Professor Pac-Man

Professor Pac-Man (パック教授 Pakku Kyōju), also known as Professor Pac, is a character in the Pac-Man series. First appearing in the arcade game Professor Pac-Man, Professor Pac-Man is an elderly professor of great knowledge, often helping the Pac-Man family during quests.
==History==
=== Professor Pac-Man ===
Main article: Professor Pac-Man (game)
In his first appearance, Professor Pac-Man runs a schoolhouse, quizzing his student (the player) on puzzling questions.
=== Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness ===
Main article: Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness
A holographic Professor Pac appears as a tutorial guide for Ms. Pac-Man on how to solve certain puzzles. He is also in the opening cinematic, in which he gives Ms. Pac the Pactrometer.
=== Pac-Man World series ===
====Pac-Man World====
Main article: Pac-Man World
In Pac-Man World, Professor Pac is captured by Toc-Man, and must be rescued by Pac-Man. His role is reprised in the game's 2022 remake, Pac-Man World Re-Pac.
====Pac-Man World 2====
Main article: Pac-Man World 2
Professor Pac appears in the intro, informing Pac-Man about Spooky's antics the previous night. He sends Pac-Man off to defeat Spooky and reclaim the Golden Fruit.
=== Pac-Man: Adventures In Time ===
Main article: Pac-Man: Adventures in Time
In Pac-Man: Adventures in Time, Professor Pac talks with Pac-Man at the beginning of some levels, teaching him the game's mechanics. In the introduction, he calls Pac-Man on a television and warns him about Mollusc and his plan. He is also a playable character in the multiplayer modes.
=== Pac-Man Pinball Advance ===
Main article: Pac-Man Pinball Advance
In Pac-Man Pinball Advance, Professor Pac creates the Pac-Finder, a machine capable of finding the lost residents of Pac-Land that were kidnapped by the Ghost Gang.
===Pac-Man Pop!===
Main article: Pac-Man Pop!
In Pac-Man Pop!, Professor Pac guides the player through the tutorial levels. He did not appear in the initial release - he was added in a later app revision.
=== Minecraft x Pac-Man ===
Main article: Minecraft x Pac-Man
Professor Pac-Man appears as a playable character in Minecraft's Pac-Man DLC.
=== Pac-Man Museum + ===
Main article: Pac-Man Museum +
Professor Pac appears in Pac-Man Museum+ as an NPC and a collectable figure.
== Appearance ==
Professor Pac appears as an older gentleman with a white mustache. He wears glasses, and is always seen wearing a professor hat. He is often carrying a book around as well. Originally he did not have the mustache; it was added in Pac-Man World.
==Trivia==
*The Japanese website for Pac 'n Roll implies that Pac-Master is Professor Pac-Man in his youth. This would also mean that Professor Pac is the father of Ms. Pac-Man.
*The character Sir Cumference from Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures is similar in nature to Professor Pac-Man, both being elderly geniuses who help Pac-Man out.
*In some Pac-Man media, Pac-Man wears a professor hat (generally in tutorial or history sections), possibly referencing Professor Pac-Man. Notable examples include Pac-Pix and the PlayStation 1 Namco Museum titles.
*In Pac-Man Museum+ and Pac-Man World Re-Pac, Professor Pac is given rounded cuffs on his boots. This could possibly be a reference to Pac-Man's US design during the 90s.
*Professor Pac-Man is effectively the only Midway-era Pac-Man character to have seemingly no legal issues in the present day; not being renamed or “replaced” with a similar character, as the remaining Midway cast has been (in titles such as Pac-Man Museum +).
**While it is unclear exactly why this is, it may have to do with alleged prior litigation regarding the Professor Pac-Man arcade game itself (between Midway and two industry veterans, Johnny Lott and Ed Adlum). It is possible that during this case, it was ruled that Midway/Namco properly owned the character; but due to limited information on the case, this cannot be confirmed.
== Gallery ==
Professor pac-man.png|Professor Pac-Man
Professor2.jpg|Professor Pac-Man
File:Professor Pac-Man Render png.png|Pac-Man World
Mpmmm-prof.png|Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness
Pacman-world-2-prima-scan-professor-pac.png|Pac-Man World 2
Img chara professor.png|Pac-Man World Re-Pac
File:Pac man world re pac professor pac sticker.gif|Pac-Man World Re-Pac
File:Pac man world re pac phone wallpaper professor pac.jpg|Pac-Man World Re-Pac
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