Topic: S-U-P-E-R's guide to owning the hell out of Megaman 9 [Splash Woman hentai ITT]

[S-U-P-E-R]

Which weapon defeats each boss?

Handy boss weapon flowchart. The weapon of a boss will counter the next one clockwise:


What is the best order to take on the bosses?

Here is the best order by my reckoning; if you think you can improve on this, please share by all means!

Galaxy Man > Hornet Man > Splash Woman > Concrete Man > Jewel Man > Plug Man > Tornado Man > Magma Man

Why this order? Hornet Man is fundamental to racking up a ton of 1ups and screws (money) throughout a number of the other stages. You know, it seeks out and grabs otherwise unreachable items. By doing Galaxy Man first, which is easy to beat with just the buster and has no unreachable items, you can use the black hole bomb as a ghetto-counter to Hornet Man. You can also pre-emptively wrangle enough screws to get an e-tank in your fight against Hornet Man (if you need it).

Also, defeating the 5th boss gives you the rush jet. This will help you safely speed through otherwise tough sections (like in tornado man and plug man stages).

General protips:

- The weapon designed to be a counter for each boss also cuts through/disables their weapon as well. Keep this in mind to avoid damage!

- Jewel man jumps when you jump!

- The magma shotgun charges up, but may not necessarily do more damage against a non-hornetman boss.

- You can clear your black hole bomb off the screen by pausing, which will let you get a new one out

- You can steer the rush jet up and down! Holy ****!

Other bosses:
fire dragon : black hole bomb
avalanche boulder thing : hornet
spin flower : magma shotgun (mega buster if you don't have it)

wily boss #1 : concrete shot, mega buster
wily boss #2 : part one - laser trident,  part two - magma shotgun (charge it!),  part three - hornet/buster/trident/bh bomb  (?)
wily boss #3 : black hole bomb (make sure not to waste it during the level)
wily: part one - mega buster, part two - concrete shot/tornado (thanks Rimmer!), part three - plug ball

For Wily part 3, you can use magma and hornets to get a little damage when he's out of reach. You can use black hole bomb to defend against all of his attacks. You can use the plug ball for big damage when he's actually in reach.

How do I speed run?
Don't die! You go back to either the beginning or mid-point of the stage and that eats up more time than anything. Once you can get in the ballpark of one-lifing the game, then one hour is a breeze and shooting for anything less than that is more a matter of fine tuning and performing accurately.

Pick up the spike instant-death protection from the store!

Need more help?
Youtube is a better source than gamefaqs for showing you how stuff is done.

[Caliban]

wily boss #1 : mega buster
wily boss #2 : part one - laser trident,  part two -magma shotgun,  part three - hornet/buster/trident/bh bomb  (?)
wily boss #3 : black hole bomb (make sure not to waste it during the level)

For boss #1 and boss #3 I do the same as you, but for boss #2 I hornet/tornado/concrete.

[BeautifulShy]

Great guide.

 With the first 8 I go Galaxy man,Hornet Man,Splash Women, Concrete Man,Jewel Man,Plug man,Tornado Man, then Magma Man.
I go in this order because Galaxy man's weapon can suck up the hornets then I use the mega buster on the boss.Hornet man item is effective at reaching splash women.Concrete man's mini boss can be defeated with hornet man's item and splash women's weapon can beat concrete man although I like using the Mega buster.Jewel man I use the black hole bomb.Plug man is one of the hardest with out the right weapon.Jewel man beats that advantage.I make sure to have the rush jet for tornado man stage.Plug man beats Tornado man.Finally tornado man beats Magma man.His stage is easy but if you don't have the right weapon he is a pain.

SUPER I sometimes try the first way you listed.

Wily boss 1.I use the mega buster.You can also use the tornado weapon as it hits everything,but it takes lots of weapon energy.I typically use 1 to 2 E tanks because I can't dodge the attacks in cramped areas.
Wily Boss 2 I start with the Hornet weapon if I run out I use the mega buster or splash women's weapon.Next stage is easy use The tornado.the last part I use the trident.
Wily boss 3. Black hole bomb.Just time your jumps and keep a eye on the eye.
Wily part 1,Mega buster, stage 2 Mega buster, part 3 Plug man's weapon, if I run out trident or mega buster.

With wily 1 you just got to time your MB shots with wily's movements.

Wily 2 when ever he hovers above me I go slightly right of the center of the room and stand there till I think he moves down then I move to the left the blast him.When he uses that arcing fire I try to jump over it.I had a thought just now maybe you can put a shield around you.It might work.

Wily 3 you can use hornet but make sure wily doesn't disappear when you use it. Plug ball is effective but wily has to be on the ground. Trident is quick and true.When he fires those balls at me I go to one of the edges and jump over and towards the balls and the other attack you just got to jump where the balls are not.

[vudu]

I thought for sure the first post was going to consist entirely of this.

Suck less.

Your boss order seems to be pretty good.  However, if you're going to try to tackle Hornet Man without the Magma Bazooka be sure to bring an E Tank or two.  I found him to be extremely hard to beat without Magma Bazooka.  (Although, I made it through the 8-robot master stages without using any E Tanks except the one I snagged from Plug Man's stage.)

The Magma Bazooka charges?  Holy Hell, I did not know this.

You can also use Concrete Shot on Wily Boss #1.  While it shoots slower and you have to get closer to the spiked balls (which is obviously dangerous) it knocks them back significantly more than the Mega Buster.

I found Hornet Chaster to be pretty effective on the second part of Wily Boss #2.  However, now that I know I can charge Magma Bazooka I might change my tune.

[Dasmos]

It's not honestly hard. The whole game takes about an hour and a half to complete and it's all trial and error.

[S-U-P-E-R]

Your boss order seems to be pretty good.  However, if you're going to try to tackle Hornet Man without the Magma Bazooka be sure to bring an E Tank or two.

That was the plan, but I was able to beat him without using a tank (and thus surprising myself) just by sucking all his hornets into a black hole, and then unloading with the buster immediately after. It's kind of slow, but it's pretty safe. Wouldn't hurt to have an E tank for safety's sake, though.

You can also use Concrete Shot on Wily Boss #1.  While it shoots slower and you have to get closer to the spiked balls (which is obviously dangerous) it knocks them back significantly more than the Mega Buster.

Sweet. Didn't know this. I'll edit it into the OP. I beat it without an E tank just by firing as furiously as possible and running around a lot. Do the spiked balls getting all the way to the edge que the aimed shots, or is it something else?

I found Hornet Chaster to be pretty effective on the second part of Wily Boss #2.  However, now that I know I can charge Magma Bazooka I might change my tune.

Yeah, it owns. It one-shots the sharks that come out and does beefy damage to the dispensers. At the same time!

It's not honestly hard. The whole game takes about an hour and a half to complete and it's all trial and error.

Thanks for contributing

[S-U-P-E-R]

I have some unanswered questions:

There is a weapon that clears out the elephants in concrete man's stage quickly?

What's the mystery effect of the M tank?

[vudu]

What's the mystery effect of the M tank?

According to some random poster at GameFAQS if all your weapons and life are at full energy it turns all on-screen enemies into 1ups.

There is a weapon that clears out the elephants in concrete man's stage quickly?

Again, acording to the chumps at GameFAQS, the best strategies are either fully charged Magma Bazooka at close range (plus one non-charged shot), Plug Ball, and Laser Trident (it can shoot through the ball).  You can also just get in the third elephant's face and shoot as fast as you can--you'll lose a good deal of life, but you won't die and you won't risk falling into the pit.

[S-U-P-E-R]

Some more revisions to the OP; my second order was bunk. The first one is basically perfect, except I think maybe a case can be made for doing Magma Man first. Any input?

Also added some important info about the rush jet.

[vudu]

I like your order, but upon further deliberation I'd suggest moving Concrete Man to the end.  His weapon is basically useless (since you've already taken out Galaxy Man) and (as you mentioned) the elephants in his stage are a pain in the ass (particularly the third one).  It's better to wait to take on his stage until you've beaten Plug Man and/or Magma Man, since their weapons are good at taking down the elephants fast.

I have a question:  does time spent in any of the following places affect the in-game clock?

1) Pause screen
2) Boss select menu
3) Store
4) Cut-scenes

[Caliban]

What's the mystery effect of the M tank?

According to some random poster at GameFAQS if all your weapons and life are at full energy it turns all on-screen enemies into 1ups.

It definitely does transform enemies into 1ups, but I don't know how true it is in regards to all enemies on screen. you know the Wily stage where you can get a M tank on the last screen where you're constantly being pulled up and you have to shoot to move sideways, right? Well the screen after there are 3 enemies disguised as 1ups, and there is a real 1up too. If you use you M tank on that screen if you have all weapons energy full, the enemies will in fact disappear and you have at your disposal an extra 3 1ups that have to be caught rather quickly before they vanish too. Hence why I don't know if the M tank can be used just about anywhere else to have that effect.

[S-U-P-E-R]

I like your order, but upon further deliberation I'd suggest moving Concrete Man to the end.  His weapon is basically useless (since you've already taken out Galaxy Man) and (as you mentioned) the elephants in his stage are a pain in the ass (particularly the third one).  It's better to wait to take on his stage until you've beaten Plug Man and/or Magma Man, since their weapons are good at taking down the elephants fast.

I thought about this, but since that's the boss that also gives you the rush jet, it's a better idea overall to do it BEFORE plug man and tornado man, because it enables you to cruise through giant dangerous segments of their levels, and much faster, at that. It's better to just eat the poop and beat the elephants with the buster.

[vudu]

Oh ****--Concrete Man gives you Rush Jet?!?  I just happen to beat him as the fourth boss on my first playthrough so I assumed you got Rush Jet after beating half the robot masters.  In that case I totally agree with your boss order.

[S-U-P-E-R]

I'm shifting my focus to nailing all of the achievements since the xbl leaderboards don't seem to be up yet. I'm pretty sure they're on the award list for the Wii version as well?

In any case, I haven't gotten the one for killing at least one of each type of enemy. What retardedly obscure enemy could I be missing?

[Caliban]

The octopus that throws black ink?

[S-U-P-E-R]

I got it. I also did a 49 minute run and a one-life run.

For the all-enemies achievement, I'm pretty sure these count: ocean mines, the things that circle platforms in the plugman stage, and I'm pretty sure anything that's a palette swap counts, so get the one fruity helicopter-dragger thing in wily 3.

Next up: beating the game without energy tanks, and beating it without special weapons. Augh

[S-U-P-E-R]

I have a question:  does time spent in any of the following places affect the in-game clock?

1) Pause screen
2) Boss select menu
3) Store
4) Cut-scenes

Based on my observations, none of these count down the clock. In the actual time trial mode, there's a visible timer. I did notice that it still counts up while moving from screen to screen (e.g., a ladder) though.

[vudu]

I completed my first speed run yesterday.  Total play time was 38:19.



I'm pretty pleased with this time.  I know I could pretty easily reduce that by about 5, but that's about it.  There weren't any places that slowed me down dramatically.

According to the Wii leader boards, the best clear time is 22 minutes.  I have no idea how this is possible.  YouTube doesn't have any full game speed runs yet, so if anyone knows of any please let me know.

[Caliban]

Next up: beating it without special weapons. Augh

If you got the "Trusty Sidearm" (Defeat the 8 Bosses with the Mega Buster) achievement I think you can do it.

[Halbred]

The Green Devil sucks.

[vudu]

If you got the "Trusty Sidearm" (Defeat the 8 Bosses with the Mega Buster) achievement I think you can do it.

This is actually real easy to get if you do it on Wily 4 and use a Half Damage item.

The Green Devil sucks.

Is that the name of the boss of Wily 3?  I managed to get pretty good at him.  I can now do it without using a single E Tank.  I think we all know to use Black Hole Bomb against him, but the trick is to fire BHB into the eye so it hits him as soon as it's vulnerable and then to quickly switch to the Mega Buster so you can get another shot or two in before it enters the other blob.  It cuts the number of cycles down to 4, which is much more manageable.

[S-U-P-E-R]

You can totally hit him at least twice with the black hole bomb per pass. Maybe three, but don't quote me on that.

[S-U-P-E-R]

DID YOU KNOW?

You can freeze the magma beams in the magma man stage and the wily stage with the concrete shot!

[BeautifulShy]

Yep I found that out from Mashiro.

[S-U-P-E-R]

It turns out I'm a retard and the rush jet doesn't come from concrete man, it comes after whichever you do 5th.

So my order pretty much rules still, except I could see some merit in saving him for last for a speed run since it would save you a decent chunk of time to two-shot the elephants with the magma.