Any game that features combatants from around the world tends to play up the differences between cultures. The Mexican dude will probably have a luchador mask and love maracas, the Aussie wears a boomerang for a belt, stuff like that. It’s understandable to a certain degree, but we have to admit, Punch-Out!!, as a series, has a lot more (good natured) fun with stereotypes than any other game we can think of.
They say laughter is the best medicine, so what better way is there to sooth racial tensions than with friendly jabs at everyone’s equal expense?
Glass Joe
The French: Are wimpy cowards who love expensive coffee, fancy baguettes and apparently must live within 100 feet of the Eiffel Tower at all times.
Glass Joe has forever been the lamest boxer in the series. He can barely throw a punch, let alone win an actual fight (cowardly), and in his opening scene we see him sipping an elite-brewed cup of fancy coffee (probably way better than the swill we Americans are forced to drink).
In between rounds most of Joe’s comments are simply counting to 10 in French, likely because that’s all we learned about France in high school.
Above: You actually beat the croissants out of him
Tasteful French trivia: The world-famous Louvre museum (that houses works like the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo) has a cutoff date for its permanent collection. Nothing produced after 1848 will make it into this prestigious area. Modern exhibitions are still welcome, though temporarily.
I liked that list ^_^
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