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Astor
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- This article is about the character in Spyro the Dragon (game). For the Dragon Elder in Spyro: A Hero's Tail, see Astor (A Hero's Tail).
| Astor | |
|---|---|
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| Species: | Dragon |
| Gender: | Male |
| Home World: | Stone Hill |
| First appearance: | Spyro the Dragon (game) (1998) |
| Latest appearance: | Spyro Reignited Trilogy (2018) |
| Portrayed by: | Carlos Alazraqui (first time, 1998) Clancy Brown (2nd time, 1998) Tom Kenny (2018) |
- “After you free all the dragons, pass through this fancy...vortex, eh, thingamajigger. It'll take ya' back to the Artisan Home. But first lemme tell ya' a story!”
- – Astor
Astor is an elderly Artisans dragon who first appeared in Spyro the Dragon.
Appearance
Original Design (1998)
Astor is a grey elder dragon with light-brown frills and yellow horns.
Reignited Design (2018)
In the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Astor is a scholar[1] and appears a bit younger than in the original but is still old. He has a necklace and a hat, carries a shepherd's crook, appears to be a light purple, as opposed to grey like the original, and has small spikes on his body.
Story
Gnasty Gnorc's Revenge
At the beginning of the first game in the series, Astor is interviewed by DNN. He seems to forget things too easily. As he can't remember the amount of worlds there are nor the amount of treasure there is. When asked about a certain Gnorc, Lindar appears and begins to say words that mocked and insulted Gnasty Gnorc, calling him simple, "no threat" and ugly! As a result, Astor and the rest of the dragons (except Spyro, possibly due to his small size) were turned into crystal statues. He was later saved by Spyro and Sparx at Stone Hill.
Year of the Dragon
Astor appeared at the beginning of Spyro: Year of the Dragon. Bianca thought he was waking up when she was stealing the last of the Dragon Eggs from the Dragons, but he was just moving in his sleep. Astor did indeed wake up when he heard Hunter's wail of pain when Bianca stepped onto his tail. In the next scene with the Dragon Elders, Astor is shown trying to pull another dragon out of a hole.
In a flashback sequence, over a thousand years ago, Astor was in a disagreement with the Sorceress. She cast a spell on him as a warning and banished all dragons from the Forgotten Worlds.
In the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Astor's role in the opening sequence is reduced to him walking in from the background as Bianca wakes them all, with Lindar filling in his actions. He is still the dragon being seen talking with the Sorceress. When the baby dragons were returned to the Dragon Realms, Astor takes a look at a baby dragon that Argus was holding, only to be burped in the face.
Voice portrayals
| Voice Actor | Appearance |
|---|---|
| Carlos Alazraqui (1st time) Clancy Brown (2nd time) |
Spyro the Dragon (game) |
| Tom Kenny | Spyro Reignited Trilogy |
Voice Portrayals in other languages
| Language | Voice Actor |
|---|---|
| French | Martial Le Minoux (2018) |
| Japanese | Unknown (1999) |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アスター | Asutā |
Gallery
- For this subject's image gallery, see Astor/Gallery.
Trivia
General
- Astor's description of the Return Home portal seems to indicate they may not have existed when he was younger.
Original Game
- In both in the opening scene and in the game, Astor's voice is different on both occasions. The former appearance indicates he's mildly senile, while the latter makes him sound very old.
- His voice during the opening cutscene was eventually given to Damon.
- Astor is the only Artisans dragon who doesn't share his model with any other Artisans dragon within the original game, similar to how Rosco is the only Beast Makers dragon who doesn't share his model with any other Beast Makers dragon within the original game.
- In all pre-release demo versions and released prototype builds, Astor's text dialogue is different than the final version's: "This vortex will take you back to the Artisan Home where you can enter the other Artisan lands. If you want to continue exploring then do not step into the vortex."
Reignited Trilogy
- His new coloring in the Reignited Trilogy seems to be based on his appearance from the original Spyro: Year of the Dragon, in the intro of the game after celebrating the Year of the Dragon.
References
- ↑ Astor, one of the Dragons in the Artisan Homeworld. He is a both a scholar and a gentleman.. (Date Posted - Nov. 29, 2018). Artstation.
