History Characters / PunchOut

* PreFinalBoss: Is set up to appear as the final boss in every game he's in, but only in the arcade version of ''Super Punch-Out'' and the Gold Edition of the NES game (Where Tyson/Mr. Dream is not present) does he get to properly play the role. On the Wii, he is the fourth opponent of the World Circuit... except the World Circuit happens to have five opponents. On both the NES and SNES, he is indeed the World Circuit champion, but in the retail version of the NES game, you fight one more boxer after him, and on the SNES, [[DiscOneFinalBoss the World Circuit isn't even the final circuit]].

* BrooklynRage: Downplayed. He hails from the Bronx, and, while he is not bad-tempered (or ill-mannered) he is a spirited fighter who will punch his way to become the champion. Averted in ''Fight Night Round Two'' (and thus, implied in ''Super Punch-Out!!''), where he's instead billed as being from Seattle, Washington.

* ProgressivelyPrettier: In his original appearance on NES, Little Mac flatout looked derpy, while being the size of a dwarf. On SNES his appearance was radically altered, and while certainly a lot more attractive-looking than his NES appearance, it's a bit too stereotypically animesque, looking too much like a bootleg [[Anime/DragonBallZ Trunks]]. When the Wii game came around he was based back on his NES appearance, but this time has a more youthful and significantly more handsome-looking face with more defined features, a more appealing and less plain hairstyle, is clearly more muscular, and was sized up about a foot. When he was included as a fighter in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series he would keep his Wii design, but be made even more muscular and chiseled-looking.

* JerkJustifications: If the paparazzi were constantly hounding you everywhere, even ''while you're bathing,'' you'd probably be angry all the time, too.

* DopplegangerAttack: He summons copies of himself while doing his Mirage Dance in Title Defense in ''Wii''.

** In a meta-sense: If you look at the world record speed runs for the NES game, you'll notice Glass Joe has the sixth-fastest time to be defeated. ''Five'' of Little Mac's fights can be defeated more quickly than him, and it takes until Great Tiger to meet one of them.

* ThrowTheDogABone: One of Glass Joe's challenges in the ''Wii'' game? Let him ''win''. It's a lot harder than defeating him, actually, since the win has to be by Decision after knocking him down three times. Also, in Title Defense he actually has a hard fight for once, and can become champion if he wins it.

* BerserkButton: In his UsefulNotes/WiiWare game, just try to punch the chocolate out of his hands. He'll make you regret it.

* WritingAroundTrademarks: Originally in the NES game, he asked if the Creator/{{NHK}} camera crew was filming the match[[note]]NHK being Japan's UsefulNotes/StateBroadcaster, comparable to Creator/TheBBC in the UK, but more independent from the government, somewhat like the United States' Creator/{{PBS}}[[/note]], but likely due to trademark reasons, he says "my camera crew" in the ''Wii'' and ''Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console'' versions. In addition, his surname was changed in the ''Wii'' game from Honda to Hondo, likely due to fears of a lawsuit from the Honda motor company -- however, the new surname isn't meaningless (regardless of whether the meaning was intended).

** 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. WebVideo/BumblesMcFumbles 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, as Bumbles exactly puts it, a literal wild animal.

A group of children whom Von Kaiser teaches boxing to.

* NoNameGiven: None of them has names.

* IShallTauntYou: Incessantly taunts Mac instead of fighting, which he does to trick Mac into attacking, giving him an opening for a counter of his own.

* IWantMyMommy: He asks for his mommy as a "taunt".
-->''"Wo bist du denn? Mami!"'' [[labelnote:Translation]]Where are you? Mommy![[/labelnote]]

* AdaptationalDyeJob: While his character portrait in the NES game has his usual hair color (grey), his in-game sprite has black hair due to palette limitations.

* JerkJock: He may be a NouveauRiche party animal, but all the bodybuilding and exercising isn't just for show. He's constantly training, which makes him one of the highest-tier boxers in every game he appears in.

* AdaptationalDyeJob: While his character portrait in the NES game has his usual hair color, his in-game sprite has black hair due to palette limitations.

* {{Kayfabe}}: There are hints that his "wild man" personality is at least partially an act for the crowd. In his intro movies, he's remarkably calm; it takes a while for him to get mad at the paparazzi for disturbing his privacy as much as they did. Between rounds, he speaks [[AffablyEvil in a jovial tone and even casually cracks jokes at Mac and Doc]]. Once the bell rings, however, he's suddenly snorting and bellowing like a madman again.

* JerkJustifications: If the paparazzi were constantly hounding you everywhere, even ''while you're bathing,'' you'd probably be angry all the time, too.
* {{Kayfabe}}: There are hints that his "wild man" personality is at least partially an act for the crowd. In his intro movies, he's remarkably calm; it takes a while for him to get mad at the paparazzi for disturbing his privacy as much as they did. Between rounds, he speaks [[AffablyEvil in a jovial tone and even casually cracks jokes at Mac and Doc]]. Once the bell rings, however, he's suddenly snorting and bellowing like a madman again.

* TookALevelInBadass: In the ''Wii'' version's Title Defense mode, his doctor is afraid of Joe's safety, so he prescribes Joe some headgear, which completely eliminates head damage unless you dislodge it with a Star Punch -- which by the way, deals nowhere as much damage as before, comparable to Bear Hugger and King Hippo. He even greets you very smugly. [[WakeUpCallBoss Deservedly so.]]

** In ''Wii'''s Contender: Use a Three-Star Punch him after his "Vive la France" taunt for an immediate KO.

* WeakButSkilled: Despite being one of the shortest and least ripped boxers in the series, he's skilled enough to take on the likes of Mr. Sandman, Mike Tyson, and even [[spoiler:VideoGame/DonkeyKong]].