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|first_appearance=''[[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]]'' (2000)
|latest_appearance=''[[Spyro Reignited Trilogy]]'' (2018)
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'''Midnight Mountain''', also known as '''Midnight Mountain Home''' is the fourth and final [[Home World|home world]] in ''[[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]]'' and in the ''[[Spyro Reignited Trilogy|Reignited Trilogy]]'' remaster of the third game. It can be accessed after defeating [[Scorch (boss)|Scorch]].


This home world contains portals to seven realms in addition to the [[Sorceress's Lair]] and [[Super Bonus Round]].


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==Objectives==
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: large;" | '''Midnight Mountain'''
{|width=15% class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top;"|[[File:Midnight_mountain.jpg]]
!colspan="4" style="background:#A0DEFA;"|[[File:SYOTD Midnight Mountain logo.png]]
|-
|-
! World Type:
![[File:BlueGem SpyroReignitedTrilogy UI Art.png|50px]]400/400
| [[Homeworld]]
|}
 
 
{|width=50% class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Dragon Eggs [[File:DragonEgg SpyroReignitedTrilogy UI Art.png|x40px]]
!Description
|-
|Glide to the Island (Saki)
|Next to the tower containing the rocket is a series of steps. Climb up the steps to find another island. Glide to it to get the egg.
|-
|Shhh, It's a Secret (Billy)
|To the right of the Desert Ruins portal is a broken wall. Charge into it to find an island. Glide to it to get the egg.
|-
|Catch the [[Egg Thief|Thief]] (Maiken):
|There is a blue thief running around the home world with this egg. Catch him either by charging into or flaming him.
|-
|Stomp the Floor (Buddy)
|To the left of Sparx's level is a couple of steps that leads to a cracked floor. Headbashing the floor will bring you to an underground cave where the egg will be.
|-
|At the Top of the Waterfall (Evie)
|Directly across from the entrance to the Sorceress' Lair is a pink acid waterfall. This egg is located on a small platform on top of the waterfall.
|-
|Egg for Sale (Al)
|See below.
|}
 
===Chasing Moneybags===
After defeating the Sorceress, [[Moneybags]] will appear on the bridge between the portals to [[Crystal Islands]] and [[Desert Ruins]]. He says that he has a dragon egg and is going to sell it back in [[Avalar]]. He recognizes a mischievous look in Spyro's eyes, then starts running for his life. You'll then get the chance to chase the greedy bear down and reclaim your gems by flaming and/or charging into him until all the gems you've spent previously are reclaimed. Once running out of gems, an exhausted Moneybags will complain about how fast dragons are before saying that he is retiring to Spooky Swamp to become a haiku poet. The egg will then be given. This egg '''''does''''' count towards the egg count for Midnight Mountain, where it says that you have 6/5 eggs and a total of 111% for the level. In realms where you have not previously paid Moneybags, he will no longer appear in these realms, and any doors and paths he previously locked will now be open.
 
===The Unreachable Island===
Far out into the abyss near the point where the rocket is housed is a tall, thin island with three extra lives that cannot be reached by normal methods. It was intended to be the portal to the Super Bonus Round with a whirlwind in front of the Sorceress' Lair leading to it, but the idea was scrapped and the island was left in the game due to time constraints.
 
In the original game, the only known way to reach this island without using external hacking tools is to use a proxy jump glitch on the helmet structure surrounding the portal to Desert Ruins<ref>''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SmhDaTgels getting to the secret island in midnight mountain legitimently]''. (Date Posted - Aug 4, 2014). ''[https://youtube.com Youtube]''.</ref>. Hacking can be used to access the island - for example by allowing the player to "moon jump" or by teleporting the player directly there. A fan has also managed to create a patch which restores the whirlwind.<ref>''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v84tOqL0fd0 Midnight Mountain Home: The Super-Whirlwind by Kly_Men_COmpany!]''. (Date Posted - May 7, 2012). ''[https://youtube.com Youtube]''.</ref>
 
In the ''Reignited Trilogy'', the whirlwind was restored in front of the portal to the Sorceress' Lair, and thus, the island can now be accessed. It will activate after the Sorceress' initial defeat.
 
===Achievements & Trophies ''(Reignited Trilogy) '' ===
* '''That Monkey's Gonna (Make Them) Pay...''': Free Agent 9
** ''PS4'': Silver Trophy
** ''XBOX One'': 30G
 
* '''8000 Reasons to Kick Butt''': Get revenge on Moneybags
** ''PS4'': Gold Trophy
** ''XBOX One'': 40G
 
==List of Realms==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Name
!Collectibles
|-
|-
! Collectibles:
|[[File:CrystalIslands LevelBanner SpyroReignitedTrilogy.jpg|200px]]<br>[[Crystal Islands]]
| [[Image:gem.gif]] 400<br />[[Image:egg.png]] 6
|[[File:DragonEgg SpyroReignitedTrilogy UI Art.png|x40px]] 6/6<br>[[File:BlueGem SpyroReignitedTrilogy UI Art.png|40px]] 700/700
| colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller;" |
|-
|-
! [[Fodder]]:
|[[File:DesertRuins LevelBanner SpyroReignitedTrilogy.jpg|200px]]<br>[[Desert Ruins]]
| Lizards
|[[File:DragonEgg SpyroReignitedTrilogy UI Art.png|x40px]] 6/6<br>[[File:BlueGem SpyroReignitedTrilogy UI Art.png|40px]] 700/700
| colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller;" |
|-
|[[File:HauntedTomb LevelBanner SpyroReignitedTrilogy.jpg|200px]]<br>[[Haunted Tomb]]
|[[File:DragonEgg SpyroReignitedTrilogy UI Art.png|x40px]] 6/6<br>[[File:BlueGem SpyroReignitedTrilogy UI Art.png|40px]] 700/700
|-
|[[File:DinoMines LevelBanner SpyroReignitedTrilogy.jpg|200px]]<br>[[Dino Mines]]
|[[File:DragonEgg SpyroReignitedTrilogy UI Art.png|x40px]] 3/3<br>[[File:BlueGem SpyroReignitedTrilogy UI Art.png|40px]] 700/700
|-
|[[File:Agent9sLab LevelBanner SpyroReignitedTrilogy.jpg|200px]]<br>[[Agent 9's Lab]]
|[[File:DragonEgg SpyroReignitedTrilogy UI Art.png|x40px]] 3/3<br>[[File:BlueGem SpyroReignitedTrilogy UI Art.png|40px]] 700/700
|-
|[[File:HarborSpeedway LevelBanner SpyroReignitedTrilogy.jpg|200px]]<br>[[Harbor Speedway]]
|[[File:DragonEgg SpyroReignitedTrilogy UI Art.png|x40px]] 3/3<br>[[File:BlueGem SpyroReignitedTrilogy UI Art.png|40px]] 400/400
|-
|[[File:SorceressLair LevelBanner SpyroReignitedTrilogy.jpg|200px]]<br>[[Sorceress's Lair]]
|[[File:DragonEgg SpyroReignitedTrilogy UI Art.png|x40px]] 1/1
|-
|[[File:BugbotFactory LevelBanner SpyroReignitedTrilogy.jpg|200px]]<br>[[Bugbot Factory]]
|[[File:DragonEgg SpyroReignitedTrilogy UI Art.png|x40px]] 1/1<br>[[File:BlueGem SpyroReignitedTrilogy UI Art.png|40px]] 200/200
|-
|[[File:SuperBonusRound LevelBanner SpyroReignitedTrilogy.jpg|200px]]<br>[[Super Bonus Round]]
|[[File:DragonEgg SpyroReignitedTrilogy UI Art.png|x40px]] 1/1<br>[[File:BlueGem SpyroReignitedTrilogy UI Art.png|40px]] 5000/5000
|}
|}


'''Midnight Mountain''' is the final homeworld in ''[[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]]''. This homeworld contains portals to seven realms in addition to the Sorceress's arena and [[Super Bonus Round]]. The fodder in this world are lizards.
===Glitch===
There is a [[glitch]] which allows you to swim in the air and see the cage Hunter is placed in during a cutscene, and the belly of the whale. If you enter the belly of the whale a second time, you will encounter a [[Game trap]]. This glitch requires the [[Dead Mode]] glitch in order to be done.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
MidnightMountain_LoadingScreen.png|''Spyro: Year of the Dragon''
SorceressThroneRoom SpyroReignitedTrilogy Art.jpg|''Spyro Reignited Trilogy''
Spyro3_Reignited_Throneroom_Final.jpg
Spyro3_Reignited_Throneroom_Final_2.jpg 
MidnightMountain Reignited ConceptArt.png
MidnightMountain Reignited ConceptArt 2.jpg
Midnight Mountain ReignitedArt.png
</gallery>
 
==Trivia==
===General===
*This is the only home world in the game to not to have a [[Powerup Gate]], a [[Sgt. Byrd]] portal in any of its realms, and the only one where [[Spyro]] can die by falling without using glitches.
*If you battle the Sorceress before you release Agent 9, he will still appear at the battle and aid you. After finishing the level you'll notice that Agent 9 is free, waiting outside his level portal. Some dialogue is shown when you walk up to him, but no audio plays as there's no audio file for this dialogue.
**Interestingly enough all the other critters have similar scenarios programmed into the game, but they go unused. Presumably they would have been used before their corresponding cutscenes had been programmed in.<ref>''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7QAXebQ2OE Spyro: Year of the Dragon - Unused Dialogue and Animations]''. (Date Posted - Nov 24, 2018). ''[http://www.youtube.com Youtube]''.</ref>
*If you don't get the "Catch the Thief" egg before defeating the Sorceress, then the egg will just be sitting on the ground close to where the thief would have spawned. You can still collect it like any other egg by walking up to it.
*Unlike the other [[Forgotten Worlds|home worlds]] in the game, Midnight Mountain does not require you to complete any of its realms to proceed in the game and you can enter the [[Sorceress's Lair|boss level]] so long as you have collected 100 [[Dragon Egg]]s.


==Realms==
===Original Game===
*[[Agent 9's Lab]]
*The skybox is an edited version of the one in [[Dark Passage]] from ''[[Spyro the Dragon (game)|Spyro the Dragon]]''.
*[[Crystal Islands]]
*[[Harbor Speedway]]
*[[Desert Ruins]]
*[[Haunted Tomb]]
*[[Dino Mines]]
*[[Sorceress's Lair]] (Boss battle)
*[[Bugbot Factory]]
*Super Bonus Round(only unlockable at the end of the game)


==Egg Locations==
===Reignited Trilogy===
*Smash through a wall behind the [[Desert Ruins]] portal.
*In the original version, [[Zoe]] appears next to the Super Bonus Round portal after defeating the Sorceress and would inform Spyro on how to unlock the realm. For some reason, she does not appear here in the ''Reignited Trilogy''.
*Egg on island behind the starting point.
*Despite having custom talking animations for most of his appearances in ''Year of the Dragon'', Moneybags will revert to his standard, salesman-type talking animation in this homeworld, making him appear to not be exhausted after chasing him down.
*Thief with egg.
*Stomp the floor of the platform to the right of the [[Dino Mines]] portal.
*At the top of the waterfall outside the Sorceress's  Lair.


==Dialogue==
==References==
===Moneybags===
<references />
*''"Well, well, Spyro, look what I have here. It's a live-sized space monkey action figure, complete with a fully operational laser. I'd love to let him out so you can play with him but the Sorceress seems to think he's a menace."''
*''"Hello there, Spyro! How do you like my new space monkey action figure? Incredibly life-like, don't you think? You'd almost believe he was actually... intelligent. I suppose I might consider selling him to you, but you'll have to come up with a bit more cash first..."''
*''"..hehe.. You always had a weakness for helping silly little creatures, haven't you, Spyro? I suppose there's no harm in letting him out... Is there?"''
*''"You don't want to free him? Oh, what's the matter, little dragon? Are you just jealous that no one's ever made an action figure out of you?"''
*''"Don't worry Spyro, I won't be needing any more of your money. Now, now, don't look so surprised. I found one of the dragon eggs, and I'm going to sell it for a fortune back in Avalar. uh... uh-oh... Why are you looking at me like that? ..hehe... I... hehehe... I... I gotta be going now. Toodles!"''
*''" -pant pant- Drat! -pant pant- Double drat! -pant pant- '''Drat drat drat drat drat drat drat drat DRAT!!''' Oh.. I never knew dragons were so fast! That's it, I give up. I'm retiring to Spooky Swamp to become a haiku poet."''


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Latest revision as of 03:02, May 25, 2025

Midnight Mountain

First appearance Spyro: Year of the Dragon (2000)
Latest appearance Spyro Reignited Trilogy (2018)
Greater location Forgotten Worlds
Inhabitants: Bianca, Zoe, Moneybags, Agent 9
Gems 400
Eggs: 6
Fodder Lizards

Midnight Mountain, also known as Midnight Mountain Home is the fourth and final home world in Spyro: Year of the Dragon and in the Reignited Trilogy remaster of the third game. It can be accessed after defeating Scorch.

This home world contains portals to seven realms in addition to the Sorceress's Lair and Super Bonus Round.

Objectives

File:SYOTD Midnight Mountain logo.png
400/400


Dragon Eggs Description
Glide to the Island (Saki) Next to the tower containing the rocket is a series of steps. Climb up the steps to find another island. Glide to it to get the egg.
Shhh, It's a Secret (Billy) To the right of the Desert Ruins portal is a broken wall. Charge into it to find an island. Glide to it to get the egg.
Catch the Thief (Maiken): There is a blue thief running around the home world with this egg. Catch him either by charging into or flaming him.
Stomp the Floor (Buddy) To the left of Sparx's level is a couple of steps that leads to a cracked floor. Headbashing the floor will bring you to an underground cave where the egg will be.
At the Top of the Waterfall (Evie) Directly across from the entrance to the Sorceress' Lair is a pink acid waterfall. This egg is located on a small platform on top of the waterfall.
Egg for Sale (Al) See below.

Chasing Moneybags

After defeating the Sorceress, Moneybags will appear on the bridge between the portals to Crystal Islands and Desert Ruins. He says that he has a dragon egg and is going to sell it back in Avalar. He recognizes a mischievous look in Spyro's eyes, then starts running for his life. You'll then get the chance to chase the greedy bear down and reclaim your gems by flaming and/or charging into him until all the gems you've spent previously are reclaimed. Once running out of gems, an exhausted Moneybags will complain about how fast dragons are before saying that he is retiring to Spooky Swamp to become a haiku poet. The egg will then be given. This egg does count towards the egg count for Midnight Mountain, where it says that you have 6/5 eggs and a total of 111% for the level. In realms where you have not previously paid Moneybags, he will no longer appear in these realms, and any doors and paths he previously locked will now be open.

The Unreachable Island

Far out into the abyss near the point where the rocket is housed is a tall, thin island with three extra lives that cannot be reached by normal methods. It was intended to be the portal to the Super Bonus Round with a whirlwind in front of the Sorceress' Lair leading to it, but the idea was scrapped and the island was left in the game due to time constraints.

In the original game, the only known way to reach this island without using external hacking tools is to use a proxy jump glitch on the helmet structure surrounding the portal to Desert Ruins[1]. Hacking can be used to access the island - for example by allowing the player to "moon jump" or by teleporting the player directly there. A fan has also managed to create a patch which restores the whirlwind.[2]

In the Reignited Trilogy, the whirlwind was restored in front of the portal to the Sorceress' Lair, and thus, the island can now be accessed. It will activate after the Sorceress' initial defeat.

Achievements & Trophies (Reignited Trilogy)

  • That Monkey's Gonna (Make Them) Pay...: Free Agent 9
    • PS4: Silver Trophy
    • XBOX One: 30G
  • 8000 Reasons to Kick Butt: Get revenge on Moneybags
    • PS4: Gold Trophy
    • XBOX One: 40G

List of Realms

Name Collectibles

Crystal Islands 		6/6
700/700

Desert Ruins 		6/6
700/700

Haunted Tomb 		6/6
700/700

Dino Mines 		3/3
700/700

Agent 9's Lab 		3/3
700/700

Harbor Speedway 		3/3
400/400

Sorceress's Lair 		1/1

Bugbot Factory 		1/1
200/200

Super Bonus Round 		1/1
5000/5000

Glitch

There is a glitch which allows you to swim in the air and see the cage Hunter is placed in during a cutscene, and the belly of the whale. If you enter the belly of the whale a second time, you will encounter a Game trap. This glitch requires the Dead Mode glitch in order to be done.

Gallery

  • Spyro: Year of the Dragon
    Spyro: Year of the Dragon
  • Spyro Reignited Trilogy
    Spyro Reignited Trilogy

Trivia

General

  • This is the only home world in the game to not to have a Powerup Gate, a Sgt. Byrd portal in any of its realms, and the only one where Spyro can die by falling without using glitches.
  • If you battle the Sorceress before you release Agent 9, he will still appear at the battle and aid you. After finishing the level you'll notice that Agent 9 is free, waiting outside his level portal. Some dialogue is shown when you walk up to him, but no audio plays as there's no audio file for this dialogue.
    • Interestingly enough all the other critters have similar scenarios programmed into the game, but they go unused. Presumably they would have been used before their corresponding cutscenes had been programmed in.[3]
  • If you don't get the "Catch the Thief" egg before defeating the Sorceress, then the egg will just be sitting on the ground close to where the thief would have spawned. You can still collect it like any other egg by walking up to it.
  • Unlike the other home worlds in the game, Midnight Mountain does not require you to complete any of its realms to proceed in the game and you can enter the boss level so long as you have collected 100 Dragon Eggs.

Original Game

Reignited Trilogy

  • In the original version, Zoe appears next to the Super Bonus Round portal after defeating the Sorceress and would inform Spyro on how to unlock the realm. For some reason, she does not appear here in the Reignited Trilogy.
  • Despite having custom talking animations for most of his appearances in Year of the Dragon, Moneybags will revert to his standard, salesman-type talking animation in this homeworld, making him appear to not be exhausted after chasing him down.

References

  1. ↑ getting to the secret island in midnight mountain legitimently. (Date Posted - Aug 4, 2014). Youtube.
  2. ↑ Midnight Mountain Home: The Super-Whirlwind by Kly_Men_COmpany!. (Date Posted - May 7, 2012). Youtube.
  3. ↑ Spyro: Year of the Dragon - Unused Dialogue and Animations. (Date Posted - Nov 24, 2018). Youtube.
Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Characters Playable Spyro • Sparx • Hunter • Sheila • Sgt. Byrd • Bentley • Agent 9
Supporting Bianca • Moneybags • Professor • Zoe • Elora
Mini-bosses Bluto • Sleepy Head • Colossus Yeti • Twin Fire Dragons • Sasquatch Six
Bosses Buzz • Spike • Scorch • Sorceress
Other Astor • Ami • Azrael • Bartholomew • Basho and Buson • Crazy Ed • Deputy Holiday • Deputy Roy • Elora • Firefly • Gnome Wizards • Greta • Gus • Handel • Isabelle • Lindar • Liz • Marco • Mr. Bones • Nancy • Ooga • Sheriff Wyatt • Tara
Species Dragon • Egyptian Dog • Fairy • Firefly • Fodder • Hummingbird • Lion • Mountain Goat • Panda • Penguin • Polar Bear • Purple Villager • Rhynoc • Scarlet Lizard • Seal • Snowman • Tiki • Weather Imp
Home Worlds of the Forgotten Worlds Sunrise Spring • Midday Gardens • Evening Lake • Midnight Mountain
Realms Sunrise Spring Sunny Villa • Cloud Spires • Molten Crater • Seashell Shore • Mushroom Speedway • Sheila's Alp • Buzz's Dungeon • Crawdad Farm
Midday Gardens Icy Peak • Enchanted Towers • Spooky Swamp • Bamboo Terrace • Country Speedway • Sgt. Byrd's Base • Spike's Arena • Spider Town
Evening Lake Frozen Altars • Lost Fleet • Fireworks Factory • Charmed Ridge • Honey Speedway • Bentley's Outpost • Scorch's Pit • Starfish Reef
Midnight Mountain Crystal Islands • Desert Ruins • Haunted Tomb • Dino Mines • Harbor Speedway • Agent 9's Lab • Sorceress's Lair • Bugbot Factory • Super Bonus Round
Items Atlas • Dragon Egg • Gem
Miscellaneous Gallery
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