*********************************************************************** *********************************************************************** ****************M E G A M A N I I B O S S F A Q**************** *********************************************************************** *********************************************************************** A comprehensive Boss FAQ for Mega Man II on the Nintendo Game Boy. Use this FAQ in conjunction with my FAQ/Walkthrough for Mega Man II found at the following URL: http://db.gamefaqs.com/portable/gameboy/file/megaman_ii_c.txt ------------------------------ | By Colin Moriarty (CMoriarty) | E-Mail: cmoriarty311@cs.com | Date: August 15, 2002 | Version: FINAL ------------------------------ his FAQ, and all 27 other of my FAQ/Walkthroughs, are now dedicated to the over 6,000 innocent people killed in the World Trade Center and Pentagon terrorist attacks in New York City, New York, and Washington, D.C., on September 11, 2001. 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Onward. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------S E C T I O N T W O - V E R S I O N S------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This version of the guide currently the first, last and final version of this FAQ, aptly named VERSION FINAL, even if it's the only version. =) Version Information: Version: FINAL Date: August 15, 2002 Percent Complete: 100% Version Entails: Everything is complete. Hence, I've made this the FINAL version of this FAQ! --PAST VERSIONS-- NONE! The current version is the first, last, and only version of this FAQ. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------S E C T I O N T H R E E - I N T R O D U C T I O N------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Welcome one, welcome all, to my 27th FAQ for GameFAQs.com. This FAQ you're reading is my Boss FAQ for Mega Man II on the Game Boy. Mega Man II is a neat game, because it "cross-breeds" (persay) Robot Masters from the NES versions of Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3, taking four from each to make an entirely new line up of bad guys for you to battle. This is what makes the game so new for you to play. Due to common misconception, some people think that when you're playing Mega Man II on the Game Boy, you're in essence playing Mega Man 2 on the NES. This isn't true. You're playing a 100% original name based on two of the NES classics. Pretty neat, eh? This, of course, holds true for all five Game Boy Mega Man games - all are original titles based upon their NES predecessors. Mega Man II pits you against the likes of Metal Man, Wood Man, Air Man, Crash Man, Needle Man, Magnet Man, Hard Man and Top Man. The first four Robot Masters I listed are from Mega Man 2 on the NES, and the final four are from Mega Man 3 on the NES. A nice mix-match hybrid combonation of Robot Master madness. Or something like that. In anycase, I have a separate FAQ/Walkthrough on Mega Man II which will guide you through the game in its completeness. This FAQ's goal is to give you hints on defeating each of the eight Robot Masters and the other boss enemies (Quint and Dr. Wily) in the game. There are no other tips, control information, weaponry info, et cetera in this FAQ. For that stuff, go to the following URL, which will lead to my FAQ/Walkthrough for this title (or if you're on GameFAQs, click back on your browser and go to my Boss FAQ): http://db.gamefaqs.com/portable/gameboy/file/megaman_ii_c.txt So I hope this Boss FAQ helps you out... I hope you find it quite useful. And, of course, feel free to shoot any questions, suggestions or comments at me regarding this FAQ, or any of my other FAQs. Take care. -Colin Moriarty (cmoriarty311@cs.com) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------S E C T I O N F O U R - R O B O T M A S T E R S------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This section contains information on the eight Robot Masters in the game. Now, I have Boss FAQs for both Mega Man 2 and 3 for the NES (also on GameFAQs) from where these bosses originate. Hence, the following descriptions are eidted copy and paste jobs from my previous FAQs. It's just something you'll have to learn to deal with I guess. =) They're accurate, but you have to ask yourself - why write them all over again when I already wrote them? The answer is obvious. Enjoy. [Bosses in order you should defeat them, for ease of navigation...] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- METAL MAN ¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ Weapon: Metal Blades Primary Weakness: Mega Buster (is what you SHOULD use on him) Other Weaknesses: Crash Bombs Description: Metal Man, who almost looks like an oldschool doctor with his sprite when you fight him (the blade on his head looks like that silver thing old-school doctors used to wear, you know what I'm saying), is actually a cool Robot Master simply because he won't attack you unless you attack first, or if you get too close to him. If you stay away from him and don't attack, he'll just stand there. The minute you start attacking, or get too close, he'll start chucking his Metal Blades at you in full effect, but he'll stop if you stop. In addition to this weird fighting style that Metal Man possesses, his lair is also covered in a conveyor belt, identical to the ones found all over his lair. This could make the battle hard, because the constantly moving floors will force you to be on your toes throughout the entire battle. It's like having to deal with two different factors at once - fighting Metal Man and the moving floor. Perhaps this is why Capcom decided to make him not attack unless you attack first. This evens the score a bit. To Defeat Metal Man... Metal Man is the first Robot Master you should take on in Mega Man II, and for good cause - his weapon, the Metal Blade, is the most versatile weapon found in the game, by far. When you enter into Metal Man's lair, you'll notice that it's based upon a moving floor that Metal Man can change at will, making the battle a little bit more interesting. Other than that, Metal Man is a pacifist - as I stated earlier, he won't attack until you attack or get too close, and even after you fire at him, he'll fire at you and stop when you do. He's interesting like that. He basically jumps up and down and throws Metal Blades at his foe, and he has pretty good accuracy at that. He can also jump the entire distance of his lair and get to safety on the other side if you get too close, doing the same attack pattern from the other side. To defeat him, simply jump up and down with him and pummel him with some regular old conventional arm cannon fodder, avoiding his Metal Blades if you can as they fly at you. He'll die easily, you shall see! If you don't decide to defeat him first, and you have beaten Crash Man already, you'll have the Crash Bombs in your arsenal. Whip those out and fire them at Metal Man for a four or five hit kill. But you should defeat him first. His weapon is awesome, and he's the easiest of the four Robot Masters you can fight at the beginning of the game. Get him out of the way and use his weapon to your advantage. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- WOOD MAN ¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ Weapon: Leaf Shield Primary Weakness: Metal Blade Other Weaknesses: Crash Bombs, Air Shooter Description: Wood Man's name can be taken the wrong way, but don't take this Robot Master too lightly. He uses the cliché shield weapon in this game, as do many robot masters after him, but he has an advantage that the others don't... that's not his only weapon. He can also summon down from above razor-sharp leaves upon his foe, and his big size makes both he and his Leaf Shield nearly unjumpable. But, as is the case with most Robot Masters in the Mega Man series, having the right weapon (the Metal Blades, in the case of Wood Man) makes life a whole lot easier. Wood Man goes from challenge to chump in a matter of seconds if you have the Metal Blades handy. So make sure to kill Metal Man before fighting Wood Man! It'll make your life easier. To Defeat Wood Man... You can actually have a lot of fun with Wood Man because he can be destroyed in so many different ways that you should truly take the time to try them all out. The way I and most people like to do it (and the way you'll have to do it if you're following my order in which to beat the bosses), is to use the Metal Blades. Wood Man summons up his Leaf Shield, which makes him invulnerable to all enemy attacks. He then rains down four leaves from the sky, which swoop all over the place upon the foe. Avoid those, and then watch at he tosses his Leaf Shield at you. Quickly jump over it, and then take this moment to fire some Metal Blades at him. If you're quick enough, you can kill him before he has a time to repeat his pattern. If not, be patient and wait for him to go through the pattern again before chucking more Metal Blades at him. So what are the other ways to kill him? Well... using Crash Bombs, you can stick Crash Bombs to the wall behind him, or even to his Leaf Shield when it's around his body, and time them so that they explode when he's about to throw his shield, or doesn't have his shield on at all. That's an interesting way. Alas, unlike Wood Man in the NES Mega Man 2, the Wood Man of Mega Man II on the Game Boy can't be killed by Heat Man's Atomic Fire, because, naturally, Heat Man isnt in this game, and therefore, the Atomic Fire won't be available to you. This is a shame because the Atomic Fire, when charged up, could kill Wood Man in one hit. That's not a luxury available to you in this title, however. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- AIR MAN ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ Weapon: Air Shooter Primary Weakness: Leaf Shield Other Weaknesses: Arm Cannon Description: Air Man, a robot with a big fan built into his chest cavity, has the power to control mini-tornadoes, which can be a real menace, and are almost unavoidable, because he tosses 'em at you so strategically. You'll have to get in close to kill this robot master, because his tornadoes also block enemy attacks, making him invulnerable to attacks from afar. But don't be threatened by the apparent invulnerability of Air Man. He's actually quite beatable if you have the Leaf Shield from Wood Man. And even if not, Air Man can still be dispatched by use of your regular arm cannon, which will do fine if you know how to fight him. To Defeat Air Man... Air Man's primary weakness is the Leaf Shield, and naturally, to use the Leaf Shield, you have to either throw it or walk into an enemy with it. Being that Air Man shoots tornadoes out of his arm cannon, and then shoots them at you with his chest fan, and that these tornadoes block attacks, shooting at him with the Leaf Shield is impossible. Even when he's just fired an attack, by the time you get the Leaf Shield up and then fired at him, he'll have enough time to get more tornadoes up to block your attacks and do further damage to you. So you'll have to sustain some damage in this fight to move in close. Once you get close to him, he'll jump away, but if you have the Leaf Shield ready, activate it when you get close to him to hit him once or twice, and possibly kill him from the getgo of the battle. Keep in mind that when he blows his tornadoes away from him and at you, that the wind from his chest fan also blows you back, so as you avoid the tornadoes, you gotta keep moving forward... that's why he's so tough to some! Additionally, if you want to use the Leaf Shield in its proper use (as a defensive shield), this is also an option against Air Man. The Leaf Shield fends off the Air Tornadoes Air Man shoots at you quite well, but bare in mind that the shield will fall apart as it's hit, until it is no more. This is when you're vulnerable again. And remember, also, that once the Leaf Shield is struck and damaged, it can't be thrown at an enemy. Therefore, to damage Air Man in that state you'd have to get close enough to him to brush him with it, and therefore do some damage. It sounds more complicated than it is, in all honesty. You'll be surprised how quickly Air Man falls to your attacks if you just fight him properly. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CRASH MAN ¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ Weapon: Crash Bombs Primary Weakness: Air Shooter Other Weaknesses: Arm Cannon Description: Crash Man is a formidable foe, unless you are equipped with the proper weapon, the Air Shooter, from Air Man. Crash Man wildly jumps around his lair, planting his Crash Bombs on walls and floors, waiting for them to explode. His endless array of explosive devices makes any battle with him explosive, but taking him out with a few shots via the Air Shooter cools him off a bit. If you don't the Air Shooter, though, be ready for a fight. And just remember... the Crash Bombs aren't all that can damage you. Quite the contrary, the Crash Bombs are just that, BOMBS, and they EXPLODE. The explosion radius of the Crash Bombs once Crash Man plants them is something you should keep a close eye on indeed. To Defeat Crash Man... Crash Man is indeed formidable, but not if you have the Air Shooter, just like I mentioned above. Crash Man jets around his room, running, walking, and jumping, while using his dual arm cannons equipped with Crash Bombs fire all over the walls and ceilings in his lair. His Crash Bombs stick to walls and ceilings, and explode soon after, causing a small blast radius around where the bomb was planted. Crash Man is easily defeated with two or three shots from the Air Shooter (depending on how directly you hit him), and you can beat him with it without him even getting any shots of the Crash Bombs off. However, if you fail to enter the battle with the Air Shooter, he has no other real weaknesses, so you'll have to use the arm cannon on him. Have a few E-Tanks on you if it comes to that, though, because he can be a real pain, and impossible for newbies, otherwise. The idea with Crash Man is to not only have the right weaponry in the Air Shooter from Air Man, but to also be patient and tenacious. Crash Man can prove to be quite a problem, but in reality, he's really all bark, no bite. All you have to do is see through him. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NEEDLE MAN ¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ Weapon: Needle Cannon Primary Weakness: Crash Bombs Other Weaknesses: Top Spin Description: Needle Man looks kind of corny, sure, but he is actually a menace to defeat, if you believe it. That is, of course, if you don't have the Crash Bombs in your arsenal. But of course, that's an impossibility, because to be able to get to the second wave of Robot Masters (headed up by fighting Needle Man first), you would have to have already fought and defeated Crash Man and obtained his Crash Bombs. So that was kind of a useless statement. =) Needle Man has dueling arm cannons (the first Robot Master to sport this look since Fire Man in the original Mega Man) which means he can shoot at you twice as quickly with his plasma shot-looking Needle Cannon. Also, his head is on a spring-like mechanism which allows for him to unleash the needle-covered headpiece of his to be shot at Mega Man for a certain distance before retracting to Needle Man's head. And he's always jumping and moving, and is surprisingly quick, which makes him hard to hit with the Crash Bombs... so you gotta get in close, or use the blast radius of the exploding Crash Bombs to your advantage. To Defeat Needle Man... Needle Man can only take three or four hits from the Crash Bombs before meeting his doom, but he's hard to hit with it unless you get in close. What you really need to do Is get in really close to Needle Man with the Crash Bombs equipped... we're talking point blank range. When you're that close and you shoot at him, with ANY weapon, but primarily the Crash Bombs, you're basically guaranteed a hit. With Needle Man constantly jumping and running around his lair like a mad man, it's quite nearly impossible to hit him while he's on the move (which is always) unless sheer luck is with you. And whether or not sheer luck is with you is a horse of another color. With that in mind, make sure to move in close, evading Needle Man's attacks, so that you can strike at him with the deadly Crash Bombs, hitting him without the Crash Bombs even exploding. Of course, if you want to have a more strategic battle with Wood Man, try shooting the Crash Bombs on the floor and walls, attempting to time their explosions with when Needle Man will come around. If timed right (and if you're quite lucky), the Crash Bomb in question will explode at the exact same instant Needle Man is in the bomb's blast radius. Pretty neat, eh? Not really? Ah, whatever then! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- MAGNET MAN ¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ Weapon: Magnet Missiles Primary Weakness: Needle Cannon Other Weaknesses: Metal Blade, Hard Knuckle Description: Magnet Man, one of my favorite Robot Masters ever, is a Robot Master that looks (and even acts) harder than he actually is. He has a very, very distinct pattern that he repeats over and over again if you watch him. His primary attack is to jump super high in the air and unleash semi-heatsinking magnets at you, called Magnet Missiles. Additionally, however, he can also turn himself into a magnetized beingand bring Mega Man into him, which you can only avoid by walking, jumping, or sliding in the opposite direction. And if you happen to have beaten Needle Man (which you should have, if you're following my order), you'll have the ultra-powerful Needle Cannon, which you can use to puncture the otherwise tough armor of this magnetic foe, destroying him with ease once and for all. To Defeat Magnet Man... Magnet Man DOES have a pattern, just like I mentioned above, and it goes a little something like this. He starts out each motion with a short jump forward, then a bigger jump forward. From here, he almost always jumps in the air, fires three Magnet Missiles, comes back down, and does it going the other way, (the same thing, that is). On rare occasion, instead of jumping in the air to fire Magnet Missiles, he'll magnetize himself and bring you to him via magnets... you are metal, afterall. Knowing his pattern, stand far enough away from him so that he doesn't land on you with the first jump, then run towards him, slide under him with the second jump, turn around, fire a few Needle shots at him with the Needle Cannon you acquired from defeating Needle Man, and then watch him go airborne, chucking three more Magnet Missiles out, and repeating the entire process over again. Now, slide away from the Magnet Missiles he shoots, and he'll repeat this process, which you should as well. Pending he does any of the alternate move, you can't hurt him in that magnetized state, so you'll just have to wait until after he's done to fire upon him. Alas, Magnet Man is completely beatable with just the arm cannon, Mega Man's regular old weapon, so you can defeat him "empty handed" (so to speak) if you'd like. On the other hand, following my order in which to defeat the Robot Masters can serve you quite well, because if you do, you'll have the Needle Cannon from dispatching Needle Man, and hence making your life that much easier. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- HARD MAN ¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ Weapon: Hard Knuckles Primary Weakness: Magnet Missiles Other Weaknesses: Crash Bombs, Metal Blades Description: Sure, you can take his name the wrong way, but Hard Man is still a menacing character to combat. He, like Magnet Man, has a pattern that's even more predictable then his aforementioned counterpart, but has a lot more power behind him as well. He has two modes of attacks as well. Firstly, he shoots two Hard Knuckles at you, one going straight at you and the other going in the air. Then he jumps high in the air and plummets back to the ground on his head, doing massive damage to anything below in his path. After re-gaining his balance and standing back up, he repeats his entire short-winded attack again. It sounds kind of simple, and it is, but be weary when fighting Hard Man, for he packs quite the punch. Because of this, you really can't take that much damage from him before you are no more a part of this Earth. =) Don't take him lightly, even if he is predictable! To Defeat Hard Man... Again, as I mentioned before, Hard Man too has a pattern, even more predictable than Magnet Man's. Reading above, and knowing his pattern, you'll basically want to fire away at Hard Man every other second or so with a Magnet Missile. They don't even have to be going right for him, the metal of his plating is attracted to the Magnet Missile, so he, like all other enemies in the game, pulls it right in. Just make sure to turn around and fire on Hard Man when he's about to plummet into the ground, before he freezes everything with his impact, to get in one more hit. Within two or three cycles of his pattern, he'll be dead if you keep up the attacks. Just remember a few keys to the fight you'll have with Hard Man. While he's not very hard (excuse my pun), he still LOOKS menacing, and is the most powerful Robot Master in the game as far as damage dealt. I mean... look at the size of him for God's sake. =D So don't take him lightly, but don't go to out of your way to fight him either. Let the Magnet Missiles do all of the work. Fire them in any direction and they're surely find the way to their target quite easily. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP MAN ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ Weapon: Top Spin Primary Weakness: Hard Knuckles Other Weaknesses: Needle Cannon Description: Top Man is easily the simplest Robot Master in the game to defeat. His style of fighting is strictly within the realms of readable patterns, and he only has one attack - three Tops that fly into the air and then shoot down at Mega Man (or his position at the time they were shot, as in, they can be easily avoided by sliding), and then Top Man shoots across the room by spinning, where he is invulnerable to any attacks from Mega Man, before he repeats his pattern once more. Top Man doesn't look menacing or hard at all, and don't worry, it's not one of those tricks Capcom plays with your brain. He really AREN'T hard. What a coincidence. To Defeat Top Man... Top Man is a very, very easy Robot Master to defeat, especially if you have the Hard Knuckles, although he is simple enough (maybe even simpler for those with the quick trigger finger) with the regular old arm cannon. As I described above, Top Man fights strictly upon the basis of a pattern. He shoots his tops in the air, they spin for a bit, and then quickly shoot down upon Mega Man. That's Top Man's easiest way to damage you, so avoid damage by those by waiting until the last minute before they come down on you, and then sliding to avoid getting hit by them. Then, Top Man will start spinning and shoot across the room. Jump over him (don't waste ammo, he's immune to attacks in a spin state), and fire upon him with a Hard Knuckle or two as he repeats this fighting pattern. He'll be toast with a quick four Hard Knuckles to his structure, sending him kaboom. =) But hell, don't defeat him so quickly. If you want more of a challenge (even though it really isn't much of a challenge, believe it or not), use the regular arm cannon on him instead of the uber-powerful Hard Knuckles. It'll make the battle last far longer, one, and also give Top Man a chance to make it interesting! Okay, probably not, but at least it gives you a legitimate alternate way to fight him without it being suicidal! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----S E C T I O N F I V E - Q U I N T A N D D R . W I L Y---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This section of my Boss FAQ discusses the two non-Robot Master boss battles you experience in the game. The first strategy is for Quint, who you fight directly after defeating the eighth and final Robot Master. The second strategy is for Dr. Wily, who you fight after defeating Quint and traversing his short time lair, which, of course, inevitably leads to Wily himself. Don't worry, neither of these guys are hard. You could have been (and probably were) challenged more by the Robot Master then you will these guys. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- QUINT ¯¯¯¯¯ Weapon: Sakugarne Primary Weakness: Arm Cannon Other Weaknesses: Hard Knuckles, Crash Bombs Description: Quint is an interesting enemy indeed. He looks like a Robot Master, but he's not. His fight skill and prowess have brought him far beyond the mark of a mere "robot"... Dr. Wily holds him in far higher regard. Quint doesn't have an arm cannon, nor can he actually attack. Instead he has a huge weapon that resembles a jack-hammer/pogo stick hybrid, which he calls Sakugarne. Without it, Quint is purely defenseless, but he never fights without it. The Sakugarne is a twofold weapon - that is, the Sakugarne acts as both an offensive weapon and a defensive tool. When Quint jumps atop the Sakugarne, his entire body is immune to all of your weaponry. The only place you can hit him is in his head, which is a small target to aim at indeed. In addition to that, the Sakugarne allows Quint to jump around the room. Everytime he lands, he pulls up some rocks, which is his only weapon. Surprisingly, these are very easy to avoid, and hence make Quint quite the easy enemy to defeat. To Defeat Quint... One thing to bare in mind is that Quint is weak to a lot of your weaponry. He's most vulnerable to the Hard Knuckles and the Crash Bombs, yet you'll see at the top of his description, I've told you to use the arm cannon on him. Why is this? It's simple, really. Being that the Sakugarne blocks Quint from being damaged anywhere but his head, and being that his head is so small, it's hard to accurately aim and shoot the clunky Crash Bombs and Hard Knuckles at his head and hit him, especially when his jumping all over the room via the Sakugarne, which he does throughout the entire battle. Not only does the arm cannon provide rapid fire action, but the small plasma bullets to a nice job indeed of striking Quint in his vulnerable head. Quint's only attack is to jump around on the Sakugarne and dig up rocks, which, if they hit you, will damage you. When he jumps, utilize the slide and slide under him. Then, get away from him so that the rocks dug up by the Sakugarne won't hurt you, and shoot a few shots of your arm cannon at his head. Repeat this process until he's no more. Quint is truly that simple. If you want more of a challenge against an otherwise simplistic Quint, try using the Crash Bombs or Hard Knuckles I told you about earlier. While they do a lot more damage than the arm cannon does, you'll find that they are harder to kill him with. Those weapons' slow moving and clunky nature won't suffice against a constantly moving foe like Quint, as you'll soon learn if you DO decide to try the Crash Bombs and Hard Knuckles. (Do note that Quint doesn't have an energy meter - he'll escape from battle, wielding you the Sakugarne, after he receives enough undisclosed damage.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DR. WILY ¯¯ ¯¯¯¯ Weapon: Several Crafts Primary Weakness: Arm Cannon Other Weaknesses: Sakugarne Description: Dr. Wily is amazingly easy in Mega Man II here on the Game Boy. After fighting Quint and traversing through Dr. Wily's time fortress soon thereafter, you'll find Dr. Wily waiting for you. You find him in three different forms, and while he IS easy to fight, make sure that you have the maximum number of E-Tanks you possibly can (4) for the battle. While youwill probably only need one or two, make sure to prepare for the worst. Dr. Wily can do quite a bit of damage, and losing to him would be a great disgrace indeed. I won't waste your time here explaining the three different forms of Wily in this part, because then I'll just end up reiterating exactly what I'm saying here below. Instead, just see below for in-depth instructions on defeating each of the Dr. Wily forms. It's not that hard, for preparedness is key! To Defeat Dr. Wily... Dr. Wily's first form is him in a Star Wars AT-ST like device. In this form, the two-legged robotic "creature" (piloted by Dr. Wily in his signature UFO) has two attacks. First off, the robotic walker shoots out a bomb-like device (with a skull on it) that floats around a bit, and is very hard to avoid. Try to jump over it or slide under it as applies. Then, from some sort of shin-mounted laser gun, a large laser beam will shoot from the walker's shin area, which moves so fast that it's hard to avoid. Keep in mind that when the walker shoots this laser at you, you can't slide under it to avoid it (or you will be struck and damaged), but you can jump over it. Either way, it's quite hard to avoid the laser, so be weary of it, and use an E-Tank if and when it applies. The walker fights in a pattern, however. It'll shoot both of it's weapons, then jump across the room and do it all over again. When it jumps across the room, slide out of its way. To damage the walker, however, you'll need to jump and shoot the cockpit area (where Wily is at the controls) with your arm cannon over and over again. When his damage meter gets down to half (or below half), the walker will be abandoned, and his UFO will fly from the cockpit area. This time, he boards a bulldozer-like craft and prepares for battle some more. You'll be avoiding the same kind of attacks (minus the laser attack from the walker's shins), but the bulldozer moves fast and tries to run you over as well. Since it is lower to the ground than the walker, however, the cockpit (where Wily is) is easier to shoot at, and before you know it, the bulldozer'll be no more either. Just use an E-Tank if you need to be. When you take away half of the bulldozer enemy's health, Wily will abandon that craft as well, and fly his UFO to his third and final craft - a mechanical dragon. Easy to defeat as well. The Dragon spews out four of those large balls with the skulls on it, then shoots out fire. That's IT! He's easier to defeat than the two other forms, so you shouldn't have any trouble (or worries) fighting this third and final form of Dr. Wily. Shoot at the cockpit and the dragon's head, and take away all of its energy (instead of just taking half of it), and use E- Tanks where you need to. In the end, YOU WIN! CONGRATULATIONS! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------S E C T I O N S I X - I N C L O S I N G------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Well my friends, it's time to close this guide out! =) I hope you found it very helpful... I very much enjoyed writing it. It was fun, as is the game, and I'm sure that it was/is/will be enjoyable for you as well. And hey, if you have game related questions, comments, suggestions - whatever, e-mail them my way, cmoriarty311@cs.com. And make sure to put Mega Man II GB Boss FAQ (or whatever game you're writing in on, I have twenty-six other guides), in the header as the topic, so I know what the hell you're talking about. =) Take it easy. I'd like to take this chance to thank a friend of mine, Devin Morgan, a fellow FAQ writer on GameFAQs, for just being a good guy, a good friend, and someone I can talk to about everything. Thanks Dev. Thanks should also go out to other fellow FAQers, including Nemesis, Astro Blue, flowerpot, MetroidMoo, AdrenalineSL, Psycho Penguin, Meowthnum1, et cetera. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----S E C T I O N S E V E N - A B O U T T H E A U T H O R---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ [accurate as of August 15, 2002] I'm a 17 year old, and graduated from high school in June of 2002. I live on Long Island, in New York, about half an hour from New York City. I play ice hockey, I worked at a deli, until recently, when I quit (^_^) and I love videogames, especially RPGs. My favorite series for videogames include the Final Fantasy series (excluding VIII), the Dragon Warrior/Quest series, the Mega Man series, and the Tales series. I aspire to go to Northeastern University in the fall of 2002 to study History and Law. THANKS FOR READING! This walkthrough is copyright (c) 2002 to Colin Moriarty (CMoriarty), e-mail cmoriarty311@cs.com. All rights reserved. Completely unofficial - Mega Man and all related items copyrighted 1992 to Capcom Japan/US, all rights reserved! http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/4280.html