Things didn't quite go according to plan, however, and Thumpback was carried off by the cloud crab. When the opportunity arose to snag the biggest catch of his life - the legendary Leviathan Cloud Crab - Thumpback couldn't pass it up. The pirate stuff was all well and good, but the big whale monster's real passion was fishing. They sailed the seas, shivering their timbers, saying 'aargh' and mucking about with treasure.

Thumpback was once a fearsome member of a pirate crew on board a very large ship (and it had to be large, what with him being a Giant). Thumpback’s pirating days were over, but his legend as one of the first Skylanders had only just begun. This was actually quite fortunate, because sometime later The Phantom Tide and its entire crew were banished to the Chest of Exile. But when his chance came to finally ensnare the most elusive creature in the sky - the Leviathan Cloud Crab - he was pulled over board and carried off into the horizon. But the actual pirating part about being a pirate didn't interest Thumpback so much as the benefits that came with traveling on a large ship. Thumpback was once a crew member of The Phantom Tide, the most fearsome pirate ship in all of Skylands. Thumpback is steadfast, dependable, trustworthy, and gifted with the patience of an angler.

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