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[PopCultureCorn]

Boy, I really need to catch up on this whole Meet the Fighters video script thing, so here's mine for Hacker!


PBS Kids: Brawltime! Meet the Fighters: Introducing Hacker!

The PBS Kids: Brawltime! logo pops up with the 12 characters so far revealed on it.

It now cuts to gameplay footage of Hacker and Digit idling on the Cyberspace stage.

Hello everyone, and welcome to the PBS Kids: Brawltime! Meet the Fighters videos. In this series, we will be covering all the fighters in this game, talking about their moveset, stage, their history as well as other content about the character. Today, we have the malware overlord bent on ultimate domination over Cyberspace, Hacker!

Cuts to footage of Hacker gameplay while narrator explains Hacker's play style.

Hacker is a heavyweight character who has genuinely good jump, but sluggish acceleration in terms of his dashing and walking. He also tends to have a little endlag at the end of most of his attacks. Many of Hacker's attacks are designed in a way that he is using program-hacking skills to give him more powerful-style attacks, because he is doing what he thinks will make the best out of him. Aesthetically, many of Hacker's attacks are covered in a green binary code-flare. On a technical level, although Hacker's attack may be slightly slow, they have serious launching power.

Cuts to footage of Cyberchase with Hacker in them.

Hacker was originally created by Dr. Marbles as an assistant to Motherboard, but then something went wrong, Hacker rebelled and was exiled to the Northern Frontier. While his evil plans are almost thwarted by Digit and the three kids, he has shown signs a few times of a good side, which really do trace back to his origins to his original purpose.

It now cuts back again to gameplay footage of Hacker and Digit idling on the Cyberspace stage.

But all that doesn't really matter, let's check out his moveset featuring some nefarious moves!

His Light Neutral is "Hack".

Hacker does the move.

Hacker throws 2 punches (so long as the button is pressed rapidly, otherwise, he just throws a single punch), both with slight endlag, but have pretty strong knockback. Strong variant has Hacker preform a strong shoulder bash.

His Light Up is "Trojan Uppercut".

Hacker does the move.

Hacker preforms a leaping uppercut. Strong variant has him doing a stronger uppercut.

His Light Down is "Virus Booster"

Hacker does the move.

Hacker performs a hack eruption, which two pillars of binary code flare bursts on both sides of him. Has slight startlag and endlag. Strong variant creates bigger and stronger pillars.

We have covered all of Hacker's light moves. Now, onward to his specials.

His Neutral Special is "Punch Hack".

Hacker does the move.

Hacker charges up a super-strong punch, to which the move can actually be held at the end of the punch charging by holding the special attack button. Pretty much like Warlock Punch.

His Up Special is "Teleport".

Hacker does the move.

Hacker teleports to a different part of the stage depending on where the control stick is held.

His Down Special is "Terrian Hack".

Hacker does the move.

Hacker places a hacked laptop on the stage, and the grounded area near the laptop will make opponents easier to launch and have their damage rise slowly.

It now cuts back again to gameplay footage of Hacker and Digit idling on the Secret Museum stage.

Now, that we covered his moveset, here is his taunt.

Hacker does his taunt.

Who knew the master of malware had a munificence for masterpieces? Now, let's take a look at his alternate costumes.

We see Hacker in his king outfit, an artist outfit and a vampire outfit.

It now cuts back again to gameplay footage of Hacker and Digit idling on the Cyberspace stage.

Now that we have covered everything, it's time to see Hacker plot out his ultimate hacking takeover in a real match!

It then cuts to the Hacker vs. Digit pre-battle screen. Then, it cuts to the battle showcasing the Cyberspace stage and footage ofHacker in action. Hacker wins and it cuts to the victory screen with Hacker doing his victory animation and Digit clapping.

That is Hacker in action! We hope you enjoyed this video and we hope you look forward to the other videos in the Meet the Fighters! series for PBS Kids: Brawltime!!!

Video cuts to black screen with copyrights and all.


I'll do Ms. Frizzle real soon, and then Lionel's afterward!

 

[AlteredBeast]

Alright, so it seems voting will be closed. Now, onward to the results:

Ruff Ruffman: 5
Letterma: 4
Cliff Hanger: 0

Seems like the dog gameshow host with the most, Ruff Ruffman joins PBS Kids: Brawltime! as our 18th fighter! Now, for our next job:

Job 105:

Submit a homestage for Ruff Ruffman. Describe the layout, hazards, and/or gimmicks of the stage. Get submitting and use your imagination!

My stage idea:

Ruff Ruffman's Studio

What better place to make Ruff Ruffman's home stage than the studio itself? Here is a stage with walkoff blast zones where the fighters must complete challenges as the hazards. It's similar to Warioware but the layout does not change. Sometimes, fighters will receive "points" (temporary stat buffs) if a task is completed. Overall, a fun gameshow based stage.

I will leave this job open till Wednesday due to the late posting of this announcement.

 

[PopCultureCorn]

I actually decided to abstain from job 105, as I think that's already a good submission, but in the meantime, here's my Meet the Fighters video script for Ms. Frizzle!

PBS Kids: Brawltime! Meet the Fighters: Introducing Ms. Frizzle!

The PBS Kids: Brawltime! logo pops up with the 12 characters so far revealed on it.

It now cuts to gameplay footage of Ms. Frizzle and Lionel idling on the Secret Museum stage.

Hello everyone, and welcome to the PBS Kids: Brawltime! Meet the Fighters videos. In this series, we will be covering all the fighters in this game, talking about their moveset, stage, their history as well as other content about the character. Today, we have the super optimistic-science teacher with a deep love for outer world adventures, Ms. Frizzle!

Cuts to footage of Ms. Frizzle gameplay while narrator explains Ms. Frizzle's play style.

Many of her attacks are designed in a way that she tends to use the correct tools or methods to get the job done, depending on the situation or direction she has her sight at, and when used correctly, they can assist Ms. Frizzle to their fullest, in reference to how she is a good problem-solver in the show. Every of her attacks are also themed around the various locations she has taken her class on field trips to and the various subjects taught in the Magic School Bus episodes.

Cuts to footage of The Magic School Bus clips with Ms. Frizzle in them.

I bet she's a character who needs basically no introduction, as she's the star of the super-popular 1990's educational TV show, The Magic School Bus, where she and her class all go on wild adventures in their signature Magic School Bus, which can transforms into virtually anything to fit the wild environments they travel to! In their adventures, they all discover wonderful science lessons and learn all the spectacular science wonders along their way. Were you expecting a normal field trip, with the Friz?, No Way!

It now cuts back again to gameplay footage of Ms. Frizzle and Lionel idling on the Magic School Bus stage.

Now, let's go over Ms. Frizzle's moveset. First, let us go over her light moves.

Her Light Neutral is "Going Cellular".

Ms. Frizzle does the move.

Ms. Frizzle presents a random call in front of her (Can be a bone cell, muscle cell, skin cell or nerve cell) which damages others in front of her. If the button is press repeatedly, Ms. Frizzle will present multiple cells at once before unleashing them all at the end of the combo to launch fighters in multiple directions. Strong variant of the move has Ms. Frizzle present a BEEG cell in front of her.

Her Light Up is "Making a Rainbow".

Ms. Frizzle does the move.

Ms. Frizzle shines a flashlight through a prism to create a rainbow above her, which has a very-wide hitbox. Strong variant of the move has Ms. Frizzle create a bigger and stronger rainbow.

Her Light Down is "Get Planted"

Ms. Frizzle does the move.

Ms. Frizzle has two beanstalks grow from the ground, surrounding her and launching fighters upward. Strong variant of the move has 2 taller and wider beanstalks grow from the ground.

We have covered all of Ms. Frizzle's light moves. Now, onward to her specials.

Her Neutral Special is "Wet All Over".

Ms. Frizzle does the move.

a 3-step setup move like Villager's timber, when the move is used the first time, Ms. Frizzle places a tub of water on the ground, and when attacked, it catapults the water inside of it, pushing any fighters along the way. When the move is used the second time, Ms. Frizzle will use a heat lamp to evaporate the water in the tub (Otherwise, it just deals a very small amount of fire damage with no knockback), which then the water condenses into a cloud what floats a considerable distance off the ground and above where the tub was initially. When the move is used the third time, Ms. Frizzle then points up to the sky, causing the cloud to summon 3 powerful lightning strikes and also rain down, with the raindrop damaging fighters gradually, afterwards the cloud disappears.

Her Up Special is "Blow Its Top".

Ms. Frizzle does the move.

Ms. Frizzle gets launched into the air by a mini volcano, which covers a considerable amount of vertical height. If used on the ground, the volcano will stay on the ground for a short time, continually erupting and causing damage. If used in the air, the volcano forms a small solid platform which lasts for a certain amount of time or until Ms. Frizzle uses the move again in the air.

Her Down Special is "Lost In Space".

Ms. Frizzle does the move.

Ms. Frizzle has several model planets (Random for every time) orbit around her that acts as a reflector for physical projectiles and an absorber for energy projectiles which can actually heal her. Kinda like a combination of the Star Fox characters' reflectors and PSI magnet.

It now cuts back again to gameplay footage of Ms. Frizzle and Lionel idling on the Magic School Bus stage.

Now, that we covered her moveset, here is her taunt.

Ms. Frizzle does his taunt.

Looks like Liz has joined in with her in her small dance routine. Now, let's take a look at her alternate costumes.

Shows the many of Ms. Frizzle's iconic dresses she has worn throughout the entire show.

I bet no matter the dress she's wearing, they're all super-recognizable to some extent, aren't they?

It now cuts back again to gameplay footage of Ms. Frizzle and Lionel idling on the Magic School Bus stage.

Finally, we will take a look at Ms. Frizzle's home stage, being none other than the Magic School Bus itself! You would fight on top of the Magic School Bus itself as it travels between different worlds, from outer space to underwater, to jungles, the polar regions and even across time and space! It changes it form to accommodate to the current environment it is in. You can also see Ms. Frizzle's class inside of the bus too! Can you recognize them all?

It now cuts back again to gameplay footage of Ms. Frizzle and Lionel idling on the Magic School Bus stage.

Now that we have covered everything, it's time to see Ms. Frizzle use her bubbly science-loving personality to conveniently solve the current case in a real match!

It then cuts to the Ms. Frizzle vs. Lionel pre-battle screen. Then, it cuts to the battle showcasing the Magic School Bus stage and footage of Ms. Frizzle in action. Ms. Frizzle wins and it cuts to the victory screen with Ms. Frizzle doing her victory animation and Lionel clapping.

That is Ms. Frizzle in action! We hope you enjoyed this video and we hope you look forward to the other videos in the Meet the Fighters! series for PBS Kids: Brawltime!!! Until then, ride on the Magic School Bus!

Video cuts to black screen with copyrights and all. We also hear the iconic "beep-beep beep-beep!" sound that was heard at the end of the Magic School Bus intro.

 

[AlteredBeast]

Alright, I will close Job 105 and my stage idea will be used for Ruff Ruffman's stage. Now, onto the next job:

Job 105:

Submit an assist from FETCH with Ruff Ruffman and an assist from either a show that aired on PBS Kids GO! or a WGBH Kids show produced for PBS Kids. Get submitting and use your imagination!

My assists:

FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman Assist:

Chet

Ruff Ruffman's intern who's a brown mouse will follow a fighter around and will busy concocting something. When the assist meter is full, Chet will do the impossible and give damage to the opponent but give the fighter a temporary buff in stats with an invention he invented!

PBS Kids GO! Assist:

Izzie (SciGirls)

Another STEM-based PBS Kids GO! show to be represented here by Izzie! As an assist, she will follow the fighter investigating the fight. However, when the assist meter is full, she will join the fight thus giving the fighter a "solution" to the problem by giving them a random buff or item. This is to reference how Izzie comes and helps real-life SciGirls with solutions for their problems.

 

[PopCultureCorn]

My assists:

FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman Assist: Team Hamster

They'll all follow the fighter they are assisting in hamster balls, rolling about and tripping any other fighters they stumble across. When the meter is full, they'll preform a spin charge, similar to Dillon and Sonic's Down Special, to charge up a powerful spin blow!

PBS Kids GO! Assist: Maya and Miguel

They'll follow around the fighter they are assisting, minding their own business and watching the fight, but when the assist meter is full, they'll act similar to Latias and Latios in Smash Bros.


and here's my Meet the Fighters video script for Lionel!

PBS Kids: Brawltime! Meet the Fighters: Introducing Lionel!

The PBS Kids: Brawltime! logo pops up with the 12 characters so far revealed on it.

It now cuts to gameplay footage of Lionel and Xavier Riddle idling on the Cliff's Cliff stage.

Hello everyone, and welcome to the PBS Kids: Brawltime! Meet the Fighters videos. In this series, we will be covering all the fighters in this game, talking about their moveset, stage, their history as well as other content about the character. Today, we have the outgoing and studious little lion with a relish for reading, Lionel!

Cuts to footage of Lionel gameplay while narrator explains Lionel's play style.

Lionel is a slightly-heavy lightweight (about Fox's weight) who has above-average speed and a moderately-high jump, with his main drawback, like other lightweights, being easier to launch. His attacks mainly focus on combos and getting to the knockback point. Due to his love for books and how he wants to get things done in the least-violent ways possible, he will pull out the various books of the Barnaby B. Busterfield III Public Library to help him out in the fight for most of his attacks! The attacks themselves involve the book characters coming out of books to perform certain actions.

Cuts to footage of Between the Lions clips with Lionel and the rest of the Lion Family in them.

Between the lions was an early 2000's show that delved into the lives of the Lion Family as well as the rest of the noticeable employees at the Barnaby B. Busterfield III Public Library, where it just so happens that the books that reside in there happen to have their pages come to life whenever they are opened! Whenever they open a book to meet its characters living in them, they all learn valuable lessons on literacy and reading that have really inspired kids to be better readers and helped them understand English further! There were also lots of other iconic characters who have been in the show with their own segments, such as Cliff Hanger, Chicken Jane, Gawain and Arty Smartypants. Heck, even some Sesame Street characters have made cameos in the show as well, so could Sesame Street and Between the Lions all happen in the same universe? Who knows?

It now cuts back again to gameplay footage of Lionel and Xavier Riddle idling on the Cliff's Cliff stage.

Now, let's go over Lionel's moveset. First, let us go over his light moves.

His Light Neutral is "Clickity-Clack Moo".

Lionel does the move.

Lionel pulls out a book with a cow typing on a typewriter who types letters that fly out to damage anyone they fly into, with the cow typing faster and sending out more letters faster when the button is pressed repeatedly before finishing off with a HUGE word. Strong variant has the cow type a MASSIVE word.

His Light Up is "The Popcorn Popper".

Lionel does the move.

Lionel pulls out a book with a popcorn popper that pops 3 popcorn in the air that deal damage. Strong variant has the popcorn pop much higher and harder, resulting in more damage and knockback.

His Light Down is "Library Cleanup"

Lionel does the move.

Lionel sweeps using a hand duster into a dustpan as if he's cleaning the library's floors. The only move that doesn't have Lionel use a book. Spammable. Strong variant has Lionel sweep faster and harder.

We have covered all of Lionel's light moves. Now, onward to his specials!

His Neutral Special is "Random Page Count".

Lionel does the move.

Lionel opens a book that either spawns a lucky duck (has a chance to critical hit), Larry the rock (Hits hard), a red hat (deals fire damage), or a green hat (acts as a multihit vortex). The book object will remain on stage until Lionel uses neutral special again to claim it back, to which the object will damage anyone in its path.

His Up Special is "Cliff Heli".

Lionel does the move.

Lionel opens one of his favorite book series, The Adventures of Cliff Hanger, and takes a ride on the helicopter from the said book series!

His Down Special is "Pandora's Box".

Lionel does the move.

Lionel opens a book of Greek Myths which has Pandora's Box come out and unleash a pesky spirit that possesses a random fighter and gives them negative status effects, such as dizzy, poison or sleep.

It now cuts back again to gameplay footage of Lionel and Xavier Riddle idling on the Cliff's Cliff stage.

Now, that we covered his moveset, here is his taunt.

Lionel does his taunt.

Guess Lionel's love for books and reading has never changed, has it?. Now, let's take a look at his alternate costumes.

Shows the many of Lionel's outfits he has worn throughout the entire show.

As you can see, Lionel's outfits are tied to the many adventures he and his family have gone on over the years!

It now cuts back again to gameplay footage of Lionel and Xavier Riddle idling on the Cliff's Cliff stage.

Finally, we will take a look at Lionel's Stage, Cliff's Cliff. Lionel's favorite book series, The Adventures of Cliff Hanger, is represented here as a stage for Lionel himself! This is a stage with a grounded blastzone on the left and on the right is a bottomless pit. Cliff Hanger himself can be seen in the stage itself, just hanging about!, though he probably can't hold on for much longer. He'll occasionally cheer on the other fighters when they do something "amazing", such as KO'ing another fighter.

It now cuts back again to gameplay footage of Lionel and Xavier Riddle idling on the Cliff's Cliff stage.

Now that we have covered everything, it's time to see Lionel open the book on learning a new literacy lesson in a real match!

It then cuts to the Lionel vs. Xavier Riddle pre-battle screen. Then, it cuts to the battle showcasing the Cliff's Cliff stage and footage of Lionel in action. Lionel wins and it cuts to the victory screen with Lionel doing his victory animation and Xavier clapping.

That is Lionel in action! We hope you enjoyed this video and we hope you look forward to the other videos in the Meet the Fighters! series for PBS Kids: Brawltime!!!

Video cuts to black screen with copyrights and all.

 

[AlteredBeast]

Alright, I will close Job 105 and my stage idea will be used for Ruff Ruffman's stage. Now, onto the next job:

Job 105:

Submit an assist from FETCH with Ruff Ruffman and an assist from either a show that aired on PBS Kids GO! or a WGBH Kids show produced for PBS Kids. Get submitting and use your imagination!

My assists:

FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman Assist:

Chet
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Ruff Ruffman's intern who's a brown mouse will follow a fighter around and will busy concocting something. When the assist meter is full, Chet will do the impossible and give damage to the opponent but give the fighter a temporary buff in stats with an invention he invented!

PBS Kids GO! Assist:

Izzie (SciGirls)

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Another STEM-based PBS Kids GO! show to be represented here by Izzie! As an assist, she will follow the fighter investigating the fight. However, when the assist meter is full, she will join the fight thus giving the fighter a "solution" to the problem by giving them a random buff or item. This is to reference how Izzie comes and helps real-life SciGirls with solutions for their problems.

My assists:

FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman Assist: Team Hamster
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They'll all follow the fighter they are assisting in hamster balls, rolling about and tripping any other fighters they stumble across. When the meter is full, they'll preform a spin charge, similar to Dillon and Sonic's Down Special, to charge up a powerful spin blow!

PBS Kids GO! Assist: Maya and Miguel
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They'll follow around the fighter they are assisting, minding their own business and watching the fight, but when the assist meter is full, they'll act similar to Latias and Latios in Smash Bros.


and here's my Meet the Fighters video script for Lionel!

PBS Kids: Brawltime! Meet the Fighters: Introducing Lionel!

The PBS Kids: Brawltime! logo pops up with the 12 characters so far revealed on it.

It now cuts to gameplay footage of Lionel and Xavier Riddle idling on the Cliff's Cliff stage.

Hello everyone, and welcome to the PBS Kids: Brawltime! Meet the Fighters videos. In this series, we will be covering all the fighters in this game, talking about their moveset, stage, their history as well as other content about the character. Today, we have the outgoing and studious little lion with a relish for reading, Lionel!

Cuts to footage of Lionel gameplay while narrator explains Lionel's play style.

Lionel is a slightly-heavy lightweight (about Fox's weight) who has above-average speed and a moderately-high jump, with his main drawback, like other lightweights, being easier to launch. His attacks mainly focus on combos and getting to the knockback point. Due to his love for books and how he wants to get things done in the least-violent ways possible, he will pull out the various books of the Barnaby B. Busterfield III Public Library to help him out in the fight for most of his attacks! The attacks themselves involve the book characters coming out of books to perform certain actions.

Cuts to footage of Between the Lions clips with Lionel and the rest of the Lion Family in them.

Between the lions was an early 2000's show that delved into the lives of the Lion Family as well as the rest of the noticeable employees at the Barnaby B. Busterfield III Public Library, where it just so happens that the books that reside in there happen to have their pages come to life whenever they are opened! Whenever they open a book to meet its characters living in them, they all learn valuable lessons on literacy and reading that have really inspired kids to be better readers and helped them understand English further! There were also lots of other iconic characters who have been in the show with their own segments, such as Cliff Hanger, Chicken Jane, Gawain and Arty Smartypants. Heck, even some Sesame Street characters have made cameos in the show as well, so could Sesame Street and Between the Lions all happen in the same universe? Who knows?

It now cuts back again to gameplay footage of Lionel and Xavier Riddle idling on the Cliff's Cliff stage.

Now, let's go over Lionel's moveset. First, let us go over his light moves.

His Light Neutral is "Clickity-Clack Moo".

Lionel does the move.

Lionel pulls out a book with a cow typing on a typewriter who types letters that fly out to damage anyone they fly into, with the cow typing faster and sending out more letters faster when the button is pressed repeatedly before finishing off with a HUGE word. Strong variant has the cow type a MASSIVE word.

His Light Up is "The Popcorn Popper".

Lionel does the move.

Lionel pulls out a book with a popcorn popper that pops 3 popcorn in the air that deal damage. Strong variant has the popcorn pop much higher and harder, resulting in more damage and knockback.

His Light Down is "Library Cleanup"

Lionel does the move.

Lionel sweeps using a hand duster into a dustpan as if he's cleaning the library's floors. The only move that doesn't have Lionel use a book. Spammable. Strong variant has Lionel sweep faster and harder.

We have covered all of Lionel's light moves. Now, onward to his specials!

His Neutral Special is "Random Page Count".

Lionel does the move.

Lionel opens a book that either spawns a lucky duck (has a chance to critical hit), Larry the rock (Hits hard), a red hat (deals fire damage), or a green hat (acts as a multihit vortex). The book object will remain on stage until Lionel uses neutral special again to claim it back, to which the object will damage anyone in its path.

His Up Special is "Cliff Heli".

Lionel does the move.

Lionel opens one of his favorite book series, The Adventures of Cliff Hanger, and takes a ride on the helicopter from the said book series!

His Down Special is "Pandora's Box".

Lionel does the move.

Lionel opens a book of Greek Myths which has Pandora's Box come out and unleash a pesky spirit that possesses a random fighter and gives them negative status effects, such as dizzy, poison or sleep.

It now cuts back again to gameplay footage of Lionel and Xavier Riddle idling on the Cliff's Cliff stage.

Now, that we covered his moveset, here is his taunt.

Lionel does his taunt.

Guess Lionel's love for books and reading has never changed, has it?. Now, let's take a look at his alternate costumes.

Shows the many of Lionel's outfits he has worn throughout the entire show.

As you can see, Lionel's outfits are tied to the many adventures he and his family have gone on over the years!

It now cuts back again to gameplay footage of Lionel and Xavier Riddle idling on the Cliff's Cliff stage.

Finally, we will take a look at Lionel's Stage, Cliff's Cliff. Lionel's favorite book series, The Adventures of Cliff Hanger, is represented here as a stage for Lionel himself! This is a stage with a grounded blastzone on the left and on the right is a bottomless pit. Cliff Hanger himself can be seen in the stage itself, just hanging about!, though he probably can't hold on for much longer. He'll occasionally cheer on the other fighters when they do something "amazing", such as KO'ing another fighter.

It now cuts back again to gameplay footage of Lionel and Xavier Riddle idling on the Cliff's Cliff stage.

Now that we have covered everything, it's time to see Lionel open the book on learning a new literacy lesson in a real match!

It then cuts to the Lionel vs. Xavier Riddle pre-battle screen. Then, it cuts to the battle showcasing the Cliff's Cliff stage and footage of Lionel in action. Lionel wins and it cuts to the victory screen with Lionel doing his victory animation and Xavier clapping.

That is Lionel in action! We hope you enjoyed this video and we hope you look forward to the other videos in the Meet the Fighters! series for PBS Kids: Brawltime!!!

Video cuts to black screen with copyrights and all.

Alright, I will close Job 105 now. Please vote for the Ruff Ruffman and PBS Kids GO! assist you want added into the game in the polls below please.


FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman Assists:

Chet AlteredBeast
Team Hamster PopCultureCorn

PBS Kids GO! Assists:

Izzie (SciGirls) AlteredBeast
Maya and Miguel PopCultureCorn

Now, for the next job:

Job 106:

Submit a stage from an unrepresented series to add to PBS Kids: Brawltime! Describe the layout, hazards, and/or gimmicks of the stage. The series that gets a stage will not get a fighter. Get submitting and use your imagination!

My stage:

Precinct 13579 (The Odd Squad)

The main setting of the first and second seasons of The Odd Squad. I'm still surprised we do not have anything from this series given it's more modern and ran for about 7 years. You fight in the main hallway on the various levels. The hazards include the various employees of The Odd Squad working and all that. Also, stuff from the various rooms will pop out as well. This stage is a walkoff stage as well.

 

[PopCultureCorn]

While my submission maybe considered cheating or breaking the rules or anything, here's mine:

Tower of Heaven

So far, it was in Super Smash Land, Rivals of Aether, Smash Remix, and Project M EX Remix, so I felt that this stage can literally fit into ANY platform fighter at this point, given it's been in several non-Smash Bros platform fighters already. If Pixar has A113 and Pokémon movies have this mother and daughter, then platform fighters have Tower of Heaven. It would even come with a PBS Kids style remix of Luna Ascension.

Otherwise, the same rules and gimmicks for the stage apply here in PBS Kids: Brawltime!

 

[AlteredBeast]

While my submission maybe considered cheating or breaking the rules or anything, here's mine:

Tower of Heaven
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So far, it was in Super Smash Land, Rivals of Aether, Smash Remix, and Project M EX Remix, so I felt that this stage can literally fit into ANY platform fighter at this point, given it's been in several non-Smash Bros platform fighters already. If Pixar has A113 and Pokémon movies have this mother and daughter, then platform fighters have Tower of Heaven. It would even come with a PBS Kids style remix of Luna Ascension.

Otherwise, the same rules and gimmicks for the stage apply here in PBS Kids: Brawltime!

I feel like for this, we can rename it something like The Tower of Imagination or Learning and make it competitively legal and all that jazz. This can work maybe as a bonus stage.

 

[PopCultureCorn]

I feel like for this, we can rename it something like The Tower of Imagination or Learning and make it competitively legal and all that jazz. This can work maybe as a bonus stage.

rename it to what?

 

[AlteredBeast]

rename it to what?

Tower of Education, Imagination or Learning

 

[PopCultureCorn]

I like Tower of Learning

Here is a competitively legal version of the stage

 

[AlteredBeast]

Yea and I can envision the stage having a PBS Kids-ish design and all because of this being...a PBS Kids platfighter.

 

[AlteredBeast]

Alright, so here is what I am thinking.

Both my stage and the stage PopCultureCorn submitted will be added. However, I feel for the Tower of Learning stage, I envision it can be in some sort of free DLC update post launch (the first update) as a free additional stage with a for fun and a competitive version. If anyone has concerns with that, please let me know. For assists, Chet and Maya and Miguel will be added as assists so congrats to me and Pop! Now, for the next job:

Job 107:

Design/create a moveset for Ruff Ruffman. I envision him as a heavy-middleweight with a gameshow gimmick potentially. I may submit a moveset for him but I am not the best with movesets. So, get submitting and use your imagination!

 

[PopCultureCorn]

Ruff Ruffman
Series: Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman
Debut: Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman, 3-2-1 Blast Off! (May 29, 2006)

"Time for challenge number 1/2!"​

Ruff fits into the realm of heavier-middleweights, with below average jump slightly-below-average speed, but he does make those up with some fairly strong moves on his end!

Gimmicks:
True to the game show host he is, he's here to set the stage into another opportunity for his hosting career! He can "assign" other players to perform certain tasks that whenever they reach a certain requirement, Ruff will then "reward" those players some serious payback!

Moveset:
Light Neutral: Ruff performs a belly bump forward as if he's trying to belly-bump a fighter who had met an objective of his. Strong variant has Ruff do a belly flop, where he falls on his belly hard to launch those in front of him.

Light Up: Ruff lifts up a microphone while he proclaims wildly. Strong variant has Ruff lift his microphone faster and harder!

Light Down: Ruff breakdances and kicks in both directions while he does so. Strong variant has Ruff spindance on the ground, multihitting fighters before launching them.

Neutral Special: Ruff throws a card forward as a projectile that when it hits an opponent, it will give them objectives such as "Don't dodge more than 5 times", "Perform 3 successful recoveries", or "Have your guard up at least 50% full". This can really make opponents think before doing anything risky in order to avoid the consequences afterwards!

Up Special: Ruff leaps high into the air before slamming back down as a cannonball! Might not make the best recovery move, but it's very powerful regardless!

Down Special: Ruff simply pushes a portable button to have all fighters on screen summon an explosion on them to launch them when they meet his N-special objectives. (If the other fighter meets N-special requirements and Ruff's Down-special is not used, they'll still explode after some time.) This move is useful for getting that last satisfying end combo attack or to clear the stage of fighters with ease!

Entrance: Ruff comes out of the doors of his studio

Taunt: Ruff adjusts his glasses before saluting to the camera.

Victory: Ruff can be seen standing in front of a crowd of people as he proceeds to tell them that his game show has been concluded and that the viewers should tune into next time for his next show!

Defeat: Ruff sits at his desk and makes a sad pose while feeling sad.

 

[AlteredBeast]

Alright, sorry about the long wait everyone due to my life outside of SmashBoards but it seems PopCultureCorn has nailed a perfect moveset for Ruff Ruffman! I love the idea of a gameshow host gimmick for him for sure. A super unique idea at that! Now, onto the next two jobs:

Job 108:

Submit two items: one passive and one aggressive.

Side job:

Write a reveal trailer script for Ruff Ruffman.

Get submitting and use your imagination as always!

I only have one item idea as I want to hear others's ideas and this item is both passive and aggressive:

Passive and Aggressive: Magic Bag (Tots TV)

An obscure Ragdoll IP that actually aired on PBS Kids for a few years and even had Elmo's former voice actor, Kevin Clash as Tiny! This item is like the health capsule or the party item in Smash Bros. When found on the battlefield, a fighter can reach into it and give a fighter random healing items or aggressive items. It can give the fighter five items to spawn on the battlefield.

Ruff Ruffman Trailer:

The Game Show Business but it's Brawltime Fun!

The trailer starts with the "Ja-Na-na-Na, Doink, PBS Kids!" where the PBS Kids: Brawitime! logo appears with the revealed characters (being the first 12 as well as Elmo, the Teletubbies, Molly, Ord and Marvin) by the logo.

We then see Announcer Bunny pop out of his hat with a crowd heard cheering and clapping in the background. Announcer Bunny then says "Aaaaand now, as a break from the Brawltime party, it is time for a new gameshow! This gameshow is called....

Scavenge and Seek! (The crowd says this too with Announcer Bunny) where contestants will have to scavenge and seek for various things!

And now, here's your host, Guyyyyyyy Smiley!"

Guy Smiley pops out and we see him on a gameshow-esque set.

Guy Smiley: Thank you, thank you! Welcome everyone to Scavenge and Seek! I am your host, Guy Smiley!

The crowd claps and cheers.

Guy Smiley: And now, we have three contestants, all of which who were invited to Dash's Brawltime party!

The crowd says "Oooooooh!"

Guy Smiley: Yes, yes, so please welcome our three contestants! We have the super optimistic science teacher Ms. Frizzle, the superhero with amazing vocabulary, WordGirl and the not-so-good malware overlord, Hacker to our show!"

Ms. Frizzle, WordGirl and Hacker appear on the set and wave to the crowd.

Guy Smiley: Alright then, you three, you all will have to work together to give a special Brawltime party invite to a certain someone based on three picture clues.

Ms. Frizzle: That sounds exciting! Adventure is always my favorite thing!

WordGirl: Well then, I hope this is not a scheme but time for the scavenger hunt of justice! Wait...that sounds bad.

Hacker: Uhhh yes, I'll do it if that means the grand prize is conquering Cyberspace.

Guy Smiley: Alright then, your three picture clues are....

There are three pictures: one showcasing a control room with a desk, another showcasing yellow glowup lights and the third one showcasing a doghouse.

Guy Smiley: You have 60 seconds! If you do not complete this in that time, you will not move to the next challenge! Good luck and your time starts....now!

Ms. Frizzle, WordGirl and Hacker start scrambling.

Ms. Frizzle: I know of a dog that's big and red but...he has nothing to do with beautiful yellow lights.

WordGirl: Yeah...it's definitely not Fair City.

Hacker: This is not even like that gameshow I entered in Cyberspace that had to do with math....this is bad enough.

WordGirl then finds a place as to where they can hand the invite.

WordGirl: Hey, now I got it, this way!

Ms. Frizzle and Hacker follow WordGirl and they enter a game studio with a doghouse in it.

Guy Smiley: Only 10 seconds left!

WordGirl: This is it!

Ms. Frizzle: Quite an unfamiliar place but I think we got it!

WordGirl then puts the invite through the tube and then we see a control room with a big orange dog looking down on it crying about his gameshow being cancelled.

Just then, he sees an invite come up.

Ruff Ruffman: Hey, what's this? Is this news for a reeeeeboot?

The invite then says:

Hello Ruff Ruffman,

The three contestants Ms. Frizzle, WordGirl and Hacker brought you this invite for the Brawltime party! You are invited and can now bring some gameshow fun to it! If they handed you this invite in less than 60 seconds from Scavenge and Seek, they move on to the round hosted by you! Welcome back, Ruff Ruffman!

From,

Your buds Dash and Guy Smiley

Guy Smiley: Alright, time is up and let's see if our contestants have delivered the invite to the right pla...

Guy gets cut off and we see a screen with Ruff Ruffman on it.

Ruffman: Guy, they did it! I'm back in business! Now, it's time for the next round!

The crowd cheers and Ms. Frizzle, WordGirl and Hacker look at the screen with Ruffman on it.

Ruff Ruffman: Well, now the next round will be....you will all have to come hang out with me at the Brawltime party! I got some fun challengers for all of you! Let's get this showwwwww started!

Ruff Ruffman gets into a pose just as the text pops up:

Introducing Ruff Ruffman! in the PBS Font and Ruff Ruffman stands next to it as Announcer Bunny says "Ruff Ruffman!"

We then cut to various gameplay footage of Ruff Ruffman's moveset in action with a remix of the FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman theme playing in the background. We see his stage, Ruff Ruffman's Studio as it focuses on the gameshow gimmick the stage has where he is fighting WordGirl, Ms. Frizzle and Hacker. Then, it comes to his gameshow host gimmick where he throws cards.

Ruff Ruffman: For your next challenge, try seeing if you can think on your toes!

Ms. Frizzle: Ruffman seems like quite the challenge but I got this!

Then, Ms. Frizzle is seen failing the challenge but then she completes another challenge in the gameplay footage.

Ruff Ruffman: These challenges are not going to be easy!

We then also see:

• Ruff Ruffman with the Chet assist fighting against Ms. Frizzle with the Ralphie assist.
• Him fighting against Arthur with The Brain as an assist on the Once Upon a Restaurant stage
• Him posing with the Maya and Miguel assists with WordGirl on the Zoom stage
• Hacker evilly taunting against him with Hacker having the Delete assist
• Ruff Ruffman seen protecting the Wishbone assist and even playing with the Martha assist

Finally, it cuts to Ruff Ruffman saying:

Ruff Ruffman: Well, it seems the contestants had a bit of a struggle....but that's ok! There's more to come for this Brawltime party gameshow!

It then ends with the theme song's final word "Fetch!" being said. As the word fetch is being said, Ruff Ruffman is added to the artwork with the other characters by the PBS Kids: Brawltime! artwork and then it cuts to the black screen with the copyrights and all.

This trailer introduces:

• Ruff Ruffman as a fighter and his stage, Ruff Ruffman's Studio
• Chet, Maya and Miguel and Martha as assists
• Ruffman's gameshow host themed gimmick in his moveset

 

[PopCultureCorn]

I do have items:

Passive: Pyrametalid

Works like the Metal Box in Smash Bros, it turns your character into metal, which increases their weight and knockback resistance!

Agressive: Gun (Liberty's Kids)

Pretty extreme for a PBS Kids show, but Liberty's Kids was still trying to stay as historically accurate as possible while not showing real graphic violence. It's just a gun, need I say more?

I think AlteredBeast's Ruff Ruffman trailer pretty much nailed it. I was normally going to contribute to the side job, but I've decided because of this, I'll abstain from this one for this time.

 

[AlteredBeast]

Alright, my trailer script will be used for Ruff Ruffman. Also, all three items will be added. For the gun item PopCultureCorn added, I feel the gun can be similar to muskets used in historical re-enactments where the opponent gets hit by gun smoke than an actual bullet. Plus, the gun may need to look toy-is.

Now, it's time for two more jobs.

Job 109:

Submit an idea for a multiplayer mode.

Job 110:

Create an idea for a single player mode.

Get submitting and use your imagination!

My multiplayer mode:

Gold Rush

The equivalent of Coin Battle, the fighters will have to attack one another for gold based off of the currency seen in the former PBS Kids Island webpage. Whoever has the most gold at the end wins!


My single player mode:

Fitness Fun

Inspired by Dash's love of fitness, this mode will involve you playing as a fighter doing exercises aka other ways of brawling. This is PBS Kids: Brawltime's equivalent of a Stadium Mode.

There are three modes:

Green Circle Tag: The Target Test equivalent, each fighter gets their own unique stage chasing green circles akin to the PBS Kids logo with the fighter's face on it.

Anomaly Melee: The Multi-Man Melee equivalent where you fight multiple dark fighters from the Anomaly's forces. There's 100 MultiVersus Anomaly, Endless Anomaly and Cruel Anomaly

Mad Carnival Dash: As the fighter, you will run through the carnival shown in the PBS Kids Jack-in-the-Box ID as fast as you can for 10 seconds. This is the equivalent to Home Run Contest.

 

[PopCultureCorn]

Multiplayer Mode: Secure the Shapes
Works like a "King of the Hill" game mode, with a twist! On the stage there are 6 designated areas marked with colorful translucent shapes, being a circle, a square, a triangle, a star, a hexagon and an octagon. A text box above view will tell you which is the current shape you must stand in to gain points, and the shape which you have to capture will change on a regular basis and the shapes themselves will change positions occasionally. Of coarse, the player with the most points wins!

Single Player mode: Multi-nomaly Mayhem
Similar to Abyss mode from Rivals of Aether, where there would be waves with different objectives for each, whether it is to defeat a certain number of dark fighters from the Anomaly's forces, destroy portals or other fun challenges, there are always a variety of things to do in this game mode. In this mode specifically, there would be learning books, similar to the runes from Rivals of Aether, where they would take up a certain number of slots in a character's book holder that would give them unique buffs and other benefits.

I submit this as this could open up the possibility for more fun job opportunities, such as Submit some new wave challenges for Multi-nomaly Mayhem and Submit a Learning Book set for (this character).

I did notice AlteredBeast's Anomaly Melee thing, which is kinda like what I had, but even then, maybe that mode can have a "Learning Anomaly", which would apply my ideas of the wave challenges and learning books I mentioned.

 

[AlteredBeast]

Alright, my trailer script will be used for Ruff Ruffman. Also, all three items will be added. For the gun item PopCultureCorn added, I feel the gun can be similar to muskets used in historical re-enactments where the opponent gets hit by gun smoke than an actual bullet. Plus, the gun may need to look toy-is.

Now, it's time for two more jobs.

Job 109:

Submit an idea for a multiplayer mode.

Job 110:

Create an idea for a single player mode.

Get submitting and use your imagination!

My multiplayer mode:

Gold Rush

The equivalent of Coin Battle, the fighters will have to attack one another for gold based off of the currency seen in the former PBS Kids Island webpage. Whoever has the most gold at the end wins!


My single player mode:

Fitness Fun

Inspired by Dash's love of fitness, this mode will involve you playing as a fighter doing exercises aka other ways of brawling. This is PBS Kids: Brawltime's equivalent of a Stadium Mode.

There are three modes:

Green Circle Tag: The Target Test equivalent, each fighter gets their own unique stage chasing green circles akin to the PBS Kids logo with the fighter's face on it.

Anomaly Melee: The Multi-Man Melee equivalent where you fight multiple dark fighters from the Anomaly's forces. There's 100 MultiVersus Anomaly, Endless Anomaly and Cruel Anomaly

Mad Carnival Dash: As the fighter, you will run through the carnival shown in the PBS Kids Jack-in-the-Box ID as fast as you can for 10 seconds. This is the equivalent to Home Run Contest.

Multiplayer Mode: Secure the Shapes
Works like a "King of the Hill" game mode, with a twist! On the stage there are 6 designated areas marked with colorful translucent shapes, being a circle, a square, a triangle, a star, a hexagon and an octagon. A text box above view will tell you which is the current shape you must stand in to gain points, and the shape which you have to capture will change on a regular basis and the shapes themselves will change positions occasionally. Of coarse, the player with the most points wins!

Single Player mode: Multi-nomaly Mayhem
Similar to Abyss mode from Rivals of Aether, where there would be waves with different objectives for each, whether it is to defeat a certain number of dark fighters from the Anomaly's forces, destroy portals or other fun challenges, there are always a variety of things to do in this game mode. In this mode specifically, there would be learning books, similar to the runes from Rivals of Aether, where they would take up a certain number of slots in a character's book holder that would give them unique buffs and other benefits.

I submit this as this could open up the possibility for more fun job opportunities, such as Submit some new wave challenges for Multi-nomaly Mayhem and Submit a Learning Book set for (this character).

I did notice AlteredBeast's Anomaly Melee thing, which is kinda like what I had, but even then, maybe that mode can have a "Learning Anomaly", which would apply my ideas of the wave challenges and learning books I mentioned.

Alright, I will close Jobs 109 and 110 now. I feel both multiplayer modes should be added so I will add both me and Pop's idea in. However, let's vote for one single player mode.

Single Player Mode:
Fitness Fun AlteredBeast
Multi-nomaly Mayhem PopCultureCorn

Now, on to the next job:

Job 111:

Write/design Chapter 5 for the Story Mode. Get submitting and use your imagination!


Chapter 5:

Crossing of Paths

We get a flashback of the various events that happened from the first four chapters. We first see Dash and Arthur come out of the hiding spot to check if there are any Anomaly minions after they have been hiding for a while.

Dash: It seems the strange purple creatures have cleared. It's clear Arthur!

Arthur comes out too. Then, we see Barney and the Kratt Brothers come through a forest.

Dash: Oh, hey Barney, Chris and Martin! It's nice seeing you three again! Have you been seeing anything regarding those strange purple minions? They have been popping up everywhere.

Barney: Well, Dash, a purple dinosaur tried attacking me but me, Chris and Martin may have found some clues about the strange purple creature.

Chris: Apparently, they transform into various things we love.

Martin: Also, they can take over our bodies as well.

Dash: Hmmm, it makes sense. After all, all the worlds we come from are gone.

Arthur: I just miss Elwood City and all my friends there.

Suddenly, we see Big Bird coming along to the grassland the five friends were standing on.

Big Bird: Oh, hi everyone! I have been stuck in this world for more than three years. Sesame Street seems to be no more. I don't know what to do anymore...

Just then, Mr. Rogers appears and is possessed by the Anomaly before he is about to speak

Mr. Rogers under the control of the Anomaly: H̵̨̢̨͉̜̗̩͇̗̯̻͕͕̬̀͋͐͂̆̓͗̈́͂̂ě̶̩͍͚͔̣̠̾̔͂̿͂̋̽͝l̶̛̺͚̣̬̹̈́̌͒͗̔͗̾̈́͒͌͘̕ͅl̸͚͋͆̈́̒̇̎̔̍͐͋͋̓͘̕͘ò̶̢̧̮̜͈͎͇̪͚̰̱͔̹̟̖̓̀̏̒͑͒̎́̽ ̴̮̗̯̻̻̤̲͒̋̽͑͆͘n̸̘̞̤͖̟̞̖̘͚̽̿̾̔̀͒͆͘e̵̢̢̨̡̡͚̗̭̙̳̩̋̔̋i̴̢̡̢̲̗̹̟͍̰͛̒̍͝g̷̨̈̄̾͒̕͝h̸̡̘̗͓̉͌b̵̢̙̯̟̺͙̤̽ͅo̶̘̣͖̟̦̟͈̙̙̗͚̟͐̒͑͜r̴̨͇̙̥̉̐!̸̨̛̟͍̰͙̤̠̤̣̤̪͂̌̂̊̇̔̚͝͝͠ͅ ̷̢̣̤̻̱͓͊̀͆̿̉̃͜͝ͅW̶̧̗͎̣̠̪̝̼̰̋̅̀͜ͅô̷̢̩͎̪̭̋̃̃͂̂̀̓̌n̵̥̝̜͎̥̞̦̪͒̇̇̽̔̅̎̑͐͆̈́͠͠͝'̴̻̥̗̜̲͐̌̅̐̀͆̃͆́̈́̔͘͜͝ṭ̷̢̛̞̫͉͚̙̩̪͓̒̀ ̴̨̣͍̫̝͙͍͕̜̰̏͋͐̆̋̅͐̆̇̿̈́̓͘͝y̴̡̨̼̱͔͖͖̳̦̱͍̣͕̹͎̑̾̀͂̈́̑͊̈́̂͂͗̔̏͘õ̸̢̳͉̻̰͉͖͔̪̏̿̓̕ǘ̵̧̧̨̜̟̰̮̪̘̘̞̥̦̾̽͐͜͝ͅ ̶̰̼̮͇̱̮͍͒̌̄̐̌̍̀͂̇̀p̷̢̰̗͉̫̺̜͙̯̹̥͉̺͉͛͒̚ͅl̴̰͓̪̘͉͕̜̤̗̱̳̞͒̂̈̌̽̽̌̈́̍̿̀͠ͅe̴̫̼̠͒̀̌̎ͅą̵͇̭͕͎̝̙̼̝̰̺̈́̓̒͑͒̔̓͝ͅͅś̴͙̂̈́̽̊̽̈́̀͌̚ė̵̢͎͚̭̟͔̹̦͙̆̄̀̒͝͝͝ͅ ̵̧̨̛͖̲̲͖̘̻̌̿̔̽̀̑͂̏̄̒̚͠ͅb̷̨̛̝̹̗͙͚̩͍̥̹͚̞̟̓͐̽̑́̽͒͛͘͝ȩ̷̧͚̬̪̲̭̮̰̯̜͖͔̕ ̶̦̳̺͚͓̘̪͙͈̟̠̭̒́̅͠͠m̶̧̡̛̼̬̫̰̫̙̰̘͈̝̥̏̆̈́͌̈͘͘y̴̛̲̤̜̤̪̔͋͌͌̀͌̏̽̓͂̚͝ͅ ̷̡̯͖̮̪̘̜̪̮̟͔̼̲͜͜͝ņ̷̻̬̼͔͉̮̭̘̽̏̀͋̚̚ḕ̶̮̺̭̤̱̔̏͑́͌̒̎̌̔̕į̵̐̌͆̓̉̍̍̑̐̽̃̌͋͘̚ģ̴̙͉̗̙̖̫̭̭̫͍̙̞̐̈́̾͗̉̽̌̐̀͊̊̐́͝ẖ̴̨̺̲̮͔̦͇͓͙̰͎̌͛̎̎̋͐͌̃͝͠b̴̡̗̯̘̋̌ǫ̶̖̤̩̰͈̩͛͑͂͘ṙ̴̹̾͊?̵̣̈́

Big Bird: I recognize him! He was the man I fought three years ago because we both lost our worlds! But now, I must rescue him. After all, he did come to Sesame Street once to visit!

The player then fights as Big Bird to fight Mr. Rogers possessed by the Anomaly.

After Mr. Rogers is defeated.

Mr. Rogers comes to his senses.

Mr. Rogers: Thank you, I felt I was lost when those purple minions took over me. Thank you for rescuing me, Big Bird!

Big Bird: Oh, you are very welcome. I am really sorry for what happened between us 3 years ago. Can we be friends again?

Mr. Rogers reaches his hand out for a handshake.

Mr. Rogers: Of course, we can be friends again. We need to all work together to figure out where the strange purple creatures are coming from. Remember, we must always look for the helpers.

Everyone nods. Just then, the seven friends all run to a lake where we see a young lion cub trying to get water from a lake.

Lionel: I lost everything...no more books, no more Leona, Mom, Dad, Click....no one.

Big Bird: Oh hey, are you lost too?

Lionel: Yeah....the strangest thing happened one day at the library I live in. This strange purple goo took over the library. I tried to rescue my dad but he told me to run. All the patrons, books, friends and family I had are now...gone.

Big Bird: Well, that's understandable. Say, we can all help you out if you want. We all need to work together if we want our worlds back.

Lionel: Yeah, that should do the trick! I am Lionel by the way! I love books and I feel my love for books and reading can help us along the way.

Lionel then notices Arthur.

Lionel: I recognize you! Your that aardvark from that book where you needed glasses! Your Arthur!

Arthur: Yep, that is me. Nice to meet you, Lionel.

Barney: I'm Barney the Dinosaur!

Mr. Rogers: I'm Mr. Rogers. Pleasure to meet you, neighbor.

Dash: I am Dash as you may know.

Chris: I am Chris.

Martin: And, I am Martin, Chris's brother. After all the lions we have met, your the friendliest one and you love to read too.

Lionel: Well, it's nice meeting you all. But, now, let us find out more about the case with these purple creature.

Everyone puts their hands in and the eight set off for adventure.

It cuts to a screen where you choose four out of the eight characters and you traverse through a platforming section where you fight the Anomaly's enslaved minions.

After the platforming section

The eight travel to a desert section where they notice a clue towards the Anomaly.

Big Bird: It seems there are hints of purple around here.

Lionel: There has to be a source somewhere for the purple creatures. Let's keep looking.

The eight friends keep going on their adventure.

End of Chapter 5.

 

[Qwerty UIOP]

Hey AlteredBeast you accidentally submitted my idea of video game announcer from Pop Culture Clash in here

 

[AlteredBeast]

Oh whoops sorry Qwerty UIOP , will remove that right now.

 

[Qwerty UIOP]

Oh whoops sorry Qwerty UIOP , will remove that right now.

that's okay

 

[PopCultureCorn]

Sorry if I'm late on this one, but here's mine:

Chapter 5

Two caring curators come to clash

We see Lionel traversing through a dark futuristic corridor, trying to figure out what is really going on around him. He is apparently feeling lost and alone, internally and externally, as the Barnaby B. Busterfield III Public Library was destroyed by the Anomaly as well as it taking all of his friends and family and enslaved them in the process.

Lionel: Ohhhhh....Now what am I supposed to do? I lost everything to this big purple gooey monster! Now everyone's gone, Leona, Mom, Dad, Click, just...the whole library! It's all gone! I just don't know what to do in this world with no books!

Just then, he heard some zapping noises coming from a nearby room that was causing the lights in the base to flicker. Lionel went into the room and discovered a young boy in a red hoodie tied up and placed in a glass tube with cables attached to his to antenna things on his head, to which the cables were connected to two futuristic power generators. The generators were "zapping" Xavier Riddle as if they were just doing normal circuit things in the process, while making things not look good for the little boy.

Xavier Riddle: Aaaaah! Help! It tickles! Please stop! Please!!!

Lionel: Oh no!.....I must help that little boy!

Just as Lionel entered the room with the power generators, two dark shadowy Xavier Riddles come out of nowhere as Lionel gets ready to fight them.

As Lionel, you must defeat the two shadowy Xavier Riddles.

After the battle

Lionel then proceeds to find an emergency smashing hammer nearby and uses it to break the capsule, freeing the little boy from this total torture.

Xavier Riddle: Uh....oh my.....that was all not good.....WOAH! A lion?!

Lionel: Now now, relax little boy, I'm not going to hurt you! In fact, I saved you! I'm Lionel!

Xavier Riddle: And I'm Xavier Riddle! Nice to meet you!

Lionel: Nice to meet you too, Xavier! Say......You look that one boy with the yellow and black shirt!

Xavier Riddle: Well, thanks! About a year ago, I was trying to explore this world for new learning opportunities, when then suddenly some purple minion guys just grabbed me and placed me into this glass case! And from there, I was tickled a lot, until you rescued me, noble lion.

Lionel: Well, your welcome, Xavier! Hey! Those "purple minion guys"? They sound familiar!

Xavier: Yeah.....well, as far as I know, some purple gooey monster destroyed the Secret Museum, and Yadina and Brad, they're gone, token by that thing.

Lionel: That thing took my family too! As well as the library I live!

Xavier: Jeesh, that purple monster thing sure knows how to take over worlds from anywhere!

Lionel: yes, I'd say so, But right now, we must escape this horrible place! Follow me if you will!

Lionel and Xavier then go through a platforming section where they must deal with more of the Anomaly's minions

When the end is reached, the two then see an unlit corridor up ahead that had signs of the Anomaly's presence. They pause and think before going in there.

The End of chapter 5

 

[AlteredBeast]

Alright, I will close Jobs 109 and 110 now. I feel both multiplayer modes should be added so I will add both me and Pop's idea in. However, let's vote for one single player mode.

Single Player Mode:
Fitness Fun AlteredBeast
Multi-nomaly Mayhem PopCultureCorn

Now, on to the next job:

Job 111:

Write/design Chapter 5 for the Story Mode. Get submitting and use your imagination!


Chapter 5:

Crossing of Paths

We get a flashback of the various events that happened from the first four chapters. We first see Dash and Arthur come out of the hiding spot to check if there are any Anomaly minions after they have been hiding for a while.

Dash: It seems the strange purple creatures have cleared. It's clear Arthur!

Arthur comes out too. Then, we see Barney and the Kratt Brothers come through a forest.

Dash: Oh, hey Barney, Chris and Martin! It's nice seeing you three again! Have you been seeing anything regarding those strange purple minions? They have been popping up everywhere.

Barney: Well, Dash, a purple dinosaur tried attacking me but me, Chris and Martin may have found some clues about the strange purple creature.

Chris: Apparently, they transform into various things we love.

Martin: Also, they can take over our bodies as well.

Dash: Hmmm, it makes sense. After all, all the worlds we come from are gone.

Arthur: I just miss Elwood City and all my friends there.

Suddenly, we see Big Bird coming along to the grassland the five friends were standing on.

Big Bird: Oh, hi everyone! I have been stuck in this world for more than three years. Sesame Street seems to be no more. I don't know what to do anymore...

Just then, Mr. Rogers appears and is possessed by the Anomaly before he is about to speak

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Big Bird: I recognize him! He was the man I fought three years ago because we both lost our worlds! But now, I must rescue him. After all, he did come to Sesame Street once to visit!

The player then fights as Big Bird to fight Mr. Rogers possessed by the Anomaly.

After Mr. Rogers is defeated.

Mr. Rogers comes to his senses.

Mr. Rogers: Thank you, I felt I was lost when those purple minions took over me. Thank you for rescuing me, Big Bird!

Big Bird: Oh, you are very welcome. I am really sorry for what happened between us 3 years ago. Can we be friends again?

Mr. Rogers reaches his hand out for a handshake.

Mr. Rogers: Of course, we can be friends again. We need to all work together to figure out where the strange purple creatures are coming from. Remember, we must always look for the helpers.

Everyone nods. Just then, the seven friends all run to a lake where we see a young lion cub trying to get water from a lake.

Lionel: I lost everything...no more books, no more Leona, Mom, Dad, Click....no one.

Big Bird: Oh hey, are you lost too?

Lionel: Yeah....the strangest thing happened one day at the library I live in. This strange purple goo took over the library. I tried to rescue my dad but he told me to run. All the patrons, books, friends and family I had are now...gone.

Big Bird: Well, that's understandable. Say, we can all help you out if you want. We all need to work together if we want our worlds back.

Lionel: Yeah, that should do the trick! I am Lionel by the way! I love books and I feel my love for books and reading can help us along the way.

Lionel then notices Arthur.

Lionel: I recognize you! Your that aardvark from that book where you needed glasses! Your Arthur!

Arthur: Yep, that is me. Nice to meet you, Lionel.

Barney: I'm Barney the Dinosaur!

Mr. Rogers: I'm Mr. Rogers. Pleasure to meet you, neighbor.

Dash: I am Dash as you may know.

Chris: I am Chris.

Martin: And, I am Martin, Chris's brother. After all the lions we have met, your the friendliest one and you love to read too.

Lionel: Well, it's nice meeting you all. But, now, let us find out more about the case with these purple creature.

Everyone puts their hands in and the eight set off for adventure.

It cuts to a screen where you choose four out of the eight characters and you traverse through a platforming section where you fight the Anomaly's enslaved minions.

After the platforming section

The eight travel to a desert section where they notice a clue towards the Anomaly.

Big Bird: It seems there are hints of purple around here.

Lionel: There has to be a source somewhere for the purple creatures. Let's keep looking.

The eight friends keep going on their adventure.

End of Chapter 5.

Sorry if I'm late on this one, but here's mine:

Chapter 5

Two caring curators come to clash

We see Lionel traversing through a dark futuristic corridor, trying to figure out what is really going on around him. He is apparently feeling lost and alone, internally and externally, as the Barnaby B. Busterfield III Public Library was destroyed by the Anomaly as well as it taking all of his friends and family and enslaved them in the process.

Lionel: Ohhhhh....Now what am I supposed to do? I lost everything to this big purple gooey monster! Now everyone's gone, Leona, Mom, Dad, Click, just...the whole library! It's all gone! I just don't know what to do in this world with no books!

Just then, he heard some zapping noises coming from a nearby room that was causing the lights in the base to flicker. Lionel went into the room and discovered a young boy in a red hoodie tied up and placed in a glass tube with cables attached to his to antenna things on his head, to which the cables were connected to two futuristic power generators. The generators were "zapping" Xavier Riddle as if they were just doing normal circuit things in the process, while making things not look good for the little boy.

Xavier Riddle: Aaaaah! Help! It tickles! Please stop! Please!!!

Lionel: Oh no!.....I must help that little boy!

Just as Lionel entered the room with the power generators, two dark shadowy Xavier Riddles come out of nowhere as Lionel gets ready to fight them.

As Lionel, you must defeat the two shadowy Xavier Riddles.

After the battle

Lionel then proceeds to find an emergency smashing hammer nearby and uses it to break the capsule, freeing the little boy from this total torture.

Xavier Riddle: Uh....oh my.....that was all not good.....WOAH! A lion?!

Lionel: Now now, relax little boy, I'm not going to hurt you! In fact, I saved you! I'm Lionel!

Xavier Riddle: And I'm Xavier Riddle! Nice to meet you!

Lionel: Nice to meet you too, Xavier! Say......You look that one boy with the yellow and black shirt!

Xavier Riddle: Well, thanks! About a year ago, I was trying to explore this world for new learning opportunities, when then suddenly some purple minion guys just grabbed me and placed me into this glass case! And from there, I was tickled a lot, until you rescued me, noble lion.

Lionel: Well, your welcome, Xavier! Hey! Those "purple minion guys"? They sound familiar!

Xavier: Yeah.....well, as far as I know, some purple gooey monster destroyed the Secret Museum, and Yadina and Brad, they're gone, token by that thing.

Lionel: That thing took my family too! As well as the library I live!

Xavier: Jeesh, that purple monster thing sure knows how to take over worlds from anywhere!

Lionel: yes, I'd say so, But right now, we must escape this horrible place! Follow me if you will!

Lionel and Xavier then go through a platforming section where they must deal with more of the Anomaly's minions

When the end is reached, the two then see an unlit corridor up ahead that had signs of the Anomaly's presence. They pause and think before going in there.

The End of chapter 5

Ok, the mode PopCultureCorn proposed for a single player mode will be added to PBS Kids: Brawltime! being Multi-nomaly Mayhem. Now, vote for which Chapter 5 idea you prefer after reading both ideas please.

Chapter 5 Poll

Now, Pop will announce the next newcomer job whenever he is ready!

 

[PopCultureCorn]

Alright, sorry if I'm a bit late on this one, but here's the next character job!

Job #112: With this being the second last character job, we figured that maybe we should do something to coincide with this! Submit a second character from a PBS Kids series already represented on the character roster!* Just like before, it must be a character with a strong connection to the PBS brand/identity, and please explain the character, the show they are from, why they deserve to be in the roster and how they can fight/what they can bring.

*Bear in mind that to properly meet those conditions, characters from Sesame Street and Cyberchase are not eligable for this character job.


My submission:

Buster Baxtor

Previously submitted by AlteredBeast. Quoting from AlteredBeast's original submission post a long while back, Buster is the best friend of Arthur and is known for being witty, a foodie at heart and even a traveler which led to him receiving his own spinoff Postcards from Buster. Unlike Arthur who is savage at time, Buster can have a very pacifist moveset to coincide with his easygoing attitude with food, one move regarding taking videos to represent his spinoff series, even throw in a move to represent his love of aliens. Overall, Buster is very recognizable, a fan favorite at that and technically he could represent his spinoff series along with the main Arthur series.

Believe it or not, I personally look back at Postcards from Buster a bit more fondly than the main Arthur series.

 

[AlteredBeast]

Alright, I was originally going to submit Buster but PopCultureCorn beat me to it. But, I have a backup submission that I overlooked way too much in the past.

My submission:

Dr. Two-Brains (WordGirl)

Dr. Two-Brains otherwise the main alias of Professor Steven Boxleitner is a major and arguably the main antagonist of the WordGirl series. Steven turned into Two-Brains after a botched science experiment where his mind merged with an evil lab mouse named Squeaky. Hence, he technically has two brains. Since then, he has been plotting malicious schemes to quench his second mind's hunger by causing trouble, inventing things, etc. Funny thing is, the voice actor for Two-Brains also voiced SpongeBob SquarePants (the voice actor in question being Tom Kenny himself).

I feel Dr. Two-Brains should be in PBS Kids: Brawltime! as we will not have much chances for fighters who are antagonists. Hacker filled that niche but there are not many PBS Kids villains. Therefore, I feel Dr. Two-Brains is an underrated choice for the roster. WordGirl actually has a fandom given the show is actually pretty well done for an educational tv show. I feel all the PBS Kids GO! shows have the best potential for fighters in this game for sure. On that note, I feel like I have an idea for a reveal trailer that will be an awesome idea for the evil doctor if he gets in.

Two-Brains would probably be a zoner with lots of cheese-themed attacks and weapons. Throw in his henchmen in his moveset as well. Overall, a solid pick here.

Be sure to get your submissions in! Also, during voting for the next fighter, we will talk about DLC for this game as that will be starting real soon.

 

[AlteredBeast]

Alright, I will leave the character job job open for another day since I want to hear other people's ideas. My Chapter 5 idea also won as well so congrats to me! But, in the meantime, I feel we should discuss something for the future being DLC for this game. You can answer this discussion question in conjunction with character submissions.

Discussion Question:

How should we handle launch hype as well as the e-sports of the game? How should we handle DLC? What do you want to see for DLC in terms of representation of a series or a part of PBS's history? Should there be any other content besides new fighters and stages? Let me know your thoughts and use your imagination!

This is what I am thinking:

For launch hype and e-sports stuff:

• Similar to Nick All Star Brawl and MultiVersus's pre-release, we invite pros to play the game early and give their thoughts. Also, they will be showcasing the game
• The developers will also work with an e-sports team for a circuit in North America (mostly the United States due to PBS being a channel only aired in America) and have different leagues depending on ages. The tournaments will also be a prime space for DLC marketing and hype. Most of the tournaments will be platfighter majors like Super Smash Con, GENESIS, etc.
• In fact, there will also be lesson sessions from pro-platfighter players about the games for players to attend via Metafy and on the PBS Kids: Brawltime website you can sign up for. Due to PBS Kids's strive for education, players can learn more about video game physics and how to play the game based on math and technology skills.
• I am also considering a "Dash's Suggestion Box" for people who pre-order the game. This is a special website survey given to those who own the game and will be able to suggest a character they want to see as DLC and other stuff too. This will happen after the game is out for a few months and after the first two free DLC characters are out (I will explain DLC below). This will be like the Smash ballot in a way but maybe with multiple choice and no free answer.
• Also, I feel we can consider a collector's edition with an art book and all those goodies too.

For DLC:

I feel for DLC, we should start with two free DLC characters that do not come with stages:

• One fighter will come from a series already represented on the roster
• The other free fighter will come from a series with a stage in the game that "deconfirmed" a fighter, consider this a special case of a rule being broken.

Each new DLC fighter should come with event matches as well alongside an expansion for the story mode.

Then, for DLC, I feel we should cap at 35 characters so about maybe 13 or so DLC fighters that can come in the form of a special DLC pass called Dash's Brawltime Party Package. This package will allow you to receive all the upcoming DLC content and will cost about $65 or so. I'm not good at pricing.

For characters:

I would like to see:

• An American Public Television rep (a more obscure side of PBS we did not cover yet but the programs that were not distributed by them should be represented in some form, Loonette or Zula Patrol would be my top choice.)
• Some more obscure characters with obscure connections to PBS like Miffy, Nanalan, etc.
• Definitely the big missing characters and franchises (Bob the Builder is one we are missing and he would have a perfect DLC-level moveset, Noddy too maybe, the Duck from WordWorld, any Electric Company rep, Carmen SanDiego, etc)
• More series with minor representation getting a character and stage perhaps (Super Why is the biggest one here)
• A second character rep from a series (Definitely a possibility)
• The potential of a guest DLC character from a show on the adult PBS block so Dr. Who, Mr. Bean, etc. This is iffy
• Some other big names who have had connections with PBS such as Snoopy, Bob and Larry, etc.

I have one idea for a guest character who has had a lot of history with PBS Kids but never got a show and was seen on the channel a lot in some form. one of you may know who I am referring to but it's a secret for now. This character would be perfect to close the game's DLC with.

I definitely do not think we should have a guest character from PBS Kids Sprout as we are sticking with PBS Kids and PBS only here.

Also, for other DLC content:

• We can consider bonus stages to represent other parts of PBS's history (such as a stage based off of the NET House, etc.), we have the Tower of Learning as a free DLC stage
• Maybe competitive forms for every stage as a big update
• More assists from other series not in the game
• Additional content added to the Photo Album and the PBS Kids Archives
• Buffs and nerfs, a survey will be sent out to pro players and others as to what should be buffed/nerfed/adjusted

These are just some ideas I have but I would LOVE to hear everyone's thoughts regarding how DLC should be done given base roster and content is almost complete for sure.

 

[Wario Wario Wario]

Mary Moo Cow/Dark Bunny (Arthur)

Mary Moo Cow is a parody of Barney from Arthur. I think we should have at least one in-universe fictional character and it'd be pretty fun to have a character alongside their own parody. As a parody, perhaps her moveset could reflect the more commercial side of characters like Barney, using her comically niche toys and merchandise!

Dark Bunny, on the other hand, is a parody of Batman - more specifically TAS Batman. He would be more agressive and direct than any other fighter on the roster.

As a stance fighter, you would switch between them like Arthur and DW fighting over the remote. Both are heavyweights - Dark Bunny would likely be faster and more agressive, while Mary would be defensive based and perhaps a bit of a zoner.

 

[PopCultureCorn]

Well, I don't have anything regarding the launch hype and esports things, as I'm a casual and I'm already happy with AlteredBeast's. I'm also happy with most of AlteredBeast's DLC ideas, but here is my vision for DLC for this game as well as some thoughts on AlteredBeast's ideas:

Basically, there will be a "Learner's Pass", which works almost exactly like the Fighters Pass for Smash Bros. Ultimate. There would be two volumes, 6 to 7 packs each. Each pack would contain a new fighter, a new stage with some new music, although to make this one a little more unique, each pack would ALSO come with a new assist and 3 to 4 additional alt. costumes for existing characters in-game already. These costumes can kinda break limits by being original costumes that don't have existing references in PBS Kids shows or they can be based on major platform tourneys, like Genesis, Super Smash Con, Shine, CEO, etc. Each pack can be bought separately too.

Having more modes as free post-launch updates won't hurt either, there can be a "Break the Targets" mode added as DLC and maybe others.

I also had the idea of Caillou being a free DLC fighter as a joke fighter, because he's literally the most dreaded kids' show character in history. Many of his attacks would turn on him because in his show, he whines a ton and always gets what he wants, but HERE, what he wants will never have his way on him. The Caillou CGI reboot might fuel this desire even more.

For Characters, I would like to see:

• Believe it or not, I want to see more modern PBS Kids shows make some representation here, such as Elinor Wonders Why, Hero Elementary, Let's Go Luna, Ready Jet Go!, Splash and Bubbles, Nature Cat, etc. Though the question I ask myself about this is: Due to the huge unfamiliarity of those characters to those who know PBS Kids or maybe even the general public, Would their Fighter Packs even sell well individually?
• The big missing characters and franchises (Bob the Builder, WordWorld, Carmen SanDiego, Dinosaur Train, etc.)
• Series with minor representation getting a character and stage (Super Why!, Donkey Hodie, Sid the Science Kid, Pinkalicious and Peterrific, Liberty's Kids, etc.)
• Those way-obscure PBS Kids series to really bring the surprise in, like Sagwa the Chinese Siamese Cat, Franny's Feet and Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures.
• Characters and stages from upcoming PBS Kids shows, Like Rosie's Rules, Work It Out Wombats!, Mashopolis, Liza Loops and Acoustic Rooster and his Barnyard Band. I know many may disagree with this because that might feel like advertising, I just think it would be really cool regardless.
• Characters from other kids' media that could potentially get PBS Kids shows, whether they come from/exist as books or viral internet songs, such as Bear Snores On, the Duck Song, Frog and Toad, Amelia Bedelia, Judy Moody and Katy and the Big Snow.
• Characters from the Learning Company PC games, like Reader Rabbit, Starflyers, Zoombinis, etc. (Ok, this one was kind of a joke, but since Carmen SanDiego was part of the Learning Company, which acquired Broderbund, the original company that owned the rights to her, I thought this would be very ironic)

My thoughts on AlteredBeast's DLC ideas

• I do agree with AlteredBeast's idea of two free DLC characters that they mentioned.
• When AlteredBeast said that each DLC fighter will come with a story mode extension, I really like idea and I'n all in with it, but does that mean the story mode at launch will only be half-complete and will end on a cliffhanger? Or are those story mode extensions more like side-stories?
• 35 characters cap is fair enough.
• $65 for Dash's Brawtime Party Package seems way too expensive, between $20 to $30 seems more like a deal.
• About the adult PBS block, I'm really not sure, as that could potentially break the whole theming of the game, so it's the only one I fully disagree with.
• I'm also not sure about the "some other big names who have had connections with PBS", since those characters might be better off elsewhere.
• No PBS Kids Sprout (now Universal Kids) content is ok for me.
• I also wholly agree with AlteredBeast's other DLC content stuff. I'm all in for it.

Feel free to let me know your thoughts on my DLC ideas.

 

[Wario Wario Wario]

Guest characters from other preschool and kids' educational IPs would be pretty cool - Pyjama Sam; Dora; Peppa Pig; Bluey; PAW Patrol; Blue's Clues; Sofia the First; twilight sparkle; so on - but they also shouldn't overshadow the PBS characters.

I think repping the adult lineup of PBS should be case-by-case. Bob Ross? Yes. Beecham House? No.

 

[AlteredBeast]

I feel for kids’ shows characters that come from shows that aired on other channels besides PBS is a big no for me as I want the DLC to be fully focused on PBS Kids content.

I like a Learning Company PC guest idea though. There’s a connection for sure.

 

[AlteredBeast]

Alright, sorry if I'm a bit late on this one, but here's the next character job!

Job #112: With this being the second last character job, we figured that maybe we should do something to coincide with this! Submit a second character from a PBS Kids series already represented on the character roster!* Just like before, it must be a character with a strong connection to the PBS brand/identity, and please explain the character, the show they are from, why they deserve to be in the roster and how they can fight/what they can bring.

*Bear in mind that to properly meet those conditions, characters from Sesame Street and Cyberchase are not eligable for this character job.


My submission:

Buster Baxtor

Previously submitted by AlteredBeast. Quoting from AlteredBeast's original submission post a long while back, Buster is the best friend of Arthur and is known for being witty, a foodie at heart and even a traveler which led to him receiving his own spinoff Postcards from Buster. Unlike Arthur who is savage at time, Buster can have a very pacifist moveset to coincide with his easygoing attitude with food, one move regarding taking videos to represent his spinoff series, even throw in a move to represent his love of aliens. Overall, Buster is very recognizable, a fan favorite at that and technically he could represent his spinoff series along with the main Arthur series.

Believe it or not, I personally look back at Postcards from Buster a bit more fondly than the main Arthur series.

Alright, I was originally going to submit Buster but PopCultureCorn beat me to it. But, I have a backup submission that I overlooked way too much in the past.

My submission:

Dr. Two-Brains (WordGirl)

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Dr. Two-Brains otherwise the main alias of Professor Steven Boxleitner is a major and arguably the main antagonist of the WordGirl series. Steven turned into Two-Brains after a botched science experiment where his mind merged with an evil lab mouse named Squeaky. Hence, he technically has two brains. Since then, he has been plotting malicious schemes to quench his second mind's hunger by causing trouble, inventing things, etc. Funny thing is, the voice actor for Two-Brains also voiced SpongeBob SquarePants (the voice actor in question being Tom Kenny himself).

I feel Dr. Two-Brains should be in PBS Kids: Brawltime! as we will not have much chances for fighters who are antagonists. Hacker filled that niche but there are not many PBS Kids villains. Therefore, I feel Dr. Two-Brains is an underrated choice for the roster. WordGirl actually has a fandom given the show is actually pretty well done for an educational tv show. I feel all the PBS Kids GO! shows have the best potential for fighters in this game for sure. On that note, I feel like I have an idea for a reveal trailer that will be an awesome idea for the evil doctor if he gets in.

Two-Brains would probably be a zoner with lots of cheese-themed attacks and weapons. Throw in his henchmen in his moveset as well. Overall, a solid pick here.

Be sure to get your submissions in! Also, during voting for the next fighter, we will talk about DLC for this game as that will be starting real soon.

Mary Moo Cow/Dark Bunny (Arthur)

Mary Moo Cow is a parody of Barney from Arthur. I think we should have at least one in-universe fictional character and it'd be pretty fun to have a character alongside their own parody. As a parody, perhaps her moveset could reflect the more commercial side of characters like Barney, using her comically niche toys and merchandise!

Dark Bunny, on the other hand, is a parody of Batman - more specifically TAS Batman. He would be more agressive and direct than any other fighter on the roster.

As a stance fighter, you would switch between them like Arthur and DW fighting over the remote. Both are heavyweights - Dark Bunny would likely be faster and more agressive, while Mary would be defensive based and perhaps a bit of a zoner.

Ok, so now we got our three submissions in so now the job is closed. Sorry about the delay everyone but now we can continue. Vote for your top 2 characters but you can only put your own in second. Pop will be introducing another discussion question while we vote whenever he is ready!

Buster (Arthur) PopCultureCorn
Dr. Two-Brains (WordGirl) AlteredBeast
Mary Moo Cow/Dark Bunny (Arthur) Wario Wario Wario

1. Buster (I submitted him before and he should be in.)
2. Dr. Two-Brains (Self-vote but this is the rare opportunity to get a villain on the roster.)

 

[PopCultureCorn]

1. Mary Moo Cow/Dark Bunny
2. Buster

Discussion question

How should the game handle voice acting? Which voice actors do you think would return and who wouldn't? Since voice acting tends to be a very pivotal marketing ploy when it comes to pre-release hype of platform fighters based on licensed properties, how do you think they should showcase the voice acting? Let me know your thoughts and use your imagination!

My thoughts:

Naturally, PBS Kids: Brawltime! would have voice acting at launch. Off the topic of PBS Kids a little, It's no secret Multiversus had advertised heavily that they had voice acting at launch as a big marketing ploy and some viewed it as a big "Take that, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl!" (Even though Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl did add voice acting in a later update, and I'm personally baffled as to why many people still aren't happy with that). All I'm saying at this point is that PBS Kids: Brawltime! would have voice acting at launch, since PBS Kids is the kind of brand that wants to deliver the highest-quality of products to households, and they would naturally want to get voice acting into any video game they were to produce themselves.

For the fighters voice cast I envision for this game, here's mine:

• Big Bird: Matt Vogel, Big Bird's current puppeteer and voice actor.
• Elmo: Ryan Dillon, Elmo's current puppeteer and voice actor.
• Mr. Rogers: That was a bit of a tough one, but considering Tom Hanks starred the role as America's favorite neighbor in the Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood movie in 2019, I envision Mr. Rogers' voce actor for this game can be Jim Hanks, brother of Tom Hanks and voice of Woody in Kingdom Hearts 3.
• Arthur: They'd naturally have to find a different child voice actor, since in the show, they always swapped out kids for voices of this character.
• Dash: They'd naturally have to find a different child voice actor, since in the bumpers, they always swapped out kids for voices of this character.
• Barney: Frankly, I'm really not sure, but I think a good choice would be....honestly, I'm not sure! Let me know your ideas on who it could be!
• The Kratt Bros.: Themselves!
• WordGirl: Dannah Phirman, though that depends is she is still active or not. If not, then some good replacement voice actors can be Candi Milo or Luci Christian.
• Ms. Frizzle: Lily Tomlin, though that depends is she is still active or not. If not, then some good replacement voice actors can be Wendee Lee or Karen Strassman.
• Digit: With the passing of Gilbert Gottfried (R.I.P.), Digit can be voiced by literally anyone who can do a good impression of the late comedian. One example being Rob Paulson, or maybe Charlie Adler.
• Hacker: Christopher Lloyd
• Lionel: Maybe Noel MacNeal, but I'm not sure if he's even active. A good replacement voice actor can be Josh Keaton.
• Xavier Riddle: Originally voiced by Aidan Vissers in the show, though they'd naturally have to find a different child voice actor in this case. One good replacement voice actor for Xavier can be Nancy Cartwright.
• Teletubbies: Not sure either, but they seem to have artificial voices for the most part
• Molly Mabray: Orginally voiced by Sovereign Bill in the show, though they'd naturally have to find a different child voice actor in this case. Though she can be voiced by Nezuko VA, Abby Trott.
• Ord: Ty Olsson, if he's even still active.
• Marvin: Ron Pardo, if he's even still active.
• Ruff Ruffman: Jim Conroy

It seems that almost half of the roster cannot be reprised by their original voice actors in their shows, and would need to have sound-alikes to take over their roles.

So what do you think? What do you think of my voice cast idea? What is your vision on the voice actors?

 

[Deleted member]

1. Buster
2. Dark Bunny

 

[AlteredBeast]

Alright, time for the results to be revealed. Sorry about the wait everyone but now it is time.

Buster: 5
Dr. Two-Brains: 1
Mary Moo Cow/Dark Bunny: 3

It seems like our 19th fighter will be none other than the rabbit who is best friends with Arthur, Buster!

Now, onward to the next job which I will give two days most likely:

Job 113:

Given Arthur is a huge franchise as well, it should get two stages like Sesame Street did. Submit a homestage for Buster! Describe the layout, hazards, and/or gimmicks of the stage! Get submitting and use your imagination!

My stage:

Buster's Video Postcards

This stage represents the Postcards for Buster spinoff. This stage will have the layout of Tremorton Joyride where the top platforms change as you are in the various postcard videos Buster has filmed. You will pass through locations representing desserts, cities, ranches, etc. All the places Buster has filmed. I decided to give Buster a stage with a competitive layout due to the popularity of Arthur and that if Sesame Street has a competitively viable stage in this game, Arthur should get a competitively viable stage too.

As for the voice acting thing, I agree with just about everything PopCultureCorn has said. As for Barney's voice actor, I would like it to be Bob West. Although I do not like Barney that much, Bob West does sound like THE Barney after all but that is if he is willing to come back which I am sure he will be more than happy to. Buster would have Daniel Brochu as a voice actor but that is if he is still active. Otherwise, maybe Robert Bell who voiced Buster in the Arthur Living Books games as a surprise replacement. I do not really know for Buster.

 

[PopCultureCorn]

To be frank, I'm 100% happy with AlteredBeast's submissions, so I'll abstain from this job.

 

[AlteredBeast]

Alright, my stage for Buster will be added. Sorry about the late notice. Now, for the next job.


Job 114:

Submit two assists: one from Arthur/Postcards from Buster and one from an unrepresented series on the roster. The top voted ones will be added. Get submitting and use your imagination.

My assist for Arthur:

I will be resubmitting Mr. Ratburn.

Mr. Ratburn (Arthur)

Mr. Ratburn will assign the person he is assisting "homework" (give them 20% damage but boost their stats). However, when the assist meter is full, he will give the fighter he is assisting a 100% on homework meaning invincibility for 10 seconds.

Unrepresented Series:

Two (Seven Little Monsters)

An obscure PBS Kids show that aired on the Bookworm Bunch block! Two will follow around the fighter being nosey as he is known to "stick his nose in places where it does not belong". When the assist meter is full, he will go towards the other fighters and his nose will cause damage as he is being nosey.

 

[AlteredBeast]

I will leave this job open for another day so please get submitting your assists so we can proceed with the thread. If not, my assists will get in by default.

 

[PopCultureCorn]

Sorry if I'm flat-out late on this, but to be honest, adding new assists at this point feels like scraping the bottom of the barrel (We need to start saving PBS Kids shows for DLC), so I'm afraid they might have to be less often than before, but here are mine:

Arthur assist: Bionic Bunny

Here comes Arthur's favorite superhero himself! Depending on the distance Bionic Bunny is from another fighter, he'll either perform a flying punch forward on a faraway opponent or do an uppercut on those close to him. When the assist meter is full, his attacks become stronger!

Unrepresented series (resubmission): Corduroy

This cute, child-minded teddy bear just LOVES to latch on to other fighters! Unfortunately, that'll slow their movement speed and hinder their jumping abilities, allowing the fighter he is assisting to really go in for the heavy hit!

 

[AlteredBeast]

Alright, my stage for Buster will be added. Sorry about the late notice. Now, for the next job.


Job 114:

Submit two assists: one from Arthur/Postcards from Buster and one from an unrepresented series on the roster. The top voted ones will be added. Get submitting and use your imagination.

My assist for Arthur:

I will be resubmitting Mr. Ratburn.

Mr. Ratburn (Arthur)

Mr. Ratburn will assign the person he is assisting "homework" (give them 20% damage but boost their stats). However, when the assist meter is full, he will give the fighter he is assisting a 100% on homework meaning invincibility for 10 seconds.

Unrepresented Series:

Two (Seven Little Monsters)

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An obscure PBS Kids show that aired on the Bookworm Bunch block! Two will follow around the fighter being nosey as he is known to "stick his nose in places where it does not belong". When the assist meter is full, he will go towards the other fighters and his nose will cause damage as he is being nosey.

Sorry if I'm flat-out late on this, but to be honest, adding new assists at this point feels like scraping the bottom of the barrel (We need to start saving PBS Kids shows for DLC), so I'm afraid they might have to be less often than before, but here are mine:

Arthur assist: Bionic Bunny
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Here comes Arthur's favorite superhero himself! Depending on the distance Bionic Bunny is from another fighter, he'll either perform a flying punch forward on a faraway opponent or do an uppercut on those close to him. When the assist meter is full, his attacks become stronger!

Unrepresented series (resubmission): Corduroy

This cute, child-minded teddy bear just LOVES to latch on to other fighters! Unfortunately, that'll slow their movement speed and hinder their jumping abilities, allowing the fighter he is assisting to really go in for the heavy hit!

Alright, assist job is closed. I have to agree with PopCultureCorn about how we are scraping the bottom of the barrel for assists now. I feel we will have one more assist job before the official launch and then that is it for assists till DLC. Please vote for the assist you want to see in the Strawpolls below:

Arthur Assist
Mr. Ratburn AlteredBeast
Bionic Bunny PopCultureCorn

Unrepresented Series Assist
Two (Seven Little Monsters) AlteredBeast
Corduroy PopCultureCorn

Now, for the next job:

Job 115:

Submit a moveset for Buster.

I can envision him having a more zoner moveset with a video camera gimmick maybe. I may muse up a moveset. Regardless, get submitting and use your imagination!