Nickelodeon All-Stars Brawl's latest update has had a very unintended consequence on the meta. The patch, which added Hugh Neutron and his new stage, has also made a very dramatic change to Aang. For some reason, his down special is now an insta-kill move, blasting enemies off the stage even at 0 percent.
The likely unintentional buff is still live in the game at the time of writing, and works no matter who your opponent is. Simply start rolling around with Aangs down special, and ram into your unfortunate victim. It'll work every time.
As demonstrated in the video below, it doesn't matter what your opponent does. As soon as they're hit with the special, it's all over. They're getting launched off the stage, no matter their inputs. Side note: I'm very sorry to the Reptar player I just tested this against online. It had to be done.
Some are saying that this issue has already been fixed on PC, but I can personally attest to its effectiveness on PlayStation right now. It's, therefore, possible that the hotfix isn't currently available for console players - so avoid online play right now.
The devs are aware of the issue, according to the chatter in the official Discord server. It's just a matter of waiting until the fix is live across all platforms. So hey, might as well play around with it until then, right? Just not in ranked, cheers.
In the meantime, you can pick up Hugh Neutron now, the latest DLC fighter to come to NASB. You can grab him along with his stage for £3.99, or in a season pass for £9.29. The pass will also give you the Jenny Wakeman pack, as well as Rocko when he launches later this year. The game is available to play on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC.