In the land of Avalar, residents Elora, Hunter, and the Professor have been working on their latest and largest portal.
The Dragons of the previous installment have been replaced with an entirely new cast of characters, including fauns, satyrs, anthropomorphic animals, and robotic businessmen. Avalar's name may have been derived from the legendary island Avalon. All three homeworlds feature a certain number of realms, one or two speedways, and a Boss Realm. The world of Avalar is split up into three homeworlds, all of them named after a season of the year: Summer Forest, Autumn Plains, and Winter Tundra. Ripto's Rage! is set in Avalar, rather than the Dragon Realms, where the previous installment was set. Spyro must travel through the land of Avalar, undoing the damage done by Ripto and ultimately defeating him. Idols come to life and attack their creators, Eskimos are encased in ice cubes, and a civilization of seahorses has had its water confiscated. A sorcerer, known as Ripto, has invaded the world of Avalar and is wreaking havoc on its citizens with his magic. The portal he enters accidentally takes him to the land of Avalar because the Professor, Elora and Hunter are trying to bring a dragon to Avalar. The protagonist of the series, Spyro the Dragon, decides to take a vacation to Dragon Shores with his friend Sparx a few years after defeating Gnasty Gnorc.
