Tae Kwon Crow (character)

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Tae Kwon Crow
Element:	Dark
Species:	Crow
Gender:	Male
Role:	Villain Ally
World:	Skyhighlands
Attacks:	Samurai sword Ninja stars
Appears in:	Skylanders: Trap Team
English Voice Actor:	Matthew Mercer

Tae Kwon Crow
Element:	Fire
Species:	Crow
Gender:	Male
Role:	Sensei
World:	Skyhighlands
Appears in:	Skylanders: Imaginators
English Voice Actor:	Unknown

“Ninja skills and the fiendishness of a bird.”

– Villain Vault

“Who Dares Face Me?!”

– Sensei Catchphrase

Tae Kwon Crow, formerly known as the Great Hawkmongous, is a ninja crow who first appeared as one of the Dark trappable villains in Skylanders: Trap Team.

In Skylanders: Imaginators, Tae Kwon Crow has changed elements to Fire, and has become a Sensei training Imaginators of the Ninja Battle Class.

Story

Skylanders: Trap Team

Tae Kwon Crow was a ninja who served as leader of an evil gang of Sky Pirates in the Skyhighlands. After escaping from Cloudcracker Prison, the crow returned to the Skyhighlands, where he soon encountered the Skylanders throughout his hideout, not knowing who they are. He challenged them to a few games of Skystones Smash, before ultimately battling the Skylanders atop the pirate stronghold for the possession of the crystal prism. Tae Kwon Crow was eventually defeated and trapped.

Skylanders: Imaginators

Tae Kwon Crow was once the leader of a villainous band of air pirates in Skyhighlands. But pirating was never his true passion. All that really mattered to him was stopping anyone that “dared” to do anything that he deemed out of character. If a cake maker “dared” to make a pie instead, he would put a stop to it. If an ordinary sheep “dared” to baaahh longer than normal, he would end that nonsense right then and there. Tae Kwon Crow could not even stand it when anyone even “dared” of thinking of daring to do anything. But after he was captured by the Trap Masters, Master Eon dared him to change his ways and use his abilities for good instead. At first, Tae Kwon Crow was angry that Eon would dare make such a bold suggestion, but he soon realized that he could actually serve as a role model to young Ninjas and help them avoid the dark path that he went down. Forsaking his katana for the more traditional roundhouse fire-kick, Tae Kwon Crow now defends Skylands from whoever dares threaten it.

Quotes

• "Who dares disturb the Great Hawkmongous and his evil band of pirates?"
• "Let us fight!"
• "No one captures me, twice!"

Trap Quotes

• "Maybe I should have just played you at Skystones Smash again!"
• "Why did my name get changed to Tae Kwon CROOOOOOOOWWWW....?!"
• "Who dares beat me at Skystones Smash, defeat my minions, and now capture ME!? I still want to know!!"
• "The Great Hawkmongous accepts his fate. And his new name of Tae Kwon Crow. Pretty cool actually."
• "Who dares select meeeeeeee!!"
• "I'll take it now!"
• "The time of Ninja!"
• "So if this is the Skylands Academy, does that make you a Skylander? Did I finally figure it out??"
• "Shuriken!"
• "Victory is MINE!"
• "Who dares rate my abilities?! Although, these do look pretty spot on." - When checking stats
• "Who dares speak my name? Well, whoever it is, I'm all for helping out." - Quest

Villain Theme ♫

Tae Kwon Crow's theme is Moon of Mid-Autumn, from APM Music.

Villain Quest

• The Golden Desert - Gopher the Gold!

Gallery

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  Tae Kwon Crow preparing to fight the Skylanders
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  Tae Kwon Crow's final concept design
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  Basic
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  Evolved

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  Tae Kwon Crow's toy form

Trivia

• He is the second trappable villain who changes his name (the first being Threatpack).
• He is the only bird villain with featureless eyes.
  • He is also the second playable bird character with featureless eyes, the first being Free Ranger.
• He and Cross Crow are the only villains who are not accompanied by any other villain in a chapter.
  • Coincidentally, they are both crows.
  • Also, despite this, neither of their chapters have zones where Skylanders of their elements are stronger.
• He is the seventh playable ninja in the Skylanders series, the others being Stealth Elf, Ninjini, Stink Bomb, Lob-Star, Whisper Elf, Mini Jini, and Nightshade
  • He and Nightshade are the only two ninjas to be trappable villains.
• His name is a play on "tae kwon do", a type of martial arts.
• Upon his first encounter with the Skylanders, Tae Kwon Crow didn't figure out who they were, even after his defeat.
• When being captured, Tae Kwon Crow breaks the fourth wall when wondering why his name was changed to Tae Kwon Crow.
  • Refusing to play Skystones with him also has him gloat over keeping you stuck, as whenever he appears an invisible wall blocks the path further until he's beaten.
  • This makes him the second trappable villain to break the fourth wall. The first was Blaster-Tron and the third was Kaos.
  • This also suggests that the real names of the villains you capture also aren't the names they were given, not unlike some Skylanders.
• In the Wii version, he doesn't change colors after evolving.
• He is the only bird Villain to wear pants.
• Tae Kwon Crow is one of six Villains who do not try to persuade the Portal Master into capturing them, let alone being aware of their ultimate fate. (the others being The Gulper, Threatpack, Chill Bill, Lob Goblin, and Brawlrus).
• Hood Sickle, Grave Clobber and Tae Kwon Crow are the first characters to change elements permanently.
• Tae Kwon Crow's Imaginators backstory implies he might have a compulsive disorder, constantly desiring for things to be done the way he thinks is right, even if other people are the ones acting out of line, to the point of obsession.