The Golden Desert

The Golden Desert
Trap TeamRing of Heroes
World Type:	Desert
World:	Skylands
Residents:	Undead Chompy Worms
Hats:	2
Story Scrolls:	1
Chests:	3
Legendary Treasure(s):	1
Soul Gems:	Tuff Luck
Enemies:	Grave Clobbers Shield Skeletons Bone Chompy Transformed Barrels Masker Minds Chompy Worms Bad Jujus
Appears in:	Skylanders: Trap Team Skylanders: Ring of Heroes
Previous:	Skyhighlands
Next:	Lair of the Golden Queen

The Golden Desert is the sixteenth level in Skylanders: Trap Team, as well as a level in Skylanders: Ring of Heroes. It is the territory of the Golden Queen, protected by her Undead guards and pet Chompy Worms which lurk in the sand dunes. It is said to be one of the hottest places in Skylands, and once was Grave Clobber's kingdom.

Objectives

• Clear out the Chompy Worms
• Save Cali from the Golden Queen

Element Gates

• Air
• Earth

Areas to Find

• X's Shifting Sands (Earth)
• The Dust Bowl
• The Temple of Topaz
• The Howling Caverns (Villains)
• Hole in the Wall
• The Golden Springs
• The Earthen Alcove (Earth)
• The Windy Watch (Air)
• The Windy Heights
• The Jeweled Coliseum

New Enemies

• Grave Clobber
• Shield Skeleton
• Bone Chompy
• Transformed Barrel
• Chompy Worm

Wanted Villains

Villain		Element
	Bone Chompy
	Grave Clobber

Legendary Treasure

• Legendary Dragon Head

Soul Gem

• Tuff Luck- Garden of Pain

Villain Quests

• Blaster-Tron- Help Diggs Dig
• Tae Kwon Crow- Gopher the Gold

Other appearances

Skylanders: Ring of Heroes

After Kaos' meddling with the Book of Dark Magic, part of the Golden Desert was dragged to the Shattered Islands, with the few ruins on it that survived giving way to sparse trees. Pretending to be part of Kaos' plan, Golden Queen reclaimed the isle to secure the Book of Dark Magic, only to reveal her plan to the Skylanders that she never intended to return it, passing it off to Dr. Krankcase for experiments before the heroes or Kaos could retrieve it.

Missions

Desert Entrance

• Earth Mab Lobs
• Chomp Chest
• Grave Clobber

Desert Investigation

• Chomp Chests
• Undead Chompies
• Grave Clobbers

Edge of the Desert

• Tussle Sprouts
• Chomp Chests
• Earth Mab Lobses
• Masker Minds

Desert Forked Road

• Grave Clobbers
• Earth Mab Lobses
• Chomp Chests
• Masker Minds

Desert Campsite

• Grave Clobbers
• Undead Chompies
• Earth Mab Lobses
• Chomp Chests

Center of the Desert

• Grave Clobbers
• Undead Chompies
• Tussle Sprouts
• Earth Mab Lobses

Her Golden Majesty

• Golden Queen
• Earth Mab Lobses
• Grave Clobbers
• Masker Minds

Gallery

• 
  One of the various hippo statues, the base of which is used for the Lair of the Golden Queen's Legendary Treasure.
• 
  Version 1 The Golden Desert island art
• 
  Version 2 (current) The Golden Desert island art
• 
  Area 1 in Ring of Heroes
• 
  Mission Menu in Ring of Heroes
• 
  Golden Desert's current mission screen in Ring of Heroes

Trivia

The Temple of Topaz and the Jeweled Coliseum as seen from the temple.

• Although no transition to Lair of the Golden Queen is shown, the Jeweled Coliseum and the Temple of Topaz can be seen at a small distance from her temple in the cutscene at the end of the Future of Skylands. Strangely, the opposite isn't true; the temple can't be seen from the previous level despite the proximity.
• Before the Golden Queen's rule, Grave Clobber was the pharaoh of the Golden Desert, until his brothers betrayed him and almost ruined the kingdom in their attempt to control it.
• Blocker Birds from the Phoenix Psanctuary can be seen flying in the Golden Desert's background.
• This level contains a strange blue-jeweled coin hidden behind a Traptanium crystal. When collected, this coin grants its collector a large amount of experience, but it cannot be collected if the Skylander who touches it is already level 20.
  • Because this coin bears a strong similarity to the purple-jeweled coins that served as placeholders in early versions of Kaos' Kastle, it may have been a placeholder in Trap Team's early development that accidentally endured into the final game.
• Cali places dynamite to blow up a wall in this level, harking back to a similar section in Troll Home Security where she rigged a different wall to explode.
• Despite being one of the last levels in Trap Team, the Golden Desert is the first level in its game to introduce spear traps.