"Floaty! Slow..." - Commander Video's description.
CommanderVideo (erroneously referred to as Commander Video in-game) is an unlockable guest character in Super Meat Boy.
General information[]
Appearance[]
CommanderVideo is a black, humanoid figure with a white, screen-like face. He leaves a rainbow trail wherever he goes.
Origin[]
CommanderVideo originates from the BIT.TRIP series of games, developed by Choice Provisions. Primarily appearing in the Runner branch of games (most recently BIT.TRIP RERUNNER), CommanderVideo is often depicted as heroic and giving, fighting evil for the sake of his friends and the world. He can jump, slide, kick, deflect projectiles, shoot lasers, absorb particles, dance, and hover, the latter of which was incorporated into his appearance in Super Meat Boy.
Gameplay[]
Movement[]
Compared to Meat Boy, CommanderVideo:
- Walks slower
- Runs slower
- Jumps at the same height
- Wall slides much lower
- Wall-jumps slightly lower
Ability[]
Upon pressing and holding the jump button in mid-air, or upon hitting a ceiling, CommanderVideo will hover, keeping his altitude for as long as the player holds the button, up to one second.
How to unlock[]
To unlock CommanderVideo, the player must complete the Warp Zone The Commander!, which can be found in 1-12 Revolve. The player will need to clear three segments using CommanderVideo and his hover ability. Once the Warp Zone is completed, CommanderVideo will be unlocked.
Trivia[]
- Meat Boy himself makes brief appearances in BIT.TRIP RUNNER, BIT.TRIP Presents Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, BIT.TRIP FATE, and BIT.TRIP RERUNNER as one of CommanderVideo's heroic allies.
- In RUNNER and Runner2, he is the only guest character of the five. In RERUNNER, Dave from Woah Dave! (another game developed by Choice Provisions) joins the group as the second guest character.
- In the opening cutscene for The Commander!, CommanderVideo's rainbow trail is miscolored using typical rainbow colors.
- In the RUNNER series and gameplay for Super Meat Boy, his trail goes from yellow to orange, to teal, to pink, to indigo.
Related achievements[]
| The Commander G10 | |
| Find and unlock Commander Video. | ||
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| The Commander | |
| Unlock CommanderVideo | ||
| The Commander  Bronze |
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| You unlocked Commander Video! Double rainbow all da way! | ||
| Super Meat Boy characters | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All versions | ||||||
 Meat Boy |
 Bandage Girl |
 8-Bit Meat Boy |
 4-Bit Meat Boy |
 4-Color Meat Boy |
 Meat Ninja |
 Brownie* |
Commander Video |
 Jill |
 Ogmo |
 Flywrench |
 The Kid |
 Alien Hominid |
 Tim** |
| Console exclusives | ||||||
 Gish |
 Spelunky |
 Pink Knight |
 The Ninja | |||
| PC exclusives | ||||||
 Headcrab |
 Josef |
 Naija |
 RunMan |
 Captain Viridian |
 Steve |
 Goo Ball* |
 Tofu Boy* | ||||||
| Other/Unselectable | ||||||
 Potato Boy |
 Dr. Fetus | |||||
| * = Requires code input ** = Requires code input on PC only | ||||||