Helga (NASB 1)

Helga’s official render

> This page is about Helga’s appearance in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl. For the character in other contexts, see Helga Pataki.
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**Helga** is a playable character in *Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl*, originating from *Hey Arnold!*. She was announced in the reveal trailer released on July 13th, 2021.

## Moveset

### Light Attacks

* Shove It! (Mid Grounded): A shove attack. DAMAGE: 8
* Smasher (Up Grounded): An uppercut. DAMAGE: 8
* Perfect Catch (Down Grounded): Helga slides across the ground; catching a baseball with a glove. DAMAGE: 8
* Straight Kick (Mid Aerial): A forward kick. DAMAGE: 10
* Backhand Slap (Up Aerial): Helga does a backhand strike above herself. DAMAGE: 8
* Double Heel Kick (Down Aerial): A stomp attack. DAMAGE: 8
* Hockey Tackle (Dash): Helga does a shoulder charge. DAMAGE: 8

### Strong Attacks

* Love Poem (Mid Grounded): Helga swings a love poem-filled book forward. DAMAGE: 14
* Kicking Dust (Up Grounded): Helga kicks upward, causing dust to shoot forward. DAMAGE: 16 (Default), 17 (Held)
* Lunch Time (Down Grounded): Helga slams a lunch tray downward. DAMAGE: 15 (Default), 18 (Held)
* Locket Sock It (Mid Aerial): Helga swings forward a locket with a picture of Arnold. DAMAGE: 14
* Curse You! (Up Aerial): A stronger uppercut. DAMAGE: 16
* Volleyball Spike (Down Aerial): A downwards slap. DAMAGE: 15
* Boxing Swing (Dash): Helga does a dashing right hook with a boxing glove. DAMAGE: 17

### Special Attacks

* Golden Magic Slingshot (Mid): Helga shoots a pebble from her Golden Magic Slingshot. It can be aimed anywhere 90° in front of her. When the pebble hits an opponent, they are launched towards Helga instead of away. DAMAGE: 10
* Approaching Uppercut (Up): A rising uppercut. Charging the move increases distance traveled. DAMAGE: 8
* Homerun (Down): Helga briefly blocks with a baseball bat. If an opponent hits her when she does this, she counterattacks with a swing of the bat. You can change the direction of the swing during the initial block. DAMAGE: Counter (2.3x)

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## References

* Her official render is a reference to a piece of stock art.
* Her alternate render is a reference to another piece of stock art.
* Her losing animation references a piece of official artwork.
* The move "Golden Magic Slingshot" references the Season 2 episode "What's Opera, Arnold?", in which Helga utilizes it during Arnold's vivid dream of the play Carmen.
* The pose she takes in her victory animation references a piece of official artwork for the movie "Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie".
* Her team victory animation could possibly reference a piece of official artwork from an old Nickelodeon promo.
* Her alternate costume references various official Nicktoons Christmas merchandise.

## Gallery

Helga’s splash screenHelga's older renderHelga’s older render (w/ background)The background for Helga’s rendersHelga’s Christmas costumeHelga Pataki Showcase – Nickelodeon All-Star BrawlHelga Showcase
## Trivia

* Helga's internal codename is "rival", referencing how she's a rival of sorts to Arnold in Hey Arnold!.
* Helga is one of the few characters to appear in the game without their show's actual lead character, the others being Nigel Thornberry, Oblina, Reptar and Hugh Neutron.