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Leap Day Character selection screen Yolk

Yolk on the character selection screen in Leap Day.

Contestants[1] are the playable characters in the Leap Day series.

Behaviour[]

Leap Day[]

In Leap Day the player can unlock playable contestants by earning points in the most current level. Most contestants have identical behaviours and three selfie poses.

Each contestant moves left to right, turning back when they hit a wall. The player can make their contestant jump by tapping on the screen. Contestants can make one additional jump while in the air, in which they curl into a spinning ball. The double jump count is reset upon leaving any surface. This includes touching the ground or wall, jumping on an enemy, bouncing off a spring or getting a boost from a jump bubble. It also resets when going through a teleporter.

When contestants come in contact with a wall, they grab onto it and slide down until they jump away from it or interact with something else. If the player does not jump when sliding down a wall, the contestant falls back to the ground directly below or starts walking in the other direction if the wall meets the ground.

The playable contestants are vulnerable to all hazards and enemies and die immediately upon direct contact with most of them from the side. Some enemies can be killed by jumping on top of their heads, which rebound the contestant upwards. Upon death, a contestant is respawned at the last checkpoint the player activated.

Super Leap Day[]

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In Super Leap Day, Yolk, Puffer, and Sprout are initially available while Goop and The X have to be unlocked. Each contestant has an ability that starts at Level 1 and can be upgraded to Level 4 by paying gold coins. This ability can be activated by pressing and holding the screen (on iOS). Contestants behave largely the same as in Leap Day, with only a few changes. One difference is that when sliding down a wall, upon sliding a certain amount the character will run down the wall to the ground. Another difference is that the force from being bounced horizontally by a normal spring can give the player enough velocity to walk up curved parts of levels and enough force to break yellow breakable blocks.

Selfies[]

When playing Leap Day, the player can hit the camera icon located just below the pause button at the top right corner of the screen to take a selfie. This takes a screenshot of the game screen as the player is currently viewing it, but replaces the contestant's in-game sprite with one of the contestant's selfie poses. If the player has no selfie pose for that particular character they are taking a picture with, the screenshot will simply display the character's sprite as presented in-game.

Once the player takes a selfie pose, they have the option of sharing the selfie or cancelling and resuming the game. If they choose to share or save the screenshot, the previewed selfie pose is retained, along with the addition of the words "Leap Day" in red followed by smaller white text reading, "A new level every day!"

Selfie poses are one of the two prizes that can be obtained when the player fulfils their progress bar, however, they can only be unlocked for contestants which the player has already obtained. The player can keep track of the number of selfies they have per contestant based on the number of white camera icons that are shown directly below the character on the selector.

Contestants[]

Leap Day[]

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Yolk Lick La Beef Kepi Meep
Yolk Lick La Beef Kepi Meep
 
Smooch Solder_26 Root Scalp Grill
Smooch Solder_26 Root Scalp Grill
 
Zweiclops Logga Rasbunny Venus Croak
Zweiclops Logga Rasbunny Venus Croak
 
Slab Whip Glug Flake Tuft
Slab Whip Glug Flake Tuft
 
Char Turret Barley Mc Cloud Victor
Char Turret Barley Mc Cloud Victor
 
Trunk Tickles Jock Shroom Bleep
Trunk Tickles Jock Shroom Bleep
 
Felon Chuckles Helm Nibbler Buzz
Felon Chuckles Helm Nibbler Buzz
 
Ram Green Ninja Gunbrick Hop Swap Platform Panic
Ram Green Ninja Gunbrick Hop Swap Platform Panic
 
Redungeon Roller Polar Rust Bucket Silly Sausage Stretch Dungeon
Redungeon Roller Polar Rust Bucket Silly Sausage Stretch Dungeon
 
Ultimate Briefcase Wick Suplex Puddle Magic Touch
Ultimate Briefcase Wick Suplex Puddle Magic Touch
 
Beneath The Lighthouse Icebreaker Faucet Calamari Apple
Beneath The Lighthouse Icebreaker Faucet Calamari Apple
 
8bit Doves Eggnog Scrambled Hard Boiled
8bit Doves Eggnog Scrambled Hard Boiled
Yolk
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

La Beef
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Kepi
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Meep
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Smooch
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Solder_26
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Root
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Scalp
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Grill
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Zweiclops
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Logga
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Rasbunny
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Venus
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Croak
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Slab
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Whip
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Glug
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Flake
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Tuft
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Char
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Turret
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Barley
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Mc Cloud
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Victor
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Trunk
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Tickles
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Jock
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Shroom
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Bleep
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Felon
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Chuckles
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Helm
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Nibbler
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Buzz
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Ram
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Green Ninja
Cameo of Green Ninja from Green Ninja
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Gunbrick
Cameo of Gunbrick dude from the Gunbrick series
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Hop Swap
Cameo of the boy from Hop Swap
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Platform Panic
Cameo of a panic bot from Platform Panic
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Redungeon
Cameo of Sir Gylbard from Redungeon
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Roller Polar
Cameo of the Polar Bear from Roller Polar
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Rust Bucket
Cameo of Rust Bucket from Rust Bucket
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Silly Sausage
Cameo of the stretchy dog from the Silly Sausage series
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Stretch Dungeon
Cameo of the prisoner from Stretch Dungeon
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Ultimate Briefcase
Cameo of Tucker from Ultimate Briefcase
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Wick
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Suplex
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Puddle
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Magic Touch
Cameo of the wizard from Magic Touch: Wizard for Hire
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Beneath The Lighthouse
Cameo of the boy from Beneath The Lighthouse
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Icebreaker
Cameo of a Viking from Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Faucet
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Calamari
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Apple
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

8bit Doves
Cameo of the flying man from 8bit Doves
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

VIP[]

Main article: Leap Day VIP

VIP contestants can be unlocked by purchasing a VIP subscription or beating up to 365 levels. Finishing 90 levels unlocks Eggnog, 180 unlocks Scrambled and 365 unlocks Hard Boiled. The amount of levels required to unlock each VIP character is cumulative. Unlike the normal contestants, VIP contestants have no selfie poses, but possess certain abilities that can aid the player throughout a level.

Lick
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Selfie    Selfie    Selfie

Eggnog
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Slide   Death

N/A

Scrambled
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Slide   Death

N/A

Hard Boiled
Portrait Sprites Selfies
Portrait Run   Double jump   Slide   Death N/A
Run   Double jump   Slide   Death

Super Leap Day[]

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This section is incomplete. You can help by adding the missing info.
Needed: Character information in character sections.

Yolk (Super Leap Day)[]

Yolk SLD

Yolk

Yolk is unlocked from the start of the game and has no initial ability, but gains one upon being upgraded. Yolk's upgrades are as follows:

  • Level 2 (25 coins) - Yolk can immediately stop moving and stand in place by pressing and holding on the screen. When used in the air, Yolk will fall straight down without any forward movement.
  • Level 3 (100) - Yolk can lay an egg that he[2] can respawn from.
  • Level 4 (500)

Puffer[]

Puffer is available in the shop at the start of the game and can be unlocked for 25 coins. His ability is to glide in the air after a jump. Puffer will glide in the direction of the jump while using this ability. Gliding can be prematurely halted by ceasing the held screen tap.

Sprout[]

Sprout SLD

Sprout

Sprout is available in the shop at the start of the game and can be unlocked for 25 coins. Her ability is too suck in nearby fruit and can inhale these pick-ups through walls and from lower floors. She becomes stationary while using this ability. Her ability has the following upgrades:

  • Level 2 (50 coins) - Suck range increases and can suck in coins.
  • Level 3 (100 coins) - Suck range increases and can suck in items within boxes.
  • Level 4 (200 coins) - Suck range increases and can suck in items within treasure chests.

Goop[]

Goop SLD

Goop

Goop is unlocked by upgrading Yolk, Puffer, and Sprout's abilities to Level 3. He[3] can roll by tapping and holding the screen and will roll as long as the screen is held. Goop can roll on the floor and walls.

The X[]

Main article: The X

Cheats[]

In Leap Day some contestants can be unlocked without purchasing them. This can be done by going to the info screen on the calendar menu, then tapping rapidly within the credits screen. This causes a text field to appear, allowing the player to type in one of the codes below to unlock the character:

  1. Lick: charsLick
  2. La Beef: charsLa Beef
  3. Kepi: charsKepi
  4. Meep: charsMeep
  5. Smooch: charsSmooch
  6. Solder_26: charsSolder_26
  7. Root: charsRoot
  8. Scalp: charsScalp
  9. Grill: charsGrill
  10. Zweiclops: charsZweiclops
  11. Logga: charsLogga
  12. Rasbunny: charsRasbunny
  13. Venus: charsVenus
  14. Croak: charsCroak
  15. Slab: charsSlab
  16. Whip: charsWhip
  17. Glug: charsGlug
  18. Flake: charsFlake
  19. Tuft: charsTuft
  20. Char: charsChar
  21. Turret: charsTurret
  22. Barley: charsBarley
  23. Mc Cloud: charsMcloud
  24. Victor: charsVictor
  25. Trunk: charsTrunk
  26. Tickles: charsTickle
  27. Jock: charsJock
  28. Shroom: charsShroom
  29. Bleep: charsBleep
  30. Felon: charsFelon
  31. Chuckles: charsChuckles
  32. Helm: charsHelm
  33. Nibbler: charsNibbler
  34. Buzz: charsBuzz
  35. Ram: charsRam

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • The character La Beef is a pun on the name of American actor and director Shia LaBeouf.
  • Solder_26 is a reference to the character Soldier: 76 from the video game Overwatch[4].
  • In the May 19th, 2016 preview for Leap Day, which showed the in-game sprites for the contestants that would be added in Update 1, four sprites differ slightly from their final versions: La Beef's head is closer to his body, Grill's skin is much lighter, Scalp's sprite has lighter skin, and the bottom part of Kepi's hat is green instead of grey.
  • Zweiclops' name is a pun on Cyclops. "Zwei" means "Two" in German.
  • Whip is a reference to the Bad Ice-Cream series.
  • On November 19th, 2019, following a series of hints on the official Discord, Yolk was revealed for the Smash-like indie crossover fighting game Indie Pogo. He was released on, fittingly enough, Leap Day, 2020. His attacks are references to various other Nitrome games, most of them from the mobile era.
  • Spoiler
    Glug's second selfie contains a character that looks like a female version of Yolk.
  • In Super Leap Day, Smooch and Solder_26 cameo in the Capital Highway stage on billboards.
  • Nitrome announced on February 4th, 2022, that they were working on a plush toy of Yolk.

References[]

  1. App Store: Super Leap Day, N/A, retrieved 2 Sept 21.
  2. Yolk's gender was mentioned in the following tweet:Nitrome on Twitter: [1]: . Currently upgrading Yolk and using his pause on the spot upgrade, 11 Aug 21, retrieved 9 Jan 21.
  3. Goop's gender was mentioned in the following tweet: Nitrome on Twitter: [2]: He is an unlockable character in Super Leap Day called Goop, 26 Aug 21, retrieved 12 Jan 22.
  4. Nitrome on Twitter: [3]: Nags Tavon: Just unlocked a new character in Leap Day. Is this some reference to @PlayOverwatch 's Soldier: 76??

    Nitrome: yes it is a little nod to that., 17 Jul 16, retrieved 21 Jul 16.
  5. Nitrome on Twitter: [4]: birfdæ: Is the red a hat or a brain?

    Nitrome: A red bobble hat., 5 July 16, retrieved 5 July 16.


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