Mega Man Killers

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1 Enker
2 Punk
3 Ballade
4 See also

The Mega Man Killers (Rockman Killers in Japan) are a series of fictional androids in the Mega Man video game series, appearing as bosses in four of the five Game Boy games in that series.

In these games, the Mega Man Killers are robots created by Dr. Wily to destroy Mega Man, who in turn defeats each of them and foils Wily's latest plot. Like many of the robots in the Mega Man series, each of the Mega Man Killer robots is named after a form of music.

All of the Mega Man Killers reappear as bosses in Mega Man V, and are later mentioned in the database of Mega Man series characters in Mega Man and Bass (which is the only time they are referred to in English collectively, and dubbed the "Megaman Killers").

[edit] Enker

Enker is the Mega Man Killer of Mega Man in Dr. Wily's Revenge. He wields a lance, but his main attack is his "Mirror Buster", which allows him to absorb Mega Man's Mega Buster shots and fire them back through his lance, though by doing this, he hurts himself. Enker's name is based on "Enka," a type of Japanese folk music.^{[citation needed]}

In addition to the later group appearances, Enker also appears in Wily and Right's RockBoard: That's Paradise and as the first fortress boss in Mega Man Soccer.

[edit] Punk

Punk is the Rockman Killer of Mega Man III for the Game Boy. He is armed with the "Screw Crusher", a weapon that flings blades at Mega Man, but he can also hurl himself bodily to strike with his embedded blades. He is named after "punk rock," a genre of music.

Punk (under the name Punk.EXE) also appears as a NetNavi in Mega Man Battle Network 3, as the latest NetNavi of a recurring minor character, championship Netbattler Mr. Famous. Punk.EXE was the only one of Mr. Famous's Navis not to originate as a design in a fan-submission contest run by Capcom. However, Punk.EXE only appeared in the Blue version of MMBN3.

[edit] Ballade

Ballade is the Mega Man Killer of Mega Man IV for the Game Boy. His weapon is the "Ballade Cracker", which can lay immobile timed mines or fire smaller explosives from the tops of his arms. His name is either based on the ballade, a type of poetry, or the ballad, a type of song.

Ballade, after being defeated, seems to turn against Dr. Wily, and self-destructs to destroy a wall obstructing Mega Man's progress. Ballade still appears with the other Mega Man Killers as a boss in Mega Man V, though.

Ballade's design resembles Quick Man.

[edit] See also

Quint, who is not a Mega Man Killer, but serves as the boss of Mega Man II for the Game Boy and reappears with the Mega Man Killers in Mega Man V.