REAL HEARTBREAKER BUCKSHOT

[u/Dague-Pirate-Dad]

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT TIME!!!🚨

Thank you to everyone who took part in the puzzles leading up to this. Definitely some interesting theories I’ve heard out there! 😅 But now all shall be revealed.

This is a TWO-PART Announcement! Once you’ve read through my post here, please be sure to check out the other part here: https://www.reddit.com/r/skylanders/s/hNbwCin7dX

I’d like to formally announce that I’ve gotten a recent acquisition for my Skylanders collection! One that has been FIVE YEARS in the making. Ladies, gentlemen, and all peoples of the world, I have FINALLY gotten my hands on a legitimate Heartbreaker Buckshot!!!

For those that are unaware, Heartbreaker Buckshot is a Skylanders variant figure that was slated to release on Valentine’s Day in 2017. This figure was advertised on the Skylanders YouTube channel and official website. Unfortunately however, the variant never saw the light of day. Shortly into production of the figure, it was decided that he looked too scary and the figure was cancelled. However, despite Heartbreaker Buckshot never releasing, many collectors consider it a legitimate figure and include it on checklists. According to inside sources, there was only ever one production run done before the figure’s cancellation. It’s also been mentioned that there were only twelve copies made in the world, with only two of those actually having functioning chips. After the variant was cancelled, all 12 copies were given to developers that worked on the Skylanders games. This is one of those 12, but it is NOT one that has a chip.

A little history: Back in 2021, I had the unique opportunity to purchase a Heartbreaker Buckshot from a seller on eBay. Unfortunately the sale ended up falling through and I was unable to pick it up. The whole process of trying to obtain that Heartbreaker back then was very much a rollercoaster and took a whole team of people to try and get it. (A huge thank you to everyone who helped out back then!) Now, five years later, another one popped up and I managed to snag it.

I wouldn’t have been able to obtain this figure though without the help of Gibby_The_Broken_Collector! Gibby was kind enough to help me out by picking up and paying for the figure in person. Afterwards, we met up and he transferred the figure to me. (Which by the way means that Gibby is the first private collector to own a Heartbreaker Buckshot! If that’s not cool I don’t know what is!) Thank you so much for all your help and generosity with this, man! I appreciate you!

Now I should mention- Heartbreaker Buckshot wasn’t the only thing we were able to purchase from this seller. To find out more about them, check out the other part to this announcement by Gibby!

[u/noah64exe]

Before anyone comments (to those who haven’t read the other post), the HBBS does NOT have a chip so there cannot be a dump of it unfortunately at this moment. Preemptive crowd control.

[u/1EGGS1EGG1EGGS1]

Wow and scl Matt just got a happy birthday Ben starcast and brylander's collection. Alot of things have been happening in the community figure wise recently

[u/EmberDione]

I guess I don't count as a private collector despite not working at TfB since 2017. XD

So my HBBS does work - in game. Who can explain to me, step by step, how to make a copy/dump of the tag?

[u/Gibby_230 → u/EmberDione]

Let me get the video that Molten sent. It's older, but it was the safest method according to him since we were playing it super safe.

[u/Cool_Dragon_guy]

If I was in your shoes, I'd try to find a way to carefully crack open the underside of the base and fit a NFC card or puck inside to use it. Though I don't remember if there's actual coding for him to actually be played out side of character swapping with another figure.

But you got the Holy Grail of all of Skylanders, so do be very careful with it and take good care with it.

[u/EmberDione → u/Cool_Dragon_guy]

It's not the programmer test - so there's no working tag.

[u/Empovyle]

Wow, amazing! What a shame this was never released. The color scheme is stunning!

[u/A-Random-Ghost]

So the "community announcement" spammed all over for days was "I paid the price of 2 cars to get myself a rare thing"? Damn this community is weird.

[u/Dague-Pirate-Dad → u/A-Random-Ghost]

It’s a two part announcement. My part talks about the Heartbreaker Buckshot. Gibby’s post talks about how we’re trying to get the dumps of the crystals to the community.

[u/Biohazardsellout]

I thought it was just a fan made thing, I had no idea it was actually real