History FanFic / TheLegendOfSpyroANewDawn

** [[spoiler:Subverted with General Grendel. After the Hydra is defeated and he's reverted to normal, he rises from it's remains and charges the exshausted and pretty much defenseless Spyro. Instead of a flashy, climatic FinalBattle, Cynder is so ticked off she just slices his sword in half and [[SwordOverHead holds her tail blade to his throat]] in [[SingleStrokeBattle one quick motion]].]]

After their arrival, they discover that not only is Cynder a natural black dragon, a second one has been laid. It's parents unable to care for it, it was put up for adoption, saved for Spyro and Cynder. Not planning to have their own children this year, the duo decide to adopt it as their own child, Cynder bonding with it quickly. However, another new suprise also awaits them, a pink dragoness named Ember who survived their Year of the Dragon genocide by being taken into the wilderness and raised by her mother. Due to being the only Fire dragon left from her year, Ember was appointed and is being trained as the new Fire Guardian. While she has a crush on Spyro, her and Cynder still manage to become friends.

* AntiVillain: Deadlock. Despite being a vengeance crazed and insane dragoness, she still cares deeply for her adopted children and is a BenevolentBoss. She didn't decide to be the bad guy, a series of tragic events warped her into one and even then, she manages to retain some of her past goodness. Infact, there's even a part of her that truly ''wants'' to change her ways but she believes she's gone too far to change her ways.

** Deadlock's electric head is pretty kind and friendly, and overall, Deadlock is a very good mother and a BenevolentBoss. But during other scenes, the electric head's happy dialog becomes pretty creepy when she's talking about murder and revenge.

* FriendToAllChildren: Suprisingly, Cynder has a big soft spot for children. This showed with how quickly she came to care for the egg she adopted and when some Phoenixes let her babysit for them. [[MamaBear Heaven help you if you try to harm one though...]]

** Deadlock got her name because her three heads were always fighting each other until she gained PsychicPowers to communicate.

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* BadassFamily: [[spoiler:Drake and Demi are both effectively BadAss. Since the whole group is a BandOfBrothers and {{Nakama}}, the rest of the Apes probably count too.]]

* OrphansOrdeal: While Spyro is still HappilyAdopted, Cynder turns out to have serious issues with the fact she has no idea who her real family is. She wanted to be a good mother for her egg because it and Spyro are the only family she's ever known, thus [[MamaBear why she's so protective of it]]. This is only worsened when she discovers [[spoiler:she murdered her mother as Dark Cynder]], driving her into a miniture HeroicBSOD until Spyro breaks her out of it. WordOfGod even lists this as one of the reasons [[spoiler:Ignitus was made her father instead of Spyro's]], she needed it more. Finding out this fact helps her a great deal, as does her [[{{Nakama}} friendship with Ember]], who she refers to as like her little sister.

** [[spoiler:Empress Tyrania killed Blaze ([[IGotBetter he gets better]]) by sadistically torturing him until his heart gave out. She herself is killed when Spyro and company fly down her throat and destroy her heart from the inside.]]

* WickedWeasel: Boss Kaze and his QuirkyMiniBossSquad are all weasels. [[spoiler:Though Kaze is actually a {{Yokai}} called a Kamatachi, which was foreshadowed by his SuperSpeed.]]

* SuperSpeed: Kaze has this, able to move lightning fast in the blink of an eye. [[spoiler:This was actually foreshadowing the fact he was a [[{{Yokai}} Kamatachi]].]]

* {{Yokai}}: Boss Kaze uses this term to refer to Delilah [[spoiler:and himself, as he is a Kamatachi]]. In this context, it's used to refer to any one of various supernatural creatures hailing from the same land.

** Delilah has Type 1 somewhat. She can't die at all, either by age or injury, due to being a spirit. But she ''can'' be hurt and she can't phase through "natural" weapons like teeth and claws. [[spoiler:Boss Kaze eventually puts a magic stone collar on her that makes her Type 2, and since only he could remove it and he's dead, she's struck with it, she doesn't mind though.]]
** Empress Tyrania seems to have Type 2, as she's several ''eons'' old, but can be killed. It's unknown if the Gargoyles as a species were this type of immortal or if it's unique to Tyrania.
** {{Phoenix}}es have Type IV if proper proceedure if their body is criminated in a volcano and exposed to sunlight. Tyrania successfully performed genocide on them by blocking out the sun over the volcano so they couldn't come back to life.
** [[spoiler:General Grendel gains Type 1 after merging with the [[EldritchAbomination Hydra]]. As long as the ArtifactOfDoom powering him isn't removed from his chest, he cannot die and any damage he might sustain is either completely resisted or [[HealingFactor quickly regenerated]]. He loses it once the Sun and Moon Jewels are removed, however.]]

** Cyros. She fully mapped out a complex plan ''before leaving home'' and managed to make a VillainSong into a XanatosGambit.

* DimensionalTraveller: Delilah the Kitsune is capable of this, though apparently it's difficult. She's stated having met the Original SpyroTheDragon, [[DoctorWho The Doctor]], and witnessed the fight with [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Nightmare Moon]]. Oh, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking apparently Pinkie Pie threw a party for her]] [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} in her typical fashion.]]

* EverythingsWickedWithWeasels: Boss Kaze and his QuirkyMiniBossSquad are all weasels. [[spoiler:Though Kaze is actually a {{Yokai}} called a Kamatachi, which was foreshadowed by his SuperSpeed.]]

* BorrowedCatchphrase: Just before [[spoiler:the FinalBattle with General Grendel]], Delilah barrows [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rarity's]] [[ThisMeansWar "It-Is-On!"]]. Counts here instead of as a ShoutOut due to the fact that she actually [[DimensionalTraveller knows Rarity personally.]]

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Delilah, when she's not [[LetsGetDangerous in an important situation]], is this. Though she is from another world and a DimensionalTraveller, so a lot of the stuff she says ''does'' make sense from her point of view, but she's still rather silly. It's no wonder that apparently, she's friends with [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pinkie Pie...]]

* DimensionalTraveller: Delilah the Kitsune is capable of this, though apparently it's difficult. She's stated having met the Original SpyroTheDragon, [[DoctorWho The Doctor]], and witnessed the fight with [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Nightmare Moon]]. Oh, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking apparently Pinkie Pie threw a party for her]] [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} in her typical fashion.]]

* FourthWallPsych: The story starts with Cyros giving an intro monologue to introduce herself in the first person. She then reveals that she's just doing the intro for the story because Delilah asked her to so she could give a [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic copy of it to one of her friends in another dimension]]. The entire fic is apparently just an account of Cyros' journey Delilah is sending to Twilight Sparkle.
* HalloweenEpisode: Sorta. The chapter "Loki's Challenge" mentions Halloween, on Delilah's part, but most of the Halloween antics are a NoodleIncident taking place [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic another universe]] with [[DimensionalTraveler Delilah]]. Spyro was a king, Cynder was Nightmare Moon, Volt was a skunk, Nova was an angel, Delilah was a witch, and Sparx ticked Rarity off so much she stuck him in a princess outfit.

* NoodleIncident: Spyro, Cynder, Sparx Nova, and Volt go with Delilah to the ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' universe so the kids can enjoy Halloween (well, Nightmare Night). When they return, bits and pieces are dropped, the most fitting for this trope being Sparx having somehow ticked Rarity off enough for her to forceibly dress him up like a princess.

* ShoutOut: When Cyros agrees to let Volt stay with her, [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Volt starts jumping around her gleefully letting out cries Cyros swears sounds as if she's saying "yesyesyesyes..."]] over and over again. Also, according to the opening prolog, the fanfic is apparently being written so Delilah can give it to Twilight Sparkle so she can write a friendship letter to Princess Celestia about it.

* BarrowedCatchphrase: Just before [[spoiler:the FinalBattle with General Grendel]], Delilah barrows [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rarity's]] [[ThisMeansWar "It-Is-On!"]]. Counts here instead of as a ShoutOut due to the fact that she actually [[DimensionalTraveller knows Rarity personally.]]

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Boss Kaze and his Weasels are incapable of believe that someone could have compassion for another out of the good of their heart, believing everyone is as selfish as they are. [[spoiler:This leads to Kaze's downfall, as he never thought that putting Delilah in danger would ''motivate'' Pyrus.]]

* DimensionalTraveller: Delilah the Kitsune is capable of this, though apparently it's difficult. She's stated having met the Original SpyroTheDragon, TheDoctor, and witnessed the fight with [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Nightmare Moon]]. Oh, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking apparently Pinkie Pie threw a party for her]] [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} in her typical fashion.]]

* ThePowerofFriendship: [[spoiler:Pyrus uses this as a ShutUpHannibal to counter Kaze's HannibalLecture, citing that despite everything else, Pyrus has one thing he doesn't, a friend. His desire to save Delilah's life allows him to perform an Ice Fury, something he couldn't before.]]

* BigBadDuuvirate: Red and Desputier.

WordOfGod has confirmed an intention to make the fic the first in a trilogy. The sequel, [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7489887/1/The_Legend_Of_Spyro_The_Falling_Darkness The Legend Of Spyro: The Falling Darkness]] has been announced and a trailer posted.

WordOfGod has confirmed an intention to make the fic the first in a trilogy.

* {{Immortality}}: Delilah has Type 1 somewhat. She can't die at all, either by age or injury, due to being a spirit. But she ''can'' be hurt and she can't phase through "natural" weapons like teeth and claws. [[spoiler:Boss Kaze eventually puts a magic stone collar on her that makes her Type 2, and since only he could remove it and he's dead, she's struck with it, she doesn't mind though.]] Empress Tyrania seems to have Type 2, as she's several ''eons'' old, but can be killed. It's unknown if the Gargoyles as a species were this type of immortal or if it's unique to Tyrania. {{Phoenix}}es have Type IV if proper proceedure if their body is criminated in a volcano and exposed to sunlight. Tyrania successfully performed genocide on them by blocking out the sun over the volcano so they couldn't come back to life.

* DodongoDislikesSmoke:
** This is the easity way to kill the {{Man Eating Plant}}s living in the Forgotten Forest.
** [[spoiler:This is the only way to really hurt Tyrania at all. Though her vitals are too deep for this to land the killing blow.]]

** Empress Tyrania. Her stone hide is so tough Spyro and Cynder's Convexity Breath fails to so much as scratch it. [[spoiler:[[DodongoDislikesSmoke Her insides are far more vulnerable though.]]]]

* FourthWallPsych: The story starts with Cyros giving an intro monologue to introduce herself in the first person. She then reveals that she's just doing the intro for the story because Delilah asked her to so she could give a [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic copy of it to one of her friends in another dimension]]. The entire fic is apparently just a story Delilah is sending to Twilight Sparkle.

!!This work contains examples of:

* BrokenAngel: [[spoiler:Cyros becomes this at the end of "What Really Matters". Not only does she get badly wounded and nearly dies, her wings are so horrifically damaged the author [[TakeOurWordForIt leaves most of it to the reader's imagination]].]]

* LastVillainStand: [[spoiler:Boss Kaze makes his after his entire base is destroyed, along with all his {{Mook}}s. He climbs his way back up the mountain and challenges Pyrus and Delilah one last time, going OneWingedAngel and revealing his true form.]]

* FreudianExcuse: Deadlock has a rather solid one. After being treated like a freak by many other dragons for having three heads and even being abandoned by her own parents for the same reason, she finally had a happy life and a good mate. Then the temple raid happened and she lost everything she cared for in one night. It's hard to blame her for being driven mad from the grief.

* NighInvulnerability: Empress Tyrania. Her stone hide is so tough Spyro and Cynder's Convexity Breath fails to so much as scratch it. [[spoiler:[[DodongoDislikesSmoke Her insides are far more vulnerable though.]]]]

** [[spoiler:Cyros after her HeelFaceTurn. Despite being forgiven by the main group, still refuses to forgive herself and shows desire to make up for everything she did.]]

* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler:Subverted. While Cyros is forgiven by the group for her wrongdoings, it's partly due to having been tainted by Venti and Tyrania's evil and and Demi and Sparx both state they don't intend to trust her until she's earned it. Even so ''she'' [[TheAtoner doesn't consider herself worthy of their forgiveness yet.]]]]