Beta elements

Beta elements are gameplay and aesthetic elements of a particular game that were shown in official material or referenced internally but not included in the final game. The following is a list of beta elements in ARMS.

UI

A filled Rush Meter in the January demo.

• The Rush Meter originally featured a button prompt once filled.
• Most character portraits were somewhat different in ARMS's January demo.
• In ARMS's January demo, the win counters consisted of blue dots in place of the game's final white dots.
• The VS symbol when a match begins was originally black with a yellow outline.
• A number of UI elements indicating player number, using red and blue colors, were present in the January demo.
• The "Ready? ARMS!" and "K.O." voice clips seem to originally have had a different voice actor.
• An early victory screen had a different position of the WINNER! text and rendered the stage in black and white.

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  An early win counter.

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  The character portraits in the January demo.

ARMS

• The Tribolt was originally called the Trident.
• The Megaton was originally called the Big Punch.

The early Popper and Slapamander designs.

• The Popper initially had a primarily orange color scheme and featured a different brand.
• The Slapamander had a black color scheme with orange accents at some point in development, closer to the final design of the Slamamander.
• Some characters had different standard ARMS in the game's January demo, some notably overlapping with other characters:
  • Ninjara used the Sparky and Tribolt as his second and third standard ARMS.
  • Master Mummy used the Homie and Revolver as his second and third standard ARMS.
  • Mechanica used the Toaster and Boomerang as her second and third standard ARMS.

Helix wielding two gumshield ARMS.

• An ARM internally named "gumshield" exists in a working state within the game's files. It looks similar to the Clapback, though with a yellow rim and dark navy blue center. It also has an unused Brand featuring a lion. If another fighter punches this shield while it's extended, their ARM will stick to it and will be released if the gumshield user punches again or they knock the opponent down.

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  A close look at the early Popper design.

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  The textures for the unused Brand logo featuring a lion.

Fighters

• Master Mummy's and Mechanica's grabs originally dealt 150 damage, the same as all other characters in the January demo.