Grandma Gertie (NASB 2)

This page is about Grandma Gertie’s appearance in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2. For the character in other contexts, see Grandma Gertie.

No one expects Grandma Gertie to save the day!

Grandma Gertie is a playable character in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, originating from Hey Arnold!. She was revealed by Comicbook.com on September 18th, 2023.

Moveset[]

Playstyle[]

Gertie is a mix-up bruiser character, focusing on dealing massive damage and using her unpredictable Gift Bag to overwhelm opponents. Her attacks, especially her Forward Air Light, have massive amounts of knockback, allowing her to secure early KOs. As well as this, she's very good at combos and juggling opponents, and her recovery is pretty good. Her main weakness is her poor disadvantage, large size making her combo food, and inconsistency of her Up Special.

Light Attacks[]

Spinning Yarn (Neutral Grounded): Gertie rapidly knits with sewing needles, with the finishing hit being a green sweater. The move is underwhelming overall, as it has low range, high endlag and mediocre KO potential.
Chopping Knife (Side Grounded): A forwards chop. This move is a good shield pressure tool, but is her slowest tilt.
Axe Kick (Up Grounded): Swings her leg downward. This move can spike at ledge, and is a good combo starter.
Sweep (Down Grounded): Sweeps the floor. Dashes Gertie forward a small distance. This move starts combos very reliably, but is unsafe on shield.
Twister (Neutral Aerial): Does a frenzy of kicks and punches all around her. Hits twice, although the first hit struggles to connect with the second. Makes up for it with strong knockback. DAMAGE: 5 (Hit 1), 10 (Hit 2)
The Knee (Forward Aerial): Thrusts her knee into the opponent. If connected properly, this move does massive knockback, but has a much weaker sourspot. DAMAGE: 16 (Sweet), 6 (Sour)
Frying Pain (Back Aerial): Swings a frying pan backwards. A good burst option in the air and can start combos at low percents. DAMAGE: 12
Head Smash (Up Aerial): Headbutts upward. A very good juggling tool on platforms and a decent KO option at the top blast zone.
Cleaning House (Down Aerial): Sweeps in a circle. Hits multiple times below her, and allows for good coverage, though it has poor knockback.

Strong Attacks[]

Home run (Side Grounded): Swings a halberd forward. Very good range.
For the Empire (Up Grounded): Swings a halberd upward. Very good range.
Kickulator (Down Grounded): Does a spinning kick on the ground. Is decently fast but has high endlag and is very unsafe on shields.
Flying Kick (Side Aerial): Does a flying kick. Gives her a horizontal and slight vertical boost. This move is an amazing movement option for Gertie, especially when cancelling momentum.
Rebellion (Up Aerial): Screams in a megaphone. Mostly diagonal hitbox, making it difficult to land.
Freedom Swing (Down Aerial): Swings on a grappling hook like a vine. Slightly worse than her flying kick, though this can still be used for movement and mixups.

Special Attacks[]

Calamity Strike (Neutral): A chargeable attack. The more you charge, the more damage and knockback it does. This uppercut is extremely powerful when fully charged, having extremely high knockback and shield damage. Shielding mid-charge will save the charge of this move. Gertie will glow pink when fully charged.
- Slime Version: Rises much higher, allowing it to connect with opponents easier (the animation also being much more akin to a Shoryuken).
Blitz (Side): Gertie punches forward a set distance. Can be used as recovery. The move is strongest when hit at the end of the move, otherwise the attack will be significantly weaker. Use this to mixup opponents or catch them offguard with it's fast startup.
- Slime Version: Gives Gertie super armor during the attack.
Getting Hooked (Up): Gertie throws a grappling hook upward. A tether recovery which has no hitbox.
- Slime Version: Includes a small jump to increase recovery.
Christmas Gift (Down): Gertie pulls a random gift from her gift bag. Each item has unique effects. Piano is the strongest, flying up before crashing down the size of 3/4 the stage, but can also hit Gertie. There are 16 items total, and two items can be pulled at a time (though if you are holding an item-based pull, an item will have a 0% chance of spawning). DAMAGE: Varies
- Slime Version: Allows Gertie to spawn an item instantly even with the max amount of items.

Throws[]

Forward Throw: Gertie slams pancakes in the opponent's face. Has a surprising amount of power!
Back Throw: Gertie puts the opponents in a pot and does a German Suplex on them. A high-knockback throw good for getting opponents offstage.
Up Throw: Gertie "flips" the opponent three times with a frying pan. Her slowest throw by far, and has little combo potential, but makes up for it with very high KO power. DAMAGE: 15
Down Throw: Gertie stirs the opponent in a pot, launching them upward. Her weakest throw knockback-wise, but starts combos the best out of all her tools, making this overall her best throw.

Other[]

Take the Shoe! (Dash Attack): Does a dashing kick. The move is good at ledges or getting your opponent offstage, but it has a weird hitbox and high endlag, making it difficult to land in neutral.
Super Attack: Gertie sparks two wires together, causing a train to ram into the opponent, with Gertie finishing in a pose. DAMAGE: 40

Alternate Costumes[]

Green	Gertie's default costume. Based on her appearance in the original series.
Black	Based on her thief outfit from the Season 1 episode "Field Trip".
White	Based on her karate outfit from the Season 1 episode "Mugged".
Blue	Wears a chef hat and blue dress from the Season 1 episode "Field Trip."
Aura	Gertie under the control of Vlad Plasmius. Unlocked by fighting his ghost clone in the Campaign mode.
Clone	Gertie's ghost clone. Unlocked in the Campaign mode.

Animations[]

Intro Animation: Gertie and her piano lands on stage.
Idle: Stands with her fists clenched and up in her face. She's ready to brawl!
Idle Animation 1: Gertie does karate chops.
Idle Animation 2: Gertie looks around while holding her hands together.
Taunt 1: Gertie sits down and mediates. Be at peace with the grandma...
Taunt 2: Gertie brings out a broom and plays it like a guitar. ROCK!!!
Taunt 3: Gertie does cat hisses and claws. Is she secretly a catgirl?! What's she hiding under her hair...
Win 1: Gertie jumps and dances. Congrats!
Win 2: Gerie does two karate chops, one karate kick, and then bows in three directions. Never mess with the grandma of Arnold!
Team Win:
Lose: Gertie angrily walks around in a circle. She can't believe she lost!
Jukebox: Same as Taunt 2.

Campaign Quotes & Interactions[]

Under Mind Control[]

"Wait Isn't today the Fourth of July? Where'd the turkey go?!" (when being unlocked)

With Gerald[]

"Looking for trouble, dear? Well, not while I'm in town." (when encountering Gerald)

With Gary[]

"I must be hearin’ things." (when meeting Gary)

With The Flying Dutchman[]

"Is it Halloween already? I didn’t wrap the presents yet!" (before the fight)
"That’ll teach you to sass your elders!" (after winning)
"I tried… but I guess I tuckered out too soon." (after losing)

With King Jellyfish[]

"My! What a big jellyfish that is! A big ANGRY jellyfish." (before the fight)
"I could have warned you: this granny’s no pushover!" (after winning)
"That wasn't very nice, you know!" (after losing)

With Shredder[]

"Bring your worst. I will not be moved!" (before the fight)
"Finished? Looks like you are to me." (after winning)
"I demand to see the chef!" (after losing)

With Sartana de los Muertos[]

"You’re messing with the wrong grandma!" (before the fight)
"Compared to her, I feel like a spring chicken." (after winning)
"I’m a wreck after that!" (after losing)

With Vlad[]

"Just for that, you don't get any mashed potatoes!" (after losing)
"I got a rumbling in my tummy." (Watching the universe get destroyed the first time)

With Clockwork[]

"I'm gonna mash you like a potato!" (being granted to defeat Clockwork)

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References[]

Her Light Forward Aerial, The Knee, is a reference to Captain Falcon's forward aerial in the Super Smash Bros. series.

Gallery[]

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Grandma Gertie Reveal

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Grandma Gertie Spotlight

Triva[]

Grandma Gertie is the of the 4 playable characters that uses more than 1 costume for her profiles alongside with Zuko, Zim, and Iroh, as the first profile uses her karate outfit, while the second one uses her default appearance.
Despite what the moveset list says in-game, Gertie's tether recovery has no hitbox.
Abner the Pig, one of the items Gertie can pull with her Down Special, is Arnold's pet pig, and functions similarly to Piplup/Oshawott in the Super Smash Bros. series, dashing forward and hitting multiple times.
Gertie's Taunt 3 uses soft clawing sound effects seen in many animes containing catgirls.
Gertie's Piano, seen with her Down Special, flies up before crashing down much larger. This is an exact reference to Snorlax in the Super Smash Bros. series.
Plankton, El Tigre, Rocko, Jimmy Neutron, Garfield, Grandma Gertie, Gerald, Nigel Thornberry, Zim, Reptar, and Ren & Stimpy are the only 11 characters whose dialogue renders that are full-on renders