Mecha-Plankton (NASB 2)

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

The mini mastermind owner of the Chum Bucket, now with a mecha suit!

Mecha-Plankton is a playable character in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, originating from SpongeBob SquarePants. He was announced during EVO on August 4th, 2023.

Moveset[]

Playstyle[]

Mecha-Plankton is a superheavy zoner/grappler hybrid that constantly has opponents on their toes with his large array of projectiles and devastating command grab. His moves have great combo potential, and can chain into many of his powerful attacks, such as his brutal Slime Enhanced neutral special. Where he struggles is ironic, as his more intimidating large size makes him a huge target against more rushdown opponents, and his slow speed makes him struggle to close in on the opponent.

Gimmick[]

Sauce: Some of Mecha-Plankton’s attacks apply sauce onto opponents, which slows them down and makes it harder for them to DI for a short time.

Light Attacks[]

Me? Aggressive?! (Neutral Grounded): A multi-hit jab with Karen punching before the mech slams his fists to the ground.
Bigger Boot (Side Grounded): Does a lunging kick forward. DAMAGE: 12
Hot-Headed Commands (Up Grounded): Opens up his hatch and releases an explosion, with the mech looking irritated. DAMAGE: 11
Cossack Dance (Down Grounded): Crosses his arms and does low kicks. DAMAGE: 7 (Hit 1), 8 (Hit 2)
Combo #2 with Extra Chum (Neutral Aerial): Spins his arms around in a circle before doing an uppercut. Hits multiple times.
Super Plankton Hand Cannon Strike (Forward Aerial): Shoots his fist forward. Good range. DAMAGE: 15 (Sweet), 9 (Sour)
King Neptune's Iron Fist (Back Aerial): Swings his fist downward. Can spike. DAMAGE: 9
Robojellycopter (Up Aerial): Propels upward with a helicopter blade. Hits multiple times, and travels upward. One of his primary vertical KO options and recovery tools due to flying upward and the slime-cancel. DAMAGE: 1-8
Chum Drop (Down Aerial): Shoots a Chumsicle downward, acting as a projectile. The chumsicle travels slowly with minimal knockback, making it a great pressure tool. DAMAGE: 6

Strong Attacks[]

I Seeeee You! (Side Grounded): Plankton shoots a massive laser from Mecha-Plankton’s eye. The move lingers for a bit, growing weaker over time. The move has great range at the cost of speed. DAMAGE: 17
The Chain Grab (Up Grounded): Plankton shoots a chain from the top of Mecha-Plankton, which grabs opponents hit by it and drags them back to him; launching them away. Can be angled 180°. Has the highest knockback of his strong attacks, but is harder to land due to it's slowness and overall limited reach despite it's looks. DAMAGE: 13
Chump Stomp (Down Grounded): Mecha-Plankton stomps the ground; creating an shockwave that travels across the ground. There can only be one shockwave on the stage at a time. DAMAGE: 13 (Kick), 5 (Wave)
Super Plankton Punch (Side Aerial): A dashing punch. Can be used for recovery. Autocancels when touching the ground allowing Plankton to gain a burst of speed while still being actionable. DAMAGE: 15 (Sweet), 9 (Sour)
Crossfire of Sauce (Up Aerial): Mecha-Plankton shoots multiple sauce blasts upwards. Plankton's primary vertical KO tool when converted from Up Air Light, and applies sauce to opponents.
Peek-a-boo! Laser (Down Aerial): Mecha-Plankton shoots two lasers diagonally downwards, with them colliding into one spot. Can spike opponents, and stalls in the air while charging. DAMAGE: 15

Special Attacks[]

The Way of the Sauce (Neutral): Plankton repeatedly fires sauce from the sauce blasters on Mecha-Plankton’s arms. You can temporarily float while using this move in mid-air by holding the attack button. Can be canceled into jump, shield or grab. The sauce also inflicts a unique status effect on opponents which limits how much they can DI, making Plankton's combos much more powerful. DAMAGE: 1 (per sauce hit)
- Slime Version: A larger, more powerful version that comes out instantaneously and knocks Plankton back slightly. Kills ludicrously early offstage, and applies the burn effect instead of sauce. DAMAGE: 8 (Base)
Chum Bucket Buster (Side): A command grab in which Mecha-Plankton grabs the opponent before flying upwards and crashing down with a fiery explosion. The move has very high endlag on the grab, but if Plankton grabs an opponent, the knockback is extremely high. DAMAGE: 20
- Slime Version: Gains super armor and deals 10 extra damage. DAMAGE: 30
99% Hot Gas/Shia Kazing (Up): Plankton ejects the top half of Mecha-Plankton upwards as the lower half disappears. Pressing the button again causes the mech to clap its hands together; creating an explosion. Greatly increased height if used immediately after Robojellycopter (Up Aerial). DAMAGE: 8 (Hit 1), 18 (Clap)
- Slime Version: The first hit launches the opponent upward into Shia Kazing. Larger window to cancel into Shia Kazing.
Chum Bucket's Toxic Tuesday Special (Down): Karen throws a chum projectile at an upwards arc. If it hits an opponent, they are poisoned for a short time and launched upward. If it hits the ground, it creates a cloud of gas that damages any opponents who go into it. DAMAGE: 6 (Base) 1 (Damage Cloud), 14 (Poison)
- Slime Version: Shoots three buckets in a spread. Allows for better coverage.

Throws[]

Mecha-Plankton’s grab involves shooting a net out of a net cannon; giving him the longest reaching grab in the game at the cost of being the slowest.

Grab: Shoots a net forward. The longest ranged grab in the game, but very slow.
Pummel: Punches the opponent.
Forward Throw: Mecha-Plankton punches the opponent with a flaming fist; hitting multiple times. This applies a brief fire effect on the opponent, which damages them over time.
Back Throw: Mecha-Plankton throws the opponent on the ground behind him. Can spike the opponent when used near a ledge. DAMAGE: 11
Up Throw: Mecha-Plankton and Karen throw the opponent upwards before Plankton fires a missile at them. Has the highest knockback of his throws. DAMAGE: 12
Down Throw: Karen throws the opponent downwards. Plankton's main combo throw that can convert into just about anything. DAMAGE: 8

Other[]

Dash Attack (The Way of The Sauce): Mecha-Plankton speeds forward; propelled by the sauce blasters. It leaves a trail of sauce on the ground behind it. Propels Plankton backwards if done close to a ledge. DAMAGE 8
Super Attack: Plankton and Karen activate Mecha-Plankton’s self-destruct; blowing up the opponent. DAMAGE: 40

Alternate Costumes[]

Green	Mecha-Plankton's default costume. Based on his mech from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.
Silver	Based on his robot decoy from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.
Olive	Based on his robot from SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge.
Blue	Based on Clem's robot from SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge.
Aura	Mecha-Plankton under the control of Vlad Plasmius. Unlocked by fighting his ghost clone in the Campaign mode.
Clone	Mecha-Plankton's ghost clone. Unlocked in the Campaign mode.

Animations[]

Intro Animation: Mecha-Plankton touches down onto the ground.
Idle: Mecha-Plankton stands with his arms at his sides
Idle Animation 1: Mecha-Plankton pounds his robotic arms.
Idle Animation 2: Plankton and Karen does a fist bump.
Taunt 1: Plankton looks down at the ground disappointed.
Taunt 2: Plankton laughs maniacally.
Taunt 3: Karen pops up with the word "SHELDON" on her screen before Plankton looks back with a worried expression, saying "Don't call me Sheldon!!"
Win: Mecha-Plankton flies in and touches down on the ground. When it lands, it stands in a triumphant pose while Plankton laughs maniacally.
Win 2: Plankton, now out of his robot, celebrates his victory. He turns around, revealing a post-it note taped to his back with "SHELDON" written on it.
Team Win: Mecha-Plankton pumps his fists in the air triumphantly.
Lose: A weary Mecha-Plankton short-circuits.
Jukebox: Plantkon does his cossack dance.

Campaign Interactions[]

Under Mind Control[]

"You'll never beat me. I went to COLLEGE!" (challenging the player in campaign mode, also used when Plankton is granted the power to defeat Clockwork)
"I'm as evil as ever and I'll prove it right now." (challenging the player in campaign mode)
"Go away, cheese-head." (battling SpongeBob)
"Oh no… It's you…" (battling Patrick)
"And what's that supposed to mean?" (battling Squidward)
"Time to get stumped, Eugeeene... Ah-ha-ha-ha!" (battling Mr. Krabs)
"Free!!! I'M FREE!!! I am, aren't I?" (when unlocked after being freed)

With Gary[]

"SpongeBob's pet snail is here. Suddenly, I don't feel as special anymore..." (first encounter)
"Hmmm... my snail translation module doesn't seem to be working." (first encounter)
"I don't have time for your mewling. I must bask in the glow of my glorius triumph. But duhhh... of course I won." (after beating Vlad Plasmius for the first time)
"Hmmm... what secrets might be revealed if only I could understand what that snail was saying..." (after beating Vlad Plasmius for the second time)
"Pipe down, snail. That ghost we defeated is here... but why? What's his game now, huh?" (after beating Vlad Plasmius for the third time)
"Out of my way, Mollusk! Looks like I'm going to have to save the say. As a bad guy, that wasn't easy to say." (after talking to Vlad)
"I can only guess you're excited to get home. No need to thank me for that... my victory WAS inevitable, after all" (after beating Clockwork)

With Mrs. Puff[]

"Mrs. Puff" (first encounter)
"Perhaps my height has increased, but my evil genius has always been towering!" (first encounter)
"...." (she wonders if he developed a sense of humour)
"I suppose being transported halfway across the universe can put one out of sorts. I forgive you, Mrs. Puff!" (apologising for upsetting him)

With King Jellyfish[]

"Threaten me, will you? I have a better idea... how about you bend the tentacle to me!!!" (before fight)
"Ahhh... defeat... how bitter its taste..." (after losing)
"Victory is mine. Not to gloat or anything. Who am I kidding? Of course I'm gloating!" (after win)

With The Flying Dutchman[]

"I've heard of low-tech, but this ship, as you call it, is ridiculous." (before fight)
"Threaten me, will you? Do you know who you're talking to? I'll show you, Dutchman!" (before fight alt)
"I'll tell ya what's scary. It's scary how old you are!" (after losing)
"Ha! I outghosted you at your own game!" (after win)

With Shredder[]

"Nice outfit. Who's your welder?" (before fight)
"Well, this stinks..." (after losing)
"It looks like my evil plan worked perfectly!" (after win)

With Sartana de los Muertos[]

"One look at you and my eyeball is having a toothache." (before fight)
"Squashed again. What a waste of evil genius." (after losing)
"So that's what utter annihilation looks like. Imagine that." (after win)

With Vlad Plasmius[]

"You can't conquer the universe. That's my thing!" (first encounter)
"Beaten again. You think I'd be used to it by now." (after losing)
"Never! Plankton never grovels. Except maybe to Karen, occasionally." (Rematch against the first fight with Vlad)
"Bah! It was inevitable. I always win. Except the times I, well, don't." (first encounter, after win)
"I've just been hoodwinked. And I'm not even wearing a hood!" (finding out Vlad was a clone)
"Is this the end?" (watching the universe being destroyed for the first time)
"I'll show you who the real villain is here. Me... I'm talking about me." (Confronting Vlad for the second time)
"I will not rest until you are defeated. Although, I may need to take a few breaks to recharge my batteries." (Rematch against the second fight with Vlad)
"Heh heh heh... you didn't expect to beat me, did you? Let's call that the end of your evil plans, shall we? Time to go home." (After defeating Vlad for the second time)
"Now would be a good time for a rescue, wouldn't you say?" (Asking Clockwork to save him after Vlad's machine malfunctions and destroys the universe a second time)
"I have no choice but to save the universe so I can conquer it." (Confronting Vlad for the third time)
"Not bad as evil villain speeches go. I've heard better." (Refusing to listen to Vlad)
"Not so tough now that your machine's on the blink, are you? Surrender!" (Telling Vlad to give up after disabling his machine)
"Here we go again, I guess" (Rematch against the third fight with Vlad)
"So ya failed. Happens to the best of us, believe me. I guess your plan just wasn't evil enough. You've lost, ghost... Now send everyone home." (After defeating Vlad for the third time)
"Hey! What gives?" (Watching the universe be destroyed a third time)
"Ah, it's you. So tell me, how did you snatch victory out of the jaws of defeat?" (Asking Vlad why he is in the Timeless Stardial)
"Wait a minute, if you're the bad guy and we're ALL trapped... what's going on here?" (Wondering why Clockwork would leave him and Vlad trapped in the Timeless Stardial)
"I couldn't let him get in the way of MY evil schemes, could I?" (Talking to Vlad after defeating Clockwork)
"Changing your story, are you? You really are a villain! I better start taking notes..." (Doubting Vlad's intentions)
"If you're telling the truth, that's not very evil of you. I'm disappointed." (After Vlad insisted he was going to fix his machine)
"Take it from me. A little good doesn't cancel out ALL the evil." (After hearing Vlad's side of the story)
"Don't tell me, you'll stop being evil after this?" (Worring that Vlad might stop being evil)
"You really should keep your schemes in file folders. Sleeves sound bulky." (Convincing Vlad to keep his schemes in file folders)
"What a strange feeling... is that what winning feels like?!" (after defeating Vlad in a post-game rematch)

With Clockwork[]

"What a fiendish plot... kudos!" (after Clockwork tells him that Vlad's machine would destroy the universe)
"You knew it was a decoy, huh? Explain yourself." (after learning that Clockwork knew Vlad was a ghost clone)
"You're very good at lying. I admire that." (Clockwork apologising for his deception)
"Hey... what's with you? Are you supposed to be glowing like that?" (After finding Clockwork, but realizing there is something wrong with him)
"I don't think so, ghost. If that other ghost couldn't stop me, you certainly won't." (Refusing to accept his offer to return to the Timeless stardial)
"Another formidable foe! What to do... what to do?" (After Evil Clockwork disappears)
"He will rue the day he crossed me. And I do mean "rue."" (Being challenged by Evil Clockwork)
"I do enjoy smashing things. I won't lie. But your way lacks a certain finesse. Let me tell you all about it in the Timeless Stardial where your mind will return to normal!" (Begging Clockwork to return to the Timeless Stardial to undo the effects of Vlad's machine)
"You're crazier than I thought. And I usually find that an admirable quality." (Before starting the final battle with Clockwork)
"Being an evil genius only takes you so far, I guess..." (After being defeated by Clockwork)
"Enough! No more fighting!" (Rematch with Clockwork)
"Hey! You can cheat like that?! I didn't get a chance to cheat on you!" (Clockwork replenishes his health bar)
"Whew! I'm sure glad to see you!" (Freeing Clockwork from mind control)
"I like a dramatic reveal as much as anyone, but you could have said something sooner." (Clockwork explaining how he was affected by Vlad's machine)
"Now I can get back to what I'm really good at: scheming to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula!" (after defeating Clockwork in a post-game rematch)

Miscellaneous[]

"We'll see about that, Inspector Loose-Lips! Mwahahaha!" (encountering Squidward)
"I will run you outta business." (encountering Mr. Krabs)
"Ah ha! Now the villain doesn't stand a chance!" (After being given an energy dampener by Nora Wakeman)
"Wait? Did I win or lose? I could have sworn..." (Finding himself in the Timeless Stardial after defeating Vlad for the third time)

References[]

Mecha-Plankton is a modified version of his robot from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, with the sauce blasters being taken from its boss fight in SpongeBob HeroPants.
Mecha-Plankton's Up Special references his failed attempt to make himself disappear in "Culture Shock" in Season 1.
Mecha-Plankton's grab uses the net gun from "Sandy's Rocket" in Season 1, despite not being in the actual episode.
Mecha-Plankton's animations during both taunts come from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and "Handemonium" in Season 12.
One of Mecha-Plankton's lines, "You Will Obey!", his song from the album The Best Day Ever.
Mecha-Plankton's Super is based on Robot Krabs' self-destruct mode from "Imitation Krabs" in Season 2.
Mecha-Plankton's Taunt 3 is a reference to a gag in Season 3's "Plankton's Army", where his cousins make fun of him for his real name, Sheldon J. Plankton.

Gallery[]

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Plankton Official Trailer

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Plankton Spotlight

Trivia[]

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.
Plankton, Gerald, and Mr. Krabs are the only NASB2 characters to not have it's reveal trailers be posted on GameMill's YouTube channel
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