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{{Characterbox | {{Characterbox | ||
|name = Haldor | |name = Haldor | ||
|image = [[File:HaldorSSA.png|250px]] | |||
|species = Gnome | |species = Gnome | ||
|gender = Male | |gender = Male | ||
|role = Ally | |role = Ally | ||
|world = [[Empire of Ice|Vindlevale]] (console version) | |world = [[Empire of Ice|Vindlevale]] (console version) | ||
|appearances = [[Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure]] (console version) <br | |appearances = ''[[Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure]]'' (console version)<br>''[[Skylanders: Giants]]'' | ||
|voiceeng = Unknown| | |cameos=''[[Skylanders: Swap Force]]'' (mentioned) | ||
|voiceeng = Unknown | |||
|element=Magic}} | |||
{{Quote|Wahoo!|Haldor}} | {{Quote|Wahoo!|Haldor}} | ||
'''Haldor''' is the Great Northern Wizard of Vindlevale in the console versions of the [[Empire of Ice]] level in ''[[Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure]]''. | '''Haldor''' is the Great Northern Wizard of Vindlevale in the console versions of the [[Empire of Ice]] level in ''[[Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure]]''. | ||
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Haldor was a bearded "mesmorph wizard," who was among the game’s first ten proposed characters. "He had a magical staff that created little gnome clones of himself that would explode," says Michael Graham. He made it as far as a plastic prototype, and although "his powers were fun, we felt we could do more with the personality. We wanted all the characters to be heroic and aspirational. He was kooky and a very interesting character, but he wasn’t the thing every kid aspires to be — he was a weird, grumpy, old gnome wizard. But we still liked the way he played, so he became the wacky, bumbling [[Double Trouble]]." | Haldor was a bearded "mesmorph wizard," who was among the game’s first ten proposed characters. "He had a magical staff that created little gnome clones of himself that would explode," says Michael Graham. He made it as far as a plastic prototype, and although "his powers were fun, we felt we could do more with the personality. We wanted all the characters to be heroic and aspirational. He was kooky and a very interesting character, but he wasn’t the thing every kid aspires to be — he was a weird, grumpy, old gnome wizard. But we still liked the way he played, so he became the wacky, bumbling [[Double Trouble]]." | ||
If you’re a big Skylanders fan, Graham explains why he looks so familiar. “We kept him alive,” he says with a smile. “He became Haldor of the Empire of Ice expansion pack. You still see his character there, and I think he works really well in that pack. But he was a playable toy at one point."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/ | If you’re a big Skylanders fan, Graham explains why he looks so familiar. “We kept him alive,” he says with a smile. “He became Haldor of the Empire of Ice expansion pack. You still see his character there, and I think he works really well in that pack. But he was a playable toy at one point."<ref>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130312042509/http://oneofswords.com/2012/10/the-secret-skylanders-youve-never-seen/ The Secret Skylanders You've Never Seen]''. (Date Posted - Oct 17, 2012). ''[http://oneofswords.com One of Swords]''.</ref> His abilities would have been to summon garden gnomes.<ref>''[https://youtu.be/9qB9WZREg6Q?t=4451 Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure DEVELOPER COMMENTARY - Episode 1: Studio Head, Paul Reiche]''. (Date Posted - Jan 25, 2020). ''[http://youtube.com Youtube]''.</ref> | ||
<gallery position="center"> | <gallery position="center"> | ||
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==Story== | ==Story== | ||
Haldor sought out the Skylanders for help, hoping they would free his home of Vindlevale from the icy grip of the [[Ice | Haldor sought out the Skylanders for help, hoping they would free his home of Vindlevale from the icy grip of the [[Ice Ogre]]s. He guided the [[Skylander]]s in assembling the catapult that was needed to destroy the wall that was causing his village to be locked in eternal winter. Haldor had a habit of saying 'Wahhoo!' up until the Skylanders freed his village from Eternal Winter, and then started saying 'Huzzah!'. | ||
==Voice portrayals== | |||
{{Othervoice | |||
|japanesevoice=Akihiro Matsushima<ref>''[http://www.office-pac.jp/talent/profile/?id=matsushima-a Akihiro Matsushima's talent agency profile]''</ref> | |||
}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery position="center"> | <gallery position="center"> | ||
Haldor_toy.jpg|Haldor's toy prototype | File:HaldorandTheLeveler.png|Haldor and the broken "Leveler" as seen in ''[[Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure]]'' (Wii) | ||
File:Haldor2.jpeg|Haldor at the end of Empire of Ice | |||
File:HaldorSG.png|Haldor in ''[[Skylanders: Giants]]'' | |||
File:HaldorSSAiconwii.png|Haldor's character portrait in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (Wii) | |||
File:HaldorSSAiconXPEC.png|Haldor's charcter portrait in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360) | |||
File:HaldorSGicon.png|Haldor's charcter portrait in Skylanders: Giants | |||
File:Haldor_toy.jpg|Haldor's toy prototype | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Haldor has the same character movements as Double Trouble. | *Due to his connection with Double Trouble during development, Haldor has the same character movements as Double Trouble. | ||
** | **His toy form is doing the same pose a Series 1 Double Trouble but in reverse. | ||
*He once dove underwater in the Enchanted Pool of [[Woodburrow]] and claimed to have been transported into another world. The Pool has been off-limits ever since. | *He once dove underwater in the Enchanted Pool of [[Woodburrow]] and claimed to have been transported into another world. The Pool has been off-limits ever since. | ||
*[[Dale]] from the [[Skylanders Academy (TV series)|spin-off TV show]] uses the same robe color and hat pattern as Haldor. | |||
* The black swirls on the base of Haldor's prototype figure would later be reused as the [[Dark|Dark Element]] base for ''[[Skylanders: Trap Team]]'' figures. | |||
* Haldor was possibly considered for ''[[Skylanders: Giants]]'' or only used to test out [[LightCore Skylander|LightCore]] mechanics, as there is a prototype figure of him with this feature. <ref>''[https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/video-game-accessory-figure-prototype-skylanders-figure-mesomorph-wizard-lightcore/PAGz3TwN0DmP8g prototype: Skylanders Figure: Mesomorph Wizard - LightCore]''.</ref> | |||
*Haldor's final iteration might have been inspired by the fairytale character Halvor, from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cat_on_the_Dovrefjell ''The Cat on the Dovrefjell''], a man that lives in a snowy mountain besieged by Trolls. | |||
*Haldor’s hat is obtainable in ''Trap Team'' under the same name as the existing Wizard Hat (however in ''[[Skylanders: SuperChargers]]'', Haldor’s hat was renamed to “Sorcerer Hat” to better differentiate). | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
[[Category:Male | [[Category:Male characters]] | ||
[[Category:Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure]] | [[Category:Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure]] | ||
[[Category:Non-Playable | [[Category:Non-Playable characters]] | ||
[[Category:Adventure Pack | [[Category:Adventure Pack characters]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:59, May 29, 2025
| Haldor | |
|---|---|
| Element: | Magic |
| |
| Species: | Gnome |
| Gender: | Male |
| Role: | Ally |
| World: | Vindlevale (console version) |
| Appears in: | Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (console version) Skylanders: Giants |
| Cameos: | Skylanders: Swap Force (mentioned) |
| English Voice Actor: | Unknown |
- “Wahoo!”
- – Haldor
Haldor is the Great Northern Wizard of Vindlevale in the console versions of the Empire of Ice level in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure.
Character Development
Haldor was a bearded "mesmorph wizard," who was among the game’s first ten proposed characters. "He had a magical staff that created little gnome clones of himself that would explode," says Michael Graham. He made it as far as a plastic prototype, and although "his powers were fun, we felt we could do more with the personality. We wanted all the characters to be heroic and aspirational. He was kooky and a very interesting character, but he wasn’t the thing every kid aspires to be — he was a weird, grumpy, old gnome wizard. But we still liked the way he played, so he became the wacky, bumbling Double Trouble."
If you’re a big Skylanders fan, Graham explains why he looks so familiar. “We kept him alive,” he says with a smile. “He became Haldor of the Empire of Ice expansion pack. You still see his character there, and I think he works really well in that pack. But he was a playable toy at one point."[1] His abilities would have been to summon garden gnomes.[2]
Abilities
Haldor can fly and teleport as well. In a cutscene played when the Empire of Ice figure is first put on the portal, it was shown he could conjure a structure of ice, and it functions as a rocket to the Empire of Ice.
Story
Haldor sought out the Skylanders for help, hoping they would free his home of Vindlevale from the icy grip of the Ice Ogres. He guided the Skylanders in assembling the catapult that was needed to destroy the wall that was causing his village to be locked in eternal winter. Haldor had a habit of saying 'Wahhoo!' up until the Skylanders freed his village from Eternal Winter, and then started saying 'Huzzah!'.
Voice portrayals
| Voice Actors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | ||
| Japanese | Akihiro Matsushima[3] | ||
Gallery
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Haldor and the broken "Leveler" as seen in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (Wii) -
Haldor at the end of Empire of Ice -
Haldor in Skylanders: Giants -
Haldor's character portrait in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (Wii) -
Haldor's charcter portrait in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360) -
Haldor's charcter portrait in Skylanders: Giants -
Haldor's toy prototype
Trivia
- Due to his connection with Double Trouble during development, Haldor has the same character movements as Double Trouble.
- His toy form is doing the same pose a Series 1 Double Trouble but in reverse.
- He once dove underwater in the Enchanted Pool of Woodburrow and claimed to have been transported into another world. The Pool has been off-limits ever since.
- Dale from the spin-off TV show uses the same robe color and hat pattern as Haldor.
- The black swirls on the base of Haldor's prototype figure would later be reused as the Dark Element base for Skylanders: Trap Team figures.
- Haldor was possibly considered for Skylanders: Giants or only used to test out LightCore mechanics, as there is a prototype figure of him with this feature. [4]
- Haldor's final iteration might have been inspired by the fairytale character Halvor, from The Cat on the Dovrefjell, a man that lives in a snowy mountain besieged by Trolls.
- Haldor’s hat is obtainable in Trap Team under the same name as the existing Wizard Hat (however in Skylanders: SuperChargers, Haldor’s hat was renamed to “Sorcerer Hat” to better differentiate).
References
- ↑ The Secret Skylanders You've Never Seen. (Date Posted - Oct 17, 2012). One of Swords.
- ↑ Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure DEVELOPER COMMENTARY - Episode 1: Studio Head, Paul Reiche. (Date Posted - Jan 25, 2020). Youtube.
- ↑ Akihiro Matsushima's talent agency profile
- ↑ prototype: Skylanders Figure: Mesomorph Wizard - LightCore.
