Ring King

Created: 2013-04-10 12:38 -07:00 | Views: 36

"Great Scott!"



Whenever a fighter gets punched, his hair would poof out somewhat, denoting shock. This is particularly noticeable when seeing the character's face as he gets punched as the hair poofs out behind him. This, coupled with the gray hair of one of the boxers, made Adam and Josh think of Doc Brown from the Back to the Future movies, causing them to either call out "Marty!" or "Great Scott!" as the boxer got punched, in reference to Doc Brown's lines from the films.

Gobbling



Whenever the two fighters clinch, Adam and Josh imitate a turkey gobble. The reason why is lost to time. Not knowing the official term for this at the time, they called this term "gobbling", hence the sound.

Powerhouse



Due to the difficulty of the game, Josh attempted to psyche himself up before enduring each match. During one match, where he was losing, he started intentionally swirling around the other player, throwing random punches and calling himself "a powerhouse". Ultimately, he lost the fight, but a new phrase was born. Later on, he used a password which enabled him to have 99 points to spend on his three attributes. Putting the majority of them into power, he considered himself to be a true powerhouse now, even though he lost the ensuing fight anyway, much to his frustration.

Slobes



The third boxer in Training Mode is named B. SOTHPA. He has very pale skin that takes on a slight bluish tint due to the pale blue of his outfit. Because of his pale skin, Josh immediately assumed the fighter to be Slavic, and spontaneously called him "Slobey", after the former president of Serbia, Slobodan Milosevic. During the fight, Slobey (or "Slobes", as Josh also called him) became Josh's arch rival. Upon beating Slobey, Josh acted as if his next opponent had done wrong by Slobey, causing Josh to feel the need to avenge him, shouting "This one's for Slobes!" The hypocrisy was not lost on Josh.

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