April O'Neil (NASB 2)

This page is about April O'Neil’s appearance in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2. For the character in other contexts, see April O'Neil.

The go-getting reporter for Channel 6 News.

April O'Neil is a playable character in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, originating from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. She was announced in the reveal trailer released on July 27th, 2023.

Moveset[]

Playstyle[]

Similarly to the first game, April is a glass cannon rushdown who charges up her Ratings meter to unleash an explosive attack with high knockback. Her strengths are her ability to outrange her opponent, quick burst moves like Neutral Air to escape precarious situations, as well as fluid combos with her Up Air. However, April is a taller character, making her easier to combo than others, and her Up Special lacks a hitbox, making it extremely exploitable offstage if April doesn't cancel it into an aerial or Down Special.

Light Attacks[]

Microphone Combo (Neutral Grounded): A knee into a punch, followed by a rapid jab where April rapidly spins her mic in a circle. The finisher has April extend the mic forward energetically. DAMAGE: 3 (Hit 1), 4 (Hit 2), 1 (Rapid), 4 (Finisher)
Lunging Kick (Side Grounded): A forwards kick. DAMAGE: 9
Stretching Kick (Up Grounded): An upwards kick. DAMAGE: 8
Close-Up Kick (Down Grounded): A leg sweep. Pressing the button twice has April quickly flash her camera afterwards. DAMAGE: 8 (Leg), 3 (Camera)
Aerial Kick (Neutral Aerial): A lingering kick. DAMAGE: 12 (Sweet), 10 (Late), 9 (Very Late)
Take Notes (Forward Aerial): Slashes forward with a pencil and notepad. DAMAGE: 12
Double Kick (Back Aerial): Two backwards kicks. DAMAGE: 5 (Hit 1), 8 (Hit 2)
Mic Twirl (Up Aerial): Spins upward with the mic cord. Hits multiple times. DAMAGE: 1 (Hits 1-6), 4 (Hit 7)
Heel Kick (Down Aerial): A leg clap. DAMAGE: 12 (Sweet), 9 (Sour)

Strong Attacks[]

Overhead Recording (Side Grounded): Thrusts a mic stand forwards. The tip of the mic is stronger than the base. DAMAGE: 16 (Sweet), 11 (Sour)
Question (Up Grounded): Strikes an energetic pose. Hits twice. DAMAGE: 1 (Hit 1), 16 (Hit 2)
Stylish Camera (Down Grounded): Flashes a camera three times. Two forward, and one backward. DAMAGE: 7 (Front 1), 5 (Back), 10 (Front 2)
Wild Recording (Side Aerial): Thrusts a mic stand at a diagonal downward angle. DAMAGE: 13 (Sweet), 10 (Sour)
Mic Gain (Up Aerial): Similar to light up air, but it only hits once and has a star effect. DAMAGE: 16 (Sweet), 14 (Sour)
Sports Photography (Down Aerial): Flashes a camera three times in a downwards arc. DAMAGE: 3 (Hits 1-2), 6 (Hit 3)

Special Attacks[]

Interview (Neutral): Thrusts a mic forward. By attacking opponents with mic or camera attacks, you fill up a Ratings Meter (as shown on the HUD), upgrading the move from practically useless to an extremely powerful K.O. option, at the cost of all ratings built up. Whiffing still empties your ratings. DAMAGE: 5 (None-1 Bar), 10 (2 Bars), 15 (3 Bars)
- Slime Version: After using the move, you refill one bar of ratings.
On The Air! (Side): Places down a large camera that damages opponents with no knockback. Attacking the camera sends it rolling, which can be used as an attack to knock opponents away and build up ratings at the same time. DAMAGE: 10 (Camera), 1 (Film)
- Slime Version: The camera automatically moves forward and damages opponents.
Breaking News Blimp (Up): April rides on a small blimp; letting her float around freely in any direction for a short time. The more you use the move, the shorter the move lasts. Touching the ground refuels the blimp, but ledges will not refuel. DAMAGE: None
- Slime Version: Travels farther.
Paparazzi Somersault (Down): Does a flip while flashing a camera multiple times. Hits multiple times. You can control how far you travel with the move.
- Slime Version: More momentum and larger hitboxes.

Throws[]

Forward Throw: Kicks the opponent forward. DAMAGE: 9
Back Throw: Kicks the opponent backward. DAMAGE: 11
Up Throw: April tosses the opponent upwards. DAMAGE: 8
Down Throw: Snaps the camera at the opponent three times. DAMAGE: 10

Other[]

Close Up! (Dash Attack): Dashes forward while filming on a camera. DAMAGE: 8
Super Attack: Blasts the opponent caught in the activation hitbox with a huge energy ball being orbited by a ring with “BREAKING NEWS” written on it.

Role in Campaign[]

April O'Neil was among the many fighters to fall under the control of Vlad Plasmius.

In the campaign, April O'Neil can potentially be the 2nd fighter unlocked after Patrick, alongside Aang, and Jenny.

Alternate Costumes[]

Yellow	April's default costume. Based on her appearance in the first 7 seasons of the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series.
Blue	Based on her debut appearance in Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2, as colorized in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Book I.
Green	Based on her figure from the 1993 Playmates Channel 6 Newsvan playset.
Purple	Based on the 1992 version of her Playmates figure.
Aura	April under the control of Vlad Plasmius. Unlocked by fighting her ghost clone in the Campaign mode.
Clone	April's ghost clone. Unlocked in the Campaign mode.

Animations[]

Intro Animation:
Idle:
Idle Animation 1: April spins her microphone.
Idle Animation 2:
Taunt 1: April shrugs.
Taunt 2: April takes pictures of herself while making peace signs.
Taunt 3: April stretches her legs.
Win 1:
Win 2:
Team Win: April cheers.
Lose: April facepalms.
Jukebox: Same as Team Win.

Campaign Quotes & Interactions[]

Under Mind Control[]

"You’re more a talking headache than anything else." (challenging the player in campaign mode)
"You won’t just be getting hard-hitting questions from me." (alt challenging the player in campaign mode)
"Newsflash! I'm back! And I'm going to track down the story of how this happened!" (When being unlocked)

With Rapheal[]

"Raphael, let's see if you can do something newsworthy." (while mind-controlled, challenging Raphael)
"Hey, Raphael! Over here, It's April!" (Confronting a mind-controlled Raphael)

With Donatello[]

"Oh, this is gonna make headlines all right." (while mind-controlled, challenging Donatello)
"Donatello! When did you get here! (Confronting a mind-controlled Donatello)

With Rocksteady (Unused quote below the 2 used ones)[]

"This interview is over!" (while mind-controlled, challenging Rocksteady; also used whenever April is granted to defeat Clockwork)
"The tu rt le s aren't here, so I'll have to beat you this time, Rocksteady! (Confronting a mind-controlled Rocksteady)
"Okay, let's do this, Rocksteady! But try not to step on my feet, okay." (Unused)

With Gary[]

"This just in: snail meows!" (When meeting Gary)

With The Flying Dutchman[]

"Another ghost! Where’d all these ghosts come from?" (before the fight)
"I beat the ghost! Now, that’s front page news!" (after winning)
"I guess I gave up the ghost!" (after losing)

With King Jellyfish[]

"What? Am I going to have to fight THAT?!" (before the fight)
"That's the end of your story, jellyfish!" (After winning)

With Shredder[]

"I know how powerful you are, but I'm not running away from this fight!" (before the fight)
"You don’t scare me, Shredder. Okay, maybe you do, but I’ll still fight!" (before the fight alt)
"Not bad for a nobody, eh, Shredder? You're through!" (After winning)
"Maybe Shredder won this round… but I’m not giving up. I’ll get him next time!" (after losing)

With Sartana de los Muertos[]

"I’m about to be attacked… by a giant skeleton!" (before the fight)
"If I just did this, does this mean I could kick everyone’s butt?" (after winning)
"Ugh. My life has gotten really weird." (after losing)

With Vlad[]

"News flash! I won't let you win!" (first encounter)
"I’m surprised I lasted as long as I did against that kind of power." (after losing)
"You might as well stop the presses because that's never going to happen!" (Rematch against first fight)

With Clockwork[]

"Sources say the only way to stop what Plasmius' machine did your mind is to return to the Timeless Stardial. Let's do that instead of fight!" (Begging Clockwork to return to the Timeless Stardial to undo the effects of Vlad's machine)

Miscellaneous[]

"This reporter stands humbled after her shocking loss." (Unused/after losing to King Jellyfish)

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References[]

Her Super Attack directly references the Spirit Bomb technique from the Dragon Ball series; even down to the way it’s animated.

Gallery[]

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official April O'Neil Spotlight

Trivia[]

April and Raphael are the only Non-Danny Phantom characters that calls Vlad by his name.
When granted to defeat Clockwork, Plankton, Garfield, Korra, Donatello, April, Gerald, Nigel, Jenny, Ren & Stimpy, Zuko, and Rocksteady are the only fighters to use the same quote when battling player in mind-control.