Bonus Fruit

Bonus Fruit
Pac-Man throwing a key in Ultimate.
User	Pac-Man
Universe	Pac-Man Galaxian Mappy

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

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 shielding, jumping, or dodging, and continues to cycle starting from the last fruit he selected by holding the special button (tapping it will instead use the stored fruit). On the ground, Pac-Man can quickly interrupt the charging process by tapping the shield button. Interrupting the charge in midair in this manner is significantly more difficult, though the player can also air dodge to cancel the charge. During the charging process, opponents can attack the item, which causes hitlag but no other effects.

Once an item is selected, Pac-Man throws the item as a projectile, with each one having unique properties when thrown. Only one Bonus Fruit can exist at any time for each Pac-Man; it cannot be used again until the item thrown disappears from the stage, and Pac-Man cannot produce a Bonus Fruit if his opponent is currently holding it. Being hit either while charging or when holding a grabbed fruit as an item (regardless of whether it is Pac-Man or an opponent) has a high chance of causing the holder to drop the held fruit.

Thrown items can be caught out of the air (by opponents as well as by Pac-Man), and can be picked up while traveling or if they land on the ground, though they disappear quickly if left alone; if they collide with hitboxes (such as players or Fire Hydrant), they will pop upwards and disappear much quicker. If they have already been thrown normally as an item and do not collide with any hitboxes, the user cannot regrab the thrown item.

Bonus Fruits will follow their usual trajectories even if they collide with a surface; the exceptions are the Galaxian and Bell, which stops traveling upon hitting a wall, and goes through solid surfaces during its initial travel, respectively. Their trajectories can be affected by exterior push sources, most notably from Fire Hydrant's water. If thrown in different angles as caught items, they behave in unique ways due to them still following their programmed behaviors, such as the Melon staying in place and drifting down slowly.

Notably, all Bonus Fruit variants can be re-caught and will not disappear for around 3 seconds upon coming to a rest if dropped from the air, in addition to bouncing twice and refreshing their "lifetime" upon each re-catch, giving Pac-Man a rather powerful and lasting item game once a fruit is caught. Learning to re-catch each fruit is therefore one of the most important areas to master while playing Pac-Man, as it is possible to accomplish several feats with extreme technical skill (such as using the key to start zero-death, infinite footstool combos). A compiled guide to re-catch every Bonus Fruit on competitively legal stages can be found here.

Fruit	Properties	Damage	KO percent
Cherry	Knocks characters in a very shallow arc. Bounces twice and lands for a moment before disappearing. Bounces once and disappears shortly after. Lasts for 50 frames if thrown in the air.	4% (SSB4) 4.3% (SSBU)	467% (SSB4) 503% (SSBU)
Strawberry	Knocks characters on a similar arc to the Cherry, but slightly farther. Travels slightly more total distance than the Cherry. Bounces three times and lands for a moment before disappearing. Can travel almost the length of Final Destination if thrown from a short hop. Bounces twice and disappears shortly after. Can travel slightly more than half of the length of Final Destination if thrown from a short hop. Lasts for 50 frames if thrown in the air.	6% (SSB4) 6% (SSBU)	349% (SSB4) 393% (SSBU)
Orange	Knocks characters in a semi-spike angle. Travels in a straight line for about half the length of Final Destination's platform before disappearing. Travels in a straight line for about two-thirds the length of Final Destination's platform before disappearing.	8% (SSB4) 7.5% (SSBU)	217% (SSB4) 262% (SSBU)
Apple	Knocks characters vertically. Thrown at a strong diagonal angle downwards, useful for interrupting offstage opponents attempting to jump towards an edge. Bounces across the floor four times in quick hops before disappearing. Can travel almost the length of Final Destination if thrown from a short hop, though slightly less than the Strawberry. Bounces across the floor twice in wide hops. Can travel slightly more than half the length of Final Destination if thrown from a short hop, though slightly more than the Strawberry.	9% (SSB4) 9.5% (SSBU)	137% (SSB4) 151% (SSBU)
Melon	Travels slowly in a very slight arc, and has considerable diagonal knockback. Flies slow enough that Pac-Man is able to run up to catch it. Can be used to stop approaches and will KO at high percents.	12% (SSB4) 12% (SSBU)	146% (SSB4) 150% (SSBU)
Galaxian	Does a quick shuttle loop before continuing to fly off either straight ahead or at several angles diagonally upward from the direction it was thrown. Inflicts the same amount of damage every time it connects. Passes through enemies, but immediately stops and drops as an item if it hits a wall.	9% (SSB4) 9% (SSBU)	220% (SSB4) 256% (SSBU)
Bell	Travels slowly in a high arc before suddenly stopping short and falling straight down, passing through opponents. Causes paralysis if it connects (unless dropped lightly in the air as an item only in SSB4), and bounces thrice/twice upon hitting the ground before disappearing, which can also cause paralysis if an opponent touches it then. Notably passes through all solid ground during the initial high travel arc.	8% (SSB4) 7.5% (SSBU)	186% (SSB4) 367% (SSBU)
Key	Travels at high speed in a straight line and deals high damage and knockback. Passes through opponents and has the highest knockback out of all Bonus Fruit charges, being the most reliable KOing projectile out of all fruits.	15% (SSB4) 16% (SSBU)	131% (SSB4) 152% (SSBU)

Instructional quotes

case foldout		Throw a variety of objects with .
Move List		Summons a variety of fruit to throw at his foes. Some of it seems a little less edible, though...

Customization

Special Move customization was added in Super Smash Bros. 4. These are the variations:

1. Bonus Fruit	2. Freaky Fruit	3. Lazy Fruit
"Summon a variety of fruit to throw at your foes. Some of them seem a little less edible, though..."	"Summon fruit that move in strange and unpredictable ways, or even travel farther."	"Summon slow-moving fruit that tend to stick around for quite some time."

1. Bonus Fruit: Default.
2. 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. With the exception of the Galaxian and Bell, all fruits disappear immediately on hit, preventing fruit-grabbing after hitting an opponent.

Fruit	Properties	Damage	KO percent
Cherry	Bounces quickly three times back and forth in gradually higher arcs. Sends opponents towards Pac-Man.	2%
Strawberry	Bounces slowly four times back and forth in broad but low arcs that cover a lot of ground. Sends opponents towards Pac-Man.	4%
Orange	Travels very quickly in a straight line that is the length of Final Destination's platform before disappearing.	2%
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.	9%
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.	13%
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.	7%
Bell	Travels forward for a moment, before curving upwards and moving directly upwards rapidly. If hit up close, the opponent will be led into the second upward hit, though this may not work at higher percentages. Does not cause paralysis.	6%
Key	Stays in place upon being thrown, only hitting anything directly in front of Pac-Man. Disappears almost immediately, and does not have any knockback. When used on an airborne opponent, it has a strong meteor smash effect.	10%

3. 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%

Fruit Recycle

Fruit Recycle, Fruit Recycling, or Fruit Loops, is a technique in Ultimate that allows Pac-Man to charge a Bonus Fruit again if he catches it. To do this, Pac-Man must first throw a Bonus Fruit, catch it and then begin charging Bonus Fruit again. This allows Pac-Man's Bonus Fruit to continue charging from the fruit he is currently holding. Reflected fruit can be recycled if caught, but Pocketed fruit cannot. Kirby can also perform this technique by copying Pac-Man's Bonus Fruit ability using Inhale.

Fruit Recycle allows Pac-Man to perform combos which are more complex and varied than previously possible in Smash 4. It has several applications such as using a fruit to hit an enemy and then turning it into a different fruit to perform combo setups, or simply using charge cancelling to put a caught Bonus Fruit back into storage.

Trophy information

Trophy in for 3DS.

Trophy in for Wii U.

All kinds of fruits appear in the original PAC-MAN—along with some other items in later rounds—and they're a great way to rack up a high score. Here, PAC-MAN's standard special lets him throw one of these. Different ones have different movement patterns and launching ability. Press the button again to pick!

PAC-MAN (1980)

PAC-LAND (1984)

Spirit

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Cost	Ability	Series
950		Bonus Fruit		★	1	Stamina ↑	PAC-MAN Series

Origin

Bonus fruits in Pac-Man.

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.

The paralyzing effect and sound effect of the Bell comes from the bell in Mappy, which would make any enemies freeze momentarily in place on contact.

The Galaxian Ship's movement is based off its original appearance in Galaxian.

Gallery

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  Bonus Fruit's Key in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  Pac-Man holding a strawberry using Bonus Fruit in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  Bonus Fruit as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	フルーツターゲット, Fruits Target
English	Bonus Fruit
French	Fruit bonus
German	Obst
Spanish	Fruta de bonificación
Italian	Frutta bonus
Chinese (Simplified)	水果奖赏
Chinese (Traditional)	水果獎賞
Korean	과일 타깃
Dutch	Bonusfruit
Russian	Бонус-фрукт

Trivia

• Oddly enough, in the All-Star Rest Area and Online Practice Stage, the Galaxian will not make any sounds whatsoever when thrown.
• Bonus Fruits are not affected by the size of Pac-Man: for example, a Pac-Man under the effects of a Super Mushroom will still charge a standard-sized fruit.

References

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