Gulp

Gulp
OriginalReignited
Species:	Dinosaur
Gender:	Male
Affiliation:	Ripto, Crush
First appearance:	Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (1999)
Latest appearance:	Crash Team Rumble (2023)
Portrayed by:	Gregg Berger

“Gulp, lunchtime!”

– Ripto, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!

Gulp is one of Ripto's two minions, the other being Crush in the original Spyro series.

Physical Appearance

Gulp resembles a green, hulking dinosaur with two large horns protruding from his head, metal anklets above each foot. Like Crush, Gulp has a large pointed tooth sticking out from his lower jaw. When in combat, Gulp is equipped two large laser guns attached to his back.

Abilities

Gulp can ingest certain objects and spit out its harmful qualities at his opponents, such as spewing out waves of green energy after devouring a metal barrel. When equipped with a metallic laser cannons, he can launch homing energy spheres or fire rockets.

Story

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!

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

A simple-minded creature with dreams of becoming a cook, Gulp joined Ripto in the hopes of gaining food, and was warped with his master to Avalar, where he acted as Ripto's steed, carrying him across the realms. He accidentally ate his master's scepter upon Spyro's arrival in Glimmer when Crush tried to hit a fairy named Zoe and accidentally whacked Ripto instead, and they are forced to retreat. When Ripto and Gulp took over Autumn Plains, Ripto tried to feed Zoe to Gulp, but Spyro arrived and defeated Gulp in the dungeon (Gulp's Overlook) of the castle at Autumn Plains.

During Ripto's boss battle, Ripto created a mechanical version of Gulp after Spyro gave him a beating a couple of times, and the robotic beast was later destroyed by the purple dragon.

In the epilogue of the original game, Gulp found a new life at the Society for the Protection of Abused Monsters (SPAM) petting zoo in Avalar, where he befriended a Gemcutter, a Hippo and a baby Turtle.

Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly

Not long before the events of Enter the Dragonfly, Gulp rejoined Ripto's side. Unlike in Ripto's Rage!, he seems to be the less intelligent minion (which makes sense as the epilogue of Ripto's Rage! showed that Crush pursued higher learning). He may have only kept quiet under the orders of Ripto, who told him that he was "not hired for his brains." When Ripto learned from Crush that the Dragonflies have been scattered all over the Dragon Realms, Ripto took his anger out on his monsters by attacking them with a spell, sending them flying.

Other game appearances

Crash Team Rumble

In Crash Team Rumble, Gulp serves as one of the arena hazards for the Artisans Arena. When activated, he assists the team who summoned him by firing laser blasts down on the opposing team and cause earthquakes that inflict damage when they're on the ground.

Profiles

“Gulp is only slightly smater than Crush. Often to be found giving Ripto a ride (and thereby making his master seem tall). His only real interests are eating, thinking about what to eat and finding things that he can eat. When he dreams, Gulp imagines he's a dancer... who can cook.”

– 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	ガルプ	N/A

Voice portrayals

Voice Actor	Appearance
Gregg Berger	Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!, Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly

Gallery

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

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  Spyro 2: Season of Flame sprite (talk icon)

Trivia

• Unlike Ripto and Crush, Gulp actually resembles a real dinosaur. He is commonly believed to be based off a ceratopsian, albeit one without a frill and "beak."
• During Gulp's boss battle, if you hit Ripto, you get a Skill Point. This is easier to do with the permanent super-flame power-up.
  • In fact, the difficulty of Gulp's battle is completely removed when you have the permanent Superflame since the Superflame counts as an explosive, which hurt Gulp automatically. A similar case applies to Ripto, though Ripto is still able to attack you whereas if the player keeps firing at Gulp, he won't be able to attack.
  • With the permanent superflame, Gulp is somewhat easier to defeat than Crush. Once you hit Crush, this will trigger the normal effect as to when you normally flame him. With Gulp, however, he takes damage instantly after a blast of superflame.
• A skill point is earned if the player defeats Gulp without taking any hits. This is easier to do with the permanent super-flame power-up.
• During Gulp's boss battle, if you don't press any buttons when you enter the fight, including moving the joystick, Gulp will do nothing but look left and right. This also happens in almost every other boss battle in this game and Year of the Dragon, most likely so they wouldn't attack until you are ready.
• Gulp talked in Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly and Spyro 2: Season of Flame. Since Ripto did not hire them for their brains, it's assumed that Crush and Gulp were able to talk while in Avalar, but remained silent because they were not allowed to speak.
• As proven by dialogue in Season of Flame, Gulp appears to be third in command as when Crush gets defeated he hopes that makes him second in command.
• As well as being occasionally remixed within the Spyro series, outside of the Spyro series, the "Gulp's Overlook" theme has been used more than once (either remixed or using the same Spyro 2 play); on one occasion, it was used in a "most-amazing-videos" styled show, in which a man wielding a grenade was foiled in his attempt to steal money from a bank in Mexico. On another occasion it was used in advertising a video game involving bipedal Vampire Bears.