Character Sheet: Armos

ARMOS

Now we begin probably our largest run of character sheets yet, sure to only be topped by Pokemon when we get there. At our standard rate, it'll take about ten weeks, but well worth the time and effort with lots of beloved and memorable characters being covered here. Let's begin:

1.       Young Link

2.       Toon Link

3.       Wild Link

4.       Wolf Link

5.       Hero’s Shade

6.       Tetra

7.       Sheik

8.       Impa

9.       Midna

10.   Fi

11.   Saria

12.   Darunia

13.   Daruk

14.   Ruto

15.   Mipha

16.   Nabooru

17.   Urbosa

18.   Medli

19.   Revali

20.   Makar

21.   Malon

22.   Happy Mask Salesman

23.   Beedle

24.   Ilia

25.   Yeto/Yeta

26.   Groose

27.   Mogma

28.   Ancient Robot

29.   Monkey

30.   King Daphnes

31.   King Rhoam

32.   Great Fairy

33.   Ganondorf

34.   Toon Ganondorf

35.   Beast Ganon

36.   Calamity Ganon

37.   Skull Kid

38.   Majora

39.   Zant

40.   Ghirahim

41.   Demise

42.   Twinrova

43.   Bokoblin

44.   Octorok

45.   Lizalfos

46.   Darknut

47.   Bulblin

48.   King Bulblin

49.   Wizzrobe

50.   Poe

51.   Deku Scrub

52.   Deku Baba

53.   Chuchu

54.   Armos

55.   Garo

56.   Yiga Footsoldier

57.   Lynel

58.   Hinox

59.   Gohma

60.   Dodongo

61.   Gekko

62.   Master Kohga

63.   Ancient Guardian

Very much the Thwomp of this series, where you wouldn't think they'd make it purely because of their near-inanimate status, but after 30+ years of games, with appearances in basically all of them, even these would garner just enough to build something out of. I'd even dare say the Ancient Guardians of Breath of the Wild were spiritual successors of them, albeit with enough differences to be their own thing.

Typically, Armos are depicted as statues until you get too close, at which point they will start hopping around after you. Many are pretty basic, but several come with added features, such as lasers and axes they use as weapons. Skyward Sword in particular made good use of them, appearing in Lanayru desert as high-tech creations of the Ancient Robots, including flying variants called Sentrobes. The Beamos enemy I'll also be including here, as they are very similar, except that they are stuck in one place and fire lasers at anything that moves. I . . . hesitantly include the statues controlled by the Dominion Rod in Twilight Princess as well. I feel like they're built off the same idea, just under your control now, but there's just slightly enough difference to make me unsure. Basically moves from them will be last priority, but will still be considered.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Beamos

The Armos will fix itself in place for just a second, open up a Beamos eye on its face, and fire a stream of laser that it can move around while firing.

Side B: Axe Smash

Technically most famous from the Twilight Princess statues, but other versions have carried axes, so I think it works. It will swing the axe around and then smash it down.

Up B: Sentrobe

The Sentrobe propellers from Skyward Sword will appear on its head and allow it to fly upward.

Down B: Energy Gate

Based mostly on the technology seen around it in Skyward Sword, in the factories where they are being built, the Armos will project an energy gate before it as a damaging shield.

Final Smash: Self-Destruct

The Armos will start to glow as if damaged, start to dance and spin around really fast and then explode, dealing heavy damage to all in the direct vicinity. I'm not sure if the move should cost a stock for the Armos too, one of those high-risk high-reward things. I could see some players hating that.

Entrance: Just because it's cool, it will be placed by one of those bells from Twilight Princess.

Taunts: Up, it will growl angrily and stomp up and down for a second. Side, it will spin rapidly as if about to explode. Down, it will break down and stick out its tongue like in Skyward Sword.

Thanks for reading! Next up, the Garos seen only in Majora's Mask (technically).