- “Making Waves!”
- —Flip Wreck's official catchphrase
Flip Wreck is an anthropomorphic blue Bottlenose Dolphin who is one of the Frito-Lay Skylanders for Skylanders: Trap Team.
Character Development
Flip Wreck was named by Noel Foster from Clearwater, Florida, as part of a naming contest held by Frito-Lay.[1]
Background
Personality
Flip Wreck might be the fearless protector of Bottlenose Bay and a hero to his dolphin friends but, don't worry, he doesn't let it go to his head.[2]
Biography
Most of the dolphins of Bottlenose Bay spent their days playing in the waves. However, Flip Wreck was different. Always the adventurous one, he took it upon himself to be a self-appointed protector of his undersea world. One day, while exploring an underwater graveyard of shipwrecks, he came across a massive Ice Viking ship that was still intact. Suddenly, a huge crew of Ice Vikings burst out from inside and began leading an attack on the unarmed dolphin residents. Flip Wreck took off at once and quickly fastened together armor, shield, and sword using pieces from the nearby wrecks. He then single-handedly defeated the Ice Vikings, who retreated never to be seen again. For his heroic actions, Flip Wreck was made a Skylander and now turns the tide against evil in Skylands!
Gameplay
Stats
These are the starting and maximum Statistics for this Skylander in the Skylanders games.
- Health: 300 (max. 600)
- Speed: 60 (max. 108)
- Armor: 30 (max. 60)
- Critical Hit: 30 (max. 80)
- Elemental Power: 39 (max. 89)
Warning: These stats are not used in any of the Skylander games. They are only listed for completeness reasons.
- Strength: 80
- Defense: 190
- Agility: 50
- Luck: 60
Abilities
| Basic Abilities These abilities are available from the start of the game. |
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| Sea Saw | Wheeling and Dealing |
Sea Slammer
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 Press Attack 1 to swing the saw sword. |
 Press Attack 2 to hop on the wheel shield, damaging anything in your path. |
 While riding the wheel shield, press Attack 1, Attack 1, Attack 1 to slam down on the ground. | ||||
| Basic Upgrades Skylanders can buy new abilities from Persephone/Power Pods. | ||||||
| Wheel Shield Bash | Splash Damage | Super Sea Saw | Shield Mode | |||
 Press Attack 3 to bash enemies with the wheel shield. |
 Hold Attack 1 to blast enemies with your blowhole. |
 Sea Saw does increased damage. |
 Hold Attack 3 to enter Shield Mode, invulnerable to enemy attacks. | |||
| Fish Commander |
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| Fish?!? | Homing Fish | Endless Fish | ||
 Press Attack 3 to release fish projectiles while riding the Wheel Shield. |
 Press Attack 3 to release a fish projectile that hops towards enemies. |
 While riding the wheel shield, hold Attack 3 to shoot unlimited fish projectiles. |
| Sword Specialist |
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| Sword Swells | Sea Saw Combos | Blowhole Blaster | ||
 Press Attack 1, Attack 1, Attack 1 to gush forward a damaging water swell. |
 Press Attack 1, Attack 1, Hold Attack 2 for Whirlpool combo. Press Attack 1, Attack 1, HOLD attack 3 for Undersea Ambush combo. |
 Splash Damage attack has more range and does increased damage. |
Skylanders can use abilities depending on their level.
Starting Powers
- Chop-Socky (Primary Attack): Press (Y) for sword techniques.
- Shield Block (Secondary Attack): Hold (X) to use shield.
Upgrades
- Tsunami (requires level: 3): Hold (X) in mid-air to jump on the shield on top of a big column of water, which deal damages to nearby enemies.
- Sea Whirled (requires level: 6): Press (Y), (Y), hold (X) to trigger a spin around the shield, splashing water.
- Shield Water Blast (requires level: 9): Hold (X) to charge up the shield and release to splash a big wave of water.
Quotes
Battle Cries
- "Making Waves!"
- "Wrecking time!"
- "Alright!"
- "Here I go!"
- "Going up!"
- "That was no fluke!"
- "Drifting through!" - when entering a gate
- "Power surge!" - when leveling up
- "High tide!" - when leveling up
- "My stats are swelling!" - when checking stats
- "Looking ship-shape!" - when checking stats
- "Has this hat been waterproofed?" - when wearing a hat
- "An excellent swimming cap" - when wearing a hat
Skylanders: Lost Islands
- “The mabu saw me spinning on my wheel and thought it would be fun to try. Silena is going to help us build a giant one for the mabu.” - Just Keep Spinning quest quote.
- “Woah! Masked Mabu slow down before you- *CRASH* … Crash.” - completing Just Keep Spinning.
Character Trailers
Gallery
Trivia
- Flip Wreck, and Thumpback are currently the only Skylanders based on cetaceans. Also being kinds of whales, they share similarities.
- They both share the ability to shoot water out of their blowholes as a method of attack.
- They both wear belts around their waists.
- They both have pointed teeth in their mouths.
- Flip Wreck is voiced by Jess Harnell, who also voices Blast Zone, Gusto, and Crash Bandicoot.
- He is the only one of the Frito Lay Skylanders whose original name wasn't revealed.
- However, his files in Trap Team show his placeholder name as Sea Saw.[3]
- Flip Wreck is one of the several Skylanders who use a shield (the others being Ignitor, Chop Chop, Chill, Doom Stone, Wildfire and High Volt).
- Flip Wreck's weapon is based off of a Hawaiian shark toothed sword.
- His name is a play on "Shipwreck".
References
- ↑ Frito-Lay And Activision Reveal Final Three Characters Vying To Become The First-Ever Fan-Selected Skylanders Hero. (Date Posted - May 20, 2014). PepsiCo.
- ↑ Skylanders Universe: The Complete Collection (2015), page 197.
- ↑ The Cutting Room Floor's Article on Trap Team. The Cutting Room Floor.
