Congratulations, Min Min! ARMS character(s) for Smash discussion

[A Distant Demon]

1. Byte and Barq
2. Spring Man
3. Master Mummy
4. Min min
5. Mechanica
6. Twintelle
7. Helix
8. Kid Cobra
9. Ninjara
10. Ribbon Girl

Spring man being a bit of a dork makes me like him. Shame Byte and Barq would pretty much be pointless since their gimmick would be a copy.

Hell, the last direct made me way more positive about the idea of an Arms character in smash after previously being more meh towards them.

 

[SmashChu]

So seeing that all the characters in the game have been revealed (for now) I feel like making a 1-10 ranking.

1) Min Min
2) Helix
3) Kid Cobra
4) Ribbon Girl
5) Ninjara
6) Twintelle
7) Mechanica
8) Master Mummy
9) Barq and Byte
10) Spring Man

Anyone else?

1)Barq and Byte
2)Helix
3)Spring Man
4)Min Min
5)Master Mummy
6)Twintelle
7)Ribbon Girl
8)Kid Cobra
9)Mechanica
10)Ninjara

Everyone after 4-5 are pretty much tied. The designs are top notch.

 

[fogbadge]

whelp testpunch is today, finally get to try arms out

 

[Guybrush20X6]

Next Testpunch is in half an hour.

Let's see how the motion controls work.

 

[fogbadge]

well i like it but i would have preferred a regular demo instead of being forced into online play

 

[Freduardo]

That was enjoyable. I played it on handheld. I think motion controls will be reserved for drunk partying.

If an arms character were to get into smash, unless it gets a custom dodge we haven't seen before (and all I can think of for one of those is Helix, who got me a V Ball destruction, though I feel bad for anyone playing master mummy in V ball) or some other bit of dynamic gameplay (gimmick) I don't know how much it will matter given how interchangeable their arms will ultimately be and the character's moves will all be some amalgam of signature arms moves.

That said I think it needs the ability to move and possibly at least spot dodge while arms are extended to be viable.

 

[Zem-raj]

How is ARMS Test punch? Looks pretty interesting, as do the fighters. I haven't played it, but Min Min interests me the most.

Also...

This is all I'm teasing at the moment.

 

[Wolfie557]

How is ARMS Test punch? Looks pretty interesting, as do the fighters. I haven't played it, but Min Min interests me the most.

Also...

This is all I'm teasing at the moment.

Its Ribbon Girl!

 

[Guybrush20X6]

Well I think there should be a tutorial for each character as I couldn't figure out how to get Mechanica flying but I enjoyed my time with it.

 

[smashkirby]

I'll admit I was on the fence about these guys at first, but now I can safely say that I support ARMS getting a playable character! Specifically, I'll take Spring Man, Ribbon Girl, Mechanica, and/or MinMin!

 

[Guybrush20X6]

Must say though, hate V-Ball, especially one on one.

I'm thinking the overall gimmick for ARMS characters would be having long reach but if they get a clash, the arm they used lags for a small period as it recovers.

 

[AwesomeAussie27]

I finally played ARMS. It's fun, but walking is a pain and you can't sidestep unless you master it.

Also, i keep losing to this one Ribbon Girl main that calls himself Twerking. How embarrassing.

 

[Arcadenik]

I'm thinking Spring Man is more likely now than before. Nintendo seems to be going all out with Arms like they did with Splatoon.

 

[ZeldaPlayer87]

Even though I'm all for having an ARMS character in the game, what do you propose the icon/logo/symbol will be for the series in Smash? Little Mac already utilizes a fist.

 

[Luminario]

Even though I'm all for having an ARMS character in the game, what do you propose the icon/logo/symbol will be for the series in Smash? Little Mac already utilizes a fist.

What about a spring? Or a spring going in a spiral to a fist in the centre?

 

[fogbadge]

Even though I'm all for having an ARMS character in the game, what do you propose the icon/logo/symbol will be for the series in Smash? Little Mac already utilizes a fist.

my guess itll be the symbol for whoever gets in first

 

[Deleted member]

Yeah probably their symbols.

 

[ZeldaPlayer87]

I'd rather it be a symbol to reperesent the whole franchise though. I mean, Cloud's symbol isn't the FF7 logo, just "FF" same with Ryu and the Street Fighter logo.

 

[WeirdChillFever]

I'd rather it be a symbol to reperesent the whole franchise though. I mean, Cloud's symbol isn't the FF7 logo, just "FF" same with Ryu and the Street Fighter logo.

Then again the Sonic logo is his head

 

[Kirbeh]

Then again the Sonic logo is his head

I think that has more to do with the series being Sonic the Hedgehog. There are other characters sure, but it's about him. The silhouette of his head has been around for ages so it makes sense that that's what they went with.

Plus it's a lot more interesting of a symbol than if they went with a Ring. I wager they went with a Mushroom for Mario in place of Mario's hat because the mushroom is such a big staple of the series. You think of Mario, you think of Mushrooms.

The same does come with Sonic and rings but again, they've been using Sonic's head already for a long time, and the ring would probably seem kind of generic since it'd just be a circle.

As for an ARMS series symbol, I think they might go with the in-game logo of the ARMS league.

 

[Guybrush20X6]

I'm thinking it's the ARMS logo but the in universe one. The one that's made of non-Latin letters.

 

[Freduardo]

I'd like them to go with the announcer's face.

 

[AwesomeAussie27]

What was your highest ARMS score for the Testpunch today?

I've gotten 63 after getting better with MinMin and Ribbon Girl.

 

[Guybrush20X6]

So of the characters that were playable, how would you rank them gameplay wise?

In my personal experience, Minmin's air dash reflector was the most useful gimmick to me and I couldn't get much use out of Ninjara. Though I suspect Ninjara's misdirection powers will come into play when more people know what they're doing.

 

[8-peacock-8]

I'm thinking that Ribbon Girl and Spring Man could both potentially be added. Their standard ARMS are different enough to make them different from each other moveset wise.

As for the others, I could see the other members of the cast easily making good assist trophies.

 

[AwesomeAussie27]

Yabuki talks about the reason as to why Twintelle is so popular, most likely the reason why she was added to the Global Testpunch to begin with. It's mostly about her having a strong built in a roster of muscly male characters and girly girls. I always gotten that vibe about her character upon first glance

Guess he didn't want to address the bigger elephant in the room. Her diverse appearance and all.

https://mynintendonews.com/2017/06/...inks-arms-twintelle-is-so-popular-among-fans/

 

[P.Kay]

I think having a variety of skins for the same character is a good idea. For example, Spring man would have alts from ARMS but would also have a Ribbon Girl skin with alts (similar to Olimar and Alph).

 

[Guybrush20X6]

One idea, have Spring Man as the big advertised character and when the game comes out, complete classic mode with Spring Man

A NEW CHALLENGER HAS APPEARED

 

[P.Kay]

One idea, have Spring Man as the big advertised character and when the game comes out, complete classic mode with Spring Man

A NEW CHALLENGER HAS APPEARED

Oooh, that's a good idea!

 

[AwesomeAussie27]

One idea, have Spring Man as the big advertised character and when the game comes out, complete classic mode with Spring Man

A NEW CHALLENGER HAS APPEARED

As someone who's been behind the idea of Ribbon Girl, I would love that.

 

[Freduardo]

Loving these new modes. This definitely increases my hype. Headlok's give me assurances of the single player

 

[smashkirby]

Am I the only one getting VirtualOn and Fighting Vipers vibes from ARMS?

 

[AwesomeAussie27]

Am I the only one getting VirtualOn and Fighting Vipers vibes from ARMS?

Coming from a fan of both, you aren't wrong.

 

[Luminario]

One idea, have Spring Man as the big advertised character and when the game comes out, complete classic mode with Spring Man

A NEW CHALLENGER HAS APPEARED

Spoiler: gif

God I've been waiting to hear the rip of the song since I first heard it.
I can see your idea coming true if Spring Man gets a Ribbon Girl alt that becomes a clone due to extra dev time. Actually, I wonder who's more popular anyway between Spring and Ribbon cause that might decide who gets in first.
You know, Ribbon Girl's stage would actually be really good in Smash with it's rising blocks.

 

[Freduardo]

Spoiler: gif

God I've been waiting to hear the rip of the song since I first heard it.
I can see your idea coming true if Spring Man gets a Ribbon Girl alt that becomes a clone due to extra dev time. Actually, I wonder who's more popular anyway between Spring and Ribbon cause that might decide who gets in first.
You know, Ribbon Girl's stage would actually be really good in Smash with it's rising blocks.

Isn't ninjara the most popular right now?

 

[Luminario]

Isn't ninjara the most popular right now?

Is he? I haven't seen as much hype for him compared to some other characters, of course I might just not be looking for it.

 

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

Is he? I haven't seen as much hype for him compared to some other characters, of course I might just not be looking for it.

Competitively, Ninjara and MinMin are the most popular characters right now.

Not sure where Twintelle stands competitively since she was just added to the Testpunch.

 

[smashkirby]

Coming from a fan of both, you aren't wrong.

Also, the (supposed) final boss:

Spoiler: ARMS Spoilers

and the cast as a whole (I know I'm missing Twintelle, Barq and Byte, and Kid Cobra, but I couldn't find a pic that had EVERYONE included):

 

[AwesomeAussie27]

Also, the (supposed) final boss:

and the cast as a whole (I know I'm missing Twintelle, Barq and Byte, and Kid Cobra, but I couldn't find a pic that had EVERYONE included):

You might want to use spoilers for those pics.

Though spot on the similarities.

 

[8-peacock-8]

There was a split second of footage in the ARMS direct where Hedlok, the boss in the test punch, was on the final boss' body.

Also, Hedlok would prove to be an interesting boss in Smash.