- "So, you are the famous Maverick Hunter... I never expected to see you... What an honor."
- ―Crescent Grizzly, Mega Man X5
Crescent Grizzly (クレッセント・グリズリー Kuressento Gurizurī), also known as Grizzly Slash,[3] is a grizzly bear-based Reploid from Mega Man X5. He is a weapons broker that sells illegal weapons from his secret warehouse in northern Siberia, Russia, and happened to have a Crystal Ball in his possession, a part necessary for the Enigma laser cannon.
Characteristics[]
Crescent Grizzly is a large Reploid with a bear-like appearance. His armor is predominantly brown in color, although his left arm is larger than the other and also red in color. He can transform this arm's claws into a drill in order to burrow through the ground. He also retains a large scar across his right eye.
Despite selling weapons, Crescent Grizzly seems averse to needless conflict, claiming that he is just a weapons dealer. He believes that both Mavericks and Maverick Hunters are the same: too violent and overconfident. Grizzly still holds a grudge against Zero for injuring him in battle, and if the player confronts him with Zero, Grizzly will directly chastise Zero for giving him the scar, saying "seeing you re-opens old wounds...". By the time the Maverick Hunters reached his warehouse to get the Crystal Ball, he was infected by the Sigma Virus and was starting to become a Maverick, wanting to die in a fight before he fully turned.
History[]
Grizzly was an arms dealer who used to live for battle while taking the best weaponry from his fallen opponents.[4] However, in later years he decided to stick only to being a weapons broker and would sell the arms to the highest bidder. This behavior was illegal, and it once put him on the radar of the Maverick Hunter Zero who gave him a scar in their ensuing confrontation but left him alive. Grizzly would hold a grudge against Zero for this.
Grizzly is later infected with the Sigma Virus during the Eurasia crisis. The Maverick Hunters visited him at his warehouse in Russia to request the Crystal Ball needed for their Enigma to destroy the oncoming Eurasia colony from crashing into Earth. Due to already being in the process of becoming a Maverick, Grizzly decided to go out fighting while he still had some consciousness left in him. The Hunters killed him in battle and then took the Crystal Ball, allowing him to go out in the blaze of glory he desired.
Strategy[]
Crescent Grizzly attacks with crescent projectiles and moves by slowly jumping. When a third of his energy is depleted, he turns his claw into a drill and burrows. While burrowing, he may attack by falling from above, swiping from the background, or stabbing from below. After two thirds of his energy is gone, he stops burrowing and uses giant crescent attacks. He is weak to Spike Ball/Twin Dream, which can briefly stun him.
Crescent Shot (クレッセントショット Kuressento Shotto)[5] | |
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Crescent Grizzly slashes with his claw, throwing three small crescents. When his health is low, this attack will be replaced with the Mega Crescent Shot. | |
Damage: 3:4:6 | |
Drill Arm (ドリルアーム Doriru Āmu)[5] | |
While burrowing, Grizzly emerges from the ground or ceiling to attack with his drill. He may fall onto the player, or emerge from the ground to stab at them. | |
Damage: 4:6:7 | |
Crescent Claw (クレッセントクロー Kuressento Kurō)[5] | |
While burrowing, Grizzly emerges from the background to swipe with his claw. | |
Damage: 4:6:7 | |
Mega Crescent Shot (メガクレッセントショット Mega Kuressento Shotto)[5] | |
Grizzly throws two giant crescents, one high and one low. He only uses this attack with low health and will replace the Crescent Shot. | |
Damage: 4:6:7 |
Data[]
Nickname: 暴走アイアンクロー (Bousou Iron Claw, Berserk Iron Claw)
Stage[]
Dialogues[]
Crystal Ball required[]
Crescent Grizzly: So, you are the famous Maverick Hunter... I never expected to see you... What an honor.
X: We have no time to fight you. Just give me the Crystal Ball...
Crescent Grizzly: The virus is already taking control of me... Soon I'll become one of the Mavericks... We are destined to fight anyway... Fight me while I'm still conscious! I don't want to waste you when the Virus has taken control!
X: I understand your situation, but we don't have time! Please understand! We're dealing with the fate of the entire Earth. We can't waste time fighting you...
Crescent Grizzly: Zero! Seeing you re-opens old wounds...
Zero: You should have that looked after. I don't have time for small talk. Give me the Crystal Ball...
Crescent Grizzly: Why don't you do what you usually do, and force me to? You used to be a Maverick, right? That's what I heard. And, you destroyed Sigma, didn't you?
Zero: What, that old story...? If you dare to try and fight me, then I accept your challenge anytime, anywhere.
Crescent Grizzly: Hunters and Sigma are very similar. Very aggressive and overconfident.
Zero: What? We're nothing like that scum!
Crystal Ball unrequired[]
Crescent Grizzly: So, you're the famous Maverick Hunter... I never expected to see you... What an honor. I don't understand why you bother coming here in this situation, but... As you can see, I'm already infected by the virus... Soon, I'll become one of the Mavericks... Anyway, we are destined to fight. I want to fight you while I'm still conscious! Come on, fight me now, Maverick Hunter!
Crescent Grizzly: Zero! Seeing you re-opens old wounds... Hey, you look depressed... What, did you make a mistake, or something? Even the Hunter who destroyed Sigma makes mistakes! Ha ha ha!
Zero: Your childish antics grow tiring. If you dare to fight me, then I accept your challenge: Anytime, anywhere.
Other appearances[]
- Crescent Grizzly is a boss in the Mega Man X Legacy Collection's X Challenge, where he is fought alongside Slash Beast.
Other media[]
- Crescent Grizzly has a cameo appearance in the Rockman Zero manga.
Archie Comics[]
Crescent Grizzly was amongst the many Mavericks revived by Sigma-1 during the Worlds Unite crossover event, identified by his Japanese name instead of his American name. When he and his fellow comrades are weaking the Unified Army, he attacks Axl.
Rockman X5 (manhua)[]
Crescent Grizzly appeared in the Rockman X5 manhua. In the manhua, he is the big boss leader of smaller bear Reploids similar to himself. His personality seems to be that of a hot-tempered foreman. At the beginning of the first chapter, he and some of Dark Necrobat's henchmen are holding one particular human hostage, crucifying him for everyone to see. Other humans speak out against the cruel treatment and insult Grizzly, who loses his temper and attacks the crowd with crescent slashes. As he is about to crush a little girl with his fist, X intervenes and stops him.
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Production Notes[]
Developer Comments
Actually, he started off as a pig. (grin) I wanted to make him a largish boss, so I'd established him as a pig with poison gas, but I was worried over how ethical poison gas would be as a weapon [Cultural impact: Remember that subway incident?], so I scrapped that idea. (sweat) He's the first boss, but I wanted him to be big and impressive, but all bark and no bite, so I got some feedback from my seniors here and decided to make him a bear. The instant I decided on a bear, I easily figured out his attack methods and name.[6][7]
Designer Comments
He's a bear and a drill besides. (His red hand transforms.) Working from that, there was no way he couldn't look powerful. That's why I tried emphasizing his drill arm by painting it red. Being that he's a Japanese bear [lit., "Ring-around-the-Moon bear"], I was lost as to how to work in the moon marking, but I eventually inserted it as part of the structure around his neck.[6][7]
I drew Grizzly to look like a construction foreman; the kind of guy you'd want to call "Boss!" He has heavy machinery on one hand, and has a neck like a log from working out. - Haruki Suetsugu[1]
Trivia[]
- In the original American release, Crescent Grizzly was named Grizzly Slash, as an homage to Saul "Slash" Hudson, the lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses.[8]
- Coincidentally, Grizzly's stage appears to be in Russia; the bear is considered a symbol of Russia.
- Crescent Grizzly's dialogue towards X and Zero is similar to Magma Dragoon from Mega Man X4, only it's the opposite towards the two Maverick Hunters; he holds a grudge against Zero over a previous encounter, even going as far as comparing him and the rest of the Hunters to Sigma and wanting to kill him while seemingly encouraging X to fight and put aside his reasoning. Notably, he only mentioned being affected by the Sigma Virus if X encounters him. He may have great respect for him for his pacifism, claiming it to be an honor to meet the pacifist Hunter, as he himself states disliking violence and not wanting to fight out of his own control by the virus. This may make him one of the few Mavericks, if not the only one, to respect X for wanting peace, compared to the other Mavericks who despise him for it.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MM25: Mega Man & Mega Man X Official Complete Works. 2013.
- ↑ Mega Man X Official Complete Works, UDON Entertainment Corp. 2009. pg.50. Retrieved on March 30, 2012.
- ↑ Mega Man X5 PlayStation release and Mega Man X Collection
- ↑ Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 Gallery
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Boss File: Crescent Grizzly, Compendium of Rockman X. p. 80.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Rockman Elysium: Production notes about the cast of X5
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Capcom Community: X5 Developer/Designer Note translations
- ↑ Protodude's Rockman Corner: Alyson Court Talks Mega Man X5 Guns N' Roses References