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“Let the Flames Begin!”
    —Flameslinger's official catchphrase

Flameslinger is an elf archer Skylander in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. He is of the Fire element.

Background

Physical Appearance

Compared to most of the elves, Flameslinger has slightly darker green skin. His signature outfit consists of a tunic made of light brown scales with a darker brown gorget bordered over the shoulders, a quiver strap over his right shoulder and around his waist, matching gauntlet with two gold buckles on the left arm as well as a shoulder guard, brown pants and yellow flat boots. He also wears a red blindfold and his blue hair is tied up into a tuft with a gold hairband.

Personality

Flameslinger is an elf who has the impression of being a show-off, having put on a blindfold to prove that he is an excellent archer with incredible aim. Despite this cocky image, he possesses a courageous heart, having saved a fire spirit from a watery fate when he was young.

Biography

Flameslinger is an Elven archer with incredible aim. In fact, he is so good that he wears a blindfold just to prove it. When he was young, he rescued a fire spirit from a watery doom and was gifted an enchanted bow and magical fire boots that he now masterfully uses to defeat evil throughout Skylands. With the scorched earth he leaves behind, you can always tell where he has been.

Story

History

Elves are often said to have a sparkle in their eyes, but Flameslinger was born with an entire bonfire. And the fire in Flameslinger's eyes was more than just a handy way of heating the house. It gave the young elf the mystical ability to see incredible faraway places. Wherever fiery flames exist, this remarkable elf can use them as an extension of his very own eyes. Flameslinger soon became the talk of the town, and the neighboring town, and the town three towns over. But he soon tired of visiting rubberneckers. He wrapped his eyes in a blindfold and slunk stealthily off into the forest. Here, he would practice blindfolded archery by bullseyeing Bomb Fiends with his bow.

Then one day in his mind's eye he saw a drowning fire spirit in a nearby pond. Quicker than wildfire, Flameslinger sprinted to the struggling spirit and saved him from a watery grave. A fiery friendship was instantly formed and the spirit gave Flameslinger two gifts - magic fire boots for lightning quick speed and an enchanted bow that shoots flaming arrows. Soon, Flameslinger was back in the public eye, holding blindfolded archery tournaments and winning every time. His performance caught the eye of a certain special spectator, Master Eon, and the rest... well, the rest was Skylands history![1]

Stump Smash Crosses the Bone Dragon

Under Spyro's orders, Flameslinger was assigned with Wrecking Ball to accompany Stump Smash to the Giggling Forest to investigate its sudden change in behavior. When they discovered Glumshanks half petrified, they came under attack by a Bone Dragon. Flameslinger volunteered to distract the angry beast while the others carried Glumshanks to Flynn's air balloon, but the elf archer had his bow turned to stone. The escape attempt failed when the Bone Dragon petrified Flynn's air balloon, leaving the Skylanders open for attack. Before the Bone Dragon can finish them off, the beast was driven away by Wrecking Ball's belch attack, allowing the Skylanders to safely send a distress signal which was noticed by Lightning Rod.

Return of the Dragon King

Flameslinger was among the forty Skylanders to fight against Malefor, he along with several other Skylanders were part of the artillery unit, under Buzz's orders they fired at the Malefor, which had no effect. The Dragon King then destroyed most of the Academy, leaving Flameslinger and many other Skylanders unconscious, and had their powers stolen by Malefor.

Relationships

Stump Smash

Flameslinger is one of Stump Smash's oldest friends. When they, along with Countdown and Wrecking Ball, faced the Bone Dragon, Stump Smash was the first one who realized Flameslinger's plan to distract the Bone Dragon, lifting him by his hammer and sending him up high to give the dragon a kick.[2]

Gameplay

Flameslinger has the ability to infuse his arrows in flames and launch them at his enemies with his enchanted bow. His magic boots allow him to run at incredible speeds, and leave a trail of fire behind him. When he circles around an enemy while leaving a trail of flames, a torrent of fire erupts around the enemy, burning them.

Choosing the Marksman path further increases Flameslinger's capabilities with his Bow and Arrow. His Hellfire Arrows upgrade increases the damage output of the arrows, Explosive Arrows damage nearby enemies rather than just a single enemy, and Triple Shot Arrows increase the range of fire. All of these upgrades combined create a considerably powerful Bow and Arrow attack.

Choosing the Pyromancer path gives Flameslinger more abilities in ways of indirect damage and trickery. The Napalm Tipped Arrows upgrade is a good way to set chaos among the field of battle, setting fire wherever Flameslinger's arrows land. His Inferno Blast is good for the first strike but not necessarily great in the heat of battle; it is best to charge this attack at the beginning of a battle and to only use it when the user is certain of safety while charging it. The Supernova upgrade is excellent for its ability to wipe out surrounding enemies that are far apart. This path is good for players who are more strategic and less focused on raw damage.

Stats

These are the starting and maximum Statistics for this Skylander in the Skylanders games.

  • Health: 250 (max. 500)
  • Speed: 50 (max. 98)
  • Armor: 24 (max. 54)
  • Critical Hit: 40 (max. 90)
  • Elemental Power: 39 (max. 89)

Warning: These stats are not used in any of the Skylander games. They are only listed for completeness reasons.

  • Strength: 40
  • Defense: 25
  • Agility: 90
  • Luck: 80

These are the starting and maximum Statistics for this Skylander in the Skylanders games.

  • Health: 00 (max. 0)
  • Speed: 00 (max. 48)
  • Armor: 00 (max. 30)
  • Critical Hit: 00 (max. 50)
  • Elemental Power: 00 (max. 50)

Warning: These stats are not used in any of the Skylander games. They are only listed for completeness reasons.

  • Strength: 60
  • Defense: 40
  • Agility: 100
  • Luck: 80

Abilities

Basic Abilities
These abilities are available from the start of the game.
Soul Gem Ability
Requires Soul Gem from:
Molekin Mine

Wow Pow Ability
Requires Series 2 Flameslinger

Fire Arrow Flame Dash
Super Volley Shot
Speed Demon
Flameslingerprimarypower
Primary Ability
Shoot flaming arrows at your enemies.
Flameslingersecondarypower
Secondary Ability
Dash forward, leaving a flaming path of destruction behind.
Flameslingersoulgempower
Price: 4000
Flaming Arrow Rain shoots more arrows that covers more area
View Wow Pow
Flameslingerwowpowpower
Price: 5000
While dashing, press Attack 1 to run even faster and leave a new flame trail.
View Soul Gem
Basic Upgrades
Skylanders can buy new abilities from Persephone/Power Pods.
Searing Arrow Column of Fire Volley Shot Hyper Shot
Flameslingerbasicupgrade1
Price: 500
Fire Arrows do increased damage.
Flameslingerbasicupgrade2
Price: 700
Draw a circle with the Flame Dash to create a fire column. Flame Dash does extra damage.
Flameslingerbasicupgrade3
Price: 900
Fire Flaming Arrow Rain down on your enemies.
Flameslingerbasicupgrade4
Price: 1200
Shoot Fire Arrows much faster.
Marksman
View Pyromancer
This upgrade path lets you further develop Flameslinger's Fire Arrow skills.
Hellfire Arrows Explosive Arrows Triple Shot Arrows
Flameslingerpath1upgrade1
Price: 1700
Fire Arrows and Flaming Arrow Rain do even more increased damage.
Flameslingerpath1upgrade2
Price: 2200
Fire Arrows explode, doing damage to anything nearby.
Flameslingerpath1upgrade3
Price: 3000
Shoot 3 Fire Arrows at a time.
Pyromancer
View Marksman
This upgrade path lets you further develop Flameslinger's damage skills.
Napalm Tipped Arrows Inferno Blast Supernova
Flameslingerpath2upgrade1
Price: 1700
Fire Arrows leave behind a burning patch, damaging enemies that touch it.
Flameslingerpath2upgrade2
Price: 2200
Hold the primary button to charge a flaming Inferno attack, then release to fire it.
Flameslingerpath2upgrade3
Price: 3000
Drawing a circle with the Flame Dash causes fire to spread out, doing more damage.

Flameslingerheroability1

Fire Arrows (Active)

[All Enemies]
Inflicts 16% of ATK as damage to all enemies 2 times, and grants the [Explosion] Effect for 4 turns with a 15% chance each whenever you attack accurately.

Mana cost: 3
Cooldown: 4 seconds


Flameslingerheroability2

Burning Arrow (Active)

[1 Enemy]
Inflicts 70% of ATK as damage to 1 enemy, and decreases the turn duration of the [Explosion] Effect of the target by 1 turn(s) with a 40% chance when you attack accurately.

Mana cost: 3
Cooldown: 3 seconds


Flameslingerheroability3

Energy Arrow (Passive)

[1 Enemy]
Inflicts 95% of ATK as damage to 1 enemy. Additionally, the ATK will increase by 20% if the target possesses the [Explosion] Effect. Able to put the enemy in Knockdown Status.

Mana cost: 4
Cooldown: 4 seconds


Flameslingerheroability4

Innate Skill (Passive)

[Self]
Increases your Effect Accuracy by 10%.

Mana cost:
Cooldown:


Flameslingerheroability5

Hellfire (Leader (Passive))

Grants the [Explosion Count Down] Effect on the target with a 10% chance if the enemy falls into the Break or Knockdown status with your attack.
Leader Effect
Grants the [Explosion Count Down] Effect on the target with a 10% chance if the enemy falls into the Break or Knockdown status with an ally's attack.

Mana cost:
Cooldown:

Skylanders can use abilities depending on their level.

Starting Powers

  • Flaming Arrow (Primary Attack): Press (Y) to shoot a fiery arrow straight ahead.
  • Rain of Fire (Secondary Attack): Press (X) to make Flameslinger launch multiple arrows into the air. The arrows will land in front of him and damage nearby enemies. Hold (X) and move the Circle Pad to aim before firing.

Upgrades

  • Hotfoot (requires level: 2): Sprint (A) to leave a damaging trail of fire behind Flameslinger.
  • Burning Embers (requires level: 5): Hold (X) to release embers in front of Flameslinger, stunning nearby enemies.
  • Spreading Flames (requires level: 8): Hold (Y) and then release to have Flameslinger unleash a triple arrow shot that deals extra damage.

Mystic Seeker Scroll

Gain a 20% Health bonus while in the Radiant Isles. The scroll for this upgrade can be found in Glacial Slopes.

Quests

Basic Quests

  • Monster Masher: Defeat 1000 enemies.
  • Chow Hound: Eat 50 pieces of food.
  • Arena Artist: Complete an arena without taking any damage.
  • Battle Champ: Win 10 PvP matches.
  • Heroic Challenger: Complete a heroic challenge without taking any damage.

Elemental Quests

  • Elementalist: Cause 7500 elemental bonus damage.
  • Bombardier: Defeat 25 enemies with bombs.
  • Steamer: Defeat an evil Water Minion.

Unique Quest

  • Circular Combustion: Defeat 10 enemies with one Column of Flame Fire Dash.

Basic Quests

  • Bad Guy Basher: Defeat 1000 enemies.
  • Fruit Frontiersman: Eat 15 fruit.
  • Flawless Challenger: Complete a non-Story Mode level at full health.
  • True Gladiator: Win 10 PVP matches.
  • Totally Maxed Out: Reach level 20 and purchase all Upgrades for this Skylander.

Elemental Quests

  • Elementalist: Deal 7500 elemental bonus damage.
  • Mega Melter: Defeat a total of 25 Ice Geargolems.
  • Bombardier: Defeat 30 enemies with bombs.

Unique Quest

  • Circular Combustion: Eat 50 Hamburgers.

Quotes

Battle Cries

  • "Let the Flames Begin!"
  • "Ready, aim, fire!"
  • "Feel my fiery rage!"
  • "I aim the flame!"
  • "Bow to my bow!"
  • "I almost let you win, but no!"
  • "You're in the line of fire! Mine!"
  • "Looks like you learned the burn!"
  • "I kept my eyes on the prize!"
  • "Bullseye!"
  • "A scorching success!"
  • "A fine achievement."
  • "I am the flame!"
  • "Get to go!"
  • "Here I go!"
  • "Fire away!"
  • "Feel the burn!"
  • "Captain Flame!"
  • "Woo hoo!"
  • "Blazing a path!"
  • "Firing through!"
  • "Finders keepers" - when collecting treasure
  • "I declare this treasure mine." - when collecting treasure
  • "Interesting place, let's explore!" - when in an Elemental Zone
  • "Truly inspiring!" - when checking stats
  • "I am blind and lethal!" - when checking stats
  • "This would go nice with my blindfold!" - when given a hat
  • "How does this look? I can't see!" - when given a hat
  • "I can really warm-up to this name." - when given a nickname
  • "You have excellent taste!" - when given a nickname

Commercial Quotes

Character Trailers

See also

Gallery

Flameslinger/Gallery

Trivia

  • In the Skylanders: Giants debut trailer, Flameslinger wears a yellow blindfold under his red blindfold.
  • His official catchphrase is a play on the phrase 'Let The Games Begin'.
  • He is similar to Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games. Both are archers who are associated with fire.
  • He also wears his blindfold because he grew sick of people staring at the strange, supernatural flames that have flickered behind his eyes since birth.[3]
  • In his toy forms and artworks, his bow has no string.
    • It can be seen in games except Spyro's Adventure and Giants, contradicting the toys and artwork.
  • Flameslinger and Stealth Elf have much in common - They are both green-skinned Elves of similar stature that debuted in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure, they both cover a portion of their face (Flameslinger's eyes and Stealth Elf's mouth), both have an emphasis on speed and utilise an attack to move around quickly, and both use more traditional weaponry: a bow & arrows and daggers respectively.
  • There is a shoulder strap for the quiver in his toy forms and artworks, while it cannot be seen in-game.
  • If you purchase Searing Arrows upgrade, his bow will be colored red and given more sharpened designs.
  • He speaks in a French accent.
  • Series 2 Flameslinger has the Volley Shot upgrade with the toy, already upgraded.
  • His Series 2 remake of Golden Flameslinger appears more orange-colored than gold.
  • Flameslinger is one of the six elven Skylanders (the others being HexNinjini, Fright Rider, Stealth Elf, and Bushwhack.
  • Flameslinger, Enigma, and Blaster-Tron are the only three Skylanders without visible eyes.
  • He is voiced by Keith Szarabajka, who voices Ironhide in Transformers: War for Cybertron and Laserbeak in Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
  • Flameslinger is the first Skylander to have archery skills, the second is Snap Shot, followed by Wolfgang, Buckshot, Ro-Bow and all of the Bowslinger class of Imaginators.
  • His head is a customization item for Skylanders: Imaginators and named No Sight No Problem.
  • Although he was absent in the 1.0 version of the game, Flameslinger did not appear nor was released until the reboot of Skylanders: Ring of Heroes after the release of Boom Bloom's episode dungeon.
  • In Skylanders: Swap Force, Flameslinger can use his Flame Dash even while falling, leaving a trail of flames in the air.

References

  1. Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Official Sticker Book, page 27
  2. Skylanders: Stump Smash Crosses the Bone Dragon, page 16
  3. Skylanders Universe: Book of Elements - Fire and Water, page 31

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