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“Brace for the Mace!”
    —Wham-Shell's official catchphrase


Wham-Shell is a crimson-colored crab in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. He is of the Water element.

Character Development

According to Gameplay Designer Nah Loh, Wham-Shell has one of the saddest typos in all of the Skylander upgrades, but introducing interesting vocabulary in Skylander upgrades was very important to Nat. Him being exposed to new words was something Nat thought he could bring into the Skylander universe. Wham-Shell represents the very extreme of this. The Skylander's primary ability is called the Malacostacan Mace which should be Malacostracan Mace after the taxonomic class malacostra under the subphylum of crustacea which crabs belong to. Another funny typo is the upgrade Mega Trident which was an oversight since Wham-Shell originally had a trident as his weapon. Then there are pseudo-Latin upgrades such as Starfishicus Gigantus which may go against the whole "educating with words" goal but they were meant to be fun even if they ended up being confusing.[2]

Background

Personality

Regal and heroic, Wham-Shell never forgets the common clams and protects the seas for all his worth.[3] As the son of an underwater king, he isn't used to being refused anything.[4] It is also said that he is usually a pretty together kind of guy.[5]

Biography

Wham-Shell was the long-standing king of a kingdom deep in the oceans of Skylands that for a long time lived peacefully. That is, until his underwater utopia was invaded by a legion of oil-drilling trolls that scattered his people to the wind. Armed with a powerful mace that had been handed down from one king to the next for generations, Wham-Shell defeated the greedy trolls and drove them away. Soon after, he joined the Skylanders to help defend against this type of atrocity ever happening again.

Story

Gill Grunt and the Curse of the Fish Master

Wham-Shell and Zap were called by Master Eon to assist Gill Grunt when a Gillman was about to be eaten alive by a rampaging Cloud Kraken. They both saved Gill Grunt and attempted to stop the Cloud Kraken, only to make the beast turn its blind fury upon a pirate ship called the Fearsome Fang and its crew. The ship's captain, Grimslobber, mysteriously scared off the Cloud Kraken without having to do a thing, confusing Gill Grunt, Zap, and Wham-Shell.

Zap, Gill, Wham-Shell, and Grimslobber

Zap, Gill Grunt, and Wham-Shell being surrounded by Captain Grimslobber and his pirates

When Grimslobber called Gill Grunt names to try and pick a fight, Wham-Shell was the first to defend his fellow Skylander before Zap but was calmed down by Gill Grunt as they didn't want any trouble with the captain and his band of pirates. Zap then unintentionally asked them about a treasure one of the pirates accidentally blurted out, prompting the seemingly friendly Grimslobber to surround the Water Skylanders with his crew and attack them. Gill Grunt, Zap, and Wham-Shell narrowly escaped the Fearsome Fang and dove into the safety of the sea, leaving Grimslobber to swear vengeance.

The Water Skylanders then hear from Spyro that Kaos was after the Water Fragment as well, and Gill Grunt quickly lead his fellow Water Skylanders to the Kingdom of the Merpeople, knowing that the merpeople, who have swam the waters for thousands of years, would know the location of the fragment. The Skylanders discovered the kingdom was deserted, with only the elderly, children, King Scalebeard, Prince Aquan, and Princess Finella still within the kingdom's barrier. Suddenly Prince Aquan and Princess Finella fell under a strange trance and swam out of the kingdom along with several other merfolk, and the Skylanders followed them in hot pursuit to see where they were going.

With the help of Zap's speed, the Water Skylanders were able to keep up with the merfolk, avoiding a swarm of electro-jellies along the way. During the chase, Wham-Shell mysteriously had fallen under a spell and turned on Gill Grunt and Zap. The rogue crustacean captured Zap after knocking him nearly unconscious with his starfish bullets and dragged him into a cave where the hypnotized merfolk went into.

Wham-Shell and Grimslobber

Wham-Shell under Grimslobber's control

Wham-Shell was later revealed to be under the control of Captain Grimslobber, who was using the Fish Master's Crown to force the merfolk into digging out the gem-eels and hauling them to the surface so that he could become rich. Gill Grunt was able to free himself from the curse with the help of Zap, causing Grimslobber to lose control over a portion of his hypnotized victims. During the confusion, Wham-Shell was freed from the curse and released the Gem-Eels, causing Grimslobber to lose his hold on the Crown, and it shattered on the ocean floor into two pieces, fully freeing the merfolk. As the pirate captain made a hasty retreat, Wham-Shell followed after Gill Grunt back onto the deck of the Fearsome Fang along with Zap. With the help of the freed merfolk and even Spyro, the Water Skylanders bested Grimslobber and his pirate crew.

Grimslobber pulled out a pistol and attempted to kill Gill Grunt when the captain was knocked overboard and eaten alive by the Cloud Kraken. Kaos then revealed his presence, having recovered the pieces of the broken Fish Master's Crown that supposedly contained the Water fragment. After taunting the Skylanders, the evil Portal Master made his leave but not before sinking the Fearsome Fang. Spyro, Gill Grunt, Zap, and Wham-Shell quickly escaped off of Grimslobber's sinking ship through a portal.

Back at the Eternal Archives, it seemed the Skylanders had failed their mission to retrieve the Water fragment when Gill Grunt checked Grimslobber's satchel he brought back with him and held a dirty rag the captain had used to wrap the Fish Master's Crown. The rag soon revealed itself to be the Water Fragment, making the Skylanders realize that Kaos had stolen nothing more than a worthless broken crown. Knowing that Kaos would be after the next fragment to the Mask of Power, the Skylanders would be ready for him...

Gameplay

Using his mace, which is called the Troll Cracker (originally called the Claw Cracker due to him defeating the trolls), Wham-Shell can release electricity discharged from mace's spiked tip. He can also strike his enemies with his mace and release pulses of water from it. In "Gill Grunt and the curse of the Fish Master" it is shown that the mace can magically return to Wham Shell after being thrown.

Stats

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

  • Health: 300 (max. 600)
  • Speed: 50 (max. 98)
  • Armor: 18 (max. 88)
  • Critical Hit: 30 (max. 80)
  • 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: 75
  • Defense: 90
  • Agility: 25
  • Luck: 60

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

  • Health: ???
  • Speed: ??
  • Armor: ??
  • Critical Hit: ??
  • Elemental Power: ??

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

  • Strength: 100
  • Defense: 120
  • Agility: 25
  • Luck: 100

Abilities

Basic Abilities
Like all the original water skylanders, Wham-Shell can swim.
Soul Gem Ability
Requires Soul Gem from:
Oilspill Island
Malacostacan Mace Starfish Bullets
Carapace Plating
Wham-Shellprimarypower
Primary Ability
Swing Wham-Shell's big mace at his enemies.
Wham-Shellsecondarypower
Secondary Ability
Wham-Shell's mace shoots starfish bullets.
Wham-Shellsoulgempower
Price: 4000
New armor makes Wham-Shell harder to hit.
Basic Upgrades
Skylanders can buy new abilities from Persephone/Power Pods.
Starfishicus Giganticus King's Mace Starfishicus Superioralis Poseidon Strike
Wham-Shellbasicupgrade1
Price: 500
Charge up the Starfish attack.
Wham-Shellbasicupgrade2
Price: 700
Mace attack does increased damage.
Wham-Shellbasicupgrade3
Price: 900
Starfish attack does increased damage.
Wham-Shellbasicupgrade4
Price: 1200
Create an electrified field that damages enemies.
Captain Crustacean
View Commander Crab
This upgrade path lets Wham-Shell further develop his skills with the Mace.
Crustacean Combos Mega Trident Mace of the Deep
Wham-Shellpath1upgrade1
Price: 1700
Unleash the Mace Master attack.
Wham-Shellpath1upgrade2
Price: 2200
Mace attack does even more increased damage.
Wham-Shellpath1upgrade3
Price: 3000
Create a more powerful Poseidon Strike.
Commander Crab
View Captain Crustacean
This upgrade path lets Wham-Shell further develop his Starfish attack.
Triplicate Starfish Semi-Eternal Pursuit Nightmare Huggers
Wham-Shellpath2upgrade1
Price: 1700
Shoot 3 Starfish at once.
Wham-Shellpath2upgrade2
Price: 2200
Starfish attack homes in on enemies.
Wham-Shellpath2upgrade3
Price: 3000
Starfish latch onto enemies doing continuous damage.

Wham-Shellheroability1

Malacostraca Iron Mace Attack (Active)

1 Enemy
Inflicts 45% of ATK as damage to 1 enemy 2 time(s), and grants the Diminish Effect for 1 turn(s) with a 25% chance whenever you attack accurately.

Mana cost: 4
Cooldown: 4 seconds


Wham-Shellheroability2

Iron Mace Claw Cracker (Active)

1 Enemy
Inflicts 85% of ATK as damage to 1 enemy, and grants the Provoke Effect on yourself for 2 turn(s).

Mana cost: 3
Cooldown: 4 seconds


Wham-Shellheroability3

Crustacean Plating (Passive)

[SELF]
Increases your DEF by 5% in battle.

Mana cost:
Cooldown:

Skylanders can use abilities depending on their level.

Starting Powers

  • Crab Crunch (Primary Attack): Press (Y) repeatedly to strike with Wham-Shell's mace.
  • Shooting Starfish (Secondary Attack): Press (X) to shoot a starfish. Enemies hit by a starfish will be damaged and stunned.

Upgrades

  • Starfish Shield (requires level: 4): After a Shooting Starfish (X) hits an enemy, it will sometimes return to Wham-Shell. The starfish will protect Wham-Shell from one attack.
  • Whirlpull (requires level: 7): Press (Y), (Y), then hold (Y) to spin Wham-Shell's mace and create a vortex in front of him, pulling in enemies.
  • Starfish Swirl (requires level: 10): When a Shooting Starfish (X) is protecting Wham-Shell, Sprint (A) or attack with Crab Crunch (Y) to make three starfish swirl around Wham-Shell and damage nearby enemies.

Mystic Seeker Scroll

Gain a 20% Speed bonus while in the Radiant Isles. The scroll for this upgrade can be found in Whipwind Mountains.

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.
  • Waterfall: Knock 25 enemies off the edge of the world.
  • Extinguished: Defeat an evil Fire Minion.

Unique Quest

  • Irate Invertebrate: Defeat 6 enemies with one Poseidon Strike.

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.
  • Extinguisher: Defeat 25 Fire Geargolems.
  • A-Fish-Ionado: Catch 25 fish with the fishing rod.

Unique Quest

  • Irate Invertebrate: Defeat 6 enemies with one Poseidon Strike.

Quotes

Battle Cries

  • "Brace for the Mace!"
  • "Here I go!"
  • "Power blast!"
  • "More power!"
  • "Success!"'
  • "Excellent!"
  • "Perfect!"
  • "Victory is mine!"
  • "Shell shocked!"
  • "You're all washed up!"
  • "On my way!" - When opening a barrier
  • "No stopping me!" - When opening a barrier
  • "A water wonderland!" - When entering an elemental gate
  • "Yeah!" - When leveling up
  • "Power surge!" - When leveling up
  • "Just like sand dollars!" - When opening a treasure chest
  • "Gifts of the sea!" - When opening a treasure chest
  • "My strength is growing!" - When viewing stats
  • "My numbers are sweating!" - When viewing stats
  • "This will make a great swimming cap!" - When putting on a hat
  • "Nice hat, it should look good underwater!" - When putting on a hat
  • "A worthy name!" - When given a nickname
  • "A wise choice!" - When given a nickname
  • "My mace and I are getting bored. Can we go now?" - Unused idle line
  • "Maybe I'll just burrow in the ground for a while..." - Unused idle line

Character Trailers

Gallery

Wham-Shell/Gallery

Trivia

  • Wham Shell is the only water Skylander whose color scheme isn't blue except for the color of his eyes.
  • His razor-sharp teeth don't stay so perfectly white by themselves. Wham-Shell brushes them up to fourteen times a day with a toothbrush carved from coral and toothpaste made from mashed fish scales.[6]
  • His weapon; the Malacostracan Mace, is named after the scientific class of crustaceans where crabs are part of.
  • Despite referring to his weapon as a mace, his weapon is actually a morning star.
  • When he enters the water, he rides on his morning star like a witch riding on a broomstick.
  • Wham-Shell is one of the eight Skylanders without a Series 2 figure in Giants (the others being Voodood, Dino-Rang, Warnado, Boomer, Sunburn, Camo and Ghost Roaster). However, he and Warnado return in Swap Force as LightCore figures and Camo returns as a Series 2 in Swap Force as well.
  • In Giants, the spikes on Wham Shell's morning star are red instead of gold.
  • He, Flashwing and Warnado are the only LightCore Skylanders without an additional counterpart as part of the Swap Force toyline.
  • As a LightCore figure, the head of his mace lights up when placed on the Portal of Power.
  • According to the Spyro's Adventure Sticker Book, Wham-Shell is the son of King Roland and was still a prince at the time of the attack on his kingdom. He would soon become king as a result of his heroic feat.[7]
  • In the Skylanders 2015 Annual, it is said that Wham-Shell's mace can crack almost anything, even the shell of the legendary Sky Lobster.[8]
  • Series 1 Wham Shell is the only non-variant character from Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure who was only released in a single-pack. All other characters from the game also appeared in 3-packs, starter packs, or adventure packs.
  • Wham-Shell and Crusher are the only Skylanders to change their "Need to Rest" animations between games. On the PS3, 360 and PC versions of Spyro's Adventure, Wham Shell has a completely different death animation than on the Wii version and all subsequent games.

References

  1. Chris Parson's official website.
  2. Senior character Gameplay designer. Nat Loh Website.
  3. Skylanders Universe: The Complete Collection, page 195
  4. Skylanders: Gill Grunt and the Curse of the Fish Master, page 72
  5. Skylanders: Book of Elements - Fire and Water, page 64
  6. Skylanders Universe: Book of Elements - Fire and Water, page 54
  7. Skylanders Official Sticker Book, page 19
  8. Skylanders Official 2015 Annual, page 36

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