Dragon Realms

Template:Youmay Template:PlaceOriginal The Dragon Realms (ドラゴン・リゾート Dragon Resort in Japanese) are diverse worlds, which make up the primary home of the Dragons throughout the majority of the Spyro series.

Original series

Role

Legends say that the Dragon Realms was discovered either by the Great Sea Dragon, or a group of dragons who fled the Forgotten Realms from a natural catastrophe. Though, it was revealed in Spyro: Year of the Dragon that the dragons were banished from the Forgotten Realms to the other side of the world by the Sorceress, where they later settled and named their new home the Dragon Realms.

The Dragon Realms made their first appearance in Spyro the Dragon for the PlayStation, in which Spyro traveled to six playable homeworlds within the Dragon Realms, and made cameo appearances in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! and Spyro: Year of the Dragon. It wasn't until Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly that the Dragon Realms again became a playable world. While not explicitly stated in Enter the Dragonfly, the homeworld in this game, referred to simply as "The Dragon Realms", is geographically connected to the other Dragon Realm homeworlds: Artisans, Peace Keepers, Magic Crafters, Beast Makers, Dream Weavers, Gnasty's World, Dragon Shores, and Dragon Castles.

Enter the Dragonfly

The focal point of this world is the Dragon Castle, which leads to Nestor's Palace and Dragon Castles (from Spyro Orange). This area surrounding the castle serves as the solitary homeworld in Enter the Dragonfly. Unlike other homeworlds in the Dragon Realms, this homeworld does not contain portals, but instead, other forms of transportation to its connected realms. For example, to get to Crop Circle Country, Spyro rides a UFO from a barn. The main area is a beautifully crafted homeworld full of lush green fields and comprised of a predominately hilly landscape. As Spyro leaves the main area of the Dragon Realms, the landscape varies depending on which passage to another realm is close by. But for the boss level, you jump in a portal that is located infront of the caste after you have completed all of the levels.

The Legend of Spyro series

Main article: Dragon Realms (The Legend of Spyro)

The Dragon Realms in the Legend of Spyro series is greatly different than its original counterpart. Portals are absent in this reboot, and not only do Dragons live there, but also other creatures as well. After the first purple dragon, Malefor, turned to evil, the Realms spiraled into chaos as Malefor attempted to destroy the world in order to create a new one.

Trivia

• In the Spyro Enter the Dragonfly instruction manual, a picture is featured of a portal in the castle instead of the closed doors in the actual game. It is possible this could have been the portal to the removed level Enchanted Forest.
• In Enter the Dragonfly, spitting rocks was to be featured in Dragon Realms, but was cut.

Gallery

• The Dragon Realms as depicted in Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs
  The Dragon Realms as depicted in Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs
• Gnasty's World, one of the homeworlds of the Dragon Realms
  Gnasty's World, one of the homeworlds of the Dragon Realms
• The possible portal to Enchanted Forest
  The possible portal to Enchanted Forest