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Gnorc
	; Concept art of a Gnorc for Spyro Reignited Trilogy
First appearance	Spyro the Dragon (1998)
Latest appearance	Spyro Reignited Trilogy (2019)
Notable member(s)
	Gnasty Gnorc
Variant(s)
	Showman Gnorc

Revision as of 16:36, June 11, 2021

Gnorcs are an orc-like species that appear in a few Spyro the Dragon games. They are the main enemies in Spyro the Dragon and Spyro: A Hero's Tail, and they are led by Gnasty Gnorc in both games. There are several variations of Gnorcs.

Gnorcs are humanoid creatures with pointy ears, crooked teeth, four fingers, three toes and dark tone spots. They appear in a variety of colors such as green, yellow, purple, blue, and pink.

History

Spyro the Dragon

In Spyro the Dragon, Gnorcs make up the majority of enemies. According to the game manual, Gnasty Gnorc created them from gems that he stole from the Dragon Realms. With them, Gnasty Gnorc would attempt to take over the Dragon Worlds. There are some types of Gnorcs who wear metal armor, which protects them from Spyro's flame attack, but they can still be defeated by his charge attack. Conversely, the larger Gnorcs cannot be defeated by Spyro's charge attack but only his flame attack. Large Gnorcs who wear metal armor cannot be defeated by either attack. Usually, when a Gnorc is defeated, they release gems unless Spyro has already collected them.

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!

In Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!, Gnorcs do not appear as enemies. Instead there are friendly Gnorcs, known as Showman Gnorcs, who operate the Dragon Shores theme park.

Spyro: A Hero's Tail

In Spyro: A Hero's Tail, Gnorcs with their leader, Gnasty Gnorc, reappear as enemies and are under the control of Red. This time there are 3 types of Gnorcs, for example: A huge pink Gnorc which attack with ax & hammer, a middle blue Gnorc that attack with a sword and a small green Gnorc that shoot arrows. In each realms, the Gnorcs have have different outfits depending on where they are. After Red lose the battle, the Gnorcs are transformed into robots in Volcanic Isle by Red as a way to gain potential armor.

List of Gnorcs

The Huge Gnorcs are pink obese Gnorcs that most appeared throughout the game as common enemies.

In Dragon Kingdom, they wear a black sewn leather mask, a striped purple & pink briefs and black belt with silver buckle. In Lost Cities, they wear a greek outfit which includes the blue dress, silver helmet with red & purple crest, brown apron, red belt, striped purple & pink briefs, silver anklets and ocher sandals. In Cloudy Domain, they wear a pilot hat, striped purple & pink briefs, front armor, and ocher sandals. In Icy Wilderness, they wear a silver helmet, beige coat with green sweater, brown belt with silver buckle, brown gloves, striped purple & pink trousers and brown boots. In Volcanic Isle, they wear a purple horned barbute with T-shaped form embroidered with yellow, purple shoulder pads embroidered with yellow, black gloves, striped blue & purple trousers, black belt with blue loincloth embroidered with red and ocher shoes.

The Huge Gnorcs use stick weapons as axes, hammers to attack from the front and on ground. But some of them protect themselves with frontal armor to protect themselves from Spyro's fire and eletric breath. In Sgt. Byrd's minigames, Huge Gnorcs with Volcanic Isle outfits attack with larger spears in small axes. They can be invincible to Spyro's physical attacks, but can be defeated with fire breath, eletric breath, ice breath, Hunter's punches and Supercharge.

As Balloon-a-rangs, the Huge Gnorcs are held up by balloons where they are protected by front armor and attack with a boomerang. They can be defeated when Spyro use use the Wing Shield to deflect their boomerangs and popping their balloon to sending them falling.

The Middle Gnorcs are blue muscular Gnorcs that most appeared throughout the game as common enemies.

In Dragon Kingdom, they wear a silver helmet, red sleeveless shirt with purple vertical strip in the middle, ocher bracelets, black belt with silver buckle, green trousers and brown boots. In Lost Cities, they wear a greek outfit which includes the yellow sleeveless dress, silver helmet with red & purple crest, brown apron, red belt, silver anklets and ocher slippers. In Cloudy Domain, they wear a pilot hat, the red dress, yellow belt, black suspenders, brown wings and ocher sandals. In Icy Wilderness, they wear a brown bonnet, beige sleeveless shirt with purple sweater, brown belt with silver buckle, brown gloves, dark grayish brown trousers and brown boots. In Volcanic Isle, they wear a purple horned barbute with T-shaped form embroidered with yellow, purple shoulder pads embroidered with yellow, blue sleeveless shirt embroidered with red, striped blue & purple trousers, black belt with and brown boots.

The Middle Gnorcs use sword to attack and some of them protect themselves with shields to protect themselves from Spyro's fire and eletric breath. They can be defeated by Spyro's physical attacks, fire breath, eletric breath and ice breath. In Cloudy Domain, they are the only flying Gnorcs which do not attack, just bar the way.

Lost Cities
Cloudy Domain
Icy Wilderness
Volcanic Isle

The Small Gnorcs are green slim Gnorcs that most appeared throughout the game as complicated enemies.

In Dragon Kingdom, they wear a silver helmet, red shirt with purple vertical strip in the middle, black belt with silver buckle and brown boots. In Lost Cities, they wear a greek outfit which includes the purple dress embroidered with yellow, silver helmet with red & purple crest, brown apron, red belt, silver anklets and ocher slippers. In Cloudy Domain, they wear a pilot hat, the purple dress, red belt, black suspenders, brown wings and ocher sandals. In Icy Wilderness, they wear a brown bonnet, beige coat with red sweater, brown belt with silver buckle, brown gloves, dark grayish brown trousers and brown boots. In Volcanic Isle, they wear a purple horned barbute with T-shaped form embroidered with yellow, ruby on middle from horns, purple shoulder pads embroidered with yellow, blue sleeveless shirt embroidered with red, black gloves, striped blue & purple trousers, black belt with and ocher boots.

The Small Gnorcs use a crossbow to shoot Spyro from a distance and hit the same around. They can be defeated by Spyro by any attack. In Cloudy Domain, they attack Spyro with an energy ball.