Jack London character is based on Hawaiian leper Kaluaikoolau, who in 1893 revolted and resisted capture from forces of the Provisional Government of Hawaii in the Kalalau Valley. An amateur boxer and avid boxing fan, London reported on the 1910 Johnson–Jeffries fight, in which the black boxer Jack Johnson vanquished Jim Jeffries, known as the "Great White Hope". In 1908, London had reported on an earlier fight of Johnson's, contrasting the black boxer's coolness and intellectual style, with the apelike appearance and fighting style of his Canadian opponent, Tommy Burns, 'what . . . [won] on Saturday was bigness, coolness, quickness, cleverness,
Little Mac (Punch-Out!!) "Great White Hope" relative to the stereotypical character designs of his opponents. "The Escapist"s Sumantra Lahiri wrote that Little Mac was the only boxer in the game who did not have a "negative stereotype associated with him". After being a long-time requested inclusion within the "Super Smash Bros." series, Little Mac made his debut in the series in "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" as an "Assist Trophy", a non-playable character that assists the fighter who summoned them. The series' subsequent installments, "Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS" and "Wii U", transitioned Mac into a full-fledged playable character. In addition to using