- “You know, I think you just might be the dragon to defeat Gnasty Gnorc!”
- —Bakari
Bakari is a dragon from Dream Weavers imprisoned in the realm of Dark Passage. He first appeared in Spyro the Dragon He is also the only elder dragon that Spyro responds positively to (possibly because he doesn't start telling a story, but mostly because he is confident that Spyro will defeat Gnasty Gnorc).
Appearance[]
Original Design (1998)[]
Bakari is a light blue, elderly dragon. Unlike other elder dragons, he is one of the few who isn't senile.
Reignited Design (2018)[]
In the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Bakari has a deeper blue scale color with whimsical swirl patterns on his body. His underbelly has changed to more of a violet color. His head is dominated by a single large horn with a nightcap at the tip and a sleeping mask at the base. Additional horns on his cheeks and chin are also adorned with nightcaps. Around his neck is a scarf, and around his wrists are golden bracelets. His wings are adorned with cozies, and he wears large sheep slippers. He also carries a cane.
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Trivia[]
- In the June 15, 1998 prototype build, Bakari doesn't exist at all inside his crystal-prison.[1]
- In the original game, Lofty Castle's theme was played when Bakari is released.
- In the Reignited Trilogy, Bakari sounds strikingly similar to the character Ford Cruller from the game, Psychonauts.
- His name is the same as at least two words from other languages:
- In Japanese, the word "bakari" (ばかり) means "only", "merely" or "no more than".
- In Swahili, it means "promising".
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