Changes: Pile Driver

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For the Boktai device and Program Advance, see Pile Driver (Boktai).

"Charge forward in a devastating spike attack that would make Impact Man proud! Turn on your Power Gear for a bigger dash with explosive force. Use it in midair, too!"

―Weapon description, Mega Man 11

Pile Driver, known as Pile Drive (パイルドライブ, Pairu Doraibu) in Japan, is Impact Man's Special Weapon in Mega Man 11. Once Mega Man obtains it he gains a special Dash ability that allows him to attack opponents he rams into which shoves them off into an explosion. It can also function as an Air Dash attack as well, though its range is slightly shorter when used in the air.

Using this weapon with the Power Gear enhances this attack, giving Mega Man a longer dash and generating greater explosions.

Just like the other Special Weapons in Mega Man 11, Pile Driver gives Mega Man new Head Gear and Arm Gear that alters his physical appearance when equipped, rather than simply swapping his colors. The Head Gear is a helmet that closely resembles Impact Man's (minus the head spike), and the Arm Gear is a jackhammer drill with which Mega Man uses to perform the dash attack. It also colors Mega Man's body to be orange on one side and yellow on the other side & black in the middle, much like Impact Man himself.

This weapon is the weakness of Bounce Man.

Trivia

This weapon's long air dash attack when the Power Gear is activated is similar to the Speed Burner's charge attack from Mega Man X2 and Mega Man Xtreme.
Pile Driver was mentioned earlier on a Game Informer post about Mega Man 11, posted in 2017, though its name wasn't revealed at the time.^[1]
Pile Driver was one of two weapons featured in the Demo version of Mega Man 11, the other being Scramble Thunder.
- Block Dropper is also available but only for the player to practice using it after defeating Block Man.
This is the first and, so far, only boss weapon to give Mega Man an asymmetrical color scheme, making one of his leg pieces yellow and the other, orange.
- The Arm Gear does not change color if Mega Man changes the direction he is facing.

Gallery

References

↑ Game Informer

Mega Man 11
Robot Masters
Block Man • Fuse Man • Blast Man • Acid Man • Tundra Man • Torch Man • Impact Man • Bounce Man
Gear Fortress bosses
Yellow Devil MK-III • Mawverne • Wily Machine 11
Enemies
Lyric • Mawaru C • Crunch Don • Metall • Air Stone • Anti-Eddie • Electriri • Batton • K-Drone • Press Don Elec Crosser • Elec Xtender • Fire Server • Shimobey • Propeller Eye T • Sniper Joe • Sniper Armor D • Shpider • Mini Shpider • Pipetto Shield Attacker • Shield Attacker M • Droppy • Brushy • Wipey • Scrapp • Eye Ice • Ice Swan • Snow Robbit • Wild Robbit • Mash Burner Tatepakkan • Lamper • Tank Oven • Air Fire • Mini Sparkey • Pickman • Missile Cone • Arc Weldy • Kui-ichiro • Kui-jiro • Kui-saburo Gabyoall • Cannopeller II • Wall Blaster • Bunby Balloon • Tosanaizer V • Boyorn • Poyorn • Air Nut
- Mid-bosses -
Totemer • Dread Spark • Thrill Twins 1 & 2 • Cyclone W • Mecha-Mammostal • Sparkey • Pickman Digger • Frog Balloon
Special Weapons
Block Dropper • Scramble Thunder • Chain Blast • Acid Barrier • Tundra Storm • Blazing Torch • Pile Driver • Bounce Ball
Support Items
Rush Coil • Rush Jet • Eddie Call • Beat Call
Miscellaneous
Double Gear System • Challenge Mode • Damage data chart • Enemies • Script

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 |caption = Mega Man after obtaining Pile Driver
 |boss = [[Impact Man]]
+|effect = Spike explodes if the attack is used on a wall.
+|eagainst = '''''Mega Man 11:'''''<br>[[Bounce Man]]<br>
 |user = [[Mega Man (character)|Mega Man]]
-|type = Drill/Dash
+|type = Drill, Dash
 |appearances = ''[[Mega Man 11]]''
+}}
-}}'''Pile Driver''' is [[Impact Man]]'s [[Special Weapon]] in ''[[Mega Man 11]]''. Once [[Mega Man (character)|Mega Man]] obtains it he gains a special [[Dash]] ability that allows him to attack opponents he rams into which shoves them off into an explosion. It can also function as an Air Dash attack as
+{{Looking for|For the [[Boktai (series)|Boktai]] device and [[Program Advance]], see [[Pile Driver (Boktai)]].}}
+{{Quote|Charge forward in a devastating spike attack that would make Impact Man proud! Turn on your Power Gear for a bigger dash with explosive force. Use it in midair, too!|Weapon description|Mega Man 11}}
-well, but its range is slightly weaker.
+'''Pile Driver''', known as {{Nihongo|'''Pile Drive'''|パイルドライブ|Pairu Doraibu}} in Japan, is [[Impact Man]]'s [[Special Weapon]] in ''[[Mega Man 11]]''. Once [[Mega Man (character)|Mega Man]] obtains it he gains a special [[Dash]] ability that allows him to attack opponents he rams into which shoves them off into an explosion. It can also function as an Air Dash attack as well, though its range is slightly shorter when used in the air.
 Using this weapon with the [[Power Gear]] enhances this attack, giving Mega Man a longer dash and generating greater explosions.
-Just like the other Special Weapons in ''Mega Man 11'', Pile Driver alters Mega Man's physical appearance when equipped, rather than simply swapping his colors.  In this case, it gives him a new helmet that closely resembles Impact Man's (minus the head spike), and replaces his left hand with a jackhammer with which he uses to perform the air dash attack.  It also colors Mega Man's body to be orange on one side and yellow on the other side, much like Impact Man himself.
+Just like the other Special Weapons in ''Mega Man 11'', Pile Driver gives Mega Man new Head Gear and Arm Gear that alters his physical appearance when equipped, rather than simply swapping his colors. The Head Gear is a helmet that closely resembles Impact Man's (minus the head spike), and the Arm Gear is a jackhammer drill with which Mega Man uses to perform the dash attack. It also colors Mega Man's body to be orange on one side and yellow on the other side & black in the middle, much like Impact Man himself.
+This weapon is the weakness of [[Bounce Man]].
 ==Trivia==
 *This weapon's long air dash attack when the Power Gear is activated is similar to the [[Speed Burner]]'s charge attack from ''[[Mega Man X2]]'' and ''[[Mega Man Xtreme]]''.
-*The Pile Driver was mentioned earlier on a Game Informer post about ''Mega Man 11'', posted in 2017, though its name wasn't revealed at the time.<ref>[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/12/13/everything-we-know-about-mega-man-11s-robot-masters.aspx Game Informer]</ref>
+*Pile Driver was mentioned earlier on a Game Informer post about ''Mega Man 11'', posted in 2017, though its name wasn't revealed at the time.<ref>[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/12/13/everything-we-know-about-mega-man-11s-robot-masters.aspx Game Informer]</ref>
+*Pile Driver was one of two weapons featured in the Demo version of ''Mega Man 11'', the other being [[Scramble Thunder]].
+**[[Block Dropper]] is also available but only for the player to practice using it after defeating [[Block Man]].
+*This is the first and, so far, only boss weapon to give Mega Man an asymmetrical color scheme, making one of his leg pieces yellow and the other, orange.
+**The Arm Gear does not change color if Mega Man changes the direction he is facing.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-File:MM11PileDriver.png
+File:11_Pile_Driver_Model.png|In-game model
 </gallery>
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Mega Man 11 items]]
 [[Category:Special Weapons in the classic series]]