Little Mac: Difference between revisions

|image=[[File:Little Mac - Punch Out Wii.png|165px]]

|caption=[[File:PunchOutSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert]]

|universe={{uv|Punch-Out!!}}

|firstgame=[[wikipedia:Punch-Out!! (arcade game)|''Punch-Out!!'' (arcade)]]<ref name=SakuraiMac/> (1984, technical debut)<br>[[Punch-Out!! (NES)|''Punch-Out!!'' (NES)]] (1987, proper debut)

|games=''[[Brawl]]''<br>''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]''

|console=Arcade<ref name=SakuraiMac/> (technical debut)<br>Nintendo Entertainment System (proper debut)

|species=Human

|gender= Male

|creator = Makoto Wada

|artist = Makoto Wada

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As his name implies, Little Mac has a small frame, which grants him his trademark maneuverability and speed. 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.

[[File:Littlemacnes.png|thumb|left|60px|Little Mac, as he appears in ''{{b|Punch-Out!!|NES}}'' for the NES.]]

Little Mac's fighting style most closely resembles the real life style of the Out-Boxer, more specifically the Counterpunch sub-style. 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. However, the greatest asset Little Mac gained from this training was Doc's signature Star Punch. After stunning an opponent, Mac can throw a powerful uppercut instead of his usual jabs and hooks.

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.<ref name=SuperMac/> 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. 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.

===Reboot===

In ''Doc Louis's Punch-Out!!'', Little Mac undergoes three final training sessions as an amateur boxer by personally sparring with Doc.<ref name=Doc/> Although Mac is initially worried over the damage he inflicts on his trainer, the end of each session sees Doc reassure Mac of how proud he is of his progression. At some point during these sessions, Doc pulls a chocolate bar out of his pocket and Mac instinctively punches it out of his hand. This enrages Doc, who aggressively takes off his red track jacket to reveal a leopard print t-shirt, which causes Mac to recoil in horror. Upon successfully clearing the final session, Doc jokingly asks if he is ready for a chocolate cake in order to celebrate, to which Mac responds by laughing alongside him.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kl-1AQxdVo Doc Louis's Punch-Out!! - Boss Rush (All Doc Louis Fights, No Damage)]</ref>

Unlike in previous installments, Little Mac's title hunt does not end upon winning the World Circuit Championship. Instead, completing Contender Mode will unlock Title Defense Mode, which sees each of his previous opponents become contenders that adopt new tactics and, in some cases, much more antagonistic attitudes. Upon retaining his title against each opponent, Mac's Last Stand will be unlocked. Some time after the events of Title Defense Mode, Doc Louis is exasperated to learn that Little Mac intends to repeatedly fight each of his past opponents in a random order until he loses three times, at which point he will retire.

===As an [[Assist Trophy]]===

[[File:LittleMacBrawlAssist.jpg|thumb|left|Little Mac, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.]]

Due to his speed and immense power, Little Mac is one of the most dangerous Assist Trophies in the game. However, he is also very inconsistent, as he is easily prone to falling off-stage, especially if the opponents can lure him off-stage. Like his fellow Assist Trophies, Little Mac has his own [[trophy]].

However, Little Mac's aerial presence is indisputably the worst of any character in the series. This is because of his aerial attacks being almost totally useless and, more infamously, his recovery being very easily foiled because of his very low [[jump]]/[[double jump]] and both [[Jolt Haymaker]] and [[Rising Uppercut]] having very short travel distances and small [[edge sweetspot]]s.<ref name=SakuraiMac/> Although Little Mac's ground game is nigh-unparalleled, it is not flawless: his overall range is short because of his average size, while his grab game is very unimpressive because of his aforementioned range issue and his throws having very minimal utility.<ref name=SakuraiMac/>

===Trophies===

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[[File:Little Mac SSBU.png|thumb|Little Mac, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]]

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*Little Mac and [[Wario]] are the only characters whose number of [[alternate costume]]s reduced in the transition from one installment to the next. In the case of Mac, he has 16 in ''SSB4'' and has 8 in ''Ultimate''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/allsourcegaming/status/704350440939360256 Source Gaming on Twitter: "#SmashTrivia Little Mac is the only character in Smash Bros. 3DS/Wii U to have 16 costume choices, instead of 8."]</ref>

*Little Mac is the first character to feature a unique UI element beside their damage meter (namely the [[Power Meter]]), and is the only such character in {{for3ds}}.

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