The spirit companion that accompanies Misango provides the fighter with some abilities, gained by absorbing it—the spirit will rotate in three different colors, red, yellow and blue, each with a different ability attached. Red provides the character with a horned mask that allows him to resist flinching. Blue gives Misango a mask with wings, which makes the character more mobile. Finally, the yellow spirit gives the fighter a spiky mask that lets him “automatically block all incoming blows for a short period of time upon activating his rush combo.”
With Misango comes three new ARMS: the Scorpio, Glusher and Skully. The Scorpio will actually crawl on the ground and initiate a stabbing attack that poisons opponents. The Glusher also has poisonous attributes, but bounces before hitting opponents, and well-executed arcs will have the Glusher “sail over ARMS that travel in a direct line.” The also-poisonous Skully, on the other hand, is one of the fastest ARMS in the entire game.
The character is said to have a “medium-high” learning curve, but players can practice with him right now in the new Temple Grounds stage, as the free 4.0 update for ARMS is live.
