Portugal

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Portugal
Portugal
General information
Full name	Portugal
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Character number	19
Stars	5
Power Shot(s)	Spider Shot
Unlock Requirements	Get 9 SS Rank Costumes or pay 1,800,000 points
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Previous Character	Turkey
Next Character	The Devil

Portugal (Portuguese: Portugal) is the 19th character in Head Soccer and bares a remarkable resemblance to the fictional Marvel super hero Spider-Man, both in his initial appearance and his Power Shot. He was added along with Turkey and Devil. He's a 5-star opponent in Arcade mode but his power Shot is below average, yet he has challenging Unlock Requirements.

Playing style

Portugal plays quite defensively as a CPU in the game. It makes his Power Shot even easier to stop.

Appearance

Portugal wears a Spider-Man mask and has golden earrings, and a smirk. His hair is spiky and brown, his skin is tanned. His mask can be knocked off, if done, then you can see has large eyes, small sized nose and thick eyebrows.

Power Shot: Spider Shot

Spider Shot

When Portugal starts his shot, he yells "Spider Shot!" and he is pulled up into the air by a spider web that attaches to the top of the screen. He will rock back towards his own goal, and then start to rock forwards. When he goes forward, he will shoot his ball at a downward angle. If he is too close to his opponent's goal, the ball will go over it and completely miss. When the ball hits the ground, the spider silk will spread on the spot the ball landed, and if any player steps in it, they will be pulled up in the air in a web. But if the ball hits the opponent, he will be pulled up into the air by another spider web. If deflected right, the ball will bounce back into Portugal's goal, but if not, it will bounce up into the air. It's easy to counter. When Portugal uses it when standing on the ground, he shoots the ball lower than when he uses it in the air.

Power Shot Duration: 4 seconds

Costume

Portugal doesn't wear a standard Costume.

Unlock Requirements

To unlock Portugal, you must unlock 9 SS Rank Costumes. To unlock costumes, you must win against the Cyborg wearing the Costume in Survival Mode. You can also buy him for 1,800,000 points.

Headballs Unlock = Yes ✔️

Tips and Tricks

Portugal's Spider Shot can only be useful if you are a small distance in front of mid-line. Anywhere else on the field, your opponent will likely block the shot and possibly it ends up in an own goal. Also, note that Portugal shoots his Spider Shot low when you use it on the ground, and high when you use it while in the air. Use characters that have a fast yet good powershot such as Thailand to unlock Portugal in Survival.

History

Version	September 13, 2012
1.3	Added Portugal along with Turkey and Devil.

Trivia

• Portugal contains references to Marvel super hero Spider-Man, not only in the way he looks, but also in the Power Shot he uses. Portugal shoots spider webs at the opposing player, which is Spider Man's special super power.
• Portugal is one of the characters that represent a character from Marvel or DC Comics while the others are: Mon-K, Serbia and Henos.
• He is the first character to resemble an arachnid/bug.
• He is the second character with a removable costume, followed by Canada, Poland, Israel, Hungary, Mon-K, Nepal and Ukraine.
• His damaged appearance may be a reference to the Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo, but this is speculative.
• He is the third character to have earrings, alongside Argentina and Netherlands come before him, and Chile, Egypt, China, India, and Serbia that come afterwards.
• When hit by Colombia's Power Shot, he turns naked but all buff and full of muscles - this could also be a Ronaldo reference.
• If Portugal uses his Power Shot very close to the opponent's goal, the shot will miss and he will leave the screen, not returning until a goal is scored. This is a glitch/mistake.
• Portugal's head form is /¯).
• He is the 9th European character in the game.
• He is the boss in Stage 17 of Death Mode.
• He is one of the three characters in the game who wear a mask on the icon, others being Indonesia and Hungary.
• if used correctly you can trap him in his own silk and when he is trapped his mask is slightly off.
• His Present Box appearance is the same as when he is damaged.

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