The end of The Legend of Spyro series left both Spyro and Cynder in a place that was open to interpretation and purposely left mysterious. He would be set as one of the starter pack characters for Spyro's Kingdom alongside Tarclops and Bomb Troll.ĭuring the development of the Skylanders universe, it was important for Toys For Bob to establish a brand new universe that could introduce a league of new heroes, but to also honor the history of Spyro and Cynder. So Spyro took Fire Dragon's place as playable character. You'd go to him for quests, and he’d tell you where to go and help you on your adventures.' While His Purple Majesty was originally going to be a benevolent and regal NPC, 'it was felt that they couldn’t have a game called Spyro’s Kingdom without Spyro as a playable character, so Fire Dragon became Spyro,'. 'Spyro was going to be a full-grown dragon and the king of Spyro's Kingdom. When the original concept of Spyro's Kingdom was still underway, Toys for Bob originally had a dragon character named Fire Dragon, who was one of the playable heroes.

Ĭoncept art of King Spyro sitting on his throne in Spyro's Kingdom Eventually the toys-to-life idea of Spyro's Kingdom came into light. While looking for new ideas for the Spyro the Dragon license in 2007, Activision and Toys for Bob explored many concepts with Spyro, including a 'realistic, gritty Spyro', a 'tiny Spyro', and an 'Origami Spyro'. 3.7 Trigger Happy Targets the Evil Kaos.3.6 Stump Smash Crosses the Bone Dragon.3.5 Cynder Confronts the Weather Wizard.3.4 Gill Grunt and the Curse of the Fish Master.His upgrades are also the same as normal Spyro. His upgrade paths either let him specialize in large area of effect damage with his Flameball's firebreath, or adding additional strength to his Charge. In gameplay terms, Legendary Spyro is a versatile character, being both effective at close range combat with his Charge and Earth Pound attacks, and capable at mid and long-range combat with his Flameballs. Much like his normal counterpart, Legendary Spyro can charge at his enemies and knock down obstacles with his horns whilst infusing them with the element of fire.īeing a dragon he also has the ability to fly. Whenever the world is in peril, special Portal Masters can bring these statues to life and summon the Legendary Skylanders to defend Skylands against any evil that threatens it. For centuries, Skylanders have competed in gladiator-style events inside epic arenas of sport, where only the greatest of combatants become immortalized as magical, golden statues that stand watch as guardians.

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