- “It's Classified!”
- —Spy Rise's official catchphrase
Spy Rise is a spider-like SWAP Force Skylander in Skylanders: Swap Force. His SWAP Force Ability is Climb.
Background
Development
Early concepts of Spy Rise depict him as a two-legged insectile man with a pincer hand and prominent abdomen. Later he was developed into an arachnid figure with varying configurations of spider legs, including a set that extended from his back and a six-legged lower half. Just before he was refined into his final appearance, his face and fingers were colored blue.[3]
Physical Traits
Spy Rise's torso is made of a purple metal that seems to reach to the back of his head. His bottom half consists of four golden spider-like legs and purple hips. His face is gold; he has green eyes with black pupils, and a protruding chin with a small goatee. Spy's arms are black with purple and gold collars, and he has four gold tipped fingers on each hand. Spy Rise is also equipped with various spy gadgets, such as the green-lensed spy goggles on his head and an unknown golden device on his back.
Personality
Spy Rise never gives up. The persistent P.I. sticks with a job until everything's wrapped up.[1]
Biography
From the moment he could crawl, Spy Rise wanted nothing more than to join his father in the family business as a private investigator. But after being hired by a shadowy figure to gather information on the Cloudbreak Islands, his father vanished, leaving Spy Rise alone to search for answers. He scoured the land for clues, using his immense skill in reconnaissance to track down his missing father, but all roads came up empty. Then one day, he received a tip from none other than Master Eon, which led him to a hidden lair near Mt. Cloudbreak, where he not only found his long lost father, but also uncovered an evil plot to take control of the magical volcano during the next eruption ceremony. With his father safe, Spy Rise decided to pursue a new career -- as a member of the Skylanders.
Story
Return of the Dragon King
It was Spy Rise's intel that lured the villainous Captain Frightbeard to the Skylanders when they were trekking a river on their way to the Wilikin Village. Spreading the rumor of a treasure onboard the ship, the result brought the evil seadog and his crew to the ship where the Skylanders launched an attack on the unsuspecting pirates. When Spyro was distracted by his weakened fire breath, Spy Rise saved his dragon companion from being swiped by Frightbeard's sword, allowing Wallop to deliver the finishing blow to Frightbeard. Afterwards the Skylanders wondered why Spyro's fire powers weren't working.
Gameplay
Stats
These are the starting and maximum Statistics for this Skylander in the Skylanders games.
- Health: 270 (max. 540)
- Speed: 43 (max. 91)
- Armor: 18 (max. 48)
- Critical Hit: 8 (max. 58)
- 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: 120
- Defense: 120
- Agility: 120
- Luck: 130
Abilities
Basic Ability and Upgrades
The primary ability is available from the start of the game. Skylanders can buy new abilities from Persephone/Power Pods.
| Spyder Blaster | Spyder Scanner S3 | Spyder Sting | Future Tech | |||||||||
 Press Attack 1 to shoot 3 Spyder projectiles that slow any enemies it hits. |
 Hold Attack 3 for a short time to scan enemies, release to shoot a high-powered laser. Fully scanned enemies take additional damage. |
 Press Attack 1 next to an enemy with low health to sting them and steal some health! |
 Super Spy Scanner S3 and Spyder Blaster do increased damage. | |||||||||
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Soul Gem Ability Requires Soul Gem from: Boney Islands | |||||||||||
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Cocoon Spinner
Electroweb Pulse Bomb
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Experimental Webs
Improved EPB
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Spy with a Golden Hand | ||||||||||
 Hold Attack 1 to shoot a stream of web projectiles that slow and cocoon enemies.  Hold Attack 1 to charge a web bomb, release to throw it which damages and slows enemies in a larger area. |
 Cocoon Spinner does increased damage. The experiment seems to be going well!  Electroweb Pulse Bomb does increased damage and has a larger explosion. |
 Gain a new golden blaster that shoots five projectiles at once. | ||||||||||
Basic Ability and Upgrades
The primary ability is available from the start of the game. Skylanders can buy new abilities from Persephone/Power Pods.
| Spyder Climb | Spyder Mine | Spyder Mine 002 | Rapid Laser Legs V17 | |||||||||
 Press Attack 2 to climb into the air with electro web, dropping back down will damage nearby enemies. |
 Press Attack 2 to climb into the air and drop a Spyder mine that will seek out and explode on nearby enemies. |
 Press Attack 2 to climb into the air, dropping two Spyder mines at once. |
 Press Attack 2 to climb into the air, Hold Attack 2 while in the air to drop down and shoot electric bolts at enemies. | |||||||||
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Soul Gem Ability Requires Soul Gem from: Boney Islands | |||||||||||
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Foot-Mounted Flame
Pulse Cannon
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Blue Flame
Advanced Pulse Cannon
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Omega Sky Laser | ||||||||||
 Hold Attack 2 to shoot flames from the feet, damaging any enemies that come too close.  Hold Attack 2 to charge a laser blast, release to shoot a massive wave of energy at enemies. |
 Flamethrower deals increased damage. Experimental feet fuel turns flames blue!  Increase damage of pulse cannon. At least this one isn't experimental, right? |
 Hold Attack 1 while in the sky to shoot down a massive laser that stuns enemies. | ||||||||||
Skylanders can use abilities depending on their level.
Starting Powers
- Web Blaster (Primary Attack): Press (Y) to shoot a spray of electro-webbing that slows enemies.
- Super Spy Scanner (Secondary Attack): Hold and release (X) to charge your scanner and snipe an enemy. When fully charged, this attack will scan an enemy, leaving it more vulnerable to attacks.
- Climb SWAP Power (SWAP Force Power): Press [L] to launch your Skylander up into the air. While climbing, the Skylander cannot be hurt by enemies and cannot pick up gems. Press [L] again to come crashing back to the location of the reticle, caushing a large area of damage.
Upgrades
- Spyder Mine (requires level: 3): Press (Y) while in the air to drop two robotic mines that seek out nearby enemies.
- Pulse Cannon (requires level: 6): Hold (L) while ascending to charge and release a giant bolt of electricity.
- Assassination (requires level: 9): Your Super Spy Scanner (X) charges faster. When close to a scanned enemy, press (Y) to unleash a powerful melee attack.
Quotes
Battle Cries
- “It’s classified!”
- “Excellent.”
- “Perfect.”
- “Right on.”
- “On the case!” - success
- “Rising above!” - success
- “Splendid!” - success
- “I spy...victory!” - victory
- “Dropping like flies!” - victory
- “Net profit!” - finding treasure chests
- “Fortune favors the brave!” - finding treasure chests
- “Slipping through!” - unlocking barriers
- “Moving on!” - unlocking barriers
- “Ah-hah, time to infiltrate.” - unlocking barriers
- “Rising up!”- using a Bounce Pad
- “Going up!”- using a Bounce Pad
- “Into the air!”- using a Bounce Pad
- “Power surge!” - levelling up
- “More power!” - levelling up
- “Rising to the top!” - levelling up
- “Going incognito!” - equipping a hat
- “A master of disguise!” - equipping a hat
- “Codename accepted!” - nickname
- “An excellent new alias!” - nickname
- “You know, this is classified information.” - checking stats
- “For your eyes only.” - checking stats
Character Trailers
Gallery
Trivia
- Spy Rise's bottom half is capable of avoiding damage from bombs and mines as well as wiping them out while performing Spyder Climb.
- He and Wash Buckler are the only two SWAP Force Skylanders with a Climb Ability.
- Spy Rise is ambidextrous, as demonstrated whenever he uses his Spyder Shooter and Spyder Scanner S3 with his left hand whereas he uses his right one for the Spyder Sting, Cocoon Spinner and/or Electroweb Pulse Bomb.
- He is the only Skylander capable of measuring enemies' health bars, with his Spyder Scanner S3. The only other toy with this ability is the Sun Runner.
- When he performs the Spyder Climb, he is capable of wiping out explosive mines without receiving damage. He can also avoid getting hit by enemies and bosses.
- While standing still, he sneezes, making his goggles fall onto his face and obscuring his eyes until he lifts them back onto his forehead.
- If you look really closely at Spy Rise's left hand while using Cocoon Spinner, it is quite similar to how Spider-Man shoots a web from the Marvel Comics.
- Spy Rise is voiced by J.B. Blanc, who also voices Hood Sickle.
- He and Blast Zone are the only Swap Force Skylanders to not wear a belt.
- If he has Boom Jet's legs, he is called Spy Jet, the shortest name of all the SWAP Force combinations.
- When Spy Jet uses the Spyder Scanner ability in Swap Force, his rocket disappears for a moment, allowing him to walk normally on the ground. A moment later, his rocket ride will jet back down from the sky and reappear underneath him.
- His Spyder Scanner S3 is a pun on the Samsung Galaxy S3.
- He is one of the few Swap Force Skylanders to not have any counterparts or variants. The others are Boom Jet, Stink Bomb, Trap Shadow, Doom Stone and Rubble Rouser.
- He and Dr. Krankcase are similar in the following ways.
- Both are Tech-elemental characters.
- Both have range weapons.
- Both have spider-like legs.
- Both have goggles on their foreheads.
- His name is a play on "high rise".
- The name of Spy Rise's top half "Spy" is the shortest of all the SWAP Force's top halves, having only three letters.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Skylanders Universe: The Complete Collection, page 147
- ↑ VOICEOVER | JB BLANC. J.B. Blanc's official website.
- ↑ Strata: The Art of Skylanders Swap Force. (Date Posted: Feb. 19, 2024).
