Namco Roulette

Namco Roulette (, Namco Horoscope) is Pac-Man's up taunt.
==Overview==
Pac-Man summons a sprite and associated sound clip from one of Namco's other games. It is one of very few taunts with a random element, and the selection includes a wide range of characters and objects from across Namco's history.
 and both have exclusive sprites in each version; for 3DS includes the King from King & Balloon and a vulnerable ghost from Pac-Man, while for Wii U includes Valkyrie from Valkyrie no Densetsu, the Runner from Metro-Cross, and Andor Genesis from Xevious. All of the sprites from both for 3DS and for Wii U appear in Ultimate, with the addition of Heihachi Mishima from Tekken and The Prince of All Cosmos from Katamari Damacy.
===List of Namco Roulette sprites===
Character 	Image 	Appears in	Sound	Game 	Description
Galaxip 	rowspan=2	 	 	rowspan=2	
Galaxip 	 	 	 	 	
TURN-TO-BLUE 	rowspan=2	 	 	rowspan=2	
TURN-TO-BLUE 	 	 	 	 	
King 	 	 	 	 	The focus of King & Balloon is to save the King from hostile balloons by shooting them down. When rescued, he says "Thank you!", the same voice clip he uses here. The clip used is the one from the Japanese version of the game regardless of the game's language setting.
My Car 	rowspan=2	 	 	rowspan=2	
My Car 	 	 	 	 	
Fighter 	rowspan=2	 	 	 	
Fighter 	 	 	 	 	
Fighter 	rowspan=2	 	 	rowspan=2	
Fighter 	 	 	 	 	
Pooka 	 	 	 	 	A common enemy from Dig Dug that also shows up in some Pac-Man games.
Solvalou 	 	 	 	 	The player's ship in Xevious.
Andor Genesis 	rowspan=2	 	 	rowspan=2	
Andor Genesis 	 	 	 	 	
Mappy 	rowspan=2	 	 	rowspan=2	
Mappy 	 	 	 	 	
Topcup 	rowspan=2	 	 	rowspan=2	
Topcup 	 	 	 	 	
Hypership 	rowspan=2	 	 	 	
Hypership 	 	 	 	 	
Gil 	rowspan=2	 	 	rowspan=2	
Gil 	 	 	 	 	
Clovis 	 	 	 	 	Prince Clovis, the hero of Dragon Buster.
Runner 	 	 	 	 	The nameless playable character from Metro-Cross.
Paccet 	 	 	 	 	A friendly alien from Baraduke. When summoned, it says "I'm your friend!"
Red Baron 	 	 	 	 	Player 1's character in Sky Kid, a bird piloting a red biplane.
Valkyrie 	 	 	 	 	A heroic shield maiden based on the valkyries of Norse legend. Her sprite is taken from Valkyrie no Densetsu, the second game in the Valkyrie series.
Heihachi Mishima 	 	 	 	 	A major antagonist throughout the Tekken games, as well as the series' main mascot. His sprite is taken from Tekken Tag Tournament 2.
Don-Chan 	 	 	 	 	An anthropomorphic taiko drum who serves as the mascot of the Taiko no Tatsujin series.
The Prince of All Cosmos	 	 	 	 	The main character of the Katamari series, a diminutive prince who rolls up objects to create stars. His sprite is taken from Me & My Katamari.
==Trivia==
*TURN-TO-BLUE, Heihachi Mishima, Pooka, and Gil are the only characters on the roulette to have an appearance in Smash outside of Pac-Man's taunt.
**TURN-TO-BLUE appears on Pac-Maze and as a Spirit; the Ghosts also turn to blue when their Assist Trophy is defeated in Ultimate.
**Pooka appear as enemies in Smash Run.
**Heihachi Mishima and Gil appear as DLC Mii costumes in Smash 4 and Ultimate. Heihachi also appears in the background of Mishima Dojo.
*The first installment of The Prince of All Cosmos' game, Katamari Damacy, had its remake, Katamari Damacy Reroll, released on the Switch on the same day Super Smash Bros. Ultimate came out.
*Don-Chan is the only character to appear in the roulette that does not have a pixelated appearance.
*Namco Roulette is the first taunt in the series to have an official name, later followed by the side taunt of fellow Namco character , called Demon's Wrath.
*Valkyrie, Heihachi Mishima, Don-Chan, and The Prince of All Cosmos are the only characters to appear in the roulette accompanied by non-8-bit sound effects.
*While the mirrored Pac-Man in Wii Fit Studio performs the Namco Roulette animation, no sprites will appear at all. This creates a visual oddity where the sprites do not have a reflection.
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