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Cynder
From Skylanders Wiki
| Cynder | |
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| Element: | Undead |
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| Species: | Dragon |
| Gender: | Female |
| Role: | Skylander |
| World: | Skylands |
| Attacks: | Spectral Lightning Shadow Dash Cynder Flight Black Lightning Shadow Reach |
| Appears in: | Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Skylanders: Universe Skylanders: Cloud Patrol Skylanders: Giants Skylanders: Spyro versus The Mega Monsters (mentioned) Skylanders: Swap Force Skylanders: Cynder Confronts the Weather Wizard Skylanders: Trap Team Skylanders Issue 7 |
| First Release: | Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure |
| English Voice Actor: | Tobie LaSalandra (2012) |
- “Volts and Lightning!”
- – Cynder's official catchphrase
Cynder is a violet dragoness Skylander in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. She is of the Undead element. Her Series 3 counterpart is called Phantom Cynder. She has a skeletal October counterpart called Skeletal Cynder.
Background
Personality
Kidnapped as an egg by the evil Malefor, Cynder was brainwashed and trained in the ways of evil and darkness. She was a sinister dragon, a harbringer of despair and misery taught to strike fear into the hearts of Malefor's subjects and spread terror far and wide. However a speck of goodness burned somewhere in her black heart, which made her internally aware of the malicious actions she was committing unwillingly. After being freed from Malefor's spell, Cynder desires to make amends by battling evildoers with her dark powers, but she still struggles with her past.
As a result of being corrupted under the Undead element, Cynder retains a wicked side and can occasionally be menacing, but she is trying hard to control her dark impulses from time to time. This omnious trait causes most of the Skylanders to try and keep a safe distance from Cynder just in case her inner darkness takes over. While she is loyal to the Skylanders, she is snarky, spiky when riled, witty, fierce and can be a terrifying force for good in the battle against the Darkness. Cynder also possesses a liking towards dark and brooding places, a trait shared by all Undead Skylanders. However she doesn't enjoy pranks or jokes of any kind.[1]
Biography
While just an egg, Cynder was stolen by the henchmen of an evil dragon named Malefor and raised to do his bidding. For years, she spread fear throughout the land until she was defeated by Spyro the Dragon and freed from the grip of Malefor. But dark powers still flow through her, and despite her desire to make amends for her past, most Skylanders try to keep a safe distance… just in case.
Story
History
Cynder is a dangerous dragon with a dark past. While still in her egg, Cynder was stolen by the henchmen of the evil Dragon King named Malefor. He brought the youngster up as a black-hearted harbringer of despair, but deep inside Malefor's monstrous apprentice shone a small speck of goodness. It was none other than Spyro who released Cynder from Malefor's grip by defeating her in battle. Once defeated, the red mist lifted and the spell of evil was broken. Cynder quickly renounced her evil ways and vowed to fight for good. She even joined Spyro on a dangerous quest and came out smiling. Trusting Spyro's judgement, Master Eon signed Cynder up to become one of the scariest Skylanders.[2]
Skylanders: Spyro versus The Mega Monsters
Cynder was mentioned as one of the two Skylanders (the other being Hex) who was assigned by Master Eon to investigate a mega-sized cockroach that was terrorizing Lucky Lagoon. However Kaos, who had claimed to be turning over a new leaf by battling evildoers, dealt with the problem long before the two Undead Skylanders arrived on the scene.
Skylanders: Cynder Confronts the Weather Wizard
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Cynder and Zook were relaxing in the sunrays at the Cloudless Desert, though the dragoness felt that they were wasting time when they should looking for the next fragment to the Mask of Power. Soon, Hex arrived via portal to inform Cynder and Zook that Master Eon has requested their presence, but were forced into action when a freak rainstorm caused the sand dunes of the desert to start pulling the surrounding Mabu beachgoers underground like quicksand. After saving the inhabitants, the trio of Skylanders return to Eon's citadel where they learned that there have been numerous unusual weather strikes on numerous parts of Skylands. Master Eon then assigned Cynder, Zook, and Hex to venture to the Isle of the Dead, where they believe they'll find the cause of the storms, the Undead fragment to the Mask of Power, and answer the call for help by the undead inhabitants.
After being attacked by a Gargantula and a swarm of Spiderlings, the Skylanders were saved by a ghoul named Flunky and his pet Stump Demon, Dogwood. They were escorted to Ghost Town where they learn from the Night Mayor, Morbo, of the unusual sunny weather conditions surrounding the area. The weather is caused by a powerful wizard named Hurrikazam, who suddenly arrived in town and demanded tributes in the form of Batterson's pies to him all the while whisking away the villagers offering the pies. In spite of Cynder trying to rescue the undead villagers, Hurrikazam retreated, promising that if the inhabitants don't tend to his demands for pies and if Skylanders angered him further, the weather wizard would bring an endless sunlight which would destroy the undead crops.
Morbo soon revealed what happened to the villagers Hurrikazam had taken along with the pies: they have been turned back into living, breathing creatures, the opposite of undead. Wondering how Hurrikazam possessed such a power to bring the undead back to life, the Skylanders allowed themselves to be taken by Morbo's Gargantulas to the weather wizard's Cloud Citadel, where they fought against Brock and his group of Drow upon being discovered. The Skylanders soon realized that Hurrikazam is innocent and was forcefully doing his evil deeds by none other than Kaos. The evil Portal Master gloated that he was draining the undead villagers of their undeadliness to store it up in a tank of Undead energy to shower every island of Skylands with undead rain to turn the living into undead and destroy the other elements.
When Hurrikazam refused to drain the Skylanders of their element, Kaos clipped the wizard's precious flower for defying him and tried to proceed with the draining process anyway, but inadvertanty released the Skylanders from their hold. Just as the Skylanders had Kaos cornered, Hex suddenly trapped Cynder and Zook in her bone fortresses. The elf sorceress revealed that she has switched sides, now serving Kaos but was concerned if the Undead Energy Extractor was still functional. When it still was, Hex allowed herself to provide Kaos with her powerful Undead energy, claiming that she was tired of being feared and longed to be normal again. Kaos eagerly began the procedure, however the machine was overloading with Hex's power, which the elf sorceress planned all along and never actually defected to Kaos.
The machine soon exploded, and after a brief moment of seeing Hex's true form, the Skylanders returned their attention to Kaos. While Cynder was busy repelling the evil Portal Master's pottery spells, she tricked Kaos into going near a soon-to-be revived Dogwood, who seized Kaos and Glumshanks upon being revived. With Kaos driven away, the Skylanders celebrated their victory back in Ghost Town, where the undead returned to their normal states and Hurrikazam apologized for his actions and announced to redeem himself by bringing storm clouds suitable for the Undead. As a token of his gratitude, the weather wizard handed Cynder an Amazing, Fantastic, Incredible, Suprising, Unfathomable, All-Coloured Rose seed, the Undead segment to the Mask of Power.
Upon returning to the Eternal Archive, Cynder, Zook and Hex were given the horrible news by Spyro that Squirmgrub kidnapped Master Eon and took five of the pieces to the Mask of Power with him...
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Relationships
Spyro the Dragon
Although it is currently unknown if Spyro and Cynder are in a relationship or not, it was mentioned that after a dangerous quest with Spyro, Cynder came out smiling, presumably for the first time.
Wrecking Ball
While most Skylanders try to keep out of Cynder's way to be on the safe side, Wrecking Ball once thought it would be funny to trip up Cynder with his long tongue as a joke. However Cynder didn't find that funny, and she zapped Wrecking Ball's tongue with her Spectral Lightning, leaving the grub worm to not eat properly for a fortnight.[3] It is unknown if Cynder still holds some animosity towards Wrecking Ball after that.
Hex
Cynder sympathizes with Hex as she too knew what it was like to be feared.
Zook
The dragoness is sometimes irritated by Zook's laidback personality but tolerates him.
Gameplay
Due to her exposure to the darkness of Malefor's corruption, Cynder gained abilities that are related to the elements of Undead, such as breathing dark electricity and temporarily turning into her shadow form to dash past enemies, leaving behind a trail of ghostly allies in her wake that will harm her foes.
Being a dragon, Cynder also has the ability to fly using her wings.
Stats
These are the starting and maximum Statistics for this Skylander in the Skylanders games.
- Health: 260 (max. 520)
- Speed: 43 (max. 91)
- Armor: 18 (max. 48)
- Critical Hit: 30 (max. 80)
- Elemental Power: 39 (max. 89)
Warning: These stats are not used in any of the Skylander games. They are only listed for completeness reasons.
- Strength: 55
- Defense: 75
- Agility: 85
- Luck: 45
These are the starting and maximum Statistics for this Skylander in the Skylanders games.
- Health: 0 (max. 0)
- Speed: 0 (max. 48)
- Armor: 0 (max. 30)
- Critical Hit: 0 (max. 50)
- Elemental Power: 0 (max. 50)
Warning: These stats are not used in any of the Skylander games. They are only listed for completeness reasons.
- Strength: 55
- Defense: 75
- Agility: 85
- Luck: 45
These are the starting and maximum Statistics for this Skylander in the Skylanders games.
- Health: 260 (max. 520)
- Speed: 43 (max. 91)
- Armor: 18 (max. 48)
- Critical Hit: 6 (max. 56)
- 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: 80
- Defense: 85
- Agility: 110
- Luck: 55
Abilities
| Basic Abilities These abilities are available from the start of the game. |
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| Spectral Lightning | Shadow Dash |
Haunted Ally
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 Press and hold your primary power button to shock enemies with bolts of lightning. |
 Dash forward in shadow form. Ghost allies are summoned in your wake. |
 A ghost ally travels with you and damages enemies. | ||||
| Basic Upgrades Skylanders can buy new abilities from Persephone/Power Pods. | ||||||
| Cynder Flight | Black Lightning | Double Spooky! | Shadow Reach | |||
 Press the button to fly. |
 Spectral Lightning does increased damage. |
 Ghosts do increased damage. |
 Shadow Dash range is increased. | |||
| Nether Wielder |
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| Unstable Forces | Breath Control | Breath of Power | ||
 Hitting a ghost with spectral lightning makes it explode, damaging enemies. |
 Spectral Lightning hold duration is increased. |
 Spectral Lightning damages enemies in a larger area. |
| Shadowdancer |
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| Death Bound | Ghost Haunter | Shadow Strike | ||
 Enemies hit by ghosts move slower. |
 Ghosts last longer and have a greater attack range. |
 Shadow Dash does damage to enemies. |
Quotes
Battle Cries
- "Volts and Lightning!"
- "Leading the charge!"
- "Fully charged!"
- "All charged up!"
- "No rest for the wicked!"
- "Time for trouble!"
- "Born to scorch!"
- "Never stood a chance!"
- "Hehe, I'm to die for!"
- "I'd tell you nice try, but it wasn't!"
- "This should give me a jolt!"
- "I'm wicked, so what?"
- "This is my kind of place!" - when opening an Undead elemental zone in Giants
- "You call that a challenge?"
- "My power will haunt you!" - when checking Cynder's stats
- "Shocking abilities, aren't they?"
- "Power is scary!" - when getting upgraded
- "Take flight!"
Media Quotes
- "I've heard fairytales that they can smash holes in the ground. I don't believe it! You show me a pig that can fly, I'll show you a Giant that can smash a hole in the ground. - E3 2012 Tall Tales Trailer
- "Pop Fizz, enough with the soda."
- "If they're so real, then where are they?"
- "We've been spotted!" - Obey TV commercial
Book Quotes
Skylanders: Cynder Confronts the Weather Wizard
- "Now to deal with Hurrikaboo-boo. I predict someone is about to be weather-beaten."
- "If those jaws come anywhere near me, it'll be scorched spider, sister."
- "Sorry to spoil your snack. Now, send those spectres right back."
Character Trailers
See also
Gallery
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Cynder in Toy Form. -
Cynder hovering in Leviathan Lagoon. -
Series 1 Cynder toy packaging -
Cynder on the Portal of Power in Skylanders: Universe -
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Cynder's page from the old version of the official Skylanders website. -
Cynder using her Spectral Lighnting in the Ruins -
Rare Crystal Cynder in Series 1 Cynder package -
Cynder on the Portal of Power -
Metallic Cynder's Mega Blok -
Metallic Cynder's toy form -
Crystal Cynder's toy form -
Cynder's Mega Blok -
Metallic Cynder packaging -
Cynder summoning her ghostly allies to battle in Cynder Confronts the Weather Wizard. -
Cynder unleashing her electrical breath.
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Series 2 Cynder atop the Portal of Power -
Cynder as seen in the E3 2012 trailer of Skylanders: Giants -
Series 2 Cynder toy figure -
Series 2Cynder Trading Card -
Series 2 Cynder toy package -
Cynder taking out three Chompies in Wilikin Village -
Glow in the Dark Cynder -
Glow Cynder on the Glow Portal -
Glow in the Dark Cynder Mega Blok
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Series 3 Cynder in game -
Phantom Cynder taking on a group of Chompies and a Pirate Greeble -
Series 3 Cynder's toy package
Trivia
- Cynder's appearance is similar to her Legend of Spyro counterpart.
- Like Spyro, Cynder is also the most recognizable of the Skylanders, since she and Spyro appeared in a game series outside the Skylanders franchise, the Spyro series.
- She is one of three characters from the Spyro game series to be featured in the Skylanders series (the other two are Spyro and Sparx).
- In the Darklight Crypt, there are head statues who resemble Cynder at the entrance to the maze.
- In The Beginning trailer, Cynder is not present. However, she is seen in The Director's Cut version flying alongside Spyro and Gill Grunt at the beginning of the battle and carrying away a recolored, enemy version of Cali that was about to harm Gill Grunt.
- Though Cynder is one of few who speaks English in Spyro's Adventure, she does not say her official catchphrase until Skylanders: Giants.
- Despite Cynder's biography mentioning that the other Skylanders keep a safe distance from Cynder due to her dark past and sinister powers, in the Tall Tales trailer, the Skylanders present are calm around Cynder, implying that they trust her, although this could be because they have had time since before the events of Spyro's Adventure to get to know and trust her.
- In the 3DS version of Skylanders, Cynder doesn't have spikes on her bracers, while in the console versions, she does.
- The symbol on Cynder's forehead is the Brand of the Undead, which unleashes ghostly allies from beyond the grave.[2]
- Cynder's spiked collar and bracelets are part of the Undead punk fashion.[2]
- Vathek was originally going to be the Undead dragon Skylander of Spyro's Adventure, but the role was already taken by Cynder.[4]
- Her counterpart in The Legend of Spyro series has romantic feelings for Spyro. It's currently unknown if Cynder has the same feelings for Spyro in the Skylanders series like her other counterpart.
- The Cynder from the Skylanders: Giants Starter Pack has a slighty different wing position with them being a bit more apart and less raised than the ones from the toy package.
- Not counting the clear chase variants, (Series 3) Phantom Cynder is the second figure to have a translucent appearance while Slam Bam is the first one.
- The forehead and lightning bolts markings on her wings glow in the dark much like her Undead pedestal.
- Like Whirlwind, Flashwing, Spotlight and Echo, Cynder has no visible teeth. They are also currently the only female dragon Skylanders.
- One of Cynder's battle cries, "No Rest for the Wicked!", would later be used as the catchphrase for Bat Spin.
- In Trap Team, Phantom Cynder's new appearance even after her Wow Pow is purchased is no longer shown.
References
- ↑ Skylanders Universe: Chronicles, page 81
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Skylanders Official Sticker Book: Meet the Skylanders, page 81
- ↑ Skylanders: Book of Elements - Life & Undead, page 53
- ↑ Dragon's Peak Villain originally planned as a Skylander
