- “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. He is of the Undead element.
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. Despite his scary behavior, he seems unfazed by pranks such as Camo's.[1]
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.[2]
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
Abilities
| 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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 Swing your chain tail at enemies. |
 Transform into a ghostly head that barrels through enemies. |
 Ghosts have a bigger attack range and knocks enemies away. | ||||
| Basic Upgrades Skylanders can buy new abilities from Persephone/Power Pods. | ||||||
| Pain Chain | Metalhead | Ectoplasm Mode | Haunt | |||
 Chain Whip attacks do increased damage. |
 The Skull Charge attacks last longer. |
 Enter Ectoplasm Mode and be immune to all attacks, but lose health over time. |
 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 | ||
 All nearby enemies take damage when you enter Ectoplasm Mode. |
 While in Ectoplasm Mode, you move faster and lose less health over time. |
 Touching a ghost while in Ectoplasm Mode creates a powerful explosion. |
| Skull Master |
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| Fright Bite | Unfinished Business | Life Transfer | ||
 Skull Charge does increased damage. |
 Defeating an enemy with Skull Charge creates a ghost. |
 Devouring a ghost while doing a Skull Charge heals you. |
Quotes
Battle Cries
- "No Chain, No Gain!"
- "Bad to the bone!"
- "Spooky good!"
- "Didn't see me coming did ya?!"
- "Gonna slip right through!"
- "Fun fun fun!"
- "Boo!"
- "It's scary how good I am!"
- "Easy as ghost pie!"
- "It's beautiful in the underworld this time of year!"
- "Good enough to eat!" - When opening a treasure chest
- "Stopping by my old haunts!" - When entering an Undead elemental area
- "The ghost with the most!" - When checking stats
- "Shall we engrave these numbers?"
- "Oh! Good look for me!" - When given a hat
- "Ooh! I'll look great in this!"
- "Ooh, scary!" - When given a nickname
- "Think I can get used to this."
Character Trailers
See Also
Gallery
Trivia
- Ghost Roaster's catchphrase 'No Chain, No Gain' is a joke on the saying 'No Pain, No Gain'.
- He is the first Skylander that can die in the hub worlds of the Skylanders series.
- Since Trap Team, he and High Five can literally drain their own health until they are defeated.
- Ghost Roaster's design looks like a mix between a ghost, a grim reaper, and a vampire.
- Like Pac Man, Ghost Roaster eats ghosts.
- Ghost Roaster is voiced by John Kassir who voices the Cryptkeeper in Tales from the Crypt. Both characters also have undead traits.
- His name may have been a reference to Marvel's Ghost Rider.
- Ghost Roaster was originally called Ghost Eater.[3]
- There is a glitch in Swap Force where if you jump while in Ectoplasm Mode, Ghost Roaster's chain becomes transparent until he enters Ectoplasm Mode again.
- He, Bash, and Bop both have spikeballs attached to them.
- There is a glitch in Giants where you cannot complete his quest Grave Circumstances after getting the Fright Bite upgrade.
- One time Ghost Roaster was about to unknowingly crack open one of Sonic Boom's eggs into a mixing bowl to whip up a batch of pancakes. Needless to say Sonic Boom wasn't happy, and poor Ghost Roaster didn't know what hit him![4]
- He and Smash Hit have spiked balls at the end of their chains.
References
- ↑ Skylanders: Book of Elements - Life & Undead, 28-29
- ↑ Skylanders Official Sticker Book: Meet the Skylanders
- ↑ The Secret Skylanders You’ve Never Seen
- ↑ Skylanders: Universe - Book of Elements: Air & Earth, page 18
