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Ignitus
| Ignitus | |
| File:Ignitus.jpg | |
| Species: | Dragon |
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| Homeworld: | Dragon Realms |
| Appearances: | The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning (First Appeared) The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon |
| Attacks/Actions: | Fire Blast Fire ball Comet dash Fire Fury Melee Combat Aerial Combat Flight Bubble Protection(Although it tires him and consumes massive amounts of energy) |
Ignitus is a Fire Guardian Dragon of the Legend of Spyro series. He is the Leader of the four Dragon Guardians. He serves as the father-figure to Spyro and provides him with words of wisdom and leads him on the right path.
Personality and Abilities
As the Leader of the Guardians, Ignitus has unquestionable ability, second only to Terrador in military strategy. He is often calm and collected but has been known to break out into fits of fury, using his fire ability to great effect. He blames himself for everything that has happened to Spyro and Cynder and carries that guilt throughout the series. As a Master of Fire he is competent in all fire techniques and can quickly dispatch his enemies with little effort. His ability to explode in rage makes him a perfect beserker for the blazing heat of burning battles. He is known to be one of a few dragons that can see visions in special vision pools and can also provide protection from fire and other sources of heat by generating a blue aura around himself and any others in the near vicinity of him. His faith in Spyro is utterly unwavering and he is a devout believer in the Ancestors, truely believing that Spyro is nature's way of balancing itself against Malefor's evil.
He is the leader and most dedicated of the four Guardians, he is still haunted by failures of his past and seeks to redeem himself. Equally capable of warmth, rage, and long smoldering bouts of shame, resentment, and regret, he keeps his distance from the other three Guardians, Volteer, Cyril, and Terrador. However, when the time comes he is only too glad to enlighten others and stoke the embers of hope and stand in the face of fire that others might burn even brighter. He is also seen as a father figure to Spyro.
Story
A New Beginning
Ignitus was one of the Guardians protecting the eggs in the Dragon Temple when the temple was attacked. Fearing for the purple dragon's saftey and the ancient prophecy that fortells the coming of a new age, he takes the purple dragon's egg and sends it down a stream. When he returns to the temple he finds that all the other eggs had been smashed.
Many years later Ignitus was the last free Guardian when he and Spyro crossed paths in the forest. The Guardian is amazed to see Spyro alive and well but it takes the persistant questions from Spyro to lift Ignitus out of his despair. He informs Spyro of what has happened to their race and about the dark dragon, Cynder. When he told Spyro about their home Spyro expressed an interest to see it which Ignitus at first refused. But Spyro would not take no for an answer and together they reclaimed the Temple.
Once there Ignitus showed Spyro what Cynder had done to the nearby islands and after teaching him how to fly and use his fire abilities more effectively, sent Spyro to rescue the other guardians that were being kept on the other islands in the clutches of Cynder's forces.
When Spyro rescued the last guardian, Terrador, from Munitions Forge, Cynder attacked Spyro and it was only by Ignitus' intervention did Spyro escape. However, Cynder overcame Ignitus and took the last Guardian to her fortress in Concurrent Skies to drain his element into the last Crystal needed to free her master, The Dark Master.
When Spyro arrived to rescue him, Cydner fought the purple dragon to give time for the powering of the crystal to be completed. When it was finally infused with Ignitus' power, Cynder took the crystal and fled to Convexity to carry out her plan. A weakened Ignitus explains to Spyro that Cynder was stolen from the Temple on the night of the raid and was in fact a dragon just like Spyro, except only twisted by The Dark Master's influence. It was these words that led to Spyro rescuing Cynder after her transformation back to her true self after her defeat and he brought her to the Temple with him. Ignitus was over joyed at the outcome and expressed a sincere apology to Cynder, blaming himself for everything that happened.
The Eternal Night
Ignitus and the other guardians were asleep when Cynder left the temple out of guilt. As such they were all present when the apes attacked the temple again and were able to defend it. Spyro, who had left the temple momentarily to stop Cynder from leaving, made his way back to the main body of the temple and witnessed Ignitus battling Apes alone. The Fire Guardian asked for Spyro's help and when the apes began to focus their attention on Spyro, he used his fire fury to destroy most of the apes before entering the temple. When Spyro defeated the last of them on the balcony, Ignitus returned and asked where Cynder was.
When Spyro told him she'd left he gathered everyone around the vision pool to search for her but to no avail. Spyro told Ignitus about his dreams and The Chronicler and Ignitus fears that The Dark Master may return and sends Spyro on his journey to the Chronicler whilst he stays behind to search for Cynder.
Dawn of the Dragon
Ignitus has also grown three years older, and his voice has become huskier, though he is still played by Gary Oldman. He waits at the dragon city along with his fellow Guardians for Spyro, Cynder, and Sparx to return. Once they return, he helps in repelling the attack on Warfang. He also hatches a plan to intercept The Destroyer, a creature hell-bent on the destruction of the world before Malefor realises that the city is undefended. Every plan fails, and he tries to escort Spyro and Cynder through the belt of fire, and into the Burned Lands, Malefor's Realm, but he dies in the attempt, though Spyro and Cynder survive. He gives Spyro the encouragement and wisdom for the Time Fury and at the end of the game, he is rewarded by his spirit becoming the new Chronicler for the era.
