Dune Bug

Dune Bug
Element:	Magic
Species:	Beetle
Gender:	Male
Role:	Core Skylander
World:	Skylands
Attacks:	*Mystic Missiles Dune Ball Dune Parade Stunning Spread Dune Bomb
Appears in:	*Skylanders: Swap Force Skylanders: Lost Islands Skylanders: Trap Team Skylanders: SuperChargers (Racing) Skylanders: Imaginators
Cameos:	Return of the Dragon King
First Release:	Skylanders: Swap Force
English Voice Actor:	Nolan North

“Can't Beat the Beetle!”

– Dune Bug's official catchphrase

Dune Bug is a Magic beetle Skylander from Skylanders: Swap Force.

Background

Development

In all of his concept art, Dune Bug initially sported four arms. At one point he had a large nose horn, and at another he wielded four glowing swords, with an arcane purple glow surrounding his staff, horns, and chest orb. His carapace, face, and claws were originally going to be colored pale blue-green, while a yellow star pattern decorated the back of his head.

Biography

Hailing from a race of beetles changed by the powerful secrets hidden in a buried Arkeyan city, Dune Bug was next in line to become the defender of those secrets. As a small pupa, Dune Bug and his father would travel to the ruins where he learned to read the ancient writings using his father's magic staff. On the day Dune Bug was to be given his own magic staff, the city fell under attack by the evil Sand Mages of Doom, who were after the secret Arkeyan tomes. Knowing what he had to do, Dune Bug used his magic to defeat the Mages and bury the city deeper into the ground until it was forever out of their reach. Dune Bug earned his magic staff that day - and a place alongside the Skylanders.

Story

History

Using magic to mutate beetles sounds like a recipe for disaster, but when ancient Arkeyan secrets did just that, things somehow worked out for the best and a noble bug race was born. One young beetle, by the name of Dune Bug, dedicated himself to guarding those Arkeyan secrets from the forces of darkness. When evil came calling, Dune Bug sent it packing, and drove his city deeper underground where it remains safely out of harm's way.

Gameplay

Stats

Console StatsPower Stats

These are the starting and maximum Statistics for this Skylander in the Skylanders games.

• Health: 260 (max. 520)
• Speed: 25 (max. 73)
• Armor: 24 (max. 54)
• Critical Hit: 4 (max. 54)
• Elemental Power: 25 (max. 75)

Warning: These stats are not used in any of the Skylander games. They are only listed for completeness reasons.

• Strength: 60
• Defense: 130
• Agility: 40
• Luck: 100

Abilities

Console3DS

Basic Abilities These abilities are available from the start of the game.						Soul Gem Ability Requires Soul Gem from: Boney Islands
Mystic Missiles		Dune Ball				Buggy Buddy
Primary Ability Press Attack 1 to shoot magical beams of energy from a staff.		Secondary Ability Hold Attack 2 to create a large magical ball that can be rolled around and scoop up enemies.				Price: 4000 Press Attack 2 twice to summon Buggy, a little bug who rides a dune ball and rolls up nearby enemies.
Basic Upgrades Skylanders can buy new abilities from Persephone/Power Pods.
Dune Parade		Debilitating Dunes		Bursting Magic		Buzzing Beetle
Price: 500 Hold Attack 2 to create a Dune Ball. Move the Dune Ball to make it grow, increasing damage, size, and how many enemies can be trapped.		Price: 700 Hold Attack 2 to create a Dune Ball. Move the Dune Ball over enemies to trap them. Press Attack 1 to shoot enemies in the Dune Ball and do increased damage to them.		Price: 900 Hold Attack 1 to fire rapid streams of powerful magic from a new staff.		Price: 1200 Press Attack 3 to hover in the air. Speed is increased while hovering!

Scarab Sage Path

View Dune Mage Path

Use new magic staff attacks to dish out damage to enemies!

Stunning Spread		Scarab Power		Magic Scarab Ride
Price: 1700 Hold Attack 1 for a short time to charge the staff, release to shoot three powerful exploding orbs of magic at enemies.		Price: 2200 Gain a new golden staff that shoots magic projectiles that do increased damage.		Price: 3000 Jump while hovering to create a large shockwave that damages nearby enemies.

Dune Mage Path

View Scarab Sage Path

Trap enemies in more powerful spheres of magic!

Dune Bomb		Hardened Shell		Sparking Wings
Price: 1700 Hold Attack 1 for a short time to charge the staff, release to shoot a dune grenade that traps enemies and explodes.		Price: 2200 Armor is increased. A new hardened shell reduces damage taken.		Price: 3000 Press Attack 3 to hover, causing sparks of magic to shoot out from behind.

Skylanders can use abilities depending on their level.

Starting Powers

• Scarab Shot (Primary Attack): Press and hold (Y) to fire scarab projectiles.
• Dune Ball (Secondary Attack): Press (X) to create a large magic dung ball that rolls forward, hitting enemies it comes in contact with.

Upgrades

• Scarab Barrage (requires level: 3): Holding down (Y) will charge Dune Bug's staff. Release (Y) to fire a scarab barrage.
• Flaming Wings (requires level: 6): Sprinting (A) will leave behind a magical trail that will damage nearby enemies.
• Rolling Dung Ball (requires level: 9): Hold (X) to continue rolling the dung ball, increasing its size.

Quests

Skylanders: Swap Force Quests

Basic Quests

• Bad Guy Basher: Defeat 1000 enemies.
• Fruit Frontiersman: Eat 15 fruit.
• Flawless Challenger: Complete a non-Story Mode level at full health.
• True Gladiator: Win 10 PVP matches.
• Totally Maxed Out: Reach level 20 and purchase all Upgrades for this Skylander.

Elemental Quests

• Elementalist: Deal 7500 elemental bonus damage.
• Puzzle Power: Push a Laser Puzzle Beam to defeat an enemy.
• Mage Rivalry: Defeat a total of 25 Cyclops Gazermages or Cyclops Sleetthrowers.

Unique Quest

• That's How I Roll: Roll your Dune Ball a total of 5000 feet.

Quotes

Battle Cries

• "Can't Beat the Beetle!"
• "Sweet!"
• "A force to be reckoned with!"
• "I'm on a roll!"
• "Another triumph!"
• "Perfect!"
• "Up and away!"
• "The beetle to battle!"
• "The beetle goes on!"
• "Score for the scarab!"
• "Beetle blast!" - leveled up
• "More power!"
• "My journey lies ahead!" - When opening a gate
• "Pushing on!" - When opening a gate
• "Rolling through!"
• "This is no mirage!" - When finding treasure
• "A Pharaoh's fortune!"
• "I think I need an Abacus!" - When checking stats
• "Might as well be hieroglyphics!"
• "A fancy look for me... too fancy!" - When wearing a hat
• "A look for the ages!" - When wearing a hat
• "Doesn't bug me one bit!" - when given a nickname
• "So let it be written!"

Character Trailers

• File:Skylanders Swap Force - Meet the Skylanders - Dune Bug (Can't Beat the Beetle)
• File:Skylanders Swap Force - Dune Bug Soul Gem Preview (Can't Beat the Beetle)

Gallery

Dune Bug/Gallery

Trivia

• Dune Bug's name is a play on "Dune Buggy".
  • It may also be a pun on "Junebug" which is a type of scarab beetle.
• Dune Bug resembles a Japanese rhinoceros beetle.
• He shares one of the same quotes with Roller Brawl, "I'm on a roll!"
• When he purchases "Hardened Shell" from his upgrade path, "Dune Mage", he will turn gold all over.
• He is the second Magic Skylander who can fly while Spyro is the first.
• In spite of trusting the Skylanders, Dune Bug never reveals the location of his ancestral home to them, not even to Master Eon.
• Dune Bug's British accent and his species name might be a reference to the Beatles.
• Dune Bug slightly resembles Eatle from Ben 10 Ultimate Alien and the Pokémon Karrablast.
• Dune Bug is the second insect Skylander (the first being Swarm, the third being High Five, and the fourth being Thrillipede).
• Dune Bug is voiced by Nolan North, who is the current voice actor for Deadpool in most MARVEL animated media. North also worked with James Arnold Taylor, Jess Harnell, and Richard Steven Horvitz as the voices of Sigmund, Ratchet, the Plumber, and Pollyx respectively in Ratchet and Clank.
• Dune Bug was one of the many Skylanders planned to appear in Skylanders: Ring of Heroes. Before the game's closure, only concept art of his Awakened Form was released.