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== Trivia == | ==Trivia== | ||
* Drow Archers share the same character models as [[Rocket Imps]] and [[Hob 'n' Yaros]]. | *Drow Archers share the same character models as [[Rocket Imps]] and [[Hob 'n' Yaros]]. | ||
* Despite appearing as Imps in the final version of ''Skylanders: Giants,'' Drow Archers were originally modeled as regular Drow wearing armor. Their attack patterns were also different, firing flurries of flaming arrows in an arc (rather than shooting vertically into a target).<ref>''[https://youtu.be/j8_vFMKUkl8?t=254 Skylanders Giants Alpha - Early and Unused Enemy Showcase]''. (Date Posted - Oct 21, 2022). ''[http://youtube.com YouTube]''.</ref> | *Despite appearing as Imps in the final version of ''Skylanders: Giants,'' Drow Archers were originally modeled as regular Drow wearing armor. Their attack patterns were also different, firing flurries of flaming arrows in an arc (rather than shooting vertically into a target).<ref>''[https://youtu.be/j8_vFMKUkl8?t=254 Skylanders Giants Alpha - Early and Unused Enemy Showcase]''. (Date Posted - Oct 21, 2022). ''[http://youtube.com YouTube]''.</ref> | ||
* Due to the remodel from Drow to Imp being something the developers did very late in the game's development, them still being called "Drow archer" may be an oversight. | *Due to the remodel from Drow to Imp being something the developers did very late in the game's development, them still being called "Drow archer" may be an oversight. | ||
*The Drow Archer's early description was "Speed, accuracy, FIRE." <ref>''[https://youtu.be/j8_vFMKUkl8?t=254 Skylanders Giants Alpha - Early and Unused Enemy Showcase]''. (Date Posted - Oct 21, 2022). ''[http://youtube.com YouTube]''.</ref> | *The Drow Archer's early description was "Speed, accuracy, FIRE." <ref>''[https://youtu.be/j8_vFMKUkl8?t=254 Skylanders Giants Alpha - Early and Unused Enemy Showcase]''. (Date Posted - Oct 21, 2022). ''[http://youtube.com YouTube]''.</ref> | ||
*In the Nintendo 3DS level [[Tunnel of Love]], there are statues of giant winged Drow Archers/Rocket Imps brandishing bows; however, none are fought in-game and Drow Archers would not make a full appearance on the 3DS until ''[[Skylanders: Trap Team]]'' (where they appeared with a proper elf design). | *In the Nintendo 3DS level [[Tunnel of Love]], there are statues of giant winged Drow Archers/Rocket Imps brandishing bows; however, none are fought in-game and Drow Archers would not make a full appearance on the 3DS until ''[[Skylanders: Trap Team]]'' (where they appeared with a proper elf design). | ||
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**Strangely though, they are the only two type of Drow to be called this. | **Strangely though, they are the only two type of Drow to be called this. | ||
==References== | ==References == | ||
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Revision as of 19:11, February 8, 2025
| Drow Archers | |
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| Element: | Fire |
| DrowArcherSG.png | |
| Species: | Drow |
| Role: | Enemy |
| World: | *Junkyard Isles |
| Attacks: | *Fires flame arrows
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| Appears in: | *Skylanders: Giants
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- “Raining fire from above.”
- – Description in the game
Drow Archers, also known as Elf Archers, are enemies introduced inSkylanders: Giants, but despite being called a Drow, they take on the appearance of yellow imps. They fire arrows into the sky to strike their targets from above, and use a fiery stomp if you get close to them in certain circumstances.
They return in Skylanders: Trap Team for Nintendo 3DS, with the name of Elf Archers, and the appearance of a Drow. One of them is trappable
See also
Gallery
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![Original Drow Archer design[1]](/w/images/Skylanders_Images/b/b2/Original_Drow_Archer_design.png)
Original Drow Archer design[1] -
The original designs of the Drow Archers as shown in the Giants E3 trailer, later used for Trap Team 3DS. -
![Original Drow Archer design[1]](/wiki/File:Original_Drow_Archer_design.png)
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Trivia
- Drow Archers share the same character models as Rocket Imps and Hob 'n' Yaros.
- Despite appearing as Imps in the final version of Skylanders: Giants, Drow Archers were originally modeled as regular Drow wearing armor. Their attack patterns were also different, firing flurries of flaming arrows in an arc (rather than shooting vertically into a target).[2]
- Due to the remodel from Drow to Imp being something the developers did very late in the game's development, them still being called "Drow archer" may be an oversight.
- The Drow Archer's early description was "Speed, accuracy, FIRE." [3]
- In the Nintendo 3DS level Tunnel of Love, there are statues of giant winged Drow Archers/Rocket Imps brandishing bows; however, none are fought in-game and Drow Archers would not make a full appearance on the 3DS until Skylanders: Trap Team (where they appeared with a proper elf design).
- Despite being called Elves in the 3DS version they are actually Drow which are an evil counterpart of them (Elf Healers are also referred to as elves)
- Strangely though, they are the only two type of Drow to be called this.
References
- ↑ Skylanders Giants Alpha - Early and Unused Enemy Showcase. (Date Posted - Oct 21, 2022). YouTube.
- ↑ Skylanders Giants Alpha - Early and Unused Enemy Showcase. (Date Posted - Oct 21, 2022). YouTube.
- ↑ Skylanders Giants Alpha - Early and Unused Enemy Showcase. (Date Posted - Oct 21, 2022). YouTube.
