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Aran Ryan^[a] is a fictional Irish boxer from Nintendo's Punch-Out!! video game series. He first appeared in the Super Nintendo game Super Punch-Out!! in 1994, and most recently appeared in the Wii installment of Punch-Out!!. He was originally designed by Makoto Wada in Super Punch-Out!!, but was redesigned by Eddie Visser for Punch-Out!! on the Wii. He is voiced by Stephen Webster in the Wii game.

Aran is the lowest ranked boxer in the World Circuit in both games he appears in. He was a standard and average boxer in the SNES installment, but infamously became the biggest cheater in the entire series in the Wii installment. In the Wii installment, he was aggressive, psychotic, and brash, a stark contrast to his SNES counterpart. Aran is considered one of the most memorable characters in Punch-Out!! due to his insane personality and cheater persona. Aran also has many references to the luck of the Irish, such as the number 7, where when Aran gets knocked down, he gets up at the count of 7 no matter what, the horseshoes he puts in his gloves, and the four-leaf clover on the waistband of his shorts are all common symbols of good luck in Ireland.

Aran Ryan is a 23-year-old Irish middleweight boxer who was born in Dublin. He stands at 185.42 centimeters (6'1") and weighs in at 72.5748 kilograms (160 lbs.). His boxing record is 18 wins and 10 losses.^[1]

He is the lowest ranked opponent in the World Circuit in both Super Punch-Out!! and Punch-Out!! (2009).^[1] In the SNES installment, he was a pallet swap of Piston Hurricane and shared many similar moves,^[2] but in the Wii installment, he used several dirty moves like headbutts and elbows, and he’s the only boxer in the game that can only be stunned by counter punching.^[3]

Aran was designed by Eddie Visser for Punch-Out!! (2009).^[4] Aran was voiced by Stephen Webster in the Wii game;^[5] he is extremely sporadic and hyperactive about fighting, often encouraging Little Mac to keep hitting him and often having heated battles with the crowd. Next Level Games gave Aran a huge change in personality in the Wii game, being described as the game’s "resident hooligan".^[6] In discussing Aran Ryan's fighting style, Will Herring of GamePro described it as being momentum-based.^[7]

Aran Ryan’s debut was in Super Punch-Out!! on the SNES released in 1994. In this game, he is portrayed as much more sedate and standard, with almost no infractions. He was also apparently bullied in school due to the unusual spelling of his first name.^[8] Aran Ryan’s most recent appearance was in Punch-Out!! released for the Wii in 2009, and he is the only new boxer to return from Super Punch-Out!!^[1] With Bear Hugger originating from the Super Punch-Out!! arcade game released in 1984. The Wii Punch-Out!! has a mode called "Title Defense" which featured a more difficult version of Aran Ryan among other opponents. In this mode, after Aran Ryan damaged his gloves, he gets some new gloves that are similar to the gloves Little Mac wore in the Minor Circuit, however, Aran discovers a rope in the trash can and decided to fashion his old boxing glove into a mace, using the mace in battle.^[3]

Aran Ryan was well-received upon his return in Punch-Out!! being infamous for his vast use of cheating. In 2021, a viral YouTube video titled "Which Punch Out!!! Boxer is the Biggest Cheater?" was uploaded, counting all of the infractions of each opponent in the game, concluding that Aran Ryan has the most infractions in the game with over 19.^[9] Initially, Kevin Wong of Kotaku was skeptical about Aran Ryan’s return, stating “When he was announced for the Wii, my first response was skepticism. Why, out of all the colorful boxers from the past games, were they going with this guy?” However, he was pleasantly surprised with Aran Ryan’s portrayal, stating that “Nintendo’s developers knew what they were doing. They reinvented him as a scrappier, angrier, dirtier brawler, who packed horseshoes in his gloves, headbutted you from the ropes, and always got up at the count of 7. Luck of the Irish indeed.”^[10] Johnathan Balofsky of Real Otaku Gamer chose Aran Ryan as his second favorite Punch-Out!! character, only behind Mike Tyson himself. Johnathan really appreciated the fact that they turned a boring and generic character into a standout one in the Wii version, stating, "He went from a character that was just kinda there in the SNES game to THE breakout character of the game."^[11]

Aran Ryan’s Irish characteristics and stereotypes have been discussed by critics. Brett Elston of GamesRadar commented that his uncontrollable rage, his disposition to cheating, his love for fighting, and his penchant for adorning his clothing with four leaf clovers was a strong stereotype of the Irish people. They added other qualities of Irish stereotypes, which includes red hair and excitability.^[12] GameSpot editor Tom Mc Shea described Aran Ryan as a crazed Irishman, stating that he has no qualms of using his head to attack. ^[13]