Kermitity Gauntlet

Kermitity Gauntlet is a 2019 fighting game developed by Permafrost Software and published by Snowtendo. It features the aftermath of Kermit getting the Destruction Gems and clapping half of the world out of existence and the various heroes and villains that want to get the gems themselves. It was released on the Snowtendo Swap.

Plot
The story continues from the bad ending of Kermit Quest has an overarching theme of a ruined world after Kermit's Destruction-powered clap, but the story present in the game itself mainly revolves around the individual tales of each character, their quest to get the gems back, and what their motivation is for doing so. The continuity seems to be a blend of both canon and fanon (as in, not limited to the fanon wiki) as the game heavily references both.

Gameplay
The main gameplay revolves around four buttons, A, B, C, and D which denote a light punch, a light kick, a heavy punch, and a heavy kick respectively. Players can jump, crouch, run, and retreat to control the spacing of each match. Each fight is based on a one-on-one "best-of-three" round system. Each character has their own unique playstyle, combos, and special moves which can be accessed with certain inputs. Unique to this game are the gems themselves. All the gems each player has is shown in the lower corners of the screen. Each gem has a unique effect depending on its type and will give every player the same effect. They can be activated by pressing all four buttons at once. In arcade mode, the player starts with no gems but collects them from their opponents in their battles. In versus mode, the amount of gems each player can have can be adjusted with a maximum of 3 and a minimum of 0 and each player can choose their gems before the match begins.

Each character has three standard super moves that are are reliant on the super meter, which can fill up to two bars. Activating a gem requires half a meter, a regular super move requires a full meter, and a hidden super move requires two full meters. Hidden super moves, as the name implies, are not listed anywhere in the game itself, leaving players to experiment with characters to find the moves themselves or look it up on the internet. Each character has one hidden super and will even do a special victory pose if they finish round 2 of a match with their hidden super.

Star Kirby 12
After most of the members of Antarctica's Protectors vanished in the clap and the ones that remained alive left the group for their own reasons, Star Kirby 12 was the lone protector of Antarctica. Even with the world rapidly falling apart he took it upon himself to keep being a hero because if he didn't, who else would? Naturally when the opportunity of reuniting the gems and undoing the damage Kermit had caused presented itself, he jumped at the opportunity.

His rival battle is with Lizlord. The dialogue goes as follows:


 * Lizlord: "LIZLOOORD... LIIIVES!!"
 * Star Kirby 12: "Lizlord alive?! But then that means... Oh dear, it's even worse than I thought!"
 * Lizlord: "YOU DIEEE NOW!"

In his ending, he gets the final gem from Kermit, finally getting all seven gems. He then undoes everything and restores life to the way it was before the clap with one major difference: Kermit no longer exists. He then gives the gems to the other members of the Protectors and tells them to go hide them in even more secure places. Unfortunately, Constantine is watching him do this.

Explorer 767
After leaving the Protectors to live out what he assumed would be his last days having fun, he learned about the return of the gems. He decided that he needed these gems and he was going to get them no matter what. He had no idea what he was going to do with them when he got them all, but he didn't care.

His rival battle is with Link. The dialogue goes as follows:


 * Link: "Nice gems. I'll be taking them now."
 * Explorer 767: "Duuuude, do you have ANY idea how hard I worked to get these? Sorry, but these are mine!"
 * Link: "That wasn't a request. I'm taking them."

In his ending, he finally makes up his mind and decides to become a superpenguin with the gems. He helps people out when he sees them but otherwise the world stays how it was post-clap.

The Ed
The state of the world forced him to shed his eccentric attitude and get serious. What remained of the EPF membership was scattered and decentralized, each in their own little underground hideaways dedicated to providing humanitarian aid. Ed was the leader of his section and as such took it upon himself to gear up in a new Penguin Super Suit Mini and go get the gems when he learned of their nearby presence.

His rival battle is with Herbert. The dialogue goes as follows:


 * Herbert: "Leave now. I don't want to have to fight you."
 * The Ed: "Fugitive is resisting arrest. Potentially lethal force may be required."
 * Herbert: "I gave you a warning."

In his ending, The Ed restores the world to the way it was before the clap using the gems but also remakes it in his ideal image. There are no superheroes, the people he doesn't like are gone, and the EPF have control of nearly everything. There is evidence that the general public does not like this new world order, but The Ed does and since he now holds the gems, his opinion is the only one that matters.

Snow
The kind, soft-spoken mayor of PuffleVille had a mental breakdown after watching half the population of his island cease to exist. When he finally made a full recovery, he seemed to have completely changed, having become smarmy and narcissistic despite all the suffering around him. Despite this, when the gems returned to the world, he knew it was his duty to set right what had gone wrong and set out immediately.

His rival battle is with Mr Cow2. The dialogue goes as follows:


 * Mr Cow2: "Awww, a widdle puffle! Come here, little puffle!"
 * Snow: "Who you callin' a little puffle, tubby? This 'little' puffle oughta beat the snot out of you for that!"
 * Mr Cow2: "A wise guy, eh? Well don't expect me to just sit here and take it. In fact, after I'm done with you, I'll take those candies of yours too!"

In his ending, Snow uses the gems to bring back all the clapped puffles. Even though his island was soon back to normal and puffles were thriving, Snow had a constant nagging feeling that he forgot to do something. He never realized just what it was, even after puffles became the dominant species of the world.

Speeddasher
After leaving the Protectors for good, Speeddasher took the hat of his fallen friend and wandered the world as a cold-blooded killer, slaughtering the scum of the Earth wherever he could find it. He tried to ignore the gems at first, but there was always a little sense in him that he liked to call his conscience. A sense that he hated. Yet, he couldn't get rid of it.

His rival battle is with Zone. The dialogue is as follows:


 * Zone: "Old man..."
 * Speeddasher: "Zone... It's time we end this."
 * Zone: "I couldn't agree more."

In his ending, Speeddasher kills Kermit and then purges the world of evil with his gems. Then he travels around the world and buries them in random locations when he's sure nobody's watching. After that, nobody ever saw him nor the gems ever again.

Zone
Zone was the first to leave the Protectors after the incident. In truth, nobody knows just what he went to do after he left. However, even an enigma can't resist the chance to get whatever he desires.

His rival battle is with Speeddasher. The dialogue is as follows:


 * Speeddasher: "You have a lot of nerve coming back, coward."
 * Zone: "Didn't your parents ever teach you how to welcome back an old friend?"
 * Speeddasher: "You're no friend of mine. You never were. I've wanted to do this for a long time."

In his ending, Zone takes the gems to visit Nightmare and he uses their power to kill her once and for all. He then teleports to Speeddasher and gives him the gems, telling him that he doesn't need them anymore and tells him to "Go and be a hero, old man". He then walks away into a cloud of fog and disappears.

Lizlord
Due to the Bureau of Fiction collapsing in on itself, among those of the few that actually became revived from the incident was Nightmare herself. Though still being resurrected, she had lost most of her once-terrifying power. Her first act in rebirth was to resurrect her most loyal commander, Lizlord. When he finally awoke from the big sleep, his mind was clouded and filled with a burning hatred for everything and everyone with the sole exception of Nightmare herself to whom he felt an undying loyalty to. Nightmare then focused on resurrecting and re-amassing her old army and told Lizlord to fetch the Destruction Gems for her to return her to her full power.

His rival battle is with Star Kirby 12. The dialogue is as follows:


 * Star Kirby 12: "Lizlord? You're alive?!"
 * Lizlord: "GRAAAAAAR!!!"
 * Star Kirby 12: "I'll just have to send you back to the grave, and then your master will be next."

In his end, Lizlord finally gets all seven gems and returns triumphantly to Nightmare with them. With their power, she exceeds her previous life and becomes the Queen of Sorrow and for his services makes Lizlord her king. Together they easily take over Antarctica, then the entire world, then the universe, and even after that there's talk about them of entering the Multiverse...

Link
Once a thief, always a thief, Antarctic's formerly most wanted returned to his criminal ways after the clap, as the thrill of the hunt was the only thing that helped him cope with everything that was going on. When he heard about the gems returning, he knew he couldn't ignore what would have to be the heist of his life.

His rival battle is with Explorer 767. The dialogue is as follows:


 * Explorer 767: "Hey wait a minute, you're that bad guy Link, aren't you? Give back those gems!"
 * Link: "I'm sorry, but I won't be doing that."
 * Explorer 767: "Well, I tried. Guess I'll just take them."

In his ending, Link gets all the gems, returns to Antarctica... and throws the gems into the ocean. Then he retires from the thieving life, knowing no heist could ever top the adventure he just had. He removes his headband, belt, and bandana, and becomes nearly indistinguishable from the average penguin (and his former look) in doing so. However, a crab crawls onto the land holding the gems.

Herbert
Among the victims of the clap was Herbert's best friend Klutzy, and he did not take it well at all. At first he felt anger, and channeled it in seeking out and destroying scattered EPF factions, but it left him unsatisfied and empty. After seeing the plight of the penguins, he felt for the first time pity for them and suddenly regretted his horrible past actions. He almost resigned himself to a life of despair when he overheard two people talking about the Destruction Gems reappearing nearby. Herbert jumped at the chance to finally get Klutzy back and though his innate hatred of penguins was gone, he didn't care what he'd have to do to get those gems.

His rival battle is with The Ed. The dialogue is as follows:


 * The Ed: "This is Ed to Eta base. I have located the fugitive Herbert and am preparing to capture."
 * Herbert: "Let's not make this any uglier than it has to be. Hand over the gem and nobody will get hurt."
 * The Ed: "That's a negative. You have many crimes to answer for. Besides, these gems are more important than you could possibly know."

In his ending, Herbert uses the gems to revive Klutzy. He then uses the gems to transport them both to a tropical island where they intend to peacefully live out the rest of their days. They do wonder what's going to become of Club Penguin but conclude that it's none of their business anymore.

Mr Cow2
Mr Cow2 legitimately didn't notice anything had happened until even the most civilized of areas were beginning to go to the dogs. Either way he didn't seem to be effected much at all by the clap and its effects. Even when he started seeing gang violence in his area, instead of being afraid he got inspired, so he popped on an old leather jacket and some sunglasses and found (read: "accidentally stole") a motorcycle. One day he was scarfing down a pack of gem-shaped candies and was on the last seven. Suddenly he realized his last few candies had disappeared. Frantically, he searched for them until the glint of a brightly colored gem-shaped object falling from the sky caught his attention.

His rival battle is with Snow. The dialogue is as follows:


 * Snow: "Hey there friend, mind giving up those gems to a poor, needy puffle?"
 * Mr Cow2: "A few months ago I would've, but see my new look? It means I'm gangster, and I don't take being pushed around by nobody! I think."
 * Snow: "Let me rephrase that, this puffle needs these way more than you do. So they're mine now. Gangster enough for ya?"

In his ending, Mr Cow2 against all odds somehow defeats Kermit and finally gets the final gem. Just as he's about to plop them into his mouth, he notices that something feels off in his jacket pocket. He fishes through it and finds the candies were inside his pocket the whole time. Unfortunately now he's mixed up the Destruction Gems with his candies, and so he sits there possibly forever trying to determine which of the crystals will taste delicious if he bites into them, and which ones will kill him.

Questisbak
With many of the good guys dead and those that were alive scattered and divided, Questisbak easily took over a few chunks of Antarctica and realized her dream of becoming Empress Questisbak. Of course, she quickly became bored as her conquest was too easy and ruling was dull and mundane. When one of her advisors reported that the Destruction Gem had returned, she made a plan to go find them as she was convinced more power was the only cure to her boredom. Then she ordered the advisor's head to be cut off. Just because.

She has no rival battle. In place is a randomly generated opponent. However, she does have dialogue when facing herself as the penultimate opponent before Kermit:


 * Questisbak Boss: "I know what you did. Tried to lock me away forever. Well it didn't work, and soon this empire will be in its rightful arms!"
 * Questisbak Playable: "You're an impostor and a fraud, and that's all you'll ever be. Consider yourself lucky if I'm merciful enough to just use your corpse to send a message to my subjects."

In her ending, Questisbak gets all the gems and uses them to take over not only all of Antarctica, but the world. But eventually she finds her duties in maintaining her empire to be even more tedious, so she gives up the empress dream and forces everyone to fight in a large gladiatorial arena until nobody is left for her amusement.

Kermit
Kermit's story is unorthodox in a number of ways. His story has no prologue nor a rival battle either, and Kermit's special attacks are linked to the gems he has, so his enemies increase in difficulty exponentially save for the final boss. When he reaches the final boss, a special cutscene plays. The dialogue for that is as allows:


 * Kermit 1: "I finally found you!"
 * Kermit 2: "But what good will it do? I've taken those gems you worked so hard for, now you're powerless!"
 * Kermit 1: "Not quite, me. Or should I say..." *Smacks Kermit 2 in the face, which wipes off a bit of green paint to reveal a mole* "Constantine!"
 * Constantine: "I see, you finally figured it out. My highly convoluted and improbable plan has gone without a hitch up to this point."
 * Kermit: "Well it's about to end under MY highly convoluted and improbable plan!"

In his ending, Kermit finally gets the gems back from Constantine and with all of them combined and under his control, he does another one-handed clap, this time on Constantine, which erases him from existence and restores the order of the world as it was before. He decides to seek the help of the Antarctica's Protectors in hiding the gems again, though he does want knowledge on where they are in case something bad happens to them. Perhaps nobody but those willing to believe will ever know of Kermit's quest except for him, but as long as he knows that he's saved the world, that's enough for him.

Fooly8
Fooly has no prologue, being a secret character with no connection to the plot. He doesn't have a rival battle either, nor special dialogue against either of the bosses. However he does have an ending. In it he realizes that he just accidentally assembled all the Destruction Gems without meaning to and wonders what's going to happen now that they're all together. What ends up happening is that the power awakens his true self as the Final Master of the Universe early and he becomes a god, ruling even above the other members of the Bureau of Fiction. Fuzzle, now no longer having an owner or a best friend, goes to the pizza parlor to sadly eat pizza with Mr Cow2, Explorer 767, and Snow.

Misc.
The explanation given in an interview for why Lizlord and Nightmare have come back to life and why Ford Car can now have a ghost and other such thinsg was that among the Bureau of Fiction, Billybob and Mandy Mortis were both clapped, which led Director Benny to abusing his powers over death once again and going absolutely nuts before the surviving members restrained him. During the events of the story the BoF are too busy trying to maintain order between themselves to do anything.

The list of confirmed clapped people includes:
 * Cadence
 * Sensei
 * Sensei Wraith
 * Tails6000
 * Willy the Penguin
 * Kwiksilver
 * Ninjinian
 * Eclipse
 * DJ Crow
 * Yarr
 * Billybob
 * Mandy Mortis
 * Mario Arkay
 * Lavender
 * Like half of the Von Injoface Family
 * TBC

Win Quotes
Each character has a few generic, character-specific, and special victory quotes. Generic victory quotes can play at any time, character-specific victory quotes are limited to story mode, and special quotes are triggered with a Hidden Finish. Unlike generic or characer-specific victory quotes, special quotes will override anything else every time.

Star Kirby 12

 * "If I don't protect people, who will?" (Generic)
 * "It seems like everyone's gone mad in this crazy world..." (Generic)
 * "Impersonator or not, thanks for helping keep the island safe." (vs. Himself)
 * "Once a goof, always a goof. Yet I just can't hate you." (vs. Explorer 767)
 * "Nice to see the EPF taking real action for once." (vs. The Ed)
 * "...Snow, what happened?" (vs. Snow)
 * "I had a feeling this day would come. Hope this checks your ego." (vs. Speeddasher)
 * "What surprises me is that this didn't happen sooner." (vs. Zone)
 * "Sleep well, you perversion of nature." (vs. Lizlord)
 * "You don't exactly live up to your legends." (vs. Link)
 * "Monsters like you don't deserve redemption." (vs. Herbert)
 * "...Who are you?" (vs. Mr Cow2)
 * "Finally, the nightmare ends..." (vs. Questisbak)
 * "Weren't expecting that, now were you?" (Hidden Finish)

Explorer 767

 * "DOOOOOOOOOOOHICKEY!!!" (Generic)
 * "Yippie-ki-yay! I won again today!" (Generic)
 * "You're too grumpy, bossman. Lighten up!" (vs. Star Kirby 12)
 * "Anyone can pick up a propeller cap, but only I can be Explorer!" (vs. Himself)
 * "Hey, what're you investigating ME for?!" (vs. The Ed)
 * "You're gonna be my pet from now on! I think Clyde will like you. (vs. Snow)
 * "Why are you always so mean to me?" (vs. Speeddasher)
 * "There. Now can you leave me alone? (vs. Zone)
 * "Glad that's over. He was seriously phreaking me out!" (vs. Lizlord)
 * "You were a lot nicer on that TV show..." (vs. Link)
 * "Polar bear! Polar bear! Po-po-po-po-po-polar bear! Yeah!" (vs. Herbert)
 * "Hey I'm gonna take your jacket, that ok? I'm not hearing a no!" (vs. Mr Cow2)
 * "You're a bad person, take that!" (vs. Questisbak)
 * "Sorry kid, you just can't beat perfection! EH HEH HEH HEH HEH!" (Hidden Finish)

The Ed

 * "Target neutralized, proceeding with extraction." (Generic)
 * "Great, NOW what do I do?" (Generic)
 * "I never liked you or your Protectors." (vs. Star Kirby 12)
 * "All that property damage you caused... You answer for it now!" (vs. Explorer 767)
 * "Wh-Where did you get that tech?! HQ, WE HAVE A SECURITY BREACH!" (vs. Himself)
 * "I fail to see how you'll help but you are entertaining." (vs. Snow)
 * "Oh quit whining and face the music." (vs. Speeddasher)
 * "I've always wanted to clock that smug 'anti-hero' mug." (vs. Zone)
 * "...I need a shower." (vs. Lizlord)
 * "How far from grace Antarctica's most wanted has fallen." (vs. Link)
 * "Now you'll finally pay for everything!" (vs. Herbert)
 * "You're one annoying civilian." (vs. Mr Cow2)
 * "The queen has fallen. Make way for the EPF." (vs. Questisbak)
 * "HQ, I am requesting backup. And a tow truck." (Hidden Finish)

Snow

 * "What, didn't expect to get beaten by a puffle?" (Generic)
 * "Of course I won! I'm Snow! And you're not!" (Generic)
 * "Now what'd I ever do to you?" (vs. Star Kirby 12)
 * "You know, I like your style." (vs. Explorer 767)
 * "I'm not one of your Elite Puffles, get offa me!" (vs. The Ed)
 * "Geez, so angry. What, did your wife leave you or something? (vs. Speeddasher)
 * "Sorry katana guy, I prefer hammers." (vs. Zone)
 * "EEEEEEEWWWWWWWW!" (vs. Lizlord)
 * "Maybe you should bring some fire cards next time!" (vs. Link)
 * "And THAT'S for 2010 and 2013!" (vs. Herbert)
 * "That'll teach you to call me little." (vs. Mr Cow2)
 * "This is PuffleVille territory now, sucker!" (vs. Questisbak)
 * "EHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!" (Hidden Finish)

Speeddasher

 * "Now shut up and die." (Generic)
 * "Another one down..." (Generic)
 * "Give up the fight, ain't nothing changing now." (vs. Star Kirby 12)
 * "I always hated you." (vs. Explorer 767)
 * "Government pawns..." (vs. The Ed)
 * "Normally I don't like killing puffles. You're an exception." (vs. Snow)
 * "Pathetic. Trying to copy me. You don't have it." (vs. Himself)
 * "Goodbye." (vs. Zone)
 * "And stay dead this time. You'll never be better than the original." (vs. Lizlord)
 * "Card-Jitsu is a fraud martial art. Stop deluding yourself." (vs. Link)
 * "Easiest prey I ever had. Guess the EPF's just that incompetent." (vs. Herbert)
 * "...What the...?" (vs. Mr Cow2)
 * "Losers don't deserve power." (vs. Speeddasher)
 * "..." (Hidden Finish)

Zone

 * "Well, my time here is over." (Generic)
 * "Farewell." (Generic)
 * "That's cute, really. Still playing the boy scout." (vs. Star Kirby 12)
 * "You'll just never take anything seriously, will you?" (vs. Explorer 767)
 * "No thanks, I have better things to do." (vs. The Ed)
 * "A puffle fighting. How quaint." (vs. Snow)
 * "So long, old man..." (vs. Speeddasher)
 * "A charming replica, but imperfect I'm afraid." (vs. Himself)
 * "...You disgust me." (vs. Lizlord)
 * "Just a simple thief. How refreshing." (vs. Link)
 * "All that moping will do you no good." (vs. Herbert)
 * "You had no chance, yet you tried anyway... I commend you." (vs. Mr Cow2)
 * "And now you wake up from your delusions of grandeur." (vs. Questisbak)
 * "Not yet, the time isn't right..." (Hidden Finish)

Lizlord

 * "GGGGRRRRRR!!" (Generic)
 * "RRRRRAAAAAAARRRGGHHHH!!" (Generic)
 * "DIIIIE!" (vs. Star Kirby 12)
 * "BOOOOM!" (vs. Explorer 767)
 * "EEEPPPFFF!" (vs. The Ed)
 * "COOOOLD!" (vs. Snow)
 * "LIIIIZLOOOORD!!" (vs. Speeddasher)
 * "PAAAAIN!" (vs. Zone)
 * "OOOOONE!! (vs. Himself)
 * "FFIIIIIRE!" (vs. Link)
 * "BEEAAAARR!" (vs. Herbert)
 * "GREAAASSE! (vs. Mr Cow2)
 * "GAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!" (vs. Questisbak)
 * "...DAAARKTAAAAN." (Hidden Finish)

Link

 * "Now let's see what you've got on ya..." (Generic)
 * "Not bad, not bad at all." (Generic)
 * "Don't you have more important things to do?" (vs. Star Kirby 12)
 * "Only bombs I need are smoke bombs." (vs. Explorer 767)
 * "It's not going to be so easy to catch me this time." (vs. The Ed)
 * "Rather aggressive for a puffle." (vs. Snow)
 * "Man, I pity you. You make yourself so miserable." (vs. Speeddasher)
 * "I wonder if I could learn to teleport like that." (vs. Zone)
 * "So how many ugly trees did YOU fall out of?" (vs. Lizlord)
 * "This guy's broke, but I guess that's how thieves are made." (vs. Himself)
 * "I remember when we thought you were a threat." (vs. Herbert)
 * "Definitely not the ninja type..." (vs. Mr Cow2)
 * "Robbing a queen... I'm going to be rich!" (vs. Questisbak)
 * "...I didn't do that." (Hidden Finish)

Herbert

 * "Nothing will stop me. Know that." (Generic)
 * "Still annoying..." (Generic)
 * "Good luck in whatever it is you do now." (vs. Star Kirby 12)
 * "You remind me of why I hated penguins." (vs. Explorer 767)
 * "You're about to join the other 'Elite' agents." (vs. The Ed)
 * "Try that again and I'll make soup of you." (vs. Snow)
 * "So old, and yet you still haven't grown out of hate." (vs. Speeddasher)
 * "I still have no idea what you are." (vs. Zone)
 * "I'd spare you, but it'd be cruel in your state." (vs. Lizlord)
 * "So you too know loss." (vs. Link)
 * "I thought I ditched the League years ago." (vs. Himself)
 * "Ever heard of a treadmill, tubby?" (vs. Mr Cow2)
 * "Penguins aren't regal types. Stick to democracy." (vs. Questisbak)
 * "...Who turned out the lights?" (Hidden Finish)

Mr Cow2

 * "Whew! Anyone got any orange slices?" (Generic)
 * "Dig my new look? Go ahead, stare!" (Generic)
 * "Nice to meet and beat you, Mr. Kirby!" (vs. Star Kirby 12)
 * "It's like they say, never meet your heroes..." (vs. Explorer 767)
 * "I considered joining the EPF. Not my thing." (vs. The Ed)
 * "Y'know, I do like your spunk!" (vs. Snow)
 * "Too bad, I'm too big to cut open! ...Wait." (vs. Speeddasher)
 * "Nice suit, but formal wear isn't 'gangsta'." (vs. Zone)
 * "I wonder if I can fry this thing..." (vs. Lizlord)
 * "Hey, I found the hidden link! ...Anyone?" (vs. Link)
 * "Why do you need a sweater? You're a polar bear!" (vs. Herbert)
 * "Cool cool clothes, but not as cool as mine." (vs. Himself)
 * "Wait, this woman's a what now?" (vs. Questisbak)
 * "Now how about we celebrate with a deep dish pizza?" (Hidden Finish)

Questisbak

 * "This is my world now." (Generic)
 * "You'd dare to try and harm me? Foolish." (Generic)
 * "Alone and struggling. Goodness is a mistake." (vs. Star Kirby 12)
 * "A jester fighting a queen. Out of my court." (vs. Explorer 767)
 * "Your authority means nothing to mine." (vs. The Ed)
 * "An ego with nothing to back it up." (vs. Snow)
 * "Lashing out won't solve self-loathing." (vs. Speeddasher)
 * "Enigmas just become forgotten." (vs. Zone)
 * "Pawn vs. Queen. You could use chess lessons." (vs. Lizlord)
 * "Even a ninja can't hide from life." (vs. Link)
 * "Caring is a weakness. How it's softened you." (vs. Herbert)
 * "Just a nobody, and that's all they'll ever be." (vs. Mr Cow2)
 * "Impostors under my rule are put to death." (vs. Herself)
 * "I don't have time for you." (Hidden Finish)

Kermit (Boss)

 * "I! AM! SUPREME!" (Generic)
 * "You can't comprehend my power!" (Generic)
 * "Nice try, boy scout." (vs. Star Kirby 12)
 * "You don't know what you're doing, do you?" (vs. Explorer)
 * "It'll take more than fancy gadgets now." (vs. The Ed)
 * "Remember you're nothing compared to me." (vs. Snow)
 * "Don't worry, I'll put you out of your misery." (vs. Speeddasher)
 * "You don't know as much as you think." (vs. Zone)
 * "Not even your master can exceed me." (vs. Lizlord)
 * "These are no ordinary gems, you fool." (vs. Link)
 * "I'm more powerful now than you ever were!" (vs. Herbert)
 * "How did you even get here?" (vs. Mr Cow2)
 * "Earthly rule is meaningless, and so are you." (vs. Questisbak)
 * "Goodbye forever, my adversary." (vs. Kermit)
 * "...Gone. Reduced to atoms..." (Hidden Finish)

Kermit (Playable)
All of the playable Kermit's quotes are just "...", even the Hidden Finish quote.

Fooly8

 * "That was fun! Let's do it again sometime!" (Generic)
 * "I don't know what I'm doing here either!" (Generic)
 * "Aww c'mon you guys, stop it!" (Hidden Finish)

Fooly8 has no character-specific quotes.

Stages

 * Antarctica's Protectors Base
 * Stage of: Star Kirby 12
 * Music:
 * Description: The battle is amongst the wreckage of the former base of Antarctica's Protectors at night. There is a golden memorial in the background for the members of the Protectors that were clapped. While mostly abandoned, sometimes Evil Pengy, Serious Cat, or Captain Str00del will poke their heads out of the wreckage. Originally, Carl the Fry Thief could appear on this stage, but he was patched out on day 1 as his inclusion was deemed too scary.


 * Studio 45
 * Stage of: Explorer767
 * Music:
 * Description: A bustling night club filled with partying penguins who just need to forget the pain of everyday life in an apocalypse. The crowd is in the background with DJ Crow at a turntable in the very back. There is a multicolored dance floor and laser lights in the ceiling. Among the partygoers, Hat Pop, Ben Hun, Dancing Penguin, and Gary the Gaget Dude.


 * Antilles City
 * Stage of: The Ed
 * Music:
 * Description: The city is partially on fire and the sky is orange with smoke with many buildings in the city have fallen over and crumbled. The battle takes place on one such building having fallen on its side to create an even, flat surface. Flags bearing the insignia of LoVE, the EPF, the Ninja Archipelago, and Nightmare's Army are scattered to signify parts of the city that have been conquered by certain factions.


 * Devon Beach
 * Stage of: Snow
 * Music:
 * Description: A crowd of puffles surrounds the fight along with PH and a single unnamed penguin in a purple puffle costume. Every canon color and species is present as well as a few fanon puffles that shift with every match. These include unnamed Piffles and Puffolians, Pufflechu, Director Jenny, Director Zenny, Director Lenny, Mabel von Injoface XVIII, and Dr. Aye-Que. There's also a Cheesecracker Puffle in the background no matter what. Sam the Sasquatch may occasionally wander through the background.


 * Freezeland Mountains
 * Stage of: Speeddasher
 * Music:
 * Description: The battle takes place on a large bridge up in the Freezeland mountains. The mountains seem to be devoid of life aside for the occasional birds that fly by. The bridge will creak and move with the intensity of the battle, and once round 2 comes, it will break and the battle shifts to where the fighters end up after falling; a mountain ledge containing a small, deserted ninja clan village.


 * Aeronachos Airport
 * Stage of: Zone
 * Music:
 * Description: The first round takes place at sunrise on ground level with a large plane directly in the background. When the second round comes, the fighters will find themselves on top of the plane which is now taking off. The plane will continue to fly for the rest of the fight. Green puffles can be seen flying through the air as well as X-Treme Penguin on one of his crazy jetpack-fueled death traps.


 * Darktonian Realm
 * Stage of: Lizlord
 * Music:
 * Description: Darktan's mansion is destroyed and roaming about it are mostly the former inhabitants of his arms. WitchyPenguin patrols the skies, Robo-Gary's rusted remains stand nearby, Doom Knights and Lava Puffles ramble without purpose on ground-level, Mectrixctic occasionally rises up from the underworld to observe the battle, and Many Peng can be seen poking his head out from one of the windows from time to time.


 * South Pole Bonkers
 * Stage of: Link
 * Music:
 * Description: The fight starts out on a platform in a factory slowly ascending for the entire first round. When the second round comes, the platform has reached the factory's room and displays the dystopian industrial park of South Pole City complete with the skies completely blotted out by smog. Factories around fall apart seemingly at random and sometimes the sky will turn red and rain fire, though this won't affect the combatants. Towards the left, the entrance to the puffle park can be seen with its signs and puffle statues heavily vandalized as well as Scrubbypingu being beaten with a hockey stick by Hockey Manlet and by Penstubal with a huge book.


 * EPF HQ
 * Stage of: Herbert
 * Music:
 * Description: The HQ is completely destroyed, with the roof completely destroyed to reveal a stormy sky and only a few machines left working. Broken devices spark and most of the others are barely working, displaying pictures of the three System Defender viruses occasionally. Both the central monitor and meeting table in particular look like they were smashed by a big, angry person. To the right are Herbert's cryogenic chambers from Operation: Blackout, containing Gary, Dot, Rookie, Jet Pack Guy, and Aunt Arctic in their original positions along with a final unnamed agent with the light blue color and only wearing a black necktie occupying the final, previously empty, chamber.


 * Shutdown Plaza
 * Stage of: Mr Cow2
 * Music:
 * Description: A destroyed version of the modern Plaza. The sky is covered in clouds and the buildings in the background are in heavy disrepair. Windows are broken, decorations have been dislodged, arbor has grown all over, and the puffle hotel even has graffiti saying "ban this!" The PuffleBerry mall is in the worst condition. Piles of garbage and garbage cans on fire are also present, with a giant fire in a minecart towards the right where Penguin 1 and Penguin 2 are warming their flippers.


 * Throne Room
 * Stage of: Questisbak
 * Music:
 * Description: A royal hall with a giant, ornate, glittering throne covered in jewels and gold. Lavish statues of Questisbak herself line the walls as well as paintings and giant banners of herself. In the first round, the place is immaculate and well-lit. In the second round, a chandelier comes crashing down at the start and the hall looks slightly damaged. When the third round starts, the entire room has burst into flame and the throne and statues are falling apart.


 * Edge of Infinity
 * Stage of: Kermit/Constantine
 * Music:
 * Description: A background evocative of deep space, asteroids and crystals littering the terrain, and odd plants all comprise this section of the Borderworld Kermit has taken for himself. A crashed airplane is at the very left of the stage and Octoids occasionally fly through the background. Constellations of other muppets' faces can be seen by people with a good eye.


 * Sea Cheese Sea
 * Stage of: Fooly8
 * Music:
 * Description: A stage that takes place underwater with no explanation given on how anyone's able to breathe down there. Sea cheese grows in the background and a Sea Cheese Shark will swim on by on occasion. The stage is bright, colorful, and cheery, adding a sense of irony and juxtaposition when compared to the other stages and overall tone of the game.

Development
Development began immediately after Kermit Quest and took quite a bit longer. Initially they wanted to make it another roguelike like Kermit Quest before it, but they realized with the new premise that this wouldn't make a lot of sense considering they wanted to follow the story from the bad ending. As such, Kermit would not be the main character and they wanted to explore many different areas of the world post-clap. To do this they would need multiple different playable characters, more than they'd be able to realistically implement in a roguelike while still maintaining some level of quality. Their first idea was to make it into an open-world adventure game but it proved too ambitious and expensive. Needing a cheaper genre that easily allowed them to implement multiple characters was needed, and after much consideration they finally settled on a fighting game.

The development team in particular struggled to pick out characters. There were many potential candidates and so few slots. In the end they went with whoever they could let their creativity flow best with. They started from a concept and would decide on a character based around it. For example, they wanted a Card Jitsu character that was good at zoning and eventually the character of Link was born from it. The gems as a game mechanic were added in almost last-minute due to the team realizing they had no purpose for them and without the gems it would be unrealistic for any of the characters to be able to defeat Kermit.

Though it still went slightly over its intended release date, the minor delay was the only one the game had and released successfully on January, just missing the holidays.

Reception
Despite being a launch title, the game never broke into the mainstream and was seen as the weakest of the Swap's recent titles. Frequent problems cited include lots of remaining bugs, a horribly unbalanced roster with questionable picks in the first place, a nearly completely broken online multiplayer mode, and a general lack of content. While the more pressing issues such as bugs and the online multiplayer would be swiftly fixed, it was too little too late and the game remained as a mediocre fighting game not worth buying a Swap for in the public's eyes. As such it never gained an official competitive scene, though people did play it in smaller communities.

That being said, once critics and audiences alike decided to go back to the game long after its release to give it another chance. Now with a much more optimized version of the game and more time to reflect on the game itself rather than comparing it to others, plenty of people see it as a hidden gem on the console. Yet there's still a great many people who still see the game even in its more polished state as below average or just refuse to let go of the soured first impression. Also worth mentioning is the Kermit Quest fans who were sorely disappointed after hoping this game would be a sequel to their beloved roguelike. When talking about the game in the present, one will find more split opinions than agreements.

Trivia

 * This was the first game released after the events of Kermitity War to feature the Kermitity Gauntlet, which previously appeared in the ending of Kermit Quest and as Kermit's Final Smash in Super Smash Mates U.B.E.R., causing many penguins online to ponder the similarities between the events that had recently transpired and the plots of the video games. In response, Permafrost Software later released a statement shrugging off the similarities as mere coincidence but noting that "life often imitates art".