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“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

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

New Enemies

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

Trivia

  • Skeleton Spyro Crypt

    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.
Levels
Spyro's Adventure
Skylands (World) - The Ruins (Hub)

Main Chapters
Shattered Island - Perilous Pastures - Sky Schooner Docks - Stormy Stronghold - Oilspill Island
Dark Water Cove - Leviathan Lagoon - Crystal Eye Castle - Stonetown - Treetop Terrace - Falling Forest
Troll Warehouse- Goo Factory - Battlefield -Crawling Catacombs - Cadaverous Crypt - Creepy Citadel
Molekin Mine - Lava Lakes Railway - Quicksilver Vault - Arkeyan Armory - Lair of Kaos
Battle Arenas
Mushroom Grove - Cyclops Square - Aqueduct - Volcanic Vault - Troll Factory
Icicle Isle - Pirate Grotto - The Necropolis - Cube Dungeon
3DS Areas
Radiant Isles (World) - Sanctuary (Hub) - Dark Mirror (Endgame Level)
Brighthold Battlements - Rivenrock Caverns - Whitefall Summits - Faylair Jungle - Galecrack Ruins
3DS Area Levels
Towersight Fields - The Proving Grounds - Flooded Viaducts - Radiant Fountain - Dreamgardens
Ashburrow - Magma Bank Island - Cinderstream Pass - Luminous Quarry - Lava Flow Grotto
Snowblind Hills - Frostsedge - Glacial Slopes - Icelight - Aurora Peak
Leaflook Village - Breakmarsh - Daystar Temple - Treetop Circle - Waterwalk Way
Sunblight Wood - Thundersquall - Whipwind Mountains - Stormseye - Galecrack Castle