Skylanders: Imaginators
The sixth console game in the Skylanders series, developed at Toys For Bob and released in late 2016.
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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:
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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
BTW Happy new year everyone!
I joined darkSpyro shortly after Christmas of 2011 - when I opened Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure under the tree and was introduced to the magic of the game. It was nice to have people to talk to about something I enjoyed, because my brothers had no interest in the game and I had very little friends (none of whom knew anything about the franchise). I found a home on dS and found myself spending at least three hours a day on the site. Around the time I discovered Skylanders, I gained a newfound enjoyment in writing during and outside of school, and, at the age of eleven, I decided I was going to be an author. I took my love for Skylanders and my interest in writing and eventually began to write Fan Fiction on the forums. I wrote a lot of forgettable stories, and I wrote some damn near awesome stories. One of those lasted over a hundred chapters and a many, many months.
I don't know why I'm here, to be quite honest. I saw an article about how Skylanders could be finishing its run, and got a little sentimental, because I spent a lot of my childhood following the series. I do not have any interest in the game (after Trap Team, and after the eighth grade, I grew tired of the gimmicks and the prices) but I was curious to see how the site was going. Apparently, it isn't what it was when I joined (or the peak of 2013-14). I figured it would simmer down after the public appeal of Skylanders dropped.
So, in honor of the death of a franchise I loved, I want to say thank you, darkSpyro. Thanks for the fun, the debates and, most importantly, teaching me how to write. I loved every minute I spent on here, even when I was fighting with ZapNorris about stories or forgetting to respond back to 84skylanderdude's comments (I was a busy man). I'm not sticking around, just popping in to say farewell. To all of you I know and to those who I don't, enjoy the game while it lasts. If you wanna write a story, write a story. Replay every game, use every character you have. Because as soon as your interest dies, you'll find yourself with a hole in your life. Enjoy it while it lasts, because it doesn't last long.
...and take advantage of these wicked sales (seriously 50 cents?! WTF?!?) - Luke, aka, uttster13.
When I said "hadn't even gotten at least one skylander this year" I meant this was the only year I hadn't gotten at least one skylander for Christmas since 2011
First Christmas without a new Skylanders game, will definitely be saving a lot of money this year.
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