Elder Wizard

Elder Wizard
OriginalReignited
World	Alpine Ridge High Caves Wizard Peak Spyro Circuit
First appearance	Spyro the Dragon (1998)
Latest appearance	Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (2019)

Elder Wizards can be found in Alpine Ridge, High Caves and Wizard Peak in Spyro the Dragon.

Charactertistics

Physical Appearance

Most of an Elder Wizard's features are hidden under their blue cloaks, with the exception of their eyes and long white beards. They are closely related to the Green Wizards, only they are much older and larger and can be distinguished by their long white beards and blue clothing.

Behavior

There may be a rivalry involving the Elder Wizards in the wizard community. In Alpine Ridge, the Elder Wizards and Green Druids will fight one another, however, they will not kill each other. The Green Druid will raise himself up atop a rock structure when the Elder Wizard shoots his magic bolts at him, and the Druid will occasionally use his powers of earth manipulation to knock the Blue Wizard over.

In High Caves, at the base of the hill outside of the caves near the level's starting point, a Green Druid dodges an Elder Wizard's magic bolts by moving the pillars they are on out of harm's way. However the Elder Wizard will be knocked over by a Tornado Wizard's wind magic that are sent spiraling down the hill.

In the same area, the Elder Wizards and the Tornado Wizards will duke it out, each one firing their own type of magical projectile at the other. The Tornado Wizards' tornadoes seemed to affect the Blue Wizards more than the Blue Wizards' magic bolts do on the Tornado Wizards.

Lastly, in Wizard Peak, the Ice Gnorcs summoned by these wizards will kill Armored Druids if they get too close.

Tactics

If there are no Green Druids and Tornado Wizards in the vicinity, the Elder Wizards will attack Spyro by creating and firing a beam of magical energy at him. Some Elder Wizards in Wizard Peak use their magic to create large, club wielding Gnorcs called Snowmen then watch from afar as their creations attack Spyro and other Wizards and Armored Druids.

The Elder Wizards are much too large to be defeated by a charge attack and must be flamed. In addition, a Supercharge can defeat these enemies, as demonstrated in Wizard Peak.

Story

Spyro: Shadow Legacy

In Spyro: Shadow Legacy, an Elder Wizard, Panthanitis, is the leader of the Wizards atop the Mountain of Magic. Unlike their original Spyro the Dragon game counterparts, these Wizards are allies and friends to the Dragons, even praising them as highly beings.

Other game appearances

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

In Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, Elder Wizards are part of the obstacles in the Magic Crafters segment of the Spyro Circuit. They are once again locked in a fued against the Tornado Wizards, and the magic bolts they fire at each other will also strike passing racers.

Gallery

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  Spyro Reignited Trilogy concept of a Green Wizard and an Elder Wizard by Nicholas Kole
• Uncolored model of an Elder Wizard from Spyro Reignited Trilogy
  Uncolored model of an Elder Wizard from Spyro Reignited Trilogy
• The prototype Elder Wizard without their hat
  The prototype Elder Wizard without their hat

Trivia

• In the prototype of the level Blowhard, the Elder Wizards appear as enemies. However, they have no hats, just a pink lump, and Blowhard gives them copies of his hat that grant them protection against Spyro's attacks. One must knock off their hats before flaming them.