Springtron

Springtron is a playable fighter in ARMS. He became playable in the Version 4.1.0 update, though he was in the game as an unplayable boss since Version 3.2.0.

Appearance
Springtron was modeled after Spring Man, and as such looks quite similar to him. He is made of grey metal, has glowing blue eyes with black sclera, spring-like ARMS modeled after Spring Man's, and metal "hair" which is bent to resemble Spring Man's. His face resembles a mask similar to that of a human fighter, and a mouthpiece not shared by Spring Man. His outfit is identical to Spring Man's, except in his signature black and red color scheme. Just like Spring Man, his chestplate prominently features his logo, which is modeled after a T instead of an S.

Backstory
According to one of Biff's messages when fighting Mechanica during the Grand Prix, Springtron may have been built using blueprints stolen from Mechanica during a failed attempt at discovering her weakness. With additional combat data procured from Helix's presence within the ARMS League, Springtron was created by scientists at ARMS Labs with Dr. Coyle being the head of the project. Originally only making sporadic appearances crashing the Grand Prix, he was later allowed proper entry into the competition.

Abilities
Similar to Spring Man, Springtron is able to deflect incoming attacks with a small shockwave by charging after a dash or jump, and releasing the button before he is fully charged.

After a full charge, he rises from the ground and emits a huge shockwave that disables any extending arms within its range. During his descent, he also has a smaller, lingering "bubble" around him with the same effect. After this, his arms will stay constantly charged and his dash distance and speed will be boosted greatly. This effect lasts for approximately 9 seconds, or until he is knocked down.

In exchange for these benefits, Springtron lacks Spring Man's permanent charge under 25% health, and his aerial movement speed when jumping is decreased.

Playstyle
The Robot Replica has a unique ability in his EMP wave that, though threatening and powerful, is hard to set up without being countered. This means that a player must constantly utilize his deflect ring and the threat of an EMP, to deter punches.

When charged from an EMP, Springtron must then use his great mobility, and his constant charge to pressure with charged punches, while being mobile and evasive and creating his own openings.

ARM Recommendations
Springtron works well with Wind and Ice ARMS, which give him the ability to produce an EMP without risk of being countered (even Electric ARMS don’t give him enough time). However he works well with most ARMS similarly to Spring Man. Some good choices for him are:

Related Badges

 * Main article: Badge Stash

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Springtron cameos on an electronic billboard in the background of Spring Stadium.

Quotes
Note: Springtron shares most of his quotes with Spring Man, though they are edited to sound more robotic.
 * List of Quotes

Trivia

 * Springtron is the youngest ARMS character, at 0 years old. The second youngest is Helix, at 2 years old. This reflects how he was only just recently built during the events of the game.
 * Because Spring Man and Springtron share the same ARMS, whenever Springtron gets new ARMS, the same ARMS are available for Spring Man, and vice versa.
 * Though he was created in Springman’s image his relationship to him is unknown.
 * Springtron fits the typical fighting game trope of a clone character, sharing most of his abilities, attributes, animations and quotes with Spring Man.
 * Springtron has the smallest number of voice clips recorded for him, with only five. This is because most of his voice clips are edited versions of Spring Man's voice clips made to sound robotic.
 * Springtron and Spring Man are the only characters known to share a voice actor with each other.