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Ghost Swords Skylanders Item
Ghost Swords from Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure is the object with two crossed swords on a dark base with a green rim. In the original game the summoned swords temporarily help your Skylander against enemies. You control no separate swordsman and gain no second player. This item belonged to Pirate Seas but does not itself open that level: a separate location object does that.
Use this item alongside a playable Skylander on a Portal of Power matching your console and game. The chip provides identification; the object is not a controller and has no power cable or replaceable batteries of its own. The original console instructions allow two characters and one location or Magic Item. Continue playing the adventure with your normal controller, even while the additional object is on the portal.
You receive only the pictured loose object. The game, character, portal, cards and other parts of the original Adventure Pack are not included. The five game examples below distinguish the original function from its changed role in later instalments. Recognition therefore does not mean the same effect or extra level everywhere. These examples concern home consoles; Nintendo 3DS and SuperChargers Racing are different releases. No current operation of historical web services or download codes is promised.
History
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure arrived in 2011, linking physical toys to a video game through the Portal of Power. Activision did not restrict that idea to playable heroes. The original setup guide lists locations and Magic Items alongside characters, sold separately. A small object on the table therefore had a different role from an ordinary action figure: it could invoke a game feature or temporarily affect the adventure. Its appearance distinguished these roles within the same toy range.
Adventure Packs combined characters, a location and support items. This explains why a loose object often evokes a larger expansion without being the whole pack itself. That distinction remains important when buying used: a support item does not replace its associated location. Conversely, a location model does not also include all the original characters and items. The physical pieces were read by the same kind of portal, but performed different tasks in the software.
Later Skylanders games retained older objects but changed their uses. SuperChargers from 2015 demonstrates this particularly clearly: Activision support describes old Magic Items as a way to unlock Legendary Treasures at Skylander Academy. The official Prima guide distinguishes training objects, coin rewards and other effects there. Recognising an old object therefore does not mean its first function returns unchanged. The toy remained while the software gave it a new purpose.
Five Skylanders Games
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure is this object's starting point. In the console adventure you explore islands, fight with your own Skylander and use the additional item through the portal. Its function depends on its type: a support item assists the active hero, while a location object has its own role in the expansion. The object does not replace your playable character. You therefore still need a hero, game, matching portal and console.
Skylanders Giants builds on the action adventure, allowing regular heroes and older objects alongside the large Giants. The original manual distinguishes two playable Skylanders and one Magic Item or location on the portal. This loose object therefore adds no extra player. Use it alongside your existing character and follow the game's prompts. A support item does not become a Giant or replace a character required for a particular obstacle.
Skylanders SWAP Force centres on exploration, combat and new heroes with interchangeable upper and lower halves. Older Magic Items remain an additional category; this object gains no interchangeable construction or movement ability itself. Use it alongside your current hero, not as a replacement for a SWAP Force character. An original expansion name on a location object also does not promise that the old level appears here. Use the portal setup intended for this game and your console.
Skylanders Trap Team adds villain capture and Trap Masters to the adventure. The older Magic Item remains a separate support item or object; it is not a trap storing a villain. The new capture feature requires the correct traps and Traptanium Portal. Traptanium gates also require their own special characters. This makes clear what the old item adds and which Trap Team components it does not replace. The game and other toy pieces are supplied separately.
Skylanders SuperChargers uses older Magic Items differently from previous adventures. Activision says they unlock Legendary Treasures at Skylander Academy; the original combat effect does not simply carry over. The Prima guide lists training objects, coin dispensers and speed boosts within the Academy. The precise use depends on the item. This is the full console adventure, not the separate Wii or Nintendo 3DS game SuperChargers Racing. Vehicle sections still require a matching vehicle and the correct setup.
