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Having the same entity in two toys is kinda null because SSSE now has Whisper Elf as an assist... Even if you're in co-op with the real deal.

But there is no Whisper Elf trapped inside a Traptanium shard.
Yes, you have Whisper Elf as a figure but you don't have another different toy type with her inside it.

That's why you can have multiple Gill Grunts and even play as two versions of him at the same time.
My own headcanon which doesn't absolutely want to be official consider figures as a way to call back Skylanders once they have been freed by placing them on the Portal for the first time.

But you can't use a figure to summon a character which is physically trapped inside (and not "tied to") an item because that's where he/she truly is.

Well Kaos was released so it's possible the others could be allowed out of traps once they have proven worthy. Some, like the Golden Queen, are obviously not in their traps anymore, because you trap them in trophies. It's not likely to have villains as a gimmick again, but it's not impossible.

The trophy villains might be just a case of racing game logic. You don't really think too much on why Blaze travelled dimensions or Shadow had a break from GUN work to be on the Riders or Olympics sonic games, but they're there.
Or closer to home, Dry Bowser probably shouldn't be around if Bowser only rarely manages to claw himself out of lava without Kamek's help.

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Trap Team constantly brought up how villains can "redeem" themselves, so my idea is promoting them to actual Skylanders. It's not unfeasible, rehabilitation is a thing, and the villain quests show that the villains can be good guys.

This is something I definitely want. Even for just the figures, really. I've wanted legitimate Skylanders figures of Chompy Mage, Pain-Yatta, and Wolfgang for a while now, as they really better than most Skylanders. I'd be very happy to have villains join as actual characters.

I don't think making villains as proper figures would be Very good. They'd just disappear into the sea of skylanders we already have. A golden queen figure would just look like another skylander. Traps were a good idea because they had a Unique design and function. Villain figures would just normalise both skylanders and villains down and result in no difference between the two. They'd try to differentiate the 2 with unlockables and quests etc but they'd end up functioning exactly the same.

The only way I think it could work is if you had to become a dark portal master of something. Like when star wars Jedi games allowed you to turn to the dark side. You had to turn a little dark to get lightning attacks. But it meant your mind trick wasn't as strong etc ( or something ) .

Save or enslave skylands . We already controlled both heroes and villains in trap team. Make people choose between being the hero or being the villain. Rate somewhere on a scale between eon and Kaos. Kinda similar to portal master powers in SC, but more advanced, give us choices that change the way the game has to be played.

youd basically have to become the darkness to unlock all of the golden queens upgrades or something ( so you could still play as the character, but she couldn't reach her full potential without the power of complete evil behind her). An only slightly evil portal master could only unlock 2 upgrades for her or something.

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Trap Team constantly brought up how villains can "redeem" themselves, so my idea is promoting them to actual Skylanders. It's not unfeasible, rehabilitation is a thing, and the villain quests show that the villains can be good guys.

Haven't all the major villains gone straight back to villainy in SuperChargers? I feel like it's only the lesser villains (like Chill Bill) that have any chance of true redemption, since they weren't as evil in the first place.

Honestly, I don't consider the racing segments canon, much like how Nightmare Express probably didn't happen.

@B-Bob358 That would actually be really cool! I know from the "boss" fights on Spyro's Adventure that Skylanders make for great battles, so if you could become a dark portal master and actually be the villains, it would be awesome to see it from that point of view. Having Kaos welcome you into your game rather than Eon... <3

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Honestly, I don't consider the racing segments canon, much like how Nightmare Express probably didn't happen.

The console version didn't,but the TT3DS level where you actually board the train to stop it probably did.

I'm already mad that we have to pay for overpriced trophies to race as villains which we paid for and captured in the previous game, i don't even want to see them as figures..

All right, since I am the one who made this topic I suppose it's only fair to list my opinions. So... What I'd like is...

-30 characters, even if 10 of them are reposed/reimagined. I'd say that would be a good balance between Swap Force/Trap Team and Superchargers' rosters.

-If they do have to bring back old characters, go with reimaginings over reposes like they did with this game. That way they don't just feel like we're buying the same character over and over... Even though we kind of are, but you know what I mean, right?

-I'd like a gimmick that's not forced down our throat, if you please. Vehicles were fine, but I agree, I don't like how they were mandatory.

-Make the villains playable in some way. I don't care if they return trap compatibility or give them their own figures, just make 'em playable again!

-The return of Arenas and Heroic Challenges, and perhaps add an online mode similar to PvP.

-Don't make Kaos the main antagonist. I like the guy, but if the game stories are going to be connected from now on like they said, then I'd rather see someone like Malefor, or even a new villain entirely.

-And, lastly, I actually support the idea of Skylander/Amiibo hybrids. Just one thing: I don't care what characters they use, but they should NOT package them with an old character that nobody cares about.

my ideas;
Toy box mode (ability to create and download new levels like in Disney infinity)
the ability to explore other dimensions. (depending on console on where you can go)
bring back the arenas and PVP.
keep online mode
raise level caps
return Bonus missions and Heroic challenges.
promote some NPCs to playable characters.
introduce some characters from a couple of Skylanders bios.
Portal master's room. (allows you to customize the room to your own liking)
give the old level expansion packs/levels some new uses.
and other then what other people suggested, let's hope in the next game where they give us some more hacking and slashing action.

Barrysun, I don't agree with making NPCs Syklanders. They're NPCs, not Skylanders, from a story point. Only if they make a explanation of why the NPC turned into a Skylander.