Magna Centipede, known in Japan as Magne Hyakulegger (マグネ・ヒャクレッガー Magune Hyakureggā), is a ninja centipede-like Reploid in the Mega Man X series, making his debut in Mega Man X2. He is a former Maverick Hunter who was reprogrammed to serve in Sigma's rebellion.
Characteristics[]
Magna Centipede resembles a humanoid centipede. He has pink wristlike gauntlets and pink armour. His head is pink and where the mouth should be is an orange plate with horizontal (in relation to his face) lines and two pincers surround it. His tail is blue and consists of several orb-like segments with green gems on them and ends in a pincer that allows him to weaken X with a debilitating virus.
Magna Centipede's personality before his brainwashing is unknown. As a Maverick, he is a cold and emotionless killer who would do anything to complete a mission given to him, even destroying former comrades without hesitation.[1]
History[]
Mega Man X2[]
Magna Centipede is a former Maverick Hunter of the Special 0 Unit that was captured by Sigma's forces during Sigma’s first uprising and brainwashed into a Maverick.
Magna Centipede is one of the eight Maverick bosses. He snuck into a computer center where he began transmitting the Maverick Virus around the world. X went to the area to stop the virus and destroyed Magna Centipede, obtaining his Magnet Mine. He is later fought again in the fourth X-Hunter Stage as part of the boss rush.
Mega Man Xtreme[]
Magna Centipede appears as a reproduced boss data inside the Hunter Base's Mother Computer. He is one of the four bosses in Hard Mode. His strategy is exactly like his original battle, and X obtains the Magnet Mine after deleting him.
Strategy[]
Magna Centipede fights like a ninja, standing on the ceiling and teleporting around the arena. His attacks are tricky and require focus to avoid, especially his Magnet Mine. If he infects the player with his virus, it will weaken their abilities with each injection. His weakness is Silk Shot, which shatters his tail to disable his Magnet Mine and Maverick Virus.
Magnet Mine (マグネットマイン Magunetto Main)[1] | |
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Magna Centipede's tail splits into pieces, with two of them surrounding the player before closing in to stab them. When at low health, this attack is composed of three pieces. Destroying his tail with Silk Shot disables this attack. | |
Damage: 3 | |
Shuriken (手裏剣 Shuriken)[1] | |
Magna Centipede throws three shurikens in an arc, often twice in a row. | |
Damage: 3 | |
Maverick Virus (イレギュラーウィルス Iregyurā Wirusu)[1] | |
Magna Centipede magnetically pulls the player in, catching them on his tail to inject a debilitating virus. A single injection disables Charge Shots, a second disables the X-Buster's rapid fire, a third decreases dash distance, and a fourth decreases jump height. The only way to stop these effects is to win the battle. However, the player can destroy Centipede's tail with Silk Shot to disable this attack entirely, or if caught, they can mash buttons to escape before the injection. | |
Damage: 0 |
Data[]
- See also: Central Computer Stage
Mega Man X2 stats[]
- Height: 220 cm (7'3")
- Weight: 124 kg (273 lbs)
- Power: 2900rp
- Speed: 8880rp
Other appearances[]
- Magna Centipede can be fought in the Boss Attack mode from Mega Man Xtreme 2, fighting in the same way as in Mega Man Xtreme. He is weak to Bomb Bee/Earth Gaizer.
- Magna Centipede makes a cameo in Mega Man X6 in Metal Shark Player’s Helper Attack, where Player resurrects a monochromatic version of Centipede to use his Shuriken attack.
- Magna Centipede appeared as a unit card in TEPPEN. His version summoned by Metal Shark Player is named Necro-Centipede (ネクログラフィー・ヒャクレッガー "Necrography Hyakulegger" in Japan).
- Magna Centipede appeared as an event character in Dragon Poker.
Other media[]
Rockman X2 manga[]
Magna Centipede disguises himself as female human model Reploid named Silky (シルキー) in an attempt to get close to X, revealing himself only after dealing him a mortal blow and infecting him with the virus in his tail. Despite being at a disadvantage, X manages to defeat Magna Centipede by enduring his attacks.
Rockman X Mega Mission 2[]
Magna Centipede (Magne Hyakulegger) was revived by the Limited as "Magne Hyakulegger L", becoming more powerful. He fights against Zero and is defeated.
Mega Man (Archie Comics)[]
Magna Centipede was one of the many Mavericks revived by Sigma during the Worlds Unite crossover. After an initial assault on the good guys, he is sent to the world of Alex Kidd to plant a Unity Engine when he runs afoul of Alex and Stella. They challenge him to a game of rock-paper-scissors over the engine, but Centipede's multiple limbs give him an unfair advantage. In response to his cheating, Alex and Stella smash him to pieces.
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Artwork[]
Graphics[]
Etymology[]
- The first part of his Japanese name, Magne (マグネ Magune), derived from Magnet (マグネット Magunetto).
- His name is changed from "Magne" (マグネ Magune) to "Magna" in English, possibly so that English speakers would not think the word was supposed to rhyme with "knee."
- The second part of his Japanese name, Hyakulegger (ヒャクレッガー Hyakureggā), is a portmanteau of Hyaku (百 Hyaku, "hundred") and "legger", meaning "Hundred-legged", similar to the composition of the word "centipede": Latin centi- ("hundred") + pes ("foot").
- The name "Hyakulegger" was chosen because it was believed that Japanese children at the time would not know the word "centipede".[2]
Trivia[]
- The area where the X-Hunters were spying on X early in the game is Magna Centipede's stage. This is also the last stage, where X fights against Sigma in a room below where the Chop Register appears. Because of this, the player can't fully revisit Magna Centipede's stage once all four X-Hunter Stages are cleared.
- Magna Centipede is the second Maverick boss to have more than two arms, having four (or five counting his tail) in total. Launch Octopus from the first game, who has six tentacles for arms, is the first to have more than two arms. Volt Kraken in Mega Man X5 could count as the third although all but two of his arms have no hands.
- Out of these, Magna Centipede is the only Maverick boss to be based on an arthropod.
- Centipede and all the other known former members of the 0th Special Unit are all arthropods, save for Zero himself.
- Centipede’s Mega Man X2 mugshot was given a shade of red instead of his pink coloration in his full sprite, but was changed in Mega Man Xtreme.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Boss File: Magne Hyakulegger, Compendium of Rockman X. p. 39.
- ↑ Mega Man X Official Complete Works, UDON Entertainment Corp. 2009. page 25.
Mega Man X2 | |
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Stage Select bosses | |
Overdrive Ostrich • Wire Sponge • Wheel Gator • Bubble Crab • Flame Stag • Morph Moth • Magna Centipede • Crystal Snail | |
Other bosses | |
Gigantic Mechaniloid CF-0 • Violen • Serges • Agile • Zero • Sigma | |
Special Weapons | |
Sonic Slicer • Strike Chain • Spin Wheel • Bubble Splash • Speed Burner • Silk Shot • Magnet Mine • Crystal Hunter - Other - Giga Crush • Shoryuken | |
Stages | |
Maverick Factory Stage • Desert Base Stage • Weather Control Stage • Dinosaur Tank Stage • Deep-Sea Base Stage Volcanic Zone Stage • Robot Junkyard Stage • Central Computer Stage • Energen Crystal Stage • X-Hunter Stages | |
Miscellaneous | |
Armor Parts • Damage data chart • Script |
Mega Man Xtreme | |
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List of Mavericks | |
Chill Penguin • Spark Mandrill • Storm Eagle • Flame Stag • Armored Armadillo • Morph Moth • Magna Centipede • Wheel Gator | |
Other Bosses | |
Vile • Zain • Geemel • Bospider • Serges • Sigma | |
Mega Man X's Special Weapons | |
Shotgun Ice • Electric Spark • Storm Tornado • Speed Burner • Rolling Shield • Silk Shot • Magnet Mine • Spin Wheel -Other- Hadouken • Shoryuken | |
Zero Scramble Programs | |
Dash • Rising • Earth Gaizer • Final | |
Stages | |
Highway Stage • Snowfield Stage • Power Plant Stage • Airport Stage • Volcanic Zone Stage • Gallery Stage • Scrap Plant Stage • Central Computer Stage • Dinosaur Tank Stage • Sigma Stage | |
Miscellaneous | |
Armor Parts • Damage Data Chart • Game Script |