
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. The Giants, who are also known as the Elder Elementals, are eight large and strong beings that represent the elements that the world of Skylands is made of.Thumpback was once a crew member of The Phantom Tide, the most fearsome pirate ship in all of Skylands. He keeps the anchor’s chain wrapped around his left forearm, and he can spin the anchor around and release it, making it a formidable projectile. Thumpback’s primary weapon is a large ship’s anchor. Superhuman strength - Being very large and strong, Thumpback can push over or through obstacles, including gates and walls.Chomp – He can use his giant mount to bite his opponents.Doing this he can also knock down walls and similar obstacles.

Belly Flop - He can use his great mass to do a massive belly flop, leaping forward and sliding into (or onto!) his opponents on his belly.He does, though, have two special combat moves: His primary mode of attack is with his anchor (see Weaponry below). Hand-to-hand combat - With his huge size and massive strength, Thumpback is a formidable fighter.He has three fingers and an opposable thumb on each hand, and three toes on each foot. He is blue in color, and appears to be a land-version of a humpback whale. Recently, however, the Portal Masters summoned the Giants back to the Skylands to thwart Kaos’s plan to reawaken the Arkeyan army. Though ultimately successful, Thumpback and the other Giants were banished to Earth, and left underground in hibernation. Thumpback eventually joined with the other Giants (Elder Elementals) to fight off the Arkeyans, who ruled the Skylands with an iron fist. After the crab got away, Thumpback looked for his ship but never found it again, as such his pirating days were over. One day he hooked into the elusive Leviathan Cloud Crab, and was carried off over the horizon.

Strangely, though, Thumpback was never fond of being a pirate, and much preferred fishing instead. Thumpback was once one of the most feared pirates on one of the most feared pirate ships of all Skylands, the Phantom Tide.
