History Sandbox / MUGEN

* DropTheHammer:
** [[evil:Super Mario whips out his trusty hammer from Videogame/DonkeyKong as a super move.]]
** [[evil:Both Krusty and Bartman can summon a hammer to squash their foes.]]
** [[evil:Donald duck can summon a big one and hit the opponent three times or summon a small one which launches him forward.]]
** [[evil:Naturally, [[Franchise/MortalKombat Shao Kahn]] uses his iconic hammer as an attack that can stun opponents.]]

** [[evil:[[Franchise/XMen A Sentinel]] with [[VideoGame/MetalSlug Fio]] piloting it. Fio can actually eject from it so she then plays exactly like in ''VideoGame/MetalSlug'' series, complete with her being a OneHitPointWonder.]]

* WidgetSeries:
** [[evil:The Characters from the Nijikaku fighting game by the 2Chan {{Imageboard|s}}.]]
** [[evil:M.U.G.E.N itself counts. We're talking about [[VideoGame/PrimalRage Velociraptor Gods]] taking on a mutant cyborg Tiger Woods that utilizes a robot claw and airstrikes. WholesomeCrossdresser [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear nuns]] teamed with [[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry evil witches with truth-based magic systems]] that beat up [[ComicBook/XMen UNSTOPPABLE!]] God-powered roid ragers [[WebVideo/MyWayEntertainment that spew]] UncleTomfoolery. [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Inside the womb of a birthing God.]] [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Reality Warpers]] fighting against [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} sadistic vigilantes]]. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And Chuck Norris.]]]]
*** [[evil:M.U.G.E.N is still popular in Japan for this reason. Loads of Pixiv fanart based on bizarre matchups (and even pairings) exist, spawning things like a cross between [[Franchise/TouhouProject Alice Margatroid]] and [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom Cable]] due to their reliance on lasers.]]

* CloningBlues: [[evil:There are many, many edited [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Kula]], [[VideoGame/MeltyBlood Len]], and Touhou clones out there. Not to mention Basara-kun's ''VideoGame/AntiGoukiProject'', a game made of [[PlanetOfHats Akuma clones only]].]]
** [[evil:Parodied with Neo Overlord, who appears to be an update to the author's original SelfInsert character but turns into a [[Franchise/TouhouProject Cirno]] clone instead via botched SuperMode, referencing the character's winquote claim of being the "world's greatest warrior".]]

* CallingYourAttacks: [[evil:When [[ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} Garfield]] fires [[EdibleAmmunition hot dogs]], he says "Hot dog" in a DullSurprise voice with each one he fires. Not to also mention [[VideoGame/{{StreetFighter}} Ryu]], [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Morrigan]], and the other characters that involve this trope.]]

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[evil:It's more than possible to beat characters like [[VideoGame/EarthBound Giygas]] or [[VideoGame/MetalSlug The Evil Spirit Incarnate]]. [[SNKBoss Not that it'll be easy, of course.]]]]

* EldritchAbomination: [[evil:[[VideoGame/EarthBound Giygas]], natch.]]

*** [[evil:[[VideoGame/StreetFighter Gweelay]] takes a page from Ronald and can throw hamburgers as projectiles.]]
*** [[evil:[[VideoGame/StreetFighter !Balrog]] can throw rolls of money, sacks of cash, pots of gold ,and [[Franchise/YuGiOh Pots of Greed]].]]

*** [[evil:[[VideoGame/SamuraiShodown How Are You?]] can kick dogs at his opponent, as well as [[VideoGame/CapcomVs "TAKE THEM FOR A RIDE"]], which leads to being attacked by multiple [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Street Fighters]] in quick succession.]]

*** [[evil:[[WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}} Uncle Joel]] can summon [[Franchise/TheMuppets Kermit]][[note]] Who is generally used to represent Joel's dad by viewers/fans [[/note]] to shoot his opponents with a single bullet, reel in a "SUPER BIG!!" fish, throw the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9VmS0-7L-Q infamous pizza]], and a standard [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Shun Goku Satsu]]... Which ''[[NukeEm nukes]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNxHUfGc3gE Norway]]'' if it connects.]]

** [[evil:[[VideoGame/EarthBound Giygas]]/Ozma, created by fhqwhgads7 and supposedly inspired by Primeus, is an April-Fools'-joke-character-turned-boss. It is basically a [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever gigantic floating jawbreaker]] that starts off with Giygas' attacks, then imitates various YouTubePoop characters as it loses health and layers.]]

** [[evil:Supermystery's VideoGame/{{Sonic the Hedgehog}} characters play like the Classic Sonic games. Pressing A, B, and C will jump (or spindash if you're crouching), X spawns itemboxes, Rings spawn at random, and, much like ''Sonic 2'', collecting 50 rings will make you super.]]

* NostalgiaLevel: [[evil:There are a few BonusLevel characters that do this. The most popular ones are the ones made by [=Bane84=]. They are M-Nes_Game1 (VideoGame/SuperMarioBros). M-Nes_Game2 (VideoGame/{{Contra}}), and M-gb_Game1 (VideoGame/SuperMarioLand).]]

* RuleOfFun: This is the only real explanation for the numerous offbeat characters available in the community. [[evil:Considering how you can pit [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Peter Griffin]] against WesternAnimation/{{Fat Albert|AndTheCosbyKids}} against VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog against Music/MichaelJackson against Creator/ChuckNorris if you want to]], no other explanation is really needed.

** [[evil:[[VideoGame/YoshisIsland Kamek]] is ''loaded'' with them. He can summon one of three Franchise/{{Pokemon}} at will and can use [[Franchise/MortalKombat fatalities]], one of which is directly based on one of Smoke's. His Troopa Rush super is admitted in his readme to be a takeoff of [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Tron Bonne's]] Lunch Rush special. Some of the objects that can fall from the sky in his Switchblock Drop super are [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog the Egg-o-matic, the Master Emerald,]] [[VideoGame/EarthwormJim a cow]], and [[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Lavos]]. ''And'' he can use [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Ultima]].]]

** [[evil:LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya calls [[Manga/KOn Houkago Tea Time]] as one of her special abilities.]]

** [[evil:M.U.G.E.N itself counts. We're talking about [[VideoGame/PrimalRage Velociraptor Gods]] taking on a mutant cyborg Tiger Woods that utilizes a robot claw and airstrikes. WholesomeCrossdresser [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear nuns]] teamed with [[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry evil witches with truth-based magic systems]] that beat up [[ComicBook/XMen UNSTOPPABLE!]] God-powered roid ragers [[WebVideo/MyWayEntertainment that spew]] UncleTomfoolery. [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Inside the womb of a birthing God.]] [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Reality Warpers]] fighting against [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} sadistic vigilantes]]. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And Chuck Norris.]]]]

* CarFu: [[evil:Being a sentient car, [[WesternAnimation/{{Cars}} Lightning McQueen]] uses himself as a weapon, with several attacks having him driving or crashing into his opponent.]]

** [[evil:[[VideoGame/EarthBound Giygas]]/Ozma, created by fhqwhgads7 and supposedly inspired by Primeus, is an April-Fools'-joke-character-turned-boss. It is basically a [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever gigantic floating jawbreaker]] that starts off with Giygas' attacks, then imitates various WebAnimation/YouTubePoop characters as it loses health and layers.]]

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: [[evil:The M.U.G.E.N China penguins. And WesternAnimation/{{Pingu}}, who TookALevelInBadass.]]

* TimeLimitBoss: [[evil:Yee ([[Creator/DingoPictures yes,]] ''[[Animation/DinosaurAdventure that]]'' [[Creator/DingoPictures Yee]]) is essentially this, since each time Peek finishes his song, Oro's head will pop in as an {{unblockable|attack}}, [[AlwaysAccurateAttack fullscreen attack]] that will kill most characters within four hits.]]