Nicktoons Unite Series

The original Nicktoons Unite series was a collection of Nickelodeon games developed by the now defunct THQ back in 2005 that crossed over many of its shows and characters on several unique adventures, starting with *Nicktoons Unite* featuring *Spongebob Squarepants* (Stephen Hillenburg), *Danny Phantom* (Butch Hartman), *Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius* (O Productions)*,* and *The Fairly Oddparents* (Butch Hartman) up to *Globs of Doom* in 2008 with an expanded universe. While there was mixed reception about the first game that to many would have been better off on TV like its prequel, Jimmy Timmy Power Hour, it was well regarded by fans of the featured cartoons as a fun and exciting crossover, sparking many creative passions with fan-made stories, art, and many more. Frozarburst centered almost all of his fanfiction as the series' quintessential continuation/reboot, having all the Nicktoons present from the games return beginning with several early drafts that would eventually become *How to Train Your Hero* in 2014-2015. Later, it would evolve into the successful *Toon Wars* where past events from the old games would directly influence several key elements throughout the long-running story. After Toon Wars: The Final Days, the series would be followed up by Toon Wars: Legacy, which introduced newer cartoons to the Toonverse and took heavy inspiration from Nicktoons Unite.

In 2022, Frozarburst returned to this era with the one-shot 3-parter, Nicktoons Wrath, not only introducing fans to a new character of his own, but adding to the lore for the original shows, Toon Wars, and his inspired projects. A sequel would later be posted, giving the core cast a taste of what is to come in the Toon Wars and beyond.

## History

### Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004-2006)

The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour cartoon specials were a trilogy of stories centered around Jimmy Neutron and Timmy Turner crossing over. Though not much of the events directly influence the Nicktoons Unite series nor Frozarburst's works, it is referenced as the reason Jimmy and Timmy know each other and how Calamitous discovered the existence of other worlds in the Nicktoons Universe, as well as the first time Crocker has been to Fairy World.

### Nicktoons Unite (2005)

Following *Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2,* Professor Calamitous managed to steal the plans for Jimmy's Universe Portal Machine using a flea bot on Goddard to get its information. After building his own warp gate with the schematics, Calamitous used it to discover other worlds in the universe, finding and teaming up with villains Vlad Plasmius, Denzel Crocker, and Plankton to form a Syndicate and take over their worlds, starting with the destruction of Retroville with a doomsday weapon. In the meanwhile, they gathered an army of ghosts and attack robots to occupy Amity Park, Bikini Bottom, and Fairy World. To save their homes, Jimmy Neutron used his completed device to ask for help from three other heroes, summoning Timmy Turner once again along with newcomers Danny Fenton and Spongebob Squarepants. Jimmy explains that he found in addition to the Syndicate's team up that they're stealing energy from each of their worlds, using jellyfish, ghost energy, and fairy magic to power their device. Each of the Nicktoons agree to work together to stop their foes and were soon able to end much of the Syndicate's schemes with help from allies of their own. After finding the flea bot in Jimmy's lab, Goddard uses it to track down the location of the Syndicate's hidden fortress housing the doomsday machine. And thanks to Spongebob's quick thinking pulling the plug of the weapon, the day was saved and the Syndicate were put behind bars in their respective worlds. Feeling that one day they'll be needed again, Jimmy offers everyone an interdimensional transmitter/communicator to speak to each other from across the universe.

### Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island (2006)

One day, multiple Nicktoons from the previous four worlds in Nicktoons Unite are scattered on an island in another dimension under the control of an ancient powerful being known as the Mawgu. Using his space-bending vortex from the volcano at the center of the island, he began to break down several of the Nicktoon's worlds in an effort to make the universe his own; guarded by his army of ooze creatures who have taken over the island's natives. Summoned by the Wise Old Crab of the island (AKA Shelly) Danny Phantom, Spongebob Squarepants, and Patrick Star set out to recover their friends and form a plan with help from Jimmy Neutron back in Retroville to construct a device capable of sealing the Mawgu away in a rip in reality with the island's important resources. After finding their friends and freeing the various oppressed sections of the island, they journey to the top of the volcano to confront the Mawgu at the core of his vortex, sealing him away and restoring all of their worlds from his destruction. However, he confidently vows that one day he'll escape to enact his revenge against them.

### Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots (2007)

Sometime after Volcano Island, Professor Calamitous had managed to discover even more worlds in the Nicktoons Universe (likely as a result of the Mawgu's vortex) and used this as the inspiration to construct and run his own Evil Toyco Outlet in several locations. This would lead to him sending out attack bots disguised as toys to several of the Nicktoons worlds to capture other heroes and take over. Thankfully, Tak from *Tak and the Power of Juju* had escaped captivity and helped Spongebob and Patrick free their other friends including several more, such as El Tigre, Jenny Wakeman, and Zim and GIR. After shutting down several key areas of the main Toyco facility for the ex-employee Chadbot, they eventually made their way to Calamitous' lair learning everything he did was all an attempt at winning a prize show that would label him as "The Biggest Genius." Defeated, the prize and the Toyco facilities are instead given over to Chadbot, and Calamitous loses his mustache.

### Nicktoons Wrath

In Dimmsdale, Timmy Turner wishes for an evil doppelganger to give him a different challenge instead of dealing with Foop, Mr. Crocker, Vicky, and other enemies of his. This evildoer immediately revealed to Chester and AJ that fairies exist and Timmy has Godparents, which doesn't surprise them at all. And due to the Fairy Shortage policy, Timmy is approved to share with his two best friends as well as with Chloe or one more new Godchild (who would later be Tutie).

A week after the Nega-Timmy headed to parts unknown, a mysterious armored figure summons Timmy and his friends to Volcano Island along with Jimmy, Danny, and Spongebob. Each of them have their powers siphoned to fuel the mech and are slated for corruption within their cells while the villain opens portals to spread the island's ooze across the universe. With help from AJ and Chester, they're able to escape and stop the eruption that'll spread the ooze by reducing the blast radius to just the outskirts of the volcano. However, the mech operator is still able to fight back, battling the Nicktoons through both the island and various worlds they travel to until they're able to turn one of their weapons against them. From what Shelly said in the Mawgu Lair, the mech was forged to suit a powerful entity; the original Chosen One from long before the heroes' time. However, the ancients feared what they had created and locked it away. The Nicktoons believed Nega-Timmy was piloting the mech the whole time since he previously disappeared. However, Shelly confirms he too was imprisoned in the volcano after freeing the actual pilot; a wolf-like Leviathan. In a fit of rage, she throws a tantrum and destroys various parts of the island while the gang formulate a plan to redeem her, realizing much like Jenny and Danny, she was neglected by the people she was designed to protect. Levi thankfully calms down for the heroes to talk to her and end up befriending her. She ops to go to a new home that could potentially need her. But before she leaves, Timmy wishes for an identical male partner to travel with her into deep space. She thanks the heroes for their forgiveness and leaves to parts unknown with her equal, Jerry, while the rest of the Nicktoons when Timmy returns to Dimmsdale agree to not invite him for the next adventure afraid he'd make a wish that'll screw them over again.

### Nicktoons: Globs of Doom (2008)

An ancient alien named Globulous Maximus who was made from the dawn of time and space arrives on few Nicktoons worlds to attack them with his army of self-made Morphoids. To stop him, Jimmy recruits villains from their respective worlds along with the heroes to form a plan back at Volcano Island, which Shelly helps out by providing them with a hidden lair formerly used by the Mawgu and a massive mech stored inside that could be used to defeat Globulous. After freeing their worlds and recovering the needed pieces to restart the mech, they use it to go to space where Globulous is preparing to send his minions down to the island. But just as they prepare to fight, the villains send the heroes out of the shuttle and learn that Globulous didn't want to be used for evil and was just upset that he was born a booger. Spongebob cheers him up telling him that he should always be proud of what he is, making Globulous happy and converting him to Spongeglob. He takes everyone back down to the island and vows to make amends for the wrongs of his past throughout the universe.

### Nicktoons Consumed

Occurring not long after Globs of Doom, Jimmy Neutron, Danny Phantom, Spongebob Squarepants, and their allies had to contend with the likes of a galactic supervillain named Cosma who sought to curb her food addiction by devouring their worlds. While waiting on Spongebob to complete an entire platter of Krabby Patties, Team Phantom fought Cosma long enough for Jimmy to reconfigure his Shrink Ray to supersize the food for the evildoer to eat on the spot, only for her to fall into a deep sleep. With her appetite satisfied, the Nicktoons Universe was safe and every world Cosma devoured was teleported back to their original orbit thanks to the Universe Portal Machine. However, where she came from would remain a mystery until nearly a decade later.

### Legacy (2018 and Beyond)

    *See Toon Wars and Toon Wars: Legacy*

After numerous adventures together, the Nicktoons would be on their separate ways until 10 years later when the Syndicate began the Toon Wars, pitting entire cartoons in the multiverse against one another. This was inspired by their past experiences with their foes in the Nicktoons Unite series and the discovery of another universe (Cartoon Network) having something within it that they used to manipulate as many worlds as they could to start the war and build a new army, utilizing the remaining Toybots and Morphoids. Without Spongebob in the Nicktoons Saga, the Nicktoons would form a new organization called the Toon Force, and would go on to put an end to the war, ally with other worlds, and finally put a permanent end to the Syndicate. 5 years later, their influence would affect much of, if not the entirety of Toon Wars: The Final Days, which served as the last arc of the series and the ultimate conclusion of the Nicktoons' storyline; albeit in the form of a larger narrative featuring properties from another network. 2 years following the war, elements from the old crossovers would return, homaged by the Cartoon Network heroes, along with reused assets from past games by the Horde Syndicate. Both sides inspired heavily by Nicktoons Unite.

## Trivia

* Thanks to Spongebob Squarepants' popularity internationally, the European version of the first three Nicktoons Unite games are titled "Spongebob and Friends," followed by the actual name of the game in question. It would be Globs of Doom that had this title change regardless of the region.
* Timmy Turner was notably absent in Globs of Doom but returns in the Nicktoons Saga 10 years later, explaining that he and his friends were able to take care of the Morphoids themselves. It is unknown exactly why that was the case, but few rumors suggests it was to make room for the Invader Zim characters, in addition to the game's smaller budget compared to Attack of the Toybots, which had the most characters out of all 4 games.
	+ Jenny Wakeman was also one of the characters missing from the game who appeared later in Toon Wars, explaining that while she was available to help in the fight against the Morphoids, Jimmy assured her the team he assembled would be enough to give her a break from fighting; also confirming she too had a communicator from him.
* Much, if not all the shows besides *The Fairy Oddparents* had ended prior to Globs of Doom's release, but each were almost always featured regardless of the circumstance compared to Spongebob. This mindset soon became the standard for Toon Wars, removing Spongebob and focusing on the other shows despite the latter being far more popular and ongoing. The same concept applied to Cartoon Network shows, choosing not to focus on cartoons like *Steven Universe* or *Teen Titans GO* until a later date.
	+ Even stranger is that Timmy Turner, aside from Nicktoons Unite and Attack of the Toybots, is featured far less to the point of not making an appearance in the series beyond the Jimmy Timmy Power Hour specials. A cheeky explanation was given for his absence in Nicktoons Wrath where due to Timmy's negligence on the part of his evil clone wish, Danny, Spongebob, and Jimmy agreed not to invite him in their next crossover.
* Like Magiswords Fusion Wars, Nicktoons Wrath was written in less than a few days.
* Coincidentally, the Toon Wars series ends where Nicktoons Unite begins: in Bikini Bottom.