Wolfgang

Wolfgang
Element:	Undead
Species:	Werewolf
Gender:	Male
Role:	Doom Raider Ally
World:	Skylands
Attacks:	Harp slash Music notes Slide attack
Appears in:	Skylanders Issue 0 Skylanders: Trap Team Skylanders: Lost Islands
English Voice Actor:	John Paul Karliak

“His music is edgy – sharp steel edgy.”

– Villain Vault

Wolfgang is a werewolf guitarist who is one of the Undead playable villains in Skylanders: Trap Team. He is part of a group of notorious villains called the Doom Raiders.

Personality

Wolfgang takes joy in terrorizing civilians with his ferocity and evil music. When irritated, he won't hesitate in challenging the authority of those stronger than him. He has a short fuse, but seems to care for his fellow Doom Raiders, referring to them, at one point, as his 'pack' when few of them were captured by the Skylanders.

Abilities

Playing his bone harp, Wolfgang is able to release evil music as a means of bringing harm. He also uses his bone harp as a weapon.

Story

History

Wolfgang wasn’t always a werewolf. He was once a handsome, brilliant musician set to marry a beautiful princess. Before the wedding, he planned to unveil his ultimate symphony to the greatest music aficionados in Skylands, convinced they would love it and instantly hail him as the best composer of all time. But they didn’t. They hated it – and even worse, it actually physically hurt when heard. Turns out Wolfgang had unintentionally discovered the musical note for pain. Being shunned like this drove Wolfgang utterly and completely mad, physically transforming him into the werewolf he is today. With the princess no longer wanting to marry him, he turned to a life of crime, terrorizing the royal subjects and using his evil music as a weapon. The Golden Queen took note of this and realized that Wolfgang could make a powerful ally, if she could control his rage and keep him in line. And that’s a pretty big "if!".

Skylanders Issue #0

Wolfgang confronting the Skylanders.

Wolfgang had been on the run and managed to evade the Trap Masters across Skylands. He is the leader of the group of Trolls that were sent by Kaos to threaten the Mabu mining expedition and steal their Radiance Crystals. When the Skylanders, Wash Buckler, Pop Fizz, and Stealth Elf were battling the trolls to protect the Mabu and the Radiance, Wolfgang arrived on the battleground to deal with the 'party crashers' personally. His presence was enough to instill nervousness into the Skylanders who weren't prepared to take on a troll army and a Doom Raider, but they stood firm and prepared themselves for a tough battle. Before Wolfgang could begin his attack on the Skylanders, he became distracted by a Traptanium arrow that was shot into his back, fired by the Trap Master, Snap Shot.

Wolfgang then ordered the trolls to deal with the Trap Masters, but was confronted by Snap Shot who overpowered the werewolf and hurled him into the air towards Wallop. The Earth Trap Master proceeded to knock Wolfgang unconscious with a single swing of his two hammers, and the werewolf was afterwards hauled off to Cloudcracker Prison.

Skylanders: Trap Team

Wolfgang and his fellow Doom Raiders were freed from Cloudcracker Prison by the evil Portal Master, Kaos, who sought to ally himself with the villains in completing his latest plan to rule Skylands. Like the other Doom Raiders, the red werewolf was doubtful of Kaos's "protection" (as The Gulper was captured by the Skylanders shortly after being freed) and was more willing to follow orders of his leader, the Golden Queen. As more members of the Doom Raiders became captured by the Skylanders, Wolfgang didn't hesitate to express his irritation about the growing issue, even to the point of challenging the authority of the Golden Queen. Eventually, the Doom Raiders overthrew Kaos and obtained his troll butler, Glumshanks.

Wolfgang challenging the Golden Queen's leadership.

When a slice of rotten cheese was needed to power the Doom Raiders' Ultimate Weapon, Wolfgang and Dr. Krankcase were assigned to find and capture Kaos, since a Portal Master was needed to travel through time to the era when the cheese would become rotten enough to power their weapon.  During Dr. Krankcase's battle with the Skylanders, Wolfgang arrived at the laboratory. Instead of assisting Krankcase against the Skylanders, he snatched up an immobolized Kaos and left with him. At Time Town, Wolfgang began disrupting time with Kaos's powers, but was confronted by the Skylanders before he could take the evil Portal Master to the future with him. Cornered, the werewolf proclaimed that the Golden Queen could have the present period of Skylands, but the future of it was his. Using Kaos's powers, Wolfgang travelled 10,000 years into the future where he successfully conquered Skylands and became its emperor. He created a giant speaker called the Big Bad Woofer, which he used to generate loud sound checks, blowing everything up as a result. If he succeeded in performing his loudest concert, Wolfgang will be able to control the minds of many inhabitants.

WIth Da Pinchy's help, the Skylanders were able to travel to the future to stop Wolfgang and halt his Big Bad Woofer from broadcasting his concert. Wolfgang offered the Skylanders to rule Skylands alongside him as there was no Kaos, Doom Raiders, and pizzas can be delivered in "thirty seconds or less". He immediately dismissed the idea, and declared that both he and the Skylander fight instead. After a musical battle, Wolfgang was defeated and captured, restoring the timeline in the future. Before his defeat however, he was able to send the slice of cheese (which became stinky enough to power the Ultimate Weapon) back to the present for the Golden Queen to use.

Relationships

Golden Queen

Once recruited into the Doom Raiders, Wolfgang was forced to keep his rage in check when under the leadership of the Golden Queen. When the Doom Raiders were becoming captured by the Skylanders, Wolfgang appeared to be aware that the Golden Queen didn't care about the loss of his comrades as he did and he made a play for control over the villainous group. Eventually, he turned against the Doom Raiders when he travelled to 10,000 years into the future where he ruled Skylands as its emperor.

Quotes

Story Quotes

• "Enough with the games, little man. What do you want from us?"
• "Fat lot of good your "protection" did The Gulper."
• "Yeah, about that, this sounded all good when we were locked up in prison but we already lost two of our pack! And I'm not feeling like being number 3! Maybe it's time for a little change in management!"
• "Please, Majesty! Let me go after the Skylanders, before they make a mess out of everything!"
• "So this is what they do, eh Kaos? Just fly in, land somewhere nearby, and eventually mess up your plan?"
• "Ha. On second thought, if the Queen wants Skylands, she can have it for now. But the future... that's all mine. Time to make this a one-way trip. Ta-ta!"
• "Well well well, look who managed to attend my big concert some 10,000 years into the future! Ya know Skylander, we don't have to fight. Together, we could rule this place. There's no Kaos, no Doom Raiders, and you can get pizza here in thirty seconds or less! Nah, let's just fight instead!"
• "Grrr, I was kind enough to take you on tour, but you appear to be hogging all the spotlight. Prepare for your swan song, there will be no encore!"
• "Y'know the funny thing about the future, Skylander? Stuff from the past keeps coming back into style!"
• "It may be time to consider changing your tune, Skylander!!"

Trap Quotes

• "Oh come on, man! Let's not keep the audience waiting!"
• "Stick around for the encoooooorrree!"
• "What?! What happened?! Oh well. The show must go on." *plays bone harp* - when trapped
• "Guess I'd better change my tune then."
• "Let there be rock! ARROOOOOO!!"
• "Heellooo, Skylands!"
• "It's showtime!"
• "A symphony of pain!"
• "Those Skaletones are really more of a opening act anyways. I'm the headliner!"
• "Thank you and goodnight!" - after his timer runs out completely
• "Phew, you take it from here, Skylander." - after his timer runs out completely
• "If I learned how to play the harp, I can certainly handle this." - when Skylander enters a lock puzzle
• "It may be time to consider changing your tune, Skylander." - when Skylanders are low on health
• "Good to know there's still respect for their former emperor." - Quest

Media Quotes

• "Well well well, look who we have here? The Trap Losers." - "The Discovery" Trailer
• "Hey! How'd I get in here?! Boom me back in, I'll be good! I swear!"
• "Whoa! It feels good, to be good!"
• "Oh, look! It's the Trap Team! They can't steal my show!"
• "But a Trap can! The show must go onnnnnnn!"

Villain Quest

• The Future of Skylands - An Inconvenience of Imps

Villain Theme ♫

Character Trailer

File:Official Skylanders Trap Team "Meet the Villains Wolfgang" Trailer

 

Gallery

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  Wolfgang as seen in The Discovery trailer
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  Wolfgang faces off against the Water Trap Master, Snap Shot.
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  Wolfgang fighting with the forces of good
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  Wolfgang in-game
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  A currently reformed Wolfgang using his musical powers to fight enemies
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  Wolfgang arguing with the Golden Queen.
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  Wolfgang once evolved

 

Trivia

• His creation, the Big Bad Woofer, is a reference to the Big Bad Wolf, a character from a few fabled stories like Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs.
• Despite being a rock star, Wolfgang's name is based off of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
  • Wolfgang is also slightly like Wolfgang Kapp, a German right-wing politician who led the Kapp Putsch of 1920 in opposition the the German Weimar government for signing the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. In the same way Wolfgang opposes his leader, the Golden Queen.
  • Despite both realistic humans being German, Wolfgang speaks with a British accent along with Bomb Shell (villain) and Nightshade.
• Wolfgang's black eye makeup is very much like Kaos's.
• Wolfgang is one of the few playable characters to use a musical instrument as a weapon (another being Cobra Cadabra).
• Wolfgang is one of the few playable canines in Skylanders (other examples are Hot Dog, Funny Bone and Slobber Trap).
• Wolfgang is the only Doom Raider who is the most vocal in questioning the actions of their leader.
• Although he says "...there will be no encore!" when he battles the Skylanders, during his capture he opposingly says "Stick around for the encoooooorrree!"