Scuttlest

Scuttle
In-Game Information
Virus Genus:	Scuttle Family
Variants:	Scutz, Scuttzer, Scutter, Scuttlest, ScuttleΩ
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man Battle Network Mega Man Network Transmission Mega Man Battle Network 2 Mega Man Battle Network 3

Scuttle family. From left to right- Scuttle, Scutz, Scuttler, Scutzer, Scuttlest, ScuttleΩ.

Scuttles are insect-like viruses that appear in the MegaMan Battle Network series.

Scuttle Family

Lower Versions

The following 4 are the weakest version of the family, and the helpers of Life Virus. They have neither HP display nor an aura in BN1. They have Life Aura 1 in BN2 and Aura in BN3, both repels damage under 100. They have 200 HP in BN2 and 300 HP in BN3.

Scuttle

Blue body. Aqua element.Attacks by either launching Aqua Towers (BN1) or pushing ice blocks straight ahead (NT, BN2, BN3).

Scutz

Red body. Heat element. Attacks by firing either balls of flame (BN1), fire bombs (NT, BN2) or streams of Fire Towers (BN3).

Scuttler

Yellow body. Elec element. Attacks by either launching homing Thunder balls (BN1, NT, BN2) or dropping lightning bolts from above their targets (BN3).

Scutzer

Green body. Wood element. Attacks by either launching Wood Towers (BN1, NT, BN2) or raising vines below its target's feet, trying to capture and drain the target's energy (BN3).

Higher Versions

These 2 are stronger versions in the family.

Scuttlest

Introduced in BN2. White body. No element. Has a Life Aura 2 -- aura that repels 150 damage in BN2, and Life Aura -- aura that repels 200 damage in BN3. Attacks by firing a large laser straight ahead. It has 300 HP in BN2, but strangely reduced to only 200 HP in BN3.

ScuttleΩ

Occurs only in BN3. Black body. No element. Has a Life Aura. Attacks by firing a large laser straight ahead. Has 400 HP.

Appearances

Mega Man Battle Network

In the first game, the first four were only found with the Life Virus, the final boss of the game. They emerged from holes in the front row of their grid (also preventing any changes to that column), attempting to line themselves up with MegaMan and attack with the element corresponding to their color.

Mega Man Network Transmission

In this game, the first four all appear in the Undernet. Their attacks were somewhat changed, with the Scutz shooting off fire bombs and the Scuttles launching ice blocks, and they now have Life Auras like their master. They were also finally named in this game. There is also a new version called the Scuttlest that has an enhanced Life Aura that is even stronger then the Life Virus' aura.

Mega Man Battle Network 2

In the second game, Scuttles made appearances once more. They were found in the secret area, armed with auras and dangerous elemental attacks.

Mega Man Battle Network 3

Much like the previous game, they were found in the secret area.

These viruses also, amazingly, have their own Virus Chip. Their attacks are pretty much the same, but the Scutz' attack homes in on enemies automatically, the Scuttler launches bolts that hit enemies simultaneously, and the Scutzer's vines attack from below, like PlantMan.EXE, only hitting once in the initial strike but doing tremendous damage when doing so. The "Boss", a ScuttleΩ, can be found in a hidden jack-in in Wily's Castle. Right as you get off the boat, go towards the opening in the wall and Jack-In. Its in one of the corners. BEWARE: This is probably the hardest Virus Boss fight in the game! But the payoff is worth it- it does twice as much damage as the Scuttlest's laser, doing a whopping 200 damage.

Virus Stats by Game

Mega Man Battle Network

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Mega Man Network Transmission

Scuttle		HP:	200	Element:		Damage:	140
		Dropped:	LifeAur1
		Location:	Undernet
Scutz		HP:	200	Element:		Damage:	140
		Dropped:	LifeAur1
		Location:	Undernet
Scuttler		HP:	200	Element:		Damage:	140
		Dropped:	LifeAur1
		Location:	Undernet
Scuttzer		HP:	200	Element:		Damage:	140
		Dropped:	LifeAur1
		Location:	Undernet
Scuttlest		HP:	300	Element:		Damage:	160
		Dropped:	LifeAur2, LifeAur3
		Location:	Undernet

Mega Man Battle Network 2

Scuttle		HP:	200	Element:		Damage:	100
		Dropped:	LifeAur1
		Location:	All WWW Areas
Scutz		HP:	200	Element:		Damage:	120
		Dropped:	LifeAur1
		Location:	All WWW Areas
Scuttler		HP:	200	Element:		Damage:	100
		Dropped:	LifeAur1
		Location:	All WWW Areas
Scutzer		HP:	200	Element:		Damage:	160
		Dropped:	LifeAur1
		Location:	All WWW Areas
Scuttlest		HP:	300	Element:		Damage:	160
		Dropped:	LifeAur2
		Location:	WWW Area 3

Mega Man Battle Network 3

Scuttle		HP:	300	Element:		Damage:	200
		Dropped:	LifeAura
		Location:	Secret Areas
Scutz		HP:	300	Element:		Damage:	200
		Dropped:	LifeAura
		Location:	Secret Areas
Scuttler		HP:	300	Element:		Damage:	200
		Dropped:	LifeAura
		Location:	Secret Areas
Scutzer		HP:	300	Element:		Damage:	200
		Dropped:	LifeAura
		Location:	Secret Areas
Scuttlest		HP:	200	Element:		Damage:	200
		Dropped:	LifeAura
		Location:	Secret Areas
ScuttleΩ		HP:	400	Element:		Damage:	300
		Dropped:	1000 Zenny
		Location: