darkSpyro

9:00 PM over here right now, wondering what time it'll be here when it's revealed. Morning, afternoon, evening? Thinking afternoon. I have my eyes glued to the screen like a hawk, and I think I will do for a while. I guess it's 'Hawk and awe.' Bad joke i know, but hyped nonetheless!

5am PDT, is when the embargo officially ends.

I doubt we'll get all Doom Raiders, mainly for two reasons:

- they apparently must have some kind of weapon, unless they create new ones for characters such as Nightshade, Luminous or Dreamcatcher;
- they have to be big: Activision definitely wants at least one type of big toys per year, so I doubt they could go with Chompy Mage for instance.

I believe they might pick up the biggest villains equiped with a weapon of some sort ( Cuckoo Clocker, Blaster Tron, Fisticuffs).

It really feels like all past skylanders games have been working towards this 1 ultimate goal.


Customisable swap force, villain play and trap crystals and vehicles all seem like prototypes for this literal " skylanders world" they sound like they have created.

Although I think the "create your own skylander" bit will have to be a bit limited, otherwise the toy sales would drop , wouldn't they ? Although maybe not as the new Senseis are required to "train" your new creations so maybe it still balances out. And customisable options could be tied to your physical collection I guess ( jet vac unlocks a beak , spyro unlocks scales etc. )

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I doubt we'll get all Doom Raiders, mainly for two reasons:

- they apparently must have some kind of weapon, unless they create new ones for characters such as Nightshade, Luminous or Dreamcatcher;
- they have to be big: Activision definitely wants at least one type of big toys per year, so I doubt they could go with Chompy Mage for instance.

I believe they might pick up the biggest villains equiped with a weapon of some sort ( Cuckoo Clocker, Blaster Tron, Fisticuffs).

Mesmeralda's big...

It would be a perfect place to end the series like this, but at the same time I don't want it to end... this series has essentially become a part of me (and why I'm on this forum)!

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It would be a perfect place to end the series like this, but at the same time I don't want it to end... this series has essentially become a part of me (and why I'm on this forum)!

I was about to post that this seems like the logical place to end the series. What could VV do to outdo this?

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It really feels like all past skylanders games have been working towards this 1 ultimate goal.


Customisable swap force, villain play and trap crystals and vehicles all seem like prototypes for this literal " skylanders world" they sound like they have created.

Although I think the "create your own skylander" bit will have to be a bit limited, otherwise the toy sales would drop , wouldn't they ? Although maybe not as the new Senseis are required to "train" your new creations so maybe it still balances out. And customisable options could be tied to your physical collection I guess ( jet vac unlocks a beak , spyro unlocks scales etc. )

I do get a similar feeling.
Speaking of world, has it been confirmed that we are returning to a level-like structure (talking about SuperChargers as well, even if they were chapters they still felt like levels)?

Regarding customization, i think the biggest limit is not having any physical figure to match those characters.
Which makes sense, since figures shouldn't be entirely dropped and these seem more like "very powerful summonings" rather than proper Skylanders.

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I doubt we'll get all Doom Raiders, mainly for two reasons:

- they apparently must have some kind of weapon, unless they create new ones for characters such as Nightshade, Luminous or Dreamcatcher;
- they have to be big: Activision definitely wants at least one type of big toys per year, so I doubt they could go with Chompy Mage for instance.

I believe they might pick up the biggest villains equiped with a weapon of some sort ( Cuckoo Clocker, Blaster Tron, Fisticuffs).

Mesmeralda's big...

But she does lack a weapon, if that's what they are looking for.
Would like her as the Magic villain, but as of now I think Pain-Yatta is more likely.

For once, my first impression isn't negative. Usually I hate the looks of the games at first and then warm up to them. The freedom implied by the various sources really interests me. Only one thing could make the game seem perfect in my eyes: if they could actually drop their precious Kaos as the villain.

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It would be a perfect place to end the series like this, but at the same time I don't want it to end... this series has essentially become a part of me (and why I'm on this forum)!

I was about to post that this seems like the logical place to end the series. What could VV do to outdo this?

Yeah. I mean, as I said earlier, I think they would want to end this by giving us as much replayability as possible. I mean, making endless combinations of Skylanders seems like a ton of replayability to me! They would want a very big finish to end the series, and I have no idea in Heck how this couldn't be a big thing.

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About the things we know, I like the idea of creating your own Skylander. I'm still not 100% convinced by the Sensei gimmick Skylanders, but that's because I need to see more to know. While I'm not a fan of Villain figures, I want to see how it turns out. Hope that these two gimmicks work in a good way, because they feel totally unrelated to one-another (differently from the Traps and Trap Masters).

This very much has a "anything goes" feel like TT did--throw a ton of stuff at you and see what sticks. My guess is their fear of alienating customers with "all in" or "all our" approach that SC took.

In my opinion, they totally ruined a terrific opportunity to create "evil" characters as another entire line of characters and have a VS storyline.

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For once, my first impression isn't negative. Usually I hate the looks of the games at first and then warm up to them. The freedom implied by the various sources really interests me. Only one thing could make the game seem perfect in my eyes: if they could actually drop their precious Kaos as the villain.

But would it really feel like Skylanders without Kaos as the villain?

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For once, my first impression isn't negative. Usually I hate the looks of the games at first and then warm up to them. The freedom implied by the various sources really interests me. Only one thing could make the game seem perfect in my eyes: if they could actually drop their precious Kaos as the villain.

But would it really feel like Skylanders without Kaos as the villain?

Yeah, that's why I am glad that Kaos is back. He's been here since the begin, and I think he should stay until the end.
Also, I've realized that there are 3 gimmicks in this game...making Skylanders, Senseis and Villain Figures.

I bet there is going to be some Magic character that everyone is going to freak out about. First there was Wrecking Ball, then Ninjini, then Trap Shadow, then Enigma, and for SuperChargers it's Splat. Just wait. It'll happen. I bet.

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For once, my first impression isn't negative. Usually I hate the looks of the games at first and then warm up to them. The freedom implied by the various sources really interests me. Only one thing could make the game seem perfect in my eyes: if they could actually drop their precious Kaos as the villain.

But would it really feel like Skylanders without Kaos as the villain?

Yeah, that's why I am glad that Kaos is back. He's been here since the begin, and I think he should stay until the end.
Also, I've realized that there are 3 gimmicks in this game...making Skylanders, Senseis and Villain Figures.

Villain figures doesn't technically count as a sub-part of Senseis? They work the exact same way, so...

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For once, my first impression isn't negative. Usually I hate the looks of the games at first and then warm up to them. The freedom implied by the various sources really interests me. Only one thing could make the game seem perfect in my eyes: if they could actually drop their precious Kaos as the villain.

But would it really feel like Skylanders without Kaos as the villain?

Yeah, that's why I am glad that Kaos is back. He's been here since the begin, and I think he should stay until the end.
Also, I've realized that there are 3 gimmicks in this game...making Skylanders, Senseis and Villain Figures.

Same with Trap Team... Minis, Traps and Trap Masters.

I know I shouldn't say this but... heh, I don't think TAGG will be going to the next reveal.. haha... ok I'm done now.
But really, Activision is probably uhh.. yeah.

This will be the first game that Gill Grunt isn't getting a figure. Just let that sink in.

I forgot! NO REPOSES hahaha! Yayyy
Anyway, this guy on my video still believes the leak posted by WTW is still real. Lawl. Hes even SEEN the leak too.

wow, broken the gillgrunt streak

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This will be the first game that Gill Grunt isn't getting a figure. Just let that sink in.

OH, GREAT EON.
I just realized it.

But he will appear somehow, I have no doubt.
You can't just forget the God of the Skylands this easily.

He will be a NPC, they can't forget about the lord.

I think the next game will be Skylanders 7: Gill Grunt Edition

(alright I'll go jump off a bridge now bye)

A certain user won't like the sound of Gill Grunt not getting reposed pff

Finally got all caught up with the posts. Can't wait to see ACTUAL gameplay tomorrow!

I just realized guys... Gill could be one of the NPC's....

I said that already. Hes like, guaranteed. If Spyro, Jet-Vac and Stealth Elf are, then he is too.

Gill is actually one of my favorites, and so is Vac. But I do think it's time that they take a break.

He could be, but he won't appear as the Water flagship in Academy.
Maybe there will be more characters per Element, though.

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wow, broken the gillgrunt streak

THE CURSE HAS BEEN LIFTED

Kind of sad that there is no 3DS version this year...they were good fun. I still think that Trap Team was better on the 3DS.

You've got 6+ figures to choose from if you REALLY want to play with him. Isn't that enough? They should bring back old characters in a "classic line" if people didn't collect them on the first go around.

So this confirms all past characters will be fully usable, cause if they weren't you couldn't use Gill Grunt (Joking, of course)

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Perhaps Gill Grunt will be the Water villain, we could get a comic that shows he's been secretly working for Kaos's Hydra the whole time.

Dark, nooooooooooooooo~! D

He's going to be the villain, just you wait and see.

Calling it now: there will be zones that only Gill Grunt can enter.

I'm still wondering who that 11th villain is...

'You need a Gill Grunt of the Gill Grunt element to enter this zone'.

"Only Gill Grunt is strong in this zone"

OMG I REALLY WANT THIS GAME LIKE NOW!!!!!!

Well, it's time for me to sleep and I probably won't be online when the hype train arrives. However I can't wait to see what will happen tomorrow and if we'll gget to see some new characters. Well then, bye!

"Skylanders of the Wat- I mean Gill Grunt element are stronger in this zone"

Ehh, not a fan of these SI bases either, SSC seemed to start the trend of non uniform bases, and SI continues with it.
SSF had the same type of bases the Cores had, just a little wider, which was fine uniformity-wise imo.

Gill Grunt will have a Giant, Swap Force, Trap Master and Sensei version to compensate his lack of repose.

And he will be the villain.

And only he can open certain zones.

The water element will just become the Gill Grunt element.

A Darker Story please...

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I'm still wondering who that 11th villain is...

It's Gill.

Also, I don't care what Acti says, the gimmicklanders aren't "senseis", they're SENPAI's. SENPAI PAIN-GUIN

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Ehh, not a fan of these SI bases either, SSC seemed to start the trend of non uniform bases, and SI continues with it.
SSF had the same type of bases the Cores had, just a little wider, which was fine uniformity-wise imo.

Same for Trap Masters.

Maaaaaaybe they still have colored bases at least, but they are hidden under the new pedestals.
Hope the packaging will give away the titular color for this entry.

Speaking of packaging, I noticed a couple things:

- the Imaginator on the box is holding a sword very similar to Ninjini's upgraded wish-blades.
Could this hint at the possibility of older Skylanders unlocking special parts for the creation mode?

- all the depicted Senseis appear to have at least a piece of black and golden armor (this will hurt my eyes when I'll place the Unded Senseis next to Krypt King), even the Life one which looks like would be fine even without it, so I guess it's safe to say this will be a feature all the new Skylanders will have.

Ok I only read this stuff now. Feel free to put up a bunch of pictures of Slowpoke or something. Firstly, "Imaginators"? Really? But as I read on, the game sounds great. Also, anyone notice that there's no life Skylanders in the starter packs this year? Plus our first non-Dark Edition Earth Skylander in the starter pack?

Anyway, I'm hyped. But as I said in another topic, after the official reveal, I'm going to stay off Darkspyro until I beat the game. It's been fun, but I really hate spoilers.

P.S. Have fun showering in gummy worms.

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I'm still wondering who that 11th villain is...

Kaos, obviously... Probably is a timed exclusive to the Dark Edition Starter Pack.