July 16th, 2021
Hello, everyone. Welcome to another one of my vlogs. Today, me and some friends are gonna speculate what we think will be in the recently announced new video game, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl for the Nintendo Switch system. It's also on some other consoles in the real world, but I live in what's partially a Nintendo universe, so Nintendo is the only company that makes video game consoles here.
You've probably heard the news by now, but it's a crossover fighting game featuring characters from Nicktoons. The internet is going nuts for it, so I thought it'd be fun to get together and talk about it.
Now, I never play video games unless someone asks me to play one with them, but this game is gonna be a really important part of my universe because it's also a Nickelodeon universe. I can't wait to see what all the people I invited to join me today have to say about the game!
Before I introduce them, there's one in particular I'd like to let talk first. "Luan, are you feeling better?" I ask Luan Special.
"Abso-special-lutely!" she exclaims. I hope she watches that potty mouth of hers. "I was miserable the last time you had me in one of your vlogs and then this game was announced the very next day out of nowhere! It came at the prefect time for me and cheered me right up. It's like the Sky Spirits from The Penguins of Madagascar saw I was upset and knew exactly what I needed," she rambles. "You ROCK, Sky Spirits!" she screams while looking up.
With that out of the way, let me tell you what guests I have with me. I of course have Clyde and Lincoln because they're my boys.
I've got the same Emolga who I let host for me that one time and the Diancie she's rosidnies with. That's a word I came up with for referring to two people in an awkward middle stage between being friends and hating each other. I should probably change it since the origin of the word doesn't match the definition anymore.
My friends Karli, Whatshername, and Robin are also here. None of them are from this universe, each of them being from a different one, but they've all lived here in this one at some point.
You already know Luan Special is joining us, but you weren't aware she didn't come alone. Her friend Natalie tagged along. Although, Natalie's got her eyes glued to a comic book she's reading, so I don't think she actually cares about what we're gonna do.
And last, but most, Adelaide is here! I just wish Mel and Vic could talk so they could join in too. I showed them the trailer earlier and they both seemed to really like Reptar. I guess he's always popular with babies, even ones born in the '20s.
Now that introductions are done, let's get started! "Thanks for coming, everybody. What we're gonna do here is each of us will say who we hope is in the game and why," I explain. "Who'd like to go first?" I ask everyone all at once.
"I would love to go fir-" Whatshername says while holding up a hand.
The reason she didn't finish the last word of that sentence is because Karli interrupted her by saying "Let's do it alpha-BETH-ically!" I don't get why she chose to say that last word wrong.
I don't appreciate how rude Karli just was, but I think going in alphabetical order is a good idea, so I'm going with it. "Little sis, that means you get to go first," I say.
"Sweet!" Adelaide comments.
"And I have to go last," says Whatshername. She sounds upset, which makes perfect sense.
"Sorry about that," I say to her.
Now Karli's looking at Whatshername and saying "Geez, if only your birth certificate said you had a name that starts with an A. Then you might get to go first." This makes Whatshername angrily growl at her. Something tells me they don't like each other. If you're wondering what Karli's talking about, feel free to ask. I'd just say, but we should really get going with the Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl talk. I almost forgot that's what we were doing.
Without any further hesitation, let's see what Ada has in mind for the game. "As you may know, my parents never let me watch TV. As a result, my Nickelodeon knowledge is extremely limited. When I saw the video that is apparently called a trailer, I only recognized like two or three of the characters in it," she says. Ooh! There's another reason to be glad we started with her. Someone with a lack of familiarity to the subject will give us a unique perspective. "All I want is for the original me and the original Carl to be characters you can play as and I want it to be you can pick either one like those astronauts with the little plant people," she announces.
"Having two characters in one like that is called having an alt," Lincoln tells her. I like her idea. Adelaide and Carl seem on the surface like they would have nothing in common, but the fact they take karate lessons together actually means it makes perfect sense for them to have the same fighting style. I just hope that one of their moves is using Froggy 2's tongue to grab onto walls and stuff. That would be awesome!
Adelaide's done, so it's time for my second favorite person here. "Clyde, your turn," I say while staring into his beautiful eyes. If only those darn glasses weren't in the way.
"The original version of me is of course someone I want, but I don't wanna copy your sister's answer," he says. I'd say that I feel bad for Lincoln for not getting to choose his original counterpart when it's his turn, but he wouldn't be able to pick Lincoln anyway since we already know he's gonna be in the game. "But honestly, I don't really have much preference for who ends up being in the roster because I'm just glad the game exists at all," Clyde goes on. I am all for that answer.
"That's a great way of looking at it, sweetie," I say to HIM!
"Thank you," he replies.
Now it's Diancie's turn. "Humans, you all know Nickelodeon better than me, so help me with something," she requests.
"The little girl just said..." Robin says while pointing at Adelaide.
Ada cuts her off by saying "She said the humans know it better. I'm not a human."
"Oh, right. I knew that," Robin comments. "Sorry about that, Diancie. Please continue," she says.
"Who would you say is the weakest Nick character ever?" asks Diancie. "Whoever that is, I want them so then I can show off how good at video games I am by playing as them and still winning," she explains.
"Now, now," Lincoln chimes in. "You have to remember that crossover fighting games never accurately represent how powerful characters are in canon," he states.
"I have no idea what that means," comments Diancie.
"How 'bout Pip from Back at the Barnyard because he's so tiny?" suggests Luan.
Diancie responds with "Never heard of him, but works for me."
Emolga's turn! Too bad DC isn't a part of Nickelodeon. Any of their characters being in this game would make her super happy. "I'm not gonna play this game, just watch it, so I just want all the characters who would be most entertaining to see fight," she says. "You know, all the actiony ones. The remaining Ninja Turtles, the Power Rangers, the Knight Squad, the Thundermans, Captain Man and Kid Danger, Danger Force, UltraLord, The Crimson Chin, Crash Nebula..." she elaborates until she's forced to stop because Karli placed her hand over her mouth.
"Sis, please do not say the word 'crash' while talking about potential characters in a game similar to Smash. I beg you!" Karli exclaims. I don't have a clue why she's making that demand. Lincoln's rolling his eyes at her though, so I guess he gets it.
"Sid, isn't Captain Man one of those people who killed that awesome giant soccer ball monster I made?" asks Adelaide.
"Yes," I answer.
"Oh, man! I HATE that guy!" she screams in rage. "I hope he's NOT in the game," she adds. I also hope that but for a differnet reason. Since Captain Man's indestructible, it would be literally impossible for anyone to beat him. Although, I guess since they got rid of SpongeBob being unable to feel pain like in the episode where a bully wants to kick his butt, they can get rid of Ray's indestructibility too.
And now it's Karli turn. I just hope she cools it with the rude attitude she's been having during this. Maybe excitement for the game is making her forget to be nice. "Karli, who do you hope is in the game?" I ask.
"Well, there's one character I'm really hoping for because of how my first name is pronounced, but I don't think she has a chance because she's from a live action show. To reference that I was gonna choose her though, I'm gonna give my pick to Sam. I don't even care which one. It could be Sam from Danny Phantom, Sam from The Loud House, Big Sister Sam from SpongeBob. There are surprisingly a lot of options," Karli tells us. She's got a point. Sam is apparently a common name for Nick characters. You'd think Nick would be their favorite choice for a character's name, but I guess not.
And now for the guy who officially has authority over all of us when it comes to this topic since the character he's based on is in the game. "Lincoln, what you got?" I ask The Best Nurse In The Universe. Lincoln recently became a nurse, in case you didn't know, which you most likely didn't.
"I'm with Clyde on this one. I'll be satisfied with the roster no matter what it is," says Lincoln. "With that said, I feel people should be talking about potential stages more. May I list some ideas I have for that instead?" he asks me.
"Go for it, bap," I answer.
"Thanks," he responds. "I want the Man Cave, Great Lakes City, a Rugrats stage that makes everything look really big so it's like a baby's point of view, the Fortress of Solitaire, the Mermalair, the Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader set, the Keep It Spotless set, Goo Lagoon, Gothmoria, Mrs. Puff's Boating School, Mt. Middlemost, Central Perk, and Dairyland," he elaborates.
"You mean Disneyland?" Clyde asks, but I can tell from his voice that he's being facetious.
"No, no, no!" Lincoln exclaims, going along with the joke. "WE DEFINITELY DO NOT MEAN DISNEYLAND!" he screams while looking up at the sky. "Also, I want Lincoln to have Ace Savvy, Linka, and Warren as alts," he says.
I like that idea. Better let him know. "Good idea, Linc," I tell him.
"Thanks," responds Lincoln.
From one person with an L name to another, it's Luan's turn. "What are you hoping for, Luan? I'll bet you've got a ton of ideas for it," I say to her.
"Exactly," responds Luan. "If I were to list what I want in this game, we would be here until it releases. So I'm just here to observe," she adds.
Lincoln retorts with "But, Special, don't you see? Waiting and watching? That's not what the vlog is about." He then makes a rainbow with his hands and says "It's about speculation!"
Now Luan's screaming at him by saying "Alright, fine! Make Robot Pirate Island a stage! I wanna arm-wrestle with cowboys on the moon! Just do it so I can go home and watch TV!" while swiping the rainbow away with frantic hand movements. "Nat, you got any opinions about the game?" she asks her friend. Hhhm. A female friend who goes by Nat, but it's short for something. Why is that ringing a bell? And why is it making me feel like Emily, a device I invented a few months ago, has something to do with it? And why am I suddenly picturing one of those construction worker guys from Mega Man in my mind?
Whatever. Let's hear what Natalie has to say. Without looking away from her comic, she asks "How likely is Renee?" I don't know who she's talking about.
"Not at all," responds Luan. "She's an extremely minor character. She's only in like one episode. Fred from SpongeBob is more likely," she adds.
This is what pulls Natalie's attention away from reading, something no one can imprison her for. "Oh. I didn't know that. Since I'm based on her, I assumed she was more important than that. Anyway, I'm not really a game girl, so she's basically the only character that would get me to care," she lets everyone know.
"What about Nat from SpongeBob? Then you could have a character you share a name with," Luan brings up.
"Nah. I'm not into that," replies Natalie.
"Lucky," comments Luan. As soon as she says that, Natalie goes right back to reading.
Now it's Robin time. Since she's a mayor, I'll bet she's interested in the Mayor from The Powerpuff Girls, but that's Cartoon Network. "When I think of cartoon characters, my mind immediately jumps to the Teen Titans and how much I hate them, but that's irrelevant. I wish Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures had been on Nick like it was originally gonna, then Pac-Man being in this game would be a possibility," she says.
"You don't hate that Pac-Man?" asks Luan.
"No. Why? Should I?" responds Robin.
"Well, how much I like or dislike someone else isn't my entire identity, so I'm a better character than you," Luan says, even though it came out of absolutely nowhere. Seriously. What on Earth made her suddenly change the subject like that, especially since it's such a mean thing to say to Robin? It was completely uncalled for.
"Oh! So that's what this is about now, huh?!" Robin shouts. I do not like what this is turning into. Better take my turn to get us back on topic.
"My turn!" I exclaim, taking Robin and Luan's attention away from each other. Nearly everyone else turns to me as well, but Natalie still only cares about reading her comic book. "I don't know about who I want to be in the game, but I know for sure who I hope is NOT in the game and that's Ronnie Anne and the original me. If they're in it, The Purple Heart Pain is gonna buy the game and use it to pretend to beat them up," I explain. And I just realized that's an even more toxic topic than the one I was trying to distract everyone from. Why on Earth am I so bad at vlogging without mentioning The Purple Heart Pain?! I've only made like two vlogs where she's not brought up. And I've done like ten total!
...Sorry.
I apologize for going off on a tangent with that rant. Let's get back to what we're all actually here for. "It's your turn, Whatshername," I say while turning to her.
"Finally!" she exclaims. "Unlike The Purple Heart Pain, I don't care about that whole 'fight characters you hate' thing, so my one hope is that Octopusward is not in the game," she says. Just to clarify, that's what she calls Squidward.
That's everybody, so I guess we're done here. "Thanks again for joining me for this, everyone. That was really fun," I say. I hope I didn't make this too short. This is my very first time doing this kind of thing, so I have no frame of reference for how long it's supposed to be. Let me know in the comments if you think I did it right. If you enjoyed it, maybe I'll do more vlogs that are just talking about a video game. It's a hell of a lot better than......Well, you know. A painful thing...and it's purple...and it involves an eternal organ.
"Let's all get together again when the game comes out and have a launch party," Lincoln suggests.
"That's a great idea!" I tell him.
"I can stay home during that, right?" asks Natalie.