Enter, General Grievous. May the 4th Be With You! – Patch 9.06

Enter, General Grievous. May the 4th Be With You! – Patch 9.06

At long last, brawl has the one and only kaleesh cyborg, and leader of the Separatist droid army himself, General Grievous.

We’re reactivating the Brawlhalla Star Wars Event to celebrate May the 4th and 20 years of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith™! Grievous has been highly requested since Wave I and we’re buzzing more than his spinning lightsabers to introduce him as a Mythic Crossover for Mako.

To make this a true Star Wars celebration, we’re also introducing the first ever free, earnable Epic Weapon Skin, the Death Star Hologram Orb! Exclusively during the first week of the Event, land 30 Orb KO’s to earn this Epic Weapon Skin completely free! (Why not try and complete the mission with Anakin Skywalker or Darth Vader? ⚔️)

Another fine addition for your collection, we’ve also added the Asgardian Great Lightsaber Epic Weapon Skin for Greatsword. A fully color-swappable lightsaber featuring blade animation, light attack FX swaps, and custom sounds. Available now in Mallhalla.

Beneath familiar stars – Mammoths have also been hard at work to deliver some terrific QOL features/updates in 9.06! We’re talking about a massive Image Render Tool Update, Visual & Performance Updates, and Bug Fixes! 

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It’s May the 4th and the 20th Anniversary of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith™. Which means we had to go all-out with our special re-activation of the Brawlhalla Star Wars Event this year!

 Introducing the General Grievous Mythic Crossover, an earnable Death Star Hologram Orb Epic Weapon Skin, and the Asgardian Great Lightsaber Epic Greatsword Weapon Skin in Mallhalla.

 Plus: a new Map – Small Theed Generator, the return of Brawl of the Fates & Brawl of the Heroes, and more Brawlhalla Star Wars Event conquests than you can spin a lightsaber at!

New Mythic Crossover: General Grievous

 Kaleesh Warlord. Cyborg. Separatist military strategist. General Grievous struck fear into the hearts of clone troopers and Jedi alike.

 Recreate his iconic duels with Obi-Wan Kenobi or Ahsoka Tano or play out all new confrontations in the Grand Tournament!

  • Mirrors the Abilities of Mako (Katars/Greatsword)
  • Unique Lightsaber Weapon Skins with Light Attack FX Swaps and custom Sounds.
  • Custom Signature FX Swaps & Lock-in animation
  • Dedicated roster portrait
  • Custom hand swaps
  • Cape Animation

 The droid general joins an eclectic roster of Crossover Characters from all over the Star Wars timeline, including the recently added outlaws & scoundrels: Han Solo, Chewbacca, Kay Vess and Nix, and the Mandalorian with Grogu.

Earnable Epic Orb Weapon Skin: Death Star Hologram Orb

For one week only, earn this Epic Weapon Skin completely free by successfully landing 30 Orb KO’s. 

Inspired by Poggle The Lesser’s hologram of the Death Star plans seen in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones™, the Death Star Hologram Orb features:

  • Custom animation to make it flicker like a hologram
  • Unique sound FX swaps
  • Color-swaps

The timed event mission is live now and lasts until 5am ET/9am UTC on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Immediately after the mission ends, the Death Star Hologram Orb will be added to Mallhalla and will be available to purchase with Mammoth Coins.

New Epic Weapon Skin: Asgardian Great Lightsaber

Rounding out our set of color-swappable Brawlhalla inspired Epic Lightsaber Weapon Skins, the Asgardian Great Lightsaber features: 

  • Attack FX Swaps
  • Custom Sounds
  • Ignition pick-up animation

 Available now in Mallhalla!

New Map: Small Theed Generator + Brawl of the Fates Update

Following an outpouring of interest for a smaller, more competitive version of the Theed Power Generator Map, we’ve added one into the game!

 Featuring the same long platform and laser gates we know and love from the Map introduced in last year’s May the 4th Event, this version includes only 1 hard platform and tighter KO lines for more close quarters brawling like the end of Qui-Gon Jinn & Darth Maul’s fateful duel.

 We’ll also be featuring Brawl of the Fates on this new Map for Brawl of the Week starting May 7th.

New Star Wars Event Store Bundles

We all love collecting. So, we added new Bundles to get even more Crossover Items at a discount!

 If you already owned some of the Items in the Bundle, the discount still applies to the rest.

Lightsaber Collector’s Bundle

These lightsabers will make a fine addition to your collection! Get a discount on all 5 Lightsaber Epic Weapon Skins in this new bundle.

 Includes:

  • Asgardian Great Lightsaber – Epic Greatsword Weapon Skin
  • The Darksaber – Epic Sword Weapon Skin
  • Asgardian Lightsaber – Epic Sword Weapon Skin
  • Asgardian Shoto Lightsabers – Epic Katars Weapon Skin
  • Asgardian Saberstaff – Epic Spear Skin

Light Side Bundle

This is no Jedi mind trick! Connect to the Force with these brave heroes from all eras of the Star Wars timeline.

  • Anakin Skywalker – Mythic Crossover
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi – Mythic Crossover
  • Ahsoka Tano – Mythic Crossover
  • Asgardian Great Lightsaber – Epic Greatsword Weapon Skin
  • R2-D2 – Sidekick
  • Jedi Order – Avatar
  • C-3PO Sweat – Emoji Skin
  • Bespin Carbon Freezing Chamber – Podium

Dark Side Bundle

Give yourself to the dark side and claim the unlimited power of this new bundle of villains from all eras of the Star Wars timeline!

  • General Grievous – Mythic Crossover
  • Darth Vader – Mythic Crossover
  • Darth Maul – Mythic Crossover
  • The Darksaber – Epic Sword Skin
  • The Sith – Avatar
  • Darth Vader Thumbs Down – Emoji Skin
  • Bespin Carbon Freezing Chamber – Podium

 All bundles will remain in Mallhalla after the May the 4th Event ends!

 Find even more Brawlhalla Star Wars Event items by following the crossed lightsaber icons in Mallhalla.

The May the 4th Event also includes:

  • “Droid General” Title reward for logging in during the Event.
  • Updated Splash art featuring General Grievous and the Wave II Characters!
  • STAR WARS inspired music for the main menu, character select, and post-match screens.
  • Daily login bonus of 250 Gold to celebrate this special Event!

Take the high ground in an epic 1v1 duel above the fires of Mustafar! Beware the rising lava as you battle. Knock out all of your opponent’s stocks to win!

  • Mustafar Map with rising lava and moving platforms!
  • 1v1
  • 3 Stocks Each
  • 8 Minute Timer
  • Knock out your opponent’s stocks to win!

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The Image Render Tool on PC & Mac just got even better! 😎🖼️ In a host of new updates, you can now export animations, search for specific items, export multiple renders at once, and export new Podium “Pose” animations!

Check out this full list of all the new features!

  • The image render now allows you to export animations as well as single frames! 
    • Animations can be exported as Animated PNGs, or image sequences in their own folder within the “Brawlhalla Renders” folder. 
    • Includes an additional option for exporting Attacks animation that allows for the image bounds to expand so the character follows the attack’s movement.
  • The image render tool now has a search option
    • Use the new search bar to find a specific cosmetic item faster.
    • Applies to 
      • Legends
      • Legend Skins
      • Weapon Skins
      • Color Schemes
      • Emotes
      • Sidekicks
  • There is an advanced setting for Animated Emotes to export them with a loop or no loop. 
  • Signature Attack Exports can either be anchored or follow their movement direction. 
  • Podiums can now be rendered in their Ready, Lock-In, Victory, or Defeat poses.

Please Note: while using newer features of the Image Render Tool, some exports may take longer to render than others depending on scale. If you notice your Brawlhalla client goes still, just know it’s thinking hard to complete your export!

We’ve also been utilizing the power of the newly updated Image Render Tool to create our most comprehensive Fan Kit ever! Want to quickly grab an Animated PNG or image sequence of Mordex’s Scythe Side Sig? It’s already been exported and shared in the Fan Kit with many, many more!

  • Splash Art
  • All Legends
  • All Signature Animated PNGs & Image Sequences
  • Esports Renders

New Charge FX

Brawlers got an early preview in the previous patch, and in Patch 9.06 we’ve fully implemented the new unarmed Charge FX. 

  • The new FX are specially hand-drawn animation to better telegraph a charging unarmed or Signature attack, and honestly, they just look much nicer now!

Neutral Greatsword Light Attack FX Update

We’ve updated the FX on Greatsword Neutral Bridge out of Side Light to better indicate the full hitbox.

Mako Performance Improvements

We’ve done an additional performance pass on Mako’s base Signature kit for improved visual & overall game performance.

UI

  • The features page now supports up to 3 pages and 30 items. Check out some cool items you may not have yet! 

Gameplay

  • Fixed a bug where you weren’t able to enter messages into the chatbox while spectating or queueing.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed certain attacks to follow up with the same move during Chase dodge. (credit: Guichabou)
  • Fixed a bug where spectating a match while in Mallhalla would cause some things to disappear.
  • Fixed a bug that caused some multi-hit setup attacks to improperly place targets. 

Art & Animation

  • Made performance updates to Rocket Lance’s light attack FX.
  • Adjusted the layering on Hunter’s Character Select animation for forearm-covering Blasters Skins.
  • Fixed a visual bug on Spear and Rocket Lance where Weapons thrown straight up or down would flip to the opposite side.
  • Fixed an issue where Avatars would randomly resize when using the Cape or Flag Emotes.

UX

  • Fixed a bug where the default Victory and Defeat Emotes were being unequipped on a new login.
  • Fixed a bug where Crossovers that have an associated Companion were failing to auto-equip that Companion if the player had not yet saved a loadout for that Legend (or if the saved loadout predated the addition of Companions to loadouts).

UI

  • Fixed an occasional visual bug where, when navigating the player inventory menu using a mouse, the toggle/replace favorites tooltip would disappear.
  • Fixed an existing bug where the Glory icon wasn’t appearing under the Rotating Ranked Queue.
  • Fixed a bug where some Battle Pass missions weren’t displaying their icons in post-game screens and the Battle Pass Mission Screen.
  • Small edit to the Latin American Spanish description of the “Horde” Brawl of the Week

The free-to-play Legend rotation for this week features: Teros, Thea, Yumiko, Arcadia, Volkov, Fait, Isaiah, Zariel, and Asuri.

  • Teros – This Minotaur is indifferent to the rules or intent of the Tournament. Instead, he takes savage joy in all the battles while crushing his opponents with Axe and Hammer.
  • Thea – You’ll usually find Thea kicking Asgard with her Battle Boots & Rocket Lance in Thundergard Stadium. She’s second to none in Brawlball, Dodgebomb, and all of Valhalla’s Eternal Sports tournaments.
  • Yumiko – Holding the appearance of a blind seamstress, this centuries old fox spirit has been brought into battle wielding her Magical Hammer and Bow!
  • Arcadia – The humble beetle farmer turned Glorious Queen of the Faefolk. Arcadia, the great champion of the Fangwild, fights in the Grand Tournament with Orma – the singing Greatsword, her Eldritch Thorn Spear, and trusty beetle companion Domo.
  • Volkov – The Vampire King of Batavia has unexpectedly found Valhalla and has brought his Scythe and Axe to battle.
  • Fait – Speaking to the stars and using glimpses of the future, Fait battles for good with her Scythe and Orb!
  • Isaiah – Major Isaiah Marshall, OEL’s special forces commander is at your service.  He uses Cannon and Blasters with the help of his drone that’s equipped with a cloaking device and rockets!
  • Zariel – The Celestial, a warrior deity of Holy Justice, who abides in blessed Elysium. Zariel uses Gauntlets and Bow to take down both Demon hordes and any warrior participating in the Grand Tournament.
  • Asuri – This Night Stalker has claimed the Tournament as her territory and sets upon challengers to her domain using Katars and Sword!
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