Ignitus (Dragon)
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| Ignitus | |
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| Species: | Dragon |
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| Appearances: | The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon |
| Quote: | "Spyro, Cynder...I've never done right by either of you. Allow me to do this..." |
| Gender: | Male |
| Color: | Red |
| Voice: | Gary Oldman |
Ignitus is a the Master of Fire from The Legend of Spyro series and the Leader of the four Dragon Guardians. He serves as the father-figure to Spyro and provides him with words of wisdom and leads him on the right path.
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Personality and abilities
As the Leader of the Guardians, Ignitus has unquestionable ability, second only to Terrador in military strategy. He is often calm and collected but has been known to break out into fits of fury, using his fire ability to great effect. He blames himself for everything that has happened to Spyro and Cynder and carries that guilt throughout the series. As a Master of Fire he is competent in all fire techniques and can quickly dispatch his enemies with little effort. He is known to be one of a few dragons that can see visions in special vision pools and can also provide protection from fire and other sources of heat by generating a blue aura around himself and any others in the near vicinity of him. His faith in Spyro is utterly unwavering and he is a devout believer in the Ancestors, truely believing that Spyro is nature's way of balancing itself against Malefor's evil.
Story
The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
Ignitus was one of the Guardians protecting the eggs in the Dragon Temple when the temple was attacked. Fearing for the purple dragon's saftey and the ancient prophecy that fortells the coming of a new age, he takes the purple dragon's egg and sends it down a stream. When he returns to the temple he finds that all the other eggs had been smashed.
Many years later Ignitus was the last free Guardian when he and Spyro crossed paths in the forest. The Guardian is amazed to see Spyro alive and well but it takes the persistant questions from Spyro to lift Ignitus out of his despair. He informs Spyro of what has happened to their race and about the dark dragon, Cynder. When he told Spyro about their home Spyro expressed an interest to see it which Ignitus at first refused. But Spyro would not take no for an answer and together they reclaimed the Temple.
Once there Ignitus showed Spyro what Cynder had done to the nearby islands and after teaching him how to fly and use his fire abilities more effectively, sent Spyro to rescue the other guardians that were being kept on the other islands in the clutches of Cynder's forces.
When Spyro rescued the last guardian, Terrador, from Munitions Forge, Cynder attacked Spyro and it was only by Ignitus' intervention did Spyro escape. However, Cynder overcame Ignitus and took the last Guardian to her fortress in Concurrent Skies to drain his element into the last Crystal needed to free her master, The Dark Master
When Spyro arrived to rescue him, Cydner fought the purple dragon to give time for the powering of the crystal to be completed. When it was finally infused with Ignitus' power, Cynder took the crystal and fled to Convexity to carry out her plan. A weakened Ignitus explains to Spyro that Cynder was stolen from the Temple on the night of the raid and was in fact a dragon just like Spyro, except only twisted by The Dark Master's influence. It was these words that led to Spyro rescuing Cynder after her transformation back to her true self after her defeat and he brought her to the Temple with him. Ignitus was over joyed at the outcome and expressed a sincere apology to Cynder, blaming himself for everything that happened.
The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night
Ignitus and the other guardians were asleep when Cynder left the temple out of guilt. As such they were all present when the apes attacked the temple again and were able to defend it. Spyro, who had left the temple momentarily to stop Cynder from leaving, made his way back to the main body of the temple and witnessed Ignitus battling Apes alone. The Fire Guardian asked for Spyro's help and when the apes began to focus their attention on Spyro, he used his fire fury to destroy most of the apes before entering the temple. When Spyro defeated the last of them on the balcony, Ignitus returned and asked where Cynder was.
When Spyro told him she'd left he gathered everyone around the vision pool to search for her but to no avail. Spyro told Ignitus about his dreams and The Chronicler and Ignitus fears that The Dark Master may return and sends Spyro on his journey to the Chronicler whilst he stays behind to search for Cynder.
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
For the three years that Spyro and Cynder were missing, Ignitus led the guardians and the other dragons in the war against Malefor. Dispite his best efforts he could not hold teh Dragon Temple and it fell into Malefor's control, who tore it from the ground and raised it above the volcano that formed as a symbol of his power. Ignitus moved to the dragon city of Warfang and waited for Hunter to find Spyro and Cynder.
He defended the city when it was seiged by Malefor's army and led the attack on the Golem when it appeared. Despite his best efforts, however, he was knocked out of the sky by the Golem and colided with a building, rendering him unconscious until after the battle. He was relieved to see Spyro when he finally had the chance to talk to him and was present when Malefor declared his plan to destory the world.
Ignitus ordered everyone to venture underneath Warfang to reach the Destoryer before it completes its circle around the globe and then comforts Spyro when the young dragon worries about what was going to happen. When Cynder thought of a plan to stop the Destoyer Ignitus ordered everyone else to buy her and Spyro some time by any means necessary.
When the plan failed Ignitus took Spyro and Cynder through the belt of fire and apologised to them both for everything that had happened to them by his failures. Sacrificing himself he threw Spyro and Cynder through the ring of fire, his death having a deep, almost devastating, impact on Spyro.
However, Ignitus had been chosen by the Chronicler to become the new Chronicler and had been able to watch everything that Spyro and Cynder had been able to accomplish together. He donned the Chronicler's appearence, his scales turning a shade of blue and wielding the Chronicler's various objects. He then set about his duties, keeping his eye on Spyro's and Cynder's futures.
