Who voiced Spyro in the original Spyro the Dragon (1998)?

Carlos Alazraqui voiced Spyro in the original 1998 game Spyro the Dragon.

Alazraqui recorded Spyro’s voice for Insomniac Games’ first PlayStation adventure. He described the intended sound as resembling a likable, energetic child, giving Spyro a noticeably youthful and mischievous personality. The game also featured additional dragon voices from actors including Clancy Brown, Michael Gough, Jamie Alcroft, and Michael Connor.

A common mix-up is Tom Kenny, who became strongly associated with Spyro soon afterward. Kenny replaced Alazraqui beginning with Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage! and continued voicing the character in several later games. Jess Harnell also voiced Spyro in later entries, while Elijah Wood took the role in The Legend of Spyro trilogy.

The original game introduced Spyro as a small purple dragon exploring the Dragon Realms, rescuing petrified dragons, collecting gems, and battling Gnasty Gnorc. Its voice cast, colorful art direction, and large connected worlds helped establish the series as one of the PlayStation’s best-known platform franchises.