- “Find dragons first. That is all I can tell you.”
- —Nestor
Nestor (ネスター=グリノマール Nesutā in Japanese) is a Dragon that first appears in Spyro the Dragon. He is the leader of the Artisans dragons in his homeworld, who had been turned into a crystal statue by Gnasty Gnorc and usually is the first dragon to be rescued by Spyro, since he is closest to Spyro's starting point. Once free, he tells Spyro what to do to reach the Peace Keepers world.
In the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Nestor is a carpenter[2], and bears a strong resemblance to his original design. He wears a dark green vest linked with a golden necklance, holds a hammer in his right hand and has a tool satchel around his waist.
Gallery
<gallery position="center"> Nestor CGI PS1.jpg|CGI model of Nestor for Spyro the Dragon
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Nestor’s initial design in the Reignited Trilogy reveal trailer
Concept of Nestor in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy by Nicholas Kole
A character roster by Rob Duenas
Spyro Reignited Trilogy concept art of Spyro and Sparx with Nestor by Devon Cady-Lee. This image was also featured in the credits of the Reignited Trilogy.
Trivia
- Nestor is the only dragon that you cannot skip/bypass when he is rescued/freed.
- His dialogue in the early demo was spoken a lot faster and a little different from the final: Thank you for releasing me! Free the dragons in the Artisan's world, then seek out the balloonist; he'll transport you to the next world. and That's all I can tell you.
- In the original game, he shares the same character model as Nils.
- In the reveal trailer for the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Nestor had a different character model that wore a turban and jewelry. He was eventually redesigned during development an unknown amount of times before being finalized.[3] His old design featured in the Reignited reveal trailer notably received fan criticism for being a far cry from his original character design. It would eventually be used for Oswin’s redesign in the final version of Reignited, only slightly changed.
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