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Every year we get a skylander hinting to the next game, for example:
in SSA hinted to Giants
in Giants hinted to Swap Force
in Swap Force hinted to Trap Team
in Trap Team hinted to Superchargers

I've looked over at the characters in SuperChargers and not one seems like it hints to Imaginators, so I have no idea.

EDIT: I just realized maybe since they released so many variants that's the hint to Imaginators lol that's all I can come up with

I still think you guys are really stretching about this hint thing

Eh, I've never liked this theory, and we've definitely had a topic like this before.

The only character I believe hinted at the next game is Trap Shadow. Then again, I prefer to think of that incident as a happy coincidence.

Basically, I don't think any character in SC hinted at Imaginators.

hinted to Giants, as his species was a Storm Giant.
or hinted to Swap Force, with two halves or creatures working together as one.
hinted to Trap Team, using weapons to capture the bad guys.
hinted to SuperChargers, with him using a vehicle and all.
hinted to Imaginators, with using creativity and thinking outside the box.

Ooooh makes more sense I chose because he looks strong

and makes sense to.

Vehicles custom part they added in one of the last patch I guess.

The vehicles in general hinted at it. Being able to customize colors and parts. This was actually already predicted on a topic a while back.

As for what hinted Giants in SSA, nothing really did, because the gimmick in SSA were regular core Skylanders, the first toys-to-life. Giants was just a simple idea: "What if we made giant ones?"
That is my opinion anyway.

Yea I didn't focus on the vehicles only skylanders

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I still think you guys are really stretching about this hint thing

I agree It's more likely coincidence

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I still think you guys are really stretching about this hint thing

I agree It's more likely coincidence

I'm in this boat as well. Might as well say Hot Head hinted at Superchargers because he could turn into a vehicle.

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I still think you guys are really stretching about this hint thing

I agree It's more likely coincidence

apophenia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophenia
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Who I Believe "Hinted" Each Skylanders Gimmick:
Giants - Stump Smash. His large size in Spyro's Adventure may have influenced Skylanders producers to do a game based around giant Skylanders.
Swap Force - Eye Brawl. The way the "top half" (Eye) had an attack and how the "bottom half" (Brawl) had two attacks, the fact that they were separated, and the way they each had a role could have very well brought up the idea for swapping Skylanders.
Trap Team - Trap Shadow. The way he had a special weapon (that was also shiny) that signified his top half and captured enemies in his bear trap may have brought up the idea for trapping villains and "Traptanium" weapons. I kind of doubt this one, though.
SuperChargers - Tread Head. I mean, he is a Skylander that can drive a vehicle for combat. I can't argue with this one. He may have slightly influenced Skylanders who can drive vehicles. I thought a game centered around vehicles was bound to happen anyway, though.
Imaginators - Modding vehicles. If anything from SuperChargers influenced the idea of making your own Skylanders, it was definitely the fact that you can adjust vehicles' appearances and powers in SuperChargers. Although, Senseis and Villains were mostly likely influenced by Trap Team.

I for fun actually like this theory. Let's not forget that some characters were actually going to appear earlier than originally released. was the former Undead Giant, :snaspshot: was once considered as a water Giant and even really does help the theory of him being a Trap Master since he did have a translucent bear trap. Also don't forget the guys at TFB even confirmed that the future games were being worked on during the currently released game. In one of the older videos, Lou I believe admitted that Giants was being worked on during Spyro's Adventure's release and even Swap Force was being slightly worked on since and more so during Giants. Clearly it's clear these creators wanted certain characters to be released during earlier or later games and have the opportunity to be inspired by some character to make a newer game based on one character.

I just like to say that whatever the case a theory is harmless fun and never really is all that needed to be taken seriously. Also these guys who work on the games are very clever and certainly intended on certain ideas and plans to be executed earlier in development. That is thinking one step ahead of the future.

Bowser hinted at the senseis. He wears armor like the hero senseis and carries a weapon of the Smasher class, he's a villain like the villain sensies, and he has his own subordinates that he can upgrade and change the appearance of (koopas which can become parakoopas and dry bones).

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I still think you guys are really stretching about this hint thing

^In total agreement.

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I still think you guys are really stretching about this hint thing

^In total agreement.

I also agree.

This topic was meant for discussing what the title says, not ranting about how it's stretching to far :/

How exactly are they 'Hinting' towards the next game?

- Giants - Becomes huge, and speaks in a big booming voice.
- Swap Force - Detaches himself and goes back together.
- Trap Team - Using his traps to trap enemies.
- Superchargers - Obvious one. Uses a vehicle.
- Imaginators - Hinted towards creativity in the game.
or Shark Shooter - Sensei in Imaginators - Hinted at big armor and weapons. I see Terrafin over High Volt in all honesty.
and - Villain Sensei in Imaginators - Introduced as special villain characters.

I think that the hint thing is jus coincidence. Basides, I think that the vehicle customization was the biggest hint to Imaginators.

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This topic was meant for discussing what the title says, not ranting about how it's stretching to far :/

No one is ranting. We are just pointing out that this whole topic is grasping at straws.

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This topic was meant for discussing what the title says, not ranting about how it's stretching to far :/

^I see this...

and then right after it is this...

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How exactly are they 'Hinting' towards the next game?

The next game in the series has always been hinted in the game itself, not from the Skylanders.

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This topic was meant for discussing what the title says, not ranting about how it's stretching to far :/

^I see this...

and then right after it is this...

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How exactly are they 'Hinting' towards the next game?

I was confused on how they were hinting, I was simply asking...

The vehicles customization hinted towards imaginators

did this game

Someone in SSA mentions Giants, I'm pretty sure.

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Someone in SSA mentions Giants, I'm pretty sure.

Not quite. A scroll mentions "elder elementals." They might be giants.

If anything inspired the Imaginators it has to be the Swap Force.


I still think this hinting is absolute coincidence.

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Someone in SSA mentions Giants, I'm pretty sure.

Not quite. A scroll mentions "elder elementals." They might be giants.

haha reminds me of the band.

http://www.theymightbegiants.com/

i think drill seargants bio hinted to giants because it said he was an arkeyan-esque invention

If you're talking about Imaginators themselves. Splat is the obvious choice.

It's either splat's creativity or the vehicle modes and customization

Stump Smash - Giants
Eye Brawl - Swap Force
Trap Shadow - Trap Team
Tread Head - Superchargers
Splat - Imaginators

I have a hunch that Starcast could be Sky7's hint, but we haven't seen the full cast yet.

I have a feeling that aurora is going to hint for sky7

In Superchargers, Kaos and Glumshanks play with the voice settings on the Darkness when he first appears. Could be a part of it.

Bumping because I think Air Strike is hinting at Sky7.


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MAYBE THIS IS A HINT TO SKY 7!??!

I used to think Starcast hinted at Sky7, but now I'm almost certain it's Air Strike.

Splat was an artist that created monsters that helped her kill enemies ...I think that she hinted at this game.

i think it might of been not a skylander but something else that hinted imaginators
for the vehicles you can customize them by getting various parts