Although Bryce Holliday, a member of the development team for the Wii installment of Punch-Out!!, claimed that this protagonist was not Little Mac, Nintendo later clarified that the two are indeed the same character, with Little Mac having changed his appearance after splitting ways with Doc Louis.Īfter a 15-year hiatus, the Punch-Out!! series was rebooted with a titular installment on the Wii, and followed by a prequel, Doc Louis's Punch-Out!!, shortly thereafter. If he manages to go undefeated throughout his title hunt, Mac will also be able to challenge for a WVBA championship he never held in his original run: the Special Circuit Championship.ĭue to having sandy blond hair, a pair of blue shorts, and lacking a tank top, originally there was confusion over whether or not the main protagonist of Super Punch-Out!! was actually Little Mac. As he did before, Little Mac must defeat other boxers, almost all of whom are new opponents, in order to reclaim each of his titles. What happens after Little Mac defeats Tyson/Dream is unknown, but what is known is that he returns in Super Punch-Out!! with a radically different look, a lack of titles and, perhaps most notably, without Doc Louis as his coach and cornerman. Ultimately, Mac manages to win the WVBA Minor Circuit, Major Circuit, and even World Circuit Championships en route to knocking out the promotion's top-ranked fighter: real-life boxer and then- world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in the original NES version, or the fictional and undefeated Mr. Thanks to adhering to Doc's expertise and training regimen, which most notably featured him wearing a pink sweatsuit while jogging after a bicycling Doc, Little Mac proceeds to defeat opponents who are increasingly larger and more experienced than him. After stunning an opponent, Mac can throw a powerful uppercut instead of his usual jabs and hooks. However, the greatest asset Little Mac gained from this training was Doc's signature Star Punch. Due to his small stature, Little Mac uses a defensive strategy that focuses on dodging the opponent's attacks before capitalizing on their mistakes and counterattacking before backing off and repeating the process, which makes up the gameplay of the entire Punch Out!! series. ![]() Little Mac's fighting style most closely resembles the real life style of the Out-Boxer, more specifically the Counterpunch sub-style. Some time thereafter, the now rechristened Little Mac officially turned pro by joining the World Video Boxing Association (WVBA), with Doc joining him as his cornerman. ![]() However, upon meeting former heavyweight boxing champion Doc Louis by chance, Mac convinced him to become his trainer. Due to being only 4'8"/142 cm, his below-average stature turned most trainers away from teaching him. Mac is a 17-year-old New Yorker from The Bronx who aspires to become a professional boxer. Little Mac, as he appears in Punch-Out!! for the NES. Brawl, Little Mac transitioned into a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Trained by former heavyweight boxing champion Doc Louis, Little Mac entered a boxing tournament and managed to become a champion by defeating several opponents much larger and more experienced than him.Īfter making cameos as a regular trophy and Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Originally debuting as a nameless boxer in the arcade version of Punch-Out!!, Little Mac gained his name and backstory beginning with the NES installment of Punch-Out!! Īs his name implies, Little Mac has a small frame, which grants him his trademark maneuverability and speed. Little Mac ( リトル・マック, Little Mac) is the main character of the Punch-Out!! series. Nintendo Entertainment System (proper debut) ![]() Punch-Out!! (arcade) (1984, technical debut) Official artwork of Little Mac from Punch-Out!! for the Wii. For fighter info, see Little Mac (SSB4) and Little Mac (SSBU).
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