darkSpyro

Here's an idea for the next Skylanders game
Complete with gimmicks etc.:

Skylanders: Double Impact

Selected new Skylanders can now do a tag-team based attack with a specific partner using a full meter.

There's a main and helper. The player controls the main and the helper assists. The helper is controlled by the CPU and only does main attacks. The player can switch characters anytime.

Helpers will lose no life if hit on Beginners, 50% less life on Normal, 75% less life on Hard, and similar as main on Nightmare. If any of the team members die, the portal asks for a new character or restart the level. Both characters will gain coins and health if one of them takes it.

Tag team special attacks are only available to "taggers" using 1 full meter
Teaming up with older characters makes the characters do 6-8 double elemental attack with one full meter.

Meters can build up through battles (Much faster than Sensei meters)

Only "taggers" can use tag-team attacks. Using 2 older characters or 1 "tagger" and 1 older character, the player can only tag and the helper can only cover. If there are 2 players, each can use a character and "tagging" will be null, but tag team attacks are still on.

All characters will be balanced and will be useful. (except vehicles)

Level Max increases to 25.

Vehicles, previous old stages and previous power ups can increase elemental powers

Sensei meter bar will be independent from the team attack bar.

Previous specials attacks can be uniquely utilized. (2 senseis can do 2 sensei skill attacks). This will make Senseis and Imaginators very useful

Elemental gates will be back and are unconventionally opened for example: Big block of trap crystal blocks a gate along with a huge boulder. Player must use a Trap Master to destroy the crystal and a Giant to remove the boulder/ a Swap Force opens up 2 elemental gate while a Mini release a latch hidden in a small cave/ Senseis, Eon's Elites, Imaginators and Cores can open regular elemental gates

There will be 86 characters but they are all sold as a twin pack for $19.99. Almost all will be core-sized. Guest stars will be Ratchet and Clank (Tech)(PS4/XBOX ONE exclusive) and Peach and Daisy (Life) (Switch exclusive). Male to female ratio will be about 6:4.

Each element will have 8 characters: 4 new (2 same element and 2 cross elemental), 2 series 2+ older core characters who can team up (same element) and 2 villains who can team up (cross elemental). New cross elemental characters will be based on puns for example: Tootie (Tech humanoid train M)/ Frootie (Life effeminate hula dancer with a fruit hat M); Hawkus (Air humanoid hawk M)/ Focus (Tech Eye robot M).

Many battles will have 50-100 enemies and battles like these will be numerous throughout the game

There will be a unique intro for all characters as well as endings after beating Obliv-Eon and Brainwashed Kaos' Mom (Tag Team) which can be saved in the archives of Skylanders Academy

Kaos will be the first boss. Final boss is Obliv-Eon (Eon's evil twin brother) and Brainwashed Kaos' Mom. After beating Kaos, he will act as a navigator and narrator, and help you throughout the game. The story of the game will be about how Kaos admits that he is just a misunderstood person because he's depressed about how Obliv-Eon is brainwashing his mom to be his bride. Obliv-Eon is trying to give Kaos' Mom Skylands as his gift to her. He's also trying to take Kaos out of the picture. Kaos is trying to stop the wedding while the Skylanders are trying to save Skylands from Obliv-Eon.

There will be 23 levels of 1.5 hours each to get everything, 30 minutes if just breezing by.
There will be 7 Adventure packs which includes 2 tag partners and a level for $29.99

Starter pack will have 4 characters: 2 same element (2 Magic characters - Glimmer(M) and Glamour(F)) and 2 cross element characters (1 Dark and 1 Light characters - Ebony(F) and Ivory(F)). ($74.99)

Dark starter pack will have 6 characters: same as above plus Dark Eon and Dark Kaos' Mom (Kaossandra) ($99.99)

Eon and Kaos' Mom (Kaossandra) will be their own element and are larger than the rest and will be released by Wave 3 during the holidays. Both can unlock all Elemental gates and an adventure level. The team will cost $29.99

The portal will have 2 slots for each character and 4 Trap Crystal slots. Each slot will increase the elemental power damage of the selected characters by 5% for example: player chose Spyro and Stealth Elf plus 3 magic traps and 1 life, Spyro's elemental damage will increase by 15% while Stealth Elf will increase by 5%.

There will be a relay race mode(on-foot fighting enemies) and a new Kaos' Challenge.

Series 2+ Tag Team to return:

(Wish List)
Sonic Boom Series 3 + Scratch Series 2
Blackout Series 2 + Nightfall Series 2
Bash Series 3 + Flashing Series 2
Sunburn Series 2 + Trail Blazer Series 2
Spotlight Series 2 + Astroblast Series 2
Food Fight Series 2 + Bumble Blast Series 2
Star Strike Series 2 + Deja Vu Series 2
Wind-Up Series 2 + Countdown Series 2
Bat Spin Series 2 + Hex Series 3
Punk Shock Series 2 + Echo Series 2

(Reality)
Whirlwind Series 4 + Jet Vac Series 4
Blackout Series 2 + Nightfall Series 2
Prism Break Series 3 + Bash Series 3
Eruptor Series 5 + Fryno Series 4
Spotlight Series 2 + Astroblast Series 2
Stealth Elf Series 6 + Stump Smash Series 3
Spyro Series 6 + Pop Fizz Series 5
Trigger Happy Series 4 + Drobot Series 3
Chop Chop Series 5 + Cynder Series 4
Gill Grunt Series 7 + Chill Series 4

Villains Tag Team:

Chef Pepper Jack (Fire) + Dreamcatcher (Air)
Gulper (Water) + Broccoli Guy (Life)
Luminous (Light) + Smoke Screen (Fire)
Nightshade (Dark) + Krankenstein (Air)
Brawl And Chain (Water) + Brawlrus (Tech)
Chomp Chest (Earth) + Bone Chompy (Undead)
Mesmeralda (Magic) + Shrednaught (Tech)
Eye Scream (Light) + Rage Mage (Magic)
Count Moneybone (Undead) + Eye Five (Dark)
Tussle Sprout (Earth) + Chompy (Life)

NEW CHARACTERS:
(Same element team)
Air + Air
Dark + Dark
Earth + Earth
Fire + Fire
Life + Life
Light + Light
Magic + Magic
Tech + Tech
Undead + Undead
Water + Water

(Cross element team)
Fire + Water
Light + Dark
Air + Earth
Magic + Tech
Undead + Life

Water + Air
Fire + Life
Light + Undead
Dark + Magic
Tech + Earth