Mega Man Battle Network

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Game Info

Box Art
General information
Game Title(s):	Mega Man Battle Network, Battle Network Rockman.EXE
Developer(s):	Capcom
Publisher(s):	Capcom (JP, NA), Ubi Soft (EU)
Release Date(s):	Game Boy Advance: JP: March 21, 2001 NA: October 31, 2001 EU: November 30, 2001 Virtual Console:  Wii U: JP: July 9, 2014 NA: July 31, 2014 EU: July 24, 2014
Genre(s):	Action, RPG
Game mode(s):	Single Player, 2-Player Competitive
Platform(s):	Game Boy Advance

Mega Man Battle Network, known in Japan as known in Japan as Battle Network Rockman.EXE (バトルネットワーク ロックマンエグゼ, Batoru Nettowāku Rokkuman Eguze) is the first entry of the main Battle Network series, developed by Capcom and released for the Game Boy Advance in 2001. Set in an alternative timeline from the Mega Man games that came before it, it details the adventures of Lan Hikari and his Net Navi MegaMan.EXE in a world centred around the Internet and digital programs rather than robots.

Though its gameplay features would become typical for later Battle Network games, the game marks a major departure from previous Mega Man series, being an action RPG rather than a platformer or pure action game. It also focuses strongly on the collection of Battle Chips, making use of the Game Boy Advance's Game Link Cable to trade these items between different game carts or battle other players for them.

An enhanced port for the Nintendo DS called Rockman.EXE: Operate Shooting Star was released in Japan only in 2009.

Characters

• MegaMan.EXE
• Lan Hikari
• Mayl Sakurai
• Roll.EXE
• Dex Oyama
• GutsMan.EXE
• Yai Ayanokoji
• Glyde.EXE
• Eugene Chaud
• ProtoMan.EXE
• Dr. Yuichiro Hikari
• Haruka Hikari
• Ms. Mari
• Masa
• SharkMan.EXE
• Sal
• SkullMan.EXE
• Ms. Yuri
• Rush
• Lord Wily
• Mr. Match
• FireMan.EXE
• HeatMan.EXE
• FlameMan.EXE
• Higsby
• NumberMan.EXE
• StoneMan.EXE
• Dr. Froid
• Tory Froid
• Ms. Madd
• ColorMan.EXE
• Count Zap
• ElecMan.EXE
• Yahoot
• MagicMan.EXE
• BombMan.EXE
• LifeVirus
• PharaohMan.EXE
• Dusk
• ShadowMan.EXE
• Bass.EXE

Enemies

Viruses

MegaMan encounters Viruses randomly while moving around in cyberspace, or during specific scripted events. A virus encounter halts the action and takes the player to a special battle screen, on which one or more viruses must be defeated (or fled from using the Escape chip) in order to return to cyberworld map. The type and formation of these viruses is picked at random, from a number of predefined options for the current area.

When he emerges victorious from a battle, MegaMan is graded with a rank (Busting Level) based on performance and usually receives a reward of Zennys or Battle Chips, depending on his Busting Level and the types of viruses he deleted.

Name	Sprite	Description	HP	Damage	Element	Battle Chip(s)
Ammonicule		Warps to MegaMan's height and sends water spouts straight forward. It is shielded by a bubble that can be popped temporarily through attacks.	60	80	Aqua	BblWrap1
Ammonicule2		Warps to MegaMan's height and sends water spouts straight forward. It is shielded by a bubble that can be popped temporarily through attacks.	90	120	Aqua	BblWarp2
Ammonicule3		Warps to MegaMan's height and sends water spouts straight forward. It is shielded by a bubble that can be popped temporarily through attacks.	150	160	Aqua	BblWrap3
Beetank		Moves up and down and occasionally stops to launch a cannonball at MegaMan, which explodes across the panel above and below it.	80	15	None	LilBomb
Beetank2		Moves up and down and occasionally stops to launch a cannonball at MegaMan, which explodes in a plus shape.	120	80	None	CrosBomb
Beetank3		Moves up and down and occasionally stops to launch a cannonball at MegaMan, which explodes in a 3x3 square shape.	150	140	None	BigBomb
Big Snake		A large snake with two body segments and a head that slide around. The head sends out shockwaves, the body blocks attacks. It sometimes releases a small snake in MegaMan's area.	200	200	Wood	Snakegg1
Big Snake2		A large snake with two body segments and a head that slide around. The head sends out shockwaves, the body blocks attacks. It sometimes releases a small snake in MegaMan's area.	250	200	Elec	Snakegg2
Big Snake3		A large snake with two body segments and a head that slide around. The head sends out shockwaves, the body blocks attacks. It sometimes releases a small snake in MegaMan's area.	300	200	Heat	Snakegg3
Billy		Moves close to MegaMan's area and releases sparks, which follow and can electrify him.	100	100	Elec	Thunder1
Silly		Moves close to MegaMan's area and releases sparks, which follow and can electrify him.	150	140	Elec	Thunder2
Killy		Moves close to MegaMan's area and releases sparks, which follow and can electrify him.	200	180	Elec	Thunder3
CanDevil		Moves to MegaMan's height and sends fire straight forward. It constantly recovers health unless the candle behind it is destroyed.	160	100	Heat	Candle1
CanDevil2		Moves to MegaMan's height and sends fire straight forward. It constantly recovers health unless the candle behind it is destroyed.	200	150	Heat	Candle2
CanDevil3		Moves to MegaMan's height and sends fire straight forward. It constantly recovers health unless the candle behind it is destroyed.	300	200	Heat	Candle3
Canodumb		Periodically scans the row in front of it with a crosshair. If MegaMan is caught in it, it shoots at him.	40	10	None	Cannon
Canodumb2		Periodically scans the row in front of it with a crosshair. If MegaMan is caught in it, it shoots at him.	80	50	None	HiCannon
Canodumb3		Periodically scans the row in front of it with a crosshair. If MegaMan is caught in it, it shoots at him.	140	100	None	M-Cannon
Cloudy		Blows clouds towards MegaMan's current column, which go up and down the column, raining down on him. It repeatedly flies into the air and slowly floats down, causing many attacks to miss if it is too high up.	120	30	Aqua	Cloud
Cloudy2		Blows clouds towards MegaMan's current column, which go up and down the column, raining down on him. It repeatedly flies into the air and slowly floats down, causing many attacks to miss if it is too high up.	140	80	Aqua	Cloudier
Cloudy3		Blows clouds towards MegaMan's current column, which go up and down the column, raining down on him. It repeatedly flies into the air and slowly floats down, causing many attacks to miss if it is too high up.	160	120	Aqua	Cloudest
Cold Bear		Moves to MegaMan's height and sends ice cubes sliding forward. The ice cubes block shots and stay around if dodged, blocking a panel in the back row; colliding with another ice cube destroys them.	200	50	Aqua	IceCube
Cold Bear2		Moves to MegaMan's height and sends ice cubes sliding forward. The ice cubes block shots and stay around if dodged, blocking a panel in the back row; colliding with another ice cube destroys them.	250	30	Aqua	N/A
Cold Bear3		Moves to MegaMan's height and sends ice cubes sliding forward. The ice cubes block shots and stay around if dodged, blocking a panel in the back row; colliding with another ice cube destroys them.	300	30	Aqua	N/A
Fanner		Releases tornadoes that follow MegaMan for a limited time before disappearing.	100	100	None	Typhoon
Fanner2		Releases tornadoes that follow MegaMan for a limited time before disappearing.	140	100	None	Hurricane
Fanner3		Releases tornadoes that follow MegaMan for a limited time before disappearing.	180	100	None	Cyclone
Fishy		Moves up and down and speeds towards MegaMan when it is at the same height. After it leaves the screen on the left, it reappears in its column.	80	30	None	Dash
Fishy2		Moves up and down and speeds towards MegaMan when it is at the same height, leaving a trail of flames behind. After it leaves the screen on the left, it reappears in its column.	150	150	Heat	BodyBurn
Flappy		Hops around with pauses and occasionally teleports to MegaMan's position, crashing down as a heavy weight and cracking the panel.	60	20	None	Quake1
Flappy2		Hops around with pauses and occasionally teleports to MegaMan's position, crashing down as a heavy weight and cracking up to 5 panels in a plus shape.	120	60	None	Quake2
Flappy3		Hops around with pauses and occasionally teleports to MegaMan's position, crashing down as a heavy weight and cracking up to 9 panels in a square shape.	150	100	None	Quake3
Floshell		A stationary enemy that fires ndividual cannonballs at MegaMan's area. Its front is protected by a shield, which it briefly lifts if it is damaged enough.	120	40	None	IronShld
Floshell2		A stationary enemy that fires salves of three cannonballs, spread out across MegaMan's area. Its front is protected by a shield, which it briefly lifts if it is damaged enough.	200	40	None	N/A
Floshell3		A stationary enemy that fires salves of five cannonballs, spread out across MegaMan's area. Its front is protected by a shield, which it briefly lifts if it is damaged enough.	250	40	None	N/A
Gaia		A statue that comes to life from time to time to move forward and attack with a large hammer, sending shockwaves rippling forward across all rows. While in statue form, all damage taken is reduced to 1.	150	200	None	Gaia1, IronBody
Gaia+		A statue that comes to life from time to time to move forward and attack with a large hammer, sending shockwaves rippling forward across all rows. While in statue form, all damage taken is reduced to 1.	200	300	None	Gaie2, IronBody
GaiaMega		A statue that comes to life from time to time to move forward and attack with a large hammer, sending shockwaves rippling forward across all rows. While in statue form, all damage taken is reduced to 1.	300	400	None	Gaia3, IronBody
Handy		Moves around and drops a time bomb on MegaMan's area, which causes explosions to ripple forward across all rows if not destroyed quickly.	80	30	None	TimeBom1
Handy2		Moves around and drops a time bomb on MegaMan's area, which causes explosions to ripple forward across all rows if not destroyed quickly.	200	100	None	TimeBom2
Handy3		Moves around and drops a time bomb on MegaMan's area, which causes explosions to ripple forward across all rows if not destroyed quickly.	300	200	None	TimeBom3
HardHead		A stationary enemy that occasionally opens its mouth to fire a cannonball at MegaMan, which breaks a panel if it misses. It can only be harmed while attacking.	60	30	None	Howitzer
HardHead2		A stationary enemy that occasionally opens its mouth to fire a cannonball at MegaMan, which breaks a panel if it misses. It can only be harmed while attacking.	70	30	None	N/A
HardHead3		A stationary enemy that occasionally opens its mouth to fire a cannonball at MegaMan, which breaks a panel if it misses. It can only be harmed while attacking.	80	30	None	N/A
Jelly		A slow-moving enemy with a crawling wave attack that covers all rows, but takes a long time to charge up. The waves are blocked by other viruses.	120	200	Aqua	Wave
HeatJelly		A slow-moving enemy with a crawling wave attack that covers all rows, but takes a long time to charge up. The waves are blocked by other viruses.	150	200	Heat	RedWave
ErthJelly		A slow-moving enemy with a crawling wave attack that covers all rows, but takes a long time to charge up. The waves are blocked by other viruses.	200	300	Aqua	BigWave
MegalianA		A floating head inside a barrier, which requires attacks with at least 10 strength to break through. It launches its face forward to attack, leaving it vulnerable outside the barrier.	200	100	Aqua	AquaAura
MegalianH		A floating head inside a barrier, which requires attacks with at least 40 strength to break through. It launches its face forward to attack, leaving it vulnerable outside the barrier.	250	160	Heat	FireAura
MegalianW		A floating head inside a barrier, which requires attacks with at least 80 strength to break through. It launches its face forward to attack, leaving it vulnerable outside the barrier.	300	240	Wood	WoodAura
Mettaur		Follows MegaMan vertically and sends shockwaves forward when at the same height. Only one Mettaur can attack at a time.	40	10	None	ShokWave, MetGuard
Mettaur2		Follows MegaMan vertically and sends shockwaves forward when at the same height. Only one Mettaur can attack at a time. If there are multiple, the idle ones hides under their helmets, becoming invulnerable.	60	40	None	SoniWave, MetGuard
Mettaur3		Follows MegaMan vertically and sends shockwaves forward when at the same height. Only one Mettaur can attack at a time. If there are multiple, the idle ones hides under their helmets, becoming invulnerable.	100	100	None	DynaWave, MetGuard
Miney		A stationary enemy that occasionally sinks into the ground to hide a mine on a random panel in MegaMan's area. It can also steal columns.	100	100	None	Mine1
Miney2		A stationary enemy that occasionally sinks into the ground to hide a mine on a random panel in MegaMan's area. It can also steal columns.	120	180	None	Mine2
Miney3		A stationary enemy that occasionally sinks into the ground to hide a mine on a random panel in MegaMan's area. It can also steal columns.	140	300	None	Mine3
Mole		A rare virus that pops up from one of three holes at random and must be hit within an increasingly short timeframe. Hitting it 10 times yields a special chip.	10	N/A	None	PopUp
Mosqurito		Moves up and down and speeds towards MegaMan when it is at the same height. After it leaves the screen on the left, it reappears in its column. If it catches MegaMan, it drains his health, restoring its own.	200	50	None	Drain1
Mosqurito2		Moves up and down and speeds towards MegaMan when it is at the same height. After it leaves the screen on the left, it reappears in its column. If it catches MegaMan, it drains his health, restoring its own.	200	100	None	Drain2
Mosqurito3		Moves up and down and speeds towards MegaMan when it is at the same height. After it leaves the screen on the left, it reappears in its column. If it catches MegaMan, it drains his health, restoring its own.	200	200	None	Drain3
Piranha		Warps to MegaMan's height and scans the row in front of it with a crosshair. If MegaMan is caught in it, it fires a spear from its mouth.	100	50	Aqua	TriArrow
Piranha2		Warps to MegaMan's height and scans the row in front of it with a crosshair. If MegaMan is caught in it, it fires a spear from its mouth.	150	70	Aqua	TriSpear
Piranha3		Warps to MegaMan's height and scans the row in front of it with a crosshair. If MegaMan is caught in it, it fires a spear from its mouth.	200	120	Aqua	TriLance
Poitton		Moves around and drops destructible grenades on MegaMan's area, which explode in certain directions if MegaMan steps in the danger zone.	100	100	None	Dynamit1
Poitton2		Moves around and drops destructible grenades on MegaMan's area, which explode in certain directions if MegaMan steps in the danger zone.	250	120	None	Dynamit2
Poitton3		Moves around and drops destructible grenades on MegaMan's area, which explode in certain directions if MegaMan steps in the danger zone.	300	150	None	Dynamid3
Popper		Drops in from the ceiling and start a wood spike attack, which which travels forward panel-by-panel and can adjust its path up or down to home in on MegaMan.	100	100	Wood	WoodTowr
Popper2		Drops in from the ceiling and start a wood spike attack, which which travels forward panel-by-panel and can adjust its path up or down to home in on MegaMan.	120	180	Wood	Dropdown
Popper3		Drops in from the ceiling and start a wood spike attack, which which travels forward panel-by-panel and can adjust its path up or down to home in on MegaMan.	250	140	Wood	LeafShld
Prog		A corrupted Mr. Prog. It is surrounded by harmful electricity and slowly moves towards MegaMan's side, stealing panels to try and corner him.	150	100	Elec	RingZap1
Prog2		A corrupted Mr. Prog. It is surrounded by harmful electricity and slowly moves towards MegaMan's side, stealing panels to try and corner him.	200	100	Elec	RingZap2
Prog3		A corrupted Mr. Prog. It is surrounded by harmful electricity and slowly moves towards MegaMan's side, stealing panels to try and corner him.	250	100	Elec	RingZap3
Puffy		A stationary enemy that releases a bouncing bubble, which follows MegaMan. The bubble can be destroyed, but explodes in a 3x3 square, which can still cause damage.	100	100	Aqua	Bubbler
Buffy		A stationary enemy that releases a bouncing bubble, which follows MegaMan. The bubble can be destroyed, but explodes in a 3x3 square, which can still cause damage.	100	100	Heat	Heater
Ratty		A rat that teleports around quickly and launches seeker projectiles forward, which change direction once. Its speed doubles while at half health, making it hard to hit.	60	60	None	Ratton1
Ratty2		A rat that teleports around quickly and launches seeker projectiles forward, which change direction once. Its speed doubles while at half health, making it hard to hit.	80	80	None	Ratton2
Ratty3		A rat that teleports around quickly and launches seeker projectiles forward, which change direction once. Its speed doubles while at half health, making it hard to hit.	100	100	None	Ratton3
Satella		A stationary enemies that scans the area with a crosshair. If MegaMan is caught in it, it will rapid-fire shots that can be dodged by moving around fast enough.	200	60	None	LockOn1
Satella2		A stationary enemies that scans the area with a crosshair. If MegaMan is caught in it, it will rapid-fire shots that can be dodged by moving around fast enough.	240	100	None	LockOn2
Satella3		A stationary enemies that scans the area with a crosshair. If MegaMan is caught in it, it will rapid-fire shots that can be dodged by moving around fast enough.	300	160	None	LockOn3
Spooky		Teleports to a different row when MegaMan moves to its current one, making it hard to hit. Occasionally, it teleports in front of him to attack with its fast tongue. It can heal itself and other viruses.	50	15	None	Invis1, Recov10
Spooky2		Teleports to a different row when MegaMan moves to its current one, making it hard to hit. Occasionally, it teleports in front of him to attack with its fast tongue. It can heal itself and other viruses.	100	60	None	Invis2, Recov50, Recov80
Spooky3		Teleports to a different row when MegaMan moves to its current one, making it hard to hit. Occasionally, it teleports in front of him to attack with its fast tongue. It can heal itself and other viruses.	120	120	None	Invis3, Recov10, Recov30, Recov50, Recov80, Recov120, Recov150, Recov200
Swordy		Moves towards MegaMan and tries to slash at him with a long sword or wide sword. It can steal panels to try and corner him.	90	40	None	WideSwrd, LongSwrd
Swordy2		Moves towards MegaMan and tries to slash at him with a long sword or wide sword. It can steal panels to try and corner him.	120	60	Heat	FireSwrd, Sword
Swordy3		Moves towards MegaMan and tries to slash at him with a long sword or wide sword. It can steal panels to try and corner him.	200	80	Aqua	AquaSwrd, Sword
Twisty		A stationary enemy that creates a flying drone, which moves across MegaMan's area and zaps each panel with lightning one by one, destroying them. The only way to remove the drone is to take out the Twisty.	80	100	Elec	Remobit1
Twisty2		A stationary enemy that creates a flying drone, which moves across MegaMan's area and zaps each panel with lightning one by one, destroying them. The only way to remove the drone is to take out the Twisty.	100	150	Elec	Remobit2
Twisty3		A stationary enemy that creates a flying drone, which moves across MegaMan's area and zaps each panel with lightning one by one, destroying them. The only way to remove the drone is to take out the Twisty.	120	200	Elec	Remobit3
VolGear		Moves out of MegaMan's way and occasionally releases fire, which travels forward panel-by-panel and can adjust its path up or down to home in on MegaMan.	80	15	Heat	FireTowr
VolGear2		Moves out of MegaMan's way and occasionally releases water, which travels forward panel-by-panel and can adjust its path up or down to home in on MegaMan.	120	50	Aqua	AquaTowr

Bosses

Bosses are strong, unique enemies, usually NetNavis controlled by other characters or operating on their own, who fought in oftentimes complex or pattern-heavy duels. Beating them may be required for progression, and may yield special rewards, like a unique BattleChip of the boss or another useful item.

To obtain all of these rewards, bosses typically need to be challenged multiple times, which can happen in different ways, depending on the type of boss.

Story Bosses

These bosses are fought at a certain point as part of the game's main story. They cannot be skipped, and most can only be refought by locating their "ghosts" hidden around on the internet, which are tougher versions of the boss that yield better rewards.

Boss	Sprite	Operator
FireMan.EXE		Mr. Match
NumberMan.EXE		Mr. Higsby
StoneMan.EXE		None
IceMan.EXE		Froid
ColorMan.EXE		Ms. Madd
ElecMan.EXE		Count Zap
ProtoMan.EXE		Chaud
BombMan.EXE		None
MagicMan.EXE		Yahoot
LifeVirus		N/A

Friendly Bosses

Various "friendly" NetNavis appear throughout the game, controlled by NPCs that Lan can talk to and challenge to a NetBattle for rewards at any time. While these can be completely optional, certain access points may be locked behind the first victory against such an opponent, and they may also be required for story progression. Some story bosses become friendly after their defeat, allowing the player to refight these by seeking out their operators.

Losing against friendly bosses does not normally result in a Game Over, reinforcing the amicable nature of the battles and allowing the player to try as many times as they like.

Boss	Sprite	Operator
GutsMan.EXE		Dex
NumberMan.EXE		Mr. Higsby
WoodMan.EXE		Sal
SharkMan.EXE		Masa
IceMan.EXE		Froid
SkullMan.EXE		Miyu
ProtoMan.EXE		Chaud

Post-game Bosses

Some optional bosses can be found hidden on the internet. They are considered "post-game" content, as they are high-level challenges with no relevance to the main story.

Boss	Sprite	Operator
PharaohMan.EXE		None
ShadowMan.EXE		Dark
Bass.EXE		None

Stages

• Tutorial Stage
• Stage 1: FireMan.EXE & Mr. Match
• Stage 2: NumberMan.EXE & Mr. Higsby
• Stage 3: StoneMan.EXE
• Stage 4: IceMan.EXE & Dr. Froid
• Stage 5: ColorMan.EXE & Ms. Madd
• Stage 6: ElecMan.EXE & Count Zap
• Stage 7: BombMan.EXE
• Stage 8a: MagicMan.EXE & Mr. Yahoot
• Stage 8b: LifeVirus & Dr. Wily
• Extra Stage: Bass.EXE

Items

Name	Sprite	Description
[[]]	File:MM - .png

• PET
• IceBlock
• WaterGun
• SchoolID
• SciLabID
• Message
• WWW PIN
• WWW Pass
• @Mayl
• @Dex
• @Dad
• @Sal
• @Miyu
• @Masa
• @WWW
• /Dex
• /Sal
• /Miyu
• Hig Memo
• Lab Memo
• YuriMemo
• Pa'sMemo

Relation to other Games

• Ports, Remakes and Compilations:
  • Rockman.EXE Operate Shooting Star

Super Smash Bros. series

Main article: Super Smash Bros. series

Name	Source Game	Weapon	Assist Trophy	Smash Tour Item	Boss	Stage	Mii Costume	Enemy	Trophy	Spirit	Music
MegaMan.EXE	Mega Man Battle Network	Mega Legends - part of Mega Man's Final Smash, also Mega Man's ability to Wall Jump	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	MegaMan.EXE's Armor, MegaMan.EXE's Helmet	N/A	File:SSB4 - MegaMan.EXE.png	914 - File:SSBU - MegaMan.EXE.png	N/A
ProtoMan.EXE	Mega Man Battle Network	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	915 - File:SSBU - ProtoMan.EXE.png	N/A

Relation to other media

NT Warrior

Main article: MegaMan NT Warrior

Serves as the main basis for the show.

External Links

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• TV Tropes
• SSB Wiki
• StrategyWiki
• Mega Man Home Page

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