So essentially, Spyro is to dragons as Moses is to the Jews. He's raised by a family of fireflies, living his life in peace until one day he finds a fiery dragon that explains who Spyro really is and how he's the savior of his entire race.
As an egg, Spyro is sent off on a river, so that evil dragon Cynder won't kill him. Developer Krome Studios has started over, bringing players all the way back to Spyro's birth.
Forget the bad guys, forget the plot, and even forget Hunter, that cheetah guy. Forget everything that ever happened in the previous Spyro games.