Merserker (マーサーカー Māsākā) is an axe-like enemy from Mega Man 10 that appears in Blade Man's Stage and Challenge #29, Charge Force 1.
Description[]
Merserker is a large axe enemy that inches towards enemies with hops while stomping the ground, using a small rocket on its knob to hop and a rocket in its poll to move down and cut with its blade. In Hard Mode, it moves a lot quicker, and in Easy Mode, it moves a lot slower. It is harmless being careful, Mega Man can even get underneath it sometimes, but almost every weapon can kill it in one hit, other than Wheel Cutter and a Commando Bomb that hasn't hit the floor.
Damage Data Chart[]
How many shots of a weapon it takes to destroy a Merserker.
Mega Man 10 | |||||||||||
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Mega Buster/Bass Buster | Proto Buster | Triple Blade | Water Shield | Commando Bomb | Chill Spike | Thunder Wool | Rebound Striker | Wheel Cutter | Solar Blaze | ||
2 | 2:1 | 1 | 1 | 3:1 | 1 | 1:3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
- For Proto Buster, the first number is with a regular shot, the second is a charged one.
- For Commando Bomb, the first number is with the bomb, the second is the explosion.
- For Thunder Wool, the first number is with the lightning, the second is with the cloud.
Etymology[]
Merserker's name is probably derived from Masakari (鉞), a kind of battle-axe, and "berserker" - a concept made famous by Vikings, who were often known to favour various forms of axe.