Bloodstreams Battles Online

**Requires** | Keyboard (PC)Controller (PC, optional)

*“ALL WARFARE IS BASED ON DECEPTION”*
―Tagline
**Bloodstreams Battles Online** is an upcoming fighting game from Bloodstreams to be the eleventh main installment in the *Bloodstreams Battles* series.

## Creation

*Bloodstreams Battles Online* was spawned out of ideas after the disastrous development of the now-canceled *Pipe Avoider 2* in December 2016.

In January 31, 2020, Bloodstreams revealed on Twitter mentioning that a demo version was underway and was released on February 8, 2020.

## Story

Corruption Dragon's forces attack the Bloodstreams Battles Tournament due to him losing in the 9th tournament, so he forces World War III to begin now. Lyndon Johnson must decide the fate of the Tournament until it's marked too late.

## Criticism

The demo version of *Online* has been criticized for performing slowly, for reasons unknown.

## Characters

*Online* contains 215 fighters, the most of any *Bloodstreams Battles* game to date (these numbers do not include those that are downloadable, web extensions, or custom fighters that can be created by the player in Make a Fighter mode):

* Shinko (Shinko)
* Freesia (Shinko)
* Crisis (Cat Invaders)
* Nojus Blood Hunter (Hell Combat)
* Mjus (Hell Combat)
* Foody (Foody)
* Slicer (Somalia)
* Jolly Polly (Jolly Polly)
* Lily Polly (Jolly Polly)
* Watergirl (Somalia)
* Cutter (Somalia)
* Kelsey Polly (Jolly Polly)
* Dark Slicer (Somalia)
* Corruption Dragon (Bloodstreams Battles)
* Flag (3D Parkour)
* Dot Racer Guy (Dot Racer)
* Hakase (SmileBASIC)
* Kakutou (Kakutou Game)
* Cyborg Ninja (Ninja Battle)
* Dr. Sbaitso (Dr. Sbaitso)
* Mighty (Mighty)
* Adolf Hitler (Downfall)
* Imitator (Bloodstreams Battles)
* Sanic Hegehog (Sanic)
* Konata Izumi (Lucky Star)
* Leopold Slikk (Angry German Kid)
* Chef Hanes (America's Test Kitchen)
* Typo Hanes (Keyboarding Pro)
* Kane (Command & Conquer)
* Deron (Bloodstreams Battles)
* Anthon Prower (Bloodstreams Battles)
* ...and so more to list.

*Online* contains every character from all previous fighting game installments of the series and their respective updates and ports, not counting Chuck E. Soup, Kirby, Happy Meal, or Avatar Fighters (who appear as web extension characters or downloadable characters).

Only seventeen characters, Diver, Pepsiman, Lyndon Johnson, Larry Nassar, Controller, Saddam Hussein, Peter Madsen, Dark Cyborg Ninja, Gordon Freeman, Sidewinder, Max Hansen, Puppet Master, Matias O'Brien, Harvey Weinstein, Keven Lima, Luke, Kung Fu Man and Reimu Hakurei are new to the series, while Mankind, Wang-Paku, Nekohachi and Dark Flag made their debuts outside handhelds.

It should also be noted that not all characters have alternate costumes. Some of the boss characters, such as Nonie Maylle do not have alternate costumes, while a few other characters, such as Super Tac and Mad Face, are limited to one costume as well.

## Arenas

"X" means that a stage has returned.

* The Ground (X)
* Computer Room
* The Streets (X)
* The City
* The Pit I (X) - When an opponent is defeated on this stage, he/she can be thrown off the bridge where they will land on a bed of spikes.
* Corruption Dragon's Lair (X) - This is also used as the arena when facing the secret characters.
* Los Santos (X)
* Downfall Führerbunker (X)
* Kakutou Stage (X)
* Typer Shark
* The Old Theatre
* The Island (X)
* Palace of Power
* Leopold's House
* America's Test Kitchen (X)
* Key-A-Shot (X)
* Shona's Town (X)
* Gren Hil (X)
* The Acid Pool - When an opponent is defeated on this stage, he/she can be thrown into the acid bath, burning away the flesh off-screen.
* Temple of Nod
* Caldera
* Ravenholm
* SmileBoom
* Rainy Towers
* Destroyed Building (X)
* Suzaku Castle
* The Arena (X)
* Shiverchill Mountains
* Castle Alstein (X)
* The Courtyard (X)
* Hell (X)
* Dojo (X)
* Sector X (X)
* Lovely Town (X)
* Freesia's Castle (X)
* Jaycee's House (X)
* Digitoll (X)
* Matias' Apartment
* Snowy Forest
* Liberty Warehouse
* Traverse Town
* Battlefield (X)
* Lab (X)
* Downtown Alley
* The Restaurant
* Hakurei Shrine
* Custom Stage

### Unlockable Stages

* 3D Parkour (X) - Unlocked when getting busted as Flag.
* The Hallway (X) - Unlocked when getting busted as Freesia, Happy Face or Adolf Hitler.
* Shower Room (X) - Unlocked when winning 3 matches as Deanna. Used to be called **Showering Room** in *Bloodstreams Battles (2015)*.
* Dr. Sbaitso's Lab (X) - Unlocked when getting busted as Dr. Sbaitso.
* Shadow Zone (X) - Unlocked when winning 3 matches as Shinko.
* Red Desert (X) - Unlocked when getting busted as Cyborg Ninja.
* Traverse Town - Unlocked with Sora.
* Freddy Fazbear's Pizza (X) - Unlocked when getting busted as Freddy Fazbear.
* Dot Racer (X) - Unlocked when getting busted as Dot Racer Guy.
* Wipe Your Paws (X) - Unlocked when the player successfully wipes their paws on the minigame in Arcade Mode.
* The Factory (X) - Unlocked when winning 3 matches as Flag or Kakutou. Despite returning from *Bloodstreams Battles: Zero Hour*, the track used from said game is completely missing here.
* Blackout (X) - Unlocked when getting busted as Mr. Syntax, Pronama, Gardevoir or White Ninja.
* Training Room - Unlocked when completing the tutorial.
* The Forest (X) - Unlocked when winning 3 matches as Shinko, Nojus, Mjus or Foody.
* Africa (X) - Unlocked when winning 3 matches as Mighty.
* Emergency Alert System (X)

### Downloadable Stages

* Broken Sewers - Bundled with the Red Square DLC.
* The Island (Pipe Avoider 2) - Bundled with the Red Square DLC.
* Lijiang Tower - Bundled with the Tracer DLC. Also, when an opponent is defeated on this stage, he/she can be knocked off the windows leaving their corpse behind on the shop.
* Metro Station Shelter - Bundled with the Notim Portant DLC.
* Pantai Palace - Bundled with the Jim Woper DLC.

## Trivia

* The very first builds of *Bloodstreams Battles Online* only had two Shinkos facing off in The Ground, using the same mechanics *Bloodstreams Battles: Pipe Avoider* had. As a result of this outdated mechanic, jumping was glitched as Shinko would end up becoming airborne. Holding the up key allowed Shinko to fly off-screen, much like Cyborg Ninja's **Fly** move in *Bloodstreams Battles: Zero Hour*, so it was possible this move was reused as a testing function.
	+ Much later, on the Prodigy Math Game Update build, Puppet Master was given this ability.
* Originally, *Bloodstreams Battles Online* was planned to be released in April 20, 2019, but it was delayed until September 7, 2019 due to time constraints.
	+ In August 11, 2019, Bloodstreams announced on their Twitter saying that the game was delayed again until November 10, 2019 due to them needing more work with the 213+ fighters.
		- Even later, on October 9, 2019 Bloodstreams announced on their Twitter account saying the game was delayed until 2020 due to external hard drive faults.
			* And, even further, in spite of it being announced on both Facebook and Twitter saying it was September 7, 2020, it was revealed in May 8 that the release date was set to indefinite due to *"extreme fears of touching"*, with the planned release date given to DLC Pack #3 from *Bloodstreams Battles: Zero Hour*.
				+ The game was later delayed one more time to September 7, 2024 in March 16, 2021 to coincide with the 10th anniversary of *Bloodstreams Battles: Armies of the Warfare*.
* The font used in the "ONLINE" part for its logo is New Brilliant.
* Matias O'Brien was the only character to be announced via a reveal poster.
	+ Interestingly enough though, the reveal poster is very reminiscent of the final Unfriended (2015) poster, although partially coming from a fade rather than glitchy fades.
* *Online* is the second game of the series to have a demo version, the first is *Bloodstreams Battles for Nintendo 3DS*.
* This is one of three games alongside *Bloodstreams Battles: Zero Hour* and *Bloodstreams Battles: Zero Hour Remastered* to:
	+ support backwards compatibility with creations made with Make a Fighter
	+ have a startup tagline that changes on the current date
	+ be a home release that includes an Attract Mode
	+ allow the player to recolor the HUD

## References

1. ↑ This is possible with the version 1.3 patch, which added BB3DS backwards compatibility support.