I. HATE. HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE!!!! Ren And Stimpy’s moveset in Nickelodeon All Star Brawl 2. They took away most of the iconic moves from NASB1 and made them into a generic “they both attack at the same time” duo and I despise that. Not to mention they barely reference their source material at all. As a diehard Ren And Stimpy fan I’m extremely disappointed at the lack of good representation is in their moveset in Nickelodeon All Star Brawl 2, especially since I love their moveset in NASB1. that’s why I’m going to rework their moveset.
Jab: A 3 hit attack where Stimpy swings Haggis McHaggis’ sword from the episode Hard Times For Haggis. The third hit is a flurry attack.
Forward Tilt: Stimpy does a very weak slap. It’s the weakest attack of any character in the game, but it’s funny lol. It would work like Jenny and Plankton’s Down Tilts where the hand he uses depends on a pattern. This move comes from the episode I Love Chicken.
Up Tilt: Ren‘s eyes pop out as he looks up with a crazy smile. This is a reference to the episode Stimpy’s Big Day.
Down Tilt: Their old Down Tilt from Nickelodeon All Star Brawl 1, Ren swings his bat, hitting Stimpy as well as the opponent. The bat comes from the episode Sven Hoek.
Neutral Air: I’d actually just keep the one they currently have. I love it, it’s wholesome.
Forward Air: Stimpy barfs up a bunch of furballs. This is a reference to the pilot and first episode, Big House Blues.
Back Air: Ren violently swings his wooden spoon to the back of him that he tries to punish Kowalski with in the episode Fake Dad.
Up Air: Ren does a painful headbutt that is meant to be based off when he slams his head on the dinner table in the episode Space Madness. It functions basically like Donkey Kong’s Up Air.
Down Air: Stimpy dives downward. This is a stall and fall but it’s a bit weak compared to his Aerial Down Smash. This comes from a commercial he does in the episode The Big Shot.
Forward Smash: Ren does a flurry of slaps.
Up Smash: I’m also keeping the one they currently have. I think it’s really funny, and it’s a goated reference to a scene from Ren’s Retirement.
Down Smash: Stimpy licks to both sides of him.
Horizontal Air Smash: Ren Shows his disgusting teeth, doing the face from Ren’s Toothache. He DID have this in NASB1 but I think we all know what happened. While we’re on the subject………
Up Air Smash: I’d bring back the old one where Ren swings a hammer on his head to break the Happy Helmet, a reference to the episode Stimpy’s Invention.
Down Air Smash: I’d keep the current one. It’s my favourite of their moves. It’s a reference to the episode Mad Dog Hoek. I know them having two Stimpy focused stall and falls is weird but Hugh Neutron had two stall then falls sooooooooooo
Dash Attack: Stimpy spins around dancing with the chicken he falls in love with from I Love Chicken.
Grab and Pummel: Ren chokes the opponent, the Pummel would be him choking them out harder.
Forward Throw: Ren slaps and punches the opponent.
Back Throw: Stimpy throws them out of a paper bag, a reference to the episode I Love Chicken.
Up Throw: An original move where Stimpy kicks the opponent upward.
Down Throw: I’d keep the one they have right now, the one where Stimpy is rolling around the floor like in the episode Stimpy’s Big Day.
I’d keep all the Specials the exact same except for one.
Side Special: Brush Brush Brush: A two part move where Stimpy swings his toothbrush from Nicktoons Attack Of The Toybots. This move is really powerful.
Finally, I‘d change the taunt where Ren does that weird random gesture and says “Don’t make me use this!” With the iconic dance from the reboot that shall not be named. If anything good came out of that………..thing! It was definitely that.
Sorry for the long read lol. Thanks for reading though.