Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Underrated Characters Fans Want

Brawling games are generally played by their community for an extended period of time and a constant amount of secret or hidden goodies to uncover will help with longevity. The trailer seems to hint at that with its deep dive into the sheer amount of content.

The announcement of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl certainly came as a surprise, to fighting game fans and cartoon enthusiasts alike. Taking inspiration from the likes of Super Smash Bros. , Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl brings together characters from the company’s history to duke it out in arena matches. Competitors include characters from SpongeBob Squarepants , Invader Zim, and even Ren and Stimpy. It’s also great seeing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles make an appearance as well. The character options are almost as wild as some of the zaniest suggestions for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC fighters. The roster definitely seems stacked, though some fighters making their way to the arena are still unknown at the time of writing. While it’s great to see fan-favorites make the cut, there are certainly plenty of underrated mascots that deserve a spot on the roster too.

Seeing that one stage in the trailer pointed to or hinted at certain platform-specific characters or stages. This may not actually happen at launch but could certainly be an aspect for DLC down the line.

This wisecracking blue mouse lives in a hole in the wall of the titular CatDog's abode. While small, he definitely knows how to hold his own, thanks to his tough, streetwise attitude. He’s also known to crack wise with his housemates.

This group of plastic superheroes consisted of The Flesh, Thundergirl, Stinky Diver, and Meltman. A recurring segment on KaBlam, these superpowered toys had distinct abilities that ranged from underwhelming to silly and utterly impractical. Internal squabbling and disagreements usually got in the way of whichever adventure they were on.

While character entrances probably won't dynamically change gameplay, they will at least flesh out each character's respective Nickelodeon universe. Perhaps the trailer is alluding to unlockable or secret animations that can be equipped from a character screen.


One of its biggest unique traits is that it supports eight-player matches like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate itself. While Roof Rage isn't a bastion of platform fighter innovation like Indie Pogo or King of the Hat might be, it's definitely a platform fighting game hidden gem and worth looking i


Roof Rage is a small indie game on Steam and Switch that is surprisingly fun. Its thirteen different characters are gorgeously rendered in pixel art, and it's smooth animations and good game feel are sure to impress. The game plays in a comparable way to the average platform fighter, but it's systems and the impact of landing hits sets it ap


Next up is Brawlhalla , probably the most successful game on this list. While Brawlhalla 's art and animation style haven't won it a ton of fans, it is a free-to-play game on most platforms that receives frequent updates and has a thriving competitive scene. It's gameplay struck the right balance between deep, and accessible, to draw in a playerbase and keep

Nickelodeon: All-Stars Brawl is an exciting mashup of Super Smash Bros. adjacent gameplay fused with the charm and fun of Nickelodeon cartoons. This upcoming game looks to provide thrilling, beat 'em up fights, wacky stages, a plethora of beloved Nickelodeon characters, and much more for eager players to dive into.

The trailer for Nickelodeon: All-Stars Brawl Stars trophy Pushing shows off a good amount of stages from the likes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Hey Arnold, Spongebob Squarepants, and even Ren and Stimpy. The stages that are shown briefly might be unlockable secret stages or perhaps even variations on the default stage.


The next game on this list is a special case, as it's a mod for Super Smash Bros. Brawl . Serving as a sequel to the famous Project M balance mod that made Brawl into a much more enjoyable competitive game, Project Plus continues its mission of balancing the roster. Characters have been buffed and reworked across the board, stages and costumes have been added, and Knuckles the Echidna has even joined as an entirely new character. This is arguably one of the most balanced platform fighters available, and no character is a bad choice for any level of p

And, lo' and behold, he got well past that amount of likes rather quickly, and Mike graciously delivered, making Hugh sound like a fighting game veteran. Moments like this where even the voices behind the characters themselves interact with the memes is what makes browsing Twitter worth it (for the most part).

Man Ray could play similarly to Captain Falcon in Super Smash Bros. Incredibly fast, lots of combo potential but with very few ranged abilities. Perhaps, too, the developers will be able to bring in other Mermaid Man and Barnacle favorites, like the Dirty Bubble.

This trailer showcases a wide range of Nickelodeon properties such as Spongebob Squarepants, Ah! Real Monsters, The Wild Thornberries, and even Hey Arnold! While these properties are probably just scratching the surface of what the game offers in terms of a character roster, the trailer also seems to hint at unlockable characters from the same universe.