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|name=Little Mac
|name=Little Mac
|image=[[File:Little Mac - Punch Out Wii.png|165px]]
|image=[[File:Little Mac - Punch Out Wii.png|165px]]
|caption=[[File:PunchOutSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]
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Official artwork of Little Mac from ''{{iw|wikipedia|Punch-Out!!|Wii}}'' for the [[Wii]].
Official artwork of Little Mac from ''{{iw|wikipedia|Punch-Out!!|Wii}}'' for the [[Wii]].
|universe={{uv|Punch-Out!!}}
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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.
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.


Due 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 (with said character being referred to as Little Mac when he was included in the Gamecube version of EA Sports' ''Fight Night Round 2''). 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,<ref name=SuperMac>[https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/super-punch-out-wii-u/ Super Punch-Out!! for Wii U - Nintendo Game Details]</ref> with Little Mac having changed his appearance after splitting ways with Doc Louis.
Due 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. 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,<ref name=SuperMac>[https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/super-punch-out-wii-u/ Super Punch-Out!! for Wii U - Nintendo Game Details]</ref> with Little Mac having changed his appearance after splitting ways with Doc Louis.


===Reboot===
===Reboot===
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{{main|Little Mac (SSBU)}}
{{main|Little Mac (SSBU)}}
[[File:Little Mac SSBU.png|thumb|Little Mac, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]]
[[File:Little Mac SSBU.png|thumb|Little Mac, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]]
Little Mac returns as a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. He was formally announced alongside the rest of the cast via ''Ultimate''{{'}}s E3 2018 trailer on June 12th, 2018.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L93H7YC-83o Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - E3 2018 - Nintendo Switch]</ref> Unlike in ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', Little Mac is now an [[unlockable character]], and Giga Mac now [[Giga Mac Rush|performs a rapid barrage of punches]] instead of being a controllable transformation. Little Mac has also lost eight of his sixteen alternate costumes from ''SSB4'', to have eight costumes like the entirety of the playable cast.
Little Mac returns as a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. He was formally announced alongside the rest of the cast via ''Ultimate''{{'}}s E3 2018 trailer on June 12th, 2018.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L93H7YC-83o Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - E3 2018 - Nintendo Switch]</ref> Unlike in ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', Little Mac is now an [[unlockable character]], and Giga Mac now [[Giga Mac Rush|performs a rapid barrage of punches]] instead of being a controllable transformation. Little Mac has also lost eight of his sixteen alternate costumes.


Despite being a lower mid-tier character in ''SSB4'', Little Mac received a mix of buffs and nerfs in the transition to ''Ultimate'' that resulted in him generally being viewed as being nerfed overall. While he has received useful direct buffs, he received heavy nerfs to his damage output and combo potential. In addition, the universal engine changes in ''Ultimate'' hinder him more so than help him, which is noticeable by how most of the cast benefits from said changes in comparison to him. While balance changes have improved his perception and he has dedicated mains who have achieved impressive results in both regional and national tournaments, Little Mac's struggles in competitive play have resulted in him having extremely low representation overall, with most players considering him a bottom 5 character, and resulting in him being ranked 81st out of 82 in the current ''Ultimate'' tier list in the E+ tier.
Despite being a lower mid-tier character in ''SSB4'', Little Mac received a mix of buffs and nerfs in the transition to ''Ultimate'' that resulted in him generally being viewed as being nerfed overall. While he has received useful direct buffs, he received heavy nerfs to his damage output and combo potential. In addition, the universal engine changes in ''Ultimate'' hinder him more so than help him, which is noticeable by how most of the cast benefits from said changes in comparison to him. While balance changes have improved his perception and he has dedicated mains who have achieved impressive results in both regional and national tournaments, Little Mac's struggles in competitive play have resulted in him having extremely low representation overall, with most players considering him a bottom 5 character, and resulting in him being ranked 81st out of 82 in the first ''Ultimate'' tier list.
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|zh_tw={{rollover|小麥克|Xiǎo màikè|?}}, ''Little Mac''
|zh_tw={{rollover|小麥克|Xiǎo màikè|?}}, ''Little Mac''
|zh_twM=Little Mac
|zh_twM=Little Mac
|ko={{rollover|리틀맥|Riteul Maek|?}}, ''Little Mac''
|ko={{rollover|리틀맥|Liteulmaeg|?}}, ''Little Mac''
|koM=Little Mac
|koM=Little Mac
|ru={{rollover|Малыш Мэк|Malysh Mek|?}}
|ru={{rollover|Малыш Мэк|Malysh Mek|?}}
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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 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}}.
*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}}.
*Fitting with his professional boxing fighting style and his appearances in the ''Punch Out!!'' games, Little Mac only uses punches throughout every appearance in the ''Smash Bros.'' series, since boxing does not involve leg attacks.


==References==
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