Mudwater Hollow is the home of the Ancient Flashfin, whom the Skylanders must rescue from Greeble Evilizers in Skylanders: Swap Force. Besides the Flashfin, other aquatic inhabitants, such as the Gillmen, reside here.
Description
Mudwater Hollow is a backwater swamp inhabited by Gillmen, decorated with their houses, and littered with trash. Some parts of the level aspire to a more natural design, including tree branch bridges and willow trees, whereas others are muddy and polluted. True to its name, the level's water is a murky brown color, and the level's color palette is notably less saturated than that of many other Swap Force levels.
Objectives
- Get to the Ancient Flashfin
- Destroy the Evilizer Crystals
Elemental Gates
Areas To Find
- Woodbridge Way (Air)
- Froghollow Fishin' Pond (Air)
- Snagglescale's Bungalow (Air)
- Billy's Bend (Air)
- Billy's Bend Storehouse (Air)
- Snagglescale Swamp (Air)
- Crystal Pond (Life)
- Quiet Time Shallows (Air)
- Lazy Lock Isles (Fire)
- Lazy Lock Isles Gatehouse (Fire)
- Lazy Lock (Fire)
- Boom Boom Water Way (Fire)
- Broken Bog Bay (Fire)
- Mysterious Magical Maze (Magic)
- Big Gill Water Mill (Fire)
- Broken Bog Bay Lock (Fire)
- Don's Baitshop (Fire)
- Rumblin' Rapids (Magic)
- Muddy Marsh Village (Tech)
- Jug Jamboree Inn (Tech)
- Muddy Marsh Secret (Tech)
- Saltytooth's Scrap Shop (Tech)
- Precious Ponds (Water)
- Chompy Chew Shortcut (Magic)
- Muddy Marsh River (Tech)
- Ancient Tree Terrace (Water)
SWAP Zones
- Tree Scraping
- SWAP ability: Rocket
- Marbled Gardens
- SWAP ability: Spin
- Going Whoosh
- SWAP ability: Teleport
New Enemies
- Grumblebum Thrasher
- Life Spell Punk
- Grumblebum Rockshooter
- Evilized Boghog
Legendary Treasure
- Luminous Lure
- Bubble Chest
Bonus Mission Map
- Master Chef
Soul Gem
Hats
- Stone Hat
- Boater Hat
Story Scroll
- Magic Recycling
Item Locations
- Floaty Life Preserver
Gallery
Concept art by Dave Phillips of the water locks in Mudwater Hollow
Mudwater Hollow mood concept by Dave Phillips
Trivia
- In Stink Bomb's Soul Gem footage, Mudwater Hollow appears to have darker lighting and a green sky. This could imply that the level's appearance was changed later in development.
- The music that plays during this level's raft segment is a throwback to Dark Water Cove's theme.
- Mudwater Hollow was the first major prototype level created for Swap Force, described as "a giant turbulent glob of water" in which "the player's goal was to save the Giant Fish inside inside it."[1]
- One of Mudwater Hollow's houses, which appears in concept art but not the actual game, is called the Rusty Bass Bait Shoppe.
- In Swap Force's alpha, Mudwater Hollow was called "Muddywatta Holla." It reused music from Troll Factory, Troll Warehouse, and Aqueduct.[2]
References
- ↑ Strata: The Art of Skylanders Swap Force, page 180.
- ↑ Skylanders Swap Force Alpha - Full OST. (Date Posted: Apr. 1, 2024). Youtube.