Min Min (character)

Lore & Background

Min Min is a martial artist who works at her family's ramen shop, the Mintendo Noodle House. She enters the ARMS Grand Prix tournament with the goal of promoting the restaurant. Her arms are made of noodles, reflecting her connection to the family business. She was not one of the ten playable fighters at the launch of Arms; she was added as a free downloadable content update on June 15, 2017, about a week after the game's initial release on June 16, 2017 (the game launched with 10 fighters, but Min Min was not among them). Five additional fighters were added later as downloadable content.

As a fighter, Min Min has unique attributes in combat, and like all characters, she can use three unique Arms that can be selected in battle. Players can unlock other fighters' Arms for her in the Get Arms mode. Her fighting style is part of the game's unconventional system where all characters fight with long-range attacks using extendable, weaponized arms in a three-dimensional arena.

Reader's Guide

Min Min is significant as one of the original ten fighters in Arms, a game that received generally favorable reviews and sold over two million copies by July 2018. Her character design, like others in the game, started with the concept of her arms—in this case, noodles—and the team worked backwards to decide what type of character would possess them. She represents the game's approach of creating a new cast of characters rather than using established Nintendo figures, as the extendable arms concept clashed with characters like Mario or Link. Min Min's role as a ramen shop promoter ties into the game's lighthearted, sports-themed fighting world, and she remains a recognizable part of the Arms roster.

Did You Know?

• Min Min's arms are made of noodles.
• Her nickname is 'The Ramen Bomber.'