Dreadwings

* Dante's Freezer
* Tall Plains
* Munitions Forge
* Concurrent Skies

**Dreadwings** are large bat-like beasts. They commonly serve as flying mounts for the Dark Armies, carrying containers that hold a group of Apes, and drops them from the sky to release more ground soldiers.

## Development

According to Jared Pullen, art lead of *A New Beginning*, the Dreadwings were a blast to draw and theme for every environment type. Krome Studios had strong elemental themes that served to influence every design, right down to materials, so drawing became an almost unconscious thing for Jared. When he first designed this beast, he called it the 'Dreadwing' as a working name, but the name just stuck right through to the printing of this title's hand manual.

## Attacks

Dreadwings attack by swiping, biting, and by screaming out loud soundwaves toward Spyro that cause him to reel backwards. Only the Assassin's Dreadwing is seen shooting dark fireballs in *The Eternal Night*.

## Species and Breeds

There are five different species and/or breeds of Dreadwings. They can be told by their different color types.

* In Dante's Freezer, the Dreadwings are blue with purple/blue wings with a white, brownish fur.
* In Tall Plains, the Dreadwings have a tropical appearance; having orange fur with yellow/orange wings, blue legs and a dark blue face. Unlike the some of the other breeds of Dreadwings, the Tall Plains Dreadwing has light green eyes.
* In Munitions Forge, the Dreadwings there are dark purple, as if matching the fiery environment around Boyzitbig, with purple wings, and a dark purple face.
* In Concurrent Skies, the Dreadwings there have white, bluish fur, pinkish wings, and black bodies. They have light blue eyes, matching their fur.
* The final variety of Dreadwings, the Shadow Wings, appear at the Mountain of Malefor. They took part in the raid of the Dragon Temple as well as bombarded the Skavengers' ship in *The Eternal Night*. These Dreadwings have purple fur and wings, and their skin is a tannish color, added with several green warts on each of their arms. They are additionally equipped with a maroon helmet, and a large spike protrudes from the headpiece. They are only fought on land in the third Dragon Challenge.

There is a particular Dreadwing that is ridden by the Assassin. It is the only one of its kind to play a notable character.

## See also

* Shadow Wings
* Assassin

## Gallery

Dreadwing Orthos by Jared PullenA Dante's Freezer Dreadwing by Jared PullenA Tall Plains Dreadwing by Jared PullenA Munitions Forge Dreadwing by Jared PullenA Concurrent Skies Dreadwing by Jared Pullen
## Trivia

* The animations for the Dreadwings are later used for the Skurvywings in *The Eternal Night*.
* The small Apes that are seen riding the Dreadwings also man both the Super Fire Cannons and Assault Turrets. In Munitions Forge, the riders can be seen riding Buffalo Beetles as well.

## References

1. ↑ *From The Dragon's Vault...Something for the Fans*. (Date Posted - Oct. 2, 2010). *Blogger*.

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