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Not saying that Lincoln's definitively cut, but I highly doubt that's not the final cover. The game release in 2 months and is already up to preorder, I don't think there's going to be a huge surprise new cover with unannounced veterans out of nowhere.
Gonna cite this theory again, but with some revisionsBefore I go to bed I guess I’ll throw out a new theory based on…..pretty much nothing lol
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So we’ve all seen this by now. And some people have claimed that the boxart would simply be too crowded to have the rest of the veterans….except not really? At least from how I’m looking at this there’s 6 pretty obvious empty spaces that could fit a character without overlapping stuff
So let’s indulge in this fantasy idea for a minute and assume we get 6 more yet to be confirmed veterans. If we get 3 character showcases per week for every single week going forward, we’d make it through 31 character showcases total (and that’s if you don’t count the week of release, since the release date seems to be a Tuesday you could have a 32nd and final character showcase the day before release). Of course this can easily get messed up depending on how they go about revealing newcomers and other game content but again just theorizing, not assuming this stuff is fact
So, who would the 6 be?
- Lincoln should go without saying. While I don’t necessarily think Stage Theory is still gonna hold up in a traditional sense, we do still have a Loud House stage that’s so closely tied to Lincoln it’d be pretty odd for it to be anyone else’s (I say this as if Azula’s stage isn’t gonna be something closely tied with Zuko but also let’s be real he’ll probably just cameo on the stage
). Also it’s Lincoln
- Besides him, Hugh seems to be the most obvious pick. From leakers claiming he’s back and him having gotten in due to intense fan demand, he’s also the only NASB 1 DLC character unaccounted for so far
- From there it’s gotta be Leo and Mikey. I could be paraphrasing but I’m pretty sure they claimed in the Polygon article that they were aiming to address common complaints/grievances about NASB 1, and not all turtles was DEFINITELY one of them. So I’d say they’d be back too
- So that leaves the last 2 spots, let’s go character by character
- Shredder: Lmao absolutely not. No characters odds look quite as grim as Shredder’s, he’s probably being programmed as a boss as I type this
- Sandy and Helga: Two newcomers from their franchises and they’re still yet to be seen? Doesn’t bode well for their chances at all compared to their competition
- Oblina: Niche as she may be, was a Ludosity pick and comes from a show that was particularly big in Sweden. With them no doubt getting more freedom this time around from Nick and her being from a franchise yet to be repped yet I think it’s very likely Oblina would be one of these remaining two
- Toph: Honestly don’t have a strong reason to say she couldn’t also be among these back in theory, just don’t have as strong of reasons in favor of it either, so for now I’m just gonna assume Azula was prioritized
- PTM: This dude was marketed a LOT last game despite by far being the most niche pick last game (and accounting for this games newcomers probably this game too). Not only that, he’s a Ludosity pick again, and we know his stage is back. Generally speaking, I like his odds of being one of these remaining two as well
- CatDog: sigh ok let’s get this over with. While character wise they’re the least logical cuts of the bunch, from a mechanical standpoint….they’d probably be one of if not the first. There’s frankly so much **** that works against CatDog generally speaking. They’re basically two in one characters, so that’s more work, Dog has his buff moves, not mechanically a pain, but with us now having alts that aren’t hats? Probably a pain in the ass to implement without being buggy. They broke every other patch, you’d have to come up with more differentiating moves for them than they already had AND EX versions of all their special moves across both characters. All of this and we’re getting Beavers?
In conclusion, my running theory is something like this
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Take this as seriously as possible cause it’s very true and likely!!!
Quick edit but I just had another thought
If I stretch this theory to its metaphorical limit, what if they line up reveals with a newcomer and a veteran? I mean, we’ve got 6 newcomers left as well
Leo/Azula - Leaders
Mikey/Ember - Rockers/Partiers
Lincoln/Gerald - Kids
PTM/El Tigre - Heroes
Oblina/Beavers - 90’s (or CatDog/Beavers - Duos)
Hugh/Gertie - Adults/Memes
Maybe they could reveal characters like that? Idk I’m probably pushing this lmao
True, now that I think about, I think the first game's cover didn't have all the characters either.
Given that fake leak a while back. I'm inclined to believe half the veterans won't be gone. I suspect 2 maybe 3 cuts best and whoever are could be DLC since there will be more then one season.
Yeah. While I hope Lincoln's in, it's not looking too good for him right now.
Which one?
Someone earlier made a fake leak showing some of the game's bosses, and then stated that 6 out of the 11 missing veterans are making it back. Although things are looking good for the missing veterans due to Helga accidentally being leaked through the website.
A few pages ago you said you were confident he wasn't getting cut. Which is it, man?
Honestly I don't see PTM getting in before Oblina. People call him "the Falcon of NASB" but in all honesty his moveset was just... very boring and had nothing memorable aside from his taunt. Besides, removing Oblina would mean removing the whole Ahh real monsters representation, and alongside CatDog if your theory is correct and I don't see them deleting 2 whole series if we have only 4 cuts. Also Oblina's moveset was way more creative and considering that they're doing moveset reboot, Oblina probably has much more stuff to work with while PTM only has 3 episodes to pull moveset from. The only thing PTM has going for him is his stage being back, but we know that "stage associated with characters" is not a thing anymore given the past showcase, so it's possible that for some reason they cut Space madness (maybe it was not fit for the game focusing more on the competitive side of thing).
Oh yeah that, I’m aware, because I shared my theory on there being 6 more vets, and then they “corroborated” that shortly after I said it
Yeah, PTM really doesn't have a lot to draw from as far as moveset and alts go, and that might be the reason why he gets the axe.
You repeating something he said in the post you are quoting is not adding anything to the conversation. You don't have to post something every time the thread has new posts.
This alt would be better with his hat from Nicktoons MLB (it's the color scheme he uses in that game)
this is so fascinating that his gloves/shoes are the composite of this powder/gelatin substance. i'm well aware it's likely a matter of action figure production but that's a really funny, enigmatic and supposedly disgusting angle for powdered toast man. it's organic~
Yep, along with Nigel, PTM, and for some reason I can't explain, Lucy Loud.
Which is rather odd given prior to that she was in NKR2.
It hasn't even been confirmed if there will be more than 1.
Obviously this means my boy Reptar is getting cutWelp
This link doesn’t work now
Wonder why
You know what they say. If it's broke, don't fix it.
The sad part is that this sounds like something they would actually do, which only makes it worse.
It’d be cool if we got a new trailer with a character reveal today as if to be there in spirit, but honestly a showcase would be just fine.
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curses, my excuse to continue dunking on GameMill's mediocre marketing has been ruined
NASB1 was a surprisingly big hit by their standards, and until the items/voices update had decent marketing.
Yep. Had a feeling it was Nick's fault.Avatar: Quest for Balance Puzzle Trailer
Solve Puzzles and conquer the various puzzle dungeons in Avatar: Quest for Balance coming 9/22/23.
Well we got a new Avatar game trailer today
Also apparently 6 spotlights are waiting for approval from Nick
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My copium is saying we get three showcases every other week. I'm doubting my copium as I'm writing this.
And we might even get showcases after the game itself already launches.
