Golem (character)

Template:CharacterboxThe Golem is a giant lava monster that was controlled by Malefor during the three years that Spyro, Cynder and Sparx were trapped in the Time Crystal. It is the first major enemy that they've encountered, and made its debut and only appearance in The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon.

Description

The Golem is a gigantic rock-lava creature that was summoned by Malefor. It had glowing orange eyes, a long tail (which it often used as a whip), spider-like legs and a muscular, bulky body with streams of lava. He runs on the energy of dark crystals, as it has dark crystals on his hands and in his head.

Abilities

The Golem can climb buildings, hence its spider-like legs. It can also whip away Spyro and Cynder, as well as other enemies, with its tail, breathe fire to simply push you away, use its fists to crush you, regenerate missing limbs (as when he used Dragon City rubble to build a new hand), and when in desperate need, shoots fireballs from the top of its head. Another ability is that sometimes, when you have to press certain buttons to proceed, the Golem may eat or crush Spyro and Cynder, causing a death scene.

Relations

The Golem is possibly related to the Destroyer, as they both are lava monsters and look very similar, only the fact the Destroyer is taller. There may be many other Earth Golems, as Malefor says, "It has been the duty of our Predesessors to ressurect the Destroyer and Golems of the Deep to bring about the Great Cleansing."

Story

After being released from their three-year slumber, Spyro and Cynder were magically chained together and were intended to be sacrificed to the Golem in the Catacombs. They apparently woke up too soon and the Golem's attempts to subdue them failed, resulting in them being able to escape and destroying one of the Golem's hands in the process.

The Golem later played a major part in Malefor's attack on the Dragon City of Warfang. After the siege engines had been destroyed, Malefor's army retreated as the Golem appeared to destroy the City. It emerged into the city from underground, smashing a wall as it did and briefly stopped its rampage to create a new hand out of the debris. Cyril, Volteer, Terrador and Ignitus defended Spyro and Cynder from the Golem, but they soon were defeated. However, Ignitus showed Spyro and Cynder a small bump on the Golem's head by breathing fire on it, indicating that the main dark crystal that controls the monster is hidden underneath. Spyro and Cynder tore the bump off and destroyed the crystal inside. With the dark crystal vanquished, the Golem died as it fell off the building and hit the ground below.

Gallery

• The Golem as seen in the DS version of Dawn of the Dragon
  The Golem as seen in the DS version of Dawn of the Dragon

Trivia

• The Golem is the only boss in Dawn of the Dragon that causes the most death scenes to both Spyro and Cynder if the button mashing is done wrong.
• The Golem looks like the Balrog from The Lord of the Rings. Also, the Golem resembles alot of Iblis from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.