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{{Character infobox
{{Character infobox
|image = [[File:Hunter SAHT artwork.jpg|250x250px]]<br>Artwork from ''Spyro: A Hero's Tail''
|name = Hunter
|image = [[File:Hunter_CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled_artrender.png|170px]]<br>Artwork from ''Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled''
|full_name= Hunter the Cheetah
|species = Cheetah
|gender = Male
|world = [[Avalar]]
|affiliation = [[Spyro]], [[Elora]], [[Professor]], [[Bianca]]
|first_appearance = ''[[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!]]'' (1999)
|first_appearance = ''[[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!]]'' (1999)
|latest_appearance = ''[[Spyro Reignited Trilogy]]'' (2019)
|latest_appearance = ''[[Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled]]'' (2019)
|full_name=Hunter the Cheetah
|portrayed_by = [[Gregg Berger]] (1999-2002)<br>[[Jess Harnell]] (2004)<br>[[Robbie Daymond]] (2018-present)<ref>''[https://twitter.com/robbiedaymond/status/1062424422185787392 Today is the release of the #spyroreignitedtrilogy and I play Hunter the Cheetah.]''. (Date Posted - Nov 13, 2018). ''[https://twitter.com Twitter]''.</ref>
|species = Cheetah
|affiliation = [[Spyro]]<br>[[Bianca]]
|portrayed_by = [[Gregg Berger]] (1999-2002)<br>[[Jess Harnell]] (2004)<br>[[Robbie Daymond]] (2018-present)
}}
}}
{{Wikipedia}}
{{Quote|Is it just me, or is [[Bianca|she]] kinda cute when she's angry?|Hunter}}
'''Hunter''' is a friend of [[Spyro]] and one of the main characters of the [[Spyro (franchise)|''Spyro'' franchise]]. He first appears in ''[[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!]]''.
'''Hunter''', also known as '''Hunter the Cheetah'''<ref>''Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage!'' game manual, page 10</ref><ref>''Spyro: Year of the Dragon'' game manual, page 12</ref>, is a [[cheetah]] who is one of the supporting characters native to [[Avalar]]. He first appeared in ''[[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!]]''.
 
==Physical Appearance==
===Original Design (1999-2000)===
Hunter is a tall anthropomorphic cheetah, though, in the original PS1 trilogy, his fur color and patterns more closely resemble those of leopards. In ''[[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!|Spyro 2]]'' and ''[[Spyro: Year of the Dragon|3]]'', Hunter is a bright orange color with brown spots all over his coat, as well as a bright yellow underbelly and goatee, and lighter orange on his paws, he also has somewhat prominent brown eyebrows, as well as bright blue eyes. Interestingly, he has some sort of brace or clad piece on his right bicep that he is seldom seen without. He occasionally appears wearing different clothing, including scuba gear, large shorts, and a wingsuit among others.
<gallery>
Hunter Original.png|''Spyro 2'' and ''Year of the Dragon''
</gallery>
 
=== ''Enter the Dragonfly'' Design (2002)===
In ''[[Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly]]'', Hunter mostly retains the same basic design as he did in the previous two games; however his model is more detailed. He is noticeably chubbier, and his hands and feet have fully modeled digits. His eyebrows are tan, his underbelly (also tan) extends up to his neck, and his goatee matches his base fur coat. His spots are now even fainter as well. This design would be the basis for Hunter's appearance in the trilogy of Gameboy Advance titles in the series.
 
===A Hero's Tail Design (2004-2005)===
In ''[[Spyro: A Hero's Tail]]'', Hunter had his design overhauled sufficiently. His fur was made a brighter yellow, and his spots redefined as a solid black or dark brown. Additionally, his underbelly, paws, and chin have all been made white to reflect the colors of real life cheetahs better. His tail has also been made more cat-like and has yellow, black and white stripes on it. His underbelly has been further extended down past his groin, as well. Claws have been added to his fingertips and toes. His former arm brace is gone, and his staple attire now consists of a green brace on his left forearm, a green sash, a quiver filled with arrows, and his bow. This design would serve as the basis for his appearance in the ''[[crashbandicootwiki:Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage|Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage]]'' and ''[[Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy|Spyro Fusion]]'' duology, as well as ''Shadow Legacy''.
<gallery>
Hunter_SAHT_artwork.jpg
</gallery>
 
===Reignited Design (2018)===
In the ''[[Spyro Reignited Trilogy]]'', Hunter now much more closely resembles an actual cheetah as far as fur patterns, and proportions go. He is wearing his bow and quiver gear with straps in the second game, just like in ''[[Spyro: A Hero's Tail|A Hero's Tail]]'' and wears additional protective gear in the skateboard parks of the third game, including a helmet and knee pads along with his blue jeans.
 
In ''[[Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled]]'', Hunter's model appears to have undergone some alterations since the ''Reignited Trilogy, ''now possessing noticeably more realistic fur.
 
==Personality==
Hunter is a laid-back, physically talented, and somewhat gullible character. While he's a loyal friend to [[Spyro]] and is knowledgeable about basic tasks (e.g., jumping), he has trouble grasping the gravity of Spyro's missions. Hunter is, at times, naïve and cowardly, and he can be tricked relatively easily. He is also forgetful as seen when he told Spyro that he lost his running shoes and hasn't found them since.
 
Hunter is a very skilled adventurer and is very good at hunting, as his name implies. He seems to enjoy heading to far off places, as he appears happy in every game depending on his location. He doesn't do much but slack off, skateboard, scuba dive, etc. He also likes to compete and test his limits. As his name implies, he is an exceptional archer and is strong and agile enough to hold his own in a fight, if need be. He is also a phenomenal skateboarder and expresses jealousy when Spyro breaks his skateboarding records and boasts when he doesn't. He also seems to be a bit of a conspiracy buff, with interest in space and extraterrestrials (especially [[sheep]] in [[Flying Sheep Saucer]]s).


==History==
Like most cats, Hunter hates to get wet, something which he despises in ''[[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]]''. In [[Aquaria Towers]], [[Desert Ruins]], and [[Luau Island]], he is seen underwater wearing a purple SCUBA suit and goggles. However, doing so protects his fur from getting wet.
 
==Story==
===''Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!''===
===''Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!''===
In ''[[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!]]'', Spyro meets Hunter and [[Elora]] when he is yanked into [[Avalar]]. Hunter is, at first, suspicious of Spyro because he had never met a [[dragon]] before. He had read a [[book]] about dragons and thought that they were dangerous and untrustworthy. After a little while, Hunter starts to trust Spyro, and by the end of Spyro's adventures through Avalar, Hunter and Spyro become friends.
[[File:Elora, Hunter & the Professor.png|thumb|264px|Hunter, Elora and the Professor about to test out the Super Portal.]]
It was Hunter's fault that [[Ripto]] entered Avalar in the first place, as Hunter's suggestions for Super Portal coordinated 22475, which was his birthday (22/4/75). The coordinates happened to bring Ripto, [[Crush]], and [[Gulp]] to the realm. He made amends by helping [[Elora]] and the [[Professor]] bring Spyro to Avalar. However, Hunter was concerned that it was a bad idea to bring a dragon after reading the Professor's book about [[Dragon]]s, knowing they sounded more dangerous than Ripto.
 
Despite these doubts, he continued to help Spyro throughout his quest, and developed a close friendship with the dragon after Ripto's defeat, changing his opinions on all Dragons.
 
In the epilogue of the original ''Ripto's Rage!'', it is revealed that Hunter's scuba diving career got cut a little short after being attacked by a shark.


===''Spyro: Year of the Dragon''===
===''Spyro: Year of the Dragon''===
In ''[[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]]'', Hunter goes to the Dragon Worlds to join the [[Year of the Dragon]] celebration. When all of the dragon eggs are stolen by [[Bianca]], Hunter and Spyro go to the Forgotten Worlds to rescue the eggs. Hunter then falls in love with Bianca, and Bianca joins the good side. In the ending, Bianca and Hunter kiss at [[Fireworks Factory]].
After Ripto's defeat, Hunter had moved to the [[Dragon Realms]] where he participated in the [[Year of the Dragon]] festival, which left him, Spyro and the Dragons exhausted. While the [[Dragon Egg|dragon eggs]] were being stolen by mysterious creatures led by [[Bianca]], she stepped on Hunter's tail by accident, causing him to release a yowl of pain loud enough to awake the other dragons to the thief's presence. However, they were unable to stop Bianca from stealing the last dragon egg.
 
Hunter followed Spyro to the [[Forgotten Worlds]] in order to return the dragon eggs stolen by the [[Sorceress]]. At this time, he fell in love with Bianca, whom he eventually managed to win over, and who helped them defeat her former mistress. After the Sorceress' defeat, Hunter instructed [[Bentley]], Elora, the Professor, [[Agent 9]] and [[Sheila (kangaroo)|Sheila]] to not tell Spyro where he went. It was later revealed and found out by Spyro that Hunter and Bianca were dating, watching the fireworks fired by [[Sgt. Byrd]] in the [[Fireworks Factory]] world.
 
In the epilogue of the original game, Hunter ended up babysitting several of the baby dragons and discovered that it was harder than it looked.
 
===''Spyro: Season of Ice''===
When [[Grendor]] froze the realms' fairies into ice crystals, Hunter gave Spyro helpful hints on the world's [[fodder]].


For the skateboarding minigames, Hunter wears pads, a helmet, and a pair of shorts. In the [[Speedway]] levels, if Spyro finds Hunter, he can be played as in a series of minigames, all relating to his attempt at thwarting an alien invasion.
===''Spyro 2: Season of Flame''===
Much like last time, Hunter mostly stuck around to help Spyro out with hints on how to glide and jump, use platforms, break rocks, and finds a couple of lost fireflies for Spyro.
 
===''Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs''===
During the accidental opening of a portal to Ripto's [[Chateau Ripto|home]], Hunter can be found hanging out at the [[Cheetah Spot Spa]]. Being the "cool cat" that he was, he promised Spyro the [[Heart|Heart of the Spa]] if he can find some "cool" items.


===''Spyro: A Hero's Tail''===
===''Spyro: A Hero's Tail''===
In ''[[Spyro: A Hero's Tail]]'', Hunter teaches Spyro some basic skills. Hunter has a green quiver strapped to his back, and he carries a bow. Hunter also helps Spyro by shooting an arrow at a target, which opens a new area.
[[File:SpyroAHerosTail_Hunter.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Hunter as seen in ''A Hero's Tail'']]
At the time of [[Red]]'s attack on the Dragon Realms, Hunter came into his own by helping Spyro with tasks he could not perform by himself such as flying, jumping, and shooting targets from a distance using his trusty bow and arrow. He was seen with a green leather strap with a quiver on his back and his bow. When Spyro got captured by Red's minions, Hunter came to his rescue and freed the young dragon within the [[Ice Citadel]]. Along the way through the [[Gloomy Glacier]], he met up with one of Spyro's old friends, Bentley the Yeti and helped him get rid of some troublesome yetis.


===''Spyro: Shadow Legacy''===
===''Spyro: Shadow Legacy''===
In ''[[Spyro: Shadow Legacy]]'' Hunter leaves [[Dragon Shores]] at the start of the game. Later, his whole family is introduced, as well as his apparent Homeworld, [[Savannah]].
At the end of the summer, Hunter left the Dragon Realms and returned home to Avalar to visit his cheetah village in the [[Savannah]]. While there, he and the other cheetahs were trapped in the [[Shadow Realm]] but were soon rescued by Spyro. [[Kasi]] and the other cheetahs blamed Spyro for causing the [[Calamity]], and soon blamed Hunter for siding with him, throwing them both in prison. Spyro escaped and brought a letter to Hunter's father, [[Akello]], who then cleared their names.
 
==Other game appearances==
===''Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled''===
[[File:Hunter_CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled_CTRTV.jpg|thumb|230px|Hunter as seen in the CTR TV interview]]
In the [[Spyro & Friends Grand Prix]] portion of ''[[ Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled]]'', Hunter appears as one of the unlockable racers at the pit shop with his signature kart being the [[Dragonfly (kart)|Dragonfly]]. During an interview with [[crashbandicootwiki:Grand_Prix|CTR TV]], the broadcast briefly went over to Hunter, who was eager to get the event over with to get back to Bianca, before he was interrupted by Gnasty Gnorc. In the game, Hunter is a balanced-based racer, having equal middling turn, acceleration and speed.
 
==Names in other languages==
{|width=30% class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Language
!Name
!Meaning
|-
|Arabic
|هنتر
|Hantar
|-
|Danish
|Skytte
|-
|Dutch
|Jager (''Attack of the Rhynocs'')<br>Hunter (''Reignited'')
|-
|Finnish
|Hunter
|-
|French
|Chasseur
|N/A
|-
|German
|Jنger
|N/A
|-
|Italian
|Hunter
|-
|Japanese
|ハンター
|Hantā
|-
|Portuguese
|Caçador
|-
|Russian
|صàيٍهً
|N/A
|-
|Spanish
|Cazador<!--EU and LA-->
|-
|Swedish
|Hunter
|}
 
==Portrayals==
{|width=30% class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Voice Actor
!Appearance
|-
|[[Gregg Berger]]
| ''[[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!]]'', ''[[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]]''<br>''[[Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly]]''
|-
|Jess Harnell
|''[[Spyro:  A Hero's Tail]]''
|-
|[[Robbie Daymond]]
|''[[Spyro Reignited Trilogy]]''<br>''[[Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled]]''
|}
 
{{othervoices
|italianvoice=Andrea Piovan (1999-2000), Giorgio Melazzi (2004), Osmar Santucho (2018-Present)
|japanesevoice=[[wikipedia:Hiroaki Hirata|Hiroaki Hirata]] (1999)
|spanishvoice=Javier Fernلndez Peٌa (1999-2000), Enrique Santarén (2002), Arturo Lَpez (2004-2008), Juan Navarro Torellَ (2018)
}}


==Personality==
==Gallery==
Hunter is depicted as a sort of laid-back skater type. While he's a loyal friend and marginally knowledgeable with basic tasks, he seems to have trouble grasping the severity of Spyro's missions and can be relatively naive and gullible, leading him to be captured and tricked easily. Like his name implies, he is a very competent longbow hunter, and is strong and agile enough to hold his own in a fight, if need be. His physical skills also make him a phenomenal skateboarder, and he often prides himself in his applying his species' speed to everything he does, and expresses minor jealousy or pride when Spyro breaks or fails to break his skateboarding records, respectfully. He also seems to be a bit of a conspiracy buff, with an interest in space and extraterrestrials. Because he is a cat, Hunter has said that he hates to get wet.
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
File:Hunter_S2RR.png|''Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!''
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In ''Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!'', Hunter entered in the code 2-2-4-7-5 on the Superportal keypad, claiming that it was his birthday as he entered it. [[Insomniac Games]] has affirmed it was meant as Feb 24, 1975.{{ref needed}}
*According to Elora in Summer Forest, [[Ocean Speedway]] is one of Hunter's favorite speedways.
*In ''Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!'', Hunter entered in the code 2-2-4-7-5 on the Super Portal keypad, claiming that it was his birthday as he entered it.<!--This was thought to be February 24th, 1975, 2/24/75 in US date format to many US fans. However [[Insomniac Games]], the original developer, have indicated that it was meant to be 22nd April 1975, 22/4/75 in European Date Format. CITATION NEEDED -->
**In ''Spyro Reignited Trilogy'', the subtitles for all versions say "22475" except Norwegian where it says "22.4.75", making this the closest official confirmation that it is the 22nd April 1975.
*Hunter seems to have an odd attraction to Flying Sheep Saucers, or at least, they have an odd attraction to him. In every Speedway level in ''Year of the Dragon'', you can play as Hunter in a series of mini-games, all dealing with thwarting an alien sheep invasion.
*In ''Year of the Dragon'', he is the only character captured by the Sorceress not to be rescued by Spyro. Instead, he is rescued by [[Bianca]].
*Unlike many anthropomorphic animal characters, Hunter does not wear any clothing. He does wear pads and helmets, a wetsuit for manta ray minigames in ''Ripto's Rage'' and ''Year of the Dragon'' as well as a pair of shorts for skateboarding minigames in ''Year of the Dragon''. He also wears jeans in the Reignited Trilogy.
*In ''Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!''/''Spyro 2: Gateway To Glimmer'' and in other games such as ''Spyro: A Hero's Tail'', Hunter's eyes are blue, but in ''Spyro: Year of the Dragon'', his eyes are green or dark green, except for in the Dragon Realms-based part of the cutscene "An Evil Plot Unfolds," in which his eyes are mistakenly made grey-brown.
*Hunter's Japanese voice actor is [[wikipedia:Hiroaki Hirata|Hiroaki Hirata]], the official Japanese dub-over artist of [[wikipedia:Johnny Deep|Johnny Depp]]. He also voiced [[w:c:finalfantasy:Balthier|Balthier]] in [[w:c:finalfantasy:Final Fantasy XII|''Final Fantasy XII'']], as well as [[community:c:onepiece:Sanji|Sanji]] in the anime ''[[community:c:onepiece:One Piece|One Piece]]''.
*In the GBA version of ''[[The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night]]'', the silhouette of Hunter's classic model was used instead of one that belongs to his [[Hunter (The Legend of Spyro)|''Legend'' counterpart]].
*In the original version of [[Mushroom Speedway]], when the UFOs hit Hunter, he can be heard screaming.
*Hunter was designed by Insomniac's animator and character designer, Oliver Wade.
*Hunter was considered as a possible playable character for ''Skylanders: Giants'' in the ''[[Skylanders (franchise)|Skylanders]]'' franchise. However  after the negative fan reception on [[Spyro (Skylanders)|Spyro]] in ''[[Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure]]'', [[Toys For Bob]] didn't want to risk more backlash, so the idea was dropped.<ref>''[https://youtu.be/DH_innPwOfA?t=1022 Skylanders: Portal Casters 10th Anniversary Celebration Pt. 2 - Paul Reiche]''. (Date Posted - Oct 16, 2021). ''[http://youtube.com YouTube]''.</ref>
 
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Hunter

Artwork from Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
Full name: Hunter the Cheetah
Species: Cheetah
Gender: Male
Affiliation: Spyro, Elora, Professor, Bianca
First appearance: Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (1999)
Latest appearance: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (2019)
Portrayed by: Gregg Berger (1999-2002)
Jess Harnell (2004)
Robbie Daymond (2018-present)[1]
“Is it just me, or is she kinda cute when she's angry?”
– Hunter

Hunter, also known as Hunter the Cheetah[2][3], is a cheetah who is one of the supporting characters native to Avalar. He first appeared in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!.

Physical Appearance

Original Design (1999-2000)

Hunter is a tall anthropomorphic cheetah, though, in the original PS1 trilogy, his fur color and patterns more closely resemble those of leopards. In Spyro 2 and 3, Hunter is a bright orange color with brown spots all over his coat, as well as a bright yellow underbelly and goatee, and lighter orange on his paws, he also has somewhat prominent brown eyebrows, as well as bright blue eyes. Interestingly, he has some sort of brace or clad piece on his right bicep that he is seldom seen without. He occasionally appears wearing different clothing, including scuba gear, large shorts, and a wingsuit among others.

  • Spyro 2 and Year of the Dragon
    Spyro 2 and Year of the Dragon

Enter the Dragonfly Design (2002)

In Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly, Hunter mostly retains the same basic design as he did in the previous two games; however his model is more detailed. He is noticeably chubbier, and his hands and feet have fully modeled digits. His eyebrows are tan, his underbelly (also tan) extends up to his neck, and his goatee matches his base fur coat. His spots are now even fainter as well. This design would be the basis for Hunter's appearance in the trilogy of Gameboy Advance titles in the series.

A Hero's Tail Design (2004-2005)

In Spyro: A Hero's Tail, Hunter had his design overhauled sufficiently. His fur was made a brighter yellow, and his spots redefined as a solid black or dark brown. Additionally, his underbelly, paws, and chin have all been made white to reflect the colors of real life cheetahs better. His tail has also been made more cat-like and has yellow, black and white stripes on it. His underbelly has been further extended down past his groin, as well. Claws have been added to his fingertips and toes. His former arm brace is gone, and his staple attire now consists of a green brace on his left forearm, a green sash, a quiver filled with arrows, and his bow. This design would serve as the basis for his appearance in the Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage and Spyro Fusion duology, as well as Shadow Legacy.

Reignited Design (2018)

In the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Hunter now much more closely resembles an actual cheetah as far as fur patterns, and proportions go. He is wearing his bow and quiver gear with straps in the second game, just like in A Hero's Tail and wears additional protective gear in the skateboard parks of the third game, including a helmet and knee pads along with his blue jeans.

In Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, Hunter's model appears to have undergone some alterations since the Reignited Trilogy, now possessing noticeably more realistic fur.

Personality

Hunter is a laid-back, physically talented, and somewhat gullible character. While he's a loyal friend to Spyro and is knowledgeable about basic tasks (e.g., jumping), he has trouble grasping the gravity of Spyro's missions. Hunter is, at times, naïve and cowardly, and he can be tricked relatively easily. He is also forgetful as seen when he told Spyro that he lost his running shoes and hasn't found them since.

Hunter is a very skilled adventurer and is very good at hunting, as his name implies. He seems to enjoy heading to far off places, as he appears happy in every game depending on his location. He doesn't do much but slack off, skateboard, scuba dive, etc. He also likes to compete and test his limits. As his name implies, he is an exceptional archer and is strong and agile enough to hold his own in a fight, if need be. He is also a phenomenal skateboarder and expresses jealousy when Spyro breaks his skateboarding records and boasts when he doesn't. He also seems to be a bit of a conspiracy buff, with interest in space and extraterrestrials (especially sheep in Flying Sheep Saucers).

Like most cats, Hunter hates to get wet, something which he despises in Spyro: Year of the Dragon. In Aquaria Towers, Desert Ruins, and Luau Island, he is seen underwater wearing a purple SCUBA suit and goggles. However, doing so protects his fur from getting wet.

Story

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!

Hunter, Elora and the Professor about to test out the Super Portal.

It was Hunter's fault that Ripto entered Avalar in the first place, as Hunter's suggestions for Super Portal coordinated 22475, which was his birthday (22/4/75). The coordinates happened to bring Ripto, Crush, and Gulp to the realm. He made amends by helping Elora and the Professor bring Spyro to Avalar. However, Hunter was concerned that it was a bad idea to bring a dragon after reading the Professor's book about Dragons, knowing they sounded more dangerous than Ripto.

Despite these doubts, he continued to help Spyro throughout his quest, and developed a close friendship with the dragon after Ripto's defeat, changing his opinions on all Dragons.

In the epilogue of the original Ripto's Rage!, it is revealed that Hunter's scuba diving career got cut a little short after being attacked by a shark.

Spyro: Year of the Dragon

After Ripto's defeat, Hunter had moved to the Dragon Realms where he participated in the Year of the Dragon festival, which left him, Spyro and the Dragons exhausted. While the dragon eggs were being stolen by mysterious creatures led by Bianca, she stepped on Hunter's tail by accident, causing him to release a yowl of pain loud enough to awake the other dragons to the thief's presence. However, they were unable to stop Bianca from stealing the last dragon egg.

Hunter followed Spyro to the Forgotten Worlds in order to return the dragon eggs stolen by the Sorceress. At this time, he fell in love with Bianca, whom he eventually managed to win over, and who helped them defeat her former mistress. After the Sorceress' defeat, Hunter instructed Bentley, Elora, the Professor, Agent 9 and Sheila to not tell Spyro where he went. It was later revealed and found out by Spyro that Hunter and Bianca were dating, watching the fireworks fired by Sgt. Byrd in the Fireworks Factory world.

In the epilogue of the original game, Hunter ended up babysitting several of the baby dragons and discovered that it was harder than it looked.

Spyro: Season of Ice

When Grendor froze the realms' fairies into ice crystals, Hunter gave Spyro helpful hints on the world's fodder.

Spyro 2: Season of Flame

Much like last time, Hunter mostly stuck around to help Spyro out with hints on how to glide and jump, use platforms, break rocks, and finds a couple of lost fireflies for Spyro.

Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs

During the accidental opening of a portal to Ripto's home, Hunter can be found hanging out at the Cheetah Spot Spa. Being the "cool cat" that he was, he promised Spyro the Heart of the Spa if he can find some "cool" items.

Spyro: A Hero's Tail

Hunter as seen in A Hero's Tail

At the time of Red's attack on the Dragon Realms, Hunter came into his own by helping Spyro with tasks he could not perform by himself such as flying, jumping, and shooting targets from a distance using his trusty bow and arrow. He was seen with a green leather strap with a quiver on his back and his bow. When Spyro got captured by Red's minions, Hunter came to his rescue and freed the young dragon within the Ice Citadel. Along the way through the Gloomy Glacier, he met up with one of Spyro's old friends, Bentley the Yeti and helped him get rid of some troublesome yetis.

Spyro: Shadow Legacy

At the end of the summer, Hunter left the Dragon Realms and returned home to Avalar to visit his cheetah village in the Savannah. While there, he and the other cheetahs were trapped in the Shadow Realm but were soon rescued by Spyro. Kasi and the other cheetahs blamed Spyro for causing the Calamity, and soon blamed Hunter for siding with him, throwing them both in prison. Spyro escaped and brought a letter to Hunter's father, Akello, who then cleared their names.

Other game appearances

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

Hunter as seen in the CTR TV interview

In the Spyro & Friends Grand Prix portion of Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, Hunter appears as one of the unlockable racers at the pit shop with his signature kart being the Dragonfly. During an interview with CTR TV, the broadcast briefly went over to Hunter, who was eager to get the event over with to get back to Bianca, before he was interrupted by Gnasty Gnorc. In the game, Hunter is a balanced-based racer, having equal middling turn, acceleration and speed.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Arabic هنتر Hantar
Danish Skytte
Dutch Jager (Attack of the Rhynocs)
Hunter (Reignited)
Finnish Hunter
French Chasseur N/A
German Jنger N/A
Italian Hunter
Japanese ハンター Hantā
Portuguese Caçador
Russian صàيٍهً N/A
Spanish Cazador
Swedish Hunter

Portrayals

Voice Actor Appearance
Gregg Berger Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!, Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly
Jess Harnell Spyro: A Hero's Tail
Robbie Daymond Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

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Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Hunter/Gallery.
  • Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
    Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!

Trivia

  • According to Elora in Summer Forest, Ocean Speedway is one of Hunter's favorite speedways.
  • In Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!, Hunter entered in the code 2-2-4-7-5 on the Super Portal keypad, claiming that it was his birthday as he entered it.
    • In Spyro Reignited Trilogy, the subtitles for all versions say "22475" except Norwegian where it says "22.4.75", making this the closest official confirmation that it is the 22nd April 1975.
  • Hunter seems to have an odd attraction to Flying Sheep Saucers, or at least, they have an odd attraction to him. In every Speedway level in Year of the Dragon, you can play as Hunter in a series of mini-games, all dealing with thwarting an alien sheep invasion.
  • In Year of the Dragon, he is the only character captured by the Sorceress not to be rescued by Spyro. Instead, he is rescued by Bianca.
  • Unlike many anthropomorphic animal characters, Hunter does not wear any clothing. He does wear pads and helmets, a wetsuit for manta ray minigames in Ripto's Rage and Year of the Dragon as well as a pair of shorts for skateboarding minigames in Year of the Dragon. He also wears jeans in the Reignited Trilogy.
  • In Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!/Spyro 2: Gateway To Glimmer and in other games such as Spyro: A Hero's Tail, Hunter's eyes are blue, but in Spyro: Year of the Dragon, his eyes are green or dark green, except for in the Dragon Realms-based part of the cutscene "An Evil Plot Unfolds," in which his eyes are mistakenly made grey-brown.
  • Hunter's Japanese voice actor is Hiroaki Hirata, the official Japanese dub-over artist of Johnny Depp. He also voiced Balthier in Final Fantasy XII, as well as Sanji in the anime One Piece.
  • In the GBA version of The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night, the silhouette of Hunter's classic model was used instead of one that belongs to his Legend counterpart.
  • In the original version of Mushroom Speedway, when the UFOs hit Hunter, he can be heard screaming.
  • Hunter was designed by Insomniac's animator and character designer, Oliver Wade.
  • Hunter was considered as a possible playable character for Skylanders: Giants in the Skylanders franchise. However after the negative fan reception on Spyro in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure, Toys For Bob didn't want to risk more backlash, so the idea was dropped.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Today is the release of the #spyroreignitedtrilogy and I play Hunter the Cheetah.. (Date Posted - Nov 13, 2018). Twitter.
  2. ↑ Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage! game manual, page 10
  3. ↑ Spyro: Year of the Dragon game manual, page 12
  4. ↑ Skylanders: Portal Casters 10th Anniversary Celebration Pt. 2 - Paul Reiche. (Date Posted - Oct 16, 2021). YouTube.
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
Characters Protagonists Spyro • Sparx • Elora • Hunter • Zoe • Professor • Moneybags
Mini-bosses Colossus Yeti • Master Chef • Bombo/Bob the Flagkeeper • Ox
Bosses Crush • Gulp • Ripto
Other Agent Zero • Alchemist • Basil the Explorer • Brother Kipp • Fisher • Foreman Bud • Green Colosi • Greta • Handel • Inventor Droid • Romeo and Juliet • Little Bo Peep • Logistics Droid • Mayor • Mr. Bones • Ooga • Queen Finny
Species Big Gnorc • Bonebuilder • Breezebuilder • Droid • Electroll • Fairy • Faun • Gemcutter • Hippo • Ice Builder • Land Blubber • Robot Farmer • Scarlet Lizard • Seahorse • Turtle • Water Wizard • Water Worker • Wizard • Yellow Colosi Monk
Home worlds of Avalar Summer Forest • Autumn Plains • Winter Tundra
Realms Summer Forest Glimmer • Idol Springs • Colossus • Sunny Beach • Hurricos • Aquaria Towers • Ocean Speedway • Crush's Dungeon
Autumn Plains Skelos Badlands • Crystal Glacier • Breeze Harbor • Zephyr • Scorch • Fracture Hills • Magma Cone • Shady Oasis • Metro Speedway • Icy Speedway • Gulp's Overlook
Winter Tundra Mystic Marsh • Cloud Temples • Robotica Farms • Metropolis • Canyon Speedway • Ripto's Arena
Other Dragon Shores
Items Butterfly • Gem • Guidebook • Orb • Skill Point • Spirit Particle • Talisman
Moves Charge • Climb • Flame • Headbash • Supershot • Swim
Power-ups Bigbounce • Invincibility • Superflame • Supercharge • Superfly • Superfreeze
Miscellaneous Gallery
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
Spyro: Season of Ice
Main characters Spyro • Sparx • Hunter • Bianca • Moneybags • Zoe • Grendor
Home Worlds Autumn Fairy Home • Winter Fairy Home • Spring Fairy Home • Summer Fairy Home
Fairy
Worlds 		Autumn Fairy Home Lava Prairie • Mermaid Coast • Market Mesa • Stone Age Speedway • Ant Farm
Winter Fairy Home Hummingbird Fort • Panda Gardens • Honey Marsh • Ice Age Speedway • Wasp City • Grendor's Lair
Spring Fairy Home Time Machine Lab • Roman City • Twilight Bulb Factory • Aqua Age Speedway • Caterpillar Gardens
Summer Fairy Home Dusty Trails • Star Park • Space Age Speedway • Beetle Burrows • Grendor's Lair
Species Fairy • Rhynoc
Miscellaneous Gallery
Spyro 2: Season of Flame
Characters Spyro • Sparx • Sheila • Agent 9 • Hunter • Bianca • Zoe • Moneybags • Bentley • Professor
Bosses Crush • Gulp • Ripto
Home Worlds and realms Sunny Plains Country Farms • Shamrock Isle • Temple of Dune • Tiki Tropics • Minty Mines • Canyon Hop • Alpine Adobe
Celestial Plains Candy Lane • Haunted Hills • Winter Mesa • Watertopia • Rumble Jungle • Lunar Ledges • Arctic Outback
Starry Plains Moon Fondue • Gypsy Road • Dreamy Castle • Volcano Vaults • Ripto's Mondo Volcano • Ripto's Volcano
Species Dragon • Firefly
Other Gallery
Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly
Characters Protagonists Spyro • Sparx • Hunter • Bianca • Zoe • Moneybags • Spirit Dragon
Antagonists Ripto • Crush • Gulp • Riptocs
Bosses Ripto
Other Bartholomew • Brother Doug • Brother Ian • Brother Krankel • Brother Marcus • Brother Ricci • Bruce • Caleb • Chili • Chow • Dougy • Doctor Egghead • Doctor Kogan • Doctor Snivels • Doctor Whiskers • Farmer Bill • Farmer Dean • Farmer Dill • Farmer John • Foot Pad • Gunther • Hamlet • Hammy • Hobart • Jackie • Jet • Jimmy-Bob • Mandy • Miyagi • Nigel • Nimble • Pattons • Porkins • Powder • Professor Copeland • Professor Squeak • Pudgy • RJ • Rodtikiney • Russell-Bob • Rusty • Simon • Thief • Thiefy Wu • Thiefy Yu • Thimble • Toshiro • Two Eyed Willy • Warren-Bob
Species Alligator Farmers • Bear • Dragon Masters • Farmer • Monkey Monk • Riptoc • Thief • Yeti
Items Atlas • Butterfly • Dragon Rune • Gem • Skill Point
Moves Charge • Climb • Flame • Glide • Headbash • Hover • Supershot • Swim • Wing Shield
Elemental Breaths Flame Breath • Electric Breath • Ice Breath • Bubble Breath • Ice Breath
Miscellaneous Gallery
Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs
Main characters Spyro • Sparx • Hunter • Bianca • Moneybags • Zoe • Ripto • Sgt. Byrd • Moneybags • Hunter • Bianca • Agent 9
Dragon Shores Virtual Playground • Fairy Library • Yeti Serengeti • Byrd Barracks • Thieves' Guild • Rabbit Habitat • Banana Savannah
Kangaroo Hoodoos • Moneybags' Mansion • Cheetah Spot Spa • Professor's Secret Lab • Rhynocs n' Clocks • Chateau Ripto
Species Cheetahs • Dragons • Kangaroos • Fairy • Monkeys • Rabbits • Rhynocs • Thief • Yeti
Other Hearts
Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy
Characters Playable Spyro • Sparx • Bianca • Hunter • Blinky • Professor • Moneybags • Agent 9 • Sgt. Byrd • Crash Bandicoot • Aku Aku • Coco Bandicoot • Crunch Bandicoot
Villains Ripto • Doctor Neo Cortex • Gulp • Crush • Nina Cortex
Bosses Crush and Gulp • Nina Cortex • Doctor Neo Cortex
Levels Dragon Castles • Arctic Cliffs • Fire Mountains • Wumpa Jungle • Tech Park
Other Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy:Credits • Trading Cards - Riptocs - Gems
Spyro: A Hero's Tail
Characters Playable Spyro • Sparx • Hunter • Sgt. Byrd • Blink
Non-playable Amp • Aqua • Astor • Bentley • Ember • Flame • Fredneck • Freezia • Ice Princess • Lily • Magnus • Mammoth • Mergatroids • Moneybags • Mrs. Shoutfire • Otto • Peggy • Phil • Professor • Teena • Titan • Tomas • Trina • Turtle Mother • Wally • Zoe
Bosses Gnasty Gnorc • Ineptune • Red • Mecha Red
Home Worlds Dragon Kingdom • Lost Cities • Icy Wilderness • Volcanic Isle
Locations Dragon Kingdom Dragon Village • Crocovile Swamp • Dragonfly Falls • Island Speedway • Gnasty's Cave
Lost Cities Coastal Remains • Sunken Ruins • Cloudy Domain • Cloudy Speedway • Watery Tomb
Icy Wilderness Frostbite Village • Gloomy Glacier • Ice Citadel • Iceberg Aerobatics • Red's Chamber
Volcanic Isle Stormy Beach • Molten Mount • Magma Falls • Dark Mine • Lava Palaver • Red's Laboratory
Items Aqua Bomb • Aqua Bomb Magazine • Ball Gadget • Butterfly Bottle • Dragon Egg • Flame Bomb • Flame Bomb Magazine • Gem • Ice Shard • Ice Shard Magazine • Invincibility Gadget • Key Chain • Light Gem • Lock Pick • Super Charge Gadget • Teleporter Gadget • Tri-Bolt • Tri-Bolt Magazine
Objects Dark Gem • Explosive Chest • Firecracker • Horn Dive Chest • Lock Chest • Metal Chest • Strong Chest • Wicker Basket
Other Gallery
Spyro: Shadow Legacy
Characters Main Spyro • Sparx • Hunter • Bianca • Blink • Red • Tomas • Magnus • Titan • Astor • Cho Lei • Sensei
Other Adama • Akello • Amp • Aqua • Artigan • Astor • Bandit • Bonebuilders • Brigid • Bruno • Cho Lei • Conan • Dirt • Ember • Flame • Fonsworthy • Fransisco • Gronk • Isabel • Kaitlin • Kasi • Laird • Longorin • Lucia • Lumpy • Marshall • Marvin • Maxwell • Merton
Midian • Moneybags • Mr. Funderlic • Mrs. Funderlic • Mrs. Moneybags • Neema • Old One Horn • Ooga • Pablo • Panthanitis • Pastemolle • Professor • Pullosin • Sis • Skipper • Sofia • Teresa • Trina • Willard • Zinc • Zoe
Bosses Ice Minion • Fire Minion • Sorcerer
Locations Dragon Realms Dragon Shores • Dragon Dojo • Dragon Village • Big Forest • Mountain of Magic • Cliff Town
Avalar Savannah • Treetops • Skelos Badlands
Forgotten Worlds Bunny Bayou • Moleville
Unknown Sorcerer's Land
Abilities Charge • Chi • Double Jump • Dragon-Kata • Flame • Ice Breath • Magic • Shield
Items Book • Crystal • Dimension Portal • Dragon Egg • Magic Point Mushroom • Quest Item • Relic • Shadowstone
Species Armadillo • Bear • Caveman • Cheetah • Dragon (Purple Dragon) • Fairy • Mole • Rabbit • Shadow Minion
Other Gallery
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