Wily Capsule (Mega Man 7)

Wily Capsule (ワイリーカプセル) is the last boss from Mega Man 7, a Wily Capsule that Dr. Wily uses after the Wily Machine 7 is destroyed.

This Wily Capsule is considered one of the toughest and most annoying bosses in the Mega Man series. According to Yoshihisa Tsuda, it turned out as tough as it did because Keiji Inafune said, "Let's make the very last fight insanely hard!".

Strategy
The Wily Capsule disappears and reappears much like the Wily Capsules in Mega Man 5 and 6, but instead of hiding in the darkness, it pulls off a "camouflage cloak" of sorts. When it appears, it attacks by releasing four energy spheres that have varying elements: ice, fire, and electricity. The ice balls cause low damage, but they freeze Mega Man in place, usually resulting in a second hit. The fire balls also cause low damage, but Mega Man is set on fire for extra damage. The electric spheres don't have extra effects, but cause more damage than the other two. Also, the Wily Capsule might fire four electric balls that travel across the floor after releasing its energy spheres.

Wily Capsule is weak to Wild Coil, which can be charged and used to bound up and hit Wily if aimed with precision. When he is up high, the player must hold up on the D-Pad to make the charged coils bounce high enough. If Wild Coil is out of energy or the player has trouble using it, the Freeze Cracker is another option. Despite the fact Freeze Cracker only deals one damage, it can be aimed in the diagonally-upwards direction to make shooting the Wily Capsule from higher up easier. Although Thunder Bolt doesn't cause any damage, if can be used on the Wily Capsule to prevent Wily from shooting his four elemental shots, causing him to only release electric shots on the floor.

Other appearances

 * Dr. Wily is piloting this Wily Capsule in his artwork from Street Fighter x All Capcom.
 * Wily Capsule appeared as Dr. Wily's super skill in Puzzle Fighter.
 * This Wily Capsule is set to appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an Assist Trophy.

Other media
In the Rockman 7 manga, Dr. Wily uses the Wily Capsule to continue his fight against Mega Man. Despite its great power, Mega Man manages to destroy it as Super Mega Man, using the Booster Jump to reach Wily and the Rocket Buster to attack.