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{{Quote|Me llaman Don, Don Flamenco.|Don Flamenco (Wii)}}{{Infobox Boxer
|name = Don Flamenco
|image = <gallery>
Don Flamenco.png|Wii
Title Defense Don Flamenco.png|Title Defense
Don Flamenco NES portrait upscaled.png|NES
</gallery>
|weight = 152 lbs. (69 kg)
|height = 6'1" (185 cm)
|nationality = Spanish
|age = 23
|birth_place = Madrid, Spain
|birth_date=1964 (NES)
1986 (Wii)
|stance = Orthodox
|jp_name = {{Translation|ドン・フラメンコ|Don Furamenko}}
|first = ''[[Punch-Out!! (NES)|Punch-Out!!]]'' (1987)
|rank = {{Num}}3 Major Circuit, #2 World Circuit, #3 Another World Circuit<sup>[[Punch-Out!! (NES)|1]]</sup><br>Major Circuit Champion<sup>[[Punch-Out!! (Wii)|2]]</sup>
|total = 25<br>26 (Title Defense)
|wins = 22
|KO = 9
|losses = 3<br>4 (Title Defense)
|portrayed by = [[Juan Amador Pulido]]
}}
'''Don Flamenco''' has made two appearances in the series. His first one was on the 1987 Nintendo Entertainment System game ''Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!'', first as the initial opponent in the Major Circuit and later as #2 ranked opponent in the World Circuit. He later reappears in the Wii version of ''Punch-Out!!'', as the champion of the Major Circuit. Don Flamenco has also appeared in a [[wikipedia:Topps|Topps]] trading card series.

==Appearances==
===Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!/''Punch-Out!! featuring Mr. Dream'' (1987 & 1990)===
====Major Circuit====
[[File:Don Flamenco 1 NES sprite.png|left]]
Don Flamenco is a [[Palette Swaps|palette swap]] of [[Glass Joe]], appearing as the first opponent in the Major Circuit, ranked #3. He wears white shorts & boots with blue boxing gloves. At the start of his fight, Flamenco dances with a rose in his mouth to the overture from Carmen, then shows off with a vicious uppercut.

He is a one-trick opponent when [[Little Mac]] first encounters him at the beginning of the [[Major Circuit]]. He tauntingly persuades Mac into punching him. When Mac does, Flamenco unleashes his large uppercut (called the "Flamenco Punch") that can reduce Mac's health bar by about 1/4. However, it's possible to dodge the uppercut if reacted to quickly enough. When he gets up from a knockdown, Don Flamenco loses his cool and rapidly spams his Flamenco Punch until Mac finishes a stun. He is one of the few boxers to have an infinite, by alternating left and right punches to the face until he falls down. He can dodge Mac's uppercut more efficiently than the three fighters before him. Like the first three fighters, he will dodge if Mac throws enough uppercuts and if one is attempted at an inappropriate time (e.g. when he is not throwing a punch and is taunting at Mac). Like [[Glass Joe]], he becomes seemingly stunned if hit during his Flamenco Punch. 

'''Attacks:'''
*'''Flamenco Punch''': When Little Mac hits Don Flamenco, or Don Flamenco gets up, Don Flamenco will perform this. He winds up and throws a devastating uppercut that can drain slightly less than 1/4 of Little Mac's health. Can be dodged or ducked.
*'''Right Hook''': Only used when Little Mac is tired. Winds up to the right, before unleashing a slow hook. Can be dodged or ducked.

'''Stars:'''
*When he gets up, counter his Flamenco Punch with a left body blow.
*After making him unleash his Flamenco Punch, there is a frame where Mac can uppercut him right before he transitions into his idle animation. This can be seen in [https://youtu.be/xKYXuuV5g0g?t=22 zallard1's NTSC world record on Don Flamenco].

'''Infinite:'''
*After dodging a Flamenco Punch, alternate left and right blows to his head. If done correctly, he will never recover from the stun until he's knocked down.

'''Instant Knockdown:'''
*Hit him with an [[Star Punch|Uppercut]].

'''Round 1 Knockout:'''
*Don Flamenco will be knocked out if he is knocked down twice in the first minute and if Little Mac has not been hit.

====World Circuit====
[[File:Don Flamenco 2 NES sprite.png|left]]
Later in the game, Don Flamenco reappears, late in the [[World Circuit]], he appears with white shorts and boots with green boxing gloves as the #2 ranked opponent. Flamenco now has additional techniques (significantly faster versions of Glass Joe's hook and jab), doesn't taunt nearly as often, no longer has an infinite, and doesn't always do his Flamenco Punch when he taunts Mac to incite him. His new moves are quick, so caution must be exercised, lest the fight drone on for very long.

'''Attacks:'''
*'''Flamenco Punch''': When Little Mac hits Don Flamenco when he taunts, or Don Flamenco gets up, Don Flamenco will ''sometimes'' perform this. He winds up and throws a devastating uppercut that can drain slightly less than 2/5 of Little Mac's health. Can be dodged or ducked.
*'''Right Hook''': Quickly winds up to the right, before unleashing a powerful hook. Can be dodged or ducked.
*'''Left Jab''': Quickly steps back, before charging at Mac and throwing a powerful jab. Can be dodged, blocked or ducked.
'''Damage (NES):'''

* '''Flamenco Punch:''' 22 damage
* '''Right Hook:''' 19 damage
* '''Left Jab:''' 19 damage

'''Stars (not 100%):'''
*After you get up, counter his Flamenco Punch.
*Counter his Right Hook with a left jab.
*Counter his Left Jab with a body blow.

'''More Punching Trick:'''
*After dodging a Flamenco Punch, do the following pattern to his head: Left, Left, Right. If done correctly, he will be stunned longer. Can only be done once during the entire fight.

===''Punch-Out!!'' (2009)===
====Contender====
[[File:Don Flamenco Wii model.png|thumb|left]]
Don Flamenco reappears in the Wii version of '''Punch-Out!!''' as the champion of the Major Circuit. It's shown during his montage that Don Flamenco was a bullfighter who used his uppercuts to take down bulls and would give a rose to beautiful women in the crowd. He appears as a ladies' man, and is shown to be very laid back, as his constant smiling is evident of this. But beware, as he is very concerned about his hair, for the front of it is actually a toupee; if it's knocked off, he loses his temper. Don wears yellow and red boxing shorts, matching the colors of Spain with a rose symbol on his shorts. He has brown, shiny, slicked-back hair and a toupee in the front that curls. When his toupee is off, he shows to have a receding hairline and strands of hair in the front sticking up. Roses appear to make up for a larger part of his character, as red roses fly off his head when he is punched, and he is also shown to be affectionately tossed various roses from the crowd before the fight. He is also shown to like perfume during intermissions. He is egotistical, which is shown by him taunting Mac like a bull and constantly smugly smirking with his eyebrows raised, and commenting on how he's popular with the ladies and asking if Mac wants more when he fails to the ground. Despite that, he sometimes compliments Mac if he dodged his punches, and when he missed he will sometimes say, "I failed!". His voice is provided by well-known Spanish voice actor, Juan Amador Pulido.

Don Flamenco has varied attacks and as with his NES appearance, he taunts Mac onto punching him, during which he will avoid the punch or block it and counterattack variedly. He also has a signature special attack this time around, the Rose Flurry, on which after stepping back and counting to three, he unleashes three right hooks. His toupee can be knocked down during the fight after being knocked down twice and when he has 1/4 of his stamina available; when this happens, he will lose his temper, stop taunting Mac as often from that point onward, and go on a rampage until he knocks Mac down. During this time, he can't be stunned unless the dodge and hit once technique has been done three times in the rage.

If Mac loses to him, roses rain down upon him while he places one on Mac's chest and says, "Adios," before leaving with a smirk on his face. (only the former happens if he wins by decision). If he loses, however, he will stumble about dramatically, pull out his rose, smell it, and then fall to the floor, lying in a position similar to that of a body in a coffin, while his rose wilts as if he was "dead".

'''Attacks:'''
*'''"¡Carmen, mi Amor!" (Delayed Right Uppercut)''': Don declares "¡Carmen, mi amor!" as his raises his right arm, shakes his fist, then throws an uppercut. He will always perform this move after dodging to the left. Can be dodged either to the left or to the right. Counter it with a hook for a star.
*'''"¡Toro!" (Right Uppercut)''': Don's signature attack from his NES appearance; he declares "¡Toro!", then throws a right-handed uppercut. He will always perform this move after blocking, getting up from a knockdown (or if Mac gets up from a knockdown), or being idle for 20 seconds. Can be dodged either to the left or to the right. Counter it with a hook for a star.
*'''"¡Olé!" (Delayed Left Hook)''': Don declares "¡Olé!" as he shakes his right hand, then throws a hook with it. He will always perform this move after dodging to the right. Can be either dodged to the right or ducked (seen above). Counter with a right hook for a star.
*'''"¡Espera!" (Left Jab)''': Don steps back and claps to his left as if playing castanets, then throws a very quick left-handed jab. He will always perform this move after blocking, but unlike '''"¡Toro!"''', where Don grunts whilst blocking, Don declares "¡Espera!" whilst blocking. Can be either dodged, ducked, or blocked; if blocked, Mac will earn a star after countering Don. It can also be countered for a star, but the timing is very strict.
*'''Rampage Uppercut''': Yet another version of '''"¡Toro!"''', which Don starts performing only after losing his toupée. It is similar to '''"¡Carmen, mi Amor!"''', except Don declares either "¡Mira esto!" or "¡Mira, mira!" before throwing it, and it is much more delayed and stronger. Can be dodged either to the left or to the right. Counter with a hook for a star.
*'''"¡Mira!" (Fast Rampage Uppercut)''': Another attack Don starts performing after losing his toupée. He declares "¡Mira!" and then throws a fast version of his '''Rampage Uppercut'''. Don will only perform this attack if Mac has no hearts.
*'''Rose Flurry''': Don Flamenco's special attack. He steps back, claps to his right as if playing castanets, counts "¡Uno, dos, tres!", then unleashes three right hooks. All three can be either dodged to the left or ducked. If Mac successfully dodges all three, Don Flamenco will tire himself out and vulnerably flash yellow, at which point Mac can hit him for a star and stun him. However, if Mac ducks under any of the hooks, Don Flamenco will finish the attack with '''"¡Toro!"'''.

'''Stars:'''
*Counter his Carmen mi Amor uppercut with a hook.
*Counter his Uppercut with a hook.
*Counter his left hook with a right punch.
*Counter his left jab with a right punch. Timing is very strict.
*Block his left jab, then counter him.
*Counter his Rampage Uppercut with a hook.
*Dodge (not duck) all three hooks from his Rose Flurry, which will cause Don Flamenco to tire himself out and flash yellow; hitting him during this time not only earns Mac a star, but also stuns Don Flamenco.

'''Infinite combo trick:'''

After finishing a stun combo, countering a punch, or punching him while he has lost his toupee, alternate a delayed jab and a delayed hook, continually hitting him until knocking him down. If the stun finishes with a jab, the trick has to be started with a hook; if the stun finishes with a hook, the trick has to be started with a jab instead. The trick only works with alternate punches; for example, finishing a stun with a right jab requires Mac to use a delayed left hook, followed by a delayed right jab, and so on. This trick is vital to completing Don's second challenge the fastest way possible.

'''Instant KD trick:'''
*Hit him with a Three-Star Punch when he flashes yellow after he tires himself out from using his Rose Flurry (this only happens if all hooks are dodged and not ducked).
**Due to a glitch, he can also be knocked down by dodging only two of Don Flamenco's Rose Flurry hooks, then Three-Star punching him as he's performing his third hook. When he gets up, countering his punch, then jabbing, will not only stun Don, but earn Mac a second star, which is given to him when Don's tired from his Rose Flurry. You get a star from the second punch you land. This trick also works in Title Defense, but if you gain three stars there and use them, Don will be knocked down again.

'''Instant KO trick:'''
*Little Mac ''cannot'' get hit at all if the trick is to even work. Counter any version of Don Flamenco's right uppercut, and perform the infinite combo trick on him. After he gets up, counter his comeback tango uppercut with a left hook for another star, then star punch him to finally knock him out.
**If the infinite is performed perfectly, the player can defeat Don Flamenco in as little as 17.74 seconds.
'''Stun Limits:'''

*His Delayed Uppercut: 6
*His Uppercut: 5
*His Hook (if ducked): 4
*His Hook (if dodged): 5
*His Jab: 4
*His Rose Flurry (if all hooks are dodged): 5 and a star
*His Rose Flurry (if any hooks are ducked or land): 3
*Any attack in his rage: 7

'''Glitches:''' 

*If the player manages to knock Don Flamenco's toupee off by gathering three stars and performing a Three-Star Punch uppercut after dodging the Rose Flurry, knocking him down for the first or second time on the round, after Flamenco gets up and he is hit enough times, the clip in which Flamenco's toupee flies off his head will play again.
*This glitch requires a specific setup which involves knocking Don Flamenco down twice, then leaving him with one health point left without knocking his toupee off (it does not when there are less than 30 seconds left in a round). After knocking him down in the second round, using a Star Punch will knock the toupee off (the game will act like a left punch was used to knock it off).
**If this is done at the beginning of the third round, the referee will be visible in the toupee cutscene and he will be close to the fighters until Don is knocked down, which will make the referee immediately go off the screen before doing his normal countdown animation.
**If this is done on the final frame of the round, the game will lock up, forcing the game to be reset.

====Title Defense Mode====
[[File:Don Flamenco TD Wii model.png|thumb|left]]
Don Flamenco returns in [[Title Defense Mode|Title Defense]] with a completely new attack scheme to defeat Little Mac and win the Champion's belt. He appears more aggressive and significantly bitter about his defeat when he returns in Title Defense, as shown in his bio, where he furiously rips up a poster of Little Mac with tears in his eyes before proceeding to lift dumbbells, preparing for the upcoming rematch. This time around, he takes on a black color scheme; his boxing trunks, gloves, rose, and even his hair are all black as their primary color, with red being a secondary color on his trunks and gloves. As well, black roses fly off Don Flamenco's head when Mac stuns him. His hair is also bit thicker and and he's wearing a different type of toupee. During intermissions he will stroke it, even when his toupee is off, which shows he's still quite proud of his hair. His new color scheme shows his grudge at losing some of his fans, as well as the Major Circuit title, to Little Mac. If Mac loses to him, he subtly smiles and declares "¡Por Carmen!", turning his black rose to red with some sort of magic. Interestingly enough, if Don is the champion, his grudge for Little Mac remains on subsequent rematches.

Like in the previous fight, Don Flamenco taunts Mac into punching him, though he'll stop doing this as often after getting knocked down the second time. His toupee can still be knocked down during the fight after being knocked down twice and when he has 1/4 of his stamina available. This time around, after the first knockdown, he attempts to combo Little Mac after missing a hit, and can dodge and counter Mac's counter-counterattack. He now starts to perform a fast "spinning backfist" punch (though the attack itself is not very strong).

His Rose Flurry combo is significantly more dangerous: the move can now be up to five hooks, the number increasing from three to four after the first knockown, and to five after the second knockdown. The hooks can now hit from either the left or right sides. Lastly, he performs them faster, especially after getting knocked down three times, making the timing for dodging the entire attack less lenient. However, successfully dodging (not ducking under) all of the hooks still tires him out and renders him vulnerably flashing yellow, allowing for a free star.

Don Flamenco can dodge Mac's Star Punch much faster than other boxers thus far (except [[Bear Hugger]], who will always dodge, and [[Great Tiger]], who can suddenly disappear starting with the second knockdown onward). The infinite combo is encouraged more to be performed in this fight, as Don Flamenco can become unpredictable as the fight goes on.

'''Attacks:'''
*'''"¡Carmen, mi Amor!" (Delayed Right Uppercut)''': The same attack from Contender mode, but notably faster, as Don performs it right before his declaration. Can be dodged either to the left or to the right. Counter with a hook or a jab for a star.
*'''"¡Toro!" (Right Uppercut)''': The same attack from Contender mode, but slightly faster. Don also performs it whenever he gets up from a knockdown or if Little Mac has no hearts. Can be dodged either to the left or to the right. Counter with a hook for a star.
*'''"¡Mira!" (Hook-Uppercut Combo)''': Don performs '''"¡Olé!"''', then performs a very quick version of '''"¡Toro!"''', declaring "¡Mira!" before performing it. Don will always perform this combo after either hitting or missing Mac with '''"¡Olé!"''' from the second knockdown onward.
*'''"¡Olé!" (Left Hook)''': The same as from Contender mode, but devoid of any delay and much faster. Don can now perform this attack quickly after landing/missing an uppercut in a combo from the first knockdown onward, or when he goes on a rampage after losing his toupée. Can be either dodged to the right or ducked. Counter with a right punch for a star.
*'''"¡Aquí!" (Left Jab)''': The same attack as '''"¡Espera!"''' from Contender mode, but slightly faster. Don can now perform this move after Mac dodges his uppercut and does not punch him when he gets up from the mat, and will declare "¡Aquí!" if this happens. Can be either dodged, ducked, or blocked; if blocked, Mac will earn a star after countering him. It can also be countered for a star (unless it is Don's his counterattack version), but the timing is very strict.
*'''Spinning Backhand''': Don twirls to one of Mac's sides and whacks him with the back of his hand. He can perform it from both sides (he only uses his left hand after the first knockdown). Can be either dodged to the opposite side it comes or blocked. Only by successfully dodging will he be vulnerable to a stun. If blocked, he will back to the center as if he landed the move, but countering him afterwards will yield a star.
*'''Rampage Uppercut''': The same attack from Contender mode, but less delayed and slightly stronger. Just like in Contender mode, Don only performs this attack after losing his toupée. He can now alternate between this move, his normal uppercut, his left hook and his jab during his rampage. Can be dodged either to the left or to the right. Counter with a hook for a star.
*'''Rose Flurry''': The same attack from Contender mode, but when Don steps back, he will alternately clap to either his left or his right, and the proceeding hooks will come from either side in the same order he clapped. Once he is knocked down, he will increase the number of hooks he throws by one, capping to five after getting knocked down twice. He will accordingly increase the count, saying "¡Cuatro!" after being knocked down once, and "¡Cinco!" after being knocked down twice. All of them can be either dodged to the side they come, or ducked. If Mac successfully dodges all hooks in the combo, Don will tire himself out and vulnerably flash yellow, at which point Mac can hit him for a star and stun him. However, if Mac ducks under any them, Don will finish the attack with '''"¡Toro!"''' (and quickly throw a hook at Mac if he misses the uppercut, from the second knockdown onward).

'''Infinite combo trick:'''

The infinite trick is slightly different in Title Defense mode. After finishing a stun combo, countering a punch which results in a star, countering his jab, or punching him while he has lost his toupee, alternate two delayed jabs and a delayed hook, continually hitting him until knocking him down. If knocked back with a hook, Mac needs to hit him with a jab from the opposite side he first punched Don in. With a jab, Mac can use an opposite side jab or hook. From that point onward, Mac has to alternate between two delayed jabs and a delayed hook (depending on what side Don Flamenco is hit on). This trick is vital to completing Don's third challenge the fastest way possible.

'''Instant knockdown trick:'''
*Hit him with a Three-Star Punch when he flashes yellow after he tires himself out from using his Rose Flurry (this only happens if all hooks are dodged and not ducked).
'''Stun Limits:'''

*His Delayed Uppercut: 5
*His Uppercut: 4
*His Hook: 5
*His Spinning Backfist: 5
*His Jab: 3
*His Rose Flurry (dodging all hooks): 6 and a star
*His Rose Flurry: (ducking any hooks): 3
*Any attack in his rage: 6

====[[Exhibition Challenges]]====
'''Contender:'''
#Knock Don's toupee off in Round 1!!
#TKO or KO Don in a round where he has not thrown more then 3 punches!
#Find 6 different ways to earn Stars.

(Hint: It's possible to do all Contender challenges at once. Immediately find 5 of the 7 ways to earn stars, and immediately throw the 3 star punch. Keep landing stars on him until his toupee falls off, then counter the rampage uppercut for 6 different star opportunities. Then knock him down if you haven't already twice, then stop punching. Knock him down once in the next round, then get him to low health and gain 3 stars then stop punching. At the start of the next round immediately use your 3 stars to KO him to achieve all the challenges at once.)

'''Title Defense:'''
#Win the fight and NEVER get hit after knocking Don's toupee off!
#Win the fight and dodge EVERY hook in Don's Rose Flurry (Hook Combo).
#Knock Don Flamenco down in under 40 seconds!

==Quotes==
'''Punch-Out!! featuring Mr. Dream (NES):'''
*"Carmen, my love... I dance so sweet for you!"
*"Flamenco strikes back!! Return of Don!!" (World Circuit only)
*"Hey! Mr. Referee Mario... I like your hair!"
*"I'm a beautiful fighter. I have such a style!"
*"People like my hair. Don't mess my hair!"

'''Punch-Out!! (Wii):'''
*''"Adiós."'', meaning "Good-bye." (Contender win)
*''"¡Ahí está!"'', meaning "There it is!" (Title Defense, after hitting Mac)
*''"¡Anda, anda!"'', meaning "Come on, come on!" (Taunting for making Mac punch)
*''"¡Aquí!"'' meaning "Over here!" (Literally: "Here!") (Title Defense jab)
*''"¡Ay, mamá!"'', meaning "Oh, mama!" (After dodging Don's uppercut)
*''"¡Ay, pobre!"'', meaning "Oh, you poor thing!" (When dodging a star punch)
*''"Aaay, mi Carmen..."'', meaning "Ooh, my Carmen..." (When Don gets knocked down with a hook)
*''"Bien hecho."'', meaning "Well done." (After dodging Don's hook)
*''"Bien visto."'', meaning "Well seen/You got me." (After dodging Don's hook)
*''"¡Carmen, mi amor!"'', meaning "Carmen, my love!" (Before throwing his slow uppercut)
*''"¡Casi!"'', meaning "Almost!" (After dodging Don's jab in Title Defense)
*''"¿Es que nunca has visto una rosa negra?"'' meaning "What, haven't you ever seen a black rose?" (Title Defense intermission)
*"''¡Espera!"'', meaning "Wait!" (Before jabbing Mac)
*"''¡Fallé!"'', meaning "I missed!" (After dodging Don's uppercut)
*''"¿Has visto hombre? ¿Cómo enamoro a las chicas?"'' meaning "Have you seen it, man? How I make the girls fall in love with me?" (Contender intermission)
*''"¡Me has pillado!"'' meaning "You got me!" (After dodging Don's hook)
*''"Me llaman Don, Don Flamenco."'', meaning "They call me Don, Don Flamenco." (Title Defense Intermission)
**This line is likely a reference to ''[[wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]].''
*''"¡Mira esto!"'', meaning "Look at this!" (Before throwing his rampage uppercut)
*''"¡Mira, mira!"'', meaning "Look, look!" (Before throwing his rampage uppercut)
*''"¿No te parece que huelo *sniff* a victoria?"'' meaning "Don't you think I smell *sniff* like victory?" (Contender Intermission)
*''"¡Olé!"'', meaning "Bravo!" (A Spanish cheer, usually associated with bullfighting) (when throwing a hook)
*''"¡Perfecto!"'' meaning "Perfect!" (When Mac gets up from the canvas)
*''"¿Pero cómo...?"'', meaning "But how...?" (After dodging Don's jab)
*''"¡Por Carmen!"'', meaning "For Carmen!" (Title Defense win; Don makes his rose turn red afterwards with magic.)
*''"¿Será posible?"'', meaning "How can it be?" (After dodging Don's jab)
*''"¡Toma!"'', meaning ''"Take this!"'' (Title Defense, after hitting Mac)
*''"¡Toro!"'' meaning, "Bull!" (A taunt used in Spanish bullfighting) (Before throwing fast uppercut)
*''"¡Vamos, vamos!"'', meaning "Let's go, let's go!" (Taunting for making Mac punch)
*''"¡Venga, venga!"'', meaning "Come on, come on!" (Taunting for making Mac punch)
*''"¡Venga, venga! ¡Ja, ja, ja! ¿Qué pasa? ¿Quieres más?"'' meaning "Come on, come on! Ha, ha, ha! What's the matter? You want some more?" (When Mac gets knocked down)
*''"¡Venga, ven a por mí!"'', meaning "Come on, come at me!" (Taunting for making Mac punch)
*''"¡Uno, dos, tres!"'', meaning "One, two three!" (Before Rose Flurry)
*''"¡Uno, dos, tres, cuatro!"'', meaning "One, two, three, four!" (Before Title Defense Rose Flurry)
*''"¡Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco!''", meaning "One, two, three, four, five! (Before Title Defense Rose Flurry)

'''Doc Louis Tips'''
*''"Hey, Mac baby! Don Flamenco leaves himself open before he throws the uppercut! Take advantage of it, son!"''
*''"The belt's almost yours, son! No one expected you to make it this far, son! Let's give them a big surprise! Knock Flamenco out!"'' (Contender)
*''"Hey, Mac baby. Remind me to pick up some milk after the fight."''
*''"Be quick, Mac! Be quick! Get your body out of the way when he says 'OLÉ!'"''
*''"It takes two to Flamenco, baby. Don won't be able to get himself another dance partner after you're done with him!"''
*''"You got this, kid! You got it! It's time to take the title! Knock this sucker out, and hoarse his belt!"'' (Contender in Career)
*''"Toupee, or not toupee? That is the question."''
*''"You got to keep your feet moving, Mac. Take the lead, then dance away from Flamenco's counter."''
*''"Toe-to-toe, don't-cha-doe! Toe-to-toe, with Flamenco! You got it, baby! You got it!"''
*''"Every rose has a thorn, Mac! Be that thorn in Flamenco's side! Be there, baby!"''
*''"Challenge yourself, kid! Use your skills to avoid his hooks and you'll make him dizzy!!"''

==Rule Infractions==
As per the unified rules of boxing established by the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combat Sports:
*He wears a toupee. While he would be allowed to wear it in the Major Circuit, which is equivalent to medium circuit boxing, he also wears one in Title Defense, where he competes in the World Circuit, which is equivalent to big circuit professional boxing, where headgear isn't allowed.
**Even if he did wear the toupee in Contender Mode only, it is unstable, as evidenced by it leaving his head when he is hit, meaning his toupee isn't approvable.
*It's shown in Title Defense that Don Flamenco could have anger problems, especially if his toupee is knocked off. If he does, then he would not be allowed to compete in boxing until he has gotten his temper under control.
**Then again, he could be angry over the fact his toupee is ruined and he's passionate over it. In between rounds, he doesn't seem too angry about it either, suggesting showmanship.
**He could also be angry because his balding head was revealed in front of the entire audience, (possibly) including Carmen.
*In Title Defense mode, he wears black eyeliner around his eyes. This counts as face covering, which is not allowed as it can reduce damage done to the area covered by it.
*Don Flamenco breaks 10 (or 12) rules in regards to him using perfume:
**He sprays himself with perfume during his pre-round cutscene. Only certain solutions like liquid adrenaline can be applied to a boxer during intermissions.
**His perfume is an aerosol, and can disorient the opponent or make their gloves slide off him, making them do less damage.
**After spraying the perfume, he throws the bottle into the crowd, which counts as interfering with the crowd, which is not allowed.
**Since the perfume bottle is partly made of glass, it could endanger someone in the audience as the bottle soon breaks after he throws it into the crowd. Boxers cannot interfere with the crowd during fights and corner breaks, although the game didn't show if he actually got someone injured after throwing the bottle.
**He can also be heard spraying himself with perfume after he knocks down [[Little Mac]]. This counts as bringing a foreign object into the ring.
***Him spraying perfume in rounds counts as the use of a foreign object, which is a separate infraction.
**Even when his perfume bottle gets broken, he will bring another perfume bottle on the ring for the next round, meaning he actually brought 3 perfume bottles, and he would get 6 infractions for bringing and using 3 perfume bottles. Then, this also means he interfered with the crowd 2 times, and possibly endangered them 2 times.
*In his Title Defense intro, he throws his rose into somewhere. While boxers are allowed to bring roses into the ring as they're classed as respect, they are not allowed to do a bad action with roses as it's classed as being disrespectful.
**Additionally, there's a chance that the rose got thrown into the audience. This counts as interfering with the audience, which is not allowed, though it may have landed somewhere on the ring.
*Don tries to bait his opponent into hitting him. This counts as taunting, which is considered disrespectful and therefore not allowed, though this is decided by the referee.
**Also, this action can be considered prolonging the match, as he only starts attacking when Mac throws a punch at him at the start of a round, although he could just be fighting in the style of a counter puncher.
*For whatever reason during his Rose Flurry, rose petals seem to be falling out of his gloves. Assuming these rose petals exist (and aren't just a cartoony visual flourish) they could constitute illegally modified gloves and must be inspected by the referee, but given the ambiguity of their appearance, it remains unclear.
*His Spinning Backhand involves backhanding, which is an illegal maneuver.
**This move also has Don showing his back, which isn't allowed as this counts as throwing the match and boxers cannot punch the back of the opponent.
*In the Wii version, he throws his punches with theatrics. While a certain level of showmanship is allowed and even encouraged in boxing, excessive theatrics or unsportsmanlike conduct can result in infractions, including point deductions or disqualification, depending on the rules and discretion of the referee and the relevant athletic commission.

While his rose would count as a foreign object which is normally illegal, roses are allowed in boxing as they're classed as respect.

Don Flamenco has 16 infractions and 7 possible infractions.

==List of game appearances==
This is a list of game appearances for Don Flamenco. ''[[Punch-Out!! (series)|Punch-Out!!]]'' titles are in '''bold'''.
{| class="fandom-table"
!Title!!Year!!System!!Role
|-
|[[Punch-Out!! (NES)|'''''Punch-Out!!''''']]||1987||[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]||Opponent
|-
|[[Punch-Out!! (Wii)|'''''Punch-Out!!''''']]||2009||[[Wii]]||Opponent
|-
|{{W|NES Remix|''NES Remix 2'' and ''Ultimate NES Remix''}}||2014||{{W|Nintendo 3DS}}, {{W|Wii U}}||Opponent in mini-games
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''||2014||Wii U||Trophy
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''||2018||{{W|Nintendo Switch}}||Spirit
|}

==Trivia==
===General===
*Don Flamenco dodges and then counterattacks, akin to a real bullfighter.
*"Don Flamenco" has become a nickname for disgraced South Carolina governor [[wikipedia:Mark Sanford|Mark Sanford]], largely due to bearing a strong resemblance to Flamenco and having committed adultery with a Spanish-speaking woman. This was likely used as a reference to Don Flamenco's image as a ladies' man in the Wii version.
*Don Flamenco is known for being the fighter who has the fastest perfect time in both games he has appeared in, at [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKYXuuV5g0g 14.97 seconds on the NES] (though this only works the first time the player faces him), and at [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te3b436PSjA&t=1s 17.74 seconds on the Wii].

===Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!/Punch-Out!! featuring Mr. Dream===
*One of Don's quotes references the Star Wars franchise ("Flamenco strikes back" references "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Don" references "Return of the Jedi").
*Don Flamenco and [[Glass Joe]] are both missing a right part of their foot. The part of their foot is actually on the right side where a fan has their hand in the ring to hide the missing pixels of each character.
*During his intro, his rose will disappear when he throws his uppercut.
*Like [[Glass Joe]], he worries about his hair when he says, "People like my hair. Don't mess my hair." Glass Joe says, "Watch my jaw. Don't hit my jaw."
*Also like Glass Joe, he is from a country said to be of love. The difference is Glass Joe's relation is conformed to be stereotyped.

===Punch-Out!! (Wii)===
*It's assumed that his beloved Carmen is the woman he gives the rose to in his Contender mode bio. Carmen is also mentioned between rounds in the NES installment of Punch-Out.
*Interestingly, his montage in Contender mode shows how Mac can instantly knock down [[Bald Bull]] in all games in which he has appeared, by showing a bull getting knocked away by Don's hook.
*One of Doc Louis' quotes in Title Defense, "Toupee or not toupee? That is the question," is a pun on the Shakespeare line, "To be or not to be? That is the question."
*Don Flamenco refers to Mac with the informal second-person pronoun ''tú'' rather than the formal second-person pronoun ''usted''. The Spanish usually use the formal tense when speaking to someone with whom they are unfamiliar, which suggests that Don Flamenco has some contempt towards Mac. One of his lines ("Venga, venga!") is conjugated with ''usted'', but this is also a Spanish expression equivalent to "Come on!"
*It's possible to KO Don Flamenco without knocking off his toupee in Contender, but it doesn't have any effect on the animation.
**Notably, in the Contender Major Circuit screen, his toupee disappears as if he had lost it during the match, even if you did not knock it off.
*It's possible to punch Flamenco's toupee into pieces when KOing him in Title Defense. After knocking him down twice, if he hasn't lost his toupee, KOing him with a Three-Star Punch will break his toupee into pieces.
*In the Title Defense screen, after defeating Don Flamenco, he can be seen without his toupee trying to get his rose upright unsuccessfully.
*In Contender, despite what one of the game's challenges suggests, there are actually '''7''' star opportunities instead of 6 against him.
*Interestingly, in Mr. Sandman's Contender opening, Don has black hair like his appearance in Title Defense, but his gloves are red like his Contender appearance.
*Like [[Super Macho Man]], Don is seen as very popular with the ladies. However, the audience noticeably likes Don more than Super Macho Man and they still like him after he losses to [[Little Mac|Mac]] unlike Macho where they turn on him.
*During his KO/TKO animation in Contender mode, petals from his rose fall onto him when he falls down. However, this does not happen in Title Defense mode (possibly because the black rose has been withered). Don, Bear Hugger, and Great Tiger are the only characters to have different versions of their KO animations in Contender and Title Defense.
*Many aspects of Don Flamenco's character reference the French opera [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen ''Carmen'']. The opera centers around a love triangle of a Spanish Don, a bullfighter, and the titular gypsy woman. Don Flamenco's entrance music directly invokes this by using an excerpt of the overture.
*Don, in addition to Von Kaiser, are the only characters with altered win animations when they win the fight by decision. This is due to both the characters win animations' directly involving Little Mac on the ground knocked out.
*Like Great Tiger in Title Defense, Don Flamenco can be KO’d with 5 or 6 knockdowns in Title Defense match, depending on how Mac finishes him. 

==Gallery==
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Nes don flamenco.gif|NES portrait
Don Flamenco NES portrait.png|Ditto, but in PNG format
The don.png|One of his intro sprites in Punch-Out!! (NES)
Punch Out Pro's Corner.png|Two pages of Nintendo Fun Club News Issue 5.
Don flamencano.jpg|Don Flamenco giving a rose to who is (presumably) Carmen.
Don Flamenco Wii icon.png|Contender Wii icon
Don Flamenco TD Wii icon.png|Title Defense Wii icon
1026518-punch out wii wiki prop don flamenco 01 super.png
File:Sprite 10.png
Don Flamenco comic.jpeg|Official comic of Don Flamenco for Punch-Out!! (Wii)
Topps Tip Card (Don Sandman Kaiser Joe).png|Topps tip card illustration
</gallery>

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==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx3tRs8IGno Punch-out KO Don Flamenco in 15 seconds] at YouTube
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz1I2ETWim0 Punch-Out!! Wii - Don Flamenco - 0'17"86 (shunkalor)] at YouTube

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