Rospark the Floroid

Rospark the Floroid
In-Game Information
HP:	64
Attack Damage:	3 (contact) Rose Stinger: 2 (normal) 3 (electrified) 3/5 (AOE) Rose Wire: 3 (normal) 3 (electrified) 5 (Giga Laser)
Weakness:	Ice-based attacks
Main Stage:	Tower of Verdure
Misc. Information
Japanese Name:	Rosepark the Floweroid
Script:	ローズパーク・ザ・フラワロイド
Rōmaji:	Rōzupāku za Furawaroido
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man ZX Advent
Japanese VA:	Kunihiko Yasui
English VA:	Tom Clark

"Come and cry in my bosom. Cry out in terror and pain!"

—Rospark, Mega Man ZX Advent

Rospark the Floroid (ローズパーク・ザ・フラワロイド, Rōzupāku za Furawaroido, "Rospark the Floweroid" in Japan) is a rose-based Pseudoroid boss from Mega Man ZX Advent. He supervises the Model W located in the Tower of Verdure.

Characteristics

Appearance

Rospark is a limited warfare Pseudoroid specialized in long-range electroshock attacks. His design also allowed him to fight evenly on even the most difficult terrain. He stands out for having two different forms, which seem to be based on the growing stages of a flower. His primary form is of a green mechanical bulb. The upper part is surrounded by thorned tendrils with Spike Manipulators which can attach to poles and similar objects. He has a long cone-shaped head with long red lights and small eyes. He is a light-weight Pseudoroid designed to fight effectively even on the most difficult terrain.

Upon attaching to a pole, Rospark's bulb opens up to reveal the thin form of a humanoid with a pink frame and green limbs. He has long horns on his head and pelvic area, as well as golden spikes on his chest, torso and hips. The bulb plates are open wide on his back, and their interior resembles the petals of a rose. His eyes are blue in this form.

Personality

Rospark tends to speak in a dramatic manner, often using terms related to flowers. His voice is flamboyant, although when doing battle it's more tense. Due to the electromagnetic waves of the high-voltage capacitor in Rospark's generator, his AI is destabilized. Because of this, he becomes abnormally excited when facing specifically male opponents. Thus, his reaction to Mega Man Model A varies depending on whether the player is controlling Grey or Ashe. He is elated by Grey's presence, calling him a "handsome boy", but expresses sheer antipathy towards Ashe, claiming to despise "pesky little girls". He is also excited by Gerry the Raider, terrorizing him sadistically.

It should be noted that his personality slightly differed between the English and Japanese versions. In the English version, he was depicted as having a slightly effeminate tone to his voice, while in the Japanese version, while still aroused by Grey, he uses more masculine speech, such as ending his sentences with "zo" (Japanese particle used by men to add emphasis), referring to Ashe as Omae (a rude second person phrase usually used by men to mean "You"), and referring to Grey as Kimi (used by men for subordinates and at times equals). On a similar note, his voice pitched varied between the two versions, with the English version being higher pitched while the Japanese version was deeper pitched.

History

Rospark is encountered by the Mega Man Model A when they are locked in the Tower of Verdure. He terrorizes a Raider named Gerry to feed Model W with his terrified soul, but the Raider escapes thanks to Grey/Ashe's distraction. Rospark is frustrated and attacks them, but he is defeated and his DNA is copied by Model A's A-Trans. Afterwards, Aeolus and Siarnaq arrive to extract the Model W that Rospark was tending to. He is later revived by Master Albert for the final battle in Ouroboros, but he is again defeated.

Strategy

Boss Battle

Rospark attaches to vines in the Tower of Verdure to move around and attack the player in his rose form. He does not have a specific weak point, but takes normal damage in both bulb and rose forms

Attack	Description	Notes
Rose Wire	Rospark attempts to strike the player with a tendril in bulb or flower form.
Spark Wire	In bulb or flower form, Rospark stretches an electrified tendril forward. The tendril also electrifies any pole within its reach.
Rose Stinger	In flower form, Rospark swings his arm, flinging four thorns at different angles.
Spark Stinger	In flower form, Rospark swings his arm, flinging three electrified thorns at the player.	The thorns create a triangular electric field in the area of contact.
Hip Drop	In flower form, Rospark closes and returns to bulb form, attempting to fall on the opponent.
Giga Laser	In flower form, Rospark charges energy and fires a massive beam of electricity while sliding across a pole. The beam electrifies any other pole within reach.	He will also regain some of his heath.

Medal Awards

Defeating Rospark under specific conditions will award the player with Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. Collecting all 24 medals in the game will unlock Model a.

• Gold - Hit Rospark with Rospark (A-Trans) only.
• Silver - Hit Rospark with Argoyle & Ugoyle (A-Trans) only.
• Bronze - Finish off Rospark in his bulb form.

A-Trans

When copied by the player's A-Trans, Rospark is in his bulb state by default. His mobility is severely limited in this form, as he can only move by using the spike on the bottom of his body to rotate like a spinning top. He is slow and can only do short jumps, resorting to his tendrils and the spike on his head for defense. Once he latches onto a wire or pole, however, he opens into his flower form and gains a wider array of movement and attacks. This can make him a somewhat situational character to use.

Image	Attack	Input	Description
	Rose Wire	Y (both)	Rospark lashes forwards with a vine.
	Spark Wire	Hold Y and release (both)	Rospark lashes with an electrified vine.
	Bulb Shot	R (bulb)	Rospark launches a thorn from the top of his head.
	Bulb Spark	Hold R and release (bulb)	Rospark launches an electrified thorn from the top of his head.
	Wind Jump	↑ near pole (bulb)	Rospark latches onto a pole and changes into his flower form.
	Vine Climb	↑, ↓ (flower)	Rospark can slide up or down poles and vines.
	Vine Switch	Y + ←, → (flower)	Rospark latches onto an adjacent pole and moves onto it.
	Rose Stinger	R (flower)	Rospark throws a spread of four thorns.
	Spark Stinger	Hold R and release (flower)	Rospark throws a spread of three electrified thorns.

Quotes

Dialogue

• "For a Raider to make it this far is quite something... *evil laugh* I like you! Accept my thorny embrace and allow your soul to be scattered like petals on the breeze!" - Tower of Verdure.

With Grey

• "Like honeybees, one by one they are drawn to my nectar. You're quite a handsome boy. I like you." - Tower of Verdure.
• "I'm planting a seed! A seed that will lay the foundation for the new world and the new king! It grows by feeding on the fear of those unfortunate enough to wander into this tower. I am Rospark. Come and cry in my bosom. Cry out in terror and pain!" - Tower of Verdure.
• "I underestimated you! I had no idea your power was so fiery...! I'm wilting... wilting! Yeeeargh!" - Tower of Verdure
• "It's so nice to see you again, boy!" - Ouroboros
• "I'm so happy to see you again, boy! Show me your beautiful, torn soul!" - Ouroboros
• "Oh... Why... do you refuse...!? Oh... A world with no evolution... no light!" - Ouroboros

With Ashe

• "...What, a girl? I'm busy. Just wait there! I'll get to you when I finish ripping this man's soul out." - Tower of Verdure.
• "You know, you're really starting to get on my nerves! Now look what you've done! You've let my sacrifice get away! What am I doing here? OK, I'll tell you... Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Rospark. I sacrifice those unfortunate enough to wander into this tower! You too can become a sacrifice... For the strength of the new king... Biometal Model W!" - Tower of Verdure.
• "*mutter* The nerve! That strength... How!? I'm wilting... wilting! Yeeeargh! " - Tower of Verdure.
• "Oh, you again... You don't give up, do you, girl?" - Ouroboros.
• "*sigh* I was hoping I wouldn't have to see you again... I just despise pesky little girls. Get out of my sight!" - Ouroboros.
• "Aaagh! I don't ever want to see you agaaain!" - Ouroboros.

In-Battle Quotes

Action	Japanese	Translation	English
Changing to flower form (to Grey)	みるがいい！(Miru ga ii!)	Look at this!	Watch this!
Changing to flower form (to Ashe)	てご覧！(Mite goran!)	Take a look!	Watch this!
Spark Stinger (to Grey)	どうだねっ！(Dou da ne!)	How's this!?	How's this!?
Spark Stinger (to Ashe)	不潔な！(Fuketsuna!)	Filthy!	Filthy!
Attacking in bulb form (to Grey)	ハハッ！(Hahaa!)	Hahaa!	Haa!
Attacking in bulb form (to Ashe)	寄るな！(Yoru na!)	Don't stop by!	Stand back!
Giga Laser (to Grey)	消え去れ！ さらばだ！(Kiesare! Saraba da!)	Get away! Farewell!	Begone! Farewell!
Giga Laser (to Ashe)	小娘が… 消えろ！(Komusume ga… Kiero!)	Little girl... Begone!	Little girl... Begone!

Gallery

Rospark concept art.

Rospark with the other Pseudoroids.

Rospark in the manga.

Etymology

• Rospark the Floroid's name is a portmanteau of the words "rose" and "spark", while his subtitle is derived from the Latin word "flora" (or the English word "flower" in Japan).

Trivia

• Although some Pseudoroids change their dialogue slightly based on which character the player is using, Rospark is the only Pseudoroid who displays a distinct reaction towards each character.
  • Likewise, whether he is aware of whether Gerry escaped his grasp varies depending on which character the player is using: In Ashe's story, he notices Gerry escape from him at the last second but is unable to do anything due to Gerry already closing the door behind him and proceeds to blame Ashe angrily for distracting him from trying to yank Gerry's soul out and thus causing him to escape. If it's Grey's story, Rospark, evidently due to his arousal towards Grey, does not notice Gerry escape his clutches at all.
  • During the rematch against him, if the player is fighting as Grey, Rospark will express happiness at seeing Grey again and requests that he show him Grey's "beautiful, torn soul." before transforming for the battle, and upon being defeated, Rospark will moan and demand to know in labored words why Grey refused him, before lamenting that the world will lack evolution and light thanks to Grey turning against him. If the player is fighting as Ashe, he'll state in a depressed manner that he was hoping not to encounter Ashe, and explains that he simply detests "pesky girls" and would rather she be gone from his sight, and when defeated, he'll reiterate that he definitely doesn't want to see her again before exploding.
• Rospark is one of three Pseudoroids who was not renamed for the English version of Mega Man ZX Advent. The others are Bifrost the Crocoroid and Argoyle & Ugoyle the Shisaroids.
• Rospark is the only Pseudoroid to have two different dialogue portraits (not counting Argoyle & Ugoyle), one for his closed form and another for his open form.
• In the "Prometheus & Pandora's Gossip Hell" on the Rockman ZX Advent Blog, Rospark got last place in the Pseudoroid popularity poll.
• Although he largely has the same role in the manga, his obsessive elation towards other men was toned down to instead be stimulated by "beautiful people." The same source also has him using Olde English (eg, "Thee" instead of "You.").