From the introduction: Greetings, Portal Master! I am Eon, and I have come to guide you on a great journey. Welcome to Skylands: a magical world of wonder and adventure, protected by the greatest heroes ever known – the Skylanders. But Skylands wasn’t always so peaceful; once it was held in the vicious grip of the most notorious evil-doers Skylands has ever known – the Doom Raiders. Striking from their hideout, deep in the savage Badlands, the Doom Raiders plundered without mercy, until no place was safe. Fortunately, an elite team of Skylanders, wielding legendary weapons, was called upon to track down these villains, and bring them to justice. They were the Trap Team. Once captured, the Doom Raiders were taken to the most impenetrable fortress ever constructed: Cloudcracker Prison. Locked away behind walls of pure Traptanium, the Doom Raiders would never again threaten Skylands. Or so it seemed for many years, until a familiar evil returned. The Trap Team was hurled far away from Skylands, and as they were drawn away from its magic, they began to shrink. Meanwhile, the shattered fragments of Cloudcracker Prison transformed into powerful Traps. But now you have found them, and just in time. Skylands’ most infamous evil-doers are on the loose again. It is up to you, and your Skylanders, to track them down before it is too late. A great adventure awaits you, Portal Master. Behold! - Master Eon explains the origins of the Trap Team to the Portal Master