Pac-Man

Pac-Man
File:Pac-Man World 2.png File:PacManSymbol.png Official artwork of Pac-Man from Pac-Man World 2.
Universe	Pac-Man
Debut	Pac-Man (1980)
Smash Bros. appearances	SSB4 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Pac-Man Museum (2014)
Console/platform of origin	Arcade
Species	Pac-Person
Gender	Male
Place of origin	Pac-Land
Created by	Toru Iwatani
Article on Wikipedia	Pac-Man (character)

For fighter info, see Pac-Man (SSB4).

Pac-Man (パックマン, Pakkuman Puck Man), occasionally stylized as PAC-MAN, is the main character in the Pac-Man series.

Character description

Pac-Man debuted in the arcade game, Pac-Man, in 1980. He initially began with few personality traits, reflecting his simplistic appearance in the games, but later installments in the series such as Pac-Land and Pac-Man World expand on the character and his backstory; in these games, he is shown to have a large family that he deeply cares about, and he is characterized as a relatively laid-back hero who is willing to help wherever he's needed. His relationship with his enemies Blinky, Pinky, Inky & Clyde have also changed over the years from being arch enemies, to allies of circumstance or even friendly rivalry.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Pac-Man in Super Smash Bros. 4.

Main article: Pac-Man (SSB4)

Pac-Man has been confirmed to be a playable character as a newcomer behind closed doors at the E3 Smash Bros Q&A and made known to the general public via Nintendo of America's official Twitter account.

Trivia

• Pac-Man appeared in various media alongside other Super Smash Bros. playable characters prior to Super Smash Bros. 4:
  • SSB4 is the fifth game with Mario and Pac-Man together. The first game they ever crossed was in the 2003 Gamecube release Pac-Man Vs. which was developed by Shigeru Miyamoto and starred Mario's voice as the announcer. Their second crossover and the first for them to both actually appear together was the 2005 arcade game Mario Kart Arcade GP, which was a crossover of Mario Kart and Pac-Man. The arcade game then got two sequels.
  • SSB4 is the second fighting game to feature Mega Man and Pac-Man together, the first being the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita versions of Street Fighter X Tekken.
    • Here, Pac-Man wears Mokujin-like armor, and Mega Man appeared as he was seen on USA NES Box art.
  • Pac-Man, Bowser, and Sonic appeared in the 2012 Disney-Pixar movie Wreck-It Ralph. Mario was also mentioned in the movie by Fix-it-Felix Jr., and was originally going to appear in person.
• Shigeru Miyamoto requested Pac-Man to be playable in Super Smash Bros. Brawl to Masahiro Sakurai but Sakurai, thinking of Pac-Man's pizza shape, thought it was far-fetched at the time.
• Pac-Man is second-oldest playable character here, besides Mr. Game & Watch, and oldest third-party character.