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Min Min
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ARMSSymbol.svg
Official artwork of Min Min from ARMS.
Universe ARMS
Debut ARMS (2017)
Smash Bros. appearances Ultimate
Console/platform of origin Nintendo Switch
Species Human
Gender Female
Designed by Masaaki Ishikawa
Article on ARMS Institute Min Min

Min Min (ミェンミェン, Min Min) is a character and playable fighter in the Nintendo Switch game ARMS.

Origin

Min Min is one of fifteen fighters from the Nintendo Switch title ARMS. She is one of a select few people in the world to be born with a gene causing ARMS, a phenomenon where the person's arms (or, in some cases, other body parts) turn into long, stretchy material. In Min Min's case, her ARMS seem to be made of ramen noodles, due to her family operating the famed Mintendo Noodle House. Her left arm can also transform into a dragon arm when fully charged, keeping the ARM equipped to it charged and increasing its power until she gets knocked down. In addition to her ARMS, she also kicks, which enables her to deflect opponents' punches. Min Min competes in the ARMS League to promote her family's restaurant.

Standard ARMS

In addition to their extendable ARMS, all fighters in the ARMS League have equipment also referred to as ARMS, 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), 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 ARM Getter minigame. Min Min uses her standard ARMS in Super Smash Bros., which are as follows:

  • The Dragon (ドラゴン, Dragon) is a medium-weight Beam-type and has the Fire attribute.
  • The Ramram (ホットリング, Hot Ring) is a medium-weight Curve-type and has the Fire attribute.
  • The Megawatt Megawatt (メガボルト, Megavolt) is a heavy-weight Heavy-type and has the Electric attribute.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As a playable character

Main article: Min Min (SSBU)
 
Min Min as she appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

An ARMS representative was announced to be added as DLC on March 26th, 2020, but it was not until June 22nd that this character was confirmed to be Min Min. Her extendable ARMS give her a unique control scheme and play-style that encourages playing on the ground from a distance but is at a disadvantage in the air and in close range. She will be released as part of Challenger Pack 6 on June 29th, 2020.

Prior to the game's launch, Masahiro Sakurai considered adding characters from recent Nintendo titles such as ARMS and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 in the base roster, but he was unable to do so because they were announced long after planning and production of Ultimate began. When it came time to develop a second wave of downloadable content for the game, Sakurai considered Min Min and Ninjara as possible candidates and, following a request from ARMS producer Kosuke Yabuki, the position went to Min Min.

Spirits

Trivia

  • 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 exclusively female after Bayonetta.
  • Min Min is the fourth fighter to originate from a fighting game, following Ryu, Ken, and Terry. Of these four, she is the first female character and first-party character to come from this genre.
  • Min Min, Mewtwo and 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 rather than 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 language other than English or Japanese in all regions of Ultimate.
  • Min Min, Dark Samus, Wii Fit Trainer, Bayonetta, and Inkling are the only fighters to have never appeared on a handheld console.
    • However, if the Nintendo Switch is counted as a handheld, this list does not include Min Min, Bayonetta, or Inkling.
  • Min Min is the second fighter to originate on the Nintendo Switch, with the first being Byleth (discounting Fire Emblem Heroes).
    • However, despite debuting after Byleth in Ultimate, Min Min as a character debuted before Byleth did.