This artice is about the NetNavi BubbleMan.EXE. For his anime counterpart, see BubbleMan.EXE (anime). For his Robot Master counterpart, see Bubble Man. |
BubbleMan.EXE (バブルマン.EXE Baburuman Eguze) is a solo NetNavi from the Mega Man Battle Network series. He has a habit of saying "-blub" at the end of his sentences ("-puku" (プク) in the Japanese version). He is DrillMan's cousin (little brother in Japan).
Design[]
Compare to his original counterpart, BubbleMan has a visible face with pink cheeks and a green visor. The color of his body is mainly consist of shades blue and cyan. He wears yellow flippers.
[]
BubbleMan's Navi mark shows a black background with three white circles (from large to small) represented as bubbles.
Personality[]
BubbleMan is portrayed as a coward in the games, as he runs away and hides behind doors and obstacles. His henchmen, the Bubble Brigade, are also known for running. He also is willing to beg for mercy and use underhanded tricks to win as displayed by his attempt to trick MegaMan, then escape while blowing up the bubbles containing his prisoners.
History[]
Mega Man Battle Network 3[]
Always bullied by NetNavis who made fun of him for not having an operator, BubbleMan carries out a mission for the WWW by making the new BubbleWash machines (also made by the WWW) trap people in giant bubbles. The bubbles will explode after a set amount of time, killing whoever is inside. Doing so, he hopes to be praised by Dr. Wily.
Lan and MegaMan jack in to the ACDC Area where they find BubbleMan. BubbleMan avoids confrontation by pretending to attack and then running away. However, he leaves a bubble trail behind for MegaMan to follow. He hides in the back of Yoka Area 1 which can only be crossed using the Press Program. Once MegaMan uses it, BubbleMan creates a bubble door to keep him from getting through and then gives the Needle, the only thing that can break the door to the Bubble Brigade (that are 3 HeelNavis whose only reason for being recruited into the WWW was because they could run). They escape and MegaMan has to chase them through ACDC Area 2 and SciLab 1 before returning to BubbleMan. When they are defeated MegaMan gets the Needle to break the door. After Bubble Man is defeated, he begs for mercy promising to stop the Bubbles and MegaMan agrees to spare him. Despite this however, BubbleMan in fact tries to make the bubbles explode faster and runs away. He is however swiftly deleted by ProtoMan in the nick of time.
In the end, Wily was extremely disappointed by BubbleMan's failed scheme.
Although BubbleMan does not reappear during the N1 Grand Prix, he is briefly referenced by Lan, after Sunayama pulled a similar trick to BubbleMan by tricking Lan into looking away so he'd have a chance to escape.
BubbleMan later reappears in the Castle Wily in a tank comp, but is deleted again.
Other media[]
Anime[]
In the anime, BubbleMan is a Darkloid and is also portrayed as a blundering idiot, who fails in his attempts to complete his missions and gather Dark Chips. He hates Lan and MegaMan for humiliating him and tries to get revenge on them constantly. BubbleMan usually fails, however. He is also ShadeMan's most trusted ally, and the only one not to turn against him when LaserMan took over. BubbleMan also seems to genuinely be friends with IceMan and SpoutMan. He has shown a gentler side when he rescues the baby Trill.
Manga[]
MegaMan NT Warrior[]
In the manga, he is still a solo Navi. He is also related to SpoutMan and lives in a junkyard with him. He is encountered in volume 8, chapter 2, along with SpoutMan.
Abilities[]
- BubbleMan always starts with a hole in the center of his area, and a rock placed above it. His Beta version adds a hole in the center of the player's area.
- Bubble Parade (バブルパレード Baburu Parēdo):
Damage: 30 / 80 / 120 / 200
Bubbles will constantly be summoned from the hole in Bubbleman's area, which can be taken out with a single Buster shot.
- Fish Missile (さかなミサイル Sakana Misairu):
Damage: 30 / 80 / 120 / 200
Some of the bubbles contain a fish inside. If the bubbles are popped, they release the indestructible fish inside, and it will dash down the row.
- Mine (機雷 Kirai):
Damage: 30 / 80 / 120 / 200
Some of the bubbles summoned are pink and contain a mine. If these bubbles line up with the player, they will flash and explode in a + fashion. Additionally, these bubbles are more resilient than others.
- Sea Crab (シオネマキ Shionemaki):
Damage: 30 / 80 / 120 / 200
BubbleMan will throw a crab into the player's area. It will travel down the row before curving towards the player, and it can fall through holes.
- Aqua Shot, known in Japan as Aqua Shoot (アクアシュート Akua Shūto):
Damage: 50 / 100 / 150 / 300
Once BubbleMan reaches low HP, he sets up a Bubble Wrap, and then proceeds to fire his harpoon at the player.
Drops[]
Mega Man Battle Network 3[]
Enemy | HP | Image | Reward | Busting LV. |
Chance [1][2] | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BubbleMan (バブルマン) |
>=37.5% |
2000z | 1 - S** | 100% | |||
<37.5% |
2000z | 1 - S** | 100% | ||||
BubbleMnα (バブルマンV 2 BubbleManV 2) |
>=37.5% |
BubblMan (バブルマン) |
(B) | 1 - S** | 100% | ||
<37.5% |
BubblMan (バブルマン) |
(B) | 1 - S** | 100% | |||
BubbleMnβ (バブルマンV 3 BubbleManV 3) |
>=37.5% |
100z | 1 - 3 | 100% | |||
4 | 50% | ||||||
200z | 4 - 5 | 50% | |||||
500z | 5 | 25% | |||||
6 | 50% | ||||||
7 | 25% | ||||||
BubblMan (バブルマン) |
(B) | 5 | 25% | ||||
6 | 50% | ||||||
7 | 25% | ||||||
1000z | 7 | 25% | |||||
8 | 50% | ||||||
9 | 46.875% | ||||||
10 | 25% | ||||||
BubblMnV 2 (バブルマンV 2) |
(B) | 7 | 25% | ||||
8 | 50% | ||||||
9 | 46.875% | ||||||
10 | 25% | ||||||
2000z | 9 | 3.125% | |||||
10 | 25% | ||||||
S | 50% | ||||||
BubblMnV 3 (バブルマンV 3) |
(B) | 9 | 3.125% | ||||
10 | 25% | ||||||
S | 50% | ||||||
BubblMnV 4 (バブルマンV 4) |
(B) | S* - S** | 100% | ||||
<37.5% |
100z | 1 - 3 | 100% | ||||
4 | 50% | ||||||
200z | 4 - 5 | 50% | |||||
500z | 5 | 25% | |||||
6 | 50% | ||||||
7 | 25% | ||||||
BubblMan (バブルマン) |
(B) | 5 | 25% | ||||
6 | 50% | ||||||
7 | 25% | ||||||
1000z | 7 | 25% | |||||
8 | 50% | ||||||
9 | 46.875% | ||||||
10 | 25% | ||||||
BubblMnV 2 (バブルマンV 2) |
(B) | 7 | 25% | ||||
8 | 50% | ||||||
9 | 46.875% | ||||||
10 | 25% | ||||||
2000z | 9 | 3.125% | |||||
10 | 25% | ||||||
S | 50% | ||||||
BubblMnV 3 (バブルマンV 3) |
(B) | 9 | 3.125% | ||||
10 | 25% | ||||||
S | 50% | ||||||
BubblMnV 4 (バブルマンV 4) |
(B) | S* - S** | 100% | ||||
BubbleMnΩ (バブルマンS P BubbleManS P) |
>=37.5% |
BubblMnV 5 (バブルマンV 5) |
(B) | 1 - S** | 100% | ||
<37.5% |
BubblMnV 5 (バブルマンV 5) |
(B) | 1 - S** | 100% |
Battle Chips[]
BubbleMan's Navi Chips will summon BubbleMan and shoot several harpoons to the opponent. Each of BubbleMan's harpoon deals 20 damage per shot.
Mega Man Battle Network 3[]
ID | Image | Battle Chip | Description | Attack | Code(s) | MB | Rarity | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MegaChip 42 |
BubblMan (バブルマン) |
Fires several AquaShots |
20 | B | 50 | ⋆⋆⋆•• | ||
MegaChip 43 |
BubblMnV 2 (バブルマンV 2) |
Fires several AquaShots |
20 | B | 62 | ⋆⋆⋆⋆• | ||
MegaChip 44 |
BubblMnV 3 (バブルマンV 3) |
Fires several AquaShots |
20 | B | 74 | ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ | ||
MegaChip 45 |
BubblMnV 4 (バブルマンV 4) |
Fires several AquaShots |
20 | B | 80 | ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ | ||
GigaChip 10 |
BubblMnV 5 (バブルマンV 5) |
Fires several AquaShots |
20 | B | 86 | ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- BubbleMan's cowardice carries over into gameplay, as he is constantly hiding behind his Bubbles and the rocks in his battlefield for protection. Also, his beta version is a random encounter in Beach Area 1 if MegaMan's HP is in the red zone.
- Although BubbleMan's chips in BN3 all seem to do 20 damage, they actually hit the enemy a different number of times.
References[]
Aqua element | |
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Mega Man Battle Network series | |
NetNavis | IceMan • SharkMan • ToadMan • FreezeMan • BubbleMan • AquaMan (SpoutMan) • ColdMan • BlizzardMan • DiveMan |
Transformations | Aqua Soul • Toad Soul • Aqua Cross • Aqua Arm |
Mega Man Star Force series | |
EM Beings | Cancer Bubble • Libra Scales (multi-element) • Pegasus Magic • Plesio Surf • Yeti Blizzard • Diamond Ice • Queen Virgo |
Transformations | Ice Pegasus • Cancer Noise • Virgo Noise |