Burned Lands

**Nintendo DS**

* Goblin Messengers
* Crossbow Orcs
* Red Orcs
* Shadow Apes
* Wyverns
* Guardians
* Trolls

The **Burned Lands** is a large, desolate wasteland that surrounds the ground level of the Floating Islands and Malefor's Lair. It was once another area of the Warfang before Malefor attacked the dragon city and uprooted a fraction of it with his dark magic, turning its temple and the surrounding buildings into his personal domain. The Belt of Fire circles around the Burned Lands and serves as its barrier. Within it are multiple ambush areas for enemies Spyro and Cynder have faced before, as they attempt to stop the two dragons from reaching Malefor.

At the heart of this burning wasteland is a massive volcano, which serves as a harbringer of doom and an image of menace.

## Purple Light Checkpoints

* Burned Lands
* Top of the Lava Waterfall

## Story

Before the events of *The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon*, Malefor attacked the city of Warfang, tearing its temple and nearby city structures from the ground with his dark magic and suspending them above the land as a symbol of his dominance. This caused the ravaged area of Warfang to become a fiery, uninhabitable wasteland filled with lava streams, mini volcanoes, and a massive volcano at the very center from where the city temple was pulled up from. The city inhabitants had since moved far from the now Burned Lands and built a new wall around the city areas left untouched to separate them from Malefor's forces.

After failing to stop the Destroyer, Ignitus escorted Spyro and Cynder to the Belt of Fire to confront Malefor. When they attempted to cross through it, the dark power of the Belt of Fire began to overwhelm Ignitus's barrier that protected them from the heat. As he struggled to keep the barrier around them up, Ignitus apologized to both Spyro and Cynder for everything that had happened to them by his failures. Sacrificing himself, he threw Spyro and Cynder through the fire; his death having a deep, almost devastating impact on Spyro. Saddened by his mentor's fate, Spyro continued on his journey to Malefor's Lair with Cynder, who comforted him that he wasn't alone. They would later use the updraft from the Burned Lands' volcano to reach the Floating Islands above.

## Gallery

Early concept art of the Burned Lands by Darren JohnsonThe Burned Lands Spyro concept by Yan Le PonThe Burned Lands Spyro concept by Yan Le PonThe Burned Lands concept by Yan Le PonThe Burned Lands concept by Yan Le PonThe Burned Lands concept by Yan Le PonBy Thomas GirardBackground art of the Burned Lands*The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon* wallpaper of the Burned LandsThe view of the Burned Lands and Warfang from the Floating Islands
## Trivia

* While venturing through the Burned Lands, one can see the Destroyer scaling the volcano in order to complete its journey.

## References

1. ↑ *"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*.

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