Crush

Crush
A render of Crush from Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Species:	Dinosaur
Gender:	Male
Home World:	Molten Crater
Affiliation:	Ripto, Gulp
First appearance:	Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (1999)
Latest appearance:	Spyro Reignited Trilogy (2018)
Portrayed by:	Gregg Berger

“Crush, kill it! KILL IT!”

– Ripto, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!

Crush is one of Ripto's minions, the other being Gulp, being the more dim-witted of the two. Along with his master, Crush first appeared in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!.

Physical Appearance

Original Design (1999)

Crush is a large, dim-witted, light blue dinosaur with a small pair of wings on his back. Some of his other bodily features include green eyes, a pair of horns, a stubby tail, and a visible sharp tooth sticking out of his mouth. Crush carries a wooden club with a large spike attached to it.

Reignited Design (2018)

Crush is given a more pronounced snout and his wooden club is changed into a large chicken leg with a bite taken out of it.

Personality

Crush is strong yet unintelligent. His stupidity ends up getting him crushed during a fight with Spyro. Ripto considers him to be weaker than Gulp. Like Gulp, he is loyal to his master even when abused by him.

Abilities

Apart from using his club to smash Spyro, Crush can use the panels around his dungeon to generate fireballs and send out electrical walls at the young dragon. Spyro's flame breath is enough to make Crush flinch, but doesn't hurt him.

Story

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!

Crush first fought against Spyro in the dungeon underneath Summer Forest Castle, but eventually the roof fell in on top of him and knocked him out. In the epilogue of the original game, Crush began studying under the teachings of the Professor to pursue higher learning.

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  Spyro facing off against Crush in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy remake of Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!

Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly

Crush appeared again, having rejoined Ripto's side in helping him capture the Dragonflies. When Crush explained to Ripto a problem regarding his scepter, both he and Gulp were then blasted away when Ripto became enraged by the fact that the dragonflies were scattered across the Dragon Realms. In this game, Crush is able to speak more fluently and is more observant of situations surrounding his boss; to the opposite of his first appearance he seems to be the more intelligent minion (which makes sense as the epilogue of Ripto's Rage! showed that he pursued higher learning).

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  Crush explaining to Ripto that something went wrong with his scepter in a cutscene of Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly

Spyro 2: Season of Flame

In Spyro 2: Season of Flame, Crush is fought as the first boss, just like in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!, although he was given a purple body. Crush's portal is located in Sunny Plains, and Spyro needs at least 22 Fireflies to enter it. Crush is now fought in a volcanic area. Like in Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly, Crush has the ability to talk in full sentences. Before the battle starts, Crush expresses frustration at Ripto for taking long to obtain the Gems. In the battle, it is shown that Crush has the ability to spit ice balls at Spyro and jump high. If Spyro is hit by an ice ball, he freezes temporarily, and Crush hits Spyro with his club. To attack Crush, Spyro first has to pick up one of Crush's ice balls and then spit it out at him, freezing Crush's body temporarily. In doing so, Spyro then has to charge into Crush. He must repeat this step two more times to defeat Crush. Once Crush has been defeated, he gets upset over losing again, although he tells Spyro that he is too late at stopping Ripto, who has acquired nearly as many Gems as required to build a volcanic lair. After saying this, Crush vanishes within an explosion.

Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy

In Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy, Crush is fought as the second boss alongside Gulp at the end of Arctic Cliffs. Crush retains his usual light blue coloration from his first two appearances, although his club does not have a large spike on it. The battle takes place within an icy cave, and while Gulp tries to shoot icy balls at Spyro, Crush sometimes charges on-screen holding a large, yellow shield in front of him. To attack Crush, Spyro must use his Horn Dive attack on him, making Crush temporarily dizzy, and trick Gulp into shooting an electric blast at Crush. After this, Crush runs off-screen, only to return a few seconds later. Once Crush has taken a total of three hits from an electric blast, he begins to run back and forth while holding his shield above his head. Spyro how has to use his flame to stun Crush, although this only remains for a shorter period of time, and trick Gulp into firing an electric blast onto Crush's shield so that it bounces back at him. The battle ends once Gulp has taken three hits as well.

Profiles

“Crush has the IQ of a slug. He likes to smash things with his club. He likes to pound the ground with his club. He likes to beat himself over the head with his club. He can often be found staring into space while his mind goes blank. He dislikes Spyro because he keeps taking all the "shiny objects" that Crush likes to smash... with his club.”

– Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer manual, page 6

“Ripto's henchmen may not be bright, but they sure do pack a wallop. Gulp is a big, green quadraped with a couple of rockets on his back. Crush is a big blue toothless winged dinosaur who carries a big club.”

– Spyro 2: Season of Flame manual, page 11

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	グラップ	Gurappu

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Crush/Gallery.

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  Spyro 2: Season of Flame sprite (talk icon)

Trivia

• He is the first boss in the Spyro the Dragon series to have a Health Bar.
• Ironically, Crush gets defeated in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! by getting "crushed" by rocks.
• Crush's club is actually a chicken leg (a bone in the Reignited trilogy). In Crush's Dungeon, if Spyro does not move (at the start of entering battle, only) for too long, Crush will start eating off the club.
• Both he and Gulp are capable of speech, as shown in multiple games when they are not with Ripto, and only keep quiet during Ripto's presence, as shown when they dared to speak in front of him they got punished.