The Volcano

The Volcano as seen from the ramparts of Warfang.

The Volcano is a pivotal location for the dark forces of Malefor throughout the events of The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon. It serves as a harbringer of doom and an image of menace. Through his dark magic, Malefor suspended several islands that were uprooted from Warfang, creating the volcano and turning its surrouding landscape into a wasteland.

Story

The volcano first appeared when Hunter, Spyro, Cynder and Sparx reached the safety of the Enchanted Forest. They looked out at the horizon as Hunter explained that after their disappearance, Malefor attacked quickly and used his dark magic to suspend the Warfang temple above the land to symbolize his dominance. The act created the volcano and turned the surrounding city landscape into the Burned Lands, with remnants of Warfang still found littered around.

The volcano was later seen was during the siege of Warfang where it stood in the background of Malefor's army. It played a major role later in the game after the Golem was killed, when Malefor made an ominous announcement to the inhabitants that since they survived the siege, they would be the first to witness the resurrection of the Destroyer, a mountain-sized golem used to destroy the world to usher in a new one. The Destroyer emerged from the volcano and immediately proceeded to walk across the world, spreading the Ring of Annihilation that would initiate the end of the world upon the end of its journey.

After failing to stop the Destroyer, Spyro and Cynder ventured through the Burned Lands, a desolate ridden wasteland shadowed by the great volcano, where the Destroyer was seen attempting to scale it. Spyro stated that they must reach the volcano to find an updraft in order to continue onwards to Malefor's Lair. During the final battle with Malefor, the Destroyer reached the top of the volcano and fell back into the earth, triggering the end of the world. The volcano erupted so violently the earth's atmosphere dispersed and the planet began to break apart. From the force of the eruption, Malefor's Lair plummeted into the volcano towards the earth's core. During the Spyro's reconstruction of the world, it is possible the volcano was drawn back into the planet.

Gallery

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  The Destroyer emerging from the massive volcano
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  The great Volcano erupting after the Destroyer completed its journey, pushing the clouds around the world's atmosphere

Trivia

• The Volcano provides a defensive area for Malefor, being responsible for the creation of the vast Burned Lands.
• In the conclusion of Dawn of the Dragon, it is unknown if the volcano disappeared upon the beginning of the new age.
• In terms of volcanology, the volcano is an amalgamation of the two main groups of volcanoes. It has the steep slopes, incredible height and explosive nature common with Strato volcanoes, but is also constantly active and has a large crater, features common with Shield volcanoes.