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This page details development materials of Brawl Stars.

To do:

  • Expand the article - add more Brawlers, skins, pins, loading screens, animation concept boards, etc.
  • Provide sources to all images without them.

This page details early concept art of all things in Brawl Stars.

Brawlers

Melodie#

The first image shows different color variants of Melodie, her microphone, her monster notes, and also an early version of her mechanic. The second image features multiple poses of Melodie.

(Source: Fabien Mense)

Alli#

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The first image shows Alli's different models, featuring 3 variants of her and her tool. The second one shows even more variants with different clothes and colors. The third image displays additional models of Alli, including her different forms. It's also worth noting that she is named "Ally" instead of "Alli".

(Source: Fabien Mense)

Lumi#

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The first image shows Lumi's final appearance, her morning stars, and the logo on her cape. The second image shows different facial expressions and poses. The third image has explorations for her design; different hair colors, various designs of her morning stars, and different armor designs. Her skin also had a darker tone, and she had yellow eyes.

(Source: Fabien Mense)

Bibi#

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The first image shows the final version of Bibi. The second image shows two poses of Bibi that aren't colored in. The third image has multiple variants of Bibi's face. The fourth image shows more variants of Bibi. Lastly, the second table has MANY variants of Mr. Bat (34 total).

(Source: Paul Chambers AKA PawChaw)

Doug#

The top part of the image shows 4 variants of Doug with different colors and clothes. It also seems like he was supposed to be a donut vendor. The middle part of the image shows multiple poses of Doug. The bottom part of the image shows a turnaround of Doug with his final colors.

(Source: Fabien Mense)

Brawler Portraits

Berry#

(Source: Ocellus Services)

Brock#

(Source: Ocellus Services)

Meeple#

(Source: Ocellus Services)

Lumi#

(Source: Ocellus Services)

Shade#

(Source: Ocellus Services)

Ollie#

(Source: Ocellus Services)

Juju#

(Source: Ocellus Services)

Clancy#

(Source: Ocellus Services)

Lily#

(Source: Ocellus Services)

Kenji#

(Source: Ocellus Services)

Jae-Yong#

(Source: Ocellus Services)

Finx#

(Source: Ocellus Services)

Astral Colt#

(Source: Ocellus Services)

Kaze#

(Source: Ocellus Services)

Draco#

(Source: Ocellus Services)

Mico and Angelo#

(Source: Ocellus Services)

Melodie and Charlie#

(Source: Ocellus Services)

Loading Screens

Retropolis 2025 Loading Screen#

Uno Loading Screen#

BS_Uno_Loading_Concept2.jpg BS_Uno_Loading_Concept1.jpg

Jae-Yong Loading Screen#

SpongeBob Loading Screen#

Ghost Train Loading Screen#

(Source: Ocellus Services)

Pins

Berry Pins#

Berry Thanks Pin#

2 early versions of Berry's thanks pin. In the first one, he was portrayed holding what seems to be a heart-shaped lollipop. The second one was similar to the current version, with the only difference being that he was facing forwards.

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Clancy Pins#

Clancy Neutral Pin#

Early version of Clancy's neutral pin. He was supposed to have a neck chain like in his 3D model, his whiskers were thinner, and he had a different head shape.

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Clancy Sad Pin#

2 early versions of Clancy's sad pin. His eyes were different, the tears on the second one were also different, and yet again, his whiskers were thinner.

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Clancy Angry Pin#

2 early versions of Clancy's angry pin. His pupils were visible on both; on the first one, his mouth was closed, and on the second, his teeth were different.

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Clancy Thanks Pin#

2 early versions of Clancy's thanks pin. The heart had two different designs before the final version.

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Moe Pins#

Moe Happy Pin#

Early version of Moe's happy pin. The light bulb wasn't present yet, and the mouth was slightly different.

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Moe Angry Pin#

2 early versions of Moe's angry pin. The first one had white ears instead of pink. The second one had fiery eyes, and the ears were yet again white instead of pink. The teeth are different on all 3 pins.

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Moe Thanks Pin#

Early version of Moe's thanks pin. The cheese heart had a slice and holes, the hearts on his eyes weren't present, and his mouth was different.

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Moe Phew Pin#

Early version of Moe's phew pin. His eyes had a spiral shape instead of a white circle.

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Kenji Pins#

Oddly, these early pins had a red headband instead of the usual green one.

Kenji Sad Pin#

Early version of Kenji's sad pin. The shadow on his face wasn't present.

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Kenji Thanks Pin#

2 early versions of Kenji's thanks pin. In the first version, the heart was sliced. In the second version, he is facing sideways, and yet again, the heart was sliced. The final version is much different from the prototypes.

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Kenji Phew Pin#

Early version of Kenji's phew pin. It had a generic sweat drop instead of a drop of sushi sauce falling from a fish shaped sauce bottle.

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Juju Pins#

Juju Angry Pin#

Early version of Juju's angry pin. Her teeth were spiky, and Gris-Gris looked completely different.

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Juju Thanks Pin#

Early version of Juju's thanks pin. The heart and blush were originally purple. The worm was also a different color.

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Juju Special Pin#

Early version of Juju's special pin. Gris-Gris had different colors, the stars were missing, and her hands were different too.

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Shade Pins#

Shade Neutral Pin#

2 early versions of Shade's neutral pin. The first one had completely different colors; its cap was red, its jacket was cyan, and its glasses were green. The second one only had different sunglasses, which were yet again green.

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Shade Happy Pin#

Early version of Shade's happy pin. The only difference is that the arms are absent in the final version.

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Shade Sad Pin#

2 early versions of Shade's sad pin. In the first one, Shade's jacket covered its face while crying. The second one had a Spike sock, and its hat was intact.

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Shade Thanks Pin#

Early version of Shade's thanks pin. The eyes were in a zig-zag pattern, and the heart didn't have a zipper.

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Other#

For some reason, a fully zipped Shade pin was created. BS_Shade_zipped_pin.png

Meeple Pins#

Meeple Happy Pin#

Early version of Meeple's happy pin. Their eyes were closed, and so was the mouth.

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Meeple Angry Pin#

Early version of Meeple's angry pin. The white outline was fire shaped, there was no text on the purple triangle, and the 8 Ball is black instead of yellow.

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Meeple Thanks Pin#

Early version of Meeple's thanks pin, which had many differences. Their head was pink, the white outline was heart-shaped, the blush was purple, and their eyes were different. The heart looked completely different, and the triangle was replaced with a heart in the final version.

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Ollie Pins#

Ollie Neutral Pin#

3 early versions of Ollie's neutral pin. The first two each had a completely different head shape, and the mask was a different shade of green. The third one was almost identical to the final, but the mask was purple.

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Ollie Happy Pin#

Early version of Ollie's happy pin. His mouth was different.

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Ollie GG Pin#

Early version of Ollie's GG pin. The only difference was the colors.

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Ollie Special Pin#

Early version of Ollie's special pin. The eyes were different.

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Finx Pins#

Finx Happy Pin#

Early version of Finx's happy pin. His eye was closed rather than being open.

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Finx Angry Pin#

Early version of Finx's angry pin. His eye was entirely replaced by fire, and his hand was absent.

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Finx Thanks Pin#

Early version of Finx's thanks pin. His eye was slightly different, and there was only one heart instead of three.

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Other#

For some reason, a Finx pin without his mask was created. BS_Finx_without_mask_pin.png

Alli Pins#

Alli Neutral Pin#

Early version of Alli's neutral pin, which was found in the fankit. The difference is that the nostrils in the hat were x-shaped and the goggles' eyes were different.

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Alli Phew Pin#

Early version of Alli's phew pin, also found in the fankit. Her facial expression was different.

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Animation Storyboards and Concepts

Melodie Release Animation#

Brawl_Stars_Development-Emplify_This_Melodie.mp4

This video shows the Storyboard of Melodie's release animation Interestingly, it uses a WIP version of the song "Amplify this Melodie".

Ziggy Release Animation#

Watch on YouTubeThe video shows the StoryBoard of Ziggy's release animation

(Source: source needed)