E3 2000 Spyro 3 Statue Found by Spyro fan

On Reddit, a user named MomokaRage posted on Twitter that their boyfriend discovered the E3 2000 Spyro 3 promotional statue in an abandoned building in Saint Helens, Oregon. The statue’s eyes are cracked, his purple scales faded over the years and his wings are missing. 

After being fascinated by their boyfriend’s video reel, Momoka tried reaching out to the owner of the building to try and get its location to see the Spyro statue. When that failed, Momoka took it upon themselves to track down the building and eventually found it.

The building’s owner revealed to Momoka that after E3, the Spyro 3 statue was bought by or donated to The Arc Arcade in Astoria. When the arcade shut down in 2018, the statue’s whereabouts were unknown until now. The owner of the building asked Momoka if they want ownership of Spyro statue and they agreed, but they would have to wait for the owner's son if he would allow Momoka to have possession of the statue. If acquired, Momoka plans on moving it to storage where the process of restoring it will start. Then Momoka plans to display him at a gaming expo in the future. 

Discussion: What would be Spyro's Artistic Voice?

In the original Spyro trilogy, the dragon family Spyro belonged to was speculation amongst the fan community as Insomniac Games never added any implications apart from Spyro mostly being found in the Artisans world at the start of each game. He has traits that would fit a Peace Keeper, often itching for a fight, but his home is in the Artisans world where the dragons are peaceful. 

In the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, both Toys For Bob and Insomniac Games envision Spyro as an Artisans dragon. In the game's credits, we see artwork by Devon Cady-Lee of Spyro working with various elder Artisan dragons in finding his artistic voice. From building, sculpting, cooking, baking, music composing, clock making and writing. Some of which Spyro takes joy in, or accidentally messes up.