Phoenix Magnion

Phoenix Magnion
Fire God of Illusion(幻惑の炎帝)
In-Game Information
HP:	64
Attack Damage:	3 (contact) 3 (clones) 3 (Firebird) 6 (lava sprouts) 3 (Fire Arrow) 2 (Vile and Colonel illusions) 3 (Rising Flame's charge) 3 (Rising Flame's sweep)
EX Skill Zero gains:	Tenshouzan (Heaven Rising Slash)
Weakness:	Thunder
Main Stage:	Power Room
Misc. Information
Japanese Name:	Phoenick Magmanion
Script:	フェニック・マグマニオン
Rōmaji:	Fenikku Magumanion
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man Zero 2
Japanese VA:	Yuuto Kazama

"I shall purify your evil mind with my flame."

—Phoenix Magnion, Power Room, Mega Man Zero 2

Phoenix Magnion, known as Phoenick Magmanion (フェニック・マグマニオン, Fenikku Magumanion) in Japan, is a boss in Mega Man Zero 2. He is a Mutos Reploid based on the phoenix (also called a firebird), who is part of Fighting Fefnir's Scorched Earth Squadron.

History

Phoenix Magnion was a member of Hidden Phantom's Cutting Shadow Squadron. After Phantom's death he had to work for Fighting Fefnir's Scorched Earth Squadron. He leads the guard patrol unit for a power reactor located about 100 kilometres north of the Resistance Base, which supplies electricity to the Neo Arcadian army. Magnion confuses his enemies with illusions and uses fire based attacks. Zero had the mission to destroy the power reactors. After destroying all of them, Magnion appears and fights Zero. The Power Room stage has various secret passages. After the mission, all pantheon-type enemies in the Power Room, Forest of Dysis (Hyleg Ourobockle's stage), Computer Zone (Poler Kamrous' stage), and Neo Arcadia train (Panter Flauclaws' stage) will disappear.

Strategy

Magnion stands in place and disappears when attacked, and uses an attack when he reappears. He can stand above one minute if not attacked, but will attack without stop after this. He uses an illusion that creates four copies of him, shoots six arrows/feathers from his wings three times in different directions, and tries to catch the player and summon images of Vile, Agile, Bit, and Colonel to attack while holding him. Sometimes he will go backward when attacked and dash at Zero. Lava erupts from the floor periodically, but stops if Phoenix Magnion is effectively struck by an attack. Also, depending on where the battle takes place, the lava will appear more or less. At rank A or S, he will use Rising Flame, where he will try to push Zero and then appear below him with a rising attack.

Defeating him will give Zero the Flame Chip, and at rank A or S, the Tenshouzan EX Skill.

Attack	Description	Notes
Firebird	Phoenix Magnion surrounds his body with flames and rushes at Zero.	Can be stopped by hitting Magnion with an Electric attack.
Eruption	Lava erupts from the floor of the room, but stops if Phoenix Magnion takes damage from Zero.	The amount depends on the room he appears.
Fire Arrow	Phoenix Magnion goes to the center of the room firing six arrows from his wings. He does this three times, with the last arrows being more spread out.	Attacking Magnion stops the attack.
Clone	Phoenix Magnion uses an illusion that creates 4 copies of him whilst attacking Zero.	Attacking the real Magnion stops the attack. Attacking copies briefly makes them blink, which prevents collision damage.
Illusion	Phoenix Magnion tries to catch Zero. If he does, he will carry Zero to the top center of the room and summon images of Vile, Agile, Bit, and Colonel to attack while holding him.	Due to the invincibility frames after taking damage, only Vile and Colonel can damage the player during the attack.
EX Skill: Rising Flame (ライジングフレイム)	Phoenix Magnion turns a fiery, transparent gold, then rushes at Zero. If his attack is successful, Zero will be dragged in the air, while Phoenix Magnion vanishes. It will be impossible to break free and will be followed by a vicious rising sweep as he reappears.	If Zero stands in a door frame, the rising sweep will miss him.

Data

Area: Power Room
Mission: Destroy Power Room
Zero's EX Skill: Tenshouzan

Dialogue

In-battle quotes

Action	Japanese	Translation	Audio
Attack or teleport	燃えろ… (Moero...)	Burn...
Attack or teleport	無駄… (Muda...)	It's no use...
Attack or teleport (low health)	うざい！(Uzai!)	How annoying...
Attack or teleport (low health)	こしゃくな…！(Koshakuna...!)	You pest...
Attack or teleport (low health)	しつこいんだよ！(Shitsukoi n da yo!)	You're too persistent!
Attack or teleport (low health)	消え去れ！(Kiesare!)	Vanish!
Attack or teleport (low health)	目障りだ！(Mezawari da!)	Leave my sight!

Gallery

Magnion's concept art.

The ghosts of Bit, Colonel, Vile, and Agile from Magnion's Illusion attack.

Video

Phoenix Magnion's cameo grab!

Phoenix Magnion attacking using images of Vile, Agile, Bit, and Colonel.

Etymology

• Phoenix Magnion's name comes from the legendary phoenix, while his second name is possibly derived from magnesium, a highly flammable metallic element that is difficult to extinguish.

Trivia

• Phoenix Magnion is the second boss to have the ability to "summon" defeated foes, the first one being Metal Shark Player and the third one being Dr. Weil. Metal Shark Player use of his control over junk to perform some kind of "recycle" with the former making a reference with the phoenix's ability to always resurrect. However, he would "resurrect" other Reploids rather than himself. While he doesn't make a reference on resurrecting, Dr. Weil also summons holograms of Eight Gentle Judges during the first phase of the battle.
• Magnion's hologram attack is somewhat ironic because Zero only fought Vile and Colonel in game, and not Agile or Bit.
  • Noticeably, whether intentional or not, Zero only takes damage from the Vile and Colonel images, potentially meant to reflect the above.
  • Agile fights X twice in Mega Man X2, long before Zero is revived, though Zero is seen fighting Agile in the introduction sequence to the 32-bit versions of Mega Man X3. In fact, Agile holds a part of Zero's body.
  • Zero never confronts Bit in Mega Man X3, since X always intervenes at every boss shutter (aside for the miniboss in Doppler Stage 2). However, in the introduction sequence of Mega Man X5, Zero is shown fighting against Bit.
• This is one of the two bosses in Zero 2 that has a modified boss room depending on the player's actions during the mission, the other one being Poler Kamrous.
  • Their boss room in the teleporting hatches are the default ones.