Rip Tide

Rip Tide
Element:	Water
Species:	Fish
Gender:	Male
Role:	Skylander
World:	Skylands
Attacks:	Horn Tetra Attack Fish Toss Whale On 'Em Nipping Needle Nose Shark Surprise
Appears in:	Skylanders: Swap Force Skylanders: Lost Islands Skylanders: Trap Team Skylanders: SuperChargers Skylanders: Battlecast
First Release:	Skylanders: Swap Force
English Voice Actor:	Patrick Seitz

“Go Fish!”

– Rip Tide's official catchphrase

Rip Tide is an Aqua Fighter who is one of the core Skylanders in Skylanders: Swap Force. He is of the Water element.

Character Development

Rip Tide underwent numerous design changes during the development of Skylanders: Swap Force. His first incarnation was a fish-like creature named Krayken that possessed electrical abilities and had a sentient fish head as his left arm. The design was later scrapped and a frog-like warrior named Bubble Trouble was brought in. However the design and name evolved into Rip Tide, resulting with the traits from Bubble Trouble being passed down to Punk Shock and Wash Buckler.

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  Riptide's first incarnation: Krayken
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  One of Rip Tide's other concept incarnations: Bubble Trouble
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Background

Personality

Highly adaptable, Rip Tide can master any fighting style in minutes. In Skylanders: Battlecast, Rip Tide has gallant and proud mannerisms.

Biography

Rip Tide was known far and wide as one of the best Aqua-Fighters in Skylands. He mastered a multitude of water techniques and astonished tournament spectators with his ability to adapt his fighting style to any opponent. Amongst his repertoire were Swordfish Fencing, Hammerhead Heaving, and even the rare Blubber Whale Wallop -- which he had used on numerous occasions in the legendary Rumble in the Reef. His unrivaled skill as a swordsman soon drew the attention of Master Eon. But when Kaos learned of this, he sent forth a legion of Squidface Brutes to stop Rip Tide before he could join the Skylanders... and everyone knows how that turned out, except for the Squidface Brutes, who after being knocked senseless can't remember a thing.

Story

History

As perhaps the most skilled Aqua-Fighter in all of Skylands, Rip Tide thrilled audiences with his incredible water-based combat techniques. His talents drew the attention of Master Eon, but before the Portal Master could recruit him to the Skylanders, Kaos dispatched a squad of Squidface Brutes to take the Aqua-Fighter down. Needless to say, it didn't work. Those Squidface Brutes didn't know what hit them, and now Rip Tide uses his fighting skills in the battle against evil.

Gameplay

Being a skilled Aqua-Fighter, Rip Tide can swipe and slash his enemies with his Swordfish and Sharkfish like swords. He can also summon a large whale from his sleeve and slam it down on his enemies.

In Skylanders: Battlecast, he can use fish for a variety of effects, from food for his allies, to draining health with jellyfish, electrifying his swordfish for a debuff, and even summoning sharks and piranhas to add to his team's own damage. His Special Ability is Fish Feast, healing his allies, and his signature Gear is an Electric Eel, which mutes enemies who have Gear themselves.

Abilites

ConsoleBattlecast3DS

Basic Abilities These abilities are available from the start of the game.						Soul Gem Ability Requires Soul Gem from: Twisty Tunnels
Horn Tetra Attack		Fish Toss				Reinventing the Whale
Primary Ability Press Attack 1 to swing the currently held fish at enemies. Swordfish attacks are quick and Shark attacks are slow, but more powerful.		Secondary Ability Press Attack 2 to toss the currently held fish at enemies. Fish Toss will also change between Swordfish and Shark fish.				Price: 4000 Angry fish explode out of the whale's spout, seeking out and damaging nearby enemies.
Basic Upgrades Skylanders can buy new abilities from Persephone/Power Pods.
Whale On 'Em		Bigger Fish to Fly		Fresh Fish		Blistering Blubber
Price: 500 Press Attack 3 to drop a large whale and smack down a large number of enemies.		Price: 700 Press Attack 2 to throw the held fish, doing increased damage to enemies.		Price: 900 Press Attack 2 to throw the currently held fish. Press Attack 1 to attack and critically hit with the new fish.		Price: 1200 Whale attacks do increased damage. Pocket whales are known for their helpful nature.

Fishy Fencer

View Flounder Pounder

Increase the slice and dice power of the swordfish weapon!

Nipping Needle Nose		Practiced Parry		Straight As An Angler
Price: 1700 Press Attack 2 to throw the Swordfish which does damage over time to enemies that it hits.		Price: 2200 Swordfish attacks do increased damage. A sword for a nose! Convenient!		Price: 3000 Hold Attack 1 to charge a swordfish attack, release to dash through enemies causing them to take damage and be knocked back.

Flounder Pounder

View Fishy Fencer

Learn new ways to pound enemies with the hammerhead shark weapon!

Shark Surprise		Time to Hammer		Shark Bite Bait
Price: 1700 Press Attack 2 to throw the shark which bounces off of enemies heads before landing.		Price: 2200 Hammerhead shark attacks do increased damage. There is more than one reason why they are called hammerheads.		Price: 3000 Hold Attack 1 Hold (Square) to charge a shark attack, release to dash forward biting any enemies in the way.

Jellyfish Squall		Go Fish		Eletric Eel - Gear
Common Restore 20 health to each ally. Shock each enemy for 20 damage.		Rare Swap in an enemy. Gain a non-character card of its element.		Rare +30 power. When owner attacks an enemy that has a gear, mute it.

Shark Attack		Whale Whomp		Fish Feast - Special Ability
Common Slice an enemy already damaged this turn for 30 extra damage.		Epic Bash the active enemy for 100 damage. Bash it for 40 extra damage for each of its character cards in the enemy hand.		Rare Restore 10 health to each ally.

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Skylanders can use abilities depending on their level.

Starting Powers

• 3DSpower1 (Primary Attack): 3DSpower1desc
• 3DSpower2 (Secondary Attack): 3DSpower2desc

Upgrades

• 3DSupgrade1 (requires level: 3DSupgrade1level): 3DSupgrade1desc
• 3DSupgrade2 (requires level: 3DSupgrade2level): 3DSupgrade2desc
• 3DSupgrade3 (requires level: 3DSupgrade3level): 3DSupgrade3desc

Quotes

Battle Cries

• "Go Fish!"
• "Yeah, fin for the win!"
• "Makin' waves!"
• "Turning the tide!"
• "No catching release here!"
• "Hooked it!"
• "Yeah!"
• "Woohoo!"
• "Go!"
• "Flying fish!"
• "Up high!"
• "Going up!"
• "Whopper of a haul!" - when opening a treasure chest
• "Power wave!" - when levelling up
• "More power!" - when levelling up
• "Strap to the gills!" - when checking stats
• "I'm tipping the scales!" - when checking stats
• "That's a whale of a hat!" - when given a hat
• "I look like a real catch!" - when given a hat
• "Something fishy about this name!" - when given a nickname
• "Bait and switch!" - when given a nickname

Battlecast Quotes

• "Fintastic!" - scanned in
• "Let's make some waves!"
• "Casting out!" - when selected
• "Surf's up!"
• "Reeled in!" - swapping in
• "Ready for battle!"
• "Off the hook!" - swapping out
• "Time for a rest!"
• "A powerful swell!" - rank up
• "Looking ship-shape!"
• "I'll take it!" - Summoning a Gear
• "A real catch!"
• "Making a splash!" - Summoning a Relic
• "Turning the tide!"
• "Making waves!" - randomly when casting spells
• "Soak it up!"
• "Make it rain!" - Jellyfish Squall
• "Jelly time!"
• "The shock of your life!" - Electric Eel
• "High voltage!"
• "A whale of a time!" - Whale Whomp
• "There's a whale on you!"
• "Now that's a big one!" - Go Fish
• "The catch of the day!"
• "Time for a bite!" - Shark Attack
• "Snack attack!"
• "Splashed down!" - KOed an enemy
• "Tipping the scales!"
• "Fish overboard!" - when defeated
• "Going down!"
• "Another time!" - defeat at the end of battle
• "I let that one get away...!"
• "Fin for the win!" - Victory
• "A swell victory!"
• "Ahoy!" - when poked
• "Easy, now!"
• "Aye aye!"
• "Steady on!"
• "Better watch yourself!"
• "Having fun?"
• "A wave of energy!" - Card Level Up
• "Power surge!"

Media Quotes

• "Looks like I caught myself a whopper! You guys are going down!" - The Card Game Short Cut
• "Alright! Time to fish or cut bait!"

Character Trailers

• File:Skylanders Swap Force - Meet the Skylanders - Rip Tide (Go Fish)
• File:Skylanders Swap Force - Rip Tide Soul Gem Preview (Go Fish)

Gallery

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  Green Armored Rip Tide
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  Rip Tide in the Boney Islands.
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  Green Rip Tide packaging
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  Rip Tide figurine
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  Rip Tide's package
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  Rip Tide in a triple pack with Hyper Beam Prism Break and Horn Blast Whirlwind.

Trivia

• He slightly resembles the DC Comics villain Deathstroke as both carry various weapons.
  • His voice actor, Patrick Seitz also voiced Deathstroke in Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe as well as Hot Head in Giants. He also voiced Scorpion from Mortal Kombat (2011) and Injustice: Gods Among Us.
• He bears a slight resemblance to the Battletoads as well as Principal Pixiefrog from My Gym Partner's a Monkey.
  • ​He also resembles the Lord of the Atlantis from Monster Legends.
• Some of his battle quotes are shared with Gill Grunt.
• He and Chill are the only Water Skylanders who can summon their cetacean allies to attack. Rip Tide brings out the orca to slam it down on enemies.
• His face slightly resembles Captain Qwark from the Ratchet & Clank series.
  • When he uses his primary attack with the hammerhead shark three times, he'll peform a move similar to Ratchet's Multi-strike move from Ratchet & Clank.
• When Rip Tide grind rails, he uses the hammerhead shark as a board and holds his swordfish no matter which fish he hold.
• He has the shortest catchphrase out of every Skylander.
• In the Skylanders: Swap Force; Master Eon's Official Guide handbook, it incorrectly states that his Soul Gem is found in the Rampant Ruins.

References

Skylanders

Air Skylanders Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Lightning Rod - Sonic Boom - Warnado - Whirlwind Skylanders: Giants Jet-Vac - Swarm Skylanders: Swap Force Boom Jet - Free Ranger - Pop Thorn - Scratch Skylanders: Trap Team Blades - Fling Kong - Gusto - Thunderbolt Skylanders: SuperChargers Hurricane Jet-Vac - Stormblade Skylanders: Imaginators Air Strike - Bad Juju - Wild Storm Minis / Eon's Elite Breeze - Pet-Vac / Elite Whirlwind Alt Decos Egg Bomber Air Strike - Legendary Blades - Legendary Free Ranger - Legendary Hurricane Jet-Vac Legendary Jet-Vac - Mystical Bad Juju - Polar Whirlwind - Power Punch Pet-Vac Lost Islands Alter Egos Buttered Pop Thorn - Gourmet Gusto Dark Skylanders Skylanders: Trap Team Blackout - Knight Mare Skylanders: SuperChargers Nightfall Skylanders: Imaginators Hood Sickle - Starcast Alt Deco Steel Plated Hood Sickle Ring of Heroes Alter Egos Shadow King Pen - Shadow Spitfire - Shadow Spyro Earth Skylanders Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Bash - Dino-Rang - Prism Break - Terrafin Skylanders: Giants Crusher - Flashwing Skylanders: Swap Force Doom Stone - Rubble Rouser - Scorp - Slobber Tooth Skylanders: Trap Team Fist Bump - Head Rush - Rocky Roll -Wallop Skylanders: SuperChargers Shark Shooter Terrafin - Smash Hit Skylanders: Imaginators Barbella - Golden Queen - Tri-Tip Minis / Eon's Elite Bop - Terrabite / Elite Dino-Rang - Elite Terrafin Alt Decos Dark Golden Queen - Dark Slobber Tooth - Granite Crusher - Jade Flashwing Legendary Bash - Legendary Tri-Tip - Nitro Head Rush - Steel Plated Smash Hit Lost Islands Alter Egos Birthday Bash - Rocky Egg Roll - Sundae Slobber Tooth Fire Skylanders Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Eruptor - Flameslinger - Ignitor - Sunburn Skylanders: Giants Hot Dog - Hot Head Skylanders: Swap Force Blast Zone - Fire Kraken - Fryno - Smolderdash Skylanders: Trap Team Ka-Boom - Torch - Trail Blazer - Wildfire Skylanders: SuperChargers Lava Lance Eruptor - Spitfire - Hammer Slam Bowser Skylanders: Imaginators Ember - Flare Wolf - Tae Kwon Crow Minis / Eon's Elite Small Fry - Weeruptor / Elite Eruptor Alt Decos Dark Blast Zone - Dark Hammer Slam Bowser - Dark Spitfire - Dark Wildfire Eggsellent Weeruptor - Hard-Boiled Flare Wolf - Instant Spitfire - Jade Fire Kraken Legendary Ignitor - Molten Hot Dog - Mystical Tae Kwon Crow - Volcanic Eruptor Lost Islands Alter Egos Cupid Flameslinger - Flip Flop Fryno Battlecast Alt Deco Card Obsidian Hot Head Life Skylanders Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Camo - Stealth Elf - Stump Smash - Zook Skylanders: Giants Shroomboom - Tree Rex Skylanders: Swap Force Bumble Blast - Grilla Drilla - Stink Bomb - Zoo Lou Skylanders: Trap Team Bushwhack - Food Fight - High Five - Tuff Luck Skylanders: SuperChargers Super Shot Stealth Elf - Thrillipede - Turbo Charge Donkey Kong Skylanders: Imaginators Ambush - Boom Bloom - Chompy Mage - Crash Bandicoot Minis / Eon's Elite Barkley - Whisper Elf / Elite Stealth Elf - Elite Zook Alt Decos Dark Turbo Charge Donkey Kong - Dark Food Fight - Dark Stealth Elf Dark Super Shot Stealth Elf - Eggcited Thrillipede - Gnarly Barkley - Gnarly Tree Rex Instant Food Fight - Instant Super Shot Stealth Elf - Jingle Bell Chompy Mage Jolly Bumble Blast - Legendary Bushwhack - Legendary Stealth Elf - Legendary Zoo Lou Lost Islands Alter Egos Autumn Stump Smash - Builda Grilla Drilla - Fireworks Zook - Frosted Food Fight Light Skylanders Skylanders: Trap Team Knight Light - Spotlight Skylanders: SuperChargers Astroblast Skylanders: Imaginators Aurora - Blaster-Tron Alt Decos Legendary Astroblast - Solar Flare Aurora Ring of Heroes Alter Egos Light Flashwing - Light Hex - Light Jet-Vac Magic Skylanders Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Double Trouble - Spyro - Voodood - Wrecking Ball Skylanders: Giants Ninjini - Pop Fizz Skylanders: Swap Force Dune Bug - Hoot Loop - Star Strike - Trap Shadow Skylanders: Trap Team Blastermind - Cobra Cadabra - Déjà Vu - Enigma Skylanders: SuperChargers Big Bubble Pop Fizz - Splat Skylanders: Imaginators Buckshot - Mysticat - Pain-Yatta Minis / Eon's Elite Mini Jini - Spry / Elite Spyro - Elite Voodood Alt Decos Birthday Bash Big Bubble Pop Fizz - Dark Spyro - Enchanted Hoot Loop - Enchanted Star Strike King Cobra Cadabra - Legendary Déjà Vu - Legendary Spyro - Love Potion Pop Fizz Power Blue Splat - Punch Pop Fizz - Royal Double Trouble - Scarlet Ninjini Lost Islands Alter Egos Buddy Wrecking Ball - Charming Cobra Cadabra - Hoppity Pop Fizz - Mystic Star Strike Tech Skylanders Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Boomer - Drill Sergeant - Drobot - Trigger Happy Skylanders: Giants Bouncer - Sprocket Skylanders: Swap Force Countdown - Magna Charge - Spy Rise - Wind-Up Skylanders: Trap Team Chopper - Gearshift - Jawbreaker - Tread Head Skylanders: SuperChargers Double Dare Trigger Happy - High Volt Skylanders: Imaginators Chain Reaction - Dr. Krankcase - Ro-Bow - Dr. Neo Cortex Minis / Eon's Elite Drobit - Trigger Snappy / Elite Boomer - Elite Trigger Happy Alt Decos Kickoff Countdown - Legendary Trigger Happy - Legendary Bouncer - Legendary Jawbreaker Nitro Magna Charge - Power Blue Trigger Happy - Springtime Trigger Happy Lost Islands Alter Egos Knockout Jawbreaker - Lucky Boomer - New Year's Countdown Battlecast Alt Deco Card High Noon Trigger Happy Undead Skylanders Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Chop Chop - Cynder - Ghost Roaster - Hex Skylanders: Giants Eye-Brawl - Fright Rider Skylanders: Swap Force Grim Creeper - Night Shift - Rattle Shake - Roller Brawl Skylanders: Trap Team Bat Spin - Funny Bone - Krypt King - Short Cut Skylanders: SuperChargers Bone Bash Roller Brawl - Fiesta Skylanders: Imaginators Chopscotch - Pit Boss - Wolfgang Minis / Eon's Elite Eye-Small - Hijinx / Elite Chop Chop - Elite Ghost Roaster Alt Decos Candy-Coated Chopscotch - Dark Wolfgang - Frightful Fiesta - Legendary Bone Bash Roller Brawl Legendary Chop Chop - Legendary Grim Creeper - Legendary Night Shift - Legendary Pit Boss Nitro Krypt King - Quickdraw Rattle Shake Lost Islands Alter Egos Fortune Funny Bone - Grill Master Chop Chop - Hallows' Eve Hex - Skeletal Cynder - Snowler Brawl Water Skylanders Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Gill Grunt - Slam Bam - Wham-Shell - Zap Skylanders: Giants Chill - Thumpback Skylanders: Swap Force Freeze Blade - Punk Shock - Rip Tide - Wash Buckler Skylanders: Trap Team Echo - Flip Wreck - Lob-Star - Snap Shot Skylanders: SuperChargers Deep Dive Gill Grunt - Dive-Clops Skylanders: Imaginators Grave Clobber - King Pen - Tidepool Minis / Eon's Elite Gill Runt - Thumpling / Elite Gill Grunt - Elite Slam Bam Alt Decos Dark King Pen - Dark Snap Shot - Dark Wash Buckler - Instant Dive-Clops Instant Snap Shot - Legendary Chill - Legendary Slam Bam - Missile-Tow Dive-Clops Nitro Freeze Blade - Winterfest Lob-Star Lost Islands Alter Egos Admiral Thumpback - Holiday Wash Buckler - Merry Snap Shot - Surfer Slam Bam Other Skylanders Skylanders: Imaginators Kaos - Imaginators