Punch
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{{{content2}}} Min Min using Punch in Ultimate. | |
| User | Min Min |
| Universe | ARMS |
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Punch (パンチ, Punch) is Min Min's held neutral attack, forward tilt, forward smash, neutral aerial, forward aerial, back aerial, held neutral special move, and side special move in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Overview
Min Min, unlike all other fighters, does not have a conventional neutral or side special move; instead, her moveset has her left ARM mapped to the A button, and her right ARM mapped to the B button. She is able to use both ARMS in either direction, as by flicking the control stick back, she is able to fire an ARM in the opposite direction she is facing. This continues into her aerials, as her respective ARM simply circles around her.
When the special move button is tapped, Min Min instead does the Kung Fu combo, identically to her tapped neutral attack.
Kirby's Copy Ability
In contrast to Min Min, Kirby gets a conventional neutral special move as a Copy Ability after copying Min Min. Kirby's leading hand assumes the same form as one of Min Min's ramen ARMS with the Dragon ARM equipped, and he delivers a long-ranged punch, which can fire a laser when the special move button is held down for additional range and power. Unlike Min Min's corresponding move, Kirby's Punch Copy Ability cannot be angled at all, and Kirby is unable to walk forward or backward when using it on the ground, but the move can be B-reversed and wavebounced.
Instructional quotes
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The attack button controls the left ARM, and the special-move button controls the right. Flick the stick to the side and press a button to make it a smash attack. You can also hold the button on the ground to charge up! |
Origin
While ARMS is famous for its specified "Thumbs-Up" Joy-Con controls (where the player holds the Joy-Cons sideways and presses the ZL and ZR buttons while moving their arms forward to punch), the game also allows for a button-only control, where they would use the A and B buttons to control the arms instead. However, while controls are customizable in ARMS, the default scheme had the B button control the left ARM, and the A button control the right ARM; this is reversed in Smash.
Gallery
Right Punch as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.
Left Punch as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.
Both punches as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.
Trivia
- Punch is the only move in Ultimate to be color-coded yellow in the Move List. This is because Punch's description spans the space where a character's neutral and side specials would be separately described, color-coded red and blue respectively.
- Yellow is also the primary color used to represent ARMS itself.
- The usage of this move is similar to Mega Man's Mega Buster, which he shares as his neutral attack, forward tilt, and neutral aerial; both can be used while moving and jumping.
