Mugman

> *"I was right! Funky got funky with him!"*
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**Mugman** was a contestant in the first season of Video Game All-Stars as a member of Team Eggman, then Team Squidbeak Splatoon after a team swap. He later returned to compete in the second season as a member of Team Rainbow All-Star Meals and a Pole.

## Personality

Mugman generally doesn't take many things seriously, preferring to cruise along and crack jokes rather than put in a lot of effort to help his game, leading to him being a liability more often than not, though if he desires, he can be a force to be reckoned with.

## Season 1 - Video Game All-Stars Island

Mugman doesn't speak with any other contestants on the way to the island in S1E1 - VGAS Kart Arcade GP, looking more at the scenery. He doesn't do very well in the first half of the challenge, as his kart is destroyed by Mario throwing a banana peel at him, eliminating him from the race. He ends up as the fifth member of Team Eggman, picked by King K. Rool. When Eggman tries naming the team after himself, he tries to object, but is ignored. In the second half of the challenge he isn't exactly sure what to do, scoring a few points for the team, but not enough to win. He gets one vote at elimination, but is safe over Pac-Man.

In S1E2 - The Legend of VGAS, he joins his team in climbing the mountain and though he is almost crushed by Eggman's Egg Mobile in the process, he makes it to the top quickly. While he assists his team in the fight, Team Eggman ends up losing a second time. Mugman agrees with Mario when they talk about needing to do better as a team. He is safe with no votes at elimination, being happy to see K. Rool leave.

In S1E3 - Catch Em' Fast!, Mugman helps Eggman and Mario to devise a plan to capture Sonic. He suggests they promise him cookies, which somehow ends up almost working, however he gets away before they can make a move. He continues trying to catch Sonic without fighting, though eventually he is included in the fight, getting tackled by Spyro in his attempt at a distraction. Through Eggman's machines, the team scores their first win, which Mugman is very happy about.

In S1E4 - Getting The Cash!, he doesn't help much in the challenge, getting completely sidetracked. For this reason, when Team Eggman loses, he gets voted by both Eggman and Mario, putting him in a tiebreaker challenge against Mario, where he gets more money, staying in the game.

In S1E5 - Blockheads, he is moved onto Team Squidbeak Splatoon for 'balance purposes' along with Marisa. He isn't much of a help in the challenge again, so he expects to be eliminated, but when he overhears the other three members of the team not sure on who to vote for, he tries to make a case for them to keep him, which works, as the others hadn't seen much of Marisa at that point.

In S1E6 - Short, Sweet, and Ink..., Mugman runs into Eggman during the challenge, unsuccessfully trying to convince him not to shoot. His team wins, though there is no danger of elimination anyway.

In S1E7 - SPACEEEEE!, he tries to make a deal with Spyro to stay in the game, making it a difficult situation if the team were to lose again. He doesn't know how to go about building a spaceship, so he ends up being literally carried by Spyro for most of the challenge while Hiroko and Lilac work on finding the Metroid. He ends up almost being left on Planet Zebes, but he is retrieved and Team Squidbeak Splatoon win the challenge, guaranteeing him a place in the merge.

In S1E8 - Star Return, Mugman is curious to see who the returning player is, but like everyone else, he is disappointed to see K. Rool, adding that the vote after the challenge would be easy. In the challenge itself he tries to blast K. Rool, but as everyone else thought the same, he finds it pointless, choosing to fly in circles instead. Lilac eventually shoots him, eliminating him from the challenge, but he doesn't really mind, joining the other contestants in voting out K. Rool and then camping for the night.

In S1E9 - The Apocalypse, he is horrified by the sight of the wasteland, getting comforted by Hiroko as a result. In the challenge itself, he finds Eggman taking a bunker, getting let in after a lot of convincing. The two start having a dance party to pass the time, completely unaffected by the destruction around them. When Banjo gets bored and teleports the five remaining players to an arena to fight, he continues to team up with Eggman, attacking Spyro. Unfortunately, this was intended as a distraction, as Lilac makes her attack right after, taking down Eggman. Left all alone and knowing he couldn't beat her in a fight, he tells Lilac that Eggman is a much bigger threat, so she should vote for him, promising to sweeten the deal by voting himself out the next time, giving her the final four she wants. She accepts, though Eggman is angry about his betrayal. Mugman tries to apologise, but it is made very clear to him that Eggman has no intentions of forgiveness.

In S1E10 - Whodunnit?, Mugman doesn't want to suspect anyone as a murderer, so he avoids the topic at first. Not knowing how else to throw the challenge, he tries painting Funky Kong as the murderer the whole time, though he is incorrect. The challenge ends with him not winning immunity, so he prepares to leave, congratulating Falco, who seems a bit upset to see him giving up. Mugman insists that it's fine, as he didn't expect to make it to the top five anyway, wishing the others luck as he departs.

After his elimination, he tries again to get Eggman to forgive him, but it doesn't go well for him. He doesn't feel strongly either way about the finale, though when he hears Mario considering a second season, he gets a few ideas of his own.