History Characters / ARMS

* UpToEleven: [[TrademarkFavoriteFood His love of pizza]]. Take a look at his profile; it's listed as a ''hobby''. No, not "eating pizza", just straight-up ''"pizza"''. ''Even Min Min doesn't take it that far.''[[note]]And remember, Min Min's arms are in the form of ramen ''because'' of what a diehard for it she is, and even her profile specifies "eating ramen". Spring Man somehow takes it even further than ''that''.[[/note]]

* FiftiesHair: His [[DelinquentHair cobalt blue]] [[SpringCoil spring-like hair]] does give him a meaning. Although he isn't a deliquent himself, despite his hair being a reminiscent of a typical pompadour worn by JapaneseDelinquents.

* WellDoneSonGuy: According to his bio Helix's reason for fighting in the ARMS tournament is to prove the merit of the ARMS Laboratory's work. Dr. Coyle, who was the head of scientists who created him to begin with is also in the competition.

* JustWokeUpThatWay: Similarly, all human fighters simply had ARMS one day when they didn't the day before, excluding Mechanica. Dr. Coyle is another exception, though, in that she gave ''herself'' ARMS, their unique nature as coils around a solid arm a visual indicator.

** Apparently his creator sees him as superior to the fighter he was based on:

* BadassBaritone: If he has a chance to speak, it's a soft-spoken, deep, and raspy voice that drills other's spine. The way he also slowly says "Cobra..." at the end of his trailer [[EvilSoundsDeep does have a sinister element to it]]. {{Kayfabe}} Though, he probably isn't necessarily evil]].

* TheFaceless: His face is hidden under a [[CoolMask mask-like]] [[CoolHelmet helmet] that doubles as his [[{{Pun}} namesnake]].

* BadassBaritone: If he has a chance to speak, it's a soft-spoken, deep, and raspy voice that drills other's spine. The way he also slowly says "Cobra..." at the end of his trailer [[EvilSoundsDeep does have a sinister element to it]]. Though, he probably isn't necessarily evil.

* TheFaceless: His face is hidden under a CoolMask that doubles as his names(n)ake.

* He also dons salmon pink chestplate and pants for another one of his alternative colors, which makes a reference to that of an albino cobra snake.

* BlowYouAway: His signature Slamamander Arms produce wind and tornadoes during [[LimitBreak Rush]].

* EvilSoundsDeep: As mentioned below he probably is not necessarily evil, but the way he slowly says "Cobra..." at the end of his trailer does have a sinister element to it.

* FlashStep: Kid Cobra's unique ability is to sacrifice his charged punches to dash twice whether on the ground or in the air, effectively giving him the fastest dash in the game. Without it, he otherwise has the slowest dash in the game.

* DifficultButAwesome: For beginners, his abilities are very hard to get used to, as his normal dash is very unreliable for dodging like other dashes, and his FlashStep ability trades away his damage potential to make his normal dash usable. However, by using his very long and fast side jumps alongside knowing when to charge and expend power for his FlashStep, he is very effective at dancing around the other fighters' attacks while [[DamageOverTime whittling them down]] in the process.

* GoodColorsEvilColors: Wears purple and green in contrast to the more heroic characters. Leans more towards {{Heel}} than an actual bad guy though.

* DifficultButAwesome: For beginners, his abilities are very hard to get used to, as his normal dash is very unreliable for dodging like other dashes, and his FlashStep ability trades away his damage potential to make his normal dash usable. However, by using his very long and fast side jumps alongside knowing when to charge and expend power for his FlashStep, he is very effective at dancing around the other fighters' attacks while [[GradualGrinder whittling them down]] in the process.

* FiftiesHair: His cobalt blue [[SpringCoil spring-like hair]] does give him a meaning.

* DelinquentHair: While he himself isn't a delinquent, his cobalt blue spring-like hair is reminiscent of a typical pompadour worn by JapaneseDelinquents.

* YouAreTheNewTrend: If Ninjara is facing against Spring Man in the former's Grand Prix, Biff mentions the latter's fans have started copying his iconic [[FiftiesHair pompadour]] hairstyle.

* TheCheerleader: The inspiration for her clothes.

[[folder:Max Brass]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''The Commish'']]
->'''Voiced by:''' Dominic Allen

The head of the ARMS league, and the Champion of the Grand Prix. Fitting his status, his ARMS look like belts. Originally the FinalBoss of Grand Prix mode, he is the first post-release fighter introduced to the game, made playable in the first update. His unique trait is that charging his ARMS or completing a throw will buff his body mass to give him armor from weak attacks. Like Spring Man, he can charge to repel punches and his ARMS stay permanently charged at critical health and he will also stay buffed.

* BigGood: He's not just the Champion, he's actually the head of the ARMS league, and the guy who made the tournament in the first place!
** He also appears to allow non-ARMS users to enter the ARMS league such as Mechanica, as well as robots and experimental fighters. As long as they can provide a fair and thrilling match he doesn't seem to care who enters.
* ColorCodedCharacters: Light metallic teal with brown/gold and red accents.
* CoolHelmet: Shiny gold with a mohawk/pompador on top.
* CoolOldGuy: He's the only middle-aged fighter in the game at 52 years old, but the fans love him for his hamminess and influence in the ARMS world, and he encourages anyone to show him their all.
* DifficultButAwesome: Max Brass has a great set of abilities and useful starting ARMS, but unlike all other fighters, his punches have zero guidance behind them, meaning if curved the wrong way, your punch will miss the enemy by a mile. Using Max Brass effectively requires you to have complete control over where you're sending your punches so you don't constantly whiff, but having such control gives you a juggernaut with a Fire-Explosive combo of elements and the ability to laugh at weaker hits. In other words, [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration to effectively use the champ, you'll need to play like a champ]].
* DropTheHammer: His Kablammer ARMS are giant, explosive mallet-like weapons.
* DominoMask: Built into his helmet, no less.
* {{Eagleland}}: A minor example is in his introduction trailer as he is presented through the use of red, white, and blue rings.
* FinalBoss: Of the Grand Prix mode [[spoiler:on level 3 and lower difficulty.]]
* GracefulLoser: He's seen clapping for Spring Man in the latter's ending image, smiling at the new Champion.
* HavingABlast: His signature Nade and Kablammer ARMS explode upon impact. The Nade even resembles a grenade.
* HellBentForLeather: His belt ARMS look like they're made out of leather.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Max's Brass critical permacharge means that his two signature Explosion-type ARMS make him a bigger target. Fortunately, his buffed state means he takes half damage from it as well as not flinching.
* HomeStage: Sky Arena is his home arena.
* HotPaintJob: Has a flame motif on his boots and outfit.
* IrislessEyeMaskOfMystery: His mask makes his eyes look like this rather than show off the swirly ExoticEyeDesigns other fighters with ARMS have.
* LargeAndInCharge: At 6'4" he's the the second tallest fighter at a consistent height (Master Mummy is first at 7'6"), and he's both the reigning Champ and the head of the sport outright.
* LargeHam: This guy's every bit as boisterous as he is big. He's also the only character (besides Hedlok) that laughs as he's being introduced by the announcer in Grand Prix.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHWn5D3LuUs The theme for his stage, the Sky Arena]], is a dramatic orchestra rock song with chanting in the background; it's a climactic song fitting for the head of the ARMS League.
* MaskedLuchador: Given the belt, flame motifs on his clothes, mask, and {{Mayincatec}} design of his stage (from what we can see), he may be based off this.
* MightyGlacier: The big guy has all of Spring Man's abilities and then adds in more of his own, but pays for it with noticable slower walkspeed and a much larger hitbox.
* MirrorBoss: If you play as Max Brass in Grand Prix, the final boss is... another Max Brass, with a different color scheme. Biff lampshades this, as shown under TomatoSurprise.
* MovesetClone: Downplayed, as he has several of his own distinctions, but he shares some abilities with Spring Man, particularly the "parry" shockwave from an incomplete charge and a similar default weapon to Spring Man's Toaster in the Roaster.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: When Hedlok steals his body for the TrueFinalBoss.
* NighInvulnerability: When he reaches critical health, he buffs up and becomes an absolute damage sponge, not just taking ''less'' damage, but [[NoSell no-selling]] every attack save for grabs you throw at him. That said, he loses the bulk temporarily if he takes a hit from ARMS with Electric or Ice attributes, but it comes back after the effect wears off, so you'd best make it count if you land one.
* OlderThanTheyLook: The guy's actually 52 years old, but between his appearance, voice, skill, and enthusiasm, you'd be forgiven for thinking he was in his 30s or even late 20s.
* PecFlex: Makes this in one of his victory poses, alongside a few other poses.
* PickyEater: If you have Springtron pit against Max Brass in Grand Prix mode (Which is the finale), according to Biff, the latter is a picky eater. Apparently his weakness is [[DoesNotLikeSpam bell peppers]].
* PlayingWithFire: His signature Roaster arms are similar to Spring Man's Toaster arms, only with higher damage output at the cost of the guidance system, and also [[TechnicolorFire purple fire]].
* PowerFist: His primary Roaster ARMS are a boxing-glove like weapon. The Nades also count, with the knuckles resembling the pineapple-like shell of a grenade.
* PromotedToPlayable: He's the FinalBoss of Grand Prix, and the first post-release character.
* RedBaron: His title is "The Commish", as in [[LargeAndInCharge the Commissioner of the entire ARMS League]].
* SmugSuper: For as nice of a guy as he is, he does have a big ego that is [[JustifiedTrope entirely justified]] by his [[WorldsStrongestMan power and skill.]]
-->''"Who's the champ? Me!"''
-->''"I'm the best!!"''
* SpiritedCompetitor: He's not some corrupt champion trying to cling to his belt, he just wants to set up a great tourney and put his title up there for the winning.
* SuperheroesWearTights: He's wearing a spandex suit that looks like either a superhero or a luchador outfit.
* TechnicolorFire: The fires of his Roaster gloves are purple.
* TemporaryBulkChange: He can increase the size of his muscles for a brief period of time to prevent flinching.
* TomatoSurprise: Subverted. During his final Grand Prix battle, he faces another Max Brass, and Biff believes that the Max Brass you're playing as is an imposter. However, defeat the other Max Brass (and Hedlok if your difficulty is high enough), and Biff will remark during the victory ceremony that he "always knew you were the real deal", implying the one you fought (and saved) was the real imposter.
* TooManyBelts: Not in his design, but his Arms are belts and his arena is themed around the championship belt.
** This is taken to another level in his ending visual as it involves him admiring all the belts he's won in the past framed up on a wall as his newest part to the collection lays on a desk likely to soon get the same treatment.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:With Dr. Coyle, as her ending screen is a picture of them seemingly as friends. It's been torn in two, yet taped back together.]]
* WorldsStrongestMan: You don't become the absolute, uncontested peak in the world where twenty percent of the population consists of extendo-arm superhumans ''without'' being this.
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[[folder:Lola Pop]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''The Sucker Puncher'']]
->'''Voiced by:''' Soness Stevens

A traveling fighting clown with gummy candy ARMS introduced in the third update of the game. Lola Pop has traveled the world doing street performances and hopes to one day open a circus of her own. Her unique trait is the ability to quickly inflate her whole body; which allows her to move while blocking, bounce on the ground and air-block.
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[[folder:Springtron]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''The Mean Machine'']]
->'''Voiced by:''' Peter Von Gomm

A strange robotic fighter resembling Spring Man. He shows up to challenge you in Grand Prix if you're doing TOO well. Originally an NPC BonusBoss, he became playable with the fourth update. His unique trait is that charging his ARMS will release a energy pulse that disables any ARMS that comes in contact with it. Like Spring Man, he can also parry punches after charging but unlike Spring Man, he doesn't stay charged at low health.

* InvisibilityWithDrawbacks: She can turn invisible to her opponent when blocking, as well as standing up after getting knocked down. However, she cannot turn invisible if she's poisoned if she were to be knocked down. She will also be unable to turn invisible if she is frozen, blinded, or poisoned if she is blocking. However she will be instantly turned invisible after she is unfrozen and if the poison or blindness goes away when blocking for longer periods of time. But by blocking if she is frozen, she is open for grabs.

* RealMenWearPink: Although his default palette is blue and sea green, one of the alternative palettes gives him pink hair and adds in line of pink to his tight gear, scarf.

* InvisibilityWithDrawbacks: She can turn invisible to her opponent when blocking, as well as standing up after getting knocked down.

* {{Invisibility}}: She can turn invisible to her opponent when blocking, as well as standing up after getting knocked down.

* RealMenWearPink: Although his default palette is blue and cea green, one of the alternative palettes gives him pink hair and adds in line of pink to his tight gear, scarf.

* DelinquentHair: While he himself isn't a delinquent, his spring-like hair is reminiscent of a typical pompadour worn by JapaneseDelinquents.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Spring Man has his hair in a light blue swirl.
** One of his alt colors, which is turquoise and blue has a [[RealMenWearPink pink swirly hair]].

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Ribbon Girl looks like a downplayed example, having blonde hair with a green stripe through it, until you realize her hair is [[AlienHair made out of ribbons]].
** One of her alt colors does count though, which is colored blue.

* TechnicolorNinjas: While his outfit is of the sort of dark color's you'd expect from a ninja, [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair his hair is a bright neon green]] with a shuriken ponytail.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: His hair color is light green.
** As well as 2 of his alt colors. The silver and red variant has red hair while the purple and [[RealMenWearPink pink]] variant has pink hair color.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Min Min has green eyebrows hidden under her ramen hair. This can be seen more clearly in certain close-up shots, most notably [[http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/media/44444/4/2.jpg her victory pose showing off her dragon ARM]].

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair does have streaks of pink.
** Two of her alt colors actually do make her hair a shade of blue. Specifically, one makes it purple with a blue streak in place of the default pink and the other makes it a mix of light and dark blue.

* {{Meganekko}}: She is or at least used to be one according to her ending visual.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has green hair that's implied to have been the result of the experiments she's performed on herself.
** Keep that in mind, one of her alturnative colors has red hair in place of her usual green hair.

** One of his alt colors, which is tourquise and blue has a [[RealMenWearPink pink swirly hair]].

* TightsUnderShorts: She wears a pair black capris under her shorts.

* [[AscendedFanboy Ascended Fangirl]]: She's a fan of her fellow boxers who now gets the chance to fight against them.

* SpotOfTea: She seems to be French rather than British, but she can be seen enjoying a cup of tea during various portions of her trailer and main visual.

-> '''Voiced by:''' Peter Von Gomm

* BigWhat: It is one of his reactions when his shield breaks. [[spoiler:This is also his reaction to [[GreaterScopeVillain Dr.]] [[EvilGenius Coyle]] delivering [[FinalBoss Max]] [[WorldsStrongestMan Brass]] a CurbStompBattle in Grand Prix mode at [[HarderThanHard level 6 or 7]]]].

-> '''Voiced by:''' Momoka Kawasaki

* IdolSinger: She likes to sing, and is described as "the pop star of the ring." Her home stage, Ribbon Ring, visibly takes place on a concert stage.

-> '''Voiced by:''' Kenji Takahashi

* TheLancer: A serious and sharp customer with a similar build to the plucky and rounded hero Spring Man. One of his official pre-release screenshots has him in a MirroredConfrontationShot [[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/aabqa/fighter/3/img/img.jpg with Spring Man.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo5BfWtUxLk An intense track using traditional Japanese instruments]].

-> '''Voiced by:''' Kouji Takeda

-> '''Voiced by:''' Haruna Takatsu

* HomeStage: Ramen Bowl is her home arena. [[note]]Though this is not her home stage for her appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', where they went with Spring Stadium instead.[[/note]]

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjkcj7i5fko Classical Chinese instruments mixed with a strong techno beat]].

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyumiFujimura

* FutureSpandex: [[https://twitter.com/ARMS_Cobutter/status/854577369889165312 Out of practicality, she wears one inside her Mini Mecha]].

-> '''Voiced by:''' Adeyto

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aujjfolZJEw A tropical conga beat with steel drums for the beach police]].

* NoodleIncident: Kid Cobra has had a run-in with Byte & Barq, according to Biff. No explanation about what happened, whether it was a chance encounter or if Kid Cobra was breaking rules.

-> '''Voiced by:''' Ryouta Takeuchi

-> '''Voiced by:''' Dominic Allen

* FinalBoss: Of the Grand Prix mode [[spoiler:on level 3 and lower difficulty]].

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHWn5D3LuUs The theme for his stage, the Sky Arena,]] is a dramatic orchestra rock song with chanting in the background; it's a climactic song fitting for the head of the ARMS League.

-> '''Voiced by:''' Soness Stevens

-> '''Voiced by:''' Toru Sakurai

* MeaningfulName: Misango is a pun on the word "misanga," a Japanese term for "friendship bracelet." Keeping with the name, his ARMS are in the shape of woven bracelets.

-> '''Voiced by:''' Peter Von Gomm

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/DonnaBurke

* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Coyle's not a natural ARMS wielder, having been well into adulthood without ever gaining what is defined as a puberty-acquired power -- however, through sheer determined study and continuous self-experimentation, she ''gave'' herself ARMS powerful enough to send '''[[WorldsStrongestMan Max Brass]]''' skyward and out of his own arena. [[spoiler: For good measure, when Hedlok fails to secure victory even with her power, she ''demolishes'' it with virtually no effort,]]

* GodzillaThreshold: [[spoiler: After being bested in the Grand Prix, she ''calls down Hedlok'' to take her body for a chance at the victory.]]

* ILied: The ARMS Lab research notes of Hedlok's development states that, after it escaped, they went to Dr. Coyle for aid in subjugating it, but she had "lost interest". [[spoiler: This was all a ruse, as she had [[TrueFinalBoss much bigger aspirations]] for the experiment gone rogue.]]

* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: She certainly seems smart enough to have earned a [=PhD=], having found a way to artificially replicate the ARMS condition. It's just that what she does with her advanced knowledge is morally questionable.

* SoreLoser: [[spoiler:Throws a tantrum when she loses, destroying Hedlok (with a loud [[YouHaveFailedMe "USELESS!"]], no less), ranting "Gah... I could've ''won!''", and teleporting out in a huff]].

-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuuKobayashi (Japanese)

* MeaningfulName: His name can be seen in Western comic books as one of the many sound effects for when a [[TalkToTheFist fist meets a face]]. Likewise, his Japanese name, “Cobushii”, literally means “fist” in Japanese.

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: If defeated on Level 6 or 7, his host and creator Dr. Coyle destroys Hedlok in rage.]]

* TrainingDummy: The predecessor device to Hedlok was designed for sparring partners to bring out the full potential of fighters and be worn over the torso like armor. However, [[MadScientist Dr. Coyle]] deemed it too difficult for humans to control all of its ARMS and decided to make a followup that would be worn like a helmet, had AI and fought for the fighter wearing it. And [[AIIsACrapshoot then it went downhill from there]].

* OneHitPointWonder: Just one punch or grab is enough to defeat each of them individually. [[spoiler: Until you get to number 100.]]

** ''Characters/SuperSmashBrosUltimate76To82'' [[note]]Min Min[[/note]]
** ''Characters/SuperSmashBrosAssistTrophies'' [[note]]Spring Man[[/note]]
** ''Characters/SuperSmashBrosOthers'' [[note]]Spring Man, Ribbon Girl, Ninjara, Master Mummy, Mechanica, Twintelle[[/note]]

* FingerlessGloves: Wears these on her real hands.