Line #224 VideoGame/FunkoPopBlitz


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2	''Funko Pop! Blitz'' is a free-to-play MatchThreeGame on UsefulNotes/{{iOS\|Games}} and UsefulNotes/{{Android\|Games}} devices. It was originally created by [=NBCUniversal=], but switched over to [=N3TWORK=] in collaboration with Tic Toc Games after the closure of [=NBCUniversal’s=] video game branch. It was officially released on September 30th, 2020.
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4	The game is focused around Toys/FunkoPop versions of various existing characters. Many are characters owned by Creator/{{Universal}} and their subsidies, though there are a few random other franchises and Funko-original series as well. The game itself plays like a basic match-three game, with a designated character to unlock a special ability.
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6	Various combinations of matching yield different power-ups for the game:
7	* Four-in-a-row-or-column will give a Rocket, which can clear out a row or column of characters.
8	* Creating an L shape out of three-in-a-row and three-in-a-column will give a Bomb, which destroys a large squared-off area of characters.
9	* Five-in-a-row-or-column creates a Rainbow Crown, which will clear out the entirety of a character if swapped with it.
10	* Creating four-in-a-square will create a Lightning Bolt, which turns a small patch of characters into the selected ability one.
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12	Unique to the game is that each selected character has their own high score, rather than a combined high score per account. This tallies up to a Mega Score, which fills a meter to receive rewards, including exclusively unlockable Pops.
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14	Some Pops are also exclusive to five-day-long events, which involves dropping items down or clearing tiles. Filling a meter with collected items nets exclusive characters, some of which can also be found in a higher-cost event box. After the event, some characters can return as non-event "filler" Pops for the event boxes for a chance to get them again, along with some special one-day events dedicated to a specific theme. Collecting all of a specific category of Pops nets rewards, from coins to exclusive characters.
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16	Each character also has exclusive stickers, which are meant to be dropped down from the top of the board. Collecting a certain amount of each sticker increases the Pop’s damage amount.
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18	[[folder:Characters]]
19	Characters are found in three different selections: The Mystery Box, the Event Box, and the Mega Score meter. The Mystery Box is the cheapest purchase, the Event Box is a limited time purchase with chances for Event-exclusive Pops, and the Mega Score meter is collected via high scores of characters.
20	!!!Mystery Box
21	* '' Franchise/BackToTheFuture''
22	** Marty [=McFly=]
23	** Doc Brown
24	** Hazmat Marty
25	** Marty [=McFly=] (guitar)
26	* ''Fantastik Plastik''
27	** El Diablo [[note]]Starter Pack character, one of three first possible Pops[[/note]]
28	** Amazing Carlos
29	** T-Bone
30	* '' Franchise/JurassicPark''
31	** T-Rex
32	** Dr. Alan Grant
33	** Dr. Ian Malcolm
34	* ''Film/JurassicWorld''
35	** Claire [[note]]Starter Pack character, one of three first possible Pops. Also included in the January 2021 event.[[/note]]
36	* ''Franchise/KungFuPanda''
37	** Po
38	** Tigress [[note]]Starter Pack character[[/note]]
39	* ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}''
40	** Shrek [[note]]Starter Pack character, one of three first possible Pops[[/note]]
41	** Donkey
42	** Puss in Boots
43	* ''Wetmore Forest''
44	** Butterhorn [[note]]Starter Pack character[[/note]]
45	** Tumblebee
46	** Picklez
47	** Chester [=McFreckle=]
48	* ''WesternAnimation/WoodyWoodpecker''
49	** Woody Woodpecker
50	!!!Mega Score
51	* Funko
52	** Freddy Funko
53	** Freddy Funko (Gold)
54	** Freddy Funko (Purple)
55	** Freddy Funko (Rainbow)
56	* ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial''
57	** E.T.
58	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Abominable}}''
59	** Everest
60	!!!Event Box
61	* '' Franchise/JurassicPark''[[note]]October 2020[[/note]]
62	** Dr. Ian Malcolm (Wounded) [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
63	** John Hammond
64	** Dr. Ellie Sattler
65	** Dennis Nedry
66	** Dilophosaurus
67	* ''Franchise/CareBears''[[note]]October 2020, Second Chance Event in November 2020[[/note]]
68	** Bedtime Bear[[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
69	** Tenderheart Bear
70	** Cheer Bear
71	** Grumpy Bear
72	** Funshine Bear
73	* ''Series/TheOfficeUS''[[note]]October 2020[[/note]]
74	** Dwight Schrute[[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
75	** Jim Halpert
76	** Michael Scott
77	** Pam Beesly
78	** Darryl Philbin
79	* ''[[Franchise/UniversalHorror Universal Studio Monsters]]''[[note]]October 2020[[/note]]
80	** [[Film/Frankenstein1931 Frankenstein]][[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
81	** [[Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon The Creature]]
82	** [[Film/TheWolfMan1941 Wolfman]]
83	** [[Film/BrideOfFrankenstein Bride of Frankenstein]]
84	** [[Film/Dracula1931 Dracula]]
85	* ''Film/{{Jaws}}''[[note]]November 2020[[/note]]
86	** Great White Shark[[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
87	** Quint
88	** Chief Martin Brody
89	** Matt Hooper
90	** Mayor Larry Vaughn
91	* '' Franchise/BackToTheFuture''[[note]]November 2020[[/note]]
92	** Marty [=McFly=] (Hoverboard)[[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
93	** Doc 2015
94	** Doc with Helmet
95	** Marty [=McFly=] (Western)
96	** Biff Tannen
97	* ''Series/ParksAndRecreation''[[note]]November 2020[[/note]]
98	** Li'l Sebastian [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
99	** Leslie Knope
100	** Ron Swanson
101	** April Ludgate
102	** Andy Dwyer
103	* ''Franchise/{{Trolls}}''[[note]]November 2020[[/note]]
104	** Queen Barb [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
105	** Poppy
106	** Branch
107	** Guy Diamond
108	** King Trollex
109	* ''UsefulNotes/GeneralMills''[[note]]December 2020[[/note]]
110	** Pillsbury Doughboy [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
111	** Buzz Bee
112	** Lucky the Leprechaun
113	** Advertising/TrixRabbit
114	** Sonny
115	* ''Franchise/HowToTrainYourDragon''[[note]]December 2020[[/note]]
116	** Toothless [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
117	** Light Fury
118	** Dart
119	** Pouncer
120	** Ruffrunner
121	* ''Peppermint Lane'' [[note]]December 2020[[/note]]
122	** Mrs. Claus [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
123	** Santa Claus
124	** Rob
125	** Frosty Franklin
126	** Mayor Patty Noble
127	* ''The Office'' [[note]]Second round of characters, December 2020[[/note]]
128	** Dwight (Belsnickel) [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
129	** Michael (Classy Santa)
130	** Dwight (Princess Unicorn)
131	** Dwight (Elf)
132	** Stanley Hudson
133	* ''Jurassic World'' [[note]]January 2021[[/note]]
134	** Indoraptor [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
135	** Claire [[note]]Same Pop as the Starter Pack one.[[/note]]
136	** Blue
137	** Stygimoloch
138	** Owen Grady
139	* ''Hostess'' [[note]]January 2021[[/note]]
140	** Twinkie the Kid (Chrome) [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
141	** Twinkie the Kid
142	** Captain Cupcake
143	** King Ding Dong
144	** Fruit Pie the Magician
145	* ''Myths'' [[note]]January 2021[[/note]]
146	** Medusa [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
147	** Bigfoot (Snowy)
148	** Krampus
149	** Cyclops
150	** Chupacabra
151	* ''Film/TheBreakfastClub'' [[note]]January 2021[[/note]]
152	** John Bender [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
153	** Claire Standish
154	** Brian Johnson
155	** Andrew Clark
156	** Allison Reynolds
157	* ''Pop! Around the World'' [[note]]January 2021[[/note]]
158	** Tula [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
159	** Rosa
160	** Ozzy
161	** Finley
162	** Barkingham
163	* ''Franchise/BattlestarGalactica'' [[note]]February 2021[[/note]]
164	** Cylon Commander [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
165	** Cylon Centurion
166	** Commander Adama
167	** Capt. Apollo
168	** Lt. Starbuck
169	* ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' [[note]]February 2021[[/note]]
170	** Vizzini [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
171	** Westley
172	** Princess Buttercup
173	** Inigo Montoya
174	** Fezzik
175	* ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' [[note]]February 2021[[/note]]
176	** Shiro [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
177	** Pidge
178	** Lance
179	** Keith
180	** Hunk
181	* ''Series/SavedByTheBell'' [[note]]February 2021[[/note]]
182	** Kelly Kapowski [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
183	** Screech
184	** Lisa Turtle
185	** Jessie Spano
186	** A.C. Slater
187	* ''Parks and Recreation'' [[note]]Second round of characters, March 2021[[/note]]
188	** Ron (Cornrows) [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
189	** Tom
190	** Jean-Ralphio
191	** Burt Macklin
192	** Andy Dwyer (Karate)
193	* ''How to Train Your Dragon'' [[note]]Second round of characters, March 2021[[/note]]
194	** Hiccup [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
195	** Stormfly
196	** Hookfang
197	** Barf & Belch
198	** Astrid
199	* ''Series/DoctorWho'' [[note]]March 2021[[/note]]
200	** Eleventh Doctor (Mop) [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
201	** Ninth Doctor
202	** Tenth Doctor (Hand)
203	** Twelfth Doctor
204	** Thirteenth Doctor
205	* ''Pets'' [[note]]Second round of characters, March 2021[[/note]]
206	** Calico [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
207	** Dachshund
208	** French Bulldog
209	** Beagle
210	** Labrador Retriever (Black)
211	* ''Peeps'' [[note]]March 2021[[/note]]
212	** Yellow Chick [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
213	** Yellow Bunny
214	** Pink Bunny
215	** Lavender Bunny
216	** Blue Bunny
217	* ''The Office'' [[note]]Third round of characters, April 2021[[/note]]
218	** Dwight Schrute (Hay King) [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
219	** Goldenface
220	** Andy Bernard
221	** Date Mike
222	** Kevin Malone
223	* ''Myths'' [[note]]Second round of characters, April 2021[[/note]]
224	** Jackalope [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
225	** Minotaur
226	** The Kraken
227	** Loch Ness Monster
228	** Pegasus
229	* ''Back to the Future'' [[note]]Second round of characters, April 2021[[/note]]
230	** Doc (Stopwatch) [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
231	** Marty (1955)
232	** Marty (Future Outfit)
233	** Einstein
234	** Marty (Glasses)
235	* ''Pop! Around the World'' [[note]]Second round of characters, April-May 2021[[/note]]
236	** Toshi [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
237	** Nora
238	** Carmen
239	** Douglas
240	** Hamsel
241	* ''Franchise/HelloKitty Kaiju'' [[note]]May 2021[[/note]]
242	** Hello Kitty (Space) [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
243	** Hello Kitty (Sea)
244	** Hello Kitty (Mecha)
245	** Hello Kitty (Land)
246	** Hello Kitty (Sky)
247	* ''Fantastik Plastik'' [[note]]May 2021[[/note]]
248	** Big Al [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
249	** Fin Du Chomp
250	** Rocko Billy
251	** Wolfgang
252	** Monkey Assassin
253	* ''Care Bears'' [[note]]Second round of characters, May 2021[[/note]]
254	** Share Bear (Cloud Mobile) [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
255	** Trick-or-Sweet Bear
256	** Christmas Wishes Bear
257	** Love-a-Lot Bear
258	** Good Luck Bear
259	* ''American History'' [[note]]May 2021[[/note]]
260	** Uncle Sam [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
261	** UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington
262	** UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln
263	** Creator/BenjaminFranklin
264	** Rosie the Riveter
265	* ''The Office'' [[note]]Fourth round of characters, June 2021[[/note]]
266	** Dwight (Recyclops) [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
267	** Phyllis Vance
268	** Prison Mike
269	** Ryan Howard
270	** Jim (3-Hole Punch)
271	* ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse'' [[note]]June 2021[[/note]]
272	** He-Man [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
273	** Battle Armor Skeletor
274	** Evil-Lyn
275	** Moss Man
276	** Stinkor
277	* ''Doctor Who'' [[note]]Second round of characters, June 2021[[/note]]
278	** Twelfth Doctor (Spoon) [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
279	** River Song [[note]]Was released 24 hours early as part of a pre-release event featuring the original round of ''Doctor Who'' characters.[[/note]]
280	** Eleventh Doctor (Handles)
281	** Sarah Jane
282	** Cyberman
283	* ''Royals'' [[note]]June 2021[[/note]]
284	** UsefulNotes/ElizabethII [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
285	** Prince Harry
286	** Prince William
287	** Princess Diana
288	** Duchess Kate
289	* ''Advertising/OtterPops'' [[note]]June-July 2021[[/note]]
290	** Louie-Bloo Raspberry [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
291	** Sir Isaac Lime
292	** Strawberry Short Kook
293	** Little Orphan Orange
294	** Alexander the Grape
295	** Poncho Punch [[note]]A bonus character that is not part of the base roster, but counted as an Event Pop.[[/note]]
296	* ''Battlestar Galactica'' [[note]]Second round of characters, June 2021[[/note]]
297	** Admiral Adama [[note]]Event prize. Created exclusively for the game.[[/note]]
298	** Six
299	** President Laura Roslin [[note]]Created exclusively for the game.[[/note]]
300	** Cylon Centurion (2004)
301	** Lt. Starbuck (2004)
302	* ''Hello Kitty Olympics'' [[note]]Second round of characters, July 2021[[/note]]
303	** Hello Kitty (Gold Medal) [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
304	** Hello Kitty (Gymnast)
305	** Hello Kitty (Tennis)
306	** Hello Kitty (Lady Liberty)
307	** Hello Kitty (Basketball)
308	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollhunters}}'' [[note]]July 2021[[/note]]
309	** Jim [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
310	** Bular
311	** AAARRRGGHH!!!
312	** Claire
313	** Toby
314	* ''Myths'' [[note]]Third round of characters, July-August 2021[[/note]]
315	** Cthulhu [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
316	** Sphinx
317	** Gnome
318	** Bigfoot (Rainbow)
319	** Mothman
320	* ''Film/TheMummy1999'' [[note]]August 2021[[/note]]
321	** Rick O'Connell [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
322	** Imhotep
323	** Evelyn Carnahan
324	** Jonathan Carnahan [[note]]Created exclusively for the game.[[/note]]
325	** Ardeth Bay [[note]]Created exclusively for the game.[[/note]]
326	* ''Masters of the Universe'' [[note]]Second round of characters, August 2021[[/note]]
327	** Skeletor on Throne [[note]]Event prize.[[/note]]
328	** Beast Man
329	** Trap Jaw
330	** Tri-Klops
331	** Man-at-Arms
332	!!!Special cases
333	* ''Pets'' [[note]]From the ''Funko Pop! Pets'' line. These characters are released in various Event Box as non-event Pops that can be earned.[[/note]]
334	** Siberian Husky
335	** Siamese
336	** Maine Coon
337	** Labrador Retriever
338	** German Shepherd
339	* Freddy Funko
340	** Freddy (Candy Cane) [[note]]Gained by collecting Mrs. Claus, Santa Claus, Dwight (Belsnickel), and Michael (Classy Santa)[[/note]]
341	** Freddy (Mythic) [[note]]From the Mythic Box[[/note]]
342	** Franken Freddy [[note]]Gained by finishing the Mega Collection.[[/note]]
343	** Freddy (Surfer) [[note]]Gained by finishing the Mega Collection.[[/note]]
344	** Freddy (8-Bit) [[note]]Gained by finishing the Mega Collection.[[/note]]
345	** Freddy (Robot) [[note]]Gained by finishing the Mega Collection.[[/note]]
346	* ''Trolls''
347	** Tiny Diamond [[note]]From the Tiny Diamond & Friends box.[[/note]]
348	* ''Voltron''
349	** Voltron [[note]]Gained by collecting all of the Voltron Collection.[[/note]]
350	* ''Saved by the Bell''
351	** Zack Morris [[note]]Gained by collecting Shiro, Kelly Kapowski, Vizzini, and Cylon Commander[[/note]]
352	* ''Jaws''
353	** Shark Biting Quint [[note]]Gained by finishing the Mega Collection.[[/note]]
354	[[/folder]]
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356	!!This game contains examples of:
357	* AmbiguousGender: Out of all the animals in the ''Pets'' collection, the German Shepard is the only one to be labeled with pronouns (masculine ones, in his case). This leaves the other pets with unknown genders.
358	* BribingYourWayToVictory: Downplayed. The only currency in-game is Coins. They are how Boosters are used when no free ones remain, how time is added when close to a high score, how lives are purchased without waiting on a timer, and, most importantly, how characters are purchased. Coins are easily grinded in-game, but they can also be purchased with real currency.
359	* {{Cap}}: Character power levels are assigned from three Stars to six. Rarer characters have a higher Star count, and each Event will have two six-star chances, one as an Event prize and the other as an Event Box chance. Collecting all of the Stars won't stop the Pop from appearing in boxes, but will instead grant extra stars for the Star Level instead of leveling up the character's abilities.
360	* CharacterLevel: Each Pop has an assigned power level represented in Stars. They range from three stars all the way to six, depending on the character. Collecting duplicate characters raises a bar to increase the levels, until they are completely collected.
361	* CutenessProximity: Puss in Boots exploits it during his ability, turning some of the Pops on the board into Coin-earning Star-eyed Pops.
362	* EarlyBirdCameo:
363	** The ''[[Franchise/UniversalHorror Universal Studio Monsters]]'', ''UsefulNotes/GeneralMills'' characters, and ''Pets'' were used as board filler before they became playable characters.
364	** The ''Franchise/CareBears'' appeared on the loading screen, along with Funshine Bear on the game rating screen before the series had its event.
365	** [[Franchise/HowToTrainYourDragon Toothless and the Light Fury]] have appeared on the title screen as tile pieces from the start of the game. This was before their debut in the game, where they did not even have a collection or "coming soon" bio filled out, only getting them during their event.
366	* GottaCatchThemAll:
367	** Collecting characters increases the Star Level, which extends the Bonus Increase of the game's score.
368	** Collecting all the characters in a specific Collection rewards a Coin or Pop reward.
369	* MatchThreeGame: Of the Swapping Pieces and Falling variety. Three or more characters are matched and eliminated for points. To collect Stickers or Event items, they must be dropped down to the bottom of the board.
370	* OhCrap: The last five seconds of the game will have the characters go BlueWithShock and receive a SweatDrop.
371	* OneSteveLimit:
372	** Averted, Freddy Funko has four variants, the rarer ones differentiated with different colors. They all make up the same "Funko" team category. They originally would not show up in the same board as each other, but an update to the game for "board optimization" caused this to happen, thanks to how different they were in appearance.
373	** Marty [=McFly=] has three different variants in-game. The Hazmat suit one is different enough to possibly appear with the unsuited version in-game.
374	** Dr. Ian Malcolm has two variants in-game, his standard and his Wounded version that was given out as an event prize. The only difference is the Wounded variant lacking sunglasses, so the two variants do not show up together in games, as they too closely resemble each other.
375	* OriginalGeneration:
376	** Freddy Funko is the mascot of the Funko company. He is given multiple variants as additions in the game, and is also the tutorial character.
377	** The ''Fantastik Plastik'' characters are pre-Pop Funko characters that were given Pop designs.
378	** The ''Wetmore Forest'' characters are part of the unique Funko Pop! Monsters subline.
379	** The ''Pets'' are part of the unique Funko Pop! Pets subline.
380	** The ''Peppermint Lane'' characters are from Funko's original line of Christmas Pops.
381	** The ''Pop! Around the World'' series is from a Funko-exclusive brand of characters.
382	* PersonalRaincloud: Grumpy Bear’s ability creates one via his belly badge, which soaks the furthermost columns of the board, eliminating them.
383	* TimedMission: Each round, by default, is 60 seconds. Activating Blitz Mode adds another five seconds to the game per activation. Marty [=McFly=]’s ability allows for a few extra seconds to be added to the round per use.
384	* WeirdCrossover: The game has an odd variety of characters, from ''[[Franchise/UniversalHorror Universal Studio Monsters]]'' to ''UsefulNotes/GeneralMills'' cereal mascots to the ''Franchise/CareBears''. And they all can appear on the boards together!
385	* WingdingEyes: Starry-eyed Pops are created by some special moves. Matching them nets a Coin bonus.

Context VideoGame / FunkoPopBlitz