“Thousands of years ago, the Giants fought epic battles in Skylands but were banished to Earth. With a new threat looming, it’s time to bring them back to join forces with the Skylanders to defeat KAOS. Only you can put them on the Portal of Power to unleash their strength in the ultimate battle to save Skylands!”
The Skylanders in Skylanders Giants are many and all come with some unique capabilities: players are able to use the all new Skylanders created specifically for Giants as well as the older Skylanders released for Spyro’s Adventure.
The Skylanders in Giants are divided into different types:
Lightcore Figures are Skylanders that light up when used on the Portal of Power: they also have a special Wow-Pow in-game ability
Giants Figures are the biggest Skylanders you can find, twice more powerful than regular Skylanders. Giants are the only Skylanders that can be used in the Feats Of Strength special events.
The Series 2 Figures are Skylanders from the previous Skylanders game who have received new stats and abilities
Legendary Figures are Skylanders wearing a gold armor: they come with increased Damage and Armor stats.
Special Edition figures are the rarest and hardest to find: they look like regular Skylanders but come with different colors, designs and abilities.
Skylander are also divided by different elements:
All Skylanders figures will keep information about them stored inside of it, not inside the game: here’s everything that’s saved into the figure.
It’s also possible to reset all the information by selecting Reset in the Manage section of the Skylander Info menu.
Before starting to analyze all the new Skylanders of Giants, we have to mention the fact that all the Skylanders from Spyro’s Adventure can be used in this game as well: you can also level them up to Level 15. The only difference from Giants Skylanders is that the older SKylanders don’t unlock Heroic Challenges: you will have to use Series 2 figures to do it.
Lightning Rod was one of the Skylanders available in Spyro’s Adventure. A series 2 figure has been created for Skylanders Giants
“Lightning Rod once lived in the majestic Cloud Kingdom, where his countless acts of heroism along with his winning smile and electric physique made him the most famous storm giant in the realm. He was a true celebrity, and the palace halls were littered with statues of the chiseled hero. But all the praise and admiration could never quite satisfy Rod, who yearned for something more. As luck would have it, he met an adventurous young dragon named Spyro, who told him fantastic stories of faraway places and dangerous adventures. Rod was spellbound, and he set off with Spyro to seek an audience with Eon to join the Skylanders.”
Max Health – 290
Speed – 43
Armor – 18
Critical Hit – 30
Elemental Power – 25
Lightning Bolt Default
Grand Lightning Summoning Default
Lightning Lancer 500
Thunderation 700
Zapper Field 900
Lightning Harpoon 1200
Zapper Field Deluxe 4000
Wow Pow – Big Bolt 5000
Faster Caster 1700
Electricity City 2200
Lightning Avatar 3000
Cloud Zapper Satellite 1700
Zappier Sats 2200
Zapper Satellite Defense 3000
Just like Lightning Rod, Sonic Boom is a Skylander from Spyro’s Adventure who has received a series 2 figure for Skylanders Giants.
“Long ago, Sonic Boom took refuge high atop a mountain peak in the far reaches of Skylands, hoping to keep her griffin hatchlings safe. But despite her precautions, a devious wizard tracked her down and placed a wicked curse on the griffin eggs. Once hatched, the young hatchlings can live for only mere moments before they magically return to their shells… only to be hatched again in an endless cycle. Wanting to prevent such evil from happening to others, Sonic Boom joined the Skylanders and has trained her young to defend Skylands each time they are hatched.”
Max Health – 280
Speed – 50
Armor – 18
Critical Hit – 30
Elemental Power – 25
Roar Default
Egg Toss Default
Loudmouth 500
Let There Be Flight 700
Ride of the Valkyries 900
Three’s A Crowd 1200
Resonant Frequency 4000
Wow Pow – Super Baby 5000
Sunny Side Up 1700
Sibling Rivalry 2200
Terrible Twos 3000
Echolocation 1700
Egg Shocker 2200
More Boom! 3000
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