An answer to the whole debate, as given by Mike Graham (or Chris Wilson...I forgot who said it; either way, these are the guys who are behind LoS): LoS is a complete Spyro series reboot. It has nothing to do, story-wise, with any of the old games. That is official, straight from the producers' mouths.

But it is still fun to try and think up ways to tie the two together. Or just thoroughly enjoy the alternate universe glee.

I think we know that Razz!

But it is still fun to try and think up ways to tie the two together. Or just thoroughly enjoy the alternate universe glee.

(Also, As the purple dragon's rarity faded, the magoic in the purple dragons faded with it, and they became like any other dragon)

the increase in purple dragons could be a form of evolution in which the purple dragon gene became slightly more prominent due to purple dragons being successful breeders (the purple dragon gene could be a highly recessive trait, to explain its original rarity) in other words, purple dragons may survive to create enough clutches of eggs to create many offspring of purple gene carriers each with a chance to produce purple offspring

alternatively the magic explanation could involve the dark master's power spreading across the land showering hybernating eggs with it, thus removing the purple dragon rarity

Who's to say that Spyro didn't already know Hunter when he arrived in Avalar?

Well I can remember Spyro arriving in Avalar in Spyro 2 he said "What? Haven't you ever seen a dragon before?" to Hunter etc. Also he somewhat insults Hunter calling him pussycat in the first scene. Other things were said as well that clarify that Spyro did not know Hunter prior to Spyro 2. I just can't remember them.

Well done, LoneKnight. You have gotten the storyline ALMOST correct but there are a few missing details I'll add if you don't mind.

-The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning & Eternal Night DO take place in the Forgotten Realms but the events that take place in the new trilogy take place in a time long before the original Insomiac Spyro is even born. The two dragons only share a name and color scheme but they are in fact not related to each other or the same dragon. The third game in the Legend of Spyro series which is due out in Late 2009, according to my sources, will detail how the battle ends. The battle against the Dark Master is pre-history and thus is lost history by the time the young Insomiac Games Spyro shows up on the scene.

Now, here is a few details no one has but you do need to know... The introduction of Ember, Flame and Red was originally suppose to be in a untitled 2002 Spyro film. The film was to also explain what happened to Bianca and Elora. The script for that film was written by one of the original creators of Spyro and was to be a 3d film. Universal accepted the script but it came with strings attached. I am sure many of you have heard rumors of an animated Spyro tv series... well the rumors are true. That canceled 2d series was the one of the strings that came attached to the film. The other string was a new game trilogy. The film script was accepted but as with all things in Hollywood the project didn't make it past the character design stage. This resulted in a domino effect that killed the Spyro tv series since the series was to continue the storyline of the film. Only the badly mangled concepts of the incomplete trilogy that started with A Hero's Tale and ended prematurely with the Nintendo DS Shadow Leagacy game survived. The third game, which was simply titled Spyro: (Untitled) was given the axe.

These dead aka lost chapters/adventures of Spyro's life are where I got the idea of Flame is Spyro's younger brother and some of Ember's background for my series. The movie script from what I was told would have mentioned that Spyro DOES in fact have siblings. He isn't the only child in his family but no other details were revealed because the film was suppose to leave everyone hanging on this mystery. Who are Spyro's siblings? Where did he come from? And so on and so forth... As I have said before about A Hero's Tale. Yes, it was actually or was suppose to be the start of a new trilogy of games being created by Eurocom Games or whatever their name was with some creative consulting from Insomiac Games and financial backing from Universal. The characters of Flame, Red and Ember are the only reminders of what could have been. Go back and play A Hero's Tale if you don't believe me...

See how Spyro acted toward Ember. Spyro's attitude toward her was not an accident or mistake it was a hint at much longer history between the two that none of us got the chance to see play out. The second game in the new trilogy was the mangled Nintendo DS & canceled PS2/Gamecube/XBOX Shadow Legacy. Did any of you find it strange that there was only a DS version and no PS2 version of that game... huh? Hello, there wasn't even a XBOX or Gamecube version... Isn't that strange?!

The reason is simply because the two versions were so radically different when came to the storyline and various details in each game that they didn't even relate to each other. The reason is simply because the DS game was suppose to play as a kinda side story while the console version of the Shadow Legacy game dealt with a dark dream that began to haunt Spyro and went from there. Remember what Red said to Spyro in A Hero's Tale about how much Spyro reminded him of himself when he was young... oh well... there is a reason for that statement which would have led to some rather interesting surprises. Unfortunately, due to the changes and cancellations of the film/series and console versions of Shadow Legacy the third and final game of that trilogy, which was to be the seventh installment of the original console Spyro game series, was canceled, killed or as I like to say erased. All this led to the development of the new Spyro series which is still linked to the original despite what Krome Games has been saying. How do I know this to be true... hmm... that is a good question. Well think about it. The original Spyro was learning how to do magic in Shadow Legacy when faced off against the Sorcerer. The new Spyro learned from Ignitus and the other Guardians to use his powers in Legend no. 1.

We are presented with a mystery of who is the Dark Master and what does he really look like. Think about it...

I got my hands on this info and much more from friends I know who work in the industry. I told them I was interested in doing a Spyro film for the fans and working on a new game saga. I asked them if there was any unknown info on Spyro that they knew and could pass along to help me out in my effort. They told me they would get back in touch with me and sure enough they sent me the info. I read through it and began to work out how I could reincorporate some of these lost ideas back into the series. Thus... the Spyro: Legacy of Ages film trilogy, Dragon of Destiny aka Heroes of Destiny, as the animated series will be called, and various future spinoff ideas were born. Now you guys know.

Jamieque, do you think you could find some more info, perhaps websites or pictures about that? It's got me interested.

That's my point Simon. People just treat the Spyro series like it got washed away by the new ones, but they all still fit perfectly.

I fail to see how they fit perfectly together when TLOS is a reboot. Evidence: Spyro is planned to meet Hunter in DOTD. When originally Spyro meets Hunter in Spyro 2 in Avalar. If it were a timeline in the way you said then there is a HUUUGGGEEE plothole. It's not as if he's just going to forget Hunter and Hunter forgets him.

The purple Dragons other then Spyro in Spyro 1 are much older than him. Who's to say they aren't hundreds of years old? There's nothing in the Spyro universe which indicates how dragons age.

I totally agree, LoneKnight. However, the Spyro in Legend is clearly not the same dragon from the original trilogy. He is however an ancestor to the original Spyro. At least that is how I am playing the storyline in my series. I say this because by now all of you should know that there are 2 Spyros in Dragon of Destiny. The elder Spyro is the one from Legend. The younger Spyro is the one we met in the original trilogy. He is of course much older then he use to be but he is still the same purple dragon we have come to love... Well, he is a tad bit more serious but it is in a good way. Trust me... Once you read some of the upcoming new episode of Dragon of Destiny you will understand what I mean.