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What? Defeated by that little twerp Spyro? He is only a dragon whelp! Your master was a useless lump of dragon dung! And you brainless imbeciles better get your act together or you will find yourselves working in the mines, digging for Dark Gems for the rest of your miserable lives! Oh, and as for you; this is the first and last time you will bring me bad news.
~ Red to the Gnorc's concerning Gnasty Gnorc's defeat, right before executing the one delivering the message.

Red, formerly known as Elder Red and Red the Elder, is the main antagonist of Spyro: A Hero's Tail, and the former secondary antagonist of Spyro Shadow Legacy. He was an Dragon Elder who wanted to see the true potential of magic but he ended up using it for dark purposes, causing him to be exiled and even earned the moniker The Traitor.

He was voiced by Jess Harnell, who also played Cedric the Sorcerer in Disney's Sofia the First.

Biography[]

Past[]

Red was once a respected member of the Order of the Dragon Elders. However, he was then captured by the The Sorcerer, who then corrupted him into becoming evil.

After his corruption, Red began experimenting with dark magic in order to see its true potential. Overcome with jealousy and a hunger for power, Red attempted to overthrow the Order's leader. However, Red's plan failed and he was banished from the Dragon Realms forever.

During his exile, Red discovered the Dark Gems on the Volcanic Isle, which he planned to use to conquer the world and take his revenge on the other Dragon Elders. He also recruited Gnasty Gnorc after his defeat by Spyro, employing him and his minions as his personal army, as well as capture an ice fairy named Freezia, embedding her into a crystal and then placing said crystal on a staff to utilize her ice powers.

Spyro: A Hero's Tail[]

Red's first act of terror was employing Gnasty Gnorc and his armies to plant the Dark gems across the realms. He imprisoned a little dragon called "Flame" inside Gnasty Gnorc's lair to rot there as a punishment.

After Spyro destroyed the Dark gems in the Dragon realms and defeating Gnasty Gnorc, a messenger tells Red that Gnasty Gnorc is now on his way so in retaliation, Red froze him and shattered his corpse in front of the other terrified Gnorcs. He tells them to prepare and kill Spyro while employing a grotesque sea witch called Ineptune.

Once Spyro defeated Ineptune and she sank to the bottom of her lair, a terrified messenger tells Red this so in complete anger he deteriorated his heart and decided he should deal with Spyro himself so he leaves a mammoth to capture Spyro which was successful so he left the little dragon to rot in the citadel but unbeknownst to him Hunter saved Spyro so Spyro destroyed the barrier to his lair and Red finally confronts the little dragon and after a grueling battle, Spyro shattered his scepter. Red sees no way to win and flew off to his lab in the volcanic isle.

The Professor tried to infiltrate Red's lair but ended up captured and forced to build a new advanced army of robotic Gnorcs and mutated Dragons. After Spyro destroyed the three machines in red's lab which made the robots Spyro finally finds the professor but Red ambushes them and mocks Spyro but got slammed into the final machine shattering it but transforming him to a mechanical monstrosity. He throws Spyro into an arena and then gets bigger due to the professor trying to fix him but made him bigger on accident. Once Spyro destroyed Red's mechanical body the professor shrinks him down to a size smaller than Sparx. He tries to escape from Spyro but ends up being trapped in a glass bottle by the professor.

Spyro: Shadow Legacy[]

Red breaks free from his prison and using his magic grows back to normal size. Now looking for revenge he finds The Sorcerer and powers the Shadow Amplifiers which brought about the Calamity. Everyone believes him to be the main cause, but in reality he was just a pawn and the secondary antagonist while The Sorcerer was the true antagonist. He captured Bianca and got knocked out by Spyro causing him to gain consciousness of his own actions therefore wiping out The Sorcerer's corruption. He then took Spyro to The Sorcerer's Lair and taught him a spell to deflect his magic.

After the Sorcerer flees, Red now prepares for the next attack and teaches other young Dragons how to harness magic and is now a redeemed dragon elder.

Personality[]

In Spyro: A Hero's Tail, Red is a manipulative and merciless outcast who is driven by rage and corruption wanted to see the dragon realms crumble. He doesn't like it when his plans go wrong and even executed his own minions just so they will work harder. He considered Spyro nothing of a threat at the beginning but as the game progresses he gets more drastic and murderous.

In Spyro: Shadow Legacy, he is shown to be just as as evil but he was more of the tragic villain as the player finds out he was corrupted. After he reformed, he was shown to be a kind, strong, and persuasive dragon, preparing for the hate of others because of his crimes.

Powers and Abilities[]

Elder Red's Sceptre

Red's specter.

Red is a powerful sorcerer who is greatly skilled in dark magic and he wields his scepter which is a tall wooden staff with magical crystals attached to the top of it. He uses his scepter in casting spells against his enemies and harnessing his magical powers. He is shown to be an adept cryomancer who had no problems with using ice based attacks. He was also shown to have generic dragon abilities such as strength, flight and flames, and can summon his minions in his fight against Spyro.

He is also proven to be a clever manipulator, as he manipulated Gnasty Gnorc and Ineptune to deal with Spyro.

As a mechanical hybrid, he is capable of extreme physical strength, has high endurance, can create tracking mines, has rocket powered boots, Able to launch rockets, laser eyes and his great size means he can intimidate his enemies.

Quotes[]

Now, all of you get out there and stop Spyro. I suspect he's on his way to this Realm, and when he gets here I'll have a little surprise waiting for him.
~ Red telling his reliable minions what to do is stopping Spyro.
I cannot believe this! What is going on around here? Do I have to deal with Spyro myself? He'll be on his way here, looking for me, soon. Hmmm... let me think. Yes... I suppose I could always release my other guardian. Old Red has quite a few tricks up his sleeve that will give smarty pants Spyro a run for his money!
~ Red witnessing Spyro will be coming Frostbite Village to battle him.
Now, you big lumbering dollop, stand guard over there and make sure nobody gets past you. If you let me down, you know what will happen.
~ Red hiring a mammoth creature to do his bidding before consequences.
I cannot believe this. How did you make it this far? No matter, I will deal with you now. I was hoping it wouldn't come to this but alas, you have forced my hand.
~ Red confronting Spyro in the ice room.
Ah, well then. Prepare young dragon to be taught a lesson... or two.
~ Red comments Spyro before battling him face to face.
Oh yes, Spyro, you fight well. You remind me of me when I was your age.
~ Red reminds Spyro of himself when he was his age.
Bring it...
~ Red
Well, well, well! You do have a lot of fire in you... but don't think you're any match against my infinite power!! Aaaahhhhh!
~ Red says Spyro is no match for his infinite power.
Ahh! You're stronger than I thought... I can't believe I underestimated you!
~ Red got defeated by Spyro for the first time.
Oh how cosy! So Spyro, have you returned to fight me again?... and do you think I will allow to win this time?
~ Red confronts Spyro and Professor in his laboratory.
Ahh! Poor naive Spyro... you obviously don't know that I always get my way.
~ Red before being turned into the mecha version of Red by Spyro.
Get away from me, you horrid little dragon!
~ After Red got by Spyro and shrunk into small size by the professor.

Reception[]

Red is considered one of the more serious Spyro villains and had positive feedback about him, only having criticism about his name and how his past was not really dwelled into.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Red is the first Spyro villain to show them killing a minion.
  • His voice actor, Jess Harnell, ironically voiced Spyro in the same game.
  • Red is the second Spyro villain to redeem himself.
  • Despite being the big bad of Spyro: A Hero's Tail, he was only a pawn to The Sorcerer, the main antagonist of the next installment.
  • His mechanical form is one of the biggest enemies Spyro has ever faced along with The Sorcerer, The Golem and The Destroyer.
  • He definitely was a more serious Spyro villain than the others, only being outranked by Malefor, The Sorceress and The Sorcerer.
  • He is the first dragon antagonist of the Spyro the Dragon franchise.
  • He is one of the only bosses you actually fight twice in the same game, the other one being the Sorceress.
    • However, unlike the Sorceress, Red changes form.
  • Red and Flame are the only red dragons to appear in the original Spyro series (Ignitus featured in the Spyro: Legend series, and Flavius and other red dragons featured in the Skylanders series do not count).

Navigation[]

           Spyro Logo Villains

Original
Spyro the Dragon
Gnasty Gnorc | Toasty | Doctor Shemp | Blowhard | Metalhead | Jacques | Gnorcs
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage
Ripto | Gulp | Crush | Bombo
Spyro: Year of the Dragon
The Sorceress | Buzz | Spike | Scorch | Sleepyhead | Rhynocs | Moneybags
Spyro: Season of Ice
Grendor
Spyro: A Hero's Tail
Red | Gnasty Gnorc | Ineptune
Spyro: Shadow Legacy
The Sorcerer

The Legend of Spyro
Cynder | Gaul | Elemental Dragon | Dark Spyro | Arborick | Skabb | Scratch and Sniff | Malefor | Golem | Destroyer

See Also
Skylanders Villains

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