RIGHT SO I HAD A SILLY THOUGHT OF: HEY WHAT IF THE POWERPUFF GIRLS WERE A FIGHTING GAME INSTEAD OF A TV SHOW? LIKE I KNOW THEY'VE BEEN IN MULTI-VURSES, PUNCHTIME EXPLOSION, AND CHEMICAL X TRACTION BUT LIKE
What if they ORIGINATED from a fighting game?
SOOOOO HERE! I MADE THE PUFFS, RUFFS, PUNKS, AND MY OCS THE TUFFS, INTO FIGHTING GAME CHARACTERS!
The whole idea was that you didn't play as the whole team, but as each individual member! Each character would have their own unique play style, like Butch being a slow but super strong hitter, Brat being a bait and punish character, and Blossom being an all-rounder who can freeze opponents!
You wanna use fast characters with combos? Pick Bubbles! Toss projectiles at the opponents to turn the arena into a trap? Berserk is your girl! Want a character who's got tons of movement options to get around? Try Bone!
But what's the lore? Well allow me to tell you!!! The City of Townsville is a city built on competition, people from all around the world tune in to watch these intense fights! Pros and newbies alike come to compete for the champion belt and cash prize! However there's one problem... HIM has taken over the tournament this year and has taken the Mayor hostage! And you have to fight various familiar faces to reach the top! Go through the underground, villain lairs, and even alternate dimensions!
There's no rules and anything goes in these parts! Now without further ado....
FIGHT FOR THE CITY OF TOWNSVILLE!
Or the cash prize, whatever....
Here's the transparent refs for anyone who wants them!
If you'd like to add your OC to this AU feel free to! Don't limit yourself to just puff OCs either! The professor, Miss. Bellum, the Mayor, and various other characters are ment to be playable! Including villains!
For a while, I've been wanting to do my own fanfiction based around the Nicktoons, but I've had a hard time trying to figure out how to make it stand out.
Plus, I want to release it this year in honor of the 25th anniversary of biggest Nicktoons of them all, SpongeBob SquarePants!
(I know that sounds odd, but I figured better now than waiting until 2026)
In fact, when trying to create a premise for this Nicktoons series, I actually looked to SpongeBob, wanting to utilize some kind of element of the show as the basis.
And while rewatching SpongeBob, I noticed that how karate, despite being a favorite pastime for the sponge and particularly Sandy in the past, has weirdly faded into irrelevancy.
Like, I think the last time there was episode that featured karate was all the way back in like 2012.
And thus, it gave me the idea for an AU/fanfic where the Nicktoon characters are fighters.
This is gonna be short one, but I think you’ll all enjoy it.
The AU/series would draw lot of inspiration from fighting-based media. From video games like Street Fighter and Tekken, to anime and manga like Dragon Ball, Hunter x Hunter and Baki, to even Western animated shows like Xiaolin Showdown and Jackie Chan Adventures.
The setting for this AU is a version of Earth where all the Nicktoons co-exist, including the ones with Earths that don’t align with ours like Avatar and Breadwinners.
Their respective locations (The Four Nations and such) would still exist in this world.
As for the premise, it focus on SpongeBob and his pals entering the annual world tournament of this, well, world.
And in contrast to most other fighting tournaments, this one is similar to a Grand Prix, which there bing different sets of fights that occur on different nights and in different parts of the world.
As for why they're reason, you can thank Mr. Krabs for that.
Essentially, the grand prize for whoever wins the tournament is $1,000,000.
And as we all know about Mr. Krabs....
Speaking of Krabs, in this universe, he's a longtime fighter (having been one since he was teenager), and was a longtime champion of the tournament for many years (for obvious reasons).
Even to this day, he still participates.
However, he hasn't won the last couple of tournaments.
Reason why: while Mr. Krabs is still a tough customer, he's getting old (he's like in his late-40s to early-50s now) and he isn't in his prime anymore.
However one day after seeing SpongeBob and Sandy doing their usual karate matches, he realized that they and their friends are still in their prime and would be more likely to win the tournament than him.
And that's how they got here.
However, this tournament isn't what it seems.
This year's tournament has a new financer by the name of Sheldon J. Lawrence.
But in reality, he's actually Plankton is disguise.
Essentially, the previous financer had an "accident" and Plankton (in his disguise) was able to take over his role.
As for the tournament not being what it seems.
Well, all locations of the tournament will be taking place all just so happen to the same locations of The Warrior Weapons, a group of mystical weapons that once belonged to some of the most legendary warriors throughout history.
And as you expect, these weapons hold untold, phenomenal powers.
As for why Plankton wants them, it's pretty simple: Revenge.
Just like Mr. Krabs, Plankton also competed in the tournament for many years.
However, he never made it past the first round for....obvious reasons.
Even with his tech, he still couldn't make it.
That, along with the ridicule that came with it, drove Plankton mad.
But shortly after last year's tournament, Plankton would discover the existence of The Warrior Weapons.
This gave Plankton the idea to become a fake financer to he could be charge of the tournament, specifically in the choice of locations.
While the tournament was going on, he would sneak off to find each of the Warrior Weapons.
And with once Plankton has all the weapons, he plans to use them all together to make himself into an all-powerful being so he can become the greatest fighter who lived, get back at those who mocked him, and conquer the world.
Luckily, SpongeBob and his pals stumbled upon his plans and are now trying to stop Plankton from collecting all the Weapons while trying to win the tournament.
But they're not in this alone, as they made some new friends in the tournament who are here to help!
But before we talk about that, let's talking about the main star of this AU real quick.
SpongeBob is largely the same as he usually is, and he's in this tournament to have fun, make some new friends, and make Mr. Krabs proud! For his fighting style, SpongeBob is skilled in the art of karate. He's not quite a master at it like Sandy, but he does know it well. But what makes him stand out is that he mixes it with his natural ability to stretch his body to incredible lengths. He's basically long-ranged physical fighter ala Monkey D. Luffy. He's not the strongest, but he makes for it with immense resilience thanks to his sponge-like skin. As for his attire, it's basically standard karate garb, but with a brown color scheme with a black belt. His also has two side holders, which he uses to hold two big water bottles. Thanks to being a sponge, SpongeBob uses those bottles to shoot pressurized water from his holes, which can be powerful knock to people back and make dents in the wall.
Now let's talk about the other main Nicktoons.
-Avatar Aang: Aang is what you would expect from him, and he (along with the rest of Team Avatar) are here in the tournament to have some fun. For his fighting style, this is where things get interesting. In this universe, Benders each have unique physical advantages over each other (which is a concept I've had for many years). Waterbenders are naturally flexible and have uncanny reflexes, Earthbenders have superhuman strength and resilience, Firebenders have great stamina and endurance, and Airbenders have superhuman speed and agility. And since Aang is the Avatar, he's pretty much the living definition of an all-around character. But he's more of a speed fighter, due to his main prowess and preference as an Airbender. His style is also more evasive and defensive than others, due to his status as a pacifist. He also fights with his trusty glider staff, giving some more power to his Airbending attacks and to also trip his opponents. As for his attire, it's essentially the same outfit that he's had since Book 3.
-Timmy Turner: Timmy is back to how he was portrayed in the early seasons of The Fairly OddParents, and he's here in the tournament to win that money! For his fighting style, Timmy is what would you call a wildcard fighter. With Cosmo and Wanda, he can essentially create any weapon he wants. But he predominantly has them transform into martial art weapons. Plus the fact that he's also quick on his feet makes him a pretty challenging fighter. As for his attire, he would be wearing a slightly modified version of his hooded look from Abra-Catastrophe, but with the hood being pink, having magic martial arts weapons strapped to him, and his primary outfit would be the same one done by Zigwolf, with the addition of some white fingerless gloves.
-Jimmy Neutron: Jimmy is what you would expect from him and he (along with the rest of his friends) joined the tournament to see who between him and Cindy can last the longest. As for his fighting style, Jimmy is strictly a long-range fighter. He uses a special set of high-tech gauntlets and boots that allows him to fly and blast lasers, electricity, and powerful gusts of wind. Unfortunately, this use of technology also makes him a bit of glass cannon. As for his attire, he would be wearing the same outfit done by kianamai, but with the aforementioned gauntlets and boots (along with a matching helmet and visor).
-Danny Phantom: Danny, like most of the others, is what would you expect from and he joined the tournament (along with his friends and family) to have some fun. As for his fighting style, Danny is a versatile fighter. He's able to fight close range thanks to his supernatural strength (which can slightly enhance with by channeling ecto-energy into his hands or feet). Plus the fact that he's also skilled in boxing and kickboxing, which he learned from his parents and Jazz, doesn't hurt either. He can also attack enemies from a distance with his ectoplasmic energy beams, ghostly fire, ice powers, and Ghostly Wail. Plus thanks to his invisibility, intangibility, and duplication powers, Danny is pretty tough to land a hit on. As for his attire, he would wearing the same outfit done by coffeecakecafe.
-El Tigre: Manny is what you would expect from him and he (along with Frida and Puma Loco) joined the tournament for that prize money! As for his fighting style, Manny is a speed, agility and stealth-focused fighter. He utilizes his feline-like speed and agility to evade attacks from his opponents, and his stealth to get the drop on them when they least expect it. And in addition to possessing superhuman strength and his trusty claws, Manny is also skilled in Tiger-Style Kung Fu. As for his attire, it's essentially the same as it usually is.
-Jenny Wakeman: Jenny is what you would expect from her and she (along with her friends) joined the tournament to have some fun. As for her fighting style, Jenny, like Danny, is a pretty versatile fighter. She has a wide array of weapons at her disposal, has incredible strength and speed, can fly, can stretch her limbs to incredible lengths (similar to SpongeBob) and is immensely resilient. As for her attire, it would be the same outfit from her redesign by drawnfamiliarfaces.
-Tak: Tak is back to his characterization from the original games and he (along with his friends) joined the tournament to have some fun (except for Lok, who's definitely here for the money....and bitches). As for his fighting style, Tak is a mage fighter. He utilizes The Staff of Dreams, which allows him to cast all kinds of magical attacks. Tak's also able to use the staff in a melee style (being skilled in the art of staff fighting) and is pretty agile. As for his attire, it's essentially the same from the games: cape and all.
-Eliza Thornberry: Eliza is what you would expect from and she (along with the rest of her family) joined the tournament as a fun little side quest of sorts. As for her fighting style, just like Timmy, Eliza is a wildcard fighter. In this universe, Shaman Mnyambo not only gave Eliza the power to talk to animals, but also the power to call upon the abilities of any animal, ala Vixen. As for her attire, shs would wear the same outfit from Rugrats Go Wild!, but with red fingerless gloves.
Well that's all I have for now!
This isn't exactly the most detailed or informative post I've made, but this is a part 1.
I promise for the next part, I'll talk about a few other Nicktoons characters and most importantly of all, The Warrior Weapons.
Also, let me know how well you guys think I converted the Nicktoons into fighters.
@morbid-mordecai y’know how you said Ruse would 100% fight Wolf, wellll
basically what I like to think is that Ruse somehow got to where Wolf and Owl where chilling and kept on bugging Wolf about ““Oh I could beat you in any fight lol” and Wolf went ““Aight bet” and Shin’yu had to step in to stop it from going to badly
