Skylanders: Imaginators

Skylanders: Imaginators

The sixth console game in the Skylanders series, developed at Toys For Bob and released in late 2016.

Skylanders: Imaginators
Platform Developer Release Date
North America Europe Australia / New Zealand
PlayStation 4Xbox OneWii U
PlayStation 3Xbox 360
Toys For Bob Oct 16th 2016 Oct 14th 2016 Oct 13th 2016
Nintendo Switch March 3rd 2017

Story

The story of Skylanders Imaginators takes place long ago when the Ancients used a mysterious power known as "Mind Magic" to create everything in Skylands. With it, they conjured into existence anything that they could imagine! However, they soon learned that in the wrong hands, it could be very dangerous, and so they sealed it away so that it could never be misused. After discovering this ancient secret, Kaos has unleashed the power of "Mind Magic" into Skylands once again - and he is using it to create an unstoppable army of Doomlanders, the likes of which have never been seen! Now it's up to Portal Masters to create Skylanders Imaginators from their own imagination and stop Kaos and his evil Doomlanders before it is too late. And to help train them, Eon is sending the greatest mystic warriors of all time - the Senseis!

Characters

For new playable characters there are 20 brand new Skylander Senseis as well as 11 former villains. Along with their element each Sensei will also have a Battle Class from a list of ten: Smasher, Knight, Ninja, Bazooker, Quickshot, Sorcerer, Brawler, Sentinel, Swashbuckler, and Bowslinger.

The first set of characters to be revealed included King Pen, Golden Queen, and Tri-Tip. Here is a table containing all of the new Skylanders, click the + to see all the known variants:

Water BrawlerKing Pen QuickshotTidepool BrawlerGrave Clobber NinjaTae Kwon Crow BazookerFlare Wolf SentinelEmber Fire
King Pen Tidepool Grave Clobber Tae Kwon Crow Flare Wolf Ember
BrawlerDark King Pen NinjaMystical Tae Kwon Crow BazookerHard-Boiled Flare Wolf
Dark King Pen Mystical Tae Kwon Crow Hard-Boiled Flare Wolf
Earth SmasherTri-Tip SentinelBarbella SorcererGolden Queen SwashbucklerBad Juju BrawlerAir Strike KnightWild Storm Air
Tri-Tip Barbella Golden Queen Bad Juju Air Strike Wild Storm
SmasherLegendary Tri-Tip SorcererDark Golden Queen SwashbucklerMystical Bad Juju BrawlerEgg Bomber Air Strike
Legendary Tri-Tip Dark Golden Queen Mystical Bad Juju Egg Bomber Air Strike
Magic SorcererMysticat BowslingerBuckshot SmasherPain-Yatta BowslingerWolfgang SorcererPit Boss SmasherChopscotch Undead
Mysticat Buckshot Pain-Yatta Wolfgang Pit Boss Chopscotch
BowslingerDark Wolfgang SorcererLegendary Pit Boss SmasherCandy-Coated Chopscotch
Dark Wolfgang Legendary Pit Boss Candy-Coated Chopscotch
Light SwashbucklerAurora KnightBlaster-Tron QuickshotDr. Krankcase SwashbucklerChain Reaction BowslingerRO-BOW SorcererDr. Neo Cortex Tech
Aurora Blaster-Tron Dr. Krankcase Chain Reaction RO-BOW Dr. Neo Cortex
SwashbucklerSolar Flare Aurora
Solar Flare Aurora
Dark NinjaStarcast SentinelHood Sickle BazookerChompy Mage NinjaBoom Bloom KnightAmbush BrawlerCrash Bandicoot Life
Starcast Hood Sickle Chompy Mage Boom Bloom Ambush Crash Bandicoot
SentinelSteel Plated Hood Sickle BazookerJingle Bell Chompy Mage
Steel Plated Hood Sickle Jingle Bell Chompy Mage
Kaos KaosKaos Kaos
Kaos

Senseis

"Sensei" is the collective name for the new set of Skylanders (the villains also function as Senseis), their Battle Class determines the types of attacks and weapons they use as well as which abilities they unlock for your Imaginators. They all have a new type of super attack called Sky-Chi that slowly fills up as you defeat enemies until it reaches a point where you can unleash it on your unsuspecting foes (quite similar to the ability Trap Masters had in the 3DS version of Trap Team).

Owning a Sensei of a particular battle class will unlock a Secret Technique for your Imaginators of the same class. As well as that they will each unlock an item and a weapon for use in customisation. Senseis will also be able to access areas known as "Sensei Elemental Realms".

Creation Crystal

Included in the Starter Pack is a Fire Creation Crystal, this allows you to create and store your very own custom Fire element Skylander. To create a Skylander of a different element you'll need to purchase a Creation Crystal of that element.

Be aware that once you select a Battle Class you can not change it on that Creation Crystal ever again. So choose carefully!

Starter Pack

In the Starter Pack you get the Water Sensei Master King Pen, the Earth Villain Golden Queen, and a Fire Creation Crystal. The portal included is identical to that of the Swap Force portal (some regions instead have a modified SuperChargers Portal without a trap slot).

There is also once again a Dark Edition of the Starter Pack, it contains three Dark variant Skylanders (King Pen, Golden Queen, and Wolfgang) and three standard Creation Crystals (Fire, Life, and Dark). The pack also comes with a Gold Imaginite Mystery Chest that unlocks some gear for your Imaginators.

And there is a "Crash Edition" that is only available on PlayStation 3 and 4, it has the same contents as the regular Starter Pack plus the Crash Bandicoot and Dr. Neo Cortex toys. The characters will be available in a separately sold Adventure Pack at a later date.

Platforms

The game is only appearing on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and the Wii U. That means no Wii, 3DS, or Tablet versions this year.


Comments
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#4665 TheToyNerd 01:05:16 14/09/2016
Alrighty then! I'll shut up about this game now.

So... Does anybody remember the name of that Chinese website that leaked a bunch of prototypes during Trap Team? I kinda want to lol and see if anything is there
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#4664 SodaPopHD 01:02:26 14/09/2016
I love how everyone's desperately trying to get back on topic. smilie
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#4663 Pickle 01:00:09 14/09/2016
In my non biased opinion, the figures in lightseekers are great, but the gameplay is Like Club Penguin meets disney infinity.
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#4662 Bifrost 00:47:07 14/09/2016
I didn't like that it's mobile and has a camera that definately doesn't fit it, but I have mad respect for those figures; so much more complex. However, I can also respect even if people don't respect back, so if a Lightseekers fan wants to discuss it, I'd be fine, even if carefully directing them to the Video Gaming section.
Of course, if they show up to harass back and stoop lower than the immature kids, the report button knows no fandom.
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#4661 Kat-Kun 00:28:33 14/09/2016
Kewlz.
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#4660 TheToyNerd 00:28:19 14/09/2016
Early 2017
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#4659 Kat-Kun 00:27:41 14/09/2016
When exactly is Lightseekers coming out?
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#4658 TheToyNerd 00:23:18 14/09/2016
What is it with Skylanders fans being afraid of a little competition? You know that without competition, this franchise will never improve. We already got to deal with the crappy Unresettable Creation Crystal situation! Do you really want Activision to keep playing you like this?

I for one, am definitely dedicating my money to this once it comes out. Sky7 will have to really wow me in order to change my mind.
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#4657 Kat-Kun 00:22:41 14/09/2016
Even if it has a crappy story, If the gameplay is good, I'm sold.
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#4656 ToonLink04 00:19:22 14/09/2016
If it has a crappy story we will all be safe and won't need to discuss it any more!
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#4655 Kat-Kun 00:16:11 14/09/2016
Oh, yeah, I forgot. There is no topic.
I think Lightseekers is gonna be a pretty big rival to Skylanders.
Let's see how this "story" plays out, shall we? smilie
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#4654 TheToyNerd 00:14:18 14/09/2016
What topic? There is nothing to talk about. And so many people are comparing this to Skylanders that I feel it fit to try and set the record straight and say that Lightseekers isn't just a Skylanders clone. It's its own thing with it's own unique spin.

But to answer your question, very.
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#4653 Kat-Kun 00:10:41 14/09/2016
Dear God we're going off topic!


HERE'S SOMETHING ON TOPIC:
How OP do you think Kaos will be?
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#4652 TheToyNerd 00:10:40 14/09/2016
Sorry, it's just that I'm especially annoyed at this because I'm taking a Marketing and Advertising class right now and I hate seeing people misconstrue simple marketing tactics as "harassment".
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#4651 Kat-Kun 00:08:13 14/09/2016
+Matt-S Just because there's a pilot in the game doesn't necessarily mean that it's a copy of Flynn.

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