- “No Chain, No Gain!”
- —Ghost Roaster's official catchphrase
Ghost Roaster is a skeletal ghoul Skylander in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. He is only available for purchase in the Darklight Crypt Adventure Pack.
When Skylanders Giants came out, Toys for Bob dropped some of the old skylanders from Spyros Adventure and replaced them with new ones. Ghost Roaster was dropped from Undead and replaced with Fright Rider, but Ghost Roaster still has a soul jem in Giants and can still be played in Giants, but he has no series 2 form.
Background
Personality
Ghost Roaster is known for his relentless, undying appetite for ghosts (particularly evil ghosts). However, being a chef, he is good in the kitchen for making delicious recipes.
Biography
There was a time when Ghost Roaster was neither a ghost nor a roaster. Instead he was a chef living in a village high in the mountains. One day, while clipping wool from a sheep to use in a recipe, he accidentally fell into the Valley of the Undead and transformed into a ghost eating ghoul! After eating an entire spectral village, its Ethereal Ruler chained Ghost Roaster to a spiked ball as punishment -- its rattle heard as he wanders the night, warning nearby spirits. When Master Eon eventually heard of his predicament, he figured even a ghost eater could be useful. So he made Ghost Roaster a Skylander... after he promised to eat only evil ghosts.
Story
History
Ghost Roaster absolutely loved food. From spectre soup to phantasm fries, he regarded any undead recipe with relish (and sometimes tops them with relish too). But Ghost Roaster wasn't always a gobbling soul; he was once a simple chef called Olav. Olav lived in a mountain-top village and was said to serve the best sheep-wool stew in all of Skylands (not that anyone had ever tried it anywhere else there).
One day, when Olav was wandering the hills searching for sheep (or, more specifically, their wool), he slipped down the mountain side. Luckily he bounced on his behind and made a soft landing in the valley below. Unluckily his bottom was badly bruised. More unluckily still, he had entered the Valley of the Undead, and his days as a friendly foodie were over. A famished Olav, or 'Ghost Roaster' as he decided to call himself, went in immediate search for a bite to eat. Luckily, a nearby ghost town was spilling over with puffy white spooks - which Ghostie promptly treated as a paranormal all-you-can-eat buffet. Understandably, the town's etheral ruler was a little irritated to find its inhabitants completely devoured. So, as punishment, he chained Ghost Roaster to a rattling spiked ball to warn any wandering spirits. Taking pity on the skeletal ghoul, Master Eon made Ghost Roaster a Skylander - but only after he swore not to turn Hex into a hamburger.[1]
Gameplay
Being a ghoul, Ghost Roaster can turn intangible to avoid enemy attacks before returning to physical form to attack his opponents. He can also turn into a flaming and speeding skull, and strikes his enemies using his spiked ball tail. His special power is turning making himself immune to all atttacks, but he will lose health over time while it is active.
Stats
These are the starting and maximum Statistics for this Skylander in the Skylanders games.
- Health: 280 (max. 560)
- Speed: 43 (max. 91)
- Armor: 24 (max. 54)
- Critical Hit: 20 (max. 70)
- 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: 60
- Defense: 85
- Agility: 40
- Luck: 40
Basic Abilities These abilities are available from the start of the game. |
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Chain Whip | Skull Charge |
Lingering Curse
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Primary Ability Swing your chain tail at enemies. |
Secondary Ability Transform into a ghostly head that barrels through enemies. |
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Basic Upgrades Skylanders can buy new abilities from Persephone/Power Pods. | ||||||
Pain Chain | Metalhead | Ectoplasm Mode | Haunt | |||
Price: 500 Chain Whip attacks do increased damage. |
Price: 700 The Skull Charge attacks last longer. |
Price: 900 Enter Ectoplasm Mode and be immune to all attacks, but lose health over time. |
Price: 1200 Defeating an enemy with the Chain Whip turns them into a ghost that attacks other enemies. |
Fear Eater |
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Phase Shift Burst | Ecto-Friendly | Nightmare Touch | ||
Price: 1700 All nearby enemies take damage when you enter Ectoplasm Mode. |
Price: 2200 While in Ectoplasm Mode, you move faster and lose less health over time. |
Price: 3000 Touching a ghost while in Ectoplasm Mode creates a powerful explosion. |
Skull Master |
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Fright Bite | Unfinished Business | Life Transfer | ||
Price: 1700 Skull Charge does increased damage. |
Price: 2200 Defeating an enemy with Skull Charge creates a ghost. |
Price: 3000 Devouring a ghost while doing a Skull Charge heals you. |
Character Trailers
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Gallery
Trivia
- Ghost Roaster's catchphrase 'No Chain, No Gain' is a joke on the saying 'No Pain, No Gain'.
- He is the only Skylander that can die in the Ruins and on Cap'n Flynn's Ship.
- Ghost Roaster's design looks like a mix between a ghost, a grim reaper, and a vampire.
- Like Pac Man, Ghost Roaster eats ghosts.
- One of Ghost Roaster's upgrades, Metalhead, is also the name of a boss level in Spyro 1.