WWW Blog: Little Mac vs NES Jason Voorhees
DEATH BATTLE THUMBNAIL BY ME!
LET’S BEGIN!
LITTLE MAC, THE BRUISER FROM THE BRONX
AND JASON VOORHEES, THE NES’ MAVEN OF MAYHEM
THE NES HELPED MAINSTREAM MANY VIDEO GAME TROPES, BUT THE BIGGEST ONE THEY HELPED POPULARIZE WAS BOSS FIGHTS! YOU KNOW, WHEN THE SKILLS YOU’VE LEARNED ARE PUT TO THE TEST IN ORDER TO DETERMINE YOUR GAMING KNOWLEDGE. TWO OF THE MOST ICONIC BOSS FIGHTS ON THE NES COME FROM PUNCH-OUT AND FRIDAY THE 13TH, THEY EVEN HAVE SIMILAR MECHANICS WITH DODGING AND BOXING.
SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE MAIN CHARACTER OF ONE GAME FIGHTS THE BOSS IN ANOTHER? WILL LITTLE MAC BEAT THE TOUGHEST BOSS FIGHT YET, OR HAS JASON FOUND ANOTHER TEENAGER TOO SLAUGHTER.
WHO WOULD WIN?!
WHAT WILL WE USE?!
FOR LITTLE MAC, THE MAIN GAMES WILL BE THE PRIMARY FOCUS AND ALL THAT FOLLOWS IT.
PRIMARY/MAIN CANON: MIKE TYSON’S PUNCH-OUT AND PUNCH-OUT WII.
SECONDARY/OPTIONAL CANON: SUPER PUNCH-OUT, VALIANT COMICS, AND THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO PUNCH-OUT COMICS.
ALTERNATE/NON CANON: SMASH BROS, MARIO, CAPTAIN RAINBOW, OTHER CROSSOVERS.
FOR JASON VOORHEES, WHILE HE HAS A HUGE HISTORY, FOR THIS MATCHUPS THEMING, THE VERSION OF JASON USED WILL BE THE NES GAME VERSION AND ANY PIECE OF MEDIA FEATURING THAT SPECIFIC VERSION OF HIM.
PRIMARY/MAIN CANON: NES FRIDAY THE 13TH.
SECONDARY/OPTIONAL CANON: THE FRIDAY THE 13TH GAME 2017 (NES JASON WAS A SKIN), AND MERCHANDISE.
ALTERNATE/NON CANON: ALL OTHER FRIDAY THE 13TH MEDIA.
BACKGROUND
LITTLE MAC
“YOU GOT HEART, KID. THAT’S WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A CHAMP.”
REAL NAME: MAC
AGE: 17
HEIGHT 5’7 (4’8 IN THE NES)
NATIONALITY IS ITALIAN AMERICAN
BRUISER FROM THE BRONX
LIKES: CHOCOLATE, DOC LOUIS, BOXING
DISLIKES: CHEATING, SHORT COMMENTS
PROMOTED FROM AN ASSIST TROPHY
SPORTS IS A COMMON PROFESSION THAT SHOWS THE PHYSICAL BEST OF HUMANITY, BUT THE SPORT THAT REQUIRES THE GREATEST PHYSICAL ACHIEVEMENTS IS EASILY BOXING. THE THRILL OF SEEING TWO PEOPLE GO HEAD TO HEAD AND BATTLE FOR SUPREMACY HAS BEEN AROUND FOREVER, (THAT FEELING SOUNDS FAMILIAR, HMM), THE WORLD OF GAMING IS NO DIFFERENT. IN THE PUNCH-OUT SERIES, THE TOP BOXING LEAGUE IS THE WORLD VIDEO BOXING ASSOCIATION, THIS LEAGUE SHOWS OFF THE MOST THRILLING BATTLES THAT ANYONE HAS EVER SEEN. HOWEVER, WHERE THIS LEAGUE DIFFERS IS THAT THEIR RULESET IS VERY IFFY TO SAY THE LEAST, ILLEGAL MOVES, BRINGING FOREIGN ITEMS, IMPROPER CHECKS, AND BIGGEST OF ALL THE MIXING OF WEIGHT CLASSES. THE LACK OF RULES LED THE ASSOCIATION TO OFTEN SHOW NOTHING BUT BIG HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONS AND THE LIGHTWEIGHT CLASS WOULD FOREVER BE AN IRRELEVANT PART OF THE ASSOCIATION, UNTIL A KID FROM THE BRONX SHOWED UP. LITTLE MAC!
WHILE HIS PAST IS UNKNOWN, WE DO KNOW THAT MAC IS A SHORT BUT DETERMINED TEENAGER WHO FELL IN LOVE WITH BOXING AND STRIVED TO BECOME THE BEST BOXER IN THE WORLD. SADLY, HE WAS OUT OF LUCK AS ALL THE FIGHTS HE TOOK PART OF WERE FREAK SHOWS AS HE DIDN’T STAND A CHANCE, THE WEIGHT DIFFERENCE WAS TOO MUCH FOR HIM TO OVERCOME. HIS MANAGERS ADVISED HIM TO GIVE UP, CALLING HIM A LOSER. MAC ALMOST ACCEPTED DEFEAT UNTIL HE MET DOC LOUIS, A FORMER CHAMPION FROM THE 50S.
DOC SAW POTENTIAL IN MAC, SO HE TOOK HIM UNDER HIS WING AND THEY TRAINED DAY AND NIGHT AT INTENSE LEVELS SO THAT MAC COULD BE THE BEST BOXER HE POSSIBLY COULD BE. BECAUSE OF THIS, MAC ENTERED THE MINOR CIRCUIT AND MANAGED TO WIN! EVER SINCE THEN HE SOARED THROUGH THE RANKS AND EVENTUALLY BECAME THE WORLD CHAMPION, EVEN BEATING HEAVY HITTERS SUCH AS MIKE TYSON AND MR. SANDMAN!
MANY OPPONENTS WENT ON TO CHALLENGE MAC IN TITLE DEFENSE, BUT MAC CARRIED ON AND KEPT WINNING. HOWEVER, ALL GOOD THINGS HAVE TO COME TO AN END AND MAC KNEW THIS BETTER THAN ANYONE AND ULTIMATELY DECIDED TO RETIRE. WHILE DOC WAS INITIALLY HESITANT, HE WAS ULTIMATELY CONVINCED TO HELP MAC CARRY OUT HIS GREATEST BOXING ACHIEVEMENT, FIGHTING UNTIL BEING KO’ED 3 TIMES TO EARN A PROPER RETIREMENT. MAC FOUGHT THROUGH HIS HARDEST BATTLES, HE EVEN FOUGHT DONKEY KONG, BUT HE ULTIMATELY PRESERVED UNTIL THE BITTER END. LITTLE MAC WAS THE UNDERDOG HIS ENTIRE LIFE AND LIVED WITH THE IDEA THAT HE WOULD NEVER BE GOOD ENOUGH, BUT WHEN HIS FINAL LOSS KICKED IN, HE WENT OUT LIKE A CHAMPION. HE LIVED HIS LIFE AS A LOSER AND NOW HE RETIRED AS THE GREATEST BOXER WHO EVER LIVED!
JASON
ALIAS: MAVEN OF MAYHEM, THE SULTAN OF SLASH
AGE: 30+
HEIGHT: 9’4 (PIXEL MEASUREMENTS, HE’S QUITE BIG IN THE BOSS FIGHT)
SERIAL KILLER
DESIGN IS BASED OF OFF A JAPANESE POSTER OF FRIDAY THE 13TH
LIKES: HIS MOTHER, KILLING
DISLIKES: CAMPERS, COUNSELOR'S, CHILDREN IN GENERAL
ONE OF THE NES’ TOUGHEST BOSSES
IT ALL TAKES PLACE OUT AT CRYSTAL LAKE. THAT PLEASANT LITTLE CAMP WHERE HAPPY CHILDREN OF ALL AGES GO TO SPEND A FUN FILLED SUMMER… BUT SUMMER WILL BE DIFFERENT. THE FUN WILL HAVE TO WAIT. JASON HAS DECIDED TO COME TO CAMP AND TERROR IS THE ONLY GAME THEY’LL BE PLAYING.
DON’T THINK THAT HIDING IN A CABIN OR STAYING ADRIFT IN A CANOE WILL KEEP YOU SAFE. THE ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE THIS SUMMER IS TO CHALLENGE JASON, FACE HIM, AND DESTROY HIM.
DON’T WORRY THAT IT HASN'T BEEN DONE BEFORE… THERE IS ALWAYS A FIRST TIME (WELL NOT ALWAYS).
ABILITIES
LITTLE MAC
POWER METER
THE POWER METER COMES FROM SUPER PUNCH-OUT WHERE THE MORE HITS YOU DISH OUT INCREASE THE METER, ONCE IT’S FULL LITTLE MAC CAN DISH OUT POWERFUL VERSIONS OF HIS NORMAL ATTACKS. THE METER DOES GO DOWN THE MORE HITS HE TAKES HOWEVER.
STAR PUNCH
WHEN THE OPPONENT IS AT THEIR MOST VULNERABLE, LITTLE MAC WILL EARN A STAR. THIS GRANTS LITTLE MAC THE STAR PUNCH WHICH IS A POWERFUL UPPERCUT AND WITH THREE STARS THE STAR PUNCH CAN ONE SHOT THE OPPONENTS LITTLE MAC FACES IN THE PUNCH-OUT SERIES.
ENHANCED STAMINA
LITTLE MAC’S STAMINA IS EXTREMELY HIGH, HE CAN NORMALLY LAST 3 ROUNDS IN THE RING BUT OUTSIDE OF GAME MECHANICS HE WAS ABLE TO RUN AROUND THE CITY AND DEFEAT 100 MEN, INCLUDING SUPER MACHO MAN. EVEN IF HIS STAMINA MEETS ITS MATCH, LITTLE MAC HAS ONE LAST TRICK TO KEEP ON GOING…
KO RECOVERY
WITH THE RIGHT BUTTON INPUTS, LITTLE MAC WILL POWER THROUGH FROM THE BRINK OF BEING KNOCKED OUT AND GET A BURST OF ENERGY AND A SMALL RECOVERY OF HEALTH TO KEEP ON FIGHTING.
JASON
REGENERATION (MID-LOW)
JASON HAS TAKEN BEATINGS FROM HIS OWN WEAPONRY AND DOESN’T DIE. HE IS SHOWN TO BE BACK IN SHAPE MOMENTS LATER WITH HIS LIFE ENERGY FILLED IN THE NEXT FIGHT. THE ENDING EVEN IMPLIES THAT JASON IS STILL ALIVE AFTER HIS DEFEAT…
IMMORTALITY (TYPE 7)
JASON IS A ZOMBIE SO KILLING HIM IS PRETTY DANG DIFFICULT AND HE WON’T STAY DEAD FOREVER.
ACCELERATED DEVELOPMENT
AFTER A DEFEAT, JASON BECOMES STRONGER AND FASTER THAN WHAT HE ORIGINALLY WAS. PART OF THE REASON THAT THE GAME IS AS DIFFICULT AS IT IS.
MORPH
THERE ARE SPECIFIC “SHORTCUT ROUTES” THAT JASON CAN TAKE TO TELEPORT TO THE AREA, LOVE HOW THEY AREN’T EVEN HIDING THE FACT THAT JASON CAN TELEPORT ANYMORE.
SENSE
JASON CAN HEAR NOISES FROM FAR DISTANCES TO FIND COUNSELORS, HE CAN EVEN IDENTIFY WHERE THE COUNSELOR IS HIDING.
RAGE
IF JASON TAKES ENOUGH HITS, HE WILL ENTER A RAGE MODE! THIS HEIGHTENS HIS PHYSICAL ABILITY AND IS UNABLE TO BE STUNNED.
UNDERWATER BREATHING
JASON CAN STAY IN WATER AS LONG AS HE POSSIBLY CAN, FOR A GUY WHO APPARENTLY IS IMMUNE TO DROWNING IT MAKES NO SENSE THAT HE IS SCARED OF DROWNING.
RUNNING
UNLIKE ME I MEAN MOST DEPICTIONS OF JASON, JASON CAN RUN AND HE CAN DO SO PRETTY FAST AS HE OUTPACES THE COUNSELORS.
WEAPONS/ITEMS
LITTLE MAC
BOXING GLOVES
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS LITTLE MAC’S MOST ICONIC PIECE OF HIS ARSENAL BUT YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING, WHY DO BOXERS WEAR THESE IN THE FIRST PLACE? BOXERS WEAR THESE GLOVES TO REDUCE INJURIES BY ADDING PADDING TO THEIR BLOWS SO THEY DON’T CRITICALLY INJURE THEMSELVES AND THEIR OPPONENTS. QUITE USEFUL TO NOT BE A MURDERER, ALTHOUGH SINCE IT PROVIDES PADDING IT PROBABLY WOULDN’T HELP TOO MUCH IN A SERIOUS FIGHT LIKE THIS.
TRAINING EQUIPMENT
LITTLE MAC HAD TO HAVE A REASON FOR HIS GROWING STRENGTH, DOC LOUIS’S EQUIPMENT IS IMPORTANT TO LITTLE MAC’S TRAINING. NOW IS LITTLE MAC GOING TO USE THESE TOOLS IN A FIGHT… PROBABLY NOT BUT IT WILL STILL BE MENTIONED.
JUMP ROPE: JUMP ROPING IS ACTUALLY VERY IMPORTANT FOR BOXERS TO LEARN AS IT IMPROVES THEIR STAMINA, COORDINATION, FOOTWORK, AND ENDURANCE. WHILE NOT CANON, LITTLE MAC WAS ABLE TO JUMP ROPE FAST ENOUGH TO LEVITATE AND CREATE WIND IN HIS SMASH REVEAL TRAILER.
PUNCHING BAGS: MEANT TO BUILD UP POWER AND ENDURANCE FOR BOXERS. SOMEHOW THIS IS EVEN MORE INCONVENIENT TO USE IN A FIGHT THAN A JUMP ROPE.
DUMBBELLS: WHILE A LOT OF PEOPLE LIFT THESE, BOXERS TRAIN WITH DUMBBELLS TO INCREASE THEIR ARM ENDURANCE AND PUNCHING POWER.
CHAMPION BELT
THIS REPRESENTS LITTLE MAC’S HARD WORK AND DEDICATION… THAT’S USELESS? DOES JASON HAVE A BELT? I DIDN'T THINK SO.
HEADGEAR
THIS IS PROBABLY THE ONLY TRUE USEFUL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FOR A SERIOUS FIGHT AS THIS PROVIDES EXTRA PROTECTION, GRANTED MAC ONLY GETS THIS AFTER 100 LOSSES SO IT PROBABLY WOULDN’T BE THAT GREAT IN ACTUAL BOXING WITH THAT KIND OF RECORD. REGARDLESS, THIS PROVIDES EXTRA DEFENSE WHICH IS SOMETHING WE ALL COULD USE.
JASON
MACHETE
JASON’S MOST ICONIC WEAPON, IT IS ABLE TO ONE SHOT ALL OTHER ENEMIES IN THE GAME AND JASON UTILIZES IT IN THE LATER FIGHTS TO TRY TO KILL THE COUNSELORS AND CAMPERS.
AXE
FUN FACT: WHILE THE MACHETE IS MORE ICONIC, THE AXE IS ACTUALLY THIS VERSION OF JASON’S FAVORITE WEAPON ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL. MAKES SENSE SINCE IT IS MORE POWERFUL AND IS ABLE TO BE LAUNCHED LIKE A PROJECTILE. JASON SEEMS TO HAVE A WHOLE STACK OF THESE AS HE CAN THROW THEM RAPID FIRE.
STONES
SO WE ARE OFFICIALLY OUT OF THE ON SCREEN TOOLS THAT JASON HAS IN THE NES GAME, BUT IT IS CONFIRMED THAT HE HAS ACCESS TO EVERY ITEM IN THE GAME AND EVEN HOLDS THEM IN HIS CAVE. STONES ARE THE WEAKEST WEAPONS IN THE GAME BUT THE VISUAL OF JASON CHUCKING TINY ROCKS AT PEOPLE IS FUNNY.
KNIFE
JASON IS A MICHEAL MYERS FAN, ALTHOUGH HE’S GOT THE WRONG TYPE OF KNIFE, IDIOT.
TORCH
DON’T KNOW WHY JASON WOULD WANT TO HAVE THIS? HIS NUMBER ONE FEAR IS APPARENTLY FIRE.
LIGHTER
AGAIN, WHY?
VITAMINS
THIS CAN HEAL COUNSELORS IN THE GAME SO IT SHOULD DO THE SAME FOR JASON.
FLASHLIGHT
THIS ALLOWS THE COUNSELORS TO SEE IN THE DARK, BUT CONSIDERING JASON LIVES IN A CAVE IT ISN’T LIKELY TOO MUCH OF USE TO HIM. AH WELL, A FLASHLIGHT IS PRETTY STRONG IN REAL LIFE SO HE COULD STILL USE THIS I GUESS.
MESSAGES
THESE MESSAGES GIVE TIPS ON WHERE ITEMS ARE IN THE CAMP. OH NO, JASON BETTER KEEP THIS AWAY FROM MAC OR HE’S COOKED.
KEY
ALLOWS YOU TO OPEN LOCKED DOORS, DON’T THINK JASON WOULD CARE TOO MUCH ABOUT THAT THOUGH, JUST A HUNCH.
PITCHFORK
THE MOST DANGEROUS WEAPON THAT JASON HIDES IN HIS CAVE. IT’S SO POWERFUL THAT IT ACTUALLY CAN SERIOUSLY HURT JASON.
PAMELA’S SWEATER
THIS USED TO BELONG TO PAMELA BEFORE SHE DIED, JASON HAS SINCE KEPT IT IN HER MEMORY. ANYONE WHO WEARS IT WON’T BE ATTACKED BY JASON. HONESTLY IF YOU IGNORE THE FACT THAT JASON IS A MURDERER, I’D FEEL BAD FOR HIM.
DOUBLE BIT AXE/BATTLE AXE
IT’S LIKE THE AXE BUT IT’S BLADED ON BOTH SIDES, AND NOT THROWABLE I GUESS.
FIRE AXE
JASON HAS A SURPRISING AMOUNT OF AXES IN HIS DISPOSAL, THE MANUAL WASN’T LYING THAT THIS WAS HIS FAVOURITE WEAPON. THIS TIME THOUGH IT’S THROWABLE! GUESS THE BATTLE AXE GOT THE SHORT END OF THE STICK.
MACHETE X
THIS WEAPON WAS NEVER RELEASED BUT IT SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF DOING ALL THE SAME THINGS AS THE REGULAR MACHETE.
PICKAXE
JASON PLAYS MINECRAFT! WHAT DID YOU THINK JASON DID BETWEEN MOVIES? I CAN’T PROVE IT BUT YOU CAN’T PROVE THAT I’M WRONG!
PIG SPLITTER
THIS IS A LONG WOODEN HANDLED MEAT CLEAVER USED BY JASON. I’M JUST GOING OFF WHAT IT SAYS ON THE "FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE GAME WIKI” BECAUSE I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY ON THIS.
SHEARS
I’M STRUGGLING TO FIND SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THESE THAT YOU COULDN’T SAY ABOUT THE OTHERS, YEP THEY DO INDEED CUT OFF PEOPLE’S LIMBS. I GUESS THIS IS A WEAPON IN THE 2017 GAME THAT ISN’T INTENDED FOR MURDER.
SPEAR
WHILE THIS MAY NOT BE THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON IN THE WORLD, IT DOES SHOW OFF JASON’S DEXTERITY SKILLS AS HE CAN EXPERTLY STAB PEOPLE IN VITAL AREAS AND EVEN TOSS IT AT A COUNSELOR’S HEAD.
THROWING KNIVES
DAMMIT JASON, YOU HAD ANOTHER CHANCE TO BE LIKE MICHEAL, AND YOU BLEW IT!
TRIDENT
APPARENTLY THIS WEAPON WAS OWNED BY SATAN HIMSELF BEFORE JASON PRIED THIS FROM HIS HANDS. THAT’S THE MOST INTERESTING PART OF THIS WEAPON.
BEAR TRAPS
JASON CAN SET BEAR TRAPS TO DO WHAT YOU ARE IMAGINING, ALTHOUGH UNLIKE THE COUNSELOR’S HE HAS A LIMITED NUMBER OF THEM, 5 TO BE EXACT.
BOOM BOX
JASON USED THIS TO BASH IN A COUNSELOR’S HEAD, AFTER BASHING THEIR HEAD INTO A TABLE. SORRY, CAN’T GIVE ALL THE CREDIT TO THE BOOM BOX.
GASOLINE
JASON CAN GET PRETTY CREATIVE WITH HIS KILLS AS HE USES HIS KNOWLEDGE OF MIXING FIRE WITH GASOLINE PRETTY WELL IN BURNING HIS VICTIMS ALIVE.
HUNTING RIFLE
OH SHIT, HE’S PACKING HEAT! (ALSO IF I GOT THE GUN NAME WRONG, UHHH…)
VEHICLES
LITTLE MAC
BIKE
PROBABLY THE MOST ICONIC IMAGE IN PUNCH-OUT TBH, NOT MUCH ELSE TO MENTION.
TRUCK
DOC LOUIS HAS THIS, HE COULD PROBABLY RUN OVER JASON… IF HE DIDN’T FLIP OVER THE TRUCK.
JASON
THE JASON MOBILE
WHAT DON’T YOU KNOW JASON’S ICONIC… EH THE JOKE ISN’T THAT FUNNY ISN’T IT?
SUPPORT
LITTLE MAC
DOC LOUIS
DOC LOUIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FIGURE IN LITTLE MAC’S CAREER. IT’S BECAUSE OF HIS GUIDANCE, TEACHINGS, AND TRAINING THAT LITTLE MAC IS THE BOXING LEGEND HE IS TODAY. DURING A FIGHT, DOC LOUIS CAN EAT A CHOCOLATE BAR WHICH FOR SOME REASON CAN HEAL LITTLE MAC? I WOULD COUNT THIS AS CHEATING BUT I HAVE NO IDEA HOW HE DOES THIS? OUTSIDE OF THE RING, DOC IS ACTUALLY CAPABLE OF THROWING HANDS AS HE WAS A BOXING LEGEND IN THE 50S AND IS ABLE TO SPAR WITH A CASUAL MAC, THEY EVEN FOUGHT OFF GANGS AND DOZENS OF MEN TOGETHER IN THE COMICS. BEST CHARACTER.
JASON
PAMELA VOORHEES
IN THE FILMS, JASON TAKES PAMELA’S SEVERED HEAD AND MAKES A SHRINE OUT OF IT. THE SAME HAPPENS IN THE NES, HOWEVER IT DOES HAVE A KEY DIFFERENCE IN THE GAME. IN THE MOVIES HER SPIRIT IS IN JASON’S HEAD WHILE THE NES GAME HAS HER SPIRIT TAKE CONTROL OF HER OWN SEVERED HEAD TO ATTACK THE COUNSELORS! SHE CAN ONLY HEADBUTT AND BITE BUT IT IS STILL CREEPY.
FORMS
LITTLE MAC
GIGA MAC
GIGA MAC IS A FORM THAT LITTLE MAC CAN TURN INTO IN THE MULTIPLAYER MODE OF PUNCH-OUT WII. WHILE THIS FORM DOES GIVE LITTLE MAC A HUGE STRENGTH AND RANGE INCREASE IT IS PRETTY MUCH A DOWNGRADE IN EVERY OTHER FACTOR. MAC BECOMES MORE STUPID, SLOW, AND CAN GET MORE EASILY STUNNED. HECK, LITTLE MAC IS ABLE TO BEAT GIGA MAC SO THIS TRANSFORMATION ISN’T REALLY USEFUL, KINDA OVERHYPED I’M GOING TO BE HONEST.
JASON
MARKETABLE FORM
UNIRONICALLY THIS FIGURE LOOKS PRETTY COOL, WOULD HONESTLY LIKE TO OWN THIS TBH.
MARKETABLE FORM (FUNKO)
DO YOU GUYS REMEMBER THAT FUNKO GAME? NO, IT’S BASICALLY A DIET LEGO DIMENSIONS. I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE THERE IS NOT MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THIS FIGURE, THIS IS PRACTICALLY THE SAME BUT INSTEAD OF ACCESSORIES IT HAS A CHEAPER PRICE (STILL EXPENSIVE THOUGH).
MENTALITY
LITTLE MAC
IQ: AVERAGE - IT’S HARD TO SAY HOW INTELLIGENT MAC IS OUTSIDE OF BOXING SINCE WE DON’T SEE HIM OUTSIDE OF THE RING A WHOLE LOT. ON THE RARE OCCASIONS HE DOESN’T HAVE HIS GLOVES ON, HE IS SHOWN TO HAVE FAIRLY AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE AS HE DOES KNOW MULTIPLE LANGUAGES BUT HAS SHOWN TO LACK PROPER ETIQUETTE.
BIQ: AT LEAST ABOVE AVERAGE - LITTLE MAC HAS GONE UP AGAINST MULTIPLE BOXERS WITH UNIQUE FIGHTING STYLES AND TRICKS SUCH AS TELEPORTATION, CLONING, AFTERIMAGES, OUTSIDE WEAPONRY, ARMOR, AND OUTSIDE HELP AND HE HAS SUCCESSFULLY OVERCOME ALL OF THESE CHALLENGES BY OUTSMARTING HIS FOES AND EXPLOITING THEIR WEAK POINTS.
SKILL/TRAINING: LITTLE MAC WAS PERSONALLY TRAINED BY DOC LOUIS, TEACHING HIM ALL THE INS AND OUTS OF BOXING.
EXP: WHILE MAC MAY BE ONLY 17 HE HAS BEEN IN 3 MAJOR GAMES. GOING OFF THE CANON EVENTS OF THE PUNCH OUT SERIES, LITTLE MAC HAS AT LEAST FOUGHT 79 FIGHTS IN THE RING BY COUNTING UP ALL THE EVENTS AND HAS ONLY CANONICALLY LOST 3 OF THOSE ROUNDS OFFICIALLY.
COMBAT/STANDARD TACTICS: THE STYLE OF BOXING LITTLE MAC USES IS CALLED OUT-BOXING, A FIGHTING STYLE THAT FOCUSES ON CAPITALIZING ON OPPONENTS' MISTAKES BY USING THEIR SPEED AND FOOTWORK.
JASON
IQ: AVERAGE - NOW JASON’S INTELLIGENCE IS FAMOUS FOR BEING LOW AS HE HAS LITTLE EDUCATION AND DOESN’T KNOW MUCH BASIC KNOWLEDGE. HOWEVER, HE IS CAPABLE OF MAKING HIS HIDEOUT’S MAZES AND KNOWS CRYSTAL LAKE LIKE THE BACK OF HIS HAND.
BIQ: AVERAGE TO ABOVE AVERAGE - WHAT JASON LACKS IN BASIC KNOWLEDGE, HE MAKES UP FOR HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE BATTLEFIELD. WHILE HIS ATTACKS ARE BASIC AND PREDICTABLE, HE MAKES UP FOR IT WITH HIS TRAPPING SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE OF VITAL AREAS. HE’S SHOWN TO BE QUITE CREATIVE WITH HIS KILLS AS YOU HAVE SEEN OR WILL SEE LATER.
SKILL/TRAINING: JASON HAS NONE LOL.
EXP: JASON IS CONFIRMED TO BE OVER 30 YEARS OLD, NOW WHETHER OR NOT HE SPENT MOST OF HIS YEARS KILLING IS UP TO DEBATE BUT HE HAS SHOWN A LEVEL OF SKILL WITH HIS KILLS MEANING HE HAS DEFINITELY BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE NOW. THE ZOMBIES IN THE NES GAME ARE CONFIRMED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED BY JASON AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THEM SO THAT DOES SAY SOMETHING ABOUT JASON.
COMBAT/STANDARD TACTICS: JASON’S ATTACK ARE PREDICTABLE AS ALL HE REALLY DOES FOR MOST OF HIS FIGHTS IS PUNCH AND MAYBE SWING HIS WEAPON, AN OCCASIONAL AXE TOSS PERHAPS. BUT WHEN HE GOES IN FOR THE KILL, HE HAS SHOWN A GENIUS LEVEL OF CREATIVITY IN QUICKLY AND PAINFULLY DEALING WITH HIS VICTIMS.
RESISTANCES
LITTLE MAC
PAIN RESISTANCE: LITTLE MAC IS ABLE TO PUSH THROUGH PAIN VERY CONSISTENTLY, EVEN AGAINST OPPONENTS WHO ARE DOUBLE HIS SIZE. IN GENERAL, MAC HAS INCREDIBLE STAMINA AND ENDURANCE.
JASON
HEAT RESISTANCE: CAN TAKE A BEATING WITH MULTIPLE TORCHES BEING TOSSED AT HIM.
LIMITED PRESSURE RESISTANCE: SHOULD BE ABLE TO SURVIVE DEEP IN WATER WITH NO ISSUES.
PAIN RESISTANCE: IT’S JASON, BEING A ZOMBIE KINDA GRANTS YOU THIS ABILITY.
FEATS
LITTLE MAC
DEFEATED: MIKE TYSON, MR. SANDMAN, MR. DREAM, DONKEY KONG, DOC LOUIS, VARIOUS BOXERS, AND GLASS JOE
BECAME THE WORLD CHAMPION OF BOXING
GOT A DEDICATED MUSEUM
DEFEATED 100 MEN IN ONE HOUR
LASTED A WHILE IN HIS LAST STAND
HAS RIZZ
WII GAME WAS ONE OF THE 60 WII GAMES TO REACH 1 MILLION COPIES
IS ACTUALLY PRETTY FUN IN SMASH BROS, SHUT UP
STRENGTH
SPEED
CAN DODGE PUNCHES FROM THE ENTIRE CAST
DURABILITY
CAN TAKE HITS FROM THE ENTIRE CAST
JASON
DEFEATED: MULTIPLE COUNSELORS AND CAMPERS
SCARIEST THING IN CRYSTAL LAKE
WAS GIVEN A SKIN IN THE FRIDAY THE 13TH 2017 VIDEO GAME
HAS COME BACK FROM DEATH
SUPPOSEDLY FOUGHT SATAN
TERRORIZED SEVERAL CAMPERS
HAS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT GAMES ON THE NES
IS NOW AN ACTUALLY ICONIC LOOK FOR THIS FAMOUS CHARACTER
STRENGTH
SPEED
CREDIT: BRAIN BEAR
THE “CAN RUN” ABILITY ALLOWS HIM TO OUTPACE ALL COUNSELORS
MOVED 2X FASTER THAN A ROWBOAT (104 KM/H, SUPERHUMAN)
DURABILITY
SCALING
LITTLE MAC
PUNCH-OUT WII CAST
DESPITE BEING OUTSIDE EVERYONE’S WEIGHT CLASS, (YES THAT INCLUDES GLASS JOE), LITTLE MAC HAS CANONICALLY DEFEATED EVERYONE HERE AND HAS DODGED AND TAKEN HITS AS WELL.
GLASS JOE
CAN LIFT A BAGUETTE (OUTERVERSAL)
VON KAISER
PISTON HONDO
OUTRAN A BULLET TRAIN (320 KM/H, SUBSONIC)
BROKE THE SOUND BARRIER? (SPEED OF SOUND?) DEBATABLE, SEE BEFORE VERDICT
KING HIPPO
BEAR HUGGER
DON FLAMENCO
SODA POPINSKI
BALD BULL
SUPER PUNCH-OUT CAST
SUPER PUNCH-OUT IS OFTEN DEBATED ON ITS CANONICITY BUT IT WILL BE INCLUDED AS IT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE FRANCHISE SO IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED. SCALING SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY OBVIOUS AS THERE IS OVERLAP BETWEEN THE WII AND SNES CAST.
PISTON HURRICANE
SURVIVED A HURRICANE? DEBATABLE, SEE BEFORE VERDICT
DRAGON CHAN
JUMPED THIS FAST (52.67 KM/H, SUPERHUMAN)
HEIKE KAGERO
MOVED FAST ENOUGH TO CREATE AFTERIMAGES (158 KM/H, SUBSONIC)
HOY QUARLOW
MR. SANDMAN
MR. SANDMAN IS A CHARACTER WHO GENERALLY REIGNS SUPREME OUT OF ALL OF LITTLE MAC’S OPPONENTS (WITH THE TWO EXCEPTIONS MENTIONED BELOW) AND HIS STRENGTH WAS SO IMPRESSIVE THAT DOC LOUIS WAS IN SHOCK BY JUST HIS PRESENCE, AND HE WAS A FORMER WORLD CHAMPION! REGARDLESS, LITTLE MAC DID DEFEAT HIM FAIR AND SQUARE AT LEAST TWICE SO THAT JUST SHOWS HOW STRONG LITTLE MAC IS.
PUNCHED PRETTY HARD (1.6 KILOJOULES, STREET)
PUNCHED PRETTY FAST (85.79 KM/H, SUPERHUMAN)
YOU KNOW WHAT HE DID (31.7 MEGAJOULES, SMALL BUILDING) SEE BEFORE VERDICT
MIKE TYSON
MIKE TYSON (OR MR. DREAM IN SOME VERSIONS), YOU LOVE HIM OR MIGHT NOT LOVE HIM FOR UNDERSTANDABLE REASONS, HAD HIS OWN VERSION OF PUNCH-OUT WHERE HE STARS AS THE FINAL BOSS WHICH HAS GONE DOWN IN FAME FOR ITS DIFFICULTY. THE SCALING IS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO MR. SANDMAN BUT MIKE HAS LITTLE FEATS OF HIS OWN, HOWEVER HIS REAL LIFE VERSION HAD AN IMPRESSIVE FEAT.
DELIVERED THE STRONGEST PUNCH IN THE WORLD IRL (8 KILOJOULES - 99 KILOJOULES, STREET+ - WALL)
DONKEY KONG?
NO, MAC DOESN’T SCALE TO HIM. SEE BEFORE VERDICT
JASON
COUNSELORS
CAN DODGE ATTACKS FROM WOLVES (90 KM/H, SUPERHUMAN)
CAN DODGE A FAST AXE TOSS (340 KM/H, SUBSONIC)
WEAKNESSES
LITTLE MAC
LITTLE MAC CAN GET EASILY TIRED IF HE GETS ON THE OFFENSE TOO MUCH AND HIS POWER METER CAN BE LOWERED THE MORE HITS HE TAKES. HE ALSO TENDS TO HOLD BACK AGAINST KIND OPPONENTS, WHICH GIVEN THIS MATCH WON’T BE A PROBLEM LOL. A MORE SERIOUS MISTAKE IS THAT HE TENDS TO RELY ON HIS OPPONENTS MAKING MISTAKES AND EXPLOITING THEM WHICH IS A FLAWED STRATEGY AGAINST A MORE CAREFUL FOE. FINALLY, GIGA MAC IS A USELESS TRANSFORMATION, LET'S BE FRANK. ALSO MAC SHOULDN’T EVEN BE BOXING, HE’S 17 AND THE MINIMUM AGE TO BOX IS 18.
JASON
WHILE JASON IS STRONG HE ISN’T PERFECT, JASON OBVIOUSLY ISN’T BOOK SMART SO HE DOESN'T HAVE THE COMMON SENSE OF MAKING SURE THAT HIS ATTACKS ARE PREDICTIABLE. THE ONLY REASON HIS BOSSES ARE AS TOUGH AS THEY ARE IS BECAUSE OF A LACK OF EXPLANATION AND AN INCREASE OF SPEED, ONCE YOU’VE GOT THOSE THINGS DOWN HE’S PRETTY SIMPLE TO FIGHT. HE’S ALSO GOT A LONG COOLDOWN FOR HIS SENSE ABILITY AND HE IS VERY EASY TO STUN. FINALLY HE IS AFRAID OF FIRE AND CAN BE HARMED BY HIS OWN PITCHFORK ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL.
BEFORE WE END THINGS!
LITTLE MAC
DID PISTON HONDO BREAK THE SOUND BARRIER?
SO SOMETHING YOU MIGHT’VE REMEMBERED FROM THE OLD G1 BLOG OF MAC VS IPPO WAS PISTON HONDO APPARENTLY BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER, IS THIS LEGIT?
SO THE CONTEXT COMES FROM HIS TITLE DEFENSE INTRO IN PUNCH-OUT WII WHERE HIS PUNCHES CREATE CIRCULAR WAVES, CONVINCING PEOPLE THAT HE WAS BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER. WHILE INITIALLY THIS DOES MAKE SENSE, IT QUICKLY FALLS APART WHEN YOU PUT LOGIC BEHIND IT. FIRST OF ALL, IT’S NOT GUARANTEED THAT WHAT PISTON HONDO IS CREATING ARE SONIC BOOMS AS THERE AREN’T ANY OTHER SYMPTOMS OF THE SOUND BARRIER BEING BROKEN LIKE NO DAMAGE AROUND THE AREA OR THE SOUND OF THE SOUND BARRIER BEING BROKEN. NOT TO MENTION PISTON HONDO IS ALSO FOLLOWED BY A STRANGE AURA WHICH COULD SIGNIFY THAT THIS IS JUST A VISUAL EFFECT. SO SUPERSONIC SPEEDS AREN’T TOO LIKELY.
HURRICANE?
FIRST OF ALL CAN WE ACKNOWLEDGE HOW POOR IN TASTE PISTON HURRICANE’S NAME IS? HIS HOME AND LIKELY HIS TOWN GOT DESTROYED BY A HURRICANE SO HE NAMED HIMSELF AFTER IT. WTF MAN? ANYWAY, IT IS STATED THAT HE DID SURVIVE THE HURRICANE AND HURRICANE’S CAN GET UP TO CITY LEVEL… YOU KNOW I’M GOING TO SAY THIS IS INVALID DON’T YOU. BUT YES, THIS ISN’T A FEAT YOU SHOULD TAKE SERIOUSLY.
FIRSTLY, WE DON’T KNOW HOW POTENT THE HURRICANE WAS, NOT ALL HURRICANES ARE MADE EQUAL, SOME ARE SMALL ENOUGH THAT REAL LIFE HUMANS CAN ENDURE. SECONDLY, WE DON’T KNOW WHERE PISTON HURRICANE WAS CAUGHT IN THE HURRICANE OR IF HE WAS CAUGHT IN AT ALL. LASTLY, IT’S HARD TO SAY IF HIM SURVIVING A HURRICANE IS A HYPERBOLE OR NOT.
ULTIMATELY, THIS FEAT IS TOO VAGUE TO PROPERLY SCALE SO IT’S SAFE TO RULE IT OUT RATHER THAN PUTTING THESE CHARACTERS AT A LEVEL THEY HAVEN’T PROVED THEMSELVES TO BE AT.
THE MR. SANDMAN FEAT!
CREDIT TO RANDYBOYJR
WHAT’S PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS FEAT IN ALL OF PUNCH-OUT IS MR. SANDMAN DESTROYING A BUILDING, SO YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING WHY A LOWER CALC WAS USED FOR THE FEAT RATHER THAN THE ONES THAT CAN GET UP TO BUILDING - LARGE BUILDING? THE EXPLANATION IS ACTUALLY SIMPLE, THE FEAT HAS A BIT OF CONTEXT.
1: THE FEAT WASN’T IN ONE PUNCH, WE EVEN SEE MR. SANDMAN SWITCHING HANDS WHICH IMPLIES THAT THE FEAT TOOK MORE THAN A COUPLE PUNCHES. FOR FURTHER EVIDENCE, HAVE YOU EVER GOTTEN ANGRY ENOUGH TO START PUNCHING SOMETHING? MOST PEOPLE WOULD SAY AT LEAST ONCE, PROBABLY TO A PILLOW. SO ANSWER ME THIS, WHEN YOU GET THAT ANGRY DO YOU JUST LIMIT YOURSELF TO 2 PUNCHES OR ARE YOU JUST RAPIDLY PUNCHING AS HARD AS YOU CAN? I REST MY CASE.
2: THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT SOME OF THE DAMAGES ARE JUST CHAIN REACTIONS, WE SEE THE BUILDING CRACKING SO THE STRUCTURE COULD GET DAMAGED ENOUGH TO BREAK APART ON ITS OWN. MR. SANDMAN IS DEFINITELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGES, BUT HE DIDN’T BREAK EVERYTHING, PHYSICS HELPED HIM OUT.
3: WE STILL SEE THE BUILDING HAS SOME PIECES INTACT, MEANING THAT HE DIDN’T DESTROY THE BUILDING COMPLETELY.
MR. SANDMAN DID DESTROY THE BUILDING BUT HE DIDN’T DESTROY IT INSTANTLY, IT TOOK TIME, THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT, AND STRUCTURE FOR THE BUILDING TO GET AS DESTROYED AS IT DID. THE CALC FOR MR. SANDMAN WAS FOR THE PARTS THAT HE HAD PROVEN TO DESTROY, THE WALL, DOOR, AND THE STRUCTURE DAMAGES, A BIT MORE REASONABLE.
DONKEY KONG?
GUYS, I LOVE PUNCH-OUT AND DONKEY KONG, BUT PLEASE STOP SCALING LITTLE MAC TO DONKEY KONG. DK DIDN'T SHOW ANY REAL IMPRESSIVE FEAT IN THE GAME AND THE PUNCH-OUT SERIES HAS NEVER SHOWN THE SCALE OF MARIO. I’M AWARE THERE ARE ARGUMENTS THAT PUNCH-OUT IS CANON IN THE MARIO UNIVERSE BUT IF WE FOLLOW THAT WE WOULDN’T BE TALKING TOO MUCH ABOUT PUNCH-OUT AND RATHER JUST MARIO SCALING, IT TAKES THE FUN AWAY FROM PUNCH-OUT MATCHUPS. ALSO IT IS A CROSSOVER SO THIS VERSION OF DK SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AN ALTERNATE VERSION.
JASON
ZOMBIE’S?
SO A THING THAT HAPPENS WHEN JASON KILLS SOMEONE IS THAT THE VICTIM WILL BECOME A MINDLESS ZOMBIE! DOES THIS MEAN THAT JASON HAS AN ARMY FIGHT DYNAMIC!?!? NO. IT’S NOT CONFIRMED IF THE ZOMBIE CREATION IS INTENTIONAL OR NOT BUT WE DON’T KNOW HOW THESE ZOMBIES ARE CREATED OF IF JASON HAS ANY CONTROL OVER THEM? ANOTHER BIG QUESTION IS HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR THE ZOMBIES TO COME TO RISE? THERE ARE TOO MANY QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED TO LET THE ZOMBIES BE A PART OF JASON’S KIT, SO NO ZOMBIES. AND BEFORE YOU ASK, NO WOLVES EITHER FOR SIMILAR REASONS. THE ONLY SUPPORT JASON HAS CONTROL OVER OR STANDARD ACCESS TO IS HIS MOTHER, SO SHE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WILL BE ALLOWED.
LIFE DRAINING?
SO SOMETHING THAT THE MANUAL SAYS THAT JASON CAN DO IS STEAL THE COUNSELOR’S AND CAMPERS LIFE ENERGY. I’VE SEEN POSTS OF PEOPLE CLAIMING THAT JASON CAN STEAL YOUR LIFE ENERGY AS SOME SORT OF TRANSMUTATION ABILITY BUT SINCE I DIDN’T BRING IT UP YOU KNOW WHAT I’M GOING TO SAY. YEAH, IT AIN’T WHAT IT’S CRACKED UP TO BE.
LIFE ENERGY IN THE FRIDAY THE 13TH NES GAME IS JUST ANOTHER FANCY WORD FOR HEALTH, WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF LIFE ENERGY YOU DIE. IT’S NOT JUST JASON WHO CAN STEAL YOUR LIFE ENERGY, ANYTHING THAT CAN HARM YOU CAN DO THIS, MEANING IT’S JUST A FANCY WAY OF SAYING YOU TOOK DAMAGE. IT’S A HORROR PROJECT, THEY HAVE TO MAKE IT SOUND MORE SCARY THEN IT ACTUALLY IS. BESIDES, JASON ISN’T THE TYPE TO STEAL YOUR LIFE WITH A TOUCH, HE’S GOING TO KILL YOU WITH A SHARP OBJECT OR WITH HIS HANDS.
GET READY!
BOTH OF THESE TWO HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ARE NOW ENTERING THE RING! WHO’LL WIN? WHO’LL GO HOME THE VICTOR? WHO’LL SUFFER HUMILIATION OR DEATH? WHY DO I HEAR QUIET BREATHING AND SMELL BLOOD? NOT SURE? LET’S SEE…
WHO
WOULD
WIN!
FIGHT SCRIPT
VERDICT
IF YOU HAVEN’T READ THE FIGHT SCRIPT, PLACE YOUR FINAL BETS! IF SO LET'S EXPLAIN THE REUST. REGARDLESS, LET’S GO THROUGH EVERY CATEGORY...
ABILITIES
BOTH LITTLE MAC AND JASON HOLD A DECENT AMOUNT OF ABILITIES, FAR MORE THAN WHAT YOU WERE PROBABLY EXPECTING.
FUNNY THING IS THAT MAC AND JASON ACTUALLY SHARE MANY ABILITIES LIKE WAYS TO GROW STRONGER THROUGHOUT THE BATTLE, WAYS TO PUSH PAST PAIN, AND HIGH AMOUNTS OF STAMINA.
HOWEVER, WHEN IT COMES TO ABILITES, JASON HAS MORE TO UTILIZE WHILE MAC DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE. JASON HOWEVER HAS THE ABILITY TO TELEPORT, SENSE WHERE LITTLE MAC IS, CAN BREATHE UNDERWATER, AND HIS UNIQUE IMMORTALITY WILL MAKE IT HARD FOR HIM TO BE PUT DOWN (EVEN IF IT IS POSSIBLE TEMPORARILY).
WHILE MAC DEFINITELY HAS THE VERSATILITY NEEDED TO OUTMATCH OTHER BOXERS, JASON’S SET OF POWERS ARE MORE THAN MAC CAN PUT OUT. JASON TAKES ABILITIES.
WEAPONS/ITEMS
I MEAN… WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING LITTLE MAC TO HAVE OVER JASON IN THIS CATEGORY.
DON’T GET IT TWISTED, MAC DEFINITELY HAS A COUPLE USEFUL ITEMS. HIS TRAINING EQUIPMENT COULD BE USED AS MURDER WEAPONS IF HE SO DESIRED. HIS HEADGEAR WOULD ACTUALLY PROVIDE EXTRA PROTECTION, ARMOR, AND EVEN INCREASE HIS DURABILITY. PROBABLY MOST USEFUL WOULD BE DOC LOUIS’ CHOCOLATE BARS WHICH COULD RESTORE LITTLE MAC’S HEALTH.
HOWEVER, JASON’S WEAPONS JUST OUTSHINE MAC’S IN EVERY WAY. HE TOO CAN HEAL WITH HIS VITAMINS AND HAS A HUGE AMOUNT OF SHARP TOOLS THAT HE IS MORE LIKELY TO USE. MAC DOESN’T HAVE MUCH EXPERIENCE AGAINST SHARP WEAPONS SO HE DOESN'T HAVE A RESISTANCE TO PIERCING DAMAGE WHICH COULD PROVE DANGEROUS TO MAC. FINALLY, THE BEARTRAPS COULD PROVE TO BE USEFUL HAZARDS THAT MAC WILL NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR, LIMITING HIS DODGING OPTIONS.
WHILE MAC DOES HAVE A COUPLE OF USEFUL ITEMS, HE JUST CAN’T KEEP UP WITH JASON’S SHEARE AMOUNT TOOLS AND ITS VERSATILITY. JASON TAKES WEAPONS/ITEMS.
VEHICLES
B-BUT THE JASON MOB-
LITTLE MAC TAKES VEHICLES (TOTALLY A USEFUL ADVANTAGE).
SUPPORT
ALRIGHT THIS ACTUALLY IS INTERESTING, WHO MAKES BETTER SUPPORT, DOC LOUIS OR PAMELA? AN INTERESTING QUESTION BUT DESPITE NOT FIGHTING AS MUCH AS THEY USED TO, DOC IS THE BETTER SUPPORT BETWEEN THE TWO.
PAMELA IS USEFUL, FLIGHT ISN’T SOMETHING MAC HAS FOUGHT DIRECTLY, BUT HER PREDICTABLE PATTERNS MAKE HER SOMETHING MAC COULD DEAL WITH.
DOC HOWEVER GIVES MAC SEVERAL ADVANTAGES. FIRSTLY, DOC OFFERS TIPS AND STRATEGIES THAT PAMELA COULDN’T PROVIDE. SECONDLY, HIS CHOCOLATE COULD HEAL MAC WHICH IS BETTER THAN NOT HEALING. FINALLY, HE IS A SKILLED FIGHT (EVEN IF HE IS OUT OF HIS PRIME) AND HAS ACTUAL EXPERIENCE WORKING TOGETHER WITH MAC AS THEY FOUGHT A BIKER GANG TOGETHER.
PAMELA MAY HAVE TRIED, BUT SHE COULDN’T BEAT GOOD OL’ DOC. LITTLE MAC TAKES SUPPORT.
FORMS
SO THIS SHOULD BE PRETTY OBVIOUS RIGHT? LITTLE MAC ACTUALLY HAS A FORM MEANWHILE JASON’S “FORMS” ARE JUST JOKES AS HE HAS NO CANONICAL WAY TO TRANSFORM.
HOWEVER, FOR REASONS PRIEVOUSLY STATED, GIGA MAC IS HONESTLY MORE OF A HIDERANCE RATHER THAN A BENEFIT. SO… I DON’T KNOW WHO TO GIVE THIS TO? MAC ACTUALLY HAS A FORM BUT IT ISN’T USEFUL.
WHATEVER, IT DOESN’T MATTER. THIS IS A DRAW.
MENTALITY
OK, WE ARE BACK TO THE IMPORTANT CATEGORIES, WHO TAKES THE MENTAL EDGE BETWEEN THESE TWO NES ICONS? THE CATEGORY THAT PROBABLY MEANS THE LEAST OUT OF ALL THE MENTAL ONES IS BASIC INTELLIGENCE AS NEITHER HAVE SHOWN TOO MANY IMPRESSIVE FEATS THAT AREN’T BATTLE INTELLIGENCE RELATED.
JASON IS MOST LIKELY THE MORE EXPERIENCED OF THE TWO AS HE’S BEEN KILLING FOR A WHILE. NOW MAC DOES HAVE THE EDGE WHEN IT COMES TO MORE CONFIRMED FIGHTS BUT IT’S VERY LIKELY THAT JASON SURPASSES THIS. A KEY DETAIL THAT MIGHT POINT OUT HOW MANY FIGHTS JASON HAS BEEN IN IS THE ZOMBIES, THEY ARE ALL CONFIRMED TO BE VICTIMS OF JASON, MEANING THAT JASON HAS DEFINITELY KILLED MORE PEOPLE THAN MAC HAS TKO’D. IT’S ALSO SAFE TO SAY THAT JASON IS MORE VIOLENT THAN MAC, MAC HASN’T FOUGHT TO DEATH BEFORE MEANWHILE JASON IS AN ACTIVE KILLER WHO WILL KILL AND WILL HAPPILY DO SO AGAIN.
DESPITE THIS, MAC DOES HOLD MORE EDGES WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR MENTALITY. TO START OUT WITH, WHILE BASIC INTELLIGENCE ISN’T IMPORTANT, BIQ AND TACTICS EASILY GOES TO MAC AS HE IS AN EXPERT AT EXPLOITING WEAKNESSES AND PREDICTING PATTERNS. WHILE HIS FIGHTING STYLE MAY NOT BE EFFECTIVE AGAINST TRADITIONAL FIGHTERS, JASON IS VERY PREDICTABLE MAKING HIM THE PERFECT OPPONENT MAC COULD FIGHT WITH HIS SPECIFIC STYLE OF BOXING IN MIND, WITH JASON STUNNED IT MEANS THAT MAC WILL BE ABLE TO GET STARS AND PULL OFF A STAR PUNCH WHICH IS HIS STRONGEST ATTACK, SOMETHING THAT JASON MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO STOP. ALSO, MAC IS A TRAINED BOXER WHILE JASON HAS NO TRAINING. MAC ALSO HAS EXPERIENCE AGAINST THE SUPERNATURAL THANKS TO HIS ENCOUNTERS WITH THE GREAT TIGER. WHAT HELPS MAC MOST IN THIS CATEGORY IS DOC LOUIS, WHILE MAC MAY NOT HAVE MANY INTELLIGENCE FEATS, DOC’S WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE ON THE WORLD WOULD GIVE MAC THE EDGE HE NEEDS TO OUTSMART JASON.
JASON ISN’T STUPID BUT IT’S CLEAR WHO HOLDS MORE IMPORTANT CATEGORIES HERE. LITTLE MAC OVERALL TAKES MENTALITY.
SPEED
THIS MIGHT BE SURPRISING, ESPECIALLY BY JUST LOOKING AT JASON, BUT THIS IS EXTREMELY CLOSE AND HARD TO FIND AN EDGE.
JASON MAY NOT SEEM LIKE IT BUT HE IS ACTUALLY PRETTY FAST. HE’S ABLE TO OUTRUN ALL THE COUNSELORS AND CAN EVEN OUTPACE THEM ON ROWBOATS AT THE SPEED OF 104 KM/H. THIS ACTUALLY MATCHES THE SUPER PUNCH-OUT CAST WITH THEIR AFTERIMAGE AND RING JUMPING FEATS WHICH CAN GET TO SIMILAR LEVELS.
WHAT ABOUT THEIR HIGHER SPEED FEATS? SURPRISINGLY IT’S REALLY CLOSE! BOTH OF THEIR FASTEST SPEED CALCULATIONS COME FROM SCALING. THE FASTEST FEAT IN PUNCH-OUT COMES FROM PISTON HONDO WHERE HE OUTRAN, OR AT LEAST KEPT UP WITH, A BULLET TRAIN WHICH CAN REACH SPEEDS TO 320 KM/H! AS FOR JASON, HIS SCALING COMES FROM THE CONUNSELOR’S WHERE THEY CAN DODGE AN AXE TOSS. GIVEN THE SPEED AND DISTANCE OF THE THROW, AND HOW FAST THE DODGE WAS, IT WOULD TAKE SPEEDS OF 340 KM/H. NOW THIS IS A FASTER FEAT BUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO IS 1.0625, SUCH A MINISCULE DIFFERENCE THAT IT DOESN’T MATTER.
WHAT ABOUT PISTON HONDO BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER? DID YOU EVEN LISTEN TO WHY THAT’S INVALID? JASON’S TELEPORTATION? IT’S NOT SOMETHING THAT JASON CAN SPAM LIKE A PSYCHIC TYPE POKEMON OR CECIL, HE CAN ONLY TELEPORT IN SPECIFIC LOCATIONS.
NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT IT, LITTLE MAC AND JASON ARE PRETTY EVEN IN SPEED. SPEED IS A TIE.
STRENGTH & DURABILITY
SO DESPITE BEING THE BETTER FIGHTER, LITTLE MAC HAS BEEN LOSING MOST OF THE RELEVANT CATEGORIES. HOWEVER, THIS IS HIS TIME TO SHINE. AS SHOCKING AS IT MIGHT BE FOR JASON TO LOSE THIS CATEGORY, MAC SURPRISINGLY HAS SURPASSED JASON WHEN IT COMES TO PHYSICAL MIGHT.
JASON IS IMPRESSIVE DON’T GET IT WRONG, HE’S ABLE TO RIP APART PEOPLE LIKE BUTTER, USE WEAPONS THAT ARE EXCELLENT MURDER TOOLS, AND TANK GUN SHOTS. HIS MOST IMPRESSIVE FEAT IS VIOLENTLY FRAGMENTING A DOOR WHICH USUALLY CAN GET AROUND 1.1 MEGAJOULES.
WHILE MAC CAN SEND PEOPLE FLYING, THAT DOESN’T MATCH EVEN JASON’S MOST CASUAL KILLS. DESPITE THIS, MAC HAS DEFEATED SEVERAL BOXERS WHO HAVE MANY IMPRESSIVE FEATS, SOME EVEN OUTMATCH JASON. THE MOST IMPRESSIVE STRENGTH FEAT IN PUNCH-OUT COMES FROM MR. SANDMAN DESTROYING A PART OF A BUILDING. THE MOST REASONABLE RESULT CAN GET THIS TO 31.7 MEGAJOULES, NEARLY 29 TIMES GREATER THAN JASON’S MOST IMPRESSIVE FEAT. JASON DOESN’T HAVE ANY SCALING TO MAKE HIM STRONGER SO HE’S STUCK AT THIS STRENGTH DISADVANTAGE. EVEN IF YOU DON’T BUY THE MR. SANDMAN FEAT, SODA POPINSKI CAN LIVE FROM DRINKING SEVERAL BOTTLES OF SPECIAL SODAS WHICH WOULD BE WORTH 2.1 MEGAJOULES, ALMOST 2 TIMES STRONGER. IT’S ALSO LIKELY A LOWBALL AS WE HAVE SEEN POPINSKI DRINKING MORE SODA’S IN THE PAST.
NO MATTER HOW YOU SLICE IT, LITTLE MAC TAKES STRENGTH & DURABILITY.
CONCLUSION
LITTLE MAC
ADVANTAGES
STRONGER AND MORE DURABLE
THE BETTER STRATEGIST
HAS ACTUAL TRAINING
FIGHTING STYLE COUNTERS JASON’S
CAN EASILY PREDICT AND STUN JASON
STAR PUNCHES WILL BE EXTRA EFFECTIVE
HAS EXPERIENCE AGAISNT THE SUPERNATURAL
DOC LOUIS’ ADVICE CAN HELP MAC GAIN AN ADVANTAGE
DOC LOUIS IS JUST BETTER THAN PAMELA IN ALMOST EVERY WAY
SHORT KING
TIES
SIMILAR SPEEDS
BOTH HAVE HEALING OPTIONS
EQUALLY GREAT ENDURANCE
DISADVANTAGES
ISN’T MURDER HAPPY
LACKS ANY WEAPONRY
NO EXPERIENCE AGAINST MURDER WEAPONS
MIGHT BE VULNERABLE TO PIERCING
f-TIER IN SMASH BROS
JASON
“YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE DEAD, GAME OVER”
ADVANTAGES
MORE EXPERIENCED
MORE VIOLENT AND BLOODTHIRSTY
CAN ALWAYS SENSE WHERE LITTLE MAC IS
FAR MORE VERSATILITY
ACTUAL RANGE ATTACKS
BEAR TRAPS CAN CORNER LITTLE MAC
TELEPORTATION COULD HELP…
IN ONE OF THE TOUGHEST NES GAMES OF ALL TIME
TIES
SIMILAR SPEEDS
BOTH HAVE HEALING OPTIONS
EQUALLY GREAT ENDURANCE
DISADVANTAGES
WEAKER
SOMETHING HE’S ESPECIALLY NOT USED TO
PREDICTABLE
CAN GET EASILY STUNNED
NO TRAINING
…BUT IS EXTREMELY LIMITED
AND LITTLE MAC HAS EXPERIENCE AGAINST TELPORTATION ANYWAYS
HAD TO BE GIVEN ANOTHER GAME TO STAND A CHANCE IN THIS BLOG TBH
HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS BLAST FROM THE PAST, NOW LET’S CONCLUDE THIS BATTLE BETWEEN THESE 80S ICONS.
JASON IS A FORCED TO BE RECKONED WITH, EVEN WHEN LIMITING HIM TO A SPECIFIC VERSION. HIS HUGE VARIETY OF WEAPONS DEFINETLY WILL KEEP MAC ON HIS TOES, HIS MORE MURDEROUS INTENT WILL ALLOW HIM TO GO FOR THE KILL QUICKER, OVERALL HE SHOULD BE OUT OF LITTLE MAC’S LEAGUE. HOWEVER, ISN’T BEING OUT OF HIS LEAGUE SOMETHING LITTLE MAC HAS TO DEAL WITH ALL THE TIME?
LITTLE MAC WAS STRONGER THAN JASON WHICH GIVES HIM MANY ADVANTAGES: JASON IS FIGHTING OUT OF HIS COMFORT ZONE AND HE WILL BE EASIER TO STUN, WHICH WILL MAKE THE STAR PUNCHES WAY MORE DEADLY THAN NORMAL. DOC LOUIS ALSO IS A GREAT ASSET TO MAC AS HE GIVES ADVICE AND SUPPORT THAT PAMELA COULD NEVER GIVE. FINALLY, HE’S SIMPLY THE BETTER FIGHTER, THE ONLY REASON HE HAS MADE IT AS FAR AS HE HAS IS HIS STRATEGY WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT JASON LACKS. IN ALL HONESTY, LITTLE MAC IS THE PERFECT COUNTER TO JASON AS HIS FIGHTING STYLE IS MADE FOR MAC TO EXPLOIT. WHILE JASON COULD MATCH MAC IN SPEED, IT WASN’T ENOUGH TO BREAK THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL GAP BETWEEN THE TWO.
JASON’S MURDEROUS INTENT AND TOOLS DEFINITELY MADE HIM A DANGEROUS FOE, BUT HE ULTIMATELY LACKED THE STRENGTH AND STRATEGY NEEDED TO WIN. PLAYER 1 HAS MANAGED TO BEAT THE FINAL BOSS! LOOKS LIKE LITTLE MAC BEAT JASON TO THE PUNCH, MEANWHILE JASON WAS T.K.OWNED!
WHO WOULD WIN? LITTLE MAC!
NEXT TIME!
HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS SURPRISE BLOG! IS THIS A BONUS BLOG? NOPE! THIS IS A SURPRISE BLOG THAT I DIDN’T TELL YOU ABOUT FOR 2 REASONS.
1: THE ANNOUNCED BLOG STILL ISN’T COMPLETED YET.
2: THIS BLOG WAS PLANNED FOR HALLOWEEN!
SO SURPRISE BLOGS WILL HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY DURING SPECIFIC EVENTS, UNLIKE A BONUS BLOG WHERE IT IS SUBMITTED OR REQUESTED BY A 3RD PARTY. ALTHOUGH PLEASE DON'T REUQEST AT THE MOMENT, FOR NOW AT LEAST :)
ANYWAYS, BACK TO SHERE KHAN VS SCAR…
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BYE!
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