Magnus

Magnus (マグナ=バトフーチョ Maguna in Japanese) is a dragon from Peace Keepers in Spyro the Dragon. He was freed by Spyro, who was the only dragon to have avoided the crystallisation due to his small size. Magnus then reminded Spyro about his pal, Sparx the Dragonfly, hinting the young dragon that feeding the young dragonfly butterflies will restore his health.

Later on, Magnus went to the Gnorc Gnexus along with a few other dragons to try and confront Gnasty Gnorc on their own, but he became trapped in crystal again. After Spyro defeated Gnasty Gnorc, he freed Magnus, who told him about Gnasty's treasure hoard where the Gnorc kept most of his treasure, but confirmed that in order to enter the treasure hoard, Spyro must find every gem and every dragon in the Dragon Kingdom.

In the Reignited Trilogy, Magnus is now rotund and reddish orange-colored, with several spikes around his body, resembling a Horned Lizard or a Thorny Devil, reddish wings and a tuft of hair or spikes that resembles a topknot. He wears a necklace and a loincloth resembling a yokozuna's rope, with the armor plates in front similar to the strips on the belt. His appearance and the poses he strikes are now reminiscent of a sumo wrestler's.

Gallery

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  Magnus in Gnorc Gnexus with brown horns.
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  Magnus in Gnorc Gnexus with his normal yellow horns.

• Concept art of Magnus in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy by Devon Cady-Lee
  Concept art of Magnus in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy by Devon Cady-Lee
• Spyro Reignited Trilogy concept art of Magnus (left) by Devon Cady-Lee
  Spyro Reignited Trilogy concept art of Magnus (left) by Devon Cady-Lee
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  Magnus in Gnorc Gnexus.

Trivia

Original Game

• Magnus, after being freed a second time in the first game, looks a little different and sounds different.
  • His wings are a darker color and his voice changed.
    • In the NTSC version his horns are brown, unlike other versions.
• In the late demo of the original game, Magnus's horns are brown instead of yellow.
  • Spyro answers Magnus in Peace Keepers with an "I can do that."
    • In the demo, he doesn't exist in Gnorc Gnexus; not even his crystal prison appears.

Reignited Trilogy

• When designing Magnus for the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Devon Cady-Lee used a combination of bearded dragons, molochs and horned lizards, with references to Sumo and Polynesian outfits to go for the feeling of a dragon that can fight with his bare-hands.