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I watched the Family Gamer TV segment on that page, and it sounded like the 8 regular Skylanders (coming with Giants) are just going to be new poses on old characters, with around 4 having the led enhancement, but they would have the same stats. Did I hear that right? I was hoping for 8 new regulars in addition to the 8 new giants.

Zook looks cool, love the rocket launcher.

I found it funny in the Family Gamer TV intro, the stack of games included Red Dead Redemption, and Bioshock.<BR>http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/q...ax_06/fgtv.jpg<BR>

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The way that I understand it (from what my friend said about the fair), there are 8 giants and only one was at the fair, that being Tree Rex.

There were two old characters with new poses: Cynder and Zook

There were two new characters: Unnamed Eagle (Air) and Alchemist (Magic)

So I think that it's safe to assume that we are getting:

• 8 Giants (one for each element)
• 8 new characters (one for each element)
• 8 old characters (with new poses, attacks, LED enhancements, etc.)

Either way, my wallet is screaming.

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Definitely in for new characters. I don't think I want/need remolds of existing characters.

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Two of the Triple Packs and the Pirate Seas and Darklight Crypt Adventure Packs are in Stock at Amazon!

http://mail.zoolert.com/skylanders-s...stock-tracker/

Darklight Crypt -> http://www.zoolert.com/tb.php?pid=6704
Pirate Seas -> http://www.zoolert.com/tb.php?pid=6703
Wrecking Ball, Stealth Elf/ Sonic Boom -> http://www.zoolert.com/tb.php?pid=6686
Drobot/Flamslinger/Stump Smash -> http://www.zoolert.com/tb.php?pid=6575

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Ahhhh.... yes - I forget that aspect. So far I've managed to *not* try the new ones until I actually give them to 'em. You could always try them on a new game and simply delete it when you're done... *unless* you have all the save slots tied up! :D

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Several singles too: Eruptor, Zap, Boomer, Wrecking Ball, and Hex.

That 3 pack with Stealth Elf and Pirate Seas are sold out... Darklight Crypt is almost gone...

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Managed to get Darklight and Empire off Amazon today (thanks zoolert!) That just leaves Cynder to find for currently available figures.

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Did you get Empire for $20 from Amazon or from another vendor for more?

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Thanks for the Amazon update. Fuck Toys R Us....I'll buy the rest elsewhere. I ordered 4 figures that I'll set back for Easter gifts.

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I'd like to find the Empire of Ice somewhere. What stores have carried it?

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I'm out of the loop on this game. Do you need all the figures to complete the game? i.e. areas locked out until you buy certain creatures?

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Nope. You can get 1000/1000 and finish the game with the three figures it comes with. It may not be easy, but it can be done. There are areas that are locked unless you get one of each element though, making 100%-ing the game impossible (there are a dozen challenges for each level, but they aren't tied to achievements).

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Hey Michael Corvin, you should have told him "YES!" ;)

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$19.99 - I refuse to pay more than retail for any of these.

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You lucky duck, I've never seen it on Amazon for $20. Good find. :up:

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Went to TRU at opening time, went right to the back, found one Empire of Ice pack and bought it. :banana:

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See any Legendary Trigger Happy? Those are supposedly popping up now.

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The only singles they had were Boomer and Drobot. They also had a couple Dark Light Crypts and a bunch of Pirate Seas Adventure Packs.

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My kids just informed me that they already have Slam Bam at Level 10 with all of his upgrades. That was quick. ;)

(No school today)

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He was the very first character that we leveled up all the way and we did it in maybe 2 hours.

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Score: Cynder from Amazon, $7.99. Zoolerts rules.

I think that's all that are currently available. Zook isn't anywhere yet, is he?

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With the 4 figures I ordered from Amazon, the 1 I found yesterday and the Crypt set I found the other day the hunt is now going to get even more difficult. Now that I have all the released add on levels and over half the figures I'm sure every time I DO find items in the store they will be ones I DON'T need.

Toy "R' US sent some half ass response to me about my earlier complaint. They said they would forward the e-mail to someone who could provide me with a better answer. Meanwhile I watched a guy yesterday clear the pegs at local TRU and I had to really bite my tongue.

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Anyone have any inside info as to when TRU is gonna get the new Dragon Peak Adventure Pack?

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I went into a Walmart yesterday that had 4 individual Cyners, 4 Whirlwinds and 2 Double Troubles. We had to go to a small town outside of Tulsa for a debate tournament so I stopped there and checked for a friend. There is no way in hell I would have found that many available for purchase in the city.

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Stopped by TRU this morning just after opening... all cleaned out. Not a figure to be found.

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Legendary Trigger Happy is in the wild.

I had my wife stop in TRU this morning. She said they had about 20 of them.

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Did she pick one up for you?

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Actually 2. If you need one he's yours.

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I'll check my TRU this week/end. If I can't find one, I might take you up on it. ;)

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So at one time I had a few Skylanders and 1 add one level stashed away. That was before my 2 year old had to go for test after test at the local pediatrics center and nearby hospital in the past week. I surprised him a figure after blood work was done the other day to take his mind off his finger. Then today we had to go to the hospital for tests and I packed in a brand new figure to occupy him while he was there. I'm hoping for good results tomorrow and if I don't get them I'm hoping that I can score more figures locally to keep him calm and happy. :(

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This is more of an aside (and I hope your 2 year old is ok), but does he play the game at all, or watch you play? I introduced my 2 year old to the game and she loves the characters going on the screen (in fact, at times she won't let me replace them for certain levels!). Even a simplistic game like this seems like it would be too hard for her to control, though, and the game is a bit violent.

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As I just posted in the SSX game, which he can play, he sucks at Skylanders. He just walks into objects and repeatedly hits the same button. Thankfully he loves to help me with the portal that I setup on his table with our figure holder. I'll tell him what figure I want and he swaps them out as I need them. Obviously he loves the figures without the game so we play with them a good bit as well.

Anyone using an app to track the figures they have? I'm using one on my Droid and the damn thing reset the figures we own when the thing updated the other day. Might just keep a document on my phone with owned ones listed.

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I stopped at TRU on the way home. They had a ton of singles: Boomer, Hex, Dino Rang, Wrecking Ball, Drobot, and Eruptor.

The girl working the Video Game area said they hadn't seen any of Legendaries nor the new Adventure Pack.

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Checked TRU this morning... no sight of Legendary Trigger Happy or the new Adventure Set.

The guy working the game section said they're getting more stuff on Wed and Fri (wasn't specific on what kind of stuff). I'm gonna call them and see if they get anything.

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My 4 year old loves it (she turned 4 in September and we got them the game for my 6 yr old's birthday in January).

They have more problems when they fight about which way to go than controlling the game. For quite a while I had to help them out with the FPS-style shooting parts (where they shoot at the airships with the cannons).

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Legendary Trigger Happy is available on TRU for shipping or in-store pickup

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...FindSrc=search

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^Page shows limit 1 per (about time TRU!!!) - but it will not add to the cart. I get a "The following item: Skylanders Spyro's Adventure Pack - Legendary Trigger Happy has limited inventory. We've adjusted the quantity below to reflect the number we have available. " message and there's nothing but an empty cart. Blech!

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:down:

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And when I finally get home to try again on a different computer it's OOS for shipping. Double Blech!

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Here's to hoping that TRU get's the new Adventure Pack tomorrow.