Welovethis.store Spyro Merch Coming

 Welovethis.store has announced they are releasing Spyro the Dragon merchandise. They have released attire merchandise based on existing franchises.

https://welovethis.store/pages/spyro-coming-soon 

 

Welovethis.store Spyro Shirt

A new shirt was posted on the Welovethis.store for their upcoming Spyro the Dragon merchandise. This shirt contains binary code that reads "Coming soon 202?" It was soon removed because Lovethisstore put it out too soon.

 

Spyro 2 and Spyro 3 Early Prototypes

Hidden Palace released April and September early builds of Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! and Spyro: Year of the Dragon.

https://tcrf.net/Proto:Spyro_2:_Ripto%27s_Rage!/August_11th,_1999_build 

 https://tcrf.net/Proto:Spyro:_Year_of_the_Dragon/April_25th,_2000_build

https://tcrf.net/Proto:Spyro:_Year_of_the_Dragon/April_25th,_2000_build 

 

Spyro fan, Hwd405, has provided video showcases of each.
 

 

 

 

Female adult Dragons in the future?

I know we had more female dragons in the old classic Spyro games after the OG trilogy, notably in A Hero's Tail and Shadow Legacy. But I'm more open to the idea of the developers actually looking into why there were no female dragons in the original trilogy and we only got female baby dragons from Spyro 3.

Insomniac Games mentioned that they had no female voice actors, there was a limited hired voice cast and the lack of technical hardware that could allow differences between male and female dragons.

Now with the evolution of technology and budget, we have a chance for that, especially after how Toys For Bob handled the creativity for all 74 adult male dragons. Devon Cady-Lee mentioned that he and the art team of Reignited proposed to TFB about lady dragons for Spyro but never went through with it as it was too inconsistent with the original Spyro trilogy that only had male dragons.

Do you think they could explain why the female dragons weren't around in the original Spyro trilogy and Reignited in a new game? It's possible. I can see them introducing female dragons like Ember, who was around Spyro's age in the old games. They can also reintroduce Cynder if they choose.

Dragon design exploration by Devon Cady-Lee.

 

Exploration art turned fanart of a female glass blowing Artisans dragon by Devon Cady-Lee

 

Spyro: A Hero's Tail Prototype Build Available for Download

 A prototype build of Spyro: A Hero's Tail is available for download on Hidden Palace!

https://hiddenpalace.org/Spyro:_A_Hero%27s_Tail_(Aug_3,_2004_prototype) 

Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly E3 2002 Prototype Demo

 The E3 demo of Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly is available for download on Hidden Palace!

 https://hiddenpalace.org/Spyro:_Enter_the_Dragonfly_(May_19,_2002_prototype)

Spyro: Year of the Dragon - Scrapped Baby Dragon Atlas Page

According to Spyro 3 designer Brian Allgeier, there was a page in the atlas planned for recorded entries of the baby dragons you rescue and tell short bios, like their name, breed, favorite color, etc.

https://twitter.com/BrianAllgeier/status/1069771448128962560 

Also mentioned in early 2000 interview: https://web.archive.org/web/20041212233853/http://gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/features/5953.shtml  

The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon - Early Concept Art

Years ago, environmental concept designer, Darren Johnson, released his contributions for The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon. Artwork includes early environment art for the Dragon City of Warfang, the Burned Lands and other level designs. The other art pieces are in the link above.

Concept art of Spyro in a bizarre world

 

Cynder's Character Development in The Legend of Spyro and Skylanders

Several years ago, I reached out to Jared Pullen, the lead concept artist at Krome Studios of The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning and The Eternal Night about Cynder the Dragon and how she came to be: 

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Jared Pullen wrote:
"Cynder was one of those rare opportunities to create a female villain character that was both unique and fresh design wise, but also felt as if she had been a part of the Spyro mythology for quite some time. She certainly seems to have resonated with so many Spyro fans out there, whether that's from her Gothic design sensibilities or the fact that she has an interesting back story in terms of her origin, I'm not entirely sure.... but whatever the case she definitely is a compelling character within the realm of Spyro, and has pretty much become a mainstay within it.

Nowadays where there's Spyro, there's Cynder it seems.... and it gives no end of satisfaction to have played a part in it, however small that was 😀 The real credit for Cynder's design must go to the very talented Mr Bruno Rime, who was my lead at the time and overall Art Lead on the first Legend Of Spyro title. The story called for 'a powerful and shadowy dark Dragon' to be Spyro's nemesis for the first installment of TLOS trilogy, beyond that no specification was given and the starting point was very loose. It was Bruno who determined that this villain be female and a Black Dragon at that too... as the Dragon villains previously fought in the earlier Spyro titles were generally red coloured. [...]

Skylanders: Ring of Heroes 2.0 Reboot

 The Skylanders Ring of Heroes 2.0 reboot will be released today at 12am PST. This revamp will have many changes that is different from the previous version of the game that will be more welcoming to players.

https://social-m.withhive.com/customer/notice/40508