Mitchell Van Morgan Wonder

***Mitchell Van Morgan Wonder*** is an upcoming Mitchell Van Morgan game based on the Nickelodeon video game franchise of the same name co-developed by HandyGames and Black Forest Games, published by THQ Nordic and distributed by Nickelodeon Interactive Games for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Microsoft Windows PC. The game is set to be released on October 20, 2023. It is the first traditional side-scrolling Mitchell Van Morgan game since the New Mitchell Van Morgan U and also the game's setting will be taken place in Flower City, a city just beyond the city of Raleighopolis is entirely based-on and inspired by Johnston County, North Carolina (USA).

The game itself is highly inspired by the franchise's unreleased spinoff Constant Payne,
Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. Wonder video game and Nintendo's Paper Mario video games.

## Gameplay

*Mitchell Van Morgan Wonder* is a 2.5D-style platformer game that includes playable characters such as Mitchell Van Morgan, Gavin O'Neal Davis, Carolyn Ashley Taylor, Jennifer Hooker, Martin J. Moody, David Jessie Drake, Nicholas Dunn, Scottie Salmon, Amanda Payne, Dusty Riddle, Amber, Ebony Nichole Lewis, Valerie Ann Gupton, Lina Fitzgerald, Devin Nelson, and Lakeisha James. The players can receive new abilities by consuming power-ups, both returning and brand-new ones, such as a snake-themed fruit.

The signature feature of the game is the Wonder Dogwood, a power-up that changes the world around Mitchell and friends in unique and strange ways, examples including bringing Paint portraits to life and causing themselves and elements of the stage to stretch upward. Also revolving around the "Wonder" theme are the Wonder Dogwood Seeds and purple MVM coins, prominent collectibles. Another notable addition is the Talking Robot Flowers, non-playable characters that populate the levels and comment on the events and gimmicks nearby.

In the game, the player completes levels across the Flower City, North Carolina with assistance of Hippie-like citizens. Like prior Mitchell Van Morgan games, players guide their character to the end of the level while avoiding enemies, such as Marquessa Thugs and Marquessaniks, and transporting through Warp Paint Portraits. Each stage contains multiple collectible "Wonder Dogwood Seeds".

New power-ups include an apple fruit (which a green-colored gummy snake coils around it) that transforms the player into a Nāga, a bubble blower that allows the player to create bubbles that capture enemies, and the Wonder Dogwood, which triggers bizarre effects such as paint portraits coming to life, hordes of enemies spawning and character appearances and abilities changing.

Much like Super Mario Bros. Wonder, The game supports Local multiplayer for up to four player. It also supports some online multiplayer functionally.

### Character Gameplay

Just like in Super Mitchell and Mitchell Van Morgan: The Four Islands, Their moveset features standard abilities for sure. Most likely, the character's trademark skills and abilities will be the same (or brand-new) for example like:

* Mitchell Van Morgan: Mitchell has the power to constantly run forward, Invisibility, He can also target all enemies on the ground and has a chance to inflict dizziness with lightning-fast speed. And he has the ability to airstomp these broken floor barricades and broken floor cracks. And also, he can dash at superhuman speed after a jump.
* Gavin O'Neal Davis: He has the power to use his Gavie Saber to fend-off foes, Gavin can use his jetback backpack to perform his rocket attack with his Gavie Saber where he blasts into one of eight directions where the player has inputted. Ghosts and thunderstorms are Gavin's phobia. He can provides information about the targeted enemy type. And he has the ability to break these broken floor barricades and broken floor cracks with his butt falling hard from the sky after a single flip.
* Carolyn Ashley Taylor: She can put baddies out with her trusty archery skills, and She can float across gaps with her parasol, in which she can also shield herself with her parasol in which negates damage from almost all attacks.
* Jennifer Hooker: Jennifer's trademark Giant Hammer allows her to break blocks, cracked objects and whack nearby enemies with use of her hammer by her side.
* Martin J. Moody: Martin withdraws and launches forward in a straight line to attack enemies with a straight punch. Martin's bare-knuckle boxing attacks deals with double-damage to his enemies. He can climb up the walls. He can glide in the air geokinetically and then climb up the walls.
* David Jessie Drake: David has Werewolf Physiology, Power skating mastery, Comic relief. Also, David has thrusters build in his heely shoes, allowing him to have supersonic flight. Also, David has the Enhanced Senses (Only David is able to hear things that other players cannot). While fighting enemies, David is the Master of kickboxing. David has Musophobia (which he fears mice more often).
* Nicholas Dunn: Nicholas has enhanced sixth sense, Snowboarding mastery. While fighting enemies, Nicholas shoves a flat scooter to trip over enemies.
* Scottie Salmon: Scottie has Blue Fire Manipulation skills, likely he has the power to light the blue flame to melt the thickest ice and even ice enemies. he can also throw a basketball at the too far away enemies.
* Amanda Payne: She has the power to fend-off her enemies with her kung-fu skills in an awkward and clumsy way.
* Dusty Riddle: Dusty has telekinesis, grim reaper psychology and Empathic Precognition. Dusty targets enemies and may scare them from the battle.
* Amber: Amber has pyrokinesis, pyromania, ghost psychology and witchcraft. but her pyro abilities allow her to damage all ice enemies permanently. she can also spit a small fireball to her rude enemies to incinerate them.
* Ebony Nichole Lewis: She can kick enemies and obstacles that stand in her way with her kickboxing skills, and She can indicate when there is a collectible nearby.
* Valerie Ann Gupton: She has the power to swim faster underwater. she can also spit ice-cold fluids to her rude enemies and then turn them into a frozen block of ice. Block. While underwater, she can swim underwater quickly to unleash a brief burst of speed. While battling enemies, Valerie has the power to utilize water in combat.
* Lina Fitzgerald: She has the power to laugh so loud in a rude way it could annoy enemies, also she has the sonic scream attack to make her foes hear her voice loud and clear.
* Devin Nelson: She has Ferocity, Agility, Speed, Female power, Infinite Empathy and Fame. She has fierce. she can also crouch and charge up power to jump higher than usual. While facing her foes, she became stronger, faster, more durable, etc. by fame.
* Lakeisha James: Lakeisha has Composite Spirit Physiology, Positivity Empowerment. She can ram into break blocks, cracked objects. Also, she has Christian knowledge. Some of the enemies will mistake her for her own affable and meek nature.

## Development

On January 21st, 2021, HandyGames made a mobile port of the SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated two years ago as a sign of THQ Nordic mobile upgrade of its video game console counterpart.

On June 21, 2023, a Nintendo Direct has showcased *Mitchell Van Morgan Wonder*. . On August 31, 2023, more of Mitchell Van Morgan Wonder was shown in a THQ Nordic Showcase specifically focused on it.

On August 6, 2023, Black Forest Games, the video game developer of Nickelodeon's Mitchell Van Morgan video game franchise took a highly turn for the to be announced related title of the Mitchell sibling franchise, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin (video game) in development just what like they did on the additional development for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake eight months ago prior to its release.

MITCHELL Project who has been the main producer and the creator of the Mitchell Van Morgan franchise since the start of the series, serves as the co-producer and the director of the game. the Nicktoons Super Splash Bros. series creator Jack Halm served as the co-producer and the writer of the game. Micah Ian Wright known for the creation of the unreleased Mitchell Van Morgan spinoff Constant Payne who is also served as the co-producer and the writer of the game.

The team stated during development, they were not given a deadline to produce a prototype of the game. they are the thinking the same idea as Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. Wonder game for the Nintendo Switch. After finishing two SpongeBob video games the *Purple Lamp GmbH staff* made for Nickelodeon, The Purple Lamp team thought of an idea of making a Donkey Kong Country-styled videogame based on the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise just like how the Apple Arcade team did with SpongeBob SquarePants: Patty Pursuit mobile game ever since Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair first arrived on-screen on October 20, 2019.

they are the thinking the same idea as Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. Wonder game for the Nintendo Switch.

## Story & Plot

### Story

Welcome to the Flower City, a not-so-distant land just beyond the Raleighopolis. Mitchell and friends were invited here by the benevolent Prince Florian! But Marquessa, the evil mad scientist and the King of the Marquessa Land, had other plans. With just a single touch of the mysterious Wonder Dogwood, Marquessa merged with Prince Florian's castle! Thanks to his newfound power, chaos spread across the land!

Now it's up to Mitchell and friends to stop Marquessa and save the Flower City!

### Plot

The game's plot focuses on Mitchell and company being invited to the Raleighopolis sibling city Flower City, ruled by Prince Florian, when Marquessa suddenly appears, along with Waldo & Blockus and Genola. Marquessa then takes hold of the Wonder Dogwood, merging himself, his Marquessa Mobile, and Prince Florian's castle to become a flying fortress, wreaking havoc across the land and trapping the hippies in their homes. Mitchell and the gang must then set off on a journey to defeat Marquessa and save the Flower City.

## Characters

### Playable characters

* Mitchell
* Gavin
* Carolyn
* Jennifer
* Martin
* David
* Nicholas
* Scottie
* Amanda
* Amber
* Dusty
* Ebony
* Valerie
* Lina
* Devin
* Lakeisha

### Bosses

* Marquessa
* Genola
* The Marquessalings

### Other characters

* Dr. Alexander Payne
* Welton Payne-Smythe
* Waldo & Blockus
* Brock Detective agency
* Rookus
* Hippie North Carolinians
* Prince Florian
* Talking Robot Flower

## Enemies

### Old School enemies

* Marquessa Thugs
* Marquessaniks
* Blaster-armed Marquessaniks
* weltoniks
* Parachute Weltoniks
* Chubby Weltoniks
* Snowball-throwing Marquessa Thugs

#### Brand-new enemies

* Roller-Skating Marquessa Thugs
* Watermelon-throwing Marquessa Thugs
* Robot snails
* Purple thundercloud Marquessa Thugs
* Hippie-looking Marquessa Thugs

## Items

Wonder DogwoodTwo of the new power-ups, from left to right: Snake Mitchell, and Bubble Mitchell.
### Power-ups

#### Old-school Power-ups

* Mitchell's Boots (allows the player to move even faster with greater speeds for a limited time)
* Invincible Star (allows the player to become invincible with rainbow-colored stars surrounding you to provide protection for a limited time)
* MVM Power-Up Bubble Gum (You can hold up to three of them. When you die, if you have a MVM Power-Up Bubble Gum on you, your character will eat it, and their health bar will become full again)
* Macaroni and Cheese (This item grants the player(s) a single refill in the player's energy bar)
* 1-Up (This item grants the player(s) an extra life when collected)

#### Brand-new Power-ups

* Snake Fruit (An apple fruit that resembles a snake. Transforms the player(s) into their half-human, half-snake form called "The Naga" when collected. In their serpent form, the player can use their own tail like a stinging whip and also use their stretchable arms to cling on poles and even bite enemies in self-defense against potential predators and then will actually burrow themselves underground or ceiling to avoid enemies and reach new areas.)
* MVM Bubble Blower (Gives the players by granting them the ability to blow bubbles that can both defeat enemies and be jumped on and also creates a protective shield that allows them to breathe underwater)

### Wonder Effects

* Boot-Rocket Mitchell
* Otter Mitchell
* Hedgehog Mitchell
* Eagle Mitchell
* Snail Mitchell
* Living Paint Portraits

## Objects

* MVM Crates
* Marquessa TV Monitors
* MVM Coin
* Purple MVM Coin
* 10 Purple MVM Coin
* Music blocks
* Portrait painting

## Levels

### Prologue

* Flower City: A city based on Johnston County, North Carolina (USA) in the center of the Flower city comprising of many of the lands of different colors and climates. The city itself is known to be the nation's top sweet potato producing county in the world. Also, the city is likely related the city of Raleighopolis.

### Worlds

* World 1: Dogwood Lake; A tropical lakeside that is the Flower city's trademark 30-acre lake fed by clear, spring water with white sand beaches. Whether you want to relax on the beach, float in the water, take a plunge from the 167 ft. waterslides and cross the lakeside plains. It is inhabited with Dogwood trees, dogwood bushes and even palm trees. It is entirely based on Tucker Lake, North Carlina (USA).

* World 2: Frame-Rock Plateau; A rocky landscape whose mountainous plateaus resemble that of Portrait frames, as the name implies. It is based on Pond Mountain, North Carolina (USA).

* World 3: Asheville Peaks; A bright pink collection of clouds that lie atop a short, icy mountain top. It is based on the winter season of the mountaintops of Asheville, North Carolina (USA).

* World 4: Clayton Riverfalls; A river landscape comprised of large oblongs and crabbots. It is based on the Clayton Rivers of Johnston County, North Carolina (USA).

* World 5: Crucifixion Dunes; A desert world of the Flower City filled with gritty sand, sand dunes and dogwood crucifixion.

* World 6: Clemmons Forest; A forest world with giant mushrooms based on the Clemmons Educational State Forest, North Carolina (USA).

* World 7: Underground Volcano; An underground volcanic world entirely based on the Underground volcano in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina (USA).

* Final World: Inside the Marquessa Castle; A flying Marquessa-merged castle, where you'll have to start a final showdown with Doctor Marquessa. Inside Marquessa's mad-scientific castle walls Marquessa's minions in-guard off any goody-two-shoe intruders where you'll have to stop Marquessa.

## Real-world influences

### In pop culture

The THQ Nordic Showcase of *Mitchell Van Morgan Wonder* received mixed reactions of excitement and concern. Fans took interest with Scottie Salmon, Dusty Riddle, Lina Fitzgerald and Lakeisha James being playable, a new snake power-up, and even the art direction. Fans were concerned noticing Mitchell artwork is being different from various Alice in Wonderland-styled defamatory remarks from the critics of the franchise. which some implied that Kirby Robert Murrow, Nicholas's original voice actor passed away 3-years ago because of long alcohol abuse was sent by his dad Tom Morrow and his brother Casey Morrow, in which got replaced by Ian James Corlett after his passing. The Nintendo Direct team has been distributing SEGA's Sonic Superstars, and Microsoft's Minecraft Legends with high hopes for each Nintendo-licensed game made by Nintendo Direct themselves.

## Trivia

* The Serpent apple power-up serves as an inspiration of the Nāga, the Cartoon snakes, colubrid snake-styled humanphobia and the Elephant Mario transformation seen on Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
* The design for Serpent apple power-up is highly based on an ordinary red apple with a green colubrid snake circling around it gives an edgier effect.
* It has been changed to match the appearance of characters in newer games, such as the New Mitchell Van Morgan series, [*citation needed*] albeit everybody being the same but with the same ideas that inspired from *Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. Wonder*, to match the original style. Because of this, it is actually a 2.5D Mega Man X-styled platformer.
* Not counting entries in *Nickelodeon Tennis Stars: Powered UP*, its follow-ups, and the iOS/Android release *Mitchell Van Morgan: Power Stone Pursuit*, this is the first 2D *Mitchell Van Morgan* game since *Mitchell Van Morgan 11* (*Mitchell Van Morgan 12* if not counting ports) to not use the *New Mitchell Van Morgan* label.
* This game has the most playable characters in Mitchell game since Super Mitchell, as this game has 16 playable characters: Mitchell (1), Gavin (2), Carolyn (3), Jennifer (4), Martin (5), David (6), Nicholas (7), Scottie (8), Amanda (9), Dusty (10), Amber (11), Ebony (12), Valerie (13), Lina (14), Devin (15), and Lakeisha (16).
	+ Not counting auto-runners, this is the *second* Mitchell platformer to feature Lina's playable debut.
	+ This is also Lina's second appearance in a "Main" Mitchell game, The other being Mitchell Sports Mix.
* Excluding *New Mitchell Van Morgan U Deluxe* (which is a direct port), *Mitchell Van Morgan Wonder* is first original 2D *Mitchell Van Morgan* series platformer to be released on all video game consoles.
* Dr. Alexander Payne and Brock Detective agency are shown to be having the "Easy-Mode Characters" as revealed at the Mitchell Van Morgan Wonder THQ Nordic Showcase, this is second time The Brock Detective Agency has been declared an "Easy Mode" Character, while for Dr. Alexander Payne is the first time.
	+ At the end of each chapter, an interlude occurs in which the player takes control of *Dr. Alexander Payne* or *The Brock Detective Agency*. During the story mode interludes, *Dr. Alexander Payne* is looking for answers of why Marquessa would become a Castle himself with his grappling hook and his expert kung-fu skills and the *Brock Detective Agency* is investigating the areas with payment only.
* This is the very first game where Mitchell and company can transform into a Otter only in the Wonder Effect areas.

## Notes

* Japanese: ミッチェル・ヴァン・モーガン・ワンダー, Hepburn: Mitcheru vu~an mōgan wandā
* Additional development and artwork by Black Forest Games GmbH.
* THQ Nordic just dropped the THQ Nordic Showcase trailer for 'Mitchell Van Morgan Wonder,' and it looks like it will be Mitchell Van Morgan's weirdest adventure yet.

## References

1. ↑ Nintendo of America (2023-06-21). Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023 - Nintendo Switch. *YouTube*. Retrieved on 2023-06-21.
2. ↑ Mitchell Van Morgan Wonder scores from Nickelodeon and THQ Nordic
3. ↑ The Beloved TMNT graphic novel The Last Ronin is becoming a video game
4. ↑ Mitchell Van Morgan video game franchise developer is highly involved in the additional artwork of SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake
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17. ↑ "new characters">THQ Nordic Inc. (2023-08-31). Mitchell Van Morgans. Wonder THQ Nordic Showcase 8.31.2023. *YouTube*. Retrieved on 2023-08-31.
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## External links

* Official website

 ***Mitchell Van Morgan* console main series games**

 Upcoming | *Unannounced "Mitchell Van Morgan" game* (2024, multi-platform)