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Can I jump the gun and say go for Spitfire's dash path if you want to keep his blue appearance? :3

I wish I actually rememberd the name, I lost the link to the tumblr post showing it.

I'm really curious what DK and Bowser's upgrade paths are. Has any info come out on that yet, I wonder?

The Magma Bowser one also turns the koopas into Dry Bones, I think?
They never showed the paths,but described them in the Treehouse videos.

I think Magma Bowser can turn Koopas into Dry Bones in general.

Spitfire: Suggested path is Dash path
Why: The dash is a fast and strong attack, unlike the sluggish tornado. Only pick the tornado path if you want an orange spitfire

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Spitfire: Suggested path is Dash path
Why: The dash is a fast and strong attack, unlike the sluggish tornado. Only pick the tornado path if you want an orange spitfire

You got the game already!?!?

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Spitfire: Suggested path is Dash path
Why: The dash is a fast and strong attack, unlike the sluggish tornado. Only pick the tornado path if you want an orange spitfire

You got the game already!?!?

It's already midnight in the eastern US

^Spitfire was playable in the full game at the TRU demo last week

Since no one has mentioned him DK apparently has a path that makes all his barrels spiked and the other that makes them all explode

I'm not entirely sure what his tertiary attack is but I know I saw somewhere that the Konga Bonga summons Diddy to shoot peanuts at nearby enemies. Im guessing that's down the spike path or some other upgrade bc going down the tnt path makes it explode after a while

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Spitfire: Suggested path is Dash path
Why: The dash is a fast and strong attack, unlike the sluggish tornado. Only pick the tornado path if you want an orange spitfire

You got the game already!?!?

Not yet, while I don't know how well the path increases his dash attack (if I remember right it gives him more dashes in a row mainly so basically even quicker rapid fire dash strikes) I did get to play around on a TRU demo. The Fire Tornado is pretty weak in comparison

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I'm not entirely sure what his tertiary attack is but I know I saw somewhere that the Konga Bonga summons Diddy to shoot peanuts at nearby enemies. Im guessing that's down the spike path or some other upgrade bc going down the tnt path makes it explode after a while

Well, hopefully someone can clarify this soon. Someone around here must have picked up the Wii U starter at midnight, right?

If nobody says, I will tomorrow when I get the game (Please remember I am on Pacific Time!) and I wont be getting it at midnight

8am PSt is roughly 11am EST for me. Ok cool. I'll give you an hour or so to level him up to get that tertiary attack since I still have hints to do at noon tmrw anyway (like go out and buy Sky Slicer!)

By then I should have the game as well. I should probably just get to bed so I can find all this stuff out myself in the morning.

I should just get to bed too but I'm just too hyped up on well, hype to sleep t the moment!

Yeah hype makes it hard to sleep.

Will post something about Spitfire, Dive-Clops, Stealth Elf, Stormblade, Smash Hit, and MAYBE Fiesta later on today if I get them

I recommend that the OP makes a general recommendation of paths in the first post, because every year, we go under the same excuse when people are asking for a path:

"Why didn't you look in the Upgrade Path Recommendations?"

"There's too many posts, I don't think I could find it."

So yeah, can we make the change now, and just do this?

I can confirm that Diddy Kong is Donkey Kong's soul gem. DK's top path is based around TNT barrels while his bottom path is based around spiked barrels.


Bowser's soul gem is his ability to turn Koopas into Dry Bones. His top path is based around beefing up his koopa troopas while his bottom path his based around giving Bowser additional fire attacks. Basically your typical "beef up the minions or beef up the base Skylander" situation.

I plan to go the tornado path for Dark Spitfire and once I get Reg. Spitfire, I'm going down the dash path.

I wondering what color Dark Spitfire's fire will turn after the Tornado Path.

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I wondering what color Dark Spitfire's fire will turn after the Tornado Path.

It's orange still. We saw it in the DSF trailer.

Heres what I can say so far.

Spitfire: Dash Path
Smash Hit: Top Path (I think)

I'll edit this once I check again

These are the Upgrade Paths I will choose
Made for the Spotlight
Mighty-morphosis
Speed Demon
Stealth Saboteur
Torrent Tamer
Chain Champ
Blade-Vac
Dousing Dowser

Shark Team Squadron
Alchemic Maestro

Cosmic Technology
Dread Head

Volcanic Vaulter
Blade Dancer
Abstract Designer

Light Fighter

Waller Derby

Superstar!

Mind if someone can give us the descriptions of each upgrade for each character?

SkylandrPurist mind making a blog about the paths? I really want to know all their upgrades!

Here are Super Shot Stealth Elf's upgrades:

Starter moves:
Dagger Cannon - shoot daggers with your gun. Hold the button to lock onto an enemy and fire more rapidly.
Say Hello - turn invisible and leave behind a turret that distracts enemies

Main upgrades:
Circle Slash - spin attack that hits and knocks back enemies
Needle-Pointed Daggers - dagger cannon does more damage
To My Little Friend - turret now shoots at enemies in front of it
Speed of the Spin - temporarily boost movement speed after a Circle Slash attack

Top path (dagger cannon focused):
Smog Slash - create a poison cloud when you exit stealth mode
All Wound Up - dagger cannon projectiles deal more damage the longer the button is held.
Splinter Shells - dagger cannon projectiles splinter off enemies and hit nearby enemies

Bottom path (stealth mode focused):
Distraction Destruction - on expiration, the turret explodes, damaging nearby enemies
Acquisition Intelligence Mode - the turret now aims at nearby enemies and does more damage
Spin to Win! - Circle Slash does more damage and knocks enemies further away

Soul Gem:
Health Elf - after injury and after defeating an enemy, a familiar figure appears and brings a health bonus


I chose the bottom path, and the exploding turret does some work. I can also sneak around and spin attack in stealth mode. I prefer this method over just shooting with the cannon.

Who is this "familiar figure" brining the health bonus?

Stormblade upgrades

Starting moves:
Feather Blade Throw - self explanatory
Steeled Winds - dash attack, very long range. Hold dash to keep going with a twirly animation.

Main upgrades:
Cyclone Surge - jump into the air and damage nearby enemies
Storm Dive - activate while in the air to dive down and damage enemies underneath you
Fan of Feathers - upgrades Cyclone Surge to throw a spread of exploding blades around you
Feather Barrage - charge your Feather Blade attack to throw multiple blades in one direction

Top path (improve wind/dash attack)
Wind Wall - Steeled Winds and Cyclone Surge now destroy projectiles
Sharpened Winds - Steeled Winds does more damage
Down Draft - Steeled Winds slows enemies that are hit with it

Bottom path (improve blade attack)
Fist Full of Feathers - use a combo while in the air to throw out 3 exploding blades in front of you
Storm Sais - feathered blades do more damage and change appearance (Stormblade holds sais now)
Feather the Storm - activate Cyclone Surge repeatedly to create a hurricane underneath you that damages enemies

Soul Gem:
Feather Weather - create a blade storm that rains down hundreds of blades upon your enemies.

Spitfire upgrades

Starting moves:
Butane Brawling - melee attack with 3-punch combo
Flash Fire - dash attack

Main upgrades:
Flamenado - jump in the air and create a fire tornado
Flamenado Chasers - tornado homes in on nearby enemies
Flame Fury - charge dash attack to quickly damage nearby enemies
Intenstified Fury - adds a spinning fire attack to your melee combo

Top path (improve dash attack)
Mega Marathon - an extra charge level for the dash attack for more damage. Flames turn pink when fully charged
Nitro Boost - Hold the dash button while fully charged to take less damage and move faster
Triathlete - press dash again after a mega-dash to mega-dash two more times

Bottom path (improve melee)
Flamenado 2 - have two flamenados out at a time
Fuel Injected Claws - melee attacks do more damage
Volcanic Armor - more resistant to damage and changes appearance (Spitfire's body now has orange flames)

Soul Gem:
The Flamenadoing - create a large explosion at the beginning of each fire tornado

Deep Dive Gill Grunt upgrades:

Starting moves:
Trident Thrust - attack with your trident
Power of the Seas - long range lightning attack

Main upgrades:
Typhoon Turbine Jetpack - hover with your water/jet pack and perform two new attacks in this mode: dash forward or send out a tidal wave
Trident True - hold the trident attack button to rapidly attack with it
Wild Wirlpool - in Jetpack mode, hold the tidal wave attack to create a large whirlpool that damages enemies
Trident Unleashed - trident attacks do more damage

Top path (water based):
Wave Jumper - creates a water explosion when entering or exiting Jet Pack mode
Tubular Tidal Wave - in Jetpack mode, makes 3 tidal waves instead of 1
Drive the Wave - in Jetpack mode, hold the dash attack to ride a huge wave

Bottom path (lightning based):
Lightning Strikes - upgrades Trident True attack by adding lightning
Shocking Transition - Jetpack mode causes lightning explosion that damages enemies
Lightning Build-Up - lightning attacks do more damage

Soul Gem:
Storm of the Seas - charge the Power of the Seas basic attack for a full lightning storm

Not sure which path to choose, they both sound interesting.

Here's my recommendations on the path's ^.^

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SS Stealth Elf

Bottom path (stealth mode focused):
Distraction Destruction - on expiration, the turret explodes, damaging nearby enemies
Acquisition Intelligence Mode - the turret now aims at nearby enemies and does more damage
Spin to Win! - Circle Slash does more damage and knocks enemies further away

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Stormblade

Bottom path (improve blade attack)
Fist Full of Feathers - use a combo while in the air to throw out 3 exploding blades in front of you
Storm Sais - feathered blades do more damage and change appearance (Stormblade holds sais now)
Feather the Storm - activate Cyclone Surge repeatedly to create a hurricane underneath you that damages enemies

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Spitfire

Top path (improve dash attack)
Mega Marathon - an extra charge level for the dash attack for more damage. Flames turn pink when fully charged
Nitro Boost - Hold the dash button while fully charged to take less damage and move faster
Triathlete - press dash again after a mega-dash to mega-dash two more times

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Deep Dive Gill Grunt

Bottom path (lightning based):
Lightning Strikes - upgrades Trident True attack by adding lightning
Shocking Transition - Jetpack mode causes lightning explosion that damages enemies
Lightning Build-Up - lightning attacks do more damage

You really want the Triathlete upgrade on Spitfire. While yes,the dash path is WAY riskier,the reward is an amazing invincible dash that does ~60 damage to everything on that line(and it's a pretty generous hurtbox) and you have two other dashes to readjust and destroy any non-heavy enemy.

I just used the guidebook to decide the upgrade paths...similar to the other guys.
Also, again I had difficulties with the spoiler tags...first time trying to use them you know!

's Soul Gem allows her to create a cyclone and rain down a lot of feathers

It's the red exclamation mark above your post. Just write between the two spoiler tags like you would do to a normal post - if it doesn't allow you to post, just write something outside the tags indicating what they are. Almost tempted to ask about Nightfall's upgrades but not sure if she's in the guide.

So can you switch paths or do you have to reset? Haven't gotten that far yet

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So can you switch paths or do you have to reset? Haven't gotten that far yet

If it works the same way as the previous games, you'll have to reset to change your path, so think it twice before choosing one

I'm very torn on hot streak both look very good

^ Agree, I tried Stormblade's Wind Warrior path and it would've been much better if her "destroys projectiles" ability applied to things like bombs (or anything that shows a target before it hits that spot). The blade path adds some new tricks but the best moves are just the main upgrades. I still like her, though! Dashing and thwipping blades is fun.

Mind if somebody shows us Bowser and DKs Upgrade Paths?

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Mind if somebody shows us Bowser and DKs Upgrade Paths?

The Bowser Upgrades can be found in my Powers and Abilities Discussion topic (//forum.darkspyro.net/spyro/viewposts.php?topic=122242).
DK is not yet because I can't find his upgrades.

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Mind if somebody shows us Bowser and DKs Upgrade Paths?

Here's hoping I'm not sniped before finishing this ;P

Donkey Kong Starter Upgrades:
Primate Punch: Press Y Rapidly to perform melee attacks.
Barrel Toss: Press A to throw your barrels at nearby enemies. If they get too close you'll smash them with the barrel instead.

Donkey Kong Basic Upgrades:
Bongo Barrel: Press X rapidly to slam your barrel down and use it as a bongo, use your bongos to damage nearby enemies. When you stop your bongo will continue to play for a short time.
Super Donkey Kong: Hold Y to enter Super Donkey Kong mode. When in Super Donkey Kong mode press X to stomp and A to do a barrel roll!
Barrels of Fun: Charge up A and release to be put into an arrow barrel. While in the barrel you'll be able to aim around the level and shoot yourself causing an explosion where you land.
Old School: Tap X in Super Donkey Kong mode to cause ladders and girders to fall from the sky.

Donkey Kong Top Path Upgrades:
Boom Barrels: Tapping A will now throw explosive barrels!
Explosive Landing: Charge up A and release to be shot around in an [sic] barrel. At the end of the move you'll now trigger a big explosion.
Bongo Blast!: Press X rapidly to start playing the Bongos. Bongos that are left behind now explode!

Donkey Kong Bottom Path Upgrades:
Spikey Barrels: Tapping A will now throw spikey barrels! Also, Super Donkey Kong mode will use spiked barrels to attack enemies!
Barrel Rolled: Hold Y to enter Super Donkey Kong mode. Press A while in Super Donkey Kong mode to roll over nearby enemies in a huge spiked barrel.
Healthy Kong: Regenerate health while in Super Donkey Kong mode.

Donkey Kong Soul Gem Upgrade:
Diddy You Call?: Tap X to build up a power meter, when filled you will call in Diddy Kong to fly around on his jetpack and attack nearby enemies!

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Bowser Starter Upgrades:
Hammer Slam: Press Y to swing your Hammer and attack nearby enemies.
Koopa Troopa!: Press A to call in a Koopa. Jump on Koopas to send them spinning around the level!

Bowser Basic Upgrades:
Molten Bowser: Press X to become a firey Bowser! Press Y to swipe at enemies with fiery claws or press A to breathe out fire!
Shell Smash: Press Y to hit a nearby spinning Koopa, casuing them to spin around faster and do more damage.
Red Koopa: Press A to spawn a Red Koopa. Red Koopas hone in on enemies while in their shell.
Royal Authority: Press A to spawn a koopa, this will also cause nearby koopas to stop spinning.

Bowser Top Path Upgrades:
Warp Pipe: Hold A to summon a Warp Pipe which spawns koopas.
Koopa Paratroopa: Press A to summon a Koopa Paratroopa. Flying AND honing!
Super Koopa Spin: Press Y to make nearby spinning Koopas spin even faster. You can now spin up Koopas even more doing more damage to enemies!

Bowser Bottom Path Upgrades:
Molten Hammer: Press Y three times to do a massive lava slam attack.
Bowser Bomb: Press X to enter Molten Bowser mode causing an explosion and massive damage to enemies around you.
Infinite Fire: Hold A while in Molten Bowser mode to deliver a continuous stream of fire.

Bowser Soul Gem Upgrade:
Molten Bones: Press X to turn into Molten Bowser. Turning into Molten Bowser transforms all active Koopas into Molten Bones which do more damage to enemies!

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^ That. Though there's a rumour that according to the guide, you can free,y switch paths on EVERYONE after reaching the max Portal Master Rank.

I can confirm that the rumor is false... You DO get to switch paths freely ON every character, however, it is unlocked on the SECOND highest Portal Master Rank, not the max one...