When Aether is tainted by the effects of dark magic, or if a Purple Dragon becomes corrupted, Dark Aether is born. This was demonstrated at the end of The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning when Spyro used Aether to defeat Cynder the strain of using such immense energy left him weak and he temporarily lost his elemental abilities.Īether can also be used to strip a dragon of their elemental abilities, and purge a corrupted dragon (such as Cynder) from the influence of Dark Aether. The more energy dealt with, the greater the toll may be for the Purple Dragon that dealt with it. Aether can be projected, moved, repelled, altered and even transferred (as might be the case with a Purple Dragon lending its power or healing another by transferring its own energy). It has strong connections to light, life, holy might, and cosmic energy. Īt critical times, Aether would be the resulting breath a Purple Dragon would use energy in its purest form and the true power of the Purple Dragon. After a Purple Dragon acquires the four pillar elements of Fire, Electricity, Ice and Earth, they will be able to tap into the power of Aether. The power of the Purple Dragon is flexible and limited only by the creative prowess of its wielder, so in short, the possibility of Aether affecting the actual colour of other elemental breath abilities could happen. In this way, energy can be transferred (as might be in the case of say healing using the 'light' Aether) but other aspects of a dragon's energy can also be transferred. It can be harnessed, and it is all about how the element uses energy, as it taps into the very well spring of the Purple Dragon its spirit, or the spirit of others. Relics from an age gone by left by the Ancestors in the form of Spirit Gems allow for an opening to this power on the terrestrial plane, as they stimulate the energy of dragons with a life-covering essence obtained from spirit life-force.Īether deals in matters that surpass those of the terrestrial elements and draws on deep powerful magics of ancient celestial origins. Its power resides within its connection to the cosmos and specifically to 'spirit energy'. Its strength is equivalent of suns, gravity and the righteous might of passing comets it is the spiritual matter the very universe is made of and the 'true element' of The Purple Dragon of Legend. 3.3 The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the DragonĪether surpasses all of the elements of the Realm.3.2 The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night.3.1 The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning.

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