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See also Punch Out/Characters until that page is merged with this one.

Characters from Punch-Out!! include:

Protagonists

Little Mac

A scrappy young pugilist from Bronx, New York. Could be considered Ippo Makunouchi's video game counterpart.

Appears in: NES, SNES (as a brown-haired kid instead of black-haired), and Wii

Voiced in the Wii game by: Matt Harty

• Badass Normal
• Determinator / Heroic Second Wind: In the Wii version, he can stop himself from being knocked out.
• Fragile Speedster: Compared to everyone else in the league, at least. Even Glass Joe can deal more damage per punch, if you let him. But who else can land multiple punches in a row such that the opponent cannot defend between them?
• Heroic Mime: In the Wii version at least.
• Heroic Resolve: If you end up taking too much damage to where you're knocked out for the third time, you're shown a little cinematic of Little Mac slamming up against the ropes and then finally falling to the mat. But, if you're able to shake the Wii controller hard enough or press the 1 and 2 buttons fast enough, he barely catches himself by slamming a foot against the ground in front of him. He then proceeds to throw his head upwards at his opponent, a thoroughly pissed off look on his face, followed by a inaudible roar with his fists akimbo before resuming the match.
• Hunk: Once he goes 3D starting with the Nintendo Wii.
• Improbable Age: Plows through the ranks of the WVBA at the ripe old age of seventeen.
• Muscles Are Meaningless: When you think about it, it would take a lot of strength to make the likes of King Hippo even flinch. Turns into...
  • Muscles Are Meaningful: Once he goes 3D starting with the Wii, he's updated to look like a bodybuilder reflecting how strong he is.
• Pint-Sized Powerhouse
• Real Men Wear Pink: His track suit.
• Rule of Cool: In real life he would never be allowed to fight people outside his own weight class (which would be junior flyweight if the WVBA's weight classes are analogous to the WBO's; only Glass Joe would be in the same weight class), whom almost all of his opponents are. But no bother: it's awesome to knock the stuffing out of these seeming ten-foot behemoths with your star punches.
• Shoryuken: He 3-star punch in the Wii version.
• The Unfavourite: For some reason Referee Mario is harder on him than the other opponents. Indeed, there are some matches he will never rule in Mac's favor, no matter how many points he scores.
• You Can Barely Stand: During some of the fights if you don't get knocked down or take that many hits, you can see Little Mac between rounds resting with a confident look on his face and eager to get back out to fight. However, if you take enough abuse, you instead see a bruised up Little Mac, one eye almost swollen shut, a band aid on his head as well as other bruises and injuries, hunched over trying to support himself with an arm on his knee while occasionally wiping the sweat off his chin. Just one look at him and you can tell he's really giving it everything he has to try and win this fight.
  • Also, if you do take too much damage and then win the fight, instead of a jumping, whooping Little Mac, he's standing in the middle of the ring holding a glove against his gut in pain. He then looks up at the crowd with a meek smile and weakly holds up a hand in victory.
• Weak but Skilled: Skilled enough to beat Donkey Kong.

Jerome "Doc" Louis

Mac's portly trainer.

Appears in: NES, Wii

Voiced in the Wii game by: Riley Inge

• Berserk Button: In his Wii Ware game, just try to punch the chocolate out of his hands...
• Breaking the Fourth Wall (Join the Nintendo Fu.. I mean Club Nintendo today, Mac!)
• Everything's Better with Chocolate
• Koan : A few of his between match quotes.
  • "What's your favorite Ice Cream Koan, mine's chocolate."
• The Mentor: He's Mac's trainer.
• Mondegreen: On his Wii Ware game, people make the common mistake of hearing (and posting) 'Iron Griffith!' on his verbal shot as he's about to unleash his Star Punch on Mac when it's simply 'I invented..!! ... the Star Punch.' Another way to look at it, though, is that perhaps they're playing with the trope considering he was a heavyheight boxer in his heyday.
• No Celebrities Were Harmed: It was a bizarre coincidence that the NES version of Doc looked remarkably like Reginald Veljohnson. The Wii version both runs with it and goes one step beyond by having him voiced by a sound-alike.
• Retired Badass: He was the heavyweight champion when he was young.
• Still Got It: in the WiiWare game Doc Louis' Punch Out, he's the opponent, as Mac's sparring partner.
• Sweet Tooth: Again, he has a weakness for chocolate.
• Talking to Himself (In the Wii version, his voice actor also voices Mr. Sandman.)
• Trademark Favorite Food: The Wii version gives him an affinity to all things chocolate.

Opponents introduced in Punch-Out!! (Arcade)

Glass Joe

The guy with the glass jaw and outrageous French accent. Along with Gabby Jay, Joe holds the WVBA record for most career losses.

Appears in: Arcade Punch-Out, NES, Wii

Voiced in the Wii game by: Christian Bernard

• Adaptation Dye Job: Joe had brown hair in the arcade, blonde on the NES, and reddish-brown on the Wii.
• Butt Monkey
• Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys: Subverted: while he certainly fits the French=Weak stereotype, he never surrenders. Sure he's a loser, but he's an honest loser.
• Determinator: For a guy who's main trait is his suckiness he certainly deserves kudos for still being in the ring. Even Doc Louis states that he deserves some respect for how "he can always take a whoopin'".
• Flip-Flop of God: Some say his one win was a fluke against Nick Bruiser. Some, citing the top time in Super Punch-Out, say it was Rick Bruiser (although that falls apart, given that Rick's only loss was against his brother Nick). Nintendo has not clarified anything yet.
  • Another theory states that his one win was against Gabby Jay, and that Gabby Jay returned the favor, hence why they both have 1-99 records.
• Jobber: His record is an astounding 1-99.
• Made of Iron / Made of Plasticine: Both tropes are humorously combined. Although Joe can't take a punch, somehow he's managed to avoid becoming a drooling vegetable from all the punishment he's taken.
• Meaningful Name: Obviously a play on "glass jaw", a severe and possibly career-killing affliction. Not that it stops Glass Joe.
• Not So Harmless: The title defense version. He's gonna be even harder to beat with his new headgear, and he knows it.

Glass Joe: <I'LL SHOW YOU! YOU'LL SEE!>

• One-Hit Kill: On the NES version, if you hit Joe after he steps back and taunts, there is a chance Joe will be knocked out. Since Joe does nothing before said taunt, it's possible this blow will be the only one in the fight.
• Patriotic Fervor: Pretty easy to tell that Joe is from France; his entrance tune is the French National Anthem.
• Punny Name: He has a glass jaw.
• Riddle for the Ages: Who was the one opponent he managed to defeat? Most fans assume it was Gabby Jay (a similar character in Super Punch Out whose one win is confirmed to be against Glass Joe) but that is only conjecture.
• Throw the Dog a Bone: One of Glass Joe's challenges in the Wii game? Let him win. Now you might think, "Oh-kay... Shouldn't be that hard, right?" Wrong. You have to let him win by decision. That means the fight has to last at least three rounds and he has to be knocked down three times while you are knocked down at least twice. Not as easy as it seems.
• Took a Level in Badass: In the Wii version's Title Defense mode, his doctor prescribes him some headgear. He then greets you very smugly. Deservedly so. Know a certain challenge (4 punch KO) and you can easily beat him.
• Warmup Boss: In every game he's in, he's the first opponent, and the easiest to knock out. With one exception:
  • "Wake-Up Call" Boss: You know Title Defense mode is hardcore when even Glass Joe can kick your ass.

Opponents introduced in Super Punch-Out!! (Arcade)

Super Macho Man

Opponents introduced in Arm Wrestling (Arcade)

Opponents introduced in Punch-Out!! (NES)

Von Kaiser

Don Flamenco

King Hippo

• Adipose Rex: Especially when he wears the crown.

Opponents introduced in Super Punch-Out!! (SNES)

Mad Clown

• Acrofatic: Mad Clown will retreat by doing a few backflips.

Opponents introduced in Punch-Out!! (Wii)

Donkey Kong

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