What is Spyro (series)?
{{Italic title}} [[File:Spyro Logo.svg|230px|right]] '''''Spyro the Dragon''''' is a series of [[video game]]s. The first title was released for [[Sony]]'s [[PlayStation]]. The ''Spyro'' series has become very popular since the first release and several [[sequel]]s and [[spin off]]s. The ''Spyro'' series has sold more than 20 million units worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/gaming/toys/spyro-invades-wendys-kids-meals-310244.php?mail2=true |title=Spyro Invades Wendy's Kid's Meals - The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night |publisher=Kotaku |accessdate=2010-03-27 |archive-date=2007-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014025109/http://kotaku.com/gaming/toys/spyro-invades-wendys-kids-meals-310244.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> The original ''Spyro'' series was restarted in 2006 with the release of the Legend of Spyro series. The series was rebooted again in [[2011]] when [[Skylanders]] was released. The first three games got a remake called [[Spyro Reignited Trilogy]] (2018). ==The Original Series== ===Console Games=== ''[[Spyro the Dragon (video game)|Spyro the Dragon]]'' was released on the [[Playstation]] in [[1998]]. It features Spyro, a small, purple [[dragon]]; his [[dragonfly]] companion, Sparx; and a multitude of fellow dragons. It takes place in the Dragon Realms, an imaginary [[fantasy]] world, which is itself divided in six worlds: Artisans, Peace Keepers, Magic Crafters, Beast Makers, Dream Weavers, and Gnasty's World. At the beginning of the game the main [[antagonist]], Gnasty Gnorc (a half [[gnome]], half [[orc]] [[hybrid]]), seeks revenge against the dragons for banishing him and traps them in stone. Spyro was out playing hooky and was spared from a crystal prison. The point of the game is to charge, fly, and flame your way through each world, defeating enemies, saving dragons, and eventually facing and taking down Gnasty. ''[[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!]]'' is the sequel to ''Spyro the Dragon.'' It was released on the Playstation in [[1999]]. Spyro and Sparx accidentally stumb