Armank

Armank
An Armank extending its dragon-like arm.
Universe	Super Smash Bros.
Level(s) appears in	The Wilds I The Subspace Bomb Factory I The Subspace Bomb Factory II Entrance to Subspace The Great Maze
Point worth	3000

Armanks (アーマン, Arman) are some of the more powerful enemies in The Subspace Emissary. They first appear in the first Wilds level.

Enemy description

Although they look like large tanks, they are in reality nothing more than green blob-like creatures inside of vehicles. The vehicles that the creatures reside in bear similarities to a tank, but instead of a traditional cannon, they are equipped with large, retractable arms similar to that of a construction crane. While their arm is retracted, Armanks are immune to essentially all damage, as well as only being able to roll around on their treads, which deals damage to any player who makes contact with their treads. Eventually, they will extend their arm, which may then either shoot out in a ramming attack towards any nearby player, perform a sweeping attack along the ground, or fire three energy pulses in quick succession.

In the event that the arm is destroyed, the Armank's chassis is forced open, revealing the actual enemy (a large, panicking gelatinous green blob), which is the Armank's only vulnerable point. If this weak spot is attacked repeatedly, the Armank, chassis and all, will perform short, non-damaging bounces, preventing it from closing its chassis again. If the Armank is successful in closing its chassis, it will reproduce its arm and restart the cycle. Additionally, if a player attacks an Armank the moment it appears (before it makes contact with the ground), they will be able to deal damage as if they had already destroyed the Armank's arm. According to the Armank trophy, it is used as a construction vehicle. When trying to capture its trophy, the Trophy Stand can be thrown at any part of it, even with the arm equipped, but its health must still be lowered.

Name origin

Armank's name is a combination of the words "armor" or "arm" and "tank". The arm part might describe the dragon-like appendage that it uses to attack the player.

Damage taken

Damage taken	×0.01	×0.01	×0.01	×0.01	×0.01	×0.01	×0.01	×0.01	×0.01	×0.01	×0.01
Interior blob	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6

Trophy

Armank's trophy in Brawl

Armank

A brutal enemy in the Subspace Army or mobile construction equipment? Yes, it moves on treads and has a functional construction arm, but that arm is also capable of brutal attacks. Continue attacking the arm to reveal the Armank's weak spot. Wait... It looks like there's mud on the end of the arm! Maybe the Armank IS just a construction vehicle for the Subspace Army!

: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Gallery

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  An Armank standing still

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  Armank about to close.

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  The green blob revealing itself.

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  The arm's extended attack.

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  Spin attack.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	アーマン, Arman
English	Armank	—
French	Tanpek
German	Drakogger
Spanish	Excavaruga	From "excavar" (to excavate).
Italian	Cyngulus
Korean	아만크	—