Pac-Man (SSB4)

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Pac-Man in Super Smash Bros. 4
Universe	Pac-Man
Availability	Starter
Final Smash	Super Pac-Man

“	PAC-MAN Hungers for Battle!	”
—Introduction Tagline

Pac-Man (パックマン, Pakkuman), also written as PAC-MAN, is a newcomer in Super Smash Bros. 4, first shown on June 10th to attendees of the E3 2014 Smash Bros. Roundtable and later confirmed to the public on Nintendo of America's Twitter account. His abilities involve throwing fruits at other fighters and eating power pellets, along with basic punching and kicking abilities for close-range moves. He is noted within the trailer for being, along with Mr. Game & Watch, among the oldest characters in the game, first appearing in 1980 (earlier than Mario's debut in Donkey Kong). While Pac-Man is introduced in his classic "wedge" shape, within the game he mostly takes his 3D "ball" form that appeared in game cabinet artwork and advertising but first appeared in-game in the Japanese version of Pac-Land.

Moveset

• Pac-Man can wall-jump.

Ground attacks

Normal

• Neutral attack - Punches twice then performs a quick flip kick.
• Dash attack - Transforms into his ball form and chomps while sliding forward.
• Forward tilt - Performs a side kick
• Up tilt - Swings his head forward in an arc, headbutting the enemy
• Down tilt - Transforms into his ball form and chomps at a downward angle.

Smash attacks

• Forward smash - Shoots Blinky, the red ghost, forward.
• Up smash - Shoots Inky, the blue ghost, straight upward with moderate knockback with high ending lag.
• Down smash - Shoots Pinky and Clyde, the pink and orange ghosts respectively, at both of his sides.

Aerial attacks

• Neutral aerial - Spins around in his ball form, similar to Wolf's neutral air in Brawl.
• Forward aerial - Roundhouse kicks.
• Back aerial - Dropkicks behind himself.
• Up aerial - Flip kicks above himself. It bears a strong likeness to his midair attack from Pac-Man World 2.
• Down aerial - Stomps multiple times downward, much like Snake's down air in Brawl.

Grabs and throws

• Grab - Releases the beam from Boss Galaga from his hand, drawing enemies into his grip.
• Pummel - Bashes the enemy with the top of his head.
• Forward throw -
• Back throw - Spins twice and tosses the enemy, similar to Mario's back throw.
• Up throw - Tosses the enemy straight up into the air.
• Down throw - Transforms into his ball form and chomps on the grounded enemy.

Taunts:

• "Namco Roulette" - An up taunt where he summons classic Namco items, characters, and enemies, similar to Bonus Fruit, including those from Galaga, Mappy, Dig Dug, and Xevious.
• Pac-Man lays down while 2 ghosts and music notes hover over him.
• Transforms into his ball form and bites on either side of him, making his iconic chomping sound.

Special Moves:

• Neutral special move: Bonus Fruit - A move where he summons 8-bit fruit and Galaxian Starships. [3]
• Side special move: Power Pellet - Throws out an 8-bit Power Pellet, which is followed by several 8-bit pellets. The direction can be changed by moving the control stick, and when the B button is let go, Pac-Man turns into his ball form and follows the trail. When Pac-Man consumes the Power Pellet, he will grow larger and travel a good distance past the Power Pellet's location, and will deal more damage than before consuming the Power Pellet.
• Up special move: Pac-Jump - Transforms into his ball form, then spawns a trampoline from the Namco game Mappy that can be bounced on by other players, similarly to Sonic's Spring Jump and Mega Man's Rush Coil. The trampoline will remain where it was spawned, even in midair, and will change color from blue to yellow to red each time it is used. If the trampoline is red when it is used, it will break and the player will enter a helpless state as they fall.
• Down special move: Fire Hydrant - Summons a fire hydrant below him. If used in the air, he throws it straight downward. Anyone underneath takes damage. If the hydrant lands on the ground, water shoots out and pushes fighters away, similar to F.L.U.D.D.. It can also be attacked, launching it at anyone in its way. It can take a total of 11 damage before it gets launched in the direction of the attack.

Final Smash:

• Super Pac-Man - Pac-Man turns into a giant 2-D version of his 8-bit form and can go toward other players. When he catches them, its knockback will transform other players into a pair of ghost eyes for a second, similiar to how Pac-Man ate ghosts in his original self-titled game.

Special Moves

Special Move	Basic	Custom 1	Custom 2
Neutral Special	Bonus Fruit	Freaky Fruit	Lazy Fruit
Side Special	Power Pellet	Distant Power Pellet	Enticing Power Pellet
Up Special	Pac-Jump	Power Pac-Jump	Meteor Trampoline
Down Special	Fire Hydrant	On-Fire Hydrant	Dire Hydrant
Final Smash	Super Pac-Man

Trailer

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Palette swaps

Gallery

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  Pac-Man's poster used on the official website.

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  Pac-Man's introduction image.

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  Pac-Man with the other third party characters, Sonic and Mega Man.

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  Pac-Man with Mario, Sonic, and Mega Man.

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  Pac-Man and Zero Suit Samus.

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  Pac-Man in his classic form that he uses for certain attacks.

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  Namco Roulette with Kirby.

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  Pac-Man kicking a Pooka.

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  Pac-Man and Mario on the Pac-Maze stage.

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  Pac-Man's neutral special move, Bonus Fruit.

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  Pac-Man holding a sprite of Mappy.

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  Various sprites that can be summoned with Namco Roulette.

Trivia

• Red, Blue, Yellow (Pac-Man's trailer) is the first newcomer trailer that shows footage of the 3DS version.
• Pac-Man is the oldest third-party character to appear in a Super Smash Bros. game, beating out the next oldest, Solid Snake, by seven years.
  • Overall, he is the second oldest Super Smash Bros. character, as his debut was one month (in Japan; 6 months in North America) after Mr. Game & Watch's debut.
• Pac-Man and Shulk are the only two characters in the game without a green palette swap.