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Whisper Elf Skylanders Sidekick
Whisper Elf here is the original small Sidekick on a green base, with elf ears, green skin and dark blue hair. In Giants and SWAP Force she follows your active hero without direct player control. From Trap Team onward her role changes to a playable Mini. This photo therefore shows neither a regular Stealth Elf nor later red-base packaging. It remains the pictured loose figure, whose game role varies by title.
You use the figure with separate game software, a controller and a Portal of Power compatible with your console and game. The base contains the chip that identifies the character and can store game data. The figure needs no batteries or power cable of its own. Place it on the portal and control the digital hero with your ordinary controller. A Nintendo amiibo reader or Disney Infinity Base does not replace this Skylanders portal.
This offer concerns the pictured loose character. A game, portal, vehicle, trading card or original packaging is not automatically included. The five examples below concern supported console releases from Giants onwards, not the earlier Spyro's Adventure. A compatible character does not mean every bonus area opens or every special feature becomes available. Check the game and portal combination; Nintendo 3DS and Switch releases have different setups and are not described here as identical versions.
History
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure appeared in 2011 and connected physical characters with an on-screen adventure. Activision presented the portal as the link between toys and video games. A figure on the reading surface became a hero you could control. It was not an ornament beside the console: the chosen figure determined which character you played. The first range brought together different forms, from dragons and knights to small fantasy creatures with their own recognisable equipment.
The small Sidekicks initially had a modest role alongside normal Skylanders: they followed along without direct player control. Trap Team changed that in 2014 with playable Minis. The official Prima guide explicitly describes this transition. An older Sidekick therefore has a different meaning in that game than in earlier adventures. The green base continues to identify the original physical version; the software determines its controls and possibilities.
After Giants came SWAP Force, Trap Team, SuperChargers and Imaginators, each adding figures and gameplay ideas. Activision retained older characters in later games, but new toy functions were not automatically added to old figures. An ordinary Skylander did not become a swappable SWAP Force character, Trap Master or Sensei. This continuity lets an older collection work within the correct sequels. Software, portal type and any additional pieces remain separate requirements; a loose figure is never a complete setup.
Five Skylanders Games
Skylanders Giants uses this original Whisper Elf as a Sidekick. Place her beside a normal playable hero on the correct portal to see her follow as a small companion. She does not take over control of your active Skylander or act as a separate second player. Battles, collected items and obstacles remain part of your normal hero's adventure. If you know the later Mini, do not expect an identical independent playable role here. The actual game still requires a playable main character.
Skylanders SWAP Force retains Whisper Elf's role as a following Sidekick. Your normal hero remains the character you control while exploring and fighting enemies. The new interchangeable SWAP Force heroes are a different group; this small figure gains no detachable halves or associated movement abilities. The original green-base version remains recognisable beside that new toy format. Use a portal matching SWAP Force and your console. A Sidekick includes no game, portal or additional playable main character.
Skylanders Trap Team lets you use this figure in ordinary combat and exploration. The game also revolves around capturing defeated villains and temporarily playing as them. Correct traps and a compatible Traptanium Portal are required; this figure does not replace them. Nor does the character become a Trap Master. The original manual reserves Traptanium crystals and associated elemental gates for that special group. You can keep playing an older hero without expecting every new toy function to come with the purchase.
Skylanders SuperChargers brings this older hero into an adventure also centred on vehicles. You can retain the character, but the figure is not itself a vehicle and does not make it a SuperCharger. Vehicle sections require the necessary separate equipment. The full adventure on platforms including Wii U, PlayStation and Xbox also differs from SuperChargers Racing for Wii and Nintendo 3DS. Do not expect that campaign in every edition. This offer includes no car, boat or aircraft.
Skylanders Imaginators supports older figures alongside new Senseis and created heroes. You play the existing character with its familiar abilities. This figure is not a Creation Crystal and therefore does not provide the item used to store your own Imaginator. Sensei-specific benefits do not follow from compatibility alone either. The ordinary console setup combines game, portal and controller. Nintendo Switch uses a different figure-reading method. Online matches or downloads are not promised as functioning extras with this loose figure.
