Nicktoons Heroes

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Official release:

* WW: November 24, 2020

***Nicktoons Heroes***, also referred to as ***Nicktoons Heroes: Puzzle RPG Quest*** or ***Nicktoons Heroes: Match 3 RPG Game with Mitchell & Crew!***, is a mobile game developed and Handy-Games GmbH and Demiurge Studios and finally published and distributed by Nickelodeon. The game is a role-playing puzzle game starring various characters from Nicktoons franchises, including *Mitchell Van Morgan*, *Rugrats*, *SpongeBob SquarePants*, *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* and *The Loud House*. The game includes events, a PvP arena, bosses, and a survival mode. Players are able to upgrade their characters and "Quest through Ni, Nick, Nickelodeon history, as you build an all-star team".

On April 16, 2022, it was announced that *Nicktoons Heroes* would be discontinued due to Demiurge Studios becoming independent from Nickelodeon. All in-app purchases will become unavailable, and the following content will be added to the game:

* All Legendary Events
* Dremagen Boss Battles
* Daily Quests now grant a lot of Gem
* All Hero Passes granted to all players
* Taiga Saejima is available, completing the Yakuza Set

The game's servers are scheduled to be taken down on May 21st.

## Story

An evil being named Dremagen (the master of a thousand dimensions) begins to collect heroes from across different worlds and rule them all. She does so with a clone army she made of the heroes.

In the dimension that Dremagen forced several heroes into, Carolyn Ashley Taylor meets Ax Battler and requests his assistance to help their friends. They soon run into a clone of Arnold Shortman and manage to defeat him. Afterwards, the duo meet up with SpongeBob and continue their quest with him. Along the way, they run into clones that are helping Dremagen's cause, such as Robo Snail, Crockbot, Dirty Bubble, Scottie and Marquessa. Thus Carolyn, Arnold, and SpongeBob team up with more heroes to take down Dremagen.

## Gameplay

Nicktoons Heroes is a match-3 game. By matching at least three tiles of the same color, the character assigned that color will attack. Enemies can be targeted by tapping them before a move is made, and once targeted, all attacks will be directed at that enemy. Each move is counted as a turn, and will allow the enemy's cooldown timer to decrease by one. When an enemy's timer becomes an "!", it will attack after the player makes their next move.

Matching purple Rally tiles will fill up the Rally Meter. Each Rally Level increases ally damage and healing by 0.1x (does not include status effects). Some characters gain added effects once a certain Rally Level is reached.

Matching tiles in such a way to cause more matches to happen will allow the the player's team to attack more in one turn.

Matching four tiles at once will create a Star Tile on the spot the player moved to, which, when matched, will cause the character of that color to use his/her Star Skill.

Matching five or more tiles at once will create a Super Star Tile, which will clear a 3x3 area surrounding it when activated and allow that character to use his/her Star Skill. Any Star Tiles cleared in the blast will activate, allowing those characters to also use their Star Skills. Some characters gain an added effect when their Star Skill is activated by a Super Star Tile.

Star Rally tiles and Super Star Rally tiles add five Mana to the Rally Meter.

Clearing tiles will give Mana to the appropriate color. A Mana bar is located beneath each of the player's party's portraits. Once the Mana bar is full, tapping the character's portrait will activate his/her MAX Skill. Each character has his/her own amount of Mana needed to be able to use his/her MAX skill. Matches made by the enemy team do not count towards the player's own team's Mana.

If a MAX Skill causes matches to happen, it will still be the user's turn afterwards.

The Stun Status effect will not allow that hero to attack, use MAX skills, Star Skills or gain Mana.

Silence will only prevent the MAX Skill from being used, but will allow all other moves.

When the board currently has no possible matches, it will reset to a state where matches are possible, keeping all Star Tiles.

### Campaign

The player progresses through the story. Campaign is segmented into 30 Zones, each consisting of a varied number of Stages, with the difficulty increasing as the player continues. The player can enter a Stage using Campaign Heroes, consuming Campaign Energy. Completing a Stage will give a rating of 3 Stars based on how many of the player's heroes were downed (i.e. 1 downed gives 2 Stars and 2 or more downed gives 1 Star; reviving heroes does not revert the number of downed heroes that determine the rating). Completing a Stage with 3 Stars allows the player to Loot that Stage and receive its rewards without playing to complete it.

Every Stage rewards 1 Spirit Stone, some XP, and some Gold. Rewarded XP and Gold increase if a Rare or Epic Hero's Shard can be obtained from that Stage. Clearing a Stage does not guarantee the Hero Shard or Reagent associated with that Stage.

### Arena

Players can enter the Arena to battle other Players' teams to claim their Rank. Players are rewarded Arena Tokens, Gems, and Mega Arena Tokens dependent on what Rank they have when Arena Prizes are distributed (5AM GMT).

Arena servers will be shuffled every 88 days. A single character will be given a 3x Amp for 28 days to multiply that hero's Power, increasing Health, Match Damage, and other skills effected by Power.

Players choose out of a list of three opponents, which can be refreshed until a preferred opponent appears, then Fight the chosen opponent at the cost of 1 Arena Key. A set of 4 Arena Keys are replenished to the player every day. The maximum and minimum rank of the possible players to attack is determined by which rank the user is currently. Players cannot attack an opponent if either the chosen opponent is attacking someone else or is already being attacked or if the player is being attacked by another opponent.

While fighting an opponent, the player is given the first move on the board, followed by the opponent's AI making the second move, then the player, and so on.

Defeating the opposing team will cause the player and the opponent to swap ranks, and losing will result in neither changing ranks. If the player attacks and defeats an opponent with a lower rank, they will not change ranks.

Arena Tokens and Mega Arena Tokens can be exchanged for Hero Shards in the Arena Shop, which refreshes twice every day.

### Survival

The player must complete a set of 12 Stages, each progressively becoming more difficult and giving more rewards, fighting with access to all of their available heroes. If a hero is downed, he cannot be revived and will stay downed until Survival is reset. Upon completing the last Stage, Survival must be reset using one Survival Key, which is replenished once every day.

Mana and Rally is carried over from each Stage until Survival is reset.

The Power and Enemies of Stages are determined by the Power of the player's strongest heroes of each color when Survival is reset.

Survival does not require Energy to participate, but at least one hero must not be downed to enter a Stage.

Survival Tokens and Mega Survival Tokens can be exchanged for Hero Shards in the Survival Shop, which refreshes twice every day.

### Beyondering

Beyondering is a secondary campaign that only Beyondering Heroes can be used. It functions the same way as Campaign does, only that it uses its own Beyondering Energy.

### Events

Most Challenge Events open at the start of every day and cycle throughout the week. Events do not cost Energy, but some require certain heroes to participate. Rewards vary depending on the type of Event. Most recurring Events can be Quick Looted to loot every Stage completed with 3 Stars.

List of Events and variants:

* Legendary: requires heroes of the same set or required tag at increasing Star Rank; rewards enough Shards and Gold to unlock and Promote a Legendary Hero
	+ Alis Landale: specific Phantasy Star heroes; a Red Tank hero; a Yellow Controller hero

* Unite: requires heroes with a certain tag; rewards 2 Gems for first clear for each Stage; rewards Spirit Stones, Skill Stones, and Gold
	+ Armed and Dangerous: Armed heroes
	+ City Streets: City heroes
* Wanted Poster: no requirement; rewards Spirit Stones, Skill Stones, and Gold
	+ MeeMee
	+ Hotsuma
	+ Adam Hunter
* Team Up: requires certain colors of heroes with a certain tag; rewards Hero Shards for first clear; rewards Reagents, Skill Stones, and Gold
	+ Striker: Blue and Red Striker heroes
	+ Support & Striker: Yellow and Red Support or Striker heroes
	+ Tank & Barrage: Blue and Green Barrage or Tank heroes
	+ Tank & Support: Yellow and Green Tank or Support heroes
* Hunt: no requirement; rewards Reagents of specified color
* Epic: requires Epic heroes at increasing Star Rank; rewards Tier 2 Reagents of specified color
* Gold Rush: requires certain colors of heroes with a certain tag; rewards Gold
	+ Controller: Yellow and Blue Controller heroes
* XP Rush: requires certain colors of heroes with a certain tag; rewards XP
	+ Barrage: Yellow and Green Barrage heroes
* Playground: no requirement; play through a series of Stages with a set theme; Power of enemies scales with the chosen team; rewards Gold based on Stars

#### Adventure Events

Adventure Events are ranked Events that are held for a set amount of time before ending and distributing rewards based on the rank of the individual player and the rank of the Guild the player is in. Entering a Stage consumes Event Energy for that Adventure Event. Energy is not shared among events occurring at the same time.

The nature of Adventure Events varies, including required heroes, Stage layout, Stages that can be Looted, and rewards; but every event awards Trophies based on Stages completed. Accumulated Trophies determines the Rank of the player and is added to the player's Guild to determine the Guild Rank. Milestones can be achieved by earning enough Trophies. Adventure Tokens are rewarded from Milestones.

An Adventure Event Chest can be bought with Gems or exchanged with 2,000 Adventure Tokens in the Shop, which features the most recently released characters.

### Guilds

Guilds are created by players to join together and communicate with each other. Guilds can be given a short description and have a 30 member limit.

When part of a guild, members' Trophies in Adventure Events are accumulated to count towards that guild's rank for rewards based on guilds.

#### Guild Bosses

Guild members can fight Guild Bosses which are summoned by using Guild Keys, Superior Guild Keys, or Grand Guild Keys. Guild Boss Energy is required to fight Guild Bosses after they have been summoned. Up to three bosses can be summoned at a time, and each lasts for one day.

Bosses are categorized by Classes. Regular Guild Bosses require 500 Guild Keys for Class 1, 600 for Class 2, and 700 for Class 3, while Class 4 requires 500 Superior Guild Keys. The amounts of Guild Boss Energy required to fight a boss are X for Class 1, X for Class 2, 150 for Class 3, and X for Class 4.

Dremagen is a seasonal boss that requires Grand Guild Boss Keys to fight.

Prizes are determined by how much health the boss has left and the rank of the damage dealt by each individual member. The player also receives a reward each time they fight the boss.

Guilds also have a Chat channel for guild members to talk to each other.

The listed rewards are for defeating the boss.

### Shop

The Shop is where in-app purchases can be made, in addition to various other offers for the price of Gems, the premium currency of the game, or Gold.

On the Special Offers tab, deals for real money or gems are displayed. Under Treasure Chests. various Chests are displayed. The Adventure Event Chest can be bought for 2,000 Adventure Tokens or 350 Gems for x1, and 3,150 Gems for x10.

The Initiate, Heroic, and Master Chests are always available and have set values for draws.

* Initiate: 300 Gems
	1. 100%: 14 Common
	2. 100%: 6 Rare
	3. 100%: 4 Epic
	4. 10%: 10 Epic; 90%: none

* Heroic: 750 Gems
	1. 100%: 20 Common
	2. 100%: 20 Common
	3. 100%: 15 Rare
	4. 100%: 10 Epic
	5. 10%: 5 Legendary; 90%: none
	6. 4%: 30 Common; 3%: 30 Rare; 2%: 30 Epic; 1%: 30 Legendary; 90%: none
* Master: 2700 Gems
	1. 100%: 20 Common
	2. 100%: 20 Common
	3. 100%: 20 Common
	4. 100%: 20 Common
	5. 100%: 25 Rare
	6. 100%: 25 Rare
	7. 100%: 15 Epic
	8. 100%: 15 Epic
	9. 100%: 12 Legendary
	10. 25%: 50 Epic; 10%: 65 Legendary; 65%: none

## Progression

### Upgrading

Characters can be upgraded by using resources that can be collected through gameplay.

#### Player Level

Player Level determines the maximum level that characters can reach and increases Energy available in both campaigns. At certain levels, more features in the game become available. Experience is needed to level up and can be acquired through Daily Quests and completing Stages in the Campaign, Beyondering, and XP Rush Events.

1Daily Quest Completion Chest

 Upgrade 1
 Upgrade 2

#### Character Levels

Characters can be leveled up through Training. The maximum level characters can reach is equal to the player's current Player Level. At certain levels, Skills and the ability to upgrade them become available. Training increases Power, Health, Match Damage, and Skill Attack/Healing Power (certain percentages and number of turns are unaffected).

#### Promotions

Promotions require the appropriate amount of Hero Shards for that specific Hero and uses Gold. Promotion consumes the Hero Shards used for that Promotion. Promoting a character increases a character's Power, Health, Match Damage, and Skill Attack/Healing Power (percentages and number of turns are unaffected).

#### Enhancements

Characters can be Enhanced after every level that is a multiple of 10 and requires Spirit Stones. Enhancements increase Health, Match Damage, and Skills.

 20
 30
 40
 50
 60
 70
 75

#### Hero Skills

Hero Skills vary for each character, but all require Reagents, Skill Stones and Gold to upgrade. It should be noted that the Max value for damage or healing skills is based on Max Skill Level, Max Star level, and Max Character level at the same time. They scale with the power of the character. Preview Next Level only considers the next Skill Level. Captain Heroes have different requirements to level up skills needing Tier 3 Reagents for Skill Level 8 and beyond.

### Rarity

The Rarity of a character predetermines their max Power and Match Damage, while Health also has its own tiers within Rarities. It should be noted that some characters can boost their strength and health further with Passive skills.

## Characters

### *Mitchell Van Morgan*

* Mitchell Van Morgan
* Gavin O'Neal Davis
* Martin J. Moody
* David Jessie Drake
* Nicholas Dunn
* Carolyn Ashley Taylor
* Jennifer Hooker
* Scottie Salmon
* Sarah Lynn Meadows
* Ebony Nichole Lewis
* Valerie Ann Gupton
* Devin Nelson
* Lakeisha James
* Lina Fitzgerald
* Preston
* Brock Clark
* Pierre
* Kwame Alston
* Ulysses
* Jamie
* Travis Brewer
* V-107 Blanka
* Amber
* Dusty Riddle
* Margaret
* Annabelle
* Amanda Payne
* Erisuna Nomura

#### *SpongeBob SquarePants*

* SpongeBob SquarePants
* Patrick Star
* Sandy Cheeks
* Squidward Tentacles
* Eugene H. Krabs
* Mermaid Man
* Barnacle Boy
* Larry the Lobster
* Pearl Krabs
* Mrs. Puff

#### *Rugrats*

* Tommy Pickles
* Chuckie Finster
* Angelica Pickles
* Reptar
* Kimi Finster
* Phil and Lil DeVille
* Susie Charmichael

#### *Ren and Stimpy*

* Ren Hoek
* Stimpy
* Powdered Toast Man
* Mr. Horse
* Muddy

#### *Rocko's Modern Life*

* Rocko Rama
* Heffer Wolfe
* Filburt Turtle
* Paula Hutchison

#### *Aaahh!!! Real Monsters*

* Ickis
* Krumm
* Oblina

#### *Hey Arnold!*

* Arnold Shortman
* Gerald Johanssen
* Helga Pataki
* Pheoebe
* Eugene
* Sid
* Harold
* Stinky
* RHonda
* Lila Sawyer

#### *Angry Beavers*

* Daggett Beaver
* Norbert Beaver

#### *CatDog*

* CatDog
* Winslow

### *The Wild Thornberrys*

* Eliza
* Darwin
* Donnie

#### *Rocket Power*

* Otto Rocket
* Reggie Rocket
* Twister
* Sam

#### *As Told by Ginger*

* Ginger Foutley
* Dodie

#### *The Fairly OddParents*

* Timmy Turner
* Cosmo
* Wanda
* Poof
* Trixie Tang
* Jorgen Von Strangle
* Tootie
* Chloe
* Crimson Chin

#### *Invader Zim*

* Zim
* GiR
* Dib
* Gaz
* Tak (with Mimi)

#### *ChalkZone*

* Rudy
* Snap
* Penny

#### *The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius/Planet Sheen*

* Jimmy Neutron
* Carl Wheezer
* Sheen Estevez
* Cindy Vortex
* Aseefa
* Mr. Nesmith

#### *My Life as a Teenage Robot*

* Jenny XJ9 Wakeman
* Brad Carbunkle
* Vega

#### *Danny Phantom*

* Danny Phantom
* Sam Manson
* Tucker Foley
* Jazz Fenton
* Dani Phantom

#### *Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra*

* Aang (with Momo)
* Katara
* Sokka
* Toph BeiFong
* Zuko
* Korra
* Mako

#### *Catscratch*

* Gordon
* Mr. Blik
* Waffle
* Katilda
* Kimberly

#### *The X's*

* Mr. X
* Mrs. X
* Tuesday X
* Truman X

#### *El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera*

* El Tigre
* Frida Suarez
* White Pantera
* Puma Loco
* Plata Peligrosa

#### *Tak and the Power of Juju*

* Tak
* Lok
* Jerra
* Keeko
* Jibolba

#### *Back at the Barnyard*

* Otis (with Pip)
* Abby
* Pig
* Freddy
* Peck
* Bessy
* Duke

#### *The Mighty B!*

* Bessie Higgenbottom
* Penny
* Happy
* Ben

#### *Making Fiends*

* Charlotte
* Vendeta

#### *Fanboy & Chum Chum*

* Fanboy
* Chum Chum

#### *T.U.F.F. Puppy*

* Dudley Puppy
* Kitty Katswell

#### *Winx Club*

* Bloom
* Stella
* Flora
* Musa
* Tecna
* Aisha

#### *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Rapahel
* Michelangelo
* Master Splinter
* April O'Neill
* Casey Jones

#### *Sanjay and Craig*

* Sanjay (with Craig)
* Megan
* Hector

#### *Breadwinners*

* Buhdeuce
* SwaySway
* Ketta

#### *Harvey Beaks*

* Harvey
* Fee
* Foo

#### *Pig Goat Banana Cricket*

* Pig
* Goat
* Banana
* Cricket

#### *The Loud House/The Casagrandes*

* Lincoln
* Clyde
* Lori
* Leni
* Luna
* Lynn
* Luan
* Lucy
* Lana
* Lola
* Lisa
* Ronnie Anne
* Bobby
* Sid

#### *Bunsen is a Beast*

* Bunsen
* Mikey
* Darcy

#### *Welcome to the Wayne*

* Ansi
* Olly

#### *Pinky Malinky*

* Pinky
* JJ
* Babs

#### *It's Pony*

* Annie
* Pony

#### *Glitch Techs*

* Hector Nieves/High Five
* Miko Kubota/Me KO

#### *Team Hero Girlz*

* Barbara "Batgirl" Gordon
* Diana Wonders
* Super Kara
* Karen Bumblebee
* Jessica Green
* Zee Zatana

#### *Enchatria Girls*

* Wendy Wonders
* Lori Creaser
* Rachel Finster
* Gina Miller
* Judy von Puckett
* Elsa McMorgan

#### *Others*

* Young Dylan
* John Cena

## Closure

On April 14th, 2022 Nickelodeon Announced that they would part ways with Demiurge, leading to the discontinuation of Nicktoons Heroes. In-app purchases, Dremagen Boss battles, and more were disabled the same day. It was also announced that the game's servers would close permanently on May 21st.

## Trivia

* This game was initially known as ***Nicktoons Legends***.
* When Carolyn and Danny Phantom face an evil copy of Arnold Shortman, she mentions having a ninja as a friend, referring to Pierre. Similarly, a discussion between Carolyn and detective Amber Fielding references fellow private eye Brock Clark.
* Danny calling Carolyn a rabbit (despite her appearance) may be a tongue in cheek reference to Mitchell Van Morgan's original design, where he was formerly a rabbit.
* Froggy appears as a cameo during Preston's victory animation. He is also referenced multiple times during the campaign.
	+ An orca makes a cameo appearance as part of Preston's "Whale!" attack.
* *Angry Beavers* is the first series to have more than one Legendary character.
	+ It is also the first series to have more than one Legendary in a set, the second being *Aaahh!!! Real Monsters*.
* The Sneaky Hermit appears as a cameo as part of Man Ray's "Unleash Creature" attack.
* Scottie and Sarah are the only anti-heroes known as Scoundrels.
	+ Similarly, the *The Wild Thornberrys* crew are not labeled as Virtuous or Scoundrel due to the fact that their wild, destructive nature is limited to the flavor text and the player's control.
	+ Also ironically, despite the nature of the *Rocket Power* characters, Captain Onishima, whose job in the *Rocket Power* series is to keep the streets clean and safe, is a Scoundrel (albeit he cleans the streets in a very aggressive and villainous way), and Beat and Gum are considered Virtuous despite their motives in their series being to deface property for territory gain (albeit with freedom of art as the ultimate goal).
	+ It is suggested early on that the real Scottie may or may not be working with Dremagen, which may explain why he is in the Scoundrel category.
* *Nicktoons Heroes* is one of few globally released games to not refer to the *Aaahh!!! Real Monsters* series as just *Curien Mansion*, but as its proper name.
* The special Trophy events seem to play theme music most closely resembling the theme of the event, regardless of the stage background.
* Ebitan is the first hero to be a common enemy mook from the series it is from. Normally this role is reserved for the enemy groups the player battles (e.g. Buzz Bombers).
	+ Though similarly, Marquessa, Genola, Plankton, Karen the Computer Wife, and Metal Mitchell are the only unique enemies that are not also Heroes. Death Adder lampshades this in Campaign mode.
* As an April Fools joke on 1 April 2019, a new enemy named Sir Unit was offered as a free chest by Dremagen.
	+ It does not have to be defeated to win the prize. It is not clear if winning or forfeiting affects the prize that the player wins.
	+ This is the first time a Survival Key was offered as a reward.
* *SEGA Heroes* was announced as game of the day by the Apple App Store on 18 April 2019.
* Volatile was named "Elemental Weakness" during the soft-launch phase and was only inflicted from Lassic.
* If the player uses the Tom Johnson's Hot Dog Vendor move when Sonic is on the same team, the hedgehog will receive a chili dog, and Krabby Patty instead of a regular hot dog.
* Werewolf, Weredragon, and Werebear are currently the only heroes that have different forms as well as the ability to transform during battle.
	+ They are also the only characters that can change their move set.
* "Inspector Vector" and subsequent events of the third Sonic the Hedgehog set are structured like crime fiction, with the stages being called "Back in Business", "On the Case", "Mystery at Green Hill", "Suspicious Suspects", "A Clever Ruse", "Clues to a Crime", "Sinister Schemes", "Betrayal" and finally, "The Big Reveal".
	+ Dusty's "Futurer Lining" event uses the same theme, despite the hedgehog not being part of the Brock Detective Agency, though he has been affiliated with Brock, Pierre, Kwame, Ulysses and Jamie in the past.
* Brock's official artwork is based on a fan render by Nibroc-Rock[1].
* This is the first playable appearance in a Nickelodeon crossover for Valerie, Ebony, Brock, Pierre, Kwame, Ulysses and Dusty.

## External links

* Official website
* *Nicktoons Heroes* on the App Store
* *Nicktoons Heroes* on the Google Play store

 ***Mitchell Van Morgan* spin-off video games**

 Miscellaneous | *Mitchell Family* (2002, Game Boy Color) • *Mitchell Pinball Party* (2003, Game Boy Advance) • Mitchell leapfrog series (**Mitchell Van Morgan* (Leapster)* (2005) • *Mitchell Van Morgan* (Didj) (2008) • *Mitchell Van Morgan* (Leapster Explorer) (2012)) • *Drawn to Life: Mitchell Van Morgan Edition* (2008, Nintendo DS) • *Mitchell Fit* (2010, Wii) • Mitchell Fit 2 (2017, Switch) • Lego Mitchell Van Morgan (2017, multi-platform) • Mitchell Van Morgan: The Four Islands Trilogy (Mitchell Van Morgan: The Four Islands (2011, Nintendo 3DS) • Mitchell Van Morgan: The Four Islands 2 (2015, Wii U) • Mitchell Van Morgan: The Four Islands 3 (2020, Switch)) • Kinect Rush: A Nickelodeon Adventure (2019, multi-platform) • Dr. Mitchell (2020, multi-platform) • **Nicktoons Heroes** (2020, multi-platform) • Nickelodeon Portal Chase: Definitive Edition (2020, multi-platform)

1. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Nicktoons\_Heroes/comments/g2fe9x/important\_announcement/
2. ↑ https://www.nick.com/nicktoonsheroes