Chop Chop's design was more Player versus Player conscious than other Skylanders. His shield primarily allows him to close in on long-distance projectile users both in PvP and in PvE adventure modes.(...) Chop Chop bears genetic connections to Star Control 2's Yehat Terminator. In development, Chop Chop was known as the Arkeyan Knight.[3]
Background
Physical Traits
As an Arkeyan elite, Chop Chop's appearance is based around the elements of Undead and Tech. His body is mostly comprised of what appears to be human bones and blue metal armor. He wears a blue breastplate with golden trimming that matches his gloves and boots. His head appears to be modeled after a human skull only with a pair of rounded yellow, featureless eyes outlined by red face paint that resemble the orbs on his mouth and his forehead, which has a gold trimmed crest which connects to the metal fin on his helmet. He wields an unbreakable steel sword and shield as part of his moveset.
Personality
With his skeletal frame, cold voice, and tremendous abilities, Chop Chop is often assumed to be a bit of a frightening fellow. In truth, he is a very frightening fellow. Despite that however, he appears to possess a sense of honor, as shown by his dedication to finding those who created him. Despite this, Chop Chop is known to use his shield to take the children of Skylands sledding. It is likely that the children enjoy this, though their screams make it difficult to tell [4]
Biography
Chop Chop was once an elite warrior belonging to the ancient race of Arkeyan beings. Like many of the Arkeyans, he was created from a hybrid of elements - in his case, Undead magic and technology. Chop Chop is a relentless, highly-skilled soldier who wields a sword and shield made of an indestructible metal. With the Arkeyans having vanished long ago, Chop Chop wandered Skylands for centuries looking for his creators. Eventually, he was found by Eon and recruited as a Skylander.
Story
History
Centuries ago, the Giants of Skylands united in battle against the ruling Arkeyans. All that was left of the Arkeyans were their machines, toiling away evermore. One of those machines was Chop Chop, the last in a line of elite guards. But Chop Chop got fed up. There's nothing more tedious than being an Undead machine. It never seemed to end! So he stomped up to the surface to seek out new orders. Chop Chop wandered for centuries without a creator or a clue. Until that is, he stumbled upon another being who was the 'last of his kind'; Master Eon, the last Portal Master. No sooner had they met, Chop Chop's indestructible sword and shield were put to good use in the battle to protect the universe.[5]
Gameplay
As a Skylander that uses sword and shield, Chop Chop can both fight and defend himself. Chop Chop can swing his sword in varying combos to attack enemies in front of him, and raising his shield will reduce damage taken from incoming attacks and reflect projectiles. After a few basic upgrades, he can perform a shield bash attack and unleash Bone Brambles that attack enemies directly in front of him for a distance. He can also upgrade his sword so that enemies defeated by it leave behind orbs that
will heal him.
Choosing the Vampiric Warrior path allows further upgrading to Chop Chop's Arkeyan Blade, catering towards a more aggressive if not reckless "high risk, high reward" play style. Not only can the sword be upgraded to do lots of damage, but Chop Chop can also learn 2 new combo attacks: Arkeyan Cyclone and Arkeyan Leap, both of which act as extensions to his sword mastery. When he wields the 'Demon Blade of the Underworld,' he has a much longer reach and can deal lots of damage. This upgrade path is well suited to his Series 3 variant.
Choosing the Undead Defender path allows further upgrading to Chop Chop's Arkeyan Shield, catering towards a more patient "a good offense is a great defense" play style. Upgrading the shield allows Chop Chop to stun enemies when he charges them with it, and also deal more damage the more the shield has absorbed. When he wields the 'Demon Shield of the Shadows,' if the shield absorbs enough damage, it will automatically unleash it in front of him for a short distance. This path is well suited to his Series 2 variant.
Price: 700 Sword does extra damage and Chop Chop regains health by defeating enemies.
Price: 900 Move faster and block more damage.
Price: 1200 Attack enemies with damaging Bone Brambles.
Vampiric Warrior
View Undead Defender
This upgrade path lets Chop Chop further develop his Sword attacks.
Arkeyan Combat Master
Arkeyan Vorpal Blade
Demon Blade of the Underworld
Price: 1700 Unleash the spinning Arkeyan Cyclone attack and Arkeyan Leap.
Price: 2200 Sword attacks do even more increased damage.
Price: 3000 Swords have longer range and do maximum damage.
Undead Defender
View Vampiric Warrior
This upgrade path lets Chop Chop further develop his Shield abilities.
Arkeyan Spectral Shield
Shield Stun Bash
Demon Shield of the Shadows
Price: 1700 Absorb and release incoming damage.
Price: 2200 Shield Bash also stuns enemies.
Price: 3000 Shield Bash does extra damage... and absorbed damage is automatically released.
Arkeyan Swordsmanship (Active)
1 enemy Inflicts 115% of ATK as damage to 1 enemy.
Mana cost: 3 Cooldown: 4 seconds
Arkeyan Shield Skill (Active)
[SELF] Shoots a ball of flame at 3 enemies. 80% chance to gain [DEF UP] on all allies for 2 turn(s).
Mana cost: 3 Cooldown: 4 seconds
Shield Push (Active)
1 enemy Inflicts 97% of ATK as damage to 1 enemy, and grants the [Accuracy DOWN] 20%. Effect for 2 turn(s) with a 70% chance when you attack accurately. Additionally, grants the [Provoke] Effect on yourself or 2 turns.
Mana cost: 3 Cooldown: 4 seconds
Spiked Shield (Passive)
[Self] Grants the [Invincible] Effect and the [Provoke] Effect for 2 turn(s) each when you're attacked with an attack that can defeat you. (The target will be defeated when the Invincible Effect is removed.)
Mana cost: Cooldown:
Shield Gets Stronger With Hits (Leader)
[Self] Increases your ATK by 10% per currently defeated ally.
Mana cost: Cooldown:
Skylanders can use abilities depending on their level.
Starting Powers
Skeleton Slash (Primary Attack): Press (Y) repeatedly to slice enemies with Chop Chop's sword.
Bone Barrier (Secondary Attack): Hold (X) to block attacks from any direction. The Bone Barrier will break after one hit. Press (X), (X) to bash enemies with Chop Chop's shield.
Upgrades
Chopping Block (requires level: 4): Block an attack with Bone Barrier (X) to charge Chop Chop's shield. While it is charged, Chop Chop's shield bash (X), (X) will deal more damage.
Shield Sprint (requires level: 7): Sprint (A) to charge into enemies with Chop Chop's shield, knocking them back. Chop Chop will also block attacks while Sprinting. Double Jump (B), (B) with Chop Chop to spin in midair, damaging nearby enemies.
Swift Slashes (requires level: 9): When Chop Chop deals damage with his shield, his sword will be charged for a few seconds. His Skeleton Slash (Y) attacks are much faster while his sword is charged.
Mystic Seeker Scroll
Gain a 20% Speed bonus while in the Radiant Isles. The scroll for this upgrade can be found in Thundersquall.
Series 1 Chop Chop has translucent jewelry and coins on his pedestal, where as his Series 2 and 3 counterparts do not. He is also the only Skylander to have a specific design on his base that no other Skylander possess, with the exception of Kaos.
As he is an Arkeyan, several enemies and statues in their dwellings have helmets that resemble Chop Chop's.
As a Series 3 figure, he has shoulder pads with spikes. However, in the game, they don't show up on him or are related to any upgrades, even after obtaining his Wow Pow.
Something similar happens with Series 2 Fryno, having a new feature on the figure that doesn't occur in gameplay.
Even though his Series 3 artwork and figure forms have identical swords, in the game, the sword in his right hand doesn't change its appearance while performing his Wow Pow.
During Wow Pow (Series 3) a small glitch can occur, where Chop Chop holds both blades in his hand. When trying to block, he will use the second blade instead, holding it in a crooked way. It will fix itself if you perform the Wow Pow again. This glitch happens in Skylanders: Swap Force.
There is also a glitch in Giants where, when striking the damage-immune portion of an Inhuman Shield enemy, Chop Chop will activate Vampiric Aura and gain health as though he defeated an enemy.
His Series 2 figure and artwork shows his sword and shield having the Demon Blade of The Underworld and Arkeyan Spectral Shield upgrades respectively. Both upgrades being impossible to have simultaneously in-game as they're from different upgrade paths.
The same mistake happened with Series 2 Gill Grunt's figure and artwork.
Chop Chop's working name was originally Pandoran Elite. [7]
