darkSpyro

So, it looks like that Imaginators can't be switched out, and they can't even be reset. Or at least, can't be reset in the way we've all been thinking. Like you can reset everything about them but their battle class. I know, I'm kinda miffed about this too, but in all honesty, I guess this is something we should've seen coming. These games are being published by the same company who shoved out a half-baked Tony Hawk game before their license ran out, after all. Though I guess this will only matter for people who actually care about making Imaginators, not ones who'd rather just play as the Senseis. But anyway, I figured it'd be a good idea to plan in advance what Imaginators per element you're going to create if you have specific designs in mind, whether you're only getting one per element or a couple.

This will be my line-up:

Magic: Brawler, Ninja, Sentinel, Sorcerer

Tech: Bazooker, Brawler, Knight, Sorcerer

Life: Brawler, Quickshot, Smasher, Swashbuckler

Water: Bazooker, Bowslinger, Ninja, Swashbuckler

Fire: Knight, Smasher, Sorcerer, Swashbuckler

Earth: Bazooker, Bowslinger, Quickshot, Sentinel

Air: Bowslinger, Sentinel, Smasher, Sorcerer

Undead: Bazooker, Knight, Quickshot, Ninja

Light: Brawler, Quickshot, Ninja, Sentinel

Dark: Bowslinger, Knight, Smasher, Swashbuckler

Magic: Knight and Swashbuckler

Tech: Knight

Life: Smasher and Ninja

Water: Brawler, Bowslinger, and Knight

Fire: Sorcerer and Quickshot

Earth: Bazooker

Air: Sorcerer and Quickshot

Undead: Sentinel and Smasher

Light: Sentinel, Swashbuckler, and Bowslinger

Dark: Sorcerer, Brawler, and Ninja

I'm just going to choose the same battle class for each element as my main line up of senseis. My Life Crystal will be a Brawler since Crash Bandicoot is a Brawler, for instance. I like the idea of the master and the apprentice being of the same element and battle class.

Now that I think about it, it annoys me a little that Kaos won't have an apprentice since there's no Kaos Creation Crystal. What kind of sensei doesn't have a student? I hope they surprise us with a Kaos Crystal down the line...

With me only wanting 10 crystals (one per element) I don't know how I would separate the classes. I know I want a dark quickshot and a tech knight.

Element: Class: Name

Magic: Brawler: Magic Foot
Tech: Smasher: Music Machine
Earth: Bowslinger: Quartz & Arrow
Air: Ninja: Zephyr
Water: Swashbuckler: Choppy Seas
Fire: Knight: Julia Wild
Life: Quickshot: Pine Pistol
Undead: Bazooker: Bomb Bone
Dark: Sorcerer: Black Magic
Light: Sentinel: Shining Sentry

If our classes still remain locked , I'll try and make a class for each element that hasnt been used in an existing skylander ( like Not making tech quick shots coz of trigger happy ) coz then at least I shouldn't accidentally end up making a character combination that's been done before . .

E.g.
Magic : bazooker
Tech: smasher
Fire: ninja
Water:sorcerer
Life: knight
Undead: quick shot
Earth: archer
Air: sentinel
Light: brawler
Dark: swashbuckler

I'm probably gonna make a Fire Sentinel with a lance, and name him Pyrolancer.

I'll probably make multi-knights and brawlers...
I'll probably do a class of each except for Ninja's and swashbucklers but that is if it's confirmed that Nina's can only be bodyless and swashbucklers can only have a snake-like bottom.

Ok, here are my current plans.

Fire: Sentinel
Water: Swashbuckler
Magic: Bazooker
Tech: Smasher
Air: Bowslinger
Life: Brawler
Earth: Knight
Undead: Sorcerer
Light: Ninja
Dark: Quickshot

Here are my current plans, inspired by Kamen Rider Ghost:

Musashi - Fire Swashbuckler
Ryoma - Water Knight
Billy the Kid - Earth Quickshot
Edison - Tech Bazooker
Benkei - Light Smasher
Sanzo - Air Ninja
Tutankhamen - Undead Sentinel
Grimm - Dark Sorcerer
Robin Hood - Life Bowslinger
Houdini - Magic Brawler

Now, I probably won't end up making these actual characters for a long while, but it helped me plan it out, since I don't have any overlap with Senseis in the Class/Element combos.

Water/Sorcerer: Lapis Lazuli
Fire/Swashbuckler: Blazing Siren
Undead/Brawler: Bonebreaker
Magic/Quickshot: Stellar Blast
Dark/Bowslinger: Shadow Slinger
Tech/Ninja: Circut
Air/Sentinel: Aerial Slice
Light/Knight: Blind Blade
Life/Smasher: Bark Biter
Earth/Bazooker: Landmarker

I had to change 7 out of 10 characters becuase of the body restrictions.

Magic/Knight: Quicksilver*
Earth/Bowslinger: Gemshard
Water/Smasher: Icebreaker*
Fire/Brawler: Will O Wisp*
Tech/Sentinel: Technomancer
Undead/Bazooker: Phantasm*
Air/Sorcerer: Cumulus
Life/Quickshot: Seed Shot*
Light/Ninja: Constellatia
Dark/Swashbuckler: Blackblade*

For names with a *, I may change them if I think of something better.
Also, my Light Ninja is going to be constantly glowing, making being stealthy difficult.

Assuming that there's three crystals per element, here's my ideas:

Magic - Ninja (Eye Candy), Quickshot (Space Freak), Smasher (Tiki Taboo)

Water - Knight (Sea Rex), Sentinel (Tri-Spike), Quickshot (Ocean Man)

Tech - Quickshot (Bulletbeard), Brawler (Iron Fists), Bazooker (Trash Bull)

Life - Sorcerer (Banana Guy), Ninja (Chomp-Star), Quickshot (Buck Shot)

Fire - Smasher (Axman), Brawler (Dare Devil), Knight (Top Chef)

Air - Brawler (Free Bird), Knight (Griffinknight), Swashbuckler (Thundertaker)

Earth - Smasher (Hog Wild), Knight (Beowuff), Quickshot (Dino Hunter)

Undead - Ninja (Brain Storm), Bazooker (Eye Shot), Knight (Crossbones)

Light - Bowslinger (All Star), Sentinel (Lion Heart), Quickshot (Day Gun)

Dark - Swashbuckler (Hydra Jr.), Sorcerer (Night-Clops), Smasher (Night King)

my plan is to have all 10 elements of CC on day 1, and have 1 imaginator of each class using those crystals.
After day 1, I'll buy crystals only when they're on sale. This should be enough time for us on the forum to create a list of what are the best class/element combos and allow people to choose wisely.

my starting lineup will be-

Air/Bowslinger: Skyshot (My first ever skylanders OC, and entry to the art contest. However, she will no longer be a bodyhead.)
Fire/Bazooker: Bacon Blitz (A recent OC that fits perfectly into the bazooker class, and parts range.)
Life/Sentinel: Kama (A recent OC who was planned to be a swashbuckler, but changed.)
Dark/Smasher: Night Club (A semi-recent OC who fits perfectly into the class.)
Undead/Quickshot: Reaper (Reaper from Overwatch. I saw the "Death Blossom" technique and it couldn't be more perfect for reaper.)
Water/Swashbuckler: Ice Scream (An OC I just came up with as i'm writing this post.. Uses Popsicle swords. Is the ghost who froze to death.)
Tech/Brawler: Major Tazor (An OC I just came up with as i'm writing this. A robot army general with Tazer Knuckles.)
Magic/Ninja: Lightning Bug (An OC i just came up with as i'm writing. A small bug that throws ninja stars. Very bright aura.)
Earth/Sorcerer: Wrap Trap (Another new OC. A mummy who uses a golden staff. His attacks are mainly based on stunning/trapping enemies.)
Light/Knight: Hypernova (Named after One of the most catastrophic events in the universe.)

Air: Knight
Earth: Smasher
Life: Quickshot
Tech: Sentinel
Undead: Ninja
Dark: Sorcerer
Magic: Bowslinger
Water: Swashbuckler
Fire: Bazooker
Light: Brawler

This will probably change though

Fire ------ Brawler
Earth ---- Bazooker
Light ---- Knight
Dark ---- Knight

I would rather have a Tech Bazooker than an Earth Bazooker, but then I won't have any use for my Earth Crystal that I'll get with the Gryphon Park Observatory and will have to buy another Crystal. I'm hoping I won't regret this decision.

so far in my custom skylanders i have:

Fire: Bazooker, swashbuckler, quickshot, bowslinger,knight, sentinel"
Earth: Knight, Brawler, Ninja,Sentinel, Bowslinger,smasher, quickshot"
Magic: Sorcerer, Swashbuckler, Knight"
Tech: Bazooker"

yep, planning on getting a tonne of crystals

Life brawler ( Chesnaught)
Fire sorcerer ( delfox )
Water ninja or sentinel ( greninja ) body less greninja
Earth knight ( marowak )
Magic quickshot ( don't have an idea for this one LOL )

Wait a minute... There's a pattern here.

So, the Starter Pack contains a fire crystal, right? Annnddd it contains a water sensei.

Gryphon Observatory adventure pack? Earth crystal, air sensei.

If opposite elements are gonna be bundled together (excluding those double packs) I think I know what I'm gonna do. King Pen is a Brawler, so I'll probably choose that for my fire crystal, too. What messes this up is Air strike, who is also a brawler. I don't really want an earth brawler, if I'm gonna have a fire one.