Ghost Roaster

Template:Characterbox (Skylanders) Template:Q Ghost Roaster is a skeletal ghoul imp who is one of the playable Skylanders in the Skylanders series, first appearing in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. He is available exclusively in the Darklight Crypt Adventure Pack.

Background

Personality

Ghost Roaster is known for his relentless, undying appetite for ghosts (particularly evil ghosts). However, being a chef, he is good in the kitchen for making delicious recipes.

Biography

There was a time when Ghost Roaster was neither a ghost nor a roaster. Instead he was a chef living in a village high in the mountains. One day, while clipping wool from a sheep to use in a recipe, he accidentally fell into the Valley of the Undead and transformed into a ghost-eating ghoul! After eating an entire spectral village, its Ethereal Ruler chained Ghost Roaster to a spiked ball as punishment. Its rattle can be heard as he wanders the night, warning nearby spirits. When Master Eon eventually heard of his predicament, he figured even a ghost eater could be useful. So he made Ghost Roaster a Skylander... after he promised to eat only evil ghosts.

Story

History

Ghost Roaster absoulutely loved food. From spectre soup to phantasm fries, he regarded any undead recipe with relish (and sometimes tops them with relish too). But Ghost Roaster wasn't always a gobbling soul; he was once a simple chef called Olav. Olav lived in a mountain-top village and was said to serve the best sheep-wool stew in all of Skylands (not that anyone had ever tried it anywhere else there). One day, when Olav was wandering the hills searching for sheep (or, more specifically, their wool), he slipped down the mountain side. Luckily he bounced on his behind and made a soft landing in the valley below. Unluckily his bottom was badly bruised. More unluckily still, he had entered the Valley of the Undead, and his days as a friendly foodie were over.

A famished Olav, or 'Ghost Roaster' as he decided to call himself, went in immediate search for a bite to eat. Luckily, a nearby ghost town was spilling over with puffy white spooks - which Ghostie promptly treated as a paranormal all-you-can-eat buffet. Understandably, the town's etheral ruler was a little irritated to find its inhabitants completely devoured. So, as punishment, he chained Ghost Roaster to a rattling spiked ball to warn any wandering spirits. Taking pity on the skeletal ghoul, Master Eon made Ghost Roaster a Skylander - but only after he swore not to turn Hex into a hamburger.

Abilities

Being a ghoul, Ghost Roaster can turn intangible to avoid enemy attacks, but it drains his health in the process. He can also turn into a flaming and speeding skull, and strike his enemies using the spiked ball or spike of his chain.

Quotes

Battle Cries

• "No Chain, No Gain! Ahahahahaaaa!"
• "Bad to the Bone!"
• "Didn't see me coming did ya?!
• "Gonna slip right through!"
• "Boo!"
• "Boing!" (When using bounce pad)
• "Good enough to eat!" (When opening a treasure chest)
• "Stopping by my old haunts!" (When entering an Undead elemental area)
• "The ghost with the most!" (Stats screen)
• "Shall we engrave these numbers?" (Stats screen)
• "Ohh! Good look for me!" (Equipping a hat)
• "Ooh! I'll look great in this!" (Equipping a hat)
• "Ooh, scary!" (Given a nickname)
• "Think I can get used to this." (Given a nickname)

Character Trailers

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File:Skylanders Giants - Ghost Roaster's Soul Gem Preview (No Chain, No Gain)

See also

• Evil Imp Minion

Gallery

• Ghost Roaster Trailer
  Ghost Roaster Trailer
• Ghost Roaster Power Stat
  Ghost Roaster Power Stat
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  Ghost Roaster in Toy Form
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• Ghost Roaster CGI toy form
  Ghost Roaster CGI toy form
• Ghost Roaster's original design
  Ghost Roaster's original design
• Ghost Roaster on the Portal of Power
  Ghost Roaster on the Portal of Power
• Ghost Roaster's toy prototype
  Ghost Roaster's toy prototype

Trivia

• His catchphrase 'No Chain, No Gain' is a joke on the saying 'No Pain, No Gain'.
• His name may have been a reference to Marvel's Ghost Rider.
• Ghost Roaster looks like a cross between a ghost, a skeleton, and a vampire.
• In the 3DS version of Skylanders, Ghost Roaster has the ball and chain attached to the end of his tail by a shackle, while in the console versions, the ball and chain was chained into the tail-like end of Ghost Roaster.
• Ghost Roaster's attire was originally red.
• He is the only Skylander who can die in the Ruins due to his ectoplasm mode.
• Ghost Roaster shares similarities to the Mortal Kombat character, Scorpion, as it gives him a kunai-like weapon at the end of his chain in subsitution to the spiked mace as well as the ability to make ghosts when something is defeated with the chain whip.
• He bears a resemblance with the Boos from the Super Mario series as both are ghosts and also laugh.
• When moving in-game, Ghost Roaster's chain can be heard scraping on the ground.
• His original name, Olav, is often confused with the Capital One visigoth Olaf.
• His Skull Charge is similar to the video game character Pacman, as both involve chomping and eating ghosts.
• Ghost Roaster's english voice in Giants sounds exactly like T-Bone's.
  • In spite of this, he still has a few of his old cackles and screams recycled from Spyro's Adventure.
• In the early version of Skylanders, known as Spyro's Kingdom, Ghost Roaster was originally called Ghost Eater.
• In the Wii version of Spyro's Adventure, his Skull Charge can only hit each opponent once per use. In the other verions however, he can chomp his opponent multiple times.
• When John Kassir portrayed Ghost Roaster, his voice resembles to the Cryptkeeper from "Tales from the Crypt". Ironically, they are both undead characters.
• While Slam Bam and Terrafin are the only two Skylanders from the Adventure Packs to have Series 2 toy forms as well as being sold as single packs, Ghost Roaster and Sunburn are the only two that do not.