History YMMV / SpyroTheDragon

** The UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance games are polarizing as well. While some like them ([[ApprovalOfGod including Ted Price]]) and consider them faithful to Insomniac's work on the series, others either dislike the isometric perspective or just consider them to be inferior to the original trilogy in general.

* VindicatedByHistory: In the 1990s, many (predominantly teenage and adult) hardcore UsefulNotes/{{Playstation}} gamers thought of ''Spyro the Dragon'' as nothing but a kiddie ''Mario'' cash-grab that didn't fit the "mature-geared" console. As the core demographic of ''Spyro the Dragon'' displaced the older gamers, the series has become {{Sacred Cow}}s amongst 3D platformers.

* CompleteMonster: [[YMMV/SpyroYearOfTheDragon The Sorceress]]; [[YMMV/SpyroShadowLegacy The Sorcerer]]; [[YMMV/TheLegendOfSpyro Malefor, Gaul, The Dark Master]]; [[YMMV/{{Skylanders}} The Darkness and Malefor]]. See those pages for details.

*** Malefor: Those want him to be adapted for being one of ''the'' [[KnightOfCerebus most dangerous villains in the franchise]] and would give Classic Spyro a proper challenging villain to face for a change instead of mostly [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain ineffectual ones]]. Others argue that Malefor would clash [[VileVillainSaccharineShow way too much]] with the LighterAndSofter classic continuity and thus wouldn't fit, at least not without butchering what makes him so dangerous in the first place or [[TooBleakStoppedCaring causing the same problems that caused people to leave]] when ''The Legend of Spyro'' started.

*** Cynder (and ''especially'' holds true for her): as per her standard BaseBreakingCharacter status, she's sparked a lot of furious debates regarding if she should be brought into the Classic continuity: people either want her in for the sake of possibly reworking her to be a better written and more fitting character than she was in the ''Legends'' series, shipping her with Spyro (which in on itself is divisive, [[ShipToShipCombat especially regarding Spyro/Elora shippers]]) or simply liking her character, or they don't because of fears of other elements of the [=LoS=] series "bleeding in" to the Classic series, find her to be a poorly written character who doesn't fit into the light-hearted classic continuity at all, or would simply prefer to ship Spyro with Elora instead due to [=LoS=]' Spyro's already [[StrangledByTheRedString divisive relationship with Cynder]].

** While fans of ''Spyro'' and fans of ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' [[FriendlyFandoms normally get along quite nicely]], a minor one-sided rivalry was sparked around 2021 due to Crash getting more attention from Activision than Spyro, all the while the latter is left with nothing more but [[TheCameo cameos in a few of the former's games]].

* AmericansHateTingle: The franchise is considered a classic in America, but largely disliked and forgotten in Japan, to the point that the third game in the original trilogy, ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'', didn't got a release there due to how poorly the first two games sold, and would not see a release in Japan until ''VideoGame/SpyroReignitedTrilogy'', several years later, Spyro thus having a long history of NoExportForYou in the region.[[note]] Other than the first two games and ''Reignated Trilogy'', ''VideoGame/SpyroSeasonOfIce'', ''VideoGame/SpyroOrangeTheCortexConspiracy'' and the first '' VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'' game are the only ''Spyro'' games that got a Japanese release[[/note]] The conversions for the first two games, which altered the camera to be spaced far above Spyro (but was nearly uncontrollable), significantly slowing down Spyro's movements, and signs (which allow you to read them when you attack them, but are sometimes placed ''near enemies'') are largely blamed for the tepid reception, with the differences ironically meant to offset complaints about motion sickness during the demo period.

* AmericansHateTingle: The franchise is considered a classic in America, but largely disliked and forgotten in Japan, to the point that the third game in the original trilogy, ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'', didn't got a release there due to how poorly the first two games sold, and would not see a release in Japan until ''VideoGame/SpyroReignitedTrilogy'', several years later, Spyro thus having a long history of NoExportForYou in the region.[[note]] Other than the first two games and ''Reignated Trilogy'', ''VideoGame/SpyroSeasonOfIce'', ''VideoGame/SpyroOrangeTheCortexConspiracy'' and the first '' VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'' game are the only ''Spyro'' games that got a Japanese release[[/note]] The conversions for the first two games, which altered the camera to be spaced far above Spyro (but was nearly uncontrollable), significantly slowing down Spyro's movements, and signs (which allow you to read them when you attack them, but are sometimes placed ''near enemies'') are largely blamed for the tepid reception, with the differences ironically meant to offset complaints about motion sickness during the demo period..

** Fanart of Flame will usually make changes to his appearance to [[DivergentCharacterEvolution differentiate]] him from Spyro, as he is a PaletteSwap in his official appearances. This is often done by modifying his face, horns, or spines, or by making him younger and smaller. Similarly, Ember is sometimes drawn with thicker, pudgier proportions, forming a FatAndSkinny duo with Cynder.

* AmericansHateTingle: The franchise is considered a classic in America, but largely disliked and forgotten in Japan, and didn't have any other entries past the first two games released there until ''Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' due to how poorly they sold. The conversions for both of the games, which altered the camera to be spaced far above Spyro (but was nearly uncontrollable), significantly slowing down Spyro's movements, and signs (which allow you to read them when you attack them, but are sometimes placed ''near enemies'') are largely blamed for the tepid reception, with the differences ironically meant to offset complaints about motion sickness during the demo period.

* AbandonShipping: Zig-zagged in the case of Spyro/Elora. The pairing's popularity greatly declined after Insomniac's departure due to Elora's [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome unexplained absence]] from the series and the introduction of Ember and Cynder. Following the release of the ''Spyro Reignited Trilogy'', however, both the pairing and Elora herself have seen a resurgence in popularity, especially since Toys for Bob has added extra emphasis to the ShipTease in the game's cutscenes.

*** Cynder (and ''especially'' holds true for her): as per her standard BaseBreakingCharacter status, she's sparked a lot of furious debates regarding if she should be brought into the Classic continuity: people either want her in for the sake of possibly [[AuthorsSavingThrow reworking her to be a better written and more fitting character]] than she was in the ''Legends'' series, shipping her with Spyro (which in on itself is divisive, [[ShipToShipCombat especially regarding Spyro/Elora shippers]]) or simply liking her character, or they don't because of fears of other elements of the [=LoS=] series "bleeding in" to the Classic series, find her to be a poorly written character who doesn't fit into the light-hearted classic continuity at all, or would simply prefer to ship Spyro with Elora instead due to [=LoS=]' Spyro's already [[StrangledByTheRedString divisive relationship with Cynder]].

** ''Good luck'' trying to find any fan work based on the classic series that aren't just fanart; a '''vast''' majority of the content made for the ''Spyro the Dragon'' franchise usually tend to take place in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro'' sub-series. Even after ''Reignited Trilogy'' sparked interest in the classic series again, most fan works ''still'' tend to be primarily focused on ''The Legend of Spyro'' universe (with their own specific plots to go with it; see its YMMV page for more info).
** When it comes to content actually set in the Classicverse, there's a ''shocking'' number of fanfics that involve classic Spyro going through puberty and "taking notice" of whoever the author currently wants to ship him with. Never mind [[{{Squick}} the implications behind that and Spyro's actual age]].

** Sgt. Byrd, simply due to being a [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins flying penguin]] with ''[[BadassAdorable missile launchers]]''! He was so popular he made some return playable appearances in ''VideoGame/SpyroAHerosTail'' and ''VideoGame/SpyroAttackOfTheRhynocs''.

* AbandonShipping: Zig-zagged in the case of Spyro/Elora; the pairing greatly declined after Insomniac's departure due to Elora’s [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome unexplained absence]] from the series and the introduction of Ember and Cynder. Following the release of the ''Spyro Reignited Trilogy'', however, the pairing (and Elora herself) has seen a resurgence in popularity, especially since Toys for Bob has added extra emphasis to the ShipTease in the game's cutscenes.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: As should be apparent, both Ember and Flame are [[EnsembleDarkhorse very popular with the fandom]] despite the fact they only appear in ''two'' of the six "Classicverse" games, and in both times, they're extremely underutilized NPC characters. This is especially apparent for Ember, as despite having a crush on Spyro, she only appears ''twice'' in [[VideoGame/SpyroAHerosTail her debut game]], and then gets both her character and crush on Spyro essentially written out in ''[[PutOnABus Shadow Legacy]]'' [[StrangledByTheRedString with a very flimsy excuse why]]. Neither character ended up appearing in [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro the two]] [[VideoGame/{{Skylanders}} reboot series]] afterwards, despite proving popular enough that most fan works would find ways to write them into those settings. After the ''VideoGame/SpyroReignitedTrilogy'' happened, not only did someone make character mods for both [[https://www.moddb.com/games/spyro-reignited-trilogy/addons/flame-the-dragon Flame]] and [[https://www.moddb.com/games/spyro-reignited-trilogy/addons/ember-the-dragon Ember]] a mere week after the release of the PC version, but many are anxiously hoping they get added into whatever possible future Spyro game may be.

** Unsurprisingly, the franchise's premise of playing as a dragon created a lot of childhood fans that joined the furry fandom, who will often cite one of the games (particularly those belonging to the original trilogy) as a major -- if not ''the'' -- reason for kicking off their interest in other works more appealing to furries. ''A Hero's Tail'' introduced Ember and Flame who helped draw in and inspire more furries while ''The Legend of Spyro'' trilogy helped out by introducing a female dragon love interest with a cool, evil form (and, by intent or not, a lot of the classic trilogy fans were teenage furries who found her attractive) and a cute, popular normal form. After the revival was announced, fanart of that series drastically exploded in popularity on furry art sites.

** Spyro at Subway. [[labelnote:Explanation (NSFW)]]A particular piece of Spyro fetish art, featuring [[{{Squick}} Hunter crapping on a Subway sandwich that Spyro is making]]. It's garnered a ''ton'' of infamy on the internet for how disgusting it is, and is often posted on Website/FourChan as a shock image. It's also been crossed over with Anime/YuGiOh, with people posting the character's faces on Exodia's cards to "summon" the image.[[/labelnote]]
** [[ThatOneSidequest Trouble with the trolley, eh?]]

** [[https://youtu.be/St14jtFRjjQ "WAAUUUAUAUAUAH!"]]

** ''Good luck'' trying to find any fan work based on the classic series that aren't just fanart; a '''vast''' majority of the content made for the ''Spyro the Dragon'' franchise usually tend to take place in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro'' sub-series. Even after ''Reignited Trilogy'' sparked interest in the classic series again, most fan works ''still'' tend to be primarily ''Legend of Spyro'' focused (with their own specific plots to go with it; see its YMMV page for more info).

* CompleteMonster: [[YMMV/SpyroYearOfTheDragon The Sorceress]]; [[YMMV/SpyroShadowLegacy The Sorcerer]]; [[YMMV/TheLegendOfSpyro Malefor, Gaul, The Dark Master ]]; [[YMMV/{{Skylanders}} The Darkness and Malefor]]. See those pages for details.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: [[UpToEleven We'd be tempted to say "everyone" and call it a day]] if it weren't for it being against trope entry policies. Generally, people who are fans of the Classic series aren't a fan of Legends characters while people who are fans of the Legend series aren't fans of the Classic series characters; even outside of that, fans of either series typically have one or several characters from it that they still dislike. The ''only'' characters you're likely to not find people complaining about, characterization-wise or otherwise, is Bianca (and even then, there are some who debate whether her portrayal in the ''Reignited Trilogy'' [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks was good or not]]).

* CompleteMonster: [[YMMV/SpyroYearOfTheDragon The Sorceress]]; [[YMMV/SpyroShadowLegacy The Sorcerer]]; [[YMMV/TheLegendOfSpyro Malefor and Gaul]]; [[YMMV/{{Skylanders}} The Darkness and Malefor]]. See those pages for details.

** Spyro and Cynder are shipped with [[Franchise/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Spike]], as they are all purple dragons that have saved the world.