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| “ | ............ | „ |
| ~ Nick Bruiser |
Nick Bruiser made his only appearance in the SNES version of Super Punch-Out!! as the main antagonist and final opponent in the Special Circuit. He is the older Bruiser brother, but similarly monstrous in appearance.
Appearances[]
Super Punch-Out!! (1994)[]
Nick Bruiser is the older brother of Rick Bruiser. He is the Special Circuit champion and the final antagonist in the SNES Super Punch-Out!! game. Nick Bruiser has lost only one match against Glass Joe due to a freak accident. He has fought his brother Rick Bruiser once before and came out victorious; that being Rick's only loss, though Rick claims he let Nick win.
As the final boxer in the game, Nick has extremely high power and defense (which gets higher as time progresses). Like his brother, Nick has the ability to incapacitate Little Mac's hands for a short period of time. He has an extremely devastating jab combo consisting of six jabs and six body blows. Even when successfully blocked, these punches will still damage the player.
Nick seems to take boxing much more seriously than his twin brother and it shows in his no-nonsense fighting style. Unlike his brother, Nick does not cheat nearly as often, only hitting Little Mac with his elbow after an uppercut if he lasts long enough in the fight. He will also jump back before leaping forwards into the air for an instant-knockdown hay-maker, followed by two high hooks if you dodge it. If he wins by KO, he will slowly walk to the center of the mat, look straight, pound his chest and look down. If you run out of time, he will slowly walk away to his corner, as he grunts.
Instant KO Trick:
- When Nick performs his jumping hay-maker (followed by two high hooks), he can be knocked down by performing a perfectly timed uppercut or jab when he is about to land (small timing window).
Attacks:
- Jab: A simple jab that is cancelable.
- Hook: A hook that similar to Rick's but faster and shares the same dodge mechanic. This can be blocked and canceled
- High Hook: He will use a hook aimed at the player's face. This can be blocked and canceled and is slower than Rick's and has no dodge.
- Double Uppercut: Nick ducks down and uses use an uppercut doing about half damage Can be canceled but not blocked. The left version is only after his long jab combo and has a tighter cancel window.
- OHKD Jumping Haymaker: Nick will go to the back and jump at the player with an auto-knockdown punch. Must be dodged or counterpunched. Will be followed by two high hooks that must be ducked.
- Cannon combo: He will make a noise that sounds like a cannon while running on the spot and then he will use body blows and jabs. These punches deal some damage even if blocked. You can counter this, but the timing is very strict.
- Power Punches: Nick will throw quick and powerful punches. They are thrown in the first 25 seconds of the fight. He can do a jab or body blow (it is random which one is thrown) that will do major damage to the player. These can be canceled.
- Shuffle Uppercuts: Nick will shuffle his feet (similar to Mr. Sandman's move), He will then briefly wait and throw 2 uppercuts. Unlike Super Machoman these will not combo you if hit. Cannot be blocked.
- Arm Disable: Similar to Rick Bruiser's arm disable but faster, the arm is disabled longer, and Nick can have both of the player's arms disabled at the same time. Must be dodged to the opposite side.
Dizzy Knockdown:
- He will slide back, stabilize himself, and walk to the center of the ring. Before he reaches you, punch him
Opponent Debug Commands:
| A | B | X | Y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nothing on D-Pad | Left Uppercut | Left Hook | Right Uppercut | Right Hook |
| Up | Double Uppercut | Left Jab | Jumping Haymaker | Right Jab |
| Down | Power Body Blow | Left Body Blow | Power Jab | Right Body Blow |
Rule Infractions[]
As per the unified rules of boxing established by the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combat Sports:
- His age and nationality are unknown, meaning he did not obtain a legitimate boxing license.
- His jumping hook is illegal as the height of the jump is too high for it to be approvable, including the fact that jumping attacks are illegal.
- Upon him jumping in the air, he shows his back. This counts as throwing the fight, which is not allowed.
- When he gets back up, he is seen hitting his head. This could count as self-harm, which isn't allowed, even though it doesn't affect him at all.
- However, it's possible he could just be doing this to regroup himself.
- This would count as 2 infractions as it's also seen as throwing the fight, though it is hard to count.
- While Nick uses this move less, he has an elbow smash where he disables Mac's hands much like Rick's move.
Nick Bruiser has 5 infractions and 2 possible infractions.
Gallery[]
Quotes[]
- "............" (first match)
- "Don't EVEN try..." (rematch)
- "I'm so ashamed. How could I suffer such total defeat???" (endgame)
- "Oh!" (When countering one of his attacks or via rapid punch)
- "Eugh!" (When hit with a KO Punch)
- "Ruagh!" (Upon knocked down)
- "Har!" (Time Up taunt)
List of game appearances[]
This is a list of game appearances for Nick Bruiser. 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[]
- Unlike most fighters, Nick doesn’t have a cornerman yell signals to throw certain attacks or to do specific things.
- An issue of Nintendo Power Magazine said that Glass Joe's one canonical victory was a freak accident during a bout with Nick Bruiser. Despite this, Nick's canonical record in Super Punch-Out!! is undefeated at 42-0, this could be because since it took place after the series.
- He is the only fighter in the special circuit that does not laugh when the player loses to him by KO.
- Nick is the one of the two champions in the entire game that has a known KO strategy, the other being Super Macho Man.
- In the Best Times for Nick Bruiser, someone with a name referencing Glass Joe is in 8th place.
- When dizzy, his animation is similar to Bob Charlie's animation, but he takes longer to get back in the ring than Bob.
- He is the only circuit champion in Super Punch-Out!! that does not originate from an earlier game.
- The perfect time against Nick Bruiser is 0'07"52 in the NTSC version, first achieved by zallard1, and 0'07"49 in the PAL version, first achieved by MeLeeak.
- Nick Bruiser is not only the lightest champion in the game, but is also the lightest final boss in the entire series.
- The default names in Best Time for this opponent are:
- 1. Macotto (1' 41" 06)
- 2. Hiro (1' 53" 34)
- 3. COCOA (2' 06" 88)
- 4. HITOMI (2' 14" 09)
- 5. TOKIMER (2' 26" 56)
- 6. KIRICCO (2' 39" 12)
- 7. G. Joe (2' 47" 43)
- 8. ???????