Post by gantzgun74 on Dec 1, 2011 18:05:23 GMT -5
Full Name: Cynder the Dragon
Nickname(s): None known, though she has been called a few derogatory names over the years given the role she's played in 'Legend of Spyro: The New Beginning'.
Age: Unsure, though Cynder is physically around her teens.
Height: Around 4 foot 3
Weight: Like Spyro, it's likely that she isn't too heavy given her small size.
Gender: Female
Race: Dragon (Specifically, she was likely a part of the Wind Dragon race, however she was kidnapped by Malefor's forces and was tainted by dark magic, turning her into something of a Dark Dragon.)
Alliance: Protagonist (She used to be an antagonist, but of course that memory STILL haunts her.)
Home: The Dragon Worlds (As their shown in the 'Legend of Spyro' series.)
Franchise: The Legend of Spyro Series (Like Spyro, this bio takes place post-Dawn of the Dragon, the last game of the series.)
Physical Description
Like Spyro, Cynder is quite small compared to adult dragons, though this has a lot to do with her age, being around the late teens. She is a dragoness with dark violet scales, (attributing to her corruption by Maleform, a former purple dragon transformed into a dark one.) pinkish purple scales covering her underbelly and her wings, and a total of six horns on her head, three for each side of her head. Her body is usually adorned with iron, such as the iron bracelets on her front legs, the chokers on her tail and neck, the blade at the end of her tail, and the blades on her wings. Another distinguishable feature on her person are odd looking markings on the top of her head, back and forelegs, that look like a set of ancient runes.
Weapons
None, Cynder uses her claws, tough scales and tail for Melee attacks. It's easily guessed that her fighting style was self taught from various sources, such as from watching Spyro's moves, and watching the Apes, a species that, until recently had been enslaved by Malefor.
Abilities/Powers
Though Cynder originally started as a Wind Dragon, her being captured by Malefor's servants when she was still just an egg has embued her with abilities that are uncommon amongst dragons of any kind. Said abilities are considered unnatural as they are powers that were given to her by Malefor himself. These powers are as follows;
Poison - Though not Cynder's primary element, it is the one that is the most like Spyro's fire breath. Cynder can either spit out a glob of lethal poison, or can magically coat herself with said poison to temporarily add more impact to her attacks.
Fear - Now see why these abilities are unnatural? This is perhaps the most abstract, but most potent of Cynder's powers. She can use these powers by letting out a powerful banshee-like Siren Screech (That looks like red rays if you look at it directly) that can paralyze enemies in fear almost instantaneously, freezing them long enough to be attacked. Another usage of these powers is the Phantom Fright which releases ghastly orbs that, when near enemies, swirl around them, paralyzing them in fear, and let out concussive explosions that gives new meaning to the phrase 'Nothing to fear but Fear itself'.
Wind - Many people believe that, since Wind is the most natural of Cynder's abilities that she was originally going to be born a Wind Dragon (an idea that has, obviously, been seen throughout this bio). Though her control over the wind isn't as complete as other wind users, Cynder's usage of the wind is still pretty potent. She can either exhale a powerful cyclone from her mouth, which can blow enemies away with powerful tornado strength winds, or transform herself INTO a (SMALL) tornado to cause a great amount of damage to her enemies. It can be noted that using her wind powers often seems to make Cynder feel better about herself, since her other powers are dark based and this power connects her to her, likely dead, family.
Shadow - The final element in Cynder's repitiore is a doozy. While not the most powerful of the elements she possesses, it's no less powerful. This element allows Cynder powerful dark type attacks, such as allowing her to jump into her shadow and then jumping out to deal a great amount of dark damage to those unfortunate enough to be nearby. Of course their's also the 'Shadow Fire' ability where Cynder releases a powerful burst of black flames to suffocate foes.
Skills
The ability to fly; she is a dragon after all. Aside from that she has no other known skills.
Personality
Like all heroines, Cynder is cunning, intelligent, witty, resourceful, brave, spirited, determined, independent, and is not afraid to speak her mind. Despite her damsel-in-distress role in the first two games, Cynder is far from passive and demure, and is indeed strong-willed. Since Cynder does not enjoy such roles of frail and weak heroines or letting other characters decide before she, like Spyro telling Cynder to follow his lead, she immediately responds in an indignant tone, "Why should you lead?'. Cynder's feelings are so strong that she wants to do all she can to keep her loved ones safe, and becomes brave enough to show Spyro hints about her romantic feelings before fully revealing them at the end of the third game.
History
The story reveals that Cynder has been in a war with the dragon race, against the Guardian Dragons, that included Ignitus, Terrador, Volteer and Cyril, and other dragons who engaged in the battle. Ignitus was the only one who managed to escape and hide from Cynder after the evil dragoness captured the other remaining Guardians. Spyro soon meets the Dragon Guardian of Fire, who tells Spyro of Cynder's reign, and that her army has taken control of the Dragon Temple and the land.
After Spyro saves the three other Guardians, it is explained that Cynder is utilizing the elderly dragons to charge up energy into a crystal in order to free the Dark Master. Moments after saving Terrador, Cynder appears and retrieves the crystal charged by the Earth Guardian's energy, then chases after Spyro and attacks him, until he is rescued by Ignitus, who is captured in the process.
After learning how to utilize the element of Earth, Spyro goes to Cynder's fortress in Concurrent Skies to rescue Ignitus. Cynder confronts the young dragon and they engaged in a fight, but Cynder escapes to Convexity with the crystal after it was fully charged. The weakened Ignitus, exhausted from having his energy drained, crawls to the floor and tells Spyro that Cynder was born in the same clutch of eggs that Spyro was in, making her the same age as Spyro. She was taken from the shrine when she was an egg and was corrupted by Malefor's dark energy, which made her grow at an unnatural pace.
Determined, Spyro follows Cynder to the altar in Convexity but arrives too late, as Cynder had already triggered the portal and provided Malefor with a means of escape. Once she sees Spyro, Cynder attacks him, willing to get rid of the purple dragon once and for all. After a fierce battle, she is defeated by Spyro, and her body is freed from Malefor's control, changing her back into a young dragon again. However, the gateway to Convexity starts to implode as a result of Spyro and Cynder's fight. Despite a difference of opinion between Spyro and Sparx, Spyro rescues Cynder and flees from Convexity, making a narrow escape.
Cynder is returned to the Dragon Temple, where the four Guardians apologize to her for not guarding her on the night of the raid. That night, Spyro goes to the temple's balcony, looking for any sign of Malefor's return, and Cynder soon joins him, as they both feared that Malefor wasn't defeated yet.
It is noted that a number of weeks have passed between the events of New Beginning and Eternal Night (Sparx mentioned at the beginning of The Eternal Night that he hasn't able to sleep well for weeks since Cynder stayed at the Temple). During that time, Cynder lived in the Dragon Temple with Spyro and the other Guardians. A special movie trailer released for this game showed Cynder and Spyro training, trying to get Spyro's abilities back to normal.
The story begins with Cynder departing from the Dragon Temple. Spyro catches up to her and asks her to stay, but Cynder refuses, telling him that she still feels guilty about the things she did when she was under the Dark Master's control. She also tells him that she needs to find her own place in the world, despite Spyro telling her not to do so. Cynder then runs off, leaving Spyro and Sparx behind.
Sometime later, Cynder is captured by a group of pirates, who intended to have her as a combatant in their fighting arena. Spyro is captured as well, and is soon made to fight other combatants. After beating his last opponent, he is shocked to find out that Cynder was to be his next opponent. Despite appearing to be evil again, the young dragoness reassures Spyro by telling him to fake the fight. However, the fight is interrupted by Gaul's Ape army, and Cynder is captured once again.
Later, it is revealed by the Chronicler that Gaul captured Cynder to leave her fate in the hands of the Dark Master, telling Cynder that the Dark Master would either take her back for being a faithful servant, or destroy her. Spyro, who has developed feelings for Cynder since he rescued her, refuses to accept this as the truth, and goes to the Mountain of Malefor to rescue her. When he arrives at the castle, he is approached by Cynder, apparently wanting to fight him. However, this is proven to be a ruse as well when she tells Spyro to line her up with Gaul's staff. As the fight starts, Cynder makes an effort to snatch the staff, but Gaul catches her by the neck and throws her to the wall, knocking her out.
After Gaul and Spyro fight, the floor gives way under them and they fall to a lower level. The Celestial Moons eclipse each other, and its evil energy zaps through Spyro, transforming him into Dark Spyro, who swiftly and cruelly defeats Gaul. After he flies back up, Cynder is horrified to see Spyro as a creature of darkness, and soon knocks him out of the beam, returning him to normal. Spyro apologizes for his inability to control his new powers, though Cynder forgives him, saying that he is with friends. However, as a result of Spyro's battle with Gaul, the mountain begins to collapse. Spyro recalls the Chronicler's words as he utilizes his Time Fury to freeze Cynder, Sparx, and himself inside a crystal, protecting them from harm as the mountain crumbles.
Dawn of the Dragon with Spyro and Cynder being broken free of the time crystal in the ruins of the Well of Souls by a group of Grublins. A pair of magical necklaces in the shape of snakes are attached to them whilst they lie unconscious, linking the two dragons together and preventing them from being able to move freely or away from each other. They are taken away to the Catacombs to be sacrificed, and then pinned by the chain to the floor. After they wake up, they are forced to fight waves of Grublins, until a large Golem arrives and scares the grublins away.
Spyro and Cynder manage to break free of the floor, but remain tethered together, and they try to repel the Golem. When they fail to defeat it, Hunter saves them, telling them that he had been sent to find them by Ignitus three years earlier, much to their disbelief. He begins to take them to the dragon city of Warfang, but along the way, they are captured by Hunter's tribe, whose leader, Chief Prowlus, is distrustful of dragons because of Malefor and Cynder when she was under his control. After saving the village, Spyro volunteers to find a missing member of the cheetah tribe, and Cynder goes along. Along the way, they encounter an old hermit, who Cynder does not recognize. The Hermit insists that he knows her, however, recognizing her as the monstrous dragon she was from A New Beginning by her eyes, and warns the dragoness that Malefor will find her for betraying him. She appears visibly upset over this, but Spyro reassures her and tells her not to listen to the Hermit.
When they arrive at Warfang, Cynder assists in the city's defense. After the Golem is defeated, Spyro and Cynder are happily reunited with Ignitus and the other Dragon Guardians. She then asks Ignitus for a way to get rid of the chain she and Spyro are still wearing, though the great dragon replies that it is irremovable. As Cynder appears frantic that the chain will stay around her neck, Ignitus adds that the chain is more than a hindrance, but a reminder of the bond Spyro and Cynder share, and that their destinies are intertwined. Cynder and Spyro turn to each other, and share what seems to be loving glance.
After Malefor declares his plan to end the world and lets loose the Destroyer, Cynder comes up with a plan to stop the immense Golem: destroying a dam holding back the water from a valley. With the Destroyer momentarily halted as a result, Spyro and Cynder try to destroy it, only to find that it is unstoppable. They decide the only other course of action is to face Malefor himself.
Ignitus takes the two through the Belt of Fire, sacrificing himself in the process in order to get them through. Spyro is upset over this and nearly goes back into the fire to save Ignitus, transforming into Dark Spyro in his grief. However, Cynder brings him back to his senses and comforts him in his despair by nuzzling up to him, reminding him that he's not alone. Soon afterwards, Cynder felt uneasy as she didn't know if she wants to face Malefor, deciding at first to give up, but Spyro reminds her that they mustn't, otherwise their journey would been all for nothing. She agrees on his behalf, but claims that she is only coming along to rid herself of the green chain. Together, they venture through the wastelands of the Burned Lands, the Floating Islands and finally arrive at Malefor's Lair. There, Cynder tells Spyro that she's scared, but despite that, they both confront Malefor after Spyro tells her to stay close to him.
Inside, Malefor begins the task of verbal corruption of Spyro, and states that they have more similar qualities than just their color. Spyro immediately begins to deny Malefor's words, and the Dark Master proceeds to release him and Cynder from the magical chain linking them. Cynder tells Spyro to not listen to anything he says, and it is then that Malefor claims that his influence over Cynder has not been extinguished, saying he had caused her to lead Spyro to him and that she tricked Spyro into resurrecting Malefor. Cynder at first denies his words, but gradually begins to become unsure over her actions in the past, allowing Malefor to once again unlock the darkness within her and turn her back to his cause. She begins to attack Spyro, who only shrinks away whilst Malefor continues to talk, claiming that there had been many purple dragons before them, and that their destiny was to destroy the world, not save it. He goes on to say that, during each age, the purple dragon would call upon the Golems of the Deep to bring about "the Great Cleansing". Spyro refuses to believe Malefor, while Cynder continues to attack the young dragon relentlessly.
After striking him several times, she growls at Spyro to fight back before demanding to know why he doesn't do so. Disheartened, possibly having the thought of the ones he cares about and knows dying when the world ends, Spyro tells Cynder that losing both her and Ignitus has left him nothing to fight for. Upon hearing those words and discovering Spyro's feelings, Cynder breaks free of Malefor's hold, and lovingly replies that there is always something. Enraged by the turn of events, the Dark Master chains Cynder back to Spyro and declares that she will share his fate before battling both dragons.
During their first phase in the battle, the Destroyer manages to throw itself back into the volcano from whence it came, thus completing its circuit and beginning the destruction of their world. Spyro, Cynder, and Malefor continue to fight, however, the Dark Master is soon thrown down to the planet's heart, a giant purple crystal, by a joint attack. Malefor declares that he cannot be defeated as he is eternal. However, the spirits of the Ancients, the dragons who taught Malefor all he knew, emerged from the purple crystal upon these words, and proceeded to drag Malefor into the planet's heart and sealed him away, much to his dismay and the awe of Spyro and Cynder.
With Malefor gone, the chain around Spyro and Cynder's necks disappears, but Malefor's plan is still underway as the planet began to break itself apart. Cynder apologizes to Spyro for her past actions, and Spyro forgives her, telling her that she shouldn't be sorry now that it's all over. She then wonders if this is the end, as pieces of the world was breaking apart around them. With Ignitus' words in his head, Spyro realized what he had to do to save the world, and tells Cynder to get out of the earth's core, not wanting to risk her life should he fail. Not wanting to lose Spyro again, she refuses to leave him, and as Spyro uses his powers as a purple dragon to try and prevent the world's end, Cynder whispers 'I love you' to Spyro. The world is then restored by Spyro's desperate endeavor as it was slowly being put back together, but it seemed that both Spyro and Cynder were killed as a result.
At the very end of the game, it is shown that Ignitus is now the Chronicler of the new age, and Spyro and Cynder are shown flying above the Valley of Avalar, alive, free of their chain and finally being able to live happily ever after.
Other
She and Spyro lived for several happy years together wandering the Dragon Worlds. However, one day as the two were flying around they found themselves accidentally pulled into a portal that appeared out of nowhere. Seperated, the two found themselves flung out of the portal from varying points on the island. Both of their landing points on the island are unknown at this time...
Picture(s)
Nickname(s): None known, though she has been called a few derogatory names over the years given the role she's played in 'Legend of Spyro: The New Beginning'.
Age: Unsure, though Cynder is physically around her teens.
Height: Around 4 foot 3
Weight: Like Spyro, it's likely that she isn't too heavy given her small size.
Gender: Female
Race: Dragon (Specifically, she was likely a part of the Wind Dragon race, however she was kidnapped by Malefor's forces and was tainted by dark magic, turning her into something of a Dark Dragon.)
Alliance: Protagonist (She used to be an antagonist, but of course that memory STILL haunts her.)
Home: The Dragon Worlds (As their shown in the 'Legend of Spyro' series.)
Franchise: The Legend of Spyro Series (Like Spyro, this bio takes place post-Dawn of the Dragon, the last game of the series.)
Physical Description
Like Spyro, Cynder is quite small compared to adult dragons, though this has a lot to do with her age, being around the late teens. She is a dragoness with dark violet scales, (attributing to her corruption by Maleform, a former purple dragon transformed into a dark one.) pinkish purple scales covering her underbelly and her wings, and a total of six horns on her head, three for each side of her head. Her body is usually adorned with iron, such as the iron bracelets on her front legs, the chokers on her tail and neck, the blade at the end of her tail, and the blades on her wings. Another distinguishable feature on her person are odd looking markings on the top of her head, back and forelegs, that look like a set of ancient runes.
Weapons
None, Cynder uses her claws, tough scales and tail for Melee attacks. It's easily guessed that her fighting style was self taught from various sources, such as from watching Spyro's moves, and watching the Apes, a species that, until recently had been enslaved by Malefor.
Abilities/Powers
Though Cynder originally started as a Wind Dragon, her being captured by Malefor's servants when she was still just an egg has embued her with abilities that are uncommon amongst dragons of any kind. Said abilities are considered unnatural as they are powers that were given to her by Malefor himself. These powers are as follows;
Poison - Though not Cynder's primary element, it is the one that is the most like Spyro's fire breath. Cynder can either spit out a glob of lethal poison, or can magically coat herself with said poison to temporarily add more impact to her attacks.
Fear - Now see why these abilities are unnatural? This is perhaps the most abstract, but most potent of Cynder's powers. She can use these powers by letting out a powerful banshee-like Siren Screech (That looks like red rays if you look at it directly) that can paralyze enemies in fear almost instantaneously, freezing them long enough to be attacked. Another usage of these powers is the Phantom Fright which releases ghastly orbs that, when near enemies, swirl around them, paralyzing them in fear, and let out concussive explosions that gives new meaning to the phrase 'Nothing to fear but Fear itself'.
Wind - Many people believe that, since Wind is the most natural of Cynder's abilities that she was originally going to be born a Wind Dragon (an idea that has, obviously, been seen throughout this bio). Though her control over the wind isn't as complete as other wind users, Cynder's usage of the wind is still pretty potent. She can either exhale a powerful cyclone from her mouth, which can blow enemies away with powerful tornado strength winds, or transform herself INTO a (SMALL) tornado to cause a great amount of damage to her enemies. It can be noted that using her wind powers often seems to make Cynder feel better about herself, since her other powers are dark based and this power connects her to her, likely dead, family.
Shadow - The final element in Cynder's repitiore is a doozy. While not the most powerful of the elements she possesses, it's no less powerful. This element allows Cynder powerful dark type attacks, such as allowing her to jump into her shadow and then jumping out to deal a great amount of dark damage to those unfortunate enough to be nearby. Of course their's also the 'Shadow Fire' ability where Cynder releases a powerful burst of black flames to suffocate foes.
Skills
The ability to fly; she is a dragon after all. Aside from that she has no other known skills.
Personality
Like all heroines, Cynder is cunning, intelligent, witty, resourceful, brave, spirited, determined, independent, and is not afraid to speak her mind. Despite her damsel-in-distress role in the first two games, Cynder is far from passive and demure, and is indeed strong-willed. Since Cynder does not enjoy such roles of frail and weak heroines or letting other characters decide before she, like Spyro telling Cynder to follow his lead, she immediately responds in an indignant tone, "Why should you lead?'. Cynder's feelings are so strong that she wants to do all she can to keep her loved ones safe, and becomes brave enough to show Spyro hints about her romantic feelings before fully revealing them at the end of the third game.
History
The story reveals that Cynder has been in a war with the dragon race, against the Guardian Dragons, that included Ignitus, Terrador, Volteer and Cyril, and other dragons who engaged in the battle. Ignitus was the only one who managed to escape and hide from Cynder after the evil dragoness captured the other remaining Guardians. Spyro soon meets the Dragon Guardian of Fire, who tells Spyro of Cynder's reign, and that her army has taken control of the Dragon Temple and the land.
After Spyro saves the three other Guardians, it is explained that Cynder is utilizing the elderly dragons to charge up energy into a crystal in order to free the Dark Master. Moments after saving Terrador, Cynder appears and retrieves the crystal charged by the Earth Guardian's energy, then chases after Spyro and attacks him, until he is rescued by Ignitus, who is captured in the process.
After learning how to utilize the element of Earth, Spyro goes to Cynder's fortress in Concurrent Skies to rescue Ignitus. Cynder confronts the young dragon and they engaged in a fight, but Cynder escapes to Convexity with the crystal after it was fully charged. The weakened Ignitus, exhausted from having his energy drained, crawls to the floor and tells Spyro that Cynder was born in the same clutch of eggs that Spyro was in, making her the same age as Spyro. She was taken from the shrine when she was an egg and was corrupted by Malefor's dark energy, which made her grow at an unnatural pace.
Determined, Spyro follows Cynder to the altar in Convexity but arrives too late, as Cynder had already triggered the portal and provided Malefor with a means of escape. Once she sees Spyro, Cynder attacks him, willing to get rid of the purple dragon once and for all. After a fierce battle, she is defeated by Spyro, and her body is freed from Malefor's control, changing her back into a young dragon again. However, the gateway to Convexity starts to implode as a result of Spyro and Cynder's fight. Despite a difference of opinion between Spyro and Sparx, Spyro rescues Cynder and flees from Convexity, making a narrow escape.
Cynder is returned to the Dragon Temple, where the four Guardians apologize to her for not guarding her on the night of the raid. That night, Spyro goes to the temple's balcony, looking for any sign of Malefor's return, and Cynder soon joins him, as they both feared that Malefor wasn't defeated yet.
It is noted that a number of weeks have passed between the events of New Beginning and Eternal Night (Sparx mentioned at the beginning of The Eternal Night that he hasn't able to sleep well for weeks since Cynder stayed at the Temple). During that time, Cynder lived in the Dragon Temple with Spyro and the other Guardians. A special movie trailer released for this game showed Cynder and Spyro training, trying to get Spyro's abilities back to normal.
The story begins with Cynder departing from the Dragon Temple. Spyro catches up to her and asks her to stay, but Cynder refuses, telling him that she still feels guilty about the things she did when she was under the Dark Master's control. She also tells him that she needs to find her own place in the world, despite Spyro telling her not to do so. Cynder then runs off, leaving Spyro and Sparx behind.
Sometime later, Cynder is captured by a group of pirates, who intended to have her as a combatant in their fighting arena. Spyro is captured as well, and is soon made to fight other combatants. After beating his last opponent, he is shocked to find out that Cynder was to be his next opponent. Despite appearing to be evil again, the young dragoness reassures Spyro by telling him to fake the fight. However, the fight is interrupted by Gaul's Ape army, and Cynder is captured once again.
Later, it is revealed by the Chronicler that Gaul captured Cynder to leave her fate in the hands of the Dark Master, telling Cynder that the Dark Master would either take her back for being a faithful servant, or destroy her. Spyro, who has developed feelings for Cynder since he rescued her, refuses to accept this as the truth, and goes to the Mountain of Malefor to rescue her. When he arrives at the castle, he is approached by Cynder, apparently wanting to fight him. However, this is proven to be a ruse as well when she tells Spyro to line her up with Gaul's staff. As the fight starts, Cynder makes an effort to snatch the staff, but Gaul catches her by the neck and throws her to the wall, knocking her out.
After Gaul and Spyro fight, the floor gives way under them and they fall to a lower level. The Celestial Moons eclipse each other, and its evil energy zaps through Spyro, transforming him into Dark Spyro, who swiftly and cruelly defeats Gaul. After he flies back up, Cynder is horrified to see Spyro as a creature of darkness, and soon knocks him out of the beam, returning him to normal. Spyro apologizes for his inability to control his new powers, though Cynder forgives him, saying that he is with friends. However, as a result of Spyro's battle with Gaul, the mountain begins to collapse. Spyro recalls the Chronicler's words as he utilizes his Time Fury to freeze Cynder, Sparx, and himself inside a crystal, protecting them from harm as the mountain crumbles.
Dawn of the Dragon with Spyro and Cynder being broken free of the time crystal in the ruins of the Well of Souls by a group of Grublins. A pair of magical necklaces in the shape of snakes are attached to them whilst they lie unconscious, linking the two dragons together and preventing them from being able to move freely or away from each other. They are taken away to the Catacombs to be sacrificed, and then pinned by the chain to the floor. After they wake up, they are forced to fight waves of Grublins, until a large Golem arrives and scares the grublins away.
Spyro and Cynder manage to break free of the floor, but remain tethered together, and they try to repel the Golem. When they fail to defeat it, Hunter saves them, telling them that he had been sent to find them by Ignitus three years earlier, much to their disbelief. He begins to take them to the dragon city of Warfang, but along the way, they are captured by Hunter's tribe, whose leader, Chief Prowlus, is distrustful of dragons because of Malefor and Cynder when she was under his control. After saving the village, Spyro volunteers to find a missing member of the cheetah tribe, and Cynder goes along. Along the way, they encounter an old hermit, who Cynder does not recognize. The Hermit insists that he knows her, however, recognizing her as the monstrous dragon she was from A New Beginning by her eyes, and warns the dragoness that Malefor will find her for betraying him. She appears visibly upset over this, but Spyro reassures her and tells her not to listen to the Hermit.
When they arrive at Warfang, Cynder assists in the city's defense. After the Golem is defeated, Spyro and Cynder are happily reunited with Ignitus and the other Dragon Guardians. She then asks Ignitus for a way to get rid of the chain she and Spyro are still wearing, though the great dragon replies that it is irremovable. As Cynder appears frantic that the chain will stay around her neck, Ignitus adds that the chain is more than a hindrance, but a reminder of the bond Spyro and Cynder share, and that their destinies are intertwined. Cynder and Spyro turn to each other, and share what seems to be loving glance.
After Malefor declares his plan to end the world and lets loose the Destroyer, Cynder comes up with a plan to stop the immense Golem: destroying a dam holding back the water from a valley. With the Destroyer momentarily halted as a result, Spyro and Cynder try to destroy it, only to find that it is unstoppable. They decide the only other course of action is to face Malefor himself.
Ignitus takes the two through the Belt of Fire, sacrificing himself in the process in order to get them through. Spyro is upset over this and nearly goes back into the fire to save Ignitus, transforming into Dark Spyro in his grief. However, Cynder brings him back to his senses and comforts him in his despair by nuzzling up to him, reminding him that he's not alone. Soon afterwards, Cynder felt uneasy as she didn't know if she wants to face Malefor, deciding at first to give up, but Spyro reminds her that they mustn't, otherwise their journey would been all for nothing. She agrees on his behalf, but claims that she is only coming along to rid herself of the green chain. Together, they venture through the wastelands of the Burned Lands, the Floating Islands and finally arrive at Malefor's Lair. There, Cynder tells Spyro that she's scared, but despite that, they both confront Malefor after Spyro tells her to stay close to him.
Inside, Malefor begins the task of verbal corruption of Spyro, and states that they have more similar qualities than just their color. Spyro immediately begins to deny Malefor's words, and the Dark Master proceeds to release him and Cynder from the magical chain linking them. Cynder tells Spyro to not listen to anything he says, and it is then that Malefor claims that his influence over Cynder has not been extinguished, saying he had caused her to lead Spyro to him and that she tricked Spyro into resurrecting Malefor. Cynder at first denies his words, but gradually begins to become unsure over her actions in the past, allowing Malefor to once again unlock the darkness within her and turn her back to his cause. She begins to attack Spyro, who only shrinks away whilst Malefor continues to talk, claiming that there had been many purple dragons before them, and that their destiny was to destroy the world, not save it. He goes on to say that, during each age, the purple dragon would call upon the Golems of the Deep to bring about "the Great Cleansing". Spyro refuses to believe Malefor, while Cynder continues to attack the young dragon relentlessly.
After striking him several times, she growls at Spyro to fight back before demanding to know why he doesn't do so. Disheartened, possibly having the thought of the ones he cares about and knows dying when the world ends, Spyro tells Cynder that losing both her and Ignitus has left him nothing to fight for. Upon hearing those words and discovering Spyro's feelings, Cynder breaks free of Malefor's hold, and lovingly replies that there is always something. Enraged by the turn of events, the Dark Master chains Cynder back to Spyro and declares that she will share his fate before battling both dragons.
During their first phase in the battle, the Destroyer manages to throw itself back into the volcano from whence it came, thus completing its circuit and beginning the destruction of their world. Spyro, Cynder, and Malefor continue to fight, however, the Dark Master is soon thrown down to the planet's heart, a giant purple crystal, by a joint attack. Malefor declares that he cannot be defeated as he is eternal. However, the spirits of the Ancients, the dragons who taught Malefor all he knew, emerged from the purple crystal upon these words, and proceeded to drag Malefor into the planet's heart and sealed him away, much to his dismay and the awe of Spyro and Cynder.
With Malefor gone, the chain around Spyro and Cynder's necks disappears, but Malefor's plan is still underway as the planet began to break itself apart. Cynder apologizes to Spyro for her past actions, and Spyro forgives her, telling her that she shouldn't be sorry now that it's all over. She then wonders if this is the end, as pieces of the world was breaking apart around them. With Ignitus' words in his head, Spyro realized what he had to do to save the world, and tells Cynder to get out of the earth's core, not wanting to risk her life should he fail. Not wanting to lose Spyro again, she refuses to leave him, and as Spyro uses his powers as a purple dragon to try and prevent the world's end, Cynder whispers 'I love you' to Spyro. The world is then restored by Spyro's desperate endeavor as it was slowly being put back together, but it seemed that both Spyro and Cynder were killed as a result.
At the very end of the game, it is shown that Ignitus is now the Chronicler of the new age, and Spyro and Cynder are shown flying above the Valley of Avalar, alive, free of their chain and finally being able to live happily ever after.
Other
She and Spyro lived for several happy years together wandering the Dragon Worlds. However, one day as the two were flying around they found themselves accidentally pulled into a portal that appeared out of nowhere. Seperated, the two found themselves flung out of the portal from varying points on the island. Both of their landing points on the island are unknown at this time...
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