| For the Mega Man 10 stage, see Iceberg Stage. |
- "Don't Slip!"
- —Stage tagline, Rockman 7
"Iceberg Area Stage" (氷山地帯ステージ Hyōzan Chitai Sutēji),[1] also known as Freeze Man's Stage[2] and Freeze Man Stage,[3] is Freeze Man's stage in Mega Man 7, set in a snowy area.
Description[]
Freeze Man's stage first starts out in an open field with snowy trees in the background among a pink sky. One unique gimmick here is the slippery ice, which can make traversal a little tricky. There are thicker and thinner types of ice, the latter can actually be melted by Scorch Wheel. Eventually, Mega Man climbs up a large cave with a high and cloudy mountainscape visible. Here, large fossils make up some terrain and giant skeletal dinosaurs are frozen in the background (including the boss room). Another unique gimmick are these ice platforms: if they are stood on for a second too long, they will start cracking and break apart, opening up an area below and/or being unable to be used as a platform anymore. Past the halfway point, Mega Man bases a waterfall complex set up within the vast cave, and upon climbing out, ends up in another open field, this time with a light blue sky.
Enemies[]
| Image | Enemy |
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Freeze Man (boss) |
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Petaforth |
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Shirokumachine GTV (unique) |
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True Shield Attacker |
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Icicle Teck (unique) |
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Sniper Joe 01 |
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Spiral Gabyoall |
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Driver Cannon |
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Bomb Sleigh |
Valuable pickups to look out for:
Rush finding the Exit item.
Plate: At the end of the Icicle Teck room, there is a choice between going down one ladder or going up the other ladder. Rush Coil can be used to reach an ice platform to jump off in order to reach the upper ladder. There's a dead end here with the H-letter at the top. Mega Man has to jump off two ice platforms quickly (and not make them break accidentally) to reach the letter, but he can also use Rush Coil to cheat and access the second ice platform from the ground.- Rush Search: In the waterfall cavern room, there is an upper path to take above the lower path. This item lies at the end of the upper path, which requires very tight jumps near the end, best done by slide-jumping. If you have it, Rush Jet can be used to fly through and ignore these jumps.
- E-Tank: This is protected by the third and final Shirokumachine GTV, found after the waterfall cavern room. However, this enemy has an additional attack of dropping icicles from the ceiling, in addition to whacking iceballs forward.
- Exit: Just before entering the boss door, the recently acquired Rush Search should be used right on top of the step (below the biggest stalagmite in the dark cave opening). If done correctly, Rush will dig it up.
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Freeze Man's stage appeared in the Rockman 7 manga. After Dr. Wily escaped from prison, Rockman goes to the last known place of the Wily UFO, a snowy field. While investigating, Rockman finds a hidden base controlled by Freeze Man, and inside he obtains the Search Rush and Rush Plate. After Rockman defeats Freeze Man, Blues appears to talk with Rockman, and shortly after Rightot appears with Big Eddie, explaining about his shop and the plate Rockman found.
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