Hunter the Cheetah
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- For Hunter from The Legend of Spyro series, see Hunter (The Legend of Spyro).
| Hunter
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| Species: | Cheetah |
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| Homeworld: | Avalar |
| Appearances: | Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (First Appearance) Spyro: Year of the Dragon Spyro: Season of Ice Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly Spyro 2: Season of Flame Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs Spyro: A Hero's Tail Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy Spyro: Shadow Legacy |
| Attacks/Actions: | Double Jump Pounce Stomp Punch Bow Swipe Shoot Arrow Shoot Flaming Arrow Bow Spin Slide Attack Can swim, handglide and drive various vehicles |
| Cameos: | Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage |
Hunter (ハンター Hantaa in Japanese) the Cheetah is native to Avalar, and first appeared in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage.
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[edit] Story
[edit] Avalar
It was Hunter's fault that Ripto entered Avalar in the first place, as Hunter's suggestions for Superportal coordinates 22475 - his birthday (2/24/75 in the Gregorian Calendar is assumed to be February 24, 1975) happened to bring Ripto, Crush, and Gulp to the realm. He made amends by helping Elora and the Professor bring Spyro to the realm, and, despite his inital doubts about the small dragon, Hunter befriended him, and helped him gain several orbs that were scattered around Avalar, as well as challenge him to races on the Speedways.
[edit] Forgotten Realms
After Ripto's defeat, Hunter moved to the Dragon Realms, and followed Spyro to the Forgotten Worlds in order to return the Dragon Eggs stolen by the Sorceress. At this time, he fell in love with Bianca, who eventually managed to win over, and who helped them defeat her former mistress.
[edit] The Traitorous Elder
At the time of Red's attack on the Dragon Realms, Hunter came into his own by helping Spyro with tasks he could not perform by himself such as flying, jumping, and shooting things from a distance using his trusty bow and arrow.
[edit] The Shadow Realm
At the end of the summer, Hunter leaves the Dragon Realms and returns back home to Avalar to visit his cheetah village. While there, he and the orther cheetahs are trapped in the Shadow Realm and rescued by Spyro. The other cheetahs blame Spyro and Hunter for causing the Calamity and throw them in prison. Spyro escapes and brings a letter to Hunter's father, who clears their names.
[edit] Personality
Hunter is depicted as a sort of laid-back skater type. While he's a loyal friend and marginally knowledgeable with basic tasks, he seems to have trouble grasping the severity of Spyro's missions and can be relatively naïve and gullible, leading him to be captured and tricked easily. Like his name implies, he is a very competent longbow hunter, and is strong and agile enough to hold his own in a fight, if need be. His physical skills also make him a phenomenal skateboarder, and he often prides himself in his applying his species' speed to everything he does, and expresses minor jealousy or pride when Spyro breaks or fails to break his skateboarding records, respectfully. He also seems to be a bit of a conspiracy buff, with an interest in space and extra-terrestrials.
Hunter hates to get wet. ("It's a cat thing...") However, in some of the levels, he is seen underwater wearing a SCUBA suit and goggles.
[edit] Trivia
- Hunter, like Ripto, was voiced by Gregg Berger in Ripto's Rage!, Year of the Dragon, and Enter the Dragonfly.
- In Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!, Hunter entered in the code 2-2-4-7-5 on the Superportal keypad, claiming that it was his birthday as he entered it. This could be taken as either 2/24/75 or 22/4/75. However, Insomniac Games, the original developer, has indicated it was meant as Feb 24, 1975, making him 23 in Ripto's Rage!.
- Hunter seems to have an odd attraction to Flying Sheep Saucers, or at least, they have an odd attraction to him; in every Speedway level in Year of the Dragon, if you find him, you can play as Hunter in a series of mini-games, all dealing with his attempt at thwarting an alien sheep invasion.
- Unlike many anthropomorphic animal characters, Hunter does not wear any clothing in most of his appearances, though he does wear pads and helmets, a wetsuit for the manta ray minigames in "Ripto's Rage" and "Year of the Dragon" as well as a pair of shorts, for the skateboarding minigames in Year of the Dragon.
- He made a cameo in Crash Purple
