darkSpyro

Nevermind. It looks like there aren't any Soul Gems inside Elemental Gates. Good to know, anyway.

I've decided that I'm not going to get any Skylanders whose Soul Gems are hidden behind gates I won't be able to unlock. So, in order to actually formulate a buying strategy, I need to know which Soul Gems are hidden behind each element. Or conversely, what Soul Gems are definitely outside the gates.

I'm not looking for level, so please do not specify. Here's an example, using Magic Gates in SSA:



If you're going by memory and aren't sure, please specify that that's the case. I'll keep a list in this post of what's confirmed and what's not.

I reiterate: Please just say the character the Soul Gem is for, if it is behind something not every Skylander can get by/doesn't come with the game by default(Elemental Gate, Adventure Pack, and to a lesser extent Traptanium Shards), and if so, what type. I do NOT want to know what level it is in, nor where in said level it is. I don't have the game yet, and the best part is finding everything. I just want to know what is impossible for me to find.



Unsorted:
Tread Head
Lob Star
Flip Wreck
Wildfire
Torch
Trail Blazer
Short Cut
Bat Spin
Bushwhack
High Five
Déjà Vu
Cobra Cadabra
Thunderbolt
Head Rush
Fist Bump
Rocky Roll
Knight Light
Spotlight
Knight Mare
Blackout

Location of Blades' and Wallop's.

putting the soulgems behind a paywall is really nice of them...

Blades doesn't need a gate. That's the only one I know so far.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure Snap Shots soul gem is behind a water gate. Doesn't really matter though because you'll have him to get through the water gate.

Anyone know any more?

How do I do spoiler tags

Okay guys, I know I'm sort of asking for spoilers simply by the the subject, but could you please just say if they're behind a paywall, and if so, which one? I don't have the game yet and don't want the exact locations spoiled.

Edit: @Snap Shot Put the word "spoiler" in brackets like this: [ spoiler] [ /spoiler] without the spaces

fling kong

If you don't have a trap master to look yet, how do you know for sure that's where Fling Kong's soul gem is?

i have the soul gem for every character except him.
I have all the soul gems from every level except level 1

Quote: min8or

i have the soul gem for every character except him.
I have all the soul gems from every level except level 1

So, can it be assumed that there are no Soul Gems in Magic gates? And, does that total include the "Unknown" Skylanders, or just the ones on the poster?

I can't wait to hear Activision Support's response when people start calling to complain that they can't get the last power for their Fling Kong character because they didn't buy some completely unrelated other character...

EDIT: It must be behind the mystery gate then, because I just saw a video showing there is no Soul Gem behind the Life gate in the first chapter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Buo7iDSQd54

Quote: min8or

fling kong

Reveal Spoiler

is behind either the mystery gate or the life gate in the first level. i don't have a life trap master to look there yet

Here is where fling kong's is:

i haven't seen a soul gem for any of the Dark/Light characters. i'm only going off my collection screen, they don't show up there yet.

Glad i went back and checked, wow, more than i remember

Level 1: Mystery Gate, Life Gate, 2/3 soul gems and 3/4 hats
Level 2: Mystery Gate, Life Gate, 1/2 soul gems
Level 11: Magic Gate, 1/2 soul gems, 1/2 hats

every other level i have all soul gems, so Fling Kong's has to be in one of those levels.

my guess is its actually behind the magic gate, with the other two being for the new light/dark cores, and the soul gem for the dark/light trap masters being in their adventure pack.

there are no soul gems in the nightmare express adventure pack.


Really sorry for the muck around

Quote: min8or

i haven't seen a soul gem for any of the Dark/Light characters. i'm only going off my collection screen, they don't show up there yet.

Glad i went back and checked;

Level 1: Mystery Gate, Life Gate, 2/3 soul gems and 3/4 hats
Level 2: Mystery Gate, Life Gate, 1/2 soul gems

every other level i have all soul gems, so Fling Kong's has to be in one of those levels.

there are no soul gems in the nightmare express adventure pack.

Wait, what? There aren't hats in every gate? That's weird. I'm guessing the Dark/Light Soul Gems are exclusively in the Dark/Light areas, but you never know. :/

So, to clear this up: does anyone who has Bushwack have Fling Kong's Soul Gem?

there have been treasure chests in some gates.

Fling Kong's Soul Gem is not behind the Life Gate in Chapter 2 either, as shown in another wdrumz video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4JXmrP_ky0

Therefore from what min8or has said, it must be behind the Magic Gate in Chapter 11.

Quote: min8or

i haven't seen a soul gem for any of the Dark/Light characters. i'm only going off my collection screen, they don't show up there yet.

Glad i went back and checked, wow, more than i remember

Level 1: Mystery Gate, Life Gate, 2/3 soul gems and 3/4 hats
Level 2: Mystery Gate, Life Gate, 1/2 soul gems
Level 11: Magic Gate, 1/2 soul gems, 1/2 hats

every other level i have all soul gems, so Fling Kong's has to be in one of those levels.

my guess is its actually behind the magic gate, with the other two being for the new light/dark cores, and the soul gem for the dark/light trap masters being in their adventure pack.

there are no soul gems in the nightmare express adventure pack.


Really sorry for the muck around

That makes sense. Changed Fling Kong to the Magic Gate. If anyone with Bushwhack knows otherwise, please say something!


Quote: min8or

there have been treasure chests in some gates.

Reveal Spoiler

the tech gate in level 18 has the legendary treasure behind it

I'm not too concerned with the Treasure Chests right now. I'm just putting together a wishlist and want to know which Skylanders I wouldn't be able to fully upgrade. Thanks, though!

Edit:
Quote: Zauron

Fling Kong's Soul Gem is not behind the Life Gate in Chapter 2 either, as shown in another wdrumz video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4JXmrP_ky0

Therefore from what min8or has said, it must be behind the Magic Gate in Chapter 11.

Thanks for looking it up! Since min8or has every Soul Gem but Fling Kong's and the Unknown ones, it's probably safe to assume Life Gates don't contain any Soul Gems. Of course that's the one non-starter-pack element I was planning on getting (Tuff Luck).

from memory, it is the only legendary treasure behind an elemental gate.

but my memory has failed me before

Wait, so only Soul Gems are behind the Traptanium Elemental Paywall $$$ Gates?

Quote: HippyGuy

Wait, so only Soul Gems are behind the Traptanium Elemental Paywall $$$ Gates?

No, Hats, Treasure Chests, at least one Legendary Treasure, and yes a couple Soul Gems are behind them. This topic is just concerned with the Soul Gems because the OP wants to make sure he doesn't buy a character whose Soul Gem is locked away behind an Elemental Gate that he won't have a Trap Master to open it with.

Jaw Breaker's is not behind an elemental gate or traptanium cluster

Food Fight's is also not behind a gate or cluster or anything.

after all that, i just found Fling Kong's, with a little assistance.

No Trap Master required /facepalm

Oh really? So...maybe there actually ISN'T any Soul Gems behind Elemental Gates that a character couldn't reach themselves after all?

i am starting to think so.

there are none behind magic or life gates, at the very least

Quote: min8or

after all that, i just found Fling Kong's, with a little assistance.

No Trap Master required /facepalm

Nice. This is what happens when there's parts of the game that are blocked off, lol. I'll edit him to his proper place in just a second. Must have been very well-hidden if you didn't find it and no one else went "Hey, I have his Soul Gem!"

Oh, and this must mean Magic Gates are probably Soul-Gem-less, too! I should add that as well.

Edit:

Quote: Zauron

Oh really? So...maybe there actually ISN'T any Soul Gems behind Elemental Gates that a character couldn't reach themselves after all?

I sure hope so! I only made this thread because of this post in the related "what will I miss out on without all the Trap Masters" thread:
Quote: AusLander

They're random soul gems, sadly.

Maybe they were remembering wrong. Who knows?

Magic and Life Gates are Soul-Gem-Less

Kyrpt King is not paywalled

Blastermind doesn't need a paywall but I'm pretty sure Enigma is behind a traptanium cluster.

Gusto is not pay walled and same applies for chopper and funny bone

Echo is behind traptanium

Quote: megaman312

Echo is behind traptanium

Traptanium cluster or an elemental gate? If its just a Traptanium cluster, no big deal, the game ships with at least one figure that can break them. If its an elemental gate (and isn't Water element), then its a problem.

Cluster

Okay cool, no big deal then. Starting to think the problem that spawned this thread (characters who can NEVER get their Soul Gem without having to purchase a separate Trap Master to get to it) may not exist at all!

I'm certainly hopin' that's the case.

Even if it is the case, the rumor is out there. If we know for sure which Soul Gems are in Elemental Gates (since at least two of the Unknown ones clearly are), we might be able to put that rumor to rest (or at least point to this thread whenever it gets brought up again.)

That said, anyone know any more locations?

tuff luck is behind traptanium cluster

Ka-boom is not paywalled and Gearshift is behind a cluster.

How is a traptanium shard a paywall. I don't understand.

Quote: rainbowblade

How is a traptanium shard a paywall. I don't understand.

I agree, I'm not sure why people bring those up, the topic creator was only asking about Soul Gems behind Elemental Gates, and even then, only non-Water Elemental Gates since you can open those with the starter pack. Traptanium Shards are not a paywall as you can open them with the starter pack, no extra money spending required.

Yeah, I only added that since someone mentioned it early in the topic. It's not necessarily a paywall, but it is something that not every Skylander can access, so I thought it's worth mentioning.

Like if I was going to do a similar thing for SSA I would probably mention which ones are only accessible from water even though the game comes with Gill Grunt. Even if it's only for re-play throughs where one might not use a water/winged character (like a solo run or something).

But yeah, it's not a paywall since the game comes with Snap Shot, so I'll change the wording.

When he's saying paywal he means an elemental gate, if I'm understanding him correctly.

Flip Wreck is behind traptanium and so is trail blazer


High Five is not pay walled

Flip Wreck and Trail Blazer are not behind traptanium, I have the strategy guide and it says where they are.

Not gates but clusters

Check this out. Using the guide I can help with this question.

ALL 32 Skylander Soul Gems are obtainable with 7/8 Trap Masters. This means none are behind Magic Gates (but COULD be behind the other 7 elemental gates). I have all 32 Soul Gems and of course, I am missing a Magic Trap Master.

That being said, the Light/Dark/Magic gates will probably contain Soul Gems for Knight Mare, Knight Light, Blackout, and Spotlight.

Hope this helps on the Soul Gem question.

I looked at the map app and it seems NONE are behind elemental gates expect the unknown ones

Well I've heard enough, I consider this no longer an issue - there are no characters in this game that can't eventually reach their own Soul Gem. That's a relief. This topic is no longer needed, but I'm glad it was made so we could figure this out and not worry about it any more.