Biff

Biff, ARMS League Commentator

"Hi there, ladies and gents! I'm Biff, your trusty ARMS commentator!"

Biff is a non-playable character in ARMS who serves as a commentator for ARMS League matches. He appears in Grand Prix mode, in which he introduces the player's fighter and provides tips and other commentary at the start of each round. He uses a selection of gibberish voice clips for his dialogue. He also appears as a host in some trailers for the game, where he is fully voiced.

Appearance

Biff is a roughly humanoid, yellow being of unknown species with a large, oblong head that has a hand protruding from the top of it, usually clenched in a fist but opening when he is surprised. Like most of the fighters in ARMS, he has spiraled irises. Similarly, he also appears to have extendable ARMS. The only clothes he wears are a scarlet, diamond-shaped mask and a navy blue bow tie.

Quotes

Main article: Biff/Quotes

Gallery

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  Biff's profile picture, with an unsure expression.

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  Biff's profile picture, with a shocked expression.

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  Biff's profile picture, with a smile.

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  Biff's full 3D model relaxing at Via Dolce.

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  Art from the official ARMS Twitter, showing Biff's extendable arms.

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  Biff taking notes as Mechanica tinkers with a Boomerang.

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  Biff, Misango and Twintelle trying on new clothes from Twintelle's brand, Overrun.

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  Biff and all ten original fighters celebrating the release of ARMS.

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  Biff peeking behind two slabs at Temple Grounds.

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  Biff leaning on one of the pillars on Temple Grounds.

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  Biff hanging onto a tube at [NAME REDACTED].

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  Biff looking puzzled in front of a screen in [NAME REDACTED].

Biff Notes

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  Missed the Arms Test? Here's a sticker to cheer you up. See you at 9 PM!(Sticky note: "Overslept and missed the Arms Test."

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  Can’t wait for June 16… so here’s a special ARMS sticker to hold us over! (Sticky note: "Waiting with a long neck.")

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  Thought of a new way to use ARMS… now I wanna walk my dog again! (Sticky note: "No leash needed.")

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  Back from E3! Had a sticky but tasty lunch at the ARMS cafeteria. Here’s today’s pic—splat! (Sticky note: "Neba-neba and Bane-bane are kind of similar.")

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  Feeling parched? The tastiest season is here! Just had a genius idea—scribble, stick! A critical hit! (Sticky note: "...beer.")

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  Biff's still dreaming of making “ARMS Stickers” trend… One sticker at a time! (Sticky note: "Maybe I overcooked it a little...")

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  Spring Man helped test a theory: maybe ARMS have other uses besides battle… The results were delicious. (Sticky note: "With this toaster, it just burns...")

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  Ribbon Girl’s Sparky packs a shock—part of me wants to feel it for real! (Sticky note: "Shocking!")

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  Even on summer break, Ninjara’s sharpening his skills for the next spar! (Sticky note: "Polishing my skills.")

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  Worried even shaved ice won’t survive this heat... Is that ARMS fighter okay out there? (Sticky note: “It’s so hot I feel like I’m going to evaporate.”)

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  Clear speech is key for any ARMS commentator—can you handle Biff’s tongue twister? (Sticky note: “Red-wrapped Mummy, Blue-wrapped Mummy, Yellow-wrapped Mummy.”)

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  Biff pitched a new series for Kid Cobra: “Cobra’s Journey”... Sadly, it was rejected. (Sticky note: “Streaming now”)

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  Biff learned the hard way: don’t interrupt patrol duty—no matter how cute they are. (Sticky note: “Shake!”)

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  Biff got the honor of sitting next to Brass on a rollercoaster— but when the ride ended, the safety bar was gone. (Sticky note: “Accidentally pumped up”)

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  Biff shows off his natural talent on the pull-up bar. (Sticky note: “I'm good at the horizontal bar.”)

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  Biff’s rushing to finish his work so he can enjoy the season’s events! (Sticky note: “I will do three times the work.”)

Trivia

• Biff's name is likely derived from an onomatopoeia used in comics used when a character punches.
• Biff is voiced by Yū Kobayashi, the voice of fellow Nintendo character Lucina, in the Japanese Nintendo Direct for ARMS.
• The Biffler ARM is named after Biff, with its Blind effect stamping his face onto whoever it hits.
• Biff owns a bakery in Via Dolce, right next to Lola Pop's; there is an implied rivalry between the two, with one piece of promotional art showing Biff glaring at her while she performs in front of her bakery. Ironically, the Biffler is one of Lola Pop's signature ARMS.
• Biff is one of the few characters to have an older, unused version of his voice present in the game's files.
• Biff was featured prominently on memorabilia for official ARMS tournaments. For the Japan Grand Prix 2018, this included figures on the commentators' desk and an embroidered varsity jacket given to the champion, Shateau.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	コブッシー kobusshii	Sounds similar to 拳 (kobushi, meaning fist)
Chinese (Traditional)	拳布師 Kyùhnbousī	Fist Cloth Master
Chinese (Simplified)	拳布师 Quánbùshī	Fist Cloth Master
Dutch	Armadeus	From ARMS and Amadeus, a Dutch given name
French	Globule	Globule
German	Armadeus	From ARMS and Amadeus, a German given name
Italian	Armando	From Armando, an Italian given name and ARMS
Russian	Бифф Biff	Transcription of English name
Spanish (NOA)	Manuelucho	From Manuel, a Spanish given name, which prefix can be interpreted as mano, hand and luchar, to fight
Spanish (NOE)	Puñejandro	From puño, Spanish for fist and Alejandro, a Spanish given name

External links

• Biff's Japanese Twitter account