Root Runner

Root Runners
Element:	Life
RootRunnerJunkyard.png
Species:	Plants
Role:	Enemy
World:	*Time of the Giants Junkyard Isles Rumbletown Wilikin Village Secret Vault of Secrets The Oracle
Attacks:	*Spawns Chompies Shrinks Skylanders (3DS)
Appears in:	*Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Skylanders: Giants Skylanders: Swap Force (3DS)

“Runs away to spawn another day!”

– The Description of Root Runners

Root Runners are enemies that appear in Skylanders: Giants as a replacement for the Chompy Pods. As their name suggests, they take out their roots, and run a little distance away if approached.

Root Runners are introduced either in the Life Elemental gate in Time of the Giants or at the start of Junkyard Isles, depending on which level the player encounters them first. If the player doesn't enter the Life Gate in Time of the Giants, their introduction will instead occur at Junkyard Isles.

Game Data

Skylanders: Giants

EasyMediumHardNightmare3DS

Health: 40 HP (30 HP)

Damage methods:

• N/A: This enemy does not deal direct damage.

Health: 65 HP (30 HP) Damage methods:

• N/A: This enemy does not deal direct damage.

Health: 80 HP (30 HP) Damage methods:

• N/A: This enemy does not deal direct damage.

Health: 180 HP (30 HP) Damage methods:

• N/A: This enemy does not deal direct damage.

Health: 180 HP (30 HP) Damage methods:

• N/A: Value undefined or missing

Italicized text refers to values only present in Heroic Challenges.

Values may vary depending on location, difficulty, and/or other factors.

See also

• Chompies
• Chompy Pods

Gallery

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  Root Runner introduced in Time of the Giants
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  Root Runner running

Trivia

• The Root Runner model was originally used for the Chompy Pods when in the Ghost World of Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure in Darklight Crypt, where they spawned Bone Chompies.
• Despite being described as moving most of the time, they only run in Wilikin Village (Real World), Darklight Crypt and Swarm's Heroic Challenge. Though this is most likely a glitch, certain attacks can also make them uproot, only to burrow exactly where they stand.
• The Root Runners first appeared in the 3DS version of Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure in The Wingwarrens, and reappeared in the 3DS version of Skylanders: Swap Force, at Fountain Springs. However, Root Runners don't spawn Chompies in 3DS versions, and they spit shrinking projectiles instead.
  • The Projectiles don't shrink the Skylander in Swap Force 3DS.
• They, along with the Enfuego Chompies, are the only enemies in Giants with multiple enemy introductions.
• At various points in Giants's alpha development, Root Runners were referred to as Chompy Pod Walkers or Pod Crawlers.
• Although only a few Root Runners in Giants actually move, all Root Runners in Console Giants have legs buried beneath the ground. In Giants's alpha, none of the Root Runners have legs, and they only spawn Frigid Chompies or Bone Chompies.
• In Giants's alpha, Root Runners had two alternate descriptions. One was copied from the Chompy Pod's description in Spyro's Adventure, while the other was, "It has legs."