Rocksteady (NASB 2)

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

One-half of Shredder's dimwitted duo.

Rocksteady is a playable character in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, originating from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He was revealed to be the third of the Season Pass DLC characters on October 31st, 2023, and was released on July 3rd, 2024.

Moveset[]

Playstyle[]

Rocksteady is a large sized zoner character. He boasts a large variety of projectiles at unique angles, hard-hitting normals and unique mobility options. Despite being one of the slowest characters in the game, he is also very heavy, allowing him to live much longer. His recovery is also good, being able to use both Side and Up special, allowing him to recover almost all of the time. However, his weaknesses come into play with his large size, which makes him combo food and much easier to hit. As well as this, a lot of his moves are slow, allowing faster characters like El Tigre to close the gap easier.

Light Attacks[]

Headbutt (Neutral Grounded): Does a ramming headbutt. DAMAGE: 7
Rhino Punch (Side Grounded): Does a forwards punch. DAMAGE: 10
Bang Bang Bang!(Up Grounded): Shoots a blast from his gun upward, which spreads into three projectiles in a fan shape. Endlag is increased when firing a second shot. The projectiles have a ton of reach, making them a fantastic anti-air. DAMAGE: 4 (per shot)
Go Away! (Down Grounded): Slashes his machete downward in front of him. DAMAGE: 7
Rhino Lariat (Neutral Aerial): Swings his arms around him for an aerial lariat attack. Long-lasting hitbox. DAMAGE: 12 (Sweet), 8 (Sour)
Hammer Bash (Forward Aerial): Swings both his arms downward. Can spike. DAMAGE: 15 (Sweet), 13 (Sour)
Rhino Boot (Back Aerial): Does a backwards kick. DAMAGE: 10 (Sweet), 8 (Sour)
Horn Header (Up Aerial): Swings his head upward. using his horn to slash opponents. Strong aerial KO option. DAMAGE: 9
Heavy Stomp (Down Aerial): Stomps downward. A faster spike attack with slightly less power than Forward Air. DAMAGE: 14 (Sweet), 11 (Sour)

Strong Attacks[]

Oil Barrel Slam-Toss (Side Grounded): Slams a barrel to the ground, having it bounce along the stage. The move can fall off ledges to edgeguard. You can use Neutral Special to blow up the barrel, which launches opponents toward Rocksteady for an easy conversion. As well as this, you can also aim the barrel in different directions by holding front or back, with back having it go much higher, and front giving it more horizontal reach with less bouncing from the barrel. DAMAGE: 18 (Arms), 14 (Barrel), 10 (Barrel Explosion)
Sledgehammer Strike (Up Grounded): Swings his hammer upward. More powerful at the upper-half of the move. DAMAGE: 17 (Sweet), 14 (Sour)
Elbow Drop (Down Grounded): Does a elbow drop. Can fall off ledges and spike opponents, at the cost of Rocksteady self-destructing without the use of slime cancelling. DAMAGE: 16 (Spike), 14 (Ground)
Sledgehammer Swing (Side Aerial): Swings his hammer forward. Stronger at the tip. DAMAGE: 16 (Sweet), 9 (Sour)
Dimension X Bazooka Shot (Up Aerial): Shoots a laser blast diagonally upward. Very good vertical KO tool as it has very little startup. DAMAGE: 13
Dimension X Bazooka Blast (Down Aerial): Shoots a short-range blast downward. If it connects with an opponent, they will be launched upward, and Rocksteady will fly upward a significant distance. DAMAGE: 13

Special Attacks[]

Laser Gun (Neutral): Shoots a blast from his laser gun. The shots deal no knockback, but are rapid-fire and allow Rocksteady to rack up damage. If the laser hits an oil drum, it instantly explodes, knocking opponents in Rocksteady's direction. DAMAGE: 2
- Slime Version: Fires one larger, more powerful blast. DAMAGE: 16
Charge Tackle (Side): Rocksteady charges forward with a shoulder bash, going a good horizontal distance. The attack launches opponents upward. DAMAGE: 11
- Slime Version: Has more knockback and gives Rocksteady a large amount of super armor. DAMAGE: 15
Krang's Propulsion Device (Up): Flies upward with rockets. Can be cancelled into anything. DAMAGE: None
- Slime Version: Has more control, and drops bombs. DAMAGE: 2 (per bomb)
Get Blasted! (Down): Lays down four grenades, which explode when being attacked by Rocksteady, and knocked away when hit by opponents. Good for platform pressure, though the bombs can also hurt Rocksteady. DAMAGE: 8
- Slime Version: The bombs are larger and do not hurt Rocksteady, and explode upon contact with an opponent. DAMAGE: 8 (per bomb)

Throws[]

Grab: He grabs opponents with both hands.
Pummel: He headbutts the oppenent with his horn.
Forward Throw: Kicks the opponent before slashing them with his machete. DAMAGE: 20
Back Throw: Drops three grenades before slamming the opponent to the ground. DAMAGE:
Up Throw: Tosses the opponent upward.
Down Throw: Does a flying slam attack with major knockback. DAMAGE: 16

Other[]

Sliding Kick (Dash Attack): Does a sliding kick attack. DAMAGE: 11 (Clean), 9 (Late)
Super Attack: Targets the opponent before teaming up with Krang to have the Technodrome fire at the opponent. DAMAGE: 40

Alternate Costumes[]

Yellow	Rocksteady's default costume. Based on his appearance in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series.
Red	Based on BST AXN's Rocksteady (Street Thug) figure.
Black	Based on his Playmates figure.
Silver	Based on Super Rocksteady from the season 3 episode "Super Bebop and Mighty Rocksteady."
Aura	Rocksteady under the control of Vlad Plasmius. Unlocked by fighting his ghost clone in the Campaign mode.
Clone	Rocksteady's ghost clone. Unlocked in the Campaign mode.

Animations[]

Intro Animation: Rocksteady gets out of a giant drill.
Idle:
Idle Animation 1:
Idle Animation 2:
Taunt 1: Rocksteady laughs.
Taunt 2: Rocksteady mocks at the opponent.
Taunt 3: Rocksteady points his laser gun at both sides.
Victory Animation 1:
Victory Animation 2:
Team Win:
Lose:
Jutebox:

Campaign Quotes & Interactions[]

Under Mind Control[]

"Time to let'er rip!" (Challenging the player)
"I'm gonna walk all over yer face!" (Challenging the player)
"I don't like my mind being messed with. It's messy in there already!" (when being unlocked)

With Raphael[]

"You're going down, pal. Yeah, you heard me right." (while mind-controlled, challenging Raphael)
"Mess with a rhinoceros, you get the horns, buddy!" (Confronting a mind-controlled Raphael)

With Donatello[]

"You asked for it now, pal!" (while mind-controlled, challenging Donatello, also used when Rocksteady is granted to defeat Clockwork)
"Oooh, shiver me timbers!" (Confronting a mind-controlled Donatello)

With April O'Neil[]

"We can fight but if yer looking' for an interview, I got one thing to say: No comment!" (while mind-controlled, challenging April)
"You're not gonna write about this, are ya?" (Confronting a mind-controlled April)

With Gary[]

"Awww… ain't that cute? It’s a little snail!" (when meeting Gary)

With King Jellyfish[]

"Ooo… look at the big fishy! The big ANGRY fishy!" (before the fight)
"Don’t matter how many arms ya got. I still won!" (after winning)
"That big squiggly thing beat me? Now that stings!" (after losing)

With The Flying Dutchman[]

"Wow. This place sure is kinda… haunted…" (before the fight)
"I won! Boo! Huh… does that even work on a ghost?" (after winning)
"What’s this "locker" business? I sure hope it ain’t a gym locker or anything." (after losing)

With Shredder[]

"C’mon, boss. Go easy on me. I’m just tryin’ to help save the universe so you can conquer it, you know." (before the fight)
"Awww… don’t be sore, boss. It’s nothing personal. I just don’t wanna blow up!" (before the fight alt)
"I won? I beat the Shredder?! Wait’ll the guys hear about this! Uh… no offense, boss." (after winning)
"Okay, you got me. But I’m gonna beat you one day. I gotta keep tryin’! What kind of minion would I be if I gave up so easy?" (after losing)

With Sartana de los Muertos[]

"No bones about it… THAT is a lady skeleton." (before the fight)
"Who’s the pinata now, huh, lady?" (after winning)
"I guess she had a bone to pick with me!" (after losing)

With Vlad Plasmius[]

"Awww… quit your yappin’, ghost. You can’t take me and you know it." (first encounter)
"I oughta be used to it by now, but losin’ ain’t a good look for me." (after losing)

References[]

TBA

Gallery[]

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Rocksteady Reveal

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Official Rocksteady Spotlight

Trivia[]

Rocksteady was at one point planned to be a playable character in the original Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl instead of Shredder, as evidenced by early placeholder files found in the game's data.
Rocksteady's internal codename is "headbanger", referencing a rhinoceros attacking with their horns, as well as Rocksteady and his partner-in-crime Bebop being named after musical genres.
In Rocksteady's official spotlight video, it is mistakenly claimed that he would be released on June 24th, 2024; while he was instead released on July 3rd, there was a separate patch released in preparation on June 26th.
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.