"Gulp, lunchtime!"

—Ripto

Gulp (ガルプ in Japanese) is one of Ripto's two minions, the other being Crush in the original Spyro series.

PersonalityEdit

Gulp is a very dumb brutish creature, not showing any signs of intellect at all. He is extremely loyal to Ripto even under constant abuse from him we find out later this is because Ripto saved him from some prehistoric crater. Even though he appears unable of speech, in Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly, he talks.

StoryEdit

HistoryEdit

Some time prior to the events of Ripto's Rage!, Gulp lived in Molten Crater, where he begged for work from Gnasty Gnorc. Being turned down by Gnorc multiple times, he ended up eventually finding work under the evil mastermind that is Ripto...

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!Edit

A simple minded creature with dreams of becoming a cook, Gulp joined Ripto in the hopes of gaining food, and was warped with his master to Avalar, where he acted as Ripto's steed, carrying him across the realms. He accidentally ate his master's scepter upon Spyro's arrival in Glimmer. Gulp almost killed Zoe when Ripto tried to feed him the fairy, but Spyro arrived and defeated Gulp in the dungeon (Gulp's Overlook) of the castle at Autumn Plains. Gulp then disappeared for a while.

During Ripto's boss battle, Ripto created a mechanical Gulp after Spyro gave him a beating a couple of times, and the robotic beast was later destroyed by the purple dragon.

In the epilogue, it is revealed that Gulp found a new life at the Society for the Protection of Abused Monsters (SPAM) petting zoo in Avalar, where he befriended a Gemcutter, a Hippo and a Baby Turtle.

Spyro: Enter the DragonflyEdit

Not long before the events of Enter the Dragonfly, Gulp rejoined Ripto's side. Like Crush, he now speaks but still demonstrated the same level of ineptitude as before when he was still in Avalar. He may have only kept quiet under the orders of Ripto, who told him that he was "not hired for his brains".

When Ripto learned from Crush that the Dragonflies have been scattered all over the Dragon Realms, Ripto took his anger out on his monsters by attacking them with a spell, sending them flying.

StrategiesEdit

Main article: Gulp's Overlook

GalleryEdit

Gulp's introduction picture

Gulp in Season of Flame

Gulp battling against Spyro in his Outlook

Gulp as seen in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage

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TriviaEdit

• Unlike Ripto and Crush, Gulp actually resembles a real dinosaur. He is commonly believed to be based off a ceratopsian, albeit one without a frill and "beak."
• During Gulp's boss battle, if you hit Ripto, you get a skill point. This is easier to do with the permanent super-flame power-up.
  • In fact, The difficulty of Gulp's battle is completly removed when you have the permanent Superflame since the Superflame counts as an explosive, which hurt Gulp automatically. A similar case applies to Ripto, Though Ripto is still able to attack you whereas if the player keeps firing at Gulp, he won't be able to attack.
  • Also, with the permanent superflame, Gulp is somewhat easier to defeat than Crush. Once you hit Crush, this will trigger the normal effect as to when you normally flame him. With Gulp, however, he takes damage instantly after a blast of superflame.
• You get a skill point if you beat Gulp without taking any hits. This is easier to do with the permanent super-flame power-up.
• During Gulp's boss battle, if you don't press any buttons when you enter the fight, including moving the joystick, Gulp will do nothing but look left and right. This also happens in almost every other boss battle in this game and Spyro 3, most likely so they wouldn't attack until you are ready.
• Gulp only talked in Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly and Spyro: Season of Flame. Since Ripto did not hire them for their brains, it's assumed that Crush and Gulp were able to talk while in Avalar, but remained silent because they were not allowed to speak.

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