Cynder is the final boss in The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning.
Cynder is a powerful black dragon who leads the Dark Master’s forces during much of the game. She captures the Dragon Guardians and drains their elemental powers into crystals, using that energy to help open the seal imprisoning the Dark Master. Spyro must rescue the Guardians and confront her fortress in the final stages.
The battle is more complicated than a straightforward hero-versus-villain fight. Cynder was originally a dragon egg protected by Ignitus, but the Dark Master’s forces stole her and corrupted her with dark magic. She is therefore acting under the Dark Master’s control rather than entirely by her own choice.
Spyro defeats Cynder with a final attack that purges the dark influence from her body. She returns to her true form as a young female dragon, and Spyro refuses to leave her behind while the collapsing realm threatens them both. Cynder later becomes an important ally in the sequels The Eternal Night and Dawn of the Dragon. Malefor, the Dark Master, is central to the broader trilogy’s story, but he is not the final boss of A New Beginning.