Throughout history, there have been many epic battles, though none more bizarre than the legendary brawl between the headless giant and the infamous flying eyeball. Thumpback’s pirating days were over, but his legend as one of the first Skylanders had only just begun. This was actually quite fortunate, because sometime later The Phantom Tide and its entire crew were banished to the Chest of Exile. But when his chance came to finally ensnare the most elusive creature in the sky – the Leviathan Cloud Crab – he was pulled over board and carried off into the horizon. But the actual pirating part about being a pirate didn’t interest Thumpback so much as the benefits that came with travelling on a large ship. Thumpback was once a crew member of The Phantom Tide, the most fearsome pirate ship in all of Skylands.

These two are only compatible with Skylanders Giants, so don’t purchase if you’re hoping to bust out these behemoths in the original.Īlong with some new trailers on these two, we’ve also got some screenshots and bios on the whale-looking and cyclops-resembling Skylanders, which you can check out, below.

Hey, Disney! You may be the new kids in town with your fancy, upcoming Disney Infinity title, but the original is still riding high as Activision announce two new characters coming to Skylanders Giants.Ī water based Skylander in Thumpback and an undead Skylander in Eye-Brawl, are joining the long list of available characters in the massive Skylanders series.

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