Skylanders MB Part 1

Mega Bloks began releasing their versions of Skylanders characters in 2012.  Having finally tracked down a particularly rare set, I'm motivated to begin dissecting this relatively complex toyline.  It's also worth noting that this is the first Mega Bloks line that I've been able to follow since its inception.  More than 60 sets in, you can imagine that I have a lot to say.

Since there has never been a Mega Bloks blind-bag release, all minifigures come from block-building sets. Fortunately, the majority of figures came in small "Hero Packs" and "Portal Packs" which were not too expensive.  Even most of the larger block-building sets eventually came to discount stores, making them quite affordable as well.

I've decided to present these figures categorized by their eight elemental factions: Magic, Water, Tech, Fire, Earth, Life, Air, and Undead.

Even though the Giants and Swap-Force figures can be divided into these factions, I am going to keep them grouped together, and showcase them at another time.  Finally, I will present all the minifigures who represent the "bad guys." These will all be added in separate, distinct posts. 

This post is a comprehensive look at the primary hero characters.

We always begin with Magic, which means we always begin with the star of the franchise: Spyro.  He has shown up as a total of six different versions.  It's interesting that the most recent Mega Bloks version is a Legendary Mega Ram Spyro -- a character that does not exist in the video games or primary toys.  Mega Ram Spyro is only a regular character and a dark character, not a Legendary character, as created for this particular Mega Bloks set. Please correct me if I am wrong. The only other Magic character made is Pop Fizz. We have two version of him.  One has some extra pieces to convert him into Fizzy Frenzy Pop Fizz.  The other is a figure that is supposed to change colors based on temperature.  When it gets warm, it turns a slightly darker shade of blue.

Spyro (95418) and Silver Spyro (95426)

Spyro (viking hat, 95482) and Dark Spyro (viking hat, 95435)

 Legendary Spyro (95446) and Legendary Mega Ram Spyro (95356)

Pop Fizz (95459) and (95468, warm)

Pop Fizz (95459, transformed) and (95468, cold)

Fizzy Frenzy Pop Fizz (95459)

The second elemental faction is Water.  For some reason, Water is drastically underrepresented.  There are only two characters (and no variants) that have taken a Mega Bloks form: Chill and Gill Grunt. I can't believe that they have never made Zap.  I always hoped that they would make the dragon for each faction.  It's sort of unbelievable and very disappointing that they haven't.  Oh, well.

Chill (95408)

Gill Grunt (95438)

The third elemental faction is Tech.  These are the tinkerers of Skyland, so it perhaps comes as no surprise that the folks at Mega Bloks love Tech.  Three characters are represented: Drobot, Sprocket, and Trigger Happy.  Apparently, Mega Bloks has a bit of an infatuation with Trigger Happy. Three variant figures exist.  More drastically, these figures appear in a total of seven sets.  Yeesh!  This is more than any other character, even Spyro. The regular version of Trigger Happy is included in four sets, the Legendary version in two sets, and the glow-in-the-dark version in one set.  Mega Bloks, please stop selling us Trigger Happy!

Trigger Happy (95432, 95480)

Legendary Trigger Happy (95473, 95356)

GID Trigger Happy (95422)

Trigger Happy (95425)

 Sprocket (95421) and Drobot (95439)

Fetch!

The fourth elemental faction is Fire.  In contrast to Water, the Fire element is well-represented. Here we have four characters and another three variants.  The characters are Flameslinger, Ignitor, Eruptor, and Hot Dog. The variants are Molten Hot Dog, Legendary Ignitor, and Silver Eruptor.

Hot Dog (95440) and Molten Hot Dog (95475)

 Ignitor (95431, 95443, 95482) and Legendary Ignitor (95446)

Eruptor (95437) and Silver Eruptor (95494)

Flameslinger (95420)

The fifth elemental faction is Earth.  Here we have three characters and two more variants.  The characters are Prism Break, Bash, and Terrafin.  I find it hard to believe that they never made Flashwing. What a great figure that would have been.  Anyway, Bash comes in his regular form, plus a translucent blue form.  Terrafin comes in his regular form (3 sets) and a "pirate" version (2 sets).  He wields weapons in only one set.

Pirate Terrafin (95409, 95481) and Terrafin (95433, 95480)

Terrafin with weapons (95429)

Prism Break (95441)

Bash (95481)

Bash (95481) and Blue Bash (95424)

The sixth elemental faction is Life (or what I call "Plants").  This faction has been well-represented with four Mega Bloks figures.  Stealth Elf exist in both regular and Legendary form.  No other variants have been made. The same Shroomboom appears in three sets.  The other two characters are Stump Smash and Food Fight. Even though this faction is represented better than most, I really wish they would go ahead and make Camo!

Shroomboom (95423, 95480, 95352)

Stump Smash (95474)

Food Fight (95305)

 Stealth Elf (95436) and Legendary Stealth Elf (95356)

Action Time!

The seventh elemental faction is Air. Mega Bloks has pretty much neglected this group.  It's unfortunate (sad, really) that they never made Whirlwind.  C'mon guys!  All we've been given is three different variants of Jet-Vac!  That's it -- one character.  I call this a Jet-vac set-back.  Come on, Mega Bloks, please make Whirlwind!

Jet-Vac (95423, 95480) and Sheriff Jet-Vac (95427)

Jet-Vac (95423, 95480) and Legendary Jet-Vac (95411)

The eighth and final elemental faction is the Undead.  Three characters have been made: Hex, Cynder, and Chop Chop.  Cynder has three variant figures, and Chop Chop has two. There is a third Chop Chop with a bigger sword and shield -- but that's not really a true variant. It looks like they were tying to make Duel Blades Chop Chop and forgot to give him a second sword. Oh, well. Hex is the real highlight here anyway.

Chop Chop (95434) and Legendary Chop Chop (95411)

 Chop Chop (95434) and alt-weapons Chop Chop (95495)

Cynder (95442) and Metallic Cynder (95428)

Hex (95482) and GID Cynder (95422)

Hex gives you a hex!

Finally, Mega Bloks has made one figure for an acquaintance of the Skylanders. He is more of an ally than a hero.  He fixes things for the Skylanders and pilots them around in his ship.  His name in Flynn, and he is found in one set (95461). 

That's all folks! 

All Sets:
Set Number -- Set Name -- Minifigures

Skylander's Giants
95408 -- Sky Turret Defense -- Chill
95409 -- Turret Air Raid -- Terrafin v2
95413 -- Troll Mech Ambush -- Tree Rex
95418 -- Arkeyan Copter Attack -- Spyro
95422 -- Swarm Mech Invasion -- Swarm, Cynder v2, Trigger Happy v2
95423 -- Ultimate Battle Arcade -- Jet-Vac, Shroomboom
95442 -- Crusher's Pirate Quest -- Crusher, Cynder
95443 -- Dark Castle Conquest -- Bouncer, Ignitor, Kaos
95411 -- Legendary Figure Pack 1 -- Bouncer v2, Jet Vac v2, Chop Chop v2
95415 -- Zeppelin Air Assault -- Eye-Brawl
95416 -- Chompy Bot Attack -- Thumpback
95420 -- Troll Tank Gundown --Flameslinger
95421 -- Heroic Turret -- Sprocket
95459 -- Arkeyan Robot King -- Pop Fizz

Skylander's Swap-Force
95300 -- Frost Guard Battle Arcade -- Grilla Drilla, Hoot Loop
95301 -- Sharpfin's Jet Boat -- Blast Zone
95461 -- Flynn's Rescue Ship -- Hot Head, Magna Charge, Flynn
95467 -- Evil Airship Attack -- Magna Charge v2
95468 -- Fire Viper Attack -- Pop Fizz v2, Hoot Loop v2
95469 -- Outlands Kaotic Castle -- Freeze Blade, Rattle Shake, Kaos
95497 -- Boss Tank Showdown -- Wash Buckler
95480 -- Ultimate Battle Arcade v2 -- Jet-Vac, Shroomboom, Trigger Happy, Terrafin
95482 -- Collector's Edition Pack -- Granite Crusher, Hex, Ignitor, Spyro v3
95446 -- Legendary Figure Pack 2 -- Night Shift v2, Ignitor v2, Spyro v4
95481 -- Champion Figure Pack --  Freeze Blade, Bash, Terrafin v2

Skylander's Trap Team
95329 -- Chainsaw Charger -- Countdown
95352 -- Chompy Pack Attack -- Chompy Mage, Shroomboom
95486 -- Cut Throat Carnival --Fire Trapper Wildfire, Kaos
95356 -- Legendary Figure Pack 3 -- Stealth Elf v2, Bash v2, Spyro v5, Trigger Happy v3

Battle Portal Packs
95431 -- Ignitor
95432 -- Trigger Happy
95433 -- Terrafin
95434 -- Chop Chop
95435 -- Dark Spyro (v6)
95436 -- Stealth Elf
95437 -- Eruptor
95438 -- Gill Grunt
95439 -- Drobot
95440 -- Hot Dog
95441 -- Prism Break
95473 -- Legendary Trigger Happy (v3)
95474 -- Stump Smash
95475 -- Molten Hot Dog
95479 -- Magic Spyro (color change chompy)(UK release)

Hero / Enemy Packs
95424 -- Bash (translucent, v2)
95425 -- Trigger Happy
95426 -- Spyro (silver, v2)
95427 -- Jet-Vac (sheriff, v3)
95428 -- Cynder (metallic, v3)
95429 -- Terrafin
95471 -- Biclops
95472 -- Kaos v2
95494 -- Eruptor (silver, v2)
95495 -- Chop Chop v3
95305 -- Food Fight
95306 -- Trigger Happy (again)

Spinner Packs
95309 -- Wash Buckler
95310 -- Freeze Blade
95311 -- Blast Zone
95312 -- Rattle Shake
95328 -- Snap Shot
95329 -- Night Shift