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{{Nihongo|'''Noble Mandrago'''|ノービル・マンドラゴ|}} is one of the [[Einherjar Eight Warriors]] in ''[[Mega Man Zero 4]]''. Mandrago is based on the [[Wikipedia:Mandrake (plant)|mandrake]] plant. She occupies an [[Mega Man Zero locations#Underground Forest|underground forest]] of artificial plants that were creating an erosion. She battles [[Zero]] in a room covered with earth, and since she is a half-plant, half-drill [[Reploid]], she can drill through the earth and appear anywhere she likes. She fights by letting [[Mechaniloid]]s do her work, while she weakens her foes with goo. Still, even with all the advantages she had against Zero, she loses.
  
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Although Mandrago has no official weakness, with some skill and practice, Zero can use a strike from the Zero Knuckle to pull her out of the walls, ceiling and floors as she sticks her head out to fire goo. Doing so causes her to bounce of the walls and take a decent amount of damage.
  
   
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3(Spin attack)
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==[[Mega Man Zero Official Complete Works]]==
  
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A Reploid who originally used solar-powered nanomachines to encourage the environment's preservation and regeneration. After being modified by Weil, she had the idea implanted into her brain that "in order for nature to be able to regenerate, it must be placed under complete control, which may involve destruction from time to time."
  
   
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'''Spread Seeds''':
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Based on the mythological plant "mandragora", her [[#Gallery|design sketches]] include images of the flower on top of her head open.
  
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1(spiked seeds)
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1(flower cannon)
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1+(flytraps)*
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3(Spinning Root, shockwaves)|ex skill = [[Sky Chaser]]}}
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{{Q|If you're just going to waste energy, give it to me. I'll drain you dry!|Noble Mandrago, ''[[Mega Man Zero 4]]''}}
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{{Nihongo|'''Noble Mandrago'''|ノービル・マンドラゴ|}} is one of the [[Einherjar Eight Warriors]] in ''[[Mega Man Zero 4]]''. She is a [[Mutos Reploid]] based on the [[Wikipedia:Mandrake (plant)|mandrake]] plant, who occupies an [[Underground Forest]] of artificial plants to create erosion on [[Area Zero]].
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== History ==
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Noble Mandrago originally used solar-powered nanomachines to help preserve and regenerate the world's damaged environments. However, [[Dr. Weil]] brainwashed her into believing that nature must be dominated in order to truly thrive, even if it means occasional destruction.
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Noble Mandrago first appears alongside the rest of the Einherjar, asking who [[Zero]] is, to which [[Mino Magnus]] and [[Tech Kraken]] reply. She questions why humans would choose nature outside of Neo Arcadia rather than stay under Weil's rule.
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Following this encounter, Mandrago occupies an underground forest of artificial plants built to erode away at Area Zero. Once Zero arrives, she belittles him for the futility of his attempt to save nature and instead offers to take his energy for herself. The two fight, and she is destroyed.
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Mandrago later fights Zero [[Boss Rush|again]] within [[Ragnarok]], having been resurrected. She claims the world is doomed to perish since its inception, and that Ragnarok's fall is the seed that will bring a new change to this world. She is defeated again.
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==Strategy==
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Noble Mandrago fights Zero in a room covered with earth, and she can drill through the earth to appear anywhere she likes. If the weather is Sunny, she will use 'Photosynthesis' after all of her attack phases to recover health and become immune for a short time. She mostly lets her [[Mechaniloid]]s do the work, while she weakens her foe with goo. Although Mandrago has no elemental weakness, with some skill and practice, Zero can use a strike from the [[Zero Knuckle]] to pull her out of the walls, ceiling and floors as she sticks her head out to fire goo. Doing so causes her to bounce of the walls and take a decent amount of damage.
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===Attacks===
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Attack!!Description!!Notes
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|'''Spread Seeds'''
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|Launches 2-4 plant seeds that deal damage and can grow into small plant-like Mechaniloids.
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|Each seed has a different behavior depending on where they land:
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*Walls or Ceilings: Small flowers that occasionally fire a series of energy bullets at Zero.
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*Ground: Flytrap-like plants that trap Zero on contact and drain his energy.
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These seeds can be destroyed by the Zero Knuckle before they germinate; in doing so Zero throws the seed over his shoulder, potentially causing minor damage to Mandrago. The Mechaniloids can still be destroyed after they are armed.
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|'''Spread Nectar'''
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|Disappears by drilling through the floor, and appears randomly at either the floor or the ceiling and shoots three blobs of goo at Zero. This does not cause damage, but getting hit reduces Zero's traction (similar to walking on ice), prevents him from [[Wall Kick|climbing walls]], and summons several [[Appnet]]s to attack him.
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|Mandrago can be yanked out of the ground with the Zero Knuckle and will take a small amount of bonus damage if hurled into a wall, but doing so is not recommended since this attack pattern is simple to dodge and prevents her from healing.
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|'''Photosynthesis'''
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|Recovers a small amount of health and becomes immune during the phase.
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|Only used if the weather is Sunny. Mandrago will use this after all attack phrases and due to her being immune while casting this, the animation cannot be cancelled by any of Zero's attacks.
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|'''Spinning'''
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|Spins like a top and moves back and forth across the floor at high speeds.
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|[[EX Skill]]: '''Spinning Root'''
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|Spins horizontally on the upper part of the screen, seeks out Zero and tries to land on him, sending shockwaves across the floor.
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==Dialogue==
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===In-battle Quotes===
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!Action!!Japanese!!Translation
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!Audio
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|Pre-battle (Underground Forest)
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|踊らない？(Odoranai?)
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|Would you like to dance?
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|[[File:Z4 Mandrago Pre1.ogg|135x135px]]
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|Pre-battle (Ragnarok Core)
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|しつこいわよ！(Shitsukoi wa yo!)
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|Leave me alone!
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|[[File:Z4 Mandrago Pre2.ogg|135x135px]]
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|Spread Seeds
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|いらっしゃい！(Irasshai!)
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|Welcome!
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|[[File:Z4 Mandrago Seeds.ogg|135x135px]]
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|Spread Nectar (submerge)
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|失礼！(Shitsurei!)
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|Pardon me!
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|[[File:Z4 Mandrago NectarIn.ogg|135x135px]]
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|Spread Nectar (emerge)
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|ごきげんよう！(Gokigenyō!)
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|I hope you're well!
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|[[File:Z4 Mandrago NectarOut.ogg|135x135px]]
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|Spread Nectar (toss)
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|御馳走するわ！(Gochisō suru wa!)
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|You should stay for dinner!
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|[[File:Z4 Mandrago NectarToss.ogg|135x135px]]
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|If Zero is hit by nectar
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|あらあら… (Ara ara...)
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|My my...
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|[[File:Z4 Mandrago NectarZero.ogg|135x135px]]
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|Spinning
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|散りなさい！(Chirinasai!)
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|Wither before me!
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|[[File:Z4 Mandrago Spin.ogg|135x135px]]
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|Spinning Root (begin)
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|目障りだわ！(Mezawari da wa!)
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|What an eyesore!
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|[[File:Z4 Mandrago Root1.ogg|135x135px]]
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|Spinning Root (end)
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|いかが？(Ikaga?)
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|How's this?
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|[[File:Z4 Mandrago Root2.ogg|135x135px]]
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|Defeated (Underground Forest)
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|なんてこと！(Nante koto!)
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|How dare you!
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|[[File:Z4 Mandrago Defeat1.ogg|135x135px]]
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|Defeated (Ragnarok Core)
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|嫌っ… 嫌よ！(Iya... Iya yo!)
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|No... no!
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|[[File:Z4 Mandrago Defeat2.ogg|135x135px]]
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|}
   
 
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'''Nickname:''' 崩蝕の樹婦人 (''Houshoku no Jufujin'', Tree Woman of the Dead Eclipse) <br />
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'''Nickname:''' 崩蝕の樹婦人 (''Houshoku no Kifujin'', Tree Woman of the Collapsing Erosion)<br />
 
'''EX Skill:''' スピニングルート (Spinning Root)<br />
  
'''EX Skill:''' スピニングルート (Spinning Root)<br />
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'''Area:''' [[Underground Forest]]<br />
 
'''Mission:''' Stop the erosion<br />
  
'''Mission:''' Stop the erosion<br />
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'''Zero's EX Skill:''' [[Zero's weaponry|Sky Chaser]]
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'''Zero's EX Skill:''' [[Sky Chaser]]
   
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===[[Mega Man Zero Official Complete Works]]===
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==Attacks==
  
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A Reploid who originally used solar-powered nanomachines to encourage the environment's preservation and regeneration. After being modified by Weil, she had the idea implanted into her brain that "in order for nature to be able to regenerate, it must be placed under complete control, which may involve destruction from time to time."
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*Launches 2-4 plant seeds that deal damage and can grow into a small plant-like Mechaniloids, depending on where they land. These seeds can be destroyed by the Zero Knuckle before they germinate; in doing so Zero throws the seed over his shoulder, potentially causing minor damage to Mandrago.
  
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**Walls or ceilings: Small flowers that occasionally fire a series of energy bullets at Zero.
  
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**Floor: Flytrap-like plants that trap Zero on contact and drain his energy.
  
   
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Based on the mythological plant "mandragora", her [[#Gallery|design sketches]] include images of the flower on top of her head open.
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*Spins like a top and moves back and forth across the floor at high speeds.
  
   
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==Other appearances==
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*Disappears by drilling through the floor, and appears randomly at either the floor or ceiling and shoots three blobs of goo at opponents. This does not cause damage, but getting hit reduces Zero's traction (like walking on ice), prevents him from climbing walls, and summons several [[Appnet]]s to attack him. Mandrago can be yanked out of the ground with the Zero Knuckle and will take a small amount of bonus damage if hurled into a wall, but doing so is not recommended since this attack pattern is simple to dodge and prevents her from healing.
  
   
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=== ''Mega Man ZX'' ===
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*Recovers a small amount of health if the weather is sunny.
  
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Mandrago appears as one of the optional bosses in [[Area N]] of ''[[Mega Man ZX (video game)|Mega Man ZX]]''. The player must have the ''Mega Man Zero 4'' cartridge inserted into the Nintendo DS's Game Boy Advance slot for the battle to take place, or by activating the ''Zero 4'' link in the ''[[Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection]]'' re-release.
   
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*EX Attack: Spins horizontally on the upper part of the screen, seeks out Zero and tries to land on him, sending shockwaves across the floor.
  
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Noble Mandrago appeared in the fourth chapter of the ''[[Rockman Zero (manga)|Rockman Zero]]'' manga. Noble Mandrago lives by draining Reploid energy, and many Reploids that explored the forest she lives ended up being killed by her. She captures [[Neige]] and [[Craft]] and [[Zero (Mega Man Zero series)|Zero]] go after her to save her, regardless off the many traps Mandrago set in the forest. They fight alongside [[Omega|Omega's]] [[Pantheon|henchmen]], and is defeated when Zero used a charged [[Zero Knuckle]] on her, pulverising her.
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==In other media==
  
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Noble Mandrago appeared in the fourth chapter of the ''[[Rockman Zero (manga)|Rockman Zero]]'' manga. Noble Mandrago lives by draining Reploid energy, and many Reploids that explored the forest she lives ended up being killed by her. She was killed by the new Zero.
  
   
 
==Gallery==
  
==Gallery==
 
<gallery widths="200" captionalign="left">
  
<gallery widths="200" captionalign="left">
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Mandrago_ConceptArt.jpg|Mandrago's early concept art.
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Mandrago ConceptArt.jpg|Mandrago's early concept art.
 
NobleManga.jpg|Noble Mandrago in the manga.
  
NobleManga.jpg|Noble Mandrago in the manga.
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MMZOCW p140.jpg|Concept art for a mandrake Mutos Reploid, possibly what became Noble Mandrago.
 
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!'''<big>Zero Vs. Noble Mandrago</big>'''
  
!'''<big>Zero Vs. Noble Mandrago</big>'''
 
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== Etymology ==
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* Noble Mandrago's first name refers to her noble temperament, while her second name is derived from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandragora_(genus) mandragora] plant upon which the mythical mandrake is based.
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== Trivia ==
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* [https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/Saranet#Appnet Appnet's] database info isn't stored after the fight if the player never got hit by Mandrago's nectars during the fight. Players who are planning to do a full-database run must keep this in mind while finishing the series because Appnets doesn't spawn outside of Mandrago's fights in this game.
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* This is one of the two bosses in Mega Man Zero 4 that can restore their own health during battle. The other one is [[Dr. Weil|Dr. Weil']]<nowiki/>s first form (during the battle).
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Latest revision as of 06:47, 23 November 2023

"If you're just going to waste energy, give it to me. I'll drain you dry!"
—Noble Mandrago, Mega Man Zero 4

Noble Mandrago (ノービル・マンドラゴ) is one of the Einherjar Eight Warriors in Mega Man Zero 4. She is a Mutos Reploid based on the mandrake plant, who occupies an Underground Forest of artificial plants to create erosion on Area Zero.

History

Noble Mandrago originally used solar-powered nanomachines to help preserve and regenerate the world's damaged environments. However, Dr. Weil brainwashed her into believing that nature must be dominated in order to truly thrive, even if it means occasional destruction.

Noble Mandrago first appears alongside the rest of the Einherjar, asking who Zero is, to which Mino Magnus and Tech Kraken reply. She questions why humans would choose nature outside of Neo Arcadia rather than stay under Weil's rule.

Following this encounter, Mandrago occupies an underground forest of artificial plants built to erode away at Area Zero. Once Zero arrives, she belittles him for the futility of his attempt to save nature and instead offers to take his energy for herself. The two fight, and she is destroyed.

Mandrago later fights Zero again within Ragnarok, having been resurrected. She claims the world is doomed to perish since its inception, and that Ragnarok's fall is the seed that will bring a new change to this world. She is defeated again.

Strategy

Noble Mandrago fights Zero in a room covered with earth, and she can drill through the earth to appear anywhere she likes. If the weather is Sunny, she will use 'Photosynthesis' after all of her attack phases to recover health and become immune for a short time. She mostly lets her Mechaniloids do the work, while she weakens her foe with goo. Although Mandrago has no elemental weakness, with some skill and practice, Zero can use a strike from the Zero Knuckle to pull her out of the walls, ceiling and floors as she sticks her head out to fire goo. Doing so causes her to bounce of the walls and take a decent amount of damage.

Attacks

Attack Description Notes
Spread Seeds Launches 2-4 plant seeds that deal damage and can grow into small plant-like Mechaniloids. Each seed has a different behavior depending on where they land:
  • Walls or Ceilings: Small flowers that occasionally fire a series of energy bullets at Zero.
  • Ground: Flytrap-like plants that trap Zero on contact and drain his energy.

These seeds can be destroyed by the Zero Knuckle before they germinate; in doing so Zero throws the seed over his shoulder, potentially causing minor damage to Mandrago. The Mechaniloids can still be destroyed after they are armed.

Spread Nectar Disappears by drilling through the floor, and appears randomly at either the floor or the ceiling and shoots three blobs of goo at Zero. This does not cause damage, but getting hit reduces Zero's traction (similar to walking on ice), prevents him from climbing walls, and summons several Appnets to attack him. Mandrago can be yanked out of the ground with the Zero Knuckle and will take a small amount of bonus damage if hurled into a wall, but doing so is not recommended since this attack pattern is simple to dodge and prevents her from healing.
Photosynthesis Recovers a small amount of health and becomes immune during the phase. Only used if the weather is Sunny. Mandrago will use this after all attack phrases and due to her being immune while casting this, the animation cannot be cancelled by any of Zero's attacks.
Spinning Spins like a top and moves back and forth across the floor at high speeds.
EX Skill: Spinning Root Spins horizontally on the upper part of the screen, seeks out Zero and tries to land on him, sending shockwaves across the floor.

Dialogue

In-battle Quotes

Action Japanese Translation Audio
Pre-battle (Underground Forest) 踊らない？(Odoranai?) Would you like to dance?
Pre-battle (Ragnarok Core) しつこいわよ！(Shitsukoi wa yo!) Leave me alone!
Spread Seeds いらっしゃい！(Irasshai!) Welcome!
Spread Nectar (submerge) 失礼！(Shitsurei!) Pardon me!
Spread Nectar (emerge) ごきげんよう！(Gokigenyō!) I hope you're well!
Spread Nectar (toss) 御馳走するわ！(Gochisō suru wa!) You should stay for dinner!
If Zero is hit by nectar あらあら… (Ara ara...) My my...
Spinning 散りなさい！(Chirinasai!) Wither before me!
Spinning Root (begin) 目障りだわ！(Mezawari da wa!) What an eyesore!
Spinning Root (end) いかが？(Ikaga?) How's this?
Defeated (Underground Forest) なんてこと！(Nante koto!) How dare you!
Defeated (Ragnarok Core) 嫌っ… 嫌よ！(Iya... Iya yo!) No... no!

Data

Nickname: 崩蝕の樹婦人 (Houshoku no Kifujin, Tree Woman of the Collapsing Erosion)
EX Skill: スピニングルート (Spinning Root)
Area: Underground Forest
Mission: Stop the erosion
Zero's EX Skill: Sky Chaser

Mega Man Zero Official Complete Works

A Reploid who originally used solar-powered nanomachines to encourage the environment's preservation and regeneration. After being modified by Weil, she had the idea implanted into her brain that "in order for nature to be able to regenerate, it must be placed under complete control, which may involve destruction from time to time."

Based on the mythological plant "mandragora", her design sketches include images of the flower on top of her head open.

Other appearances

Mega Man ZX

Mandrago appears as one of the optional bosses in Area N of Mega Man ZX. The player must have the Mega Man Zero 4 cartridge inserted into the Nintendo DS's Game Boy Advance slot for the battle to take place, or by activating the Zero 4 link in the Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection re-release.

Rockman Zero (manga)

Noble Mandrago appeared in the fourth chapter of the Rockman Zero manga. Noble Mandrago lives by draining Reploid energy, and many Reploids that explored the forest she lives ended up being killed by her. She captures Neige and Craft and Zero go after her to save her, regardless off the many traps Mandrago set in the forest. They fight alongside Omega's henchmen, and is defeated when Zero used a charged Zero Knuckle on her, pulverising her.

Gallery

Videos

Zero Vs. Noble Mandrago
ロックマンゼロ４_(Rockman_Zero_4)_-_ノービル・マンドラゴ_(Noble_Mandrago)

Etymology

  • Noble Mandrago's first name refers to her noble temperament, while her second name is derived from the mandragora plant upon which the mythical mandrake is based.

Trivia

  • Appnet's database info isn't stored after the fight if the player never got hit by Mandrago's nectars during the fight. Players who are planning to do a full-database run must keep this in mind while finishing the series because Appnets doesn't spawn outside of Mandrago's fights in this game.
  • This is one of the two bosses in Mega Man Zero 4 that can restore their own health during battle. The other one is Dr. Weil's first form (during the battle).


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