Aran Ryan’s official profile tells the tragic story of a young Irish boy whose mother spelled his name in an untraditional fashion. This caconymic violation resulted in relentless teasing from Aran’s fellow schoolmates, and years of fighting back forged him into the ornery scrapper now ranked in the World Circuit.
Aran borrows similarities not only from his palette swap, Piston Hurricane, but also a unique grab move from Pizza Pasta, an original Punch-Out!! arcade character.
Never underestimate a boxer trained in ballet! Quick on his feet and armed with weaponized hair straight out of a commercial for expensive conditioner, Kagero sports a special mirage move, a la Great Tiger from the previous game. At just 19 years old, he is also the youngest Punch-Out!! opponent in the series.
Originally an opera singer before a nervous breakdown led him to join the circus, Mad Clown grew weary of the nightly performances. Naturally, he turned to boxing. While he fights like a more dangerous version of Bear Hugger, complete with a bear hug (clown hug?) move, he must not have completely given up on juggling as he’ll use his old circus act to attack the player.
After two knockdowns, Mad Clown becomes even more aggressive but no longer defends himself against incoming attacks.
Super Macho Man was the final opponent in both the Super Punch-Out!! arcade game, as well as the Japanese version of Punch-Out!! for the Super Famicom. When not training on the beaches of Venice he’s defending his title as World Circuit Champion with a surplus of one-hit KO attacks.