Moneybags

Moneybags is a greedy, rich bear from Avalar who is obsessed with gems and his personal wealth. Spyro often has to pay an exorbitant number of gems to Moneybags to progress, usually by unlocking a level or opening a new path within a homeworld or level. Moneybags first appears in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! and has since appeared in every main Spyro game. Moneybags is a neutral character, although his antagonistic side is more prominent due to his greed and sometimes working on behalf of a villain for profit.

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
In Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!, Spyro encounters Moneybags several times along his journey. Moneybags gives new abilities and opens passages for Spyro if he pays enough gems to Moneybags. Moneybags teaches three moves to Spyro along the way, in order of Climb, Swim, and Headbash. Moneybags first appears in Glimmer where he charged 100 gems to cross a bridge.

After Ripto was defeated, Hunter held Moneybags down as Elora returned the gems that Spyro paid him and apologized.

Spyro: Year of the Dragon
In Spyro: Year of the Dragon, Moneybags had a Dragon Egg and was eager to sell it for gems, whic He chased Moneybags, who was dropping all of the gems he'd taken from Spyro during the course of the game, until he reluctantly handed over the dragon egg. Spyro also has to pay Moneybags along the way to free characters that defied the Sorceress, including Sheila, Sgt. Byrd, Bentley and Agent 9.

Spyro: A Hero's Tail
In Spyro: A Hero's Tail, Moneybags's appearance and role was changed. He runs several shops throughout the Dragon Realms, and his main one is located in the Dragon Village. Spyro can purchase items from Moneybags to progress in his adventure.

Personality
In the PlayStation games and Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly, Moneybags is an upper class British snob who travels around, looking for opportunities to con people out of their gems. He speaks with a New England accent. In Spyro: A Hero's Tail and Spyro: Shadow Legacy, Moneybags was changed to an Eastern-European gypsy.

Voice actors
Moneybags' voice actor is different for most of the games. In Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!, Moneybags is voiced by Richard Barnes. In Spyro: Year of the Dragon and Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly, he is voiced by Neil Ross. In Spyro: A Hero's Tail, Moneybags is voiced by Jess Harnell.