User blog:Wassboss/Super Smash Bros Tournament Reboot: Mega Man vs Pac-Man



It's a battle between two more of the most iconic characters in video game history. Both are third party, both are the main heroes of two of the most important games in the whole industry but when blue meets yellow there won't be green. Fans have begged to see these two here for years but now it's time to see which one of these third party fighters can come first;

Mega Man: The Blue Bomber, fighting against the evil Dr. Wiley and his robotic minions.

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Pac-Man: The pellet munching, ghost fearing, fruit collecting yellow circle of death.

Who is deadliest.

Mega Man
"I'll keep on fighting for peace for both humans and robots!"

- Mega Man

Standard Moves
Neutral Attack: Fires three shots from his arm cannon.

Dash Attack: Boosts forwards while spinning, damaging whatever he touches.

Forward Tilt: Fires three shots from his arm cannon. (Identical to Neutral Attack)

Up Tilt: A jumping uppercut.

Down Tilt: Signature sliding kick attack.

Forward Smash: Charges up energy in his Mega Buster, before firing off a bigger and more powerful burst which travels a short distance.

Up Smash: Creates a powerful multi-hitting surge of energy above himself.

Down Smash: Plants both arm cannons into the ground, causing two flaming pillars to erupt from the ground either side of him.

Neutral Aerial: Identical to his neutral attack but in the air.

Forward Aerial: Summons a flame sword and swings it down in front of him.

Back Aerial: Swings his arm behind him, creating an energy trail behind him.

Up Aerial: Fires a small tornado above him. Draws in any opponent which touches it.

Down Aerial: Points his fist down and fires it as a short range projectile. Can meteor smash.

Throws: Mega Man grabs an opponent and does one of four throws; He throws the opponent forward. He turns around and throws the opponent behind him. He throws his opponent upwards. He throws his opponent downwards.

Link for more detailed stats and further standard moves:

http://www.ssbwiki.com/Mega_Man_(SSB4)#Moveset

Special Moves
Neutral Special: Metal Blade. Mega Man pulls out his infamous Metal Blade and throws it at an opponent. The blade can be thrown from 8 different directions and does multiple hits to an opponent. Minor damage and knockback.

Side Special: Crash Bomber. Mega Man fires a small sticky bomb which will latch onto any player or surface it touches, exploding a few seconds later. Can be transferred onto another opponent if they make contact with the stuck user. Does minor damage and medium knockback.

Up Special: Rush Coil. Mega Man calls upon his robot dog Rush to the battle. He then activates a coil which will launch Mega Man into the air. Does no damage and can be jumped on by an opponent.

Down Special: Leaf Shield. Mega Man creates a leaf shield around himself. These leaves can block up to 4 projectiles and can also be thrown as a long range weapon to do minor damage.

Final Smash: Mega Legends. Mega Man will fire a black projectile which will detonate after a making contact with an opponent or after a short while, creating a black hole that sucks any nearby opponents in. Mega Man will then summon multiple versions of himself, who charge their respective busters and fire simultaneously doing massive knockback and damage.

Pac-Man
"Waka Waka Waka Waka Waka"

- Pac-Man

Standard Moves
Neutral Attack: Punches twice, then performs a quick flip kick.

Dash Attack: Transforms into ball form and chomps while sliding forward.

Forward Tilt: Performs a side kick.

Up Tilt: Swings his head forward in a headbutt arc.

Down Tilt: Transforms into his ball form and chomps at a downward angle

Forward Smash: Shoot Blinky, the red ghost, forward.

Up Smash: Shoots Inky, the blue ghost, above his head.

Down Smash: Shoots Pinky and Clyde, the pink and orange ghosts, at either side.

Neutral Aerial: Spins around in his ball form.

Forward Aerial: Does an aerial roundhouse kick.

Back Aerial: Does a backwards Dropkick.

Up Aerial: Does a flip kick above himself.

Down Aerial: Stomps downwards multiple times.

Throws: Pac-Man grabs an opponent and does one of four throws; Throws the enemy forward. Spins twice and tosses the enemy the enemy. Tosses the enemy into the air. Transforms into his ball form and chomps on the grounded enemy

Link for more detailed stats and further standard moves:

http://www.ssbwiki.com/Pac-Man_(SSB4)#Moveset

Special Moves
Neutral Special: Bonus Fruit. Pac-Man will pull out a bonus item and cycles through them going through various items including; Cherry, Strawberry, Orange, Apple, Melon, Galaxian, Keys and Bell. Each one has various damage levels and various trajectories. A link to the various properties of each item is here.

Side Special: Power Pellet. Pac-Man deploys an 8-bit power pellet whose trajectory can be aimed either in front of him or in a rising trajectory. He will then transform into his ball form and follows the trail, doing damage to anyone who he connects with. Once he gets to the end of the trail he will do a powerful chomp, which does medium damage and high knockback.

Up Special: Pac-Jump. Pac-Man produces a trampoline to bounce on. Repeated bounces bring more height but after four bounces the trampoline disappears. Does no damage and can be jumped on by an opponent.

Down Special: Fire Hydrant. Pac-Man throws a fire hydrant below himself, doing medium damage to anyone it connects with. The Hydrant will then fire out two bursts of water either from the top or from either side depending on the position on Pac-Man. The water does no damage but will push any opponent (and Pac-Man himself) back.

Final Smash: Super Pac-Man. Pac-Man simultaneously eats a Power Pellet and a Super Pellet, which makes him transform him into his classic two-dimensional form and grow in size. Pac-Man can then move about the stage and any opponent who he manages to chomp will get dealt heavy damage and moderate knockback, becoming a pair of eyes. After a few moments they will transform back into their normal form, allowing Pac-Man to attack again.

X Factors
Strength: Mega Man=78/Pac-Man=74

Neither of these fighters show any great displays of strength in their fighting style. Mega Man wins out though because of his smash attacks which are very powerful and can do a large amount of damage. Pac-Man has some strong attacks as well but he often has trouble landing the finishing blow due to his attacks being overall weaker.

Speed: Mega Man=65/Pac-Man=65

Both of these fighters are about average in terms of speed, both in terms of attack speed and dashing. Pac-Man is slightly faster in terms of dashing but it's not by much and Mega Man's slightly faster projectile attacks balance this out.

Agility/Aerial Mobility: Mega Man=70/Pac-Man=80 

Mega-Man doesn't show a whole lot of agility in his attack style and in the air he is kind of clumsy, focusing on power rather than finesse. Pac-Man on the other hand shows a great deal of skill in the air and many of his moves combo into each other quite well, making him a formidable opponent in the air. On the ground his agility is about the same as Mega Man but it's his aerial ability that gives him the edge.

Close Quarters Combat: Mega Man=68/Pac-Man=85 

Pac-Man is a close range orientated fighter and his fighting style is based around getting up close to an opponent to do damage. He does have a few ranged options but for the most part he fights at a close range. Mega Man's move-set is made up almost entirely of ranged attacks and while these can be used in close quarters, they are much more effective for ranged combat and don't work as well in close range combat as standard melee attacks.

Ranged Combat: Mega Man=95/Pac-Man=70

Ranged combat is where Mega Man really comes into his element. As previously mentioned all but a couple of his standard attacks are ranged and this gives him a great deal of options to exploit from a distance, gradually wearing down the opponent to finish off with one his more powerful smash attacks. Pac-Man's Bonus Fruit gives him a decent ranged game but it's uses are fairly limited and it's only one move and Mega Man's Leaf Shield helps to nullify this further.

Killer Instinct/Brutality: Mega Man=60/Pac-Man= 70

Mega Man is a hero and while he often fights his way through bases teeming with enemies, they are almost always robots and so destroying them isn't the same as taking a human life. Pac-Man is really ruthless when you think about it, he spends most of his time eating anything he can, even chasing down Ghosts to devour when the opportunity arises.

Voting System/Notes
In order to counted as full votes must be at least 5 lines long or have been done in an edges format.

Anything less than 5 lines but which is competently argued and thought out will be counted as a half vote. I will inform anybody if their vote is considered a half vote and allow them to amend it to bring it up to a full point.

Irrelevant votes will not be counted at all.

Remember this tourny is based on the fighters on how they are portrayed in the smash bros universe so take that into consideration when you vote.

Attacks will only be as damaging as they are in the smash universe regardless on how powerful they are in the universe they are from.

Remember the moves listed are not the only moves the characters are using in this fight, they are merely there to make it easier for people to give edges if they so wish to. I have given a brief description of each standard and special move but have also linked to each characters respective move-set list for more detailed analysis if you so wish.