I reached out to Eric Rogers and asked him a couple of questions about Season 1 and 2 of Skylanders Academy he worked on.


1. You mentioned that Spyro, Stealth Elf and Eruptor are in their early-teens in the show. Early teens usually range from 13-15.5 years old. And in Season 2, we see the trio as professors to the cadets. Was there a time-skip somewhere in Season 1 or 2? And is Cynder around Spyro's age?
Eric: Spyro, Stealth Elf, and Eruptor are more like older classmen to incoming freshmen to a high school. Cynder is close In age, but just brand new to the academy. So it's more like the kids who already go to the school showing the new kid the ropes.

2. During Thankstaking for the Memories episode, everyone but Spyro and Stealth Elf went home or elsewhere for the holiday. Did Cynder stay at the Academy? She couldn’t have gone home back in the Cadaverous Crypts for the holiday, especially after she chose to become a hero and leave her father Malefor.
Eric: No Cynder, in my head she left and spent the holiday with a friend. Kind of like Harry Potter spending a holiday with the Weasleys instead of going home!

3. Did Master Eon adopt Spyro out of guilt and redemption for having banished his family out of Skylands?
Eric: Yes!

4. Do Spyro, Stealth Elf, Eruptor, Jet-Vac and Pop Fizz have an official team name? Fans have called them "Team Spyro" based on Spyro's dialogue from the pilot episode, and Jet-Vac is said to be the leader of the team in the episode "Who's Your Daddy?"
Eric: Honestly they're just Skylanders, nothing specific with those chosen members. Jet-Vac is the defacto "leader" due to being the elder statesman of the group.

5. Was the Skylander Gill Grunt considered for Skylanders Academy? He's also one of the several fan favorites that you see getting a new toy figure every year for the Skylanders video games.
Eric:  I absolutely wanted Gill Grunt and had awesome plans for him. But budget constraints wouldn't allow him to be introduced on my watch.

6. Do the cadets have their own dorms at the Academy to go to afterschool and rest?
Eric: Yes!! The Academy is very much like Hogwarts.

7. Why do some locations from the games look different in Academy? The Skylanders Academy borrowed the same models from the Skylanders Trap Team video game, but the other locations look very generic, even Cloudcracker Prison.
Eric: Because of CGI. It wasn't simple or cheap to recreate locations that we wanted from the game. So corners get cut.

Spyro the Dragon and Elora enters Crash Team Rumble Season 3 today, with Spyro being available for Early Access starting today as well!

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Winter comes to the shores of N. Sanity Island during Crash Team Rumble™ Season 3, launching December 7! Join Spyro the Dragon™, his friends, and enemies, as they enter Crash Team Rumble just in time for the holiday season. Throw down across a snowy wonderland of tropical locales, touched up with festive decorations and goodies during the winter seasonal event. It’s time to cozy up next to the dragon fire and get in the spirit of the season!
 
 
Spyro™ and Elora Join the Rumble
From the world of Avalar, everyone’s favorite purple dragon and lovable faun are arriving during Season 3! All that experience collecting gems will carry over to Crash Team Rumble, as Spyro joins the team as an agile scorer. Charge around the map with all his signature moves, complete with fire breathing, gliding, and headbashing flair. In addition, the new Bank Portal power invites an all-new layer of strategy to your game plan. Instantly teleport to your bank for a sneaky Wumpa score or go on the offensive by teleporting to the enemy bank to wreak some havoc instead. Gather your favorite Spyro and Crash Bandicoot™ heroes and villains to craft the ultimate dream team! Then later this season, Elora the Faun joins Spyro on the hero roster – be sure to stay tuned for further details.
 
 
Explore the Dragon Realms in Two New Maps
The beautiful worlds of Artisans and Summer Forest are transformed into new maps, with exciting relic stations and surprises in store! Artisans Arena brings the Spyro home world to life with friends and foes to assist in the fight. Utilize the Fairy relic stations to give your team extra defenses, or summon the Ice Wizards to freeze enemies with fearsome frost attacks. Make use of the Epic Relic Station, Gulp, to rain terror from the sky and create savage earthquakes. Later in the season, Summer Forest arrives along with new Party Mode remixes, meaning more ways to play in both competitive and co-op!


Get Festive with the Winter Seasonal Event
Gear up for the holiday season with new themed skins and cosmetics, coming soon in the Winter Seasonal Event! The maps you know and love will be getting a frosty makeover, inviting you to drop in for some holiday fun. Customize your look with brand-new gear when the Winter Seasonal Event drops later in Season 3!
 
Spyro Early Access and Season 3 are both live today, so jump into the arena and get ready to torch some sheep! 

Spyro and Elora are announced to be joining Crash Team Rumble Season 3!

No dragons allowed: sorcerer extraordinaire, Ripto, is here! He's available in Crash Team Rumble for a limited time for players to snag him early before he goes away for a while. He will return later on November 21st as a fully released character for users to unlock him while playing.

Today, Micosoft has bought Activision Blizzard, therefore owning their game franchises, including Spyro, Crash Bandicoot, and Skylanders.

Crash Team Rumble Season 2 has gone live today, with new features and new characters to be added soon down the line. The new hero, Ripto, will be the new Booster-type character to be added to the roster.

Press Release Wrote:Dragons Beware, Ripto is Crashing the Party

Say hello to your new king. Ripto is back to cause mayhem and mischief as the newest Booster to join the hero roster! Wielding his scepter, he controls the battlefield with a myriad of deadly and powerful spells. Blast your foes away with huge fireballs, summon lightning to strike enemies into the ground, and conjure huge tsunami waves to leap into the air. In the hands of a skilled player, Ripto can combine his abilities together to create devastating combos. Be on the lookout for his release later during Season 2!

Roadmap

Today the Crash Bandicoot social media pages announced the inclusion of Ripto for Crash Team Rumble! Other features for Season 2 include new game modes, maps and mayhem!

No sign of Spyro, but he was already teased in the game's background menu wallpaper.

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After an unfortunate release last year, the soundtrack of the original Spyro the Dragon trilogy composed by Stewart Copeland has been released to the public once again. It is currently on Youtube Music, Spotify, and Apple Music/iTunes. Soundtrack also includes never-before-heard music tracks.

Last year, there were issues with the soundtrack's release after AWAL, the former music distributor for the Spyro OST, started copyright claiming content creators and gameplay videos that contained the soundtrack while playing the Spyro game trilogy. In response to this, the OST had to be pulled while things had be sorted out. The Spyro OST's new music distributor is now The Orchard Enterprises.