Nickelodeon All-Star Brawlhas taken the fighting game scene by storm. This platforming brawler from Ludosity and Fair Play Labs drew comparisons toSuper Smash Bros.as soon as it was revealed, with many professionalSmashplayers expressing excitement about its competitive play and friendly design. Now thatNickelodeon All-Star Brawlis out, its gameplay hasn’t disappointed, offering deep skill expression while including a wide range of classic Nickelodeon characters to take into the fray. Naturally, fans now want to know what other Nickelodeon characters might join the game. Leaks suggest that Garfield, Squidward, and Prince Zuko are on the way, among others—but what about George Lopez?
Actor and comedian George Lopez’s career spans a wide range of movies, TV shows, and stand-up comedy, but he’s particularly well known forGeorge Lopez,a sitcom in which he played a fictional version of himself. AlthoughGeorge Lopezwas produced for ABC, after the show ended, it joinedNickelodeon’s late-night programming Nick at Nitein syndication and found a ton of fans there. In fact, Nickelodeon fans remember late-night showings ofGeorge Lopezso fondly that it’s become a meme.Nickelodeon All-Star Brawlmight be chiefly committed to animated Nickelodeon characters, but George Lopez’s legacy and the memes about his show make him perfect forNickelodeon All-Star Brawl.
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Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl’s Love of Memes
One reason that fans likeNickelodeon All-Star Brawlso much is that Ludosity and Fair Play Labs clearly have their fingers on the pulse of the Nickelodeon fandom. The game is filled with references to memes and classic jokes that longtime Nickelodeon fans still enjoy. For instance, SpongeBob’s taunt inAll-Star Brawlis literally the Mocking SpongeBob meme, and tons of Patrick Star’s attacks have to do withPatrick’s best moments fromSpongeBob SquarePants.Fans found all of these references completely hilarious when Ludosity and Fair Play Labs revealed them. They immediately established a camaraderie betweenNickelodeon All-Star Brawl’s fans and the developers, while giving the game a reputation for meme awareness.
That’s why George Lopez makes perfect sense as aNickelodeon All-Star Brawlcharacter. There’s a longtime meme among Nickelodeon viewers that they’d fall asleep watching the channel back in the day, only to wake up in the middle of the night to the sound of theGeorge Lopeztheme song. Fans across Twitter, Reddit, and other platforms have all made their own memes about waking up in the middle of the night to see George Lopez’s face, bringing everyone together with mutual affection for the comedian’s show.George Lopezisso firmly rooted in Nickelodeon meme culturethat the titular Lopez is perfect for the meme-heavyNickelodeon All-Star Brawl.
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Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl’s Cast Should Branch Out
Admittedly, there are some significant obstacles in the way of George Lopez joiningNickelodeon All-Star Brawl.The game doesn’t feature any live-action characters, in spite of Nickelodeon’s many successful live-action sitcoms, suggesting it’s all about Nickelodeon’s animated characters. What’s more,George Lopezwasn’t even produced by Nickelodeon, meaning the game developers and Nickelodeon would probably need to get a license to theGeorge LopezIP to reference the show. Still,George Lopezand its star are a crucial piece of Nickelodeon’s history and culture, just likeevery otherNASBfighter. It only seems right that the comedian gets a slot too.
If there’s any hope for Lopez to join the game, it could still take a little while for him to join.TheAll-Star BrawlDLC fighter leakssuggest that there’s a very long list of other characters that Ludosity and Fair Play Labs already plan to put into the game. Still, even if George Lopez takes a long time to show up, it’d be worth it. He’s such a Nickelodeon classic that he’d hardly be out of place, and the image of George Lopez duking it out with SpongeBob, Aang, and Nigel Thornberry is too hilarious and delightful to pass on. If he makes it intoNASBthanks to the power of one meme, he could pretty quickly inspire even more memes.
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawlis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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