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=== Boss: Poler Kamrous === | === Boss: Poler Kamrous === | ||
Upon reaching the main controls of the Computer Zone, Zero will encounter the gruff Poler Kamrous. Although Poler is a bit slow on the uptake, | Upon reaching the main controls of the Computer Zone, Zero will encounter the gruff, but surprisingly female, Poler Kamrous. Although Poler is a bit slow on the uptake, she has seen the acts of sabotage Zero has been up to. She's quite miffed that he's trying to confuse the Neo Arcadians by disabling their defensive programs. After telling him she won't let him do that with a few angry roars mixed in, she readies herself for battle. Standing twice as tall as Zero, it's bound to a be a nasty brawl... | ||
[[File:MMZ2 PolerKamrous.jpg|left|275px]] | [[File:MMZ2 PolerKamrous.jpg|left|275px]] | ||
Although | Although she may look intimidating, Poler Kamrous is almost a pushover. She is very sluggish and has a nefarious habit of stomping across the room without doing anything for long amounts of time. It would be criminal to even let her reach you. She's weak against the Flame Chip, being an Ice-element boss. Poler's claws are quite big, and she swipes them as she moves, so it's best to give yourself some distance from her. If you're skilled enough, you might not need the Sub Tank from the Forest of Dysis at all. | ||
Depending on how many cooling systems you destroyed on the way to Poler Kamrous, the thermometer readout will display a temperature from -15 to 5 degrees Celcius, and a certain amount of ice will be coated along the floors, adding a slight challenge to dashing. If you destroyed all four systems, all of the ice will be melted, and the only problematic gimmick of this fight will be nonexistent. | Depending on how many cooling systems you destroyed on the way to Poler Kamrous, the thermometer readout will display a temperature from -15 to 5 degrees Celcius, and a certain amount of ice will be coated along the floors, adding a slight challenge to dashing. If you destroyed all four systems, all of the ice will be melted, and the only problematic gimmick of this fight will be nonexistent. | ||
Poler Kamrous may take some time to attack, but | Poler Kamrous may take some time to attack, but she can still pack a punch. Depending on how the fight starts, she may attack immediately, or not at all. If you get in her way, Poler will slash at you with her ice-tipped claws, or throw a ball of ice that smashes into four smaller fragments you'll have to dodge. When she gets to a wall, she may create a block of ice coated with spikes on the top to stop you from simply going up and over the attack without looking twice. Poler will then send the wall flying toward you until it shatters against one of the walls lining the edge of the room. You'll need to use a wall-jump to clear all the ice safely, then leap off the wall to evade the spikes. Although spikes are the bane of many Mega Men's existence, these particular ones don't kill in one hit, but are duly annoying regardless. You can even destroy either the spikes with several powerful attacks, making it save to stand on top of it to give you a boost and bash Poler Kamrous over the head with your Shield Boomerang, as her huge claws make it unsafe to strike her directly without suffering collision damage. You might even be able to completely demolish the ice wall itself with a gradual stream of attacks. You'll shatter it even faster with the Flame Chip, the perfect defroster. If you've fully leveled the Z-Saber and Buster and have the Fire Chip then you can render the fight completely trivial. Simply carry a charge into the room and immediately whack her with a charged slash to stun her. As soon as she stops flashing, shoot her with a charged shot to stop her again. Alternate slashes and shots (letting one charge while you do the other), and she'll never even get the chance to do an actual attack, at best just taking a step forward between each hit. | ||
====EX Skill: Wall Crash==== | ====EX Skill: Wall Crash==== | ||
The only really threating attack that Poler Kamrous has is | The only really threating attack that Poler Kamrous has is her EX Skill. If you face her with at least an A-Rank and up, Poler will hold nothing back and demonstrate her strongest ability: Wall Crash. Although the attack takes time to fully execute, it's a big one. She uses the exhaust vents in her paws to shoot out water, freezes it, and packs it into two walls of ice, both stacked on top of each other to form a massive barricade. Then, she'll use her giant claws to smash through the ice and send fragments tumbling all over the room. She starts with the wall on top, making ice rain downward. Then, she destroys the other wall of ice below, but for this wall, she lobs the chunks of ice upward. To dodge the first wave of ice, hug the very top of a wall until the flying shards pass, then drop back down to the floor to avoid the second. The first wave is a trap to lure you to the top of the wall so she can hit you with the second wave, so you need to be one step ahead of the bear and anticipate her attack. | ||
Although Poler Kamrous may seem tricky, | Although Poler Kamrous may seem tricky, she really isn't a serious challenge. In fact, she's a joke when you use the Flame Chip. You can keep on walloping her health before she can do anything, and soon, you'll have beat her in no time flat. | ||
When Poler Kamrous has taken all the pounding | When Poler Kamrous has taken all the pounding she can handle, she can't believe she was beaten by a "bug thing." Famous last words have never been delivered so poorly. As she dies, she lets out a staggering roar, until her body explodes from all the accumulated damage. | ||
After you defeat Poler Kamrous, you'll get the [[File:MMZ1-3 Ice Chip.png]] '''<span style="color:#4169E1 ">Ice Chip</span>'''. This is just like the now-exhausted Ice Chip obtained from Blizzack Staggroff in the last game. Facing a year's worth of Pantheons was too much for the first Ice Chip and it gave out. Lucky for you, there was another one Poler Kamrous was using that Zero was able to recover from the aftermath of their battle. The Ice Chip allows Zero to perform Ice-element attacks and freeze his enemies on contact again. Furthermore, it can freeze certain obstacles and aid you with getting past troublesome barricades. Now that you've got a replacement for the one that went kaput, it's time to put the it to good use. If you're not familiar with the previous game, simply go to the Weapons Sub-Screen and you can equip from there. | After you defeat Poler Kamrous, you'll get the [[File:MMZ1-3 Ice Chip.png]] '''<span style="color:#4169E1 ">Ice Chip</span>'''. This is just like the now-exhausted Ice Chip obtained from Blizzack Staggroff in the last game. Facing a year's worth of Pantheons was too much for the first Ice Chip and it gave out. Lucky for you, there was another one Poler Kamrous was using that Zero was able to recover from the aftermath of their battle. The Ice Chip allows Zero to perform Ice-element attacks and freeze his enemies on contact again. Furthermore, it can freeze certain obstacles and aid you with getting past troublesome barricades. Now that you've got a replacement for the one that went kaput, it's time to put the it to good use. If you're not familiar with the previous game, simply go to the Weapons Sub-Screen and you can equip from there. | ||
If you've kept your rank at A or S, you'll also get the '''EX Skill [[File:MMZ2 Triple Shot Icon.png]] Triple Shot'''. It is the equivalent of a fully-charged Ice-element attack from the Buster Shot Gun, but with improved range. After hitting a target, it splits into three projectiles that can hit several enemies at once. It's ideal to have when you get cornered- one shot to kill the enemies directly in front of you, and two more to clear off the ones trying to mount an attack from above or below. However, it only works if you specifically use the Ice Chip in tandem with the Buster Shot, and as long as the EX Skill is active, it replaces the normal Ice-element Charge Shot. Keep in mind that you will want to maintain A or S-rank, because this will allow Zero to witness the bosses' EX Skills and later copy them at the end of each mission. If you come into a mission with a B-Rank or below, the boss isn't going to take so seriously and won't be gunning for you with full force, refraining from using their toughest attack, namely, their EX Skill. You must either have at least an A-Rank coming into a mission or forcefully bump your rank to A by using one of four unique Hacker family Cyber-Elves, essentially four freebies if you screw up, though you will incur penalties for using them. There are ten EX Skills in all, and any time you receive a new one, you can activate or deactivate it on the Weapons Sub-Screen | If you've kept your rank at A or S, you'll also get the '''EX Skill [[File:MMZ2 Triple Shot Icon.png]] Triple Shot'''. It is the equivalent of a fully-charged Ice-element attack from the Buster Shot Gun, but with improved range. After hitting a target, it splits into three projectiles that can hit several enemies at once. It's ideal to have when you get cornered- one shot to kill the enemies directly in front of you, and two more to clear off the ones trying to mount an attack from above or below. However, it only works if you specifically use the Ice Chip in tandem with the Buster Shot, and as long as the EX Skill is active, it replaces the normal Ice-element Charge Shot. Keep in mind that you will want to maintain A or S-rank, because this will allow Zero to witness the bosses' EX Skills and later copy them at the end of each mission. If you come into a mission with a B-Rank or below, the boss isn't going to take so seriously and won't be gunning for you with full force, refraining from using their toughest attack, namely, their EX Skill. You must either have at least an A-Rank coming into a mission or forcefully bump your rank to A by using one of four unique Hacker family Cyber-Elves, essentially four freebies if you screw up, though you will incur penalties for using them. There are ten EX Skills in all, and any time you receive a new one, you can activate or deactivate it on the Weapons Sub-Screen. | ||
== Cyber-Elves Walkthrough == | == Cyber-Elves Walkthrough == |