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This character exists primarily or exclusively within the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog continuity.
Information in this article may not be canonical to the storyline of the games or any other Sonic continuity.

Beans, beans, let me give you a hand - or two. I've to prepare Dr. Robotnik a beautiful bean feast. Come to Arms my beauties.


— Arms, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (16-bit)

Arms is a character that appears in the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog television series. He is a bounty hunter Badnik with long, bendy arms created by Dr. Ivo Robotnik.

Appearance[]

Arms sprite

Arms is a short robot. He has a small head with black eyes and a mouth that is constantly open, revealing white teeth. His torso is also very short. He also has two thin and long arms with claws at their ends, as well as two thin legs.

In the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog television series, Arms is an orange robot with yellow stripes, while in both versions of Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, he is red with yellow stripes. In the television series and the 8-bit version of Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, he has black eyes with light green sclera, while in the 16-bit version of Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, he has black eyes with white sclera.

History[]

TV series[]

Past[]

SSSSSS arms and davy

Arms and Davy Sprocket with Sonic, from "Super Special Sonic Search & Smash Squad".

In the recent past, Dr. Robotnik gathered many of his old bounty hunter Badniks, including Arms. The doctor told them that he wanted them to catch Sonic, and if they did, he would give them one billion Mobiums. Immediately afterward, all the Badniks headed out in an attempt to catch the hedgehog when he revealed himself. Along the way, Dragon Breath told them to split into different groups to catch Sonic. Arms went with Davy Sprocket. When they found Sonic, he had them hold onto a rope and made them crash into a mountain, destroying them both.[1]

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine[]

In the 16-bit version and 8-bit version of Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Dr. Robotnik assembled many of his old bounty hunter Badniks, including Arms, and told them to kidnap the Beans that inhabited Beanville so he could turn them into robot slaves using his Mean Bean-Steaming Machine. Later, Arms was the first Badnik the player battled and defeated.

Personality[]

Arms is an unintelligent robot, who can easily be tricked by his enemies. According to Frankly, he also gets very wrapped up in himself to do something useful.[2] However, he also tries to serve Dr. Robotnik to his fullest, as he wanted to make a bean feast for him.

In contrast with his stupid nature, Arms is a very violent robot, who carries out his leader's orders without question. As a bounty hunter, he also loves money, and will do whatever he can in order to earn tons of Mobiums.[1]

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Battle[]

Arms is the first boss in the 16-bit version and 8-bit version of Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine.

Boss guide[]

Like with the other bosses, the battle against Arms takes place in two "dungeons" on each side, the left one being from the player and the right one from the doctor.[3] To defeat Arms, the player has to fill his dungeon to the point where he is unable to drop any more beans. This can be done by dropping Refugee Beans into his dungeon, though Arms himself can fill his own dungeon by accident.

During the battle, Arms will be very passive, and the beans will drop very slowly, giving the player much time to perform combos. In addition, Arms' AI is pretty weak at doing combos.

The player loses when their dungeon is full of beans. After that, they are sent to a Continue screen and given the option to play again. If they win, however, the game will lead to the next boss, Frankly.

Trivia[]

  • In this battle, Arms has the same AI as Draco Centauros from Puyo Puyo, the game on which Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is based.

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References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shelly, Bruce; Shelly, Reed (19 October 1993). "Super Special Sonic Search & Smash Squad". Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. Season 1. Episode 1.
  2. Compile (November 1993). Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine. Sega Genesis. Sega. Cutscene: Before Frankly. "Frankly: Arms is always too wrapped up in himself to do anything useful. I'm a bright spark, though, and I reckon I know how to beat you."
  3. Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Sega Game Gear) United States instruction booklet, pg. 6.
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