Warning! The following will contain some spoilers for the Spyro franchise.
The original Spyro trilogy was one of my favorite game series as a kid. It was simple yet fun and I still enjoy playing these games today. The music was upbeat, and the artwork was pretty good for a PlayStation 1 game. I loved exploring all the worlds and collecting gems. But the main thing I like about these games is- you guessed it- Spyro the Dragon.
Spyro is the hero of these games (obviously) and is often accompanied by a yellow dragonfly named Sparx, who acts as his health bar. He is a young, purple dragon who’s always looking for an adventure. He’s very upbeat and often sarcastic and a little rash. He will help people who ask for his help, but I think he mostly does it because he thinks it will be fun. That doesn’t mean he doesn’t care about what’s going on, he just wants to have fun while he’s saving the world. He makes friends easily and is very protective of them. Sometimes he’s a little stubborn but overall he’s a pretty likeable fellow.
The Spyro in the PlayStation 3 trilogy is a completely different character (which is one of the many things I hated about the new series). He’s no longer as sarcastic or stubborn; he’s now more serious and has a “take charge” kind of attitude. He’s very caring and selfless, and he works hard to save the world. All these are noble qualities, but what made the Spyro games so great was that Spyro wasn’t the typical hero. He fun and upbeat and he never worried much, which made the game fun and upbeat.
And that’s all there really is to say about Spyro. He’s fun and I love him.
GuardianTree12 out.