Skylanders: Elite Forces

Skylanders: Elite Forces is an action-adventure beat-em-up game released for the RiiVolution Advance, Xbox Scorpio and PlayStation Neo; though bearing the namesake of the original toys-to-life franchise, this entry is less of a direct sequel, but more of a reboot to the series.
Set 100 years after the events of Skylanders: Imaginators, the famed team of protectors has faded from the limelight since that day, becoming legends and stories that kids hear when they're young, but don't believe when they're adults; Skylands hasn't really changed much as a result, as its still the same relatively peaceful realm of floating islands that was seen a century ago - divided into multiple sections, inhabited by several somewhat-peaceful races, with the occasional troublemaker here and there. Technology hasn't advanced much, but the magic is still ever-present as before thanks to Mount Cloudbreak's centurial eruption.
With the lack of a hero team to protect the inhabitants of Skylands, there are very few reasons why a powerful enough villain couldn't take over in an instant - except that there aren't many contenders for that goal, especially since Kaos vanished almost completely off the grid after the events of Imaginators; but with the absence of old threats, new ones can very well arise - and new threats will always need new heroes to fight them....
==Cast==
Formerly, when it came to the Skylanders games, the cast usually consisted of several unplayable NPCs that served various roles in the story and the main Skylander hero, who are usually accompanied by a slew of minor characters that don't have much bearing beyond a few chapters.
Instead, the main cast are the Skylanders: the 10 Elite Portal Masters have different NPC roles when you're not playing as them, serving different purposes to the team; when not at their work, their functions can still be accessed by just approaching their station while playing as them.
Skylander 	Biography 	Biography 	Biography
Always has an axe to grind. 	 	
*Execution Blades
*Shadow Chains
*Soul Screamer 	
Always has an axe to grind. 	Nobody really knows who he is or where he came from, but everyone knows that Trip is the most feared, persistent and successful bounty hunter in the entirety of Skylands; his shadowy nature, dual-wield sword and axe combo, and strange ethereal power make him a force to be reckoned with in the battlefield. He's got a pretty straight-forward motive for pursuing the Doom Raiders (the really big bounty on their heads), but he little realizes fate itself is orchestrating something even he won't see coming for a million years... 	Nobody really knows who he is or where he came from, but everyone knows that Trip is the most feared, persistent and successful bounty hunter in the entirety of Skylands; his shadowy nature, dual-wield sword and axe combo, and strange ethereal power make him a force to be reckoned with in the battlefield. He's got a pretty straight-forward motive for pursuing the Doom Raiders (the really big bounty on their heads), but he little realizes fate itself is orchestrating something even he won't see coming for a million years... 	Nobody really knows who he is or where he came from, but everyone knows that Trip is the most feared, persistent and successful bounty hunter in the entirety of Skylands; his shadowy nature, dual-wield sword and axe combo, and strange ethereal power make him a force to be reckoned with in the battlefield. He's got a pretty straight-forward motive for pursuing the Doom Raiders (the really big bounty on their heads), but he little realizes fate itself is orchestrating something even he won't see coming for a million years...
She's got that magical quality. 	 	
*Eon's Staff
*Spell Blast
*Book of Spells 	
She's got that magical quality. 	Instilled with an untapped magic power from the day she was born, when she was just a baby, Selina was sold to the sinister Spellslamzer by her reluctant parents in exchange for salvation from poverty - but were ultimately left in ruin when Spellslamzer's money was revealed counterfeit and Selina's magical nature was revealed; when Spellslamzer raised her as his daughter, she became his enforcer, doing his bidding or obeying his will on most occasions. But when her conscience finally awoke after years of blind loyalty and she learned the truth of her parentage, Selina finally turned against her "father" and defeating him with his own magical spells that he taught her; now she works day after day to redeem herself for numerous misdeeds - and find her real parents, wherever they may be. 	Instilled with an untapped magic power from the day she was born, when she was just a baby, Selina was sold to the sinister Spellslamzer by her reluctant parents in exchange for salvation from poverty - but were ultimately left in ruin when Spellslamzer's money was revealed counterfeit and Selina's magical nature was revealed; when Spellslamzer raised her as his daughter, she became his enforcer, doing his bidding or obeying his will on most occasions. But when her conscience finally awoke after years of blind loyalty and she learned the truth of her parentage, Selina finally turned against her "father" and defeating him with his own magical spells that he taught her; now she works day after day to redeem herself for numerous misdeeds - and find her real parents, wherever they may be. 	Instilled with an untapped magic power from the day she was born, when she was just a baby, Selina was sold to the sinister Spellslamzer by her reluctant parents in exchange for salvation from poverty - but were ultimately left in ruin when Spellslamzer's money was revealed counterfeit and Selina's magical nature was revealed; when Spellslamzer raised her as his daughter, she became his enforcer, doing his bidding or obeying his will on most occasions. But when her conscience finally awoke after years of blind loyalty and she learned the truth of her parentage, Selina finally turned against her "father" and defeating him with his own magical spells that he taught her; now she works day after day to redeem herself for numerous misdeeds - and find her real parents, wherever they may be.
Tough as rocks, and just as smart. 	 	
*Wrecking Ball
*Stone Spire
*Crystal Munch 	
Tough as rocks, and just as smart. 	Though he was the son of a billionaire who had the market cornered in the Rock Candy Mines, Brock unfortunately didn't inherit his dad's business brain - he's about as dumb as the candy he loves so much, but he makes up for it in mountain-moving strength and a big heart; he's always been the apple of his mother's eye, but his father has always been disappointed by his son's dull-witted nature, despite the compensation in other departments, and his attempts to fix his father's disappointment always ended up worse for wear. But now Noodles and his notorious Nightmare Express have robbed his father of all his resources and left him forced to sell out; seeing a chance to make his father proud, Brock set out to retrieve what Noodles stole, and even though he doesn't have a plan, he's determined to set things right no matter the cost. 	Though he was the son of a billionaire who had the market cornered in the Rock Candy Mines, Brock unfortunately didn't inherit his dad's business brain - he's about as dumb as the candy he loves so much, but he makes up for it in mountain-moving strength and a big heart; he's always been the apple of his mother's eye, but his father has always been disappointed by his son's dull-witted nature, despite the compensation in other departments, and his attempts to fix his father's disappointment always ended up worse for wear. But now Noodles and his notorious Nightmare Express have robbed his father of all his resources and left him forced to sell out; seeing a chance to make his father proud, Brock set out to retrieve what Noodles stole, and even though he doesn't have a plan, he's determined to set things right no matter the cost. 	Though he was the son of a billionaire who had the market cornered in the Rock Candy Mines, Brock unfortunately didn't inherit his dad's business brain - he's about as dumb as the candy he loves so much, but he makes up for it in mountain-moving strength and a big heart; he's always been the apple of his mother's eye, but his father has always been disappointed by his son's dull-witted nature, despite the compensation in other departments, and his attempts to fix his father's disappointment always ended up worse for wear. But now Noodles and his notorious Nightmare Express have robbed his father of all his resources and left him forced to sell out; seeing a chance to make his father proud, Brock set out to retrieve what Noodles stole, and even though he doesn't have a plan, he's determined to set things right no matter the cost.
Call him anything but a pirate. 	 	
*Anchor Assault
*Wheel Spinner
*Sailing Away 	
Call him anything but a pirate. 	The cabin boy on a massive cruise ship in the Great Ocean, Ishmael longed to captain his own vessel on the open seas, much to the mockery of the other crewmates who saw him as scrawny and unfit to be a captain; still, he never gave up on his dream, even learning all the functions of ship in his downtime. This knowledge would come to use when the ship was attacked and wrecked by a rogue kraken, when Ishmael's bravery and ingenuity helped save many of the passengers, as well as bring down the massive sea monster - a feat that finally gave him praise from his fellow crewmates, and a new sense of purpose. Taking the remnants of the old ship as a memento, Ishmael set off to purchase a boat of his own and help the citizens of Skylands in any way he can. 	The cabin boy on a massive cruise ship in the Great Ocean, Ishmael longed to captain his own vessel on the open seas, much to the mockery of the other crewmates who saw him as scrawny and unfit to be a captain; still, he never gave up on his dream, even learning all the functions of ship in his downtime. This knowledge would come to use when the ship was attacked and wrecked by a rogue kraken, when Ishmael's bravery and ingenuity helped save many of the passengers, as well as bring down the massive sea monster - a feat that finally gave him praise from his fellow crewmates, and a new sense of purpose. Taking the remnants of the old ship as a memento, Ishmael set off to purchase a boat of his own and help the citizens of Skylands in any way he can. 	The cabin boy on a massive cruise ship in the Great Ocean, Ishmael longed to captain his own vessel on the open seas, much to the mockery of the other crewmates who saw him as scrawny and unfit to be a captain; still, he never gave up on his dream, even learning all the functions of ship in his downtime. This knowledge would come to use when the ship was attacked and wrecked by a rogue kraken, when Ishmael's bravery and ingenuity helped save many of the passengers, as well as bring down the massive sea monster - a feat that finally gave him praise from his fellow crewmates, and a new sense of purpose. Taking the remnants of the old ship as a memento, Ishmael set off to purchase a boat of his own and help the citizens of Skylands in any way he can.
Brilliantly regal - and vain. 	 	
*Mirror Smash
*Reflection Shield
*Stance Change 	
Brilliantly regal - and vain. 	Princess of a kingdom renowned for its glittering radiance and world-class jewelry, Melissa's beauty is matched by her vanity and inexperience with the world - but that didn't matter, as she lived in a literal ivory tower with a magic mirror that let her see all of Skylands from the comfort of her own room; sheltered and not very independent, Melissa was unprepared for when the Doom Raiders' army came marching up and destroyed her home, forcing her to flee for her life with nothing but the clothes on her back, makeup she wears and the magic mirror she treasured. With not many options, a bounty out on her head by the Doom Raiders and no idea where to go, Melissa will have to fight for her life and make unusual alliances with unusual people to survive what could be her most trying time. 	Princess of a kingdom renowned for its glittering radiance and world-class jewelry, Melissa's beauty is matched by her vanity and inexperience with the world - but that didn't matter, as she lived in a literal ivory tower with a magic mirror that let her see all of Skylands from the comfort of her own room; sheltered and not very independent, Melissa was unprepared for when the Doom Raiders' army came marching up and destroyed her home, forcing her to flee for her life with nothing but the clothes on her back, makeup she wears and the magic mirror she treasured. With not many options, a bounty out on her head by the Doom Raiders and no idea where to go, Melissa will have to fight for her life and make unusual alliances with unusual people to survive what could be her most trying time. 	Princess of a kingdom renowned for its glittering radiance and world-class jewelry, Melissa's beauty is matched by her vanity and inexperience with the world - but that didn't matter, as she lived in a literal ivory tower with a magic mirror that let her see all of Skylands from the comfort of her own room; sheltered and not very independent, Melissa was unprepared for when the Doom Raiders' army came marching up and destroyed her home, forcing her to flee for her life with nothing but the clothes on her back, makeup she wears and the magic mirror she treasured. With not many options, a bounty out on her head by the Doom Raiders and no idea where to go, Melissa will have to fight for her life and make unusual alliances with unusual people to survive what could be her most trying time.
High intelligence + Robot Suit = Formidable. 	 	
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Mechanoid=
*Piston Punches
*Armor-Rush
*Assault Mode 	
High intelligence + Robot Suit = Formidable. 	 	 	
Though he was born human, Alex had a very unusual familial upbringing - he was raised by a group of Trolls and Arkeyans that had defected from the larger, more malevolent populations of their races to peacefully practice creating and innovating for the future of Skylands; with a knack for his adopted family's occupation, Alex would later build himself a mechanical exosuit, which he would use in helping build and repair many things across in the world. But when the Doom Raiders started stealing and repurposing Alex's technology for their own ends, Alex upgraded his exosuit with a system of weapons and set out to reclaim what he made - and embark on a journey that will change both him and Skylands.	Though he was born human, Alex had a very unusual familial upbringing - he was raised by a group of Trolls and Arkeyans that had defected from the larger, more malevolent populations of their races to peacefully practice creating and innovating for the future of Skylands; with a knack for his adopted family's occupation, Alex would later build himself a mechanical exosuit, which he would use in helping build and repair many things across in the world. But when the Doom Raiders started stealing and repurposing Alex's technology for their own ends, Alex upgraded his exosuit with a system of weapons and set out to reclaim what he made - and embark on a journey that will change both him and Skylands. 	Though he was born human, Alex had a very unusual familial upbringing - he was raised by a group of Trolls and Arkeyans that had defected from the larger, more malevolent populations of their races to peacefully practice creating and innovating for the future of Skylands; with a knack for his adopted family's occupation, Alex would later build himself a mechanical exosuit, which he would use in helping build and repair many things across in the world. But when the Doom Raiders started stealing and repurposing Alex's technology for their own ends, Alex upgraded his exosuit with a system of weapons and set out to reclaim what he made - and embark on a journey that will change both him and Skylands. 	
Nature and nurture rolled into one. 	 	
*Thorned Vinewhips
*Pumpkin Bombs
*Melonballer 	
Nature and nurture rolled into one. 	Once young and frail, Ivy was the youngest of a remote tribe of people left guarding the mighty Tree of Life after the Skylanders disappeared, and was the runt of the litter as a result: small, frail and sickly - often ridiculed and mocked by her peers for her inability to keep up with the rest of them; her somewhat diminutive stature and stamina also prevented her from winning in the Treetop Tournament, an annual competition where each youth in the tribe competes in various for a chance to become the Life Element's Avatar. But when Mesmerelda and her spiderling forces attacked the Tournament, Ivy's quick thinking saved her tribe and although she was forced to forfeit the contest, her act of heroism caught the Tree of Life's attention and won her the right to become the Life Element's Avatar. Now grown into a vivacious and beautiful creature, Ivy fights the Doom Raiders to prevent the enslavement of her tribe or any other within Skylands.	Once young and frail, Ivy was the youngest of a remote tribe of people left guarding the mighty Tree of Life after the Skylanders disappeared, and was the runt of the litter as a result: small, frail and sickly - often ridiculed and mocked by her peers for her inability to keep up with the rest of them; her somewhat diminutive stature and stamina also prevented her from winning in the Treetop Tournament, an annual competition where each youth in the tribe competes in various for a chance to become the Life Element's Avatar. But when Mesmerelda and her spiderling forces attacked the Tournament, Ivy's quick thinking saved her tribe and although she was forced to forfeit the contest, her act of heroism caught the Tree of Life's attention and won her the right to become the Life Element's Avatar. Now grown into a vivacious and beautiful creature, Ivy fights the Doom Raiders to prevent the enslavement of her tribe or any other within Skylands.	Once young and frail, Ivy was the youngest of a remote tribe of people left guarding the mighty Tree of Life after the Skylanders disappeared, and was the runt of the litter as a result: small, frail and sickly - often ridiculed and mocked by her peers for her inability to keep up with the rest of them; her somewhat diminutive stature and stamina also prevented her from winning in the Treetop Tournament, an annual competition where each youth in the tribe competes in various for a chance to become the Life Element's Avatar. But when Mesmerelda and her spiderling forces attacked the Tournament, Ivy's quick thinking saved her tribe and although she was forced to forfeit the contest, her act of heroism caught the Tree of Life's attention and won her the right to become the Life Element's Avatar. Now grown into a vivacious and beautiful creature, Ivy fights the Doom Raiders to prevent the enslavement of her tribe or any other within Skylands.
Temparament forged of patience and serenity. 	 	
*Tool of the Trade
*Horseshoe Toss
*Anvil Slam 	
Temparament forged of patience and serenity. 	 	 	
Thrill-seeking wind rider. 	 	
*Kite Strike
*Lightning Rod
*Dash on the Wind 	
Thrill-seeking wind rider. 	 	 	
Digs graves - and money. 	 	
*Shovel Smack
*Dirt Chuck
*Tombstone 	
Digs graves - and money. 	Morton ("Morty" to his friends) has had a taste for the macabre since he was little - at a young age, he collected animal bones and that love for all things skeletal has progressed to where he became a professional gravedigger/tomb-builder to make houses and gateways for the undead, in exchange for loose bones to add to his collection; he was renowned among the undead, from the poorest skeletons to the richest mummies, for his strong-standing tombs and deep but comfortable graves - a gruesome profession to some, but Morty's been really happy doing it. Well, at least until the Doom Raiders and their new leader ruined his business by enslaving a good portion of the undead population; now he's been busy planning his payback for being out of a job. 	Morton ("Morty" to his friends) has had a taste for the macabre since he was little - at a young age, he collected animal bones and that love for all things skeletal has progressed to where he became a professional gravedigger/tomb-builder to make houses and gateways for the undead, in exchange for loose bones to add to his collection; he was renowned among the undead, from the poorest skeletons to the richest mummies, for his strong-standing tombs and deep but comfortable graves - a gruesome profession to some, but Morty's been really happy doing it. Well, at least until the Doom Raiders and their new leader ruined his business by enslaving a good portion of the undead population; now he's been busy planning his payback for being out of a job. 	Morton ("Morty" to his friends) has had a taste for the macabre since he was little - at a young age, he collected animal bones and that love for all things skeletal has progressed to where he became a professional gravedigger/tomb-builder to make houses and gateways for the undead, in exchange for loose bones to add to his collection; he was renowned among the undead, from the poorest skeletons to the richest mummies, for his strong-standing tombs and deep but comfortable graves - a gruesome profession to some, but Morty's been really happy doing it. Well, at least until the Doom Raiders and their new leader ruined his business by enslaving a good portion of the undead population; now he's been busy planning his payback for being out of a job.
===The Doom Raiders===
Though originally they terrorized Skylands several hundred years ago before being imprisoned (twice), the Doom Raiders have been freed in recent years by an unknown benefactor; now they rule over what is presumed to be a Skylander-free Skylands, little realizing that their presence will cause them to return in a way never thought possible in the older days of Skylands...
Villain 	Data	Description
 	
*Element: 
*Species:
*Voice Actor: Ike Amadi	
As good as gold and a lot more evil. 	
*Element: 
*Species: Living Statue
*Voice Actor: C.C.H. Pounder	
His music is edgy - sharp steel edgy. 	
*Element: 
*Species: Werewolf
*Voice Actor: John Paul Karliak	
Not the healing kind of doctor. 	
*Element: 
*Species: Unknown
*Voice Actor: Quinton Flynn	
You don't want this head in your head. 	
*Element: 
*Species: Unknown
*Voice Actor: Tara Platt	
For those who like their bad guys extra-spicy. 	
*Element: 
*Species: Anthropomorphic Red Pepper
*Voice Actor: Darin De Paul	
The Champ of Chomp. 	
*Element: 
*Species: Wizard/Chompy
*Voice Actor: Alex Ness	
His gulp is worse than his bite. 	
*Element: 
*Species: Anthropomorphic Blob
*Voice Actor: Jamieson Price	
He'll steal the show. And everything else! 	
*Element: 
*Species: Mabu
*Voice Actor: Gavin Hammon	
He's got real star power. From an actual star! 	
*Element: 
*Species: Unknown
*Voice Actor: Liam O'Brien	
This train conductor isn't very bright. 	
*Element: 
*Species: Ice Ogre
*Voice Actor: Alex Ness	
She likes pulling strings - and not just her puppets.	
*Element: 
*Species: Spider
*Voice Actor: Grey DeLisle	
Ninja skills and the fiendishness of a bird. 	
*Element: 
*Species: Crow
*Voice Actor: Matt Mercer	
With him, it's more like "Cloak and Magic." 	
*Element: 
*Species: Spell Punk
*Voice Actor: John Kassir	
This chicken's more than a little cuckoo. 	
*Element: 
*Species: Chicken
*Voice Actor: James Horan	
Not sheepish at all - just crazy. 	
*Element: 
*Species: Wizard
*Voice Actor: Cam Clarke	
A Dark Drow with an edge - an axe edge, that is. 	
*Element: 
*Species: Dark Drow
*Voice Actor: David Kaye	
Not one for keeping secrets - or sharing. 	
*Element: 
*Species: Rat
*Voice Actor: Steve Blum	
The biggest and baddest Doomlander of them all. 	
*Element: 
*Species: Doomlander
*Voice Actor:	
==Story==
==/Skylands/==
Though Elite Forces takes place a century after the older games, Skylands hasn't changed much in the hundred years time span between the events of Imaginators and present day; it's still an endless expanse of sky and floating islands, with many regions comprising the sum of the parts and minute traces of magic flowing out of every object, plant and creature in every corner of the world. Plenty of unique races and people populate the areas of Skylands, with both friendly and hostile members and plenty of subspecies to boot.
Area 	Locations	Description
Skylands Prime 	
*Junkyard Isles
*Abandoned Academy	
The Cloudbreak Islands	
*Mt. Cloudbreak	
 	 	
The Outlands 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
The Underworld 	 	
 	 	
The Skyhighlands 	 	
 	 	
===Collections===
===/Enemies/===
With a new Skylands, new heroes and a new league of villains, new foes will rise to oppose the heroes and cause trouble throughout the vast world and all areas. 
Faction 	Enemies	Description
Chompies 	
*Bone Chompy
*Chompy
*Chompy Pod
*Root Runner
*Frigid Chompy 
*Enfuego Chompy 
*Armored Chompy
*Chompy Rustbud
*Speedy Chompy
*Mega Chompy
*Chompy Pastepetal
*Chompy Bot 10000
*Chompy Worm	
Greebles 	
*Greeble Footsoldier
*Greeble Screwball
*Greeble Blunderbuss
*Greeble Ironclad
*Greeble Heaver
*Greeble Crystalizer
*Bubba Greebs	
Drow 	
*Pint-Sized Prodder
*Lance Master
*Witch Pitcher
*Rush Crusher
*Goliath Drow
*Blitzer Bully	
Spell Punks 	
*Life Spell Punk
*Air Spell Punk
*Water Spell Punk
*Earth Spell Punk
*Fire Spell Punk
*Tech Spell Punk
*Magic Spell Punk	
Cyclopes 	
*Timidclops
*Coldspear Cyclops
*Mohawk Cyclops
*Bag O'Boom
*Cyclops Gazermage
*Axecutioner
*Cyclops Brawlbuckler
*Slobbering Mutticus
*Cyclops Mammoth	
Sky Pirates 	
*Buzzer Beak
*Cross Crow
*Raven Lobber
*Buzzard Baron
*Cuckoo Clocker
*Squawk & Awe	
The Evilikin 	
*Puppetstein
*Shield Shredder
*Fisticuffs
*Scrap Shooter
*Krankenstein	
Sheep Horde 	
*Woolly Bully
*Sheep Creep
*Woolly Wizard
*Baa-Barian	
Trolls 	
*Cadet Crusher
*Boom Boss
*Inhuman Shield
*Missile Mauler
*Trollverine
*Loose Cannon
*Troll Stomper M20	
Geargolems 	
*Fire Geargolem
*Earth Geargolem
*Ice Geargolem
*Tech Geargolem
*Air Geargolem
*Magic Geargolem
*Life Geargolem
*Undead Geargolem	
Spider Swarm 	
*Spiderling
*Moon Widow
*Toxic Tummy
*Spider Spawner
*Gargantula	
Dirty Rats 	
*Rat-a-Goonie
*Mold Mice
*Sewer Sneaker
*Rabble Mouser
*Riff Rat	
Unliving Legion	
*Trog Pincher
*Spot Bite
*Trog Wanderer
*Masker Mind
*Rotting Robbie
*Trogmander
*Bone 'n' Arrow
*Shadow Duke
*Crystal Golem	
Arkeyan Army 	
*Arkeyan Defender
*Arkeyan Bomber
*Arkeyan Crackler
*Arkeyan Rip-Rotor
*Arkeyan Ultron
*Arkeyan Duelist
*Arkeyan Sniper
*Arkeyan Shield Juggernaut	
Evilized Ones 	
*Evilized Boghog
*Evilized Sugarbat
*Evilized Kangarat
*Evilized Screecher
*Evilized Snowroller
*Evilized Chillydog	
==Trivia==
*This is the very first main entry in the Skylanders series to not have the Toys-to-Life mechanic as integral to the game; it is still available, but it grants collectibles and various other rewards like Legendary Treasures, Skylander Statues, and other collectibles.
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