Hub Style (written as HubStyle in-game), known as Saito Style (サイトスタイル Saito Sutairu) in Japan, is one of MegaMan.EXE's Style Changes in the Mega Man Battle Network series. It is also a playable form of MegaMan.EXE in Mega Man X DiVE.
With Lan and MegaMan at 200% synchro rate, Hub Style is the result of battles with powerful NetNavis and a continuous state of Full Synchro making MegaMan's subconscious run the dormant Hub.bat.[3] Its appearance is of Normal Style MegaMan but in a different color, although the design may differ in different mediums. It has no weakness, no elemental advantage, and it has the same Charge Shot as Normal Style. It takes all the attributes of Guts, Custom, Shield, and Team Styles; however, MegaMan's Max HP is halved.
Appearances[]
Mega Man Battle Network 2[]
Players need to get a Busting Level S for every V3 boss battle, except for Bass, at least once in order to get Hub Style. Afterwards, the next style obtained will be Hub Style. Note that this style can only be acquired once. If the style is not kept upon the prompt or is later replaced by other style, the player can't obtain it again unless it is traded over with other player.
The effects of the Hub Style are:
- First Barrier - MegaMan starts every NetBattles with a Barrier.
- Shield - MegaMan can use a shield by pressing B + ←.
- Navi Chip +3 - The Folder can have three extra Navi Chips.
- Custom +5 - The initial Custom Screen Battle Chip capacity is increased by 5.
- Buster Attack Power x2
- Super Armor - MegaMan does not flinch when hit.
- Rapid reduced to 1 - The interval between Mega Buster shots is slower.
- HP halved
Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge[]
The Hub Style Navi Chip consists of more memory to put stronger chips in the Program Deck, but less HP. It is obtained by registering an specific opponent in the game, the English code being found in NAXA in Mega Man Battle Network 4 and the Japanese code in the official site.[4]
| Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge | Rockman.EXE Battle Chip GP |
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| Entry Name: LAN Navi Code: 5★4H-B81R-★KKZ-P15X-ZS5B-♣XK0 |
エントリーネーム： ネット ネットナビコ―ド：M9L1-24TZ-OQNU-MFZL-A6SY-HSA1 |
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Rockman.EXE WS[]
After defeating all the branched paths and their bosses in the game (this requires at least 2 play-throughs), upon defeating the Dream Virus, Rockman will receive Saito Style. In this game, Saito Style deals double buster damage, has higher jump, and also has faster movement, but takes double damage from enemies.
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Other appearances[]
Hub Hikari e-Reader Mod Card.
- Hub Style appears spiritually in later games from the series through different ways:
- In Mega Man Battle Network 3 and Mega Man Battle Network 4, there is a Navi Customizer program named "HubBatch" that simulates most of the effects, including the HP halving. In MMBN3, the BugStop NaviCust program can remove the negative effect.
- In Mega Man Battle Network 5, instead of a NaviCust program, there is the “Hub Hikari” e-Reader Mod Card that replicates effects similar to it.
- In the Falzar version of Mega Man Battle Network 6, there exists a Giga Chip called "HubBatch" which also replicates the positive effects of the Hub Style when used.
- Hub Style appeared as a alternate skin for Megaman.EXE in Volume 1 of Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection which is available as downloadable content.
- Hub Style appeared as Battle Memory in Rockman Xover.
- MegaMan.EXE Hub Style appeared as a Hunter Program in Mega Man X DiVE on November 24, 2021. His Active Skills are Charge Shot and Hyper Burst. After Hyper Burst's chips are unlocked, it can be changed into the Program Advances BodyGrd, PoisPhar or Life Sword by equipping the corresponding chip. His Passive Skills are Guts Style, Team Style, Shield Style, Custom Style, and Perfect Sync.
- Saito Style appeared as a skin for RockTrans in Medarot S: Unlimited Nova.
- Saito Style appeared as a skin for Rockman.EXE & Netto Hikari in #COMPASS.
Other media[]
MegaMan NT Warrior manga[]
MegaMan HubStyle[]
MegaMan HubStyle in the manga.
HubStyle is a legendary power that Lan and MegaMan obtain during the fight against the four ultimate warriors in PharaohMan's trial. This form became MegaMan's signature technique for multiple chapters in the manga. HubStyle only occurs through Perfect Synchro, an absolute mutual dependence between the NetOp and NetNavi. The HubStyle produces immense destructive power, at the cost of enhancing the physical backlash against the NetOp whenever the Navi takes damage. It's so powerful that Lan and MegaMan were unable to control it at first; MegaMan going berserk and even attacking his own allies, but they were soon able to gain control of it.
This form was later outmoded as its powers are invalidated by the Dark Power, though it made several brief reappearances: Lan and MegaMan use the power-focusing technique they adopted against Bass to reinforce a CyberSword in battle against FlashMan, HubStyle made a full reappearance in battle against Serenade, and it appeared briefly so Lan and MegaMan could force their way through a Dark Hole into Murkland. The power-focusing technique is again referenced during the finale with ProtoMan, when MegaMan uses his Finger Cannon attack, the same one he used to defeat Bass.
Bass HubStyle[]
Bass HubStyle.
In the battle against Bass, MegaMan HubStyle appeared to eventually gain the upper hand knocking Bass into rubbble. However, Bass arose and through his Get Ability program, he obtained a HubStyle of his own. His HubStyle appeared to overpower MegaMan in every way, but MegaMan finds a way to pierce through his powerful assaults. Afterwards, Bass is not seen using this form again.
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Rockman Blues Soul Saito Style Muramasa Style[]
Rockman Blues Soul Saito Style Muramasa Style is formed.
Appears in the Forte - Time of Reunion special chapter. During a fight against Forte, Rockman Saito Style and Blues Muramasa Style found themselves fuse together through Soul Unison. After Forte destroyed Blues Soul's arm weapons, Rockman reveals he can materialize Muramasa to continue battling. After Rockman's attack was blocked by Forte's Gospel shield, the form was taken out by a blindsided blast attack.
The appearance is of Blues Soul with Muramasa Style's outfit and Saito Style's data stream on his helmet.
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Battle Chips[]
Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge[]
| ID | Image | Name | HP | AP | MB | Element | Acc | Dodge | Priority | Attack | Description | Rarity |
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| 229 |  |
HubStyl (サイトスタイル Saito Style) |
200 | 20 | 350 (basic) 510 (max)* |
 None
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B | B | 0 | Norm20 (MegaBstr) |
Navichip Atk x5 | ***** |
*350 initially, 510 is the max memory achieved by clearing Class Z (Chaos).
Merchandise[]
TBA
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Rockman EXE Sticker Sheet
- ↑ Senti-nel's 4inchnel figure
- ↑ Yuichiro: “During battles with strong Navis,with a continuously full-syncro state,MegaMan's subconscious runs hub.bat,which was supposed to be switched off before. Call it...HubStyle!”
- ↑ Rockman.EXE series official site
| Mega Man Battle Network Transformations | |
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| Transformations | |
| Style Change • Double Soul/Chaos Unison • Cross MegaMan • Cross System • Beast Out • Trans Arm | |
| Related items | |
| Cross Fusion • Dark Chip • Elements • Hub.bat • Synchro Chips • Synchronization | |