“Portal’s closed on our end. But yours? Yours is wide open.”

If a physical figure’s chip becomes corrupted or "dead," a corresponding dump file can sometimes be used to rewrite and fix the toy using tools like NFC Tools or an Arduino setup.

Every Skylanders figure contains a small RFID chip that stores information such as the character’s level, earned gold, equipped hats, and chosen upgrade paths. A "dump" is a complete copy of this data, typically saved in formats like .bin , .sky , or .dmp .