| For the MegaMan NT Warrior Axess episode of the same name, see SearchSoul! |
Search Soul (サーチソウル Sāchi Soru) is a Double Soul MegaMan.EXE performs with SearchMan.EXE by sacrificing an Invisible-based Battle Chip in Mega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun or Cursor-based Battle Chip in Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team ProtoMan.
Appearance[]
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Search Soul MegaMan wears a dark green helmet with a microphone connected on the left side and a green antenna on the right side. He has a green torso with a small yellow rectangle on the front center, green shoulder pads with yellow and red color, a scope gun on his left arm, and green boots with gray soles.
Abilities[]
- In both MMBN4 and MMBN5: Search Soul will target the nearest enemy on Unison and remove flashing from them if they have just taken a hit, making them vulnerable to damage again.
- In MMBN5 only: While active, the amount of currently held Chips by an opponent is always revealed (displayed as "?").
- Search Shuffle (サーチシャッフル Sāchi Shaffuru): Search Soul can allow the player to shuffle MegaMan's current unselected Battle Chips (not including Regular chip) up to 3 times per turn, which can be useful to perform a Program Advance.
- Charge Shot:
Scope Gun (スコープガン Sukōpu Gan), also known as
Snipe Gun: [1]
A 5-shot gun that locks on to the nearest panel the enemy is on. Enemies underground and invisible enemies are affected by the gun. In MMBN4, it hits for 10 damage per hit, and in MMBN5, it starts at 12 damage per hit and gains a 2 damage power boost for any additional levels to the Buster Power. This attack pierces invisible/underground enemies. - Weakness: The Scope Gun can miss if the enemy is very fast, and MegaMan is immobile while the Scope Gun is in effect, allowing the enemy to counterattack.
- Bosses to use against:
- Any boss - Performing the Unison while they are still invulnerable after being hit from a flinching attack leaves them open to your next attack, allowing for faster deletions. The Search Shuffle ability is also good for trying to piece Program Advances together. Search Chaos' Dark Circle also has great coverage, and with a few Area Grabs, cannot miss while also standing a chance to hit many times.
Competitive Play[]
- Search Soul's invisible piercing ability and auto-targeting Charge Shot will open the enemy for attacks and keep them on their toes.
- The Shuffle ability is very powerful for seeking out combos or find a way out when MegaMan is trapped.
- Despite Search Soul changing the Chip Type required for Unison from Invisible to Cursor in MMBN5, it retains vast amounts of utility and is still very commonly used.
- The passive ability to constantly reveal how many Chips the opponent currently has held in their active hand can prove very useful at times, as Search Soul will know exactly when the opponent has no more Chips to use that turn, opening them to an attack or combo.
Search Chaos[]
Search Chaos
By sacrificing the Dark Chip Dark Circle, MegaMan performs a Chaos Unison with Search Soul. His Charge Shot becomes a Dark Circle (ダークサークル Dāku Sākuru) attack, which stops time, locks on to 7 panels, and deals 300 damage to each it hits. However, it cannot strike the middle panel, and misses one panel each time it circles around (although this keeps it from destroying Mystery Data) To eliminate this problem, a useful combo is to use Area Grab or Metal Gel chips to grab more panels. This works best by stealing panels until there is 1 column left and then use Dark Circle. The cursors will overlap, resulting in multiple shots to a panel as many as three times. Dark Circle can pulverize even the strongest viruses (aside from the guard-protected ones) in no more than two hits, and when used with perfect skill, waste a boss in seconds flat while stopping time.
Other media[]
Anime[]
MegaMan NT Warrior Axess[]
Search Soul in the anime.
While investigating stolen data, SearchMan and MegaMan confront DesertMan who is using invisible Mettaurs to steal them. In the ensuing battle, SearchMan refuses to sacrifice MegaMan and they are nearly defeated. But SearchMan gives MegaMan Search Soul and DesertMan is defeated. SearchSoul!
Manga[]
MegaMan NT Warrior[]
Search Soul in the MegaMan NT Warrior manga.
After SearchMan and his entire team are defeated by MegaMan DS when trying to save MegaMan, SearchMan perform Double Soul with MegaMan, realizing that since he is injured, he will only become a burden for MegaMan and Lan in fighting against Darkloids, so he gave his power, asking them to avenge him and his friends. Search Soul MegaMan attacks MegaMan DS during his attempt to absorb Bass. While fighting MegaMan DS, MegaMan tried to wake Bass up by reminding him the promise between them to fight again. Now knowing that Bass' resistance comes from his promise with MegaMan, MegaMan DS fatally injures MegaMan, making it seems he was deleted. This attack cancels MegaMan's Search Soul, returning him back to normal. MegaMan was nearly deleted, but ProtoMan saved him in the nick of time. Unfortunately, Bass, who thought that MegaMan was deleted, gave in and is absorbed by MegaMan DS.
Gallery[]
Mega Man Battle Network 4[]
Mega Man Battle Network 5[]
MegaMan NT Warrior Axess[]
(episode 19)
(episode 20)
(episode 20)
Rockman EXE Stream[]
Battle Story MegaMan NT Warrior[]
References[]
| Double Souls | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mega Man Battle Network 4/MegaMan NT Warrior Axess | Red Sun | Fire Soul • Guts Soul • Roll Soul • Wind Soul • Search Soul • Thunder Soul |
| Blue Moon | Aqua Soul • Number Soul • Metal Soul • Wood Soul • Junk Soul • Proto Soul | |
| Mega Man Battle Network 5 | Team ProtoMan | Magnet Soul • Gyro Soul • Napalm Soul • Search Soul • Meddy Soul • Proto Soul |
| Team Colonel | Knight Soul • Shadow Soul • Tomahawk Soul • Number Soul • Toad Soul • Colonel Soul | |
| Rockman EXE Stream | Gyro Soul | |