LarkMan.EXE

LarkMan.EXE
Information
Operator:	None Unknown
HP:	900, 1200 (α), 1500 (β), 1900 (Ω)
Abilities:	See below
Battle Chips:	See below
Type:	None
Weakness:	None
Misc. Information
Japanese Name:	SwallowMan.EXE
Script:	スワローマン
Romaji:	Suwarōman
Designer:	Sota Iwasaki
Original Counterpart:	None
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man Battle Network 5
Sprites

This article is about the NetNavi LarkMan.EXE. For his Darkloid counterpart, see SwallowMan.EXE (Darkloid). For his Zoanoroid counterpart, see Zoano SwallowMan.EXE.

LarkMan.EXE, known as SwallowMan (スワローマン, Suwarōman) in Japan, is a swallow-based NetNavi that appears as an optional boss in Mega Man Battle Network 5 in Undernet 1. He is referenced on the SciLab BBS as a "CyberLark" (電脳ツバメ, Den'nō Tsubame, "Cyber Swallow") that someone saw flying into the Undernet. Despite his English name, he does not resemble a lark at all. He considers himself the freest of birds and doesn't have an operator. The player can fight him for his Battle Chips.

Anime

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PLEASE NOTE: THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS ABOUT MATERIAL THAT HAS NOT BEEN LOCALIZED OR DUBBED OUTSIDE OF JAPAN OR OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES, AND USES THE ORIGINAL TERMS AND NAMES.

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SwallowMan has two different counterparts in the anime. The first is a Darkloid who serves under Dark Rockman. The second is a Zoanoroid who serves as a follower of Falzer.

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END OF UNLOCALIZED MATERIAL.

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Abilities

LarkMan's Navi Mark

• LarkMan is constantly in flight, so he can hover over holes and is unaffected by the harmful effects of some panels.

• Swallow Cutter (スワローカッター, Suwarō Kattā):
  LarkMan fires a bird at the player. It then curves around the back of the player's area and returns whilst aligned with the player's row if they have moved. This is called Lark Cutter in the BradyGames Strategy Guide.

• Swallow Drive (スワロードライブ, Suwarō Doraibu):
  Some panels will flash. LarkMan will then charge through those panels, hitting them. This is called Lark Drive in the BradyGames Strategy Guide.

• Air Dive (エアダイブ, Ea Daibu):
  LarkMan dives down the row. If it connects it will destroy any chips and Program Advances the player has loaded.

Locations

Mega Man Battle Network 5

• LarkMan, known as SwallowMan (スワローマン, Suwarōman) in Japan, 900 HP:
  Undernet 1.
• LarkMan Alpha (LarkManα), known as SwallowManV
  2 (スワローマンＶ
  ２, SwallowManV
  2) in Japan, 1200 HP:
  Undernet 1, after defeating the original.
• LarkMan Beta (LarkManβ), known as SwallowManV
  3 (スワローマンＶ
  ３, SwallowManV
  3) in Japan, 1500 HP:
  Undernet 1, after defeating Alpha version.
• LarkMan Omega (LarkManΩ), known as SwallowManS
  P (スワローマンＳ
  Ｐ, SwallowManS
  P) in Japan, 1900 HP:
  Random encounter in Undernet 2, after defeating Beta version.

Battle Chips

Mega Man Battle Network 5

Battle Chip ID	Battle Chip		Description	Attack	Element	Code	Memory	Rarity
Mega Chip 52		LarkMan (スワローマン SwallowMan)	Whirl forward and atk	140	None	S	45 MB	***
Mega Chip 53		LarkManS P (スワローマンＳ Ｐ SwallowManS P)	Whirl forward and atk	170-270*	None	S	77 MB	****
Mega Chip 54		LarkManD S (スワローマンＤ Ｓ SwallowManD S)	Whirl forward and atk	???	None	S	77 MB	****

*170 initially, 270 is the max power achieved by S-ranking LarkMan Omega in under 10 seconds.

Gallery

Concept art of LarkMan.

Early drafts of LarkMan.

LarkMan's contest art by Sota Iwasaki.

Videos

Megaman Battle Network 5 Find Larkman

How to find LarkMan.

Trivia

• Despite LarkMan's sprite only appears in one map and uses no alternate colors, his overworld sprite did have alternate colors.
• In Battle Network 5's game data, LarkMan's DS version still exists but it's unused in the final game. It has 1600 HP.