Ripto

Template:Characterbox Template:Q Ripto (リプトー Riputō in Japanese) is an antagonist and one of Spyro's greatest opponents in the Spyro series, who first appeared in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! as the main antagonist of the game. He is a short dinosaur (basically Riptoc) and a persistent enemy of Spyro, appearing in several games. Ripto has two minions, Crush and Gulp, who serve him and carry out his orders.

Personality

Ripto is a despicable madman who enjoys power simply for the sake of it. He delights in causing all sorts of trouble and havoc with his magic, and is known for his general disgust for Dragons. In truth, Ripto despised his small stature, and he took it out on the world to prove that his wrath was much bigger and scarier than his modest size suggested. Frustrated, short tempered and spiteful, Ripto pulled off deception and trouble that would suit a large, intimidating creature. One thing is for certain: he's an ill-tempered villain who despises being called short (this is displayed when Spyro called him "shorty").

Like the Forgotten Worlds' evil queen known as the Sorceress, Ripto is a dictator who typically sends out his minions, Crush and Gulp, to do his dirty work (though they are both unintelligent).

Abilities

Ripto's only known ability is to conjure various magic spells at his disposal using his scepter. However, as a dinosaur, he was unable to properly use magic like Dragons do. When acquiring three of the same powered up Orbs, he can either unleash waves of fire from his Scepter, breathe blast of acid, or surround himself in a blue energy barrier that can harm his enemies.

Story

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!

As a Riptoc who hated dragons, Ripto enlisted Crush and Gulp at Molten Crater in order to help him wage war on their race. When attempting to warp from one world to another, the threesome were accidentally intercepted by the Super Portal in Avalar thanks to Hunter's mistake. Upon arrival, Ripto set about enslaving Avalar and all of its realms. Thinking fast, Elora took measures to hinder his progress, shutting down the Super Portal to prevent reinforcements (most likely his Riptoc minions who would not yet appear until the events of Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly) from arriving, and delegating Zoe and her fellow fairies to scatter the orbs (which power it) across all the realms of Avalar.

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Ripto, Gulp and Crush in Avalar

Sometime afterwards, Ripto trailed Hunter, Elora, the Professor, and Zoe to the depths of the Glimmer where he discovered them near a portal. After destroying the portal that brought a dragon named Spyro into Avalar, Ripto became enraged at the sight of the creature. The tyrant was forced to retreat however, when Gulp accidentally devoured his scepter during a distraction made by Zoe, but not before vowing to deal with Spyro later. During his reign over Avalar, Ripto succeeded in turning the citizens of some of the realms against each other, causing outbreaks of war between some realms and within others. These quarrels are soon resolved by Spyro when he travels to each realm and intervenes. Spyro battled and defeated Crush and Gulp successfully. At the climax of Spyro's battle with Gulp, Ripto seemingly met his end when the throne he was sitting on tilted back and he plummeted into the abyss of the Autumn Plains homeworld.

However, Ripto survived and managed to steal the Super Portal's power crystal for a new scepter before locking himself into the castle in the Winter Tundra. In his arena, Ripto tried to test the power crystal on his new scepter on three sheep, but the fodder ran off before the tyrant's attack could reach them, angering him. Spyro arrived and volunteered to be a target for Ripto's power crystal, mockingly promising to stand still. Ripto agrees but found that Spyro is prepared to fight to the bitter end. During their final battle, Ripto conjured a magically-created, mechanized version of Gulp, as well as a large mechanical bird, both of which he used for attacking and protection throughout the conflict. However, Spyro ultimately triumphed by knocking the tyrant into a pool of lava.

In the epilogue of the original game, it is revealed that Ripto survived his battle with Spyro and was being used as a toy by one of Spyro's friends, an adult dragon. In the Reignited Trilogy, the epilogues are omitted.

Spyro: Year of the Dragon

In the original epilogue of Year of the Dragon, Ripto and Gnasty Gnorc were holding a summit to discuss "The Spyro problem". A picture of Ripto can also be found on the underside of Spyro's Skateboard, and a skateboard trick, the Raging Ripto, is named after him.

Spyro 2: Season of Flame

Ripto managed to curse the Rhynocs so they can attack the Dragon Realms once again and steal the fireflies. Spyro finally arrived at Ripto's volcano and defeated him to bring the fire breath back to all of the dragons.

Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly

One year later, Ripto successfully attacked the Dragon Realms, scattering the Dragonflies far and wide and leaving the young dragons defenseless. Once again, he was foiled by Spyro during a battle in which he turns into a giant monster.

Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs

Once again, Ripto cursed the Rhynocs, kidnapped the Professor, and stole his warp device. He was once again defeated by Spyro, leading the dragon getting the warp device back.

Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy

Later, Ripto formed an alliance with Dr. Neo Cortex to destroy their enemies, Spyro and Crash Bandicoot. They start by genetically modifying Ripto's "Riptoc" minions and disguising them as Crash and Spyro, leading the two heroes to believe they are against each other. Instead of fighting one another like Ripto and Dr. Neo Cortex had wanted, Spyro and Crash worked together to defeat their arch-nemesises and free the world once again.

Quotes

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!

• "Well, well. Someone forgot to invite me to the party."
• "Were you trying to keep something from me?"
• "A dragon? You brought a dragon to Avalar?! I hate DRAGONS! NAAAARRGGGHHH!"
• "Ow! Crush, kill it! KILL IT!"
• "Gulp, you imbecile! You ate my scepter!"
• "I'll deal with you later!"
• "Get off me! GET OFF ME, you useless buffoons! Why can't either of you...? Where are we?"
• "Hmm... No dragons, wonderful! Crush, go back and pack my bags! We're moving in!"
• "Say hello to your new king!"
• "Crush, go through the portal, you idiot!"
• "NO! Gulp! Crush! Get the orbs now!"
• "Ack! You despicable little creature! I'll kill you!"
• "No! Crush! You may have been able to defeat that simpleton, but Gulp will be more than a match for you!"
• "Gulp, come here now!"
• "Destroy him, and make sure it's painful!"
• "What? Template:TT Gulp, get me outta here!"
• "So long, dragon!"
• "Boo!"
• "Gulp, we finally made Avalar ours. You've earned a special reward."
• "Gulp, what is it, boy? Oh, the fairy. Here you go."
• "You singed my cape! Dragon, you are really starting to get on my nerves! Say goodbye, flame breath! Gulp, lunchtime!"
• "Gulp, finish him off, and you can have all the fairies you can eat! I'm going to enjoy this!"
• "So, you thought you had gotten rid of me. Well, I'm afraid not. I persuaded that fat bear, Moneybags, to sell me a few bombTemplate:TT!"
• "Don't even try it, book boy, or you'll be the world's smartest pile of ashes. This is just what I need for my new scepter!"
• "You little fools! After I destroy you all with my new scepter, I'm going to rename this place Riptonia!"
• "Come back here, you useless animals!"
• "What?! You again?!"
• "Hmm... I like that idea. Dragon, you've just sealed your fate!"

Spyro 2: Season of Flame

• "That dragon is always ruining things for me! This time, though, I plan to finish him... Ha! There he is now!"
• "You've interfered with my plans for the last time, you miserable dragon! My powers have grown strong enough to protect me from all sorts of different attacks! Now get ready for a taste of my magic!"
• "Impossible! I had the best spells! The best armor! How on earth do you always manage to ruin everything... Arrrggghhh!

Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly

• "So, we meet again, little dragon. I'm back, and I'm stronger than ever!"
• "Very clever, dragon. You know you should join me. We would make a great team."
• "Whoa oh oh oh..."
• "You're not hired for your brains, you dinosaurian landmass! Keep thinking, and I'll send you back to the place I found you, unemployed in Molten Crater, begging for work from Gnasty Gnorc!"
• "Now, back to I was saying. Well, what do I want this time? I'm glad that you asked, purple pants, and I would be happy to demonstrate. Since I've had enough to do with dragons, I thought, perhaps, dragonflies!"
• "Well, that wasn't supposed to happen, but you see? Without the power of dragonflies, the dragons are nothing! Soon, the Dragon Homelands will be mine!"
• "Blasted! Where are they? Where are my DRAGONFLIES?!"
• "Scattered?! SCATTERED?!"
• "Something must've gone wrong with my scepter. The dragonflies must be scattered all over the continent. No matter, without their dragonflies, the dragons are helpless."
• "I'll send my Riptocs out to collect them all and put that purple dragon out to pasture!"
• "D'oh! If there's anything I hate more than a dragon—it's a purple dragon! You've caused me enough problems, Spyro! This time, I'll take care of you permanently!"
• "HOCUS POCUS!!!"
• "Arrrrrggggh! Defeated again! I'll be back...and you'll be sorry. You'll be very very sorry. The magic of dragons can't last forever—can it?!"
• "You're back again!!! How is this possible?! I'll take care of you permanently, wait a minute. I said that last time, I wouldn't want to sound like a video game cliché! Let me try that again. This time, I will take care of you once and for all!"
• "No, not again! My plans were so perfect. Twice, I've put my faith in this staff, and twice, it has failed me! Dragons! Dragonflies! I can't believe I CAN'T WIN!"
• "You haven't heard the last of me, you little demon! I'll be back...and you'll be sorry. Every last one of you will be sorry!"

Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs

• "Are you referring to this... I mean MY warp device? Ha ha ha!"
• "What do you know! I was just dreaming up a foolproof plan to rule the world, when suddenly an enormous hole leading to the Professor's 'secret' lab appears out of thin air!"
• "I'm going to bring all my Rhynocs through this hole and then warp them throughout all the lands. Instant domination! Too easy! Bwa ha ha!"
• "Ha Ha! Looking for a way into the Dragon Coast, Spyro? This spell book might help you! I've been reading through it and boy, are there some great spells in it! Like this one! Bwa ha ha ha!"
• "And THIS one!"
• "I've got to be going now, Spyro! You want the book? Then try and get it! Bwa ha ha!"
• "At last, you foolish Dragon, we meet on my turf where I cannot be defeated!"
• "Yes, you've certainly found him, but he's beyond your help, as you can see!"
• "While I possess the Heart of my Chateau, I am at my most powerful! BEHOLD!"
• "HA! You call that an attack? Have a taste of your own medicine, you purple peasant!"
• "Argh! NOW look what you made me do! Grrr!"
• "Argh! Into the pit with you, Professor! Without you, the hole between the Dragon Realms and my realm will never be sealed! Huh? What's this?..."
• "Arg! Let go of me, you ridiculous contraption! Oooff! Let go!"
• "You haven't seen last of me yeeet.... Aaaaaa!!!"

Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy

• "So it's agreed, then. We'll work together to rid ourselves of Spyro and Crash."
• "True! They have strength! They know no fear! And they are cleverly disguised!"
• "Quiet, shorty! Something must have gone wrong."
• "Whatever you say... shrimp!"

Gallery

Ripto/Gallery

Trivia

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The scepter error

• Despite the implication that Gulp had swallowed Ripto's Scepter in Ripto's Rage! prior to recreating it with the Power Crystal, during the boss fights against Crush and Gulp and the "Gulp Defeated" cutscene, Ripto is actually seen holding his Scepter; this, however, was later corrected in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy.
• The manual for Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! or Gateway to Glimmer in Europe says that Ripto was picked on at school as a child. He became so used to not joining in with games that now he only wants to ruin everyone else's fun.
• Ripto got his name because Spyro's Japanese Katakana name (スパイロ) looked like the word "Ripto".
• He appeared in the epilogue of Spyro: Year of the Dragon with Gnasty Gnorc discussing the "Spyro Problem". A picture of him can be found, oddly enough, on the underside of Spyro's skateboard.
• In Spyro: Year of the Dragon, a skateboard trick, the Raging Ripto, is named after him. This is performed by doing either two front flips or two black flips and three side rolls, essentially a Gnasty Gnorc with an extra roll. It is the highest scoring trick in the game, giving 3000 points the first time it is performed.
• As a dinosaur, Ripto apparently has a good sense of smell, as when he arrives in Avalar, he sniffs the air to conclude dragons weren't there, and in Spyro's arrival in Glimmer, Ripto immediately smells Spyro's presence before actually noticing him.
• Ripto is one of the few main villains to make numerous recurring appearances in the Classic Spyro games, despite his apparent defeat in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!. This makes Ripto the closest to an archnemesis that the original Spyro had in the Classic series.
• Despite Ripto's apparent hate for dragons, one of his servants, Crush, is a riptoc that somewhat resembles a dragon, only his wings are VERY tiny (barely noticeable in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!), is given a club, and supposedly does not breathe fire.
• Ripto bears a very strong resemblance to Lord Balthazar, a villainous sorcerer from the Smurfs series.
• Ripto is very similar to the actor, Edward G. Robinson.
• Emperor Percival Tachyon, the main antagonist in Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, is rumored to be based on Ripto: they are both evil dictators who hate the species that the protagonist is (Ripto hating Dragons, Tachyon hating Lombaxes).
  • Tachyon also uses a scepter—however, his is meant to show his status as an emperor, where as Ripto's is to allow him to perform magic.
  • Additionally, they both have a rather short stature.