Cadaverous Crypt

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This article is about the area in the games. For the location in the spinoff TV series, see Cadaverous Crypts (Skylanders Academy).

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Cadaverous Crypt
World:	Skylands
Hats:	2
Story Scrolls:	1
Chests:	3
Legendary Treasure(s):	1
Soul Gems:	Hex Trigger Happy
Enemies:	Bone 'n' Arrows Rhu-Babies Rhu-Barbs Rotting Robbies Skitterbooms Spider Spitters Undead Spell Punks Shadow Knights (inanimate)
Appears in:	Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (Console) Return of the Dragon King Skylanders: Lost Islands
Previous:	Crawling Catacombs
Next:	Creepy Citadel

“The undead guard the Skeleton Key with their... lives?”

– Chapter Subtitle

Cadaverous Crypt is the sixteenth chapter in the console version of Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. Here, the Skylanders visit to retrieve the Skeleton Key, which is needed to enter the Creepy Citadel to find the Eternal Undead Source.

Description

Cadaverous Crypt is, as its name would suggest, a musty stone crypt. Spiked coffins, movable candlesticks, ram-skull gates, and bone decorations line its gloomy hallways. Much like Crawling Catacombs, Cadaverous Crypt is positioned above a subterranean lake and takes place entirely underground.

Story

Once again descending the Underworld's skeletal steps, the Skylanders and T-Bone arrive at the crypt that is said to contain the Skeleton Key. T-Bone promises not to run out on the Skylanders like last time, only to end up separated by a large barrier that rises between them. The Skylanders venture on alone, battling different Undead forces such as the Rotting Robbies, who can only be hurt by fire or with a cannon. After defeating a final gauntlet of Undead forces, the Skylanders discover the hidden Skeleton Key. The Skylanders return to T-Bone, who comments that they will now be able to open the gate to the Creepy Citadel before comically attaching his own head to the key.

Objectives

WiiPlayStation 3 / Xbox 360

Cadaverous Crypt
Chapter	Completion	Collections
• Find the Skeleton Key	• Enemy Goal • No Lives Lost • All Areas Found (5) • Cleared in under 06:50	• Soul Gems (2) • Legendary Treasure (1) • Hats (2) • Treasure Chests (3) • Story Scroll (1)

Cadaverous Crypt
Chapter	Completion	Collections
• Find the Skeleton Key	• Enemy Goal • No Lives Lost • All Areas Found (5) • Cleared in under 05:53	• Soul Gems (2) • Legendary Treasure (1) • Hats (2) • Treasure Chests (3) • Story Scroll (1)

Areas To Find

• The Catacombs
  • Soul Gem #1 - Hex ("Skull Shield")
  • Story Scroll - Life and Undeath
• The Evershifting Hall
• The Catacombs (cont.)
  • Treasure Chest #1
  • Soul Gem #2 - Trigger Happy ("Infinite Ammo")
• Tech Elemental Gate - Maze of Skulls
  • Treasure Chest #2 (Wii)
  • Hat #1 - Crown of Light
• Earth Elemental Gate - The Dark Retreat
  • Treasure Chest #2 (XPEC ports)
  • Hat #2 - Bone Head
• The Evershifting Hall (cont.)
  • Legendary Treasure - Golden Randomizer
  • Treasure Chest #3
• The Shrine of the Unliving

New Enemies

• Rhu-Babies
• Rotting Robbies
• Bone 'n' Arrows
• Undead Spell Punks
• Rhu-Barbs

Other appearances

Skylanders: Lost Islands

In Skylanders: Lost Islands, Cadaverous Crypt is one of the locations to which Skylanders can adventure. It is unlocked for all Skylanders of Hero Rank 5 and above, and Adventures there take two hours and 460 Energy, rewarding 500 Hero Points and 2,350 Gold.

Gallery

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  Cadaverous Crypt dungeon concept by Jim Moore
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  Loading Screen (Wii)
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  Loading Screen (PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360)
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  Title Card (Wii)
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  Title Card (PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360)
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  Tech Elemental Gate
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  Earth Elemental Gate
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  Enchanted Skull icon (Wii)
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  Enchanted Skull icon (PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360)

Trivia

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  The dragon skeleton resembling Spyro

  A skeleton resembling Spyro can be seen in the floor of the Story Scroll's room.
• In the PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 version, when collecting Trigger Happy's Soul Gem, the upgrade is called "Infinite Hellfire".
  • Additionally, when completing the challenge behind the Tech Elemental Gate in the PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 version, the announcer voiceline for completing a Heroic Challenge plays.
  • The second Treasure Chest is found within the Tech Elemental Gate in the Wii version, but is rewarded after completing the Earth Elemental Gate in the PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 version.
  • T-Bone's character portrait doesn't change after he puts his head on the Skeleton Key in the PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 version.
• A golden Skeleton Key appears in the 3DS version of Skylanders: Swap Force. It resides in the Samurai Islands, and can open every door in Skylands.
• When this level appears outside of the games, in Return of the Dragon King and the TV show, its name is incorrectly pluralized to "Cadaverous Crypts." Both spinoffs also greatly change its appearance, portraying the crypt as either a dark labyrinthine cave or a wasteland.