Iron Maiden (by Hedgy2099)

## Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden is an Earth Smasher Sensei who has no fangame appearance, but is based off of the concepts of numerous characters, namely Golden Queen (though originally Weapon Master & a Giant). This silver statue will leave enemies looking rusty with how effortlessly she wields her giant khopesh.

## Background

### Personality

Despite the originally villainous nature of her relative, Golden Queen, Iron Maiden is a reflection of what she'd become; aggressive & prideful, yet valuing her friendship & companionship she has over all else.

### Biography

While growing up as the older sibling to the originally villainous Golden Queen, Iron Maiden grew up more humble. She resented what her sister had become; a spoiled golden child who felt entitled to all the gold in Skylands. Meanwhile she accepted what she was given, even denying the throne to take up role as a maid within the many, many pyramids of her home desert, in hopes of cleaning up her lineage's slowly dampening reputation, up until the Trap Master captured Golden Queen & her band of Doom Raiders, imprisoning them in Cloudcracker Prison!

But, once word got out about the destruction of Cloudcracker Prison, and the subsequent release of the Doom Raiders, Iron Maiden knew it'd only be time until more problems emerged. So, in the meantime, she took up battle training, using different weapons she could find around the various pyramids. But, when her sister returned to the Golden Desert, she quickly imprisoned her in one of their tombs, not wishing for Iron Maiden to try and interfere. But, as luck would have it, inside that tomb, she found something important; a family heirloom in the form of a giant khopesh.

With all the time in the world, Iron Maiden practiced day & night, not needing to worry about anything happening outside as she honed her skills with this newfound weapon; even discovering its golden coating to be a farce, as battle-scarring tore it off, revealing pure Traptanium to be its actual blade. With years of training under her belt, she could have easily busted out and taken revenge on her villainous sister...

...at least, had it not been for Golden Queen's change of heart. After her rehabilitation as a Sensei, she remembered the imprisonment of her sister, and demanded assistance to break her out. A task that the other former Villains happily accepted. While it was an awkward reunion for the two sisters, it was clear to both the Senseis & Eon that her training could prove priceless to future Skylanders. So, Iron Maiden was instated as a Smasher Sensei, teaching others who chose such a blunt weapon how to use it with grace & maximum efficiency.

## Gameplay

### Overview

As if she wasn't enough of an opposite to her sister, Iron Maiden prefers an up-close & personal fighting style compared to Golden Queen's projectile focused sorcery. Her giant khopesh may be slow, but it hits hard and has a large reach to it. She can even pull sinkholes out of the ground with it, and can be upgraded to use them as teleportation! And speaking of sand, she can manipulate it to form various objects, though she sticks mainly to hands or blocks to either slap enemies silly or launch off as dusty projectiles. Her Sky-chi has her teleporting from sinkhole to sinkhole, throwing down concentrated blasts of energy as she leaps out to blast grounded targets away! Whoever said the silver standard was lower than gold?

### Stats

**These are the Skylander's Stats at Lvl 1**

* Health: 370
* Speed: 8
* Armor: 8
* Critical Hit: 10
* Power: 12

### Abilities

#### Basic

**These Abilities are available from the start of the game**.

* **Khopesh Chop**

Press Attack 1 to perform a slow but mighty slash. Press Attack 1 thrice for a Khopesh combo.

* **Quicksand Ripper**

Press Attack 2 to drag a sinkhole out from the ground, damaging enemies who enter it while slowing them down.

#### Basic Upgrades

**Skylanders can buy these new abilities from Persephone or Power Pods**.

* **Chompy Wormhole** (Costs 500 Gold)

When you have two sinkholes on the field at once, walk into one to exit out of the other!

* **Talk To The Sand** (Costs 700 Gold)

Press Attack 3 to summon a hand of sand out of the ground, which will slap enemies it moves through silly & leave behind sand in the air. Any enemy who touches sand will be more likely to miss attacks.

* **Silver Shockwave** (Costs 900 Gold)

Press Attack 3 in mid-air to create a silver shockwave that deals damage & covers enemies on sand. Now, where have I seen that move before...

* **Hook, Line & Spinner** (Costs 1,200 Gold)

Press and Hold Attack 1 to start spinning around with your khopesh. Use Left Stick to move Iron Maiden around to damage more enemies.

#### Upgrade Paths

**Skylanders can only pick one of the two available paths, each with their own set of three Upgrades focused on enhancing one part of their Moveset. All four Basic Upgrades must have been purchased before picking an Upgrade Path**

***Reap What You Sow*** (Improve on your Khopesh attacks with new combos!)

* **Khopesh Khombos** (Costs 1,700 Gold)

Press Attack 1, 1, 2 to perform a Quicksand Combo, finishing it by ripping a sinkhole out with the hooked end. Press Attack 1, 1, 3 to perform a Sandstorm Combo, flinging a dust devil ahead for bonus damage.

* **Hammer Throw** (Costs 2,200 Gold)

Press and Hold Attack 1 to start spinning, then release Attack 1 to have Iron Maiden throw her khopesh. Don't worry, it'll come back to her.

* **A Silver Lining** (Costs 3,000 Gold; must learn Khopesh Khombos before this can be purchased)

All Khopesh attacks now leave a silver marking on enemies hit, which multiplies the damage they take from other Khopesh attacks!

***Room For Desert?*** (Upgrade your Sand Control abilities even further!)

* **Sand It Won't Come Off!** (Costs 1,700 Gold)

Sand now lingers in the air & on enemies for longer, while also increasing the damage they take slightly.

* **Pharoah's Gyroah** (Costs 2,200 Gold)

Press Attack 3 near a sinkhole to summon a dust devil that flies forward, tearing through enemies & covering them in sand.

* **Quicksilver** (Costs 3,000 Gold)

Upon exiting a Sinkhole, all of Iron Maiden's stats (except Health) are increased.

*(Speed is +8, Armor is +8, Critical Hit is +3, Power is +6)*

#### Soul Gem Ability

**Skylanders will first need to find their Soul Gem in levels in order to unlock their Soul Gem ability for purchase**.

* **Scorched Earth** (Costs 4,000 Gold; requires Iron Maiden's Soul Gem in undecidedstage)

Press and Hold Attack 3 to raise a volcano out of the ground, erupting with molten steel. It leaves behind lingering flames, along with dealing damage to enemies, burning them and covering them in sand.

#### Sky-chi Power

**A special Move exclusive to Skylanders of the Sensei class, these need to be unlocked at Sensei Shrines, and require the Skylander to deal 10,000 damage in order to refill after use**.

* **Runs In The Family** (Requires unlocking from the Smasher Sensei Shrine)

The ultimate Sensei attack! Hold Special Attack to perform your Sky-chi Power! Iron Maiden transforms into a Giant Form to give enemies the royal treatment. Press Attack 1 to smash the ground with her fists and Attack 2 to fire off eye lasers!

## Trivia

* Her name is a play on both an iron maiden, a mythical torture device and how she's the sister of Golden Queen.
* Her design is inspired by one of the original three concepts that there was for Golden Queen's initial design in Trap Team.
* Her 'Silver Shockwave' ability is directly based off of Golden Queen's Golden Shockwave ability, hence the description.