The Legend of Spyro is a game trilogy that is part of the Spyro the Dragon series. The Legend of Spyro trilogy is currently owned and published by Activision under the Sierra Entertainment brand name. It acts as a reboot to the original series. The games use a combination of close-combat and platforming gameplay, though more oriented on combat than previous games in the Spyro series. The story revolves around Spyro, the protagonist, and his efforts to stop Malefor, The Dark Master, from escaping his ancient imprisonment to bring about an armageddon upon the world.