Spyro 1: The Dragon Trophy Guide & Roadmap

As soon as you have rescued 10 dragons in the Artisan World, you can go and see Marco, the Balloonist of the Artisan World. You can find him near the docks. Just hop on the balloon and make your way to Peace Keepers for this trophy to unlock.

In the Artisan Home World, there’s a secret entrance to a Speedway level, Sunny Flight. Speedways are a flying type of realm where you must fly around in an obstacle course, either flaming / charging obstacles or going through them before the allotted time is up. To uncover it, hop onto all of the stones in the pond by the waterfall.

In Stone Hill, most likely the first or second level you’ll take on, are sheep found around the level. Flame 10 of these and the trophy will unlock. This trophy won’t unlock if you ram the sheep.

In Dark Hollow, halfway through the level, are two bonfires. They are near a set of stairs with red gems on top. Light both of them to unlock the trophy.

In Town Square is a “secret” section where you can find an Egg Thief. After the first fountain where you’ve gotten rid of the first two bulls, climb the stairs as if you were to progress through the level. Instead of going forward, turn back and glide close by the wall on the right. If done correctly, you’ll land on a new set of grassy ledges where the Egg Thief is waiting for you. You don’t need to chase the Egg Thief to unlock this trophy. It’ll unlock as soon as you land.

World: Artisans / Level: Sunny Flight

You can only get this trophy during Sunny Flight, a Speedway level. Speedways are a flying type of realm where you must fly around in an obstacle course, either flaming / charging obstacles or going through them before the allotted time is up. You enter it from the Artisans World. At the very start of Artisans, turn left and hop on the 5 golden jumping pads in the pond to unlock the Sunny Flight Level. As soon as you enter the level, aim for the train track arches. As you fly under one of them, press to perform a loop around it. This will unlock the trophy.

World: Artisans / Level: Toasty

This takes place in the boss level “Toasty” of the Artisans home world (behind the dragon stone head). To gain access you must have beaten one other level and free the dragon in front of the Artisan world’s dragon head. Then the dragon head opens and reveals the portal to Toasty.

For the trophy you need to beat Toasty (the boss, and not the whole level) without getting hit by him directly. What this means is that while you can get hit by the enemies (shepherds and Toasty’s dogs), you can’t get hit by Toasty himself. The boss is very easy and spans across three different areas, one seemingly harder than the previous one. Toasty needs three hits, one per area. He can only be flamed as he is impervious to charge attacks. Just avoid his scythe. You’ll unlock this trophy once Toasty is dead.

World: Peace Keepers

In the Peace Keepers Home World there are cannons. Go to the 4th (last) cannon in the area, the one closest to “Gosnold the Balloonist”. Kill the enemy behind the cannon but keep the other enemies in the area alive – one of them will run inside a tent. Shoot the tents with the cannon. The tent closest to the cannon has the “taunting (mooning) Gnorc” inside. After the tent is destroyed you can shoot him with the cannon to pop the trophy.

You’ll find Vultures in Dry Canyon of the Peace Keepers Home World. Just ram one to unlock this trophy.

World: Peace Keepers / Level: Cliff Town

Flame every vulture in just one of the level, Cliff Town (of Peace Keepers world). Just make sure you flame them, and not charge through them. Glide all the way to the big area over the gorge after rescuing Enzo before exiting the level. All of the vultures are together in that area.

This will come naturally on your way to 100% the level “Ice Cavern” (part of the Peace Keepers World). As you make your way to the end of it you’ll notice that some Gnorcs have pairs of skis on. Just flame or charge through all three of them to unlock the trophy.

World: Peace Keepers / Level: Night Flight

In Night Flight, the Speedway level in Peace Keepers, are 3 fairies that act as a guide to let you know where you need to go while collecting all sets. When approaching one hit  to flame it. Do this for all 3 fairies in the level to unlock this trophy.

This is significantly easier when you 100% complete the level first. Then you unlock infinite time and can fly around for as long as you want.

In Dr. Shemp, the boss level in Peace Keepers, is a strong chest. To open it you need a key. After you use the whirlwind to access a tower, look down and right opposite the access gate to the boss itself you’ll see a rock. On top of it is a key. Glide down to collect the key as you’ll need it later to unlock such strong chest. As for the chest, you’ll find it after the boss near the exit vortex. Destroy the chests that are near the vortex and approach the edge of the rock you’re on. As you do so, you’ll spot it sitting on a rock down below. Approach the chest for a brief cutscene that will unlock it and the trophy for you.

World: Magic Crafters

Once you enter the Magic Crafters Home World, keep following the linear path of the level. At some point you’ll have to rescue Cosmos. Once you’ve done so, you’ll see a total of 5 Armored Druids in the same room. Get rid of the first one, then position yourself so that you can charge through the remaining four ones in one consecutive run. It shouldn’t be too hard to do this on the first try as they are exactly lined up one after the other. If you happen to miss one during your run, you can exit to the main menu and try again as enemies respawn in this game.

After you’ve reached the end of Alpine Ridge, you need to fly to a hidden cave to rescue yet another dragon, Kelvin. Instead of entering such cave by swerving right, keep flying straight on and you’ll land on a pillar with an explosive chest that I’m sure you’ll have seen from the vortex area. Flame it and it’ll explode. Do the same for the remaining two and you’ll unlock this trophy. You should flame a firework chest and then hop onto the next pillar to avoid getting hurt, otherwise the blast will make you land in the water. You will get this trophy naturally when going for 100% in this level because the firework chests contain gems.

World: Magic Crafters / Level: High Caves

This takes place in the level High Caves from Magic Crafters. Towards the end of the level you’ll reach a big area sporting a Supercharge ramp. At the beginning of the level you’ll probably have explored the caves. Inside each cave are Metalback spiders, huge armored spiders that are impervious to your normal charging and flaming attacks. They can be eliminated only by either supercharging through or flaming them after being kissed by a fairy. The best strategy to achieve this trophy is to use the Supercharge for the first two or three spiders in the lower area of the caves and then use the Superflame power-up to get rid of those in the higher area of the caves (climb some steps to get there). Remember to get rid of the Green Druids that are making some of the cave entrances smaller and bigger every time they use their magic. This is important to use the Superflame power-up. Rinse and repeat for each left Metalback spider and once you’ve killed them all the trophy will unlock.

GLITCHED: There are a few reports of this trophy not unlocking. Redoing the trophy should unlock it. If not, make sure you pick up all the gems dropped by the spiders. Also try killing more spiders with fire than with the supercharge. If you can’t get it to unlock at all, try reinstalling the game.

In Wizard Peak, an awesome level from Magic Crafters, is a hidden Egg Thief. You’ll find it on a platform sitting in the distance that you have to Supercharge your way to. After rescuing Jarvis, use the Supercharge, turn left and then go straight ahead through the blue wizards. Time your jump and you’ll land on a platform with a blue and yellow chest. Behind the wall is the Egg Thief. Just flame him to unlock this trophy.

World: Magic Crafters / Level: Crystal Flight

In Crystal Flight, the Speedway level in Magic Crafters, are 2 fairies that act as a guide to let you know where you need to go while collecting all sets. When approaching one hit  to flame it. Do this to both fairies in the level to unlock this trophy. The first fairy is after the 1st electric gate, the second fairy after the 7th electric gate.

Blowhard is a boss level in the Magic Crafters world. Complete the level by collecting all 400 gems to unlock this trophy.

World: Beast Makers

Spread across the Beast Makers World are 5 blue-glowing mushrooms. Breathe fire at them to unlock this trophy.

1. One is behind the entrance to Wild Flight level
2. Behind the entrance to Misty Bog
3. Behind the entrance to Tree Tops
4. In front of the entrance to Metalhead
5. On top of the tall temple that’s in front of Metalhead entrance

World: Beast Makers / Level: Terrace Village

This takes place in Terrace Village, a level from the Beast Makers world. After rescuing Claude, you’ll see a rocket on your right. For this trophy do NOT flame this rocket yet. Instead, proceed to the end of the level but do not go through the portal back to the homeworld yet. At the level end, climb up to the roof and then fly in the direction you came from to land on a hidden rooftop with some red gems and metal chests on it. At the end of the roof you’ll find the 2nd and 3rd rocket very close to each. These roofs are very close to the area where you saved Claude. Flame those two rockets on the rooftop and quickly drop down to the rocket near Claude and flame that one, too. If done correctly and under 15 seconds, the trophy will pop.

If for some reason the trophy didn’t pop, exit the level (either by finishing it or by exiting it via pause menu) and replay the level to make the 3 rockets respawn. You can try this as often as you want, the rockets will respawn on each replay so this isn’t missable.

World: Beast Makers / Level: Misty Bog

Throughout Misty Bogs, a level from Beast Makers, are trapped chickens. To free a chicken simply flame its cage and you’ll unlock the trophy. There is one right at the beginning of the level, behind the wall.

World: Beast Makers / Level: Tree Tops

In Tree Tops (a level of the Beast Makers world) are 4 Supercharge ramps. You’ll need to jump off from all of them in order to unlock the trophy. To do this, hold to charge up speed. Press to jump off the ramp but keep holding to charge through the air really fast (don’t glide).

The ramps are:

1. From the level start, go inside the building and jump through the second window on the left to find a hidden side path. Follow the path to the end until you come to a flying island with a trapped dragon on it. By the dragon is the first charge ramp.
2. From the first charge ramp, you will automatically land in front of the second one, there’s no way around it.
3. When jumping off the second ramp, take a sharp right turn to jump on the third ramp.
4. The fourth ramp is unmissable after the third ramp (after going through a tree, the ramp points at the level end).

World: Beast Makers / Level: Wild Flight

You need to 100% complete Wild Flight (Beast Makers World), without touching the floor. This means you must collect everything in one go. You are allowed to fly against walls. To avoid touching the ground fly a couple of inches above the ground, represented by the water and hard surfaces. If you messed up, jump in the water to let yourself drown and then hit retry.

You access this level from the Beast Makers home world. To reach the entrance you must drop down a well in the area where the hogs are running around.

Similarly to Gatherer, collect all 500 gems in Metalhead. This will come naturally if you intend to 100% the level. Make sure to use the whirlwind near the exit vortex to collect the gems on the higher platforms near where the boss fight was. Also be sure to check the sewers at the bottom right side of the starting area (need to glide down to a hole in in the sewer entrance) and in the boss area jump the stairs on the left to get behind the green waterfall.

In Dream Weavers, the fifth Home World, you’ll find some Armored Fools spread throughout the level that get smaller and bigger when the beam hits them. At some point you’ll reach an area where there are two Fools that aren’t getting hit by the beam. Near them are three of them, all lined up one after the other. Wait for the beam to make them small and then quickly charge through them to unlock this trophy.

This takes place in Dark Passage, a mostly iconic level from the first game. One of the enemy types in Dark Passage are dogs. Enemies’ behavior in this level is dictated by the light of the lanterns carried by Fools. When the light of the lanterns goes on, enemies turn smaller and cuter. When everything goes dark, they become more nightmarish and impervious to some of Spyro’s attacks. Spyro can either wait for the Fools to turn their lanterns on and off or flame them to get the environment he needs to tackle the enemies. Dogs, both in their small and big form, can be flamed. Armored turtles can only be killed when in their small form by charging through them. To get this trophy you need to flame three dogs in their dark, big, demonic form. You’ll find several Demon Dogs throughout the level, so you’ll have plenty of opportunities to get this trophy.

This takes place in the lovely Lofty Castle. Early on, as you make your way to the end of the level, you’ll land on a platform with 4 Puffer Birds, all lined up one after the other. You can’t miss this if you follow the fairly linear path of the level. Charge through them all in a row to unlock the trophy. If you somehow miss one, just kill yourself and try again.

World: Dream Weavers / Level: Haunted Towers

This takes place in Haunted Towers of the Dream Weavers world. In Haunted Towers are Tin Soldiers that can only be killed with a special flame power that is given to you by a fairy after she kisses you. When you get kissed by such fairy, run around the level and flame all Tin Soldiers. You will need to do this several times as the effect of the kiss lasts only for a limited amount of time. Make sure to Supercharge your way to the secret area as here are more Tin Soldiers to kill with the Special fire. You’ll find a kissing fairy at the top of the secret area after you’ve avoided all Soldiers that will give you Permanent Special Fire. In fact, you can always wait to get to this area before flaming all Tin Soldiers in the level. This way you won’t have to worry about the time limit.

You must also destroy the remains of old Tin Soldiers (e.g. at the very start of the level to the left of where you land).

World: Dream Weavers / Level: Icy Flight

You need to 100% complete Icy Flight (Dream Weavers World), without touching the floor. This means you must collect everything in one go. You are allowed to fly against walls. To avoid touching the ground fly a couple of inches above the ground, represented by the water and hard surfaces. If you messed up, jump in the water to let yourself drown and then hit retry.

You access this level from the Dream Weavers home world. Reach the cannon in the middle of the map that shoots green energy (makes enemies bigger and smaller). Then shoot the cannon at the two big armored enemies that block the way up the stairs. The cannon makes them smaller so they can be killed and you can head upstairs where you find the entrance to Icy Flight.

World: Dream Weavers / Level: Jaques

This takes places in the boss level of Dreamweavers, Jacques. On your way to 100% the level you will need to activate a timed platform at some point to get to a whole new area. Rescue Unika and then continue on until you reach a crossroads. Turn left and you’ll see a whirlwind. This is the spot to nail this trophy as on the next few pillars are 4 Nightmare Beasts all lined up one after the other. Flame each one of them as you glide down to unlock this trophy. If you somehow miss one, just kill yourself and try again.

GLITCHED: some users have reported not being able to unlock this trophy after talking to Magnus in Gnasty’s Nexus as the last thing to do for 100% completion. There is no official fix yet. In the meantime we suggest you leave some gems lying around Gnasty’s Nexus so that you can collect them after releasing Magnus. This could potentially avoid the glitch and open the gate to Gnasty’s Loot as it is supposed to. Also, before finding the last items, make a manual backup of your save game (PS4 Settings > Application Saved Data Management > Copy to USB or PS+ Cloud. When making a backup to PS+, be sure to disable the auto-upload or else it will overwrite your backup save without warning). In case the trophy doesn’t pop you can copy back the save to retry it. If that still doesn’t fix it, reinstall the entire game and then copy back your saves once more.

Gnorc Cove is a level of the last world, Gnorc Nexus. To unlock this trophy you have to avoid killing fodder, which, in this level is represented by rats. Fodder is what keeps Sparx healthy. Now, the best piece of advice I can give you is to tread carefully and always check your surroundings before flaming or charging through an enemy. You don’t want to kill a rat accidentally. Even better; ignore as many enemies as possible and try to get past them without attacking. If you get hit, don’t replenish Sparx’s health of course but try to finish the level in one piece. The trophy will unlock when you return to Gnasty’s Nexus.

World: Gnasty’s World / Level: Twilight Harbor

This takes place in the Twilight Harbor level. It is the last level before the endboss (Gnasty’s World). There are 6 gears hidden around Twilight Harbor that you must flame. In case you die, it resets the gears. So if you died and the trophy doesn’t pop, go through all locations again as it might have reset them. It’s easiest if you reach the end of the level first and kill all enemies along the way, then backtrack and collect everything without having to worry about dying from enemies. Look at the pictures below for their exact gear location.

#1 – After the first whirlwind that lifts you up.

#2 – In the room with the 7 pumps that are pumping green goo (after freeing Cosmos dragon)

#3 – From the last location, go over the bridge until you reach a supercharge ramp. At the bridge you can breathe fire at a lever to pull up the bridge, thus creating a “ramp”. Now run down the supercharge ramp and jump over the bridge into the house. From there you can glide onto a platform (actually backtracking towards where you freed Cosmos). On top of the platform you have the gear in view.

#4 – After going through a room with 3 gunned enemies you will come to a room with purple glowing engine on the side and more gunned enemies. In that room by the entrance is the gear.

#5 – Just after exiting the room from the last location, turn around on your way out.

#6 – By the level exit behind a pillar.

*Thanks to G_Touchdown for sending in the locations.

This takes place in the final boss level, Gnasty himself. To unlock this trophy have Gnasty complete 5 laps. This means that you can’t flame him when he stops. Run after him but when he stops don’t flame him. He’ll probably hit you which is why it’s important to have Sparx in good health (you can always replenish Sparx’s health when you return to the area where the chase begins). If you don’t hit him, he’ll resume his run. Keep doing this for another 4 times. Afterward, keep chasing him and flame him three times to beat him. Take care that you don’t fall off the map as it would respawn you at the start of the level and this would reset the laps. Better take it slow and be safe.