Sparx (The Legend of Spyro)

Sparx is a yellow dragonfly who is one of the main characters and the comic relief of The Legend of Spyro series. Raised alongside his adoptive brother, Spyro, this little chatterbox serves as the purple dragon's close companion.
==Appearance==
===2006-2007===
In his original appearance designed by Jared Pullen at Krome Studios, Sparx is a yellow dragonfly with a slight lighter underbelly and has two pairs of insectoid wings. He has blue eyes and four-fingered hands.
===2008 (Teen Design)===
In his redesign for The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon by Étranges Libellules, Sparx remains roughly the same, but gained more realistic qualities. In addition, he now has three fingers instead of four.
==Personality==
As the sidekick and brother to Spyro, Sparx is more cautious but will explore the world with gentle prodding. He is a reluctant hero who is practically and worldly observant. He uses his wit and sarcasm as a mask to hide his doubts and fears.Spyro's Lair website, Sparx the Dragonfly character profile. Offline. Serving his role as the story's comic relief, Sparx occasionally gives out humorous dialogue and sarcastic remarks. Despite this, he is a quick thinker whenever necessary, and can be serious and understanding at times.
During the trilogy, Sparx also acts as a pathfinder to the player and Spyro on many occasions, often showing the way to the next objective. He has a habit of believing almost everyone wants him and Spyro dead. Most likely because of his life in the peaceful Swamp, Sparx is more skeptical of the cryptic and mysterious plots the two get involved in, going as far as criticizing the Chronicler's complicated visions while Spyro and other characters just accepted the directions given. As the story progresses, he becomes more braver in spite of his fears, accompanying Spyro towards danger, even wanting to pursue an escaping enemy.
==Story==
===The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning===
Sparx is the biological son of Flash and Nina. He and his adoptive brother Spyro were born on the same day and grew up together in the Swamp where they would spend many lazy afternoons playing games of hide-and-seek with each other. Though Sparx gives Spyro a hard time for being so different, he has a strong brotherly bond with Spyro and would do anything for him.The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning Prima Strategy Guide, page 29.
One day, when Spyro and Sparx were playing a game of hide-and-seek, they wandered too far from their playgrounds and were attacked by a group of Apes. They captured Sparx by trapping him in a cage, intending to use him as a lantern, and Spyro tried to rescue him. When the Ape Leader had had enough of Sparx's insults, he was about to stomp the dragonfly when Spyro was able to stop him by unleashing his Fire attack, much to everyone's surprise. While the Ape Leader fled to report to Cynder about the young dragon, Spyro defeated the remaining Apes and freed Sparx. Spyro and Sparx later told their parents about what had happened and they didn't seem surprised. Flash and Nina soon told Spyro the truth that he wasn't a dragonfly, but a stranger from a distant land. While Spyro set off to find his real home, Sparx was reluctant at first to accompany his adoptive brother, but after a talk with his father Flash, he decided to follow along.
After they fought off hostile forces along the way, Sparx and Spyro came in contact with Ignitus, the Fire Guardian. Spyro then learned who and what he really was, and what has been happening. Ignitus explained that they were at war with the Dark Master, but lost, and the Dragon Temple was under occupation by their enemy, led by a large black dragon named Cynder. When Spyro insisted Ignitus to take him to the Temple, Sparx thought it was a bad idea, but Spyro refused to give up. After they drove Cynder's forces out of the Temple, Ignitus taught Spyro how to master his Fire element. When Ignitus told Spyro that he needed to go find the other three Guardians by flight; Sparx thought it was a joke and didn't believe Spyro could fly. Ignitus proved Sparx wrong by teaching Spyro how to do so.
When Spyro and Sparx were ready to leave Munitions Forge with the Earth Guardian Dragon, Terrador, Cynder attacked and chased Spyro throughout the erupting volcano. When Cynder was about to catch Spyro, Ignitus intervened to fight Cynder, but was captured. Spyro tried to help Ignitus, but Terrador stopped him and told him that he is not ready to take on Cynder. After Terrador trained Spyro how to master Earth and his fear, he sent Spyro and Sparx to Cynder's lair to rescue Ignitus.
When Spyro found Ignitus, Cynder stopped Spyro from destroying the final crystal and opened to portal of Convexity. Ignitus and Sparx suspected that it's no use to stop her, but Spyro refused to believe that and followed Cynder through the portal. After Spyro defeated Cynder, she was freed from The Dark Master's influence and returned to her true form, a young Dragon the same size and age as Spyro. As the realm began to collapse in on itself and the portal started to suck the three inside, Sparx insisted on making a quick exit, but Spyro declared he will not leave Cynder behind with the Dark Master; though barely, Spyro was able to grab Cynder and escaped safely. During the celebration of Spyro's victory, Sparx added that he also helped Spyro through his journey, and then humorously ranted about how he had no credit for the things he had done helping save the Dragons, much to everyone's surprise.
===The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night===
After the events of his previous adventure with Spyro, Sparx wasn't able to sleep well at the Dragon Temple for weeks since Cynder's started staying there. He took an instant dislike towards the black dragon, insisting that she was still evil. When Sparx saw Cynder sneaking out of the Temple one night, he told Spyro about it and suggested not to follow her, but Spyro didn't agree with him and chased after her. Spyro soon caught up with Cynder and learned that she was leaving the temple out of guilt for all the things she had done and all she put Spyro through while under the Dark Master's control. Spyro was disappointed while Sparx seemed happy that she was gone. Suddenly, the Temple fell under attack again by the Apes, this time led by a new enemy called Gaul, the Ape King.
After Spyro drove off Gaul's forces, Ignitus and the other Guardians concluded that they were no longer safe at the temple. Sparx ventured alongside Spyro to the Ancient Grove, where they were supposed to find the Chronicler, but got captured by Skavengers instead. During gladiatorial combat, the Skavengers forced Spyro and Cynder to battle against each other, much to Spyro's surprise and Sparx's horror. The battle was cut short when Gaul's forces attacked and captured Cynder, which gave Spyro and Sparx an opportunity to escape. Afterwards, they had to battle the head pirate named Skabb. After getting fed with the back-talking and insults from one of Skabb's parrots, Sniff, Sparx knocked out the parrot, which the dragonfly really enjoyed afterwards.
Spyro and Sparx soon met the Chronicler at the White Isle, and after being told that Cynder would return to the Dark Master's side, Spyro wanted to save her from Gaul. Sparx, though being doubtful, decided to go with Spyro to help rescue Cynder, while in the process living through 'his worst nightmares'. After Spyro defeated Gaul and the Mountain of Malefor began collapsing around them, Spyro used his power over Dragon Time to encase himself, Cynder, Sparx in crystal to protect them. In the post-credits scene, the crystal that contained the frozen forms of Sparx, Spyro and Cynder was still embedded with the ruins of the Well of Souls. As the scene pans out, Hunter of Avalar was seen nearby discovering them.
===The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon===
Three years later, Sparx, Spyro, and Cynder were broken free from the time crystal by a group of Grublins, who shackled Spyro and Cynder together with green, snake-like chains before taking them away. Sparx was the first to awaken from his slumber, finding himself in the paw of Hunter of Avalar after being left behind. After Hunter saved both Spyro and Cynder from a Golem in the Catacombs, Sparx was reunited with Spyro but once again displayed his distrustful nature and doubts of Cynder. Despite that, the yellow dragonfly continued to help both Spyro and Cynder progress by guiding their path from time to time. His attitude towards Cynder began changing to a much more positive light when the trio all agreed to blowing up the Dam "all at once," in which Cynder's attitude toward Sparx also started to become more positive as they had something they could all agree on.
When the time came for them to travel to the Burned Lands to confront Malefor, Sparx was eager to accompany Spyro and Cynder. However Spyro instead told his foster brother to stay behind and guide the inhabitants to the Underground City of Warfang, knowing that Sparx wouldn't survive in the lava-filled wasteland and that there are others who would need him more in this dire time of need. Accepting Spyro's instructions, Sparx made Cynder promise him to look after Spyro, before the dragons left for the Burned Lands. The yellow dragonfly was last seen with the other Guardians and the inhabitants watching the world forming back together by Spyro's power. In the post-credits scene, Sparx would later appear on the page of a book the Chronicler was looking in, hovering beside the remaining Guardians and overlooking the dawn of the new age.
==The Legend of Spyro 3D==
According to the plot syposis of the cancelled Spyro film, Sparx grew up alongside Spyro, whose egg was handed to the dragonflies by Ignitus to hide Spyro and they raised the young dragon as one of their own. After their village was attacked, and with Spyro realizing what he really is, Sparx joins Spyro on his journey as his sidekick to ensure the demise of the Dark Master, while also encountering Cynder, who is enslaved to the Dark Master.
==Relationships==
===Spyro===
Born on the same day as Spyro, Sparx grew up alongside his adoptive brother, and the duo has never been apart since. Sparx acts like a good foster brother and companion to Spyro and is willing to help him on his journey. His smart remarks even sometimes help Spyro on his adventures. In The Eternal Night, Sparx was willing to put his life on the line to protect Spyro; a notable example was when Sparx saved Spyro from being discovered by Skavengers while his brother fell unconsicious. When the time came for him and Spyro to part ways, Sparx made Cynder promise to look after Spyro as they've been through a lot together. The last known response between Spyro and Sparx is the dragonfly reassuring his foster brother that he would careful from here on.
===Cynder===
Unlike Spyro, who understands that Cynder wasn't to blame for her misdeeds, Sparx blamed the black dragon for what she had done when she was under Malefor's control and wouldn't hesitate to openly express his distrust towards her, insisting that she was still evil. This is because of Sparx's care for Spyro, and of how Cynder was for most of A New Beginning, he fears for Spyro's safety. He still holds much distaste against her throughout The Eternal Night, especially shown during their interaction when Cynder leaves. However during the climax, Sparx agrees with Cynder for once when she refuses to leave Spyro in the Mountain of Malefor, saying that "she's making sense this time".
Later on in Dawn of the Dragon, he learned to trust Cynder when she and Spyro were chained together during their journey. The relationship between Sparx and Cynder became far more friendly while at the Dam when Cynder, Spyro, and Sparx all agree that the best way to destroy the dam was "to let it out all at once." This was because Cynder and Sparx found something they both agree on. When the time came for Sparx to stay behind, the dragonfly had Cynder promise him to take care of Spyro when Sparx couldn't accompany the two dragons to the Burned Lands to face Malefor.
===Volteer===
Sparx doesn't like Volteer's highly intellectual speeches as he couldn't understand them. Later in the games, he begins to understand Volteer far better.
===Cyril===
The dragonfly was annoyed by Cyril's seemingly endless boastings and evolved egotism, but Sparx easily matched the egotism by claiming to be the god of the"Llama-people" (The Atwalas) until it appears no one is paying any attention to him.
==Gallery==
::Main article: Sparx (The Legend of Spyro)/Gallery
==Trivia==
*Sparx is roughly the same age as Spyro, having been born on the same day as him, but technically a touch older.
**Wendy's Happy Meal merchandise on The Eternal Night lists his age as 12.
*Sparx is permanently yellow in the Legend of Spyro series, his body is positioned differently, and he possesses arms, which the Sparx from the Classic Spyro series only had in concept art.
*Although Sparx was told that he wouldn't survive in the Burned Lands, he did survive the lava-filled atmosphere of the Destroyer's core when he accompanied Spyro and Cynder.
*Sparx is one of two roles in The Legend of Spyro series to be constantly recast (the other being Cynder). He is voiced by David Spade in A New Beginning, Billy West in The Eternal Night, and Wayne Brady in Dawn of the Dragon. This subject was poked fun at in Dawn of the Dragon by Sparx himself ("Huh, you know, little stiff, voice keeps changing, but I'm good.").
*Sparx is one of the three characters (the others being Spyro and Hunter) from the original series to reappear in The Legend of Spyro reboot series.
*In The Eternal Night, Sparx can be seen eating butterflies. This is possibly a reference to the original series where Sparx ate butterflies in order to regain Spyro's health.
*Despite him never seeing the Elemental Dragon when Spyro goes alone to confront it, Sparx casually refers to it as "the psychedelic dragon" when talking to the Chronicler.
*In The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon, due to being redesigned by a different game developer, Sparx loses a finger on each hand.
*Sparx and Spyro are always present together throughout the trilogy, but in some cases during the story, they are separated (at the very beginning, when Spyro leaves his home, in the dreamscapes during The Eternal Night, right after Spyro and Cynder wake up, and at the end, where Spyro leaves Sparx behind so he could guide the citizens underground).
*Although Sparx is comedic and loyal to Spyro, his attitude of guilting Cynder of being evil makes him seem like he was an anti-hero of the series. This can also be proved by the fact that he does help Spyro and Cynder throughout their quests, but he is very concerned for his and Spyro's own safety. Despite this he is willing to put his life on the line whenever necessary.
*Sparx's Swedish actor, Dick Eriksson, is the same actor who dubbed over Ash Ketchum's voice in Swedish in the Pokémon anime.
* Sparx didn't realize that Cynder was female until he and Spyro returned from Dante's Freezer, despite the fact that Ignitus referred to Cynder with female pronouns in several occasions earlier in A New Beginning.
* Though Sparx appeared to fake his eye twitch in the first half of The Eternal Night to prove Spyro that Cynder couldn't be trusted, he turned out to actually have a tic, as it twitches unconciously as Sparx is about to punch Sniff at the end of Fellmuth Fleet. This tic seems to have originated when Sparx mentions he half-sleeps with one eye open for weeks, even switching between them to lessen the strain, when Cynder stayed at the Dragon Temple. However, the tic is never brought up afterwards.
*In The Eternal Night, Sparx is voiced by Billy West, who is known for voicing Phillip J. Fry in the Futurama series.
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