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'''Gnasty Gnorc''' is the leader of the [[Gnorc]]s. He is the main villain of ''[[Spyro the Dragon (video game)|Spyro the Dragon]]'' and a minor villain in ''[[Spyro: A Hero's Tail]]''. He has a green body, armor and a mace with that he used to freeze all of the [[dragon]]s.Between his two roles he changed his clothing, gained electrical powers and began to lose memory.
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|species = [[Gnorcs|Gnorc]]
|gender = Male
|role = Antagonist
|homeworld = [[Gnorc Gnexus]]
|appearances = ''[[Spyro the Dragon (video game)|Spyro the Dragon]]'' <br /> ''[[Spyro: A Hero's Tail]]'' <br /> ''[[Spyro Reignited Trilogy]]'' <br /> ''[https://crashbandicoot.fandom.com/wiki/Crash_Team_Racing_Nitro-Fueled Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled]''
|attack = Shoot green magic from his club and crush with his club (Spyro the Dragon) <br /> Beat with or shoot electricity from his club (Spyro: A Hero's Tail) <br> Powerup boosts (Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled)
|cameos = ''[[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!]]'' (mentioned) <br /> ''[[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned; epilogue) <br /> ''[[Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly]]'' (mentioned; cut from game) <br /> ''[[Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy]]'' (Trading Card) <br /> ''[[Spyro: Shadow Legacy]]'' (mentioned)
|voiceeng = Michael Gough (1998-Present)
|voicejap = Katsuhisa Hōki}}
{{Q|Simple? No threat? '''Ugly?!''' That does it!|Gnasty Gnorc}}
'''Gnasty Gnorc''' ('''ナスティ・ノーク Nasuti Nōku''' in Japanese) is the main antagonist in ''[[Spyro the Dragon (video game)|Spyro the Dragon]]'', and was one of the supporting villains in ''[[Spyro: A Hero's Tail]]''. As the first major villain Spyro defeats, Gnasty is referenced in nearly every game in the [[Spyro the Dragon (series)|classic series]].
==History==
===''Spyro the Dragon''===
==Pronunciation==
In ''Spyro the Dragon'', Gnasty Gnorc discovered a spell which allowed him to freeze all the dragons. He fired it after the Elder Lindar called him "ugly" in an interview. He tore open the Dragon Treasury in Dark Hollow and turned the gems into warriors. He then fled to his junkyard home, unaware that [[Spyro]], the only dragon who was not frozen, had began rescuing his friends from Gnasty's spell. When Spyro reached Gnasty's World, the gnorc was rather pathetically defeated after two blasts of flame.
His name is pronounced as "Nasty Norc," without the Gs. However, the interviewer at the start of the first game (and the scene where Spyro defeats Gnasty Gnorc) mispronounces the Gs as "Guh-Nasty Guh-Norc."
==Personality==
In his debut, Gnasty Gnorc is very smart, and calculating, as shown when he executes his plot to take over the Dragon Realms and freezes the [[Dragons]] in crystal with ease. Despite this, he is a mean, ugly, greedy, unruly, bad-tempered, and "nasty" Gnorc who hates Dragons. He is also extremely cowardly, seeming to run at the slimmest sight of danger. The Dragons see him as unintelligent, and he is sensitive about his appearance and will not hesitate to attack those who stand in his way. Gnasty also resents the Dragons for banishing him to the Dragon Junkyard and constantly insulting his appearance. This eventually drives him to launch a full-scale, coordinated assault on the Dragon Realms.
Despite his seemingly simplistic mannerisms, Gnasty prefers to use his tactical efforts over brute force; even when facing off against a smaller dragon like Spyro he fights very defensively, keeping his distance and attacking from the other side of obstacles and traps. He always seems to have a trick up his sleeve. Whether if it's hiding the keys used to get up to him, or jumping on receding platforms, Gnasty will attempt to trick his foes until the end.
In ''A Hero's Tail'', Gnasty Gnorc has drastic changes in his personality. He is not cowardly as he once was, and he stands his ground throughout his entire fight with no intent on leaving. He is also much calmer at first but still has a generally short temper when insulted or threatened. He also seems to be much more arrogant and confident in his abilities than before. Gnasty still appears to have a battle strategy, but his temper gets the better of him, and because of this, he attacks more aggressively, which leaves him open for attack. Despite the rivalry between him and Spyro, Gnasty seems to have gained some respect for Spyro's abilities. He sometimes acts like he is superior to Spyro as well, saying things like he defeated Spyro in the first game, even though he secretly knows that Spyro is better than him. He obtained a new layer of armor that is immune to fire, electric-based attacks, and changed his entire battle strategy from the first game, to try and beat the dragon.
==Abilities==
Gnasty Gnorc can use a bit of magic, but he only uses a few spells. In the first game, Gnasty can use a spell to turn the dragons into crystal statues, by shooting a green blast of magic out of his hammer. He uses this against Spyro in a way that causes damage, although Spyro's ability to withstand the crystallization may be due to Sparx's magic. Gnasty Gnorc can also create a potion that turns the beautiful [[Gems]] of the dragon realms into gnorcs to be part of his army. In ''A Hero's Tail'', Gnasty Gnorc can shoot electricity from his hammer by using the power of [[Amp]], a [[Fairies|fairy]] trapped inside his club.
Despite his burly appearance and use of magic, Gnasty is an outstanding runner. In ''Spyro the Dragon'', Gnasty can run long distances, perform tight turns, and fast maneuvers with ease. He can also jump distances without slowing down and can use his club as a close combat weapon, smashing it on the ground to harm adversaries. If he hits it on the ground hard enough (mainly when he's in a cave), boulders will fall.
==Story==
===History===
Gnasty Gnorc was originally an inhabitant of the [[Dragon Realms]], but as time went on, he found it hard to live with the Dragons' rules and customs. He became chaotic and unruly as he gazed at the Dragons' treasure stock of gems that were not only beautiful to look at but also showed him the reflection of his ugly mug. As time went on, Gnasty began causing mischief, which soon escalated into trouble in the Dragon Realms as he began learning and meddling with magic. So the Dragons banished Gnasty to a wasteland world known as the Dragon Junk Yard, where he was far enough away to do whatever he wanted without hurting any other residents.
[[File:Gg.jpg|thumb|206px|Gnasty Gnorc in Spyro the Dragon]]
After a while, Gnasty claimed the junkyard as his kingdom and renamed the wastelands "[[Gnasty's World]]." He realized, however, that his power was nothing without minions to command. After a while, he found a spell that can turn [[gems]] into Gnorcs and other unsightly beasts. So he began "borrowing" the Dragons' treasure and creating soldiers out of them to serve his cause.<ref>Spyro the Dragon Instruction Manual, page 6</ref> The Dragons knew of this, but believed it would be best to let it be for the time being, as they thought that even with such man-power, Gnasty was still no threat to them.
===Dragon Realms Invasion===
While most inhabitants of the Artisan World saw Gnasty as no threat, there were some concerns among a few. One day, during the creation of a documentary video for the DNN ([[Dragon News Network]]), [[Lindar]], when asked about Gnasty Gnorc, called Gnasty "ugly" and other derogatory terms, while reassuring the interviewers that Gnasty was of no threat. Gnasty, who was watching, became enraged, and [[Crystal Statues|encased every dragon in crystal]] (except for [[Spyro the Dragon (character)|Spyro]], apparently due to his small size). He then sent his Gnorcs throughout the [[Dragon Realms]] to recover all the gems they could find to make into more soldiers and to deal with any dragons that may have avoided imprisonment. He also hired [[thieves]] to steal the remaining twelve [[Dragon Eggs|dragon eggs]] in an attempt to fully exterminate the Dragons. Gnasty Gnorc placed a single boss in charge of each one of the realms: [[Toasty]], [[Dr. Shemp]], [[Blowhard (Realm)|Blowhard]], [[Metalhead]], and [[Jacques (Realm)|Jacques]]. Since Spyro was essentially the sole remaining Dragon, he took it upon himself to free all the other Dragons, recover the gems and eggs, and defeat Gnasty and his armies.
Several of the dragons Spyro freed went to Gnasty's World, presumably to battle Gnasty themselves. However, Gnasty simply re-froze them in crystal during their counter-assault, eventually being rescued once again by Spyro. The dragons then decided that letting Spyro infiltrate Gnorc Cove and take on Gnasty Gnorc might be best.
===Initial Defeat===
''[[File:Gnasty Gnorc & Spyro.jpg|thumb|left|135px|Gnasty Gnorc and Spyro fighting]]''
In the final battle between Spyro and Gnasty Gnorc, Gnasty constantly fired beams at Spyro (which don't encase him in crystal, but rather harm him instead, possibly due to Sparx's protection), all the while standing safely on a ledge too high for Spyro, forcing him to chase down a thief to get the key needed to open the door to another thief to get another key to reveal a stepping stone, to reach Gnasty. Once Spyro reached Gnasty, the big Gnorc ran away. Spyro chased Gnasty down throughout the realm and got close enough to flame him. Afterward, Gnasty entered a lava tunnel, with Spyro in hot pursuit. The young dragon got to the end where Gnasty was waiting, and Spyro flamed the Gnorc a second time, finishing Gnasty Gnorc off and ending his threat.
After Gnasty's defeat, Spyro went on to [[Gnasty's Loot|Gnasty's secret treasure trove]] to find all the rest of the treasure Gnasty took from the dragons, which can only be done by freeing all the dragons, retrieving the lost dragon eggs, and recovering all other gems in the realms 100%.
===''Spyro: Year of the Dragon''===
===''Spyro: Year of the Dragon''===
It was revealed that Gnasty Gnorc somehow survived his battle with Spyro, as he appeared in the epilogue along with [[Ripto]], where they were shown discussing the "Spyro problem."
In ''[[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]]'', Gnasty Gnorc is very briefly seen in the final epilogue after obtaining all 20 skill points. He is shown inside of a colosseum very similar to the arena where the Sorceress was fought with Ripto. There is a caption at the bottom of the picture that says "Gnasty Gnorc and Ripto hold a summit to discuss "The Spyro Problem.""
In the ''[[Spyro Reignited Trilogy]]'' however, this epilogue scene wasn't included.
===''Spyro: A Hero's Tail''===
===''Spyro: A Hero's Tail''===
In ''[[Spyro: A Hero's Tail]]'', [[Red]], an evil Dragon Elder, hired Gnasty Gnorc and his Gnorc army to assist him in his plans. When Spyro confronted Gnasty [[Gnasty's Cave|the second time]], Gnasty claimed that ''he'' was the one who defeated ''Spyro'', but Spyro corrected him. During this battle, Gnasty stood his ground without running away, and he took far more hits to defeat. Additionally, Gnasty's new armor made him immune to fire breath, meaning Spyro had to attack his exposed underpants. In battle, Gnasty also used electricity as his primary attack, which he generated from the magic of [[Amp]], a fairy trapped within his hammer. Upon his defeat, Amp was freed and rewarded Spyro with [[Electricity|Electricity Breath]].
In ''Spyro: A Hero's Tail'', Gnasty Gnorc is seen in the opening cutscene mining Dark Gems for his master, Red. The sinister dragon then seals Gnasty away in a cave, guarded by dark plants. They were removed when Spyro destroyed all the Dark Gems in the first realm and he defeated Gnasty, releasing the electric fairy Amp.
==Other appearances==
===''Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled''===
[[File:Gnasty_Gnorc_GrandPrix.jpg|thumb|274px|"Here to defeat Spyro again!"]]In the [[Spyro Circuit]] portion of ''[https://crashbandicoot.fandom.com/wiki/Crash_Team_Racing_Nitro-Fueled Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled]'', Gnasty appears in the [[Spyro & Friends Grand Prix]] as one of the unlockable racers with his signature kart, the [[Gnasty Ride]]. During an interview with [https://crashbandicoot.fandom.com/wiki/Grand_Prix CTR TV], Gnasty interrupted [[Hunter the Cheetah]] and growled to the camera that he’s in the Grand Prix to "defeat [[Spyro the Dragon (character)|Spyro]] again,” despite him having never actually defeated the young dragon. In the game, Gnasty Gnorc is a turn-based racer.
==Gallery==
::''[[Gnasty Gnorc/Gallery]]''
==Trivia==
*In the first cutscene in ''[[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!|Ripto's Rage!]]'', Spyro mentions that he and [[Sparx the Dragonfly|Sparx]] had not visited [[Dragon Shores]] since they "kicked Gnasty Gnorc's butt."
*In ''[[Spyro: Year of the Dragon|Year of the Dragon]]'' in [[Enchanted Towers]], Hunter claims he created a skateboarding move called "the Gnasty Gnorc." This move can be performed by doing two front or backflips and two side rolls.
*In ''[[Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly|Enter the Dragonfly]]'', Ripto claims when he first found them, [[Crush]] and [[Gulp]] were "begging for work from Gnasty Gnorc."
**Speaking of which, Gnasty was originally going to appear in ''Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly'' as co-antagonist alongside Ripto (hinted at in the ''Year of the Dragon'' epilogue) but did not because the creators were forced to speed up production for the winter release.
*In ''[[Spyro: Shadow Legacy|Shadow Legacy]]'', one of the books in the Dragon Shores hotel mentions Gnasty when it summarizes the plot of the first game.
*Despite being the final boss in the first ''Spyro the Dragon'' game, he is defeated in merely two hits. Most of the previous bosses are defeated with at least three hits. The actual challenge of the fight is reaching him.
*In ''Spyro the Dragon'', Gnasty Gnorc holds his staff in his left hand, implying he is left-handed, but in ''A Hero's Tail'', he holds it in his right hand, implying that he might be ambidextrous.
*In ''Spyro: A Hero's Tail'', Gnasty wears his armor from ''Spyro the Drago''n under his ''Hero's Tail'' Armor.
* The symbol on Gnasty's shoulder plate in ''A Hero's Tail'' looks similar to the bottles found underwater in [[Coastal Remains]] in the same game.
*The ''Spyro the Dragon'' manual says Gnasty is the sloppiest Gnorc. This explains why gems are lying all over the ground in the game.
* In ''Spyro the Dragon'', Gnasty responds in outrage to the description given during the interview at the start of the game. The way he pronounces the words, however, almost implies that he agrees with the description.
*In an unreleased prototype build, Gnasty Gnorc would spawn [[Soldiers|Gnorc soldiers]] to try and hurt Spyro, in the final section of the level.
**In this build, Gnasty could also be hurt with a charge.
*The case and manual for the first game show Gnasty Gnorc with silver-plated armor. However, his armor is gold and looks different in the game itself. In ''A Hero’s Tail'', he wears the silver armor.
**In the [[Spyro Reignited Trilogy|''Reignited Trilogy'']], it appears Gnasty wears an updated version of the gold armor.
*During the CTR TV introduction to the ''Spyro & Friends Grand Prix'', Gnasty Gnorc claims he defeated Spyro when it was actually Spyro who beat him. This is a reference to ''Spyro: A Hero's Tail'' where Gnasty Gnorc claimed he defeated Spyro in battle before the Gnorc was corrected by Spyro himself.
This article is about the main villain of the first Spyro the Dragon. For the name of the realm, see Gnasty Gnorc (realm).
Gnasty Gnorc's appearance in Spyro the Dragon's remake for Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Gnasty Gnorc is the leader of the Gnorcs. He is the main villain of Spyro the Dragon and a minor villain in Spyro: A Hero's Tail. He has a green body, armor and a mace with that he used to freeze all of the dragons.Between his two roles he changed his clothing, gained electrical powers and began to lose memory.
History
Spyro the Dragon
In Spyro the Dragon, Gnasty Gnorc discovered a spell which allowed him to freeze all the dragons. He fired it after the Elder Lindar called him "ugly" in an interview. He tore open the Dragon Treasury in Dark Hollow and turned the gems into warriors. He then fled to his junkyard home, unaware that Spyro, the only dragon who was not frozen, had began rescuing his friends from Gnasty's spell. When Spyro reached Gnasty's World, the gnorc was rather pathetically defeated after two blasts of flame.
Spyro: Year of the Dragon
In Spyro: Year of the Dragon, Gnasty Gnorc is very briefly seen in the final epilogue after obtaining all 20 skill points. He is shown inside of a colosseum very similar to the arena where the Sorceress was fought with Ripto. There is a caption at the bottom of the picture that says "Gnasty Gnorc and Ripto hold a summit to discuss "The Spyro Problem.""
Spyro: A Hero's Tail
In Spyro: A Hero's Tail, Gnasty Gnorc is seen in the opening cutscene mining Dark Gems for his master, Red. The sinister dragon then seals Gnasty away in a cave, guarded by dark plants. They were removed when Spyro destroyed all the Dark Gems in the first realm and he defeated Gnasty, releasing the electric fairy Amp.
