Justin Turbeau

* Normal
* EX

Justin Turbeau is a parody of the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. He is a bonus fighter in Election Year Knockout.

## Fighting Style

Justin Turbeau is quite normal compared to the other opponents. His attacks all have very different timings (e.g. he has both a slow wind-up and a fast uppercut attack), which can throw off new players at first. But since he doesn't have many attacks or that much health, he isn't too difficult to defeat. He deals a moderately high amount of damage. His Namaste move is an easy way for the player to increase their haymaker meter and deal some extra damage to him. He gains some more moves in his EX fight, like his hockey pucked special and Namaste special. He also gets much better at blocking and counter-punching, making the player need to be more careful with their punches.

## Normal Attacks

* **Normal Jab:** A fast jab with a quick wind-up. Watch the eyebrows for the tell of its direction.

* **Left Uppercut:** Turbeau fixes his hair, then throws a fast left uppercut. Dodge in the same direction of the wind-up.

* **Delayed Right Uppercut:** Turbeau kisses his right fist, and spins it for a full rotation before throwing. The timing is slower, and can mess up newer players. Again, dodge in the same direction of the wind-up.

## Special Attacks and Attributes

* **Namaste Special:** Turbeau bows in a "Namaste" fashion, then follows up with a quick right uppercut. The taunt can be intercepted, but only when he flashes yellow. Attacking him at any other moment only results in your gloves being grabbed. In EX mode, if the attack connects, it's an OHKD, regardless of your health.

* **Hockey Pucked:** Only seen in EX mode. Turbeau grabs a ice hockey stick, and smacks the stick from right to left into the player. It's also a OHKD, regardless of your health. Can be dodged or countered.

* **Counter-Jab:** This special will only trigger at the start of Round 2 in normal mode, but will always be active in EX mode. After a stun, there's a chance for Turbeau to go for a surprise counter jab, its direction being the last direction you punched him in. The attack can also be countered, or intercepted for a stun.

* **Conditioning Counter:** Unlike other opponents, Turbeau actually pays attention to your attacks. In a neutral state, if you try to attack him with the same type of punch 3 times in a row, the 3rd attack will result in him grabing your gloves and landing a blow on you instead of blocking. In EX mode, the glove grab happens if you try to attack him in a neutral state, or if you exceed the stun limit. After the counter however, he will flash red, giving you a chance to land more hits.

* **Stun limit(from previous point):**
* Do note that you need to intercept the attacks in order to start a stun. Otherwise, you can only land 1 hit.
	+ Normal Attacks: 3 hits
	+ Namaste Special: 5 hits
	+ Counter-Jab: 7 hits(+1 haymaker if it's used as the interception)
	+ Contitioning Counter: 3 hits

## Maverick's Advice

 "Whatever you've worn before, Turbeau, don't dress up as a ghost. That rarely goes over well here in the States."

 "Sorry, I'm back. I had a date scheduled for this evening, but she ghosted me."

## Rule Infractions

As per the unified rules of boxing established by the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combat Sports:

* Justin Turbeau is 48 years old. Boxing associations don't allow boxers to compete past the age of 40, meaning he should've retired 8 years ago.
* During his EX fight, he brings a hockey stick into the ring. This counts as bringing a foreign object into the ring.
	+ He is seen using the hockey stick. This counts as the use of a foreign object, which is a separate infraction.
* His socks count as illegal accessories. This earns him 4 infractions, one for each sock.
* His taunts during corner breaks are disrespectful and unsportsmanlike.

Justin Turbeau has 8 infractions.

## Trivia

* The socks on his hands and feet change each round. This is a reference to the various goofy socks that Justin Trudeau famously wears.
* Justin Turbeau telegraphs his jabs by raising his eyebrows. This is likely a reference to Piston Hondo from Punch-Out, who also telegraphs his jabs with his eyebrows.
	+ This is further supported during intermissions when Maverick suggests that Turbeau might have stolen this telegraph from another game.
* One of The Maverick's possible dialogues mention Justin Turbeau wanting to fight as "Great Tiger." This is likely a reference to Great Tiger from Punch-Out!!
* The background for his fight is based on the Ottawa skyline, with the Centre Block on Parliment Hill being clearly visible on the right.