Nick Bruiser

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Nick Bruiser
Statistics
Nickname	The Bruiser Brothers (When combined with Rick Bruiser)
Name (Japanese)	ニック・ブルーザー (Nikku Burūzā)
Rated at	210 lbs. (95 kg)
Age	??
From	???
Stance	Southpaw
First appearance	Super Punch-Out!! (February 1994)
Boxing Record
Rank	Special Circuit Champion
Total fights	42
Wins	42
Losses	0 (1 out of game)

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.

Unsurprisingly, as the final boxer in the game, Nick has extremely high power and defense. 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.

Attacks:

• Low Hook: Nick does this attack that looks like swinging. You can counter it by hooking it in its direction.
• High Hook: Nick does this after you've successfully dodged his quick haymaker. You can duck to dodge this.
• Uppercut: Nick does an uppercut that hits twice.
• OHKD Jumping Haymaker: Nick will jump back before leaping forwards into the air for an instant-knockdown hay-maker, followed by two high hooks if you dodge it.
• Jab Combo: He will make a noise that sounds like a cannon while running on the spot and unleashing six alternating jabs and body blows, ending in a delayed uppercut. 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).
• Running Uppercuts: Nick will run in place, and throw two uppercuts.
• Arm Disable: Similar to Rick Bruiser's arm disable, except the arm is disabled longer, and Nick can have both of the player's arms disabled at the same time.

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.
• He uses elbow smashes in the ring, which are heavily illegal as they are not moves performed with the clenched fist.
• His jumping hook is illegal as the height of the jump is too high for it to be approvable.
  • Upon him jumping in the air, he shows his back. This counts as throwing the fight, which is not allowed.

Nick Bruiser has 4 infractions.

Gallery

Profile poster

Nick Bruiser's taunt.

Quotes

• "............" (first match)
• "Don't EVEN try..." (rematch)
• "I'm so ashamed. How could I suffer such total defeat???" (endgame)
• "Eargh!" (When hit with a KO Punch)
• "Ruagh..." (Upon knocked down)
• "Har!" (Time Up taunt)

Trivia

• 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.