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| Species: | Dragon |
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| Gender: | Male |
| Role: | Ally |
| Homeworld: | Dragon Realms |
| Appearances: | The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning (Debut) The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon |
| Attacks/Actions: | Firebreath Fire Fury Fire Bomb Fire Wall Melee Combat Aerial Combat Fly Barrier |
| English Voice Actor: | Gary Oldman |
- "May the Ancestors look after you. May they look after us all."
- —Ignitus
Ignitus is a Fire Guardian dragon, who appears in The Legend of Spyro series. He is the leader of the remaining four Guardians, and serves as the father-figure to Spyro, providing him with words of wisdom and leads him onto the right path, as well as teaching him about the element of fire training.
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Personality
As the leader of the remaining Guardians, Ignitus has unquestionable ability within range of attack power, 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. His faith in Spyro is utterly unwavering and he is a devout believer in the Ancestors, truly believing that Spyro is nature's way of balancing itself against evil.
Ignitus is the leader and most dedicated of the four Guardians; he is still haunted by failures of his past and seeks to redeem himself. Equally capable of warmth, rage, and long smoldering bouts of shame, resentment, and regret, he keeps his distance from the other three Guardians, Volteer, Cyril, and Terrador. However, when the time comes, he is only too glad to enlighten others and stoke the embers of hope and stand in the face of fire that others might burn even brighter. Ignitus is also seen as a father figure to Spyro.
Abilities
As a master of fire, Ignitus is competent in all fire techniques and can quickly dispatch his enemies with little effort. His ability to explode in rage makes him a perfect berserker for the blazing heat of burning battles. He is known to be one of the few Dragons who can see visions in the Pool of Visions and can also provide protection from fire and other sources of heat by generating a blue barrier around himself and any others that are close to him.
Story
History
During the war against the Dark Master's army, Ignitus was a general who led a company of war Dragons into battle against the Apes. After a fierce struggle in which many Guardians were lost, Ignitus's forces were driven back until only four Guardians remained.[1]
The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
Added by Aura24Years later, Ignitus lead the remaining war Dragons against the Dark Armies for the islands, but were overpowered when Cynder appeared and captured the other remaining Guardians. Ignitus managed to escape from Cynder and exiled himself to the Swamp, casting off his battle armour in despair and becoming the crestfallen figure that Spyro would soon meet. Ignitus and Spyro eventually crossed paths; the Fire Guardian was amazed to see the young dragon alive and well, but it took the persistent questions from Spyro to lift Ignitus out of his despair. He informed Spyro of what had happened to their race and about the evil 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, he 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, in Munitions Forge, Cynder attacked Spyro and it was only by Ignitus's 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.
Added by Aura24At the Dragon Temple, Ignitus was overjoyed at the outcome and expressed a sincere apology to Cynder, blaming himself for everything that happened on the night of the raid, but was reassured by the other Guardians.
The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night
Added by Aura24Ignitus 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 repel the attack. 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, Ignitus used his fire fury to destroy most of the Apes before entering the temple. When Spyro defeated the last of them on the balcony (including the Assassin, who led the attack on the Temple), Ignitus returned and asked where Cynder was.
When Spyro told him she'd left, Ignitus gathered everyone around the Pool of Visions to search for her but to no avail. Ignitus then forsaw a vision of Spyro standing before a great tree, and Spyro told the Fire Guardian about his dreams and the Chronicler. Ignitus then feared that the Dark Master may return and sent Spyro on his journey to the Chronicler whilst he stayed behind to search for Cynder.
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
When Spyro and Cynder didn't return to the Temple after the Night of Eternal Darkness, Ignitus sent Hunter of Avalar to find them. During the three years that Spyro and Cynder went missing, Ignitus led the Guardians and the other dragons in the war against the Dark Master, Malefor, who had been resurrected when the Night of Eternal Darkness passed. Despite Ignitus's best efforts, he could not hold the 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's report on the whereabouts of Spyro and Cynder, all the while making sure that his fellow Guardians never lost hope in their return.
Added by Aura24Ignitus was later present when Malefor declared his plan to destroy the world. Ignitus ordered everyone to venture underneath Warfang to reach the Destroyer before it completes its circle around the globe and then comforted Spyro when the young dragon worries about what was going to happen. When Cynder thought of a plan to stop the Destroyer, Ignitus ordered everyone else to buy her and Spyro some time by any means necessary.
When the plan failed, Ignitus took Spyro and Cynder to the Belt of Fire to confront Malefor. Upon arriving, he generated a barrier around them to protect him, Spyro, and Cynder from the heat as they began to cross through it. However, the dark power of the Belt of Fire's flames was beginning to overpower Ignitus. As he struggled to keep his barrier around them up, the Fire Guardian apologized to both Spyro and Cynder for everything that had happened to them by his failures. Ignitus, with the last ounce of his strength, threw Spyro and Cynder through the Belt of Fire safely to the other side, sacrificing himself, his death having a deep and almost devastating impact on Spyro. Ignitus's spirit appeared briefly after Spyro and Cynder's battle against Malefor at the heart of the world, lending Spyro his final words of wisdom and giving the young dragon the realization of his true destiny as the Purple Dragon.
Added by Aura24The Legend of Spyro 3D
According to the plot sypnosis of the cancelled movie, Ignitus guarded the egg that contained the special purple dragon, Spyro. However, it was being hunted, and knowing that the egg was no longer safe, the Fire Guardian leaves the egg in the hands of Dragonflies, who were peaceful and importantly very hard to find, and Ignitus calls on an allegiance from their distant ancestry.
International Voice Actors
| Language | Voice dubbing actor |
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| Danish | Stig Hoffmeyer |
| Finnish | Sasu Moilanen |
| Norwegian | Nils Ole Oftebro |
| Swedish | Sture Ström |
| Dutch | Ruud Drupsteen |
| French | Marc Alfos |
| German | Thomas Petruo |
| Italian | Slivaro Piccardi |
| Spanish | Pere Molina |
| Russian | Vladimir Yeryomin |
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Trivia
- Ignitus is the only red dragon to appear in the Legend series, other than Red and Flame from the original series, and Flavius from Skylanders.
- Ignitus, being the new Chronicler at the end of Dawn of the Dragon, would explain why he was narrating the beginning of A New Beginning and the beginning of Dawn of the Dragon. It's possible that he was reading the whole trilogy the whole time to the viewers after the events of Dawn of the Dragon.
- The original English voice of Ignitus is played by Gary Oldman, who also played famous roles such as Commisioner Jim Gordon from the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy, Count Dracula in the 1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula film, Sgt. Reznov in Call of Duty: World at War and Black Ops, Sirius Black in Harry Potter 3, 4, and 5, and 8, as well as the main antagonist in the Book of Eli.
- In A New Beginning, there was originally going to be a mini-quest for Spyro to go on to collect Ignitus's helmet, shield and lance in the Swamp level as a way to develop Spyro's friendship with Ignitus, introducing a clue into Dragon culture and Ignitus's military past, as well as reinforcing the magnitute of his feelings of failure. However, this was later cancelled due to limited time. 3D props of the items were made and can be seen throughout the Swamp.[1]
References
| Characters |
| Spyro - Sparx - Ignitus - Volteer - Terrador - Cyril - Cynder |
| Realms |
| Swamp - Dragon Temple - Dragon Dojo - Dante's Freezer - Tall Plains - Munitions Forge - Concurrent Skies - Convexity |
| Enemies |
| Ape Soldiers - Ape Leaders - Ape Commanders - Frog Weeds - Growths - Bulb Spiders - Ape Dummies - Dreadwings - Ghouls - Spector Ghouls - Mounted Ghouls - Ape Gunners - Armourdillos - Stone Brutes - Ape Cannons - Buffalo Beetles - Magma Worms - Fire Beetles - Electric Leeches - Crystal Brutes - Conduits Bosses |
| Elements |
| Fire - Electricity - Ice - Earth - Convexity |
| Terms |
| Dragons - Dragonflies - Apes - Spirit Gems |
| Characters |
| Spyro - Sparx - Ignitus - Volteer - Terrador - Cyril - Cynder - Gaul - Chronicler |
| Realms |
| Dragon Temple - Dreamscape - Ancient Grove - Grove Underground - Fellmuth Arena - Pirate Fleet - White Isle - Celestial Caves - Well of Souls |
| Enemies |
| Ape Soldiers - Ape Leaders - Ape Commanders - Toad Weeds - Spiders - Death Hounds - Dreadwings - Grove Worms - Grove Mites - Grove Beasts - Growths - Skavengers - Skurvywings - Blundertails - Pirate Gunners - Armourdillos - Stone Trolls - Fire Elementals - Elemental Crystal Brutes - Crystal Ball Spiders Bosses |
| Elements |
| Fire - Electricity - Ice - Earth - Convexity |
| Terms |
| Dragons - Apes - Spirit Gems - Scriber's Quills - Dragon Relics - Dragon Challenges |
| Media |
| The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night Promotional Movies |
| Characters |
| Spyro - Sparx - Cynder - Hunter - Malefor - Ignitus - Volteer - Terrador - Cyril - Chronicler |
| Realms |
| Catacombs - Twilight Falls - Valley of Avalar - Warfang - Ruins of Warfang - The Dam - Burned Lands - Floating Islands - Malefor's Lair |
| Enemies |
| Grublins - Grublin Flies -Hero Grublins - Orcs - Hero Orcs - Trolls - Bowman Orcs - Wyverns - Shadow Apes |
| Elements |
| Fire - Electricity - Ice - Earth - Convexity - Poison - Fear - Wind - Shadow |
| Terms |
| Grublins - Spirit Gems - Armor - Green Chains - Elite Enemies |
