Tatepakkan

Tatepakkan
In-Game Information
HP:	Mega Man 5: 2
Attack Damage:	Mega Man 5: 4 (projectile) 5 (contact) Mega Man IV: 2 (projectile)
Weakness:	Mega Man 5: Super Arrow Mega Man IV: Beat
Misc. Information
Script:	タテパッカン
Rōmaji:	Tatepakkan
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man 5 Mega Man IV Mega Man (Game Gear)

Tatepakkan (タテパッカン, Tatepakkan) is a shielded cannon enemy from the Mega Man series. They can only be hit when they raise their shield to fire, but if Mega Man can somehow get behind one, he can bypass the shield and destroy it more easily.

Appearances

Mega Man 5

Tatepakkan appears in Gyro Man's Stage, Stone Man's Stage, the second and third stage from Proto Man's Castle, and the first Wily Castle stage. They also appear in three colors, but besides that there is no difference between them. They are weak to Super Arrow. The Charge Kick is also a good weapon to use on it as it can go straight through its defense and destroy it with two hits, usually hitting them twice with one attack. It is possible to hit through their shields at point-blank range.

Mega Man 11

Tatepakkan returns in Mega Man 11, but this time in a blueish type color. Other than retaining its original weakness, due to the Mega Buster's new Guard Break ability, it is possible to quickly stun it with a Charge Shot and quickly take it down with a few rapid fire shots before it's shield returns to its original position.

Mega Man IV

Tatepakkan appears in Stone Man's Stage and in the second stage from the Wily Battleship. The shield hitbox is considerably smaller, so the Charge Shot and several weapons can damage it from below even when the shield is down. Beat can easily bypass its shield. Additionally, they can be stood upon without taking contact damage, which is required to obtain one of the E-Tanks in Stone Man's stage.

Mega Man (Game Gear)

Tatepakkan, named Shield Gun in the game's manual, appears in Stone Man's Stage.

Hits data chart

Amount of shots/hits from Special Weapons it takes to destroy a Tatepakkan.

Mega Man 5
Mega Buster	Gravity Hold	Water Wave	Power Stone	Gyro Attack	Star Crash	Charge Kick	Napalm Bomb	Crystal Eye	Super Arrow	Beat
2:2:1	2	2	2	2	2:2	2	2	2:2	1	2

Other media

Tatepakkan has breaf appearances in the Rockman 5 manga.

Gallery

Tatepakkan in the Rockman 5 manga

Tatepakkan (Mega Man 11)

Tatepakkan

Etymology

The "tate" in Tatepakkan's name refers to the Japanese word for shield, "たて" or "盾" in hiragana and kanji respectively. Moreover, "pakkan" comes from the word "pakan (パカン)", Japanese onomatopoeia of open.

See also

• Tatebo