History Characters / PunchOut

* BoringButPractical: His Hondo Rush is nothing more than a series of quick punches... that each take away a good chunk of your health and are nearly impossible to evade and are better blocked.

Characters from Nintendo's arcade-style boxing series, ''VideoGame/PunchOut''. ''Keep in mind that the identity of some of these characters are spoilers''.

* GadgeteerGenius: Though it's ambiguous if she's the one who built it, Alice is still skilled at controlling Ape III.

* GadgeteerGenius: Alice.

* TelescopingRobot: Ape III's arms are designed like this.
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[[Creator/MikeTyson One's]] a famous RealLife boxer who is a devastating one-hit knockout fighter in the game. The other is his HeadSwap replacement with the same skills and a better record. Appear as the

** Contender version: Use a Three-Star Punch him after his "Vive la France" taunt for an immediate KO.
** TD version: Another three-star punch after his taunt will still KO him. Since he has two versions of this taunt ("Vive la France" and "Libertè"), this can be done in two different ways. You can also automatically KO him if you jab him 50 times, (you can jab him by landing a Star Punch). Both of these insta-win conditions are required for two of his Challenges in Exhibition mode.

* OneHitKill: On the NES version, if you hit Joe after he steps back and taunts, there is a chance Joe will be knocked out.[[note]]This is a matter of timing. If Joe is hit in the first couple frames after becoming vulnerable, he'll be KO'd. Otherwise, he'll get up on a 1-count.[[/note]] Since Joe does nothing before said taunt, it's possible this blow will be the only one in the fight. This is carried over to the ''Wii'' version, where it's a signal for a one-hit knockdown opportunity. If you hit him with a Three-Star Punch when he returns from the taunt, [[InstantWinCondition Joe will eat mat]]- and you can actually do this in the first 30 seconds of the match.

* InstantWinCondition:

** Using two separate star punches to counterpunch his Bull Charge, or using three three-star punches to knock him down will also work, even if you use them in separate rounds.
* {{Jerkass}}: He gives the most harm to the Referee if he wins in Title Defense — furiously chasing him around the ring and headbutting him into the air much like a real bull, leaving him dangling off the top rope. Additionally, he nonchalantly throws his obviously very heavy dumbbell into the audience before Rounds 2 and 3 in Contender. That would kill someone in real life.

* OneHitKill: His Bull Charge (for you), or getting counter-punched during it (for him). In Title Defense mode, this is subverted in that counter-punching him only gives you a star... but Star Punching him immediately after he finishes laughing off your efforts knocks him right down.

** A Star Punch as he does the "Boo!" taunt, or just before he lands the first uppercut, will knock him down instantly.

* InstantWinCondition: Title Defense version only. During his Mirage Dance, counterpunch his clones, duck his tornado, and then use a Star Punch (of any intensity) while he's stunned to instantly KO him.

** In Title Defense ''Wii'', dodging the clones, ducking the tornado punch, and then unleashing a Star Punch will quickly knock him down.

* {{Foil}}:
** To Aran Ryan in the ''Wii'' version. Both of them speak English and are the two boxers that [[{{Heel}} the crowd explicitly boo at]] in the World Circuit. However, while Aran Ryan is mostly immune to getting stunned without counterpunches, ''none'' of Super Macho Man's attacks can be counterpunched, forcing Little Mac to go back to basics with the dodge and attack strategy.
** He's also one to Don Flamenco. Both of them are TheFightingNarcissist and lack any serious curveballs come their Title Defense matches, but make up for it by vastly improving their existing tactics. Both of their Title Defense intros involve them destroying an image of Little Mac. Don Flamenco ''definitely'' has more of the crowd on his side, though.

* OneHitKill: Title Defense's Triple Clothesline is this for you. And in Contender, Star Punching him in between his second and third spin will do this to him.

* InstantWinCondition: Contender version only — a Three-Star Punch during his "Mommy!" taunt will instantly put him down, which is the only way to do his five-punch challenge (three punches for the stars, one punch to put him in the taunt, one star punch to finish it).

* OneHitKill:
** Contender Mode: Hit him with a Star Punch during his "Mommy!" taunt or while he's already stunned. The latter is required to complete a challenge that involves giving him a TKO in a certain amount of time.
** Title Defense: Hit him with a Three-Star Punch while he's already stunned. Find a star from all seven possible ways, then hitting him with a Star Punch will work, too.

** Title Defense: a Three-Star Punch while he switches sides to perform an uppercut is also an instant KO.

* OneHitKill: Two of them. Star punching him while he's bowing, and properly counterpunching the Hondo Rush will knock him down.

* RapidFireNo: His reaction to a Star Punch in ''Wii''.

* WakeUpCallBoss: The first fighter in the NES game where wild punches will likely get you nowhere. While the three Minor Circuit fighters are pretty poor blockers, Flamenco (appropriately, being the first Major Circuit fighter) will always anticipate your punches and block them accordingly. Once you have his ridiculously predictable pattern figured out, however, he's almost as easy as Glass Joe. Not this in the Wii version since he comes after tricker foes.

** Contender: Counterpunching his double smash combo will... knock off his crown. Counterpunching him again will do the trick. You can also simply duck the move and Star Punch him instead of jabbing his mouth.
** Title Defense: Counterpunching the double smash will only give a Star. Instead, duck and dodge his smash and slam combo, then Star Punch him instead of jabbing his mouth.

* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Most fighters leave themselves open after whiffing a punch, letting Mac retaliate while they're open. Doing the same to Aran will just have him bounce backward and counterattack, providing no opening to really pile on the damage. If you want to land another hit, you need to counter his attacks before they're thrown. He gives you a few more traditional windows in Title Defense Mode, but those are often after a counterattack ''to your counterattack''.
* MotorMouth: Doesn’t really say much during his fight but when he does it’s usually going a mile a minute. If he talked any faster you’d think he was talking a whole other language.

* TakingYouWithMe: When the ''Wii'' version is knocked down in Title Defense, he tries to take a wild swing at you with his loaded glove as he spins around (ultimately {{subverted|Trope}} in that it can never KO you). Also may count as a KaizoTrap as, though you retain the ability to dodge, it's not apparent that you are able to dodge during this period. Hit him with a star punch as he swings for a one-hit KO.

* OneHitKill: A Star Punch while he flashes his teeth will knock him down. Surprisingly, even a Three-Star punch won't keep him down this way. A Three-Star Punch, as he recovers from an attack you landed, will knock him down too, which is vital for speedrunning.

* WakeUpCallBoss: The first fighter in the NES game where wild punches will likely get you nowhere. While the three Minor Circuit fighters are pretty poor blockers, Flamenco (appropriately, being the first Major Circuit fighter) will always anticipate your punches and block them accordingly. Once you have his ridiculously predictable pattern figured out, however, he's almost as easy as Glass Joe.

* ShoutOut: One of Don Flamenco's quotes in the NES game was "Flamenco Strikes Back! Return of Don!" Who knew he was a Franchise/StarWars fan?

* {{Catchphrase}}: In the SNES game, he says "Piece of cake" when winning without being knocked down, "Got him" when winning after being knocked down once, "Too close" when winning after being knocked down twice, and "Right on!" after winning a title.

* CatchPhrase: A couple of them:

* OhCrap: Sometimes after being hit particularly hard, he drops the French equivalent of this: "Oh, zut!".

* EvilCounterpart: [[DownplayedTrope Sandman's more of a rival than a villain]], but he otherwise fits the bill in the ''Wii'' game. As a straightforward, no-frills boxer who fought his way up the WVBA ladder, he has a lot in common with Little Mac. This is emphasized by his sharing a certain catchphrase ([[SignificantDoubleCasting and a voice actor]]) with Doc Louis.

* FauxAffablyEvil: This quote.
-->'''Mr. Sandman:''' Hey, [[TermsOfEndangerment Mac baby!]] Brush your teeth. (''[[KubrickStare glares at the camera]]'') It's bedtime...!

* GutturalGrowler: His ''Wii'' game voice is quite deep and gravelly.

** This is his [[AnimalMotifs motif]] in all games he's present. Subverted a bit in that, between rounds, he's [[NiceGuy much friendlier]].

* FatComicRelief: Especially in ''Wii'', where

* OhCrap: Notably tries to ''{{def|ied Trope}}y'' this when Little Mac throws a Star Punch, by trying to beat Little Mac [[JustForPun to the punch]]... which doesn't work. Points for trying, though!

* OhCrap: He will yell "HILFE!"[[labelnote:Translation]]HELP![[/labelnote]] or utter "Oh, nein..."[[labelnote:Translation]]Oh, no...[[/labelnote]] if Mac throws a Star Punch in Contender in ''Wii''.

** Downplayed in ''Wii'', where he initially [[UnderestimatingBadassery sees Mac with contempt]], but despite his vicious fighting style he ''is'' a boxer.
* FatComicRelief: He brings some some form of laughs in both games he's in. He's also this alongside Bear Hugger in ''Wii''.

One's a famous RealLife boxer who is a devastating one-hit knockout fighter in the game. The other is his HeadSwap replacement with the same skills and a better record.

* LightningBruiser: Especially in the opening, where he unleashes a flurry of lightning-fast uppercuts that will knock you down in one hit.

** Mr. Sandman fills the role in the Wii game, especially his Title Defense version.

* CatchPhrase: He opens the bouts shouting "Yay!", and if he wins, he exclaims "Yay! Yay! Yay!".

* BewareTheSillyOnes: Although he might not look like much with his comical appearance, he comes equipped with several hard-to-dodge and powerful attacks, a front flipping OneHitKill punch, and when knocked down twice, he becomes ''incredibly'' fast and dangerous.

* FatBastard: One of the largest fighters alongside Bear Hugger and King Hippo, and the least pleasant of the three.
* FightingClown: Literally. He's a clown that got into boxing, utilizing his circus act in the form of throwing juggling balls at Little Mac. He also acts in-character as he fights:

* EvilBrit: Hails from UsefulNotes/{{London}}, and is to date the only British character in the series.

* PintSizedPowerhouse: It's hard to discern based on the game's camera angle, but it’s quite possible that he’s even smaller and lighter than the protagonist. At 100 lbs, he's seven pounds lighter than ''Little Mac''.

* BlockingStopsAllDamage: Frustratingly subverted. His Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs will damage the player even if the punches are blocked.

-->'''Nick Bruiser:''' "I'm so ashamed; How could I suffer such total defeat?"

* HighPressureEmotion: In the Wii version, he turns red with rage and snorts steam from his mouth when about to do the Bull Charge.

* SoreLoser: He gets very angry after his loss to Little Mac, and his intro video in Title Defense has him jealous of Mac's fame, and further enraged that he'd graciously decline the perks of it.

* TheVonTropeFamily: Just in case you weren't sure about his nationality.

* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: According to the Official Nintendo Magazine, Glass Joe's sole win came from a "freak accident" against Nick Bruiser, the fearsome world champion with a 42-0 record in ''Super Punch-Out!!'' (''how'' Nick still has an undefeated record if that's the case is an entirely different subject).

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: In the ''Wii'' game, it's bread (specifically baguettes and croissants, two French favourites). He also has some DrinkBasedCharacterization in his love of coffee, another well-beloved French treat.

** His greatest infractions involve loading his boxing gloves with horseshoes (Contender) and constructing a flail out of one of his old gloves (Title Defense), both of which constitute multiple rule breaks on their own — and that's ''before he even uses them in the ring''!

* ThirteenIsUnlucky: Possesses this motif in the ''Wii'' version. He is 31 years old (flipping both numbers yields "13"), has 31 [=KOs=] on his record (again, flip it and you get "13"), he is faced as the 13th opponent in both Contender and Title Defense modes, you start both fights against him with 13 hearts, and he throws 13 ''regular'' wink uppercuts during his flurry of them after the second knockdown in Title Defense — the 14th one is a OneHitKill. It's also worth noting that his Contender introduction cutscene is 13 images long (whereas the other boxers' introduction cutscenes (including his Title Defense introduction cutscene) are only 4 images long). Disturbingly, the ''frame perfect world record'' for beating Mr. Sandman in ''Super Punch-Out'' turns out to be [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkeAC21Uh90 exactly 13.13 seconds]].

* BrooklynRage: Hails from the Bronx, and despite his small stature, he eventually climbs up to the top in boxing.

* RapidFireFisticuffs: One of Mac's special attacks in the SNES game is a series of rapid-fire regular punches.

* BrooklynRage: Hails from the Bronx, and despite his small stature, he eventually climbs up to the top in boxing. Downplayed, as he doesn't display any form of anger and isn't particularly bad mannered, being more akin to an enthusiastic competitor eager to prove his strength.

* BrooklynRage: Hails from the Bronx, and despite his small stature, he eventually climbs up to the top in boxing.

* {{Determinator}}: He's the only boxer who cannot ever be knocked down for a count of ten in the SNES version, even with cheats. He has to be [=TKO'd=] to beat him -- which is a bit ironic, considering that this was the weakest form of the character -- which sets up the [[TheGlovesComeOff "stops holding back after two knockdowns"]] gimmick he has there.

* FairPlayVillain: Surprisingly, yes: of all the boxers faced in the ''Wii'' version, he's one of only two boxers (the only other one being Piston Hondo) that abides best by the rules of boxing. He doesn't bring in foreign objects, he uses nothing but legal punches, he doesn't attack the referee or the crowd, and he walks into the ring wearing basic boxing shorts and gloves. The only violation he commits is fighting the vastly underweight Little Mac and his shorts in Title Defense might break the dress code, but by ''Punch-Out!!'' standards, that's a glowing record. The only thing he uses is sheer strength and skill — and that's all he needs.

** Most of his dirty tricks would earn any real-life boxer a long (if not permanent) ban from the sport, and he makes no effort to hide them. Bumbles [=McFumbles=] put together [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7aKQj3nEIw a video]] counting the rules infractions committed by the Wii boxers. The second-highest is Great Tiger, with 8. Aran has ''19,'' later found out to be an even 20 in a follow-up video due to him smashing a camera that was WVBA property. The only boxer in the series who comes close to breaking as many rules as Aran does in ''Wii'' is Donkey Kong, who is a literal wild animal.

* AxCrazy: In the ''Wii'' version, he is seen bashing his head into a post repeatedly for no reason. Also, his dialogue in-between rounds has him threatening to ''[[ImAHumanitarian eat]]'' Little Mac.

* EvilLaugh: Does this after shrugging off a punch that would otherwise floor him in Title Defense mode.
* FacialMarkings: In ''Arm Wrestling''. For whatever reason, the "X" is still on his forehead even without his mask.

* HairTriggerTemper: Not as bad as Mr. Sandman, but he has one, especially if you don't respect his personal space.

* {{Nerf}}: He's the champion of the Minor Circuit in the ''SNES'' game, and as such he's much easier to defeat than in the other games.

* SoreLoser: In his post-game dialogue in ''Super Punch-Out!!'', Bald Bull back-handedly states that the protagonist's victory against him wasn't as impressive as it initially seemed. It also provides a bit of a HandWave as to [[AdaptationalWimp why he's notably easier there]] —as Minor Circuit champ— than in most other games.

* {{Determinator}}: He's the only boxer who cannot ever be knocked down for a count of ten in the SNES version, even with cheats. He has to be [=TKO'd=] to beat him. A bit ironic, considering that this was the weakest form of the character.

-->'''Mr. Sandman:''' Hey Mac [[TermsOfEndangerment baby]]! Brush your teeth. It's bedtime...!

* LightningBruiser: To quote Doc Louis: "Sandman's fast ''and'' strong, he ain't the champ for nothin'!"

* {{Nerf}}: In ''Super Punch-Out'', he's the champion of the Major Circuit. This is far and away the weakest incarnation of him.

* KingKoopaCopy: It's downplayed, but he is as much of an AdiposeRex as the real king, is as brutish and inhuman as any of the boxers get, his size and weight are his main advantages, and he's a "King" of boxing.

** In the Wii version, Joe's become a friendly, cheerful guy who greets the crowd before the match starts. He's also a {{Determinator}} who ''will not give up'' no matter how many beatings he takes. He's even gotten a competitive streak, telling Mac between rounds that he's "coming for him", and is a legitimate threat in Title Defense. While some of his between-match dialogue could be taken as whiny (he says that his gloves are too tight and that his doctor told him Mac is bad for his health), it comes across more as humorous SelfDeprecation.