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With the release of [https://drive.google.com/file/d/12oZRKTDMzxVum6UJU4ih1XkJF9xiBoy6/view the fourth draft] of ''[[The Legend of Spyro 3D]]'' script, numerous changes were spotted in the story that is different from ''[[The Legend of Spyro (series)|The Legend of Spyro]]'' source material. It is currently unknown if there were other drafts made after the fourth, since this was the final draft from the movie's writer Daniel Altiere.<ref>''[https://i.gyazo.com/e0b95b555683a8a0f56aea43420bd935.png Daniel Altiere's response on the Fourth Draft]''.</ref>

==Differences==
===Character Changes===
*[[Nina (The Legend of Spyro)|Nina]]'s name had been changed to '''Luna'''.
*[[Malefor]]'s eyes were red, rather than yellow.
*In general, dragons appeared to have bipedal or semi-bipedal characteristics, such as being able to sit on their hind legs and the use of thumbs.
*[[Hunter (The Legend of Spyro)|Hunter]] had a sword, as well as his existing bow.
*Two new secondary characters were added: '''Pox''', Malefor's right-hand minion, and '''Glimmer''', Sparx's love interest.
*[[Mole-Yair]] became the leader of the [[Mole (The Legend of Spyro)|Mole]] tribe instead of only the [[Manweersmall]]s, and [[Exhumor]] does not appear.

===Lore Changes===
*Only one [[Spirit Gem]] existed, called the '''Life Gem''', a large red crystal with the power to trap the souls of those killed by Malefor or his minions. Every time a soul was added to it, Malefor could use their power; but when shattered, the gem obliterated the current user before regenerating.
**[[Cynder]] is also transformed through the Life Gem rather than the corruptive power of [[Aether|Dark Aether]].
**Rather than sustaining themselves through Spirit Gems, dragons ate berries and other organic food.
*The dragonflies were a major tribe instead of the lone family in the games, which moved across the [[Swamp]] to set up a Glen whenever they were threatened.
**They were also considered siblings of the dragons, and frequent reference is made to their common lineage.
*The [[Ape]]s made no appearance, and instead Malefor's minions are the [[Grublin]]s from the start, renamed '''Gobelins'''.
*The element of [[Wind (The Legend of Spyro)|Wind]] is one of the common elements dragons can master at the [[Dragon Temple]], rather than being considered a rare ability.
*The [[Mountain of Malefor]] played no part of the story, as Malefor never died in this adaptation, and the mountain is simply his lair.
*Elves were mentioned and other sentient bugs made small appearances; species never referenced in the games.

===Plot Changes===
*Possibly because of the nature of the trilogy, the story was truncated into showing both Spyro's origins and Malefor's defeat.
*No mention was made of the dragons' conflict against Malefor after he was cast out over his greed; instead, after he discovered the Life Gem, he suddenly attacked, starting the war.
*All Guardian Dragons intended to escape with the eggs during the siege at the Dragon Temple, but they were killed attempting to fly away save for Ignitus.
*Ignitus invoked the dragons and dragonflies' shared lineage to ask them to guard Spyro's egg, though Flash turned him down at first.
**Ignitus was also incapacitated when he distracted the Gobelins during the dragonflies' escape, and never saw Cynder's egg being stolen.
*Rather than being raised as a lone family in the Swamp, Spyro and Sparx grew up in the populated dragonfly Glen.
*Because Gaul made no appearance, Cynder was brought up by Malefor himself, treated as a pet. He intended to use her power from the start to eliminate Spyro, and sent Pox to find his location in the following years.

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