- “Ancient Arkeyan war machine.”
- —Game description
Arkeyan Ultrons are ancient war machines first found in the Molekin Mine, where they are stuck in rock and will attack a Skylander when released from the rock. They make their first real appearance in Quicksilver Vault. These robotic warriors are usually guarding gates or other important areas. Its appendages are two giant bomb-launchers. The Ultron first launches a series of guided bombs skyward, then shoots blue tracking beams from its eyes. If the tracking beams hit a Skylander, a red targeting beam locks onto their position, and the previously launched bombs drop down on them.
In Skylanders: Giants, however, they play a completely different role. They appear in Secret Vault of Secrets, where they are regular enemies when you are using Machine Ghost's robot body. In Autogyro Adventure they are an enemy that attack the Autogyro that Flynn and the player use to navigate through the level. They are often protected by shields, which must be broken by rockets. They are always fought when the copter does a main landing. They do not appear in optional landing areas.
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- Their later variant in the Magic levels has the most health of any non-boss enemy. It is also the only regular enemy capable of surviving a hit from Bash’s Gaia Hammer attack, though due to a glitch, it will get hit by it a second time almost immediately after the first hit, defeating it, and a critical hit from the attack will still defeat it instantly. They are one of the few enemies that aren't introduced when they first appear.
- They are one of the few enemies that are not introduced in Skylanders: Giants.
- If you ignore the first Arkeyan Ultron you encounter in Quicksilver Vault and instead take the teleporter and complete the beam puzzles, he will wait there the entire time you’re doing them and will join the fray and attack along with the other enemies that spawn in to impede your progress when you return to the area after completing the puzzles, meaning you will now have to deal with two Arkeyan Ultrons at the same time, or you can kill the Arkeyan Ultron you’re required to kill and leave the other one standing there watching as you collect the Quicksilver and end the level.
- Their eyes are the same as the Arkeyan War machine.
- Drill Sergeant is referenced to be an Arkeyan Ultron, despite looking nothing like any other Arkeyan Ultron encountered in the series.
- In the 3DS version of Skylanders: Giants and Skylanders: Swap Force, there are troll driven mechs called Drill Stompers that have a similar model and attacks