- "I'm no Maverick... I'm not doing anything wrong.... I'm working hard to realize my master's dream of a new world."
- ―Gigabolt Man-O-War, Mega Man X8
Gigabolt Man-O-War, also known as Gigavolt Man-o-war or Gigabolt Dokragen (ギガボルト・ドクラーゲン Gigaboruto Dokurāgen) in Japan, is a New Generation Reploid from Mega Man X8 based on a Portuguese Man-O-War that supplied energy to Megalopolis. Gigabolt makes his lair in the Dynasty stage, which takes place in the aforementioned city.
When he went Maverick, he started causing chaos and siphoned off the energy supply of Megalopolis to Sigma. The Maverick Hunters had to chase him throughout the city with a Sirius Ride Chaser to stop his rampage. After receiving enough damage, he was forced to land and face the Hunters. Despite his actions, he denied turning Maverick, or at least was unaware that his actions were Maverick.
History[]
Man-O-War was a New Generation Reploid who worked in maintenance, involved in urban power supply. It was an unexciting job and left him somewhat lazy and bored with his lifestyle.[3] Man-O-War eventually went Maverick and came under the service of Sigma, to help him usher in a "new world" of Reploid dominance with Sigma as king.
When he went Maverick, he started causing chaos and siphoned off the energy supply of Megalopolis to Sigma. The Maverick Hunters had to chase him throughout the city with a Sirius Ride Chaser to stop his rampage. After receiving enough damage, he was forced to land and face the Hunters. Despite his actions, he denied turning Maverick, or at least was unaware that his actions were Maverick. Man-O-War further said that he was in complete control of his actions and that they were necessary to help his master Sigma's plans. Man-O-War was destroyed in the ensuing battle.
Characteristics[]
Gigabolt Man-O-War is a large Reploid with a conical body, meant to resemble the hood of a jellyfish. His limbs are long and drag behind his levitating body like the tentacles of a jellyfish as well. His armor is colored blue and purple, while his head is white and concealed in a glass case. He also possesses small electric coils on his shoulders.
Gigabolt Man-O-War was noted to have been a lazy individual in the past, but seemed to have suffered a malfunction by the time the Maverick Hunters encountered him. He briefly exhibited an inability to speak, or at least a reluctance to. He had a sort of childlike innocence, not truly understanding the term Maverick and instead unquestioningly following Sigma's orders. However, he did clarify to Axl that he was completely in control of his own actions.
During his fight with the Hunters, he shouted completely nonsensical things mostly related to food and condiments as battle cries, showing how far his sanity had slipped. Indeed, among other things, he would scream "Squid Cookie!", "Elbow Juice!", "Potato Salad!" while performing attacks, and shriek "I'M A DANCER!" when performing his Overdrive Attack. In the Japanese version, he instead used gratuitous English phrases as battle cries.
Strategy[]
Dynasty[]
Gigabolt Man-O-War appears as the main obstacle and target of his own stage, Dynasty. He flies around on a circuit wreaking havoc, and has several attacks he uses to slow the Hunters down.
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Bomb (爆弾[4][5]) |
|---|---|
| Gigabolt Man-O-War drops a Mine-Q bomb towards the player. It explodes when hit by an attack. | |
| Damage: 2 | |
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Bit (ビット[4][5]) |
| Man-O-War summons a ring of six Kilovolt jellyfish. They cannot be destroyed, and must be avoided. | |
| Damage: 4 | |
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Tentacle (触手[4]) / Arm (腕[5]) |
| Man-O-War extends his arms to repel the player if they get too close. | |
| Damage: 2 |
Boss[]
Gigabolt Man-O-War's battle takes place on a platform which sways up and down; it can be disorienting, but does not actually affect the game that much. It is a straightforward battle up until the point Man-O-War summons his Kilovolt jellyfish drones, which can quickly overtake the arena. He is weak to crystal weapons (Crystal Wall, Rekkyoudan, and Bound Blaster), which stun him and are the only weapons that can destroy the jellyfish drones. Zero's Rekkyoudan makes it so that all of his slashes are Man-O-War's weakness; using it with his D Glaive is especially potent, as its long range can destroy many jellyfish drones in one swing.
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Hover Dash (体当たり,[5] "Tackle") |
|---|---|
| Gigabolt Man-O-War retracts his limbs and swoops in an arc. May be a downward or upward arc depending on the location where he begins the attack. | |
| Damage: 4 | |
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Plasma Gun (プラズマガン[4][5]) |
| Man-O-War deploys tendrils of electricity over one half of the stage. While rather easy to avoid, it deals high damage. | |
| Damage: 6 | |
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Kilovolt (キロボルト[4][5]) |
| Man-O-War summons six jellyfish drones that float around the arena, dealing contact damage. They can only be destroyed by the crystal-based weapons earned from Earthrock Trilobyte. | |
| Damage: 1 | |
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Bolt Whip (ボルトウィップ[4][5]) |
| Man-O-War rises above the player and extends his arms to the floor, attempting to trap the player between two streams of electricity. His arms can be attacked to negate the move. | |
| Damage: 2 | |
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Megavolt (メガボルト[4][5]) |
| The Kilovolt jellyfish eventually merge with each other to form one giant jellyfish. It can trap the player and force them to break free with Escape Capture. The Megavolt jellyfish can be split apart with Guard Break attacks, or by Earthrock Trilobyte or Bamboo Pandamonium's weapons. | |
| Damage: 1 | |
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Thunder Dancer (サンダーダンサー[4][5]) |
| Gigabolt Man-O-War's Overdrive Attack. He rises to the top of the screen and rains three volleys of lightning over the entire platform, save for one or two safe spots. The lightning's targets are telegraphed via small particles before the attack. Deploying a Crystal Wall with X acts as a lightning rod, drawing all lightning to one location. On subsequent uses of this attack, Man-O-War only fires one volley of lightning at a time. | |
| Damage: 8 |
Data[]
Stage[]
Quotes[]
Dialogues[]
Before defeating four Mavericks[]
X: Gigavolt Man-o-war! Return Megalpolis' energy supply to normal! If you don't, the city will be, destroyed.
Gigabolt Man-O-War: .......... .........................
X: Has the change to Maverick even caused the loss of his speech capabilities?
Gigabolt Man-O-War: I'm no Maverick. Who are you, anyway?
Zero: Return Megalopolis' power to normal. Now...
Gigabolt Man-O-War: ........ ................
Zero: He's so far gone, he can't even respond...
Gigabolt Man-O-War: I'm no Maverick... I'm not doing anything wrong...
Axl: What's going on here, Man-o-War? If you don't return the power to normal, the people of Megalopolis will suffer.
Gigabolt Man-O-War: ......... .....................
Axl: He's so far gone becoming Maverick he can't even talk...
Gigabolt Man-O-War: What? What's a Maverick? Do you know what it is?
After defeating four Mavericks[]
X: Gigavolt Man-o-war! Has Sigma made you go Maverick?
Gigabolt Man-O-War: .......... .........................
X: Has the change to Maverick even caused the loss of his speech capabilities?
Gigabolt Man-O-War: I'm no Maverick... I'm not doing anything wrong.... I'm working hard to realize my master's dream of a new world.
Zero: Megalopolis' power out of control? How does this fit into Sigma's evil plan?
Gigabolt Man-O-War: ........ ................
Zero: He's so far gone, he can't even respond...
Gigabolt Man-O-War: My master needs energy to make his new world a reality.
Axl: Has Sigma made you go Maverick? If I don't do something soon, there'll be a meltdown and we'll all be toast.
Gigabolt Man-O-War: ......... .....................
Axl: I can't believe you would claim loyalty to a dirtbag like Sigma.
Gigabolt Man-O-War: I'm no Maverick. I'm in complete control of myself and my actions.
In-battle quotes[]
All of Man-O-War's quotes in the Japanese version are English phrases said with a Japanese accent, and are somewhat nonsensical just like his quotes in the English version.
| Action | Romaji | Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-battle Dynasty chase | Shū! (Shoo!) | シュー！ | None, as this Japanese voice was kept in the English version of the game. |
| Floating | Heito yū! (Hate you!) | ヘイト・ユー！ | Peppermint! |
| Hover Dash | Kamu on! (Come on!) | カム・オン！ | Squid cookie! |
| Hover Dash | Bakku ofu! (Back off!) | バック・オフ！ | Elbow juice! |
| Plasma Gun | Getto auto hia! (Get out here!) | ゲット・アウト・ヒア！ | Marzipan! |
| Bolt Whip | Ittsu a sutōmu! (It's a storm!) | イッツ・ア・ストーム！ | Potato salad! |
| Megavolt | Rettsu pātī! (Let's party!) | レッツ・パーティー！ | Muffin! |
| Overdrive: Thunder Dancer | Tomato jūsu! (Tomato juice!) | トマト・ジュース！ | I'M A DANCER!!! |
| Hit with weakness | Hātingu mī! (Hurting me!) | ハーティング・ミー！ | Liver breath! |
| Defeated | Ō ieaaa! (Oh yeaaah!) | オー・イェアアア！ | Cheese and rice!!! |
Other media[]
Archie Comics[]
Gigabolt Man-O-War in Worlds Unite.
Gigabolt appears in the Worlds Unite crossover event, having been resurrected by the power of the Genesis Portals and Unity Engines to serve in Sigma-2's Maverick army. After joining a brief attack on the Sky Patrol, he joined Burn Dinorex in attacking the world of Panzer Dragoon. While Dinorex was attacked by Rotor the Walrus and Bubble Man, Gigabolt was pursued by Keil Fluge and his Blue Dragon, frustrating Dinorex who believed Gigabolt was fleeing. Despite Dinorex activating the Unity Engine, both Mavericks were destroyed.
Gallery[]
Videos[]
Etymology[]
- Gigabolt Man-O-War's Japanese name Dokragen (ドクラーゲン Dokurāgen) is a portmanteau of doku (毒 "poison" or "venom"), Kurage (くらげ "jellyfish"), and Kraken (クラーケン kurāken).
- "Man-O-War" refers to a Portuguese Man o' War, which is often confused for a jellyfish. In Japan, Portuguese Man o' War is also known as "denki kurage" (電気クラゲ denki kurage, "electric jellyfish") due to its venomous nature.
- "Gigabolt" could be a pun on "gigavolt" (a billion volts; the volt is the unit of measure for electric potential) and "thunderbolt," a naturally-occuring phaenomenon that happens when electricity travels from a cloud to either the ground or another cloud.
Trivia[]
- Man-O-War's Japanese voice quotes during the chase through the city were kept in the English version.
- In the English version, he's called "Gigabolt" in his introduction and "Gigavolt" in conversations and in the ending credits. That could be possibly result from the confusion of "V" (ヴ) and "B" within Japanese.
- If the player enters the Dynasty stage again after defeating Gigabolt Man-O-War, he is replaced by a New Generation Reploid copying him.
- Gigabolt Man-O-War is the second boss in the Mega Man X series fought in his own stage before the "real" boss battle; the first one is Jet Stingray, who is also fought while using a Ride Chaser.
- Gigabolt Man-O-War is one of two bosses in the game who doesn't call out any of their attacks, probably because he went insane. Dark Mantis is the other.
- Along with Avalanche Yeti and Gravity Antonion, Gigabolt Man-O-War has only one stage theme, while the rest of the Mega Man X8 Mavericks have two.
- Gigabolt Man-O-War uses different dialects in English and Japanese. While his English voice made him sound like a simple minded fool, his Japanese voice came off much more eerily soft spoken and robotic.
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