The Confusing State of Skylander Variants

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[@Mikeonut]

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[@codeexze3713]

How's that mortgage doing for you

[@sam4gaming135]

11:00 fun fact, there is an EVEN rarer version of Flocked Springtime Trigger Happy, It comes inside an extra box, a note advertising Trap Team and a Thank you for attending the Red Carpet The unofficial name seems to be "Red Carpet Trigger Happy" Other than some extra goodies, the Figure is identical and comes in the normal egg-shaped packaging (I'm also proud to say I'm lucky enough to own one)

[@WOAAgent47]

Dang

[@360KnowSoap]

I think my favorite part about owning both a normal & a variant Skylander is having each one on the different upgrade paths. My favorite variants were definitely the Dark, Legendary & holiday versions.

[@noodleh945]

As someone who missed the Toys to Life era in gaming I find this stuff fascinating. Not that I'm young per-say, I just didn't get any of this stuff. Probably won't get any of this stuff myself, but I'm glad I could learn about this stuff.

[@BlueEevee]

i just found your comment by accident lol

[@eetueella477]

​@@BlueEeveeLike everyone else?

[@BlueEevee]

@@eetueella477 you wouldn't get it😎

[@Microsave2]

I relate

[@argnoxragnarok6652]

My family never bought games because we were broke so it was something I would look up sometimes but now as an adult I iust bought skylanders giants and I'm watching these videos

[@SorielHDTBers]

“Dark Spyro was the only alt deco Skylanders to be made during Spyro’s Adventure.” Legendary Spyro, Bash, Chop Chop, and Trigger Happy: Are we jokes to you?

[@Texthead]

Every Skylander released in Giants and after would get a variant ID applied to them to allow the game to calculate what figure it was whilst keeping the same character ID. You can decompile this ID to get a couple of flags. One thing to note is that for all alternative deco figures, a certain alt deco flag is set, apart from the E3 Hot Streak (which I am grateful to own), this one doesn’t have the flag applied. Whilst these are mainly just identifiers, it makes me believe it’s a chase variant that they had enough free time to turn into a regular variant EDIT: You mentioned how Dark Spyro felt almost like a unique character from Spyro. As I said above, the variant ID was introduced in Giants, which meant that for SSA the variants use unique character IDs, treating them as separate characters

[@Elgi72]

What do you like more, Golden Hot Streak or E3 Hot Streak?

[@heroichitsuji]

I haven’t even gotten past the intro, but the Blue Bash one absolutely killed me! May as well have narrated what happened to me all those years ago! 😂

[@supersoniccajun]

To be far, Dark Spyro is also a character in the Spyro series, specifically the “Legends of” series. This may be the resign, but the design of SL Dark Spyro and Legends Dark Spyro are different so maybe not? Also DS isn't a different character, it's Spyro when he uses too much of the Dark energy stiff in the game, basically like him going to the dark side for a moment lol

[@captain_thief_cat4324]

Basically season 2 of "Skylanders Academy" on Netflix?

[@supersoniccajun]

Never watched SLA, so maybe?

[@theshapeshifter7050]

@@captain_thief_cat4324 he was best in S3E11 Split

[@s_cabbage]

2:17 The SuperChargers don't count as reposes since they all have different movesets.

[@SteveFromYoutube]

I’d say they still count, they have very similar movesets and they kind of remind me of the same characters on the opposite path, same idea, different powers

[@s_cabbage]

​@@SteveFromKZbin Yeah no, different moveset means different Skylander They may be the same character but most function completely differently

[@Tofu_Kiki]

​@@s_cabbageso 3ds SSA dark Spyro is a brand new Skylander

[@s_cabbage]

@ignightors Not really... The two are mostly identical, with Dark Spyro having a different color, effects, and catchphrase. I see him as half new

[@elementalgaming517]

well if you use a superchargers character in an earlier game they act as the normal versions of them, if i put sharkshooter terrafin in Giants he'd count as a regular terrafin

[@Nuzzling]

I never played Skylander and I never knew it was all this complex :0

[@ygtmg]

It truly isn't complex reposes do not qualify as a variant, superchargers are not variants because they have completely new moveset and considered their own Skylander, and I wouldn't call lightcore Skylanders a variant but all they do is light up and they are in a different pose

[@MysteryGuradian]

​@@ygtmgit is complex in Terms of the world Bilding Back Story of the Characters and for it's time the gameplay was complex too

[@Jake76667]

the only chase variant skylander i managed to get back in the day was crystal shortcut and i felt so lucky when i found him at my local toys r us back in the spring of 2015. unfortunately i sold all of my skylanders on ebay including my crystal shortcut. and even to this day, i really wish i didn’t do that

[@rellaist]

Wait a damn minute my mom bought me a Skylanders battground starter pack when I was four YOUR TELLING ME I HAD A CHASE VARIANT OF DOUBLE TROUBLE THIS WHOLE TIME??? #justiceforwatermelonpopthorn

[@aduckwalkeduptoalemonadestand]

When I first started collecting I didn’t know the SCL shop existed, and I thought Amazon would be a good place to buy Skylanders. I was very wrong

[@agentblackbird9435]

Purple metallic Wrecking Ball I feel like encapsulates him being magic really well

[@bark743]

I had a chase variant but I gave it to a friend. Also, even if I live in Europe, I' ve never seen any of the "Europe exclusive" things. Like dark spyro in a separate box, never seen that.

[@greeblethe3rd385]

I wouldn’t really call reposes variants, but this video is very good and it looks like you spent a lot of time on it

[@MrsSpyro01]

That’s because they’re not.

[@nefarioustechsupport1243]

Technically speaking, the games class them as variants

[@Roodle_18]

I’m happy another KZbinr I know that knows Skylanders, this is fun to learn all the variations of every Skylander, as I’d love Skylanders and my recent one was a variant. My favourite is Pop Fizz, and yes my recent variant is Red Pop Fizz. Also I’ve seen your previous Skylanders that was also interesting and intriguing as well

[@reallycool956]

i liked the new comedy that's kind of like scott the woz

[@AstroTom]

Dark Spyro was the first variant my family found, we found him in Tesco as a single pack. I remember thinking that we struck gold

[@TheBestChaseVariant]

FINALLY ANOTHER SKYLANDERS VIDEO YEEEEEEEAH

[@PikachuGamerSMT]

4:43 no he wasn't there were 4 legendary in-game variants:Spyro, Chop Chop, Bash, and Trigger Happy

[@Chixel]

I went to a car boot a while back and actually picked up an unboxed purple metallic wrecking ball for £5.. This was AFTER imaginators too.

[@elibenmocha6780]

I got an out of box E3 hot streak, and I plan to sell it when I reach senior year.

[@ronaldroy252]

Have you already sold it?

[@masterpig5s]

4:07 just got reminded of my dad driving round to every store and we would look for skylanders. An evening and night out for my younger self. Oddly great times. Just nice. Not sure how we’d do the same thing now without it being a panic for finding a present or something. Maybe make a game out of it? Hmmm.

[@uxw05]

Me: loves and wants any and all Skylanders in existence Also my poor arse: can only afford Lightcore Hex as the only special variant (and it is cool as hell but still rip)

[@cofagrigusfan24]

the in-game variants that i own are Dark Spyro, Punch Pop Fizz, Scarlet Ninjini, Enchanted Hoot Loop, Nitro Freeze Blade, Dark Snap Shot, Jade Flashwing & Legendary Trigger Happy (though technically also Outlaw Brawl & Chain) and i have 1 Chase Variant the Easter Bunny Earth Trap

[@blueiblis250]

I'll tell you what. The one chase varient i actively searched out and bought once i found out about it was a metallic blue series 2 chop chop. It was ABSOLUTELY gorgeous and i had to get it. The bonus is there were so few of them that they were all IN BOX and the cheapest was actually just under $300.

[@MatsYoo]

I love the bb reference with the blue bash bit ;D

[@mrminemachine8]

I have a love hate relationship with blue bash, i love him because my mom was just out and about one day and she knew blue was my favorite color and bash was one of my favorite skylanders, i was so exited to play as bash but he was blue because i had dark spyro and the legendarys so i knew some looked different in game than usual i ran down the stairs placed him on the portal........and then i found out what getting catfished was like. And then i fell for it again with pumpkin eyebrawl

[@ravenpowell9312]

Dark Spyro's special treatment likely has to do with the fact that it is not just a color variant, its an actual canon form spyro can take (kinda like Super Saiyan) that originates in Spyro: The Eternal Night. his more physical playstyle on 3DS is probably also a reference to this, given that The Eternal Night was a beat-em-up game.

[@Muffin-animates]

I remember I had the holloween sensei axechop I also the dark golden queen king pen and Wolfgang for my birthday a long time ago sadly my dad sold them a couple years ago

[@Viagra-420]

Great vid, the talking portion at the end was very entertaining

[@sagittariusrat4959]

I got the chase variant of Wash Buckler at 6:36 (aparently called Colorshift Wash Buckler) when I was young, definitely before Trap Team came out, and I did NOT play Swap Force past the first stage because I didn't like having him. I'm pretty sure it was because I thought it was a dud that wasn't colored at "The Skylanders Factory", but I'm more sure I would have hated & not used anything that wasn't the standard version (minus the reposes. I'd need to play the dudes in the new games somehow)

[@ThomatoSauce]

“Dark Spyro is the only alt-deco in Spyro’s Adventure.” No he isn’t. There were 4 others. You even show one of them later in the video.

[@xyno2112]

As one of the lucky few who snagged series one dark spyro on a single pack, I love me some variants

[@casual100gamer7]

Imagine seeing but skiping the chase variant in a store because it looked different

[@Einzig21]

I was surprised. I actualy got this little blue treetrex and I got it on a sale. So I have the special variant of a special variant and and and 😂😂😂😂😂

[@adambawaaneh4333]

I never knew figures had to be that complicated

[@KairiKeyz]

I actually own an E3 Hot Streak. I don't know how I got my hands on it let alone buy it for my collection, but it's pretty cool.

[@Grand_Kaiserin_Elysium]

my favourite type of varient is definitely legendary, mainly because i have legendary jawbreaker and when i use him in superchargers he just looks amazing

[@superawsomecyrusgamingtv]

I got enchanted HootLoop and the Xmas Lobstar

[@lanesansom9209]

Did not expect Matt to be here lol

[@AutismosCRY]

I got a dark spyro from my cousin but he didn’t have a head so I got a legendary spyro to replace him and I realy want the purple fireballs on the legendary one bc it feels weird now

[@tarrabah5775]

I actually got a single pack dark spyro and he was my first skylander even before i got the game

[@aidandecavitte4758]

I don't know how, but the dark spyro drawing in the thumbnail being so cool. Does anyone have a link to this??

[@camstileprogram]

I want crystal wham shell soo badly since he's my favorite skylander ever 😭

[@Spartan-bl4pq]

I wish we knew exactly how rare each 1 is, like how many gold chop chop exist

[@-Vob-]

My favorite variant is probably Legendary Lightcore Chill and my first ever stand alone skylander so there might be some bias there

[@yves1594]

I bought some nfcs now i can play as knight mare and knight light yippeee

[@Joob_Toob]

5:49 me and my friends always used to call 'spring time trigger happy' 'gay pride trigger happy' because we were dumb kids who thought that was funny.

[@mo642.0l]

Yes another skylanders video

[@TheJacoliexp]

What's your opinion on item figure chase variants/in game decos like the platinum treasure chest or the golden dragonfire canon? What about the chase variant of traps? I know it would have been hard but I would have loved if they made the villains you trapped into that in game deco like Legendary bone chompy or something like that.

[@obsidian_citadel437]

Good video man, I’m a couple months late lol I actually have a Crystal Clear stealth elf going for at most 425.00 rn. Found it at a Walmart just out of the blue with a Red Drill Sergeant as well. The box is a little damaged from moving outa state so that’ll affect the price a bit but idc I really like the figure

[@-Vob-]

Im still tryna collect all the skylanders variants

[@mattinscratch]

One time when I was younger My dad and I went out Skylander hunting and I found a Dark Swashbuckler and I asked him for it since I always wanted to get a dark variant, but he denied since we already had Swashbuckler. Also, do you think that maybe the chase variants were named after light core Chase from Skylander boy and girl?

[@ShadowMonarch258]

I sadly got out of skylanders halfway through swap force and now I regret it. Now I wish I had all these cool Skylanders and variants that had released in the later games as well. I know it probably won't but I do hope that Skylanders comes back and maybe I can get some characters I missed through reposes. Do miss some of the swap force figures I never got though as they were my favorite gimmick

[@reynazzo7151]

Hold up, where is this man finding skylanders in 2023?!?!

[@SnoFitzroy]

ah yes, shiny pokemon but not quite

[@machincort]

for me sidekiks are magic item

[@luneye1684]

ITS A SHINY

[@PikachuGamerSMT]

3:26 STAT CHANGES? WHICH CHARACTER?

[@dinklefr]

Legendarys and nitros I think

[@AwesomeDrawer2017]

Video about a figure with a paint pigment a bit brighter lore:

[@sunkytherabbit]

landskyers

[@francesstrong9152]

I own that exact same green apple Jolly rancher coloured xbox exclusive gillgrunt

[@MrPaws54]

DARK SPYRO GOES HARD AS HELL

[@mushroom4466]

hell yea

[@JoshsLeftToe]

This guy is underrated

[@jaxsonwelsh6478]

What about Jet Vac, his series 2 and 3 are considered reposes but they look different in game with the black armour in the series 2 and the red armour in the series 3. Could they also be considered alt decal skylanders. Also the same goes for ninja stealth elf.

[@tumage8592]

5:38 I got the alt Ninjini and I didnt knew until a few years ago, when I researched this Topic, and Boy does the standard looks bad

[@ChooknGaming]

Ik they aren’t really a variant but no mention of the yawn traps is weird

[@duncang8008]

My fav skylander is sunburn

[@diamonddiver5922]

Dark spitfire is my favorite skylander

[@frankwilliams9309]

Bro how can I cop the mikonaut skylander?

[@piotrgracz47]

I wouldn't count reposes as variants

[@joshthehammerheadshark7350]

1:08

[@kristenanne7048]

What about template template the 17th swapper

[@mowskul]

I have 601 hot streak from my ps4 starter pack, must have been a mistake 🤷 Il take it

[@dinklefr]

bro skylanders are so cool and I collect them but IT'S SUCH A EXPENSIVE HOBBY😅

[@Da_Astro]

les go skylanders

[@1218cody]

Never cared for the chase variants. But I do like the dark and legendary variants a lot. But I always felt like they ruined my collection in a weird way like "oh now I have 2 but ones a weird color"

[@SteveFromYoutube]

I don’t get why people don’t like the variants. I don’t own too many Skylanders, but a lot of characters that I have are variant only

[@SteveFromYoutube]

Example being that I have Dark Wildfire but I don’t have Wildfire, I have Legendary Night Shift and Legendary Free Ranger but not the original of either, and I have Jade Fire Kraken but not Fire Kraken. It has never bothered me, and I like them more than the original

[@theguy5855]

the nostalga?

[@Axos_Abode]

Omg more skeleton funny Skyler white video!?!??

[@Bluesharky38]

Cool :)

[@PikachuGamerSMT]

7:34 really? Show proof PLEASE!

[@alexgilsenan9141]

how much ??????

[@HenryZhangisHappy]

Okay but what about Disney infinity lol

[@Disrespect-rn2bj]

Mikeonut you sound just like saltydkdan

[@ViperineHero]

wooo

[@Drac057o]

Cheesebunger

[@hubertdydak1963]

Skylanders videos have sponsors ‽

[@MrsSpyro01]

It’s pronounced deck o, not deek o.

[@hobobeard]

“Dee-koh”? Are you serious? Do you pronounce the word decoration as “dee-koh-ration”?🙄

[@Rukusoru]

i had legendary bash as a kid, didn't even know it was a special version of him, was the only version of him i ever saw.