Popper

Popper
In-Game Information
Virus Genus:	Popper Family
Variants:	Popper2, Popper3
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man Battle Network Mega Man Network Transmission Mega Man Battle Network 2

Popper, known as Minogoromon (ミノゴロモン, Minogoromon) in Japan, is a virus from the Mega Man Battle Network series. In the beginning of the battle, these viruses are not visible, due to hanging somewhere in the air above the battlefield. When this virus begins to attack, it drops down to one of its available panels, unleashing homing wood towers towards the player. It cannot be damaged while in air; only during their attack process are they vulnerable to damage. Popper3 variant is also able to recover its health, if it is hit prior to unleashing its attack (in such a case it will recover instead of attacking).

Popper family

Popper

Popper is a yellow bagworm inside a brown pinecone, with a green hat, hanging on a grey strand.

Popper2

Popper2 is a pale bagworm inside a green pinecone, with a blue hat, hanging on a grey strand.

Popper3

Popper3 is a light-brown bagworm inside a red pinecone, with a brown hat, hanging on a grey strand. Can recover its health, if hit before it unleashes its attack. In Battle Network 1, this version has lower HP than Popper2 on account of being able to recover its health.

Virus stats by game

Mega Man Battle Network

Popper		HP:	100	Element:		Damage:	100
		Dropped:	WoodTowr (B, C, K)
		Location:	Sal's Register, Internet 5/6/7/8/9
Popper2		HP:	250	Element:		Damage:	140
		Dropped:	LeafShld (C, Q)
		Location:	Internet 14/15
Popper3		HP:	120	Element:		Damage:	180
		Dropped:	Dropdown (B)
		Location:	Internet 15

Mega Man Network Transmission

Popper		HP:	40	Element:		Damage:	40
		Dropped:	3-Way, StoneBod
		Location:	Garden Comp
Popper2		HP:	60	Element:		Damage:	60
		Dropped:	3-Way, Barrier
		Location:	Garden Comp
Popper3		HP:	80	Element:		Damage:	100
		Dropped:	3-Way, DropDown, Barrier
		Location:	Zero Account

Mega Man Battle Network 2

Popper		HP:	300	Element:		Damage:	60
		Dropped:	Zenny
		Location:	Jobs, License Tests
Popper2		HP:	150	Element:		Damage:	80
		Dropped:	LeafShld
		Location:	Undernet 5
Popper3		HP:	200	Element:		Damage:	120
		Dropped:	DropDown
		Location:	WWW Area 2

Battle Chips

See also: VolGear

The Battle Chips dropped by viruses from the Popper family are Wood Tower (Woody Tower (ウッディタワー, Uddi Tawā, Woody Tower)), Dropdown (Tenjou Ura (テンジョウウラ, Tenjou Ura lit. "above the ceiling") in Japan), and Leaf Shield (リーフシールド, Rīfu Shīrudo).

Mega Man Battle Network

#	Image	Name	Damage	Letter Codes	Description
028		WoodTowr	140	B,C,H,K,N	Log that can move up & down
116		Dropdown	-	A,B,O,R,T	Invisible until you attack!
123		LeafShld	-	C,D,F,K,Q	Turns dmg from 1 hit into HP

Trivia

• Dropdown and Leaf Shield are considered to be the hardest chips to obtain in the games that they make an appearance. In order to obtain the chip, the player must S rank the virus that drops it (kill at least two enemies at the same time) within a short period of time. The problem with this is the nature of the viruses in this family; they take a while to drop down and they go back up very quickly, leaving a small window of opportunity for damage. Some also have Recovery chips that they use. Most players resort to the use of the Chip Trader in attempts to obtain these chips.