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"I know that what I'm doing makes me seem like Weil. I don't care if people think I am a Maverick! Someone has to take a stand and fix humanity's course."
—Craft, Mega Man Zero 4

Craft (クラフト Kurafuto, also romanized as Kraft in Japan) is the secondary antagonist of Mega Man Zero 4. He is a military officer-type Reploid[1] who was an old friend of Neige, and is working for Dr. Weil as the commander of the Einherjar Eight Warriors, with the objective of destroying Area Zero with Operation Ragnarok.

Personality[]

Craft is a stoic and disciplined warrior, but also a broken and misguided soul. He serves Dr. Weil reluctantly but unquestioningly, only doing so because of Weil's dominance of Neo Arcadia. He is utterly depressed, believing that heroes are a thing of the past and Zero's attempts to save the humans are futile. He is in a crisis of faith, believing that the dismal state of the world can't be changed - however, over the course of the game, he finds his beliefs challenged.[2] Craft meets Zero, showing him that heroes persist after all, and reunites with Neige, reminding him of the relationships that once gave him meaning. He loves Neige, and her defiance of Weil inspires him to rebel too[3] - however, he still fires Ragnarok at Weil with no regard for the civilian casualties. Before he dies, he is impressed by Zero's ability to trust the humans despite their hostility towards Reploids.

History[]

Background[]

Craft was a military officer-type Reploid who worked in Neo Arcadia for years.[1] He once rescued Neige from a Maverick attack, kindling a relationship between the two.[4] After the death of Omega and disappearance of the Four Guardians, Dr. Weil promoted Craft to the leader of Neo Arcadia's military.

Mega Man Zero 4[]

Einherjar

Craft with the Einherjar.

When Dr. Weil catches wind of the Caravan settling in Area Zero, he forms the Einherjar Eight Warriors and makes Craft their leader as part of Operation Ragnarok. Craft and the Einherjar first meet Zero while surveying Area Zero, boasting it is futile to stop the coming Ragnarok before departing to begin the assault.

When Neo Arcadia attacks the Human Settlement, Craft searches for Neige until he is confronted by Zero. The two fight to a standstill, with Zero noting that Craft is holding back. Neige arrives to scold him, but Craft takes this chance to kidnap her and teleport away. He locks her in The Prison, intending to keep her safe from the destruction of Area Zero.

Zero infiltrates The Prison to rescue Neige for the humans, but Craft intercepts them. Neige pleads with him to re-evaluate his loyalty until Dr. Weil arrives, and Neige uses a flashbang to blind them while she and Zero are teleported away. Craft is deeply affected by Neige's defiance.

Once all eight Einherjar are defeated, the true Ragnarok is revealed. However, Craft boards Ragnarok and destroys the satellite's remote control system to hijack it. He declares he's going to destroy Weil and fires Ragnarok's laser at Neo Arcadia, apparently killing Weil but also killing 20 million citizens and leaving a giant crater in the city.[5] Craft begins charging another Ragnarok shot, planning to level the rest of Neo Arcadia to change humanity's course, but Zero infiltrates Ragnarok to stop him. Craft is mortally wounded in their battle, and asks Zero why he is so intent on protecting the humans. When Zero recites his promise to X, Craft is ashamed that he couldn't bring himself to trust Neige. He requests that Zero leave his body on Ragnarok and protect Neige, before dying peacefully.[6]

Strategy[]

Craft is a menacingly adept Reploid, capable of improvising battle tactics and guerilla maneuvers with deadly accuracy. He also swiftly moves across the field in a blurring flash, often to Zero's backside to get into position for a counterstrike. There are no walls to easily evade his attacks, also to get into position for a counterstrike on Zero.

Attack Description Notes
Beam Cannon Craft aims his laser cannon straight forward and a laser scope shoots out a red focusing beam. This isn't the actual attack, but a warning sign of the one coming. Moments later, a massive wave of blue fusion energy will pour out of the cannon and blanket most of the lower battlefield. This attack cannot be blocked or stopped, but a dash-jump will save Zero from being hit- unless the timing is off or the jump is poorly executed; however, if Craft uses this attack from a corner of the screen, the attack can be avoided with a well-timed dash under the beam. Use of the DoubleJump chip will give Zero the added benefit of a second jump mid-air and delay his descent long enough that the laser blast will likely fade out before he lands.
Homing Missile Craft shoots out a slow-tracking rocket that explodes after being hit. Can be safely destroyed using a charged slash or a charged Buster Shot.
Knee Bomb Craft throws three concussion grenades that explode the second they make impact with the ground. One of Craft's harder attacks to avoid, but there are safety gaps where the player can safely dodge it. Firing a charged buster shot to Craft at the start of this attack's animation will destroy and pierce all of these bombs.
S Mine Craft tosses an artillery bomb at Zero, and its armored shell scatters into six pieces of shrapnel that fly out in hexagonal directions. The bomb can be destroyed, but the explosion it produces is still dangerous. Can be safely destroyed using a well-timed charge slash or a charged Buster Shot.
Blade Dash Craft suddenly rushes Zero and extends a blade similar to a sawtooth bayonet knife from his cannon to run him through.
  • If he succeeds, Craft launches the blade from his cannon via a hidden eject thruster to worsen the impact force and do further damage by wedging it into Zero even deeper. The teeth will chip away at his health as they tear into his body - unless he can shake off the blade. The blade can be extracted by using the Z-Knuckle, but Craft attacks swiftly so this may make the maneuver difficult to perform.
  • This is the one of two attacks in the series that can harm the player during invincible frames after taking damage, the other one being Omega's third form's Ranbu attack.
EX Skill: Mega Beam Sweep Craft jumps into the air and fires his cannon at a 45 degree angle, sweeping across the battlefield.
  • Only used if fighting Craft at A or S rank and after losing half of his energy.
  • If Craft is struck with a jumping slash or a second-level buster charge shot, he'll be knocked out of balance and fail to complete it.
  • Most commonly used in his second encounter.
EX Skill: End of the World Craft points his cannon straight down and opens fire on the ground, propelling him with enough force to stay suspended mid-air. From above, the side compartments of Craft's cannon snap open, uncovering two missile banks. Finally, Craft launches a three-wave missile salvo from both sides, each set spreading out further than the last.
  • Only used in the second encounter
  • Only used if fighting Craft at A or S rank and after losing half of his energy.
  • These missiles are the same as the one fired with Homing Missile.
  • This devious barrage can be dodged by staying at the corner of the screen and destroying the low-health missile waves coming after the first one with Z-Saber.

Quotes[]

In-battle quotes[]

Action Japanese Translation Audio
Pre-battle (Human Settlement) 手短に済ませよう. (Temijika ni sumaseyō.) Let's make this quick.
Pre-battle (Ragnarok Control Room) 始めるか!(Hajimeru ka!) Let us begin!
S Mine 悪いな. (Warui na.) My bad.
Tri-Bomb Attack 下がりな!(Sagari na!) Back off!
Beam Cannon 当たれ!(Atare!) Hit!
Blade Dash 近すぎだ!(Chika sugida!) Too close!
Homing Missile オールオーバーだ!(Ōru ōbā da) It's all over!
Mega Beam Sweep (Human Settlement) これでどうだ!!(Kore de dōda!!) How's this!?
Mega Beam Sweep (Ragnarok Control Room) たぁ!(Taaa!) Haaa!
End of the World 今度こそ……終わりだ!(Kondo koso... owari da!) This time... it's over!
Stunned ぐぅっ!(Guu!) Guh!
Defeated (Human Settlement) 強い…な. (Tsuyoi... na.) So... strong.
"You're... quite strong." in Mega Man Zero Official Complete Works
Defeated (Ragnarok Control Room) これが…英雄の…力!(Kore ga... eiyū no... chikara!) So this is... a hero's... strength!

Other media[]

Mega Man (Archie Comics)[]

Craft appears alongside other Mega Man Zero characters in Dr. Light's visions of the future in issue 55.

Rockman Zero (manga)[]

After Omega and Roze failed to defeat the new Zero, Dr. Weil hired the wandering warrior Craft to defeat him. However, during their battle, Craft developed a crush on Neige, who was accompanying Zero at the time to do an article about the Dark Elf, and after Mino Magnus interfered, Craft destroyed Magnus and left. Craft eventually became a friendly rival of Zero.

Gallery[]

Videos[]

Zero Vs. Craft
ロックマンゼロ4_(Rockman_Zero_4)_-_クラフト_(Craft)_ボス

Trivia[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vile's Incident: Eden dome, its sin and rebirth
  2. Craft: "One person can't change the world. Heroes are a thing of the past..."
  3. Craft: "I am no longer your dog to yank around the chain! I... I will not let you take control! I've fought too long and too hard for humanity to let you! I will change the world!"
  4. Neige: "Craft saved me from Mavericks when I was just starting out as a reporter. I was amazed at how he fought to protect the humans. Hehe, it's kinda strange, a human falling for a Reploid."
  5. Vile's Incident: Eden dome, its sin and rebirth
  6. Zero: Craft! Craft: Leave my body... here... I can...no longer face Neige... I don't want... to cause her to suffer any more... Zero: I will do as you asked. Craft: Zero... The humans... The Reploids... The world... And Neige... Watch...over them. ...
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