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This article is about the character from the original Spyro the Dragon game. You may be looking for the character from Spyro: A Hero's Tail.

“Hey Spyro! Sparx the Dragonfly has been doing a good job protecting you! Make sure to keep him strong by feeding him lots of butterflies!”
    —Magnus

Magnus is a dragon from Peace Keepers in Spyro the Dragon.

Appearance

Original Design (1998)

Magnus is a brown dragon with dark-colored spots and red wings. He shares the same character model as Enzo and Maximos.

Reignited Design (2018)

In the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Magnus is now rotund and reddish orange-colored, with several spikes around his body, resembling a Horned Lizard or a Thorny Devil, reddish wings and a tuft of hair or spikes that resembles a topknot. He wears a necklace and a loincloth resembling a yokozuna's rope, with the armor plates in front similar to the strips on the belt. His appearance and the poses he strikes are now reminiscent of a sumo wrestler's.

History

Spyro the Dragon

Magnus was freed by Spyro, who was the only dragon to have avoided the crystallisation due to his small size. Magnus then reminded Spyro about his pal, Sparx the Dragonfly, hinting the young dragon that feeding the young dragonfly butterflies will restore his health.

Later on, Magnus went to the Gnorc Gnexus along with a few other dragons to try and confront Gnasty Gnorc on their own, but he became trapped in crystal again. After Spyro defeated Gnasty Gnorc, he freed Magnus, who told him about Gnasty's treasure hoard where the Gnorc kept most of his treasure, but confirmed that in order to enter the treasure hoard, Spyro must find every gem and every dragon in the Dragon Kingdom.

Quotes

“I believe this is Gnasty's treasure hoard. But the gate will not open until you have found everything in the Dragon Kingdom. Come back when you have reached 100%.”
    —Magnus, Spyro the Dragon (game)

Gallery

Main article: Magnus/Gallery

Trivia

General

  • Once the player defeats Gnasty Gnorc the first time, Magnus appears in the platform in the middle of the Gnorc Gnexus hubworld replacing Delbin, resulting in the latter becoming permanently removed from the world.

Original Game

  • Magnus, after being freed a second time in the first game, looks a little different and sounds different.
    • His wings are a darker color and his voice changed.
    • In the NTSC version his horns are brown, unlike other versions.
  • In the unreleased June prototype, Magnus's horns are brown instead of yellow.
    • Spyro answers Magnus in Peace Keepers with an "I can do that."
    • In the prototype, he does not appear in Gnorc Gnexus.

Reignited Trilogy

  • When designing Magnus for the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Devon Cady-Lee used a combination of bearded dragons, molochs and horned lizards, with references to Sumo and Polynesian outfits to go for the feeling of a dragon that can fight with his bare-hands.[2]

References

Characters
Protagonists
Spyro the Dragon - Sparx the Dragonfly
Fairies - Balloonists
Antagonists
Gnasty Gnorc
Toasty - Dr. Shemp - Blowhard - Metalhead - Jacques - Egg Thieves
Locations
Homeworlds
Artisans - Peace Keepers - Magic Crafters - Beast Makers - Dream Weavers - Gnorc Gnexus
Realms
Stone Hill - Dark Hollow - Town Square - Dry Canyon - Cliff Town - Ice Cavern - Alpine Ridge
High Caves - Wizard Peak - Terrace Village - Misty Bog - Tree Tops - Dark Passage - Lofty Castle
- Haunted Towers - Gnorc Cove - Twilight Harbor - Gnasty's Loot
Flights
Sunny Flight - Night Flight - Crystal Flight - Wild Flight - Icy Flight
Boss Realms
Toasty - Doctor Shemp - Blowhard - Metalhead - Jacques - Gnasty Gnorc
Terms
Dragons - Treasure - Dragon Eggs - Cheat codes
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