Hot Dog

"See Spot Burn!"

- Hot Dog's official catchphrase

Hot Dog is a young fire dog who is one of the new Skylanders in Skylanders: Giants. He has a yellow counterpart called Molten Hot Dog that is exclusive to Walmart.

Personality
Hot Dog possesses a fierce loyalty to his friends, and true to his nature, he likes to bury things, especially imps.

Biography
Hot Dog was born in the belly of the Popcorn Volcano. 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. Using his nose of danger, he helped the Skylanders complete their mission - even pouncing on a lava golem like a blazing comet when it threatened his new friends. After displaying such loyalty and bravery, Hot Dog was brought back to Eon's Citadel where he became a Skylander - and then he proceeded to bury Eon's staff.

Gameplay
Hot Dog's main attack is Firebark, which has him shooting fireballs from his mouth and tail, and he has a primary combo where he shoots three fireballs at once. He can summon a wall of fire that travels straightforward to push and damage enemies; it can also be can be held on the Attack 2 button to be used as a shield for incoming enemies. His third attack, the Comet Slam, flips him in the air spinning and then slamming down upon enemies for massive damage.

Hot Dog is generally a medium-long range fighter with powerful attacks. However, his health and armor stats are very low, which ties him with Gill Grunt for the lowest armor in the game, making Hot Dog not as useful for battling enemies with stronger attacks.

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Trivia

 * Hot Dog is the first Skylander to have his name based on a kind of food, the second being Thumpling.
 * He and Hot Head are the only Fire Skylanders with the word 'Hot' in their names.
 * He and Hot Head are also both new in Skylanders: Giants.
 * He has an incredible sense of smell. His highly sensitive nostrils can sniff out trouble from miles away.
 * Hot Dog has the Fire symbol on his dog collar tag.
 * He, Ignitor, and Eruptor all have 'burn' in their catchphrases.
 * He resembles Eruptor since they are both lava-based creatures.
 * Strangely although it's not a melee attack, he can perform combos with his Firebark, making him the only skylander with this ability.
 * His catchphrase is a pun on the term See Spot Run.