Ford, Eric (October 10, 2014). " 'Skylanders Trap Team' Review – A Portal Perfect Experience". TouchArcade . Retrieved March 25, 2022.

Despite having no new groups to guide them towards their new mission, the Skylanders took the time to chase down both Kaos and the Doom Raiders, as well as helping the leaders they met in person for the first time to get used to the strange new realm in the Shattered Islands. The Skylanders are still trapped on Earth, frozen as toys. A few of them have been collected and placed inside displays of a toy store called Super Toy Planet, where the toy form of Kaos was also housed in. However, Kaos broke free of his statue-like form due to his Portal Master status, and the frozen Skylanders inside a toy display nearby could do nothing, but make idle threats to Kaos as the evil Portal Master taunted them before returning to Skylands with the use of a Portal of Power. Blastermind is very attuned to the feelings of others and tries hard to help his friends with their problems whenever he can. [2] BiographyAs a Series 3 figure, he has shoulder pads with spikes. However, in the game, they don't show up on him or are related to any upgrades, even after obtaining his Wow Pow. Even though his Series 3 artwork and figure forms have identical swords, in the game, the sword in his right hand doesn't change its appearance while performing his Wow Pow. He, Flashwing and Wham-Shell are the only LightCore Skylanders without an additional counterpart as part of the Swap Force toyline. Warnado, Jet-Vac, and Lightning Rod are currently the only Air Skylanders who can fly without the use of wings.

Giant Skylanders are much bigger characters that have the ability to move heavier objects in-game that little Skylanders cannot. Kuchera, Ben (October 8, 2014). "Skylanders Trap Team Review: Figure Study". Polygon . Retrieved March 25, 2022. Interestingly, despite the game is suppose to be focused on the Giants, they don't have any unique animations on their stats, neither the new core Skylanders introduced in the game.As a LightCore, his shell lights up. This works even on the Spyro's Adventure Portal, though no Lightcore toy existed for that game. Enigma took part in the fight against Pain-Yatta's army of candy warriors. Lead by Gearshift, he and several other Skylanders fought a group of candy soldiers to save three Mabu before retreating into an old castle fortress to hold out when the army began to grow in numbers. As they were cornered by the candy army within the fortress, Enigma and the other Skylanders served as Skylands' last line of defense, battling Pain-Yatta's army with all of their might. The candy army soon fell to pieces just as the Skylanders were becoming overwhelmed (thanks to the actions of the Light and Dark Skylanders in their fight against Pain-Yatta), earning the heroes their victory.

In Skylanders: Lost Islands, the Flying Eyeball mentions that eating a lot of carrots makes him able to see far and well in the darkness in places like the Necropolis. In Trap Team, however, a new item type has been added: the trap. Unlike the figures, which bring characters into the game, the traps can be used to store forty-seven [6] enemy characters originally found in the game (including Kaos), who may then be controlled as good characters. These stored characters can be taken to other consoles. [1] The Traptanium Portal has a speaker incorporated in its design, to emphasize the trapping mechanic. [6] When enemies are "trapped", their vocals travel from a screen to the portal. [6] Skystones Smash, a mini-game and successor to Skystones from Skylanders: Giants has been added. [6] Skystones Smash is a card game, that uses numbers and is played in a tabletop style which is also included in the game. [6] Robertson, Andy (October 15, 2014). "Skylanders: Trap Team review – expensive but well-crafted entertainment". The Guardian . Retrieved March 25, 2022. Campbell, Evan (21 July 2014). "SDCC 14: SKYLANDERS TRAP TEAM DARK EDITION DETAILED". ign.com. IGN . Retrieved 15 August 2014.Glitches Skylanders SWAP Force - Move Set Twin Blade Chop ChopHe, Whirlwind and Spyro are the only three Skylanders with Elite counterparts who have not been reposed for Skylanders: SuperChargers. Reiner, Andrew (September 30, 2014). "Skylanders: Trap Team Review". Game Informer. GameStop Corp. Retrieved March 25, 2022.

Williams, Katie (May 4, 2015). "Toys-To-Life Are Gaming's Hottest-selling Accessory of 2015". IGN . Retrieved June 14, 2015. In the Future of Skylands, it is implied that at some point in Skylands' history that the group will be extinguished or suffer an unknown fate, as the Mabu Defense Force will take their role and bring up frequently that the Skylanders are thought to be gone. As in previous games, the player controls a variety of characters by placing toy figures representing the characters onto a near field communication-enabled interface device known as the Traptanium Portal, which activates the character in the game. There is a glitch in Rumbletown in a small area before the arena where if the player preforms Eye Fly, the eyeball will fall off the island to an extent. Sleeper, Morgan (November 6, 2014). "Skylanders Trap Team Review (Wii U)". Nintendo Life . Retrieved March 25, 2022.

Chop Chop was once an elite warrior belonging to the ancient race of Arkeyan beings. Like many of the Arkeyans, he was created from a hybrid of elements - in his case, Undead magic and technology. Chop Chop is a relentless, highly-skilled soldier who wields a sword and shield made of an indestructible metal. With the Arkeyans having vanished long ago, Chop Chop wandered Skylands for centuries looking for his creators. Eventually, he was found by Eon and recruited as a Skylander. Scammell, David (October 17, 2014). "Skylanders: Trap Team Review". VideoGamer.com . Retrieved March 25, 2022.