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The Old Castle Stage (古城ステージ),[1] also known as Shade Man's Stage[2] and Shade Man Stage,[3] is Shade Man's stage in Mega Man 7, set inside an ancient castle at night. Its description in the Japanese version is "Mystery! The Horror".
Description[]
When Mega Man first arrives in the stage, he briefly watches the clouds part around the full moon. As he approaches the boss door, he finds Bass injured and tells him to go to Dr. Light's Laboratory for repairs.
Proto Man can be fought here as a secret boss, in a secret room behind the right wall in the area below VAN Pookin's room. But in order for that to happen, he must be previously found in both the Weather Research Institute and Giant Trailer Stage. Notably resuming the game through the Save function will not count any of the aforementioned previous encounters, forcing the player to return to those locations to find Proto Man. Also due to being in different areas, it is not possible to find Proto Man or the Energy Balancer in the same playthrough (as the area Mega Man can visit depends on how VAN Pookin was defeated, as the area to the right is by shooting VAN Pookin in the eyes or the area below the room when shooting VAN Pookin in the center its body had opened up when finishing VAN Pookin off), requiring the player, to either deliberately sacrifice a life to return to the mid-point of the stage or revisit the stage, namely if the player wishes to collect the Energy Balancer.
A special easter egg occurs when the player holds down the Jump button while selecting the stage and continues to hold it until the stage begins. The music of the stage selected screen and the stage changes to the main theme from the Ghosts 'n Goblins game series. However, this only works before Shade Man is defeated. Shade Man's stage may also be an homage to the game Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, as it resembles the game's first stage.
Enemies[]
| Image | Enemy |
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Shade Man (boss) |
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VAN Pookin (sub-boss) |
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Proto Man (sub-boss, optional) |
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Cyorown |
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Astro Zombieg |
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Ragger |
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Batton M48 |
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Gilliam Knight |
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True Shield Attacker |
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Sniper Joe 01 |
Items[]
Energy Balancer: Take the right route after VAN Pookin, than use Rush Search under Dr. Wily's portrait.- Giant Bolt: Take the down route after VAN Pookin, than use Rush Search on the steps in front of the Proto Man's room.
- Proto Shield: Obtained after defeating Proto Man.
Mega Man X DiVE[]
Old Castle appears in Mega Man X DiVE as the seventeenth Story stage. Its sub-boss is Magna Quartz, and its final boss is Magna Centipede. The stage is also often used as a setting for the game's Halloween events.
Enemies[]
| Image | Enemy |
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Magna Centipede (boss) (17-6) |
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Magna Quartz (sub-boss) (17-3) |
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Batfighter (17-1, 17-2, 17-4, 17-5) |
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Mummy Armored Soldier (17-1, 17-2, 17-3, 17-4, 17-5) |
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Golem (17-1, 17-3, 17-5) |
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Death Guardian (17-1, 17-2, 17-5) |
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Aperoid (17-2, 17-4) |
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Petitpider (17-2, 17-3, 17-4, 17-5) |
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Blast Raster (17-3, 17-4, 17-5) |
| Image | Enemy |
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Pumpkin Head Dark Man (boss) |
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Mummy Armored Soldier |
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Batfighter |
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Pumpkin Head |
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Golem |
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Petitpider |
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Ghost |
| Image | Enemy |
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Spidevil (boss) |
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Golem |
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Mummy Armored Soldier |
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Batfighter |
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Ghost |
 
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Petitpider (Spidevil versions are spawned by Spidevil) |
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Flame Demon Sigma (boss) |
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Golem |
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Mummy Armored Soldier |
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Batfighter (Flame versions are spawned by Flame Demon Sigma) |
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Petitpider |
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Ghost |
Total Power Battle: Round 6 event (removed from Offline version)[]
| Image | Enemy |
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Sting Chameleon EX (boss) |
Other media[]
Rockman 7 manga[]
Shade Castle
Shade Man's stage appeared in the Rockman 7 manga, where it is the Shade Castle (シェード城) under Shade Man's control, a theme park in the mystery zone. After Spring Man's defeat, Mega Man sees Sisi Truck leaving the area. Bass managed to get on the truck and gives Mega Man a flyer of the theme park. When he arrives, he finds Bass injured and the two work together to defeat Wily's robots. While passing by presses, Bass goes ahead and Mega Man loses sight of him. After fighting VAN Pookin and finding the Energy Balancer, Mega Man finds Bass severely injured and tells him to go to Dr. Light's laboratory for repairs. Afterwards he defeats Shade Man and jumps on Sisi Truck before it leaves the area.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- During development, the stage had a different sub-boss.[4]
References[]