Fighters

Fighters are the playable characters that compete in ARMS. ARMS launched with ten fighters, with five more being released as of Version 5.0.0 bringing the total to 15. Nintendo has stated that fighters would be released as free updates after ARMS launched, for an unknown period of time.

Playable Fighters
Each fighter has their own home stage that matches their theme and motifs, and most have a set of 3 signature ARMS (the exception being Springtron). Each fighter also has their own special abilities and properties to distinguish them from each other.

Release Schedule
10 fighters were available upon the games' launch - these were Spring Man, Ribbon Girl, Ninjara, Master Mummy, Min Min, Mechanica, Kid Cobra, Twintelle, Byte & Barq and Helix.

Max Brass became the first playable fighter released after the game's launch in Version 2.0.0, making him the eleventh fighter. A twelfth fighter, Lola Pop, was released on 2017-09-13 in Version 3.0.0 and the thirteenth fighter, Misango, was released on 2017-11-15 in Version 4.0.0. Most recently, on 2017-11-30, Springtron was made playable in Version 4.1.0, being unplayable until that point.

Dr. Coyle was released as part of Version 5.0.0 in December 2017, bringing the roster to 15 fighters.

Trivia

 * Springtron is the only Fighter to not receive three signature ARMS, as he shares the same ARMS as Spring Man, based on how many the player has unlocked. Therefore, unlocking ARMS for Spring Man also unlocks the same ARMS for Springtron.