Bifrost the Crocoroid

Bifrost the Crocoroid
In-Game Information
HP:	64
Attack Damage:	4 (contact) 4 (Crocod'wheel) 6 (Ice Bite) 3 (Giga Feeze) 3 (Ice Fang, shards) 3 (Giga Freeze, shards)
Weakness:	Fire attacks
Main Stage:	Bio Lab
Misc. Information
Script:	バイフロスト・ザ・クロコロイド
Rōmaji:	Baifurosuto za Kurokoroido
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man ZX Advent
Japanese VA:	Banjō Ginga
English VA:	Jeff Manning

"My name is Bifrost... Guardian of the sleeping soldiers. When the new world is born, they shall awaken and exterminate the old-world inhabitants. But for now, Mega Man Model A, I shall exterminate you!"

—Bifrost, Mega Man ZX Advent

Bifrost the Crocoroid (バイフロスト・ザ・クロコロイド, Baifurosuto za Kurokoroido) is a giant crocodile-based Pseudoroid from Mega Man ZX Advent. He is the leader of Master Albert's Pseudoroids, and guards the inactive Mechaniloid soldiers in the Bio Lab.

Characteristics

Bifrost is a monstrous Pseudoroid based on a crocodile. He has a massive light blue body with red lights. His long head contrasts with his relatively compact torso, which is balanced by the thick limbs and tail. He has a number of ice spikes for claws and teeth.

Bifrost has a highly developed AI, and his primary function is stopping enemy advances, as opposed to destroying enemies, so he has been equipped with a wide-area effect freeze weapon, that delivers a rearward signal to block an enemy's path with the ice wall "Giga Freeze". Bifrost is a slow Pseudoroid, capable of opening his mouth to a complete 180' angle, and firing his teeth as icy missiles, and is also capable of launching saw-like blade wheels. He compensates for his lack of speed with sheer strength and endurance; he can pulverize anything within reach with brute force. Also note that when his mouth is open, it acts as a shield and many of the player's attacks will not be able to penetrate.

As the leader of Master Albert's Pseudoroids, Bifrost knows the most about Albert's plan and the nature of Biometal out of them all. He is entirely loyal to Albert, referring to him as his "king" and scorning Mega Man Model A for their disobedience. Fitting his appearance, Bifrost tries to enforce his intimidating presence with words, threatening to crush every last one of Mega Man Model A's bones in his jaws.

History

Mega Man ZX Advent

Grey and Ashe's first encounter with Bifrost was in the Bio Lab. After stumbling on a room full of sleeping Mechaniloids, Bifrost exposes that they were actually born in this area, and that they will activate when the Mega Man King arrived, and intends to crush Biometal Model A into pieces in the meantime. He awaits the rise of the Mega Man King and the new world so that the Mechaniloids will annihilate the "old-world inhabitants". After he is destroyed, he expresses shock at his loss, and wonders if it really is Model A who will become the Mega Man King. Bifrost is later revived by Biometal Model W and Master Albert, but is soundly defeated, although not before mentioning that they cannot live in a world of light if they are born in the shadow of Albert.

Strategy

Boss Battle

Bifrost is encountered in a wide, partially submerged room with a breakable ice bridge. He tends to repeat a routine of walking forward with his jaw wide open, shooting his Ice Fangs before attempting an Ice Bite near the corner and leaping backwards to attack from a distance. His body is so heavy that the ground shakes when he lands, throwing the player off balance. His weakspot is his tail.

Attack	Description	Notes
Jump	Bifrost uses his large size to smash his opponent.
Ice Bite	Bifrost attacks with a violent bite.
Ice Breath	Bifrost opens his maw and releases a snowy fog, producing a spiked mass of ice. He then crushes it under his weight, making four shards sent flying.
Crocod'wheel	Bifrost spits out a number of spiked wheels which roll across the floor and walls.
Ice Fang	Bifrost opens his maw wide, shooting a series of ice thorns at the player as he walks forwards/backwards. These can be easily dodged by clinging to the top of the wall. He usually finishes the attack with an Ice Bite.	Only used after he loses half of his energy.

Medal Awards

Defeating him under specific conditions will award the player with Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. Collecting all 24 medals in the game will unlock Model a.

• Gold - Defeat Bifrost using only Model A's Homing Shot.
• Silver - Fight Bifrost as Buckfire (A-Trans).
• Bronze - Fight Bifrost as Queenbee (A-Trans).

A-Trans

When Grey or Ashe copy Bifrost, they are able to use Bifrost's powerful jaws and wheel blades. They can launch his teeth as projectiles, and use the open jaw as a nigh-impenetrable shield. The player can also attack foes by simply jumping on top of them, or turning around to thrash with his tail. Many small-to-medium size victims will be instantly destroyed by a tail-thrash attack, and thrown back into other enemies who will most likely also be destroyed. Despite his attack capabilities, his biggest threat as a boss becomes his greatest weakness as the player: his sheer size and slow movements make him a very easy target for incoming damage.

Image	Attack	Input	Description
	Crocod'wheel	Y	Bifrost releases a bladed wheel that drops before rolling along surfaces.
	Ice Fang	Hold R	Bifrost opens his jaws, sequentially firing icicle teeth forwards as long as the button is held. His open jaws act as a shield to all incoming damage.
	Ice Bite	Hold R and release	Bifrost snaps his jaws shut in a fearsome bite.

Quotes

Dialogue

• "Are you surprised? These soldiers were all born here. They're to be used one day by the Mega Man King!" - Bio Lab
• "My name is Bifrost... Guardian of the sleeping soldiers. When the new world is born, they shall awaken and exterminate the old-world inhabitants. But for now, Mega Man Model A, I shall exterminate you! I shall crush every last one of your bones with my jaws!" - Bio Lab
• "Am I the one being exterminated!? Is it you who shall bring about the new world and not we!? It is you after all... UWAAAAA!" - Bio Lab
• "For your disloyalty to the king, you shall perish!" - Ouroboros
• "When it comes down to it, you're nothing but a small fish in a big pond. So just make it easy on yourself and let me end it for you quick and easy!" - Ouroboros
• "Born in the shadow of the king, you can never make a world of light!" - Ouroboros

In-Battle Quotes

Action	Japanese	Translation	English
Jump	いくぞ！そおーれ！(Iku zo! Sore!)	Here I go! Take this!	Get ready! Haargh!
Crocod'wheel	行け！(Ike!)	Go!	Go!
Ice Bite	コム！(Kom!)	Kom! (bite onomatopoeia)	Nom!

Gallery

Bifrost with the other Pseudoroids.

Bifrost in the manga.

Etymology

• Bifrost the Crocoroid is named after the bifröst, a rainbow bridge between the Earth and the heavenly Asgard in Norse mythology; it also contains the word "frost", referring to his ice powers.
• Crocoroid is derived from the crocodile, the animal after which he is designed.

Trivia

• Bifrost is by far the largest Pseudoroid of Mega Man ZX Advent, but not in the entire series; that title belongs to Leganchor the Gelroid.
• Bifrost is one of the three Pseudoroids who retained his original name in the English version. The others are Rospark the Floroid and Argoyle & Ugoyle the Shisaroids.
• The Crocod'wheel attack functions similarly to Wheel Gator's Spin Wheel.
• Bifrost's Japanese voice actor also provided the voice for another crocodilian being, Crocodine, from the Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken TV anime (a part of the long-running Dragon Quest series).
• Bifrost's English voice actor, Jeff Manning, was the original voice of Master Hand in the Super Smash Bros series, of which Mega Man would later appear in the fourth installment.

Gator Fang

• In Mega Man X DiVE, the weapon Gator Fang, known as Frost Ginga (フロストギンガ, Furosuto Ginga) in Japanese, is based on Bifrost the Crocoroid. Ginga (銀河 "Galaxy") is a reference to Banjō Ginga, the voice actor for Crocoroid's original Japanese dub.