Kim Jong BOOM

* Normal
* EX

Kim Jong BOOM is a parody of the North Korean Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-Un. He is a bonus fighter in Election Year Knockout.

## Fighting Style

Kim Jong BOOM is a fat little wacko who uses miniature missiles to fight. He runs to the left and right of the ring to build his rockets, and his running can be intercepted with the player's punches. When he's in the air, the player can juggle him from left to right for lots of damage, and he has no way of getting down unless the player messes up the timing. If the rockets land, they take over half the player's health (in the EX fight they're an instant knockdown), and the player can counter them with a haymaker, which deals lots of damage to Kim Jong BOOM. He will sometimes do a bellyflop attack if he's let down from the juggle, which takes a little over 1/5th of the player's health.

## Normal Attacks

* **Body Slam:** It only happens if your last hit is in the opposite direction from where he started running. He jumps forwards and tries to attack with a body slam. Dodge in the direction where he "winds-up". Doing so however will cost him a little health, so it's possible that he knocks him self down, or out. In EX mode, the attack always occurs after a "juggle".
* Do note that he can be punched during his normal state, but you can only hit him with hooks, as he is too short for your jabs.

## Special Attacks and Attributes

Most of Kim's damage comes from the missles he use:

* **Missles:** Kim will be constanly running, setting up missles that do loads of damage. The missles consists of 2 parts, so they won't be ridiculously common. In EX mode, the missles are an OHKD, regardless of health, and they can also be defective, which makes them less predictable. The missles will flash white if they are defective, and would only come straight down with either normal or delayed timing. Dodge to the directions of where they are launched, or deflect them with a haymaker, which deals heavy damage.
	+ The defective missles will drop from the center, but it could do a full circle, delaying the attack. Dodge to either side or deflect it with a haymaker.

* **The "Juggle" Infinite:** When Kim is running to either side, you can intercept him to get him in the air, and then time your jabs to "juggle" him in the air. It's the main way to land hits on him. Landing a haymaker however ends the juggle, but starts a stun as well. In EX mode however, this trick is less effective, as his gravity increases for every punch, causing the timing to be more strict. Also, he could jump higher to avoid the low blows, which his posture get lower to jump. So watch his posture, and decide whether to jab or to hook him.

## Maverick's Advice

 "That guy would be really cute! If it weren't for, you know, all the murdering and what have you."

 "It's a shame I never took this guy out back in my day. After all, you're doing such a fine job of it."

## Quotes

### Normal Fight

*-Autumn winds of wintry air-*
*-blow as we move forth-*
*-It is the general's warm care-*

## Trivia

* The rockets are a reference to North Korea's extensive missile/WMD program and Kim Jong-Un's threats of building more nukes.
* Kim Jong BOOM is portrayed as comically short and pathetic, a reference to how North Korea is a much smaller, poorer nation than the grand and spectacular image they have of themselves. It's also a jab at his 5'7" height, which is considerably shorter than other male world leaders.
* During intermissions, Kim Jong BOOM is shown to keep a Unicorn in his corner. This is a reference to a mistranslated report from 2012 claiming that archeologists had discovered a "Unicorn Lair" in North Korea.
* During intermissions in his EX fight, Maverick could mention that, "The last time I saw a man that heavy jump that high, a turtle outright died." which is a reference to Mario, as he stomps on the shells of koopas to "kill" them.
* The background for his fight resembles the interior of the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, the largest stadium in North Korea and the 2nd largest stadium in the world.
* In his introduction he is seen riding on a missile. This is a reference to a famous scene in the Stanley Kubrick movie *Dr. Strangelove*, where Major Kong rides on a missile directed at a Soviet target.
* One of his EX fight quotes refers to an 'imbecile with suction cups', this is a reference to the popular youtube series *Suction Cup Man* by Piemations. More specifically, the second episode where Mr. Cup Man is sent to North Korea to disarm their missiles.
* Weighing in at 287lbs, Kim Jong BOOM is the heaviest character in the game with a confirmed weight.