SpongeBob (NASB 1)

This page is about SpongeBob’s appearance in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl. For the character in other contexts, see SpongeBob SquarePants (character).

SpongeBob is a playable character in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, originating from the show of the same name. He was announced in the reveal trailer released on July 13th, 2021.

Moveset[]

Light Attacks[]

Horizontal Punch (Mid Grounded): A quick forward punch. DAMAGE: 5
Up Kick (Up Grounded): An upwards kick. DAMAGE: 8
Floor Sweep (Down Grounded): SpongeBob sweeps the floor in front of him with a dustpan and broom. Holding the button continues the attack indefinitely. DAMAGE: 8
Side Kick (Mid Aerial): A split kick that hits both sides. DAMAGE: 8
Up Kick (Up Aerial): Same as the Grounded version. DAMAGE: 8
Down Swing (Down Aerial): A downward punch. DAMAGE: 8
Spin Attack (Dash): SpongeBob spins rapidly while dashing forward. DAMAGE: 8

Strong Attacks[]

Jellyfish Swing (Mid Grounded): Swings his jellyfish net forward. DAMAGE: 14
Kah-Rah-Tay Uppercut (Up Grounded): An uppercut with a red karate glove. DAMAGE: 13
Imaginaaation Clap (Down Grounded): Claps his hands above his head and creates a damaging rainbow. DAMAGE: 15
Aerial Jellyfish Swing (Mid Aerial): Same as the Grounded version. DAMAGE: 14
Aerial Kah-Rah-Tay Uppercut (Up Aerial): Same as the Grounded version. DAMAGE: 13
Imaginaaation Kick (Down Aerial): A downward kick with a rainbow trail, which can spike. DAMAGE: 15
Running Slip (Dash): SpongeBob slips forward and falls on his back. DAMAGE: 13

Special Attacks[]

Bubble Blow (Mid): Blows a slow moving bubble projectile. The move’s endlag increases with each consecutive use. DAMAGE: 8
Order Up (Up): Flies upward with his hydrodynamic spatula, hitting opponents multiple times. DAMAGE: 5 per hit
Chomp (Down): Bites forward. The move can be charged to increase its range. When performed in the air, it’s angled downwards. DAMAGE: 5-26%

Animations[]

Entrance: Hans places SpongeBob on the stage, who then cheers.
Taunt: SpongeBob inexplicably morphs into a bird-like shape in a mocking fashion.
Idle: Sways his arms back and forth, sometimes looking around the stage.
Idle animation: Flicks his nose.
Victory animation: Tiptoes in place before spinning and posing. He then does a little looping dance.
Lose animation: Sits and cries.
Team victory animation: SpongeBob dances back and forth while moving his arms in a wave.

References[]

The move "Floor Sweep" is a reference to SpongeBob sweeping the stage floor in the Season 1 episode "Culture Shock"; a simple, mundane action that garnered him a large amount of applause from the audience.
The moves "Jellyfish Swing" and "Aerial Jellyfish Swing" reference SpongeBob's love of jellyfishing.
The move "Imaginaaation Clap", and by extension the move "Imaginaaation Kick", is a reference to the Season 3 episode "Idiot Box", in which SpongeBob tells Squidward that anything can be done with imagination.
The move "Running Slip" is a reference to a meme of SpongeBob slipping on ice with a strange expression from the Season 5 episode "Krabs à la Mode".
The move "Order Up" features the hydrodynamic spatula with port and starboard attachments and turbo drive from the series pilot, "Help Wanted".
The move "Chomp" is a reference to SpongeBob biting Patrick's finger with a bizarre exaggerated expression in the Season 2 episode "I'm With Stupid".
His entrance features the appearance of Hans, a realistic hand that makes several appearances in SpongeBob Squarepants. Him placing SpongeBob on the stage could be a specific reference to his role in the Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, and Xbox game "SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom".
His idle is reminiscent of his idle stance in Battle for Bikini Bottom.
His taunt is a reference to a meme of SpongeBob imitating a bird from the Season 9 episode “Little Yellow Book”.
The dance SpongeBob does in his victory animation is from the Season 2 episode “Band Geeks”.
His losing animation references his tendency to cry profusely, mostly in later seasons of the show.
His team victory animation references the dance he (and later Squilliam) does in the Season 7 episode “I ♥ Dancing”.
His alternate costume is a reference to the Season 3 episode “One Krabs Trash”, in which Mr. Krabs sells a soda drinking hat to SpongeBob, but then tries to get it back after finding out how valuable it is.
One of SpongeBob’s voice clips when picking up Squidward’s Clarinet is him singing loudly, just like he did when acting as a clarinet in the Season 1 episode "Sleepy Time".