For the Mega Man ZX enemy, see Springer (ZX). |
Springer (スプリンガー Supuringā), known as Spring Head in the Mega Man 2 instruction manual for the U.S., is an enemy robot from the Mega Man series that was built from the remains of broken Crazy Razies.[1] Similar to Gabyoall, Springer slides on the floors, and speeds up when Mega Man is on the same piece of land as the Springer. If Mega Man touches a Springer, its head springs up.
In Mega Man 2, they appear in Metal Man's stage, Heat Man's stage, Quick Man's stage and in the Wily Castle. The regular Mega Buster shot cannot harm them. Leaf Shield, Quick Boomerang and Bubble Lead are better choices to hit them with.
Springers also appear in Metal Man's stage in Mega Man II, in the second Wily Tower stage in Mega Man: The Wily Wars, and in the Wily Stage (a copy of Quick Man's stage from Mega Man 2) in Mega Man on the Game Gear.
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Hits Data Chart
Amount of shots/hits from Special Weapons it takes to destroy a Springer.
Mega Man 2 | |||||||||||
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Mode | Mega Buster | Metal Blade | Air Shooter | Bubble Lead | Quick Boomerang | Crash Bomber | Time Stopper | Atomic Fire | Leaf Shield | ||
Normal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Y | 0:0:1 | 1 | ||
Difficult | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Y | 0:0:1 | 1 |
Mega Man: The Wily Wars | |||||||||||
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Mega Buster | Rolling Cutter | Super Arm | Ice Slasher | Hyper Bomb | Fire Storm | Thunder Beam | |||||
0 | 0 | ? | Y | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Metal Blade | Air Shooter | Bubble Lead | Quick Boomerang | Crash Bomber | Time Stopper | Atomic Fire | Leaf Shield | ||||
0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Y | 0:3:1 | 1 | ||||
Needle Cannon | Magnet Missile | Gemini Laser | Hard Knuckle | Top Spin | Search Snake | Spark Shock | Shadow Blade | ||||
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Y | 3 |
Varieties
Giant Springer
Giant Springer (ジャイアントスプリンガー Jaianto Supuringā) is a giant Springer that launches missiles from its head. It was made larger in an attempt to make it stronger. The missiles can be destroyed in Mega Man 3, but in Mega Man II they are invincible.
They appear in Magnet Man's Stage and the Doc Robot stages of Spark Man, Needle Man, and Shadow Man in Mega Man 3. In Mega Man II, they appear in Magnet Man's stage and the final Wily Stage.
It can be destroyed with two shots from the Gemini Laser, though Magnet Missile, Hard Knuckle, Search Snake, and Shadow Blade are decent substitutes, defeating it in four shots.
They also appear in the third Wily Tower Stage in Mega Man: The Wily Wars.
Hits Data Chart
Amount of shots/hits from Special Weapons it takes to destroy a Giant Springer.
Mega Man 3 | |||||||||||
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Mega Buster | Needle Cannon | Magnet Missile | Gemini Laser | Hard Knuckle | Top Spin | Search Snake | Spark Shock | Shadow Blade | |||
8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Mega Man: The Wily Wars | |||||||||||
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Mega Buster | Rolling Cutter | Super Arm | Ice Slasher | Hyper Bomb | Fire Storm | Thunder Beam | |||||
8 | 3 | ? | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||
Metal Blade | Air Shooter | Bubble Lead | Quick Boomerang | Crash Bomber | Time Stopper | Atomic Fire | Leaf Shield | ||||
4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | Y | 0:3:1 | 1 |
- Damage values for Mega Man 3's weapons in The Wily Wars are the same as in the original game.
Spring Face Bomb
Spring Face Bomb (スプリングフェイスボム Supuringu Feisu Bomu) is an enemy that appears in Mega Man 6, found in the upper area of Yamato Man's stage on the conveyor belt wheels. It bounces toward Mega Man, and when shot, its head flies off and explodes.
Other Media
Springers appeared in the rockman: Dr. Wily no Inbou and Rockman: Yomigaeru Blues.
Giant Springer appeared on the Variant Cover of Mega Man #40, makes its formal debut in Mega Man #43, and appears as one of robots in the Sky Patrol's training room in Sonic: Worlds Unite Battles.
The Spring Face Bomb makes an appearance in the Rockman 6 manga.
Gallery
Similar Enemies
Trivia
- Springer was originally designed for the first Mega Man game, but had to be cut from the game, later being used in Mega Man 2.[2]
References
Mega Man 2 | |
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List of Robot Masters | |
Metal Man • Air Man • Bubble Man • Quick Man • Crash Man • Flash Man • Heat Man • Wood Man | |
Other Bosses | |
Mecha Dragon • Picopico-kun • Guts Tank • Boobeam Trap • Wily Machine 2 • Alien | |
Mega Man's Special Weapons | |
Metal Blade • Air Shooter • Bubble Lead • Quick Boomerang • Crash Bomber • Time Stopper • Atomic Fire • Leaf Shield | |
Mega Man's Support Items | |
Item-1 • Item-2 • Item-3 | |
List of Enemies | |
"Acid" • Anko • Batton • Big Fish • Blocky • Changkey • Changkey Maker • Copipi • Claw • Fly Boy • Goblin • Kaminari Goro • Kerog Kukku • M-445 • Matasaburo • Mole • Monking • Neo Metall • Petit Goblin • "Petit Kerog" • Pierrobot • Pipi • Press • Returning Sniper Joe Robbit • Scworm • Shotman • Shrink • Sniper Armor • Springer • Tanishi • Telly | |
- Sub-bosses - | |
Friender | |
Locations | |
Wily Castle | |
Miscellaneous | |
Game Script • List of Enemies • Damage Data Chart • Miscellaneous Data |
Mega Man II | |
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The eight bosses | |
Metal Man • Air Man • Crash Man • Wood Man • Needle Man • Magnet Man • Hard Man • Top Man | |
Other Bosses | |
Quint • Wily Machine II | |
Mega Man's Special Weapons | |
Metal Blade • Air Shooter • Crash Bomber • Leaf Shield • Needle Cannon • Magnet Missile • Hard Knuckle • Top Spin • Sakugarne | |
Mega Man's Support Items | |
Rush Coil • Rush Jet • Rush Marine | |
Miscellaneous | |
Damage Data Chart • Enemies |
Mega Man (Game Gear) | |
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Bosses | |
Bright Man • Stone Man • Star Man • Napalm Man • Wave Man • Toad Man • Dr. Wily | |
Mega Man's Weapons | |
Mega Buster • Flash Stopper • Power Stone • Star Crash • Napalm Bomb • Water Wave • Rain Flush | |
Enemies | |
100 Watton • Apache Joe • Asteroid • B Bitter • Baby Metall • Bomb Thrown • Bounder • Changkey Maker • Dachone • Daidine • Dompan Gas • Giree • Gyotot • Hirarian 427 • Irucan • Jet Bomb • Lyric • Metall Cannon • Metall Mommy • Minoan • Mizzile • Mousubeil Power Muscler • Puyoyon • Rackaser • Ratton • Rider Joe • Rock Thrown • Rolling Drill • Scworm • Sniper Armor • Space Metall Springer • Swallown • Subeil • Sumatran • Taban • Tatepakkan • Teckyun • Tondeall • Toss Machine • Totem Polen Twin Cannon • Yudon • V | |
- Sub-bosses - | |
Escaroo • Octoper OA | |
Items | |
Extra Life • Life Energy • Weapon Energy • Energy Tank • Mystery Tank | |
Miscellaneous | |
Battan • Bottomless Pit • Force Beam • Spikes • Mega Man (Game Gear) Damage Data Chart |