| “ | You prob'ly got cheeseburgers in those gloves, have ya, Mac? | „ |
| ~ Aran Ryan |
| “ | Me sister hits harder than you, boy! | „ |
| ~ Aran Ryan |
| “ | Your wimpy little punches won't even faze me. | „ |
| ~ Aran Ryan |
Summary
Aran Ryan is a recurring character in the Punch-Out!! series, first appearing in the Super Nintendo version of Super Punch-Out!! in 1994. He hails from Dublin, Ireland, and according to his biography in his debut, he was subject to a lot of teasing in his grade school years because of the untraditional way his name was spelled. All this bullying shaped Aran Ryan into the scrappy boxer he is today, competing in the WVBA.
In his debut, Aran Ryan showed little personality other than his fighting prowess. However, when he returned in the Wii version of Punch-Out!!, Aran Ryan was redesigned a bit to be taller and slimmer. He also has a scrappier, almost psychotic look, and with a tendency to cheat to match. He will stuff horseshoes in his gloves, use headbutts and elbow strikes, and will even bring a weapon into the ring. Possibly as a result of this, Aran is very unpopular with the crowd, and they will constantly boo him, and even throw food at him in between rounds. However, he doesn't seem to mind, and even takes enjoyment in it.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 9-C | 9-B
Key: Super Punch-Out!! 1994 | Punch-Out!! 2009
Name: Aran Ryan
Origin: Punch-Out!!
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Classification: Boxer
Powers and Abilities: Peak Human Physical Characteristics, Skilled Boxer | Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Skilled Boxer, Weapon Mastery, Breaking the Fourth Wall (As shown here)
Attack Potency: Street level (Comparable to Little Mac) | Wall level (Superior to Don Flamenco, who casually sent a bull into the air with a single punch)
Speed: Superhuman | Superhuman with Subsonic reactions and combat speed (Superior to Piston Hondo. Fought on par with Little Mac)
Lifting Strength: Athletic Human | Athletic Human, possibly higher (Should be comparable in lifting strength to other boxers, as grappling is a small but important part of many boxing matches through techniques such as clinching)
Striking Strength: Street level | Wall level
Durability: Street level | Wall level (Can tank many hits from Little Mac)
Stamina: Unknown
Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with boxing glove on a rope
Standard Equipment: A boxing glove on a rope that acts as a flail
Intelligence: Average
Weaknesses: Shown to be cocky.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Overhand: Aran Ryan comes from the center before winding his right fist up followed with an overhead punch.
- Hook: Ryan comes from the opponents' right with a hook
- Uppercut: Ryan comes from the opponents' left with an uppercut.
- Counter-Uppercuts: Comes from 2 directions.
- Taunt: Stops to wipe his nose before approaching the opponent, taunting them to come at him.
- Headbutt: Ryan's Contender signature move. He'll jump back to the ropes in the back of the area, then launch at the opponent with a headbutt.
- Elbow Smash: A quick elbow smash that can be countered for a star.
- Rope Attack: Aran Ryan steps back pulls out his secret weapon: a boxing glove on a rope, acting as a flail. He swings it around two to four times to show the opponent which the order of his swings. He can swing the flail two different ways: horizontally and vertically. There are three variations of the attack, depending on how many times he's been knocked down. Before his first knockdown, he will do one horizontal swing and one vertical swing. Before his second knockdown, he will do two horizontal swings and one vertical swing. After his second knockdown, he will do two horizontal swings and two vertical swings. If all of the swings are successfully avoided, Ryan will scream in frustration, leaving him vulnerable.
- Desperate Attack: When knocked down, Ryan will use the flail to smack the opponent while heading to the floor.
Notable Matchups
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Discussions
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