Skylanders Shrink Squad Characters

Chef Pepper Jack

Chef Pepper Jack
Ex Villain
"Spice it Up!"

Element: Fire

Look:
Red hot chili pepper headed chef with a large beater in his hand.

Is a lot like how he was in Trap Team when in the fire trap, only now he has upgrades to go with it.

Has a max health of 666 Hp.

Upgrades:
Primary attack:
(P) Charges forward with Egg Beater held in front of him. Hold to continuously charge forward. (Deals 15 damage a second — Deals 25 with hot habanero mode)

Jump and press (P) to hurl an exploding pepper at the ground beneath you. Deals 45 damage.

Secondary attack:
(S) Throws three exploding chili peppers forward. (Exploding peppers do 45 damage —does 60 damage while in habanero mode)

Hot Habanero Pepper: 500 coins
(T) Eats a hot chili pepper and enters Hot Habanero Mode. Pepper Jack will move 125% faster and deal more damage while in this mode. (Lasts for ten seconds and has 5 second cool down)

Sizzling Steak: 700 coins
Hold (S) to hurl out a giant steak that will heat up until it starts spewing fire around it in every direction.Deals an initial 30 damage when it lands. When it catches fire will do a continuous 70 damage a second. (Takes 3 seconds to heat up and then will last for 5 seconds)

Pepper Spreader: 900 coins
Press (P) rapidly for Pepper Jack to fire off a stream of pepper seeds. Cannot move while shooting. (Deals 10 damage per seed — 15 when in habanero mode)

Hot! Hot!: 1200 coins
Entering habanero mode causes Pepper Jack to breathe a continuous stream of fire. (Deals 15 damage per second, mid range attack)

Top Path: Egg Beater Battler
Hot Shot: 1700 coins
While in Hot Habanero Mode, Pepper Jack fires a stream of pepper seeds while doing egg beater charge. (Deal 15 damage)

Trailblazer: 2200 coins
While in Hot Habanero Mode, Pepper Jack leaves behind a trail of fire while doing egg beater charge. (Deals 10 damage a second)

Fiery Finish: 3000 coins
Ending egg beater charge while in Hot Habanero Mode causes a large explosion dealing 75 damage.

Bottom Path: Grill Master
Steak Out: 1700 coins
Pepper Jack can now have two steaks out at a time.

Flaming Hot: 2200 coins
Steaks will immediately catch fire when they land, beginning at 70 damage immediately for the next 8 seconds.

Hotter Than Hot: 3000 coins
While in Hot Habanero Mode, exploding chili peppers leave behind fire geysers. (Geysers deal 40 damage a second and stay around for 2 seconds)

Soul Gem:
Spicy Soup: 4000 coins
Jump and press (T) to make an explosive cook pot that fires off peppers in every direction before exploding into an image of Chef Pepper Jack's face. (Chili peppers do 45 damage each and ending explosion deals 150 damage)
SG can be found in The Low Lands

Shrink Enhancement:
Spicy 'splozions: 5000 coins
When shrinking, Pepper Jack will leave behind a Pepper Rocket that will count down from three before launching into the air and crashing back down on a random enemy. (Deals 125 damage)
When returning to normal size, three geysers of fire will erupt from the ground (one with him in it, the other two around him). Each geyser remains for three seconds and will deal 25 damage a second.

Release:
Released day one in the starter pack.
Dark Chef Pepper Jack released in the dark starter pack.

Variants:
Dark Chef Pepper Jack - Darkened coloring for his skin and his white chefs jacket is now black. Silver makes up other parts of his outfit.

Backstory:
Chef Pepper Jack was known as one of the best chefs of his time. His restaurant was one of the most popular places to eat at in all of Skylands. That was until he discovered a book of ancient recipes for evil delicacies. His restaurant quickly transformed into a thriving criminal empire. It wasn't until the trap team came along and put him in Cloudcracker prison that he went through an intense rehabilitation program and came out a changed pepper. That's when The Brain came to him with a job offer as one of the members of the Shrink Squad. Looking for redemption in the eyes of the public, Pepper Jack agreed.

Personality:
A sassy ex-villain that loves to make cooking puns and sounds like he's from New Orleans. Is a great chef and enjoys cooking. Big fan of backyard cookouts and barbecues. Enjoys seeing people struggle after eating spicy food.

Change Log:
1/4/22:
Top Path: Fiery Finish damage buff from 50 to 75.

10/9/23 — Added Shrink enhancement and jump and press (P) attack.

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