![]() While on a nearby mission, a team of Skylanders had come across the stray fire pup when the volcano erupted and Hot Dog came rocketing straight into their camp, accidentally setting Gill Grunt's tent on fire. ![]() Hot Dog was born in the belly of the Popcorn Volcano. Not the kind of Skylander to go hungry, he is always on the lookout for a sizzling snack. He is always bounding around like an excitable puppy - which is exactly what he is. Hot Dog possesses a fierce loyalty to his friends, and true to his nature, he likes to bury things, especially imps. This idea was later implemented in Hot Dog's Series 2 Wow Pow, Bees! Bees! Bees!, in which Nat made sure to make the bee more prominent. Nat used this opportunity to fulfill his random ambition of making a dog who shoots bees when he barks. The animation team reworked the fire moveset that would be fit for a dog. However, Nat Loh was given a dog, much to his disappointment. The fire wall animation was to have this Skylander make the wall with a leg sweep and force in forward with an explosive martial arts move. In development, Nat was using Flameslinger's model for the placeholder art and the idea was coming along nicely. ![]() Nat Loh's original idea for what would become Hot Dog was to have a Tae Kwon Do-like martial artist who kicked fireballs out of his feet. While Hot Dog started his journey this way, his destination - at least visually - was far off the mark. While the Giants were being designed by concept artist I-Wei Huang, the other designers were able to create more ability-centric designs to the Core Skylanders rather than being being confined to provided visuals.
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