- "Squeak! This is GREAT! Very funny! The Earth has been severely damaged... Very cool, brother! Squeak! Let's retire all of the Reploids together!"
- ―Dark Necrobat, Mega Man X5
Dark Necrobat (ダーク・ネクロバット Dāku Nekurobatto), also known as Dark Dizzy,[2] is a vampire bat-based Reploid from Mega Man X5. He resided in a planetarium somewhere in Egypt and was in possession of the Fuel Tank required to make the Space Shuttle operable.
Characteristics[]
Dark Necrobat is a tall Reploid with the traits of a vampire bat. He possesses large wings and ears, and his feet end in clawed toes. His armor is most blue, purple, and white in color. His right eye resembles a monocle and his mouth is a fanged mechanism, thus resembling a vampire.
Necrobat was a Maverick created by Sigma three years before the events of Mega Man X5, but escaped from his master's control and had remained in hiding since then. Sigma, not considering him a critical asset, forgot about him. Because of his past, Dark Necrobat is nihilistic and aggressive, and dislikes being underestimated. He also hates both Mavericks and Maverick Hunters, and refuses to cooperate with either. He also implies that he knows about Zero's original status as a Maverick when encountering him. He has a verbal tic where he squeaks, similar to bats.
Strategy[]
Dark Necrobat flies about and summons Batton Bones to attack the player. He can also dive at the player to catch them midair and drain their life energy, replenishing his own. Once he has lost some health, he attacks with sonic waves while charging his Dark Hold. If the player hits Dark Necrobat while he is charging Dark Hold, Necrobat can be stunned and drop to the floor.
Like bats, Necrobat doesn't like light, and is weak to Shining Firefly's weapons, Flash Laser (with X) or C-Flasher (with Zero). It is possible to defeat Dark Necrobat with a single F-Laser by hitting him only with its trail, although Dark Necrobat can destroy the firefly with his own attacks or by ramming into it with his body.[3]
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Batton Attack (バットン攻撃 Batton Kōgeki)[4] |
|---|---|
| Dark Necrobat summons swarms of Batton Bones that chase the player. If he is high, he summons them in sequences of clusters. If he is low, he summons them as one long swarm all at once. | |
| Damage: 2:3:3 | |
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Bloodsucking (吸血 Kyūketsu)[4] |
| Necrobat swoops at the player; if he catches them, he bites them to drain their health and replenish his own. He is most likely to do this while the player is airborne. | |
| Damage: 3-7:4-8:5-9 | |
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Dark Wave (ダークウェーブ Dāku Uēbu)[4] |
| Necrobat emits three sonic waves that slowly cross the arena, either high or low. He only uses this attack after losing half his health, and always begins charging Dark Hold afterwards. | |
| Damage: 5:7:8 | |
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Dark Hold (ダークホールド Dāku Hōrudo)[4] |
| Necrobat charges up for a while before freezing time, following up with a Batton Attack or Dark Wave. He only performs this move while Dark Waves are on-screen, and if he is struck while charging, he is stunned and falls to the floor. | |
| Damage: 0 |
Data[]
Nickname: 忘れ去られし闇の戦士 (Wasure sarareshi Yami no Senshi, Forgotten Soldier of Darkness)
Stage[]
Dialogues[]
Fuel Tank required[]
Dark Necrobat: Squeak! I've been waiting for you!
X: Hey! Can't you understand the urgency of our present situation? There's no time to fight.
Dark Necrobat: Squeak! Who cares?! I don't take orders from anyone! The word 'Sigma' means nothing to me!
X: I'll destroy all Mavericks like you!
Dark Necrobat: Squeak! I know that smell...
Zero: Is he insane already?
Dark Necrobat: Squeak! We are comrades! Squeak! Let's not fight each other, squeak!
Zero: Crazy fool... What are you on about?
Dark Necrobat: Let's retire the Mavericks! Squeak!
Fuel Tank unrequired[]
Dark Necrobat: Squeak! I've been waiting for you!
X: Hey! Don't you understand what's happening?
Dark Necrobat: Squeak! This is GREAT! Very funny!
Zero: Is he insane already?
Dark Necrobat: The Earth has been severely damaged... Very cool, brother! Squeak! Let's retire all of the Reploids together!
Other appearances[]
- Dark Necrobat appeared in two battles from the X Challenge mode from Mega Man X Legacy Collection and Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2, where he is fought alongside Spiral Pegasus (stage 5-1) and Blizzard Wolfang (stage 8-2).
- Dark Necrobat appeared in a Battle Memory from Rockman Xover.
- Dark Necrobat appeared as an unit card in TEPPEN, and is present in the illustration from the Dark Hold card.
Other media[]
Rockman X5 (manhua)[]
Necrobat appears in the Rockman X5 manhua, helping Crescent Grizzly attack some humans with his men.
Archie Comics[]
Dark Necrobat in Worlds Unite.
In the Mega Man and Sonic the Hedgehog comics crossover Worlds Unite, Dark Necrobat is one of the dozens of Mavericks revived by Sigma-1 as part of his plan to conquer various worlds and absorb their power. He joins Wind Crowrang in attacking the world of Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg, but is defeated by its heroes and their new allies from the Sky Patrol.
Gallery[]
Artwork[]
Sprites[]
Production Notes[]
Developer Comments
"This was also influenced by a certain manga, so perhaps they asked the designer, "Please give him a Bat XXras feel!" (grin) [The character/manga he refers to might be Karas. The name is "Kohmori ??ras," where ?? is one kana blotted out.] However, as you can see from the results, he finished up as a smart design, and I really like it.
Just before the game was completed, we discovered a bug that made the Dark Hold perpetually freeze the game. Gave me a real chill. (grin)"[5][6]
Designer Comments
"Being a bat, he was established as draining his opponents' energy, so in short, he was Count Dracula, and I gave him form straight from that. A monster in full dress. He's the only one this game to have the Sigma mark on him."[5][6]
"I shamelessly went for the Count Dracula look here. His right eye is a monocle, and he has a haughty air about him." -Haruki Suetsugu, Mega Man X Official Complete Works, 2009[1]
Trivia[]
- In the initial American release, Dark Necrobat was named Dark Dizzy, after Dizzy Reed, the stage name of the keyboardist of the band Guns N' Roses.[7]
- In the Mega Man X Legacy Collection version, when Necrobat is defeated he does not have the white flashing that other X5 bosses have as they begin exploding. It happens for a few seconds after he is hit with a killing blow, and abruptly stops when the explosion animations start.
- Dark Necrobat shows many similarities with Shade Man, a boss of the classic Mega Man series who is fought in Mega Man 7. Both are bat/vampire themed, attack with sound waves, and have a life stealing ability.
- Necrobat's Dark Hold is the only special weapon in the Mega Man X series that doesn't have any higher power when X is equipped with an armor that allows Special Weapons to be charged.
- In the game, he is the only boss out of the eight to have Sigma's Maverick symbol shown below his health bar. This trait is similar to Split Mushroom and Cyber Peacock from Mega Man X4, who also have the Sigma symbol.
- In a prerelease prototype version of Mega Man X5, Dark Necrobat possesses a few differences from his appearance in the final:
- Dark Necrobat has a much higher flying speed while constantly flying away from X or Zero (for example, he will stay low if X/Zero wall climbs upward, while staying high in the air if they are grounded). Depending on his position, this tactic might not always work as intended and he may end up flying in the wrong direction or even directly into X/Zero at times until corrected.
- Although he performs Dark Hold, it lasts for only one second and he does not follow up with any attack during the freezing period.
- In his Planetarium Stage battle, his overall position is not properly aligned. Although there is a space apart from him by the right wall when he is near it, the left wall is closer to him and provides no safe space between him and it when he is near the left wall.
- His boss room during the Zero Space refight is smaller than his Planetarium Stage fight.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mega Man X Official Complete Works, UDON Entertainment Corp. 2009. pg.51. Retrieved on March 31, 2012.
- ↑ Mega Man X5 PlayStation release and Mega Man X Collection
- ↑ YouTube video: Rockman Memorial Hall - Rockman X5: How to play with Dark Necrobat
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Boss File: Dark Necrobat, Compendium of Rockman X. p. 81.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Rockman Elysium: Production notes about the cast of X5
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Capcom Community: X5 Developer/Designer Note translations (from Rockman X5 official site)
- ↑ Protodude's Rockman Corner: Alyson Court Talks Mega Man X5 Guns N' Roses References