Monstars

The Monstars are the alter-egos of the Nerdlucks in the 1996 film Space Jam.

Members
Pound, who stole Charles Barkley's talent is the overweight orange leader of the Monstars. He is bossy, mean spirited and demanding, and takes pleasure in bullying Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes characters. He speaks in a very deep voice.

Bang, who stole Patrick Ewing's talent is the green second in command of the Monstars. He is very tough, confident and aggressive. He has a large chin, small dragon-like ears, spikes on his back and a red orange flat top. He enjoys insulting Michael Jordan and picking on the Looney Tunes. He has the ability to breathe fire, similar to a dragon. He speaks in a deep growling voice.

Bupkus, who stole Larry Johnson's talent is the purple Monstar. He has dark purple hair, he is emotional and very cocky. He enjoys mocking Michael Jordan and hurting the Looney Tunes. He speaks in a deep suave voice.

Blanko, who stole Shawn Bradley's talent is the tall blue Monstar. He has dark blue hair, pointy ears, and a buck tooth. He is dimwitted and more laid-back than his teammates. He is friendly to Michael Jordan and Tweety. He speaks in a thick Californian accent.

Nawt, who stole Muggsy Bogues's talent is the short red Monstar and the youngest of the bunch. He is smart and hyperactive. He speaks in a high voice.

History
After stealing the talents of five star NBA players and transforming into the Monstars, they start to look tall and muscular and their high voices become deep and ominous. They have grown five fingers with sharp claws like humans. Throughout the movie, they started to act like bullies around the Looney Tunes and Michael Jordan upon meeting him by calling him names, while making him into a basketball before slam dunking him. Later, at the basketball game, the Monstars start to cheat and use physical violence to get their hands on the ball so they can win. Later, after they lost the game, the Monstars got tired of being mistreated by their boss Mr. Swackhammer. Enraged and humiliated, they stuff him in a rocket by sending him to the moon, then they have a change of heart around Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes. The Monstars reluctantly return the stolen talents which reverts them back into the Nerdlucks. They kindly ask Bugs Bunny if they can stay in Looney Tune Land, to which he replies to them with, "I don't know if you guys are looney enough."

The Nerdlucks made an appearance in Space Jam 2:A New Legacy, but it was a cameo, much to their fans disappointment. They also made another full appearance in Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam on Cartoon Network where Pound and Bang are voiced by Fred Tatasciore while Nawt and Bupkus are voiced by John DiMaggio respectively.