Design History
Former Ring of Heroes Scraplander
Yep, that's right, Sinister isn't entirely an original Skylander. He's a redesigned, repurposed Scraplander from Skylanders: Ring of Heroes. Oh! And for your information, a Scraplander is a scrapped Skylander, in case you couldn't infer already. Anyways, here's his original concept art:
When I saw the image on Google (and additionally the Skylanders Wiki), I was inspired and wanted to add this man to Skylanders Slayers. So, obviously, I began (and attempted) modelling the living flame on Scratch.
That up there's the original model, from before the game got an artstyle artpass with Garand Magus. I also noticed that the green Scraplander had no name, backstory, or anything. So, I named him Sinister (since I couldn't think of anything else), and then that name just sticked since then! 
After sometime, I remembered that Sinister's model was outdated. And so I remodelled and redesigned 'em, and that's how he got here today! Will I revise his catchphrase though? Probably not. 
His catchphrase for anyone wondering:
“Hell's been rekindled...”
Y'know, Sinister was also planned to be a Satanist, but then I scrapped that idea because I thought it was going a bit too far.
Anyways, time for his bio! 
Bio
Name: Armaros VII
Gender: Male; aroace
Age: 28
Species: Anthropomorphic fireball
Element: Fire
Backstory
Sinister, an alias of Armaros VII, is an easily irritable walking-talking flame, and a pyromaniac at heart. Plus, his head is a literal fireball. This blazing-hot head of his combined with his excessive urge to burn things to a crisp (or chip) does not make a good person. And if it wasn't blatant even, Armaros soon became a fugitive.
Armaros has commited many, countless fire-related crimes — mainly arson. Though despite never being caught by them, the Mabu Defense Force were aware of Armaros' prescene. Heck, they even nicknamed him Sinister. Though eventually, during a stroll in the Radiant Isles, Armaros would meet the defense force and face consequences. A couple squads were patrolling the Radiant Isles, as requested by the Mystic Seekers, to protect and defend any remaining Radiance deposits from intruders.
When one of the squads saw Sinister traversing throughout the archipelago, and considering his criminal record, they suspected he was here to snatch the Radiance deposits. So, the squads collectively (and strategicly) ambushed him at the Dreamgardens, surrounding him with their batons and everything. But before they could arrest him properly, they were suddenly interrupted by a volley of explosions, followed by the arrival of a Troll raidship seeking the puissant Radiance deposits.
The bombardment had knocked out most of the Mabu partaking in the ambush, leaving only a remaining few alongside Armaros. The Mabus decided that Armaros wouldn't be their main target for today, and instead set their eyes on taking down the raidship. But they were weakened by the ambush on their ambush, so they requested the help of Armaros. Armaros rejected their aid at first, only to be persuaded. The Mabu additionally told him that if he defeats the Trolls and take down their raidship, he'll be redeemed and won't be sent to Cloudcracker Prison. “Ugh, fine. But only so I don't go to that dreaded Traptanium asylum.” Armaros exclaimed irritably.
And so, Armaros and the Mabus followed the raidship all the way to the Rivenrock Mines, where they found the Trolls in a colliery searching for Radiance. The Mabus, Trolls, and Armaros began to brawl for the fate of the Radiance. And in the end, Armaros burned down the colliery with his head... literally! Afterwards, the Mystic Seekers congratulated Armaros at the Sanctuary for his heroic deed, and also suggested he'd join the Slayers — who were coincidentally there, too. Sinister decided to join the Slayers, began his redemption arc, and proclaimed himself: Sinister, the Fire Slayer!
Aanndd that's Sinister for ya! It's definitely a refresher from the concept art and Garand Magus content, ain't it? Maybe this was a bit too hot to handle though, huh? 
I feel like that joke was absolute fire, huh?
GET OUT—
U-Until then, Portal Master! 
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