Cuphead
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File:Cuphead.png
Official artwork of Cuphead from Cuphead. | |
| Universe | Cuphead |
| Debut | Cuphead (2017) |
| Smash Bros. appearances | Ultimate |
| Most recent non-Smash appearance | Cuphead: Tesla Edition (2019) |
| Console/platform of origin | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One |
| Species | Cup |
| Gender | Male |
| Place of origin | Inkwell Isles |
| Created by | Chad and Jared Moldenhauer |
Cuphead (カップヘッド, Cuphead) is the main character of the indie-developed run-and-gun platformer, Cuphead.
Origin
Cuphead lives in the Inkwell Isles with his brother, Mugman, and his caretaker, the Elder Kettle. After crossing "the wrong side of the tracks" and finding himself at the Devil's Casino, he bet his soul for all of the Devil's riches and lost. The Devil cut a deal with the pleading brothers to to potentially spare their lives—retrieving the soul contracts of the debtors who previously gambled with him. They received a potion from the Elder Kettle that allowed them to fire bullets by snapping their fingers, and then set off to collect the soul contracts, encountering the Devil's cronies along the way. When they returned all of the contracts, the Devil raised an offer to the brothers: either hand of the contracts join him as his eternal servants, or refuse and fight him head-to-head. In the canon ending, Cuphead and Mugman defeat the Devil and burn the soul contracts, releasing the debtors from his grasp.
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
As a costume
Cuphead appears as a downloadable Mii Gunner costume as part of Round 5 for Ultimate. Upon downloading the costume, the song Floral Fury is unlocked as an additional music track in the "Other" category. Like Sans, Cuphead appears as a fully modeled character; his "mask" is just his head, instead of a mask with the Mii's face visible like other character-based costumes.
Trivia
- Cuphead's reveal trailer references the storybook-style opening of Cuphead.
- Mushroomy Kingdom is used in the trailer, referencing the sepia colour palette and grained filter of Cuphead.
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate marks Cuphead's first video game appearance in 3D.
- The characters he is fighting in his reveal trailer are references to various boss from his game:
- Piranha Plant represents Cagney Carnation (of whom "Foral Fury", the track included with the costume, is the theme song).
- Blue Kirby represents Goopy Le Grande.
- Green Charizard represents Grim Matchstick.
- Falco represents Wally Warbles.
