I actually quite like the sound of Wham Shell, although if I do get him I'll probably keep him out of sight of the kids. Something about his eyes, square body and horns gave my youngest son nightmares after seeing his Soul Gem video and he has persuaded the others not to get him. The strange thing is that my kids have made a pact not to buy him.

Wham Shell is the final water Skylander to be released, and will be the last of the originally announced figures to hit the shops before the arrival of Skylanders Giants. Then his Summon Tornado power creates a tornado that not only damages enemies but picks them up and moves them around. Firstly his Spin Attack sees him spinning on the spot and damaging any enemies within range. This not only means that he can't fly like the dragons, but he also has a focus on melee close combat attacks. Although I thought this would come down to their stats and attacks in the game, it seems that completing particular sets of Skylanders was a greater concern.Ĭurrently the dragon Skylanders are in the ascendance, not only because they can all fly and are some of the fastest characters but also because my sharp-eyed son spotted a tweet that suggested owning all the dragon Skylanders would grant the group a stat bonus. My kids have realized they need to be quick off the mark to grab these new figures when they appear on Amazon, so have been trying to decide whether they really wanted them beforehand.

Having all the Skylanders in each of these sets results in a stats/experience boost when you play. This will enable players not only to complete their Air, Life and Water elemental sets of Skylanders but also the lesser known Dragons collection. Warnado and Camo are next up, following by Wham Shell. As we get closer to the release of Skylanders Giants the number of figures still to be released in the first game is down to single figures.