Lyle The Dragon

Lyle The Dragon, also called Lyle The Fun Loving Playful Dragon, is one of the mascots of Chuck E Cheese's who interacts with attendees at the restaurant, especially on birthday parties. He is voiced by Kimberly Joplin.

History
The creation of Lyle The Dragon came all the way back in 1997, when someone suggested to founder Nolan Bushnell to create a character that would interact and play with guests for a period of time, especially on birthday parties.

Lyle was introduced in February 1998 and debuted at the Chuck E Cheese's in San Jose, California. His backstory claimed that he came from a mystical island plagued with rainfall and windy weather. When Chuck E & his friends visited the island, they rescued him and took them back to their place, where he was adored by guests with his hidden abilities of entertainment.

For 1 or 2 hours, Lyle would come out of his doghouse home (which is located near the main stage) and do entertainment for the guests, including wandering around the dining & arcade areas, doing cute dances, finding something sparkly to eat, play fun games & activities with the kids, and celebrating birthday parties. He can get sensitive sometimes, and reacts to insults or hits from some guests at the restaurant.

Due to positive reviews from the kids, the character was expanded to multiple Chuck E Cheese's restaurants in different states, including California, New York, Indiana, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, and Florida.

After Chuck E Cheese's shutdown in 2005 due to the Shogun incident, the character disappeared completely for a while. However, as of 2013, he has appeared in various conventions and expos as a special appearance.

Appearances In Coldgate's Films
In Coldgate's Universe: Shogun, Lyle can be seen interacting with guests at the Chuck E Cheese San Jose while Lauren, Bob, and Andrea investigate the supernatural occurrences at the restaurant. He offered pizza to Bob, which he accepted since he was hungry anyways. He was later seen running away with guests when Tarantula attacked the restaurant, and was trampled on by some guests but survived. Later, while being comforted by a kid, one of Tarantula's minions, Miss Bigelow, kidnaps Lyle and takes him back to the restaurant, where she devours and kills the poor dragon while preventing the police, led by Bob, from trying to save him.

In the intro of Coldgate's Universe: Zeitgeist, Lyle The Dragon was shown around a Florida Chuck E Cheese restaurants, playing in the ball pit and interacting with kids. He was then seen celebrating a kids birthday party and eating some cake. When Tarantula attacked the place, Lyle The Dragon tried to retreat in his doghouse, but was grabbed by one of Tarantula's wolf minions, who then throws him into the arcade area, landing on the skiball machine. Lyle was then seen running away out of the restaurant, but was eaten by one of the wolf minions before it charged at the guests.

Reception
Though the character received a positive reception for many kids, teenagers and adults, as well as some kids, gave the character negative reviews. Many adults claim that he's annoying and can sometimes ruin their kids' parties with his antics. One adult complained that he nearly ruined his 11-year old daughter's party when he tried to eat her cake, causing him to pick him up and give him a good spanking forcing an upset Lyle to retreat into his doghouse. He said that he was not blamed for the incident as employees didn't notice his antics.

Another teenager complained that Lyle was constantly bothering him while trying to play San Francisco Rush Rock. When he lost the race because of him, he snapped and gave him a nice kick sending him to the bottom of the air hockey stand. Lyle, upset from the kick, retreated to his doghouse, and the teen said he as well wasn't caught because, again, employees didn't notice the incident.

A third complaint from two teenage girls detailed that they were annoyed with Lyle's dancing while they were talking with each other. When they told him to stop, he didn't listen, causing the girls to insult him before they beat him up when he didn't listen a third time.

Trivia

 * His appearance and design is similar to that of Spike from the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Gameloft game.