No Cyril didn't die. You can clearly see him in the cutscene at the end of the game.

That's one tough old guy..jUST LIKE JETFIRE

RedDragonX wrote:

If you didn't see it coming then obviously you have some issues predicting a bland storyline. Hmmm...but yeah of course they kept him around doing something.

Well what do you expect most the time the main star survives (Expect friend and love interest) while he's fellow members die.

I expect them to develop the storyline into something that is actually engaging and not totally predictable from 10,000 miles away. Something unexpected.

If you didn't see it coming then obviously you have some issues predicting a bland storyline. Hmmm...but yeah of course they kept him around doing something.

Well what do you expect most the time the main star survives (Expect friend and love interest) while he's fellow members die.

And I think it would be really good if somebody would die all ready.... the reality of death always makes a story more realistic and makes the possablity of failiure more likely. If people were fighting in a war and you never saw anybody die would you be as afraid for your self and others as you would other wise? ah... I think not.

Still... It was extremely Predictable.... but what is to expect? It still drug emotion if you were into it none the less....

2- No one said it was better, or even similar to living. The main example of it was Ignitus' message to Spyro, and that was probably a special case (presumably the world would have ended otherwise). I don't think dead dragons will just be coming back in spirit form to have a chat with their loved ones all the time. That separation death causes is still there.

3- You still have to, you know, die, to reach that form. Dying is generally unpleasant, so I don't think dragons are going to start lining up for it.

Honestly though, I didn't like the whole spirit thing, it just seemed like a last minute addition to justify the events of the ending.

if you are going to kill off a character, make it in a original way that works well, or just dont kill them off, thats all i can say. really, i dont care much for ignitus's death, it didnt make the story any better or worse, just something original fans can pick on more. i find it absolutely stupid in tlos how that once the characters die their sole lives on practically alive, but better. why WOULDNT characters wanna die? whats the point of living when everyone knows its great on the other side?

Perhaps turning evil made him immortal to aging. I also think the Chronicler is not technically alive either, since he's supposedly been keeping track of the era for thousands of years. With Ignitus dieing but appearing by the Chronicler at the end, would that make him some kind of supernatural being?

Well, maybe not turning evil made him immortal, but he probably learned a way to become immortal, considering he kept getting stronger and stronger as time passed (and leading to exile).

Well, when it comes to Ignitus, a couple of things come to mind from my P.O.V.

1.) Ignitus didn't die.  He was somehow saved by the Chronicler at the last minute behind our backs and was given the abilities/powers of the Chronicler.  Considering he has the abilities now and being at such a old age now, it's possible....technically, he would die soon, but the Chronicler's powers will keep him alive.

or...

2.) The Chronicler managed to save his soul and gave him the powers.

I personally say the first one, since it seems a bit on the predictable side.  Who knows?  Also, calling Ignitus a supernatural being now is...yeah, strange.  Dragons are already supernatural to begin with.  Ignitus was just given more to add to his abilities and what-not. XP  At least, in my opinion.

However...
I don't think Ignitus would stand less than a minute against Malefor.  I really like Ignitus, but... I mean, Malefor is practically A LOT older than Ignitus, right?  I don't remember much of the storyline, but didn't they say Malefor was the first Purple Dragon?  If that's the case and other Purple Dragons appeared after Malefor...but didn't make it, he would have to be older?  I just don't see Ignitus actually living THAT long...