Balloonist

The Balloonists are a group of characters who help Spyro travel between the Dragon Worlds in the first game, Spyro the Dragon. There is a Balloonist in each world, and each one has their own hot air balloon that they will allow Spyro to use to access the next Dragon World if he meets a certain criteria, such as by rescuing a certain number of Dragons or by retrieving either a certain amount of treasure or Dragon Eggs.

Balloonists all wear a leather flight helmet and cover most of their face except their eyes with a scarf. Each balloonist can be distinguished by the color of their clothes. It is unknown what species they are, although they do resemble the Gnorcs in the level Gnorc Cove because they also cover their face with a scarf.

Characters

 * Marco is found in Artisans. He allows Spyro to travel to Peace Keepers once he has freed at least ten Dragons.
 * Gosnold is found in Peace Keepers. He allows Spyro to travel to Magic Crafters once he has collected at least 1,200 gems.
 * Tuco is found in Magic Crafters. He allows Spyro to travel to Beast Makers once he has obtained at least five Dragon Eggs.
 * Clay is found in Beast Makers. He allows Spyro to travel to Dream Weavers once he has freed at least fifty Dragons.
 * Amos is found in Dream Weavers. He allows Spyro to access Gnasty's World once he has obtained at least 6,000 gems.
 * Hak is found in Gnorc Gnexus. He allows Spyro to backtrack to any of the previous Dragon Worlds. Unlike the other Balloonists, Hak does not have any requirement for Spyro to use his hot-air balloon.