It's Kid Cobra. Sorry, not trying to be a nitpick, but I keep seeing people call him King, when it's Kid.It may be the inner 12 year old in me, but I think I like King Cobra the most.
But my inner 12-year-old agrees: He's super-rad!
It's Kid Cobra. Sorry, not trying to be a nitpick, but I keep seeing people call him King, when it's Kid.It may be the inner 12 year old in me, but I think I like King Cobra the most.
A character doesn't get popular just because of sex appeal, there's about a million characters that are made with if not solely with sex appeal in mind, doesn't mean they are popular, they may not even b3 all that popular in their own series
It's pretty hard to be fierce when you're rocking the hair style of a five year old.
Yeah, I don't think Twintelle appeals to a lot of people JUST because of the big butt.
It's Kid Cobra. Sorry, not trying to be a nitpick, but I keep seeing people call him King, when it's Kid.
But my inner 12-year-old agrees: He's pretty rad!
It's Kid Cobra. Sorry, not trying to be a nitpick, but I keep seeing people call him King, when it's Kid.
But my inner 12-year-old agrees: He's super-rad!
Beyblaaaaaaaaaaaade!
Hahahaha
Yo, I like Byte! He has those adorable Short Circuit eyes and tube lips, not to mention the old-timey British police hat. The windup keys and clockwork on his shoulders are also great touches. But his best quality is perhaps his movement, his upper torso shifting separate from his tin soldier legs when he changes directions. Just a great design, and together with Barq, an amazing one.Barq towers above the competition. That design is just too damn good. It has a lot of elements that all go together without feeling busy, and feels instantly classic. The off-white and blue, the red siren on top, the aviators and the wheel all work together to give it a police vibe without the need for symbols or text. The silhouette is instantly recognizable, not just among ARMS, but video games in general. It's a design that's easy to draw, which should resonate well with fan artists. It would have been real easy to fuck it up by giving Barq a German Shepherd head because that's the classic police dog, but I'm glad they sidestepped that pitfall because what we got has way more character. That character of course being "Sir, do you know how fast you were going back there?"
I feel like Barq really got screwed in the poll because he's dragged down by his partner. Byte is just a mess. One of the most unnecessarily busy designs. I looked away for a second and I already forgot what he looks like, particularly the disaster area that is his face. Everything that was done right with Barq was done wrong with Byte. He's even got the badge logo that says "this is how you can tell I'm supposed to be a cop".
Honorable mentions and why they lost:
Spring Man and Ribbon Girl have nice and simple sporty designs but all that really stands out is the hair. I particularly like Ribbon Girl's ribbon hair. Apart from that, they're just very familiar designs, Ribbon Girl especially. How many school uniform/cheerleader outfits have I seen on fighting game characters? She's even got the same color scheme as Karin Kanzuki! And the bicycle shorts!
Mechanica is another character who has a competent and sufficiently simple design but again it just feels too familiar.
I feel like Ninjara's design is technically sound and it doesn't immediately make me think of a dozen other fighting game characters, but there's just something subtly wrong about him. Maybe the use of colors is just barely too much.
Twintelle is a really solid design when it comes to the use of color, shape and originality, and she stands out from the competition with her hair fists. She's no Barq though. Barq is a miracle of design. Barq destroys all competition. Sorry Twintelle, you were a really good second place.
I HAVE SPOKEN.
Well OK, but... just remember that when you're at the beach and some hooligan kicks sand on your ice cream, it's Beach Patrolman Byte who will bring them to justice. He's the cop bot who cares.Maybe I'm being too hard on Byte because he's standing adjacent to Best Video Game Dog. His design is way too busy, though. His foot alone has like 20 separate elements. That's some Michael Bay Transformers shit. And I don't like the clockwork keys. They just feel superfluous, and make the design feel more artificial.
I will say that even the designs I don't like look a lot better in motion. I think video game stills get too much critique in general. It's a visual medium that's designed to be seen in motion.
Barq still looks great in his publicity stills, though. He's very photogenic.
Kinda crazy that Twintelle and Min Min have more than 25% of the vote EACH
What are these so called obvious reasons, btw?Twintelle is overrated for obvious reasons.
Huh... I always saw the pipes across his face as a huge handlebar moustacheYo, I like Byte! He has those adorable Short Circuit eyes and tube lips, not to mention the old-timey British police hat. The windup keys and clockwork on his shoulders are also great touches. But his best quality is perhaps his movement, his upper torso shifting separate from his tin soldier legs when he changes directions. Just a great design, and together with Barq, an amazing one.
Oh snap, you might be right. That'd be even better!Huh... I always saw the pipes across his face as a huge handlebar moustache
Like this:
I really want these two in Smash Bros
I can't fit all these adorbs in my totes!
Edit: Holy crap I didn't realize they could shorten their stretchy arms to make them look like normal arms. That's really cool.
In the art with Spring Man turning on the TV, his one arm is also shortened like a normal arm. Seems they can tighten up their coils to be one solid shape.These art really gives these character some personality.
In really loving this art.
Edit: Holy crap I didn't realize they could shorten their stretchy arms to make them look like normal arms. That's really cool.
Ribbon Girl stock rising...Mechanica staying awesome
Regarding ARMS reps in Smash:
While she's not one of my favorites, the more I think about it, the more I see Mechanica being Sakurai's second pick after Spring Man.
Trying to look at it as Sakurai might, Mechanica stands out in a number of ways on the Smash roster.
She's a female child, plucky and adorable, but also a heavyweight, thanks to her suit. She's a brunette, and her suit has an eye-catching bright yellow color scheme. One of her signature weapons, the Revolver, is unique in how it fires multiple gloves at once; herSeekieHomie is a perfect side special, and her Whammer is the very definition of a smash attack. Her suit's bulky silhouette instantly stands out, and her limited hover ability seems tailor-made for Smash. Plus, I can already picture screenshots of her fighting Smash's other mech user, Bowser Jr.
I also get the vibe from Mechanica that, if there were an ARMS anime, she'd be the main character. She's a child inventor who idolizes the ARMS fighters and builds her own robo suit in the scrapyard to join the tournament. As the only character on the roster without the "Gift of ARMS," she's almost like the everyman meant to represent the player in this fantastical world of stretchy appendages.
While it's tempting to say "Add Min Min, add Twintelle, add everyone," I feel like after Spring Man, Mechanica might have the best shot. Beyond those two, a Spring Man clone in the form of Ribbon Girl (Luigi-fied, of course) also seems quite plausible.
They could make a whole fighting game spinoff just from the characters in this game.While it's tempting to say "Add Min Min, add Twintelle, add everyone,"
I can't fit all these adorbs in my totes!
Regarding ARMS reps in Smash:
While she's not one of my favorites, the more I think about it, the more I see Mechanica being Sakurai's second pick after Spring Man.
Trying to look at it as Sakurai might, Mechanica stands out in a number of ways on the Smash roster.
She's a female child, plucky and adorable, but also a heavyweight, thanks to her suit. She's a brunette, and her suit has an eye-catching bright yellow color scheme. One of her signature weapons, the Revolver, is unique in how it fires multiple gloves at once; her Homie is a perfect side special, and her Whammer is the very definition of a smash attack. Her suit's bulky silhouette instantly stands out, and her limited hover ability seems tailor-made for Smash. Plus, I can already picture screenshots of her fighting Smash's other mech user, Bowser Jr.
I also get the vibe from Mechanica that, if there were an ARMS anime, she'd be the main character. She's a child inventor who idolizes the ARMS fighters and builds her own robo suit in the scrapyard to join the tournament. As the only character on the roster without the "Gift of ARMS," she's almost like the everyman meant to represent the player in this fantastical world of stretchy appendages.
While it's tempting to say "Add Min Min, add Twintelle, add everyone," I feel like after Spring Man, Mechanica might have the best shot. Beyond those two, a Spring Man clone in the form of Ribbon Girl (Luigi-fied, of course) also seems quite plausible.
Meh, someone could say something just as convincing for Twintelle and Min Min. They're just all so cool lol
I don't know I'm liking Mechanica's design far more than Min Min and Twintelle when she's out of her suit.
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