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''Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' is the first game in the ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'' series, and served as a reboot of the ''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon'' series. It was developed by Toys for Bob and published by Creator/{{Activision}} for UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}, UsefulNotes/XBox360, UsefulNotes/Playstation3, UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS, and UsefulNotes/WiiU[[note]]Japan exclusive[[/note]].
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''Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' is the first game in the ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'' series, and served as a reboot of the ''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon'' series. It was developed by Toys for Bob and published by Creator/{{Activision}} for UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}, UsefulNotes/XBox360, UsefulNotes/Playstation3, UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS, Platform/{{Wii}}, Platform/Xbox360, Platform/PlayStation3, Platform/Nintendo3DS, and UsefulNotes/WiiU[[note]]Japan Platform/WiiU[[note]]Japan exclusive[[/note]].
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->''WHOA! A Skylander! You've returned! Master Eon was right, that means he did find another Portal Master to help us.''
-->--'''Hugo'''
-->--'''Hugo'''
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* LastLousyPoint: Some levels just barely have enough enemies to reach the Enemy Goal, but since they usually aren't hidden and some levels have enemies that spawn endless smaller ones, it isn't too much of a hassle. But if you're playing on an Xbox 360, then Quicksilver Vault becomes this. The level in that version will not have enough enemies to reach the count, even if you search it from top to bottom. There is still a way to reach it, but it's only thanks to a glitch with Sonic Boom, where if her hatchlings are defeated, it will count towards the enemy goal despite them not being enemies. But if you want to reach HundredPercentCompletion and don’t have a figure of her, [[UnintentionallyUnwinnable you're out of luck]].
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** There's no DifficultyLevels, instead having a consistent level through the whole game. Likely because as the first game, it didn't allow for any backwards compatability with figures from games that could come before it.
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* AlreadyDoneForYou:
** The residents of Stonetown kept the Eternal Earth Source secured for the Skylanders to come and get. But it's not gonna be ''that'' easy, as when they've arrived, [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere the Source has transformed into a giant rock monster]].
** By the time you've arrived at the Molekin Mine, the Molekin miners there have already found the Crucible of the Ages, but also got lost in the search, so the mission is to find all of them.
** The residents of Stonetown kept the Eternal Earth Source secured for the Skylanders to come and get. But it's not gonna be ''that'' easy, as when they've arrived, [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere the Source has transformed into a giant rock monster]].
** By the time you've arrived at the Molekin Mine, the Molekin miners there have already found the Crucible of the Ages, but also got lost in the search, so the mission is to find all of them.
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** There's no jump button, something that was carried over to ''Giants'' until it was finally added in ''Swap Force''.
** There were multiple different people who served as MissionControl while also fitting into the current Elemental Source you were looking for, while in later games it was usually the same character throughout the whole game who had this role.
** There were multiple different people who served as MissionControl while also fitting into the current Elemental Source you were looking for, while in later games it was usually the same character throughout the whole game who had this role.
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* EndlessWinter: The Empire of Ice used to be a valley filled with green greens and the most lovely weather you can imagine. But after the Snow Cyclopses appeared, they built a giant wall that blocked out the sun, which turned the area into the glacier it is when we arrive.
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* GustyGlade: Downplayed with Shattered Island and Stormy Stronghold. Both places are being teared apart because of a giant tornado being at the area, but it's never done in a way that's gonna hinder your progress. The latter do have you trying to undo the storm that's happening, but it doesn't disturb you during the level up until you calm it down.
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* HailfirePeaks: Lava Lakes Railway starts out as a UndergroundLevel, taking place in the same mine as the previous chapter, albeit with a changed layout. After heading deeper, the level becomes a mix of the previous mentioned theme and LethalLavaLand.
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* KnightOfCerebus: [[spoiler:Kaos' four-headed hydra has a scaringly realistic design compared to every other character, and was the beast that is responsible for destroying the Core of Light and what happened to the Skylanders and Master Eon.]]
* LeftStuckAfterAttack: Kaos will try to use his throne to [[DeathFromAbove slam down]] on your Skylander, but after doing so, it will be stuck on the ground, leaving him open. Averted in the [=PS3=] and [=XBox=] 360 versions, as there he will sometimes not be stuck at all and can rise up again with ease.
* LeftStuckAfterAttack: Kaos will try to use his throne to [[DeathFromAbove slam down]] on your Skylander, but after doing so, it will be stuck on the ground, leaving him open. Averted in the [=PS3=] and [=XBox=] 360 versions, as there he will sometimes not be stuck at all and can rise up again with ease.
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* MistakenForFlirting: Flynn says that his balloon is gonna need something added to it to push him through the storm, to which Cali suggests a propeller. But Flynn shoots it down, not because so that he could act like [[GladIThoughtOfIt he came up with it]], but because he thought that Cali was talking about him. So when he then says that his balloon is gonna need some kind of propeller, Cali says "Really? REALLY?", and it's unclear if she's [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic]] or [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe dumbfounded]].
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* OminousFloatingCastle: Kaos has one, and it's the only place where we see him in person throughout the game.
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* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Every element has one dragon each, and they all differ from each other. For example, Bash, Zap and Camo don't have wings, Whirlwind and Sunburn are hybrids between dragon and unicorn and phoenix respectively, Spyro and Cynder retains their elemental breaths from the origianl ''[[Franchise/SpyroTheDragon Spyro]]'' series and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro'' trilogy, and finally, Drobot is a cyborg dragon. And there are several other similarities and differences they have with each other.
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* RedSkyTakeWarning: When Skylands has almost been completely covered in darkness around the time you're looking for the second to last Source, the sky becomes blood red.
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* SceneryDissonance: The Ruins is the place where you can feel safe with no enemies to damage you, or anyway that you can be defeated at all (unless you stand too long on the campfire or use Ghost Roaster's Ectoplasm mode too much). But as you get further and further into the game, the darkness spreads more and more across Skylands as the sky at the Ruins gets darker and darker. It is already pretty dark during the Undead Source arc of the story, but by the final levels before the final one, the sky has turned red.
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* TakeYourTime: You are on a RaceAgainstTheClock to find all the gadgets and Eternal Sources to reconstruct the Core of Light before the darkness has spread all over Skylands. Despite this, you can spend just as much time as you want to at the Ruins doing side content like Heroic Challenges or finding all the secrets, or even doing the Adventure Pack levels in-between your adventure.
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* TheUnfought:
** [[spoiler:During the final battle, you never deal any damage at all to Kaos' hydra, you just avoid its attacks while you focus exclusively on attacking Kaos. [[DecapitatedArmy Defeating Kaos will automatically defeat the hydra]].]]
** [[spoiler:Vathek in Dragon's Peak. He sends waves of enemies at you and after the final one, he jumps off the throne to deal with you himself. But that's when Flavius seizes the throne, and uses it to freeze Vathek.]]
** [[spoiler:During the final battle, you never deal any damage at all to Kaos' hydra, you just avoid its attacks while you focus exclusively on attacking Kaos. [[DecapitatedArmy Defeating Kaos will automatically defeat the hydra]].]]
** [[spoiler:Vathek in Dragon's Peak. He sends waves of enemies at you and after the final one, he jumps off the throne to deal with you himself. But that's when Flavius seizes the throne, and uses it to freeze Vathek.]]
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* AdvancingBossOfDoom: Hektore's purpose in the levels (and game as a whole aside from being the BigBad) is to appear halfway through the level and approach the Skylander. A time limit will start, which will result in a instant defeat it it hits zero.
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* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Hektore has no unique characteristics that gives him a unique idenity. A big contrast between him and Kaos is that Kaos has some form of personality, while Hektore doesn't have any big characterization moments or even a single line of dialogue until his ''death scene''.
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* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Hektore has no unique characteristics that gives him a unique idenity. A big contrast between him and Kaos is that Kaos has some form of personality, while Hektore doesn't have any big characterization moments or even a single line of dialogue until his ''death scene''.scene''.
* StalkedByTheBell: Hektore's purpose in the levels (and game as a whole aside from being the BigBad) is to appear halfway through the level and approach the Skylander. A time limit will start, which will result in a instant defeat it it hits zero.
* StalkedByTheBell: Hektore's purpose in the levels (and game as a whole aside from being the BigBad) is to appear halfway through the level and approach the Skylander. A time limit will start, which will result in a instant defeat it it hits zero.
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* OneHundredPercentCompletion: There are 19 accolades in the game, with things like level stars and collectibles functioning as them, making them a good menu to see your progress for completion. But needless to say, you need at least one version of all 32 Skylanders to fully finish the game, as two accomplishments require every single Skylander. One is for simply registering all of them, and the other is for having one Skylander clear all Heroic Challenges, which you need every Skylander for so they can unlock their own. You are also gonna need all four Adventure Pack levels, as they are counted alongside the story levels.
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* OneHundredPercentCompletion: There To reach 100% on your safe file, you're gonna need to get all three stars in every main story level. This requires you at least to have one Skylander of each element to unlock every single Elemental Gate so you can get every level's collectibles star.
** Even if they aren't counted towards the overall percentage counter, there are 19 accolades in the game. To get all of them, you're required to have all four Adventure Packs since you need to collect everything in the game,with things like level stars and including in those levels, to earn every reward that requires all collectibles functioning as them, making them a good menu to see your progress for completion. But needless to say, you of one category. The biggest roadblock, however, is that you're gonna need at least one version of all 32 Skylanders to fully finish the game, Skylanders, as two accomplishments require every single Skylander. One is for simply registering all of them, and the other is for having one Skylander clear all Heroic Challenges, which you need every Skylander for so they can unlock their own. You are also gonna need all four Adventure Pack levels, as they are counted alongside the story levels.
** Even if they aren't counted towards the overall percentage counter, there are 19 accolades in the game. To get all of them, you're required to have all four Adventure Packs since you need to collect everything in the game,
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''Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' is the first game in the ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'' series, developed by Toys for Bob and published by Creator/{{Activision}} for UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}, UsefulNotes/XBox360, UsefulNotes/Playstation3, UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS, and UsefulNotes/WiiU[[note]]Japan exclusive[[/note]].
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''Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' is the first game in the ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'' series, and served as a reboot of the ''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon'' series. It was developed by Toys for Bob and published by Creator/{{Activision}} for UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}, UsefulNotes/XBox360, UsefulNotes/Playstation3, UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS, and UsefulNotes/WiiU[[note]]Japan exclusive[[/note]].
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* NonIndicativeName: Despite a certain Skylander having his name in the title of this game, Spyro doesn't have a unique role in the story, or something exceptional about him compared to other Skylanders in gameplay. The closest it gets is in the opening battle cutscene, where he's the first to jump into battle and the one who recieves the most focus when the Skylanders are being banished. Everywhere else though, he shares the spotlight with Gill Grunt and Trigger Happy, such as Hugo refering to only them three by name at the start of Shattered Island and all three appearing in the closing cutscene.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''[[{{Tagline}} Bring the Skylanders to Life!]]''[[note]]From left to right: Trigger Happy, Stump Smash, Spyro, Stealth Elf, Gill Grunt, Eruptor and Boomer[[/note]]]]
''Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' is the first game in the ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'' series, developed by Toys for Bob and published by Creator/{{Activision}} for UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}, UsefulNotes/XBox360, UsefulNotes/Playstation3, UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS, and UsefulNotes/WiiU[[note]]Japan exclusive[[/note]].
Originally called ''Spyro's Kingdom'', with unusual concepts such as Spyro being an [=NPC=] and being UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} exclusive, the game was reworked into the first installment of the popular "Toys-to-life" franchise.
Before the events of the game, the evil Portal Master [[ChaosIsEvil Kaos]], the arch-enemy of the Skylanders, appeared at Eon's citadel, which houses the Core of Light, a machine that brings light into the world of Skylands and keeps the darkness at bay, creating balance. Kaos has longed tried to destroy the core so that the darkness will spread throughout the world so he can rule it due to the darkness being the source of his powers as a dark Portal Master. Unlike previous attempts though, this time, Kaos actually succeeds in destroying it. The explosion of which turned Master Eon, the so far last Portal Master in Skylands, into a spirit and banished ''all'' the Skylanders, flying through space before landing on Earth. However, because Earth doesn't have any magic, they were frozen into small toys and were found by humans who became the new Portal Masters, and thanks to their portals, the Skylanders can be sent back to Skylands. Now alongside Eon's assistant Hugo and other allies, the Skylanders must venture though the islands of Skylands to find the parts so they can rebuild the Core of Light and bring peace back to Skylands all while avoiding Kaos' interferences.
The game was followed by a sequel, ''VideoGame/SkylandersGiants'', released the following year.
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* OneHundredPercentCompletion: There are 19 accolades in the game, with things like level stars and collectibles functioning as them, making them a good menu to see your progress for completion. But needless to say, you need at least one version of all 32 Skylanders to fully finish the game, as two accomplishments require every single Skylander. One is for simply registering all of them, and the other is for having one Skylander clear all Heroic Challenges, which you need every Skylander for so they can unlock their own. You are also gonna need all four Adventure Pack levels, as they are counted alongside the story levels.
* EleventhHourRanger: Camo, Warnado and Wham-Shell were the last Skylanders to be released in the toy lineup.
* AntiFrustrationFeatures:
** The Zombies in Cadaverous Crypts can only be beaten by fire attacks. There are only three non-Fire Skylanders who have any form of Fire attack[[note]]Spyro, Drobot, and Trigger Happy, the latter only if his upper upgrade path is bought[[/note]], so on the off chance the player is playing as someone who doesn't have it, there will be cannons or candle poles nearby that can also damage them.
** Ghost Roaster's Ectoplasm Mode shields him from enemy attacks, but drains his health in return. Both of his upgrade paths have upgrades that make it more bearable to use. The "Fear Eater" path has an upgrade that makes Ghost Roaster take less damage while transparent as well as making the mode more useful, and the "Skull Master" path has an upgrade that heals him when he eats a ghost with a Skull Charge.
** Enemies in Heroic Challenges go down in one to two hits, helping the player focus more on the task at hand, even if the challenge involves killing a certain number of enemies.
* ArcherArchetype: Flameslinger is the very first bow-wielding Skylander, who can either shoot fire arrows or unleash a RainOfArrows.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: The Troll tanks all share the same weakness, which is an energy source on the backside of its tracks. The normal tank enemy, the advanced tank made from the Tech Source, and the tank encountered in Trigger Happy’s Heroic Challenge all have this weakness.
* BigBoosHaunt: The levels in the Undead Source part of the game, Crawling Catacombs, Cadaverous Crypts, and [[RuleOfThree Creepy Citadel]]. There is also Darklight Crypt.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: The credits revolves around this, as Flynn talks over them and comments on them.
* BulletHell: The final phase of the battle against Kaos ends with him using [[spoiler:his Hydra]] to combine the spells he has used in the fights against his minions, which covers almost the entire arena in hostile projectiles.
* {{Combo}}: Every Skylander that is focused on melee combat (except Bash, Ghost Roaster and Warnado) are capable of performing a combo attack. They all also have an upgrade on one of their paths that gives them two new combos.
* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: The Evil counterpart of Chop Chop is equipped with both the Demon Blade of the Underworld and Demon Shield of the Shadows, which is impossible to have on a normal Chop Chop as they are unlocked on different paths.
* CutAndPasteEnvironments: The Heroic Challenges all uses one of four locations that are ripped right from Story Mode: Leviathan's Lagoon, Battlefield, Cadaverous Crypts, and Molekin Mine.
* DevelopersForesight: If you try to walk through the mine field in Troll Warehouse without having collected every map piece, there will be a closed gate preventing you from finishing the level too quickly.
* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: At the end of four different levels where the Skylanders recover Sources, Kaos shows up to take it as well. Rather than taking it right there, he focuses more on battling the Skylanders with his own Evil Skylanders and spells. And at the end, when all of his minions have been beaten, he gives up and just lets the Skylanders take the Source.
* DownerBeginning: Before the game starts, Kaos succeeds in his goal of destroying the Core of Light, the explosion of which banished the Skylanders to Earth and knocked Master Eon back into his portal, turning him into a spirit.
* DualWorldGameplay: Darklight Crypt requires you to switch between day and night to solve various puzzles and progress through it.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
** There is no unique gimmick to this game, but that is [[JustifiedTrope justified]], as this was the first game of the series that tried the new Toys-to-Life idea.
** Of the 32 Skylanders, only 12 were able to speak English, with the others expressing themselves in grunts or some made-up language. And some of those who could talk, like Chop Chop, Ignitor and Gill Grunt, were often voiced by the same voice actor, with some exceptions like [[Creator/JoshKeaton Spyro]] and [[Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson Stump Smash]].
* EarthShatteringKaboom: The explosion from the Core of Light destroyed everything on the island, banished the Skylanders to Earth, and turned Eon into a spirit (by knocking him back onto his portal).
* EvilSoundsDeep: Kaos' HugeHolographicHead is also designed to make Kaos' voice sound much deeper then it actually is.
* GameBreakingBug: Only appears in the Wii version. If the player says no to go to the Arkeyan Armory, the Weapon Master, who is the current MissionControl, will return to his sleeping stanche with no way of waking him up, meaning the player has to restart the entire game. The kicker? The Arkeyan Armory is the ''penultimate'' level.
* GangplankGalleon: Two of the water-levels, Darkwater Cove and Leviathan's Lagoon, as well as the Pirate Seas Adventure pack.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: In Stonetown, it's revealed that the Eternal Earth Source has been turned into a giant rock monster, for seemingly no reason. This makes the monster the only boss in the game that is unrelated to Kaos.
* GuideDangIt: The Legendary Treasure in Leviathan's Lagoon has no indication on where to find it. To find it, you have to go behind the tower with the cannon, walk out on the water and get eaten by the Leviathan, where you will find the treasure inside of it, and only if you were eaten in this area. Every other time you get eaten by it for going too far, you only find money inside it, and there is nothing that suggests there’s anything unique to be found where you find the treasure.
* HugeHolographicHead: Kaos uses this to make himself look more intimidating than he actually is. It doesn't even work as well as he thought it would, as Eon is unimpressed by it.
* InstantArmor: Some Skylanders have upgrades that give them more armor, either on one of their upgrade paths like Dino-Rang and Slam Bam, or as their Soul Gem like Warnado or Drill Sergeant.
* LoneWolfBoss: The Rock Monster that the Eternal Earth Source turns into in Stonetown is the only boss fight that has no affiliation with Kaos.
* MacGuffin: The Eternal Elemental Sources, as well as all the other materials needed to rebuild the Core of Light.
* MarathonBoss: Kaos in the [=PS3=] and Xbox 360 versions can take a much longer time than the Wii version. [[spoiler:While he doesn't heal himself back to max health]] at any point, there will be a lot of time between the times he leaves himself vulnerable, meaning a lot of the time, you're just waiting for an opening instead of fighting him.
* MarathonLevel: Chapter 17, Creepy Citadel, is by far the longest level in the game. Most other levels can be beaten in about 20 minutes (including the final one if you ignore the final battle against Kaos), while this one takes about 25-30 minutes to beat. Even it's time trial is significantly longer compared to a lot of other levels.
* MissionControl: There are several characters who serve as the people to talk to in order to progress with the story, and they all relate to the element of the Eternal Source you're looking for. Flynn for Air, Gurglefin for Water, Diggs for Earth and Fire, Arbo for Life, General Robot for Tech, T-Bone for Undead and the Arkeyan Weapon Master for Magic.
* OrcusOnHisThrone: ZigZagged. After blowing up the Core of Light, the Darkness starts spreading over Skylands, but while this is happening, Kaos can't really do much except wait for it to cover all of Skylands. He gets more chances to take action as his enemies starts rebuilding the Core of Light, but mostly resorts to trusting his lackeys. He does get involved at some moments, that being when he tries to take one of the Eternal Sources to prevent his enemies from getting their hands on them, but he only does so for half of them while doing nothing during to secure the other four (except for the Tech one, as that one is in possession of his Troll minions).
* RaceAgainstTheClock: The Skylanders must hurry with the reconstruction of the Core of Light because with it destroyed, there is nothing holding the Darkness back from spreading itself throughout Skylands, and if it were to cover it all, Kaos is gonna be able to rule it. This is indicated by the sky at the Ruins getting darker and darker the further you get in the story, giving you a sense of urgency.
* RollingAttack: Bash and Wrecking Ball have this as their secondary abilities, and both even have "rock and roll" as their catchphrase (in Wrecking Ball's case, it’s "Wreck and Roll!"). Stealth Elf's tertiary attack can also qualify as this if her upper path is chosen where the player can buy the Shadowsbane Blade Dance upgrade, as it makes her deal damage while rolling.
* SlippySlideyIceWorld: The Empire of Ice.
* StarterMon: Figures of Spyro, Gill Grunt and Trigger Happy are included in the console starter pack. For the 3DS starter pack, Stealth Elf, Ignitor and Dark Spyro are included instead.
* TimeForPlanB: When Kaos’ initial plan A of [[AttackAttackAttack showing up at Eon's citadel and sending in all of his underlings to combat the Skylanders]] fails, Glumshanks suggests they should move over to plan B. Kaos dismisses it, and instead goes right over to Plan Z, which ends up working brilliantly.
* TimedMission: All of the Heroic Challenges are this, varying from three to four minutes. Sonic Boom's challenge, "Time's A-Wastin'", is a unique take on this, as you start off with 15 seconds on the clock and get more time by beating enemies.
* UndergroundLevel: Molekin Mine and Lava Lakes Railway, the two levels during the Fire-Source part of the game.
* UniqueEnemy: The Zombies met in the Cadaverous Crypts that are only weak to fire are only ever met in this game (they make a cameo as [=NPCs=] in Cynder's new Heroic Challenge in ''Giants'').
* VillainousBreakdown: When Kaos has finally been beaten and his throne starts malfunctioning, he tells the Skylanders that this is not over it in a very desperate tone. He then does his EvilLaugh, but sounds [[ThisIsGonnaSuck less enthusiastic when he finishes it]] as his throne explodes.
* VillainsWantMercy: At the end when Kaos is about to be banished yet again, this time to a place unknown to him, he tries to bargain with the heroes into a WeCanRuleTogether by suggesting that they split Skylands between light and darkness.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Glumshanks disappears from the story after the Magic Source has been brought to the Core and there's no closure on what happens to him.
* WrenchWhack: The Troll Greasemonkeys are equipped with clamps to use at the Skylanders.
* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:In the final battle, Kaos becomes displeased with his minions’ failure at defeating the Skylander. When the first group of three has failed, he calls upon the next group and kills the previous one to have the new one get their XP. After the fourth and final group lose, Kaos himself will feed on their XP and refill his health to max, having decided that he only need his Hydra for this battle.]]
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* AdvancingBossOfDoom: Hektore's purpose in the levels (and game as a whole aside from being the BigBad) is to appear halfway through the level and approach the Skylander. A time limit will start, which will result in a instant defeat it it hits zero.
* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: You can only have two Skylanders scanned in at a time, and if you want to change, you'll have to talk to Wendel in the hub world.
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Hektore has no unique characteristics that gives him a unique idenity. A big contrast between him and Kaos is that Kaos has some form of personality, while Hektore doesn't have any big characterization moments or even a single line of dialogue until his ''death scene''.
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''Skylanders'' is a series of video games and spinoff materials launched by {{Activision}} in 2011. Part ''SpyroTheDragon'' reboot ([[TheLegendOfSpyro another one]]), part brand new franchise, ''Skylanders'' took a radical new approach.
See, the games come with a device called a "portal," plus three toys. The idea is that if you want to play as a character, you put their toy on the portal and the game instantly switches to the new character. This can be done at any time, even in the middle of gameplay. With dozens of toys available, this does make this game MerchandiseDriven, but since the game comes with three toys already you don't have to buy more unless you want to.
The toy gimmick is given an in-story explanation. An evil Portal Master named Kaos banished the Skylanders into the real world as statues, and it's up to the player, taking on the role of a good Portal Master, to stop him by summoning Skylanders into the game.
Common complaints lodged against this game include Spyro's radically different design and few other old ''Spyro'' characters returning. Common praises include beautiful graphics and fun-looking gameplay. The toy gimmick could go either way - it drives the cost up (similar to Activision's deceased ''{{Guitar Hero}}'') and is a blatant merchandising ploy; yet it's novel and well-executed, setting it apart from being just another game out there. Despite the complaints, ''Skylanders'' turned out to be a huge hit, selling out in several stores its first holiday season.
Games in the series include:
* ''Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' (Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PC) - The original, with 32 characters available. Kaos has assaulted the Skylanders' base; banishing them to Earth, turning their mentor Eon into a spirit, and destroying the Core of Light that keeps the Darkness at bay. It's up to the player to send the Skylanders back and gather the parts needed to rebuild the Core.
** ''Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' (Nintendo 3DS) - [[ReformulatedGame A different game with the same name]], more of a platformer than the HackAndSlash[=/=]BeatEmUp console versions.
* ''Skylanders: Giants'' (Wii, WiiU, Xbox 360, PS3, PC) - Adds 16 more characters, eight of which are "Giants"; at least double the size of the regular Skylanders and have the in-game strength to match. Storywise, the Giants were lost 10,000 years ago after fighting the Arkeyan war machines. Now, while the Giants have been discovered on Earth, Kaos has returned to the Skylands after his own banishment and seeks to claim the ancient Arkeyan army as his own.
** ''Skylanders: Giants'' (Nintendo 3DS)
* ''Skylanders: Universe'' (formerly ''Spyro's Universe'') - A browser-based MiniGameGame with some MMO lite features such as the ability to wander around chatting with other players while using your Skylander as your avatar.
* ''Skylanders: Cloud Patrol'' (iOS) - An arcade shooter.
* ''Skylanders: Lost Islands'' (iOS) - A ''FarmVille'' clone.
* ''Skylanders: Battlegrounds'' (iOS) - A tactical game.
!!''Skylanders'' contains examples of:
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Every level has an AlliterativeName: Perilous Pastures, Treetop Terrace, Cadaverous Crypt, and so on.
* AllThereInTheManual: Skylander bios are in the player's guide or on the website; not with the toys or in most games (currently ''Lost Islands'' is the only one; ''Cloud Patrol'' used to before they got removed to make room for character abilities).
* TheAllegedCar: Flynn's ship in ''Giants''. It gets marginally better throughout the game, as this time the Legendary Treasures act as customization options; but still, characters occasionally comment that the thing is ''cursed''.
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Kaos]] receives a very karmic one in ''Spyro's Adventure'': [[spoiler: After his defeat, he is sent to Earth, getting reduced to a mere toy figurine in the process]].
* AndYourRewardIsClothes: The in-game collectibles include {{Nice Hat}}s for your Skylanders to wear. They actually do something in the console versions, I.E. give your Skylanders minor stat boosts. In the 3DS version, though, they are just cosmetic.
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: [[spoiler:The end of Chapter 9 in ''Giants''.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Brute:''' You'll never stop Master Kaos. He has an ingenious plan to get that Iron Fist of Arkus. Then he'll rule Skylands! Then he can finally take me fishing...]]
* BalefulPolymorph: A stage in the 3DS version of ''Spyro's Adventure'' includes sheep statues you can destroy (and need to for a level objective), but doing so turns your Skylander ''into'' a sheep briefly.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:The final boss of ''Giants''. Kaos - by then a giant Arkeyan robot - cornered the player by destroying the teleporter; the only means to escape. All of a sudden, Ermit comes to the rescue - with the sudden re-appearance of the Machine Ghost and corresponding Arkeyan robot that was [[UnexplainedRecovery destroyed earlier in the story]].]]
* BreakingTheFourthWall: The concept of the Portal of Power bringing Skylanders from the real world back into the Skylands pretty much weaponizes this trope.
** In addition, Flynn tends to break the fourth wall during parts of the credits (though only in the Wii version for ''Spyro's Adventure''), congratulating the player ([[SmallNameBigEgo and himself]]) for saving the Skylands and encouraging the player to go into the PlayableEpilogue. And then in the ''Spyro's Adventure'' credits, this happens:
-->[[LampshadeHanging OK, so what we're doing now is something called "breaking the Fourth Wall"]]; and since I'm acknowledging that fact, does this mean that I am now breaking the Fifth Wall? I don't know. What I do know is, all this wall-breaking is making me hungry.
* BulletHell: Though certainly not as intense as those of arcade shooter fame, Kaos summons some pretty large swarms of elementally-themed obstacles during your battles against his minions. (The Doomsharks even give you HP bonuses for "grazing" the side of one without taking damage!) And then there's the FinalBoss, where Kaos's Hydra not only launches the same swarms of obstacles at you, but even mixes them up. Can you dodge e.g. deadly laser beams ''and'' swarms of sharks at the same time?
** Even more bullet hell fun in ''Giants'', too. Seriously, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44r8L6BHNLc This]] is obviously inspired by ''{{Ikaruga}}''..
* CanonImmigrant: Cynder is carried over from ''TheLegendOfSpyro'' games, and Auric the Banker is Moneybags from the Classic ''SpyroTheDragon'' series down to the last detail. (He's a brown bear with a monocle and a black suit obsessed with treasure for crying out loud!) Sparx the Dragonfly also appears, getting a toy at that, but as an item instead of a playable character.
* ChargedAttack: Many characters can purchase upgrades enabling them to charge more powerful attacks by holding down the respective Attack button.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: One Skylander of each element (Warnado, Camo, Ghost Roaster, Sunburn, Vodood, Boomer, Wham-Shell, and Dino-Rang) is absent from the ''Giants'' toyline, though they are still playable in-game.
* CreativeClosingCredits: In the Wii version of ''Spyro's Adventure'', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWpyB9uaHB8 Flynn engages in a little Fourth Wall-breaking.]] He does it again in ''Giants'', this time joined by the Chompy Mage, one of the level bosses.
* DarkIsNotEvil: The Skylanders will take anyone in, including Voodood the orc, Boomer the troll, and all of the Undead members. Dark Spyro is also noted as being able to use evil energy without being corrupted by it.
** TheSacredDarkness[=/=]CreepyGood: The "Undead" element qualifies as one of the good ones, or at least not automatically evil.
* DeadpanSnarker: Glumshanks, Kaos' goblin sidekick. See IncrediblyLamePun as well.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: One of the chapters in ''Giants'' takes place at the "Secret Arkeyan Vault of Secrets".
* DismantledMacGuffin: The Core of Light in ''Spyro's Adventure''. Nearly every level has you retrieving an Eternal Elemental Source or some other component of it.
* DoomyDoomsOfDoom:
** All of Kaos' spells have this trope, most blatantly '''"[[LargeHam THE DEADLY]] [[ThreateningShark SHARK BATH]] [[LargeHam of DOOOOOOOOM SHAAAAAARKS!!!]]"''', but one must also mention '''"[[OxymoronicBeing THE DEADLY LIFE SPELL OF DEATH!!!]]"'''
** There's also Whirlwind's "Rainbow Of Doom" (yes, that is its official name).
* DropInDropOutMultiplayer
* DualBoss: When fighting Kaos for one of the elemental Cores, after failing to defeat you using his minions one at a time, he eventually resorts to sending out three at once (albeit with [[ConservationOfNinjutsu less HP apiece]]).
* ElementalPowers: Every Skylander is classified under one of eight elements -- [[PlayingWithFire Fire]], [[MakingASplash Water]], [[BlowYouAway Air]], [[DishingOutDirt Earth]], Life ([[GreenThumb nature]]), [[CastingAShadow Undead]], [[FunctionalMagic Magic]], or [[ClockPunk Tech]]. But not every Skylander posesses an attack or ability matching their element -- for example, Spyro (Magic) wields fire breath, while Sonic Boom (Air) has no wind-based attacks whatsoever. See the [[Characters/SkylandersSpyrosAdventure Skylander character sheet]] for details.
* EssenceDrop: Enemies drop experience points when defeated.
* EvilKnockoff: Several boss battles involve Kaos summoning evil Skylander clones to attack you. He alternates this strategy with some BulletHell (see SequentialBoss). They appear in ''Giants'', too, as bonus area minibosses.
* ExcitedEpisodeTitle: Two chapters in ''Giants'' - Chapters 10 ("Aerial Attack!") and 16 ("Bringing Order to Kaos!").
* FacePalm: Cali does this a lot when Flynn is speaking.
* FantasticRecruitmentDrive: Several character bios make mention of being personally invited to join by Eon.
* FieldPowerEffect: Unusually, there doesn't seem to be a flat ElementalRockPaperScissors mechanic; rather each area has a specific type that gets an attack boost.
* FishPeople: Gill Grunt, and you meet some others while searching for the Eternal Water Source.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: A lot of gameplay stuff was integrated into the game's universe, besides just the whole "toys in our world" thing. Those glowy bits that serve as EXP? Enemies drop them even in cutscenes, and [[spoiler:Kaos uses them himself during the final battle]]. And how a Skylander says a phrase when you summon them? According to a story scroll that's not just a game interface thing, shouting a BattleCry is a Skylander custom.
** In ''Giants'', we see that Kaos ended up [[spoiler:in a toy store]] after the first game, and he gets back to the Skylands through [[spoiler:the portal in a store display]].
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: One of Kaos' fire puns during the Eternal Fire Source battle is "make an ash out of you."
** Gurglefin the gillman drops "holy carp" a couple times.
** Plus one of the challenges, "Bombs to the Wall".
** Trigger Happy's Soul Gem upgrade is called "Infinite Hellfire" when you obtain it, but is corrected into "Infinite Ammo" when you buy it.
** Hot Dog's Soul Gem ability is "Ding Dong Ditch", and appears to be exactly what you'd expect from a fiery canine: a flaming bag of doggie doo.
* GoodCounterpart: Eon and the player to [[BigBad Kaos]]. They're good "Portal Masters" while Kaos is an evil one.
* GottaCatchEmAll: Sure, you ''can'' get through the game with the three Skylanders in the box, but to get most everything you'll need at least a set of eight (one from each element, with one of them being a Giant in the sequel), and there's definite incentives to get all the Skylanders available. And for collectors, there's a bunch more variant figures out there (see PaletteSwap below).
* GreenAesop: The trolls are guilty of multiple kinds of environmental damage in both character bios and the game itself, including offshore oil drilling (Wham Whell's bio) and deforestation (Stump Smash).
* HackAndSlash: Or shoot, depending on whether your current Skylander prefers melee or ranged attacks.
* HeroesRUs: The Skylanders are presented as this kind of group. Though they don't seem very picky about who joins, so long as they're a big enough {{Badass}} to help out.
* HoldingOutForAHero: Surprisingly subverted in ''Spyro's Adventure''. Instead of sitting around and letting the player save the day, the Mabu villagers from the first chapter go out and form their own military to help fight Kaos' army. They actually help a surprising amount, locating several of the components of the Core of Light themselves.
* HubLevel: The Ruins in ''Spyro's Adventure'', Flynn's ship in ''Giants''
* HurricaneOfPuns: A number of characters are fond of making them. During the battle over the Eternal Fire Source, Kaos even lampshades it by commenting "I could do this all day."
* IncrediblyLamePun: When Kaos tells Glumshanks to sabotage some train tracks:
-->'''Kaos:''' There's more than one way to ''derail'' their plans!
-->'''Glumshanks:''' ''(FacePalm)'' Tell me you didn't just say that.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: ''Spyro's Adventure'' has a dragon Skylander for every element: Spyro (magic), Cynder (undead), Zap (water), Bash (earth), Whirlwind (air), Sunburn (fire), Camo (life), and Drobot (tech). ''Giants'' adds yet another: Flashwing the gem dragon, for the earth element.
* IronicFear: In ''Giants'', Ermit the hermit has a fear/paranoia of clouds. And considering [[WorldInTheSky what Skylands is]]...
* KaizoTrap: The "Dungeoness Creeps" Heroic Challenge[[note]]unlocked by Cynder in ''Spyro's Adventure'' and Chop Chop in ''Giants''[[/note]] tasks you with collecting 13 "amber medallions" in a catacombs. The last one is on a small platform you teleport to, with no enemies in sight ... easy, right? Except for nearly a dozen zombies that pop up out of the ground and swarm you as you attempt to get it.
* KillItWithFire: Zombie enemies can only be killed by fire-based attacks (e.g. a Fire Skylander) or other sources of flame. Medieval cannons also pack enough "fire"power to destroy them.
* LargeHam: Kaos.
** Brock in ''Giants'' also shows hammish qualities:
---> '''Brock:''' Who wants to start this battle up? YOU DOOOOOOO!!!
* LivingToys: How Spyro, Gill Grunt, Eruptor, Stump Smash and Stealth Elf were portrayed in the introduction to ''Giants''.
** And then there's the Wilikin - a race of living mannequin dolls.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters - Over 30 playable characters to choose from in ''Spyro's Adventure''; while ''Giants'' brings it close to 50. And neither of those numbers include special variants.
** [[MerchandiseDriven Most heroes]] [[BribingYourWayToVictory sold separately.]]
* MeaningfulName: All characters have one, even Spyro[[note]](from "pyro" (fire) + "spiro" (breath))[[/note]] and Cynder[[note]](from "cinder", as in "embers" or "burned material")[[/note]].
* MerchandiseDriven / RevenueEnhancingDevices: Despite the fact that the toys are integrated into the story, the fact remains that the game tries its darndest to get you to buy more stuff. When you pick up a Soul Gem for a character you don't have, you're even asked if you want to see a preview (read: advertisement) for that character. ''Giants'' invites ''Spyro's Adventure'' owners to double-dip on figures, as "Series 1" characters don't count towards that game's collection-related achievements (but it only needs 40 figures to get all those achievements, less than the size of the ''Giants'' toyline).
** BribingYourWayToVictory: Game advantages from buying toys include more elements to better take advantage of {{Field Power Effect}}s and get into secret areas with stat-boosting hats, more Heroic Challenges to boost other stats, more backup characters to replace those who fall in battle, and - in special multipacks - other items to use in-game.
** AllegedlyFreeGame: Averted by ''Cloud Patrol''. [=iOS=] apps can be notorious for microtransactions, but everything in ''Cloud Patrol'' can be unlocked with in-game currency; and while you can buy that currency with real money the game also gives it to you at a pretty good rate so it's hardly necessary.
* MoodWhiplash - The last ''Spyro'' game was the [[DarkerandEdgier darkest]] in the series; this one has gone back to [[LighterandSofter lighthearted]]. Slightly justified in that this is a new continuity. However, the producer of the ''Legend Of Spyro'' games is in charge so who knows?
* MutuallyExclusivePowerups: After purchasing six of a character's ten upgrades, the player is required to "Choose Your Path" for upgrades 7 thru 9, upgrading either their primary or secondary attack, but not both. Series 2 figures, however, can switch between upgrade paths.
* MythologyGag: Sheep resembling those in the PS1 games appear here and there as a RunningGag; they don't release butterflies this time, and are in fact completely indestructible, but they react in different, [[AmusingInjuries amusing]] ways to each type of attack. One of Spyro's upgrade paths is even called "Sheep Burner Spyro".
** There's also a special "Dark Spyro" figure, with similar coloration to the SuperpoweredEvilSide from the ''Legend of Spyro'' trilogy, only available with the 3DS version.
* NearVillainVictory: Kaos managed to destroy the only thing keeping the Darkness at bay and all but destroy the Skylanders before the game even started.
* NeverSayDie
** Hugo says "[Master Eon] survived the blast, but was changed: he became a spirit." Oookay, if you say so. Kaos refers to it as "bodiless oblivion". A tie-in book goes into more detail assuring readers he's not ''actually'' dead.
** Character bios for undead Skylanders like Hex and Ghost Roaster merely say that they were "transformed" into their present condition. Averted for Cynder, as the kid in the ruins does outright ask her if came BackFromTheDead.
* NoOntologicalInertia: What happened to Kaos' Hydra after the battle? You didn't land a single blow on it during the fight....
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: The background stories of most of the Skylanders include quite a few.
* OldSaveBonus: Character data is saved to the toys, so any progress you made in one game will carry over into others. (To a point, anyway; the 3DS game only looks at levels and ignores other stats.)
* OurGiantsAreBigger: The titular new feature of ''Giants''.
* PaletteSwap: There's the occasional promotional figure with alternate coloring or some other effect. Some of these changes are reflected in-game and have different stats, qualifying as {{Underground Monkey}}s:
** Blue-and-gold "Legendary" variants, which have all-around better stats than the regular versions.
** "Series 2" figures; they're the same in stats and appearance as the original characters (and still compatible with the first game) but they each have an additional "Wow Pow" ability and can switch between upgrade paths at any time.
** "[=LightCore=]" Skylanders, whose toys light up while on the portal and release a damaging blast of light when summoned in-game.
** And unique variants like 3DS version exclusives Dark Spyro and Punch Pop Fizz, who have different colors and stat distributions.
* PowerGlows: One of the new features for ''Giants'' is that the Giant and [=LightCore=] toys light up when on the portal, and these characters also have special in-game powers (Giants have Feats of Strength, [=LightCore=] Skylanders have blasts of light).
* {{Precursors}}: The Arkeyans. ''Giants'' highlights how they were AbusivePrecursors.
* ReformulatedGame: The 3DS versions are compatible with the same figures as the console versions but are completely different games; ''Spyro's Adventure'' takes place in a different part of Skylands (the Radiant Isles) and has a different BigBad called Hektore.
* RefugeeFromTVLand: The figures are supposedly the actual characters torn out of their world and into ours by [[BigBad Kaos]].
* RPGElements: Though the game is primarily action-platformer, you can collect experience points to level-up your Skylanders. The only real benefit, however, is increased HP; increases to other stats are acquired by purchasing upgrades.
* SecretLevel: Four levels unlocked with their own toys: Pirate Seas, Darklight Crypt, Empire of Ice, and Dragon's Peak. These tend to be based on gimmicks; Pirate Seas is broken up by Concentration-style card games, Darklight Crypt features DualWorldGameplay, Empire of Ice is a SlippySlideyIceWorld and Dragon's Peak is partly an UnexpectedShmupLevel.
** SecretCharacter: The characters bundled with these levels (Terrafin, Ghost Roaster, Slam-Bam, and Sunburn respectively) have their Soul Gems hidden in the levels they come with. So you can only watch their demo videos after you already have the package that includes them.
*** Even moreso the "Sidekicks", AssistCharacter mini-versions of regular Skylanders (Whisper Elf, Gill Runt, Trigger Snappy, and Terrabyte). Most toys (beyond the main Skylander list and those available at release) were spoiled fairly quickly, either [[AllThereInTheManual in the strategy guide]] or by the 3DS game's InterfaceSpoiler. The Sidekicks' existence wasn't known until ''months'' later, shortly before the promotion that would make them available.
* SequentialBoss: Battles against Kaos's minions generally unfold in these phases: 1st minion, 1st obstacle swarm, 2nd minion, 2nd (tougher) obstacle swarm, 3rd Minion, (sometimes with a third obstacle swarm), then finally [[DualBoss everything at once]].
* ShoutOut: Those trolls with the WolverineClaws? They are ''actually called'' "[[{{Wolverine}} Trollverines]]".
** The achievement unlocked for purchasing all the upgrades for one character? [[{{Pokemon}} "Gotta buy them all."]] Made all the more hilarious given Pokémon's similar MerchandiseDriven nature.
** Terrafin looks a little [[StreetSharks Jawesome]].
** Wrecking Ball, in name, design, and abilities, shares similarities to the Nintendo 64 game ''Iggy's Reckin' Balls''.
** The achievement "The Answer" in ''Cloud Patrol''. You get it by dying on level [[HitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy 42]].
** One of Trigger Happy's upgrades, a WaveMotionGun, is called the [[SpaceBattleshipYamato Golden Yamato Blast]].
** One of the tie-in books elaborates on what happened to Eon, explaining how he fell through one of his own portals and is now trapped between realms, only able to communicate as a floating head... which sounds [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers kind of familiar]], actually.
** In ''Giants'', Fright Rider seems to be a walking reference to ''VideoGame/{{Joust}}''.
** Also from ''Giants:'' Whirlwind's character-specific quest requires you to make 50 double rainbows. The title of the quest? [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSNhk5ICTI "What Does it Mean?"]]
** From ''Giants'' again, one of Hot Head's upgrade paths is called "[[HomestarRunner The Burninator]]".
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: On average, each element only has one female character in the group, and some of those females are only introduced in ''Giants''. Also, Ninjini is currently the only female giant.
* SoLastSeason: The ''Spyro's Adventure'' versions of the characters are left in the dust by their Series 2 and other ''Giants'' counterparts: They don't have the Series 2 upgrade-switching and "Wow Pow" abilities, they don't count towards most collection goals, and they don't unlock new Heroic Challenges.
* SpiritualSuccessor: The game plays out much more like a ''KameoElementsOfPower'' sequel than a ''Spyro'' game. To wit - you play an elemental master switching between a horde of googly-eyed collectable elemental monsters, either solo or co-op, through an ActionAdventure / BeatEmUp fantasy world floating in the sky filled with googly-eyed, brightly colored creatures; each of these creatures has three skills which can be upgraded in ways that change both the monster's and the attack's appearance. All while being advised by the floating disembodied head of a grandfatherly wizard. The general plot (an evil apprentice betrays their kingdom, curses the kingdom's elemental monster protectors to gain control of a floating world) is fairly similar, too.
** The 3DS version plays a lot like the original Spyro games, and some have even compared it to the classic ''CrashBandicoot'' games.
* SpotlightStealingTitle: Reviewers were quick to point out that the first game was not really Spyro's adventure as the title suggested - he's no more important in the grander scheme of things than any other playable character, and so his name was likely just used in the title because he's [[CashCowFranchise a well-established video game character]].
* TheStinger: Used in ''Giants'', when Kaos retreats to his family home:
-->'''Glumshanks:''' Uh, Lord Kaos, is that who I think it is?
-->'''Kaos:''' ...[[spoiler:Mother]]?!
* SuddenlyVoiced: In ''Spyro's Adventure'', over half the Skylanders were SpeakingSimlish. As of ''Giants'', all of them have proper voice clips - even the ones who aren't part of the "Series 2" line (such as phoenix-dragon Sunburn).
* ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself: Quoted almost word for word before [[spoiler:you head off for Kaos' lair.]]
* TimeForPlanB: When Kaos' initial invasion is repelled by the Skylanders, his sidekick suggests going to Plan B. Kaos nixes it, skipping all the way to Plan Z. Which, surprisingly, works perfectly.
* TooDumbToLive: The trolls. Apparently, their leaders actually have to tell the soldiers not to ''juggle live grenades'' in the middle of a battle, among other equally insane things.
* TookALevelInBadass: The Mabu villagers from the first chapter who you have to save? Later on in ''Spyro's Adventure'' they've formed their own military and prove surprisingly helpful storywise.
** Many Skylanders themselves also progress like this. The ones that seem the weakest at lower levels often end up being the most badass and strongest characters once all their abilities have been purchased.
* TheUnfought: Captain Dreadbeard and Vathek from the Adventure Pack levels aren't actually fought. Dreadbeard has to be beaten in a card game and Vathek sends a large swarm of minions to fight you. [[spoiler:When he tries to take care of you personally, Flavius takes the throne while he's concentrating on you and turns him to stone with it.]] Out of the three bonus level exclusive {{Big Bad}}s, only Occulous is actually fought, though you do get to fight Vathek in a proper boss fight on the 3DS version.
* VerbalBackpedaling: Kaos ''tries'' not to be surprised when you defeat his minions in battle or dodge his elemental magic attacks, but it doesn't always work.
-->'''Kaos:''' (during the battle for the Water Source) "Impossible! You survived my best water spell! ... Ahem. I MEAN, you survived a very MEDIOCRE water spell, that I found [-lying around ... somewhere-]. I AM NOT IMPRESSED!"
-->'''Kaos:''' (during the battle for the Undead Source) "I didn't want to do this ... scratch that! I TOTALLY want to do this!"
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: The Sheep from Perilous Pastures are invincible. You can Zap them, Burn them, Soak them, flatten them (and they'll soon recover from it), even knock them off a cliff. On the other hand Hugo thinks that Sheep are evil, so...
** There is actually a part where you have to attack them to prevent them from eating the apples off a trees.
** Not to mention almost every NPC can be attacked, and they all shout in pain when you do.
* WilliamTelling: Hats sometimes appear on the trolls in ''Cloud Patrol'' so that you can blast them off. Played with in that you're trying to shoot the trolls ''and'' their hats.
* WorldInTheSky: They don't call it "Skylands" for nothing.
* YouBreakItYouProfit: In ''Skylanders: Universe'', breaking respawning crates, bottles and such not only gives you coins, but also gives your Skylander [=EXP=]. The main games also features RewardingVandalism as well, though in a lesser quantity.
* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:As the final battle of ''Spyro's Adventure'' wears on, Kaos smites his own minions and gives their experience points to his ''next'' set of minions; when the last group fails, he collects all their experience points to refill his own HP, and rely solely on his Hydra to fight you.]]
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''Skylanders'' is a series of video games and spinoff materials launched by {{Activision}} in 2011. Part ''SpyroTheDragon'' reboot ([[TheLegendOfSpyro another one]]), part brand new franchise, ''Skylanders'' took a radical new approach.
See, the games come with a device called a "portal," plus three toys. The idea is that if you want to play as a character, you put their toy on the portal and the game instantly switches to the new character. This can be done at any time, even in the middle of gameplay. With dozens of toys available, this does make this game MerchandiseDriven, but since the game comes with three toys already you don't have to buy more unless you want to.
The toy gimmick is given an in-story explanation. An evil Portal Master named Kaos banished the Skylanders into the real world as statues, and it's up to the player, taking on the role of a good Portal Master, to stop him by summoning Skylanders into the game.
Common complaints lodged against this game include Spyro's radically different design and few other old ''Spyro'' characters returning. Common praises include beautiful graphics and fun-looking gameplay. The toy gimmick could go either way - it drives the cost up (similar to Activision's deceased ''{{Guitar Hero}}'') and is a blatant merchandising ploy; yet it's novel and well-executed, setting it apart from being just another game out there. Despite the complaints, ''Skylanders'' turned out to be a huge hit, selling out in several stores its first holiday season.
Games in the series include:
* ''Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' (Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PC) - The original, with 32 characters available. Kaos has assaulted the Skylanders' base; banishing them to Earth, turning their mentor Eon into a spirit, and destroying the Core of Light that keeps the Darkness at bay. It's up to the player to send the Skylanders back and gather the parts needed to rebuild the Core.
** ''Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' (Nintendo 3DS) - [[ReformulatedGame A different game with the same name]], more of a platformer than the HackAndSlash[=/=]BeatEmUp console versions.
* ''Skylanders: Giants'' (Wii, WiiU, Xbox 360, PS3, PC) - Adds 16 more characters, eight of which are "Giants"; at least double the size of the regular Skylanders and have the in-game strength to match. Storywise, the Giants were lost 10,000 years ago after fighting the Arkeyan war machines. Now, while the Giants have been discovered on Earth, Kaos has returned to the Skylands after his own banishment and seeks to claim the ancient Arkeyan army as his own.
** ''Skylanders: Giants'' (Nintendo 3DS)
* ''Skylanders: Universe'' (formerly ''Spyro's Universe'') - A browser-based MiniGameGame with some MMO lite features such as the ability to wander around chatting with other players while using your Skylander as your avatar.
* ''Skylanders: Cloud Patrol'' (iOS) - An arcade shooter.
* ''Skylanders: Lost Islands'' (iOS) - A ''FarmVille'' clone.
* ''Skylanders: Battlegrounds'' (iOS) - A tactical game.
!!''Skylanders'' contains examples of:
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Every level has an AlliterativeName: Perilous Pastures, Treetop Terrace, Cadaverous Crypt, and so on.
* AllThereInTheManual: Skylander bios are in the player's guide or on the website; not with the toys or in most games (currently ''Lost Islands'' is the only one; ''Cloud Patrol'' used to before they got removed to make room for character abilities).
* TheAllegedCar: Flynn's ship in ''Giants''. It gets marginally better throughout the game, as this time the Legendary Treasures act as customization options; but still, characters occasionally comment that the thing is ''cursed''.
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Kaos]] receives a very karmic one in ''Spyro's Adventure'': [[spoiler: After his defeat, he is sent to Earth, getting reduced to a mere toy figurine in the process]].
* AndYourRewardIsClothes: The in-game collectibles include {{Nice Hat}}s for your Skylanders to wear. They actually do something in the console versions, I.E. give your Skylanders minor stat boosts. In the 3DS version, though, they are just cosmetic.
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: [[spoiler:The end of Chapter 9 in ''Giants''.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Brute:''' You'll never stop Master Kaos. He has an ingenious plan to get that Iron Fist of Arkus. Then he'll rule Skylands! Then he can finally take me fishing...]]
* BalefulPolymorph: A stage in the 3DS version of ''Spyro's Adventure'' includes sheep statues you can destroy (and need to for a level objective), but doing so turns your Skylander ''into'' a sheep briefly.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:The final boss of ''Giants''. Kaos - by then a giant Arkeyan robot - cornered the player by destroying the teleporter; the only means to escape. All of a sudden, Ermit comes to the rescue - with the sudden re-appearance of the Machine Ghost and corresponding Arkeyan robot that was [[UnexplainedRecovery destroyed earlier in the story]].]]
* BreakingTheFourthWall: The concept of the Portal of Power bringing Skylanders from the real world back into the Skylands pretty much weaponizes this trope.
** In addition, Flynn tends to break the fourth wall during parts of the credits (though only in the Wii version for ''Spyro's Adventure''), congratulating the player ([[SmallNameBigEgo and himself]]) for saving the Skylands and encouraging the player to go into the PlayableEpilogue. And then in the ''Spyro's Adventure'' credits, this happens:
-->[[LampshadeHanging OK, so what we're doing now is something called "breaking the Fourth Wall"]]; and since I'm acknowledging that fact, does this mean that I am now breaking the Fifth Wall? I don't know. What I do know is, all this wall-breaking is making me hungry.
* BulletHell: Though certainly not as intense as those of arcade shooter fame, Kaos summons some pretty large swarms of elementally-themed obstacles during your battles against his minions. (The Doomsharks even give you HP bonuses for "grazing" the side of one without taking damage!) And then there's the FinalBoss, where Kaos's Hydra not only launches the same swarms of obstacles at you, but even mixes them up. Can you dodge e.g. deadly laser beams ''and'' swarms of sharks at the same time?
** Even more bullet hell fun in ''Giants'', too. Seriously, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44r8L6BHNLc This]] is obviously inspired by ''{{Ikaruga}}''..
* CanonImmigrant: Cynder is carried over from ''TheLegendOfSpyro'' games, and Auric the Banker is Moneybags from the Classic ''SpyroTheDragon'' series down to the last detail. (He's a brown bear with a monocle and a black suit obsessed with treasure for crying out loud!) Sparx the Dragonfly also appears, getting a toy at that, but as an item instead of a playable character.
* ChargedAttack: Many characters can purchase upgrades enabling them to charge more powerful attacks by holding down the respective Attack button.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: One Skylander of each element (Warnado, Camo, Ghost Roaster, Sunburn, Vodood, Boomer, Wham-Shell, and Dino-Rang) is absent from the ''Giants'' toyline, though they are still playable in-game.
* CreativeClosingCredits: In the Wii version of ''Spyro's Adventure'', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWpyB9uaHB8 Flynn engages in a little Fourth Wall-breaking.]] He does it again in ''Giants'', this time joined by the Chompy Mage, one of the level bosses.
* DarkIsNotEvil: The Skylanders will take anyone in, including Voodood the orc, Boomer the troll, and all of the Undead members. Dark Spyro is also noted as being able to use evil energy without being corrupted by it.
** TheSacredDarkness[=/=]CreepyGood: The "Undead" element qualifies as one of the good ones, or at least not automatically evil.
* DeadpanSnarker: Glumshanks, Kaos' goblin sidekick. See IncrediblyLamePun as well.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: One of the chapters in ''Giants'' takes place at the "Secret Arkeyan Vault of Secrets".
* DismantledMacGuffin: The Core of Light in ''Spyro's Adventure''. Nearly every level has you retrieving an Eternal Elemental Source or some other component of it.
* DoomyDoomsOfDoom:
** All of Kaos' spells have this trope, most blatantly '''"[[LargeHam THE DEADLY]] [[ThreateningShark SHARK BATH]] [[LargeHam of DOOOOOOOOM SHAAAAAARKS!!!]]"''', but one must also mention '''"[[OxymoronicBeing THE DEADLY LIFE SPELL OF DEATH!!!]]"'''
** There's also Whirlwind's "Rainbow Of Doom" (yes, that is its official name).
* DropInDropOutMultiplayer
* DualBoss: When fighting Kaos for one of the elemental Cores, after failing to defeat you using his minions one at a time, he eventually resorts to sending out three at once (albeit with [[ConservationOfNinjutsu less HP apiece]]).
* ElementalPowers: Every Skylander is classified under one of eight elements -- [[PlayingWithFire Fire]], [[MakingASplash Water]], [[BlowYouAway Air]], [[DishingOutDirt Earth]], Life ([[GreenThumb nature]]), [[CastingAShadow Undead]], [[FunctionalMagic Magic]], or [[ClockPunk Tech]]. But not every Skylander posesses an attack or ability matching their element -- for example, Spyro (Magic) wields fire breath, while Sonic Boom (Air) has no wind-based attacks whatsoever. See the [[Characters/SkylandersSpyrosAdventure Skylander character sheet]] for details.
* EssenceDrop: Enemies drop experience points when defeated.
* EvilKnockoff: Several boss battles involve Kaos summoning evil Skylander clones to attack you. He alternates this strategy with some BulletHell (see SequentialBoss). They appear in ''Giants'', too, as bonus area minibosses.
* ExcitedEpisodeTitle: Two chapters in ''Giants'' - Chapters 10 ("Aerial Attack!") and 16 ("Bringing Order to Kaos!").
* FacePalm: Cali does this a lot when Flynn is speaking.
* FantasticRecruitmentDrive: Several character bios make mention of being personally invited to join by Eon.
* FieldPowerEffect: Unusually, there doesn't seem to be a flat ElementalRockPaperScissors mechanic; rather each area has a specific type that gets an attack boost.
* FishPeople: Gill Grunt, and you meet some others while searching for the Eternal Water Source.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: A lot of gameplay stuff was integrated into the game's universe, besides just the whole "toys in our world" thing. Those glowy bits that serve as EXP? Enemies drop them even in cutscenes, and [[spoiler:Kaos uses them himself during the final battle]]. And how a Skylander says a phrase when you summon them? According to a story scroll that's not just a game interface thing, shouting a BattleCry is a Skylander custom.
** In ''Giants'', we see that Kaos ended up [[spoiler:in a toy store]] after the first game, and he gets back to the Skylands through [[spoiler:the portal in a store display]].
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: One of Kaos' fire puns during the Eternal Fire Source battle is "make an ash out of you."
** Gurglefin the gillman drops "holy carp" a couple times.
** Plus one of the challenges, "Bombs to the Wall".
** Trigger Happy's Soul Gem upgrade is called "Infinite Hellfire" when you obtain it, but is corrected into "Infinite Ammo" when you buy it.
** Hot Dog's Soul Gem ability is "Ding Dong Ditch", and appears to be exactly what you'd expect from a fiery canine: a flaming bag of doggie doo.
* GoodCounterpart: Eon and the player to [[BigBad Kaos]]. They're good "Portal Masters" while Kaos is an evil one.
* GottaCatchEmAll: Sure, you ''can'' get through the game with the three Skylanders in the box, but to get most everything you'll need at least a set of eight (one from each element, with one of them being a Giant in the sequel), and there's definite incentives to get all the Skylanders available. And for collectors, there's a bunch more variant figures out there (see PaletteSwap below).
* GreenAesop: The trolls are guilty of multiple kinds of environmental damage in both character bios and the game itself, including offshore oil drilling (Wham Whell's bio) and deforestation (Stump Smash).
* HackAndSlash: Or shoot, depending on whether your current Skylander prefers melee or ranged attacks.
* HeroesRUs: The Skylanders are presented as this kind of group. Though they don't seem very picky about who joins, so long as they're a big enough {{Badass}} to help out.
* HoldingOutForAHero: Surprisingly subverted in ''Spyro's Adventure''. Instead of sitting around and letting the player save the day, the Mabu villagers from the first chapter go out and form their own military to help fight Kaos' army. They actually help a surprising amount, locating several of the components of the Core of Light themselves.
* HubLevel: The Ruins in ''Spyro's Adventure'', Flynn's ship in ''Giants''
* HurricaneOfPuns: A number of characters are fond of making them. During the battle over the Eternal Fire Source, Kaos even lampshades it by commenting "I could do this all day."
* IncrediblyLamePun: When Kaos tells Glumshanks to sabotage some train tracks:
-->'''Kaos:''' There's more than one way to ''derail'' their plans!
-->'''Glumshanks:''' ''(FacePalm)'' Tell me you didn't just say that.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: ''Spyro's Adventure'' has a dragon Skylander for every element: Spyro (magic), Cynder (undead), Zap (water), Bash (earth), Whirlwind (air), Sunburn (fire), Camo (life), and Drobot (tech). ''Giants'' adds yet another: Flashwing the gem dragon, for the earth element.
* IronicFear: In ''Giants'', Ermit the hermit has a fear/paranoia of clouds. And considering [[WorldInTheSky what Skylands is]]...
* KaizoTrap: The "Dungeoness Creeps" Heroic Challenge[[note]]unlocked by Cynder in ''Spyro's Adventure'' and Chop Chop in ''Giants''[[/note]] tasks you with collecting 13 "amber medallions" in a catacombs. The last one is on a small platform you teleport to, with no enemies in sight ... easy, right? Except for nearly a dozen zombies that pop up out of the ground and swarm you as you attempt to get it.
* KillItWithFire: Zombie enemies can only be killed by fire-based attacks (e.g. a Fire Skylander) or other sources of flame. Medieval cannons also pack enough "fire"power to destroy them.
* LargeHam: Kaos.
** Brock in ''Giants'' also shows hammish qualities:
---> '''Brock:''' Who wants to start this battle up? YOU DOOOOOOO!!!
* LivingToys: How Spyro, Gill Grunt, Eruptor, Stump Smash and Stealth Elf were portrayed in the introduction to ''Giants''.
** And then there's the Wilikin - a race of living mannequin dolls.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters - Over 30 playable characters to choose from in ''Spyro's Adventure''; while ''Giants'' brings it close to 50. And neither of those numbers include special variants.
** [[MerchandiseDriven Most heroes]] [[BribingYourWayToVictory sold separately.]]
* MeaningfulName: All characters have one, even Spyro[[note]](from "pyro" (fire) + "spiro" (breath))[[/note]] and Cynder[[note]](from "cinder", as in "embers" or "burned material")[[/note]].
* MerchandiseDriven / RevenueEnhancingDevices: Despite the fact that the toys are integrated into the story, the fact remains that the game tries its darndest to get you to buy more stuff. When you pick up a Soul Gem for a character you don't have, you're even asked if you want to see a preview (read: advertisement) for that character. ''Giants'' invites ''Spyro's Adventure'' owners to double-dip on figures, as "Series 1" characters don't count towards that game's collection-related achievements (but it only needs 40 figures to get all those achievements, less than the size of the ''Giants'' toyline).
** BribingYourWayToVictory: Game advantages from buying toys include more elements to better take advantage of {{Field Power Effect}}s and get into secret areas with stat-boosting hats, more Heroic Challenges to boost other stats, more backup characters to replace those who fall in battle, and - in special multipacks - other items to use in-game.
** AllegedlyFreeGame: Averted by ''Cloud Patrol''. [=iOS=] apps can be notorious for microtransactions, but everything in ''Cloud Patrol'' can be unlocked with in-game currency; and while you can buy that currency with real money the game also gives it to you at a pretty good rate so it's hardly necessary.
* MoodWhiplash - The last ''Spyro'' game was the [[DarkerandEdgier darkest]] in the series; this one has gone back to [[LighterandSofter lighthearted]]. Slightly justified in that this is a new continuity. However, the producer of the ''Legend Of Spyro'' games is in charge so who knows?
* MutuallyExclusivePowerups: After purchasing six of a character's ten upgrades, the player is required to "Choose Your Path" for upgrades 7 thru 9, upgrading either their primary or secondary attack, but not both. Series 2 figures, however, can switch between upgrade paths.
* MythologyGag: Sheep resembling those in the PS1 games appear here and there as a RunningGag; they don't release butterflies this time, and are in fact completely indestructible, but they react in different, [[AmusingInjuries amusing]] ways to each type of attack. One of Spyro's upgrade paths is even called "Sheep Burner Spyro".
** There's also a special "Dark Spyro" figure, with similar coloration to the SuperpoweredEvilSide from the ''Legend of Spyro'' trilogy, only available with the 3DS version.
* NearVillainVictory: Kaos managed to destroy the only thing keeping the Darkness at bay and all but destroy the Skylanders before the game even started.
* NeverSayDie
** Hugo says "[Master Eon] survived the blast, but was changed: he became a spirit." Oookay, if you say so. Kaos refers to it as "bodiless oblivion". A tie-in book goes into more detail assuring readers he's not ''actually'' dead.
** Character bios for undead Skylanders like Hex and Ghost Roaster merely say that they were "transformed" into their present condition. Averted for Cynder, as the kid in the ruins does outright ask her if came BackFromTheDead.
* NoOntologicalInertia: What happened to Kaos' Hydra after the battle? You didn't land a single blow on it during the fight....
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: The background stories of most of the Skylanders include quite a few.
* OldSaveBonus: Character data is saved to the toys, so any progress you made in one game will carry over into others. (To a point, anyway; the 3DS game only looks at levels and ignores other stats.)
* OurGiantsAreBigger: The titular new feature of ''Giants''.
* PaletteSwap: There's the occasional promotional figure with alternate coloring or some other effect. Some of these changes are reflected in-game and have different stats, qualifying as {{Underground Monkey}}s:
** Blue-and-gold "Legendary" variants, which have all-around better stats than the regular versions.
** "Series 2" figures; they're the same in stats and appearance as the original characters (and still compatible with the first game) but they each have an additional "Wow Pow" ability and can switch between upgrade paths at any time.
** "[=LightCore=]" Skylanders, whose toys light up while on the portal and release a damaging blast of light when summoned in-game.
** And unique variants like 3DS version exclusives Dark Spyro and Punch Pop Fizz, who have different colors and stat distributions.
* PowerGlows: One of the new features for ''Giants'' is that the Giant and [=LightCore=] toys light up when on the portal, and these characters also have special in-game powers (Giants have Feats of Strength, [=LightCore=] Skylanders have blasts of light).
* {{Precursors}}: The Arkeyans. ''Giants'' highlights how they were AbusivePrecursors.
* ReformulatedGame: The 3DS versions are compatible with the same figures as the console versions but are completely different games; ''Spyro's Adventure'' takes place in a different part of Skylands (the Radiant Isles) and has a different BigBad called Hektore.
* RefugeeFromTVLand: The figures are supposedly the actual characters torn out of their world and into ours by [[BigBad Kaos]].
* RPGElements: Though the game is primarily action-platformer, you can collect experience points to level-up your Skylanders. The only real benefit, however, is increased HP; increases to other stats are acquired by purchasing upgrades.
* SecretLevel: Four levels unlocked with their own toys: Pirate Seas, Darklight Crypt, Empire of Ice, and Dragon's Peak. These tend to be based on gimmicks; Pirate Seas is broken up by Concentration-style card games, Darklight Crypt features DualWorldGameplay, Empire of Ice is a SlippySlideyIceWorld and Dragon's Peak is partly an UnexpectedShmupLevel.
** SecretCharacter: The characters bundled with these levels (Terrafin, Ghost Roaster, Slam-Bam, and Sunburn respectively) have their Soul Gems hidden in the levels they come with. So you can only watch their demo videos after you already have the package that includes them.
*** Even moreso the "Sidekicks", AssistCharacter mini-versions of regular Skylanders (Whisper Elf, Gill Runt, Trigger Snappy, and Terrabyte). Most toys (beyond the main Skylander list and those available at release) were spoiled fairly quickly, either [[AllThereInTheManual in the strategy guide]] or by the 3DS game's InterfaceSpoiler. The Sidekicks' existence wasn't known until ''months'' later, shortly before the promotion that would make them available.
* SequentialBoss: Battles against Kaos's minions generally unfold in these phases: 1st minion, 1st obstacle swarm, 2nd minion, 2nd (tougher) obstacle swarm, 3rd Minion, (sometimes with a third obstacle swarm), then finally [[DualBoss everything at once]].
* ShoutOut: Those trolls with the WolverineClaws? They are ''actually called'' "[[{{Wolverine}} Trollverines]]".
** The achievement unlocked for purchasing all the upgrades for one character? [[{{Pokemon}} "Gotta buy them all."]] Made all the more hilarious given Pokémon's similar MerchandiseDriven nature.
** Terrafin looks a little [[StreetSharks Jawesome]].
** Wrecking Ball, in name, design, and abilities, shares similarities to the Nintendo 64 game ''Iggy's Reckin' Balls''.
** The achievement "The Answer" in ''Cloud Patrol''. You get it by dying on level [[HitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy 42]].
** One of Trigger Happy's upgrades, a WaveMotionGun, is called the [[SpaceBattleshipYamato Golden Yamato Blast]].
** One of the tie-in books elaborates on what happened to Eon, explaining how he fell through one of his own portals and is now trapped between realms, only able to communicate as a floating head... which sounds [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers kind of familiar]], actually.
** In ''Giants'', Fright Rider seems to be a walking reference to ''VideoGame/{{Joust}}''.
** Also from ''Giants:'' Whirlwind's character-specific quest requires you to make 50 double rainbows. The title of the quest? [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSNhk5ICTI "What Does it Mean?"]]
** From ''Giants'' again, one of Hot Head's upgrade paths is called "[[HomestarRunner The Burninator]]".
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: On average, each element only has one female character in the group, and some of those females are only introduced in ''Giants''. Also, Ninjini is currently the only female giant.
* SoLastSeason: The ''Spyro's Adventure'' versions of the characters are left in the dust by their Series 2 and other ''Giants'' counterparts: They don't have the Series 2 upgrade-switching and "Wow Pow" abilities, they don't count towards most collection goals, and they don't unlock new Heroic Challenges.
* SpiritualSuccessor: The game plays out much more like a ''KameoElementsOfPower'' sequel than a ''Spyro'' game. To wit - you play an elemental master switching between a horde of googly-eyed collectable elemental monsters, either solo or co-op, through an ActionAdventure / BeatEmUp fantasy world floating in the sky filled with googly-eyed, brightly colored creatures; each of these creatures has three skills which can be upgraded in ways that change both the monster's and the attack's appearance. All while being advised by the floating disembodied head of a grandfatherly wizard. The general plot (an evil apprentice betrays their kingdom, curses the kingdom's elemental monster protectors to gain control of a floating world) is fairly similar, too.
** The 3DS version plays a lot like the original Spyro games, and some have even compared it to the classic ''CrashBandicoot'' games.
* SpotlightStealingTitle: Reviewers were quick to point out that the first game was not really Spyro's adventure as the title suggested - he's no more important in the grander scheme of things than any other playable character, and so his name was likely just used in the title because he's [[CashCowFranchise a well-established video game character]].
* TheStinger: Used in ''Giants'', when Kaos retreats to his family home:
-->'''Glumshanks:''' Uh, Lord Kaos, is that who I think it is?
-->'''Kaos:''' ...[[spoiler:Mother]]?!
* SuddenlyVoiced: In ''Spyro's Adventure'', over half the Skylanders were SpeakingSimlish. As of ''Giants'', all of them have proper voice clips - even the ones who aren't part of the "Series 2" line (such as phoenix-dragon Sunburn).
* ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself: Quoted almost word for word before [[spoiler:you head off for Kaos' lair.]]
* TimeForPlanB: When Kaos' initial invasion is repelled by the Skylanders, his sidekick suggests going to Plan B. Kaos nixes it, skipping all the way to Plan Z. Which, surprisingly, works perfectly.
* TooDumbToLive: The trolls. Apparently, their leaders actually have to tell the soldiers not to ''juggle live grenades'' in the middle of a battle, among other equally insane things.
* TookALevelInBadass: The Mabu villagers from the first chapter who you have to save? Later on in ''Spyro's Adventure'' they've formed their own military and prove surprisingly helpful storywise.
** Many Skylanders themselves also progress like this. The ones that seem the weakest at lower levels often end up being the most badass and strongest characters once all their abilities have been purchased.
* TheUnfought: Captain Dreadbeard and Vathek from the Adventure Pack levels aren't actually fought. Dreadbeard has to be beaten in a card game and Vathek sends a large swarm of minions to fight you. [[spoiler:When he tries to take care of you personally, Flavius takes the throne while he's concentrating on you and turns him to stone with it.]] Out of the three bonus level exclusive {{Big Bad}}s, only Occulous is actually fought, though you do get to fight Vathek in a proper boss fight on the 3DS version.
* VerbalBackpedaling: Kaos ''tries'' not to be surprised when you defeat his minions in battle or dodge his elemental magic attacks, but it doesn't always work.
-->'''Kaos:''' (during the battle for the Water Source) "Impossible! You survived my best water spell! ... Ahem. I MEAN, you survived a very MEDIOCRE water spell, that I found [-lying around ... somewhere-]. I AM NOT IMPRESSED!"
-->'''Kaos:''' (during the battle for the Undead Source) "I didn't want to do this ... scratch that! I TOTALLY want to do this!"
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: The Sheep from Perilous Pastures are invincible. You can Zap them, Burn them, Soak them, flatten them (and they'll soon recover from it), even knock them off a cliff. On the other hand Hugo thinks that Sheep are evil, so...
** There is actually a part where you have to attack them to prevent them from eating the apples off a trees.
** Not to mention almost every NPC can be attacked, and they all shout in pain when you do.
* WilliamTelling: Hats sometimes appear on the trolls in ''Cloud Patrol'' so that you can blast them off. Played with in that you're trying to shoot the trolls ''and'' their hats.
* WorldInTheSky: They don't call it "Skylands" for nothing.
* YouBreakItYouProfit: In ''Skylanders: Universe'', breaking respawning crates, bottles and such not only gives you coins, but also gives your Skylander [=EXP=]. The main games also features RewardingVandalism as well, though in a lesser quantity.
* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:As the final battle of ''Spyro's Adventure'' wears on, Kaos smites his own minions and gives their experience points to his ''next'' set of minions; when the last group fails, he collects all their experience points to refill his own HP, and rely solely on his Hydra to fight you.]]
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''Skylanders'' is a series of video games and spinoff materials launched by {{Activision}} in 2011. Part ''SpyroTheDragon'' reboot ([[TheLegendOfSpyro another one]]), part brand new franchise, ''Skylanders'' took a radical new approach.
See, the games come with a device called a "portal," plus three toys. The idea is that if you want to play as a character, you put their toy on the portal and the game instantly switches to the new character. This can be done at any time, even in the middle of gameplay. With dozens of toys available, this does make this game MerchandiseDriven, but since the game comes with three toys already you don't have to buy more unless you want to.
The toy gimmick is given an in-story explanation. An evil Portal Master named Kaos banished the Skylanders into the real world as statues, and it's up to the player, taking on the role of a good Portal Master, to stop him by summoning Skylanders into the game.
Common complaints lodged against this game include Spyro's radically different design and few other old ''Spyro'' characters returning. Common praises include beautiful graphics and fun-looking gameplay. The toy gimmick could go either way - it drives the cost up (similar to Activision's deceased ''{{Guitar Hero}}'') and is a blatant merchandising ploy; yet it's novel and well-executed, setting it apart from being just another game out there. Despite the complaints, ''Skylanders'' turned out to be a huge hit, selling out in several stores its first holiday season.
Games in the series include:
* ''Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' (Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PC) - The original, with 32 characters available. Kaos has assaulted the Skylanders' base; banishing them to Earth, turning their mentor Eon into a spirit, and destroying the Core of Light that keeps the Darkness at bay. It's up to the player to send the Skylanders back and gather the parts needed to rebuild the Core.
** ''Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' (Nintendo 3DS) - [[ReformulatedGame A different game with the same name]], more of a platformer than the HackAndSlash[=/=]BeatEmUp console versions.
* ''Skylanders: Giants'' (Wii, WiiU, Xbox 360, PS3, PC) - Adds 16 more characters, eight of which are "Giants"; at least double the size of the regular Skylanders and have the in-game strength to match. Storywise, the Giants were lost 10,000 years ago after fighting the Arkeyan war machines. Now, while the Giants have been discovered on Earth, Kaos has returned to the Skylands after his own banishment and seeks to claim the ancient Arkeyan army as his own.
** ''Skylanders: Giants'' (Nintendo 3DS)
* ''Skylanders: Universe'' (formerly ''Spyro's Universe'') - A browser-based MiniGameGame with some MMO lite features such as the ability to wander around chatting with other players while using your Skylander as your avatar.
* ''Skylanders: Cloud Patrol'' (iOS) - An arcade shooter.
* ''Skylanders: Lost Islands'' (iOS) - A ''FarmVille'' clone.
* ''Skylanders: Battlegrounds'' (iOS) - A tactical game.
!!''Skylanders'' contains examples of:
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Every level has an AlliterativeName: Perilous Pastures, Treetop Terrace, Cadaverous Crypt, and so on.
* AllThereInTheManual: Skylander bios are in the player's guide or on the website; not with the toys or in most games (currently ''Lost Islands'' is the only one; ''Cloud Patrol'' used to before they got removed to make room for character abilities).
* TheAllegedCar: Flynn's ship in ''Giants''. It gets marginally better throughout the game, as this time the Legendary Treasures act as customization options; but still, characters occasionally comment that the thing is ''cursed''.
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Kaos]] receives a very karmic one in ''Spyro's Adventure'': [[spoiler: After his defeat, he is sent to Earth, getting reduced to a mere toy figurine in the process]].
* AndYourRewardIsClothes: The in-game collectibles include {{Nice Hat}}s for your Skylanders to wear. They actually do something in the console versions, I.E. give your Skylanders minor stat boosts. In the 3DS version, though, they are just cosmetic.
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: [[spoiler:The end of Chapter 9 in ''Giants''.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Brute:''' You'll never stop Master Kaos. He has an ingenious plan to get that Iron Fist of Arkus. Then he'll rule Skylands! Then he can finally take me fishing...]]
* BalefulPolymorph: A stage in the 3DS version of ''Spyro's Adventure'' includes sheep statues you can destroy (and need to for a level objective), but doing so turns your Skylander ''into'' a sheep briefly.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:The final boss of ''Giants''. Kaos - by then a giant Arkeyan robot - cornered the player by destroying the teleporter; the only means to escape. All of a sudden, Ermit comes to the rescue - with the sudden re-appearance of the Machine Ghost and corresponding Arkeyan robot that was [[UnexplainedRecovery destroyed earlier in the story]].]]
* BreakingTheFourthWall: The concept of the Portal of Power bringing Skylanders from the real world back into the Skylands pretty much weaponizes this trope.
** In addition, Flynn tends to break the fourth wall during parts of the credits (though only in the Wii version for ''Spyro's Adventure''), congratulating the player ([[SmallNameBigEgo and himself]]) for saving the Skylands and encouraging the player to go into the PlayableEpilogue. And then in the ''Spyro's Adventure'' credits, this happens:
-->[[LampshadeHanging OK, so what we're doing now is something called "breaking the Fourth Wall"]]; and since I'm acknowledging that fact, does this mean that I am now breaking the Fifth Wall? I don't know. What I do know is, all this wall-breaking is making me hungry.
* BulletHell: Though certainly not as intense as those of arcade shooter fame, Kaos summons some pretty large swarms of elementally-themed obstacles during your battles against his minions. (The Doomsharks even give you HP bonuses for "grazing" the side of one without taking damage!) And then there's the FinalBoss, where Kaos's Hydra not only launches the same swarms of obstacles at you, but even mixes them up. Can you dodge e.g. deadly laser beams ''and'' swarms of sharks at the same time?
** Even more bullet hell fun in ''Giants'', too. Seriously, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44r8L6BHNLc This]] is obviously inspired by ''{{Ikaruga}}''..
* CanonImmigrant: Cynder is carried over from ''TheLegendOfSpyro'' games, and Auric the Banker is Moneybags from the Classic ''SpyroTheDragon'' series down to the last detail. (He's a brown bear with a monocle and a black suit obsessed with treasure for crying out loud!) Sparx the Dragonfly also appears, getting a toy at that, but as an item instead of a playable character.
* ChargedAttack: Many characters can purchase upgrades enabling them to charge more powerful attacks by holding down the respective Attack button.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: One Skylander of each element (Warnado, Camo, Ghost Roaster, Sunburn, Vodood, Boomer, Wham-Shell, and Dino-Rang) is absent from the ''Giants'' toyline, though they are still playable in-game.
* CreativeClosingCredits: In the Wii version of ''Spyro's Adventure'', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWpyB9uaHB8 Flynn engages in a little Fourth Wall-breaking.]] He does it again in ''Giants'', this time joined by the Chompy Mage, one of the level bosses.
* DarkIsNotEvil: The Skylanders will take anyone in, including Voodood the orc, Boomer the troll, and all of the Undead members. Dark Spyro is also noted as being able to use evil energy without being corrupted by it.
** TheSacredDarkness[=/=]CreepyGood: The "Undead" element qualifies as one of the good ones, or at least not automatically evil.
* DeadpanSnarker: Glumshanks, Kaos' goblin sidekick. See IncrediblyLamePun as well.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: One of the chapters in ''Giants'' takes place at the "Secret Arkeyan Vault of Secrets".
* DismantledMacGuffin: The Core of Light in ''Spyro's Adventure''. Nearly every level has you retrieving an Eternal Elemental Source or some other component of it.
* DoomyDoomsOfDoom:
** All of Kaos' spells have this trope, most blatantly '''"[[LargeHam THE DEADLY]] [[ThreateningShark SHARK BATH]] [[LargeHam of DOOOOOOOOM SHAAAAAARKS!!!]]"''', but one must also mention '''"[[OxymoronicBeing THE DEADLY LIFE SPELL OF DEATH!!!]]"'''
** There's also Whirlwind's "Rainbow Of Doom" (yes, that is its official name).
* DropInDropOutMultiplayer
* DualBoss: When fighting Kaos for one of the elemental Cores, after failing to defeat you using his minions one at a time, he eventually resorts to sending out three at once (albeit with [[ConservationOfNinjutsu less HP apiece]]).
* ElementalPowers: Every Skylander is classified under one of eight elements -- [[PlayingWithFire Fire]], [[MakingASplash Water]], [[BlowYouAway Air]], [[DishingOutDirt Earth]], Life ([[GreenThumb nature]]), [[CastingAShadow Undead]], [[FunctionalMagic Magic]], or [[ClockPunk Tech]]. But not every Skylander posesses an attack or ability matching their element -- for example, Spyro (Magic) wields fire breath, while Sonic Boom (Air) has no wind-based attacks whatsoever. See the [[Characters/SkylandersSpyrosAdventure Skylander character sheet]] for details.
* EssenceDrop: Enemies drop experience points when defeated.
* EvilKnockoff: Several boss battles involve Kaos summoning evil Skylander clones to attack you. He alternates this strategy with some BulletHell (see SequentialBoss). They appear in ''Giants'', too, as bonus area minibosses.
* ExcitedEpisodeTitle: Two chapters in ''Giants'' - Chapters 10 ("Aerial Attack!") and 16 ("Bringing Order to Kaos!").
* FacePalm: Cali does this a lot when Flynn is speaking.
* FantasticRecruitmentDrive: Several character bios make mention of being personally invited to join by Eon.
* FieldPowerEffect: Unusually, there doesn't seem to be a flat ElementalRockPaperScissors mechanic; rather each area has a specific type that gets an attack boost.
* FishPeople: Gill Grunt, and you meet some others while searching for the Eternal Water Source.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: A lot of gameplay stuff was integrated into the game's universe, besides just the whole "toys in our world" thing. Those glowy bits that serve as EXP? Enemies drop them even in cutscenes, and [[spoiler:Kaos uses them himself during the final battle]]. And how a Skylander says a phrase when you summon them? According to a story scroll that's not just a game interface thing, shouting a BattleCry is a Skylander custom.
** In ''Giants'', we see that Kaos ended up [[spoiler:in a toy store]] after the first game, and he gets back to the Skylands through [[spoiler:the portal in a store display]].
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: One of Kaos' fire puns during the Eternal Fire Source battle is "make an ash out of you."
** Gurglefin the gillman drops "holy carp" a couple times.
** Plus one of the challenges, "Bombs to the Wall".
** Trigger Happy's Soul Gem upgrade is called "Infinite Hellfire" when you obtain it, but is corrected into "Infinite Ammo" when you buy it.
** Hot Dog's Soul Gem ability is "Ding Dong Ditch", and appears to be exactly what you'd expect from a fiery canine: a flaming bag of doggie doo.
* GoodCounterpart: Eon and the player to [[BigBad Kaos]]. They're good "Portal Masters" while Kaos is an evil one.
* GottaCatchEmAll: Sure, you ''can'' get through the game with the three Skylanders in the box, but to get most everything you'll need at least a set of eight (one from each element, with one of them being a Giant in the sequel), and there's definite incentives to get all the Skylanders available. And for collectors, there's a bunch more variant figures out there (see PaletteSwap below).
* GreenAesop: The trolls are guilty of multiple kinds of environmental damage in both character bios and the game itself, including offshore oil drilling (Wham Whell's bio) and deforestation (Stump Smash).
* HackAndSlash: Or shoot, depending on whether your current Skylander prefers melee or ranged attacks.
* HeroesRUs: The Skylanders are presented as this kind of group. Though they don't seem very picky about who joins, so long as they're a big enough {{Badass}} to help out.
* HoldingOutForAHero: Surprisingly subverted in ''Spyro's Adventure''. Instead of sitting around and letting the player save the day, the Mabu villagers from the first chapter go out and form their own military to help fight Kaos' army. They actually help a surprising amount, locating several of the components of the Core of Light themselves.
* HubLevel: The Ruins in ''Spyro's Adventure'', Flynn's ship in ''Giants''
* HurricaneOfPuns: A number of characters are fond of making them. During the battle over the Eternal Fire Source, Kaos even lampshades it by commenting "I could do this all day."
* IncrediblyLamePun: When Kaos tells Glumshanks to sabotage some train tracks:
-->'''Kaos:''' There's more than one way to ''derail'' their plans!
-->'''Glumshanks:''' ''(FacePalm)'' Tell me you didn't just say that.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: ''Spyro's Adventure'' has a dragon Skylander for every element: Spyro (magic), Cynder (undead), Zap (water), Bash (earth), Whirlwind (air), Sunburn (fire), Camo (life), and Drobot (tech). ''Giants'' adds yet another: Flashwing the gem dragon, for the earth element.
* IronicFear: In ''Giants'', Ermit the hermit has a fear/paranoia of clouds. And considering [[WorldInTheSky what Skylands is]]...
* KaizoTrap: The "Dungeoness Creeps" Heroic Challenge[[note]]unlocked by Cynder in ''Spyro's Adventure'' and Chop Chop in ''Giants''[[/note]] tasks you with collecting 13 "amber medallions" in a catacombs. The last one is on a small platform you teleport to, with no enemies in sight ... easy, right? Except for nearly a dozen zombies that pop up out of the ground and swarm you as you attempt to get it.
* KillItWithFire: Zombie enemies can only be killed by fire-based attacks (e.g. a Fire Skylander) or other sources of flame. Medieval cannons also pack enough "fire"power to destroy them.
* LargeHam: Kaos.
** Brock in ''Giants'' also shows hammish qualities:
---> '''Brock:''' Who wants to start this battle up? YOU DOOOOOOO!!!
* LivingToys: How Spyro, Gill Grunt, Eruptor, Stump Smash and Stealth Elf were portrayed in the introduction to ''Giants''.
** And then there's the Wilikin - a race of living mannequin dolls.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters - Over 30 playable characters to choose from in ''Spyro's Adventure''; while ''Giants'' brings it close to 50. And neither of those numbers include special variants.
** [[MerchandiseDriven Most heroes]] [[BribingYourWayToVictory sold separately.]]
* MeaningfulName: All characters have one, even Spyro[[note]](from "pyro" (fire) + "spiro" (breath))[[/note]] and Cynder[[note]](from "cinder", as in "embers" or "burned material")[[/note]].
* MerchandiseDriven / RevenueEnhancingDevices: Despite the fact that the toys are integrated into the story, the fact remains that the game tries its darndest to get you to buy more stuff. When you pick up a Soul Gem for a character you don't have, you're even asked if you want to see a preview (read: advertisement) for that character. ''Giants'' invites ''Spyro's Adventure'' owners to double-dip on figures, as "Series 1" characters don't count towards that game's collection-related achievements (but it only needs 40 figures to get all those achievements, less than the size of the ''Giants'' toyline).
** BribingYourWayToVictory: Game advantages from buying toys include more elements to better take advantage of {{Field Power Effect}}s and get into secret areas with stat-boosting hats, more Heroic Challenges to boost other stats, more backup characters to replace those who fall in battle, and - in special multipacks - other items to use in-game.
** AllegedlyFreeGame: Averted by ''Cloud Patrol''. [=iOS=] apps can be notorious for microtransactions, but everything in ''Cloud Patrol'' can be unlocked with in-game currency; and while you can buy that currency with real money the game also gives it to you at a pretty good rate so it's hardly necessary.
* MoodWhiplash - The last ''Spyro'' game was the [[DarkerandEdgier darkest]] in the series; this one has gone back to [[LighterandSofter lighthearted]]. Slightly justified in that this is a new continuity. However, the producer of the ''Legend Of Spyro'' games is in charge so who knows?
* MutuallyExclusivePowerups: After purchasing six of a character's ten upgrades, the player is required to "Choose Your Path" for upgrades 7 thru 9, upgrading either their primary or secondary attack, but not both. Series 2 figures, however, can switch between upgrade paths.
* MythologyGag: Sheep resembling those in the PS1 games appear here and there as a RunningGag; they don't release butterflies this time, and are in fact completely indestructible, but they react in different, [[AmusingInjuries amusing]] ways to each type of attack. One of Spyro's upgrade paths is even called "Sheep Burner Spyro".
** There's also a special "Dark Spyro" figure, with similar coloration to the SuperpoweredEvilSide from the ''Legend of Spyro'' trilogy, only available with the 3DS version.
* NearVillainVictory: Kaos managed to destroy the only thing keeping the Darkness at bay and all but destroy the Skylanders before the game even started.
* NeverSayDie
** Hugo says "[Master Eon] survived the blast, but was changed: he became a spirit." Oookay, if you say so. Kaos refers to it as "bodiless oblivion". A tie-in book goes into more detail assuring readers he's not ''actually'' dead.
** Character bios for undead Skylanders like Hex and Ghost Roaster merely say that they were "transformed" into their present condition. Averted for Cynder, as the kid in the ruins does outright ask her if came BackFromTheDead.
* NoOntologicalInertia: What happened to Kaos' Hydra after the battle? You didn't land a single blow on it during the fight....
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: The background stories of most of the Skylanders include quite a few.
* OldSaveBonus: Character data is saved to the toys, so any progress you made in one game will carry over into others. (To a point, anyway; the 3DS game only looks at levels and ignores other stats.)
* OurGiantsAreBigger: The titular new feature of ''Giants''.
* PaletteSwap: There's the occasional promotional figure with alternate coloring or some other effect. Some of these changes are reflected in-game and have different stats, qualifying as {{Underground Monkey}}s:
** Blue-and-gold "Legendary" variants, which have all-around better stats than the regular versions.
** "Series 2" figures; they're the same in stats and appearance as the original characters (and still compatible with the first game) but they each have an additional "Wow Pow" ability and can switch between upgrade paths at any time.
** "[=LightCore=]" Skylanders, whose toys light up while on the portal and release a damaging blast of light when summoned in-game.
** And unique variants like 3DS version exclusives Dark Spyro and Punch Pop Fizz, who have different colors and stat distributions.
* PowerGlows: One of the new features for ''Giants'' is that the Giant and [=LightCore=] toys light up when on the portal, and these characters also have special in-game powers (Giants have Feats of Strength, [=LightCore=] Skylanders have blasts of light).
* {{Precursors}}: The Arkeyans. ''Giants'' highlights how they were AbusivePrecursors.
* ReformulatedGame: The 3DS versions are compatible with the same figures as the console versions but are completely different games; ''Spyro's Adventure'' takes place in a different part of Skylands (the Radiant Isles) and has a different BigBad called Hektore.
* RefugeeFromTVLand: The figures are supposedly the actual characters torn out of their world and into ours by [[BigBad Kaos]].
* RPGElements: Though the game is primarily action-platformer, you can collect experience points to level-up your Skylanders. The only real benefit, however, is increased HP; increases to other stats are acquired by purchasing upgrades.
* SecretLevel: Four levels unlocked with their own toys: Pirate Seas, Darklight Crypt, Empire of Ice, and Dragon's Peak. These tend to be based on gimmicks; Pirate Seas is broken up by Concentration-style card games, Darklight Crypt features DualWorldGameplay, Empire of Ice is a SlippySlideyIceWorld and Dragon's Peak is partly an UnexpectedShmupLevel.
** SecretCharacter: The characters bundled with these levels (Terrafin, Ghost Roaster, Slam-Bam, and Sunburn respectively) have their Soul Gems hidden in the levels they come with. So you can only watch their demo videos after you already have the package that includes them.
*** Even moreso the "Sidekicks", AssistCharacter mini-versions of regular Skylanders (Whisper Elf, Gill Runt, Trigger Snappy, and Terrabyte). Most toys (beyond the main Skylander list and those available at release) were spoiled fairly quickly, either [[AllThereInTheManual in the strategy guide]] or by the 3DS game's InterfaceSpoiler. The Sidekicks' existence wasn't known until ''months'' later, shortly before the promotion that would make them available.
* SequentialBoss: Battles against Kaos's minions generally unfold in these phases: 1st minion, 1st obstacle swarm, 2nd minion, 2nd (tougher) obstacle swarm, 3rd Minion, (sometimes with a third obstacle swarm), then finally [[DualBoss everything at once]].
* ShoutOut: Those trolls with the WolverineClaws? They are ''actually called'' "[[{{Wolverine}} Trollverines]]".
** The achievement unlocked for purchasing all the upgrades for one character? [[{{Pokemon}} "Gotta buy them all."]] Made all the more hilarious given Pokémon's similar MerchandiseDriven nature.
** Terrafin looks a little [[StreetSharks Jawesome]].
** Wrecking Ball, in name, design, and abilities, shares similarities to the Nintendo 64 game ''Iggy's Reckin' Balls''.
** The achievement "The Answer" in ''Cloud Patrol''. You get it by dying on level [[HitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy 42]].
** One of Trigger Happy's upgrades, a WaveMotionGun, is called the [[SpaceBattleshipYamato Golden Yamato Blast]].
** One of the tie-in books elaborates on what happened to Eon, explaining how he fell through one of his own portals and is now trapped between realms, only able to communicate as a floating head... which sounds [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers kind of familiar]], actually.
** In ''Giants'', Fright Rider seems to be a walking reference to ''VideoGame/{{Joust}}''.
** Also from ''Giants:'' Whirlwind's character-specific quest requires you to make 50 double rainbows. The title of the quest? [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSNhk5ICTI "What Does it Mean?"]]
** From ''Giants'' again, one of Hot Head's upgrade paths is called "[[HomestarRunner The Burninator]]".
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: On average, each element only has one female character in the group, and some of those females are only introduced in ''Giants''. Also, Ninjini is currently the only female giant.
* SoLastSeason: The ''Spyro's Adventure'' versions of the characters are left in the dust by their Series 2 and other ''Giants'' counterparts: They don't have the Series 2 upgrade-switching and "Wow Pow" abilities, they don't count towards most collection goals, and they don't unlock new Heroic Challenges.
* SpiritualSuccessor: The game plays out much more like a ''KameoElementsOfPower'' sequel than a ''Spyro'' game. To wit - you play an elemental master switching between a horde of googly-eyed collectable elemental monsters, either solo or co-op, through an ActionAdventure / BeatEmUp fantasy world floating in the sky filled with googly-eyed, brightly colored creatures; each of these creatures has three skills which can be upgraded in ways that change both the monster's and the attack's appearance. All while being advised by the floating disembodied head of a grandfatherly wizard. The general plot (an evil apprentice betrays their kingdom, curses the kingdom's elemental monster protectors to gain control of a floating world) is fairly similar, too.
** The 3DS version plays a lot like the original Spyro games, and some have even compared it to the classic ''CrashBandicoot'' games.
* SpotlightStealingTitle: Reviewers were quick to point out that the first game was not really Spyro's adventure as the title suggested - he's no more important in the grander scheme of things than any other playable character, and so his name was likely just used in the title because he's [[CashCowFranchise a well-established video game character]].
* TheStinger: Used in ''Giants'', when Kaos retreats to his family home:
-->'''Glumshanks:''' Uh, Lord Kaos, is that who I think it is?
-->'''Kaos:''' ...[[spoiler:Mother]]?!
* SuddenlyVoiced: In ''Spyro's Adventure'', over half the Skylanders were SpeakingSimlish. As of ''Giants'', all of them have proper voice clips - even the ones who aren't part of the "Series 2" line (such as phoenix-dragon Sunburn).
* ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself: Quoted almost word for word before [[spoiler:you head off for Kaos' lair.]]
* TimeForPlanB: When Kaos' initial invasion is repelled by the Skylanders, his sidekick suggests going to Plan B. Kaos nixes it, skipping all the way to Plan Z. Which, surprisingly, works perfectly.
* TooDumbToLive: The trolls. Apparently, their leaders actually have to tell the soldiers not to ''juggle live grenades'' in the middle of a battle, among other equally insane things.
* TookALevelInBadass: The Mabu villagers from the first chapter who you have to save? Later on in ''Spyro's Adventure'' they've formed their own military and prove surprisingly helpful storywise.
** Many Skylanders themselves also progress like this. The ones that seem the weakest at lower levels often end up being the most badass and strongest characters once all their abilities have been purchased.
* TheUnfought: Captain Dreadbeard and Vathek from the Adventure Pack levels aren't actually fought. Dreadbeard has to be beaten in a card game and Vathek sends a large swarm of minions to fight you. [[spoiler:When he tries to take care of you personally, Flavius takes the throne while he's concentrating on you and turns him to stone with it.]] Out of the three bonus level exclusive {{Big Bad}}s, only Occulous is actually fought, though you do get to fight Vathek in a proper boss fight on the 3DS version.
* VerbalBackpedaling: Kaos ''tries'' not to be surprised when you defeat his minions in battle or dodge his elemental magic attacks, but it doesn't always work.
-->'''Kaos:''' (during the battle for the Water Source) "Impossible! You survived my best water spell! ... Ahem. I MEAN, you survived a very MEDIOCRE water spell, that I found [-lying around ... somewhere-]. I AM NOT IMPRESSED!"
-->'''Kaos:''' (during the battle for the Undead Source) "I didn't want to do this ... scratch that! I TOTALLY want to do this!"
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: The Sheep from Perilous Pastures are invincible. You can Zap them, Burn them, Soak them, flatten them (and they'll soon recover from it), even knock them off a cliff. On the other hand Hugo thinks that Sheep are evil, so...
** There is actually a part where you have to attack them to prevent them from eating the apples off a trees.
** Not to mention almost every NPC can be attacked, and they all shout in pain when you do.
* WilliamTelling: Hats sometimes appear on the trolls in ''Cloud Patrol'' so that you can blast them off. Played with in that you're trying to shoot the trolls ''and'' their hats.
* WorldInTheSky: They don't call it "Skylands" for nothing.
* YouBreakItYouProfit: In ''Skylanders: Universe'', breaking respawning crates, bottles and such not only gives you coins, but also gives your Skylander [=EXP=]. The main games also features RewardingVandalism as well, though in a lesser quantity.
* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:As the final battle of ''Spyro's Adventure'' wears on, Kaos smites his own minions and gives their experience points to his ''next'' set of minions; when the last group fails, he collects all their experience points to refill his own HP, and rely solely on his Hydra to fight you.]]
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* ''Skylanders: Lost Islands'' (iOS) - A ''FarmVille'' clone; to be released in November (but already available in Canada).
* ''Skylanders: Battlegrounds'' (iOS) - A tactical game; to be released in November.
* ''Skylanders: Battlegrounds'' (iOS) - A tactical game; to be released in November.
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* ''Skylanders: Lost Islands'' (iOS) - A ''FarmVille'' clone; to be released in November (but already available in Canada).
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* AllThereInTheManual: Skylander bios are in the player's guide or on the website; not with the toys or in most games (''Cloud Patrol'' used to have them, before they got removed to make room for character abilities).
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* AllThereInTheManual: Skylander bios are in the player's guide or on the website; not with the toys or in most games (''Cloud (currently ''Lost Islands'' is the only one; ''Cloud Patrol'' used to have them, before they got removed to make room for character abilities).
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* KaizoTrap: Cynder's Series 1 Heroic Challenge level [[hottip:*: also Chop Chop's Series 2 one]] tasks you with collecting 13 "amber medallions" in a catacombs. The last one is on a small platform you teleport to, with no enemies in sight ... easy, right? Except for nearly a dozen zombies that pop up out of the ground and swarm you as you attempt to get it.
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* KaizoTrap: Cynder's Series 1 The "Dungeoness Creeps" Heroic Challenge level [[hottip:*: also Challenge[[note]]unlocked by Cynder in ''Spyro's Adventure'' and Chop Chop's Series 2 one]] Chop in ''Giants''[[/note]] tasks you with collecting 13 "amber medallions" in a catacombs. The last one is on a small platform you teleport to, with no enemies in sight ... easy, right? Except for nearly a dozen zombies that pop up out of the ground and swarm you as you attempt to get it.
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* KaizoTrap: Cynder's Series 1 Heroic Challenge level [[hottip:*: also Chop Chop's Series 2 one]] tasks you with collecting 13 "amber medallions" in a catacombs. The last one is on a small platform you teleport to, with no enemies in sight ... easy, right? Except for nearly a dozen zombies that pop up out of the ground and swarm you as you attempt to get it.
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* TheAllegedCar: Flynn's ship in ''Giants''. More than one early level involves having to stop and make repairs.
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Kaos]] receives a very karmic one: [[spoiler: After his defeat, he is sent to Earth, getting reduced to a mere toy figurine in the process]].
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Kaos]] receives a very karmic one: [[spoiler: After his defeat, he is sent to Earth, getting reduced to a mere toy figurine in the process]].
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* TheAllegedCar: Flynn's ship in ''Giants''. More than one early level involves having to stop and make repairs.
It gets marginally better throughout the game, as this time the Legendary Treasures act as customization options; but still, characters occasionally comment that the thing is ''cursed''.
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Kaos]] receives a very karmicone: one in ''Spyro's Adventure'': [[spoiler: After his defeat, he is sent to Earth, getting reduced to a mere toy figurine in the process]].
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: The concept of the Portal of Power bringing Skylanders from the real world back into the Skylands pretty much weaponizes this trope. In addition, Flynn does it during the first half of the credits of ''Spyro's Adventure'' for Wii (not the other consoles); congratulating the player ([[SmallNameBigEgo and himself]]) for saving the Skylands and encouraging the player to go into the PlayableEpilogue - and then this happens:
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: The concept of the Portal of Power bringing Skylanders from the real world back into the Skylands pretty much weaponizes this trope. trope.
** In addition, Flynndoes it tends to break the fourth wall during the first half parts of the credits of (though only in the Wii version for ''Spyro's Adventure'' for Wii (not the other consoles); Adventure''), congratulating the player ([[SmallNameBigEgo and himself]]) for saving the Skylands and encouraging the player to go into the PlayableEpilogue - and PlayableEpilogue. And then in the ''Spyro's Adventure'' credits, this happens:
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* CreativeClosingCredits: In the Wii version of ''Spyro's Adventure'', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWpyB9uaHB8 Flynn engages in a little Fourth Wall-breaking.]]]] He does it again in ''Giants'', this time joined by the Chompy Mage, one of the level bosses.
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** Trigger Happy's Soul Gem upgrade is called ''Infinite Hellfire'' when you obtain it, but is corrected into ''Infinite Ammo'' when you buy it.
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** Hot Dog's Soul Gem ability is "Ding Dong Ditch", and appears to be exactly what you'd expect from a fiery canine: a flaming bag of doggie doo.
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* IronicFear: Ermit has a fear/paranoia of clouds. And considering [[WorldInTheSky what Skylands is]]...
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* TheStinger: Used in ''Giants'', when Kaos retreats to his family home:
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-->'''Kaos:''' ...[[spoiler:Mother]]?!
-->'''Glumshanks:''' Uh, Lord Kaos, is that who I think it is?
-->'''Kaos:''' ...[[spoiler:Mother]]?!
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** Also from ''Giants:'' Whirlwind's character-specific quest requires you to make 50 double rainbows. The title of the quest? [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSNhk5ICTI "What Does it Mean?"]]
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* ''Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' (Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PC) - The original, with 32 characters available.
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* ''Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' (Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PC) - The original, with 32 characters available. Kaos has assaulted the Skylanders' base; banishing them to Earth, turning their mentor Eon into a spirit, and destroying the Core of Light that keeps the Darkness at bay. It's up to the player to send the Skylanders back and gather the parts needed to rebuild the Core.
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* ''Skylanders: Giants'' (Wii, WiiU, Xbox 360, PS3, PC) - Adds 16 more characters, eight of which are at least double the size of the regular Skylander toys and will have the in-game strength to match. There's also a series of "[=LightCore=]" figures that will light up when placed on the portal.
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* ''Skylanders: Giants'' (Wii, WiiU, Xbox 360, PS3, PC) - Adds 16 more characters, eight of which are "Giants"; at least double the size of the regular Skylander toys Skylanders and will have the in-game strength to match. There's also a series of "[=LightCore=]" figures that will light up when placed on Storywise, the portal.Giants were lost 10,000 years ago after fighting the Arkeyan war machines. Now, while the Giants have been discovered on Earth, Kaos has returned to the Skylands after his own banishment and seeks to claim the ancient Arkeyan army as his own.
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* ''Skylanders: Lost Islands'' (iOS) - A ''FarmVille'' clone; currently only available in Canada.
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* ''Skylanders: Lost Islands'' (iOS) - A ''FarmVille'' clone; currently only to be released in November (but already available in Canada.
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* ''Skylanders: Battlegrounds'' (iOS) - A tactical game; to be released in November.
* ''Skylanders: Battlegrounds'' (iOS) - A tactical game; to be released in November.
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* MusicalAssassin: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROhZJ_AIFTY Drill-X]].
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* ExcitedEpisodeTitle: Two chapters in ''Giants'' - Chapters 10 ("Aerial Attack!") and 16 ("Bringing Order to Kaos!").
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* IronicFear: Ermit has a fear/paranoia of clouds. And considering [[WorldInTheSky what Skylands is]]...
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* ''Skylanders: Spyro's Universe'' - A browser-based MiniGameGame with some MMO lite features such as the ability to wander around chatting with other players while using your Skylander as your avatar.
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* ''Skylanders: Spyro's Universe'' (formerly ''Spyro's Universe'') - A browser-based MiniGameGame with some MMO lite features such as the ability to wander around chatting with other players while using your Skylander as your avatar.
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* ''Skylanders: Lost Islands'' (iOS) - A ''FarmVille'' clone; currently only available in Canada.
* TheAllegedCar: Flynn's ship in ''Giants''. More than one early level involves having to stop and make repairs.
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: [[spoiler:The end of Chapter 9 in ''Giants''.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Brute:''' You'll never stop Master Kaos. He has an ingenious plan to get that Iron Fist of Arkus. Then he'll rule Skylands! Then he can finally take me fishing...]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Brute:''' You'll never stop Master Kaos. He has an ingenious plan to get that Iron Fist of Arkus. Then he'll rule Skylands! Then he can finally take me fishing...]]
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* BreadEggsMilkSquick: [[spoiler:Inverted with the end of Chapter 9 in ''Giants''.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Brute:''' You'll never stop Master Kaos. He has an ingenious plan to get that Iron Fist of Arkus. Then he'll rule Skylands! Then he can finally take me fishing...]]
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* EvilKnockoff: Several boss battles involve Kaos summoning evil Skylander clones to attack you. He alternates this strategy with some BulletHell (see SequentialBoss). They appear in ''Giants'', too, as minibosses.
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* EvilKnockoff: Several boss battles involve Kaos summoning evil Skylander clones to attack you. He alternates this strategy with some BulletHell (see SequentialBoss). They appear in ''Giants'', too, as bonus area minibosses.
** In ''Giants'', we see that Kaos ended up [[spoiler:in a toy store]] after the first game, and he gets back to the Skylands through [[spoiler:the portal in a store display]].
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters - Over 30 playable characters to choose from. ''Giants'' brings it close to 50 (or 60 if you count the [=LightCore=] versions as separate characters).
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters - Over 30 playable characters to choose from. from in ''Spyro's Adventure''; while ''Giants'' brings it close to 50 (or 60 if you count the [=LightCore=] versions as separate characters).50. And neither of those numbers include special variants.
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* RevengeOfTheSequel: The premise for ''Skylanders: Giants'' is that Kaos somehow managed to get himself placed on a Portal of Power somewhere in the real world, allowing him to return to Skylands more or less the same way that the Skylanders did.
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* SoLastSeason: The ''Spyro's Adventure'' versions of the characters are left in the dust by their Series 2 and other ''Giants'' counterparts: They don't have the Series 2 upgrade-switching and "Wow Pow" abilities, they don't count towards most collection goals, and they don't unlock new Heroic Challenges (if they unlock anything, it's the old ''Spyro's Adventure'' challenges again, and there are reports those don't give out stat boosts anymore).
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* SoLastSeason: The ''Spyro's Adventure'' versions of the characters are left in the dust by their Series 2 and other ''Giants'' counterparts: They don't have the Series 2 upgrade-switching and "Wow Pow" abilities, they don't count towards most collection goals, and they don't unlock new Heroic Challenges (if they unlock anything, it's the old ''Spyro's Adventure'' challenges again, and there are reports those don't give out stat boosts anymore).Challenges.
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* YouBreakItYouProfit: In the browser version ''Skylanders: Spyro's Universe'', breaking respawning crates, bottles and such not only gives you coins, but also gives your Skylander [=EXP=]. The main games also features RewardingVandalism as well, though in a lesser quantity.
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* YouBreakItYouProfit: In the browser version ''Skylanders: Spyro's Universe'', breaking respawning crates, bottles and such not only gives you coins, but also gives your Skylander [=EXP=]. The main games also features RewardingVandalism as well, though in a lesser quantity.
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** All of Kaos' spells have this trope, most blatantly '''"[[LargeHam THE DEADLY]] [[ThreateningShark SHARK BATH]] [[LargeHam of DOOOOOOOOM SHAAAAAARKS!!!]]"''', but one must also mention '''"[[OxymoronicBeing THE DEADLY LIFE SPELL OF DEATH!!!]]"
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** All of Kaos' spells have this trope, most blatantly '''"[[LargeHam THE DEADLY]] [[ThreateningShark SHARK BATH]] [[LargeHam of DOOOOOOOOM SHAAAAAARKS!!!]]"''', but one must also mention '''"[[OxymoronicBeing THE DEADLY LIFE SPELL OF DEATH!!!]]"DEATH!!!]]"'''
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* BreadEggsMilkSquick: [[spoiler:Inverted with the end of Chapter 9 in ''Giants'.]]
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* BreadEggsMilkSquick: [[spoiler:Inverted with the end of Chapter 9 in ''Giants'.''Giants''.]]
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* BreadEggsMilkSquick: [[spoiler:Inverted with the end of Chapter 9 in ''Giants'.
-->'''Brute:'''''Giants'.]]
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[[spoiler:-->'''Brute:''' You'll never stop Master Kaos. He has an ingenious plan to get that Iron Fist of Arkus. Then he'll rule Skylands! Then he can finally take me fishing...]]
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* YouBreakItYouProfit: In the browser version ''Skylanders: Spyro's Universe'', breaking respawning crates, bottles and such not only gives you coins, but also gives your Skylander [=EXP=]. The main games also features RewardingVandalism as well, though in a lesser quantity.
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* TheSmurfettePrinciple: On average, each element only has one female character in the group, and some of those females are only introduced in ''Giants''. Also, Ninjini is currently the only female giant.
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* TheUnfought: Captain Dreadbeard and Vathek from the Adventure Pack levels aren't actually fought. Dreadbeard has to be beaten in a card game and Vathek sends a large swarm of minions to fight you. [[spoiler:When he tries to take care of you personally, Flavius takes the throne while he's concentrating on you and turns him to stone with it.]] Out of the three bonus level exclusive {{Big Bad}}s, only Occulous is actually fought.
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* TheUnfought: Captain Dreadbeard and Vathek from the Adventure Pack levels aren't actually fought. Dreadbeard has to be beaten in a card game and Vathek sends a large swarm of minions to fight you. [[spoiler:When he tries to take care of you personally, Flavius takes the throne while he's concentrating on you and turns him to stone with it.]] Out of the three bonus level exclusive {{Big Bad}}s, only Occulous is actually fought.fought, though you do get to fight Vathek in a proper boss fight on the 3DS version.
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* LivingToys: How Spyro, Gill Grunt, Eruptor, Stump Smash and Trigger Happy were portrayed in the introduction to ''Giants''.
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* LivingToys: How Spyro, Gill Grunt, Eruptor, Stump Smash and Trigger Happy Stealth Elf were portrayed in the introduction to ''Giants''.
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** And then there's the Wilikin - a race of living mannequin dolls.
** And then there's the Wilikin - a race of living mannequin dolls.
