Skylanders Giants Triple Pack 7: Fright Rider, Wrecking Ball, Flameslinger

I have been needing to get this up for quite some time...I've been so busy trying to get the upgrade paths taken care of, that I never got a chance to make my weekly post where this would have been highlighted in the Giants Hunting section...

Nonetheless, here it is...

May 30th, 2013
Location: Toys'R'Us

Not expecting to find much past the usual, I was schocked to see LightCore Pop Fizz and LightCore Chill.

The other surprise was seeing my first ever Triple Pack 7!

Skylanders Giants Triple Pack 7 consits of Fright Rider, Wrecking Ball, and Flameslinger.  Wrecking Ball is still tough to find, Flameslinger has remained tough, and Fright Rider's usual presence had dropped somewhat here lately...Now, all 3 should be working their way back into the mix.

I am finally getting a chance to post this for one big reason...Nigel has located Triple Packs 8 and 9!  Stay tuned to see them!

Unboxing LightCore Pop Fizz

What?  LightCore Pop Fizz
Where Did You Find Him?  Local Toys'R'Us
What Did It Cost?  $12.99 plus tax
What Was Stock Like?  4 Others were on the Pegs
What Lights Up?  The Bottle in His Hand
Special Notes?  The pose is actually different than his concept design and that seen on the poster.

Unboxing LightCore Pop Fizz

LightCore Pop Fizz has a really cool pose...I actually like it a little better than his regular pose as you see with Pop Fizz and Punch Pop Fizz.  The light-up effect is very intense.  It is kind of the nuclear/acid green we see with LC Shroomboom and on the intensity of Prism Break's crystals.  I do have to say, his original design would have been awesome...and if both bottles were to light up it would have been one of this round's best LightCore figures in my opinion.

That said, nice pose, intense light, good coloring equates to a winning combination for LC Pop Fizz.

Slogan: "The Motion of the Potion!"

Card Stats:

Power/Strength: 70/150
Defense/Armor: 60/150
Speed/Agility: 50/150
Luck: 120/150
Totals: 300/600

Conclusion

If you have followed along here on the blog, Twitter, Google +, or Facebook you know that LC PF and LC Chill have both been up on Amazon recently.  I fought the "in-stock...add to cart...gone at purchase" thing for a few days and then finally got them on their big stock day of the 30th.

As fate would have it, when making the rounds at my local TRU there they were...I was pretty shocked honestly.  No one had reported seeing them at brick-and-mortar stores yet, AND they weren't in any ads etc. with a set release date.  I had no issue checking out with either, so if you have trouble, or can't order from Amazon be sure to check your local TRU (and other stores) this weekend.

There were roughly 4 more LC Pop Fizz figs and I think I saw only 2 more LC Chill (which is weird, bc I would think they'd ship in the same quantity (likely 6), and with this being TRU L-LC Chill should be top dog.

Anyway, I'm not going to complain...BUT you should know this is one of those very few times that Amazon has actually gotten my "super saver shipping" stuff sent out the next day (I ordered them late in the night).  The last time it happened was with Hot Head...go figure.

LightCore Chill and LightCore Pop Fizz Now Available at Amazon.com

Big news once again as several folks have ordered and have shipping confirmation on LightCore Chill and LightCore Pop Fizz!  We have also seen a new Magic Element character leaked for SwapForce...more on that later!  Sneaky news, no?

The source as of right now is Amazon.com.

They were spotted for pre-order on the 24th, and a ship date on the 26th, but many already have them in transit!

This is great for several reasons;

1-We are closer to wrapping up the Giants Collection!
2-I personally plan to use LC Pop Fizz for the other upgrade path and let Punch Pop Fizz, take the one I like better.
3-Most of the time when Amazon sells something first, it isn't too terribly long before others have them up online, or in store.  GameStop is usually first to follow suit.  Walmart will often have the site-to-store option up that works well to avoid freight, but still alleviate dealing with scalpers.  Many folks have had long standing pre-orders with TRU...I'm thinking you'll continue to have to wait as I would almost bank that they will hold them back for a "special" day and ad/e-mail to bring folks in...

I can't stress enough how it pays to be patient...don't pay more than $11.99 for either of these characters.  They may be hard to come by early on, but you will feel a lot better when you hold out for retail, or better yet, land them when they drop to $5.99 like several other LightCore characters have already done.

I really don't know how some justify ordering these in from Eurpoe when they will be standard issue, eventually well stocked characters...especially when they have both been out since launch!  It isn't like you're getting in the last "new" character or something.  Be smart with your money and shop around.  By not paying scalpers, and not paying out $25-40 to order it in from Europe you have more coin in your SwapForce bank!

That said, here are the links...As usual, they are in and out of stock throughout the day and night...keep refreshing!

LightCore Chill on Amazon.com: Click HERE
Also on Toys'R'Us.com thanks to @CSaldana on Twitter for the lead!

LightCore Pop Fizz on Amazon.com: Click HERE

Good luck!