The success of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout can be measured by its costumes. Although the colorful battle royale platformer is only a little over a year old, it has collaborated with a long list of high-profile IP to produce costumes for its bean-shaped playable characters. Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has connected with indie titles like Cuphead and Among Us, but it also has skins from much bigger franchises: Sonic the Hedgehog, Team Fortress 2, Doom, and many more. At The Game Awards 2021, Fall Guys proved that it has no intention of slowing its roll by announcing a new line of costumes from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Although The Nightmare Before Christmas is nearly 30 years old, it remains a classic Christmas movie. Tim Burton's stop-motion film, telling the story of Jack Skellington's quest to bring Christmas to Halloween Town, still has tons of fans. That's why it's no surprise to see two Jack Skellington costumes, as well as costumes based on Sally and the Mayor of Halloween Town, coming to Fall Guys for the holiday season. Although these costumes are great, The Nightmare Before Christmas has a lot that it could still offer Fall Guys. This year's Nightmare Before Christmas skins could only be the first wave, followed by more cosmetics next year.
The Nightmare Before Christmas' Next Costumes
The aesthetic of The Nightmare Before Christmas is a major reason that it's still popular. The various set pieces that make up Halloween Town are extremely recognizable locations that make the most of the stop-motion format by combining eye-catching color palettes with unique textures. The same design principles apply to the film's characters, who all have very distinct looks. Jack Skellington is instantly recognizable in both his pinstripe suit and his Santa Claus outfit, and the patchwork Sally has a very distinct look too. Each character's highly detailed design make them great Fall Guys costumes, and it also means lots of other characters have unique looks that could make them future Fall Guys skins.
If Fall Guys goes for a second crossover with The Nightmare Before Christmas, then a villain-themed costume set seems like an obvious possibility. The potato sack bogeyman Oogie Boogie could easily be adapted into a costume thanks to his simple but iconic design. What's more, Oogie Boogie's occasional partners in crime might make great costumes too. The troublemakers Lock, Shock, and Barrel seem primed for a Fall Guys appearance with their distinct Halloween costumes.
While the known costumes from The Nightmare Before Christmas cover some of the film's main protagonists, there are still a few supporting characters who could show up in Fall Guys one day. For instance, Jack's ghost dog Zero could be made into a simple Fall Guys costume, or at least a hat. As a constant supporter of Jack throughout The Nightmare Before Christmas, it's a little surprising that Zero didn't join the costume roster. Aside from Zero, Fall Guys could try its hand at a costume based on Dr. Finkelstein, Sally's creator, or even The Nightmare Before Christmas' rendition of Santa Claus.
Fall Guys' Wardrobe Keeps Expanding
Hopefully, Fall Guys gets another wave of costumes based on The Nightmare Before Christmas in the future. Considering how memorable it is as a holiday movie, it's a great candidate for a major presence in another Fall Guys event for next Halloween or Christmas. Regardless of whether or not The Nightmare Before Christmas returns to Fall Guys, though, this particular collaboration really helps underscore the game's success. A partnership with Disney is nothing to sneeze at. This particular crossover, as well as its previous set of costumes from The Jungle Book, could herald an oncoming wave of Disney-themed costumes. If The Nightmare Before Christmas sets the new standard for Fall Guys' future, then its future is very bright.
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is available now for PC and PS4, with Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S versions releasing in 2022.