The Dash

[~JBG~]

The Dash and Dr. Cerebum  
I love the look of these characters. It would be awesome if the capes reacted to your movements, but it's still cool if it doesn't.

Thanks! I thought about the possibility of animating the capes but I'm very inexperienced when it comes to animating. Perhaps it's something I should look into.

Spike Block 
I like the idea of this. It brings something similar to PR3's Impervious Mines to PR2. It looks a bit too similar to Mines in my opinion, and might be mistaken for one if you're moving very quickly. 

Hmm I see what you mean since it's after all inspired by the mine. But I did make the tint? of it a bit colder than the mines which I thought might help with the identification. 
 

Sombrero Hat 
A very cool idea, but might be a little overpowered. The Jump Start Hat, which also gives a speed advantage, is only beneficial to its wearer for a short moment at the start of the race. Maybe the Sombrero Hat can have limited dashes to prevent it from being too powerful.

I like this idea.

Jester Hat 
Not sure about this one. I don't like the idea of having a hat that no one wants to pick up in a race. Once the hat gets shot off, people would just leave it behind and that would be the end of it. Also, in most levels, it takes more skill to steal a player's hat than it does to avoid it, so I don't think this will add much to the gameplay.

Yeah this is my least favorite power of the hats tbh. I just had a hard time figuring out something that fit the theme of the hat. I'm open to hear any cool ideas for it though. I know Adulock77 had the idea of it slowing down other players near you. 

Fedora Hat 
Cool idea. I'm guessing someone needs to be wearing the hat for its ability to take effect. Maybe the other hats can remain powerless unless the wearer also has the Fedora Hat on.

Yeah that'd be cool, would give you a good reason to get the hat off of another player.

And finally, the artwork is amazing. It really fits with PR2's art style. Someone should hire you to be the dedicated designer for PR2.

Thanks for the kind words