A Sparx Realm is a type of level where the player can play as Sparx the Dragonfly instead of Spyro. They first appeared in Spyro: Year of the Dragon. There is one Sparx Level in each of the four homeworlds, indicated by a sign that has a picture of Sparx on it. After defeating the homeworld's boss, and go back to that homeworld, Zoe will appear next to the sign, and will task Sparx to navigate through the level in order to find the Dragon Egg. After completing each levels, it will unlock for Sparx a new ability in which would help Spyro throughout the game.
List of Sparx Realms[]
Spyro: Year of the Dragon[]
- Crawdad Farm - A relatively easy stage, complete with a tutorial, where Sparx travels across a beachy area with light puzzles and mellow enemy encounters. After completing this realm, the radius which Sparx can grab treasure from is increased.
- Spider Town - A considerably more difficult stage set in a spooky castle or tomb with more laborious puzzles and more intense enemy encounters. Completing it in the original game awards Sparx the ability to locate the nearest Gem by holding all four shoulder buttons on the DualShock controller. In the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, this level awards nothing, as the ability to locate treasure is unlocked by default in all three games.
- Starfish Reef - A more linear aquatic stage, complete with air bubble, loaded with much stronger enemy encounters. Completing this stage gives Sparx a permanent health upgrade, allowing him to take four hits for Spyro as opposed to the usual three. Instead of changing colour, Sparx will gain a visible twinkle to signify he's at full health, with the twinkle vanishing after taking a hit.
- Bugbot Factory - An intense, labyrinthine factory loaded with puzzles and steep enemy encounters. Completing this level awards Sparx the ability to smash small treasure containers for Spyro. In the original game, this also awarded Sparx the ability to warp Spyro to any level in the Atlas at any time. In the Reignited Trilogy, only the first ability is given, as the second one is unlocked from the start in all three games, though notably Zoe still mentions both abilities being unlocked.
Spyro: Season of Ice[]
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