Wind-Up

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This article is about the character from the games. For the character from the spin-off TV series, see Wind-Up (Skylanders Academy).

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Wind-Up
Element:	Tech
Species:	Robot
Gender:	Male
Role:	Core Skylander
Family:	Unnamed toymaker (creator)
World:	Skylands
Attacks:	Short Circuit Wind Up! Overcrank Stabilizer Cymbals Windup Punch
Appears in:	Skylanders: Swap Force Skylanders: Lost Islands Skylanders: Trap Team Skylanders: SuperChargers' (Racing) Skylanders: Imaginators
First Release:	Skylanders: Swap Force
English Voice Actor:	Bob Bergen

“All Wound Up!”

– Wind-Up's official catchphrase

Wind-Up is a wind-up toy who is one of the Tech Core Skylanders in Skylanders: Swap Force. He is available in the Sheep Wreck Island Adventure Pack. A single pack was offered at Gamestop in the US with pre-orders for Skylanders: Trap Team.

Background

Development

Early concept art depicts Wind-Up as a gumball-vending machine who could summon an army of small toy minions. His blue parts were originally colored green.

Physical Traits

Wind-Up is a blue and gold metal wind-up robot, of short stature. Each of his arms are blue in color with a gold ring on the end, a gold wind up key on top, and his hands consist of silver claws; he also has two metal legs with blue-ankled feet and gold shoe-like toes. His head is blue with a gold bottom jaw, mechanical segmented eyes, and a large key on top. A wind up coil keeps Wind-Up's body connected as a torso.

Personality

Wind-Up is always on time. Bursting with coiled-up energy, he's also always ready to spring into action.

Biography

Built in the enchanted workshop of a toymaker obsessed with time, Wind-Up was created to help keep his massive collection of complicated clocks working perfectly. But when the toymaker popped out of existence in a freak accident caused by putting hot cocoa in a cross-wired Arkeyan oven, Wind-Up found himself surrounded by an invading Cyclops platoon - with an eye towards claiming the toymaker's secrets for themselves. Using split-second timing, clockwork strategy, and his totally wound up energy, Wind-Up bravely sprang into action and handily defeated the Cyclops. He later joined the Skylanders to help swing the pendulum the other way in their fight against anything that threatens Skylands.

Gameplay

Stats

Console StatsPower Stats

These are the starting and maximum Statistics for this Skylander in the Skylanders games.

• Health: 250 (max. 500)
• Speed: 43 (max. 91)
• Armor: 12 (max. 42)
• Critical Hit: 4 (max. 54)
• 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: 90
• Defense: 130
• Agility: 70
• Luck: 40

Abilities

Console3DS

Basic Abilities These abilities are available from the start of the game.						Soul Gem Ability Requires Soul Gem from: Iron Jaw Gulch
Short Circuit		Wind Up!				Spring-Loaded Crank
Primary Ability Press Attack 1 to attack nearby enemies with sparking claws.		Secondary Ability Press Attack 2 to wind up and damage nearby enemies. Winding up is needed to perform more powerful attacks.				Price: 4000 Speed is increased. Automatically wind up while running.
Basic Upgrades Skylanders can buy new abilities from Persephone/Power Pods.
Overcrank Stabilizer		Winding Weapon		Spring Shot		Power Pistons
Price: 500 Press Attack 2 to rapidly fill the wind up meter. When full, press Attack 2 again to overcrank. During overcrank press Attack 1 to cause a large explosion that damages nearby enemies.		Price: 700 Press Attack 2 to wind up, dealing increased damage and pulling enemies in.		Price: 900 Press Attack 3 to shoot a spring shot that launches enemies into the air. Attacking launched enemies will deal automatic critical damage!		Price: 1200 Press Attack 1 to deal increased punching damage.

Toy Box

View Winder

Gain toy-based attacks that help keep enemies off their feet!

Cymbals		Crash Cymbals		Toy Gun
Price: 1700 Hold Attack 1 to charge a cymbal attack, release to attack all enemies in the way with a pair of cymbals.		Price: 2200 Cymbal attacks do increased damage. An easy way to crash any party!		Price: 3000 Hold Attack 3 to shoot rapid fire suction cup projectiles at enemies.

Winder

View Toy Box

Increase crank power to gain new wind-up attacks!

Windup Punch		Auto Wind Up		Power Crank
Price: 1700 Hold Attack 1 to charge a boxing glove punch, release to deliver a massive punch to enemies.		Price: 2200 Taking damage automatically adds to winding up.		Price: 3000 Press Attack 2 rapidly to begin overcranking which now pulls enemies in and deals bonus damage.

Skylanders can use abilities depending on their level.

Starting Powers

• Spark Punch (Primary Attack): Press (Y) to perform meelee punch. When the character is wound up, this creates an extra spark that does more damage. Wind up by holding (A).
• Gear Summon (Secondary Attack): Press (X) to summon a gear under enemies that will damage them. When wound up, gears will do more damage and throw enemies into the air. Wind up by holding (A).

Upgrades

• Boxing Glove (requires level: 3): Hold and release (Y) to attack with a giant boxing glove. When the character is wound up, this does more damage and has a large knockback. Wind up by holding (A).
• Wacky Wind (requires level: 6): While sprinting (A), Wind-Up will spin his top half around, damaging enemies that come too close.
• 3DSupgrade3 (requires level: 9): 3DSupgrade3desc

Quests

Skylanders: Swap Force Quests

Basic Quests

• Bad Guy Basher: Defeat 1000 enemies.
• Fruit Frontiersman: Eat 15 fruit.
• Flawless Challenger: Complete a non-Story Mode level at full health.
• True Gladiator: Win 10 PVP matches.
• Totally Maxed Out: Reach level 20 and purchase all Upgrades for this Skylander.

Elemental Quests

• Elementalist: Deal 7500 elemental bonus damage.
• Out-Teched: Defeat Evilized Glumshanks in Jungle Rumble without switching Skylanders.
• Problem Solver: Complete 25 Spark Locks with this Skylander.

Unique Quest

• All Wound Up: Deal a total of 2500 damage while Overcranked.

Quotes

Battle Cries

• "All Wound Up!"
• "Fun!"
• "Yeah!"
• "Built to last!"
• "Spin it to win it!"
• "That grinds my gears!"
• "Springing to action!"
• "Crank it up!"
• "Firing at all cylinders!"
• "No more toying around!"
• "Ooh-ho-ho! Shiny things!"
• "A place to unwind!"
• "Winding through!"
• "Spring ahead!"
• "Ooh spare parts!"
• "High gear!"
• "Ho-ho! Tune-up!"
• "Ooh, lots of moving parts!" - When checking stats
• "Playing by the numbers!"
• "New assembly required!" - When given a hat
• "Nice accessory!"

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Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Wind-Up/Gallery.

Trivia

• Wind-Up's voice actor, Bob Bergen, is best known for recreating the voice of Porky Pig from the Looney Tunes Show.
• Whenever Wind-Up wears a hat, it constantly spins around. This might possibly be because of the wind-up key on his head.
• He, Bouncer, Magna Charge, Drill Sergeant, Jawbreaker, Gearshift, and Ro-Bow are the only seven Tech Skylanders to be fully robotic.
  • However, he is the first one with an organic voice instead of a mechanical type.
  • He, Jawbreaker, Gearshift and Ro-Bow each have two legs instead of wheels for feet.
• His Soul Gem Spring-Loaded Crank adds +15 to speed in Swap Force.
• Whichever upgrade path Wind-Up chooses, his original turn key changes into a gyroscope with two gears in it.
• He is the only Skylander to be a toy both in game and figure.
• Wind-Up's official catchphrase sounds similar to Spyro's ("All Fired Up!"). This also applies to Gearshift ("All Geared Up!").
• Wind-Up was one of the many Skylanders planned to appear in Skylanders: Ring of Heroes. Before the game's closure, only concept art of his Awakened Form was released.
• In Swap Force, Wind-Up will automatically turn to keep facing nearby enemies.