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I look and I see a few topics talking about favorites, but none about if you dislike one, so i'll make one, you can also say your general thoughts on some of the characters.

These are my thoughts from a person who hasn't played a Skylanders game since Giants and doesn't plan on getting this one, I don't know much about the gameplay of these characters ( I never bothered to watch those), so these are just basic thoughts on their designs. Also I don't like the ideas of reposes and Mini's, so those are my thoughts on those.

Favorites:

-Jawbreaker is interesting, it looks powerful and it's original! I can't really say much other than that.
-Enigma is wonderful, It doesn't even look like a Skylander to be honest, but unlike some others (Swap Force, i'm looking at you), that works to it's advantage by looking great. It's like a mix of Ninjini and Star Strike.
-Short Cut is completely original, It's design is wonderful and it looks like it would be a very interesting character.
-Thunderbolt, while using the same concept as Lightning Rod, it does so in a fairly different way. It makes an already used idea to make an interesting character, something I've never really seen.
-Fling Kong, we've never had a monkey Skylander, have we? and it makes one around them in a very strange but cool way.

As you can tell, originality is a major factor for me, sadly many of the Skylanders aren't very original. So here come my the ones I don't like...

- Krypt King is just a beefed up Chop Chop, colors are nice though.
-Lob Star is a blue Wham Shell with a giant horn.
-Deja Vu, can Toys for Bob make a new head for the humanoid female characters? They are all copy pastes of the same characters with different colors and weapons. She looks like an upgraded Stealth Elf.
-Funny Bone is Spyro's skeleton.
-Torch, get a new head please, the flamethrower concept is okay.
-Tread Head just looks dumb, I really can't say much more. It's not even interestingly dumb, it's just weird.
-Echo is Zap with Spikes.
-Cobra Cadabra is another Snake with a gun.
-Brawlrus is Brawl and Chain without a ball & chain, how is this even a tech villain? They didn't try at all with this one.
-Chompy? One of the weakest enemies in the games? Who said "I want to play as those! That would be fun!"
-Bone Chompy...

bone chompy.

bone chompy.

im done

Favorites are opinion. What people consider original is vastly opinion. Despite my annoyance, and very vocal displeasure, with how information has been released this go round, I am pleasantly happy with most the Skylanders character designs. I'm about evenly split on the villains.

Well is simian like Fling Kong so kinda, but you betcha on Short Cut. If those scissors could just split into two separate scissor blades, he could actually be cooler than Krypt King. While that would be similar to Gearshift's hula hoop, I still think it be cool and would make me love the character even more.

First post on here, been playing since swap force came out. I'm really liking bushwhack the most.

Blastermind - Looks ok i guess, very humanoid for a male character.
Enigma - very cool, will probably be one of the most popular new ones.
Deja-vu - Depends how they work her moveset, can't really tell what shes going to do attack wise.
Lob-Star - Looks amusing, though i don't really like playing ranged characters.
Wildfire - very cool, looks powerful as well in game.
Kaboom- meh. not really appealing to me.
Tuff luck - weapons look cool, not the name i would have gone with though. Maybe a hight crit rate skylander?
Bushwhack - really liking him. Cool looking skylander with a great looking moveset.
Krypt King - One of my other favorites. Cool looking/big sword.
Fist bump - probably my favorite new core. Get a really earthy brawler vibe to him

As far as villains go does anyone know the name of the 4th tech villain? seems like hes the same race as flynn, which could be interesting

The other ones are ok as well, but i probably won't be buying them.

I want to play as a Chompy. It's a very funny idea.

But yeah, I don't hate a single design. Some of them don't interest me, like Tuff Luck or Thunderbolt, but there's a 90% chance that those two will be fun to play as at least.

Blastermind- Very unique, reminds me of lord business. BUY
Enigma- looks freakin' awesome. BUY
Snap Shot- liking the bow and arrow on this guy. BUY
Lob Star- one of my favorites. BUY
Wildfire- isn't really interesting to me, probably won't pick this guy up. i like his dark edition though. looks too slow for my tastes. NO BUY
Kabom- the cannon is awesome, and i want the play as this guy shouting "HULKAMANIA!" BUY
Gusto- this guy stands out to me in a good way. will buy. BUY
Thunderbolt- his attacks could be pretty cool if made well... BUY
Tuff Luck- not a fan, but my sister is. BUY
Bushwhack- i wanted at least one trap master to have an axe, so YEAH!! BUY
Jawbreaker- i wasn't going to buy this guy, but now i will. his power attack looks like it could be OP if merged with rage mage. BUY
Gearshift- love her unique play style. BUY
Wallop- this guy seems pretty misunderstood. he's cool, and looks faster than crusher or rubble rouser. BUY.
Head Rush- Same situation as jawbreaker. the yodel attack is BOSS! BUY
Short Cut- i bet he will have pretty cool attacks. BUY
Krypt King- my favorite trap master. BUY


Cobra Cadabra- UGLY! so ugly! the arms ruined him for me. NO BUY
Deja Vu- i think her adventure pack level and design look good. BUY
Echo- reminds me of zap, and this may be my third member of the awesome water group. BUY
Flip Wreck- Maybe. he might be too much like riptide. MAYBE
Trail Blazer- a flaming pony! YEAH! BUY
Torch- is so much like my OC hot shot i had to retire him from game ideas forever. BUY
Food Fight- my dad thinks he's stupid, but i love food fight! BUY
High Five- more dragons? cool! BUY
Fling Kong- looks awesome, especially with the hoverboard. BUY
Blades- a dragon swiss army knife? count me in. BUY
Tread Head- a guy in a mechanical dorito. stupidity at it's finest. NO BUY
Chopper- i imagine him being a big nerd, but an awesome fighter. BUY
Fist Bump- a rock panda? YES. BUY
Rocky Roll- too much like shroomboom. NO BUY
Funny Bone- TFB's last dog skylander was great, so he's a buy. BUY
Bat Spin- Stupidity at it's second-finest. NO BUY


will catch all villains, but will make another post for my thoughts.


i just realized... i'm only Not buying one trap master....

Top 3 favourite designs: Cores:
1) Blades
2) Rocky Roll
3) Cobra Cadabra

Trap Masters:
1) Blastermind
2) Wallop
3) Jawbreaker

I'll post my top three favourite Villains soon.

NEWSFLASH: They are running out of ideas.

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NEWSFLASH: They are running out of ideas.

I'd say that these are some of the best ideas yet, actually.

Didn't say these were bad ideas, only that they are repeating limited themes over and over.

Top 3 Trap Masters:
Tuff Luck - Her design definitely draws me in. Interested to see what her weapon does.
Head Rush - I like Skylanders elves, so she is a definite want for me. The fact that she's cool aside from that is a bonus.
Snap Shot - Maybe its the fact that I'm definitely getting him whether I want him or not, but as far as the Trap Masters go, he's pretty cool.

Bottom 3 Trap Masters:
Jawbreaker - Not a fan of robots, and he is as robot as can be. Not a fan.
Ka-Boom - Don't like very human-like Skylanders. It feels really weird controlling them. Also not a fan of bodybuilders in general. Overall, not something I like.
Gusto - As much as I like the fact he looks like a Gnorc, I don't like the way Gnorcs look. The jiggling belly also looks very painful when he moves.

Top 3 new Cores:
High Five - I don't like most Life Skylanders, because they look like plants. He, although he does sort of look like a plant, looks like a dragonfly-dragon, which I absolutely love.
Blades - Noticing a pattern? I like dragons. A lot.
Trail Blazer - A non-antro animal who isn't a dragon? In Skylanders? Am I dreaming? Okay, I know Sonic Boom is a thing, but its so rare I have to point it out: good job TFB!

Bottom 3 new Cores:
Food Fight - I do not like Skylanders who are nothing but plants with human features pasted on. It is creepy. Food Fight is no exception.
Tread Head - I just... I don't even know what he's supposed to be! I know he's inside a tread, but what type of creature is that? I doesn't look like anything familiar.
Rocky Roll - So he's a cyclops... thing? On top of a rock with a face? Okay. If you say so. I'll back away now.

Top 3 Villains:
Wolfgang - They really showed the best first. I love the music theme, I love werewolves, and his backstory is amazingly tragic. There is nothing I dislike about Wolfgang.
Dreamcatcher - Okay, we've only seen her head. But she's a creepy child. As far as villains go, that's pretty neat to include in this game. Also, her name. I'm really curious what she's all about.
Sheep Creep - SHEEP! It might have something to do with the fact that I had a Spyro fanfiction/fangame concept where you could play as a sheep, but having that really happen is awesome. (Too bad he probably can't turn into a butterfly, though).

Bottom 3 Villains:
Actually no. I can't pick at this point. A lot of them are ugly, but the point of the playable villians is how they act and what they say. Sure, most of these guys are bottom-of-the-barrel in design. But their personality is what makes the villains shine. Kaos himself isn't a looker, but I want to play as him so badly because I know who he is. Because we only have pictures, I can't choose who's the worst, because the ugliest villains might have the funniest quotes.

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Didn't say these were bad ideas, only that they are repeating limited themes over and over.

What's weird is that the whole figure gimmick is kind of limiting to the characters, as the far more interesting villains like Dreamcatcher and all of the troll vehicles prove. If they could somehow get the bonus money while also not having to make the characters, the ideas would probably be constantly fresh and new.

The one thing I'm disappointed with the villains is that they didn't utilize all the creatures of Skylands that well. Rather than making a troll villain for most of the elements, we could have gotten a Slobbering Mutticus, an Axecutioner or even that cool green flytrap looking enemy in Soda Springs. I'm just even more shocked that my biggest concern finally happened, we don't even get a Cyclops villain.

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The one thing I'm disappointed with the villains is that they didn't utilize all the creatures of Skylands that well. Rather than making a troll villain for most of the elements, we could have gotten a Slobbering Mutticus, an Axecutioner or even that cool green flytrap looking enemy in Soda Springs. I'm just even more shocked that my biggest concern finally happened, we don't even get a Cyclops villain.

The missing eight could have one being a Cyclops

Is Fling Kong holding a Discus/Frisbee?

Am I the only one who likes Bat Spin? Don't get me wrong, Bat Spin is an abysmal name, but her design looks kinda interesting

EDIT: And dammit, I like that mechanical dorito driving punk as well.

I'd like to see the chompies in action, cuz normally they're just instant kill.
As for the Cores and the Trap Masters, they're all fine

I agree, especially since chompies only have 1 attack, while the others have 2(not including the upgrade quest thingies)

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I agree, especially since chompies only have 1 attack, while the others have 2(not including the upgrade quest thingies)

The playable Chompies will definitely have more than 1 attack.

Okay, here's my long awaited villain post. i'll catch some in traps, and keep some in the vault. i'll play as them all, but here are my thoughts.

Rage Mage- This guy looks fun, and him + jawbreaker is gonna be OP. TRAP
Painyatta- do i even have to say it? BEST. VILLAIN. EVER. SO MUCH TRAP
Bombshell- another fun guy! the bombs look strong. TRAP
Scrap Shooter- The barrels looks great! TRAP
Grinnade- A face of true evil. TRAP
Smoke Scream- this guy uses a name i submitted for bat spin. love him. TRAP
Chef Pepper Jack- Cool guy. TRAP
Tussle Sprout- eh. VAULT
Grave Clobber- looks like one of Double trouble's minions. VAULT
Chomp Chest- second favorite villain. TRAP
Golden Queen- this is my sister's favorite villain. TRAP
Bone Chompy- cool looking, but i assume will be very weak! VAULT
Hood Sickle- very awesome. him and enigma would be a good team. TRAP
Maskermind- He can make enemies fight each other. and he's cute. TRAP
Wolfgang- it's a rock and roll werewolf. why not? TRAP
Chompy- no. VAULT
Shield shredder- ugly. VAULT
Broccoli guy- him and food fight. veggie buddies forever. TRAP
Sheep Creep- i like this guy. TRAP
Cuckoo Clocker- looks very strong. TRAP
Chompy mage- looks awesome. TRAP
Buzzer Beak- third favorite villain. TRAP
Bad Juju- awesome looking TRAP
Krankenstien- eh. VAULT
Dreamcatcher- horrifyingly cool. TRAP
Bruiser Cruiser- Awesome! TRAP
Shrednaught- looms powerful. TRAP
Brawlrus- no. VAULT
Mab Lobs- ugly. VAULT
Trolling Thunder- awesome! TRAP
Dr Krankcase- eh. VAULT
Chill Bill- very powerful. TRAP
Slobber Trap- no. VAULT
Brawl and Chain- i like this guy. TRAP
Threatpack- what could he do? VAULT
Cross Crow- i can't believe skydad got the name right. TRAP
Gulper- i feel for him. TRAP

so i'll wind up buying-

3 magic traps
4 fire traps
2 earth traps
3 undead traps
4 life traps
3 air traps
3 tech traps
4 water traps

Snap Shot- This guy is awesome with "Bow Sword"
Wildfire- I hate his single coloration, so I'm only getting his dark edition
Wallop- He's cool-ish
Krypt King- He may look like a giant Chop Chop but I like his abilities
Head Rush- She's decent
Bushwhack- AWESOME, I love this guy!
Lob Star- He's pretty cool.
Gusto- He's "meh" for me for now.
Thunderbolt- I need to see gameplay first
Tuff Luck- She looks like she'll be strong and fast.
Jawbreaker- He's pretty cool.
Ka-boom- I don't really know how I feel.
Gearshift- She's got a unique playstyle.
Short Cut- This guy is growing on me.
Blastermind- I love him!
Enigma- Look at my signiture.

I have no thoughts as you guys know things that look AWESOME can end up being bad and vice versa. I'll make up my mind on who to buy traps for once I see any gameplay. As of now, 3 traps...all coming with Dark Edition.

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I look and I see a few topics talking about favorites, but none about if you dislike one, so i'll make one, you can also say your general thoughts on some of the characters.

These are my thoughts from a person who hasn't played a Skylanders game since Giants and doesn't plan on getting this one, I don't know much about the gameplay of these characters ( I never bothered to watch those), so these are just basic thoughts on their designs. Also I don't like the ideas of reposes and Mini's, so those are my thoughts on those.

Favorites:

-Jawbreaker is interesting, it looks powerful and it's original! I can't really say much other than that.
-Enigma is wonderful, It doesn't even look like a Skylander to be honest, but unlike some others (Swap Force, i'm looking at you), that works to it's advantage by looking great. It's like a mix of Ninjini and Star Strike.
-Short Cut is completely original, It's design is wonderful and it looks like it would be a very interesting character.
-Thunderbolt, while using the same concept as Lightning Rod, it does so in a fairly different way. It makes an already used idea to make an interesting character, something I've never really seen.
-Fling Kong, we've never had a monkey Skylander, have we? and it makes one around them in a very strange but cool way.

As you can tell, originality is a major factor for me, sadly many of the Skylanders aren't very original. So here come my the ones I don't like...

- Krypt King is just a beefed up Chop Chop, colors are nice though.
-Lob Star is a blue Wham Shell with a giant horn.
-Deja Vu, can Toys for Bob make a new head for the humanoid female characters? They are all copy pastes of the same characters with different colors and weapons. She looks like an upgraded Stealth Elf.
-Funny Bone is Spyro's skeleton.
-Torch, get a new head please, the flamethrower concept is okay.
-Tread Head just looks dumb, I really can't say much more. It's not even interestingly dumb, it's just weird.
-Echo is Zap with Spikes.
-Cobra Cadabra is another Snake with a gun.
-Brawlrus is Brawl and Chain without a ball & chain, how is this even a tech villain? They didn't try at all with this one.
-Chompy? One of the weakest enemies in the games? Who said "I want to play as those! That would be fun!"
-Bone Chompy...

bone chompy.

bone chompy.

im done

cobra cadabra does not have a gun he has flute and he is emerging from a jar floating on a magic carpet/mist

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I agree, especially since chompies only have 1 attack, while the others have 2(not including the upgrade quest thingies)

The playable Chompies will definitely have more than 1 attack.

I know that, I meant that I want to know what else they can do.

Oh man, I just realized I didn't post here.

Blastermind: While he's not one of my favorites, he's quite awesome, finally someone with psychic powers! Plus, his toy looks awesome.
Enigma: Ghost. Hood. Staff. 'Nuff said.
Deja Vu: She looks like shell have some pretty cool attacks, and maybe have multiple of her running around. Finally a time skylander!
Snap Shot: I really love the idea. He's pretty cool.
Lob Star: He is awesome. Hands down one of my favorites. A huge lobster that can throw huge shurikens? Take my money.
Echo: She is so cool! Plus, she might just have sonic abilities. That's awesome.
Flip Wreck: Eh, he's pretty cool. Not one of my favorites, but it like him.
Wildfire: Love the idea. His attacks are cool. Not a huge fan of the mono gold, but I don't hate it. I'll probably get the dark anyway.
Ka-Boom: I love this guy! He's awesome. I love how creative they were with his weapon, and he's just so cool!
Torch: Flamethrower. Blacksmith. Female. Hair whipping. 'Nuff said.
Trail Blazer: My god, I've been wanting a horse/unicorn (yes, I know about Whirlwind) for soooo long! No he's here!
Tuff Luck: She's so cool! I've always loved tigers, and her weapons are awesome! Though, with the HD pics, her neck looks terrible.
Bushwhack: This guys is one of my favorites. He has a huge axe, he can throw grinacorns, what's not to love?
Food Fight: His prototypes were better.
Buzzerker: He reminds me so much of the good old skylander days!
Gusto: I love this guy so much! He's my second favorite! His attacks are so awesome and unique, and I don't get why he's so underrated.
Thunderbolt: His weapon and everything above the cloudy bottom are awesome!
Fling Kong: This guy is so cool! I've been waiting for a frisbee guy! Plus, he's riding a magic carpet.
Blades: This guys is so cool! He's a dragon from of a Swiss Army knife! Plus, he can make a tornado of knives. Bladenado.
Jawbreaker: I love the concept! His attacks are so cool! His sped up form and Rage Mage are gonna be so good.
Gearshift: Woot woot! She's so cool with her gear, and all the different modes.
Chopper: A T-Rex in a little suit. What's not to love?
Tread Head: I don't know why, but the fact that this guy's in a vehicle makes me love him!
Wallop: I like the idea of using hammers for other things than just smashing.
Head Rush: Her attacks and design are amazing. I love the yodel.
Rocky Roll: Eh, the idea's cool. Not a favorite though.
Fist Bump: I love this guy! I've been waiting so long for a guy like this. It brings back so many memories!
Krypt King: I love him, his design, and his attacks. I also love the fact that he's like Chop Chop, one of my all time favorites.
Short Cut: My third favorite, his design is so cool! I love the whole scissor idea, and he's just so cool!
Funny Bone: I love him! His attacks are awesome, he's so cute, and I don't get his hate. He's better than Hot Dog.
Frightengale: Another skylander that reminds me of the good ol' days. She's pretty cool.

God, that took forever.

Well, I won't say much about which ones I don't like, because with SF I thought I was going to hate a lot of characters but their gameplay turned me around. My favorites so far:

Tuff Luck: I love cats, and having another feline Skylander is just awesome. Plus, her Traptanium weapons look really cool.
Chopper: He's so cute! I love the design.
Funny Bone: He is really awesome! He makes me think of my sister (who loves dogs).
Sheep Creep: He looks like a relatively weak villain, but he's just hilarious.

That's all I've got for now.

There are some amazing new characters, but just as a joke, has anyone noticed some bizarre similarities? Look at this list and tell me what you think about it:

Rocky Roll looks like one of 's minor miners
Fling Kong only barely resembles one of 's monkey minions
Grinnade seems loosely based off of 's buddies
even Cobra Cadabra with his head reminded me of a fully grown deputy snake.

So just saying, they sure must have loved the summoning allies in Swap Force to coincidentally make some new guys and a villain look like those in some ways. I'm sadly surprised there was no character based off of 's Buggy Buddy.

Quote: GhostRoaster617

There are some amazing new characters, but just as a joke, has anyone noticed some bizarre similarities? Look at this list and tell me what you think about it:

Rocky Roll looks like one of 's minor miners
Fling Kong only barely resembles one of 's monkey minions
Grinnade seems loosely based off of 's buddies
even Cobra Cadabra with his head reminded me of a fully grown snake buddy.

So just saying, they sure must have loved the summoning allies in Swap Force to coincidentally make some new guys and a villain look like those in some ways. I'm sadly surprised there was no character based off of 's Buggy Buddy.

As funny as that theory would be, you do realize that they've been working on this game since Giants?

That's why I said it was just a theory and they could have been inspired by the allies to make actual characters. There's no rule they can't do that and it's all good anyways since this batch of guys look epic anyways.

Yeah, they really do. The only one I'm not really fond of is Food Fight.

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Yeah, they really do. The only one I'm not really fond of is Food Fight.

IKR?! I for one am just OK with him, but literally every one of his concepts looked better than what we got. I get the starters need to have basic guys to start off with, but couldn't they make the starter pack guys look super boss too? Like Snap Shot he maybe the coolest starter character you could get and Ignitor in the first 3ds game.

A few more thoughts:

Bomb Shell- An interesting concept, though I don't understand why he's Magic.
Wildfire- So far my favorite Trap Master gameplay-wise. However, I would have chosen a color scheme slightly different than GOLD ALL OVER.
Echo- Looks like a new favorite, but I need to see some gameplay first.
Snap Shot- I definitely think he's one of the best starter pack Skylanders released. He also has a relatively unique moveset, with his bow and sword and being able to summon that waterspout- which I'd like to see what all that can do.
Blades- He/She looks good, but the little gameplay I've seen isn't convincing me enough just yet. Of course I'll end up having him/her since I plan on getting at least 1 Adventure Pack.
Fist Bump- Not a half-bad character design! I'm not sure if I'll get him, but he looks to be an interesting character.

Not only did TfB think we would want to play as a chompy, but they put in two chompy villains. Unless they SUDDENLY have more capabilities other than "lunge" I really don't see the point there. There are about two dozen OTHER villains I would've preferred. Drows, Spell Punks, Cyclops, etc.

And since when does Chompies have a moral compass? Either this little guy is EXTREMELY misunderstood or I consider them as basic as any animal in the wild.

I was a bit surprised that most of the villains are new. I was expecting to see a representative of the baddies we've seen throughout the previous 3 games. That seems like it would be the easier way to go, since figures designs were done and at least one of the skills were done. I get the feeling many of the villains are past character rejects, who either just didn't seem to have enough appeal, could not come up with skills for a full character, or just were too difficult/costly to create as a figure.


As far as the Chompies having a moral compass, you're overthinking it. But, if we're going there, remember that chompies never attacked other baddies, and we're capable of operating the chompybot 9000 (or whatever it was called).