Activision has really decided to let loose at Gamescom this year. We've had more news every day and today's might just take the cake.
Today we got a really good look at the Trap Team character poster.
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Air Skylanders and Villains
New addition here are Trap Master Thunderbolt, Fling Kong, and the official image of Blades who I believe is in one of the Adventure Packs.
Earth Skylanders and Villains
You can get a better look at some of these guys here, but we already knew all their names. What's interesting to note though is that there is currently no reposed Earth Skylander.
Fire Skylanders and Villains
The only newbie here is Trail Blazer and unfortunately, he has already been compared by many to the My Little Pony series. Not quite what I look for in a Skylander. We'll have to hope that his gameplay makes up for that.
Life Skylanders and Villains
New Life Skylander is Trap Master Tuff Luck. As far as we can see this appears to be another female Trap Master.
The question mark for the Core Skylander is for the Frito-Lay figure. The winner of this contest has not yet been announced so they are not revealing official names yet, but that's the figure you can expect to see in that slot.
Magic Skylanders and Villains
A couple of cool guys here I think. Added to lineup we have Trap Master Enigma and Cobra Cadabra. I'm liking both of these so I hope their not duds.
Tech Skylanders and Villains
From past leaks and reveals we already know about all of these Tech Skylanders. Like the Earth Skylanders though, it appears that we do not have a reposed Tech figure this year.
Undead Skylanders and Villains
Only new one here is Trap Master Short Cut who I'm looking forward to seeing some gameplay from. I think he could be a fun little guy to play.
You will also notice a question mark for the second Core Skylander here. This is another slot for one of the Frito-Lay contest figures.
Water Skylanders and Villains
Only one new guy here as well. Echo is the first Core Water Skylander in Trap Team. The second (the question mark) is the final slot for the Frito-Lay contest figures.
Super Villains
While there are many, many trappable Villains, as you've seen in the pictures above, there are a select few that have been classified as Super Villains.
According to the poster it looks like there will be 10 Super Villains. This should include one Villain from each of the 8 Elements, Kaos, and then there's still one empty slot. I guess this is something to look forward to.
Blank Spaces
We've already looked at a few question marks on the poster, but here are a few more that bring up some questions.
These question marks are on the Skylanders half of the poster. The way they're split up it would seem to indicate two new elements. This is a very popular theory among the hardcore fans, but personally I have my doubts.
Adding two new elements right now would really throw a wrench in the works right now. There's enough to keep track of in this game with the Traps and Minis. I don't think they need to add in anything else.
On the other, it's not completely out of the question to add elements. It has been done before in series like Pokemon.
The question marks in the Villain section are a little easier to swallow. It seems that the largest groups have one Super Villain and 5 “common” Villains. Right now there are a few Elements that only have 3 “common” Villains. So these question marks could help to fill in those gaps.
I know the numbers don't quite work out evenly, but it will be close.
Final Analysis
While this is probably not the final poster that we will receive in the Starter Pack it appears as though not everything will be as clear cut as in the past. I've always like that figures came in multiples of eight. (I'm sure I won't be the only one twitching if this doesn't happen.)
I would also like to note that there seems to be an absence of LightCore figures on this poster. This is a change I can live with.
The three elements on the right of the poster have one less Skylander
than the ones on the left. I think they’re just not ready to show those
reposes yet. I’m really glad there’s less reposes this time though.
Agreed. I’m glad there are less reposes, but I’m still hoping that they round it out to a nice even 8.
The two magic trappers look pretty awesome. I am sad that none of my favorite figures from the previous games are getting reposes though.
But to the guts of the chart: there is some definite weirdness here. They’ve always had balanced numbers in the past, so I don’t see them changing that up now. Also, if you count the number of Skylander slots, it only adds up to 57. The original reveal said 60+ “new” characters, so I’m guessing we’ll get three more reposes to boost the total. The four blanks on the top right are very interesting though. I’m wondering if we’ll get a surprise Kaos figure, maybe an Eon figure, and then two others, maybe Kaos’ Mom and… ?? This is the most interesting tease yet though.
As much as I would love a Kaos figure, I don’t see it happening. It would basically negate the purpose of the Kaos Trap which doesn’t seem like something they would do in this game.
There’s no Spyro! That’s sad
There’s no Series 4 Spyro, but there is Spry and the Eon’s Elite Spyro.
True, but it won’t be the same for me. I guess it is about time they get rid of Spyro, He’s been getting all the attention since the first game. But what really bums me out is that Stealth Elf isn’t returning (Whisper Elf isn’t good enough)
I am happy and sad at the same time with less reposes. Happy because I was just telling my kids we don’t need a 5th Gill Grunt and sad because now I’m probably going to spend more money on this than I originally thought. My intentions were to buy NO reposes. Well now that is not seeming to matter. Great plan, Activision. 🙂
I really hope that Undead question mark is chop chop
The undead question mark is Bat Spin, just like the water is Flip Wreck, and the life is High Five. I do hope for more reposes though because there are a few that they could do a lot with, or other hard to find ones that would be nice to have re-released like Boomer.
Can I just say that you’re all wrong saying that there is going to be less reposes, when the trailer clearly says 16 Trap Masters and 18 Cores, not Minis. So therefore the minis do not go into this equation. They have already told us 39 characters including the unannounced ones on the poster, and since there is 60+ characters then that means that there are still 21+ more characters left and those would be reposes. Also I am wondering how there are 18 cores inside 8 elements, and the math does not add up so those extra question mark boxes to the right must be some more core characters.
NEW ELEMENT CONFIRMED!! Maybe…
I wonder why they don’t include the traps.
There’s a cardboard thing that comes with it specifically for traps, if they put all the traps on the poster, in addition to the figures and villains, it would take up way too much space.
Okay, now it makes sense
wonder when they’ll reveal that, if they do reveal it
I could see the two boxes on the top right corner with the question marks being two whole new elements, It would be cool if they’re Good and Evil, Good having Eon and Hugo figures, Evil having Kaos’ mom (Just because Kaos has a trap for himself) and Glumshanks.
Could it be a Kaos figure that attaches to the Kaos Trap?
Should the stickers that come with the characters be put on the poster that comes with the starter pack or do they go somewhere else?
Yes. The stickers were originally made to go on the poster as a way of keeping track of who was in your collection.
Not everyone uses the stickers, but that was their only intended purpose. Feel free to use them however you like.
Thank you