Skylanders Undead / Characters

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"Do you like scary stories? Wanna hear ours?"

- Skylanders: Ring of Heroes

The Undead element is one of the eight original elements in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. Though the Undead element is a collection of ghouls, monsters, and simply spooky people, they’re firmly on the side of good despite appearances. Many of them utilize their unique abilities with a dose of spectral magic.

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In General

Dark Is Not Evil: Before the Dark element was added in Trap Team, Undead was the one of the first 8 elements that was most associated with the Darkness. And already here, it was shown that some Skylanders could use the Darkness to fight for good.

Core Skylanders

Debuting in Spyro's Adventure

Cynder

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"Volts and Lightning!"

Voiced by: Tobie LaSalandra (Giants onwards), Erica Lindbeck (Imaginators cutscenes)

Kidnapped as an egg by the evil dragon Malefor, Cynder was raised in the ways of darkness until Spyro rescued her. (Wait, this sounds familiar...) Anyway, she wishes to make up for all the evil she's done under Malefor, but many are wary of the dark powers she still commands.

She returns in the Giants toy lineup as a Series 2 Skylander and in Swap Force as a Series 3 Skylander called Phantom Cynder.

Action Girl: Like all female Skylanders.
Adaptational Superpower Change: While retaining her Legend of Spyro counterpart's Shadow Dash, she trades her other powers for lightning.
The Atoner: Just like her Legend of Spyro counterpart.
Attack! Attack! Attack!: She was an Attack type Skylander in Ring of Heroes, both pre- and post-revamp, before the game closed down.
Back from the Dead: The Mabu kid Quigley asks if this happened to her in Spyro's Adventure.
The Bus Came Back: Cynder returns to the spotlight in Imaginators as a storyline NPC in a level pack story.
Broad Strokes: Cynder's bio essentially states that some version of The Legend of Spyro trilogy happened in this continuity. Word of God confirms that Cynder's origins in Skylanders and her traits from The Legend of Spyro trilogy is intentionally left ambiguous, leaving it to longtime Spyro the Dragon fans to use their own imaginations to fill in the blanks.
Casting a Shadow: She can perform a shadow dash where she charges while turning into a shadow-like form, allowing her to summon ghosts that attack nearby enemies. On an upgrade path that focus on it, the shadow dash can even damage opponents she hits.
Dark Is Not Evil: Par for the course when it comes to Cynder.
A Day in the Limelight: She's the main focus character in the tie-in novel "Cynder Confronts the Weather Wizard".
Goth Girls Know Magic: Her skills and upgrades info. in Eon's guide for Spyro's Adventure, Eon likes to compare her to a goth, at least when talking about her Shadow dash/strike "like an angry goth/like an even angrier goth".
Heel–Face Turn: Just like her The Legend of Spyro counterpart.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Can be snarky, brooding and has a dislike for jokes or pranks, but she still shares the same goal of all Skylanders: protect the world of Skylands from the forces of evil.
Put on a Bus: She does not get a repose for Trap Team.
Scale Color Dissonance/Purple Is the New Black: In the first two The Legend of Spyro games Cynder was black and red — in Skylanders she is now bright purple and pink, with even higher contrast than in Dawn of the Dragon.
Shock and Awe: Cynder's primary attack is her lightning breath.
Spread Shot: Her lightning breath can hit multiple enemies across a wide area, even without upgrades.
Starter Mon: Her Series 2 counterpart is included in the starter pack for Giants.

Hex

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"Fear the dark!"

Notable variants: LightCore Hex

Voiced by: Courtenay Taylor

Hex was once a powerful elven sorceress who entered the underworld to confront Malefor, the Undead Dragon King. However, she returned... changed, becoming an Undead herself. Many are now suspicious of her dark powers, but Eon continues to have faith in her.

She returns in the Giants toy lineup as a Series 2 Skylander. She has a LightCore version of her in Giants. She has a mini version in Trap Team called Hijinx.

Action Girl: She took on Malefor alone and won.
And Then John Was a Zombie: Though unlike most examples of the trope, she kept control.
Bad with the Bone: Many, if not all of her spells are skull- or bone-shaped. Her toy even shows her holding a spectral skull.
The Big Guy: In Spyro's Adventure, she has the biggest strength stat of all the Undead Skylanders.
Combat Medic: Both she and her Light counterpart were at first Expert type Skylanders in Ring of Heroes. After the revamp, they both become Support types.
Dark Is Not Evil: Yes, the undead witch dressed in black with a blue skin, guttural voice and skull-based magic is a good guy.
Lady of Black Magic: Now that she's undead at least.
Necromancer: Subverted. She can summon skulls and bones but can't resurrect.
Offscreen Moment of Awesome: While most of the characters have a few, Hex gets the notable distinction of having defeated Malefor (though not actually kill him), which is no small feat.
Perpetual Frowner: Hex really doesn't smile or even laugh. The one time she ever laughed was after Trigger Happy "accidentally" shot Slam Bam and even then, it barely lasted a second.
Power Glows: LightCore Hex's dress glows.
Voice of the Legion: When casting spells, her voice becomes this.

Chop Chop

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"Slice and dice!"

Notable variants: Legendary Chop Chop, Elite Chop Chop

Voiced by: Freddie Winston (Spyro's Adventure), Steve Blum (Giants onwards)

Created by the ancient Arkeyans with a fusion of technology and undead magic, Chop Chop is a skilled warrior with an indestructible shield. He has spent centuries looking for the vanished Arkeyans before being recruited as a Skylander.

He returns in the Giants toy lineup as a Series 2 Skylander and in Swap Force as a Series 3 Skylander called Twin Blade Chop Chop.

Audible Sharpness: His sword makes a noticeable metallic sound every time it's swung; to say nothing of when it actually hits something.
Attack Reflector: An innate ability of his shield.
Badass Cape: His Awakened Form in Ring of Heroes sports this.
BFS: Should you take his "Vampiric Warrior" path, his sword eventually becomes as large as himself.
Blue Is Heroic: His armor is blue and he is even an Arkeyan who is fighting on the good side.
The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard: Not really Chop Chop himself, but something related to him, that being Kaos' evil counterpart of him in Spyro's Adventure. He has both the Demon Blade of the Underworld and the Demon Shield of the Shadows when it is impossible to do so on Chop Chop in gameplay because the two weapons are obtainable on seperate paths.
Cool Sword: It's even explicitly stated to be indestructible, and has the in-game ability to convert enemies defeated by it into orbs that he absorbs to heal himself.
Counter-Attack: On his "Undead Defender" path, he gains the ability to absorb damage with his shield, then release it by using his shield bash.
Dark Is Not Evil: All Undead Skylanders are this by default, but it goes double for Chop Chop due to him being an Arkeyan creation.
Defend Command: Befitting that he fights with a sword and shield, he was a Defense type Skylander in Ring of Heroes, both pre- and post-revamp, before the game closed down. One of his attacks “Arkeyan Shield Skill” has a 80% chance of raising the defense on every team member for two turns, and his passive ability grants him both invincibility and provoke when he gets hit by an attack that can defeat him.
Dual Wielding: His Series 3 Wow Pow lets him replace his shield with a second Cool Sword.
Dem Bones: One that's at least partially artificial.
Flaming Sword: The final upgrade of the Vampiric Warrior path is the Demon Blade of the Underword, which not only increases the size of the blade, but sets it on fire.
Friend to All Children: Played with. While he at least tries to be by using his shield to go take children sledging, their screams make it unclear if they actually like it or not.
Life Drain: One of his upgrades gives him a chance of recovering health when attacking enemies with his sword.
Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: His shield can block attacks and reflect projectiles, but he can only hold it up for so long.
Magitek: The Arkeyans are said to have found the connection between technology and magic, and Chop Chop is a demonstration of that.
My Species Doth Protest Too Much: To the Arkeyans.
Put on a Bus: Extra noticeable for someone like him. Despite getting numerous appearances in the marketing for Spyro's Adventure (with Cynder being the only Undead Skylander to make any appearance at all), receiving a Series 3 figure in Swap Force and being the Undead Eon's Elite in Trap Team, Chop Chop started to appear less and less the games that came after. Roller Brawl became the returning SuperCharger in SuperChargers instead of him, both she and Hex appeared in Battlecast without him, and finally, Chop Chop wasn't in the base roster in Ring of Heroes, but was later added in an update.
Shield Bash: An early upgrade allows him to do this while his shield's up, thanks to a spike being added to the front. On the "Undead Defender" path, it can be upgraded to stun as well.
Spin Attack: His second combo move is him spinning a short distance forward with his sword.

Ghost Roaster

"No chain, no gain!"

Notable variants: Elite Ghost Roaster

Voiced by: Freddie Winston (Spyro's Adventure), John Kassir (Giants onwards)

Primary Attack: Chain Whip

Secondary Attack: Skull Charge

Tertiary Attack: Ectoplasm Mode

Soul Gem Ability: Lingering Curse

Once a simple chef, Ghost Roaster was turned into a ghoul after falling into the Valley of the Undead. He then consumed an entire ghost village, for which he was chained to a spiked ball as punishment. Eon heard of this and recruited Ghost Roaster, feeling a ghost-eater could be useful — as long as he only eats evil spirits.

Big Eater: He ate an entire ghost town.
The Bus Came Back: After being one of the eight Skylanders from Spyro's Adventure to not get a repose for Giants or the two following games, he finally came back as an Eon's Elite in Superchargers and a major role in the comic Secret Agent Secrets.
Captain Ersatz: Of the Crypt Keeper, from Tales from the Crypt. This is much more apparent via voice work in Giants.
Cast from Hit Points: His tertiary ability can shield him from any attack, but he loses health over time by using it. And the ability doesn't stop if his health is low enough, meaning he will be defeated from self-harm if a player abuses it too much.
Cursed with Awesome: His punishment is what gave him his primary weapon in the first place.
Dude, Where's My Respect?: The reason he, Voodood and Boomer began working for Spellslamzer in "Secret Agent Secrets".
Epic Fail: As explained in Cast from Hit Points above, his tertiary ability, "Ectoplasm Mode", shields him from all attacks but drains his health until there's nothing left. There is another problem with this though, and it's that he's not even safe from being defeated through this method in the hub worlds, turning him into the one Skylander who is capable of this in all six games^note.
Epic Flail: The chain he got stuck with as punishment doubles as a very good flail.
Evil Laugh: His laugh is quite maniacal.
Face–Heel Turn: In the comic "Secret Agent Secrets", he, Voodood and Boomer go MIA during a mission and the team who headed out to find them also find out that they have turned over to Spellslamzer's side out of jealousy that the new Skylander groups made everyone throw them under the bus. Subverted, as they only did that to later backstab Spellslamzer, but for Ghost Roaster, it becomes Double Subverted when he realizes that he and his fellow forgotten friends will just go back to being forgotten, so he decides to still fight for Spellslamzer. Luckily, Stormblade succeeds in convincing him to be a Skylander because "it takes a special kind of hero to do something for no reward".
High Collar of Doom: One that splits down the back and looks vaguely like horns.
Meaningful Rename: Ghost Roaster was once named Olav, but decided to give himself a new name after being transformed into what he is now.
No-Sell: Ectoplasm Mode gives him this, as it shields him from all enemy attacks.
Our Ghouls Are Creepier: Essentially the "Mythic Ghouls" type.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Red to Stormblade's Blue in the comic arc "Secret Agent Secrets".
Skull for a Head: With spikes no less.
Token Evil Teammate: Ghost Roaster's bio suspiciously lacks any heroic deeds in his past. Eon just thought it'd be better to have a ghost-eater on his side. Also, Ghost Roaster had to promise not to turn Hex into a hamburger.

Debuting in Giants

Fright Rider

"Fear the spear!"

Voiced by: Yuri Lowenthal

Fright Rider and his steed, Ozzy the ostrich, were once champion jousters. But one day a jealous competitor cursed the elf and sent him to the Underworld. Although Ozzy was normally rather timid, it ate a bag of "skele-oats" and turned itself into a skeleton in order to rescue its friend.

Beast of Battle: Fright Rider fights from atop his trusty steed — Ozzy the (now-undead) ostrich.
Cowardly Lion: Ozzy was terrified of a number of phobias, but was willing to eat "skele-oats" and turn into a skeletal version of himself to save his rider. Even now, he still fears a spear plunging into his skull and certain types of sandwiches.
Dem Bones: Ozzy is a skeletal ostrich.
Mounted Combat: He's certainly an unorthodox practitioner (as his steed is a skeletal ostrich), but a practitioner nonetheless.
Rescued from the Underworld: Ozzy reportedly ate a bag of "skele-oats" so it could travel to the Underworld and rescue Fright Rider.

Debuting in Swap Force

Roller Brawl

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"Let's roll!"

Notable variants: Legendary Bone Bash Roller Brawl

Voiced by: Cree Summer

The smallest and youngest of a family of vampires, Roller Brawl was a champion Roller Derby player. Unfortunately for her, Kaos fell in love with her at a championship; and when her five overprotective brothers stepped in Kaos took them prisoner. She's since joined the Skylanders to give Kaos some payback and find her brothers.

In SuperChargers, she comes in contact with a Rift Engine and gets promoted to a SuperCharger as Bone Bash Roller Brawl.

Abhorrent Admirer: Kaos is one to her. In fact, it's why he kidnapped her brothers; he didn't like them trying to protect Roller Brawl from him.
Attack! Attack! Attack!: She was an Attack type Skylander in Ring of Heroes, both pre- and post-revamp, before the game closed down.
Chainsaw Good: Circular saws instead of chain saws.
Curtains Match the Window: She has pink eyes and pink hair.
Cute Little Fangs: Just to reaffirm that, yes, she is a vampire. In contrast to Night Shift's colossal tusks, they also underscore her relative youth.
Dash Attack: Her second attack is a dash in which she can do another attack while executing.
Deadly Disc: She can shoot out circular saws.
Friendly Neighborhood Vampire: A peppy vampire gal firmly on the side of good.
Little Miss Badass: Her exact age isn't given, but she is the youngest and smallest in her family, and is a Roller Derby champion.
Rollerblade Good: With emphasis on the blade part.
Skeletons in the Coat Closet: Skull-themed helmet, boots and gloves. Her SuperCharger variant puts even greater emphasis, with her skull helmet being so large it covers up her face. It also appears that new armor is made of actual bones, unlike her previous, which is colored black.
Stock Sound Effects: Upon being summoned or launching into her dash attack, a referee's whistle can be heard. This is appropriate, as a whistle signals the start of a round in roller derby.
The Tease: Downplayed. She appears to have a rather flirty personality, what with her winking at the player, encouraging them to, "Check me out!", occasional love-themed puns, and use of cartoon heart particles, but she lacks almost all other traits. Kaos would likely accuse her of being this, though.
Weaponized Headgear: With upgrades, her helmet starts sporting some pretty mean-looking spikes.
Wink "Ding!": At the end of her summon animation, as she winks to the camera.
Wolverine Claws: Her gloves have two claws each.

Bone Bash Roller Brawl

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Battle Boomerang: Her secondary attack is throwing out her baldes and then have them come back to her.
Blade Below the Shoulder: Instead of fighting with claw gloves, Roller Brawl now fights with large sickles incorporated into her bracers.
Kiss of Death: Her first upgrade is being able to blow a Vampire Kiss while she throws out her blades that will slow down enemies and drain their health.

Grim Creeper

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"Your time is up!"

Notable variants: LightCore Grim Creeper, Legendary Grim Creeper

Voiced by: Lex Lang

A reaper of ghosts who hoped to be a professional ghost wrangler, but was turned down at the prestigious Grim Acres School because they felt he lacked the necessary skill. When a ghost outbreak kidnapped the faculty, Grim Creeper proved just what skills he had.

He has a LightCore version of him in Swap Force.

Animated Armor: Spooky Specter path allows him to leave his armor behind, which can attack foes.
The Grim Reaper: What he's based on.
Power Glows: LightCore Grim Creeper's face lights up.
Sinister Scythe: His main weapon.

Debuting in Trap Team

Funny Bone

"I have a bone to pick!"

Voiced by: Scott Whyte

Funny Bone used to live on Punch Line Island, the funniest place in the land of the Undead. One day, while he was burying his neighbor's birthday cake, the evil Count Moneybone invaded the island, seeking to use their legendary Eternal Chuckling Trees to create a "Funny Bomb". Seeing their vicious axes, Funny Bone sprang into action and drove the invaders from the island. Now, as a Skylander, he makes sure that Evil is always the victim of his punch lines.

Chainsaw Good: His Bone Saw attack turns him into a human-sized buzz saw.
Deadly Disc: Lobs bladed bone discs as if they were frisbees, and can be upgraded to play a lethal game of fetch with them.
Dem Bones: A skeletal dog.
Pungeon Master: He's got more than a few solid groaners in his repertoire.
Sickly Green Glow: He's an Undead-element dog with a bright green gem on his tail. He also has green eyes.

Bat Spin

"No rest for the wicked!"

Voiced by: Eliza Schneider

Separated from her people when she was young, Bat Spin was found by a colony of bats who raised her as one of their own. Many years later, undead trolls attacked the colony, who were after their magic. With the help of the new abilities she learned while growing up, Bat Spin saved the colony and drove back the trolls, with this deed being seen by Eon making her a worthy Skylander.

Barrage of Bats: She is able to command bats at will, either by firing them like projectiles or forming a defense circle around her.
Expressive Ears: In her defeated animation, the bat wings on her hood droop down.
Friendly Neighborhood Vampire: Peppy and friendly, Bat Spin is innocent and childlike, but nevertheless, she fights for the innocent.
The Minion Master: Her primary attack fires bats that persist after being fired. Her "Pet Purveyor" path adds new bats with unique abilities, while her "Bat Betterment" path focuses on improving her normal bats.
Raised by Wolves: In her case, bats.
Reverse Shrapnel: Her secondary ability is summoning a ring of bats that spread out and close in around her.
Supernatural Gold Eyes: Unusually, her sclera are gold and her pupils are black.
Super-Scream: In bat form, she gains the ability to scream ultrasonic waves.
Voluntary Shapeshifting: Can transform into a giant bat, granting her new abilities.

Giant

Eye-Brawl

"I've got my eye on you!"

Voiced by: Travis Willingham

It all started with a staring contest between a headless giant and a floating eyeball. Since the giant had no eyes and the eyeball couldn't blink, their rivalry soon escalated into all-out war. Eventually, though, they realized that their fighting was getting them nowhere, and that they would be much more powerful if they worked together. And thus, Eye-Brawl was born!

He has a mini version (formerly sidekick) in Trap Team called Eye-Small.

Cyclops: A giant with one eye, that should be enough for you people.
Detachment Combat: Since Eye-Brawl is technically two creatures, they can split up. The eye, which is the part the player controls, flies around and shoots Eye Beams, while the body remains prone. With upgrades, the firing speed of the eye-lasers can be improved, and the body can be made to slowly follow the eye, flailing its fists.
Eye Beams: When separated, the eye portion can fire these. Upgrades make him fire them faster and harder.
The Family That Slays Together: The flying eyeball is Dive-Clops's twin brother.
Fridge Logic: In-Universe. The two parts of his body couldn't logically beat each other in a staring contest — one's a headless giant, the other's an eyelid-less floating eyeball.
Good Old Fisticuffs: When he's not using eye-lasers or summoning minions, all of Eye-Brawl's attacks are delivered through his fists. His melee upgrades simply add knuckle-dusters to his fists: the first level being simple knuckle-dusters as above, the second adding rather imposing-looking blades.
Pungeon Master: Eye-Brawl loves him some optical puns.
Serious Business: An all out war broke out because a headless giant and a floating eyeball couldn't beat each other at a staring contest.
What the Hell Is That Accent?: Seems to be trying for a Transylvanian/Eastern European accent, but can come across as German or even Hispanic at times.

Swap Force

Rattle Shake

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"Go ahead, snake my day!"

Notable variants: Quickdraw Rattle Shake

Voiced by: Troy Baker

A cowboy rattlesnake. One day he was trapped by the Black Hat Gang. They threatened to raid the local village unless Rattle Shake led them to Mt. Cloudbreak. Rather than agree, he defeated all the gang members single-handedly. Master Eon heard about this tale of heroism and invited the cowboy to join the Skylanders.

Attack! Attack! Attack!: He was an Attack type Skylander in Ring of Heroes after the revamp, after initially being an Expert Type.
Bouncing Battler: He can bounce around on his coiled tail and hurt enemies upon landing.
Cowboy: Definitely based on this, given his sombrero and jacket, plus his gunslinging skills.
Dark Is Not Evil: From the Undead class, so this is standard, but even some of his friends find him creepy. Regardless, he is firmly on the side of good.
Dash Attack: His Spurred Spring ability has him spring forward and damage enemies in his path.
Dashing Hispanic: According to Troy Baker, he based Rattle Shake's voice on Antonio Banderas, and he definitely has the accent and the cool, suave personality to match.
Equippable Ally: Uses a venom-spitting snake as a gun.
The Gunslinger: His bio mentions that he can hit the center of a gold coin 1000 paces away. He also uses a snake as a gun to launch venom projectiles.
In a Single Bound: A member of the "Jump" Swap-Force, which allows him to make massively high jumps, doing so by curling his tail into a spring.
Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: He's an undead rattlesnake cowboy.
Pinball Projectile: His Spring Loaded Snake shoots a snake that bounces between enemies.
Purple Is Powerful: His Soul Gem powers give his top and bottom halves purple skin that grants boosts to his critical hits and speed respectively.
Scarily Competent Tracker: His bio lists him as one of Skyland's best trackers.
Snakes Are Sinister: Played With. His enemies find him sinister and so do some of his allies. However, he himself is a "virtuous viper", defending an innocent village from literal cowboys despite being outnumbered.
Starter Mon: He is included in the 3DS starter pack of Swap Force.
Tail Slap: His lower half's primary attack is a tail strike.
The Turret Master: His snake allies act like turrets which can slow down foes.
Western Rattlers: He's an anthropomorphic rattlesnake who dresses and acts like a cowboy.

Night Shift

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"Roll with the punches!"

Notable variants: Legendary Night Shift

Voiced by: Maurice LaMarche

A wealthy baron who followed his dream of being a prizefighter, Night Shift was the undefeated phantom-weight champion of Skylands, famous for his massive uppercut and once biting an opponent mid-match. Unfortunately, a "no teleporting" rule was established, thus forcing him to surrender his title and leave the sport he loved. Eon, however, introduced him to a new fight: Night Shift vs. Evil, as a member of the Skylanders.

Auto-Revive: His Batty coach saves him an extra life should he fall in battle. Upgrading it allows it to restore health, as well as giving him yet another extra life.
Awesome, but Impractical: If you're looking to swap him out with any other Swap Force Skylander, which is the entire gimmick of his debut game. There are no issues with using his bottom half for a combination, but his upper half not so much. The Swapper's health is tied to the upper half, and Night Shift just so happens to have the lowest amount of health out of any of them. And one of the things supposed to compensate for it, his Batty Coach, is tied to his bottom half. So if you want to use the "Night" part with any other bottom half, you're gonna have to deal with having a very low health bar. On the plus, his bite attack heals him a little bit, giving him one chance to stay alive.
Behavioral Conditioning: Whenever he hears a boxing ring bell go off, he goes into a fighting frenzy. Freeze Blade theorizes it's because, "...he's taken one too many shots to the headski."
Boxing Battler: Like Terrafin, he used to be a prizefighter before joining the Skylanders, and he puts those skills to good use after joining.
Charged Attack: Charging his punches will cause him to launch a massive uppercut.
Cool Old Guy: How Freeze Blade sees him.
Cultured Badass: Gave up aristocracy to become a prize winning boxer.
Expy: Massive uppercut, he bit an opponent once, Night Shift is a face tattoo away from being Mike Tyson.
Floating Limbs: Which effectively turns every non-charged punch into a series of rapid-fire rocket punches.
Friendly Neighborhood Vampire: A grouchy variant of this, but regardless, he fights for the innocent and graciously left the sport he loved when a "no teleporting" rule was introduced.
Glass Cannon: All of his attacks, from his punches, his bite, to his teleportation punches are both strong and fast, but he has the lowest health of any Swap Force Skylander. In exchange for this, one of his bottom half upgrades is having another life if he runs out of health and if the Underbat path is chosen, he can have another revive.
Good Old Fisticuffs: Dislikes mixed martial arts, stating that "boxing is the sweet science!"
Grumpy Old Man: Lampshaded. During his interview, Freeze Blade says "he can be a little... cranky!"
Night Shift: What? I am undead! We are not meant to be all kittens and rainbows!
Heart Is an Awesome Power: In the "Just Like SWAP Force" trailer, Night Shift wants to demonstrate the Swappers' swapping ability by swapping with Stink Bomb, to which Slam Bam asks why he would want to stink. Night Shift's response is that there are plenty of reasons to stink, especially when it can allow you to go invisible.
Night Shift/Bomb: First comes the mist, and then comes the fist!
Stealth Elf: Now that is silent but deadly.
Heroic Second Wind: His batty coach, which saves him an extra life, upon defeat. The upgrade path for it even fills his health, and grants a second life.
Megaton Punch: Charges up his fist, before making an uppercut that is almost three times his size.
Money Spider: Invoked by the prize fighter path, which causes enemies hit by his uppercuts to drop money. The payday, his second upgrade in this path, turns his boxing gloves gold, and increases the amount that's dropped.
Retired Badass: He was forced into becoming one when Eon found him because of a new boxing rule banning teleporting in matches.
Teleport Spam: Had to retire from boxing when there was a new rule banning teleporting. As a Skylander, he can teleport how ever much he wants with no rules.
Those Two Guys: If both Night Shift and Stink Bomb appear in a trailer or promotional material, expect the two to swap bottom halves. Night Bomb was one of the most frequently shown swaps before Swap Force was released.
Visual Pun: He's a grandpa Vampire with really long fangs protruding from his mouth, so you could say he's "long in the tooth."
Weaponized Teleportation: One of two "teleport" SWAP Force members.

Trap Masters

Krypt King

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"I've got the edge!"

Notable variants: Nitro Krypt King

Voiced by: David Sobolov

Once a disembodied spirit of a vanquished knight, Krypt King happened upon an Arkeyan weapons vault. Inside, he found a formidable suit of powerful armor and a curious crystalline blade; he decided to make them his own, and used his newfound weapons to fight his way through the automated defenses. Realizing the potential his new gear possessed, Krypt King sought out the Skylanders.

Attack! Attack! Attack!: He was an Attack type Skylander in Ring of Heroes after the revamp, after initially being an Expert Type.
Ancient Egypt: Between his pharaoh-like headdress and his constant talk of pyramids and hieroglyphics, he's very clearly gunning for this schtick.
Animated Armor: Is a spirit inhabiting a suit of Arkeyan armor.
BFS: His sword is as tall as he is, and he ain't exactly stunty. For reference, he's just a hair shorter than a few of the Giants.
Depending on the Writer: The official strategy guide and an unofficial handbook call his Soul Gem ability "Unlimited Traptanium Works".
Marionette Master: He can manipulate his sword from afar by apparently jumping out of his armor and into the blade.
Mighty Glacier: He's a massive figure with heavy-hitting swings and attacks.
Xtremely Kool Letterz: Krypt King. Likely for the Added Alliterative Appeal.

Short Cut

"Cut to the chase!"

Voiced by: John Kassir

An undead tailor renowned for his skills. He caught Master Eon's attention when a gang of pirates tried to force him into making a magical fortune-telling hat. Rather than see his work used for evil, he sewed their clothes together while they slept and cut their sails to keep them from getting away.

Born Unlucky: He holds the honor of being the only Skylander to have a zero on one of his card stats, with said stat being luck (not that they mean anything in gameplay).
Marionette Master: Can summon phantom puppets to fight for him.
Mundane Utility: Before joining the trap team, he used those giant scissors to make some of the finest clothes in Skylands.
Shear Menace: His main weapon is a pair of traptanium scissors larger than he is.
You Will Not Evade Me: His nether needles can reel opponents in with magical thread, and tangle them up with the right upgrade.

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Fiesta

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"It's party time!"

Notable variants: Frightful Fiesta

Voiced by: Carlos Alazraqui

The former head of a mariachi band in the personal court of Count Moneybone. One day, a group of Skylanders appeared in Moneybone's lair, and this made Fiesta realize the true monster Moneybone was, so he and his bandmates distracted Moneybone's robot army so the Skylanders could bring the count down. This is what got him recruited as a Skylander.

Calacas: His design is clearly going for this motif.
Combat Medic: He was a Support type Skylander in Ring of Heroes, both pre- and post-revamp, before the game closed down. He only had one healing ability, though, which is also his passive one, which is to grant HP regen on the team member with the lowest health. And his leader ability can remove a weakening status effect on a team member.
Hero Secret Service: His bio states that he secretly helped the Skylanders defeat Count Moneybone the first time the moment he learned that his former boss was actually a villain by distracting Moneybone's robot army with his band's mariachi music. Anyone who's played the 3DS Swap Force game will recognize his bio as paralleling the mysteriously reappearing skeleton mariachi band that shows up throughout the final two level zones, Undead Fiesta and Clockwork Castle.
The Minion Master: He can summon skeletal "amigos" to fight with him.
Musical Assassin: A Mariachi musician who fights with a trumpet gun.
Skeletal Musician: Specifically, a skeletal mariachi musician.

Senseis

Chopscotch

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"Chop 'til you drop!"

Notable variants: Candy-Coated Chopscotch

Voiced by: Hynden Walch

Chopscotch was a huge fan of Wolfgang, so much so that she even started talking in rhymes. She was devastated when Wolfgang joined the Doom Raiders. Rather then letting it destroy her, she decided to put her axe skills to use and stopped Wolfgang from cursing her hometown via a concert of his. She now teaches Imaginators axe skills as well as rhyming.

Broken Pedestal: In her backstory, it's mentioned that she idolized Wolfgang and was devastated when he joined the Doom Raiders, but overcame the shock to stop him and his Moon Goons from cursing her town during a concert.
Cute Bruiser: She wields an axe that's bigger than she is!
Defend Command: She was a Defense type Skylander in Ring of Heroes, both pre- and post-revamp, before the game closed down.
Detachment Combat: Can remove her head and grow a new one, at which point the first head will attack on its own.
Eye Scream: Her eyes are removable, as shown in her idle animation.
Guys Smash, Girls Shoot: A gender-inverted example. Of the two Undead Senseis, Chopscotch is of Smasher class and wields a giant axe while her teammate Pit Boss is a Sorcerer Sensei who shoots snakes with his staff. This also works with Chopscotch and Wolfgang, the Undead Villain Sensei, as he is a Bowslinger Sensei.
Punny Name: On "chop" and "hopscotch". The latter part ties into her using it as a method of attack and her element being Undead, in that in some countries it's about a journey through the afterlife.
Rhymes on a Dime: Almost all of her voice lines have some sort of rhyme in them.
Skull for a Head: Being of the Undead element, her head is a skull covered in tribal carvings.
Spin Attack: Her heavy axe's weight allows her to spin with it, and she uses this to knock enemies away from her.
Stock Femur Bone: She wears one in her hair.

Pit Boss

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"The scales of justice!"

Notable variants: Legendary Pit Boss

Voiced by: John Kassir

A former snake philosopher that granted visitors permission to ask him and his fellow philosophers one question each, Pit Boss became disturbed when so many visitors asked the same one every time; how to deal with Kaos. Realizing the gravity of the situation, Pit Boss enrolled as a sensei to be able to combat against Kaos.

Combat Medic: He was a Support type Skylander in Ring of Heroes, both pre- and post-revamp, before the game closed down.
Guys Smash, Girls Shoot: A gender-inverted example. Of the two Undead Senseis, Pit Boss is of the Sorcerer class who uses his staff to shoot snakes at enemies while his teammate Chopscotch is of the Smasher class and wields a giant axe.
Scaled Up: His secondary ability transforms him into a giant snake.
Snake People: Has a humanoid upper body, but a serpentine lower half.
Sssssnake Talk: He pronounces his "S" sounds heavily.
Wise Serpent: Before becoming a Skylander, Pit Boss was part of an order of snake philosophers that travelers would take a treacherous journey to ask a single question. When the question of Kaos appeared constantly, Pit Boss elected to become a Badass Bookworm and a Sensei to Imaginators.
You Will Not Evade Me: His snake pits serve triple duty as this by pinning his foes in place, along with damaging those trapped and amplifying any further damage he inflicts.

Wolfgang

"Let there be rock!"

Notable variants: Dark Wolfgang

See: Trap Team Villains

Characters / Skylanders Undead

Core Skylanders

Debuting in Spyro's Adventure

Cynder

Hex

Chop Chop

Ghost Roaster

Debuting in Giants

Fright Rider

Debuting in Swap Force

Roller Brawl

Bone Bash Roller Brawl

Grim Creeper

Debuting in Trap Team

Funny Bone

Bat Spin

Giant

Eye-Brawl

Swap Force

Rattle Shake

Night Shift

Trap Masters

Krypt King

Short Cut

SuperCharger

Fiesta

Senseis

Chopscotch

Pit Boss

Wolfgang

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Core Skylanders

Debuting in Spyro's Adventure

Cynder

Hex

Chop Chop

Ghost Roaster

Debuting in Giants

Fright Rider

Debuting in Swap Force

Roller Brawl

Bone Bash Roller Brawl

Grim Creeper

Debuting in Trap Team

Funny Bone

Bat Spin

Giant

Eye-Brawl

Swap Force

Rattle Shake

Night Shift

Trap Masters

Krypt King

Short Cut

SuperCharger

Fiesta

Senseis

Chopscotch

Pit Boss

Wolfgang

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