Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2/Squidward

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About

This sourpuss octopus is always looking for inspiration.

Playstyle

Squidward is an oddball character with a ton of amazing tools. He has great damage output, tricky movement, and has some of the best edgeguarding tools in the game. He's a tricky character to learn well, but, much like the character himself, with mastery comes great power, as Squidward becomes one of the strongest air characters in the game.

If you like tricky movement and several strong and unpredictable tools, Squidward is the character for you!

Metagame

Squidward is ranked 5th out of 29 on the current tier list, in the S tier.

Squidward possesses one of the best punish games amongst the entire cast. His great aerial game combined with his powerful strongs make him a terrifying threat both on-stage and off-stage. His down special, "You're Annoying Me", only serves to make his punish game even more threatening. Squidward also has a very strong edgeguarding game, with his Light Down Air being very powerful and leads to an early grave. Squidward also as a great recovery, making edgeguarding him very challenging.

However, despite these great strengths, Squidward does have some flaws. His neutral game is below average, relative to most of the cast. This makes it so he has to get up close in order to get his brutal punishes. Squidward also struggles against characters with disjoints. Besides Forward Air, his tools can't realistically compete against some of the best disjoints.

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NASB2 SquidwardStock.png Squidward
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Franchise

SpongeBob SquarePants

Weight

0.96

Fall Speed

1.04

Gravity

0.86

Run Speed

0.85

Air Speed

1.3

Strengths Weaknesses
  • Absurd Damage output: Squidward can do a crazy amount of damage with his aerial chains in under 10 seconds. And that's without rage!
  • Suffocating juggles: Squidward's aerial game is one of the best. He can cover an amazing amount of space and does insane amounts of damage off of one chain.
  • Rage: Down Special makes Squidward way faster and stronger. This is integral to his combo game, and makes him absolutely impossible to avoid up close. Count your blessings if he grabs you.
  • Bold and Brash: Squidward's Side Special is fairly easy to confirm into and, if the strongest version is pulled, will kill the opponent <70%.
  • Bike: Up special is extremely versatile both as a recovery tool and a movement tool. It can also combo into itself if slime-cancelled, if you're looking for a funny combo.
  • Meter tank: Squidward gains meter very fast due to his combo game, and will usually have at least 1 bar on deck at all times.
  • Difficult to master: Squidward is one of the more tricky characters in the game to maneuver with due to his odd gravity and use of double jump cancelling. Rage makes him fall faster, which accentuates the problem further. In addition, a lot of Squidward's stronger tools require strong knowledge of his toolkit, and are difficult to hit point-blank. Therefore, Squidward requires a lot of time and effort to maximize his potential in the match.
  • Not the best at neutral: Squidward doesn't have a lot of far-away options aside from Neutral Special.
  • Meh ground strongs: Aside from Forward Strong, his ground strongs are somewhat committal. You might want to use them as a last resort options.
  • Meter-heavy: A lot of Squidward's stronger confirms require a slime cancel, which can tank your meter fairly fast if you are reckless.

Moveset

Ground Light Attacks

4/4 Time
Light
NASB2 Squidward LightNeutral-44Time.png
"And a-one, and a-two, and-a one, two, three, four!"
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00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Tentacle Kick
Forward+Light
NASB2 Squidward LightForward-TentacleKick.png
"He has that janky hitbox"
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00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Forget The Book!
Up+Light
NASB2 Squidward LightUp-ForgetTheBook.png
"Because you were supposed to explode!"
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00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Knee Slap
Down+Light
NASB2 Squidward LightDown-KneeSlap.png
"It was rated ARRGGGHH!"
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00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Spin Dash
Light (Running)
NASB2 Squidward DashAttack-SpinDash.png
"Spin around, stop!"
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Air Light Attacks

Octopus Dance
Light (Airborne)
NASB2 Squidward LightNeutralAir-OctopusDance.png
"What the?"
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Paintbrush Fury
Forward+Light (Airborne)
NASB2 Squidward LightForwardAir-PaintbrushFury.png
"If I'm lucky, some of Mr. Tentacles' talent may rub off on me"
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Head Bop
Back+Light (Airborne)
NASB2 Squidward LightBackAir-HeadBop.png
"Put your hands together for... the incomparable Squidward!"
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Corkscrew Dance
Up+Light (Airborne)
NASB2 Squidward LightUpAir-CorkscrewDance.png
"I've saved the best for last, you'll see"
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Down Slap
Down+Light (Airborne)
NASB2 Squidward LightDownAir-DownSlap.png
"Shut up!"
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Ground Strong Attacks

This one's on the house!
Strong
NASB2 Squidward ChargeForward-ThisOnesOnTheHouse.png
"He ate the whole thing in one bite."
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00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Krakatoa!
Up+Strong
NASB2 Squidward ChargeUp-Krakatoa.png
"Get him angry and he's bound to erupt!"
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Squidward Live
Down+Strong
NASB2 Squidward ChargeDown-SquidwardLive.png
"You bottom feeders! You don't even know talent!"
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Air Strong Attacks

Sforzando
Strong (Airborne)
NASB2 Squidward ChargeForwardAir-Sforzando.png
"Sounds like there's a dying animal on the premises"
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Woohoo freedom!
Up+Strong (Airborne)
NASB2 Squidward ChargeUpAir-WoohooFreedom.png
"Well, we know one thing: it sure isn't that guy!"
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Artistic Tantrum
Down+Strong (Airborne)
NASB2 Squidward ChargeAirDown-ArtisticTantrum.png
"You, sir, are the greatest fighter who ever lived!"
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Special Attacks

Clary
Special
NASB2 Squidward SpecialNeutral-Clary.png
"Why, sure, pal, I can play better"
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
  • Squidward inhales air, then plays a note on his clarinet to send a projectile forward. The projectile changes depending on the amount of inhale time.
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Artistic Genius
Forward+Special
NASB2 Squidward SpecialForward-ArtisticGenious.png
"Come on, Larry! Get your art on!"
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
  • Squidward shows off one of his latest paintings! His opponent may be overwhelmed in different ways depending on which one he shows.
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"You're Annoying Me"
Down+Special
NASB2 Squidward SpecialDown-YoureAnnoyingMe.png
"SpongeBob! Patrick! Do you mind?!"
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
  • Squidward channels his anger to increase his power and speed for a set amount of time.
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Whatever
Up+Special
NASB2 Squidward SpecialUp-Whatever.png
"I guess Squidward forgot his karma"
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
  • Squidward tries to ride his bicycle, but it unfortunately explodes and sends him flying away. His fall can be angled in different directions.
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Grab/Throws

Grab
Grab
NASB2 Squidward Grab.png
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Dash Grab
Grab (Running)
NASB2 Squidward DashGrab.png
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Grab Pummel
Light (Grabbing)
NASB2 Squidward Pummel.png
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Up Throw
Up (Grabbing)
NASB2 Squidward UpThrow.png
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Forward Throw
Forward (Grabbing)
NASB2 Squidward ForwardThrow.png
"GO AWAY!"
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Down Throw
Down (Grabbing)
NASB2 Squidward DownThrow.png
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Back Throw
Back (Grabbing)
NASB2 Squidward BackThrow.png
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Super

Super
Slime+Light
NASB2 Squidward Super.png
"Squidward! Look out for that falling shoe!"
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Taunts

Taunt
Taunt
NASB2 Squidward TauntNeutral.png
"Future.... Future...."
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Down Taunt
Down+Taunt
NASB2 Squidward TauntDown.png
"Hang in there, Squidward, it's all part of the job"
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Up Taunt
Up+Taunt
NASB2 Squidward TauntUp.png
"Reflecto, up to no good"
Damage Startup Active Frames Total Frames Safety
00% 0 0-0 0 -0
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Strategy

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Techniques

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Combos

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Matchups

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Videos

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Costumes

  • Squidward's Default Outfit.

    Squidward's Default Outfit.

  • Squidward wearing his band director outfit from the episode "Band Geeks".

    Squidward wearing his band director outfit from the episode "Band Geeks".

  • Squidward's viking attire from the episode "Bunny Hunt." (unlocked by having the Ultimate edition of NASB 2).

    Squidward's viking attire from the episode "Bunny Hunt." (unlocked by having the Ultimate edition of NASB 2).

  • Squidward's artist outfit. Commonly confused to be the brown artist outfit from "Artist Unknown", this white variant is actually from the episode "Out of the Picture".

    Squidward's artist outfit. Commonly confused to be the brown artist outfit from "Artist Unknown", this white variant is actually from the episode "Out of the Picture".

  • Mind controlled Squidward (unlocked by defeating Squidward twice in campaign mode).

    Mind controlled Squidward (unlocked by defeating Squidward twice in campaign mode).

  • Squidward's Ghost Clone (unlocked by defeating Squidward thrice in campaign mode).

    Squidward's Ghost Clone (unlocked by defeating Squidward thrice in campaign mode).


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