Little Mac (SSB4)

Little Mac in Super Smash Bros. 4
Universe	Punch-Out!!
Availability	Starter
Final Smash	Giga Mac

“	Little Mac Punches In!	”
—Introduction Tagline

Little Mac (リトル・マック, Little Mac) is a newcomer in Super Smash Bros. 4. He was revealed on February 13th, 2014 during a Nintendo Direct, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Punch Out!! franchise, which had debuted in Japan in 1983, but later debuted in North America and Europe in 1984.

Little Mac is voiced by Kosuke Toriumi in all versions of SSB4. His design is primarily based off his appearance in Punch Out!! for the Wii, and has alternate costumes in the form of "Wireframe Mac" based on the protagonist from the original arcade version of Punch-Out!!, whom the player saw from a first person perspective. When in wireframe form, Little Mac's voice clips are replaced by 8-bit noises.

Attributes

Little Mac, like Jigglypuff, has attributes polarized to the extreme. He has a quick walking speed, blindingly quick dashing speed, being the 3rd fastest, very quick rolls and sidesteps, with the former being long-distanced, and with all three of his smash attacks possessing super armor. Conversely, he is tied for the 5th fastest falling speed, has mediocre air speed, the lowest air acceleration in the game, low jumps (higher only than Jigglypuff's and Kirby's) and weight, along with the most ineffective aerial attacks and recovery moves in the game. These traits essentially forces Little Mac to fight with extreme dominance on the ground, while being almost useless in the air and offstage.

Although a grounded melee fighter with average reach, Little Mac has one of the most dominant approach options in the neutral game, due to his incredible grounded mobility. As he also has the best overall frame data when grounded, including the fastest jab, forward tilt and down tilt in the game, this allows him to easily catch up with opponents and attack before retreating safely, or pressure opponents with multiple low-lag attacks, which can easily force opponents to shield and exhaust their shield health, or cause them to roll and re-position to the middle of the stage where he can have an easier time. If he is unable to find an opening, Little Mac can also space quite efficiently, as most other characters are unable to match his speed and find an opening themselves.

Once he successfully wins in the neutral, Little Mac often has no problem racking up damage, as he is capable of doing so on every character in the game until mid percents so long as they are grounded (with heavyweights and fastfallers being more vulnerable) thanks to his quick jab and down tilt, with the former posessing the ability to be jab cancelled, and he can use them to chain into finishers at mid-high percents, granting him many reliable KO setups. His special attacks also hit hard, and allow him to keep pressure off of him: Jolt Haymaker gives him intangibility if started on the ground and can be unleashed at any time while he lunges forward, making this an excellent tech-chase option or retaliation move if an opponent is unable to move due to a move's ending lag. Rising Uppercut can shock opponents that do not expect him to leave the ground, and can KO reliably at 100%. He also possesses Slip Counter, a counterattack that can be used as a response to an opponent's strong attack, or give him a horizontal boost if he counters offstage.

Opponents that break Mac's defenses are not safe from him either: his punishing game is deadly, as all of Mac's smash attacks produce extreme knockback (with a semi-spike in his down smash) and gain infinite super armor during their startup, allowing him to dish out deadly hits even if an opponent retaliates with an attack of their own. Any damage given or taken also fills Mac's Power Meter. When it is full, Little Mac can perform the KO Uppercut, an unblockable attack with almost guaranteed KO potential that can deprive an opponent of their stock should they be careless. As its charge increases from damage gained and taken, Little Mac can potentially turn the tides even if he has been knocked around, while it can also be used after a jab cancel or his down tilt, giving him one of the most potent comeback options of any character. Because of his punishing game, any mistake Mac's opponent makes will often decide the outcome of the match.

Despite his impressive strengths, Little Mac's notoriously terrible aerial traits give him one significant flaw: anything that deprives him of his double jump offstage will end his stock instantly. Without it, he simply cannot recover, as his recovery moves do not give him any useful distance. Even if he still has his double jump, trying to grab ledges is generally unsafe, as his recoveries have small ledge sweetspots and no invincibility, making it easy to barely miss, and gives him extreme vulnerability to gimping. While he is surprisingly blessed with the second highest wall jump and can gain a horizontal boost with Slip Counter and KO Uppercut, they are situational and have long ending lag, which makes Mac's offstage survivability some of the worst in the game (along with Ganondorf). Hence, even if he has been dominating the entire match, one error on his part can end his stock as fast as he can end his opponent's.

Outside of his recovery, Little Mac's aerial attacks have crippling reach and almost no power, making it almost impossible for him to counter attacks in the air. His only reliable aerial and offstage KO moves are Jolt Haymaker and Rising Uppercut, which can only lead to a sacrificial KO, and he has no reliable edgeguarding options apart from a down smash. While his aerials can actually combo, jab reset and gimp fighters with bad recoveries due to their speed and auto-canceling capabilities, they require frame-perfect accuracy and carry extreme risk.

His melee-oriented playstyle also works against him, as Mac is prone to to being grabbed after an attack on shield, then being juggled in the air where he is powerless to retaliate. Opponents with great reach or tether grabs can easily counter him from a safe distance and make it difficult for him to keep close. His own grab is lackluster, as it has mediocre range and speed, no guaranteed throw followups, and his KO throw, his back throw, is among the weakest. In addition, all of his sourspotted attacks also deal negative shield damage (apart from a downward-aimed forward smash, due to its lack of sourspot), while his attacks are somewhat unsafe on shield, even when spaced well, making his attacks punishable if whiffed, especially against faster characters. If KO Uppercut is unavailable, Straight Lunge is situational at best, as it has a very long charging time and has low super armor while charging.

Finally, as he cannot hold back spacing and camping options in the air, Mac has a predictable approach, as he is essentially forced to stay grounded to make the best of his traits. This makes him the character who has the most trouble dealing with projectiles, as he will more than likely get hit by them (something that can also remove his KO Uppercut if available). Platformed stages also give him loads of trouble, as he has no safe options in the air.

Customs give Little Mac more options, although most of them do not improve his aerial game or recovery. Flaming Straight Lunge charges quicker and is a more readily available attack, and can sometimes be used as a horizontal recovery. However, it has drastically reduced knockback, less distance, no super armor, and the loop hits can be SDIed out of at higher percents. Stunning Straight Lunge has more reach and speed with less charge, but the stun cannot be capitalized on due to its ending lag. Grounding Blow gives Mac his only strong meteor smash, which can be used against aerial opponents, and opens up followups since it buries opponents, though it gives no intangibility and does not improve his recovery. Guard Breaker is a slow and powerful unblockable blow which can surprise opponents, and it also makes his recovery more difficult to interrupt. However, the attack cannot be unleashed on command and gives no distance at all if used after hitstun, making offstage use risky. Tornado Uppercut gives more vertical distance and improves Little Mac's abysmal recovery, but it removes his main aerial KO move, as both hits appear to have fixed knockback. Rising Smash is much stronger, but is incredibly sluggish and gives even less distance. Compact Counter gives Little Mac followup options, but it takes away a very powerful move that can potentially one-hit KO. Dash Counter gives him a horizontal boost, improving his reach and/or recovery, but it cannot hit opponents at point-blank, and can potentially send him rocketing offstage if Mac counters an attack in the wrong direction.

In essence, Little Mac can be fear-inducing when handled properly. Due to his polarized playstyle, he carries extreme risk, as he can be one of the most frightening fighters at one moment, and suddenly the most powerless in the next. Possibly due to high-level players being able to easily take advantage of his unimpressive aerial game, Little Mac's tournament results have been average at best. Regardless, although his aerial game is possibly the worst in the series, he is far from vulnerable, as his dominating grounded game is not to be trifled with.

Update history

Little Mac has been slightly nerfed overall via game updates. His recovery was nerfed in patch 1.0.4, though he has received minor buffs since 1.0.6, such as giving some his specials longer lasting hitboxes. However, the changes to game mechanics have also affected Little Mac for the better, as while his rolls have also less invincibility, they still remain good compared to the rest of the cast, and his grounded game allows him to pressure his opponents on shield more reliably, due to the changes to shieldstun.

1.0.4

• Neutral attack 2 damage: 3% → 2%
• Neutral attack 3 damage: 8% → 7%
• Forward tilt hit 1 hitbox 2 x-offset: -5.0 → -3.8
• Forward tilt hit 2 hitbox 1 x-offset: -5.0 → -3.8
• Neutral aerial SDI multiplier: 1.0 → 2.0
• Distance of aerial Jolt Haymaker has been reduced by 10% and travels at a slower speed​.

1.0.6

• Jolt Haymaker deals more knockback.

1.1.0

• Jab's finisher comes out 1 frame sooner.
• Straight Lunge's fully charged start up altered (7 → 6 frames).
• Straight Lunge's early sweetspot extended for two extra frames, later hitbox extended four extra frames.
• Jolt Haymaker hitbox duration increased (5 → 7 frames).

1.1.1

• Stunning Straight Lunge uncharged damage increased 10% → 11%.
• Stunning Straight Lunge charged growth increased 60 → 70.

Moveset

		Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack			2%	Two jabs, followed by either a single chin blow (if the attack button is pressed slowly) or a jab infinite ending with an uppercut (only if the jab hits while the attack button is held down). The first hit can be held down indefinitely, and is one of the two fastest jabs in the game, along with Zero Suit Samus'. It has unusually high priority, allowing the move to clash against significantly stronger attacks or out-prioritize them. Due to its insane speed, it can be chained with other attacks for almost guaranteed KOs at high percentages, including KO Uppercut and Rising Uppercut.
			2%
			7%
			1% (loop), 3% (last)
Forward tilt			4% (hit 1), 8% (hit 2)	Two forward-reaching punches with Little Mac taking a step forward. The fastest of all forward tilts, with only Mega Man having a faster forward tilt. Both hits have the best range of Mac's tilts, and have strong knockback for a tilt. An extremely dependable KO move at high percentages. Based on the double-punch combo he possessed in Brawl as an Assist Trophy.
Up tilt			9%	Swipes his fist above his head. Covers Mac's entire body and hits on both sides, allowing him to use this tilt as a weaker and faster down smash to cover his attacks. Can combo into itself at low percentages if the opponent is close to him, and useful for catching rolls.
Down tilt			8%	Punches along the ground. Comes out in 3 frames, tied with Lucas, Ness, Meta Knight and R.O.B. for being the fastest down tilt in the game. This move pops opponents up into the air and is Little Mac's best combo starter, being able to lead into almost all his attacks, not limited to any of his ground moves, Jolt Haymaker or a KO Uppercut.
Dash attack			10%	A swinging overhead punch. Highly recommended not to be used as an approach option due to its punishability on shield; done near a ledge, Little Mac is almost guaranteed to lose a stock if he is grabbed even at 0%. However, its sheer speed and low ending lag can be used as a decent combo tool at low percents or against heavier characters, or as a quick attacking option when an opponent is stuck in ending lag.
Forward smash	↗		19% (hand), 17% (arm)	Steps forward and deals a single punch of different variants depending on the angle of attack. Up: An uppercut with vertical knockback, useful for KOing light opponents. Forward: A straight punch with high knockback. Useful for any situation. Down: A body hook with more damage and shield damage, but less knockback. Breaks shields more reliably than any of Little Mac's other attacks, and can almost break a full shield at max charge. All his smash attacks have infinite super armor, making them good for plowing through other opponent's attacks as a unique punish.
	→		19% (hand), 17% (arm)
	↘		22%
Up smash			20% (clean), 15% (late)	A powerful upwards uppercut, which only hits in front. The first frame of the attack has a sweetspot that deals stronger Flame damage. Great for aerial protection or chasing down an opponent as grounded foes are likely to be hit by the sweetspot.
Down smash			12%	Punches quickly in both directions. Weak compared to his other smashes, but is a semi-spike, making it useful for edgeguarding. The move can hit opponents about to grab onto a ledge too, making it useful for hitting offstage opponents who exhaust their ledge invincibility while near an edge.
Neutral aerial			2%	A short jab angled downwards. It is the second fastest neutral aerial in the game (Mega Man has a faster nair), but it has limited use thanks to its low range and damage. Its incredible speed allows it to drag aerial opponents back onto the ground with its quick hits or start intricate footstool jump combos.
Forward aerial			5% (hand), 4% (arm)	A low ranged swinging punch with slight startup and low damage. Can combo after a down tilt, although difficult. Its speed can make it useful for edgeguarding, especially against fighters with bad recoveries.
Back aerial			6% (hand), 4% (arm)	Punches backwards weakly. Similar to forward air, though with less startup. Because it comes out incredibly quickly, skilled players can use it as an edgeguard or get-off-me option, although the minuscule hitbox makes it difficult to do reliably.
Up aerial			5% (hand), 4% (arm)	A sweeping punch upwards. Nonexistent startup lag, making it a somewhat useful aerial combo move, but has terrible ending and landing lag which makes it punishable if missed.
Down aerial			5% (hand), 4% (arm)	Quickly punches downwards. The middle hitbox is a meteor smash, though it is extremely ineffective against anyone but fastfallers. However, experienced players can jab reset foes by short hopping and hitting a floored opponent, then finishing them off with any of Mac's attacks.
Grab			—	Grabs in front of him with both his gloves. One of the most mediocre grabs, with extremely low range (sometimes requiring him to be touching the opponent) and moderate ending lag. Pivot grabbing increases the grab's range, which is useful with Mac's movement speed.
Pummel			2.1%	A body shot. A decent pummel with good speed.
Forward throw			4% (hit 1), 4% (throw)	Punches the opponent forwards. Low knockback scaling.
Back throw			4% (hit 1), 5% (throw)	Turns around with the opponent and uppercuts them. Can KO at extremely high percents near the edge.
Up throw			4% (hit 1), 3% (throw)	Quickly uppercuts the opponent.
Down throw			4% (hit 1), 5% (throw)	Smashes the opponent's head with both fists. Can combo into a Rising Uppercut depending on the opponent's DI.
Forward roll Back roll Spot dodge Air dodge		—	—
Techs		—	—
Floor attack (front) Floor getups (front)			7%
Floor attack (back) Floor getups (back)			7%
Floor attack (trip) Floor getups (trip)			5%
Edge attack Edge getups			7%
Neutral special	Default	Straight Lunge	14%/12%/9% (uncharged ground), 25%/20% (fully charged ground), 10%/7% (uncharged air), 15% (fully charged air), 35% (KO ground), 13% (KO air)	A chargeable, dashing punch which distance increases as it charges. If the Power Meter is fully charged, turns into the KO Uppercut instead. This attack has low super armor while charging and high endlag when fully charged, but it becomes one of the strongest moves in Smash 4 if so.
	Custom 1	Flaming Straight Lunge	1.5%/3% (uncharged ground loop/last), 1.8%/6% (fully charged ground loop/last), 1.2%/3% (uncharged air loop/last), 1.4%/5% (fully charged air loop/last), 35% (KO ground), 13% (KO air)	A Flaminglunge that charges faster and deals multiple hits, but doesn't travel as far. Can be used as a horizontal recovery, if timed properly.
	Custom 2	Stunning Straight Lunge	10%/7% (uncharged ground), 20%/18% (fully charged ground), 8%/5% (uncharged air), 12% (fully charged air), 35% (KO ground), 13% (KO air)	Travels farther and faster, and stuns targets when fully charged before knockback kicks in, but has no super armor and deals slightly less damage.
Side special	Default	Jolt Haymaker	14%	A high knockback lunging punch similar to a Superman punch. The attack can be executed early by pressing the button again. It propels Mac quite a distance and grants intangibility in the first few frames. When used in the air, it travels slower with less distance. It is advised not to use this attack around the edge of a stage, since it sends him into helplessness.
	Custom 1	Grounding Blow	9%	Leaps much higher and buries opponents if done on land. While in air, it will result in a meteor smash if it connects with an opponent. Grants less horizontal movement and rockets Little Mac downwards when offstage. Safer to use near edges.
	Custom 2	Guard Breaker	18%	A super armored, unblockable Haymaker that travels slower and cannot be made to attack early. Does not give Mac any distance if used immediately out of hitstun.
Up special	Default	Rising Uppercut	1% (loop), 3% (last)	A vertical corkscrew punch. Goes higher with more maneuverability if used on the ground. Conversely, it grants half the distance and maneuverability if used in the air. Deceptively powerful and Little Mac's only reliable aerial finisher.
	Custom 1	Tornado Uppercut	3%/4%	Travels farther with better movement, but deals set knockback. A gust of wind shoves back opponents on the ground.
	Custom 2	Rising Smash	16% (hit 1), 4% (hit 2)	An Electrical punch with more knockback and damage, but only hits twice with high startup and ending lag. Distance is severely reduced.
Down special	Default	Slip Counter	1.3x (min 10%)	Dodges backward to avoid a hit, then counterattacks with an invincible uppercut. In the air, this can be used to either give him a better recovery or hinder him due to its slide and the direction his opponent is at.
	Custom 1	Compact Counter	0.8x (min 4%)	Less damage and knockback, but is faster overall and also provides him with a faster recovery overall as well. Can be used to initiate follow-ups.
	Custom 2	Dash Counter	1.1x (min 7%)	The window doesn't last as long, but he dashes forwards upon countering, giving him a far better recovery than before if used in the air.
Final Smash		Giga Mac	—	Transforms Little Mac into Giga Mac, which is even more powerful than his normal form. Some attacks with Giga Mac can one-hit KO opponents at full charge, namely his forward smash angled up or to the side, his sweetspotted up smash, and a clean hit from Straight Lunge. His back throw also becomes stronger than Ness's.

Power Meter

As stated in the introduction, Little Mac has a Power Meter, that when fully charged, replaces his neutral special with a new, one-shot attack.

• Neutral Special: KO Uppercut; an extremely powerful uppercut that can KO opponents at low damages, though the higher the weight, the more damage is needed to KO them (characters can be KO'd as low as 12%). The attack has drastically lower knockback and damage when used in the air, and it cannot kill unless the opponent has at least around 150% damage. It was claimed by Masahiro Sakurai to have the power to OHKO opponents.
• The meter charges both by hitting enemies with Mac's attacks and getting hit by their attacks. When Little Mac is attacked, it is double to quadruple the amount he would if he would hit an opponent, his meter goes to maximum if taken damage from exactly 100% damage.

Taunts

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• LittleMacSideTauntSSB4.jpg
• LittleMacDownTauntSSB4.jpg

• Up Taunt: Turns his back to the screen, bends down, then raises his fist triumphantly. Doc Louis may say "Hit 'em, baby!". (叩け！マック！, Strike! Mac!)
• Side Taunt: Adjusts his boxing gloves while crossing his fists and scoffing. Doc Louis may say "Let 'em have it, Mac!". (ぶちかませ！マック！, Hit them hard! Mac!)
• Down Taunt: Performs a series of punches while facing the screen. Doc Louis may say "Show 'em what you've got, Mac, baby!". (お前のパンチを見せてやれ！, Show them your punch!)

Idle Poses

• Shuffles his feet.
• Shifts his head back and forth in front of his fists.

Cheer

Little Mac! Get 'em back!

On-Screen Appearance

Enters the stage pulling a series of flashy punches before tossing his pink sweatsuit off himself and into the sky. If one of his sweatsuit costumes are selected, he will still do the tossing animation, but Little Mac will still keep his sweatsuit on.

Victory Fanfare

A remix of the Won Match! theme from the original Punch-Out!! for the NES.

Victory Poses

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Little Mac wears a Champion belt in all three of his victory poses.

• Doc Louis holds up Little Mac's arm like a referee would after a boxing match.
• Does a few punches towards Doc Louis, warming up with him.
• Runs and gives his back towards the camera, then turns around, looks above and strikes a pose, while Doc Louis cheers him on.

In all of Little Mac's victory poses, Doc Louis will say one of the following at random:

• "(in tandem with the announcer) And the winner is... Little Mac! Hahaha!"
• "Y'know, that belt looks good on you, son."
• "Ya got what it takes, Mac!"
• "Nice work, Mac. You got it all figured out."
• "Way to go, Mac! You're the champ, baby!"
• "Awesome win, Mac. Way to go!"
• "You win, Mac!"
• "Alright! I think I hear a chocolate bar callin'."
• "Was that a little too easy for ya, son?"
• "World Circuit's all yours Mac!"
• "Ahh, winnin' feels good, don't it?"

If Little Mac is using one of the Wireframe palette swaps:

• "Nice moves, Mac. I could barely keep my eyes on ya, son."
• "Ain't you flashy? You making my eyes water, son."
• "You're lookin' mighty good, son. Just like old times, huh?"

In competitive play

Official Custom Moveset Project

Character	Custom sets available
Little Mac	2111	2113	2112	2211	2213
	2212	2311	2313	2312	2121

Notable players

•  Akhous
•  Alphicans
•  Apachai
•  BANE
•  Earl
•  Espy
•  MVD
•  Sol
•  Vex
•  Chota

Trophies

Little Mac

This little boxer from the Punch-Out!! series makes up in heart what he lacks in height. He wasn't afraid to take on the boxing champs, and he's not afraid of the Nintendo stars. In Smash Bros., he packs a serious punch. When his KO Meter fills up, wade in and trigger a devastating uppercut.

The little guy from Punch-Out!! has come a long way since his humble beginnings fighting the almost literal boxing giants. Above his damage display, you'll notice he has a little meter that fills up as he fights. When it's full, you'll see a flashing "KO" there. That means you can unleash a devastating uppercut!

: Punch-Out!! (10/1987)

: Punch-Out!! (05/2009)

Little Mac (Alt.)

No matter his opponent, Little Mac always puts his best fist forward. He enters a charge state before unleashing his Straight Lunge special and can unleash it while charging by pressing the button again. He won't flinch while charging. At max charge, the launching power of this move is scary!

Little Mac always puts his best fist forward, especially when you use Straight Lunge! You start by charging, then unleash the punch whenever you press the button again. Charge it to the max and its launching power is formidable! Also, attacks won't make you flinch while you're charging or once you've fully charged the move.

: Punch-Out!! (10/1987)

: Punch-Out!! (05/2009)

Giga Mac

This Final Smash turns Little Mac into a hulking monster of a man. In Punch-Out!! for Wii, Little Mac could take this form by building up the gauge with some well-timed blows. In this game, it seriously powers up his attacks and makes him even faster. He'll completely dominate on the ground, but air battles are outside his weight class.

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  Classic (3DS)

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  Alt. (3DS)

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  Classic (Wii U)

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  Alt. (Wii U)

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  Giga Mac

Gameplay Trailer

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In Event Matches

Solo Events

• Below the Belt: The player, as Mario, must protect a damaged Little Mac from a giant Little Mac.
• New Challengers 1: Little Mac is one of the seven opponents fought in this event, alongside Villager, Wii Fit Trainer, Rosalina & Luma, Lucina, Bowser Jr., and Duck Hunt.
• No Mere Sparring Match: The player controls a Little Mac with boosted damage, and must defeat 3 other Little Macs in a stock battle.

Co-op Events

• Getting Healthy: Wii Fit Trainer and Little Mac must defeat Kirby and Pac-Man.
• The Ultimate Battle: Two players select a character and must defeat the entire roster.

Alternate costumes

Gallery

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  Artwork of Little Mac used on the website.

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  Little Mac's introduction picture.

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  Artwork of Little Mac from the 3DS version's boxart.

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  Wireframe Little Mac alternate costume.

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  Little Mac's amiibo.

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  The pic of the day shown during Little Mac's reveal.

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  Sweatshirt Little Mac alternate costume.

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  A second pic posted on the initial Miiverse post pointing out what happens when his Power Meter gets fully charged up.

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  Little Mac in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

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  Wireframe Little Mac punching Link.

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  Little Mac's Straight Lunge attack fully charged.

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  Little Mac using the KO Uppercut on Mega Man and Bowser.

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  Using the KO Uppercut on Sonic.

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  Little Mac begins to spin...

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  ...and finishes with an uppercut.

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  However, the move does not offer very strong recovery.

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  His counterattack.

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  About to transform into Giga Mac.

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  His Final Smash, Giga Mac.

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  A jab.

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  His down smash.

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  Dash attack.

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  Little Mac tumbling.

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  Little Mac facing the screen.

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  Punching with Villager.

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  A size comparison.

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  "Little Mac can deliver some solid punches while fighting on the ground."

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  "...However, he's not the strongest fighter while airborne."

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  Side by side with Samus.

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  With Diddy Kong.

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  The three different variations of Little Mac's forward smash.

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  A trophy depicting Little Mac in Captain Rainbow.

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  Little Mac above 100% damage in SSB4-U

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  Little Mac scoring the final KO in a stock battle.

Trivia

• Little Mac's promotional poster image is a reference to both the arcade Punch-Out!!, and Punch-Out!! Wii, where Donkey Kong appeared as a hidden fighter. Coincidentally, he was revealed on the same day that Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze was released in Japan.
• Samus's appearance in Little Mac's introduction trailer is a reference to an image of her and Little Mac on his Assist Trophy Character profile, with her questioning his ability to fight due to his small size (in the trailer, she pats his head and examines him from an angle, seeming to pose a similar question).
  • This was even further referenced in a picture that Sakurai posted on Miiverse.
• According to Masahiro Sakurai, Little Mac has the lowest online win ratio of all characters as of November 2014.
• Although being "no air fighter", Little Mac's neutral air is surprisingly fast, and skilled players can use it to perform intricate combos, as publicized by some montages.
• In past versions of SSB4, whenever Little Mac grabs a Hammer, he will not properly hold the hammer as it will be on the side of him instead of between his hands. This was fixed in the 1.0.5 patch in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and in the 1.0.6 patch in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
• Oddly, Little Mac shares a few animations with Captain Falcon. This includes some of his poses when knocked back with a weak attack, swing animations for battering items such as the Beam Sword and Home Run Bat, being buried and while stunned. Due to them sharing some similar animations, it is possible that Captain Falcon's model was the basis for Little Mac's, with it being shrunk down and given a custom model along with significantly different animations to make an entirely different character.
• Little Mac has the most Alternate Costumes out of any fighter, with 16 instead of the standard 8 per character.
• Little Mac is the only character in Smash 4 to get visual "battle damage" as he gets damaged and KO'd: bandages and bruises appear on his head the more he gets hit. This is a reference to the Wii version of Punch-Out!!, where Little Mac will gradually begin getting bruised and battered if he fights against an opponent and gets hit too many times.
• Though Little Mac has the third-lowest jump height in the game, he has the second-highest wall jump in the game, which is surpassed only by Lucario.
• Little Mac possesses some of the fastest attacks in Smash 4: this includes his jab (tied with Zero Suit Samus), down tilt (tied with Lucas, R.O.B., and Meta Knight) along with his forward tilt and neutral aerial (second to Mega Man).
• Little Mac, Sonic, Ryu, and Meta Knight are the only characters whose entirety of default special moves can aid their recoveries.
• Little Mac's newcomer poster features the least amount of playable fighters out of all of the posters, with only himself and Donkey Kong. The second-least is Palutena and Dark Pit's, which features four.