Helix

Helix is a playable fighter in ARMS being created by scientists at the ARMS Laboratory. His gameplay style revolves around evading enemy attacks.

Appearance
Helix is a translucent humanoid blob made of, by default, what appears to be a green, gelatinous goo. His ARMS resemble models of DNA molecules, sporting a neon pink and blue sugar-phosphate backbone and yellow nucleotides. Out of the top of his head sprout hair-like protrusions that match the sugar-phosphate backbones of its DNA arms. He has, by default, a pink lipped mouth with a row of upper teeth. Helix does not have eyes, instead wearing a rectangular metal mask, which appears to have an array of small lights with two eye-like illuminated spots, along with a small metal visor. He wears a harness that covers its chest and back, which has Helix’s logo on it in an orange circle, and has the ARMS logo on the straps.

Backstory
Helix was created by Dr. Coyle in ARMS Laboratories, and escaped his cultivation tube prematurely. Dr. Coyle considers him to be a disappointment, stating that she thought he'd be more impressive. He is not considered to possess the true ARMS ability and is therefor known as a "second generation" competitor in the ARMS League. Despite that, Helix's presence in the ARMS League allowed ARMS Labs to obtain combat data that they would use to create Springtron.

Abilities
Helix's intended playstyle is designed around his ability to manipulate his height and outmaneuver opponents. When dashing, Helix will sink into the ground, decreasing his height. If a dash is correctly timed, Helix will avoid harm from incoming attacks. Conversely, holding the jump button stretches Helix, offering him the ability to attack from above for extended periods of time. In this extended state, Helix will become thinner and can move his torso freely, offering further defensive options, as well as having his ARMS permanently charged during this state.

While extended, Helix's ARMS will still act as if they were used on the ground, however when receiving attacks, he will act as if he were in the air, so debilitating status effects like Electric and Ice will knock him down instead of leaving him open.

Playstyle
Helix is one of the most unique fighters in this game. Despite his low mobility, his tower mode and puddle forms can make him hard to pin down.

He can constantly poke while dodging in his perma-charged tower mode, and he can duck under most ARMS while in his puddle form. Use his unique evasive abilities to pressure constantly with normal punches, while remaining slippery and hard to hit.

ARM Recommendations
All glove ARMS, and notably the Hydra work very well with Helix. By using a constant barrage of reliable, safe punches done in a rhythm, it is almost impossible for an opponent to jump or dash through without excellent timing and Shield-Dashes

Related Badges

 * Main article: Badge Stash

Quotes

 * List of Quotes

Trivia

 * Helix was announced on April 28th in a video on Nintendo's YouTube Channel.
 * Helix’s name is a reference to the double helix shape of a DNA molecule.
 * Because of his unusual jumping mechanism, Helix will not get a high jump when he jumps off the cars in Cinema Deux.
 * Helix is the only character to have a completely different name in Japan (known as Dīenuē Man, or DNA Man, instead).
 * He developed a crush on Twintelle during his childhood by watching her movies while he was being cultivated inside the lab.
 * When fully stretched out, Helix is the tallest character in the game, beating his closest competitor, Mechanica when inside her suit, by 16 centimeters. Conversely, when Helix is at his smallest height, he is, by far, shorter than any other character.