Punch Planet/ARN-01D

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ARN-01D

ARN-01D, usually spelled as just Arnold, is Punch Planet's dedicated zoner. They come equipped with tons of tools for controlling space, like their [4]6P Energy Turret projectiles, which recover much faster than any other projectile. They also have [2]8P Orbital Strike, an amazing setup that controls space well in neutral and gives them surprising setplay. They possess a plethora of anti-airs as well, like 3MP, 4HP, and [2]8LK. Smart Arnold neutral can be hard to navigate around, and they have tons of ways to punish risky approaches and escape bad situations.

They come with a ton of unique mobility as well. Some of their buttons move forward (2MK, 2HK), while a few of their jump normals alter air momentum (j.LK, j.HP) for fast overheads and anti-air baits. They have a crawl, a divekick, and even an airdash provided you build charge before jumping. When combined with Orbital Strike setplay, Arnold can create scary pressure and unreactable high/low mixups, and if they have the resources, they can loop setplay to death.

When Arnold gets pinned down however, they hurt hard. Reversals like [2]8KK help them escape, but they carry massive risk, and Arnold is in the second lowest health pool. Without meter, their escape options are much more limited. They can struggle a bit to keep up with the others in neutral as well, with the drawback of requiring charge hindering them a lot. Their awkward buttons can make playing a standard neutral rough, most of their buttons are made for specific uses outside of neutral. Utilizing their diverse kit of unique movement options while maintaining charge as often as possible is difficult, and the reward is lower than the average character without meter or an Orbital Strike setup.

Arnold is great if you want to play an active and oppressive neutral, and loop setplay for high reward, while moving around in unique and evasive ways.

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Pros

Cons

Screen Filler: With their amazing fireball, Orbital Strike, and variety of anti-airs, maneuvering is a challenge vs a good Arnold player. Unique Mobility: Arnold has tons of unique tools to move around with, like a charge airdash, two slides, a divekick, and buttons that halt or alter air momentum. Metered Offense: EX Orbital Strike hits three times, allowing Arnold to go in with unreactable overheads like j.HP and j.LK, or mix with a repeated low using Squat Kicks. EX Energy Turret is incredibly plus, and allows Arnold to reset pressure when needed. Shutdown: Arnold excels at shutting down the opponent, whether it's by catching movement with zoning tools, anti-zoning with EX Energy Turret or just a normal Rapid Taser to delete projectiles, or sniping out of the air with various anti-airs.

Resource Reliant: Without meter or a prior setup, Arnold can't get as much damage as other characters can. This harms their risk/reward a lot, and makes Arnolds offense and neutral much less scary once their various EX moves aren't in play. Difficult Mobility: The downside of all of their unique mobility tools is that utilizing them all can be a challenge, and is necessary to play them well. If they use one improperly, they're very likely to be punished. Low HP: While they aren't the lowest, Arnold is in the second lowest HP bracket. A punish against them hurts hard. Unwieldy: Arnold lacks the more standard buttons and pokes, forcing them to rely on zoning tools and making their neutral feel awkward in comparison to the others.

Character Info

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Character Profile

• Age: CLASSIFIED
• Height: 6'10
• Origin: Galactic Agency
• Occupation: Automated Riot Neutralizer
• Likes: Repair Day
• Hates: Violations
• Weapon: Installed Weapon Arsenal

Move List
Unique Moves

• 4MP
• 3MP
• 4HP
• Squat Kick (Left): 2LK (After Squat Kick Right)
• Squat Kick (Right: 2LK (After Squat Kick Left)
• Dive Bomber: j.2MK

Specials

• Energy Turret: [4]6P
• Rapid Taser: [4]6K
• Orbital Strike: [2]8P
• Battery Discharge: [2]8K
• Jet Pack: j.[4]6P
• Back Boost: j.KK

Supers

• Maximum Thrusters: [4]646P (Air OK)
• Access Denied: 236236P

Grounded Normals

5LP

5LP 5LP File:PP ARN-01D 5LP.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

2LP 2LP File:PP Agent G LP.png File:PP Agent G LP2.PNG	Squat Kick (Left) Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel 300 - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - - Squat Kick (Right) Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel 300 - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

5MP 5MP File:PP ARN-01D 5MP.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

2MP 2MP File:PP ARN-01D 2MP.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

5HP 5HP File:PP ARN-01D 5HP.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

2HP 2HP File:PP ARN-01D 2HP.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

5LK 5LK File:PP ARN-01D 5LK.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

2LK 2LK File:PP ARN-01D 2LK.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

5MK 5MK File:PP ARN-01D 5MK.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

2MK 2MK File:PP ARN-01D 2MK.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

5HK 5HK File:PP ARN-01D 5HK.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

2HK 2HK File:PP ARN-01D 2HK.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

Air Normals

jLP jLP File:PP ARN-01D jLP.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

jMP jMP File:PP ARN-01D jMP.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

jHP jHP File:PP ARN-01D jHP.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

jLK jLK File:PP ARN-01D jLK.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

jMK jMK File:PP ARN-01D jMK.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

jHK jHK File:PP ARN-01D jHK.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

Unique Moves

BW.MP 4MP File:PP Agent G BW.MP.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

DB.MP 3MP File:PP Agent G DB.MP.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

BW.HP 4HPP File:PP Agent G BW.HP.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

Dive Bomber 4MK File:PP Agent G Dive Bomber.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

Special Moves

Energy Turret [4]6P File:PP ARN01d Energy Turret.png File:PP ARN01d Energy TurretEX.PNG

LP Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel 300 - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - - MP Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel 300 - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - - HP Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel 300 - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - - PP Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel 300 - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

Rapid Taser [4]6K File:PP ARN01d Rapid Taser.png File:PP ARN01d Rapid TaserEX.PNG

LK Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel 300 - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - - MK Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel 300 - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - - HK Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel 300 - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - - KK Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel 300 - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

Orbital Strike [2]8P File:PP ARN01d Orbital Strike.png File:PP ARN01d Orbital StrikeEX.PNG

LP Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel 300 - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - - MP Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel 300 - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - - HP Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel 300 - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - - PP Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel 300 - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

Battery Discharge [2]8K File:PP ARN01d Battery Discharge.png File:PP ARN01d Battery DischargeEX.PNG

LK Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel 300 - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - - MK Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel 300 - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - - HK Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel 300 - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - - KK Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel 300 - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

Jet Pack j.[4]6P File:PP ARN01d Jet Pack.png File:PP ARN01d Jet PackEX.PNG

LP Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel 300 - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - - MP Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel 300 - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - - HP Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel 300 - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - - PP Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel 300 - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

Back Boost j.KK File:PP ARN01d Back Boost.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

Super Moves

Maximum Thrusters [4]646K (Air or Ground) File:PP ARN01d Maximum Thrusters.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -

Access Denied 236236P File:PP ARN01d Access Denied.png	Damage Guard First Active Active Recovery Cancel - - - - - - On Hit On Block DTC on Hit DTC on Block JP Required JP Removed - - - - - -