Ripto

Ripto is a short, orange dinosaur with green eyes and a large snout, and a single large, twisted horn. He wears a large purple cape with a large collar wrapped around his head, and a white undershirt with purple trousers and a red and gold amulet. Notably, he does not have any teeth.

Ripto’s redesign is largely the same as his original design, except he has a much more reptilian appearance: his irises are now black slits, and his sclera now have a yellowish tint. His muzzle also has wrinkles around his mouth, which now has sharp teeth. His cape is also slightly tattered, with noticeable tears.

Ripto is a despicable madman who enjoys power simply for the sake of it. He delights in causing all sorts of trouble and havoc with his magic, and is known for his general disgust for Dragons. In truth, Ripto despised his small stature, and he took it out on the world to prove that his wrath was much bigger and scarier than his modest size suggested. Frustrated, short-tempered and spiteful, Ripto pulled off deception and trouble that would suit a large, intimidating creature. One thing is for certain: he's an ill-tempered villain who despises being called short (this is displayed when Spyro called him "shorty").

Like the Forgotten Worlds' evil queen known as the Sorceress, Ripto is a dictator who typically sends out his minions, Crush and Gulp, to do his dirty work (though Crush and Gulp are both unintelligent). While he is insolent towards them, it is indicated that he does care about them to some extent, as he mourns Crush being crushed and promises to reward Gulp if he successfully eats Spyro.

Being a dinosaur, Ripto has a keen sense of smell, which he used to determine whether or not dragons are present. Upon his arrival in Avalar, he used his sense of smell to conclude that dragons weren't around the realm, and when Spyro arrived in Glimmer, Ripto immediately smelled Spyro's presence before actually noticing him.

Ripto's notable ability is to conjure various magic spells at his disposal using his scepter. However, as a dinosaur, he was unable to properly use magic like Dragons do. When acquiring three of the same powered up Orbs, he can either unleash waves of fire from his scepter, breathe blasts of acid from his mouth, or surround himself in a blue energy barrier that can harm his enemies on contact. In Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly, he can use his scepter to create a barrier of ice and fire, or turn himself into a large mutant version of himself. However this will leave his scepter unstable. In Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage, he can generate a forcefield of water impervious to damage and summon pillars of fire from the ground.

In Crash Team Rumble, along with launching fireballs from his scepter, Ripto can summon lightning strikes and conjure waves of water to leap into the air.