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'''Min Min''' ({{ja|ミェンミェン|Myen Myen}}, ''MinMin'') is a character from the 3D fighting game {{uv|ARMS}}. Min Min made her [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'']] series debut in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as the first character of {{h2|Downloadable content (SSBU)|Fighters Pass Vol. 2}}.

Min Min is one of fifteen fighters from the [[Nintendo Switch]] title ''{{iw|armsinstitute|ARMS|game}}''. She is one of a select few people in the world to be born with a gene causing {{iw|armsinstitute|ARMS|extendable}}, a phenomenon where the person's arms (or, in rare cases, other body parts) turn into long, stretchy material. In Min Min's case, her ARMS look akin to ramen noodles, fittingly in reference to her family operating the famed Mintendo Noodle House.A talented martial artist gifted with the [[armsinstitute:ARMS (extendable)|ARMS ability]], Min Min participates in the {{s|armsinstitute|ARMS League}} {{s|armsinstitute|Grand Prix}} with the goal of winning the championship in order to promote her family's Noodle house. Her Grand Prix ending depicts her serving ramen to many people wearing her hat, including {{s|armsinstitute|Biff}}, implying the publicity stunt was a success.

In addition to their extendable {{iw|armsinstitute|ARMS|extendable}}, all fighters in the ARMS League have equipment also referred to as {{iw|armsinstitute|ARMS|equipment}}, which replace their fists and serve as their primary weapons. Different ARMS have different types (referring to how they act when used to punch), attributes (a usually elemental effect left on any opponents hit when the ARM is charged), and weights (determining what will happen if two ARMS collide; heavier ARMS will beat out lighter ones, while ARMS of equal weight will cancel each other out). Each fighter comes with three standard ARMS, although all ARMS can be unlocked for all fighters through the {{s|armsinstitute|ARM Getter}} minigame. Min Min uses her standard ARMS in ''Super Smash Bros.'', which are as follows:

Prior to ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''{{'}}s launch, then-recent Nintendo titles such as ''ARMS'' and ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles (universe)|Xenoblade Chronicles 2]]'' were considered to have playable fighters in the base roster. However, they were passed over because they were announced long after planning and production of ''Ultimate'' began, which led to [[Spring Man]] appearing only as an [[Assist Trophy]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/PushDustIn/status/1087124601807691776 @PushDustIn: "Xenoblade 2 and ARMs characters just had bad timing for the project plan."]</ref> A little over a year following ''Ultimate''{{'}}s launch, a [[Nintendo Direct]] Mini on March 26, 2020 announced an {{uv|ARMS}} fighter as the first [[Downloadable content (SSBU)|DLC]] character of {{h2|Downloadable content (SSBU)|Fighters Pass Vol. 2}}. Although the entire playable cast of ''ARMS'' was shown in the Direct, the identity of the playable fighter would not be revealed until their release in June.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubRf4zyEvG4 Nintendo Direct Mini 3.26.2020]</ref>

On June 22nd, an installment of ''[[Mr. Sakurai Presents]]'' was released and ultimately revealed that Min Min was the playable ''ARMS'' fighter, and that she would be released on June 29th. According to [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'']] series creator and director [[Masahiro Sakurai]], he narrowed down the choices to Min Min and [[Ninjara]], but ultimately chose the former following a request from {{s|armsinstitute|Kosuke Yabuki}}, the producer of ''ARMS''.<ref name=MinMinReveal>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_NNyXaBW-I Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Mr. Sakurai Presents "Min Min"]</ref> On a related note, Sakurai responded to the widespread notion of [[Spring Man]] being the ''ARMS'' series' main protagonist by saying that, according to Yabuki, "Everyone's the protagonist!"<ref name=MinMinReveal/>

Min Min's ARMS give her a unique control scheme: the [[A button]] and [[B button]] control her left and right ARMS, respectively; by extension, they result in her special moveset technically consisting of only an up special move ([[ARMS Jump / ARM Hook]]) and a down special move ([[ARMS Change]]). Min Min retains her default ARMS ({{s|armsinstitute|Ramram}}, {{s|armsinstitute|Megawatt}}, and {{s|armsinstitute|Dragon}}), which she can freely cycle between via ARMS Change. In addition to her ARM-based attacks, Min Min uses various kicks; her up smash is particularly notable due to being a [[reflect]]or, which is a reference to her ability to deflect an incoming punch in ''ARMS''.<ref name=MinMinReveal/> Due to her very long-ranged, yet laggy [[punch]]es, Min Min's playstyle encourages playing on the ground from a distance, but leaves her at a disadvantage in the air and at close range.<ref name=MinMinReveal/>

*Min Min is the first DLC newcomer in any ''Smash'' game that came from a new first-party series; {{SSB4|Corrin}}, {{SSBU|Byleth}}, and {{SSBU|Piranha Plant}} were from preexisting series.

*Min Min's right ARM in ''ARMS'' is the Megawatt by default, whereas in ''Smash'', it is the Ramram.

*Min Min is the fifth female DLC fighter introduced in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series after female [[Corrin]], [[Bayonetta]], [[Kazooie]], and female [[Byleth]]. As Corrin and Byleth are alternate costumes to their male counterparts and Kazooie is paired with [[Banjo]], she is the second DLC fighter to be primarily female after Bayonetta.

*Min Min is the fourth fighter to originate from a fighting game, following [[Ryu]], [[Ken Masters]], and [[Terry Bogard]]. Of these four, she is the first female and first-party character to come from this genre. She is also the first to debut in a 3D fighting game.

*Min Min marks the first time a new franchise is represented by a fighter who isn't the flagship character or mascot in some form, such as one who is the main protagonist, or prominently featured in official media in some form, such as box art.

** In the words of ''ARMS'' producer Kosuke Yabuki, this is because "every fighter in ''ARMS'' is the protagonist".

*Min Min, {{SSB4|Mewtwo}} and {{SSB4|Lucas}} are the only fighters to already have appeared as collectibles prior to being added as playable characters within the same ''Smash'' game.

**Out of them, Min Min is the only one who was a newcomer, and the only one to be a [[spirit]] instead of a [[trophy]].

*Min Min is the first playable character in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to have Chinese voice lines. She is also the only character to speak a real-life language other than English or Japanese in all regions of ''Ultimate''.

*Min Min has the shortest duration of debuting in a non-playable role before becoming a playable character at 18 months, as she debuted in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' as a Spirit before becoming a playable fighter in said game via DLC.

**Additionally, her exclusive Spirit Board is the only one where spirits on the board were already in the game, as the Spring Man and Twintelle spirits can be found on the main Board and in World of Light.

*Min Min, [[Ness]] and [[Lucas]] are only characters to have a [[Reflection|reflector]] outside of [[special move]]s. Coincidentally, all three are a [[smash attack]].

**Min Min's is the only one to not be her [[forward smash]], as it is instead her [[up smash]].