#Skylander Repose Core

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Sunburn!

Sunburn is a fire core from Spyro’s adventure. His primary attack is a beam of flame from his mouth, while his secondary is to teleport to one of four spots (marked on the ground) around him. His tertiary is to flame dash some distance in front of him. His upgrade paths boost his flame breath (top) and his teleportation. I recommend the flame breath path, as it gives you the ability to run around just holding the flamethrower infinitely. Like some other skylanders, he needs upgrades to really thrive. I like this guy, I think he should have gotten more figures. (s2 Sunburn in swap force instead of s3 Eruptor? Anyone?). Aesthetically, he’s fantastic. Dragons are nothing new, culturally or for the skylanders franchise, but Sunburn, as a fully feathered dragon, is like no dragon I’ve ever seen. (You should see the collection I have!) Overall: 9.5/10, definitely grab, especially if you want some novelty playtime

If you want to play as a similar skylander, I’d suggest Cynder, (of Spyro’s Adventure) because she’s the only other dragon i’ve seen with two dash abilities that remains versatile.

If you want to play co-op, Sunburn would pair well with a fast longranger; like Flameslinger or Hex (both of Spyro’s Adventure), and, like most dragons, Sunburn pairs well with most other dragons.

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"New Cast of Characters" was one of the ways that Skylanders: Trap Team was advertised. A brand new group of Skylanders, known as Trap Masters, lead the charge armed with their oversized crystal weapons in the fight against the most wanted villains and returning nemesis Kaos. The game introduces more than 50 new playable Skylanders heroes, including new Trap Master Skylanders, new Core Skylanders, and reposed, fan-favorite Skylanders.

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Getting everything in one shot was tricky... Idk why, but here's a new planning list I have for new characters for Spyro's adventure, Giants, Swapforce and Trap team.

Though I still need to plan for Trap team Villains, Superchargers and Imaginators...

Even though Spotlight and Blackout aren't OCs or reinterpretations of concept characters, they're included just to show their timeline placement has changed is all

Swapforce has the most because I like keeping things even with the two new swap powers I made up, and because I at least wanted to make or add in 1 new core Skylander from each of the classic 8 elements lol.

I'll plan separately for core reposes as that's a different ball park

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Typical Price Range

The typical price range (or TPR) is a phrase I have decided to use to talk about the typical aftermarket price of certain figurines.

Now, the aftermarket price of a figurine can fluctuate greatly depending on the condition of that figurine. A figurine that is opened, heavily used, damaged, or doesn't work with its respective titles will sell for significantly less than a figurine that is in good condition, still works, or in its box, for example.

(Did you know the figurines can be used on the portal even when they're in a box? It's quite nice!)

But to figure out a character's TPR, one must figure out the figurine's condition first.

(More under the cut.)

A figurine's condition can be rated on a point system, which I will call TPR Rating, which looks at:

Cleanliness

Paint

Structure

Functionality

Packaging

Peripherals

Legitimacy

Rarity

Each category goes from 1-5 points, with 1 being the worst and 5 being the best.

A 1 in cleanliness, for example, denotes a figure that is likely covered in dust, caked with some sort of grime, probably has been sitting under a bed for the last decade. A 5, on the other hand, denotes a figurine that is immaculate; it has been dusted regularly or can be dusted easily, and has no residues or other issues at all.

A 1 in paint denotes a figurine that is heavily scuffed, scratched, or buffed. It may be missing entire patches of paint (especially eyes or around parts of the figurine that are often grabbed by children to be moved). A 5 on the other hand denotes a figurine that is in perfect condition, with no blemishes or scratches at all in its paint.

A 1 in structure denotes a figurine that is completely broken into two or more pieces and missing part of one (such as a base that no longer has a body, but still functions). A 5 is a figurine that is perfectly immaculate, with no loose pieces or reglued parts.

A 1 in functionality denotes a figurine that doesn't work, at all, in any of the games it is supposed to. A 5 denotes a figurine that works perfectly in all titles it is supposed to. Figurines rarely score anywhere in between the 1 and 5, but those that do may take a significant amount of time to load into a game, or may occasionally error out while on the portal, indicating that they may be at risk of losing functionality entirely soon.

A 1 in packaging is a figurine that has no packaging at all, or a figurine that does have packaging, but has been badly destroyed or is missing 1 or more parts (i.e., missing the cardboard backing or the bubble itself). A 5 on the other hand is a packaged character whose box is in immaculate condition. Characters will RARELY score a 5 on this scale, as the packaging Skylanders came in will have naturally degraded quite a lot in the time since the games' releases. A character that is still in its package, but the package has been resealed will likely fall underneath a 3 or 4 depending on the condition of the packaging besides that.

A 1 in peripherals means that a character lacks the additional paraphernalia that came with it (stickers and card, and/or codes). These came with the packaging of almost every Skylander. Once again, characters will rarely score between 1 and 5 here, as it's more of a yes or no question, but occasionally a figurine may have a sticker but no card, or card but no sticker, which gives a 2 or 3 or 4.

Legitimacy refers to how legitimate the character is. Many Skylanders have been modified, via pose or painting, over the years. A character that has been repainted, reposed, or recolored will score low on legitimacy. Only completely unaltered figurines will score a 5 on legitimacy. A person purporting they have a unique or undiscovered variant is likely not telling the truth or has found a modified figurine; unless the figurine can be corroborated elsewhere, it will be considered not legitimate.

Rarity has a much more specific meaning behind its numbers. Figurines that were core non-variants will have a rating of 1, except in extenuating circumstances (for example, the character Sunburn was a core character, but was only released in an adventure pack and never rereleased; despite being a core non-variant, he would still score a 2 on the rarity scale as a result). 2 is reserved for the aforementioned extenuating circumstances for core variants. 3 is for store variants. 4 is for random insert variants. 5 is for unique or extremely limited variants (think Snowderdash, Chrome Spyro, or Employee Edition Prism Break).

To put the TPR Rating to the test, let's look at my Wildfire figurine.

Wildfire is a core character, released in the starter pack for Skylanders: Trap Team, though also purchasable on his own in a single pack. Since I received the Dark Edition starter pack for Trap Team, my core Wildfire came from a single pack.

Cleanliness: 4

My Wildfire scores a 4 on cleanliness because while the dust can be easily cleaned off of it, it will always have a slightly rough feel due to years of dust accumulation not being dealt with. It would take significant effort to clean it completely back to a like-new state, though it isn't impossible.

Paint: 4

My Wildfire has nearly immaculate paint, but some scuffs and scratches prevent it from earning a true 5, notably on the flame in his left hand as well as some spots on the points of his body.

Structure: 5

My Wildfire figurine has no physical defects and does not feel lose or unstable. It can stand up on its own without issue. Its tail is not bent out of place, and snaps back to position when let go.

Functionality: 5

My Wildfire figurine functions perfectly in every game it is supposed to.

Packaging: 1

My Wildfire figurine is not new in a package and I no longer possess the packaging in which it came in.

Peripherals: 1

If I have any of the cards/stickers that came with Wildfire, I have no idea where they're at.

Legitimacy: 5

My Wildfire has not been reposed, repainted, or altered in any fashion.

Rarity: 1

Wildfire is extremely common, being a core non-variant and having released in the starter packs for Trap Team, no less.

In total, my Wildfire scores a 26 out of a potential 40 points.

Points Ranges

8: Lowest value. This figurine has managed to score 1 in every category. It is unplayable, it is broken, has questionable legitimacy or was altered at some point, it has no paraphernalia that came with it, and it is extremely dirty. This figurine is worthless and should be thrown out.

9-16: Lowest acceptable value. This figurine is likely extremely dirty, altered, or in otherwise poor condition, but it can still serve some purpose, usually in functionality even if the figurine itself is in extremely poor condition.

17-24: Acceptable value. This figurine may be a bit dirty or a bit scuffed, but it still likely functions and can look pretty sitting on a shelf.

25-32: Good value. This figurine most likely is functional, hasn't been altered, and likely has a mostly intact paint job. It may even be packaged, but have rough packaging. This is the range most figurines fall underneath.

33-40: Exceptional value; this figurine is in nearly perfect condition or IS in perfect condition. If it has been played with, it has been done so through a package most likely, and has been preserved very well by its owner.

So, what does this scoring mean for a fair price range?

Well, a TPR Rating helps you determine if a price is good or not. For most figurines, their current value is equal to the value of when they were purchased, with their condition being what will lower or raise the price. For example, a Wildfire figurine was $13.99-$15.99 retail in the US. Due to its exceptionally common nature, however, the figurine has likely lost value; this means that a fair price for this character would likely be around $10-$12.

The TPR Rating, I imagine, could also help people determine whether they believe a particular figure is worth the value it is being sold for. A TPR Rating may not be reflective of actual aftermarket costs, as often, rarity trumps other factors, but it can help indicate a general cost.

Lowest value (8 TPR Rating) are generally worthless and should be thrown away. Lowest acceptable value (9-16 TPRR) figurines are generally worth significantly less than their initial retail price. Acceptable value (17-24) figurines are generally worth slightly less than their original retail value. Good value (25-32) figurines are generally worth about or slightly more than their original retail value. Exceptional value (33-40) figurines are worth more than their original retail value and sell the best.

[spiritmander13]

MY ARMY (literally)

Ever had that one thing you were obsessed with so much to the point where you had an army of the stuff?

Well, turns out I have an actual army. My army of ~105 Skylanders.

ONE-HUNDRED-AND-FIVE, COUNTING REPEATS. REPOSES, VEHICLES, ITEMS, ADVENTURE PACKS, EVERYTHING. I think it's 105, but I'm not sure. It's been a hot minute since I last counted.

And y'all may be askin'-

"Why are you mentioning this?"

Because I feel a bit daring, and the fact I haven't played on Nightmare Mode in any of the games, yet I completed all six console releases' stories (except Superchargers Racing and the 3DS ports), says that while I have the strength in numbers, that is the only thing I've one-up'd on.

And I don't even have Skylanders like Wildstorm, or Wallop, or even Bouncer and Jawbreaker. Instead I have ones like 'Cobra Cadabra' and 'Dino-Rang' and 'that one core Skylander from SWAP Force', which by the way, some of the Skylanders in that game are POWERFUL yet they're mostly forgotten. We talking Smolderdash and Trap Shadow and then the luck of the claw herself!

...

Scratch is my favorite Skylander. Which leads me to my second topic: I die easily in video games for one simple reason. I ALWAYS THRUST MYSELF INTO A PIT OF ENEMIES AND ALWAYS COME OUT HURT. And you may think I choose defensive paths. Well, "DEFENSE IS FOR THE WEAK," I say as I choose Scratch's ruby path. That's why I choose more offensive paths, which is why I'm like, the only person who like Scratch's top path. If you can't defend yourself, give them something they gave to you. Most of the time, a beating to the heads of those trolls.

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Skylanders Trap Team arrives on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Wii, Wii U, 3DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and – for the first time ever – iPad®, Kindle Fire and Android tablets! I have had the pleasure of having some hands on time with Skylanders Trap Team and I must say it is an incredibly fun game that is definitely not just for kids. The character designs and assortment of figures will ensure tons of replay value. How many of you guys picked up Skylanders today and how do you like it so far?

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TOP SELLING U.S. VIDEO GAME FRANCHISE OF 20141 INTRODUCES ANOTHER

GROUNDBREAKING INNOVATION WITH 

SKYLANDERS TRAP TEAMTM ON STORE SHELVES NOW

Capture Evil, Unleash Good! Skylanders Trap Team Lets Fans Trap and Play as Villains

Skylanders Trap Team Revolutionizes the Gaming Industry, Offering the Full AAA Game Experience on Both Tablet and Console — for the First Time Ever

Franchise that Pioneered the Toys-to-LifeTM Category Leads Holiday Hot Gift Lists

for Fourth Consecutive Year

  SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Oct. 5, 2014 – Behold, Portal Masters! Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) is pleased to announce that Skylanders Trap Team is officially available at major retailers nationwide on Xbox 360™ and Xbox One™ video game and entertainment systems from Microsoft, PlayStation® 3 and PlayStation® 4 computer entertainment systems, Nintendo’s Wii™system, Nintendo’s Wii U™ system, and a completely unique adventure is also available on the Nintendo 3DS™hand-held system.  The launch of Skylanders Trap Team also ushers in the complete console gaming experience on Tablet*, introducing a Starter Pack that supports iPad®, Kindle Fire and Android tablets.

  “The Skylanders® franchise was built on a foundation of creativity and innovation,” said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing. “And with Skylanders Trap Team, we’re taking that tradition of innovation to new heights. For the last three years we’ve allowed kids to bring their toys to life in a video game, and this year, we’re letting them reach into the game, and pull characters out into the physical world by letting players trap and play as the villains. Skylanders Trap Team is also the first console game to simultaneously bring the entire AAA experience to tablet devices. Overall, we think Skylanders Trap Team represents our most magical innovation yet. But most importantly, it’s just a great game.”

  The latest installment of the franchise that pioneered the Toys-to-Life genre is already poised to become one of the top family games this holiday season. Toys“R”Us® recently named Skylanders Trap Team as one of the “Fabulous 15” on the company’s 2014 Holiday Hot Toy List, while Target named Skylanders Trap Team to their Top Toys for the Holidays List.  In addition, the game was featured in Toy Insider’s Hot 20 Holiday Toys of 2014, which highlights the most sought-after and anticipated items of the holiday season.

  Skylanders continues to lead and evolve the category with Skylanders Trap Team by letting fans seek out and defeat the most wanted villains in all of Skylands, pull them out of the game and into living rooms by capturing them in magical Traps. Once they’ve defeated the villains, players will be able to place a Trap into the newTraptanium PortalTM to capture them. Players can then send villains back into the game where they can play as them to fight for good, reversing the magic. They will also be able to hear the villains inside the Traps, an innovation that truly brings life to toys.

“Since it launched four years ago, the Skylanders brand has continued to captivate young fans around the world who eagerly crowd our stores every time a new collectible character is introduced,” said Richard Barry, Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer, Toys“R”Us, Inc. “In preparation for the debut ofSkylanders Trap Team, which truly reinvents the franchise’s signature gameplay, our teams across the globe have worked year-long to ensure Toys“R”Us is THE destination for Portal Masters ready to experience all the fun the new game – and our exclusive Legendary Skylanders toys – have to offer.”

Portal Masters everywhere can get into the Skylanders Trap Team spirit by taking advantage of exclusiveSkylanders products at retailers nationwide:

Get Legendary at Toys”R”Us – Toys“R”Us stores in North America and online at Toysrus.com will be the only places fans will find the limited edition Legendary Series of Skylanders toys at launch. The Legendary Series features alternative versions of new Trap Master characters and packs, such as Jawbreaker, Déjà Vu and the Nightmare Express Adventure Pack, all of which feature in-game stat boosts.

      Meet the Minis at Walmart – Skylanders fans can visit participating Walmart stores or go to Walmart.com to participate in the ‘Meet the Minis’ program to unlock special content featuring the fully playable and upgradeable Minis, including Gill Runt, Stealth Elf, Weeruptor, Pet Vac and Small Fry via the official Skylanders Collection VaultTM app. Walmart will also be the only place fans can find the Skylanders Minis Buddy Pack, featuring Tidal Wave Gill Grunt and Gill Runt.

  NITRO Trap Masters at Target – U.S. Target stores nationwide and Target.com will once again be the only place where fans can get their hands on the Skylanders NITRO series of toys, which features the powerful Trap Master NITRO Krypt King.

  Portals for Punch Pop Fizz at GameStop – During the first week of launch, fans that bring in a Portal of Power® from any Skylanders game can trade it in to receive a free Punch Pop Fizz character, a bright red version of the fan-favorite Skylander.

  Three Skylanders for Two at Best Buy – Players that purchase any two Skylanders Trap Team game products at Best Buy will receive a free Volcanic Eruptor character, who’s unique appearance is visible in-game. This promotion is available only at Best Buy.

  Skylanders Trap Team introduces heroes known as Trap Masters that wield powerful TraptaniumTM weapons used to defeat Skylands’ most notorious villains including Kaos, as well as brand new Core Skylanders characters and reposed fan-favorite Skylanders characters. The game also features a variety of elementally aligned Traps with unique and interesting designs. In addition, Skylanders Trap Team welcomes Skylanders Minis, 16 small but powerful Skylanders now fully playable, who join the battle against Skylands’ most nefarious villains. Coming to Skylanders fans worldwide on November 1, Eon’s Elite collectors’ toys feature never-before-seen decoration with a distinct, metallic finish and a golden base that sets them apart from otherSkylanders toys.

Skylanders Trap Team is compatible with more than 175 unique toys from all previous games — Skylanders SWAP ForceTM, Skylanders GiantsTM and Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure® — every character also will be able to defeat and trap villains using Traptanium Traps, providing fans more ways to enjoy their collections.

To celebrate the launch of Skylanders Trap Team, Activision hid a “villain” inside a seemingly normalSkylanders Trap Team demo kiosk. Starting October 6 at 10 a.m. PDT, watch what happened here on the official YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/SkylandersGame.

  About the Skylanders® Franchise

The award-winning, $2 billion Skylanders franchise pioneered the Toys-to-LifeTM category in 2011 with the debut of Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure®. The game originated a new play pattern that seamlessly bridged physical and virtual worlds across multiple platforms. In October 2012, Skylanders Giants™ further evolved the genre and added the mega-sized Giant Skylanders and LightCore® characters to the collection of interaction figures.Skylanders SWAP ForceTM launched in October 2013 and introduced an all-new play pattern – swapability.Skylanders was the top selling kids’ videogame franchise of 20132  worldwide, and is now one of the top 20 videogame franchises of all time3. Skylanders Trap TeamTM reverses the magic of bringing Toys-to-Life — incredibly letting kids pull characters out of the digital world into the physical world. For more information, please visit: www.skylanders.com and Activision.com/presscenter.

  About Activision Publishing

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, Singapore, mainland China, Hong Kong and the region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company’s website, www.activision.com.

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: Information in this press release that involves Activision Publishing’s expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future, including statements about Skylanders Trap Team™ are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause Activision Publishing’s actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include unanticipated product delays and other factors identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Activision Publishing and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Activision Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Activision Publishing or Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

© 2014 Activision Publishing, Inc., SKYLANDERS, SKYLANDERS TRAP TEAM, SKYLANDERS SPYRO’S ADVENTURE,  SKYLANDERS GIANTS, SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE, SKYLANDERS COLLECTION VAULT, TRAPTANIUM, TRAPTANIUM PORTAL, PORTAL OF POWER, LIGHTCORE, TOYS TO LIFE, and ACTIVISION are trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc.

¹ According to The NPD Group, including toys and accessories January – August 2014

² According to The NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track and Activision Blizzard internal estimates, including toys and accessories.

3 According to The NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track and Activision Blizzard internal estimates, including toys and accessories. All time since NPD and GfKChart-track began recording data.

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Skylanders Trap Team Arrives in Stores Today Skylanders Trap Team arrives on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Wii, Wii U, 3DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and – for the first time ever – iPad®, Kindle Fire and Android tablets!

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Skylanders Swap Force - Single Character Pack - Eruptor (Xbox 360/PS3/Nintendo Wii U/Wii/3DS)

Skylander Swap Force Figures work on all platforms. 3DS, Wii, PC, PS3 & XBOX 360

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Skylanders: Trap Team introduces Skylanders heroes known as Trap Masters, brand new Core Skylanders characters and reposed fan-favorite Skylanders characters. The game also features a variety of elementally aligned Traps with unique and interesting designs. With every addition to their Trap Team collection, Portal Masters unlock exciting gameplay possibilities within each level.