Cancer Bubble

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Information
Compatible Human:	Claud Pincer
Compatible AM/FM-ian:	Cancer
HP:	700 (Star Force 1) 1300 (EX) 1800 (SP) 900 (Star Force 2) 1300 (EX) 2000 (SP) 2800 (IF) 4500 (DX)
Misc. Information
Alt. Name(s):	Cancer
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man Star Force Mega Man Star Force 2 Mega Man Star Force 3 Rockman ×over
Other Appearances:	Mega Man Star Force anime
Sprites

"N-Nobody... can just beat the crab outta me...! I'll be waiting for a re-match!"

―Cancer Bubble, Mega Man Star Force

Cancer Bubble (キャンサー・バブル, Cancer Bubble) is the EM Wave Change of the characters Claud Pincer and Cancer from the Mega Man Star Force series. Cancer Bubble has a habit of ending most of his sentences with "*snip*" and variations of it ("-buku" in Japan, an onomatopoeia for a bursting bubble).

Appearance

Cancer Bubble is a crab-based EM Wave Change of Claud Pincer and Cancer. He has a yellowish head, blue eyes, a red helmet, three thin parts with a darker tip on each side of his helmet, two red spherical part with a yellow upper half on top of his helmet, a red torso with a gray area on front with fives on it, red pincers with a blue area on the upper part of it, and red boots with a darker middle lining and a tiny red part on each of them.

Game History

Mega Man Star Force

Cancer Bubble appears as an optional boss. Claud Pincer, his human form, is found in the Big Wave Battle Card shop. His EM form can be fought at AMAKEN.

Mega Man Star Force 2

Cancer Bubble returns again as an optional boss. Claud once again shows up in the Big Wave shop and must be talked to fight his EM form, which appears on the Bunny Slopes ER at Grizzly Peak. His attack pattern has not changed much since the previous game. Fighting him at least once grants Mega Man an ability that modifies his Charge Shot.

Mega Man Star Force 3

Cancer Noise is an available Noise Change.

Rockman ×over

Cancer Bubble is a boss in World 5.

Anime History

Mega Man Star Force

FM-ian Cancer, in Mega Man Star Force anime.

Cancer Bubble is an important FM-ian. He, at the end of the series and in episode 17, is the leader of most of the FM-ians; with the fake Andromeda Key, he unsuccessfully tries to revive Andromeda. Cancer Bubble is a devoted fan of Sonia Sky, and is also one of only two FM-ians spared from Gemini's deletion rampage to fill the real Andromeda Key, the other being Harp (Lyra).

Shooting Star Rockman Tribe

Cancer Bubble appears as Sonia's assistant, often attempting to help her deal with matters while she is gone. He is more of a comic relief character, as his attempts to assist Sonia often fail humorously, and he fails badly in battle.

Attacks and Abilities

• Bubble Pop (バブルポップ): Cancer Bubble floats to and fro across the rows, firing a bubble down each column. The bubbles can be destroyed with a single Buster shot, and if they connect, they induce the Bubble status. In Mega Man Star Force 2, Cancer Bubble also hides crabs in some of his bubbles, and if the bubble containing them is popped, the crab will rush down the column, dealing breaking damage.

• Boomerang Cutter (ブーメランカッター): Cancer Bubble stands at the back of the field and launches his claws at the player from the side, one at a time. The claws cannot be blocked.

• Tidal Wave (タイダルウェーブ): Cancer Bubble will summon a large 3x2 tidal wave which must be blocked to avoid damage. This attack inflicts the Bubble status.

Battle Cards

Mega Man Star Force

ID	Battle Card		Description	Attack	Element
Mega Card 19		CancrBuble	From nearest enemy, 3x2 tidal wave!	100
Mega Card 20		CancrBublEX	From nearest enemy, 3x2 tidal wave!	130
Mega Card 21		CancrBublSP	From nearest enemy, 3x2 tidal wave!	150

Mega Man Star Force 2

ID	Battle Card		Description	Attack	Element	Star Carrier no.
Mega Card 31		CancrBuble	From nearest enemy, 3x2 tidal wave!	100		39960
Mega Card 32		CancrBublEX	From nearest enemy, 3x2 tidal wave!	130		40104
Mega Card 33		CancrBublSP	From nearest enemy, 3x2 tidal wave!	150		40350

Cancer Bubble Battle Cards can also be used with Blank Cards.

Mega Man Star Force 3

ID	Battle Card		Description	Attack	Element
Illegal Card (Mega Card)		CancrBubl	From nearest enemy, 3x2 tidal wave	130
Illegal Card (Mega Card)		CancrBublV2	From nearest enemy, 3x2 tidal wave	170
Illegal Card (Mega Card)		CancrBublV3	From nearest enemy, 3x2 tidal wave	220
Illegal Card (Mega Card)		CancrBublX	From nearest enemy, 3x2 tidal wave	280

Galaxy Advance:

Galaxy Advance		Description	Attack	Element	Battle Cards
	CancrBublGA	From nearest enemy, 3x2 tidal wave!	320		WideWave1 WideWave1 BubblHook1

Gallery

Cancer Bubble's concept art.

Cancer Bubble's early concept art.

Unfinished Cancer Bubble wallpaper concept.

Anime Concept Art

Cancer Bubble design sheet

Cancer Bubble expressions design sheet 2

Cancer Bubble in disguise design sheet

Cancer Bubble and Sonia in ninja outfits design sheet

Cancer Bubble's hologram projector design sheet

Trivia

• Cancer Bubble's design pays homage to Bubble Crab from Mega Man X2.

• In the anime, Cancer Bubble is distinctive among the FM-ians for wearing human clothes (not counting when the FM-ians are in their human form disguises). In addition to his natural appearance, he has worn a number of extra outfits, including Claud Pincer's clothes, a medical mask, and even a trenchcoat.

• Cancer Bubble has an attack called "Boomerang Cutter," which coincidentally is one of the abilities of X and Boomerang Kuwanger in Mega Man X.

• In the early concept art, his skin was black, and was also planned to be a girl.