Part 22: The torch is officially passed.
Heads up: This update will be pretty lengthy. My sense of pacing coupled with my style meant that I had to cover all of the next segment in one sitting.
I grinded for Shadow Style off screen and decided to start the update when I got it.
Fucking hell, I did it again. Okay, take a shot in this update for every screenshot you see with someone's eyes closed.
Huh, Shadow Style actually looks... pretty cool
Sweet, I got HeatShadow. Having a Heat style means that lava panels do not deal 50 fire-elemental damage when I walk over them.
Having a Heat Style means you are almost as cool as a dude who has a Wood Style
Instead of the usual elemental charge, we get a free Invis as our charge shot! Don't worry, it's only about 1/5th of the actual Invis charge time. To compensate, our buster now charges much faster. The only way to use elemental busters is to install an NCP called "WeapLV+1" which we have yet to obtain.
Also to compensate, a cool scarf. Very handy this time of year.
Now, since we just switched styles, that means that the colors we can equip change. Custom Style allowed us to add one extra blue color, while Shadow Style grants us a red color. Given that Custom+2 is blue and we are in Shadow Style, we cannot equip Custom+2 as Shadow. That's why MegaMan brings us to the Navi Customizer automatically.
Check out dem colours you can equip. Is there another navi you can think of with a similarly adorable colour scheme?
Aw yeahh
Trying to cheat the system gives us this weird error. Once you get an error, MegaMan will shut down completely and be unable to boot.
However, by pressing Select as soon as this error comes up, we can bring up a super secret input menu. This can only be done with ModTools. Now, let's check
Hack the MegaMan. HACK THE PLANET
GameFAQs says: posted:
UTIXM1LA
Note: whenever you read these special codes, numbers 1,2 and 3 refer to those weird characters you see on the bottom right next to "Z".
When you enter this code, MegaMan will boot up just fine and congratulations! You now just equipped Custom+2 on Shadow Style! Do you realize what we just did? We just combined powers from two Styles. And yet...there is a hidden, second function to ModTools. Yes, there is something else hidden that lies in wait to be discovered. However, this update is pushing over 200 images, so I'll be saving the second purpose of ModTools in the next update.
Custom is kind of fantastic in this game. Except for that one thing.
presssssss
Time for plot!
Time to get on this ferry.
But should we trust a cowboy to ferry us somewhere??
Nerd powers activate!
But you see, Lan already heard what pronto means in the last game! Why is he asking what it means now?
Proof: http://lparchive.org/Mega-Man-Battl...-2/Update%2051/
Just Ctrl+F pronto and you'll find it.
Ah, fuck it. It's Capcom, what do you expect.
Well I wouldn't want to imply that Lan doesn't always listen to his best friend Dex.
because obviously who wouldn't
Made even more jarring for me via this exchange.
Wow good job Capcom. Continue to call attention to your mistakes.
I guess this is why MissEchelon hates boats. Just remember what I said, this is worldwide.
At the risk of sounding too Australian... I HATE BOATS SO MUCH
Jesus.
These guys must have a heckuva legal team to have gotten this stunt cleared.
Navis aren't affected by gas, of course.
But it would not be surprising if they were. Because Capcom.
Greeeeaaaatttt. Our shit's getting fucked with.
We arrive on the Isle...
Spoiler: we don't. This, of course, prompts Sunayama to ask us if we're scared of something that will never happen.
Why isn't everybody mobbing this cowboy. GUYS, HE PUT YOU ON A BOAT AND KNOCKED YOU OUT AND TOUCHED YOUR STUFF WHILE YOU WERE OUT. Although... boats are probably less terrible when you're unconscious.
I'm with you on that one.
Yeah plus if you turn back now then... boat.
Go back to the BBS, Kotesu.
Kotesu there's a dude in a clown costume behind you. Everything is going to be allllllllright.
Fuck that, I need to check just what the hell they did to me.
MOTHERFUCKERS!! NOOOOOO! I can't equip my actual folder! All the S-ranks! They're leaving me!
This folder is shit. It has a 160 power throwing chip going for it, but when it comes to getting Double Deletes? Not much besides HeatShot, Bubbler and SingleBomb. So yeaaaah, S-ranking will not as much of a thing in this update. They fucking nerfed me, I don't believe it.
Laffo, best tournament ever.
Get me off this bitch!
Yes.
Noooo, run away from the boat
Welp. Guess I have to fight this out.
May as well make the most of it.
...who put that there. I didn't know that was there. Dangit.
That's a thin bridge. Yeesh, if someone were to fall, they would pretty much die.
Hey now, if there's one thing MegaMan characters are strong against, it's fall damage
if there's two things the second one is radiation
You will want to remember this. Trust me.
Beautiful timing, blink animation.
Seems legit
Yeah, making everyone use the same folder means that you're being tested on your skills with BattleChips. I actually like this philosophy because this means noobs can't spam ProtoMan or FlashMan. You actually have to know what you're doing.
I dislike this philosophy for that exact reason. GATER ME, BITCHES. Power through cheapness!
"...'VictDatas' hidden there. The four people to find them will advance.
The rules are "no screenwatching"
Yeaaahhh, each block went through the same elimination. Since we're in Block D, that means that after this there will only be 16 people left. Hurrrrr. Hey, are those stalagmites at the bottom? REMEMBER GAIZ! WORLDWIDE! Pay no attention to the shape of the stalagmites either. Totally not important.
What if one person goes in and gets all 4 VictData? And then runs away cackling?? I think you know what you must do.
Jacking in!
I like the music here. I would link it, but the title of theme is fucking spoilers. Dat 420 HP.
420 talk to mr progs everyday
What can I say? Mr.Progs aren't too interesting in these updates.
Aww. I guess if Mr Prog says don't take all the data, then please don't take all the data
But let's cover the viruses you can meet here.
Deetles! Showing off my ChargeShot...
Look at the free Invis! If you time this right, you won't even have to move at all. This saves on our movement and damage points. Spam the charge shot!
Oh hey, I didn't even think of that. Mainly because I keep forgetting 'not moving to get higher busting level' is a thing.
Oh fuck, it's Fishy2. These guys are pricks. When they dash along your row, they leave trails of fire that will stay on the panel for a bit. This limits your movement and with this shitty folder I was not able to get an S-rank.
More Yorts.
Canodumb2s, as well.
Yeah, all the viruses have such great games
Momogras!
Momogra: This annoying little thing will move randomly underground and thus un-damageable by most attacks. Use attacks that break the panels to hit these guys during this period. After a bit, they will appear behind you and whack you in the back with their shovels. This would be the time to hit them if you don't have any panel cracking chips. You will need to stay in the front, wait for them to warp behind you, then move around them to get a clear shot with your attack. This means you will end up spending a lot of movement to even damage them.
Luckily, I got a good draw here. Those two G's you see there are GutsMan V1 and V2. So all I need to do is just select them both and...
Shitty. You can buy Mole1 * from SciLab shop so a Mole1 A as an S-rank is not as good. Besides, who wants to bet that the Custom S-rank reward is Mole1 *?
Mole-series chips are just basically different Invis' When using Mole, only attacks that break panels can hurt you, but if you attack, you re-appear for a short time.
Good ol' jerky battle prizes.
ANNNND Spikey2's. This rounds up the virus groups in here.
Time for the exploration and mystery data cleanup.
Or maybe he used the high ground to scout out where the VictData was? There's two levels you know.
CHEATER
And we need a key to advance any further.
Time to find the key! Minimizing powers activate!
Press program, so fun, woooooo
But we just jacked in!
Apparently three of these dudes are just really, really good. And four of them are terrible.
We can't get to that path over there. But we will soon! I bet you we already came across the warp point to that path back in another Internet area. Hmm...
Nice! PanelOut3 * is an underrated chip. You could stack a couple of these in your folder and then use Snake, allowing you to rack up lots of lots of damage potentially. Go here if you want more copies of these. I guarantee at some point I will be snagging 4 of these.
It's easy, cheap, and hilarious. A good strat.
That blue mystery data has HadesKey, by the way.
Tiny Hub is tiny.
His face looks like an x
Gimme this. I never use Hammers for anything, but I like to grab everything. I am very squirrel-y.
Every chip has a use. And sometimes that use is to be stuffed into the chip trader.
MINE! I love Blkbomb as a chip. In BN3, when you throw them, they will deal breaking-type damage 3 squares ahead and deals 120/170/220 damage. The bomb itself has 100 HP and functions as an obstacle. Should you instead hit the now-thrown bomb with a fire-elemental attack, the bomb will explode, dealing 120/170/220 damage to the entire side of the field it lands on. This explosion cannot be guarded against. In BN4+ Blkbomb became a single version (250 or 210 depending on the game), and throwing the bomb only dealt 100 damage, but making the bomb explode dealt the same damage as was written on the chip.
So what you're saying is it's great when paired with a Heat Style.
And we're done here!
Oh shit.
Hooray, Jenny didn't get dropped down a pit in this game!
...happened to her enough in the last game, anyway.
You just fucking killed them!!
Being dropped from a height onto spikes only kills Disney villains
and MegaMan charact- OH NOOOO
I don't recall having to sign a waiver of some sort. You realize that if one person survived they could fucking sue and press charges. But still, you murderous bastard, Sunayama!
Jesus Christ.
This would have been where I would have ended up the update normally, but not counting MissEchelon's contributions, I'm just short of 80. This is shit, so that's why I decided to tackle the rest of this segment in a single update.
BUT I'M SO LAAAZYyyy ok
All the games have their typos and this one is no different.
Fucking stalagmites. Someone had to have gotten impaled on that. Yes, if this is indeed a set for the N1 Grand Prix, then what I'm saying means nothing, but still, damn.
I wonder how much it would hurt to be dropped onto styrofoam spikes
Yasu wants us to pick one of the four doors. Each door has a winner from C-block.
I can admire the line of thinking. "They're all bad? Fuck it, it doesn't matter which I choose."
Lan is... surprisingly cool??
Indeed, you get content-packed updates!
Now, the boss behind these doors is the exact same no matter which one you choose. The only thing different about each room is what kind of field you will fight the boss on. The boss itself is immune to panel fuckery like ice, so it's only against you. From left to right the panels are:
Left: Lava panels
Middle Left: Sand panels
Middle Right: Ice panels
Right: Grass panels.
Grass panels is probably the easiest room as you have fire chips in the HadesFolder. But I'm going to be choosing the Left room due to having a Fire style. I almost never get to exploit the Left room, you see.
Meet our boss! METALMANAlpha
I'm sure we've been over this in another game, but dang that hairclip is intense, don't cut yourself lady
Let's-a-go. I don't want to fall to my death, kthnx.
Pfft, where's the fun in that?
You just stole my line!
Listen to the best music in the series in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ3zSmXGZ5o
Capcom, what happened to you? You used to make such good games. Best part? This theme plays through two more boss fights in this scenario, save for the end boss. And it returns in a later scenario!
"Long way to go"? We're in the top 8!
And assuming Lan can't count that good, Mega can easily trick him by saying that's a lot.
Should have tried to avoid it. But then the whole ground is probably boobytrapped, huh?
I wonder how much it would hurt to be dropped onto styrofoam lava
Probably. This wouldn't be much of a Chaud focused scenario otherwise.
I wonder if Jennifer made it
Ah, crap. We now have to fight with a new folder. But this time we get a choice! Rest assured, I will stick with the weakest folder option. But I guess I'll show off all the folders.
I can only assume none of them have Gater
for several reasons
Yes, really.
We only have 3 minutes to pick the folder we want. This is hell for me since I have to show off all the dialogue and crap. *SAVESTATE*
haha
Yes, give me one you prick.
So?
This is considered to be one of the best ExtraFolders, actually. It can utilize PanelOuts to setup the Snake combo. For each broken panel on your side, Snake does 40 damage. Think of the possibilities with that when you add Atk+10s into the mix. I will be picking this extra folder up in like 30 updates from now.
So what you're saying is this dude stayed up late last night playing with his Snake chips
No, so give me yours.
I'm sure...
sounds cool
How about I say "NO" and you just give it to me?
But he ends the fucking conversation if we say no!
This guy just wants somebody to talk to, ok?
Okay, I get it. Give me the damn thing.
This sounds PRETTY COOL
No such thing, now gimme, dammit!
Don't ask him for a thing what don't exist
Are you fucking-
This guy = cool
WASTE OF TIME!
Best character? Best character.
You better not be a fucking fake.
What? Noooo, never.
For fuck's sake! I don't care if you're some fan of mine! Just HAND IT OVER
This folder is pretty weak, but it has lots of synergy, so I'm going to find something weaker.
Do you have a folder?
She's not my favourite chatterbox. No way she's as cool as that cool guy from earlier.
Okay, fine! This better not be like fucking 35 dialogue boxes before I get my folder.
Worst NPC NA
Yeah, budding. Suuuuuurrreee.
I don't care if you got deflowered to become an actress. GIVE ME YOUR FOLDER!
Want proof that's what she's getting at? Look at this line.
Lady, the time is fucking ORANGE! That means BAD! GET ON WITH IT!
She's a good actress, whoa
Would it be illegal for me to punch the SHIT out of you right now?
Depends if it's acting or not
SHE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A FOLDER!
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUU-
Haha, I bet somebody's wishing they got dropped onto spikes now
This guy fucking asks us TWICE if we want his shitty ass folder.
The folder transferring isn't working!?
THE TIME IS RED! HURRY! THE! FUCK! UP!
YOU HORSE FUCKING THUNDERCOCK!
Everybody's having fun at the N1
This will be the folder I'm using. It's the shittiest in my opinion. Notably, AirSword and Fan * are new chips that are found in this folder! That means we can fill out our Library. Collecting Extra Folders is actually a semi-decent way of obtaining chips and Program Advances. Fan * apparently can't be grinded until the postgame area, so I'll take it.
Hauling ASS up here.
Why. Why am I being trolled.
Why not tho?
WASTE OF TIME! I ALREADY CLAIMED THIS FOLDER.
Looking at that dude's cool hat? Not a waste of time, amirite?
I'm not fucking making it. I'm just not.
Lan Hikari bought a time machine.
Thankfully, this is the last folder I have to show off.
WHAT A DICK!
How are there even so many cool NPCs so close together? It boggles the mind.
Am I really fucking doing this?
I don't believe this.
Everything is wonderful, nothing is bad
At least this question is easy.
I TOLD you that would become important!
Haha, at least they explicitly told you that, instead of you having to hunt it out.
ProgStyle is not on this list, I am disappoint.
ProgStyle ain't for bustering. It's for chilling out and talking with cool dudes.
That's all 5.
Nice, this folder has VarSword and all the elemental blades. Too bad I'm not using this one.
This is the folder I used for this part when I played it.
We'll enter through the door and begin the final segment of this update.
Hooray, I can soon go back to my usual lazy existence.
: I am Dex Motherfuckin' Ooyama! Do you know what Ooyama means in Japanese? It means "straight up gangsta!" I'll knock you with a fucking GutsPunch up your ass!Holy shit Dex made it to the final 8.
Best
Friend
FOREVER
This won't end well.
HOLY SHIT YAI MADE IT TO THE FINAL 8
SHUT UP CLOWNSHOES
First line he speaks and he's already won half the thread over.
It's Masa from Battle Network 1! Remember him? If you ask me, Masa has the advantage, simply due to SharkMan's sharks piercing through obstacles. That, and SharkMan's never in one spot for very long.
That and his operator isn't 13 years old
though I guess 11 year olds have the upper hand in this world, so nevermind.
"I'm a boss in this game! I have the advantage!" Pretty much.
"Your gonna be the loser" - a 13-year old
Maybe he'll transform into Commander Beef.
Tournament hype is definitely tournament. Most definitely tournament.
Raoul and Chaud you guys. RAOUL AND CHAUD
BEST MATCH EVER
No, we'll be starting on my mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwD4ftioe90
Annnnnd that was a hilarious video showing off why Wind * chips can screw you over if you don't use them right.
holy crap, ShadowStyle
: Man, that's fuckin' cheating. All you're doing is pressing the A button.
: Dude, the PET doesn't have an A button.: Just shut up.
Blink animation makes things perfect. Had to leave that in.
: Fuckin' cheatin' white boy. He can buy dem BattleChips cuz he's rich.IF ONLY WE COULD ALL BE MORE LIKE YAI i agree
Uhh, did Q just flash Yai...?
...is she hovering or just jumping?
...The only way to win!
Either way, impressive.
Christ sake, my timing of these screenshots is either impeccable or shitty. In all fairness, Yai is jumping throughout this entire cutscene.
Is it because he wears a mask? YOU RACIST!
I love the implication that the battle against Dex was so predictable they were both paying attention to Yai's battle instead.
I didn't capture Dex falling, but you get the idea.
Man, don't even get to see what sort of styrofoam object might be involved..
Bad move. Letting me use my normal folder is a death sentence.
And that's all for now!
Lengthy, but I think it was better to cover this in one update rather than two. The second half was just NPC transcribing.
Listen to N1 Grand Prix boss theme:
http://viewpure.com/aVGLWZoTxME