Dragon Temple

The **Dragon Temple** is an ancient dragon structure that lies within a swamp. It is where Dragon Guardians train and raise young dragons, teaching them the ancient ways. In *The Legend of Spyro* series, the temple serves as a refuge to the main characters, and its dojo is often used as a training ground for young heroes. Inside there is a room near the dojo where there is a pool of water known as the Pool of Visions, in which certain dragons, such as Ignitus, can see visions.

## Story

### History

Long ago, a statue of the first purple dragon was erected in the temple's dojo in honor of the potential and hopes the Dragon race had held for him.

### *The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning*

During the isle-wars between the Dark Armies and the Dragon race, dragon eggs were collected and kept in the Dragon Temple's grotto in an effort to protect them during the conflict; two of those eggs were Spyro, the prophesized purple dragon, and Cynder's. However the Dark Master had heard of the prophecies surrounding Spyro's birth and ordered his forces to destroy the egg. The Dark Armies, spearheaded by the Ape King Gaul, raided the Dragon Temple, storming through tits defenses. Ignitus, the Dragon Guardian of Fire, quickly took Spyro's egg away to safety before he returned to assist his fellow Guardians, only to discover the grim sight of the Apes having overpowered his allies and succeeded in smashing all but one of the dragon eggs in sight. Cynder's egg was taken by Gaul, despite Ignitus's attempt to stop him.

Years later, the war between the Dark Armies and the Dragons ended with a corrupted Cynder turning the tide of the battle in favor of the Apes. With the dragons driven back, the Dragon Temple was overtaken by Cynder's forces and desecrated. It was reclaimed when Spyro came of age and drove the Apes out, accompanied by Ignitus and his foster brother Sparx. The Temple had since served as a shelter and home to the Guardians, and eventually Spyro, Sparx, and eventually a reformed Cynder.

### *The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night*

Weeks after Cynder's defeat, the temple came under attack by the Apes once again, but Spyro and the Guardians repelled the raid. The Dragon Temple was damaged from the surprise assault, leading Terrador and the other Guardians to fear that the attack would be first of many and that they were no longer safe at the temple. When the Guardians and Spyro went their separate ways, Ignitus stayed behind to search for Cynder when she left the temple out of guilt prior to the attack.

It is unknown what happened to the Dragon Temple after the events of *The Eternal Night*. It is presumed to have been abandoned, as the Guardians had since moved to the Dragon City of Warfang.

## Trivia

* According to the art lead Jared Pullen, the image of the Dragon Statue was a homage to general Dragon culture but more specifically a stately and regal representation of the last Purple Dragon before Spyro's time, who was an ancient hero. It was Jared's intention to have the statue foreshadow Spyro's future, and set down a clue as to what he may even look like in the coming decades. From the very outset he wanted to portray what a fully grown adult Purple Dragon would look like, how it might stand and carry itself, and Jared pitched the idea that the statue itself was actually a representation of the Dark Master before he renounced the path of good. This shows that the players had already caught a glimpse of the Dark Master right from the beginning, which Jared thought was a very fitting and 'full circle' type thing to do.
	+ The statue of Malefor was intended to be crafted from gold stone, but the final look fell short due to technical constraints and the statue instead became simple stone. "The idea was to create the notion that the statue's 'stone' had somehow been bonded with precious metals, and wasn't merely stone at all, but rather something that could be forged and tempered using the elemental gifts of all four Dragon Guardians."
	+ The statue was to serve as a window to a forgotten past and as an aspirational device for Spyro.
* In *The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night*, a new doorway was added to the Pool of Visions room that leads to another part of the temple and the garden. This doorway was not present in the previous game.
* A story mistranslation or error in dialogue in *The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon* has Hunter of Avalar heavily imply that the temple Malefor took over was the Dragon Temple. This isn't the case, as it was revealed by a *Dawn of the Dragon* concept artist that Malefor actually tore *a fraction of Warfang* along with its city temple above the land, with the scenery of the region below the Floating Islands supporting this fact. However because of this error, fans believed that the Dragon Temple was made into Malefor's new stronghold and the surrounding land was the same region as the Swamp.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *The Dragon's Vault Opened Once More...*. (Date Posted - Mar. 31, 2011). Blogger.
2. ↑ *TLoS GreatGuardianStatue*. (Date Posted - May 12, 2016). DeviantArt.
3. ↑ *TLoS GreatGuardianStatue, comments*. (Date Posted - May 12, 2016). DeviantArt.
4. ↑ *"He struck quickly, fueled by hatred and malice, reclaiming the throne at the temple, which through some dark magic he now suspends above the land... a symbol of his dominance."*. Hunter of Avalar, *The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon*
5. ↑ *"The first rough on the parts suspended above the volcanoes of Dragon City. Made in the first days when I worked on "SPYRO". Dragon city is devastated on the surface, but Spyro discovers the remains of the city above the clouds.", translated*. (Date Posted - Jan. 21, 2009). *Blogger*.

**Bosses**

 Apes (Soldiers - Leaders, Commanders) - Toad Weeds - Bulb Spiders - Death Hounds - Dreadwings Grove Worms - Grove Mites - Grove Beasts - Growths - Skavengers - Skurvywings Blundertails - Fire Cannons - Sabertooths (DS) - Armourdilloes - Stone Trolls Fire Elementals - Elemental Crystal Brutes - Crystal Ball Spiders
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