| “ | I will not let you touch my beautiful, beautiful face. | „ |
| ~ Narcis Prince |
Narcis Prince made his only appearance in the SNES version of Super Punch-Out!! as the first boxer in the Special Circuit. He is a vain British ivy-leaguer. His name is a play on narcissist, and he is one of two boxers in the game to not have a palette swap (the other being Hoy Quarlow) and three overall (the third being King Hippo).
Appearances[]
Super Punch-Out!! (1994)[]
In the SNES version of Super Punch-Out!!, Narcis' normal fighting style is noticably more skillful than some of the earlier opponents, as he tends to balance defense with offense, dodging and blocking often, and is capable of countering failed attacks to his face.
Alongside his above-average defense, His standard punches are also reasonably powerful, and is also armed with a dangerous combo which consists of three very quick and powerful jabs to the face, which when all the jabs hit, can take off up to 3/5 of your boxer's health.
Narcis will always block punches to his face, however when he throws an uppercut, the player will then need to dodge and punch him in the stomach and will finally get the chance to punch his face. But after that, he will stumble away and become enraged. While angry, Narcis attacks in a blind rage, flinging punches recklessly. In this state, his face is open, which is helpful since face punches inflict a lot of damage to him. When he recovers before the 10 count, he may cover his face with his fists and an exclamation mark will appear over his head, afterwards, he shakes his head in order to snap out of his rage. However, his widened eyes and opened mouth are still visible during this stance. This indicates he has calmed down.
However, the price to pay is that his attacks become noticably faster and more powerful. If either boxer stays on their feet long enough, Narcis' corner man tells him to calm down after about 20 seconds, causing Narcis to return to his normal fighting stance.
When he knocks down his opponent, he leans against one of the corner posts whilst tapping his foot, waiting patiently for him to get back up. Narcis laughs at you if he wins by KO. If he wins by time up, he throws some punches.
Moves:
- Jab: Narcis throws one jab.
- Hook: Narcis does a hook which can hit high or low (high only when angry).
- Uppercut: Narcis Prince does an uppercut. If this is dodged and countered, it will result in a stun, opening his face for attack.
- Counter jab: Narcis dodges your body blow and quickly follows up with a jab. They become noticeably stronger when he is knocked down at least once and you have full health. He will also restore some of his health.
- Counter body blow: Narcis dodges your jab and quickly follows up with a body blow. They become noticeably stronger when he is knocked down at least once and you have full health. He will also restore some of his health.
- Triple Jab: Narcis Prince flickers, then does three powerful jabs. His face is open for attack before the move starts.
- "Stay calm, matey": When the cornerman says this, then the effects of Narcis Prince being hit in the face will be nullified.
Dizzy Knockdown: Narcis Prince get knocks silly by shaking his head. Hit him when he does that.
Opponent Debug Commands:
| A | B | X | Y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nothing on D-Pad | Left Uppercut | Left Jab | Triple Jab | Right Jab |
| Up | Right Uppercut | Left Jab (Left Hook if angry) | Triple Jab | Right Jab (Right Hook if angry) |
| Down | Right Uppercut | Left Body Blow | Triple Jab | Left Body Blow |
Rule Infractions[]
Despite being British, with his home country being the nation that created and perfected modern day boxing, Narcis does have a few infractions under his belt at the ripe age of 20.
As per the unified rules of boxing established by the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combat Sports:
- His attire violates 7 rules:
- Narcis wears two shirts. Since the Special Circuit is equivalent to big circuit professional boxing, he's not allowed to wear his vest and jersey as some torso coverings make it harder for the referee to identify low blows.
- Instead of boxing shorts, he wears basketball shorts. They are also skin-tight, which gives him another infraction.
- Instead of regular socks, he wears knee socks.
- Instead of boxing shoes or boxing boots, he wears jogging sneakers.
- Narcis's hair goes below his face. This counts as improperly styled long hair and he is at risk of having his hair obscuring his vision or getting removed by force.
- One of his dodges involves him spinning around, and he shows his back for a brief second while doing it. This counts as giving up (throwing the match) or prolonging the match (as boxers cannot hit the back of their opponent), which is not allowed.
- His boxing record is 12-3 meaning he only competed in 15 matches. Competing in big circuit professional boxing federations requires 20 matches participated in, meaning Narcis needs to compete in 5 more matches in order to compete in the Special Circuit, the World Circuit or any other big circuit class in the WVBA.
- He is shown to have anger issues, as shown when he gets angry every time he gets punched in the face, meaning he would not be allowed to compete unless he gets his temper under control.
Narcis Prince has 10 infractions.
Gallery[]
Quotes[]
- "I will not let you touch my beautiful, beautiful face." (first match)
- "I won't forgive you if you hurt my face. I just won't do it." (rematch)
- "Oh, you! You've punched me face. Come 'ere, now!!" (endgame)
- "Ouch!" (When hit with a KO punch)
- "Urrrgh!" (When hit in the face)
- "Owww!" (When knocked down)
- "Stay calm, matey" (Narcis' Corner Man, after Narcis remains angered for a set period of time without getting knocked out, causing him to return to normal)
- "He he he he heh!" (Victory by KO taunt)
List of game appearances[]
This is a list of game appearances for Narcis Prince. Punch-Out!! titles are in bold.
| Title | Year | System | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Punch-Out!! | 1994 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Opponent |
| Fight Night Round 2 | 2005 | GameCube | Opponent in the bonus game Super Punch-Out!! |
Trivia[]
- He is the only opponent in the Special Circuit who uses legal boxing moves (every single one of Hoy Quarlow's attacks is illegal, and The Bruiser Brothers smash the mat and hit with their elbows).
- Narcis Prince is the only Special Circuit contestant that receives a visible instruction from his cornerman.
- Narcis Prince is the third youngest boxer in the series, followed by Heike Kagero and Little Mac.
- His name, fighting style and mannerisms are loosely based on British boxer "Prince" Naseem Hamed.
- He claims that he doesn't like being hit in the face, which begs the question of why he even chose to become a boxer to begin with.
- The perfect time against Narcis Prince is 0'08"20 in the NTSC version, first achieved by Nolan414, and 0'08"32 in the PAL version, first achieved by Cranklinson.
- Narcis Prince has the lowest number of total fights (15) of any opponent in the series.
- The default names in Best Time for this opponent are:
- 1. Yas. (1' 32" 56)
- 2. SAKI (1' 44" 37)
- 3. Lamness (1' 53" 20)
- 4. Shige (2' 08" 09)
- 5. MATUBAR (2' 19" 11)
- 6. TAKO. A (2' 30" 00)
- 7. MIRROR (2' 41" 93)
- 8. ???????