- "My master... New world... Space resources... Even a decaying pile of scrap like you can guess with that many hints, no?"
- ―Earthrock Trilobyte, Mega Man X8
Earthrock Trilobyte, known as Earthrock Torirovich (アースロック・トリロビッチ Āsurokku Torirobicchi) in Japan, is a New Generation Reploid from Mega Man X8 based on a trilobite. His stage takes place in the Metal Valley.
Trilobyte was in charge of the Rare Metal mine in Metal Valley, which has minerals essential to space development used by the Jakob Project. When he became a Maverick, he instigated a rebellion in Metal Valley and gave the extracted minerals to Sigma. In the entrance of the warehouse, he tries to stop the Maverick Hunters with Crystal Walls before they can reach him.
Characteristics[]
Earthrock Trilobyte was a short and stocky Reploid. His armor was mostly brown and yellow on the outside, and evoked the appearance of a trilobite with its head, antennae, and back resembling the animal's carapace. Once this outer armor was knocked off, he was revealed to have light blue armor underneath.
Trilobyte was a spiteful and arrogant individual. He looked down on the Maverick Hunters, believing they were ignorant and outdated. He was very loyal to Sigma and often touted his supremacy. He was also very excited about the "new world." Despite his big talk, he appeared very stressed and cowardly whenever his armor was knocked from his body.
Earthrock Trilobyte has a tendency of calling the Maverick Hunter that confronts him names with any chance he gets: for X, he will call him a "brainless Maverick Hunter" or a "decaying pile of scrap"; for Zero, he will call him "broken down scrap heap" or "worthless pile of scrap"; for Axl, he will refer to him as "half-baked prototype" or "pile of junk prototype". Unsurprisingly, Trilobyte refers to older Reploids as "fools" or "old heaps of junk".
Strategy[]
Earthrock Trilobyte tries to control the arena by setting up Crystal Walls and bouncing crystals all over the place. While Trilobyte's protective exoskeleton defends him from most attacks, a successful Guard Break can knock it from his body, leaving him exposed for damage until re-equips it. His weaknesses are the weapons gained from Gravity Antonion; in fact, they can destroy his exoskeleton entirely, making him even easier to defeat.
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Bound Blaster (バウンドブラスター Baundo Burasutā)[3][4] |
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| Earthrock Trilobyte throws a blue crystal that bounces off surfaces. If it doesn't hit the player, it shatters after approximately nine bounces. As the battle progresses, Trilobyte throws more crystals, up to four at a time in Hard mode. | |
| Damage: 4 | |
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Crystal Wall (クリスタルウォール Kurisutaru Uōru)[3][4] |
| Trilobyte summons an orange crystal pillar, which tips over onto the player if they get too close. The player can wall kick up and even stand on it, while Trilobyte can push it around by walking. As the battle progresses, he may summon two crystals at a time. | |
| Damage: 6 | |
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Charge (突進 Tosshin)[4] |
| Trilobyte rears up before dashing forwards on all fours. He moves faster when his exoskeleton has been knocked off, and can dive back inside the armor to quickly re-equip it. | |
| Damage: 4 | |
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Wave Wall (ウェーブウォール Uēbu Uōru)[3][4] |
| Earthrock Trilobyte's Overdrive Attack. He moves to one corner of the arena, invincible, and begins sending waves of pairs of purple Crystal Walls at the player. If they get crushed between a crystal and the far wall, they take damage. On subsequent uses of this attack, Trilobyte only sends four crystals at a time. | |
| Damage: 8 |
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Alia: It looks like the target up ahead is wearing some kind of special armor. The armor is made to deflect shots fired at it, but there must be some way to break it!
Layer: The target is equipped with a special armor that's super strong and deflects shots. Even if you manage to break the armor, he'll just put it back on. Taking care of that armor will be the only way to defeat this guy. Good luck.
Quotes[]
Dialogues[]
Before defeating four Mavericks[]
Earthrock Trilobyte: The minerals we mine here are essential to the development of space.
X: What do you plan to do with these rare resources?
Earthrock Trilobyte: The minerals we mine here are essential to the development of space. But I don't suppose that means much to you, does it Zero?
Zero: Space development? Mavericks don't usually worry about such complicated issues.
Earthrock Trilobyte: The minerals we mine here are essential to the development of space. I don't suppose a half-baked prototype like you could guess what I'm getting at.
Axl: You Mavericks never made a lick of sense to me.
After defeating four Mavericks[]
Earthrock Trilobyte: Do you realize that the ore we mine here is used in space development?
X: Sigma... He must be behind this! What does he want with these minerals?
Earthrock Trilobyte: My master... New world... Space resources... Even a decaying pile of scrap like you can guess with that many hints, no?
X: .........
Earthrock Trilobyte: The minerals we mine are essential to the development of space, Zero.
Zero: And you're mining it for Sigma? Are you crazy?
Earthrock Trilobyte: Have you given any thought as to why my master might want such resources such as this?
Zero: I don't need to know your plan to know that it stinks and I won't let you get away with it!
Earthrock Trilobyte: Do you realize that the ore we mine here is used in space development?
Axl: Let me guess... Sigma ordered you to dig it up for him, right?
Earthrock Trilobyte: A pile of junk prototype such as yourself dares to place judgment on my master!
Axl: You're the one with poor judgment, Trilobyte. Getting fooled and used by Sigma!
In-battle quotes[]
| Action | Romaji | Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Wall | Ponkotsu domo ga! | ポンコツどもが！ | Pile of junk! |
| Crystal Wall | Nonashi domo ga! | 能無しどもが！ | Stupid! |
| Crystal Wall | Kurisutaru Wōru! | クリスタルウォール！ | Crystal Wall! |
| Crystal Wall or Overdrive | Tsubure chimai na! (I'll smash you!) | 潰れちまいな！ | Take this! |
| Crystal Wall or Bound Blaster | Hora yo! (Look at this!) | ほらよ！ | Haah! |
| Bound Blaster | Sora yo! (Here ya go!) | そらよ！ | Haah! |
| Deflecting with exoskeleton | Kikanee n da yo! | 効かねえんだよぉ！ | Useless! |
| Exoskeleton blown off | Shimatta! | しまった！ | Oh no! |
| Overdrive: Wave Wall | Sanryū domo ga! | 三流どもが！ | Third-rate! |
| Overdrive: Wave Wall | Wōru Wēbu! | ウォールウェーブ！ | Wall Wave! |
| Defeated | Uso daro...! (This can't be...!) | 嘘だろぉ～…！ | No!! |
Other media[]
Archie Comics[]
Earthrock Trilobyte was one of dozens of Mavericks featured in the Worlds Unite crossover event between the Mega Man and Sonic the Hedgehog comic lines. As the crossover takes place after Mega Man X7 but prior to X8, his appearance takes place earlier than his game debut.
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Trivia[]
- Earthrock Trilobyte takes his Japanese name, Torirovich, from "trilobyte" (or rather, the Japanese transliteration, torirobaito, written トリロバイト in the Katakana script) and the Slavic name ending -ovich.
- After Earthrock Trilobyte's defeat, Crystal Walls will still appear in the entrance of the warehouse, but his voice is not heard. It is possible that the walls are used by an unseen new generation Reploid copying him.
- Oddly, the charged version of Squeeze Bomb does not hurt Trilobyte.
- Earthrock Trilobyte's English voice actor, Randall Wiebe, also voiced Dr. Light in Mega Man X8 and Professor Gaudile in Mega Man X: Command Mission.
- Earthrock Trilobyte is the third Maverick in the Mega Man X series based on an extinct animal, after Flame Mammoth from Mega Man X and Burn Dinorex from Mega Man X5.
- Earthrock Trilobyte is also the third Maverick in the series whose shell is removable by hitting him with his weakness; the first ones were Armored Armadillo and Crystal Snail, who coincidentally also dwell in mine stages.
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