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Mugman

Location:

Inkwell Isle

Level:

Home Sweet Home

Hitpoints:

• 3 (default)
• 4 (with Heart charm)
• 5 (with Twin Heart charm)

Gender:

Male

Role:

• Deuteragonist
• Playable Character
• Cuphead's brother
• Ms. Chalice's New Friend

Designer(s):

Jared Moldenhauer

Animator(s):

Joseph ColemanSherrie H. SinclairAbby LeeEmily Barrera

Moveset:

• Peashooter (if equipped)
• Spread (if equipped)
• Chaser (if equipped)
• Lobber (if equipped)
• Charge (if equipped)
• Roundabout (if equipped)
• Crackshot (if equipped)
• Converge (if equipped)
• Twist-Up (if equipped)

"Good gosh, Cuphead, no!" —Mugman, begging Cuphead not to accept the Devil's deal, Introduction

Mugman is the deuteragonist of Cuphead. Mugman is Cuphead's sensible younger fraternal twin brother and like the rest of his family, lives on Inkwell Isle. He is controlled by the second player and can join or leave the game at any time. Due to being a deuteragonist, Mugman formerly could not be controlled by the first player. However, as of the update in April 2019, the first player can choose to play as Mugman instead of Cuphead, making it so that Mugman won't have to be controlled by the second player.

He is voiced by Frank Todaro in The Cuphead Show!

Contents

• 1 Description
  • 1.1 Appearance
  • 1.2 Personality
• 2 Story
• 3 Abilities
  • 3.1 Weaknesses
• 4 Gallery
• 5 Trivia
• 6 References
• 7 External Links

Description

Appearance

Mugman is very similar in overall appearance to his older twin brother Cuphead, with his head reminiscing a mug and his body being almost identical to his sibling: wearing a black, long-sleeve shirt, yellow gloves, a pair of shorts and brown shoes, although artworks sometimes show him with white gloves.

What's different about Mugman's appearance compared to his brother is having a blue color scheme for contrast to Cuphead's red, a shorter straw (which elongates to a longer length in one of his intro animations breaks 20% of the way up from the bottom when something hurts him only to pull itself back together), and a much bigger nose. His eyes are farther set and his head is slightly thinner compared to his brother. His body also separates at the waist upon taking damage but pulls itself together within half a second.

His ghost form when his health hits zero makes him legless with his legs replaced by a ghostly tail. In this state, he doesn't have shorts. Mugman can also summon an ally that resembles his ghost form albeit more muscular with one of his Super Arts.

If the player chooses "Yes" in the Devil's cutscene - triggering the bad ending - Mugman's nose, pants and the stripes on his straw turn indigo, his handle is broken and he gains yellow eyes with red pupils and black irises. He also loses some teeth. He has fire coming out of his head in other artworks and has sharp teeth like his brother.

Personality

Mugman is a joyful and goofy person and "kidult" who cares for his older twin brother Cuphead very much. He is more cautious than his brother and is a bit of a worrier. While he secretly loves the adventures Cuphead drags him into, he often frets about the collateral damage they might cause. He has a somewhat dorky nature and tends to over-prepare for a battle rather than jumping right in.

Mugman is fun-loving like Cuphead, but is shown to be careful and less rash compared to his brother, and acts as the voice of reason for him. This is shown when he begs Cuphead to not make the deal with The Devil, as that would end up costing them their souls in the introduction.

Story

In Inkwell Isle, Mugman lived a joyful and easygoing life alongside his older brother, Cuphead. One day, the boys wandered far from home and ended up in the Devil's Casino despite the warnings of their caretaker, the Elder Kettle.

In the casino, Mugman and Cuphead worked together to gain a winning streak at the Craps table that surprised even King Dice himself. When the Devil approached, he offered the duo a bet: If the boys won, they get all the loot in the casino, but if they lose, the Devil will take their souls.

Mugman tried to stop his brother from rolling the dice, as he knew that gambling with The Devil wasn't a good idea. Unfortunately, his attempts were futile, as Cuphead had taken the bet and lost. The duo begged for The Devil to spare their lives, and was thus sent on a mission to collect his debtors' soul contracts by tomorrow at midnight in order to keep their own souls. Cuphead and Mugman fearfully ran back home to the Elder Kettle, who gave them a potion that gave them powerful abilities and told them to go along with what The Devil says for now.

After doing the tutorial, Cuphead and Mugman proceed to collect the soul contracts, battling bosses, playing through levels, and saving the Legendary Chalice. When they travel from Inkwell Isle One to Inkwell Isle Two, the Elder Kettle tells the boys that their strength is growing thanks to those soul contracts, and soon it will be enough to defeat King Dice in the battle and even the Devil.

Eventually, with all of the soul contracts in their possession, the boys run into King Dice, who is determined to kill them due to losing a bet. After King Dice is defeated, Cuphead and Mugman then meet up with the Devil, who was awaiting them in his office. What the pair does next depends on the choice that the players decide. If they give the Devil the soul contracts, Cuphead and Mugman become his personal lackeys and are turned into demonic cups, creating the "bad" ending. If they do not give him the soul contracts, the Devil will be outraged and battle them.

When the Devil is defeated, the boys accept his surrender and burn all of the soul contracts, releasing the residents from their eternal servitude to the Devil. The boys then went home and told the residents that they are now free from their debt. They are praised for their bravery and an all-day celebration was thrown as thanks. The boys promised to never get into trouble again and succeeded until the next time.

Abilities

Finger Bullets - Mugman can create energy bullets by constantly snapping his fingers. He can also charge them up to preform an EX attack, which is usually a much larger bullet that hits multiple times. The type of bullets depend on what potion you buy:

• Peashooter - The default weapon. Light blue bullets that travel non-stop with high velocity and unlimited range. Does average damage.
  • EX Move: Mega Blast - A huge, light blue fire ball that hits multiple times,

• Spread - Shoots red pyramid bullets the spread in 5 rows. Has a limited range.
  • EX Move: Eight Way - Sends 8 large bullets all around Mugman.
• Chaser - Shoots green homing stars. Does below average damage.
  • EX Move: Chaos Orbit - Sends multiple homing stars around Mugman that attack. More bullets orbit Mugman and damage enemies that touch him.
• Lobber - Purple orbs that bounce twice before popping. Does a lot of damage but has delayed shooting.
  • EX Move: Kablooey - A large orb that explodes on impact.
• Charge - An orange fiery horizontal spiral that can be charged to deal an above average amount of damage. Takes a long time to charge.
  • EX Move: Radical Barrage - A large explosion that affects all around Mugman.
• Roundabout - A light blue boomerang-like bullet that can come back if it didn't hit something.
  • EX Move: Jumbo Rebound - Sends a large boomerang bullet that hits multiple times.

Dashing - Mugman can dash a short distance in both mid-air and on the ground. With the Smoke Bomb ability, he can "teleport" while dashing and not take any damage.

Parry Slap - While in mid-air or flying his plane, Mugman can attack pink objects by turning his straw into a hand and slapping it, whether it be enemies, projectiles, or objects. Parry Sugar will allow Mugman to automatically parry whatever he jumps towards. This helps fill up the Super Meter, needed to perform a Super Art.

Resurrection - When Mugman dies, he can be resurrected when his heart, which is in the center of his soul, is parried. As long as Cuphead is with him and his soul is still on screen, he can return to the fight.

Flight - While Mugman cannot exactly fly himself, he is a master pilot and comes equipped with his own blue fighter plane, complete with bullets.

• Rapid Fire Bullets - The default bullets for the plane. Like the Peashooter bullets, Mugman can shoot multiple bullets and they have a long range.
  • EX Move: Toothy Terror Missile - Simply known as "Attack," Mugman shoots a missile with a Toothy Terror mouth that does multiple damage.
• Mini Bomb - Shoots tiny nukes that do above average damage to the enemy but have a slow fire rate.
  • EX Move: Magnet - Shoots multiple magnets that home in on the target.

• Size Reduction - In his plane, he can shrink himself to be part of the plane, making it easier to dodge attacks and increases speed. Mugman can still use his bullets while in this shrunken stage, but they do less damage and have a limited range.
• Super Bomb Transformation - As a Super Art, Mugman can transform into a giant bomb that explodes either on impact or the if duration timer runs out.

Energy Beam - The energy beam is the first Super Art to unlock. Using the liquid from his head, Mugman spills it as a horizontal beam that damages enemies.

Invincibility - As the second Super Art, Mugman crosses the astral plane by transforming into a large, eyeless version of his head that spits out a gold, sparkling, complete version of himself. This makes Mugman invincible for a few seconds before returning to his normal state.

Giant Ghost - As the final Super Art, Mugman sends his spirit out of his body. Unlike Mugman's spirit when he dies, his spirit is now larger and muscular. The direction the ghost goes depends on how Mugman is moving (i.e. if Mugman moves left, the ghost goes left). The ghost damages any enemies he is near. He does this for approximately 10 seconds before he disappears except for his heart, which goes slowly goes up. His heart can also be parried.

Astral Projection - With the last two Super Arts involve him going into the astral plane, it can be implied that Mugman has the special ability to enter the astral plane and have out of body experiences.

Weaknesses

• Made of porcelain: 3 hits can kill him (4 while equipped with the Heart Charm and 5 while equipped with the Twin Heart Charm).
• Can't be resurrected without the help of Cuphead (likewise, Cuphead can't be resurrected without Mugman).

Gallery

• Artwork
• Sketches and reference sheets
• Sprites
• Animations

Promotional Artwork of Cuphead and MugmanCuphead and Mugman when starting the game, final versionCuphead and Mugman when starting the game, 2016 demoThe tableThe 7th page on the introThe 10th page on the introCuphead and Mugman set off for home in a good endingMugman as seen on the death cardsBeta dashMugman with Cuphead as seen in the launch trailerCuphead and Mugman purchasable heads for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5’s Xbox One versionMugman as seen in the announcement trailerMugman and Cuphead in a B&W image found in the Studio MDHR websiteMugman as seen on the delay image found in the Studio MDHR websiteMugman as seen on the Thank you image found on the Studio MDHR websiteMugman and Cuphead sewing something in an image found in the Studio MDHR websiteMugman and Cuphead dancing in an gif image found in the Studio MDHR websiteMugman in the Custom Snapchat Cuphead AR Lens announcement found in the Studio MDHR websiteMugman dancing in the DLC trailerMugman with Cuphead, Ms. Chalice and Chef Saltbaker in the DLC trailerMugman and Ms. Chalice fighting Mortimer FreezeArtwork for the DLC announcementWallpaperWallpaperWallpaperMugman in the 1 year anniversary T-shirt advertisementMugman in the second 1 year anniversary T-shirt advertisementMugman in the official music sheet available for purchase advertisementMugman in the first TheMexicanRunner advertisementMugman in the second TheMexicanRunner advertisementMugman in the Cuphead Soundtrack advertisementMugman's bad ending appearance in the Cuphead McFarlane Toys advertisementMugman in a Xbox One and Steam advertisementMugman in a Red Bull advertisementMugman in the 1 year anniversary T-shirt advertisementMugman in the second 1 year anniversary T-shirt advertisementMugman and Cuphead trying to blow out the candle in the Cuphead Turns One! imageMugman in the second anniversary imageMugman's first early sprite along with Cuphead's second early spriteA papercraft of Mugman's bad ending appearance in the A treat for all Hallow's Eve!! advertisementMugman's bad ending appearance in the Trick or Treat !! advertisementMugman in the Don't Miss It !! Save 20% advertisementCuphead and Mugman dancingCuphead and Mugman on the Nintendo SwitchRumor Honeybottoms scaring Mugman while playing Nintendo SwitchCuphead and Mugman playing Nintendo Switch in Cuphead coming to Nintendo Switch trailerMugman in the first year anniversary of Cuphead's Switch releaseMugman's head in the Now Hiring: Merchandise Production Artist Apply WithinMugman on the free content update noticeMugman in the cover of the Cuphead 2020 Wall CalendarThe Cuphead Show reference sheetMugman in the 2020 Christmas artworkSpirit Artwork for Super Smash Bros. UltimateMugman as he appears from "The Cuphead Show!"Cuphead and Mugman as they appear in The Cuphead Show!.Mugman in an artwork celebrating one million copies of Cuphead DLC soldPencil test of Mugman doing a superPencil test of Mugman stretching himself for the battle intro from the April 18th updatePencil test of Mugman jumpingMugman's idleMugman shootingMugman aiming forwardsMugman aiming upwardsMugman aiming diagonally upwardsMugman aiming diagonally downwardsMugman aiming downwardsMugman runningMugman dashingMugman duckingMugman jumpingMugman parry jumpingMugman axe jumpingMugman using an EX moveMugman getting hitMugman's deathMugman's ghostMugman's ghost revivedMugman using Super IMugman using Super IIMugman using Super IIIMugman's drink introMugman's stretch introMugman's scared introMugman's plane introMugman in his planeMugman in his mini plane formMugman parrying inside his planeMugman petrified by Cala MariaMugman's Airplane Super introMugman's Airplane SuperMugman in the result screenMugman's appearance in the bad endingMugman celebrating after beating a levelMugman receving a Super Art from The Legendary ChaliceMugman tipping his headMugman's Equip CardDead MugmanMugman celebrating after completing a levelAnimation of Mugman during final results

Trivia

• In the beginning moments of a boss battle, Mugman will extend his straw and take a drink from the liquid in his head. After the update, he may sometimes extend his limbs and look around him.
• Like Cuphead, in the final boss (or failing the Mausoleum level) Mugman will quickly hop from foot to foot, waving his arms with a scared expression.
• According to an interview with Studio MDHR, the liquid inside Mugman's head is the essence of his soul.[4]
  • However, people believe that Mugman drinking himself is evidence that their heads actually hold other types of beverages.
• Just like how Cuphead seems to be based on Mickey Mouse, Mugman seems to be based on Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, sharing a similar color scheme and being the brother of the protagonist. However, the colors were instead based off of Contra.
• Mugman and Cuphead's animations for when they use the blue potion may be a reference to when Popeye eats spinach.
• His name may be a reference to the video game character Mega Man, as the pronunciation of his name and as his color scheme is similar to Mega Man's. This is even further supported by the "Run N' Gun" stages, which is the base of the Mega Man video game series.
• According to Evan Skolnick, Mugman is an adolescent.[5] However, in a Twitter response to a fan, the Studio MDHR jokingly described Mugman as a "kidult".[6]
• When Mugman dies, his head disappears, and he turns into a headless skeleton, but then the bones turn into a pile of ash.
• Mugman became one of the spirits in the "Ready! Wallop!" event in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, along with Cuphead, King Dice, and The Devil.

References

1. ↑ https://progameguides.com/cuphead/how-old-are-cuphead-and-mugman/
2. ↑ https://www.gamepur.com/guides/how-old-are-cuphead-and-mugman-answered
3. ↑ https://netflixjunkie.com/netflixnews-the-cuphead-show-on-netflix-how-old-are-cuphead-and-mugman-what-are-their-ages/
4. ↑ https://kotaku.com/cuphead-developers-talk-cut-bosses-and-whats-in-the-cup-1820126327
5. ↑ https://twitter.com/EvanSkolnick/status/953431259161673728
6. ↑ https://twitter.com/studiomdhr/status/949297839594704896

External Links

• Mugman - Heroes Wiki

Recurring Characters
Cuphead • Mugman • Elder Kettle • King Dice • The Devil • Porkrind • Announcer • The Legendary Chalice (Ms. Chalice) • Chef Saltbaker • King of Games