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|series = Spyro the Dragon series
|series = Spyro the Dragon series
|image = [[Image:Original_Logo.png|200px]]
|image = [[Image:Original_Logo.png|200px]]
|species = [[Dragons]] <br /> [[Fairies]] <br /> Other Various creatures
|homeworlds = [[Dragon Realms]] <br /> [[Avalar]] <br /> [[Forgotten Realms]] <br /> [[Fairy Realms]] <br /> [[Lost Cities]] <br /> [[Icy Wilderness]] <br /> [[Volcanic Isle]] <br /> [[Shadow Realm]]
|homeworlds = [[Dragon Realms]] <br /> [[Avalar]] <br /> [[Forgotten Realms]] <br /> [[Fairy Realms]] <br /> [[Dragon Kingdom]] <br /> [[Lost Cities]] <br /> [[Icy Wilderness]] <br /> [[Volcanic Isle]]
|series' spyro = [[Spyro the Dragon (character)]]
|series' spyro = [[Spyro the Dragon (character)]]
|games = [[Spyro the Dragon (video game)|Spyro the Dragon]] <br /> [[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!]] <br /> [[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]] <br /> [[Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly]] <br /> [[Spyro: Season of Ice]] <br/> [[Spyro 2: Season of Flame]] <br /> [[Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs]] <br /> [[Spyro: A Hero's Tail]] <br /> [[Spyro: Shadow Legacy]]
|games = [[Spyro the Dragon (video game)|Spyro the Dragon]] <br /> [[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!]] <br /> [[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]] <br /> [[Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly]] <br /> [[Spyro: Season of Ice]] <br/> [[Spyro 2: Season of Flame]] <br /> [[Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs]] <br /> [[Spyro (Mobile)]] <br /> [[Spyro: Ripto Quest]] <br /> [[Spyro: A Hero's Tail]] <br /> [[Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy]]<br /> [[Spyro the Dragon (Mobile)]] <br /> [[Spyro: Shadow Legacy]]
|developer = Insomniac Games (1998-2000) <br /> Check Six Games  (2001) <br /> Equinoxe (2001) <br /> Digital Eclipse (2003-2005) <br /> Eurocom (2004) <br /> Amaze Entertainment (2005)
|developer = Insomniac Games (1998-2000) <br /> Check Six Games  (2001) <br /> Equinoxe (2001) <br /> Digital Eclipse (2003-2005) <br /> Eurocom (2004) <br /> Amaze Entertainment (2005)
|publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment (1998-2000) <br /> Universal Interactive Studios (1998-2003) <br /> Konami (2002-2004) (Japan) <br/ > Vivendi Universal Games (2004-2008)
|publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment (1998-2000) <br /> Universal Interactive Studios (1998-2003) <br /> Konami (2002-2004) (Japan) <br/ > Vivendi Universal Games (2004-2008)
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}} The''' Spyro the Dragon series''' is a franchise of platformer/adventure video games (except ''[[Spyro: Shadow Legacy|Shadow Legacy]]'', which is RPG/action) released by Universal Interactive Studios starring the titular [[Spyro the Dragon (character)|Spyro the Dragon]], a tiny young purple dragon.  
The '''Spyro the Dragon series''' is a series of six canon games and several spin-off mobile games about the adventures of [[Spyro the Dragon (character)|Spyro the Dragon]] and his friend, [[Sparx the Dragonfly]].


The franchise was created by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The[[Spyro the Dragon (game)|&nbsp;first game]] in the series was released in 1998 exclusively for the original PlayStation. After the Playstation 2’s release, Insomniac moved on to the ''Ratchet & Clank'' series, leaving Universal Interactive Studios (now Vivendi Universal Games) to develop the series. Additionally, several handheld spin-off games were released, developed by Digital Eclipse and Vicarious Visions. The ''Spyro ''franchise has sold over 20 million units worldwide.
The series' rights are currently held by Activision. The original'' Spyro the Dragon'' series was succeeded by [[The Legend of Spyro (series)|''The Legend of Spyro'' series]] and[[Skylanders| the ''Skylanders ''franchise]] , both of which use certain elements from it.
== History ==
== History ==
The Spyro the Dragon series began in 1998 with the PlayStation game [[Spyro the Dragon (video game)|Spyro the Dragon]], developed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insomniac_games Insomniac Games] and published by Universal Interactive. Insomniac went on to develop two sequels: [[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!]] (1999) and [[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]] (2000). These three games comprise the "Insomniac Trilogy" and are the only three games released for the PlayStation. Insomniac Games announced after the release of ''Year of the Dragon'' that they would create no more Spyro games, marking the end of what some fans consider the "golden age" of Spyro games.
The Spyro the Dragon series began in 1998 with the PlayStation game [[Spyro the Dragon (video game)|Spyro the Dragon]], developed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insomniac_games Insomniac Games] and published by Universal Interactive. Insomniac went on to develop two sequels: [[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!]] (1999) and [[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]] (2000). These three games comprise the "Insomniac Trilogy" and are the only three games released for the PlayStation. Insomniac Games announced after the release of ''Year of the Dragon'' that they would create no more Spyro games.


After the Insomniac trilogy, the storyline diverged into two separate series. The game, [[Spyro: Season of Ice]], was released in 2001, picking up where ''Year of the Dragon'' left off. It was the first in the series referred to as "[[Spyro: Advance]]," which contains a total of four Gameboy Advance Games and three mobile phone games. The events depicted in this sub-series are not considered to be part of the Spyro canon. In 2002, [[Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly]] was released, continuing the Spyro canon and also picking up where ''Year of the Dragon'' left off. The canon series continued with the console game [[Spyro: A Hero's Tail]] (2004) and concluded in 2005 with the Nintendo DS game, [[:Spyro: Shadow Legacy]].
[[Spyro: Season of Ice]], was released in 2001 for the Gameboy Advance, picking up the storyline where ''Year of the Dragon'' left off. It was the first in a [[Spyro: Advance|sub-series of Gameboy Advance games]]. There were also two mobile phone games that acted as continuations of the GBA games' plots: [[Spyro (mobile)|Spyro ]](2003) and [[Spyro: Ripto Quest]] (2004). In 2002, [[Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly]] was released, which like ''Season of Ice'' takes place directly after ''Year of the Dragon''. The console series continued with [[Spyro: A Hero's Tail]] (2004), and the original Spyro series cocluded in 2005 with the Nintendo DS game, [[:Spyro: Shadow Legacy]], which also recieved a [[Spyro the Dragon (Mobile)|mobile phone tie-in]] .
 
==Music==
==Recurring Characters==
<span style="font-size:13px;">Ex-</span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_police Police]<span style="font-size:13px;"> drummer </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Copeland Stewart Copeland]<span style="font-size:13px;"> composed all of the music in the first four console games. The fifth concole game's music was composed by </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:17.265625px;">Steve Duckworth and </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:17.265625px;">Paul Lawler and the DS game's music was composed by </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:17.265625px;">Noel Gabriel. The Gameboy Advance games used music composed by </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:17.265625px;">Robert Baffy and </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:17.265625px;">Ed Cosico and by Shin'em Multimedia.</span>
*[[Spyro the Dragon (character)|Spyro the Dragon]]
==Common Gameplay Elements==
*[[Sparx the Dragonfly]]
===Spyro and Sparx===
*[[Hunter the Cheetah]]
====Other Playable Characters====
*[[Elora]]
===Primary Collectibles===
*[[Moneybags (character)|Moneybags]]
===Gems===
*[[Gnasty Gnorc]]
===Enemies===
*[[Ripto]]
===Levels===
*[[Bianca]]
====Minigame Levels====
*[[Zoe]]
===Bosses===


==Constituent Games==
==Constituent Games==
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*[[:Spyro: Shadow Legacy]]
*[[:Spyro: Shadow Legacy]]


:''Also see [[Spyro: Advance]] for games outside the canon.''
==Major Recurring Characters==
===Protagonists:===
*[[Spyro the Dragon (character)|Spyro the Dragon]]
*[[Sparx the Dragonfly]]
*[[Hunter the Cheetah]]
*[[Elora]]
*[[The Professor]]
*[[Zoe]]
*[[Ooga and Mr. Bones]]
*[[Handel|Handel ]] and [[Greta]]
*[[Bianca]]
*[[Sheila|Sheila the Kangaroo]]
*[[Sgt. James Byrd]]
*[[Bentley|Bentley the Yeti]]
*[[Bartholomew]]
*[[Agent 9]]
*[[Ember]]
*[[Tomas (A Hero's Tail)|Elder Tomas]]
*[[Blink|Blink the Mole]]
*[[Flame]]
===Antagonists:===
*[[Gnasty Gnorc]]
*[[Ripto]]
*[[Crush ]] and [[Gulp]]
*[[Moneybags (character)|Moneybags]]
*[[Red|Red the Evil Dragon]]


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
*All of the games in the series are considered part of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platformer platformer] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_game adventure] video game genres, except for Spyro: Shadow Legacy, which is considered a hybrid of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing_video_game RPG] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_game action] genres.
*Ex-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_police Police] drummer and talented musician [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Copeland Stewart Copeland] composed all of the music in the first four canon games in the '''Spyro series'''.
*The name "Marco" has been used three times. One of the [[Cliff Town]] dragons, Marco, from ''Spyro the Dragon'' shares this name with Marco, a citizen who resides in Sunny Villa from ''Spyro: Year of the Dragon'' and Marco the Balloonist in the Artisans World from ''Spyro the Dragon''.
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Spyro (series)
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Series' Spyro(s): Spyro the Dragon (character)
Publisher(s): Sony Computer Entertainment (1998-2000)
Universal Interactive Studios (1998-2003)
Konami (2002-2004) (Japan)
Vivendi Universal Games (2004-2008)
Developer(s): Insomniac Games (1998-2000)
Check Six Games (2001)
Equinoxe (2001)
Digital Eclipse (2003-2005)
Eurocom (2004)
Amaze Entertainment (2005)
game(s): Spyro the Dragon
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly
Spyro: Season of Ice
Spyro 2: Season of Flame
Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs
Spyro (Mobile)
Spyro: Ripto Quest
Spyro: A Hero's Tail
Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy
Spyro the Dragon (Mobile)
Spyro: Shadow Legacy

 The Spyro the Dragon series is a franchise of platformer/adventure video games (except Shadow Legacy, which is RPG/action) released by Universal Interactive Studios starring the titular Spyro the Dragon, a tiny young purple dragon.  

The franchise was created by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The first game in the series was released in 1998 exclusively for the original PlayStation. After the Playstation 2’s release, Insomniac moved on to the Ratchet & Clank series, leaving Universal Interactive Studios (now Vivendi Universal Games) to develop the series. Additionally, several handheld spin-off games were released, developed by Digital Eclipse and Vicarious Visions. The Spyro franchise has sold over 20 million units worldwide.

The series' rights are currently held by Activision. The original Spyro the Dragon series was succeeded by The Legend of Spyro series and the Skylanders franchise , both of which use certain elements from it.

History

The Spyro the Dragon series began in 1998 with the PlayStation game Spyro the Dragon, developed by Insomniac Games and published by Universal Interactive. Insomniac went on to develop two sequels: Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (1999) and Spyro: Year of the Dragon (2000). These three games comprise the "Insomniac Trilogy" and are the only three games released for the PlayStation. Insomniac Games announced after the release of Year of the Dragon that they would create no more Spyro games.

Spyro: Season of Ice, was released in 2001 for the Gameboy Advance, picking up the storyline where Year of the Dragon left off. It was the first in a sub-series of Gameboy Advance games. There were also two mobile phone games that acted as continuations of the GBA games' plots: Spyro (2003) and Spyro: Ripto Quest (2004). In 2002, Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly was released, which like Season of Ice takes place directly after Year of the Dragon. The console series continued with Spyro: A Hero's Tail (2004), and the original Spyro series cocluded in 2005 with the Nintendo DS game, Spyro: Shadow Legacy, which also recieved a mobile phone tie-in .

Music

Ex-Police drummer Stewart Copeland composed all of the music in the first four console games. The fifth concole game's music was composed by Steve Duckworth and Paul Lawler and the DS game's music was composed by Noel Gabriel. The Gameboy Advance games used music composed by Robert Baffy and Ed Cosico and by Shin'em Multimedia.

Common Gameplay Elements

Spyro and Sparx

Other Playable Characters

Primary Collectibles

Gems

Enemies

Levels

Minigame Levels

Bosses

Constituent Games

Major Recurring Characters

Protagonists:

Antagonists:

Trivia

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