Bluey Heeler/MultiVersus

***BLUEY HEELER***

 **BRUISER | HORIZONTAL | BLUEY™**

**Bluey Heeler** (known in-game as **Bluey** until the launch of the full game) is a Fighter from the *Bluey* Universe in *MultiVersus*. She was added during the late stages of Open Beta Season 2 on April 19, 2023.

There is only one rework planned for her, which is scheduled for the full game.

## Origin

*"I don’t want a valuable lime lesson! I just want an ice cream!"*
At seven years old, Bluey Christine Heeler is a Blue Heeler pup and one of the four protagonists of the titular show. The big sister to Bingo and the eldest daughter of Bandit and Chilli, Bluey is one heck of a playful little girl. A kind, friendly and sweet kid, she strives to put smiles on everyone's faces and will always lead the others to maximum fun. However, she's not all flawless, as she can sometimes make errors in her judgement. *However!* She'll go out of her way to make things right.

Having grown as a character as *Bluey* continues to make a name for itself, Bluey Heeler's portrayal in *MultiVersus* corresponds to her Series Two-present characterization, which is fun.

### Official Biography

> *For real life?!*
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Bluey Heeler is one imaginative kid for her age! At the age of seven, Bluey's imaginative intelligence exceeds those of the others', being able to invent games at the drop of a hat and effectively become a leader figure for the others to rally behind. When she's not leading all the other kids to potentially full control over the multiverse, she can be found playing games with her family and closest friends.

**Original**

Bluey is a seven-year-old Blue Heeler pup who loves to play. Her parents and teacher give her lots of time to practice, which means she’s become very good at inventing games, helping everyone choose their roles and deciding on the rules. Her favourite games are ones that involve lots of other kids and grown-ups (especially her dad) and she likes to pretend she’s a grown-up doing grownup things herself.

### Default Variant

Bluey's default look seems to be based on her design from *Bluey*.

Stock art of Bluey

## Attacks

* Attacks
* Specials
* Passives

 *SIDE*🡆 + J
 *UP*🡅 + J
 *DOWN*🡇 + J

 *SIDE*🡆 + K
 *UP*🡅 + K
 *DOWN*🡇 + K

***PASSIVE ABILITIES***
**THE TIRELESS**
Owing to her seemingly-unlimited energy, Bluey's ***COOLDOWNS*** and ***DODGE COOLDOWN*** lasts 50% shorter.

For every stack of ***TIRELESS!*** she gains, Bluey will gain a stack of ***HASTENED***.

**ONCE MORE WITH FEELING**
Crouching on the ground allows Bluey to ***PREPARE*** a random ***GAME***. She can play ***KEEPY-UPPY!***, ***HUNTIN'***, ***SPYGAME***, ***TAXI***, or ***THROWIN' STICKS AT YOUR FRIENDS' FACES BECAUSE IT'S FUN!***.

* In ***KEEPY-UPPY!***, Bluey throws a ***BALLOON PROJECTILE*** with her side attack.
* In ***HUNTIN'***, she and her teammate ***TARGET*** an opponent.
* In ***SPYGAME***, she and her teammate ***DISGUISES*** as a random enemy; if they attack the correct enemy, Bluey and her teammate will ***BREAK ARMOR***.
* In ***TAXI***, she calls in an ***ACTUAL TAXI*** to seek out the nearest enemy, ***DISABLE*** them, and attempt to drive off the map.
* In ***THROWIN' STICKS AT YOUR FRIENDS' FACES BECAUSE IT'S FUN!***, she and her teammate throw ***STICK PROJECTILES*** at enemies' faces.

Once an opponent makes contact with any of Bluey's ***GAMES***, they'll be inflicted with a ***TARGETED DEBUFF*** 'cause Bluey wants to play with them:

* In ***KEEPY-UPPY!***, the opponent must keep Bluey's ***BALLOON PROJECTILE*** in the air.
* In ***HUNTIN'***, the opponent must strike Bluey to get rid of the ***TARGETED DEBUFF***.
* In ***SPYGAME***, the opponent must strike Bluey to uncover her ***DISGUISE***.
* In ***TAXI***, enemies must ***STRUGGLE*** to escape the ***ACTUAL TAXI***, which may also be attacked to try and release their teammate.
* In ***THROWIN' STICKS AT YOUR FRIENDS' FACES BECAUSE IT'S FUN!***, the enemy must throw the ***STICK PROJECTILE*** back to Bluey and her teammate.

Once she tags an opponent with the ***TARGETED DEBUFF***, Bluey's next melee attack ***TAGS*** them; once they're hit with the ***TAGGED*** debuff, they have 10 seconds to continue playing the currently active ***GAME***, otherwise they'll be ***WEAKENED*** until Bluey hits them next.

The currently-active ***GAME*** resets after the opponent or Bluey is ***RUNGOUT***, if the ***GAME*** is finished, or if Bluey sets up another ***GAME***.
### Reworks

To her Up Attack:

**RINGMASTER
ROCKET-POWERED KARATE CHOP, NO MOHAWK THIS TIME**
Bluey pulls out the ***RINGMASTER STICK*** and leads the way. She and all allies gain boosts to their attacks.

Bluey strikes upwards.

**RINGMASTER
HEEL TO THE HEELERS**
Same as ground.

## Customization

### Variants

The Blue Heeler's Last Stand - Default
* Bonjour, Pavlova! - Common
* Bluey the Hedgehog - ***RARE!***
* Big Bingo - ***RARE!***
* Grannies - ***RARE!***
* FestiVersus '24 - ***RARE!***
* Bluey the Not-So-Hedgehog Girl - ***RARE!***
	+ Based on her appearance in "Stickbird"
* Lord Perceval's MIA23 (1:2) - ***EPIC!***
* One with the Onesie - ***EPIC!***
* (Re)Draw Your World - ***EPIC!***
* The Black Hole - ***EPIC!***
* Through the End and Beyond - ***EPIC!***
	+ Based on her appearance in *Gumball: Checkered Past* (2024); changes her animations to fit the movie
* Bluey, Bingo, Bandit and Chilli's Excellent Adventure - ***LEGENDARY!***
* I Was There When Unicron Came **Brisbane, Baby!** - ***LEGENDARY!***
	+ Added on June 9, 2023 alongside the release of *Transformers: Rise of the Beasts*.
* P1X3LH33L4R\_ - ***LEGENDARY!***
	+ To be added with the full release and depicts Bluey in r/place. This Variant changes Bluey's animations to fit the pixel style and comes with the **Pixel Creek** Ringout.
* Let's Do This One Last Time - ***LEGENDARY!***
	+ Inspired by *Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse*. This Variant changes Bluey's animations to fit the film's style and comes with the **Vibe the Verse** Ringout.

### Ringouts

* Unicorse
* Bob Bilby's Wild Ride
* Keepy-Uppy
* Greeny's Next Adventure

### Badges

* Bluey Wins - Tracks how many wins you've gotten with Bluey Heeler. Quite nifty.

### Banners

* The Heeler House
* The Creek

### Profile Icons

* Chattermax
* Bluey-Lord
* For Real Life?! - ***EPIC!***

### Perks

* Never Tired! - Bluey gains a stack of Tireless! when an opponent is rungout.
* Stop, It's Heeler Time - The Magic Xylophone has an increased area of effect.

## Trivia

* Initially, one of Bluey's included Ringouts was one related to Muffin. Leave that to Bingo, I guess...
* Speaking of Ringouts, take a look at the Keepy-Uppy Ringout. Player First has made sure all the Heelers are present!
* The Never Tired! Perk pretty much shares the same function as its *Transformers: Forged to Fight* version.
* Bluey is credited as "herself" in the credits, which also applies to Bingo, Muffin, and Mackenzie.
* References, references, references!
	+ Considering this is Bluey Heeler, there's **a lot!**
	+ *MultiVersus* Bluey Heeler is pretty much a love letter to the Guardians of the Galaxy. For no real reason. Maybe.
		- Bluey's Fan the Hammer and Eye of the Hurricane is similar to the abilities that that game's Peter Quill/Star-Lord can unlock in the 2021 video game *Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy*. Even the animations are lifted from that game...
		- Speaking of Star-Lord, the Bluey-Lord Profile Icon is self-explanatory. Also it's inspired by the *Bluey: The Album* cover. Yes.
		- One of Bluey's Passive Abilities is titled "Once More with Feeling".
		- Once you max out Bluey's The Tireless perk, the Huddle soundbite from the *Guardians* game plays.
	+ Bluey's victory animation is lifted direct from the theme song.
	+ Chattermax's design is lifted direct from the *Dance Mode!* album cover.
	+ The Bluey you see in the For Real Life?! Profile Icon has the starry-eyes from... "Show and Tell", specifically. ***...wait.***
		- **WAIT, WHAT DO YOU MEAN PLAYER FIRST CHOSE THE AUSTRALIAN-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE AS AN INSPIRATION?!**
	+ The games are all based on pre-existing games shown in *Bluey*:
		- ***KEEPY-UPPY!*** is based on Keepy Uppy,
		- ***HUNTIN'*** is based on the game she and Jean-Luc play in Camping,
		- ***SPYGAME*** is based on... Spy Game,
		- ***TAXI*** ditto, and
		- ***THROWIN' STICKS AT YOUR FRIENDS' FACES BECAUSE IT'S FUN!*** is based on... Stickbird.
	+ Bluey's sliding across the ground animation is a reference to *Transformers: Rise of the Beasts*. That's all I'll put.
	+ Player First finally referenced *Top Gear*!
		- yes player first added the test track alongside bluey heeler *please shut up* thanks
	+ The Lord Perceval's MIA23 (1:2) Variant kills two birds with one stone.
		- For one. Leclerc's in a pain train the longer hes in ferrari ***i swear***
		- For two, refer to the Volume Nine cover art.
	+ There's a small skillset change planned for the full version that adds an attack named "Chop Away at My Heart". Gee where have i heard that before

1. ↑ yes Muffin and Bingo will also be love letters to the guardians