Volt Kraken

, also known as Squid Adler, is a Maverick from the X era, appearing as one of the main bosses in Mega Man X5. He is an electricity-themed Reploid based on a squid, who attacks by firing lightning from his tentacles. He is a former Maverick Hunter turned power researcher who possesses the Energy Cart required for the Enigma project.
== In the Games == 
=== Mega Man X5 ===
Volt Kraken debuted in Mega Man X5 as one of the eight Mavericks on the Stage Select screen. He holds the Energy Cart for the Enigma project, serving as the boss of Super-Electromagnetic Lab Stage. The game's Japanese manual states he was formerly a Maverick Hunter, but became dissatisfied and left to become an energy engineering researcher instead.Game manual, Rockman X5. November 2000.
Volt Kraken hovers through the air and can control the entire stage with his bolts and spheres of lightning, making him a troublesome opponent. Defeating Volt Kraken grants to X and E-Blade to Zero. His weakness is the Goo Shaver or F-Splasher from Tidal Whale, which briefly stuns him. A boss attack rematch with Volt Kraken later occurs in Zero Space Stage 4: Birth.
=== Other Game Appearances ===
* In Mega Man X Legacy Collection, Volt Kraken appears in X Challenge. He is fought alongside Shield Sheldon in 2-3 in Volume 1.
* In TEPPEN, Volt Kraken appears as a Unit Card.
== Other Media ==
* In the Rockman X5 manhua, Volt Kraken reprises his role from Mega Man X5.
* In the Archie Mega Man comic, Volt Kraken appears in the "Worlds Unite" arc as one of the Mavericks resurrected in Sigma's army.
== Official Data ==
=== Mega Man X5 ===
Super Magnetic Trap 	Super Magnetic Trap
A squid Reploid who was once a member of the Maverick Hunters' 6th Naval Unit. He was a good friend of Launch Octopus, but had doubts about solving every conflict with brute power, and resigned from the Hunters. Since then he lived a peaceful life as an energy engineering researcher. His Tri-Thunder fires an experimental electromagnetic shot from his tentacles. Due to his job as a researcher, he possesses an Energy Cart which can be used for the Enigma.Haoh Game Special #188: Rockman X5 Kanzen Kōryaku Guide. 2000.(Archived) Capcom Japan official website, New Products, Rockman X5. 2001. (http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/consumer/psrockx5/index.html)	A squid Reploid who was once a member of the Maverick Hunters' 6th Naval Unit. He was a good friend of Launch Octopus, but had doubts about solving every conflict with brute power, and resigned from the Hunters. Since then he lived a peaceful life as an energy engineering researcher. His Tri-Thunder fires an experimental electromagnetic shot from his tentacles. Due to his job as a researcher, he possesses an Energy Cart which can be used for the Enigma.Haoh Game Special #188: Rockman X5 Kanzen Kōryaku Guide. 2000.(Archived) Capcom Japan official website, New Products, Rockman X5. 2001. (http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/consumer/psrockx5/index.html)
=== Compendium of Rockman X ===
=== Mega Man X Legacy Collection Gallery ===
==Behind the Scenes==
===Developer Commentary===
:"I had already decided from the start to combine a squid with electricity, so I was tweaking his movements in the game until the very end. Previously, I wanted to invent a pretext for fighting using Octopus, but when it came time to start writing his dialogue, it came to me in a flash: I'll make this guy ___!The last word is redacted, written as "○○○" in place of characters. (laugh) He was writing his own lines, and I was a little excited about it... No, I was getting tired of it, so I had Zero express my feelings at that point. (sweat)" - (Developer Comments)
:"Since he's a squid he should have plenty of legs, but honestly if we gave him all ten, he'd end up a mess. So I tried giving him arms, legs, and two tentacles always out for normal attack, plus two more stored away (corresponding to a squid's ten tentacles). These two also serve as his shoulder armor. There is a pointed part below the waist, which is supposed to give the impression of the remaining two tentacles bundled together." - (SENSEI, Designer Comments)
:"I tried to convey a real sense of speed while designing Kraken, especially around the lines of his back." - (Haruki Suetsugu)MM25: Mega Man & Mega Man X Official Complete Works. 2013.
===Nomenclature===
Language	Name 	Origin
Japanese	 	"Kraken" is a word used to describe legendary giant sea monsters, usually squids.
English 	Volt Kraken / Squid Adler	"Squid Adler", his name in the initial English release of Mega Man X5, was inspired by Steven Adler, a former drummer of the rock band Guns N' Roses. In the game's Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 re-release, his name was changed to "Volt Kraken" to match his original Japanese name.
==Notes==
== References ==
Category:Mega Man X5 Mavericks
Category:Maverick Hunters