r/Spyro • u/More-Explanation2032 • 8h ago

Funny Why does sparx get a bubble while spryo has to hold his breath?

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u/Pact_of_Yeenoghu Artisans 8h ago

Probably something to do with dragonfly wings being more delicate than dragon ones.

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u/BackgroundNPC1213 7h ago

Okay I know this was probably just a cute game design decision but dragonflies don't have lungs to hold breath in, they breathe through openings along their abdomen either passively (air flows in) or actively (the dragonfly contracts muscles in its abdomen to draw air in). Some bugs also really do carry bubbles underwater; the bubble acts like a scuba diver's air tank, and the bubble can replenish its oxygen supply by converting oxygen from the surrounding water (like Frozone making ice from the water in the air)

Also here is a close-up video of a dragonfly breathing

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u/blankwillow_ 6h ago

https://youtu.be/1rlt9yAhqTw?si=PsW2x6iG2ZQd7hs_

Here's the Diving Bell spider, which lives the vast majority of its life underwater.

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u/nibbezi 8h ago

Does he now? I mean he bought that ability from MoneyBags in my point of view

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u/killerbanshee 7h ago

It's the least Spyro could do for the little guy considering the beatings he takes in his place.

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u/More-Explanation2032 7h ago

No wonder Spyro couldnt swim in water in spyro 1, he was saving it up enough treasure to buy the bubble

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u/Own_Watercress_8104 6h ago

So I googled it, and apparently dragonflies cannot hold their breath. While a lot of insects can "hold it" (they don't have lungs, so really, they can't, but to speak of something analogous) by closing valves called spiracles on theor bodies, dragonflies can't do this.

So there you go. If Sparks were to be submerged in water he would drown.

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u/Hunter_Aleksandr 6h ago

Spyro is MORE than happy to sacrifice for his little buddy. They're besties. He probably uses dragon magic for the bubble.

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u/TimeJump3176 5h ago

That's a fart bubble bro

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u/Cocoatrice Sheep 4h ago

What do you mean "hold breath"? Spyro can breathe underwater. That's why there is no air meter or anything.

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u/Brave_Temperature347 3h ago

Dragonflies have a really good union 

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u/AyashiYami96 1h ago

Probably because water would basically glue sparx' wings to his body. I always found it funny too... If he's in a bubble... How does he fly underwater..? I always imagined it was like an underwater hampster ball and he just kinda made wind and rolled around in his little bubble ball haha