The Mega(man) Battle Network LP!

Music: Under Justice

Under Justice is this game’s “Hero” music. So far, it has only played twice: after the Boktai scenario, and just now. I think there’s only one scene in the entire game where it plays while Megaman is doing something heroic.

Lan: Chaud!!

A beam of light hits Megaman, causing him to glow.



MegaMan: Chaud’s Emotion is flowing into me!!
ProtoMan: Uh-gaaahhh!!
MegaMan: Ahhhhhhh!! | Convey Chaud’s feelings to ProtoMan!! | Yaaahhhh!!

I’m not sure why Megaman felt he had to yell.

ProtoMan: Gwahhhhhh!!

The screen flashes white.

Music: Nothing



Megaman runs to Protoman’s side and shouts his name again.

ProtoMan: Ugh… | W-what am I…
MegaMan: Can’t you remember?
ProtoMan: Nope… | All I remember is hatred, malice, and darkness, followed by | a soft light from…… Chaud!

That’s a very specific memory there. Still, is there a difference in feeling between hatred and malice?

Music: Journey of Determination

Lan: Chaud, we did it! ProtoMan’s back!
Chaud: …Yeah. | I owe you and MegaMan big time.
Lan: You don’t owe us anything. | We only helped you guys so we could battle you.
Chaud: Hmph. Well that’s a relief. | I couldn’t let lose on you in the tournament otherwise.
Lan: Oh yeah?! Well same here!
Chaud: ProtoMan, you OK?
ProtoMan: Yeah! No damage at all.

He’s not joking. He didn’t even lose 1 HP from using a Dark Chip, the cheating bastard.

Chaud: Then let’s jack out. To the Colosseum!
ProtoMan: Yes, sir! | MegaMan, my memory’s fuzzy, but I know I should thank you.
MegaMan: No problem. I just helped out a bit.

Yeah, I just ran around the Net looking for black market dealers to purchase and create a C-Slider with my own money, scavenged through the most corrupted part of the Net, and stalled a berserker you while Chaud attempted to restore your sanity. No biggy.

MegaMan: Chaud did the rest.
ProtoMan: Hmm…
Chaud: Lan, we’ll be waiting at the Colosseum.

Chaud leaves the room.

Lan: Jack out, MegaMan! We gotta get to the Colosseum.
MegaMan: Roger!!

Music: Player Entrance



Boss: The battle you’ve been waiting for!! | The showdown between the two Electopians! | And both of them are kids! | Let’s have them enter the arena together!! | Representing Electopia, Lan. | Also representing Electopia, Chaud!!

And, once again, Lan’s opponent gets a more enthusiastic introduction.



Chaud: We’re gonna thank ya by not holding back!
Lan: I wouldn’t have it any other way!!



Boss: Lan!! Vs. Chaud!! | Battle routine, set!!
MegaMan: Execute!
ProtoMan: Slice and dice!!

Music: Battle Pressure





Protoman is basically the same as he was in BN3, only this time he doesn’t have Sonic Boom. In other words, dodging Fighter Sword and Step Sword requires exact timing and if you were using a chip or firing the buster while he starts it up, you’re totally screwed. More importantly, you’re no longer fighting him with an endgame folder.



Protoman does have one weakness though: despite what Chaud was saying earlier about Protoman being able to fight with his eyes closed, using Blinder prevents Protoman from attacking for the duration of the status effect. He’ll still move though, and that’s a tremendous hassle.

Music: Journey of Determination



Boss: Lan’s the winner of the Electopian showdown!!
Lan: We won!! | …Awesome!! We really did it!! | Good battle, Chaud. | Let’s do this again!
Chaud: Hmph, good battle? | You may have won today’s match, | but we won’t be the same when you face us next time.
Lan: I know. | But we’ll be stronger, too, next time.
Chaud: Hmph… You better be…
MegaMan: ProtoMan! Let’s do this again sometime!
ProtoMan: If Chaud so wishes…
MegaMan: Hey, Lan.
Lan: What?
MegaMan: Did your friendship with Chaud deepen after all of this?
Lan: Not at all!
MegaMan: I wonder? You operated me so well together.

Chaud provided vague hints which you and Lan solved. I wouldn’t call that operating together.

MegaMan: I thought maybe you two became better | friends. Wouldn’t it be nice?
Lan: What, with that jerk?!
MegaMan: I’ve come to understand those two. | I felt Chaud’s true feelings when we helped ProtoMan. | Now I know how important ProtoMan is to him. | During the battle, | I felt ProtoMan’s cool and poignant soul.



Chaud: Lan, I gotta get going. Another | mission awaits.
Lan: OK, see ya…
Chaud: …… | Let’s go, ProtoMan! To our next mission!
ProtoMan: Yes, sir!

Chaud leaves.



God damn it Lan, stop putting yourself down like that.

Lan: When I saw him operating you, | I realized how dependant I still am on you.

What’s wrong with that? You‘re brothers, and you‘ve proven that together you two can do more than anybody else.

MegaMan: Lan…
Lan: But I’ll do my best to outdo him. | I just can’t stand losing to him.
MegaMan: And I don’t want to lose to ProtoMan!
Lan: Let’s try our best!
MegaMan: OK!

*Insert Round Is Over speech*



*sigh*

Next time: WEATHER DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY!

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Heat Shot C x4
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Twin Fang 1 C x3
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Variable Sword V x3
Air Hockey 1 F x3
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Invisible * x2 - REGULAR
Attack +10 * x3
Full Custom *
Gun Del Sol EX G

Total codes (not counting * code): 4

My Navi Customizer is still the same.

Battle with ProtoMan.EXE

A double bingo this time.




Proto Soul offers superior offense and defense! Good luck!

Required Chip Element: Sword
Charge Shot: Wide Sword (80 damage, can counter)
Features: Reflect (always does 50 damage) and a Step Sword Charge.

Proto Soul is pretty awesome. The charge shot is mostly useless, but Megaman gains the ability to charge Sword chips. And not only does the charged chip do double damage, it also gains the effect of a Step Sword. As such, Slasher becomes a 480 damage nuke to the enemy screen if it's used from the middle of the front column.

More importantly, Sword chips are extremely easy to get, and many share common codes. S Coded Sword - Wide Sword - Long Sword, for instance, is practically handed to you as you play the game. Sadly, Proto Soul can't charge Life Sword.

So how should you use this Soul?

Proto Soul wants a folder filled with Sword chips, and there are two viable codes that can do this: S (gives you Sword, Wide Sword, Long Sword, Wide Blade, Long Blade, and Custom Sword) and C (gives you Wide Blade and Variable Sword). C may sound weaker, but Variable Sword is still, well, variable, even after being charged up. You just have to get the timing down.

Final Thoughts

Proto Soul is one of the better souls of BN4. It's only real flaw is that if you want to use it, you need to dedicate a folder to it. Still, can the Red Sun soul beat the union of rivals?



Good luck using Search Soul techniques! (Yuichiro really dropped the ball on this one.)

Required Chip Element: Invisible
Charge Shot: Scope Gun (10 damage, five hits. Auto-targeting, deals flinching damage, pierces Mercy Invincibility, Invisible, and Pop Up)
Features: Enemy mercy invincibility and use of Invisible/Pop-up are canceled during the Soul Unison animation, three use Chip Shuffle while in the Custom Screen.

To answer the above question, yes, the Red Sun soul beats Proto Soul. Hell, Search Soul doesn't just beat Proto Soul, it bends Proto Soul over backwards and punches him in the ass so hard it explodes.



Yeah, like that.

There isn't a single part of Search Soul that isn't ridiculously broken. The chip element required to use it should never not be in your folder, the Soul Unison animation essentially acts as a free Blinder (though it doesn't blind), and the charge shot is incredibly easy to use and absolutely murders enemies with Super Armor; only the fifth shot makes the opponent flinch, so if you can find some way to make sure the enemy doesn't get hit by it (protip: going into another Soul cancels the Scope Gun), you can remove mercy invincibility without even using a chip

But all of that is just a side feature compared to Chip Shuffle. Whenever Search Soul enters the Custom screen, he can choose to shuffle all unselected chips up to three times. Note I said unselected. With the help of a Custom program or two, Chip Shuffle can be used to get the chips you need to massacre your opponent. In fact, it's probably the easiest way to S Rank Omega navis in underneath 10 seconds (that's how you boost the damage of SP chips to the max).

Huh? You still have to wait until you hit the Custom screen? Not if you set Full Custom as your regular chip.

So how should you use this Soul?

What's there to say? If you don't have an Invisible * chip in your folder, something is dreadfully wrong with you. Once you activate Search Soul, you can abuse the Chip Shuffle option to set up any of the game's super combos with relative ease.

Final Thoughts

Search Soul is the best soul of BN4 and BN5. Final.

C'mon, that's pretty much his schtick.

Please tell me that Chaud/ProtoMan scenario is the stupidest part of BN4.

Even if it's a lie, I just don't want to have to imagine how they could outstupid it even more.

I'd say the plot as a whole competes with it, but yeah it's pretty much the worst part.

Thunderman, Windman, Coldman, and Kendoman are even worse.

And that's not even getting into the ending, which is as weird as hell.

Remind me if BN4 or BN5 is the worst.

BN4 is pure nonsense thrown at the player. BN5 is pure nonsense that tries to make sense in the worst way possible. Meanwhile, both games have absolutely stupid gimmicks.

Then again, BN4 doesn't literally tell the player to fuck off.

I don't know if this counts as a spoiler, but are you guys going to be replaying these games to get everything?

Looking at Alpha Werewolf's tournament board, it looks like he's about to do Paulie's scenario. As such, next update will be coming soon.

And if you want to get a sneak preview of my feelings about Coldman's scenario, my user title says it all.

Yup; Paulie is my scenario.

I won't be surprised if I got Coldman next. Man, I hate that scenario.

We're not even to the old man and his curse yet.

That's Red Sun only, and it's a while off.

Music: Journey of Determination



You can face both Coldman and Searchman in the same tournament, so this statement can possibly be totally nonsensical.

MegaMan: From Sharo, huh… | The frigid country in the north, right?



Idiot Wearing A Thick Coat While Complaining About The Temperature: Such place should be! | If they do not turn on, I do myself!
Lan: What’s up > with him? | It’s not hot in here at all.
MegaMan: Just over-sensitive to heat I guess…
Lan: Hahaha… Guess so! | Brrrr! | Is it getting cold?
MegaMan: Lemme check my temp. sensor. | Lan, the room temp. is falling rapidly!

I’d like to point out that it hasn’t even been a minute since Idiot left. I‘d also like to go ahead and say this entire scenario could have been avoided if someone told Chillski to take off his fucking coat.



A NPC walks into the room.

Lan: What is it, mister?
NPC: Ah, Lan! Am I glad to see you!!
Lan: Huh? Me?
NPC: Your opponent, ColdMan, is generating | huge numbers of snowmen on the Netopia Area of the Net, | and it’s wreaking havoc on the temp. control system here!
Lan: So that’s why it go cold so suddenly. | And that man must’ve been ColdMan’s operator.
NPC: We’d like to try reasoning with them, but we’re all pretty | intimidated by that powerful looking | Navi ColdMan. No one is willing to go.

FYI, ColdMan.EXE is very similar to his Classic counterpart. So yes, these guys are all afraid of a fridge.

Lan: So you want us to go stop them from cooling down the Net…

I’m going to assume this was a faulty translation, because otherwise Lan would have to be so stupid he mistakes the real world for the Net.

NPC: That’s right.



NPC: How about it?
Lan: Well, MegaMan?
MegaMan: Why not? | We’ll all freeze at this rate. | And it wouldn’t hurt to see what kinda Navi ColdMan is.
Lan: Good point. Seeing them in action would be an added bonus.
NPC: Then you’ll do it?
Lan: Sure. We’ve got time | before the match and I doubt ColdMan will do anything drastic.
NPC: Thank you! | We’re counting on you. Please hurry! | I’ll go report this to tournament HQ.

“Boss, we were too afraid of the walking refrigerator to make him stop damaging the Net, so we made a sixth grader do our job for us.”

Lan: Well, let’s go have a word with ColdMan!

Music: Global Network



It appears that NPC was slightly exaggerating about the number of snowmen on the Net.

ColdMan: Whoosh… Who’re you?
MegaMan: I’m MegaMan, you’re tournament opponent!
ColdMan: So? What business do you have with me, whoosh?
MegaMan: You’re causing all sorts of trouble by chilling the Net. | So would you mind stopping it now?
ColdMan: Whoosh… I see… | So you want me to stop chilling the Net, do ya?
MegaMan: Um, yes…
ColdMan: Whoosh…



ColdMan: You mind, Chillski? Whoosh!
Chillski (Idiot): I do not mind! | I tire of dis artificial cold. However!! | Now I go back to Sharo and return wis natural cold!!
ColdMan: …Whoosh whoosh! Yay! Natural cold!
Lan: M-M-MegaMan! | Hurry up and stop the cold already! | I’m f-f-freezing!
MegaMan: ColdMan!
ColdMan: Whoosh! | I know. Hold yer horses! | Be gone, snowmen!



ColdMan: Whoooooosh!! | The temp. will return to normal soon. | See ya at the match.
MegaMan: That seemed a little too easy.
Lan: Yeah, it did.

It probably says something about this game that it’s a bad sign when people do what you politely ask them to do.

Lan: Phew, it’s warmed up quite a bit.
MegaMan: So what was all that about “natural cold” anyway?
Lan: Probably nothing to worry about.
MegaMan: I’m not so sure…
Lan: Relax!

As soon as you step outside of the hotel, the stupidity begins.

Music: Nothing



Lan: What the?! What’s going on?!

Music: Incident Occurrence (Count: 16)

MegaMan: A blizzard?! | But it’s not even snow season! | Lan, you got mail! | It’s from Netopia’s Weather Center! I’ll read it!

MegaMan: “The sudden blizzard menacing Netopia | is thought to have been caused by a cold air mass from | Sharo. What caused the air mass to come to Netopia is | as yet unknown. | The Sharo Space Center weather | satellite purportedly manages | the region’s weather | but officials believe it may be malfunctioning.”

That entire e-mail took up eight dialogue boxes. It could have easily been fit into four.

MegaMan: That’s it. | Any ideas, Lan?!



Lan: …That’s it!!
MegaMan: Oh… | You mean that “natural cold” they were talking about?

So in the two minutes since ColdMan jacked out, Chillski flew to Sharo, went to the Space Center, took control of the Weather Satellites, and set a blizzard to go to Netopia. This blizzard then went across the world in seconds.

Lan: Right. This is bad! | Wonder if the tournament will be canceled?
MegaMan: It’s a possibility.
Lan: We gotta do some | thing! Hmm… Didn’t that mail say | something about the Sharo Space Center?
MegaMan: Maybe we should visit Sharo?
Lan: Yeah, I couldn’t bear to see the tournament canceled.

I love how they’re more worried about the tournament than the ecological disaster a sudden blizzard would cause. But I’m even more amused by how the game honestly believes the player has the attention span of a two year old, forcing them to constantly repeat obvious hints as to your next destination. It’s not enough to get an e-mail saying that the Sharo Space Center is malfunctioning, the player must also mash through Lan wondering if the Sharo Space Center is important and MegaMan flat out saying that you have to go to Sharo.

Lan: Let’s go, MegaMan!!

It would be nice if I could continue the scenario just like that, but because this game is made out of the essence of tediousness there’s something the player has to do first.



And that would be to pick up the PMD here.



So despite the fact that Sharo is capable of controlling the weather, they choose to have snow all year round. I really don’t know why anybody would want that.



The Sharo Space Center has the opposite version’s symbol and color scheme. This applies to the houses outside too.



NPC: Chillski’s caused this abnormal weather by sending an | unauthorized signal to the satellite. | That Chillski used sleeping gas so we wouldn’t interfere! | And he struck while I was all alone…

So if you were the only one there when he broke out the sleeping gas, where’s everyone else right now? You’d think the gigantic blizzard would be a clue something has gone wrong.

NPC: How humiliating… | I feel so sleepy…
Lan: Mister! Don’t fall asleep!
NPC: …Huh?! | This is bad… I must fix the antennas.



I figured I might as well show this image as a reminder to how terrible BN4’s text formatting is. Every time you see a “|” after only four words or so, the dialogue box probably looks like that.

Lan: they have to do with blizzard? | …Hey, wake up!!
NPC: …Huh?! | Oh, sorry. | There are 4 parabolic antennas in the city of Sharo. | They’re used to control the weather satellite. | However, ColdMan is interfering with them somehow. | Maybe it’s the CyberSnowmen. | ….
Lan: CyberSnowmen? | Oh yeah, those guys. | So if we take care of them, will that fix the antennas? | …Wake up!!
NPC: …Huh?! | Oh, sorry! | To defeat the CyberSnowmen, you must get rid of the viruses | that animate them.
Lan: Viruses? | They’re animated by viruses? | ……
NPC: I’m awake! I didn’t doze off that time! | Yes, viruses. If you delete the viruses with them, | the CyberSnowmen will crumble.

Lan: OK, we’ll go destroy those CyberSnowmen.
NPC: But destroying them alone



What the heck is that hyphen doing there?

NPC: The computers of all 4 antennas contain a heating system.
Lan: A heating system?
NPC: That’s right. | To function properly in Sharo’s cold climate, | each antenna has a system for warming | it’s computer. The CyberSnowmen disabled them.

Wait, what? If Chillski wanted to control the Weather Satellite, why is he damaging the control antennas’ heating systems? Or is the Weather Satellite just programmed to make a blizzard if the antenna is cold? Because while that would be incredibly stupid, it seems perfectly logical by BN4 standards.

NPC: After destroying the CyberSnowmen, you must light each of | the heating systems that keep the antenna’s computers warm.
Lan: Light… the systems?

Lan, this isn’t Metal Gear Solid! Quit it with the parroting!

NPC: Right. The heating systems are essentially CyberTorches. | Installing a [Fire] chip in a CyberTorch will light it. | Which chip you need is written on the CyberTorch.

That’s right. Coldman’s scenario brings back the Energy Change gimmick, only this time you need specific chips.

Lan: Got it. Thanks! You can count on me!
NPC: Beware of…… the cold. | Before you know it, the cold climate… | Oh, I can’t… keep… my eyes… open… | Zzzzzz…

Lan: Ok, first we have to jack into the anten | nas and destroy the CyberSnowmen. | Once we destroy them all, we’ll light the CyberTorches! | OK, all ready! | Looks cold outside, but, we gotta go!!



So much for sleeping.

NPC: Once you destroy all the CyberSnowmen, | light the CyberTorches ASAP. | If you take too long, the CyberSnowmen will regenerate. | Zzzzzz…
Lan: Why didn’t he tell me that sooner?!

The paths to all four of the antennas are blocked by a convenient pile of snow. Examining them will cause Megaman to marvel at how much snow there is.



I think Lan was supposed to say that.



To get your shovel, you have to examine this house. This is in no way hinted, so by the time you get it Lan’s temperature may have dropped to dangerously low levels.



Lan doesn’t seem to quite understand how shoveling out snow works.



This scenario decided to mix things up a bit, so there isn’t a basic multiple round virus battle. Instead, there are a set amount of virus battles per antenna that you have to battle consecutively, dealing with both random encounters and the threat of Lan freezing along the way. Fun.



Inscription: and has a K.
MegaMan: Spreads… back… Oh, this?



As mentioned earlier, each antenna requires a different Fire chip: Heat Breath K, Heat Shot C, Flame Line 1 F, and Black Bomb Z. Because this scenario is retarded, only one of these Fire chips can be found inside Sharo Area. The rest have to be acquired through either random encounter prizes or Net Dealers.



That thermometer on the top right of the screen isn’t just for show. Once it hits 34 degrees, Lan will be unable to operate Megaman. In other words, you won’t be able to use Battle Chips anymore.



If Lan’s temperature hits 32 degrees, the screen will go white as Lan passes out, soon to freeze to death.



Not. Lan manages to drag himself back to the Space Center to reheat himself (You can actually do that at any time). Doing so, however, will cause any antennas that haven‘t been lighted to reset, including the convenient snow piles.

Every antenna held a BMD. In total, I got a Bug Bomb G, a Battery program, a HP Memory, and a RegUp 1.

MegaMan: Lan, all 4 antennas have been fixed now!
Lan: The blizzard has subsided, too!!
MegaMan: Lan, phone call!
NPC: The antennas are working again! | Nice work!
Lan: The researcher! Are you OK now?
NPC: Thanks to you, I’m fine. | You did an amazing job out there. | The blizzard’s over here in Sharo, but it may take some time | before it subsides in Netopia.
Lan: Take some time? Why?

Because blizzards don’t just magically fade away?

NPC: It’ll take awhile for the signal to reach Netopia. | But at least no more damage will be done.

Oh, silly me. Of course the blizzard will magically vanish. You just have to wait for the network signal to get there, because apparently this blizzard is also connected to the Net.

Lan: I see… | Then the tournament should be OK then.
NPC: I’ll control the satellite so that the blizzard in | Netopia stops as soon as possible. Don’t worry.
Lan: Roger that! We’re counting on you!!
MegaMan: Lan, let’s get back to Netopia. | Another call? The researcher again?



ColdMan: What’s the idea meddling in our business!!

Sounds like someone forgot a comma.

MegaMan: ColdMan!
Chillski: You gonna pay! I just starting to cool off. | Come to Colosseum at once!! | We will freeze MegaMan to core!!

Chillski hangs up.

Lan: All he thinks about is himself! | We can’t lose to someone like that! | MegaMan, let’s head to the Colosseum!
MegaMan: Roger!!

So who’s ready for some more time shenanigans?

To return to Netopia, Lan has to take a sleigh to the airport. Then, after the customary airport procedures, he has to fly across the ocean.



Despite all of that, Lan beats the magical blizzard nullification signal to Netopia.

Boss: It’s so cold that an evacuation advisory has been issued… | But the show must go on according to the broadcast schedule. | Brrr… It’s cold!! | But we must persevere! A-a-a-choo!



Music: Player Entrance

Boss: And now… | R-r-representing E-l-l-lectopia, Lan!! | …Clatter clatter. | And now entering the arena… Representing Sharo… | …A-a-a-choo!! | Excuse me… Chillski! | …Clatter clatter.

Lan finally gets a more enthusiastic entrance.



Chillski: Am I really so very scary!

I’m not sure if that’s a missing question mark or Chillski being an idiot.

Lan: …Clatter clatter. | We’re just cold!!
Chillski: Perfect temperature for me!!
Lan: Only because you’re such a fat head!
Chillski: Little brat! You no talk to me like dat! | Now you pay! | ColdMan, Freeze MegaMan to the core!!



Lan: M-MegaMan! Go get him.
MegaMan: He’s history!
Boss: T-t-time to battle! | L-Lan!! Vs Chillski!! | Battle routine, set!!
MegaMan: Execute!
ColdMan: I’m gonna freeze you to the bone!! | Whoooooosh!!

Music: Battle Pressure



Coldman is a total wuss normally, and Blue Moon gives you an ability that can completely devastate him. Naturally, I do not have said ability yet and will not until a very long time. Anyways, Coldman stays in the back column throughout the fight, and every time he appears to move out of it he’s working on a Step Sword principle; if you hit him in his new location, he’ll just warp back to the back column.

Oh, and there are Ice panels for you to abuse Coldman’s weakness with.



Like his Classic incarnation, Coldman’s main attack involves pushing things into you. He has two different ways of using Ice Cube; either he’ll fill the column in front of him or place Ice Cubes in a triangle pattern on Megaman’s side.



He can also send out destroyable clouds at Megaman. He can generate up to three, but how many he sends out depends on how open the column in front of him is.



Finally, Coldman can jump up and land on Megaman’s panel. Whatever panel he lands on will be cracked.

Beating Coldman is incredibly easy, and if you want to see why go check out the video.

Music: Journey of Determination

Boss: ColdMan was deleted! | Lan has clinched the match amid the | fierce blizzard!! | The storm’s subsided and warm Sunlight | is shining down upon the victor!



*insert cheering*

Lan: We did it!
Chillski: It hot! Too hot!! No way I can battle in such heat! | Dat was unfair, stupid battle. I go back to Sharo!!
Lan: Huh?! | Whadaya mean, unfair! The blizzard was no picnic for us! | That’s just…
Chillski: Bah! | I hate how you kids lose temper so fast! | NetBattle is just game, you know!

Music: Nothing

Lan runs over to Chillski.

Lan: What did you say?! | NetBattles are not just a game!!



Seems Lan agrees with Raika’s viewpoint after all. Anyways, this is a sore subject for Lan, as it’s impossible to make a backup for MegaMan.EXE. So while Chillski can just dick around with Coldman as much as he wants, if Megaman is deleted that’s it.

Lan: You just say whatever suits yourself. | I oughta slug you!!
Chillski: Yikes!!



An Official walks over.

Official: Don’t waste your strength on the likes of him. | We Officials will take care of judging him for his crimes.
Chillski: Officials?!

Nice of you guys to show up after Lan’s fixed everything.

Official: Chillski!



Chillski: No… No…!
Official: Let’s go!! | You have a lot of explaining to do!
Chillski: At least let me do it in cold place!
Official: We have a special interrogation room ready for you… | …In NetFrica!
Chillski: NetFrica?! | I cannot stand hot place!!
Official: Stop yer whining! Let’s go!!
Chillski: Noooooo!!

Music: Journey of Determination



Official: Shut up and move!
Lan: Serves him right…
MegaMan: Yeah… | Say, Lan, you OK? You were in the blizzard during the battle…
Lan: I managed, somehow. | But I’ve had enough of this cold! | A-a-a-choo!!

Boss: The battler who tossed taside all others to claim the | title World Champion is a 6th grader from | Electopia, Lan and MegaMan!!

I’m pretty sure Lan’s the only 6th grader of the pair.



NPC: Boss! The winner has been decided!
Boss: OK, I’ll be right there.
Lan: Who’s that lady? | She’s the “boss”?

Music: Nothing

NPC: Yes, that lady’s our boss. | You’ll be told the details later on. | Ah, boss! We’re over here!!
Lan: …Huh?!



For some stupid reason, the helicopter’s shadow is flickering.

Lan: W-What?!
NPC: We’re from Netopia’s outer-space monitoring center! | Our planet is in extreme danger! | Pleae grab on! We’ll explain everything later!!
Lan: Outer space? Extreme danger? | But why me?
NPC: Time is against us! Go now, quickly!
Lan: …… | I’m not sure about this… I’ll need to be told everything!



Boss: Roger! On my way! | Next stop - NAXA!
Lan: Oh, oh, ooooh…

The helicopter’s shadow disappears completely as it rises up.



It then zooms away, not even bothering to let Lan climb up.

I wonder how the tournament audience feels about this.

Next time: We’re done with another tournament, time for another Nebula segment.

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Heat Shot C x4
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Twin Fang 1 C x3
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Air Hockey 1 F x3
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Invisible * x2 - REGULAR
Attack +10 * x3
Full Custom *
Gun Del Sol EX G

Total codes (not counting * code): 4



Still the same!



Battle with ColdMan.EXE

And that's the last we'll be seeing of the bingo card until the next tournament.

:?

Knew I forgot something. The last thing I picked up was a RegUp 1.

Huh. Are you sure that he will always move back to the back row?

As in, right after you hit him with, say, a DarkLance?

Coldman spends the entire fight in the back row. So does Thunderman

Yes, you can totally destroy them. Too bad you won't be able to use those super powered SP chips .

Ok yeah, my final battle is Coldman. Go on ahead while I do that scenario, I'll prepare some Omega navi fights for next time.

How much would an Action Replay for the GBA cost? The only one I see is on Amazon for $60.

Just order one from Codejunkies. It's about $20. Do note that it works better with the DS's GBA slot. (Or at least mine does).

Next update coming as soon as Photobucket allows it.

Music: NAXA

NAXA is one of the most boring songs I have ever heard, and it’s even more terrible if you use turbo.




Boss: Follow me please.
Lan: W-Wait, what is this place?!

The Boss and Lan walk over to the entrance of NAXA.

Boss: Welcome, Lan. | To the Netopia space monitoring center. | Otherwise known as NAXA.

In the Japanese version, NAXA is instead called ANSA. You know, in case you ever wanted to know that.



Lan, we just started this update. Cut the parroting.

Lan: Why have you brought me here?
Boss: Prepare yourself… | A huge asteroid is headed directly towards our planet. | If we don’t stop it, we’re all doomed!



This is total bullshit. Boss doesn’t even know the plan.

Lan: W-What… | I haven’t heard anything about an asteroid!
Boss: Of course not.



Wait, so all of this is just a MegaMan - Professor Layton crossover? …That actually explains the unnecessary puzzles, the nonsensical plot, and the ridiculous amount of game padding.

Boss: If everyone knew, the world would descend into chaotic panic.

And that’s why we decided to only share the secret with three top scientists, completely ignoring every other established expert. That is also why we ended up with a crappy laser that had to be overloaded to do its job. Finally, that is also why we couldn’t be bothered to hire a few Officials for security. Aren’t we just the best protectors of Earth ever?

Boss: I’ll tell you the details inside. | Go the room on the second floor. | Hurry now!

Surprisingly, Megaman doesn’t comment on this. Instead, he’ll just alert Lan that he’s received e-mail. Inside is a thank-you-for-staying message from that Netopian hotel and the Hotel Banner.





So yeah, Regal hasn’t actually explained his plan yet. And during the time period between Regal asking for a top Net Battler and Lan actually arriving, nobody bothered to come up with a new plan or even do anything for that matter.

NPC 1: Dr. Hikari’s laser failed, so your plan is all we’ve got!
Regal: ……

Boss enters the room.

Boss: Everyone… | I’ve brought the tournament winner. | Please come in.

Lan walks in.



Yuichiro: Lan… | I head that the winner was from Electopia, but…

Wait, what? You… knew the winner’s country of origin, but not his name? And how did you even find out anyways if you’re working in a super top secret area? Speaking of which, does this place have internet connection or television? A world tournament seems like something everyone would pay attention to.

Lan: Dad!! | Who would have thought that we’d meet here!
Regal: So he’s your son…
Yuichiro: Yes, this is Lan.
Regal: I see… You must be very proud of him. | Nice to meet you, Lan. I’m Dr. Regal, a mere scientist…

That both sounds redundant and odd. “Hi, I’m Doctor Evil, a mere person with a doctorate”.

Lan: N-Nice to meet you…
Regal: Now let me tell you why I had you brought here…

I realize the upcoming exposition was so the programmers wouldn’t have to make a scene where Lan is in a helicopter getting filled in, but this leads to the logical conclusion that during the entire flight to NAXA, Lan was just hanging on that ladder praying he had made the right choice.

Regal: …First of all, | the reason why we searched for the best NetBattlers… | We recently held two global scale battle tournaments, | and we found the two greatest battlers - Lan and one other.

So yeah, apparently the Red Sun tournament happened in this game as well. Why didn’t we hear about it? Who the hell knows.

Anyways, as far as I’m concerned the canonical winner of the RS version Blue Moon tournament is Chaud, and the canonical winner of the BM version Red Sun tournament is Raika.

NPC 2: But what has that got to do with the asteroid?

Music: Nothing

Regal: Let me get straight to the point. | That asteroid is |



They seriously gave an entire text box to just one word. They also gave an entire text box to the three words that would make this make sense. Seriously, can someone tell me what the hell was going on with the translation?

Yuichiro: Huh, it can’t be?! | Someone actually made that asteroid?
Regal: Exactly… | I couldn’t believe it either at first, | but signals on a Cyberworld frequency were detected. | A large spherical rocket may have been put into space, | and over time, space dust could have attached to it.
Shilly: But we’ve no record of a spherical rocket being laun… | Ah! Maybe…



That’s right! This game’s latest plot twist is that aliens are trying to destroy the Earth!

Regal: But its origin is not of importance to us now. | We must focus on changing the asteroid’s course. | Returning to my original topic… | As this asteroid is not natural, | it may contain a Cyberworld. | Do you see now?
Yuichiro: If we send a Navi to the asteroid, he could control it… | …But how could we send a Navi into space?!

Are you serious Yuichiro? You’re the one who created the Advanced PET’s infra-red laser jack in.

Regal: We converted your laser into a remote control system. | Remember, Navis are program data. | And everyday we send program data by wireless means.
Yuichiro: But this is far too dangerous!
Regal: A mission to space where anything could go wrong… | We could even lose the Navi, | and this planet would be smashed to pieces! | In order for this mission to succeed, | the most delicate operating skills will be crucial.



I’m not really seeing the danger here. I mean, all they’re doing is just extending the range of Lan’s PET, right?

Regal: Already, the other champion is working at Sharo SpaceCtr to | operate satellites and plot the course of the asteroid.

What, did your super advanced “calculate the path of an asteroid near Pluto” computer break down?

Regal: Well… Lan…
Lan: I-I…
MegaMan: …Let’s do it, Lan!
Lan: But, MegaMan, if something went wrong in space…

You could say that about every time you use Megaman.

MegaMan: If we don’t try, then everyone is doomed. | And we’re the only ones who can do it. | …We’ll be fine. I trust you completely.
Lan: …OK. I understand, MegaMan…



Yuichiro: But Lan…
Lan: Don’t worry. This is a job for a Hikari! | So what must I do…
Regal: Tests on the Navi transporter are nearly completed, | we’ll need you as soon as they’re done.

Someone forgot an “and”.

A siren goes off and the screen flashes red a few times.

Intercom: A message from Netopia! A group called Nebula has | hacked into the Net all over the world! | Connection to the Net is no longer possible.

Music: Incident Occurrence (Count: 17)

I would like to note that from here on, Incident Occurrence starts playing constantly. You know, if you weren‘t already annoyed at its extreme repetitiven- DUUUUN DA DA-NAA! DUUUN DA NA NA!



I’m glad somebody’s finally asking that question.

Intercom: It’s no good! | The communication net has been torn to pieces!

Shouldn’t said communication have been defended? By, you know, Officials?



I honestly wonder why that ellipse is there.

Boss: So now they’re using the Net to ruin our next strategy…

What? All you’re doing is using that laser to jack Megaman into that asteroid. What does the rest of the Net have to do with that?

Lan: I’ll check it out.
Boss: But we need you for the Navi plan. | If you were hurt…
Regal: OK, we’ll leave it to you. | Show us all just how skilled you are. | If there’s a problem in the Net, our next strategy cannot | succeed until it’s resolved.

That doesn’t make any sense. Flamman literally set the Net on fire last game, and that didn’t stop Lan from being able to jack into things not directly connected to the Net.

Regal: Remember, the data from Sharo will come via the Net.

Oh, so all of this is because your magical supercomputers don’t work anymore.

Regal: Lan, travel around the world, | and fix the Net by jacking directly into it.
Lan: Understood!
Regal: Also, I want to give you something before you leave.



Methinks that didn’t come out quite right.

Regal: I’m relying on you! | Lan will take care of the Net problem. | Everybody else, back to your posts to make ready our plan.
Yuichiro: ……..

Screw Regal, talk to Yuichiro first.

Yuichiro: Not even I know what’s going to | happen next, but one thing I know for | sure is our planet’s fate rests on you. This is a next- | generation chip developed by NAXA. | Maybe it will help you.



This chip does 200 damage to the panel three spaces ahead. It also removes all Navi Customizer benefits, but there are very few bosses that have those. More notably, its total attack power increases by 1 for every victory against a Red Sun player. If you had enough time, you could theoretically get this thing to do 999 damage.

By the way, the Meteor Red Sun chip is much better than Blue Moon Ray solely because it hits multiple times. This means it benefits more from boosts. I think so anyways; I haven’t used either of these chips more than once because the former cracks a 3 x 3 square of panels and the latter is way too hard to hit with.



Regal: When installed, we can keep track | of where MegaMan is. If something were to | happen to MegaMan… we will have to come | up with another plan to stop the asteroid. Of course we | hope nothing happens to him though.

This is the game trying to be subtle.



Anyways, now we have to fly to Yumland, Sharo and Netfrica in order to restore the connections between each nation’s net. I‘m going to Yumland first because it‘s both new and hilariously stupid.



Can you guess what continent Yumland represents?



…What?



Like the other two continents, Megaman needs a Pass Code before he can access the Net. Unlike the other two continents, Megaman has to straight up pay 6000 Z.



No prize for guessing what has to be done to get rid of these things.



Rinse, wash, and repeat for the YumLand - Netopia, Sharo - Netopia, and NetFrica - Netopia connections.



By the way, the Officials aren’t doing anything about the barriers. They’re just ordering everyone to jack out.

I‘m sure jack out will be very depressed to hear that. Anyways, I actually need to go back to Park 1 right now in order to show off the last part of that sideque-



I forgot how to fight Topman. Oh well, at least I saved.





At this point, you can do the side quest to get the Sharo Space Center Banner. This will give a quick link to Under 3, and though I don‘t need it right now, I do need to go to the Undernet so I might as well start it. Oh, and if you ask around, you‘ll find out the Red Sun winner is in another room you conveniently can‘t see.





Should have gotten a S, but I screwed up at the end and got hit.



If you talk to a navi in the Space HP, he’ll tell you that a navi was supposed to be waiting to give Megaman the Space Pass Code. However, said navi decided to be an ass and wander around the Undernet instead. You have to find him and get the Pass Code from him with only the hint “he said he was going to go for a spin, so look for a place you can spin around”.

The navi is walking back and forth at the center of Under 3. Spin around my ass.



At Alpha, Protoman gains the ability to attack Megaman from behind.



I didn’t mention it before (though you can kind of see it in the video), but Protoman’s slashes actually hit before he swings his sword. Protoman’s kind of an asshole like that.



Protoman’s chip is as good as always, so for the first time in like five updates I’m changing my folder.



Anyways, after you destroy the last barrier Lan will get a phone call.

Yuichiro: Lan, this is Dad. Can you hear me?
Lan: Yes, Dad! Is something wrong?
Yuichiro: The criminal who damaged the Net is | hiding in Park Area1! | However, Officials from Netopia | have no jurisdiction to operate in Electopia Net, and | Electopia Officials are still without communication.

What? I reconnected Electopia, Yumland, and Netopia first. And how hard can it be to make a phone call and explain that a dangerous criminal is hiding in Park 1?

Lan: OK! Leave it to me!
Yuichiro: Thanks, Lan! | First, find the Official Navi in the Netopia Area. | He’ll give you more details. | I’m depending on you, Lan!
Lan: Yes, sir!



*sigh*

NPC: It seems that the fugitive is hiding in the Park Area…
Lan: If you know where he is, go get him!

I think this conversation was written before the one where Yuichiro directs Megaman to this navi.

NPC: Yes, indeed. But there’s a problem… | The place where he is hiding is not easy to get to. | Normally there’s no access. | The only way to get there is…



MegaMan: The… The Undernet?!

Yes Megaman, the Undernet. The place you literally just walked through five minutes ago.

NPC: Yes, indeed… | That pit of scum and villainy known as the Undernet. | Even the Officials are hesitant to head into there!

Seriously? Because that Sharo navi was just waltzing around like he owned the place. And speaking of owning the place, do you know who does? Megaman. Too bad that Rank 1 got dropped into a plot hole.

MegaMan: …Then, then we’ll go!
NPC: What? Are you sure?
MegaMan: You heard about us from my father, right?

I think this is the first time the game’s main plot remembers that Lan and Megaman are brothers. And even then, to new players it comes off as a mugshot error.

NPC: Yes, indeed. But…, but you’re still children!

They’re also the champions of an international tournament! An international tournament that took place at the very continent whose Net you’re standing in! Seriously, where the hell has this Official been?

Lan: Skill at Net Battling doesn’t depend on age! | Please, let us go!
NPC: …Indeed. | Here, take this, then…



NPC: This data will open a door in the Town Area… | The area beyond that connects to the Undernet. | Good luck!



Bonds: …Sometimes? I see… | Perhaps the secret to your strength can be found here…





Town 4 is a one way panel of maze. There’s a PMD with a Wind Racket A, and an invisible path that leads to a Heel Navi.

NPC: Not bad, kid, making it all the way out here… | I haven’t talked to anyone in 3 years… | I’m in a good mood, so I guess I’ll give you this…



NPC: I found that deep in the Undernet, | but it’s not the kind of chip that people like me use… | I wonder why a chip like that would be in the Undernet…?



After all of that talk about how dangerous the Undernet is, Town 4 just leads to the previously inaccessible parts of Under 1 and Under 2. Said parts are pretty much just straight lines.



And you know where it leads to? That one part of Park 1 you couldn’t enter because of a convenient hole in the roa-



ARE YOU KIDDING ME.



For the record, I only got hit twice. The Omega Navis just do that much damage.



Anyways, there’s also a BMD here for some reason.



NPC: You… You’re MegaMan aren’t you? | I know you… You’re the one that LaserMan mentioned… | So you refused LaserMan’s invitation… | and have become a menace to our organization!
MegaMan: …La, LaserMan?! You’re with Nebula!

Yes, this was already established. Seriously, what were the writers doing? Did they just write the main story in separate chunks?

NPC: You should be more careful who you speak to! | And now… Time to be deleted!

Oh shoot, a battle. I’m only at 1 HP, this might actually be tough.



Or not.

Or maybe I’ll be a complete moron and accidentally deselect the Protoman chip before starting the turn! Oh well, I‘ve got a maxed out buster. I can still win easily.



NPC: But fear not…, our mighty leader’s… plan… | is now… in motion…

Isn’t that a bad thing for Megaman? Why is he telling him not to be afraid?

NPC: The asteroid… is ours…
MegaMan: I knew it. You were after the asteroid!

How did you know that? You were literally just told about it something like… four days ago, I guess.



The Plan of Darkness is not to be confused with an evil plan.

Lan: I’ll smash your plan into little pieces! | Right, MegaMan?
MegaMan: Dead right!
NPC: That’s what you think, little boy…



That is an extremely awkward way to censor out death.



What?





Lan: Answer me! MegaMan! | Uwaaaaaa!!

The scene changes to NAXA. Incident Occurrence is still playing.

Regal: Aah…
Boss: Dr. Regal. What’s wrong?!
Regal: Oh, no… The Transmtr I gave | to Lan has stopped sending its signal…
Yuichiro: !!
Shilley: But if the Transmtr has stopped transmitting…?
Regal: It means that Lan’s Navi has… | whether due to Nebula or for some other reason… | been deleted.
NPC 2: It c-can’t be…
NPC 1: B-But that means… | The plan to send a Navi to the asteroid…
Shilley: Can’t even be attempted… | I knew it was too much for a little sixth grader… | We’re finished…

Hey, Shilley? Shut up. Seriously.

Regal: …Not so. There is one other option.
Boss: What’s that…?
Regal: To send a different Navi instead. | It’s too late to change our plan.
Boss: But we have no time to search for another NetBattler.



Yuichiro: ……
Regal: I may not be Lan’s equal, but I am a NetBattler.

If you’re so confident you can do it, what was the point of even waiting for Lan?

Regal: Does anyone object to this approach? | …Well then, let’s get started with our preparations.
Yuichiro: …Lan.

Next time: Okay, show of hands. Who actually thought Megaman died?

Current Folder

Heat Shot C x3
Wide Shot 1 C x4
Twin Fang 1 C x3
Magnet Bolt 1 C x4
Variable Sword V x3
Air Hockey 1 F x3
Air Hockey 3 V
Blinder *
Invisible * x2 - REGULAR
Attack +10 * x3
Full Custom *
ProtoMan B
Gun Del Sol EX G

Total codes (not counting * code): 5



Now if you excuse me, I’ll be trying to kill Omega with a team of Freelancers.

If I correctly guess that Regal's Navi is Laserman, what do I win?