darkSpyro

Plzz look at the All we know about Skylander Giants section for info plz or click on skylander giants ^ above under your profile and it will tell you all the info you need to know.

You don't understand what I said, neither the S2 nor the New LC's get Wow Pows, but they both get the lightcore bomb upon entering the game.

Is the glow in the dark cynder from Walmart (starter pack) guarenteed?

Is the glow in the dark cynder from Walmart (starter pack) guarenteed?

Basically, I managed to collect all the original Skylanders, but after completing my collection and beating the game 100% on Xbox and 3DS, I decided to move on. When Giants was released, I decided to hold off, due to other major titles coming out around the same time.

Now that I'm done with those, I decided it's time to get back "in the game", lol.

Anyways, these are my questions:

1) What exactly is the difference between Lightcore and Regular Characters?
LightCore's light up when put on the Portal of Power and when in the game. There are only eight, one of each type (Eruptor, Prism Break, Drobot, Chill, Pop Fizz, Shroom Boom, Hex, Jet-Vac)
2) From a gameplay perspective (not collectors), is there any reason to get a Lightcote OR S2 of an original character (since I have all the S1's)?
LightCore's No, Series 2 maybe if you really like them.
3) Can my "original" characters level up in the new game?
Yes they can
4) Is there online play this time around?
Sadly, No!
5) Can you jump in the game, yet? Lol.
Only in the 3DS games.
6) I personally never bothered with the "variants" (glow in the dark, silver, gold), but besides Legendaries, are they doing these variants still? If so are they just as rare?
Yep same as the first, but NOT as rare.
7) Lastly, is there a list anywhere (or if someone may oh-so-kindly fill me in) of the Skylanders (lightcore, s2, giant, legendary) that are CURRENTLY available, and what wave we're on? I need to be caught up to speed
Follow this guide:
1. Go to right under PM Inbox at the top
2. Click the Skylanders Giants Tab
3.Scroll down until you see Packs
4. Read the Packs Section

thats wall you need!
Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to fill me in!

You don't understand what I said, neither the S2 nor the New LC's get Wow Pows, but they both get the lightcore bomb upon entering the game.

Anyways, these are my questions:

1) What exactly is the difference between Lightcore and Regular Characters?
Lightcore characters glow when placed on the portal. In addition once per level when they enter the game they automatically do a burst of damage to all close enemies similar to when a character levels up.

2) From a gameplay perspective (not collectors), is there any reason to get a Lightcote OR S2 of an original character (since I have all the S1's)?
Lightcore- if you think it would be neat or visually appealing. S2 figures can change paths without repurchasing upgrades or resetting. All S2 figures also have an additional power that can be bought exclusive to the S2 type. In some cases these powers are quite helpful and enhance the figures use a lot. Any figure with a green base will not unlock Heroic Challenges in Giants. This means a player will have to have a S2 or lightcore version to unlock all possible HC's for newer characters.
3) Can my "original" characters level up in the new game?
Yes they can actually go up to level 15 now. If you replay them on S:SA they will appear as level 10. This also applies for all the newer versionsof characters written into S:SA programming (the original 32)
4) Is there online play this time around?
NOPE

5) Can you jump in the game, yet? Lol.
NOPE

6) I personally never bothered with the "variants" (glow in the dark, silver, gold), but besides Legendaries, are they doing these variants still? If so are they just as rare?

YEP. They are still doing the rare variants some of the new ones are likely rarer than the original variants. In addition to this you will find a lot more in-game variants there are 48 unique characters now and 99 in game characters if you include the original 37 from S:SA

7) Lastly, is there a list anywhere (or if someone may oh-so-kindly fill me in) of the Skylanders (lightcore, s2, giant, legendary) that are CURRENTLY available, and what wave we're on? I need to be caught up to speed

This is a long list. The post from dark's archives linked to above is a good starting point

Most everyone already released (other than chase variants) should be obtainable with a moderate amount of effort at this point with Granite Crusher and Hot Head being the biggest headaches

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You don't understand what I said, neither the S2 nor the New LC's get Wow Pows, but they both get the lightcore bomb upon entering the game.

You just said S2's don't get Wow Pows. Lolnoepxpi