his time sleeping peacefully in the forests of Skylands. Then one day, he awoke to discover that his entire forest had been chopped down and logged by the Trolls... himself included! In retaliation, Stump Smash destroyed the trolls' tree-cutting machines with his now mallet-like hands and vowed to protect Skylands against those who would do it harm... especially Trolls.
• Sunburn - A fire-elemental Phoenix/Dragon creature who was born in the center of an active volcano. He is the only one of his kind to exist in Skylands.
• Terrafin (voiced by Freddie Winston) - An earth-elemental Dirt Shark.
• Trigger Happy (voiced by Freddie Winston) - A tech-elemental, gun-toting gremlin.
  • Legendary Trigger Happy - A blue counterpart of Trigger Happy.
• Voodood - A magic-elemental orc.
• Warnado - An air-elemental spiky-shelled turtle.
• Wham-Shell - An unspecified mace-wielding crustacean creature who was once ruler of an undersea utopia until the Trolls discovered his home and scattered Wham-Shell's people to the wind.
• Whirlwind - An air-elemental unicorn/dragon hybrid who was the result of a union between a dragon and a unicorn. Dragons were envious of her beauty and grace while the Unicorns shunned Whirlwind for her unusual appearance and ability to fly. She later ended up defending both dragons and unicorns when the trolls began hunting them.
• Wrecking Ball - A magic-elemental Grub Worm. He was once a normal Grub Worm until he was tossed into a wizard's soup as an ingredient for his magic soup. He ended up eating the entire magic soup, which made Wrecking Ball larger than normal and gave him a long sticky tongue.
• Zap - A water-elemental water dragon who was born into a royal family of water dragons, but was washed away into the sea by a riptide where he was raised by electric eels. His electrical abilities have caused him some problems with the local dolphins as he claims that the shocks were an accident.
• Zook - A life-elemental Bamabazooka.

Antagonists

• Kaos (voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz) - A renegade Portal Master who is the primary antagonist of the game, and later Skykanders: Giants. He was once prince, but after suffering insults after his bad smells and looks, he gave away his royal name and fled to the wilderness followed by his butler Glumshanks. He attempted to take over the Skylands, but was thwarted and banished to the outlands. Besides Glumshanks, Kaos is served by an army of Cyclopes, Drows, and Trolls.
  • Glumshanks (voiced by Chris Cox) - A Troll who is Kaos' butler.
• Captain Dreadbeard - A seadog who is the leader of a group of pirates who have taken over the Pirate Seas.
• Hektore (voiced by Dave Wittenberg) - An unspecified creature who is the primary antagonist of the 3DS version of the game.
• Occulous - A giant eyeball who terrorizes the Darklight Crypt.

Other characters

• Master Eon (voiced by Daniel Hagen) - A human and veteran Portal Master who is one of the main supporting characters of the game.
  • Hugo (voiced by Michael Yurchak) - A mole who is Master Eon's assistant.
• Arbo - An Ent.
• Auric (voiced by Steven Blum) - A bear that works as a banker. He is based off Moneybags the Bear.
• Cali (voiced by Sumalee Montano) - A cat who helps the Skylanders by offering them Heroic Challenges.
• Diggs - A Molekin.
• Fargus (voiced by James Haron) - A Mabu who is the eldest of the Mystic Seekers. He appears only in the 3DS version of Skylanders.
  • Wendel (voiced by Anthony Hansen) - He is the son of Fargus. He appears only in the 3DS version of Skylanders.
• Flynn (voiced by Patrick Warburton) - A cat who transports various the Skylanders to the first few levels of the game.
• General Robot - A robot in charge of the Mabu Defense Force.
  • Clam-tron 4000 (voiced by Keith Silverstein) - A large robot that can extract pearls from clams. He is the son of General Robot.
• Persephone (voiced by Laura Bailey) - A fairy who helps the Skylanders by upgrading their powers and abilities.
• Snuckles - A Mabu who is the first character the Skylanders meet.
• T-Bone (voiced by Keith Silverstein) - A skeleton who brings the Skylanders to the Underworld levels.
• Weapon Master - An Arkeyan who helps the Skylanders retrieve the final componets to the Core of Light.