- “Let's Ruffle Some Feathers!”
- —Hoot Loop's official catchphrase
Hoot Loop is an owl magician who is one of the SWAP Force Skylanders in Skylanders: Swap Force. He is of the Magic element. His Swap Force Ability is Teleport.
Background
Development
Hoot Loop was originally conceived as a fortune-telling monkey who wore a turban, carried a crystal ball, and held a deck of cards in his tail. Later his design evolved into a masked monkey with long horns and (and even, at one point, wings), before he eventually grew into a small owl wielding a hypnotic pendant, and from there into his final design. Much as concept artist Buck Chantrel loved monkeys, he was glad to see Hoot Loop grow into something so unique.[2]
Personality
Hoot Loop is a natural showman, and is less likely to be modest. He is the first to boast about his extraordinary abilities.[3] He can also be mischievous, as demonstrated in the animated Card Game Short Cut.
Biography
Hoot Loop was raised by a guild of magicians in Skylands’ most famous traveling circus. At a young age, he perfected illusions and spells that only the very best of their guild could perform, and even mastered the art of teleportation! Soon enough, he became the star of the show, known far and wide as the Amazing Hoot Loop. However, one day an army of Greebles disguised as clowns invaded, determined to destroy the popular circus. It was then that Hoot Loop gave a performance that few would ever forget. Using his incredible powers, he fought off the invaders and saved the circus - to the raucous applause of the many spectators – including Master Eon, who presented Hoot Loop with an opportunity to learn some real magic as a member of the Skylanders.
Gameplay
Stats
These are the starting and maximum Statistics for this Skylander in Skylanders: Swap Force.
- Health: 250 (Lv. 20: 750)
- Speed: 43
- Armor: 12
- Critical Hit: 6
- Elemental Power: 25
These are the starting and maximum Statistics for this Skylander in Skylanders: Trap Team.
- Health: 250 (Lv. 20: 778)
- Speed: ?
- Armor: 12
- Critical Hit: ?
- Elemental Power: ??
These are the starting and maximum Statistics for this Skylander in Skylanders: SuperChargers.
- Health: 250 (Lv. 20: 750)
- Speed: 43
- Armor: 12
- Critical Hit: ?
- Elemental Power: 25
These are the starting and maximum Statistics for this Skylander in Skylanders: Imaginators.
- Health: 250 (Lv. 20: 750)
- Attack: 6 (Lv. 20: 56)
- Armor: 6 (Lv. 20: 31)
- Speed: 8 (Lv. 20: 38)
- Luck: 14 (Lv. 20: 34)
Warning: These stats are not used in any of the Skylander games. They are only listed for completeness reasons.
- Strength: 100
- Defense: 100
- Agility: 60
- Luck: 200
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.
| DéjàBOOM! | Hypnotism | Tricked Ya! | Flashback | |||||||||
 Press Attack 1 to shoot a magic projectile that hits enemies three times before it disappears. |
 Hold Attack 3 to hypnotize enemies, slowing their movement and attacks. |
 Armor increased. Shiny new armor reduces damage. |
 Press Attack 1 to shoot a DéjàBOOM! projectile. DéjàBOOM! bounces three times and on a third bounce it explodes. | |||||||||
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Soul Gem Ability Requires Soul Gem from: Woodburrow | |||||||||||
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Dream Beam
Mass Hypnosis
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Bad Dreams Beam
Deep Asleep
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Wand of Dreams | ||||||||||
 Hold Attack 1 to channel a magical beam of dreams that damages enemies.  Hypnotism becomes more effective, slowing enemies in a larger area. |
 Dream Beam does increased damage.  Hold Attack 3 to use a more powerful Mass Hypnosis dealing increased damage. |
 Press Attack 1 to shoot a DéjàBOOM! and two smaller DéjàBOOM! 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.
| Loop the Loop | Portable Hole | Temporal Whack | Time Sink | |||||||||
 Press Attack 2 to teleport forward a short distance and damage nearby enemies. |
 Hold Attack 2 to aim the portal loop, release to teleport to that area and damage all nearby enemies. |
 Teleport does increased damage. |
 Enemies and objects are pulled towards the area where Portable Hole is aimed. | |||||||||
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Soul Gem Ability Requires Soul Gem from: Woodburrow | |||||||||||
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Now You See Me
Now You Don't
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Complete Concentration
Teleport Turbulence
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Infinite Loop | ||||||||||
 Hold Attack 2 to charge a Portable Hole, release to do increased damage. Damage is increased the longer it is charged.  Press Jump after teleporting to appear back at the previous position. |
 Now You See Me does increased damage. A very impressive entrance!  All teleport attacks do increased damage. |
 Hold Attack 2 to aim the portal loop, release it under Loop's body to cause a massive attack that damages enemies in a larger area. | ||||||||||
Skylanders can use abilities depending on their level.
Starting Powers
- Ring Spell (Primary Attack): Press (Y) to perform a projectile attack. If the target is charged, the attack will explode doing extra damage to enemies in close proximity.
- Charging Spell (Secondary Attack): Press (X) to perform a projectile attack that will charge enemies with magical energy.
- Teleport SWAP Power (SWAP Force Power): Press [L] to perform the Teleport SWAP Power, allowing the Skylander to move around freely without taking damage. Attacks do not work while using Teleport. Press (L) again to end this ability.
Upgrades
- Beam Spell (requires level: requires level: 3): Hold (Y) to create a beam of energy that damages enemies it latches on to.
- Hypnotrap (requires level: requires level: 6): Sprint (A) to drop hypnotic rings that pull in enemies and slow them down.
- Bomber Spell (requires level: requires level:9): Hold (X) to perform a flying bomber spell that damages all enemies in your immediate area.
Quests
Basic Quests
- Bad Guy Basher: Defeat 1000 enemies.
- Fruit Frontiersman: Eat 15 fruit.
- Flawless Challenger: Complete a non-Story Mode level at full health.
- True Gladiator: Win 10 PVP matches.
- Totally Maxed Out: Reach level 20 and purchase all Upgrades for this Skylander.
Elemental Quests
- Elementalist: Deal 7500 elemental bonus damage.
- Puzzle Power: Push a Laser Puzzle Beam to defeat an enemy.
- Mage Rivalry: Defeat a total of 25 Cyclops Gazermages or Cyclops Sleetthrowers.
Unique Quest
- Wand You Like to Play a Game?: Defeat 50 enemies with the final explosion of the Flashback attack.
Quotes
Battle Cries
- “Let's ruffle some feathers!”
- “The best of the nest.”
- “Feathers of fury.”
- “Working my magic.”
- “Hocus focus.” - success
- “Never had a doubt!” - success
- “Another triumph!” - success
- “Knocked for a loop. Hah hah! I mean you.” - victory
- “Owlakazam!” - victory
- “The eyes have it!” - victory
- “A flurry of treasure!” - finding treasure chests
- “Ooh shiny!” - finding treasure chests
- “Flying the coop!” - unlocking barriers
- “Flying through!” - unlocking barriers
- “A curious place this is.” - unlocking barriers
- “To the skies!” - using a Bounce Pad
- “Fly away!” - using a Bounce Pad
- “Flying high!” - using a Bounce Pad
- “Hoot power!” - leveling up
- “Full power!” - leveling up
- “The skies the limit.” - checking stats
- “I'm spreading my wings.” - checking stats
- “An interesting look for me.” - equipping a hat
- “I look quite regal.” - equipping a hat
- “I sound smart with this name.” - nickname
- “Rolls right off the beak.” - nickname
Media Quotes
- "This will be a hoot!" - The Card Game Short Cut
- "LOOK! It's Kaos!"
- "Oh strange. Must have been the wind."
- "Oh! I need that card! BINGO!"
Character Trailers
See also
Gallery
Trivia
- On some of his toy packages in Wave 1, Free Ranger's catchphrase is on the package instead of Hoot Loop's catchphrase.
- Sometimes Hoot Loop blinks one eye and then the other instead of blinking both at the same time.
- His name could be a play on words with the cereal, Froot Loops.
- Hoot Loop is the shortest SWAP Force Skylander, with very short legs and a petite torso.
- He is voiced by Robin Atkin Downes, who also voices Blades and Medic from Team Fortress 2
- He shares a lot of his battle cries with Jet-Vac.
- Coincidentally they are both bird Skylanders
- The name of his primary attack, "DéjàBOOM," is a play on the French term "Déjà Vu," which means "already seen" and is the name a Magic Core Skylander from Skylanders: Trap Team.
- In Trap Team, certain trinkets will not work with him.
- He also bears a slight resemblance to Ezylryb from the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series.
- In Skylanders: Imaginators, Hoot Loop's character icon is Enchanted Hoot Loop's.
- In Skylanders Academy, Hex wrote an essay on him, although Jet Vac thought it was about himself until she told him.
References
- ↑ Hoot loop@SkylandersGame hoot loop rocks!. (Date Posted - Oct 23, 2013). Twitter.
- ↑ Strata: The Art of Skylanders Swap Force.
- ↑ Skylanders Universe: The Complete Collection, page 120
