Bonus Fruit

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Bonus Fruit
Pac-Man holding using Bonus Fruit in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
User	Pac-Man
Universe	Pac-Man

Bonus Fruit (フルーツターゲット, Fruits Target) is Pac-Man's neutral special move in Super Smash Bros. 4.

Overview

A chargeable move, Pac-Man holds out a bonus item from his original appearance and cycles through them, starting at the iconic Cherry. The items cycle in the same order they do in the original arcade game: Cherry, Strawberry, Orange, Apple, Melon, Galaxian, Bell, and Key. Pac-Man cannot cycle past the key, and will instead put the key away for later use. After reaching the Orange, each item takes longer to charge. Pac-Man can save his selected fruit by shield dodging, and continue to cycle starting from the last fruit he selected by holding the special button (pressing it quickly will instead use the stored fruit). Once an item is selected, Pac-Man throws the item as a projectile, with each one having unique properties when thrown. This move cannot be used again until the item thrown disappears from the stage.

Fruit	Properties	Damage
Cherry	Bounces twice and lands for a moment before disappearing.	4%
Strawberry	Bounces three times and lands for a moment before disappearing.	6%
Orange	Travels in a straight line for about roughly half the length of Final Destination's platform before disappearing.	8%
Apple	Bounces across the floor four times in quick hops before disappearing.	9%
Melon	Travels slowly in a broad arc, and has considerable knockback.	12%
Galaxian	Does a quick shuttle loop before continuing to fly off either straight ahead or in a 45 degree angle upward from the direction it was thrown. Inflicts the same amount of damage every time it connects.	9%
Bell	Travels slowly in a high arc before suddenly stopping short and falling straight down, passing through opponents. Causes paralysis if it connects.	8%
Key	Travels rapidly in a straight line and deals high damage and knockback.	15%

Customization

Customization was added in Super Smash Bros. 4. Bonus Fruit has two variations, both of which change the fruit's properties and behavior:

• Freaky Fruit: Gives the fruit awkward and sporadic behavior, making them harder to avoid, at the cost of less damage. Also takes slightly longer to cycle past the orange.

Fruit	Properties	Damage
Cherry	Bounces quickly three times back and forth in arcs. Each bounce sends the cherry higher. When it hits an opponent it instantly disappears.	2%
Strawberry	Bounces slowly four times back and forth in broad but low arcs that cover a lot of ground. Each bounce propells the strawberry a little lower each time.	3%
Orange	Travels very quickly in a straight line that is the length of Final Destination's platform before disappearing.	5%
Apple	Bounces extremely quickly across the stage. Starts off with short hops that don't cover much ground, but progressively get even faster and travels more distance as it continues.	8%
Melon	Travels into a high arc the length of half of Final Destination and bounces once. The second bounce sends it backwards, and it disappears before it touches the ground.	12%
Galaxian	Travels rapidly in a straight line about the length of Final Destination before making a sudden turn, and flies the opposite direction at a 30 degree angle, loops around and travels in a straight line, then disappears.	8%
Bell	Travels forward for a moment, before curving upwards and moving directly upwards rapidly. Can connect at least twice. Does not cause paralysis.	5%
Key	Immediately disappears upon being launched, only hitting anything directly in front of Pac-Man. Does not have any knockback. When used on an airborne opponent, it has a strong meteor smash effect.	9%

• Lazy Fruit (known as Bone-Idle Fruit in the PAL version): The fruit will travel at an excessively slow pace, and do not disappear, instead sticking around for a while. It also changes each fruit's general behavior, making them weaker, but harder to avoid.

Fruit	Properties	Damage
Cherry	Bounces five times at a slow rate before disappearing.	1%
Strawberry	Bounces once in a slow arc, and continues to hop in place four times.	3%
Orange	Sluggishly travels for a short distance.	5%
Apple	Exhibits behavior similar to the strawberry, but travels faster and will bounce more frequently and higher.	6%
Melon	Shares the apple's characteristic, but with even higher bounces and will travel even faster.	8%
Galaxian	Travels a short distance before performing 8 rapid, small shuttle loops that inflict damage per hit and can potentially trap an opponent.	2%
Bell	Travels straight up from Pac-Man's hand for a while before dropping quickly. Will cause paralysis.	7%
Key	Spins rapidly and travels slowly, knocking back foes as it follows a set path.	7%

Origin

Bonus fruits are one of the staples of the Pac-Man arcade games. They appear near the ghost's lair in most games, and vanish after a set time. Consuming one yields bonus points depending on the fruit. The fruits in the original Pac-Man are, in order: Cherry, Strawberry, Orange, Apple, Melon, Galaxian Starship, Bell, and Key. Upon reaching the Key, the fruit no longer changes for the remainder of the game. In the original arcade game, after reaching Orange, the fruit begins changing every other level rather than every level (meaning Orange appears for two levels, then Apple for two levels, and so on). This is reflected in Bonus Fruit by having its charge time double once it reaches Orange.

Gallery

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  Bonus fruits in Pac-Man.

Pac-Man's special moves

Neutral special	Bonus Fruit
Side special	Power Pellet
Up special	Pac-Jump
Down special	Fire Hydrant
Final Smash	Super Pac-Man