#giga mac

[sugary-chips]

its punch out wiis birthday today,,

Wouldve drawn something special but its 2 late now soo uhh uhh giga mac with birthday hat

Happy 17th little angel (gets pummeled to death)

[commandersilly]

"reverted a few generations and got turned into a caveman" -my friend about Giga Mac

[cofa]

Giga Mac is just one of those thing about Punch Out I saw before getting interested in it; I still don't know what that was about

Why does mac have a beast mode and why is it only a thing for a 2 player mode? Like huh???? Must of been a late addition to make that mode any sort of interesting. It also has be non canon because this was not a thing Mac unleashed when dealing with men many times his size. I am still baffled by this thing to this day

[skymacaroon]

What a peculiar night

[foundfamily-connoisseur]

Uhhhh lower effort but it wasn't leaving me alone: My take on Giga Mac 😋

Basic info:

Mac doesn't remember or know how he obtained this form. At best he remembers the feeling of restrains on his wrists and ankles and the stabbing of needles, but nothing else.

It usually occurs when in a fight when he's badly injured and his brain enters "fight or flight" mode: it chooses fight. The biggest downside to this is that this is no longer a fight for the title, but for survival(ie to the death).

While there's the bonus of added strength and stamina, it comes at the expense of his mental: basically he becomes more of a wild animal. He can understand basic human speech but he can't talk, resorting to vocalizations(no sign language either so good luck with that)

Retractable claws: he has em. Id probably make him more fucked up tbh but I wanted to keep it low-key since he still gotta throw hands and claws don't rlly let you curl your hands into fists.

Transformation: painful, he can feel his bones snapping as everything shifts into place. It takes about a minute, maybe less. The longer he stays like that, the more beast like he gets, and the harder it is to get him back to normal.

The 1st Hour: absolutely vital, transformed and post transformation. Mac isn't meant to stay transformed for long, so try to get him back to normal within the first hour, or complications will arise (heightened aggression, more animal characteristics, loss of sanity, etc). The longest he's stayed transformed was 2 hours, and it's something no one wants to see again.

Post transformation: the most crucial. He's at his most sensitive and therefore most volatile. Small things can set him off, bringing you back to square one with Gigamac. Avoid anything that would annoy him normally, as even the sound of a radiator can get him back to the snarling beast.

He also retains some traits from transforming. He already has slightly longer canines than average, but freshly transformed all his teeth are sharp. He doesn't have traditional claws, but his nails are still sharp and pointed. The only thing that sticks is the hair, which he usually just cuts off and calls it a day.

Getting him back: there's two main ways to do it: exhaustion and pacifying. Exhaustion is the easiest method, as it usually just ends up with the bigger, tougher boxers to either just Duke it out literally or hold him down as he thrashes till he tires himself out. Pacifying usually just resorts to being like 🍔🥺 "quieres?". Much harder to do but it's what the boxers and Doc try to do first, cuz naturally no one is comfortable pinning down the 17 year old as he screams like a banshee.

Recovery: as stated, the transformation takes an absurd toll on Mac, knocking him out for the day. While he's never been out for longer than 3 days(which was already scary enough that Doc Louis right about had a heart attack), it's still something to worry about. When hes out, he's out and essentially nothing will wake him up.

And yeah I just think Giga Mac as a concept is pretty neat

[cicicookie12]

Giga Mac.

I love this character, Mac is my boy, but I'm just saying... Giga Mac... Angst Potential, we love to see it.

[thinkkirby2]

Uh Oh! I seem to have found a few Punch-Out!! Fans' POV of Mac's Lore! (Art + Gamma Light and a Hulk-Like Eye)

I know I couldn't think of a better drawing of Little Mac's Origins, yet this here is deep as other fan's Mac Backstory. I'm impressed about these Theories trying to understand Nintendo's Low Tier yet Special Fighter with a hulking Power within. Whether if he is a kid with a Special kind of Courage, or if he's Taken/Ran away from his parents.

There's a lot of Origin Ideas for Little Mac or Giga Mac, but sometimes in the end it doesn't matter what it was to other fans. Yes, I got Inspired by Bruce Banner/Hulk/Monster Hulk from Marvel Rivals.

[11loco]

Giga Mac