Malefor

Malefor
File:Malefor.png
Species:	Dragon
Homeworld:	Dragon Realms
Appearances:	The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning (Mentioned) The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
Attacks/Actions:	Elemental Powers Darkness Elemental Fury Melee Combat Aerial Combat Fly

Malefor (the Dark Master) is the main antagonist of the Legend of Spyro series.

Story

Early Life

Malefor was the first purple Dragon to exist and was a gifted one. He mastered fire, ice, earth, electricity, and many other elements. The Dragon Elders willingly taught him how to master the elements, but his power kept on growing. When he would not stop, the Elders banished him to exile. After that, he built a new fortress and built an army of Apes. He also taught the Apes how to artificially harness the power of the gems, which is the Dragons' lifeforce. His malice was so great, that it splited the earth and created the Mountain of Malefor, which is known as the Well of Souls, where he was imprisoned.

A New Beginning

During the Year of the Dragon, he sent his Ape army to the Dragon Temple, under the command of his servant Gaul, the Ape King, to destroy all of the Dragon eggs to prevent the purple Dragon from being born. Gaul also captured Cynder's egg, so she can to serve Malefor. Gaul also used Malefor's dark powers to corrupt and influence Cynder, transforming her into a large, evil Dragon with greater strength and agility at a fast rate. Cynder and Gaul then set out to bring back Malefor.

Cynder goes on a campaign to open the Convexity portal which imprisoned Malefor's soul. Her Ape army skatters and leaves the land in ruins. Cynder's ultimate plan was to capture each of the Dragon Guardians and drain their energies into crystals which she would use to release Malefor from his prison. Spyro, the newly born purple Dragon, and his adoptive brother, Sparx the Dragonfly, travel across the land and rescue each of the four Dragon Guardians after Cynder drains their energies into crystals. She then goes to Convexity and places the last one into the portal containing her master. Spyro uses his full power and defeats Cynder, returning her to normal size. As the portal opens, he saves Cynder and the three escape the collapsing Convexity dimension as Malefor's spirit emerges. After they get back to the Dragon Temple, Spyro and Cynder watch the sky, wondering if Malefor will soon return. While resting off the weakness from the battle, Spyro dreams of the battle and how he saved Cynder, hearing the Malefor's voice in his head, calling his name.

The Eternal Night

Gaul and his Ape army find the Well of Souls and set up their base there. Gaul plans to resurrect Malefor on the Night of Eternal Darkness and release him from the Well of Souls. He also captures Cynder, who leaves the Dragon Temple because she still blames herself for what happened. He tells Cynder that Malefor can take her back as his servant or be killed. Cynder refuses and is held prisoner by Gaul. Spyro and Sparx set out to rescue Cynder and eventually make it to the Well of Souls where Spyro confronts and defeats Gaul. During the celestial moons' eclipse, Malefor's dark influnce takes control of Spyro's mind and destroys Gaul. Cynder saves Spyro from Malefor. The Mountain then begins to collapse, trapping the three. Spyro uses his Dragon Time powers to save them, encasing them in crystal. After the eclipse, Malefor finally escapes from the Well of Souls and plagues the world.

Dawn of the Dragon

After three years of trapping within a crystal, Spyro, Sparx, and Cynder finally awaken to stop Malefor from destroying the world.