Burble Hekelot

Burble Hekelot
Guardian in the Tree's Shadow(樹陰の門番 Juin no Monban)
In-Game Information
HP:	64
Attack Damage:	3(contact) 1+(Energy Tongue)* 4(Spin Presser) 4(Spring Kick) 0(bubbles) 2(missiles) Zero will continue to take this much damage until the player breaks free.
EX Skill Zero gains:	Energy Chain
Weakness:	None
Affiliations:	Cutting Shadow Squadron
Main Stage:	Forest of Notus
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man Zero 2

"Waaait! Wait, wait, wait. No one can go beyond here, ribbid! This is an order of Master Harpuia, ribbid!"

—Burble Hekelot, Forest of Notus, Mega Man Zero 2

Burble Hekelot (バーブル・へケロット, Burble Hekelot) is a boss from Mega Man Zero 2. He is a Mutos Reploid based on the Egyptian frog-headed goddess of birth, Heqet, and works in Sage Harpuia's Strong Air Battalion.

History

Burble Hekelot was formerly a member of Phantom's Cutting Shadow Squadron, and after Phantom's death, he was assigned to Sage Harpuia's Strong Air Battalion. Burble doesn't get along with Hyleg Ourobockle, who was also part of Phantom's army. He frequently says "kero," which is Japanese for "ribbit."

Burble was assigned to protect the Forest of Notus, but it seems he didn't do his job right, as Elpizo passed through without being seen. When Burble spots Zero, he notices someone is in the other side of the door, but thought it was a problem in his sensors, fighting Zero and giving Elpizo enough time to escape. He was defeated by Zero in the forest, and again in Yggdrasil, where he was under Elpizo's control.

Strategy

Burble attacks with his tongue, kicking while hanging on the ceiling, shaking the wall to make Caterpulls fall from the top of the screen, launching missiles from his back, spitting bubbles, and turning into a big ball to smash Zero. He has no elemental weakness, but Zero can use the Flame Chip to burn down the leaves so that all of the screen is visible. Doing this, however, makes one of his attacks, Wall Shake, more dangerous, as the leaves give the player an indicator of where the Caterpulls will fall. If the leaves are burnt, this warning is not present, making the Caterpulls harder to react to, thus increasing the likelihood of Zero taking contact damage upon colliding with them. Burble can increase his size by eating Caterpulls or sucking energy from Zero with his tongue. Defeating him at rank A or S will give Zero the Energy Chain EX Skill.

Attacks

Attack	Description	Notes
Spring Kick	Burble jumps onto the ceiling whilst trying to kick Zero twice with both legs.
Wall Shake	Burble shakes the wall, causing Caterpulls to fall from the ceiling. If the leaves haven't been burnt with the Flame Chip, they will rustle briefly in the areas where the Caterpulls are about to fall.
Baby Missile	Burble fires seeker missiles at Zero from his back.	Only used in his medium form.
Bubble Breath	Burble spits bubbles from his tounge. If Zero touches the bubbles, it will slow down Zero.	Only used in his giant form.
Spin Presser	Burble grows into maximum size, curls into a ball shape and tries to run over Zero. After disappearing from the top of the screen, he may drop down and try to crush Zero, or repeat the move twice.	Only used in his giant form.
EX Skill: Energy Tongue (エナジータング)	Burble Hekelot tries to latch his tongue around Zero, leeching his life force to replenish his own and grow in size.

Data

Area: Forest of Notus
Mission: Chase Elpizo
Zero's EX Skill: Energy Chain

Dialogue

In-battle quotes

Action	Japanese	Translation	Audio
Pre-battle	レレレ！(Re-re-re!)	Le-le-le!
Energy Tongue	ケロ！(Kero!)	Ribbit!

Gallery

Early concept art.

Etymology

• Burble Hekelot's name is derived from the word "bubble" and the Egyptian goddess Heqet.

Trivia

• The fact that Burble and Hyleg don't get along follows the Japanese traditional game Sansunumi-ken, featuring a Snake-Frog-Slug triangle. This is the original version of the Western "Rock-Paper-Scissor": the snake eats the frog, the frog eats the slug, the slug scares the snake. In the Mega Man games, an antecedent is the relationship between Snake Man and Toad Man (Snake Man likes Toad Man, but Toad Man dislikes Snake Man).
• Burble Hekelot is the only amphibian themed Reploid in the Mega Man games.
• Hekelot is one of the candidates for the position of "Four Guardians" to replace Phantom after his death according to the Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero Idea's booklet.