He can corrupt and transform the monsters under his command, such as Cynder, vastly increasing their power. He has complete control over darkness and everything evil, being able to control all malevolent beings and raise the smallest drop of malevolence in someone's soul, to the point of twisting them into dark versions of themselves. Worse, he claims to be eternal and immortal, and he does resist everything thrown at him and must be sealed. He can witness far away events and communicate with anyone in the world, and is apparently able to influence dreams as well. This is shown he makes his fortress levitate, when he turns his Ape monsters into undeads, and when he creates magic collars binding Spyro and Cynder together. Malefor also wields extraordinary powers, likely stemming from the reality-warping Aether, enabling him to create, transform and manipulate things as he pleases. He can unsurprisingly fly and displays extreme physical strength, being able to fight on air or on the ground, in melee or at any distance. It is hinted that he can control other elements like Shadow, Fear and Poison: evil-based elements spawning from Dark Aether which Cynder mastered when she was under his control, and likely Time itself. He has total control over it, retaining sentience and independence while dragons corrupted by it become either mindless or slaves to evil. While Purple Dragons normally master the healing and shielding Light Aether, Malefor masters the corruptive and destructive Dark Aether. He masters Fire, Electricity, Ice, Earth, Wind and the Purple Dragons' signature Aether: the mightiest element encompassing cosmic power, purest energy, spirit and life-force. As a Purple Dragon, he can control virtually any element through his breath, including the elemental furies, to the point of perfection. (A lie with little doubt as he was stated to be the first Purple Dragon.) He heavily dislikes the value of bonds, underestimating them and viewing them as weapons to weaken his opponents.Īs expected of the King of Evil, Malefor is incredibly powerful. He states that destroying the world is the duty of every Purple Dragon and he tells Spyro that each one of them before him pursued the same goal. In his twisted point of view, he does not regard himself as evil but as a messiah of some sort, destined to purify the world. He is a perfect orator who can subtly instil doubt in the most determined minds to bend and break them, as seen before the final battle. He devises multi-layered plans, leads people where he wants them without knowing, and adapts to circumstances. Malefor is immensely intelligent, perspicacious, cunning and manipulative. He also enjoys killing other creatures for pleasure and revels in their torment. He is willing to use anything he can to fulfil his goal, and remorselessly destroys everything in his way or everyone useless to him, except if he can find a later use for them. He is also overconfident, selfish, self-righteous and self-confident, dismissing others’ beliefs as irrelevant a fatal flaw that led to his downfall. He is very collected, imperturbable and courteous, albeit scornful and taunting, but his refined facade only highlights his imposing and menacing presence. He is horribly cruel, merciless, sadistic, violent, tyrannical and power-hungry.
Malefor is a villain of pure malevolence, completely devoid of redeeming qualities and the slightest comedic elements. His limitless potential and belief in his greatness lead him to think of himself superior and infallible, and so he fell.
Alas, contrary to him, he was prideful and overzealous. It is strongly hinted that in his youth, Malefor was similar to Spyro, kind, brave and eager to learn. 3.4 The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon.3.3 The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night.3.2 The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning.