PAC-MAN (Super Smash Flash 2)

PAC-MAN is a veteran starter character in Super Smash Flash 2. He was initially revealed as a playable character on May 27, 2016, when videos and files from the game were leaked. He was officially confirmed on a special emergency Dev Blog, along with, on May 29, 2016. His appearance & moveset are based on his appearance, which takes references from PAC-MAN, PAC-LAND, and other NAMCO games.

Attributes
PAC-MAN currently places 14th in B+ tier in the tier list (as of version 1.1.0.1 of Beta), placing him in mid-low tier. PAC-MAN's special attacks are all very diverse and allow for different approaches & tricks. He has a unique projectile game with Bonus Fruit, which with the Fruit Catching technique (pressing attack right after throwing the fruit to catch it) allows for many offensive combos. PAC-MAN's Pac-Jump and Fire Hydrant give him many tricks when played with as they both have the ability to move opponents. PAC-MAN also has a chain grab & one of the best ledge traps in the game thanks to the fact he can combine Hydrant & Pac-Jump at any point (i.e. the ledge), making his edgeguarding game fantastic. PAC-MAN also has a fantastic out of shield game thanks to his neutral aerial, Pac-Jump, and his free usage of picked Fruits in Z-drops and throws

However, PAC-MAN has very notable flaws. His only consistent KO options are his raw smash attacks, Apple, Key, Hydrant, back throw, and neutral air. Some of these kill options are unreliable: the Apple only works at 130%~, the Key takes up good time to charge, the Hydrant projectile can be used against him, & his neutral air has to hit at the start of the attack. Following this, all of his special attacks can be used against him (Fruits can be intercepted mid-flight & Pac-Jump also allows PAC-MAN to plummet to his death when interrupted). PAC-MAN also has a situational grab despite it being better than Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U due to quicker execution & more active frames (even beyond the beam at times). It can be tediously slow at a distance, and it has ridiculous end lag making it risky and easily punishable, also making his chain grab situational. He has a rather big hurtbox, and combined with how most of his non-special attacks extend slightly from his body, he is easily maneuvered around.

PAC-MAN has issues when being counterplayed by opponents who know how he works & his tricks, which makes him rather inconsistent at Tournaments. PAC-MAN seems to struggle against most of the cast due to them being able to stop a lot of his traps from happening, rendering PAC-MAN as a less efficient character. PAC-MAN loses to a lot of faster characters who can rush him down easily & characters with disjoints due to his lack of them, making setups extremely hard.

PAC-MAN has a very small player-base due to how he requires a lot of tech-skill and is overall hard to play as. However, Kyoz has been shown to do very well with PAC-MAN along with causing a huge upset back in Gax Saga including taking out Gax himself (widely considered one of the best SSF2 Beta players as of right now). However, Kyoz has been mainly inactive outside of this. The only other notable PAC-MAN player may be Playridise, but it has been pretty debatable among certain players whether or not he deserves the recognition of second best PAC-MAN player due to his lack of consistent results that proves this claim despite there lacking any other notable PAC-MAN players.

Notable players

 * Kyoz
 * Playridise
 * Unkown7

Tier placement history
PAC-MAN placed 27th out of 39 characters in the previous SSF2 Beta tier list making him a mid-low Character in the 1.0.2 metagame. However he rose to becoming 24th out of 39 characters in C+ tier making him the 2nd highest placing Mid Tier character.

Trivia

 * PAC-MAN,, , , , , and are currently the only true "silent characters" in the game.
 * PAC-MAN was initially shown with a blue costume based on TURN-TO-BLUE ghosts in PAC-MAN during Super Smash Con 2016, but it was scrapped before Beta's release.
 * PAC-MAN's official pixel art is taken from his official poster from the Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U website.
 * The pose in his official artwork matches the pose in his PAC-MAN WORLD artwork.
 * During several animations, PAC-MAN emits sound effects drawn from games such as PAC-MAN, PAC-LAND, Galaxian, Galaga, and Mappy instead of vocalizing.
 * Many of his animations — such as his idle, walk, and jump — are based on PAC-LAND.