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¹ Doc Louis is only challengeable as a fighter in Doc Louis's Punch-Out!!^[2]

² The protagonist's in-game name in the Super NES version of Super Punch-Out!! is a mystery. He also features a very different look, leading many to consider him a separate entity from the NES/Wii's "Little Mac". However, numerous official Nintendo-sanctioned materials have suggested the two are the same, since the Super NES version of Super Punch-Out!! is said to take place after the events of the NES/Wii "Punch-Out!!" games.^[3][5][6]

³ Doc Louis appears as Little Mac's coach in both the NES and Wii Versions.

⁴ Donkey Kong can be seen in the audience on the far left and far right sides of the bottom screen in the Punch-Out!! and Super Punch-Out!! arcade games.

⁵ Vodka Drunkenski was renamed Soda Popinski in the NES and Wii versions due to Nintendo of America's prohibition of alcoholic references.

[edit] Little Mac

Little Mac is the protagonist of the NES and Wii titles in the series. He has black hair, wears a black tank top with green trunks and gloves, and is described as being supposedly 17 years old, 4'8" (5'7" in the Wii version, according to the May 2009 issue of Game Informer), 107 lb (49 kg)., and hailing from the Bronx, New York. After being rejected by two hundred boxing trainers, he meets Jerome "Doc" Louis, a former heavyweight champion, and begins his journey to the top of the boxing circuit.^[9] The diminutive Little Mac is known for his jumping uppercut called the "Star Uppercut." Outside of video games, Little Mac featured as the protagonist in the Punch-Out!! stories featured in Valiant Comics' Nintendo Comics System, appearing in the stories "The First Fight", "Outsiders", and "Fox and Hounds."^[9]

He also makes a cameo in the prologue short of the Captain N comic books. He has also appeared as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, voiced by Hisao Egawa.^[10]

Nintendo has been inconsistent on the issue of the protagonist seen in the SNES Super Punch-Out. On May/June 2009, Bryce Holliday, one of the main developers of the Wii version of Punch-Out, have explicitly stated that Little Mac is a missing element from the SNES title.^[11] However, during the North American and European Virtual Console releases of the SNES title, Nintendo of America and Europe has claimed that Little Mac is in the SNES game.^[3][5][6] According to Nintendo of America, the SNES title is said to take place after the events of the NES and Wii titles of the series. Little Mac was given a makeover and went off on his own without his coach, Doc Louis, but fondly remembers his saying: "It's not about brawling---it's about finesse!"^[6] He also used some then-new moves like the Knockout Punch, the Rapid Punch and the Counter Punch.^[12]

[edit] Doc Louis

Doc Louis is Little Mac's personal trainer from the NES and Wii games. As well as training Little Mac in between championships, he provides Mac with advice between rounds during fights. Usually, this involves making cocky remarks. One example is in the Donkey Kong match in the Wii version he will say if you're winning "When this match is over could you get me his autograph" or when you're losing he will say "You know if you're having trouble I could always call my plumber" , but other times he will just express his love for chocolate and urge Mac to join the Nintendo Fun Club (or, in the Wii version, Club Nintendo).

Doc Louis appears as the sole challenger in the Club Nintendo exclusive Doc Louis's Punch-Out!!.^[2]

[edit] Other appearances in media

The series has made multiple appearances in other games as well. The SNES version of Super Punch-Out!! was included in the Nintendo GameCube version of Electronic Arts' Fight Night Round 2. Along with that, the protagonist of the SNES version of Super Punch-Out!! appears as a secret boxer in full 3D with the name "MAC" on his boxers and was referred to as "Little Mac" as part of the Nintendo-exclusives deal between Nintendo and EA in allowing a few characters from the Mario franchise to star in NBA Street V3 and SSX on Tour, but, due to the third-party nature of his role in the game, while originally being a nameable character with a different look compared to the original Little Mac and not have a default name, it is considered by several fans of the series, especially those of the NES versions, to be uncanon; however, when the Virtual Console release of the Super NES version of Super Punch-Out!! was released, the official details for the game in the Wii Shop Channel referred to the protagonist as "Little Mac".^[6] A review of this version by Chris Scullion of Official Nintendo Magazine also referred to the protagonist as "Little Mac" as well.^[5] His latest cameo appearance is in skip Ltd.'s Wii video game called Captain Rainbow, where the title character has to help him get in shape to regain his championship title.^[13]

[edit] Other boxers

• Glass Joe is an extremely weak French boxer, often called 'France's Glass Jaw'.^[14] Glass Joe first appeared as the first boxer in the first Punch-Out arcade, followed by the NES and Wii versions. He also made other appearances in the pages of the Nintendo Comics System, and in the cartoon series Captain N: The Game Master.^[9] His successor was Gabby Jay from the SNES sequel to Punch-Out!!, who was Glass Joe's boxing student. Gabby Jay has the same move set as Glass Joe, and Glass Joe was the only opponent that Gabby Jay won against.

• Bear Hugger, from Canada, was the first obese boxer. He is usually immune to body blows, and, when he gets hit by one, sticks his tongue out to do a raspberry sound while smiling. His first appearance was in the Super Punch-Out!! arcade game as the first opponent and while holding a sign that reads "NEW CHALLENGE!" to introduce the then-new feature to the Punch-Out!! series: the ducking ability. Later, he appeared in the Super NES version of the arcade game as the second opponent in the Minor Circuit. Unlike his Bear Hug move in the arcade version, it hurts a little instead of sending a one-hit knock-out. His most recent appearance was in Punch-Out!! for the Wii as one of the few non-NES Punch-Out!! boxers to return in a Punch-Out based mostly on the NES versions. In the Wii installment, Bear Hugger is from Salmon Arm, British Columbia because one of the employees of next level who worked on the game, Matt McTavish, was born and raised in Salmon Arm, BC.

• Dragon Chan, from Hong Kong, first appeared in the [[Super Punch-Out!! arcade game]] as the first boxer to utilize illegal striking and kicking techniques. He last appeared in the SNES Super Punch-Out!!. His physical appearance is modeled after Bruce Lee, while his name is a reference to Jackie Chan. In the SNES version, he not only kicks, but he also meditates to recover his stamina.

• Great Tiger is a boxer from Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), India who first appeared in the Super Punch-Out!! arcade as a clone of Piston Hurricane. His special move is the Mirage Dance, which makes him jump back, move left and right a few times, and then use a punching move similar to Piston Hurricane's Hurricane Rush. In the NES Punch-Out!! series, he became the first boxer to use supernatural powers, which made his Mirage Dance more powerful; however, it usually causes him to become dizzy. In the Super NES version of Super Punch-Out!!, a Japanese kabuki/bishonen boxer Heike Kagero became Great Tiger's successor. Heike's Mirage Dance moves in the same pattern as Great Tiger's original Mirage Dance, but with supernatural powers like Great Tiger's Mirage Dance in the NES Punch-Out!! series. Kagero also fights with his hair. Great Tiger is also in the new "Punch-Out" game for Wii.

• King Hippo is a tropical chief from the fictional Hippo Island, South Pacific.^[14] He was known for being able to block many of the player's jabs, and for being so obese that once he was knocked down he would not even attempt to get back up. He appears in Captain N: The Game Master, voiced by Gary Chalk, as one of Mother Brain's main henchmen. He appears with blue skin, unlike in the video games, and he is often paired in a comedic duo with Kid Icarus enemy, Eggplant Wizard.

• Bald Bull is a large, bald, and muscular boxer from Istanbul, Turkey who made more appearances in the series than any other opponent. He has allegedly made an appearance in the arcade game Arm Wrestling as an opponent named "Mask X". His infamous "Bull Charge" move involves him hopping to the ropes of the ring, then quickly charging straight toward Mac (or the player's boxer) and uppercutting viciously; however, he has been known to stop dead in his tracks with a timed body blow, knocking him to the floor. Bald Bull's taunts in between rounds of Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! include several clever references to Doc Louis.

• Super Macho Man is a bodybuilder from Hollywood, California, who taunts Little Mac by flexing his pectoral muscles, and he incorporates his exercise routines into his powerful attacks. He has appeared in every Punch-Out!! title with the exception of the first arcade game. Even though Super Macho Man is supposedly 27 years old, he is depicted with gray hair (except in the NES version, where his hair is black).

• Mr. Sandman is a boxer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who appears as a large, African-American man with black hair. His name is a reference to the fairy-tale character The Sandman, for his ability to knock his opponents out "for a nap" with his brutal punches and uppercuts. His defense is also very high, and he can only be damaged with body blows when stunned. He was originally the Champion in the arcade Punch-Out!, reappeared in Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! as the #1 ranked World Circuit boxer (just below Super Macho Man), and later in the SNES Super Punch-Out as the Major Circuit Champion. In the Wii version, Mr. Sandman is again the World Circuit Champion and the final opponent in Career Mode.

• Mike Tyson is the final boss of Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, whom Little Mac faces in the Dream Fight at the end. He is the undefeated, undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World. Tyson was removed from the re-release of the game and replaced with a fictional character based on a then-Nintendo tournament champion, Mr. Dream, because his contract expired. Mr. Dream replaces Tyson as the final boss in the re-release also for the NES titled Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream. Tyson and Mr. Dream are both the undefeated and "The Legendary Dream Fight Champ."

• Piston Honda is a Tokyo, Japan-born character. His name has been officially changed to Piston Hondo in the Wii version. Nintendo has not commented on the change, but it is rumored to be due to Nintendo not wanting to infringe on the trademark established by the automobile manufacturer of the same name, even though Honda is a common family name in Japan.^[15]

Topps and Nintendo of America made a series of trading cards featuring characters from the Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Double Dragon, and Punch-Out!! series. The Punch-Out!! cards are of the various opponent boxers that Little Mac fights. The cards have scratch-off spots on them.^[16]

A Punch-Out!! short story was made for the Nintendo Comics System.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Reception

This section requires expansion.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Punch-Out!! series at Hardcore Gaming 101
• Punch-Out!! Wiki, an external wiki
• Punch-Out!! Wii Game Website.
• Twin Galaxies High Score Rankings for Punch-Out

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