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Powerups are special abilities in the Spyro the Dragon series that allow Spyro to defeat certain enemies, reach new areas, or complete certain missions. They often appear as Powerup Gates: two pyramid-shaped poles with magical sparkles in between and a small sign on top indicating the Powerup type. Powerup Gates first appeared in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!.

Powerup Types[]

  • Superflame: a powerful, projectile fireball in place of normal flame breath.
  • Fairy Kiss: a Fairy-powered flame breath that breaks metal items.
  • Superfly: Continuously fly for a limited period of time.
  • Invincibility: Makes Spyro invincible to enemies and hazards for a limited amount of time.
  • Spring Jump: A sudden launch upwards to reach new areas.
  • Supercharge: A stronger, more effective version of Spyro's charge ability. Used to break otherwise impenetrable objects.
  • Superfreeze: In Ripto's Rage!, Spyro shoots iceballs that encase burning trolls in ice to help the player reach new areas. In Year of the Dragon, Spyro is granted Ice Breath by a fairy in Frozen Altars that can be used to freeze enemies and kill them.
  • Superflame-Superfly Combo: A combination powerup that mixes both Superfly and Superflame at the same time. Metropolis in Ripto's Rage! and Fireworks Factory in Year of the Dragon, each have the combo powerup. It was also used in the final phase against Ripto in Ripto's Rage!.
  • Plasma Bomb: This powerup is only available in Ripto's Arena. It grants Spyro the ability to shoot green plasma bombs that explode on impact.
  • Crystal-Charged Flame: This powerup is only available during the second half of Spike's Arena. If Spyro is able to collect a red crystal, he will be granted the ability to breathe a continuous stream of fire, capable of dealing direct damage to Spike. The powerup goes away the moment damage is dealt to Spike, and as such it cannot be used continuously.

Superflame, superfly, invincibility and superfreeze are limited to a specific amount of time, displayed in a time meter. Supercharge can only be attained if Spyro charges through the powerup gate or along a supercharge track, and will be maintained for as long as Spyro can sustain the charge without hitting anything substantial. The spring jump launches Spyro up into the air straight from the powerup gate, and leaves him with no enduring abilities. Plasma bomb while also lasting a limited amount of time, is not granted by going through a powerup gate, instead being a powerup exclusive to the Ripto's Boss Fight after collecting 3 green orbs.

Depiction in Games[]

Spyro the Dragon[]

Only the Supercharge powerup officially appears in Spyro the Dragon, available on supercharge tracks.

A type of "superflame" is granted by a fairy's kiss in High Caves and Haunted Towers, which is actually just a more powerful, pink version of Spyro's typical flame breath, capable of killing the metal enemies and obstacles in those realms. There is also an unlimited superflame from a special fairy in Haunted Towers, which remains active until Spyro leaves the level. Also, Spyro is given an unlimited superfly ability in Gnasty's Loot.

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage![]

Powerup gates are introduced in Ripto's Rage!, and the full range of powerups became available throughout the game. Powerup gates are at first inactive in a realm, but activate once Spyro has defeated a certain number of enemies within that realm. There are powerup gates in each level excluding boss arenas, speedways, and home worlds. A majority of the levels contain one powerup gate, while a handful contain two gates, which helps Spyro complete more challenging tasks. The level Mystic Marsh contains three. The gates also come in a few different colors and patterns.

If Spyro gains all 10,000 gems and 64 orbs, a magic door opens in Dragon Shores, which contains a permanent Superflame Powerup Gate. Once acquired, the ability will be active in every realm, and will even be active if the player begins a new game.

Spyro: Year of the Dragon[]

The powerups in Year of the Dragon are similar to those in Ripto's Rage!. The Spring Jump has been removed. The Supercharge is only available when chasing thieves on a supercharge track, as in Icy Peak and Molten Crater. Ice Breath is granted only by the Ice Fairy's kiss in Frozen Altars, and remains with Spyro for as long as he is in the realm. Unlike the previous game, the powerup gates are already active upon entering a level, and they only appear in a handful of levels throughout the game. There is also one type of powerup in every home world, excluding the final home world, and acts as a tutorial so the player knows how to use the powerup properly. When the player uses a cheat code that lets them use the permanent Invincibility powerup, the powerup never wears off.

Spyro: A Hero's Tail[]

The powerups during Red's invasion are in the form of mechanical "gadgets" which were invented by the Professor. Spyro needs to collect a certain number of Light Gems to activate them, depending on the type of gadget.

Characters
Protagonists
Spyro the Dragon - Sparx the Dragonfly
Fairies - Balloonists
Antagonists
Gnasty Gnorc
Toasty - Dr. Shemp - Blowhard - Metalhead - Jacques - Egg Thieves
Locations
Homeworlds
Artisans - Peace Keepers - Magic Crafters - Beast Makers - Dream Weavers - Gnorc Gnexus
Realms
Stone Hill - Dark Hollow - Town Square - Dry Canyon - Cliff Town - Ice Cavern - Alpine Ridge
High Caves - Wizard Peak - Terrace Village - Misty Bog - Tree Tops - Dark Passage - Lofty Castle
- Haunted Towers - Gnorc Cove - Twilight Harbor - Gnasty's Loot
Flights
Sunny Flight - Night Flight - Crystal Flight - Wild Flight - Icy Flight
Boss Realms
Toasty - Doctor Shemp - Blowhard - Metalhead - Jacques - Gnasty Gnorc
Terms
Dragons - Treasure - Dragon Eggs - Cheat codes
Characters
Main Characters
Spyro the Dragon - Sparx the Dragonfly - Hunter
Elora - Professor - Zoe - Moneybags
Villains
Ripto - Crush - Gulp
Colossus Yeti - Master Chef - Bombo - Ox
Non-playable characters
Agent Zero - Alchemist - Bazil - Big Gnorcs - Bonebuilders - Breezebuilders - Brother Kipp - Droids
Electrolls - Fairies - Fauns - Fisher - Foreman Bud - Gemcutters - Green Colosi - Greta - Handel
Hippos - Ice Builders - Inventor Droid - Juliet - Land Blubbers - Little Bo Peep - Logistics Droid - Mayor
Ooga and Mr. Bones - Queen Finny - Robot Farmers - Romeo - Scarlet Lizards - Seahorses - Turtles
Water Wizards - Water Workers - Wizards - Yellow Colosi Monks
Locations
Worlds
Summer Forest - Autumn Plains - Winter Tundra
Glimmer - Colossus - Idol Springs - Hurricos - Sunny Beach - Aquaria Towers - Skelos Badlands - Crystal Glacier
Breeze Harbor - Zephyr - Scorch - Fracture Hills - Magma Cone - Shady Oasis - Mystic Marsh - Cloud Temples
Robotica Farms - Metropolis - Dragon Shores
Speedways
Ocean Speedway - Metro Speedway - Icy Speedway - Canyon Speedway
Boss Arenas
Crush's Dungeon - Gulp's Overlook - Ripto's Arena
Terms
Talisman - Spirit Particles - Gems - Orbs - Cheat codes
Media
Snowman Ads - Mikey Ad
Characters
Playable Characters
Spyro the Dragon - Sparx the Dragonfly - Hunter
Sheila - Sgt. Byrd - Bentley - Agent 9
Villains
Sorceress - Buzz - Spike - Scorch
Bluto the Rhynoc - Sleepyhead - Colossus Yeti - Twin Fire Dragons - Moneybags - Sasquatch Six
Non-playable characters
Astor - Ami - Azrael - Bartholomew - Basho - Bianca - Buson - Crazy Ed - Egyptian Dogs - Elora
Fairies - Fireflies - Fluffy - Gnome Wizards - Greta - Gus - Handel - Holiday - Hummingbirds - Isabelle - Lindar
Lions - Marco - Mountain Goats - Nancy - Ooga and Mr. Bones - Pandas - Penguins - Polar Bears - Professor - Purple Villagers
Roy - Scarlet Lizards - Seals - Gus - Tara - Tikis - Weather Imps - Wyatt - Zoe
Locations
Worlds
Sunrise Spring - Midday Gardens - Evening Lake - Midnight Mountain
Sunny Villa - Cloud Spires - Molten Crater - Seashell Shore - Sheila's Alp - Icy Peak - Enchanted Towers - Spooky Swamp
Bamboo Terrace - Sgt. Byrd's Base - Frozen Altars - Lost Fleet - Charmed Ridge - Fireworks Factory - Bentley's Outpost
Crystal Islands - Desert Ruins - Haunted Tomb - Dino Mines - Agent 9's Lab - Super Bonus Round
Speedways
Mushroom Speedway - Country Speedway - Honey Speedway - Harbor Speedway
Boss Arenas
Buzz's Dungeon - Spike's Arena - Scorch's Pit - Sorceress's Lair
Sparx Areas
Crawdad Farm - Spider Town - Starfish Reef - Bugbot Factory
Terms
Dragon Eggs - Gems - Rhynocs - Cheat codes
Characters
Playable Characters
Spyro the Dragon - Hunter
Sparx the Dragonfly - Sgt. Byrd - Blink
Villains
Red (Mecha Form)
Gnasty Gnorc - Ineptune - Mammoth
Non-playable characters
Amp - Aqua - Astor - Bentley the Yeti - Ember - Flame - Fredneck - Freezia - Ice Princess - Lily - Magnus
- Mergatroids - Moneybags - Mrs. Shoutfire - Otto - Peggy - Phil - Professor - Teena - Titan
- Tomas - Trina - Turtle Mother - Wally - Zoe
Locations
Worlds
Dragon Kingdom - Lost Cities - Icy Wilderness - Volcanic Isle
Dragon Village - Crocovile Swamp - Dragonfly Falls - Coastal Remains - Cloudy Domain - Sunken Ruins
- Frostbite Village - Gloomy Glacier - Ice Citadel - Stormy Beach - Molten Mount - Magma Falls - Dark Mine
- Red's Lab
Boss Arenas
Gnasty's Cave - Watery Tomb - Red's Chamber - Red's Lair
Speedways
Island Speedway - Cloudy Speedway - Iceberg Aerobatics - Lava Palaver
Terms
Gems - Dark Gems - Light Gems - Dragon Eggs
Other
Credits - Cheat codes
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