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Please, read them. +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Contents +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 1.-Updates List 2.-Blast Hornet Stage 3.-Blizzard Buffalo Stage 4.-Gravity Beetle Stage 5.-Toxic Seahorse Stage 6.-Volt Catfish Stage 7.-Crush Crawfish Stage 8.-Tunnel Rhino Stage 9.-Neon Tiger Stage 10.-Weapons List 11.-Enchancements List 12.-Heart List 13.-Sub-Tank List 14.-Armor List 15.-Contact Info 16.-Thanks 17.-Copyright +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Contents +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 1.-Updates List +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Version 1.2 - 12/2/2002 Added the Maps for each level. Version 1.1 - 9/2/2002 Added the FAQ section. Version 1.0 - 2/2/2002 I just started this.... +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 2.-Blast Hornet Stage +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Map: _ _ _|_|_ _ _ |_|_|_|_|_|E| E--Energy Chip _ _ _|_| |_|_| _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ H--Heart |_|_|_|_| |_|_|_ _ _|_|_|_|_|_|_|_ _ _|_|H|_ _ R--Chimera Armor |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| B--Boss...Blast Hornet |_|_|_| |_| |_|R|_| |_|_ _ _ _ _ _ |_|_|_|_|_|_|B| ----------Energy Chip: Requirements to get: H (Hawk) Armor How to get: When you get to the Robot Platform, choose the H (Hawk) Armor, then continue your path, you should see a ledge, do a dash jump from the ledge and press+hold the B button to use the jetpack and you should reach a small room with the Chip Capsule. Effects: This Chip will allow you to recover energy lost (You CAN fill up tanks with this) when standing still, good, but takes some time, my advice is to use it on a sub-boss room already cleared or between the 2 doors before the Boss, stand still and watch TV for some minutes then come back... ----------N (Chimera) Armor Requirements to get: T. Fang (Tunnel Rhino) How to get: When you reach an open area with some hangars, use T. Fang above all structures on the crates until one opens your way below, drop down then use T. Fang on the right wall to find a hole going down, go down and you should see a Robot being held by something similar to what held you on the Intro Stage, destroy and you'll get the N (Chimera) Armor. Info: You MUST get this in order to activate the Robot Platform, you can get any other Robot first, but in order to ride them, you must get this one. This robot is almost identical to the one in Megaman X. ----------Heart Requirements to get: Air Dash Upgrade How to get: When you get to the door of the Boss, just after you beat the Doppler's Aircraft, use an Air Dash to reach the wall, then wall kick up and the heart will be there. ----------Boss. Blast Hornet Weakness: G. Well Gives: Parasitic Bomb - P.Bomb Attacks: 1.-Keep swinging from one way to another, not really an attack but it might touch you. 2.-Launches at you with it's Sting ready. 3.-Throws 5 little Bees, if one touches you it will stick to you, so watch out! Tactics: If you use G. Well, Blast Hornet will "freeze" and you'll take out 4 energy points, if you don't have it just charge your X-Buster and try to evade it. +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 3.-Blizzard Buffalo Stage +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Map: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|_|_|_|_|_|_| |S|_|_|_|_|_|E|_ _ _ H---Heart |_|_|_|_|_|H|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|B| S---Sub-Tank |_|_ _ _ |_| E---Leg Armor Part |_|_|_|_|_|_| B---Boss...Blizzard Buffalo |_|_|_|_| |_| ----------Heart Requirements to get: N (Chimera) or K (Kangaroo) Armor How to get: Just right after you find the Robot Ride Platform, use the N or K armor and destroy the Ice Blocks right after it, all the way below is the Heart. ----------Sub-Tank Requirements to get: None, but is easier with the Air Dash Upgrade How to get: In the last area just after the boss scene where Bit and Byte might appear, climb up in the left "wall" and you'll see the Sub-Tank above a small ledge, but is easier if you use the Air Dash Upgrade. ----------Leg Armor Part Requirements to get: None How to get: Also in the last are in the open (see above) at the left most part in the ledge above-ground dash and try to jump at the very end to reach a small ledge and quickly wall kick to reach a room with the capsule in it. Functions: This Upgrade will let you dash once in the air to the right, left or even above. ----------Boss. Blizzard Buffalo Weaknes: P. Bomb Gives: Frost Shard - Frost S. Attacks: 1.-Dashes directly at you, just wall kick and dash over him. 2.-When low on energy, he will shot a frezzing ray for some seconds, wall kick to evade if it gets you, you'll be freezed, start smashing the D-Pad to recover! 3.-Throws 3 Ice Shards at you, shot them. Tactics: With P. Bomb just dash over him and use it, if you don't have it, then just after you dash above it start charging and dashing to the opposite direction and when he comes at you shot and start wall kicking and repeat. +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 4.-Gravity Beetle Stage +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Map: _ _ _ |_|_|B| H---Heart |_| R---Frog Armor _ _ _ _|_|_ _ E---Arm Chip _|_|_ _|_|_|_|_|_|E| B---Boss...Gravity Beetle |_|_|_|_|_| |_| _ _ _ _ |_| _ _|_|_|_|_|_|_| |R|_|_| |_|_|_| _ _ _|_|_| _ _|_|_|_|_| _ _ _ _|H|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|_|_| ----------Heart Requirements to get: Defeat Blast Hornet How to get: In the first hangar, all the way to the northwest there is a ledge with the Heart, if Blast Hornet is defeated, you can grab it, if not some crates will be blocking your way. ----------F (Frog) Armor Requirements to get: None, Easier with the Air Dash Upgrade How to get: When yo get to the open, climb the "wire/wall" on the left, you should see the F (Frog) Armor over a small ledge. ----------Arm Chip Requirements to get: N (Chimera) Armor, K (Kangaroo) Armor or H (Hawk) Armor How to get: After a sub-boss scene, right before the falling platforms, there should be a wall that you can climb above you, there should be a Robot Ride Platform, use any of those 3 robots and keep going, when you reach a "dead-end" for your robot, try to destroy the wall, keep going through the spikes and the capsule should be on the other side. Functions: This Chip will add the Hyper C. weapon to your menu. Whenever something damages you, a small part will transfer to this, this weapon allows you to shot charged shot without charging your X-Buster. ----------Boss. Gravity Beetle Weakness: Ray S. Gives: Gravity Well - G.Well Attacks: 1.-Rushes at you protected by some power. Just wall kick and dash over him, then start charging and shot. 2.-Launches a small ball that bounces like 3 or 4 times. Try to time where and when to jump out of the way. 2.1.-It might shot a second ball right away. Is the same as above. 3.-When low on energy, he will create a small "Black Hole" by the ceiling. Try to time your dashes between Gravity Beetle and the "Black Hole". Tactics: With Ray S. just shot at it, is pretty impossible to miss, if not, depends on the attack, if he rushes just wall kick and dash over and start charging, when the field goes out, shot, if he shots the small ball, try to evade while charging and shot. +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 5.-Toxic Seahorse Stage +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Map: _ |H|_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ H---Heart |_|_|_|_|_|_|_ _ _ _|_|E|_|_|_|_|_| R---Kangaroo Armor |_| |_|_|R|_|_|_|_| |_| |_|_ _ E---Leg Chip |_| |_|_|_|_|_|_|_ _|_| |_|_|B| B---Boss... Toxic Seahorse |_| |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| _ _ _ _ |_| |_|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_| ----------Heart Requirements to get: None How to get: When you start climbing, almost right away from the start, keep climbing even when you see the path going right, and you'll see the Heart in a ledge above. ----------K (Kangaroo) Armor Requirements to get: X-Buster Upgrade and Frost S. How to get: When you go into water, right after you jump a pit, start charging the Frost S. weapon, this will create a lump of ice which you can climb onto, it will then float all the way up, the K (Kangaroo) Armor will be on a small ledge. ----------Leg Chip Requirements to get: F (Frog) Armor How to get: When you reach the Robot Ride Platform, choose the F (Frog) Armor and go underwater, stay on the top path until you reach the giant fans, use the Frog Armor torpedoes to destroy them, get out of the armor and start wall kicking, at the top there should be the capsule. Functions: This chip will let you dash or hover twice. ----------Toxic Seahorse Weakness: Frost S. Gives: Acid Burst - Acid B. Attacks: 1.-Shots a small, acid ball which starts bouncing, when it touches the ceiling, it will "explode" into mini-acid ball. Time your dashes to evade. 1.1.-When low on energy, he'll shot 2 acid balls, same as above. 2.-He jumps at you. Just dash to the opposite direction. 3.-When low on energy, he'll "melt" and then reappear seconds later at other part of the room, just wall kick to evade. Tactics: If you have Frost S. this won't look like a boss, when the battle starts don't move, if he jumps at you, quickly use the Frost S. and dash away, just repeat. Without Frost S. start charging and when he jumps at you dash away, turn over and shot, repeat. +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 6.-Volt Catfish Stage +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Map: _ |E| _ _ |_|_ _ _ _ _ _|_|_| E---Armor Part _|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| H---Heart |_|_|_|H| |_|_|_|_| S---Sub-Tank |_|_|_| |_| _|_| B---Boss...Volt Catfish |_|_|_ |_| |S|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| _ _ _ _ _|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_ _ |_|_| |_|_|B| ----------Armor Part Requirements to get: G. Well and X-Buster Upgrade How to get: When you get to the third lift, go ALL the way up until you find a stange device, charge up G. Well and use it to raise the thing you being above it, above is the capsule. Functions: This Armor Upgrade will create a barrier whenever an enemy hits you, reducing damage for a short time. ----------Heart Requirements to get: None How to get: When you reach the second lift, go ALL the way up until you see a path going right, go there and you'll see a room with spikes in the floor, slide down in the wall and dash-kick away to reach the other wall, then slide down to grab the Heart and quickly wall-kick then dash-kick to the other part. ----------Sub-Tank Requirements to get: Any Robot Ride Armor How to get: There is a part with a lot of electicity, you should see a path going up and another down, go up and you should see a Robot Ride Platform, select any robot then drop down and don't move, you should go through a fake floor and below is the Sub-Tank. ----------Boss. Volt Catfish Weakness: T. Fang Gives: Triad Thunder - Triad T. Attacks: 1.-He jumps ffrom one place to another. 2.-When low on energy, he will jump in the center of the room, take in some electricty and then shot some mini sparks at whatever random freakin' place he wants....... Tactics: If you T. Fang just use it, he will then use Attack no.1 so just repeat, when he does no.2 just use a T. Fanf to stop him. Without T. Fang just charge and shot when he uses no.2 wall-kick while charging then shot at him. +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 7.-Crush Crawfish +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Map: _ _ _ _ |_|_|_|_|_ |_|_|_|_|_| R---Hawk Armor |R| |_|_ H---Heart |_|H|_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E---Body Chip |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|B| B---Boss...Crush Crawfish |E|_| |_|_|_ _ _ _ |_| |_|_|_|_|_|_ _ _|_| |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_| ----------H (Hawk) Armor Requirements to get: Triad T. and X-Buster Upgrade How to get: Use the charged Triad T. a little after the Robot Ride Platform, if in the right place, a small piece of floor will colapse, go down and the Armor will be there. ----------Heart Requirements to get: N (Chimera) or K (Kangaroo) or H (Hawk) Armor How to get: A little after the Robot Ride Platform, you'll see a robot falling and breaking the floor, dash-jump to the right one of the walls should be a little broken, attack it and inside is the Heart. ----------Body Chip Requirements to get: N (Chimera) or K (Kangaroo) or H (Hawk) Armor How to get: Choose a Robot at the beggining and after you fall through where the robot fell, keep going and drop down the first hole, below there should be a weak wall, crack it to see the Capsule. Functions: This chip will make your armor barrier even stronger so you take even less more damage. ----------Boss. Crush Crawfish Weakness: Triad T. Gives: Spinning Blade - S. Blade Attacks: 1.-Throws a scissor at you. 1.1.-He might grab you and keep doing damage. 2.-Shots "X" shaped thingies which won't let you move. Tactics: Even with Triad T. you will get some damage as you might have to touch him with Triad T. Activated, just use it, receive damage, repeat... Without it is a little less risky just charge and shot and evade attacks 1 and 2... +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 8.-Tunnel Rhino Stage +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Map: _ _ _ _ |_|_|B| H---Heart |E|_ _ _|_| S---Sub-Tank _ _ _ |_|_|_| _|_|_| E---Helmet Upgrade |_|_|S| _|_|_|_|_ _ _|_|_| B---Boss...Tunnel Rhino |_|_|_|_ _ _|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| _ _ _ _ |_|_|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|_|H| |_|_|_| ----------Heart Requirements to get: X-Buster Upgrade, Triad T. How to get: Not to far from the beggining you should see a Giant Boulder being held by some cords, use the Charged Triad T. to make the boulder fall, you will now be able to reach the Heart. ----------Sub-Tank Requirements to get: None How to get: Just after one of those machines that throw sand, there should be a path going down and also a ledge above you, the Sub-Tank should be there. ----------Helmet Upgrade Requirements to get: X-Buster Upgrade, Triad T. How to get: By half of the level, there should be another rock similar to the one where you got the Heart, use the Charged Triad T. to make the boulder fall, the capsule should be up there. Functions: When you enter any of the 8 Mavericks stages, a map will appear and show you where any special items are (Hearts, Sub-Tanks...). This map only shows up at the beginning of the stage. ----------Boss. Tunnel Rhino Weakness: Acid B. Gives: Tornado Fang - T. Fang Attacks: 1.-He rushes at you, if you are wall-kicking you'll fall off, just dash over him. 1.1.-When low on energy, he dashes while flashing, its more fast and can't be hurt while flashing. 1.2.-When he is rushing at you, he might brake, if you jumped away, quickly start wall-kicking and dash away!! 2.-He shots a T. Fang followed by another 2 then, most of the times, he rushes at you, try to dash-jump just before he touches the wall to evade the T. Fang. 3.-He might shot T. Fangs from his arms and shoulders, then he might dash at you, same as above, try to time yourself with the T. Fangs to evade. Tactics: With Acid B. just shot at him and wall-kick + dash-jump away from him, repeat, without Acid B. just wall-kick and dash away while charging, turn over and shot, the start wall-kicking again, repeat. +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 9.-Neon Tiger Stage +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Map: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |_|_|_|_|_|_|E|_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S---Sub-Tank _ _ _ _|_|_|S|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| E---X-Buster Upgrade |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_ _ _ _ _ H---Heart |_|_|_|_|_|H|_ _ B---Boss...Neon tiger |_|_|_|B| ----------Sub-Tank Requirements to get: None How to get: When you enter an open area, go all the way right and climb up, use the bug platform to reach the Sub-Tank. ----------X-Buster Upgrade Requirements to get: T. Fang, Air Dash Upgrade How to get: After the open area, all the way to the right, after the stairs going down, there should be a weak wall, use T. Fang to break it, then DASH-JUMP, there are spikes below, to reach some floor, the Air Dash above to the upper ledge and the capsule should be there. Functions: This will let you charge weapons for more powerful attacks, and also charge your X-Buster to even more power, if you shot one after the other they'll combine for one super shot. ----------Heart Requirements to get: None How to get: Just before the Boss gate, there should be a wall, climb it and above will be the Heart. ----------Boss. Neon Tiger Weakness: S. Blade Gives: Ray Shotgun - Ray S. Attacks: 1.-Leaps at you. MOVE OUT OF THE WAY! 1.1.-If he lands in fron of you, he might slash you. Same as above. 2.-Shots some energy balls at you. He can do this while on a wall. Try to time the where the energy balls will go and evade them. Tactics: With S. Blade, stay in the middle and attack, he will then leap to a wall, jump and attack then repeat in the opposite direction. Without it, attacks then start to wall-kick, if he leaps, drop down then dash to the opposite wall and repeat, if he shots, attack while evading. +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 10.-Weapon List +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ----------X-Buster Receive from: Start with This one has unlimited energy and can be chargen normally 2 levels, with the X-Buster Upgrade 4 times, and with Zero's Sabre 5. ----------Acid Burst - Acid B. Receive from: Toxic Seahorse Normal: Fires a small acid ball that explodes in 4 mini acid balls. Charged: It fires 2 acid balls a little bigger that will bounce some times. ----------Parasitic Bomb - P. Bomb Receive from: Blast Hornet Normal: This shots and X shaped bomb that will attach to enemies then explode, sometimes it will just explode, not very useful about big things. Charged: This will create 4 crosshairs around Megaman, this will fire a homing little bee when something gets near you, again, not useful against big enemies. ----------Triad Thunder - Triad T. Receive from: Volt Catfish Normal: Creates 3 devices in a triangle shape around Megaman, then make an electric barrier and about 1 or 2 seconds, they will shot out. Charged: This will make an earthquake and 2 electric balls will go around walls, ceiling... Destroying everything on their path, this won't affect any air enemies. ----------Spinning Blade - S. Blade Receive from: Crush Crawfish Normal: Shots 2 spinning horizontal blades, which will then "bounce" back above and beneath you going all the way back. Charged: It creates a giant saw which you can roughly control, NOT very useful. ----------Ray Shotgun - Ray S. Receive from: Neon Tiger Normal: Shots bullets from above to below and above and.... for some time. Charged: This will create a strange ball in the sky full of like Plasma, and it will shot a lot of plasma balls around the screen. Good for taking various enemies. ----------Gravity Well - G. Well Receive from: Gravity Beetle Normal: Makes a device open a small "Black Hole" which harm enemies making them self-destruct, not all enemies will be affected, though. Charged: This will make a giant gravity thingie happen that will blown away all enemies off the planet. ----------Frost Shard - Frost S. Receive from: Blizzard Buffalo Normal: This will create a frozen missile which will go straight ahead, if touches wall or a small enemy, it will make a spiky frozen triangle in the floor or wall... Charged: This will make a frozen spiky shield right in your X-Buster which you can have around for some time. ----------Tornado Fang - T. Fang Receive from: Tunnel Rhino Normal: This will create a drill that will go straight ahead, if the drill is on-screen and you use the weapon again, it will make a drill appear right before you above and below the first drill. Charged: This will make a giant drill appear in your X-Buster as long as you hold down the weapon button pressed, this will keep eating the energy. ----------Hyper Cannon - Hyper C. Receive from: Arm Chip or Gold Chip Whenever you sustain damage, a part of it will charge this (Only damage fills this), this can be used to shot charged shots without charging, useful against Kaiser Sigma. +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 11.-Enchancements List +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Note: You can only have 1 of the 4 Chips installed, so I suggest you wait untilyou get the Golden Chip. ----------Helmet Upgrade Requirements to get: X-Buster Upgrade, Triad T. Location: Tunnel Rhino Stage How to get: By half of the level, there should be another rock similar to the one where you got the Heart, use the Charged Triad T. to make the boulder fall, the capsule should be up there. Functions: When you enter any of the 8 Mavericks stages, a map will appear and show you where any special items are (Hearts, Sub-Tanks...). This map only shows up at the beginning of the stage. ----------Armor Part Requirements to get: G. Well and X-Buster Upgrade Location: Volt Catfish Stage How to get: When you get to the third lift, go ALL the way up until you find a stange device, charge up G. Well and use it to raise the thing you being above it, above is the capsule. Functions: This Armor Upgrade will create a barrier whenever an enemy hits you, reducing damage for a short time. ----------X-Buster Upgrade Requirements to get: T. Fang, Air Dash Upgrade Location: Neon Tiger Stage How to get: After the open area, all the way to the right, after the stairs going down, there should be a weak wall, use T. Fang to break it, then DASH-JUMP, there are spikes below, to reach some floor, the Air Dash above to the upper ledge and the capsule should be there. Functions: This will let you charge weapons for more powerful attacks, and also charge your X-Buster to even more power, if you shot one after the other they'll combine for one super shot. ----------Leg Armor Part Requirements to get: None Location: Blizzard Buffalo Stage How to get: Also in the last are in the open (see above) at the left most part in the ledge above-ground dash and try to jump at the very end to reach a small ledge and quickly wall kick to reach a room with the capsule in it. Functions: This Upgrade will let you dash once in the air to the right, left or even above. ----------Energy Chip: Requirements to get: H (Hawk) Armor Location: Blast Hornet Stage How to get: When you get to the Robot Platform, choose the H (Hawk) Armor, then continue your path, you should see a ledge, do a dash jump from the ledge and press+hold the B button to use the jetpack and you should reach a small room with the Chip Capsule. Effects: This Chip will allow you to recover energy lost (You CAN fill up tanks with this) when standing still, good, but takes some time, my advice is to use it on a sub-boss room already cleared or between the 2 doors before the Boss, stand still and watch TV for some minutes then come back... ----------Body Chip Requirements to get: N (Chimera) or K (Kangaroo) or H (Hawk) Armor Location: Crush Crafish Stage How to get: Choose a Robot at the beggining and after you fall through where the robot fell, keep going and drop down the first hole, below there should be a weak wall, crack it to see the Capsule. Functions: This chip will make your armor barrier even stronger so you take even less more damage. ----------Arm Chip Requirements to get: N (Chimera) Armor, K (Kangaroo) Armor or H (Hawk) Armor Location: Gravity Beetle Stage How to get: After a sub-boss scene, right before the falling platforms, there should be a wall that you can climb above you, there should be a Robot Ride Platform, use any of those 3 robots and keep going, when you reach a "dead-end" for your robot, try to destroy the wall, keep going through the spikes and the capsule should be on the other side. Functions: This Chip will add the Hyper C. weapon to your menu. Whenever something damages you, a small part will transfer to this, this weapon allows you to shot charged shot without charging your X-Buster. ----------Leg Chip Requirements to get: F (Frog) Armor Location: Toxic Seahorse Stage How to get: When you reach the Robot Ride Platform, choose the F (Frog) Armor and go underwater, stay on the top path until you reach the giant fans, use the Frog Armor torpedoes to destroy them, get out of the armor and start wall kicking, at the top there should be the capsule. Functions: This chip will let you dash or hover twice. ----------Gold Chip Requirements to get: ALL. 8 Hearts, 8 Weapons, 4 Armor Parts, 4 Sub-Tanks, 4 Armors, also, you MUST NOT have any other chip installed, ans full energy in the scene where the capsule is. Location: Dr. Doppler's First stage How to get: In Dr. Doppler's first stage, there is a part where spiked balls fall from some weird tubes...There is a gap just before that, make sure you have full life right now,drop down while wall-sliding on the left wall, you will enter a secret path, the capsule should be there, if not, maybe you missed something, or you already have a chip, or your life is not full (Sub-Tanks DOESN'T need to be full). Function: This chip is the 4 other chips in one! ----------Zero's Sabre Requirements to get: Vile defeated with S. Blade, haven't used Zero Location: Dr. Doppler's Second stage How to get: In Dr. Doppler's Second stage, just right after you come out of the water, there should be a boss door, call zero at this point, charge up until it's green, shot twice so your sword is ready, enter and let the boss grab you (This takes half of your energy) and use the Z-Sabre attack. If by some reason it still lives, start dashing and then wall-kick and start charging again, but hit it with the Z-Buster. Info: When you charge you will also be green now, first are 2 shots then is the Z-Sabre, EVERY Boss can be killed with 2 hits, even Kaiser Sigma! +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 12.-Heart List +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ----------Blast Hornet Requirements to get: Air Dash Upgrade How to get: When you get to the door of the Boss, just after you beat the Doppler's Aircraft, use an Air Dash to reach the wall, then wall kick up and the heart will be there. ----------Blizzard Buffalo Requirements to get: N (Chimera) or K (Kangaroo) Armor How to get: Just right after you find the Robot Ride Platform, use the N or K armor and destroy the Ice Blocks right after it, all the way below is the Heart. ----------Gravity Beetle Requirements to get: Defeat Blast Hornet How to get: In the first hangar, all the way to the northwest there is a ledge with the Heart, if Blast Hornet is defeated, you can grab it, if not some crates will be blocking your way. ----------Toxic Seahorse Requirements to get: None How to get: When you start climbing, almost right away from the start, keep climbing even when you see the path going right, and you'll see the Heart in a ledge above. ----------Volt Catfish Requirements to get: None How to get: When you reach the second lift, go ALL the way up until you see a path going right, go there and you'll see a room with spikes in the floor, slide down in the wall and dash-kick away to reach the other wall, then slide down to grab the Heart and quickly wall-kick then dash-kick to the other part. ----------Crush Crawfish Requirements to get: N (Chimera) or K (Kangaroo) or H (Hawk) Armor How to get: A little after the Robot Ride Platform, you'll see a robot falling and breaking the floor, dash-jump to the right one of the walls should be a little broken, attack it and inside is the Heart. ----------Tunnel Rhino Requirements to get: X-Buster Upgrade, Triad T. How to get: Not to far from the beggining you should see a Giant Boulder being held by some cords, use the Charged Triad T. to make the boulder fall, you will now be able to reach the Heart. ----------Neon Tiger Requirements to get: None How to get: Just before the Boss gate, there should be a wall, climb it and above will be the Heart. +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 13.-Sub-Tank List +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ----------Blizzard Buffalo Requirements to get: None, but is easier with the Air Dash Upgrade How to get: In the last area just after the boss scene where Bit and Byte might appear, climb up in the left "wall" and you'll see the Sub-Tank above a small ledge, but is easier if you use the Air Dash Upgrade. ----------Volt Catfish Requirements to get: Any Robot Ride Armor How to get: There is a part with a lot of electicity, you should see a path going up and another down, go up and you should see a Robot Ride Platform, select any robot then drop down and don't move, you should go through a fake floor and below is the Sub-Tank. ----------Tunnel Rhino Requirements to get: None How to get: Just after one of those machines that throw sand, there should be a path going down and also a ledge above you, the Sub-Tank should be there. ----------Neon Tiger Requirements to get: None How to get: When you enter an open area, go all the way right and climb up, use the bug platform to reach the Sub-Tank. +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 14.-Armor List +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ----------N (Chimera) Armor Requirements to get: T. Fang (Tunnel Rhino) Location: Blast Hornet Stage How to get: When you reach an open area with some hangars, use T. Fang above all structures on the crates until one opens your way below, drop down then use T. Fang on the right wall to find a hole going down, go down and you should see a Robot being held by something similar to what held you on the Intro Stage, destroy and you'll get the N (Chimera) Armor. Attacks: Like the Megaman X armor, it just throws it's fist to pulverize whatever is in it's path, can dash-jump and doo a normal jump. CAN NOT enter in water. ----------F (Frog) Armor Requirements to get: None, Easier with the Air Dash Upgrade Location: Gravity Beetle Stage How to get: When yo get to the open, climb the "wire/wall" on the left, you should see the F (Frog) Armor over a small ledge. Attacks: Shots little toepedoes out of it's arms, they only work in water, if you press right or left or dash it will do a frog-jump, it jumps higher in water, if you dash or move under water and pres+hold dash it will "activate it's motor" to keep a little more time on water. ----------K (Kangaroo) Armor Requirements to get: X-Buster Upgrade and Frost S. Location: Toxic Seahorse Stage How to get: When you go into water, right after you jump a pit, start charging the Frost S. weapon, this will create a lump of ice which you can climb onto, it will then float all the way up, the K (Kangaroo) Armor will be on a small ledge. Attacks: Is like the Chimera Armor, except it has Spinning Saws instead of punches, this jumps a little higher than the other, can do normal dashes, jumps, you can press+hold the weapon button and it's saws will spin, release to throw them for a moment. ----------H (Hawk) Armor Requirements to get: Triad T. and X-Buster Upgrade Location: Crush Crawfish Stage How to get: Use the charged Triad T. a little after the Robot Ride Platform, if in the right place, a small piece of floor will colapse, go down and the Armor will be there. Attacks: This one shots Homing Missiles from it's arms, if you jump or dash-jump and press+hold the B button it will hover for a moment, it can normally dash, jump and dash-jump. +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 15.-Contact Info +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ This section tells how you can contact me: By E-Mail By Messenger grayfox_2510@hotmail.com MSN: grayfox_2510@hotmail.com and and deep_fox@yahoo.com Yahoo: deep_fox +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 16.-Thanks +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ To: Me! Alan Quirino. For making this guide, which I hope can help you. You! ??? For reading this guide, which again, I hope has helped you. Capcom! All Capcom Staff For making one of the best videogame series, Megaman! +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 17.-Copyright +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ You knwo whats coming next! This FAQ/Walkthrough is copyright of Alan Quirino (See section 15 about Contact Info). 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