Cuphead (Character)

==Summary==
Cuphead is the titular main protagonist of an indie game baring the same name. He and his younger brother, Mugman, go on a winning spree at the craps table. Once the Devil joined the fray, he made a bet with the two brothers; if they won, they get all the loot in the casino, but if they lose, the Devil takes their souls. Cuphead, blinded by greed, rolls a snake eyes, losing the bet. Cuphead and Mugman, begging for their lives, talk the Devil into an alternative, so then the two of them go on a quest to collect the soul contracts of the Devil's debtors by midnight.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | | At least , likely 
Key: Early Game (Inkwell Isle I) | Mid Game (Inkwell Isle II/III) | End Game/DLC (Inkwell Hell/The Delicious Last Course)
Name: Cuphead
Origin: Cuphead
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown (Shown to gamble in a casino, though he is still possibly a child)
Classification: Anthropomorphic cup
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Flight, Explosion Manipulation and Transformation (Can turn into a Super Bomb and blow up on foes, unarmed by his own explosion, and also shoot bombs), Size Manipulation (Can shrink to avoid bullets), minor Power Nullification, Resurrection and Non-Physical Interaction (Still capable of Parrying. Can harm Hilda Berg while she is made of cloudsCuphead (2017) - Hilda Berg)
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Attack Potency: Wall level+ (Defeated Goopy Le Grande, who is capable of attacking with this much strength) | Small Building level+ (Can smash huge column pieces. Elder Kettle noticed that his strength was increasingCuphead (2017) - Inkwell Isle II) | At least Multi-City Block level (Comparable to Chef Saltbaker, who destroyed the inside of his massive basement), likely Small City level (Can fight and defeat the mountain-sized giant Glumstone, as well as the Devil, who was implied to be strongerCuphead (2017) - The Delicious Last Course (2022))
Speed: Subsonic (Comparable to Goopy Le Grande, who can attack this fast), at least Supersonic flight speed (Cuphead's plane can fly at least this fast) | Transonic combat and movement speed, Supersonic movement speed in short bursts and Supersonic+ attack speed (Superior in speed to cannonballs), at least Supersonic flight speed | Transonic combat and movement speed, Supersonic movement speed in short bursts and Supersonic+ attack speed, at least Supersonic flight speed
Lifting Strength: Unknown, likely Below Average Human (Due to small size)
Striking Strength: Wall level+ | Small Building level+ | At least Multi-City Block level, possibly Small City level
Durability: Wall level+ | Small Building level+ | At least Multi-City Block level, possibly Small City level
Stamina: Superhuman (Fought almost 30 different bosses and through several stages all in one day with no signs of exhaustion. Can fight at cloud height without experiencing symptoms from oxygen rarefactionCuphead (2017) - Grim Matchstick)
Range: Tens of Meters, higher with Plane
Standard Equipment: Equipment: Two Shots, two Charms and one Super Art out of the following.
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|-|Shots=
*Shots: Energy attacks usually rapid-fired from Cuphead/Mugman's finger. Each, at the expense of some of the same energy that is used to cast Supers, can shoot a more powerful "EX" attack.
**Peashooter: A straight rapid fire attack. Average power. 
***Mega Blast (EX): A large energy ball is shot forward.
**Spread: A rapid-fire shot that shoots a fan of five bullets at once, though with limited range. Very powerful if all hit. 
***Eight Way (EX): Cuphead/Mugman shoots eight large Spread bullets, one in each cardinal and diagonal direction.
**Chaser: A rapid-fire, somewhat low power homing shot.
***Chaos Orbit (EX): Spawns several larger Chaser shots that orbit around Cuphead/Mugman.
**Lobber: A shot type that fires slower than Peashooter, and is affected by gravity, but bounces off the ground and deals more damage.
***Kablooey (EX): Shoots a massive Lobber shot.
**Charge: The only shot type that doesn't rapid-fire. Instead, it builds up power, to release into a single, super-powerful shot.
***Radial Barrage (EX): A somewhat short-range but powerful explosion.
**Roundabout: After crossing a certain distance, these disk-shaped shots come back like a boomerang. 
***Jumbo Rebound (EX): Shoots a buzzsaw-like massive Roundabout shot.
**Crackshot: Shoots straight energy shots that after a distance break into weaker projectiles that re-aim at foes. 
***P. Turret (EX): Summons a UFO that shoots energy blasts at foes.
**Converge: Full-screen, piercing 3-way shot. The user can narrow the shot spread by aiming more carefully. 
***Electro-Bolt (EX): A large, instant beam of electricity.
**Twist-Up: A rapid-fire tornado shot that arcs upwards. Average damage. 
***Cyclone Spiral (EX): Summons a bigger cyclone that briefly spins around the area in an increasing radius before leaving.
|-|Super Arts=
*Super Arts 
**Energy Beam: A devastating horizontal attack spills from the user's head.
**Invincibility: The user crosses the astral plane to briefly become invincible.
**Giant Ghost: The user attacks with their spirit and body at once shaping the former into a muscular body that delivers a lariat.
|-|Charms=
*Charms: Charms up to Whetstone are available to the first keys, while Astral Cookie and onward are exclusive to the Delicious Last Course. 
**Heart: Adds an additional hit point but lightly weakens attack power.
**Smoke Bomb: The user will not take damage during a dash, becoming briefly intangible as they do.
**P. Sugar: The first parry move per jump is automatic.
**Coffee: Super meter continuously fills, in addition to what would normally be earned by dealing damage.
**Twin Heart: Adds two additional hit points but weakens attack power.
**Whetstone: The first parry of each jump doubles as a damaging axe attack.
**Astral Cookie: Play as Ms. Chalice and gain access to her moveset.
**Heart Ring: Restores one HP for the first, third, and sixth parry.
**Broken Relic: A simple bauble of unknown origin. Can be "upgraded" into the Cursed Relic by defeating a certain boss. 
***Cursed Relic: A jinxed curio that reduces the wearer's HP to 1 and randomizes Shot types every time they begin shooting. Can be upgraded into Divine Relic by defeating enough bosses. 
****Divine Relic: A wondrous talisman that grants the abilities of Smoke Bomb, Whetstone, and Heart Ring, as well as an improved version of Coffee's, and switches Shot types every time they begin firing.
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Intelligence: Above Average (Outsmarted someone smart enough to build gigantic robots and the devil himself)
Weaknesses: Greedy (Willingly gambled his soul in a game with the Devil for all the money in the Casino), attacks are almost entirely range based, size manipulation only works on himself, cannot be revived without the presence of Mugman
Note: The amount of coins available by the end of each isle in the main game is respectively 15, 28, 39 and 40. This is important because items can only be bought from the shop in order, and as such, not all of them are available to the earlier keys. The total cost of all weapons/charms is 20/20, though 8/5 can be saved by never buying the most expensive one available. As a result, the Charm "Twin Heart" (Total coin amount needed: 18) is not available to Cuphead/Mugman in the first island. All weapons and other charms can be purchased by then. Note that Delicious Last Course weapons are only available in that DLC.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Charizard (Pokémon) Charizard's Profile (Speed was equalized, starting distance was 20 meters, End Game Cuphead and Charmander were used)
Garnet (Multiversus) Garnet's Profile (Early Game Cuphead used, speed was equalized, and starting distance was 20 meters)
Asgore Dreemurr (Undertale) Asgore's Profile (Mid Game Cuphead was used. Location was the Barrier and starting distance was 10 meters. Speed was equalized)
Beebo (Robot 64) Beebo’s Profile (Mid-Game Cuphead was used. Both started 5 meters apart in Inkwell Hell and speed was equalized)
Losses:
Inkling (Splatoon) Inkling's Profile (Both were 9-B and speed was equalized)
Inconclusive:
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