Tree Rex

Tree Rex
Element:	Life
Species:	Ent
Gender:	Male
Role:	Giant
World:	Skylands
Attacks:	Arbor Smash Sequoia Charge Big Thorn Shockwave Slam Photosynthesis Cannon Super Stampede
Appears in:	*Skylanders: Giants Skylanders: Swap Force Skylanders: Trap Team Return of the Dragon King Rift into Overdrive Skylanders: SuperChargers Skylanders: SuperChargers Racing Skylanders: Battlecast Skylanders: Imaginators
Cameos:	The Kaos Trap
First Release:	Skylanders: Giants
English Voice Actor:	Kevin Michael Richardson Tom Kenny (commercials)

“Be Afraid of the Bark!”

– Tree Rex's official catchphrase

Tree Rex is a Life Skylander and one of the eight Giants in Skylanders: Giants. He is available exclusively in the Skylanders: Giants Starter Pack and Portal Owners Pack.

Background

Personality

Tree Rex is a natural protector who is as wise as he is majestic, unwavering in his mission to protect Skylands from evil magic. He has also dedicated his life to mainting the natural balance of all things.

Biography

Long ago before the Giants protected Skylands, Tree Rex was a majestic tree living peacefully in the ancient woods. But this tranquil peace came to an end when the Arkeyans built a nearby factory to produce war machines. After years of his soil being poisoned by the magic and tech waste from the factory, he mutated into who he is now - a powerful Giant who will crush anything that threatens the natural order of things.

Story

History

Long ago before the first Giant had set foot on Skylands, there stood a tall, towering tree. It loomed above the other trees in the forest and shielded the creatures below with its mighty branches. When the Arkeyans built a factory at the edge of the forest, little did they know it would ultimately spell their doom. Magic leaked from the factory, poisoning the soil over hundreds of years. Slowly, bit by bit, that tallest tree began to mutate. Its branches became arms, its trunk became a body and its roots formed into a particularly massive pair of legs. Tree Rex was born, and he wasn't happy. He immediately stomped the facotry flat, then set off to find out who had stuck it there in the first place so he could stomp them flat too. Tree Rex believes there is a natural order to all things, and anyone who threatens that order had better prepare for a squishing.

The Kaos Trap

Gill Grunt, Tree Rex and Star Strike working to evacuate Stonetown from a flood.

When Hugo called for any available Skylander teams to help Stealth Elf, Pop Fizz and Wash Buckler against an army of trolls, Gill Grunt's team, which consisted of Star Strike and Tree Rex, were unable to help as they were busy evacuating the inhabitants of Stonetown from a flood released from a cracked dam. Tree Rex was holding back a stone slab to keep the rushing waters at bay, while ushering his two companions to hurry before it gave way.

Return of the Dragon King

When Malefor was on his way to attack the Skylanders Academy, Tree Rex, the Giants and other Skylanders were summoned to stop the evil dragon. The Giants managed to grab hold of the Malefor's tail to hold him down, but were caught off guard when the mechanical tail was also made as a weapon, allowing Malefor to knock Tree Rex and the other Giants off-balance. In the end, all forty Skylanders, including the Giants, were defeated in a single blow, allowing Malefor to absorb their powers with a crystal to make himself more powerful. Once the crystal was destroyed by Spyro, Tree Rex and the other Skylanders were granted back their strength and powers.

Rift into Overdrive

In response to the sky rifts appearing around Skylands, Tree Rex and the other Giants were assigned to directly protect the Core of Light stationed at the Skylanders Academy in case of a direct assault. The giant ent calmed Bouncer's fears when the robot giant expressed worry regarding the sky rifts that were threatening Skylands. Knowing that they are the first Skylanders, Tree Rex knew that the other Skylanders would look up to the Giants in need of courage and hoped that the others would find the answer to the rifts. When Kaos captured Master Eon and demanded the Skylanders to surrender the Core of Light, Spyro sent out the Giants, who proceeded to break apart the whole island, hurling the rocky remains at the attacking airships.

Gameplay

Tree Rex can smash his arm against the ground to crush enemies, and create massive shockwaves. When upgraded further, he can make his arm grow thorns, and cause even larger shockwaves. He can also charge at enemies and crush enemies with his elbow, and shoot solar beams at opponents.

In Skylanders: Battlecast, he is able to grow roots to restore his own health while increasing his maximum amount, being a formidable tank. His Special Ability is Overgrowth, increasing his max health, and his signature Gear is the Thorncaster, randomly increasing the cost of enemy spells. His scrapped card and signature Relic is the Deepwood Well, which gives power to the active character when they heal.

Stats

Console StatsPower Stats

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

• Health: 430 (max. 860)
• Speed: 20 (max. 68)
• Armor: 24 (max. 54)
• Critical Hit: 40 (max. 90)
• 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: 140
• Defense: 130
• Agility: 55
• Luck: 55

Abilities

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Basic Abilities These abilities are available from the start of the game.						Soul Gem Ability Requires Soul Gem from: Molekin Mountain
Shockwave Slam		Sequoia Stampede				Woodpecker Pal
Primary Ability Press Attack 1 button to slam the ground with massive fists, causing shockwaves.		Secondary Ability Press and hold the Attack 2 button to charge through enemies and obstacles.				Price: 4000 A woodpecker buddy joins Tree Rex in battle.
Basic Upgrades Skylanders can buy new abilities from Persephone/Power Pods.
Big Thorn Shockwave Slam		Photosynthesis Cannon		Super Stampede		Treefolk Tripleshot
Price: 500 Press and hold Attack 1 for a bigger, more powerful Shockwave Slam.		Price: 700 Press Attack 3 to harness the power of the sun and shoot light beams.		Price: 900 Sequoia Stampede attack does increased damage.		Price: 1200 Photosynthesis Cannon fires triple burst shots.

Treefolk Charger

View Lumbering Laserer

Provides more upgrades for Sequoia Stampede attacks.

Titanic Elbow Drop		Lightfooted		Ultimate Stampede
Price: 1700 Press Attack 1 while charging to perform one serious elbow drop move.		Price: 2200 Tree Rex can now charge for longer and at double speed.		Price: 3000 Sequoia Stampede attack does maximum damage.

Lumbering Laserer

View Treefolk Charger

Provides more upgrades for the Photosynthesis Cannon.

Super-Charged Vaporizer		Sun Skewer		The Pod Maker
Price: 1700 Hold down Attack 3 to charge up the Photosynthesis Cannon for more damage.		Price: 2200 Photosynthesis Cannon blasts through enemies and explodes for more damage.		Price: 3000 Vaporized enemies turn into exploding plant pods.

Tree Party		Tap and Sap		Tree Wrecked
Rare When Tree Rex gains health this turn, each other ally gains that much health.		Common Snare an enemy character. Tree Rex drains 30 max health from it.		Common Destroy the active enemy's gear. If Tree Rex is rank 3, restore 80 health to him.

Thorncaster - Gear		Back to Your Roots		Overgrowth - Special Ability
Rare At the end of your turn, if owner is active, add 1 to the cost of a random card in the enemy hand.		Epic Restore Tree Rex to max health.		Ultimate Give Tree Rex +20 max health.

Deepwood Well

Rare When your active ally gains health, give it +10 power.

Skylanders can use abilities depending on their level.

Starting Powers

• Tree Branch of Reckoning (Primary Attack): Press (Y) to smash all nearby enemies with your fist.
• Treefolk Tripleshot (Secondary Attack): Press (X) to fire off three bursts of the energy.

Upgrades

• Big Thorn Hammerfist (requires level: 3): Hold (Y) to charge up a Giant Hammerfist, then release to strike down and send enemies flying. Charged attacks deal more damage to a larger area.
• Life Laser (requires level: 6): Hold (X) to charge up the Life Laser. This beam pierces through all enemies in its path, dealing a large amount of damage.
• Wilderness Stampede (requires level: 9): Press (Y) while sprinting (A) to do a powerful Elbow Drop! Tree Rex can also sprint for a longer time.

Mystic Seeker Scroll

Gain a 20% None bonus while in the Radiant Isles. The scroll for this upgrade can be found in None.

Quotes

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Battle Cries

• "Be Afraid of the Bark!"
• "Bouncy bouncy!"
• "Oh yeah!"
• "Woohoo!"
• "Yeah!"
• "Spring time!"
• "Yes!"
• "All right!"
• "Come get some!"
• "All bark and all bite!"
• "No stopping me!"
• "Took you to the wood shed!
• "That's what I'm talking about!"
• "Tree-menudous!"
• "You got tree wrecked!"
• "Coming through!"
• "Bring it on!"
• "Giants rule!"
• "Unstoppable!"
• "Timber!"
• "Back to my roots!" - when in Elemental Zone
• "Branchin' out!" - when checking stats
• "My power has grown!"
• "Now that's a tree top!" - when given a hat
• "Yeah, lookin' pretty good!"
• "Now that has a nice ring to it!" - when given a nickname
• "A tree by any other name!"

Battlecast Quotes

• "Ready for action!" - when scanned in
• "Nature calls!" - when selected
• "That's what I'm talking about!"
• "Be afraid of the bark!" - Battle Introduction
• "Make it green!"
• "Tree Rex back in!" - swapping in
• "Bring me in!"
• "Logging out!" - swapping out
• "Time for a break!"
• "My power grows!" - rank up
• "Continued growth!"
• "Hey hey, I like it!" - Summoning a Gear
• "Smashing!"
• "Tree-mendous!" - Summoning a Relic
• "Bringing it big time!"
• "All right!" - randomly when using spells
• "Solid!"
• "You've been sapped!" - Tap and Sap
• "Heh heh heh, sucker!"
• "I'm one with nature." - Back to Your Roots
• "Large and recharged!"
• "A natural disaster!" - Tree Wrecked
• "Go green or go home!"
• "The power to heal!" - Tree Party
• "The Tree of Life!"
• "You can't beat Mother Nature!" - Thorncaster
• "A force of nature!"
• "Barked up the wrong tree!" - KOed an enemy
• "You're out!"
• "Timber...!" - when defeated
• "Going down...!"
• "Win or lose, I'm still the best..." - defeat at the end of battle
• "Chopped down..."
• "You got tree wrecked!" - Victory
• "All bark and no bite!"
• "Easy there, tough guy!" - when poked
• "Knock,knock."
• "You're barking up the wrong tree."
• "Hey, watch the bark!"
• "Better knock it off!"
• "What's up?"
• "Getting stronger!" - Card Level Up
• "Branching out!"

Commercial Quotes

• "I've got this! Take a seat, furball." - Obey Commercial
• "I'm a Giant, booyah."
• "You don't believe in unicorns do you?"

Comic Quotes

• "There's no shame in fear, Bouncer. Everybody here is feeling it. But we are the Giants, the first Skylanders. When others need courage, they will look to us. Not because we are the biggest, or the strongest... but because even though we're afraid, we keep fighting." - Rift into Overdrive

Character Trailers

• File:Skylanders Giants - Tree Rex Preview Trailer (Be Afraid of the Bark)
• File:Meet the Skylanders Tree Rex
• File:Skylanders Giants - Tree Rex's Soul Gem Preview (Be Afraid of the Bark)

See also

• Gnarly Tree Rex
• Barkley
• Gnarly Barkley

Gallery

• 
  Tree Rex's comparison with Stealth Elf.
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  Tree Rex in game
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  Giant Tree Rex statue at the 2012 Toy Fair
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  Tree Rex and Stealth Elf in game
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  Tree Rex throwing a bomb
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  Tree Rex's Concept Artwork
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  Tree Rex Concept Art
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  Tree Rex in the Booster pack and the Portal Owners pack
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  Tree Rex's toy figure
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  Tree Rex Mega Blok
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  Tree Rex plush
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  Tree Rex Transparent Render

Trivia

• Tree Rex's name is a pun on the giant dinosaur, T. rex, also known as Tyrannosaurus rex.
• Tree Rex is voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson who voices Bulkhead from Transformers Prime, Shredder from the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Dark Laser from The Fairly OddParents.
  • Stump Smash is also voiced by Richardson. Coincidentally, both Skylanders are trees of **the Life element.
• Despite the rumors, counting his rings will not tell you Tree Rex's age.
• His official catchphrase is similar to one of Hex's phrases, "Fear the Dark!", Fright Rider's "Fear the Spear!", and Gill Grunt's "Fear the Fish!".
  • His catchphrase is also a pun on "Be Afraid of the Dark!".
• Tree Rex was the first Giant revealed for Skylanders: Giants.
• One of his battle cries, "Bouncy Bouncy!" is the name of one of Eye-Brawl's upgrades.
• He and Cynder are the only Skylanders to have an ally follow them continuously. Coincidentally, these are both unlocked by Soul Gems and both Skylanders are included with the Starter Pack for Giants.
• He, Thumpback, Eye-Brawl, and Ninjini are the only Giants who have Minis.
• His name was first used for 3DS versions of Stump Demons.
• Early gameplay photos show Tree Rex's eyes as green, but in concept art and the final version they are blue.
• In Giants and Trap Team forward, Tree Rex is able to wipe out surrounding enemies with his Big Thorn Shockwave Slam. However in Swap Force, it can only attack enemies in front of him.
• Tree Rex's attacks all use his right arm, except for his Soul Gem.
• There is a glitch in the Wii version of SWAP Force where his Woodpecker Pal will sometimes not appear. Thus, when making his Soul Gem upgrade useless whenever this occurs.
• He, Bouncer, Swarm and Jet-Vac are the only Skylanders from Giants who had different voiceovers of their catchphrases during development and on their Meet the Skylanders videos.
• Tree Rex was planned for the second Season of Skylanders Academy, but he was cut during budget reasons. It is unknown if he will appear in a future season.
  • His focus episode would've been similar to I Dream of Ninjini, as the Giant would help Stealth Elf find her parents.

References

Skylanders

Air Skylanders Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Lightning Rod - Sonic Boom - Warnado - Whirlwind Skylanders: Giants Jet-Vac - Swarm Skylanders: Swap Force Boom Jet - Free Ranger - Pop Thorn - Scratch Skylanders: Trap Team Blades - Fling Kong - Gusto - Thunderbolt Skylanders: SuperChargers Hurricane Jet-Vac - Stormblade Skylanders: Imaginators Air Strike - Bad Juju - Wild Storm Minis / Eon's Elite Breeze - Pet-Vac / Elite Whirlwind Alt Decos Egg Bomber Air Strike - Legendary Blades - Legendary Free Ranger - Legendary Hurricane Jet-Vac Legendary Jet-Vac - Mystical Bad Juju - Polar Whirlwind - Power Punch Pet-Vac Lost Islands Alter Egos Buttered Pop Thorn - Gourmet Gusto Dark Skylanders Skylanders: Trap Team Blackout - Knight Mare Skylanders: SuperChargers Nightfall Skylanders: Imaginators Hood Sickle - Starcast Alt Deco Steel Plated Hood Sickle Ring of Heroes Alter Egos Shadow King Pen - Shadow Spitfire - Shadow Spyro Earth Skylanders Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Bash - Dino-Rang - Prism Break - Terrafin Skylanders: Giants Crusher - Flashwing Skylanders: Swap Force Doom Stone - Rubble Rouser - Scorp - Slobber Tooth Skylanders: Trap Team Fist Bump - Head Rush - Rocky Roll -Wallop Skylanders: SuperChargers Shark Shooter Terrafin - Smash Hit Skylanders: Imaginators Barbella - Golden Queen - Tri-Tip Minis / Eon's Elite Bop - Terrabite / Elite Dino-Rang - Elite Terrafin Alt Decos Dark Golden Queen - Dark Slobber Tooth - Granite Crusher - Jade Flashwing Legendary Bash - Legendary Tri-Tip - Nitro Head Rush - Steel Plated Smash Hit Lost Islands Alter Egos Birthday Bash - Rocky Egg Roll - Sundae Slobber Tooth Fire Skylanders Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Eruptor - Flameslinger - Ignitor - Sunburn Skylanders: Giants Hot Dog - Hot Head Skylanders: Swap Force Blast Zone - Fire Kraken - Fryno - Smolderdash Skylanders: Trap Team Ka-Boom - Torch - Trail Blazer - Wildfire Skylanders: SuperChargers Lava Lance Eruptor - Spitfire - Hammer Slam Bowser Skylanders: Imaginators Ember - Flare Wolf - Tae Kwon Crow Minis / Eon's Elite Small Fry - Weeruptor / Elite Eruptor Alt Decos Dark Blast Zone - Dark Hammer Slam Bowser - Dark Spitfire - Dark Wildfire Eggsellent Weeruptor - Hard-Boiled Flare Wolf - Instant Spitfire - Jade Fire Kraken Legendary Ignitor - Molten Hot Dog - Mystical Tae Kwon Crow - Volcanic Eruptor Lost Islands Alter Egos Cupid Flameslinger - Flip Flop Fryno Battlecast Alt Deco Card Obsidian Hot Head Life Skylanders Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Camo - Stealth Elf - Stump Smash - Zook Skylanders: Giants Shroomboom - Tree Rex Skylanders: Swap Force Bumble Blast - Grilla Drilla - Stink Bomb - Zoo Lou Skylanders: Trap Team Bushwhack - Food Fight - High Five - Tuff Luck Skylanders: SuperChargers Super Shot Stealth Elf - Thrillipede - Turbo Charge Donkey Kong Skylanders: Imaginators Ambush - Boom Bloom - Chompy Mage - Crash Bandicoot Minis / Eon's Elite Barkley - Whisper Elf / Elite Stealth Elf - Elite Zook Alt Decos Dark Turbo Charge Donkey Kong - Dark Food Fight - Dark Stealth Elf Dark Super Shot Stealth Elf - Eggcited Thrillipede - Gnarly Barkley - Gnarly Tree Rex Instant Food Fight - Instant Super Shot Stealth Elf - Jingle Bell Chompy Mage Jolly Bumble Blast - Legendary Bushwhack - Legendary Stealth Elf - Legendary Zoo Lou Lost Islands Alter Egos Autumn Stump Smash - Builda Grilla Drilla - Fireworks Zook - Frosted Food Fight Light Skylanders Skylanders: Trap Team Knight Light - Spotlight Skylanders: SuperChargers Astroblast Skylanders: Imaginators Aurora - Blaster-Tron Alt Decos Legendary Astroblast - Solar Flare Aurora Ring of Heroes Alter Egos Light Flashwing - Light Hex - Light Jet-Vac Magic Skylanders Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Double Trouble - Spyro - Voodood - Wrecking Ball Skylanders: Giants Ninjini - Pop Fizz Skylanders: Swap Force Dune Bug - Hoot Loop - Star Strike - Trap Shadow Skylanders: Trap Team Blastermind - Cobra Cadabra - Déjà Vu - Enigma Skylanders: SuperChargers Big Bubble Pop Fizz - Splat Skylanders: Imaginators Buckshot - Mysticat - Pain-Yatta Minis / Eon's Elite Mini Jini - Spry / Elite Spyro - Elite Voodood Alt Decos Birthday Bash Big Bubble Pop Fizz - Dark Spyro - Enchanted Hoot Loop - Enchanted Star Strike King Cobra Cadabra - Legendary Déjà Vu - Legendary Spyro - Love Potion Pop Fizz Power Blue Splat - Punch Pop Fizz - Royal Double Trouble - Scarlet Ninjini Lost Islands Alter Egos Buddy Wrecking Ball - Charming Cobra Cadabra - Hoppity Pop Fizz - Mystic Star Strike Tech Skylanders Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Boomer - Drill Sergeant - Drobot - Trigger Happy Skylanders: Giants Bouncer - Sprocket Skylanders: Swap Force Countdown - Magna Charge - Spy Rise - Wind-Up Skylanders: Trap Team Chopper - Gearshift - Jawbreaker - Tread Head Skylanders: SuperChargers Double Dare Trigger Happy - High Volt Skylanders: Imaginators Chain Reaction - Dr. Krankcase - Ro-Bow - Dr. Neo Cortex Minis / Eon's Elite Drobit - Trigger Snappy / Elite Boomer - Elite Trigger Happy Alt Decos Kickoff Countdown - Legendary Trigger Happy - Legendary Bouncer - Legendary Jawbreaker Nitro Magna Charge - Power Blue Trigger Happy - Springtime Trigger Happy Lost Islands Alter Egos Knockout Jawbreaker - Lucky Boomer - New Year's Countdown Battlecast Alt Deco Card High Noon Trigger Happy Undead Skylanders Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Chop Chop - Cynder - Ghost Roaster - Hex Skylanders: Giants Eye-Brawl - Fright Rider Skylanders: Swap Force Grim Creeper - Night Shift - Rattle Shake - Roller Brawl Skylanders: Trap Team Bat Spin - Funny Bone - Krypt King - Short Cut Skylanders: SuperChargers Bone Bash Roller Brawl - Fiesta Skylanders: Imaginators Chopscotch - Pit Boss - Wolfgang Minis / Eon's Elite Eye-Small - Hijinx / Elite Chop Chop - Elite Ghost Roaster Alt Decos Candy-Coated Chopscotch - Dark Wolfgang - Frightful Fiesta - Legendary Bone Bash Roller Brawl Legendary Chop Chop - Legendary Grim Creeper - Legendary Night Shift - Legendary Pit Boss Nitro Krypt King - Quickdraw Rattle Shake Lost Islands Alter Egos Fortune Funny Bone - Grill Master Chop Chop - Hallows' Eve Hex - Skeletal Cynder - Snowler Brawl Water Skylanders Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Gill Grunt - Slam Bam - Wham-Shell - Zap Skylanders: Giants Chill - Thumpback Skylanders: Swap Force Freeze Blade - Punk Shock - Rip Tide - Wash Buckler Skylanders: Trap Team Echo - Flip Wreck - Lob-Star - Snap Shot Skylanders: SuperChargers Deep Dive Gill Grunt - Dive-Clops Skylanders: Imaginators Grave Clobber - King Pen - Tidepool Minis / Eon's Elite Gill Runt - Thumpling / Elite Gill Grunt - Elite Slam Bam Alt Decos Dark King Pen - Dark Snap Shot - Dark Wash Buckler - Instant Dive-Clops Instant Snap Shot - Legendary Chill - Legendary Slam Bam - Missile-Tow Dive-Clops Nitro Freeze Blade - Winterfest Lob-Star Lost Islands Alter Egos Admiral Thumpback - Holiday Wash Buckler - Merry Snap Shot - Surfer Slam Bam Other Skylanders Skylanders: Imaginators Kaos - Imaginators