History WMG / SpyroTheDragon

[[WMG: The Insomniac trilogy will be remastered for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4.]]

* '''Confirmed.''' The ''VideoGame/SpyroReignitedTrilogy'' was released in 2018 for the [=PS4=] and UsefulNotes/XboxOne.

[[WMG: Moneybags TookALevelAKindness due to ''Season of Flame''.]]

* '''Confirmed.''' The ''VideoGame/SpyroReignitedTrilogy'' was released in 2018 for the PS4 and UsefulNotes/XboxOne.

For WMG pertaining to other ''Spyro'' continuities, see the following pages:

[[WMG:Gnasty Gnorc rescued Ripto from the lava soon after Spyro 2. Ripto betrayed Gnasty later on.]]

[[WMG:A Hero's Tail was intended to be a reboot, and the start of a new trilogy.]]

[[WMG: The classic Spyro and Legend of Spyro series take place in the same universe but...]]
Classic Spyro's world was the one before the TLOS and was destroyed by the Destroyer. TLOS Spyro was the reincarnation of the original Spyro (differences being due to being raised by dragonflies) and succeeds where he fails. Sorry, this has been running through my head this whole time.

[[WMG: Alternatively, the Legend of Spyro really is a prequel to the classic series.]]
[[spoiler: When Spyro recreates the world at the end of Dawn of the Dragon, it sets up the classic series realms.]] It could also be entirely possible that the Spyro in the classic series is really a descendant of the LoS Spyro and Cynder.

Legend of Spyro is the past, then the world [[spoiler:is destroyed and recreated by Spyro,]] and over time changes into classic Spyro. Then Skylanders is the future (It DOES seem to have more advanced technology, what with one of the elements being "Tech.") The three Spyros and Sparxes and two Hunters and Cynders are reincarnations.
* There's a page on Website/DeviantArt that explains how this theory could work; [[http://amcalmaron.deviantart.com/art/Spyro-Analysis-and-Merger-251273609]]

[[WMG: Going on the above, all the Spyros, and possibly Sparx, Hunters, and Cynders are the same beings [[{{Reincarnation}} reincarnated.]]]]

* Other characters could be reincarnated like the Mysterious Figure/The Sorcerer being reincarnated as the Malefors.

[[WMG: The classic and Legend worlds are parallel to each other]]

Of course, since the world is majorly different from the [=LoS=] universe, their personalities are probably very different as well.

[[WMG: The Spyro 1 home worlds represent a caste system]]

* ... except for the fact that the Artisans seem to be the most important and respected dragons generally, and Nestor, the very first dragon you free, is even implied to be some sort of ruler (or at least a senior elder). If anything, the caste system seems to run in reverse order; the highly respected Artisans on top, the Peace Keepers, responsible for law and order, next, the self-important (though not utterly unjustifiably so) Magic Crafters after that, then the slightly country-ish Beast Makers, then the airy-fairy Dream Weavers - and finally the Dragon Junkyard, which truly is the pits of the Dragon Realms. The higher transport fees may simply be because you're going to a rougher neighbourhood each time - more risk for the balloonists (even though they seem to have no problem parking in the previous neighbourhood...).

[[WMG: Skylanders will set up a CrisisCrossover]]

It's not just "Classic", "Legend of Spyro", and "Skylanders". There are things in games like ''Hero's Tail'' and ''Shadow Legacy'' that contradict earlier canon such as Hunter using a bow in later titles, Moneybag's and Bentley in general, the Dragon Spirit randomly being in ''Enter the Dragonfly'', and the two different stories about how the Dragon Realms was discovered. There's also Bianca's {{Chickification}} and the general lack of Elora in post-Insomniac titles.
* The GBA Spyro games happen in a continuity that's shared with Crash Bandicoot (see the crossover duology and Spyro's cameo in ''Crash Twinsanity''). There's grounds to suspect that ''A Hero's Tail'' was during development meant to be the first attempt to reboot the franchise (addressing the contradictions with earlier games) and even after the devs didn't go all the way, can still be seperated into its own canon alongside ''Shadow Legacy'' (with the mentions of older games being from it happening in a broad strokes universe where similiar but different events to Insomniac's trilogy happened).

[[WMG: The reason everyone was so OutOfCharacter in ''A Hero's Tail'' was because of the Dark Gems.]]
They ''were'' mention to warp reality around them, after all. That's why everyone was either wildly out of character or extremely [[{{Flanderization}} flanderized]] version of themselves. Also explains why Sparx could talk despite normally making kazoo noses in other games, and why the fourth wall was barely existent in the game.

[[WMG: Additionally, Moneybags was attempting a gimmick during the course of ''A Heroes Tail'' and ''Shadow Legacy'' in attempt to get more gems.]]
* Moneybags is the only one who doesn't fit into 'the dark gems' theory above, as while most of the character went back to their normal characterization in ''Shadow Legacy'', Moneybags is still portrayed as a peddler instead of the posh Englishmen he was in the Classic trilogy. However, Moneybags is incredibly greedy, and would do anything to get more gems, even charging the only one who can save his realm (''Ripto's Rage'') gems to get to certain areas, or outright admitting to working for the bad guy to get more gems. (''Year of the Dragon'') As such, it's not too hard to claim that his sudden peddler characterization was a gimmick in an attempt to get more gems, believe beings would be more willing to buy from a peddler than an already rich looking Englishmen.

** Dragonflies can touch the gems too.
*** Original poster here. I was thinking that too, the night I posted this, as Spyro 3 presents the problem of Sheila, Sgt Byrd, Bentley and Agent 9 getting gems. More likely, only Dragonflies have the magic to pick up gems. And when Spyro is down to 25% health (in the first three games at least, I haven't played EtD or aHT), Sparx is probably just hiding under Spyro's wing or something until he finds a butterfly. Sparx still gets the gems, but Spyro needs to get closer to them so that Sparx can reach them without coming out in the open.

[[WMG: In the Classic series, adult female dragons were huge, solitary creatures.]]
That'd explain why none were around in the games, despite there being eggs present - they only visited to have a shag and lay their eggs, then went right back to their usual routines of terrorizing towns, kidnapping princesses, sitting on enormous hoards of treasure and being too terrifying to be allowed in polite society.

Think about it : when you confront Gnasty Gnorc at the end of the game, [[AntiClimaxBoss he barely puts up a fight and goes down in two hits]]. Gnasty has proven to be a powerful mage, able to neutralize the whole Dragon Realms with a single spell, and his imposing stature, as well as the fact that he wears armor, should have made him a much, much tougher foe. Also, when you finally defeat him, he releases gems and his body disappears in a puff of smoke, just like the regular Gnorcs that he created with his magic.

This also explains why [[spoiler: he returns to petrify the dragons once again in the 120% ending, not to mention that Spyro himself aknowledges that Gnasty is still around somewhere: because he actually was TheUnfought. Eventually, he was defeated offscreen by Spyro in between the events of the first and second games.]]

[[WMG: ''Year Of The Dragon'' wasn't the first time the Sorceress tried to steal the dragon eggs.]]

Don't you think it's weird that, for a whole kingdom, Spyro is the only dragonling to ever appear (unless you consider Enter The Dragonfly and A Hero's Tail to be part of the original continuity, in which case you can also count Ember and Flame) ? In YOTD, it is shown that every 12 years, fairies bring large amounts of eggs to the Dragon Realms, so Spyro logically shouldn't be alone; and since he avoided Gnasty's spell due to his small size, the other youngs should have been present as well in the first game...

It is revealed in YOTD that the Sorceress needs 300 hatchling wings to complete the ritual that would grant her immortality. So maybe 12 years before the events of the game, she already tried once to steal the dragon eggs, but failed to get them all : Spyro's egg (as well as those containing Ember and Flame, once again if you want to count them in) was retrieved by means unknown, or wasn't stolen in the first place, making him the only one to avoid capture. This single missed egg was enough to ruin the Sorceress' plans, [[FridgeHorror even if it's best not to think too much about what happened to the other hatchlings...]]

This also explains why, in a kingdom so large, every dragon seems to know who Spyro is, even though he probably never even ventured outside of the Artisans' realm before Gnasty's attack : of course he is famous, ''he was the only egg to hatch on that fateful year of the dragon'' !

[[WMG: The Insomniac trilogy will be remastered for the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 PlayStation 4]]]]

[[https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2018/4/5/17124542/spyro-the-dragon-trilogy-hd-collection-release-date-spyro-reignited-ps4-xbox-one Confirmed!]] An [[UsefulNotes/XboxOne Xbox One]] release is also confirmed.

[[WMG: Zoe was in Spyro 1.]]
Specifically, she's the fairy in Haunted Towers who gives you permanent Superflame on that level. Granted, it could be a coincidence, but they both have red hair and yellow dresses, so...yeah. As to why she doesn't do that in later games, maybe it's some sort of effect of Haunted Towers that enables her to do so?

Elora has a distinction of being the only one among the trio of herself, Hunter, and The Professor from Spyro 2 to never return in any of the games following Spyro 3 beyond a really small cameo in ''The Orange Conspiracy'' which is just a card. It's odd that they never so much as spoke of her in dialogue, almost giving the impression that later developers were embarrassed of her and quietly removed from the series.

This WMG suggests that Elora's disappearance stemmed from concerns her design wasn't child friendly enough, considering both how she's effectively nude from the waist down and how technology advanced enabling her body to be more detailed. Keep in mind, HalfDressedCartoonAnimal (and since she's a faun in a cartoony series, would apply to Elora) is in many cases avoided for female characters drawn as more realistic/humanoid/attractive than the males and/or the more cartoony females (see Gadget from ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'', Amy Rose or Rouge the Bat from VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog, Coco and Tawna from ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot''). Post-Insomniac devs would judge Elora as inappropriate and act accordingly. You could ask what stopped them from just redesigning her, to which you'll be told what in the next paragraph.

Ever since ''Spyro: Year of the Dragon'', there's been a general increase in additional playable characters throughout the series: Sheila, Sgt Byrd, Bentley, Agent 9 and Sparx in ''YOTD'' and Hunter and Blink in ''A Hero's Tail''. Following this, it stands to reason that whatever new classic (games that take place in this new universe the ''Reignited Trilogy'' has set up) games come out will most likely incorporate some new gameplay styles, as well as possibly updating some of the older characters' movesets should they be brought back.

[[WMG:While it's unlikely we'll see another game in the Legend of Spyro continuity, it doesn't mean it'll be the last we'll see of it.]]
We've already had cheeky references to it in ''VideoGame/SpyroReignitedTrilogy'' with the crystal dragon statues resembling Ignitus and the building architecture in ''Spyro 1'' bringing to mind the dragon temples seen in [=LoS=]. Creators/ToysForBob seems well aware that a lot of people still like the Legend sub-series despite being contentious among a VocalMinority of Classic fans if the fact that both Cynder and Malefor survived the Skylanders reboot is any indication.

* We'll see more [=LoS=] characters reimagined to be more fitting to the Classic universe.
** Cynder is the most obvious and most likely; if they don't try to adapt her general plotline (since Bianca kind of already did that in a previous Spyro game) she'll probably be turned into something of a female Spyro and alt-playable character ala Coco from ''VideoGame/CrashBandicootNSaneTrilogy''.
** Malefor. He'll probably be a more serious villain but nowhere ''near'' as extreme as he was in the [=LoS=] trilogy. He definitely push Spyro far more than any previous villain and will be guarantee to have a connection with Cynder in whatever they reimagine him as. He will be a composite character with classic villain Stranger/The Sorcerer.
** Ignitus is possible if not as likely as the previous two. He was basically the closest thing Spyro had to a dragon dad in [=LoS=]. If Toys for Bob wants to continue with the interpretation that dragons are communally raised, he could be the Artisan Spyro relates the most to or the one who actually knows how to encourage Spyro and get him to act well.
* A Legend of Spyro Realm will be added as DLC to a future Spyro game.
** Probably the most unlikely, although not ''completely'' out of the realm of possibility. Gameplay would stick to classic Spyro navigating the more notable areas of [=LoS=] and interacting with the case; maybe getting in a few snarky remarks at Legend Spyro's expense (though he'd probably fire back with a few of his own) and letting people who wanted to know what happened after the open ending of [=DotD=] get some closure. (As well as enticing [=LoS=] fans to give the classic games a chance)
* The plot of [=LoS=] will be adapted into the Classicverse in a much LighterAndSofter way.
** Probable. The biggest problem [=LoS=] faced among classic fans was it's DarkerAndEdgier nature. Readapting it back into the classic continuity in a much LighterAndSofter way isn't as impossible as it sounds. The only major things that would need to be done are make the apes a lot more comedic on the same scale as the Gnorcs or the Rhynocs, remove the whole 'dragon egg genocide' thing, rework Cynder to be far less angsty and keep Spyro snarky/playful/[[{{Determinator}} determined]] and be the one thing Malefor can't seem to [[DespairEventHorizon break]] and you've already fixed the major issues most classic fans have with the series. Add on to that the Classic Spyro gameplay and there's actual potential for it to work out.

[[WMG: A fourth game will made in the same vein as VideoGame/CrashBandicoot4ItsAboutTime, and it'll take elements from VideoGame/SpyroEnterTheDragonfly.]]

[[WMG: Spyro and Crash share the same universe.]]

* First of all Ripto, Crush and Gulp are all shown alive in Spyro 2's epilogue. Crush is being taught math by the professor and Gulp is shown giving rides to some Avalar locals so they clearly did not die in the first place. Ripto is also shown being used as a chew toy by an Artisans dragon which suggests the dragon got him out of the lava and not Gnasty. Also Ripto and Gnasty's scepters are completely different looking. Ripto's is a yellow staff with a red jewel on the end while Gnasty's is more like a spiked spiked medieval mace type weapon. Ripto has the same looking scepter in every game after Spyro 2 and same goes for Gnasty in A Hero's Tale so it's impossible that Ripto took Gnasty's septer. Also how on earth could Ripto carry and use Gnasty's septer anyway? It's friggin huge compared to the little orange sorcerer and probably too heavy for him.

Think about it, original Purple Dragon, gleefully taught by his masters, considered a hero, Prowlus even said Malefor and Spyro were very similar as children. Eventually, he went insane from constantly having to save the world (or possibly a villain performing a BreakTheCutie on him) and turned evil, and was renamed Malefor in response to his corruption. If true, this would make his NotSoDifferent speech ''very'' chilling indeed.

** Alternatively, Moneybags is an example of MesACrowd and is a {{Seer}}. Other than that, he's just a greedy bear.

If Gnasty was to be playable ala Dr. Cortex or Dingodile, he'd be a fast runner, referencing his [[GetBackHereBoss boss fight in the first game]], but he'd also be a GlassCannon. He depends on long-range attacks, turning enemies into stone with his mace. Maybe instead of collecting gems, he turns them into Gnorc minions.

If Gnasty was to be playable ala Dr Cortex or Dingodile, he'd be a fast runner, referencing his [[GetBackHereBoss boss fight in the first game]], but he'd also be a GlassCannon. He depends on long-range attacks, turning enemies into stone with his mace. Maybe instead of collecting gems, he turns them into Gnorc minions.

If Gnasty was to be playable ala Dr Cortex or Dingodile, he'd be a fast runner, referencing his [[GetBackHereBoss boss fight in the first game]] but he'd also be a GlassCannon. He depends on long-range attacks, turning enemies into stone with his mace. Maybe instead of collecting gems, he turns them into Gnorc minions.

Why Gnasty instead of Ripto? I noticed that they seem to be pushing him as Spyro's main BigBad in recent years. Notice how, when Spyro was added to VideoGame/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled, Hunter and Gnasty were guest racers too?

[[WMG: A fourth game is made in the same vein as VideoGame/CrashBandicoot4ItsAboutTime, and it'll take elements from VideoGame/SpyroEnterTheDragonfly.]]

** Probable. The biggest problem [=LoS=] faced among classic fans was it's DarkerAndEdgier nature. Readapting it back into the classic continuity in a much LighterAndSofter way isn't as impossible as it sounds. The only major things that would need to be done are make the apes a lot more comedic on the same scale as the Gnorcs or the Rhynocs, remove the whole 'dragon egg genocide' thing, rework Cynder to be far less angsty and keep Spyro snarky/playful/[[{{Determinator}} determined]] and be the one thing Malefor can't seem to [[DespairEventHorizon break]] and you've already fixed the major issues most classic fans have with the series. Add on to that the Classic Spyro gameplay and there's actual potential for it to work out.

** Malefor. He'll probably be a more serious villain but nowhere ''near'' as extreme as he was in the [=LoS=] trilogy. He definitely push Spyro far more than any previous villain and will be guarantee to have a connection with Cynder in whatever they reimagine him as.

We've already had cheeky references to it in ''VideoGame/SpyroReignitedTrilogy'' with the crystal dragon statues resembling Ignitus and the building architecture in ''Spyro 1'' bringing to mind the dragon temples seen in [=LoS=]. Creator/ToysForBob seems well aware that a lot of people still like the Legend sub-series despite being contentious among a VocalMinority of Classic fans if the fact that both Cynder and Malefor survived the Skylanders reboot is any indication.