Earthshatter Bouncer

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Earthshatter Bouncer is a robot and a version of Bouncer from another dimension given a new move set and design.

## Story

### Alternate Backstory

Earthshatter Bouncer's life before the Arkeyan War is familar, with his growing stardom from mastery of Roboto-Ball being shattered by enslavement from the Arkeyan warlords. After being put to work as a guard in the mines, Bouncer's recognition from enslaved Mabu workers convinced him to rebel against the Arkeyans, He then later joined the Skylanders, becoming known as a 'Giant.'

His story continues into the Arkeyan war, with the Skylanders fighting bravely. Battle after battle, nothing changed. They scraped a few wins here and there, but Bouncer and his friends and allies struggled every step of the way. However, throughout the warfare, a friendship sparked between Bouncer and Crusher, another Giant. Then, one fateful day, the Giants fought their final battle. Fighting on the highest peaks of Skylands, the Giants held their ground firmly against the Arkeyan forces. One after another, the giant robots clambered up the cliff face, only to be stopped. Bouncer and Crusher lead the attacks, their brotherly bonding becoming stronger with every robot destroyed. After the final push from the Skylanders, they fought the Arkeyans into the ground. They cheered and celebrated, being unable to hear the secret attack from behind. The Arkeyans used all their strength and collapsed the mountain in on itself, crushing Bouncer and everyone with him.

### After the collapse

Bouncer awoke trapped in a cavern, Crusher's body sprawled out in front of him. He comforted his friend in his final seconds, the light in his bright eyes fading. Bouncer was distraught, spending years trapped in the cavern with no plan or goal. Then, it dawned on him. Crusher, his best friend, had always found comfort in his natural element, Earth. Bouncer took Crusher's hammer and began to layer himself in the soil. The grains began to spread throughout his inner workings, slowly making him one with the ground around him. He even removed his final connection to anything robotic, his wheels, and pulled himself around with Crusher's old hammer, also intertwined with the dirt. You could say he bounced around with the weapon. After thousands of years, Bouncer was in perfect tranquility with the earth around him. He seamlessly burst out of the rubble, stepping out into an apocalypse. The Arkeyans ruled over all, forcing the Mabu, Trolls and any remaining Skylanders into death camps and mines. Bouncer wandered through the shell of his home, finding the main 'headquarters' of the Arkeyans. He used thousands of years of anger and slaughtered every single being in the world, including the trapped Skylanders. After coming round and seeing what he had done, he knew he had to escape. He took the wreckage of every Arkeyan and built a portal, using the immense power of the fist of Arkus. He stepped through into the Skylands we all know, being greeted by his old friends the Giants. Now, he puts his incredible strength and intelligence, but also anger, to use to stop Kaos from causing any harm to any world, like he did to his very own.

## Powers / Abilities

### Detailed version

Earthshatter Bouncer makes use of his complete mastery of the Earth around him and his old friend Crusher's hammer to end anything in his way. He can shoot jagged rocks and sticky, explosive mud from his back to damage any enemies and can even swing himself around on Crusher's hammer and fire them like a turret. When he is in a tough situation, he can slow down and meditate, healing any of your wounds. Bouncer's mastery of emotion can be used as a weapon too. He can charge his anger up and unleash it in a flurry of spikes and hammer swings, with sticky mud spewing out from what used to be his wheels and pulling enemies in.

### Game Attack version

#### Jagged Blades / Mud bombs: A1

Unleash a barrage of various Earth-themed artillery on the battlefield.

#### Friendship Swing: A2

Spin around on Crusher's hammer, unleashing a barrage of spikes at the enemies.

#### Rubble Zen: A3 (upgrade)

Perch on Crusher's hammer and relax, healing health but losing anger.

#### For Crusher (Soulgem)

Charge up your 'anger' meter and unleash a flurry of hammer swings and spikes, with super sticky piping hot mud spewing from his body.

### Character Development

I (creator) recently rejoined the Skylanders community and fell in love with countless characters, including Bouncer. I wanted to make something special about Bouncer and this project gave me the perfect opportunity to do so.