| For the Mega Man X8 enemy, see Golem (Ride Armor). |
Golem (ゴーレム Gōremu) is a giant type Mechaniloid in the Mega Man Zero series. These machines were developed by Neo Arcadia as guardians to keep the peace and protect and save citizens.
Characteristics[]
Golems being deployed in Mega Man Zero
Though their original purpose is to be a guardian, the Golems are fairly capable of acting as siege units as well. Though they lack any real personality, being unable to think, the Golems just seem to fit in so well with the rest of Neo Arcadia, and became somewhat memorable for that. Despite the fact that Golems are excessively effective against most anything that the Resistance can do, they happen to be extremely vulnerable to Zero's attacks, particularly the Z-Saber, which is capable of felling the later models with only a few slices.
As it is not sentient, it is classified as a giant Mechaniloid. Though the leg portions are still under development, the Golem is 100% operational and is loaded with all-purpose wire arms and a large-scale laser cannon. A few months after Copy X's defeat, Golems Type E, F, and I were created. These revamped versions of the Golem were each named for the type of elemental energy they wield. The type E is armed with electrical energy, the type F model wields fire and can emit rings of flame at enemies, while ice-based attacks like snowballs and ice arrows are the specialty of the type I variation.
History[]
Mega Man Zero[]
The series starts with Ciel's group being chased by Pantheons and Golems. Ciel's companions are easily killed by the troops, but not before she could awaken Zero. Zero escorts Ciel through the Underground Laboratory, until she gets captured by a Golem.
Ciel yells for Zero to run away, because he can't damage it with his buster. After 30 seconds of fighting, a mysterious computer lights up in the background (an image of a cyber-elf is seen on the monitor) and gives Zero his Z-saber, with which Zero uses to kill the Golem in one hit; however, Zero must slash it on the head to destroy the Golem. It is possible to kill the boss using only the buster, despite what Ciel said, but each shot deals only 1 bar of damage and takes more time. After the battle, Zero and Ciel teleport to the Resistance Base.
Mega Man Zero 2[]
There are three new modified versions of the Golem: Golem Type E (electric), Golem Type F (fire) and Golem Type I (ice). Each appears in different stages as mid-bosses, and all three of them appear as the bosses of the Residential Area stage, during Elpizo's Operation Righteous Strike.
Golem Type E[]
Two Golems Type E are mid-bosses of the first stage, Sand Wilderness, and is the first boss of the Residential Area. It also appears hidden in Kuwagust Anchus' stage and Sage Harpuia's Crystal Cave stage.
It attacks with three electric lasers, which goes in different directions depending of the arm it uses. If it uses the arm closer to the screen, the lasers are aimed inwards, converging with the middle laser. If it uses the other arm, the lasers fly outwards in a spread. To dodge these attacks, stay closer to the Golem when it uses its closer arm and stay further away when it uses the further arm.
Golem Type F[]
Golem Type F is one of the hidden mid-bosses in Phoenix Magnion's stage, Power Room, and the second boss of the Residential Area. It attacks by first creating a fire ring with its flamethrower arms that it launches forward. Afterwards, it spits a flame onto the ground that becomes a wave of fire that briefly covers the floor. To avoid the ring of fire, jump through the center. Cling to the wall to avoid the flames.
Golem Type I[]
Golem Type I is the mid-boss of Poler Kamrous's stage, Computer Zone, and is the last boss of the Residential Area. Both of its arenas are larger than the screen and have a U-shaped slope in the center. It first attacks by moving its arms up and down and firing icicles that fly forward. It then floats to the other side of the arena and crates a giant snowball from its mouth, which rolls up the slope.
Other appearances[]
- Unknown Mechaniloids similar to Golems can be seen in the background of the Elf Wars image from Mega Man Zero 3 and Vile's Incident: Eden dome, its sin and rebirth, the latter mentioning their similarity. As these machines appear to have legs and have weapons, and the Golems are implied to be a fairly recent creation in the original Mega Man Zero due to their legs being still under development, this suggests that the current Golems may be based on this model.
- These Mechaniloids also appeared in the Elf Wars scene from Mega Man #55.
- In Mega Man Zero 3, a broken Golem can be seen near the Cyberspace door from the Twilight Desert.
- Golem toys can be seen in the giant crane game from Area H-3 in Mega Man ZX.
- A Golem appears as a card in TEPPEN's Absolute Zero card set.
Gallery[]
| Mega Man Zero 2 | |
|---|---|
| Mission bosses | |
| Hyleg Ourobockle • Poler Kamrous • Phoenix Magnion • Panter Flauclaws Burble Hekelot • Fairy Leviathan • Sage Harpuia • Fighting Fefnir | |
| Other bosses | |
| Mega Scorpia • Golems Type E/F/I • Kuwagust Anchus Rainbow Devil • Armed Phenomena (Fighting Fefnir/Fairy Leviathan/Sage Harpuia) Herculious Anchus • Elpizo | |
| Zero's Weaponry and EX Skills | |
| Buster Shot • Z-Saber • Chain Rod • Shield Boomerang Laser Shot • Triple Shot • Spark Shot • Blast Shot Tenshouzan • Sengatotsu • Rakuretsuzan • Kougenjin Energy Chain • Filter Shield | |
| Areas | |
| Sand Wilderness • New Resistance Base • Forest of Dysis • Computer Zone • Power Room • Train of Neo Arcadia Residential Area • Simurgh B • Forest of Notus • Roof of Computer Zone • Shuttle Factory • Crystal Cave Neo Arcadia Temple • Temple of Fire • Temple of Ice • Temple of Wind • Yggdrasil | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Game Script • Forms • List of Mega Man Zero 2 enemies | |