Gnasty Gnorc is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the video game series Spyro. He is depicted as a large, green, dragon-like creature with a mischievous personality. Gnasty Gnorc is known for his ability to turn dragons into crystal statues, which he uses to assert his dominance over the Dragon Kingdom. In the original Spyro the Dragon game, Gnasty Gnorc kidnaps the dragons and steals their treasure. Players control Spyro, a small purple dragon, as he embarks on a quest to rescue his fellow dragons and reclaim the stolen treasure from Gnasty Gnorc.