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is a fictional Irish boxer, and one of the characters in the Nintendo-produced Punch-Out!! series. He first appeared in the Super NES video game Super Punch-Out!!. He hails from Dublin, Ireland. He appeared again in the Wii video game, Punch-Out!!. In the Wii game, he was designed by Eddie Viser, and voiced by Stephen Webster. While in Super Punch-Out!! he is mostly sedate and has few Irish stereotypes present, he was made to be louder, boisterous, and a cheater in Punch-Out!!, . While the developers of Punch-Out!!, Next Level Games, wanted to focus on characters from Punch-Out!! for the Nintendo Entertainment System, they included Ryan as the game's "resident hooligan".

Since appearing in Super Punch-Out!!, Ryan has received mixed reception. He has been described as a difficult opponent by both Kotaku and Operation Sports. Whereas The Daily Telegraph called him a "deliriously hilarious creation," both GameTrailers and editor Scott Jones bemoaned his inclusion; the former stating that he would have preferred Dragon Chan over him, while the latter calling him "one of the most banal characters in the game." There has been discussion on the Irish stereotypes of the character; GamesRadar stated that he utilized several Irish stereotypes, including being a cheater, having uncontrollable rage, and four leaf clover. They also included him as one of the six most offensive Irish stereotypes. In their review, Eurogamer referred to Ryan as an "idiotically violent Irishman."

Aran Ryan is an Irish boxer, hailing from Dublin, Ireland. His first appearance was in Super Punch-Out!! for the Super NES, and most recently in the Wii video game Punch-Out!!. He was designed by Eddie Viser, and voiced by Stephen Webster in that game. He is the only opponent in Punch-Out!! who originally came from the Super NES Super Punch-Out!! besides the Canadian Bear Hugger. While he was more sedate in Super Punch-Out!!, he was made out to be loud and boisterous, as well as a cheater; in one version, he is seen inserting a horse shoe into his glove, and in another, he uses two boxing gloves tied to a rope as a weapon. In discussing Ryan's fighting style, GamePro editor Will Herring described it as being momentum-based.

Since appearing in Punch-Out!!, Aran Ryan has received mixed reception. Aylesbury Today editor Damien Lucas commented that fans of the series would recognize Ryan. University Chronicle editor Joe Brown commented that players of Super Punch-Out!! would be familiar with Aran Ryan. In their review, GameTrailers stated that Aran Ryan wasn't the "poster boy" for the franchise, bemoaning his inclusion over , who they describe as a fan favourite. GameZone editor jkdmedia described him as being unpredictable, stating that while he is not very strong, his sporadic movement can confuse players. GameSpot's guide to Punch-Out!! described Aran Ryan as a "welcome relief after the last few bouts", stating that he is easy to dodge and counter. Operation Sports editor Christian McLeod stated that if players did not know how to defeat him, he would go down in a matter of minutes. Kotaku editor Michael McWhertor echoed this sentiment, stating that he was performing terribly against Ryan. He cited the fact that he had not played much of the Super NES Super Punch-Out!!, making Ryan's fighting style new to him. McWhertor later stated that the "bobbing and weaving" Ryan adds a lot of variety to the cast of characters. In his review, editor Scott Jones criticized Ryan's inclusion in the Wii Punch-Out!!, calling him "one of the most banal characters in the game." He questioned why Nintendo included him, calling him "forgettable".

Aran Ryan has not been a contender in any CBUB matches.