Max Brass
| Height | 6' 4" (195 cm) |
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| Weight | 258 lb (117 kg) |
| Age | 52 |
| Affiliation | ARMS League |
| Stage | Sky Arena |
| Hobbies | Training and inspiring new fighters |
| Voice Actor | Dominic Allen |
| Signature |  |
| Dashed lines indicate charged state | |
| Size |  |
| Arm Girth | |
| Speed |  |
| Jumping |  |
| Buffness |  |
| Management | |
| Grab Damage | 170 |
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| Walking Speed | 97% |
| Dash Distance | 90% |
| Charge Dash Distance | 91% |
| Air Dash Distance | 95% |
| Girth | 110% |
| Max Charge Time | 5.1 seconds |
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Max Brass is a playable fighter in ARMS. He is an ARMS veteran and the greatest champion ever to compete in the Grand Prix.[1] Max Brass is also the head of the ARMS League (hence his nickname, 'The Commish') and the organizer for the Grand Prix.
Appearance
Max Brass has a large, muscular build. His ARMS are made of belts, in reference to his long-standing championship, and he also boasts a championship belt around his waist, as well as on both of his shoulders. He wears a tight blue and gold bodysuit, a golden mask with a model of a fist atop it, armor with brass fist ornaments, and red and gold boots. His eyes appear to be completely white, though whether this is how his eyes naturally are or a result of the mask is unknown.
Backstory
"Head of the ARMS League, the organizing body of the ARMS Grand Prix! You'd never guess his age once he charges and pumps up that beefy body to maximum buffness. As reigning champ, he awaits new challengers in the championship round of the Grand Prix!" —Official description
Abilities
Upon fully charging his punches or successfully performing a throw, Max Brass can temporarily increase the size of his upper body, during which his punches will be permanently charged and he will resist being knocked down when punched as if he were a heavyweight; resisted punches will have their damage reduced by 50%. While pumped up, his super armor is constantly active unlike other heavyweights. While in the pumping up animation, he will parry incoming attacks. This effect lasts five seconds or until Max Brass is knocked down.
He also shares Spring Man's ability to deflect incoming punches when releasing incomplete charges. When his health reaches below 25%, Max Brass will automatically be "pumped up", providing him with permanently charged ARMS and super armor. He will automatically perform the pumped up animation once his HP drops below 25% and will perform it every time he recovers from being knocked down.
Playstyles
Max Brass is the most overbearing character especially buffed up, with super armour, massive ARM girth, high grab damage, long charged time and a deflect ring. Brass is perhaps the best in the game at turning neutral situations to his advantage, and keeping it that way, with his suffocating wakeup pressure.
Once he's able to get buffed, his comeback ability is unparalleled as it brings together many of the best tools to pressure up close, or poke at range, in addition to gaining extra mobility.
ARM Recommendations
Max Brass works well with most ARMS, especially ARMS that are good up close and can cause knockdowns. From there he can pressure his opponent better than anyone in this game, stuffing out counterattacks, while being mobile enough to track movement and hit with insane damage. Some examples are:
In Competitive Play
Max Brass is often considered to be one of the best fighters in ARMS, commonly being ranked 2nd or 3rd best in the game.
Notable Players
- Pega (Inactive) - One of the best players in Japan and often regarded as the best Max Brass player in the world. He placed 1st at EVO Japan 2018, SwitchFest, and in both brackets at Smash'N'Splash 4.
- Steelhead (Inactive) - A top Max Brass player from St. Louis who is often considered to be one of the best players from his region. He placed 2nd in 2GGP: ARMS Circuit 2, 1st at Smash Out Hunger 2017, and 3rd in G7 ARMS Online.
- Serp (Inactive) - A top Max Brass player from Canada, often considered to be one of the best players in North America. He placed 1st at Summer Jam 12, 9th at Smash'N'Splash 5, and 4th in the ARMS VTuber Open.
- Grimwood (Inactive) - A top Max Brass player from the United Kingdom who has commonly been ranked near the top of the EU Power Ranking. He placed 1st at Insomnia63, 2nd in the EU ARMS PR Invitational, and 3rd in The Moshpit.
- Redingard (Inactive) - A top Max Brass player from North America. He placed 5th in G7 ARMS Online, 3rd at Winter Brawl 12, and 7th in Smash'N'Splash 4's Defaults bracket.
- ALUMOX (Inactive) - A Max Brass player from the United States. They placed 7th in the ARMS North American Open (October 2020) and 5th in Customs Clash Championship.
Version history
| Version history | ||
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| 1.0.0 | Added to the game, as an NPC. | |
| 2.0.0 | Made playable. | |
| 3.0.0 | ▼ Decreased movement speed when buffed up. | |
| 3.2.0 | ▼ Decreased expansion rate of attacks when buffed up. ▲ Increased distance from which he can approach targets. | |
In Grand Prix
Related Badges
- Main article: Achievements
| Description | Reward | Design | Unlock Criteria |
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| You've got 50 rounds as Max Brass under your belt! Or is it belts? |
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Play as Max Brass 50 times. |
| Max Brass has been your fighter of choice for 500 rounds. You've got incredible taste! |
200
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Play as Max Brass 500 times. |
| You've beat Max Brass 100 times! You outchamped the champ! |
100
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Defeat Max Brass 100 times. |
| Max Brass's lost 250 rounds against you. Your're a true usurper of the throne! |
200
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Defeat Max Brass 250 times. |
| You reached level 5 in the 7th Party Crash! Choosing Max Brass really paid off. |
30
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Choose Max Brass in the seventh Party Crash event and reach level 5 (no longer obtainable), or get it randomly from the random badges (levels 15-30) obtainable in future Party Crashes. |
| You made it to level 10 in the 7th Party Crash? Max Brass would be so proud. |
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Choose Max Brass in the seventh Party Crash event and reach level 10 (no longer obtainable), or get it randomly from the random badges (levels 15-30) obtainable in future Party Crashes. |
| You reached level 5 in the 10th Party Crash! Nice work, Max Brass! |
30
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Choose Max Brass in the tenth Party Crash event and reach level 5 (no longer obtainable), or get it randomly from the random badges (levels 15-30) obtainable in future Party Crashes. |
| You reached level 10 in the 10th Party Crash! Way to be, Max Brass! |
30
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Choose Max Brass in the tenth Party Crash event and reach level 10 (no longer obtainable), or get it randomly from the random badges (levels 15-30) obtainable in future Party Crashes. |
| You've fought in 10 rounds of Max Brass vs. Spring Man! |
60
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Participate in 1-on-1 matches between Max Brass and Spring Man adding up to a total of ten or more rounds. |
| You've fought in 10 rounds of Dr. Coyle vs. Max Brass! |
60
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Participate in 1-on-1 matches between Dr. Coyle and Max Brass adding up to a total of ten or more rounds. |
| You won a battle as Max Brass using the Toaster. Must have reminded him of his younger days as an upstart! |
30
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Defeat an opponent using Max Brass equipped with the Toaster on at least one ARM. |
| You won your very first Grand Prix. Now you can hold your head high! |
60
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Clear Grand Prix. |
| You won the Grand Prix on Lv. 4 or higher with every fighter? That deserves a nice pat on the back. |
100
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Clear Grand Prix on level 4 or higher with every fighter. |
| You've fought 10 matches using each Max Brass color! | 60
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Play 10 matches for each Max Brass' 4 color palettes. |
| You reenacted the Ver. 2 title screen illustration. Challenger vs. champ! |
30
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Participate in a fight between Spring Man wielding double Toasters and Max Brass wielding double Roasters. |
| You reenacted the Ver. 5 title screen illustration. Dark vs. light! | 30
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Participate in a fight between Max Brass wielding double Roasters and Dr. Coyle wielding double Lokjaws. |
Appearances in other media
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Max Brass appears as a Spirit that can be obtained by winning the Spirit Battle in Min Min's DLC Spirits board. He also cameos on an electronic billboard in the background of Spring Stadium.
Quotes
Gallery
Costumes
 Max Brass's Costumes | |||||
| Up | Left | Right | Down | ||
  Blue |
  Bronze |
  Gold |
  Silver | ||
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.
In-Game Screenshots
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Max Brass' splash screen during Grand Prix.
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The alternate title screen of Version 2.0.0.
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The alternate title screen of Version 5.0.0.
Promotional artwork
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Official art of Master Mummy and Max Brass arm wrestling.
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Artwork of Spring Man facing off against Max Brass.
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Grand Prix Ending
Trivia
- Max Brass was initially teased during the ARMS Direct in May 2017 before being confirmed to be playable during a Nintendo Treehouse stream on 2017-06-15. Max Brass was released in an update on 2017-07-12.
- Max Brass is the oldest male human fighter as well as the oldest ARMS character overall with a known age, at 52.
- He met Mechanica when she was a young girl.
- In spite of the fact that his throw animation shows him getting pumped up, Max Brass will not receive its benefits until the throw animation is over (i.e. his throw can still be interrupted by an uncharged punch).
- His default color scheme and suit design is similar to the Roaster.
- Max Brass is the only character that was in the game at launch, but was not playable until a later update, being Version 2.0.0.
- Max Brass and Springtron are the only characters to have make an appearance as a opponent before being updated as a playable fighter.
- Despite his render depicting him with the Roaster, Max Brass's first set of default ARMS are the Nade.
Names in other languages
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Max Brass
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The Commish
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References
- ↑ Nintendo. "ARMS - Demonstration & DLC - Nintendo E3 2017", 2017-06-15, retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ↑ Imgur album. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
