Glass Joe

Glass Joe
Punch-Out!! character
Glass Joe as depicted in Punch-Out!! for the Wii.
First game	Punch-Out!! (1984)
Designed by	Shigeru Miyamoto (Punch-Out!!, 1984) Makoto Wada (Punch-Out!!, 1987)
Voiced by	Christian Bernard (Punch-Out!!, 2009)

Glass Joe (グラス・ジョー, Gurasu Jō^?) is a fictional French boxer from Nintendo's Punch-Out!! video game series. He first appeared in the arcade game Punch-Out!! in 1984 and three years later in the NES game of the same name. His most recent appearance was in the Wii installment of Punch-Out!!. He was originally designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and was revised by Makoto Wada for the NES game. He is voiced by Christian Bernard in the Wii game.

He is the player's first opponent in all of his roles and is famous for his weakness and cowardice. These elements are considered by critics to be stereotypes of French people. These characteristics were emphasized by the developer of the Wii game which included cutscenes which depict Glass Joe in French settings. Glass Joe is considered one of the most well-known characters in the Punch-Out!! series and a Nintendo icon. His name has been used to describe poor performance by sportspeople and teams. In The Wii game his dialogue consists of him pleading not for the player to strike him in the jaw, complaints about the tightness of his gloves, and counting to ten in French.

Glass Joe is a 38-year-old French flyweight boxer who hails from Paris. He stands at 177.8 centimeters (5'10'') and weighs in at 49.9 kilograms (110 lbs.). His win record is one win to 99 losses. He is the weakest opponent and the first players encounter in any of his roles. His mediocrity has been attributed to poor blocking and reaction time. He possesses several negative stereotypes of French people.