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{{Maverick Infobox
{{Maverick Infobox
| image = [[File:MMX5 - Spiral Pegasus Art.png|250px]]
| image = [[File:MMX5 - Tidal Whale Art.png|250px]]
| caption = Artwork from ''Mega Man X5''.
| caption = Artwork from ''Mega Man X5''.
| portrait = [[File:MMX5 - Spiral Pegasus Portrait.png|X5]]
| portrait = [[File:MMX5 - Tidal Whale Portrait.png|X5]]
| names = Spiral Pegasus, The Skiver
| names = Tidal Whale, Duff McWhalen, Tidal Makkoeen
| titles = Air Force Prince<ref name="MM25">''MM25: Mega Man & Mega Man X Official Complete Works''. 2013.</ref>
| titles = Guardian of the Great Sea<ref name="MM25">''MM25: Mega Man & Mega Man X Official Complete Works''. 2013.</ref>
| weapon = [[Wing Spiral]]/[[W-Shredder]]
| groups = None
| weaknesses = [[Dark Hold]]
| groups = [[Repliforce]] (formerly), Reploid Air Force
| appearances = ''[[Mega Man X5]]''
| appearances = ''[[Mega Man X5]]''
| inspiration = [[wikipedia:Pegasus|Pegasus]]
| inspiration = [[wikipedia:Sperm whale|Sperm whale]]
| stages = [[Reploid Air Force Stage]]
| designer = [[Ryūji Higurashi]]<ref name="MM25"/>
| weapon = [[File:MMX5 - Goo Shaver Icon.png|x20px|X5]] [[Goo Shaver]]<br/>[[File:MMX5 - Frost Splasher Icon.png|x20px|X5]] [[F-Splasher]]
| weaknesses = [[File:MMX5 - C-Shot Icon.png|x20px|X5]] [[C-Shot]]<br/>[[File:MMX5 - C-Sword Icon.png|x20px|X5]] [[C-Sword]]
| stages = [[Deep-Sea Submarine Stage]]
}}
}}


'''Spiral Pegasus''', also known as '''The Skiver''', or as {{Jp|'''Spiral Pegacion'''|スパイラル・ペガシオン|Supairaru Pegashion}} in Japan, is a [[Maverick]] from the [[X era]], appearing as one of the main bosses in ''[[Mega Man X5]]''. He is a wind-themed [[Reploid]] based on a pegasus, who attacks by flying through the sky and creating hurricanes. He is a former [[Repliforce]] air force officer who possesses the Orbiter Wing required for the [[Space Shuttle]] project.  
'''Tidal Whale''', also known as '''Duff McWhalen''', or as {{Jp|'''Tidal Makkoeen'''|タイダル・マッコイーン|Taidaru Makkoīn}} in Japan, is a [[Maverick]] from the [[X era]], appearing as one of the main bosses in ''[[Mega Man X5]]''. He is a water-themed [[Reploid]] based on a whale, who attacks by creating blocks of ice and firing torpedoes. He is the curator of an oceanographic museum who possesses the Hydrogen required for the [[Enigma]] project.  


== In the Games ==  
== In the Games ==  
=== ''Mega Man X5'' ===
=== ''Mega Man X5'' ===
[[File:MMX5 - Spiral Pegasus.png|frame|Sprite from ''Mega Man X5''.]]
[[File:MMX5 - Tidal Whale.png|frame|Sprite from ''Mega Man X5''.]]
Spiral Pegasus debuts in ''[[Mega Man X5]]'' as one of the eight Mavericks on the [[Stage Select]] screen. He is a former [[Repliforce]] officer who now leads his own Reploid Air Force, and holds the Orbiter Wing needed for the [[Space Shuttle]] in the [[Reploid Air Force Stage]]. His attacks are dangerous for their ability to push the player off the arena, which is the back of a fighter jet. Defeating Spiral Pegasus grants [[Wing Spiral]] to X and [[W-Shredder]] to Zero. His weakness is the [[Dark Hold]] from [[Dark Necrobat]], as he can be immobilized by it for an extended period of time. A boss attack rematch with Spiral Pegasus later occurs in [[Zero Space Stage 4: Birth]].
Tidal Whale debuts in ''[[Mega Man X5]]'' as one of the eight Mavericks on the [[Stage Select]] screen. He is a captain of the coast guard and the director of an oceanographic museum, thus controlling access to the Hydrogen needed for the [[Enigma]] in the [[Deep-Sea Submarine Stage]]. His attacks don't deal much damage, but can easily crush the player on walls or deadly spikes. Defeating Tidal Whale grants [[Goo Shaver]] to X and [[F-Splasher]] to Zero. His weakness is the [[C-Shot]] or [[C-Sword]] from [[Crescent Grizzly]], which stuns him briefly. A boss attack rematch with Tidal Whale later occurs in [[Zero Space Stage 4: Birth]].


=== Other Game Appearances ===
=== Other Game Appearances ===
* In ''[[Mega Man X Legacy Collection]]'', Spike Rosered appears in [[X Challenge]]. He is fought alongside [[Neon Tiger]] in 2-2, with [[Dark Necrobat]] in 5-1, and with [[Blaze Heatnix]] in 8-1.
* In ''[[Mega Man X Legacy Collection]]'', Spike Rosered appears in [[X Challenge]]. He is fought alongside [[Jet Stingray]] in 5-3 in Volume 1, and with [[Metal Shark Player]] in 8-3 in Volume 2.
* In ''[[TEPPEN]]'', Spiral Pegasus appears as a Unit Card.
* In ''[[TEPPEN]]'', Tidal Whale appears as a Unit Card.


== Other Media ==
== Other Media ==
* In the ''[[Rockman X5 (manhua)|Rockman X5]]'' manhua, Spiral Pegasus reprises his role from ''Mega Man X5''.
* In the ''[[Rockman X5 (manhua)|Rockman X5]]'' manhua, Tidal Whale reprises his role from ''Mega Man X5''.
* In the [[Mega Man (Archie Comics)|Archie ''Mega Man'' comic]], Spiral Pegasus appears in the "Worlds Unite" arc as one of the many Mavericks resurrected in Sigma's army.
* In the [[Mega Man (Archie Comics)|Archie ''Mega Man'' comic]], Tidal Whale appears in the "Worlds Unite" arc as one of the many Mavericks resurrected in Sigma's army. He is referred to as Tidal Makkoeen and is drawn without his correct eyes.


== Official Data ==
== Official Data ==
=== ''[[Mega Man X5]]'' ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
| colspan="2" | Air Force Prince<br><span style="font-size:1.1em">'''{{PAGENAME}}'''</span>
! Source
! Data
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="background:#e4e6eb"|A young pegasus Reploid who now leads the Reploid Air Force. Because of his youth, he is often more passionate than reasonable. He looked up to and admired his teacher, Colonel from Repliforce, who perished in the Great War, and still has not forgotten him. He possesses the Orbiter Wing which can be used for the Shuttle. His Wing Spiral is a powerful tornado that instantly whirls anything it touches skywards.<ref name="HaohSpecial">''Haoh Game Special #188: Rockman X5 Kanzen Kōryaku Guide''. 2000.</ref><ref name="X5 Site">Capcom Japan official website, New Products, ''Rockman X5''. 2001. (http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/consumer/psrockx5/index.html)</ref>
| ''[[Rockman X5]]'' manual<br/>''[[Rockman X5]]'' website<ref name="X5 Site">(Archived) Capcom Japan official website, New Products, ''Rockman X5''. 2001. (http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/consumer/psrockx5/index.html)</ref>
| style="background:#e4e6eb" | In addition to serving as the director of a maritime museum, he is also the captain of a coast guard. Due to his excessive sense of responsibility, he is a bit of a risk-taker and frequently gets into spats with Repliforce. His Goo Shaver moves along surfaces and scrapes the ground.{{Translated}}
|-
| ''[[Haoh Game Special]] #188: [[Rockman X5 Kanzen Kōryaku Guide]]''
| style="background:#e4e6eb" | ...{{Translated}}
|-
| ''[[Compendium of Rockman X]]'' [[Boss Files (Compendium of Rockman X)|Boss File]]
| style="background:#e4e6eb" | A whale-shaped Reploid. Although he is huge, he can swim and use blocks of ice to attack the player. Despite his few attack patterns, beware the spikes on the right wall of the arena.{{Translated}}
|-
| ''[[Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2]]'' [[Gallery (Mega Man X Legacy Collection)|Gallery]]
| style="background:#e4e6eb" | Whale is both the curator of an oceanographic museum and captain of a maritime security force. Never one to back off from a crisis, his tendency to blunder into dangerous situations without a second thought often gets him into disputes with Repliforce's navy. His Gel Shaver{{sic}} weapon tears along flat surfaces, literally shaving away anything in its path.
|}
|}
=== ''[[Compendium of Rockman X]]'' ===
{{CompendiumX BossFile/X5|Spiral Pegasus}}
=== ''[[Mega Man X Legacy Collection]]'' [[Gallery (Mega Man X Legacy Collection)|Gallery]] ===
{{MMXLC Gallery/X5|Spiral Pegasus}}


==Behind the Scenes==
==Behind the Scenes==
===Developer Commentary===
===Developer Commentary===
:"This is our second shot in the fantasy series. In the previous game, ''[[Mega Man X4|X4]]'', we used a [[Magma Dragoon|dragon]] motif, but as a rule for the X series bosses, fantasy characters are not real creatures and are difficult to understand, so I was prohibited from using them. Well, I broke that rule again this time. (laugh) His attack method was easy to imagine and he looked cool, so I decided on him fairly quickly. The fact that his attack method resembles [[Storm Eagle|Eagle]]'s is because I was heavily influenced by ''[[Mega Man Xtreme|Xtreme]]'', which I was making at the same time, so I made them similar on purpose." - (Developer Comments)<ref name="X5 Site"/>
:"This is a boss that got vetoed from ''[[Mega Man X4|X4]]''. He got nixed because it was difficult to anthropomorphize a whale. If he wasn't humanoid to some extent, he wouldn't look boss-like. I actually wanted to make him about as large as [[Frost Walrus|Walrus]], but he ended up rather compact." - (Developer Comments)<ref name="X5 Site"/>


:"He's a soldier, so he has a military uniform (as you can see). I like him quite a bit, but I'd still like to rework the wings. When I was drawing this, I was listening to the theme song of ''[[wikipedia:Captain Tsubasa|Captain Tsubasa]]'' over and over. Thus we have the wings (tsubasa)... I wonder if he'll make use of them." - (SEITO, Designer Comments)<ref name="X5 Site"/>
:"No matter how you tinker with a whale, it still looks like a whale, so I finished this one up comparatively easily. It's a bit of a shock, though, that even though he's a whale, he's smaller than a sea lion ([[Frost Walrus]]). While this guy was being developed, he got impossibly strong once his health had decreased. It almost made me cry." - (SEITO, Designer Comments)<ref name="X5 Site"/>


:"Whale, Pegasus, and Dinorex were designed by Higurashi. They are simple yet refined, without a lot of unnecessary parts. Maybe it's just because I've been working on robots for so long, but my designs always seem to end up more cumbersome (laugh)." - (Haruki Suetsugu)<ref name="MM25"/>
:"Whale, Pegasus, and Dinorex were designed by Higurashi. They are simple yet refined, without a lot of unnecessary parts. Maybe it's just because I've been working on robots for so long, but my designs always seem to end up more cumbersome (laugh)." - (Haruki Suetsugu)<ref name="MM25"/>
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|-
|-
| Japanese
| Japanese
| {{Jp|Spiral Pegacion|スパイラル・ペガシオン|Supairaru Pegashion}}
| {{Jp|Tidal Makkoeen|タイダル・マッコイーン|Taidaru Makkoīn}}
| "Pegacion" is derived from the mythological creature, the "pegasus".
| "Makkoeen" is derived from {{Jp|"makkō kujira"|抹香鯨|makkō kujira}}, the Japanese term for sperm whale.
|-
|-
| English
| English
| Spiral Pegasus / The Skiver
| Tidal Whale / Duff McWhalen
|"The Skiver", his name in the initial English release of ''Mega Man X5'', was inspired by [[wikipedia:Michael Monroe| Michael "High in the Sky" Monroe]], a frequent collaborator with the rock band [[wikipedia:Guns N' Roses|Guns N' Roses]]. In the game's ''Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2'' re-release, his name was changed to "Spiral Pegasus" to better reflect his original Japanese name.
|"Duff McWhalen", his name in the initial English release of ''Mega Man X5'', was inspired by [[wikipedia:Duff McKagan|Duff McKagan]], the bassist of the rock band [[wikipedia:Guns N' Roses|Guns N' Roses]]. In the game's ''Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2'' re-release, his name was changed to "Tidal Whale" to better reflect his original Japanese name.
|}
|}
== Trivia ==
* While Tidal Whale's Japanese name indicates that he is based on a sperm whale, the lines on the bottom of his jaw are more indicative of the folds along the underside of a [[wikipedia:Blue whale|blue whale]] instead.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 18:34, 6 May 2024

Article
Gallery
Walkthrough
Quotes
Maverick Info
MMX5 - Tidal Whale Art.png
Artwork from Mega Man X5.
X5
Stage portrait(s).
General information
Name(s):Tidal Whale, Duff McWhalen, Tidal Makkoeen
Title(s):Guardian of the Great Sea[1]
Group(s):None
Appearances:Mega Man X5
Inspiration:Sperm whale
Designer:Ryūji Higurashi[1]
Game Info
Weapon(s):X5 Goo Shaver
X5 F-Splasher
Weakness(es):X5 C-Shot
X5 C-Sword
Stage(s):Deep-Sea Submarine Stage


Tidal Whale, also known as Duff McWhalen, or as Tidal Makkoeen (タイダル・マッコイーン) in Japan, is a Maverick from the X era, appearing as one of the main bosses in Mega Man X5. He is a water-themed Reploid based on a whale, who attacks by creating blocks of ice and firing torpedoes. He is the curator of an oceanographic museum who possesses the Hydrogen required for the Enigma project.

In the Games

Mega Man X5

Sprite from Mega Man X5.

Tidal Whale debuts in Mega Man X5 as one of the eight Mavericks on the Stage Select screen. He is a captain of the coast guard and the director of an oceanographic museum, thus controlling access to the Hydrogen needed for the Enigma in the Deep-Sea Submarine Stage. His attacks don't deal much damage, but can easily crush the player on walls or deadly spikes. Defeating Tidal Whale grants Goo Shaver to X and F-Splasher to Zero. His weakness is the C-Shot or C-Sword from Crescent Grizzly, which stuns him briefly. A boss attack rematch with Tidal Whale later occurs in Zero Space Stage 4: Birth.

Other Game Appearances

Other Media

  • In the Rockman X5 manhua, Tidal Whale reprises his role from Mega Man X5.
  • In the Archie Mega Man comic, Tidal Whale appears in the "Worlds Unite" arc as one of the many Mavericks resurrected in Sigma's army. He is referred to as Tidal Makkoeen and is drawn without his correct eyes.

Official Data

Source Data
Rockman X5 manual
Rockman X5 website[2] 		In addition to serving as the director of a maritime museum, he is also the captain of a coast guard. Due to his excessive sense of responsibility, he is a bit of a risk-taker and frequently gets into spats with Repliforce. His Goo Shaver moves along surfaces and scrapes the ground.[JP]
Haoh Game Special #188: Rockman X5 Kanzen Kōryaku Guide ...[JP]
Compendium of Rockman X Boss File A whale-shaped Reploid. Although he is huge, he can swim and use blocks of ice to attack the player. Despite his few attack patterns, beware the spikes on the right wall of the arena.[JP]
Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 Gallery Whale is both the curator of an oceanographic museum and captain of a maritime security force. Never one to back off from a crisis, his tendency to blunder into dangerous situations without a second thought often gets him into disputes with Repliforce's navy. His Gel Shaver[sic] weapon tears along flat surfaces, literally shaving away anything in its path.

Behind the Scenes

Developer Commentary

"This is a boss that got vetoed from X4. He got nixed because it was difficult to anthropomorphize a whale. If he wasn't humanoid to some extent, he wouldn't look boss-like. I actually wanted to make him about as large as Walrus, but he ended up rather compact." - (Developer Comments)[2]
"No matter how you tinker with a whale, it still looks like a whale, so I finished this one up comparatively easily. It's a bit of a shock, though, that even though he's a whale, he's smaller than a sea lion (Frost Walrus). While this guy was being developed, he got impossibly strong once his health had decreased. It almost made me cry." - (SEITO, Designer Comments)[2]
"Whale, Pegasus, and Dinorex were designed by Higurashi. They are simple yet refined, without a lot of unnecessary parts. Maybe it's just because I've been working on robots for so long, but my designs always seem to end up more cumbersome (laugh)." - (Haruki Suetsugu)[1]

Nomenclature

Language Name Origin
Japanese Tidal Makkoeen (タイダル・マッコイーン) "Makkoeen" is derived from "makkō kujira" (抹香鯨), the Japanese term for sperm whale.
English Tidal Whale / Duff McWhalen "Duff McWhalen", his name in the initial English release of Mega Man X5, was inspired by Duff McKagan, the bassist of the rock band Guns N' Roses. In the game's Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 re-release, his name was changed to "Tidal Whale" to better reflect his original Japanese name.

Trivia

  • While Tidal Whale's Japanese name indicates that he is based on a sperm whale, the lines on the bottom of his jaw are more indicative of the folds along the underside of a blue whale instead.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 MM25: Mega Man & Mega Man X Official Complete Works. 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (Archived) Capcom Japan official website, New Products, Rockman X5. 2001. (http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/consumer/psrockx5/index.html)
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