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ARMS

Arms are one of the main forms of combat in ULTRAKILL, secondary to the player's other weapons while serving a wide array of combat utilities. Arms can be used alongside weapons at any time, and have some specific interactions with certain weapons.

The blue arm, the Feedbacker, is a default unlock on any new game, upon first entering the tutorial. The red arm, the Knuckleblaster, is obtained in 1-4: CLAIR DE LUNE, and the green arm, the Whiplash, is obtained in 4-4: CLAIR DE SOLEIL.

Mechanics

The Feedbacker and Knuckleblaster arms can be used at any time by pressing the punch key. By default, they can be swapped between using an arm swap key, but the player can alternatively opt for separate keys for either arm's punch if they prefer. The Whiplash always uses a separate key from the other two arms.

When punching, the Feedbacker and Knuckleblaster increase Arm Exhaustion, a variable which determines how long until an arm can once again be punched. When this value is zero and the player is not already currently punching, the player is allowed to punch. This value decreases by 2 each second and is increased by the Exhaustion value after punching. The Exhaustion value increases when the player punches depending on the arm that was punched with. With the Feedbacker, the value will be multiplied by 0.2, added to 0.5, and then added to the exhaustion value. With the Knuckleblaster, the value will be multiplied by 0.3, added to 0.75, then added to the exhaustion value. Exhaustion decays over time at a rate of the Exhaustion value divided by two, added to 0.1, for any Exhaustion value. To find the graph of the Exhaustion decay over time, the equation y = ((C + 0.2)e - x / 2) - 0.2 can be used, where C is the starting exhaustion value.

Variants

FEEDBACKER
Attack
Damage	1
Cooldown	~0-1 seconds (Arm Exhaustion)
Damage Modifiers
Parries
The Corpse of King Minos: 500% Drone: 60% Virtue: 60%
Terminal Info
Fast punch with decent damage. Can parry most attacks, including shotgun shots and coins.
Obtained in
UNLOCKED BY DEFAULT

FEEDBACKER

The Feedbacker is the blue arm variant, equipped by default. The arm can punch to deal a quick jab with relatively low damage, or, with precise timing, parry certain enemy attacks as well as the many of the player's own projectiles.

Mechanics

When attacking, the Feedbacker performs a short, quick punch which deals 1 damage to enemies with very little knockback. On punch, the Feedbacker will add a small amount to the Arm Exhaustion cooldown between both fists as well.

The Feedbacker has the ability to pick up certain objects found in levels such as (but not limited to) Skull Keys, Books, and Torches. Skull Keys and Torches will remain held until placed on a pedestal, and objects such as Books can be thrown at any time.

The Feedbacker's primary mechanic is the arm's ability to parry many enemy attacks and certain player projectiles with precise timing. Parries against enemy attacks are indicated by a bright screen flash and a hitstop, and have the ability to refill the player's stamina to maximum and health to full or their Hard Damage limit.

When an enemy fires a projectile such as a Hell Orb or Seeker Orb, the projectile can be parried once it is within punching distance of the player, causing it to redirect in the direction that the player was facing when parrying, and explode on contact with any surface or enemy. Any other projectiles, such as the Insurrectionist's boulder or the Swordsmachine's shotgun pellets, have effects when parried dependent on the projectile's specific behaviors. Enemy projectiles have three "mercy frames" between hitting the player and damage being dealt, to provide a slight amount of leniency.

The Feedbacker can also parry enemy melee attacks. Parrying melee attacks involves punching the enemy directly within the timing of or shortly before an attack, usually indicated by a bright yellow flash which appears on the enemy. Parrying an enemy's melee attack deals varying damage depending on the enemy, with some melee parries being guaranteed instant kills. Some melee parries cancel the enemy's attack, in an action known as an interruption, while others will not cancel the attack performed.

The Feedbacker's ability to parry certain player projectiles can be used with several different weapons. Unlike enemy-based parries, player-based parries will not refill stamina and health. Player projectiles which can be parried include:

• The Marksman Revolver's coins, which, when punched, redirect into the nearest enemy and bounce above them.
• The Shotgun's pellets, which are boosted in speed and deal an explosion on contact with surfaces or enemies when parried.
• The Sawed-On Shotgun's chainsaw, which can be punched when returning to the player on its tether to boost it forward again, or when detached to redirect its trajectory.
• The Sawblade Launcher's Sawblades, which are redirected in the trajectory aimed towards when punched and have their damage increased.
• The Screwdriver Railcannon's drill, which can be parried when embedded inside an enemy to punch it out and boost it in the direction punched, dealing its remaining damage and hit any enemies in its path.
• The S.R.S. Cannon Rocket Launcher's cannonball, which can be parried to boost it quickly forward, piercing through any enemy it kills.

Some player projectiles induce both hitstop and a screen flash when parried, such as Shotgun pellets, Screwdriver drills, and S.R.S. Cannon cannonballs. Others induce hitstop but not a bright flash, such as Sawed-On Shotgun chainsaws and Sawblade Launcher sawblades. The Marksman Revolver's coins are the exception, as they induce neither.

A list of every parriable attack which can be performed by each enemy is found in the table below:

All Parriable Attacks
Enemy	Parried Actions	Parry Type
HUSKS
Filth	Lunging Bite	MELEE
Stray	Hell Orb Casting	INTERRUPTION (Melee/Projectile)
	Hell Orb	PROJECTILE
Schism	Hell Orb Casting	INTERRUPTION (Melee/Projectile)
	Hell Orb	PROJECTILE
Soldier	Hell Orb Casting	INTERRUPTION (Melee/Projectile)
	Soldier Kick	MELEE
	Hell Orb Scatter	PROJECTILE
The Corpse of King Minos	Fist Punch	MELEE
	Open-Palm Punch
	Fist Slam
	Seeker Orb	PROJECTILE
	Hell Orb
Sisyphean Insurrectionist	Malicious Flail	INTERRUPTION (Melee/Projectile)
Ferryman	Second Oar Attack	MELEE
	Second Kick
	Stinger
	Explosive Overhead
	Backstep
MACHINES
Drone	Hell Orb	PROJECTILE
	Kamikaze Dive
	Hell Orb Casting	INTERRUPTION (Melee/Projectile)
Swordsmachine	Three Slashes Combo	MELEE
	Running Slash
	Roundabout Throw
	Straight Throw	INTERRUPTION (Melee/Projectile)
	Shotgun Pellets	PROJECTILE
Mindflayer	Whip	MELEE
	Seeker Orbs	PROJECTILE
Sentry	Scope Shot	INTERRUPTION (Melee/Coin)
Gutterman	Shield Bash	MELEE
	Punch
Guttertank	Whiffed Punch	MELEE
V2 (Both Fights)	Revolver Shot	PROJECTILE
	Piercer Charge Shot
	Shotgun Pellets
1000-THR "Earthmover"	Giant Seeker Orb (Brain)	PROJECTILE
	Seeker Orb (Security System)
	Hell Mortar (Security System)
DEMONS
Malicious Face	Hell Orb Volley	PROJECTILE
	Malicious Laser	INTERRUPTION (Melee/Projectile/Coin)
Cerberus	Apple Throw	PROJECTILE
Mannequin	Seeker Orb	PROJECTILE
	Slash	MELEE
Hideous Mass	Hell Mortars	PROJECTILE
	Harpoon	MELEE
Leviathan	Hell Orb Barrage	PROJECTILE
	Lunge	MELEE
Minotaur	Bull Charge	MELEE
ANGELS
Virtue	Divine Light	INTERRUPTION (Melee)
	Death Orb	PROJECTILE
Gabriel, Judge of Hell	Spear Throw	PROJECTILE
	Twin Axes
	Sword Toss
	Formation Swords (Higher Difficulties)
Gabriel, Apostate of Hate	Swift Strikes Finisher	MELEE
	Frontwards Charge
	Heavy Hits
	Formation Swords	PROJECTILE
	Sword Toss
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Very Cancerous Rodent	Explosive Hell Orb	PROJECTILE
Mysterious Druid Knight (& Owl)	Seeker Orb Barrage (Fuller Auto)	PROJECTILE
	Hell Orb Barrage (Full Auto)
	Kamikaze Dive	INTERRUPTION (Melee/Projectile)
Flesh Prison	Seeker Orb Twirl	PROJECTILE
	Piercing Stare (Eye Minion)	INTERRUPTION (Melee/Coin)
	Malicious Beam (Mini-MalFace)
Flesh Panopticon	Hell Mortars	PROJECTILE
PRIME SOULS
Minos Prime	Seeking Snake	PROJECTILE
	Dropkick ("Judgement")	MELEE
	Fist Slam ("Thy end is now")
Sisyphus Prime	Self-Destruct ("This will hurt")	INTERRUPTION (Melee)
	Stardust Breaker ("DESTROY")	MELEE
	Sumo Combo Finisher ("You can't escape")
	Sumo Clap ("BEGONE")

The Feedbacker also has the ability to break Idols with its punch.

Usage

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KNUCKLEBLASTER
Attack
Damage	2.5 (Heavy Punch) 1 (Shockwave)
Cooldown	~1-2 seconds (Arm Exhaustion)
Damage Modifiers
Knuckleblaster Shockwaves
Filth: 50% Soldier: 25% Streetcleaner: 50% Swordsmachine "Tundra": 175% Malicious Face: 0%
Terminal Info
Slow punch with high damage and knockback. Hold Punch to blast shells inside the knuckles, causing a shockwave that knocks surrounding enemies away.
Obtained in
1-4: CLAIR DE LUNE

KNUCKLEBLASTER

The Knuckleblaster is the red arm variant, obtained in 1-4: CLAIR DE LUNE. It can punch to deal a heavy blow with strong knockback, and can be held down to blast the shells inside, releasing a close-range shockwave.

Mechanics

The Knuckleblaster arm, on attack, releases a strong, heavy punch which deals 2.5 damage on direct hit. Punches from the Knuckleblaster are slower than the Feedbacker, and add greater value to Arm Exhaustion's cooldown between both fists.

The Knuckleblaster has very high knockback, and can punch light- or medium-weight enemies far distances. If the Knuckleblaster is used to punch an enemy that can take fall damage directly downwards, it will splatter the enemy on contact with ground. If the Knuckleblaster kills a small enemy on hit, such as a Soldier, it will cause the enemy to burst into a large shower of blood.

The Knuckleblaster has the ability to pick up certain objects found in levels such as (but not limited to) Skull Keys, Books, and Torches. Skull Keys and Torches will remain held until placed on a pedestal, and objects such as Books can be thrown at any time.

The Knuckleblaster's unique mechanic is found by holding down the punch key when attacking with the arm. When held down, the Knuckleblaster will produce a close-range shockwave shortly after punching, indicated by the arm ejecting the shells inside. The shockwave is harmless to the player, dealing 1 damage to enemies caught inside and launching any light- or medium-weight enemies a short distance in the air. After performing a shockwave, the Knuckleblaster will have briefly expended its energy and be unable to punch again for a longer period of time.

When firing the Sawed-On Shotgun's chainsaw on a tether, punching it with the Knuckleblaster can cause it to break and detach from its tether, ricocheting against surfaces.

The Knuckleblaster can break the Gutterman's shield via a direct hit or shockwave blast, and additionally has the ability to break Idols with its punch or shockwave. The Knuckleblaster can also punch dying Mindflayers, redirecting them in the direction of the punch and causing them to explode on contact with surfaces/enemies.

Usage

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WHIPLASH
Attack
Damage	0.2
Cooldown	N/A
Damage Modifiers
Stalker: 0%
Terminal Info
A winch with a spear. Hold to throw, release to pull. Can pull light enemies and items, will get pulled to heavy enemies and Hookpoints.
Obtained in
4-4: CLAIR DE SOLEIL

WHIPLASH

The Whiplash is the green arm variant, first obtained in 4-4: CLAIR DE SOLEIL. It can be fired to release a grappling hook which can latch onto enemies and either pull them towards the player or pull the player towards them, depending on their weight.

Mechanics

On fire, the Whiplash releases a spear on a winch which flies directly outward in a distance from the player. The attack can be held down to extend the spear outward further, and begins to reel back once it reaches maximum possible range, hits a surface, or is released. If the Whiplash intersects with a possible target for the spear to attach to, it will stop and stick to the target until the arm is released.

The Whiplash can target enemies and Hookpoints with its spear, latching onto them and pulling on release. When latching onto enemies, the Whiplash will deal 0.2 damage and pull back. Light-weight enemies such as Strays and Schisms will be pulled towards the player on release, while medium- and heavy-weight enemies such as Mannequins, Malicious Faces and Sentries will pull the player towards them.

When latching onto Hookpoints, the player will be receive unique effects depending on the type of hookpoint. Green Hookpoints will pull the player towards them, releasing upon contact with the hookpoint. Blue Hookpoints will pull the player towards them, launching them past the hookpoint in whatever direction they were pulled towards. Yellow Hookpoints will not pull the player towards them, but will very briefly suspend the player in midair, deactivate the hookpoint, and activate an object or trigger that is connected to it. After a short time, the hookpoint will reactivate and whatever object/trigger that was activated by it will deactivate.

While mid-reel towards a medium/heavy-weight enemy or a hookpoint, the player has the ability to dash and slam while reeling, and can cancel the Whiplash's reel at any time by jumping, punching with the Feedbacker or Knuckleblaster, or pressing the Whiplash key a second time. Punching or using the Whiplash to cancel will preserve the momentum of the player, while jumping will not.

The Whiplash has the ability to pick up certain objects found in levels such as (but not limited to) Skull Keys, Books, and Torches by latching onto them with its spear. However, unlike the Feedbacker and Knuckleblaster, the Whiplash does not hold said objects and they can only be held if either of the other arms are equipped.

On difficulties Standard and above, when reeling in towards enemies, the Whiplash will gradually replace any empty health in the player's healthbar with Hard Damage at a rate of 60/sec, temporarily reducing the player's maximum health. The amount of Hard Damage which can be gained via Whiplash is up to 50. Hard Damage produced by the Whiplash will gradually deplete after a short time, depleting faster if the player has a higher style rank, and not appearing whatsoever if the player is at the highest possible style rank ("ULTRAKILL" style rank). Underwater, Hard Damage does not appear when using the Whiplash.

The Whiplash can reel certain projectiles, including player- or enemy-fired rockets and coins. When a rocket comes into contact with the spear of the Whiplash, it will be carried along the path of the spear as it travels, exploding harmlessly on contact with surfaces and creating a damaging explosion on contact with enemies or the player. When the Whiplash's spear touches a coin, it will bounce the coin in the air, allowing it to stay perpetually suspended.

Usage

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Advanced Techniques

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Style Bonuses

Name	Points	Description
+ BIG FISTKILL	150	Kill any big enemy or boss by punching them.
+ PROJECTILE BOOST	90	Parry a Shotgun pellet into an enemy. Does not include Swordsmachine's or V2's Shotguns.
+ RE-NO-NO	60	Kill any enemy with the Sawed-On Shotgun's chainsaw after firing it while it's still attached and parrying it with the Feedbacker at least once.
+ UNCHAINEDSAW	80	Kill any enemy with the Sawed-On Shotgun's chainsaw after detaching it with the Knuckleblaster.
+ PARRY	100	Parry any enemy attack.
+ GUARD BREAK	100	Break the shield of a Gutterman with a punch or blast from the Knuckleblaster, any Impact Hammer attack, the reflected corpse of a Mindflayer, or parrying a Landmine into it.
+ STRIKE!	100	Directly hit any enemy with the Knuckleblaster-reflected corpse of a Mindflayer.
+ ROCKET RETURN	100	Hit an enemy with their own rocket, either by Whiplashing it, or using a Magnet.
+ SERVED	75	Parry a Landmine into an enemy.
+ LANDYOURS	150	Parry a Landmine back into the enemy who deployed it.
+ CRITICAL PUNCH	40	Kill any enemy by punching one of its weakpoints.
+ DISRESPECT	60	Hit any heavy enemy with a non-lethal punch.
+ FISTFUL OF DOLLAR	50	Punch a Coin into any enemy.
+ DOWN TO SIZE	500	Parry any of The Corpse of King Minos's Fist Slam attacks.
+ HOMERUN	100	Whiplash a Drone, Virtue, or the Mysterious Druid Knight (& Owl), then quickly kill them with a punch from the Feedbacker or Knuckleblaster.
+ CANNONBOOST	50	Parry a cannonball from the S.R.S. Cannon into an enemy before it has bounced off another enemy.
+ DUNKED	150	Parry a cannonball from the S.R.S. Cannon into an enemy after it has bounced off another enemy.
+ CORKSCREW BLOW	60	Parry a Screwdriver Railcannon drill off of an enemy.
+ GIGA DRILL BREAK	120	Kill an enemy by parrying a Screwdriver Railcannon drill off of them.

Media

Weapon Demonstrations

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  Projectile Boosting the Shotgun's pellets with the Feedbacker.

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  Punching sawblades from the Sawblade Launcher with the Feedbacker.

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  Punching a coin from the Marksman Revolver using the Feedbacker.

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  Punching a Screwdriver Railcannon drill out of an enemy with the Feedbacker.

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  Redirecting a Drone into a group of enemies by punching it.

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  Interrupting a Sentry preparing a shot with the Knuckleblaster.

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  Using the Knuckleblaster to splatter an enemy into the ground.

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  Enraging V2 with a punch from the Knuckleblaster.

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  Breaking a Gutterman's shield with the Knuckleblaster.

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  Punching a dying Mindflayer to cause a directed explosion with the Knuckleblaster.

Concept Art

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  Concept Art by Jericho

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Sound Effects

• Punch

• Light Punch

• Heavy Punch

• Parry

Trivia

• At the Terminal, it is possible to unequip all Arms. While disarmed, the player can still interact with Terminals, but cannot interact with items nor perform any melee attacks.
  • Attempting to punch without any arms equipped will result in the following message:
    CAN'T PUNCH IF YOU HAVE NO ARM EQUIPPED, DUMBASS
    Arms can be re-equipped at the shop
• The arms are the only weapon to receive a gold variant; other weapons formerly had placeholders for gold variants displayed at the Terminal, which were replaced with buttons to access weapon info and color customizations.
  • The number of variations was cut down from four to three to avoid obsolescence in the arsenal caused by design overlap. Additionally, the problem of cycling between four variants on the same weapon slot is circumvented.
• The name of the Feedbacker arm is a reference to the album Boris at Last -Feedbacker- (Or simply "Feedbacker") released in 2003 by Japanese drone metal band Boris.
• When an enemy's health is multiplied with a Spawner Arm or other methods, instakill parry conditions still apply. For some enemies like Sentries, the parry damage is increased instead.
• The inspiration for the function and the name of the Knuckleblaster was the manga Blaster Knuckle, in which the main character uses a gauntlet with four gun barrels mounted on top.
• The Whiplash originally did not generate hard damage on difficulties Standard or above. The feature was added to address the fact that people were using it simply as a healing tool, employing a risk factor into short-sightedly spamming the Whiplash for easy close-range heals.
• The Whiplash is named after the Metallica song of the same name.
• Rather than traditional terrain-based grappling hooks, the Whiplash's function is inspired by Nero's Snatch and Hell Bound skills in the Devil May Cry series, including the behavior difference between light and heavy enemies and the use of specific environmental grapple points for level traversal.