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"I am Sunstar... The doomsday weapon... I must destroy all inferior life forms!"
―Sunstar, Mega Man V

Sunstar, known as Sungod (サンゴッド Sangoddo) in Japan, is the final boss from the Game Boy game Mega Man V, a powerful robot that wants to dominate the entire universe and eradicate all inferior life-forms. He is an ancient doomsday weapon from the same era as the Stardroids that was found by Dr. Wily in some mysterious ruins. Sunstar has blue armor with sun accents and golden shoulder gauntlets.

Owing to his title of being the final boss, Sunstar's Special Weapon, the Nova Weapon (unnamed in the Japanese version), is unobtainable by Mega Man during gameplay. However, Dr. Wily indicated prior to Sunstar turning against him that the Nova Weapon's capabilities were powerful enough to destroy Mega Man outright.

Mega Man V[]

After the Brain Crusher's defeat inside the Wily Star, Wily activates Sunstar and commands him to destroy Mega Man as a last resort. However, Sunstar attacks Wily instead, critically damaging his Wily UFO with a single shot, which causes him to retreat. Afterwards, Sunstar turns his attention to Mega Man, who is standing before him. He introduces himself as the "doomsday weapon," stating that he "must destroy all inferior lifeforms." It's after these words that Sunstar engages in battle, forcing Mega Man to defend himself.

Attack patterns[]

Although Sunstar has only 1 health bar, he has 3 attack patterns that he uses at different points of health. His arena also gives Mega Man low gravity, like that of Jupiter's stage.

When the fight first starts, Sunstar will charge up, becoming invincible while doing so. After 2 seconds, he releases a giant laser beam forward and then immediately dashes forward to the other side of the room once the laser beam disappears. To dodge this, Mega Man should jump high up while close to Sunstar, so he can dodge both the laser beam and Sunstar himself. Sunstar's next attack after this is to shoot a small spark forward, which travels along the ground. When this spark passes Mega Man's x-axis, it stops moving and then launches up into the sky, tasking Mega Man to not only jump but also move out of the way. Sunstar shoots this small spark 3 times before going back to charging his giant laser and cycling between these 2 attacks. Once Sunstar loses 6 HP (a third of his HP), he jumps straight up while flashing (making him invincible) and shoots a fireball, which is loosely aimed at Mega Man's position. When the fireball hits the ground, it will burn the floor, forcing Mega Man to drop down to a lower level.

Once Sunstar drops down, his first attack is to shoot fire blasts from his buster straight forward. They are similar in appearance to the fire released by Fire Man and also block shots, though they can be avoided by jumping. Sunstar shoots them one at a time, 3 times. Sunstar's next attack is to shoot shiny sparks, but unlike the ones before, these one are bouncy and block shots. When fired, they have very low arcs but will eventually bounce high enough that Mega Man can just walk under them. Sunstar shoots them one at a time, 2 times. After that, Sunstar will jump 4 times to make it to the other side. However, his jumps are very shallow, so Mega Man has to slide under him. Sunstar then repeats his attacks from there. Once he loses another 1/3 of his health, he will do the same thing as before and shoot a fireball from above to burn the floor, taking Mega Man to a lower level.

Sunstar will then repeat this next pattern for the rest of the fight. He starts out with him charging up like before. Instead of shooting a giant laser, he turns into an invincible rushing fireball called the Rolling Sun, which resembles a giant Screw Crusher. He charges forward at a quick speed, then immediately turns around at slightly higher elevation, then turns around to attack at the lower level before ceasing the attack on the other side. Mega Man should jump over him on the first charge, slide under him when he doubles back, then jump over him again. Sunstar's next attack is to jump up in the air and start flashing. Eventually, he will unleash destructive rain that is unavoidable, much like Toad Man's Rain Flush. This rain also burns the floor and drops Mega Man to the last level (though only the first time it is used). Despite this attack being unavoidable, Mega Man only has to shoot Sunstar to bring him back to the ground and cancel out the attack.

After defeating Sunstar, the last cutscenes will roll.

Weakness[]

Sunstar takes 1 damage from almost every weapon, including the Mega Arm (he does ding off Grab Buster and Black Hole like most bosses). If he were to have a weakness, it would be Spark Chaser. While it still does 1 damage with each hit, it can chain multiple hits and allow Mega Man to better focus on dodging Sunstar's attacks.

Aftermath[]

When Sunstar is defeated in the battle, Mega Man asks if he is all right and if he wants to be taken for repairs in Dr. Light's Laboratory. Surprised by Mega Man's kindness to an enemy, Sunstar asks why he is helping him, as both are robots created only to fight. Mega Man says that he is wrong, and that he will only fight when it is needed to protect the world, also saying that he believes robots and humans can live together in peace. Sunstar thinks about what Mega Man said, but says he will never know, as his fusion reactor was critically damaged and it could explode at any moment. He then tells Mega Man to leave. Shortly after Mega Man's escape in Rush Space, Sunstar's explosion decimates the entire Wily Star. Mega Man watches the scene over his shoulder as he makes his way back to Earth.

In the Japanese version, Sunstar also notes that peace was unimaginable for his civilization, but Mega Man may be able to achieve it. He then told Mega Man that his explosion will destroy the dangerous Wily Star, his final act being one that will help bring peace.[3]

Data[]

Mega Man & Bass CD data[]

CDData-78-Sunstar


Damage Data Chart[]

Amount of damage in units that Sunstar will receive from each Special Weapon in Mega Man V.

Mega Man V[]

Mega Buster/Arm Grab Buster Bubble Bomb Photon Missile Electric Shock Black Hole Deep Digger Break Dash Salt Water Spark Chaser Tango
1:1 0 1 1 1 0 -- 1 1 1 1


Other media[]

Mega Man Gigamix[]

An aggregation of negative emotion, born from the negative emotions harvested from people’s hearts and refined by Dark Moon. It is not a robot like the Stardroids, much less a living organism as commonly understood. Being an aggregation of disparate thoughts, it does not possess an individual sense of self; composed of fear, despair, and other negative human emotions, it is a collection of all that is negative in the world, and moved only by the urge to destroy its surroundings. The reason negative emotions win out during collection is simply that they are much easier to harvest from most people.

In the story Toward a Bright Tomorrow, Sunstar emerges from Dark Moon when Dark Moon and Terra were defeated by Mega Man in space. It and Mega Man do battle, all the while questioning Mega Man if it's worth fighting for the Earth and its people. Mega Man refuses to give up and believes in the people and eventually destroys Sunstar. It is described as being the ultimate doomsday weapon, capable of destroying the earth.

Mega Man (Archie Comics)[]

In issue 32, Sunstar and the Stardroids are on a giant orbiting space station, and they receive a message from Ra Moon, who before shutting down tells them to avenge it. Coincidentally, when Needle Man is taken control of by Ra Moon earlier, he says, "destroy all you inferior lifeforms," which is similar to what Sunstar himself said in the game. He would also appear in Issue 54's Short Circuits strip alongside various other threats, and in Issue 55 when Dr. Light envisioned the events of Mega Man V.

Other appearances[]

Sunstar appeared briefly in exposition in a Robot Museum in the manga Rockman & Forte.

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Trivia[]

  • The reference to brushing teeth in Sunstar's data is likely a reference to its status as an early-morning activity. It is logical that Sunstar would enjoy activities done as the sun comes up.
  • Like Quint, Sunstar is also mistakenly grouped with others, in his case the Stardroids, although he did come from the same era as they did.
  • Sunstar has an asymmetrical design, with his left arm having a significantly larger shoulder pauldron than his right arm. His design differs slightly in the Rockman & Forte manga, with his shoulder armor portrayed as symmetrical.
    • Sunstar's appearance in the Gigamix manga, while bearing similar armor, portrays him as being made of pure energy with floating pieces of armor.
  • Sunstar is the first final boss from the original Mega Man series that isn't Dr. Wily, and one of the few final bosses to hold this honor, the others being New Yellow Devil and Rockman Shadow.
  • Sunstar and Pharaoh Man share some similarities in their designs, as they are based on the Egyptian Sun God Ra and an Egyptian Pharaoh, respectively, the latter being considered descendants of the former.
  • Sunstar and Ballade share similarities in terms of their character development. They were both combat robots who realized the error of their ways after their respective battles with Mega Man and helped the Blue Bomber escape from life-threatening situations as a final act of redemption.

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