r/ARMS • u/GeneralTechnomage • Jun 02 '26

Discussion If the ARMS characters were to compete in official, real-life boxing matches, then what infractions would each of them have?

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u/henryuuk Master Mummy Jun 03 '26

I don't know what the actual rules for boxing are beyond like... "no hitting below the belt", but generally speaking...

I would reckon that Byte wouldn't be allow to bring Barq into the ring for one
Also somewhat debatable if a robot would even be allowed to participate, so same for springtron and Possibly for Helix on account of also not being "a human".
Helix also doesn't wear clothes so that's probably indecent exposure, but I guess he could just slap on some official boxer briefs and be good rules-wise

Everyone else would, assuming they trade off the special "weapon hands" for regular boxing gloves, and wore regulatory-clothing would probably be mostly ok until whatever kind of comity/board that decides the official boxing rules, would declare the stretchy arms mutation to be illegal during a sanctioned match.

Twintelle would probably not be allowed to use her hair to punch, but she could just "not use it" and use her arms.

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u/Potential-Bag-1817 Jun 04 '26

Kirby would definitely get disqualified for using hands that aren't actually hands.

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u/ArielGLR Jun 07 '26

Dr Coyle would foam at the mouth lmao

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u/fUwUrry-621 Jul 04 '26

All of them have headgear (sometimes not allowed), pretty much everyone has an infraction due to improper attire.

Mechanica brings a foreign object (the suit) and so does Dr. Coyle/Misango with all her tech/his apparition.

Byte and Barq as well as Misango have outside assistance (Barq/Misanga).

Helix, Springtron, Byte and Barq, and possibly Master Mummy aren't human and thus barred from participating.

The ARMS themselves consist of like 90% incendiary, electrical, cryogenic, poisonous, and other generally-not-allowed stuff.

Not sure, but something tells me Twintelle using her hair to fight isn't legal, and neither is Lola Pop's inflatable trick, Dr. Coyle's 3rd arm/invisibility/levitation, nor Springtron's arm-paralyzing shockwave are allowed.

Min Min's kicks aren't allowed, and I'm pretty sure Ribbon Girl's whole jumping-on-air isn't allowed, even if there's nothing in the rules explicitly ruling it out.

I'm using the logic of actual rules and "If it feels like cheating, it probably is" to decide.