Dragon Realms (Spyro)
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This article is about a set of locations in the Spyro the Dragon video game. For the Simutronics multiplayer game, please see DragonRealms.The
Dragon Realms are places in
Spyro the Dragon, a
video game series first developed by
Insomniac Games, and published by
Vivendi Universal Games.
The Dragon Realms vary in form between each Spyro game, and are inhabited by a number of
dragons. Each world serves as a hub level, which connects to nearby areas primarily by means of portals.
The Dragon Realms are introduced, in the first game, as comprised of five realms:
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Artisans - a hilly forestland inhabited by peaceful, artful dragons. Their architecture is medieval with castles, bridges and towers in the midst of lush green hills and countless sheep.
*
Peace Keepers - a desert land inhabited by tough, warlike dragons; their job is to enforce order and keep peace between the realms.
*
Magic Crafters - a mountaintop land inhabited by shy dragons who are experts in magic.
*
Beast Makers - a swampland inhabited by tough dragons who design the many creatures that inhabit the Dragon Realms.
*
Dream Weavers - a city in the sky, inhabited by dragons that manage the dreams of other dragons. They also help dragons who have had nightmares.
*
Gnasty's world - A desolate realm under Gnasty's control, from which he launched his assault on the Dragon Realms.
Only one area of the Dragon realms (perhaps the Artisans' realm) is seen in
Enter the Dragonfly, and it serves as a single hub throughout the length of the game. It is larger than the hub levels in previous games, and Spyro can gain access to its outer sections after unlocking various gates scattered throughout.
* Dragonfly Dojo - based on an
Asian dojo. This place is very peaceful with beautiful scenery.
* Crop Circle Country - a
farm where
aliens often appear.
* Luau Island - a tropical island realm based on
Hawaii.
* Cloud 9 - a city in the clouds.
* Monkey
Monastery - a mountaintop realm where
monks (who are monkeys) live.
* Honey Marsh - a realm surrounded by an ocean made of
honey. Not surprisingly, the
alligator inhabitants have a serious problem with the
bees who make the honey.
* Thieves Den - a dark and gloomy place where
thieves keep their loot.
* Jurrasic Jungle - a
prehistoric jungle surrounded by lava.
The Dragon Realms do not appear under the same name in
A Hero's Tail; instead, it is referred to as the
Dragon Kingdom and serves as the first of four hub levels throughout the game.
The Dragon Kingdom
The hub area of the first world is known as
Dragon Village, a hilly place which includes a dragon nursery, and passages to two nearby areas,
Dragonfly Falls and
Crocovile Swamp.
Lost Cities
The hub of the second realm is named the
Coastal Remains; it is a large beach littered with seashells and connected by various tunnels; it also includes passages to levels Cloudy Domain and underwater level Sunken Ruins.
Icy Wilderness
The hub area of the third realm is named
Frostbite Village, and it connects to two other areas, the
Gloomy Glacier and
Ice Citadel.
Volcanic Isle
The fourth and final realm centers around a large volcano, inside which Red, the fallen Dragon elder, has set up an underground base of operations. It contains several levels, each of which must be traversed in sequence, from stormy beach to Red's secret laboratory hidden inside the mountain.
