Spirit Gem

Template:Youmay Template:Items (The Legend of Spyro) Template:Q Spirit Gems are the gem clusters in The Legend of Spyro series that give out red, green, blue and purple gems. They are found repeatedly throughout all regions of the games.

Story

When Spyro first encountered a Spirit Gem cluster in A New Beginning , he remarked that he felt like he "had to hit it," and when he did, "the power of a thousand suns surged through (his) body," to the bafflement of Sparx. Ignitus explained that the Spirit Gems were a gift from the ancestors and the life force of all Dragons.

In The Eternal Night, the Chronicler told Spyro how Malefor taught the Apes to artifically harness the power of the Spirit Gems for their evil purposes.

In Dawn of the Dragon, after being freed from their crystal, Spyro and Cynder used a Spirit Gem to recharge their magic. Sparx remarked that he found Spirit Gems "weird," but Hunter replied that he found it fascinating.

This game also introduced black Spirit Gems. These gems absorb green magic gems and seem to power the Golems. Spyro and Cynder attack the Destroyer by smashing his dark gems. These gems also power the Seige Towers during the battle at Warfang, and several appear scattered throughout theBurned Lands and Floating Islands .

Gameplay

Individual Gems

In all three games, each smaller colored gem gives a different benefit:

• Red: increases HP
• Green: increases Mana
• Blue: increases XP
• Purple: increases the Fury Meter

In the first two games, defeated enemies drop every type of gem. In Dawn of the Dragon, they drop green gems based on how many hits Spyro or Cynder made in one combo.

Gem Clusters

In the first game, gem clusters appear glowing pink and release all types of gems when smashed. However, in the other two games, the clusters appear as a one color, corresponding to the color gems they release. In Dawn of the Dragon, there are a set number of Blue Gem Clusters in each level needed for 100% completion.

Trivia

• The dark gems used by Malefor and the Golems resemble the Dark Gems from the classic series .

Gallery

• The Spirit Gem Clusters as depicted in Dawn of the Dragon
  The Spirit Gem Clusters as depicted in Dawn of the Dragon
• The Spirit Gem clusters as depicted in The Eternal Night
  The Spirit Gem clusters as depicted in The Eternal Night
• The Spirit gem clusters as depicted in A New Beginning
  The Spirit gem clusters as depicted in A New Beginning