Sparx

Sparx is a character that appears in "Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage" and "Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy" as well as all games in the Spyro series. He's a yellow dragonfly and Spyro's best friend. Sparx acts like Aku Aku does for Crash and takes hits for Spyro. He has 2 hit points and if he loses them, he will die, leaving Spyro vulnerable.