Old Castle Stage

The Old Castle Stage (古城ステージ), also known as the Shade Man Stage, is Shade Man's stage in Mega Man 7, set inside an ancient castle at night. Its description in the Japanese version is "Mystery! The Horror".

A special easter egg occurs when the player holds down the Jump button while selecting the stage and continues to hold it until the stage begins. The music of the stage selected screen and the stage changes to the main theme from the Ghosts 'n Goblins game series. However, this only works before Shade Man is defeated. Shade Man's stage may also be an homage to the game Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, as it resembles the game's first stage.

Stage enemies

 * Sub-boss: VAN Pookin
 * Sub-boss (secret): Proto Man
 * Astro Zombieg
 * Batton M48
 * Cyorown
 * Gilliam Knight
 * Ragger
 * Sniper Joe 01
 * True Shield Attacker

Other media
Shade Man's stage appeared in the Rockman 7 manga.

Trivia

 * During development, the stage had a different sub-boss.