Malefor, also known as the Dark Master, is the main antagonist in The Legend of Spyro trilogy and the main antagonist in The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon. He is an unfathomably powerful Purple Dragon who turned evil because of his lust for power. Malefor tried to erase the world, but the Dragon Elders imprisoned him in his own realm. Malefor is accidentally set free at the end The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night, and he attempts to destroy the world once again, but he is defeated by Spyro and Cynder and sealed away once and for all into the world's core.