Sparx

This article is about the original character. For the character from the Legend of Spyro reboot, see Sparx (The Legend of Spyro). For his Skylanders counterpart, see here.

Sparx
Sparx's artwork for the Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Full name	Sparx the Dragonfly
Species	Dragonfly
Affiliation	Spyro
First appearance	Spyro the Dragon (1998)
Latest appearance	Crash Team Rumble (2023)
Portrayed by	Andre Sogliuzzo (Spyro series)

Sparx is the small dragonfly companion who accompanies Spyro throughout his adventures. Since his debut in Spyro the Dragon, Sparx has appeared in nearly every Spyro game as Spyro's protector. Without Sparx, Spyro is susceptible to being defeated in one hit, but if Spyro is with Sparx, he can withstand a few more hits. Sparx's role is very similar to Uka Uka of the Crash Bandicoot franchise.

While Spyro and Sparx occasionally converse with each other, Sparx's focus in the Spyro series is more oriented towards gameplay than narrative: Sparx is the player's health meter personified. Whenever the player takes a hit, Sparx's body color changes, from gold, to blue, to green, and ultimately disappearing entirely, leaving Spyro vulnerable to defeat upon the next hit. The player can restore Sparx's (and, hence, Spyro's) health by defeating small creatures called "fodder" throughout each level. Doing so releases a butterfly, which Sparx devours, recovering one hit point in the process.

Aside from his function as a health meter, Sparx also assists by collecting nearby gems and treasure for Spyro. In later games Sparx's own abilities can be upgraded, including the ability to withstand an extra hit (first with a brighter shade of yellow to represent full health, but later with a shade of red to indicate low health), being able to retrieve treasure from a larger distance, or even the ability to retrieve gems directly from boxes without requiring Spyro to destroy them first. Sparx also points out the location of gems that Spyro has not collected yet.

Sparx's voice is a high pitched buzz, but in Spyro: A Hero's Tail he can communicate more fluently.

Sparx also appears as a playable character in several mini-games throughout the later games in the Spyro series, such as several Gauntlet-style levels in Spyro: Year of the Dragon and Spyro: Season of Ice, and a rail shooter-style minigame in Spyro: A Hero's Tail.

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Sparx.

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  Spyro the Dragon artwork

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  Spyro the Dragon pre-release artwork

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  Spyro: A Hero's Tail artwork

Trivia

• On the official Spyro the Dragon website, there is a web page where the Dragon News Network interviews Sparx. One question asks how he and Spyro met. According to Sparx, he used to crawl on Spyro's egg when he was a larvae and when Spyro had not yet hatched. Sparx described the outside world to Spyro, although they had little to relate to because Spyro had not yet experienced the world. One day, Spyro saved Sparx from being eaten by a bird, solidifying their friendship.

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