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* DidNotThinkThisThrough: A rather tragic example. Although the dragons are shown in DOTD to have a fortified city (Warfang) with massive walls and a cannon to protect (and was still standing late the war, as seen in DOTD), the Guardians decide to leave the entire brood of dragon eggs, which were stated to be vital to the survival of their likely dying species, inside a temple in a swamp with little to nothing in the way of actual defense, besides maybe a few sealed doors and the Guardians themselves protecting it. Although the Guardians were likely some of, if not the, most powerful dragons present, thanks to their mastery of the elements, it was rather unwise to only have about four individuals guarding something as important as this brood. Its deconstructed, as Ignitus still carries great remorse for his failures to protect the eggs and even lampshades this trope by stating he should have hidden them long ago.
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** A rather tragic example. Although the dragons are shown in DOTD to have a fortified city (Warfang) with massive walls and a cannon to protect (and was still standing late the war, as seen in DOTD), the Guardians decide to leave the entire brood of dragon eggs, which were stated to be vital to the survival of their likely dying species, inside a temple in a swamp with little to nothing in the way of actual defense, besides maybe a few sealed doors and the Guardians themselves protecting it. Although the Guardians were likely some of, if not the, most powerful dragons present, thanks to their mastery of the elements, it was rather unwise to only have about four individuals guarding something as important as this brood. Its deconstructed, as Ignitus still carries great remorse for his failures to protect the eggs and even lampshades this trope by stating he should have hidden them long ago.
** A rather tragic example. Although the dragons are shown in DOTD to have a fortified city (Warfang) with massive walls and a cannon to protect (and was still standing late the war, as seen in DOTD), the Guardians decide to leave the entire brood of dragon eggs, which were stated to be vital to the survival of their likely dying species, inside a temple in a swamp with little to nothing in the way of actual defense, besides maybe a few sealed doors and the Guardians themselves protecting it. Although the Guardians were likely some of, if not the, most powerful dragons present, thanks to their mastery of the elements, it was rather unwise to only have about four individuals guarding something as important as this brood. Its deconstructed, as Ignitus still carries great remorse for his failures to protect the eggs and even lampshades this trope by stating he should have hidden them long ago.
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* LavaPit: The Munitions Forge is filled with pools of molten rock that serve as environmental hazards. Spyro can use his elemental breaths to push Apes into them, which instantly defeats them.
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** Making this even more egregious is the fact that the egg of the purple dragon was present. Seeing as Spyro was *TheChosenOne, this would have made the temple a primary target for the Ape Army; which it was. Gaul himself led a raid under order from the Dark Master himself to steal or destroy the dragon temple. It is doubtful the Guardians could have known the Dark Master's full plan, but they should have at least been able to predict the temple would have a huge target painted on it.
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** Making this even more egregious is the fact that the egg of the purple dragon was present. Seeing as Spyro was *TheChosenOne, TheChosenOne, this would have made the temple a primary target for the Ape Army; which it was. Gaul himself led a raid under order from the Dark Master himself to steal or destroy the dragon temple. It is doubtful the Guardians could have known the Dark Master's full plan, but they should have at least been able to predict the temple would have a huge target painted on it.
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* DidNotThinkThisThrough: A rather tragic example. Although the dragons are shown in DOTD to have a fortified city (Warfang) with massive walls and a cannon to protect (and was still standing late the war, as seen in DOTD), the Guardians decide to leave the entire brood of dragon eggs, which were stated to be vital to the survival of their likely dying species, inside a temple in a swamp with little to nothing in the way of actual defense, besides maybe a few sealed doors and the Guardians themselves protecting it. Although the Guardians were likely some of, if not the, most powerful dragons present, visit their mastery of the elements, it was rather unwise to only have about four individuals guarding something as important as this brood. Its deconstructed, as Ignitus still carries great remorse for his failures to protect the eggs and even lampshades this trope by stating he should have hidden them long ago.
** Making this even more egregious is the fact that the egg of the purple dragon was present. Seeing as Spyro was the prophecy hero of legend, this would have made the temple a primary target for the Ape Army; which it was. Gaul himself led a raid under order from the Dark Master himself to steal or destroy the dragon temple. It doubtful the Guardians could have known the Dark Master's full plan, but they should have at least been able to predict the temple would have a huge target painted on it.
** Making this even more egregious is the fact that the egg of the purple dragon was present. Seeing as Spyro was the prophecy hero of legend, this would have made the temple a primary target for the Ape Army; which it was. Gaul himself led a raid under order from the Dark Master himself to steal or destroy the dragon temple. It doubtful the Guardians could have known the Dark Master's full plan, but they should have at least been able to predict the temple would have a huge target painted on it.
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* DidNotThinkThisThrough: A rather tragic example. Although the dragons are shown in DOTD to have a fortified city (Warfang) with massive walls and a cannon to protect (and was still standing late the war, as seen in DOTD), the Guardians decide to leave the entire brood of dragon eggs, which were stated to be vital to the survival of their likely dying species, inside a temple in a swamp with little to nothing in the way of actual defense, besides maybe a few sealed doors and the Guardians themselves protecting it. Although the Guardians were likely some of, if not the, most powerful dragons present, visit thanks to their mastery of the elements, it was rather unwise to only have about four individuals guarding something as important as this brood. Its deconstructed, as Ignitus still carries great remorse for his failures to protect the eggs and even lampshades this trope by stating he should have hidden them long ago.
** Making this even more egregious is the fact that the egg of the purple dragon was present. Seeing as Spyro wasthe prophecy hero of legend, *TheChosenOne, this would have made the temple a primary target for the Ape Army; which it was. Gaul himself led a raid under order from the Dark Master himself to steal or destroy the dragon temple. It is doubtful the Guardians could have known the Dark Master's full plan, but they should have at least been able to predict the temple would have a huge target painted on it.
** Making this even more egregious is the fact that the egg of the purple dragon was present. Seeing as Spyro was
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*DidNotThinkThisThrough: A rather tragic example. Although the dragons are shown in DOTD to have a fortified city (Warfang) with massive walls and a cannon to protect (and was still standing late the war, as seen in DOTD), the Guardians decide to leave the entire brood of dragon eggs, which were stated to be vital to the survival of their likely dying species, inside a temple in a swamp with little to nothing in the way of actual defense, besides maybe a few sealed doors and the Guardians themselves protecting it. Although the Guardians were likely some of, if not the, most powerful dragons present, visit their mastery of the elements, it was rather unwise to only have about four individuals guarding something as important as this brood. Its deconstructed, as Ignitus still carries great remorse for his failures to protect the eggs and even lampshades this trope by stating he should have hidden them long ago.
**Making this even more egregious is the fact that the egg of the purple dragon was present. Seeing as Spyro was the prophecy hero of legend, this would have made the temple a primary target for the Ape Army; which it was. Gaul himself led a raid under order from the Dark Master himself to steal or destroy the dragon temple. It doubtful the Guardians could have known the Dark Master's full plan, but they should have at least been able to predict the temple would have a huge target painted on it.
**Making this even more egregious is the fact that the egg of the purple dragon was present. Seeing as Spyro was the prophecy hero of legend, this would have made the temple a primary target for the Ape Army; which it was. Gaul himself led a raid under order from the Dark Master himself to steal or destroy the dragon temple. It doubtful the Guardians could have known the Dark Master's full plan, but they should have at least been able to predict the temple would have a huge target painted on it.
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*IdiotBall: The trilogy starts with one. Instead of hiding the purple dragon egg (their *TheChosenOne) and other dragons' eggs, which are stated to be vital to the dragon species' survival, in the much better-fortified city of Warfang, the Guardians for some reason decide to hide them in a temple in the swamp with very little in the way of actual defenses with only about four (admittedly very powerful) dragons on hand to guard the eggs. Likewise, the Dark Armies send everything they've got to attack it, including being led by their king.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: The Nintendo DS version is this to ''VideoGame/SpyroShadowLegacy'', having been developed by the same game developer, having similar gameplay and a similar top-down style.
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* TheNecrocracy: The Ghouls are RevenantZombie barbarians similar to the draugr of Nordic mythology, ruled over by a frigid lich known as the Ice King.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: During his excited ramblings at seeing the purple dragon Spyro, Volteer mentions about there having been rumors of a purple dragon countless generations ago but were considered gossip and legend. [[spoiler: This hints at the Dark Master Malefor's existence as a purple dragon, which was later revealed in ''The Eternal Night''.]]
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* BoringButPractical: All four elements can be upgraded to do more damage and have additional effects, but the most worth it to pour EXP into is Electricity, as the higher levels of the basic breath allow you to stun and toss ''all'' enemies sans bosses in the game, letting you yeet what would otherwise be brutal encounters into nearby {{Bottomless Pit}}s with little effort, or at the very least crowd-control enemies to be more manageable.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: The DS version is this to ''VideoGame/SpyroShadowLegacy'', having similar gameplay and a similar top-down style.
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''The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning'' is the first installment of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro'', Creator/{{Activision}}[=/=]Creator/{{Sierra}}'s ContinuityReboot of ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon''. The game is primarily an ActionAdventure title with some light platforming and RPGElements, and its gameplay centers around unlocking and strengthening Spyro's elemental breath abilities.
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''The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning'' is the first installment of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro'', Creator/{{Activision}}[=/=]Creator/{{Sierra}}'s ContinuityReboot of ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon''.''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon''. The game is primarily an ActionAdventure title with some light platforming and RPGElements, and its gameplay centers around unlocking and strengthening Spyro's elemental breath abilities.
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* NeverTrustATrailer: ''A New Beginning'' was originally advertised as a {{prequel}} to the original ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon'', ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon1998'', despite being a setting reboot instead.
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* BagOfSpilling: The end of the game sets up an explanation to justify its use in ''The Eternal Night''. During the final cutscene, Spyro mentions that the battle with Dark Cynder and subsequent escape drained his strength, and he lost most of his powers as a result.
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* BadWithTheBone: The larger apes in the Swap use femur bones instead of the blades and clubs used by their counterparts in later levels.
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* BadWithTheBone: The larger apes in the Swap Swamp use femur bones instead of the blades and clubs used by their counterparts in later levels.
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* RibcageRidge: Several areas in the swamp area at the beginning are roofed and lined with the skeletons of immense snakes.
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* NewGame+:NewGamePlus: After completing the game you can start from the beginning with all breathes unlocked at the level they were upgraded to when you last finished. You can also collect more gems to fully upgrade the breathes if you didn't already.
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* EvilVsEvil: In Dante's Freezer, the Apes and Ghouls are fighting one another as well as Spyro. The apes attack the Skavengers too.
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* {{Mayincatec}}: The Tall Plains are a jungle-covered TempleOfDoom area home to armadillos, Apes in pseudo-Aztec feathered costumes, and a native population of anthropomorphic llamas.
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* NationalAnimalStereotypes: The Atlawas, the native people of the {{Mayincatec}} Tall Plains, are anthropomorphic llamas.
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* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: Defied. The Atlawas worship the Stone Sentinel and, after Spyro defeats it, decide that they're going to worship him instead. Spyro politely declines.
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''The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning'' is the first installment of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro'', Creator/{{Activision}}[=/=]Creator/{{Sierra}}'s ContinuityReboot of ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon''. The game is primarily an ActionAdventure title with some light platforming and RPGElements, and its gameplay centers around unlocking and strengthening Spyro's elemental breath abilities.
Once every ten generations, a purple dragon egg is laid. Purple dragons are rare and have immense power, so it's no wonder that, when such an egg is laid, every evil man and his EvilMatriarch wants to get their hands on it. An 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 his adoptive brother Sparx set out to discover Spyro's true nature and origin. Soon, they encounter Ignitus, who is now living in hiding after the Dark Master's armies, led by a monstrous dragon named Cynder, overwhelmed the dragons. After learning of his true nature and of the dire peril the world faces, Spyro sets out to free the imprisoned dragon guardians and defeat the wicked Cynder.
The game was released for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, UsefulNotes/GameCube, UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} and UsefulNotes/NintendoDS in 2006. The DS version was developed by Creator/AmazeEntertainment and features a notably different gameplay style, including a top-down perspective, additional side missions, and a shield ability.
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!!This game contains examples of:
* AmbushingEnemy: Bulb spiders have bodies spotted like the mushrooms of the swamp area where they're found, and legs that resemble leaves. They usually hide head-first into the group to mimic regular fungi, but when Spyro enters the room where they're found they pop out and attack.
* AndTheAdventureContinues: At the end, Spyro [[spoiler:purifies Cynder and prevents her from freeing the Dark Master]], but the war's not over yet.
* BackhandedCompliment: After clearing the Dragon Temple, Ignitus remarks that Spyro's fighting style was effective and got the job done, despite its primitive crudeness and Spyro having no knowledge of what it means to be a dragon. This is a genuine compliment, but ends up being couched in so many casual pejoratives that Spyro isn't exactly sure whether to be thankful or not.
-->'''Ignitus:''' The style you used earlier was is crude, archaic and obvious, but you got the job done. Not bad... considering you haven't been taught anything about what it means to be a dragon.\\
'''Spyro:''' Thanks... I think.
* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: Spyro blasts Cynder so hard that [[spoiler:it frees her from Malefor's power]].
* BoringButPractical: All four elements can be upgraded to do more damage and have additional effects, but the most worth it to pour EXP into is Electricity, as the higher levels of the basic breath allow you to stun and toss ''all'' enemies sans bosses in the game, letting you yeet what would otherwise be brutal encounters into nearby {{Bottomless Pit}}s with little effort, or at the very least crowd-control enemies to be more manageable.
* BreathWeapon: In addition to Spyro's abilities, magma worms spit streams of molten rock, while the Ice King can exhale clouds of freezing mist.
* CrystalLandscape: The sections connecting the palaces in Concurrent Skies consist of winding paths through a landscape of gigantic indigo crystals, in some places guarded by animated constructs of crystalline stone.
* CrystallineCreature: In Concurrent Skies, the native enemies include crystal brutes, hulking humanoid masses of crystal blocks held together by arcs of electricity.
* DieOrFly: Spyro's powers like to manifest themselves when he has to save someone he cares about. He's able to save Sparx from being squashed by apes with fire breath, and then Kane from falling off a waterfall with ice breath. He learns the earth element after being trapped under a bell, though that's less lethal.
* DoubleJump: Spyro can flap his wings to achieve some extra height and air time during jumps.
* EldritchLocation: Convexity is an AfterlifeAntechamber described by Ignitus as a VoidBetweenTheWorlds, populated by flying jellyfish monsters with crab-like legs and other nightmarish creatures.
* EvilVsEvil: In Dante's Freezer, the Apes and Ghouls are fighting one another as well as Spyro. The apes attack the Skavengers too.
* FlyingSeafoodSpecial: Convexity, an outer space-like VoidBetweenTheWorlds, is home to creatures resembling flying jellyfish, eels, and nautilus-whale hybrids.
* GladIThoughtOfIt: Early in Dante's Freezer, Sparx suggests loading a catapult with snowballs to knock down an obstacle. When this works, Spyro notes that this was a pretty good idea and then congratulates himself for coming up with it, to Sparx's outrage.
-->'''Spyro:''' That was a good idea. Glad I thought of it.\\
'''Sparx:''' You-- glad-- ''you''-- ''no''.
* TheGoomba: The frogweeds, found in the first level of the game, take three hits to kill and you literally have to sit there and stare at them for them to have a chance to hurt you.
* ImmuneToFate: Purple Dragons are stated to be able to guide the fate of the era into which they are born. This is shown by Spyro's habit of [[ScrewDestiny screwing destiny]] every time he hears a prediction he doesn't like.
* IneffectualLoner: Kane insists on going through the enemy-infested temple by himself, and refuses to accept Spyro's aid even when he's clearly overmatched by the Apes, despite Spyro arguing that in some situations teamwork is more effective. At the end of the level, he comes around to seeing things Spyro's way.
-->'''Kane:''' By the way, you were right.\\
'''Spyro:’'' About what? \\
'''Kane:''' Maybe two heads ''are'' better than one. Even if one does belong to an annoying mosquito.
* ItsQuietTooQuiet: At the end of Dante's Freezer, on entering a large, empty cave containing Volteer, the Guardian they had come to find, Spyro remarks that it's too quiet and that reaching Volteer like this is too easy. Sparx flippantly dismisses this, but a moment later the Ice King awakens and attacks.
* LethalLavaLand: The Munitions Forge, built around and within a volcano, is filled with streams and pools of lava and home to swarms of fiery insects, lava-spitting worms, and scorpions who can shoot fiery beams from their stingers.
* ManaDrain: The energy leeches of Concurrent Skies attack by draining away energy from the gauge that powers Spyro's elemental attacks, and only attack physically if this is completely empty.
* MeteorSummoningAttack: Spyro's fire fury attack calls down a rain of explosive fireballs, while the earth fury creates a rain of boulders.
* MookMaker: Fire beetle nests steadily spawn new fire beetles, creating a constant stream of insects to harry Spyro until the nests are destroyed.
* MosesInTheBulrushes: In the prologue, when the Dark Armies attack the Dragon Temple, Ignitus flees with Spyro's egg and sends it down a river, riding on a mushroom cap, in an attempt to save him.
* TheNecrocracy: The Ghouls are RevenantZombie barbarians similar to the draugr of Nordic mythology, ruled over by a frigid lich known as the Ice King.
* NeverTrustATrailer: ''A New Beginning'' was originally advertised as a {{prequel}} to the original ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon'', despite being a setting reboot instead.
* NonSequiturThud: After crashing upon escaping from Convexity, Sparx says "Mommy, fluff my pillow".
* NoSidepathsNoExplorationNoFreedom: The game is an extremely linear beat 'em up, and lacks any real form of exploration, side paths, or level select options.
* NonIndicativeName:
** The Tall Plains are on top of a set of sheer pinnacles, with several areas surrounded and separated by steep BottomlessPits, and their surfaces are covered in thick jungle and often include tiered levels for Spyro to climb. For being tall they're tall, but they're definitely not plains.
** Concurrent Skies is a CrystalLandscape of winding paths hedged in by crystal growths and dark, cavernous palaces. Most of the time, the sky isn't even visible.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: Ignitus reveals that Cynder is not so different from Spyro -- her egg was among those the Dark Master sought to destroy when searching for Spyro's egg, as they both hatched from the same Year of the Dragon egg clutch.
* OrphanedEtymology: Sparx says "Spyro, we're {{not in Kansas anymore}}" in response to the pair's first glimpse of the ruins around the Dragon Temple, despite this being an original fantasy setting with no such thing as Kansas in it.
* OurTrollsAreDifferent: According to the manual, the draugr-like ghouls in Dante's Freezer are actually Trolls (while their bigger armored counterparts who turn into wraiths at half-health are Ogres).
* OutsideContextProblem: 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 single-handedly turned the tide of the war. Not only was she just that powerful, it's easy to infer they didn't anticipate another dragon would show up to lead the apes.
* PowderTrail: There are occasional powder trails leading to massive stashes of explosives set there by the Apes. Spyro can ignite the powder with his fire breath to cause a massive explosion.
* PunnyName:
** The Manweersmalls -- "man, we're small". They're shorter than Spyro -- except for their leaders, which are just below being eye level with him -- and, due to being bipeds, much smaller in overall mass. Upon meeting one, Spyro even says, "Man, he is small." Their leader, Mole-Yarr, is named as a pun on "Moliere" and "Mole".
** Mount Boyzitbig. At the very beginning of the level, Sparx says, "Boy, is it big!"
* QuestForTheRest: The story is started by Spyro's attempt to find out why his egg was abandoned years ago and whether there are others like him -- he doesn't even know the ''word'' dragon until meeting Ignitus. Later plotlines involve rescuing the dragons captured by Cynder and her ape army.
* RecurringRiff: The main theme's melody keeps on reappearing in multiple other tracks in the series, most notably [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMKMcebheTU The Valley of Avalar]] and "Guide You Home" (from the credits of ''Dawn of the Dragon'').
* RockMonster: Rubble brutes, enemies found in [[TempleOfDoom the Tall Plains]], are masses of stony blocks held together by vines and roots. They lie around passively, animating when Spyro approaches them. Crystal brutes, a variant found later in the game, are made of crystal instead.
* RunOrDie: Spyro's first encounter with Cynder is this. As Spyro isn't yet ready to fight her, all he can do is fly as fast as he can with her hot on his heels.
* ScaryScorpions: Buffalo beetles are, name notwithstanding, scorpions much larger than Spyro found in the Munitions Forge, who attack with their claws and with fiery beams shot from their stingers.
* SlippySlideyIceWorld: Dante's Freezer is a snow-covered arctic land home to undead soldiers and white-furred Ape recolors, includes an area where Spyro must outrace falling icicles, and culminates in a battle against an ice-wielding undead warrior.
* SpaceWhale: Enormous floating creatures referred to as void whales are found within Convexity, the VoidBetweenTheWorlds. They don't resemble true whales much, being closer in appearance to blue-black nautili.
* SpinAttack: The bulb spiders often attack by raising their legs into the air and spinning across the ground in an attempt to hit Spyro.
* SwampMonster: Growths, foes found in the Swamp area early in the game, are hulking humanoids made out of knotted vines and branches and with a coating of green plants over their torsos. They attack with physical blows and by throwing clumps of slime at Spyro.
* SpiritualSuccessor: The DS version is this to ''VideoGame/SpyroShadowLegacy'', having similar gameplay and a similar top-down style.
* TempleOfDoom: The Tall Plains are a labyrinthine set of jungle-covered temple ruins swarming with armadillos, animated stone constructs and apes in {{Mayincatec}} costumes, where Spyro must navigate ancient stone-based puzzles to progress and navigate around rows of sharpened bamboo stakes, traps that spit volleys of sharp darts through the air, and swinging pendulum-like logs.
* UndergroundMonkey: In the Tall Plains, a TempleOfDoom jungle area, Spyro encounters rubble brutes, masses of rock in roughly humanoid forms held together by vines. Later, in the electrified CrystalLandscape of Concurrent Skies, he comes across crystal brutes, which are made out of crystal blocks and held together by streams of electricity.
* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: You fight Cynder in a world between worlds -- a dark place filled with distant planets, floating objects that look like ribbons and whisper Spyro's name, {{Space Whale}}s, and glowing jellyfish. The battle takes place next to a purple, sucking wormhole that functions as a portal to and from the {{Big Bad}}'s prison.
* VideogameFlight: Spyro learns to fly, but isn't very good at it and cannot do so at will. His flight sections sort of function like {{Rail Shooter}}s.
* VoidBetweenTheWorlds: Convexity is a dimension that acts as an "airlock" between the world and the dark realms beyond it. It appears as a vast dark void, where clusters of hexagonal stone platforms and large planet-like orbs float against a dark blue backdrop and creatures resembling luminescent sea life float through the emptiness.
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