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“Hey there, Spyro. When I zap you with my wand like this... *zap* your current position and progress is saved. ”
    —Zoe

Zoe is an Autumn Fairy[2] who first appeared in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!, offering Spyro advice and serving as a checkpoint for him throughout each of the Realms he visits. She is particularly helpful to newer players and is essentially considered a tutorial.

Appearance[]

Original Design (1999)[]

Zoe's overall appearance features her having green eyes, ginger red hair and a fair complexion. In her appearances in Ripto's Rage! and Year of the Dragon, she wears a yellow dress and red shoes. She carries a wand, which she uses to save Spyro's progress within individual realms.

A Hero's Tail Design (2004)[]

In Spyro: A Hero's Tail and Shadow Legacy, Zoe's appearance has slightly changed. She has a CGI model which depicts her with flats for shoes, and she wears a green skirt and yellow-green top instead of her yellow dress. This model also depicts her with blue eyes and darker hair. Her in-game model appears closer to her original design, except that now her dress has a skirt-like pattern on the bottom, she wears a gold necklace around her neck, and she also is barefoot.

Reignited Design (2018)[]

In the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Zoe's hair and dress are a bit more orange than red and yellow respectively, with some red and light yellow in her dress which has more features including shoulder pads. Her eyes are more visible with purple eyeshadow, her wings are larger, her shoes are now flats and her skin tone is more yellow, plus she has a glowing aura surrounding her.

Story[]

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage![]

Prior to Spyro's unplanned trip to Avalar, Zoe and the others were ambushed by Ripto and his monster goons, Crush and Gulp. Elora instructed Zoe to get the other fairies and scatter the orbs around the Avalar. Ripto grabbed onto the orb Zoe was holding and threatened to kill her as she carried him and the orb away. When Spyro and Sparx arrived in Glimmer, Ripto interfered again, and Zoe distracted him by zapping the evil tyrant. Enraged, Ripto ordered Crush to kill her, but Zoe dodged and Ripto was hit by Crush's club as a result.

During Spyro's journey through Avalar, Zoe aided him at Elora's request, using her power to save Spyro's progress. She was later captured by Ripto and about to be fed to Gulp, but Spyro arrived just in time and saved her from becoming lunch. Zoe has remained on Spyro's side ever since.

Spyro: Year of the Dragon[]

After Bianca and several Rhynocs stole the 150 Dragon Eggs from the Dragon Realms, Zoe went down a hole with few of her friends (all unseen, but mentioned) and watched as Bianca presented an egg to the Sorceress. She went back and informed a Dragon Elder about the whereabouts of the eggs. She then joined Spyro, Sparx and Hunter on their quest to bring the eggs back home. In the game's original version, it appears that Zoe and Princess Ami were competing against one another for Sparx's affections.

In the game, Zoe told Spyro many useful tips and helps Sparx get into his challenges. She also told Sparx about the bosses in his challenges.

Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly[]

In Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly, Zoe only has minor cameo appearances throughout the game, acting as a checkpoint by zapping Spyro like in previous games. She only speaks once in the whole game, when Spyro first enters Dragonfly Dojo. She was to have a slightly bigger role had the game not been rushed, telling Spyro how to keep Sparx the Dragonfly healthy.[3]

Spyro: A Hero's Tail[]

In A Hero's Tail, Zoe only had one line in the entire game. She zapped Spyro multiple times after claiming that her zaps would cause him to "lose a million brain cells." Her role as the tutorial fairy in this game was given to Trina, but she still retained saving Spyro's progress.

Spyro: Shadow Legacy[]

Zoe appeared in Shadow Legacy with other fairies in her homeland, the Tree Tops, having been captured and sent to the Shadow Realm. After Spyro freed them, Zoe revealed that the Shadow Realm had greatly affected the fairies, completely draining them of their magic. Fortunately, Spyro soon gathered a cure for Zoe and her friends, four purple Kerfuffle leaves, and the fairies are relieved from the after-effects of the Shadow Realm. Zoe had also lost her wand in this game, but Spyro found it for her.

Other appearances[]

Spyro: Season of Ice[]

While Spyro, Sparx, Hunter, and Zoe were enjoying a vacation in Dragon Shores, they received a message for help from Zoe. Grendor had cast an ice spell over all of the Fairy Realms, capturing all the fairies in ice crystals and allowing the Rhynocs to gather them up. Zoe herself was held by Grendor in his lair to help him get rid of his extra head. After rescuing the other 99 fairies, Spyro ventured to Grendor's lair and defeated him, forcing him to free her. Zoe thanked Spyro and used her magic to return Grendor to normal, who promised to never play with magic again.

Spyro 2: Season of Flame[]

Zoe only had minor appearances in this game, once again saving progress for Spyro, Sheila, and Agent 9 on their quest to rescue the Fireflies from Ripto.

Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs[]

A week prior to Attack of the Rhynocs, Zoe got a job at the Fairy Realms as the head librarian. When Spyro and Sparx informed her that Ripto had returned, and they were looking for the Hearts of the Lands to fix the Professor's peephole machine, Zoe revealed that the Heart of the Fairy Library maintains the books, so she couldn't give it to them. However, she also remembered that the Professor had made a maintenance machine for them, but it was never used and the Rhynocs stole it. Zoe gave Spyro and Sparx a list of its parts that had been scattered across the lands. After Spyro and Sparx found all seven parts and returned them to Zoe, she gifted them with the Heart of the Fairy Library.

The Mysterious Blonde Fairy[]

Since Zoe was not introduced until Ripto's Rage!, an unnamed blonde fairy in a red dress served as the checkpoint in Spyro the Dragon. In that game, Spyro's progress within a realm was saved whenever he steps on a freed-dragon platform, and the fairy appeared when he lingers on the platform, allowing him to save his overall progress or replay the dragon.

In Haunted Towers and High Caves, unnamed red-haired fairies in purple dresses kissed Spyro on the nose, which caused him to blush red and temporarily gains the Superflame ability. This enabled him to defeat the metal knights. Also, in Haunted Towers, a blonde fairy in a yellow dress kissed him on the nose, giving him permanent superflame (until he finished the level).

In High Caves, three other yellow dressed fairies rescue Spyro if he falls in the chasm and put him on top of the Supercharge ramp.

Gallery[]

Main article: Zoe/Gallery

Trivia[]

  • For some reason, in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!, the pitch of Zoe's voice changes at different points in the game. This was not experienced in the game's sequel.
  • Her appearance is an inversion of the original Save Fairy design of blonde hair and a red dress.
    • In Ripto's Rage!, Zoe mistakenly appears twice during the "No Dragons, Wonderful" scene. The second Zoe was likely meant to be this fairy, as in Reignited Trilogy a fairy looking exactly like the Save Fairy appears.
  • If Spyro: Year of the Dragon is hacked, she will inform that the player may experience problems associated with the illegal copy of the game they own.
  • According to the Spyro 2 manual, Zoe is something of a gossiper.
  • She was originally named Sparkle during the development of Spyro 2.[4]

References[]

Characters
Main Characters
Spyro the Dragon - Sparx the Dragonfly - Hunter
Elora - Professor - Zoe - Moneybags
Villains
Ripto - Crush - Gulp
Colossus Yeti - Master Chef - Bombo - Ox
Non-playable characters
Agent Zero - Alchemist - Bazil - Big Gnorcs - Bonebuilders - Breezebuilders - Brother Kipp - Droids
Electrolls - Fairies - Fauns - Fisher - Foreman Bud - Gemcutters - Green Colosi - Greta - Handel
Hippos - Ice Builders - Inventor Droid - Juliet - Land Blubbers - Little Bo Peep - Logistics Droid - Mayor
Ooga and Mr. Bones - Queen Finny - Robot Farmers - Romeo - Scarlet Lizards - Seahorses - Turtles
Water Wizards - Water Workers - Wizards - Yellow Colosi Monks
Locations
Worlds
Summer Forest - Autumn Plains - Winter Tundra
Glimmer - Colossus - Idol Springs - Hurricos - Sunny Beach - Aquaria Towers - Skelos Badlands - Crystal Glacier
Breeze Harbor - Zephyr - Scorch - Fracture Hills - Magma Cone - Shady Oasis - Mystic Marsh - Cloud Temples
Robotica Farms - Metropolis - Dragon Shores
Speedways
Ocean Speedway - Metro Speedway - Icy Speedway - Canyon Speedway
Boss Arenas
Crush's Dungeon - Gulp's Overlook - Ripto's Arena
Terms
Talisman - Spirit Particles - Gems - Orbs - Cheat codes
Media
Snowman Ads - Mikey Ad
Characters
Playable Characters
Spyro the Dragon - Sparx the Dragonfly - Hunter
Sheila - Sgt. Byrd - Bentley - Agent 9
Villains
Sorceress - Buzz - Spike - Scorch
Bluto the Rhynoc - Sleepyhead - Colossus Yeti - Twin Fire Dragons - Moneybags - Sasquatch Six
Non-playable characters
Astor - Ami - Azrael - Bartholomew - Basho - Bianca - Buson - Crazy Ed - Egyptian Dogs - Elora
Fairies - Fireflies - Fluffy - Gnome Wizards - Greta - Gus - Handel - Holiday - Hummingbirds - Isabelle - Lindar
Lions - Marco - Mountain Goats - Nancy - Ooga and Mr. Bones - Pandas - Penguins - Polar Bears - Professor - Purple Villagers
Roy - Scarlet Lizards - Seals - Gus - Tara - Tikis - Weather Imps - Wyatt - Zoe
Locations
Worlds
Sunrise Spring - Midday Gardens - Evening Lake - Midnight Mountain
Sunny Villa - Cloud Spires - Molten Crater - Seashell Shore - Sheila's Alp - Icy Peak - Enchanted Towers - Spooky Swamp
Bamboo Terrace - Sgt. Byrd's Base - Frozen Altars - Lost Fleet - Charmed Ridge - Fireworks Factory - Bentley's Outpost
Crystal Islands - Desert Ruins - Haunted Tomb - Dino Mines - Agent 9's Lab - Super Bonus Round
Speedways
Mushroom Speedway - Country Speedway - Honey Speedway - Harbor Speedway
Boss Arenas
Buzz's Dungeon - Spike's Arena - Scorch's Pit - Sorceress's Lair
Sparx Areas
Crawdad Farm - Spider Town - Starfish Reef - Bugbot Factory
Terms
Dragon Eggs - Gems - Rhynocs - Cheat codes
Characters
Playable Characters
Spyro the Dragon - Sparx
Villains
Grendor
Non-playable characters
Hunter - Zoe - Bianca - Moneybags - Professor
Locations
Fairy Realms
Autumn Fairy Home - Winter Fairy Home - Spring Fairy Home - Summer Fairy Home
Market Mesa - Lava Prairie - Mermaid Coast - Hummingbird Fort - Panda Gardens - Honey Marsh
Time Machine Lab - Roman City - Twilight Bulb Factory - Dusty Trails - Star Park - Grendor's Lair
Speedways
Stone Age Speedway - Ice Age Speedway - Aqua Age Speedway - Space Age Speedway
Boss Arenas
Grendor's Lair
Sparx Areas
Ant Farm - Wasp City - Caterpillar Gardens - Beetle Burrows
Terms
Fairies - Rhynocs -Gems
Characters
Playable Characters
Spyro the Dragon - Hunter
Sparx the Dragonfly - Sgt. Byrd - Blink
Villains
Red (Mecha Form)
Gnasty Gnorc - Ineptune - Mammoth
Non-playable characters
Amp - Aqua - Astor - Bentley the Yeti - Ember - Flame - Fredneck - Freezia - Ice Princess - Lily - Magnus
- Mergatroids - Moneybags - Mrs. Shoutfire - Otto - Peggy - Phil - Professor - Teena - Titan
- Tomas - Trina - Turtle Mother - Wally - Zoe
Locations
Worlds
Dragon Kingdom - Lost Cities - Icy Wilderness - Volcanic Isle
Dragon Village - Crocovile Swamp - Dragonfly Falls - Coastal Remains - Cloudy Domain - Sunken Ruins
- Frostbite Village - Gloomy Glacier - Ice Citadel - Stormy Beach - Molten Mount - Magma Falls - Dark Mine
- Red's Lab
Boss Arenas
Gnasty's Cave - Watery Tomb - Red's Chamber - Red's Lair
Speedways
Island Speedway - Cloudy Speedway - Iceberg Aerobatics - Lava Palaver
Terms
Gems - Dark Gems - Light Gems - Dragon Eggs
Other
Credits - Cheat codes
Characters
Main Characters
Spyro the Dragon - Sparx the Dragonfly - Hunter
Bianca - Blink - Tomas
Villains
Sorcerer
Red - Ice Minion - Fire Minion
Non-Playable Characters
Adama - Akello - Amp - Aqua - Artigan - Astor - Bandit - Bears - Bonebuilders - Brigid - Bruno - Cho Lei - Conan
Dirt - Dragons - Ember - Fairies - Flame - Fonsworthy - Fransisco - Gronk
Isabel - Kaitlin - Kasi - Laird - Longorin - Lucia - Lumpy - Magnus - Marshall - Marvin - Maxwell - Merton - Midian - Moles - Moneybags
Mr. Funderlic - Mrs. Funderlic - Mrs. Moneybags - Neema - Old One Horn - Ooga - Pablo - Panthanitis - Pastemolle - Professor
Pullosin - Rabbits - Sensei - Sis - Skipper - Sofia - Teresa - Titan - Trina - Willard - Wizards - Zinc - Zoe
Locations
Worlds
Dragon Kingdom
Dragon Shores - Dragon Dojo - Dragon Village - Mountain of Magic - Big Forest - Cliff Town
Avalar
Savannah - Tree Tops - Skelos Badlands
Forgotten Worlds
Bunny Bayou - Moleville
Terms
Dragon Kata - Shadow Realm - Gems - Eggs - Magic - Shadowstone - Relics
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