Byte & Barq
Byte & Barq are fighters in ARMS. They were revealed during the ARMS Direct 5.17.2017. They are a robotic duo that fight alongside each other. Byte is a tall police robot, while Barq is a cubic robot dog with a wheel for movement. Byte is controlled by the player, and Barq is controlled by the AI.
Height | 6' 2" (189 cm) |
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Weight | 265 lb (120 kg) Total |
Age | unknown |
Stage | Buster Beach |
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Appearance
Byte is a humanoid robot whose extendable arms resemble clockwork mainsprings. He has large wind-up keys on his shoulders. Though he does not seem to be wearing clothes, his design is reminiscent of a police uniform, complete with a badge on his hat-equivalent. According to The official ARMS website, their model is called, 'K-900'.
Byte's robotic canine partner Barq is shaped like a dog's head mounted on a single wheel. He wears sunglasses and, like Byte, has a beacon light on top of his head.
Backstory
"The duo of police-robot Byte and dog-robot Barq makes for an intimidating beach-patrol team. In the heat of battle, Byte is known to take a big leap off Barq and rain down punches on opponents! But if they win the ARMS Grand Prix, who's gonna patrol Buster Beach?!" —Official Description
Abilities
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Water Resistance |
Ability 1: Barq is AI controlled and can attack, move, bodyblock, and be knocked out for around 5 seconds; using the Super Move will instantly revive Barq and merge him with Byte, removing him from the field
Ability 2: Byte can jump on Barq to jump with extra height
Throw Damage: 150
Costumes
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Blue |
Orange |
White |
Green |
To select a costume, click and hold , then hold in the direction of the desired costume while confirming with . Simply choosing a character without tilting the stick will select the first costume not taken (in the order of up-right-down-left) and if multiple players tilt the stick in the same direction while selecting the same character, they will be the same costume.