Zephyr
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Zephyr is a realm located in Autumn Plains in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!.
In this Realm, the Breezebuilders from Breeze Harbor are taking over Zephyr, as part of an ongoing war between the two Realms. Spyro must destroy the Breezebuilders' munition supply. You'll also be asked to help gather Cowleks, and reunite Romeo and Juliet along the way. The Talisman for this Realm is a Ruby Bomb. A Glitch in the realm allows you to have 30/29 enemies defeated.
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Orbs
Zephyr is one of several realms to have four orbs. This is in contrast to Breeze Harbor, which has only two.
Cowlek corral I and II
In a low part of Zephyr, just underneath the cage where you obtain the Talisman, you'll notice a strange looking Land Blubber next to an empty pen. This Land Blubber, named Bo Peep, has lost her cowleks due to the ongoing war. Your main object is to find all of the cowleks and bring them back to the pen. To control their movement, you should use your flamebreath and charge. Flaming the cowleks will make them jump, while charging them will send them flying over gaps.
There are seven Cowleks around Zephyr:
- There is one Cowlek near the pen. Just send it into the pen
- Two can be found in a cliffy ridge near the pen. Use the superflame to bring them up the cliffs. Requires the Climb ablility
- Two more can be found near the whirlwind to the upper portions of the realm. Use charge and flame to get them up the ledges and back to the pen
- Two more are around the garden with the Sowing seeds sidequest. One is on the bottom of the area; the other is near the Professor. Use the charge attack to get them across the gap to where Romeo is.
Putting five into the pen will get you an orb. To get the second orb, bring the other two in. (Difficulty: ★★★☆☆ for both)
Sowing seeds I
A Land Blubber named Romeo has lost his love, Juliet, who appears to be locked up in a cage high up in a bland garden through a small cave. Nearby, you'll find the Professor claiming that he has found some magic seeds, that will grow into giant plants within seconds. He'll give you a seed to begin with. Use it to reach a platform around the corner, where you will find another seed, along with a red gem. Bring the two seeds back, plant them into the ground, and you'll be able to reach a ledge with another seed.
After planting the third seed, you'll reach a ledge with another seed. Press 
to aim the seed into a patch on the ground below, and the plant will have three steps for you. After that, you'll soon reach a ledge with two Breezebuilders with TNT barrels. Take them both out, then collect a seed in the middle of the ledge; use again to aim at the ground to grow the plant. Use it to glide over to another ledge with some gems, then follow the series of ledges to reach the Professor (who's somehow managed to get all the way to the high ledge off-screen). (Difficulty: ★★★☆☆)
Sowing seeds II
The Professor will hand you two more seeds. This time, you need to use the two seeds to create a path to Juliet. You'll encounter a patch where a seed can be planted; don't plant a seed just yet. Take the two seeds over towards the other side of the patch. Next, go up the stairs. Use one of the seeds to finally plant that patch. Grab the other seed, then glide over to the ledge near Juliet's "cage". Use the other seed to plant the patch, then jump into the cage and talk to Juliet.
After obtaining the orb, a cutscene will show Juliet flying out of her cage and towards Romeo. If you talk to Romeo, he'll mention that they are going to take a honeymoon in Colossus Springs to see the idols (This is an error; the world he is refering to is actually Idol Springs). If you talk to Juliet, she'll mention that if Romeo was not so small, they'd get married. (Difficulty: ★★★★☆)
There is another way to reach Juliet without speaking to the Professor. However, if you get Juliet's orb before speaking to him at his second location, you won't be able to get his orb until you exit and re-enter Zephyr. To see the other way to reach Juliet, click here.
Cutscenes
Intro
A Land Blubber is trying to shoot a chick out of the sky with his cannon. No matter how much he tries, the chick always manages to dodge the attacks. Suddenly, a larger Breezebulder (a TNT Barrel Tosser) holding a bomb taps him on the sholder. The Land Blubber turns around and the foes stare at each other for a moment. The Breezebulder then grabs open the Land Blubber's mouth and tosses the bomb insides before walking away. The Land Blubber looks at the camera for a moment, then the bomb explodes inside of him. He then coughs out some smoke.
Outro
A Land Blubber is shown holding a box of bird seed near the cannon. He proceeds to pour some of the seeds onto the ground, before walking offscreen. A Breezebulder is then shown flying in the air, looking around. He sees the bird seed, and flies down. He then chears and starts eating the seeds like a propper bird would. The Land Blubber (offscreen) then aims the cannon at the Breezebuilder, how then stops eating, looks at the cannon, and chirps in a confused way. The Land Blubber then fires the cannon, where the screen flashes red, yellow and orange for a few seconds, then the Breezebuilder is shown all black. He then blinks his eyes.
Characters
Allies
- Land Blubbers
- Colonel Blub
- Sergeant Tub
- Private Romeo
- Bo Peep
- Corporal Glug
- Juliet
- Cowleks x7
Enemies
- Breezebuilders
- Chicks
- TNT Barrel Tossers
- Airborne
Trivia
- Zephyr is one of only six realms to have a "?" Jar. The other five are Skelos Badlands, Shady Oasis, Robotica Farms, Bamboo Terrace and Charmed Ridge.
- In the PAL version, Zephyr's cutscene music is the cutscene theme of Crystal Glacier instead of it's own. A similar change has also happned to the cutscenes for Fracture Hills.
