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Mad Clown is a traveling circus clown who decided to take up boxing. He made his only appearance in the SNES version of Super Punch-Out!! as the third boxer in the World Circuit as well as the #1 for the World Circuit Championship.

Appearances[]

Super Punch-Out!! (1994)[]

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According to the manual for Super Punch-Out!! (SNES), Mad Clown was originally an opera singer. After having a nervous breakdown, he abandoned his singing career to join the circus. The monotony of performing the same juggling routines night after night, combined with being forced to drive a car that was much too small, prompted him to take up boxing.

Mad Clown juggles and throws six juggling balls at his opponent. Like his palette swap Bear Hugger, his stomach becomes invulnerable to body blows and uses hugging attacks. He has very high defense and power. After two knockdowns, his cornerman shouts "Show Time!" Mad Clown gets more aggressive and does three jabs along with a hook. However, he doesn't defend himself against the player's punches. Most of his punches can be countered by a counter-punch to the face, allowing the player many opportunities to get in some strong hits.

Instant KD Trick:

When he performs a juggle, wait until he does his hugging attack and do a precisely-timed punch to the face.

Attacks:

  1. Jab: He does a jab. Sometimes it's followed by a hook when hit.
  2. Hook: He does a hook. The player will get hit if dodged at the incorrect time.
  3. Uppercut: He does a standard uppercut.
  4. Backhand: He does a fake uppercut, followed by a backhand hook. He can do this from the left or right. Dodge in the opposite direction he starts or you’ll be hit.
  5. "Show Time!": After two knockdowns, his cornerman says this. Mad Clown gets more aggressive and does three quick jabs along with a hook, then three jabs with the opposite hand and an uppercut, then two jabs and two backhands. However, he doesn't defend himself against the player's punches, allowing the player to counter.
  6. Ear Clap: He does an ear clap after doing a short taunt. This must be ducked. If he manages to grab the player, he will shake them, throw them to the side and do a quick uppercut.
  7. Taunt: Taunts by tapping his belly twice. Can be hit with a body blow for a stun. Trying to hit him too early will cause him to dodge and counter-attack to the opposite area of the player's punch.
  8. Juggle: Mad Clown juggles and throws six juggling balls at his opponent (two at a time), then comes down with an ear clap which must be ducked or the player will be knocked down. There is an open window where a ball is not being thrown: left, center or right. Dodge to where the open window is (the area with the open window is random).

Dizzy Knockdown: Mad Clown will move right, then left, then to the center. Hit him when he is centered.

Mad Clown will still taunt periodically, and if punched too early during this taunt, he will still attempt to counter.
A B X Y
Nothing on D-Pad Left Uppercut Left Hook Ear Clap Right Hook
Up Right Backhand Quick Left Jab Unused move where he recovers health, just like how Gabby Jay does it Quick Right Jab
Down Left Backhand Left Hook Ear Clap at end of juggle Right Hook

Rule Infractions[]

As per the unified rules of boxing established by the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combat Sports:

  • Mad Clown has the distinction of having the most illegal boxing attire out of the entire Punch-Out!! roster:
    • Instead of boxing shorts, he wears overalls, which do not give a clear line of demarcation for his opponent to know where low blows would count.
      • His overalls go below his knees, which isn't allowed in boxing.
    • He wears a blue and white checkered shirt during the match. Since the World Circuit is equivalent to big circuit professional boxing, his checkered shirt is illegal as some torso coverings make it harder for the referee to identify low blows.
    • His facepaint and big red clown nose count as face covering which is illegal as they can cause punches to slip off where they are covering.
    • When he gets punched, he reveals that he's wearing a yellow bowtie, which is an illegal accessory.
    • He could be wearing a green wig. If he is then he wouldn't be allowed to wear it as the World Circuit is equivalent to big circuit professional boxing and big circuit professional boxing don't allow fighters to wear headgear during the match.
      • However, he could have simply dyed his natural hair color.
  • He also has a highly illegal fighting style:
    • He taunts during the match, which is not allowed in boxing as it is seen as disrespectful.
    • Ear claps are not allowed as they can damage his opponent's eardrums.
    • Backhands are not allowed, and he gets another infraction because he shows his back before he throws one. Showing your back is not allowed as it's seen as throwing the fight, and boxers cannot hit an opponent's back.
    • Grabbing your opponent is legal but throwing them off your grip isn't.
    • The juggling balls he brings into the ring count as foreign objects, giving him 6 infractions for bringing 6 balls.
      • Throwing the balls count as the use of a foreign object which is a separate infraction, giving him 6 more infractions.
      • He also never runs out of balls, and can generate them whenever he likes, giving him infinite infractions for using infinite balls.
    • When Mad Clown winds up for his juggle ball special move, he shows a little bit of his lower back. This is illegal for two reasons: boxers cannot hit an opponent's back, and it can be seen as throwing the fight.

Mad Clown has 18.5 infractions.

Gallery[]

Quotes[]

  • "Welcome! Now let's get this show on the road." (first match)
  • "Huh? Don't you like my show?" (rematch)
  • "Go home! The show is over." (endgame)
  • "Show Time!" (his cornerman, after being knocked down twice, telling him to start a flurry of moves)

Trivia[]

  • Mad Clown's character is a reference to Pagliaccio, the lead character in the opera Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo.
    • He is from Milan, the city in which Pagliacci premiered.
    • His nervous meltdown during his opera career is an allusion to a similar scene where Pagliaccio has a breakdown upon hearing his wife confess her love to another man during one of his troupe's performances.
    • Additionally, his endgame quote "Go home! The show is over!" is a slightly mistranslated version of Pagliacci's closing line.
  • The perfect time against Mad Clown is 0'09"01 in the NTSC version, first achieved by Nolan414, and 0'08"97 in the PAL version, first achieved by MeLeeak.
  • His juggling balls is the only time in the entire franchise whem an opponent uses any sort of projectile while others boxers never trow anything during matches.
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