Crypt Man (Rock Force)

"*Our purpose will be made clear to you, soon enough.*"
―Crypt Man, *Mega Man Rock Force*

**Crypt Man** was created to repel graverobbers from the ancient tomb of a wealthy family. Visitors have noted that he seems to dislike the depressing atmosphere of his workplace and longs for a more uplifting purpose in life. His eloquence and nobility are well known, which is why he serves as main spokesman for the rebels. Despite this, he prefers to work in the shadows and hates when light sabotages his stealthiness. Since his recent refusal to work, the ancient tomb has become infested with many dangerous, thieving robots; though, many boobytraps are still active.

## Appearances

### *Mega Man Rock Force*

#### Attack Pattern

Crypt Man will provide an L-Tank for the player at the start of the battle if they have less than max health (does not apply for the rematch). Crypt Man has a variety of attacks. He can use Crypt Cloak to fade into the shadows, protecting himself with his cape. From there, he will reappear somewhere else on the ground, or he can leap out from the left, middle, or right areas. If he leaps out, he appears from above and slams straight below him, creating a blue shockwave on each side to travel along the ground. Another attack of his is to directly jump at the player's position twice in a row, slamming and making shockwaves with each jump. Lastly, if he defends only one side of himself with his cape, it's an indicator that he is going to dash across the room. This dash happens very quickly, and he is invincible while it's happening. He always uses this dash after reappearing on the ground.

On Easy Mode, all of his jumps are higher, allowing the player more room to get under him. In general, his waiting time has been increased and his movements are slower.

On Hard Mode, Crypt Man's 2-jump attack has now been increased to 3 jumps, with the third jump being a little higher and launching two sets of shockwaves on each side, one set is faster while the other is slower. In general, his waiting time has been decreased and his movements are faster. This is more noticeable with his dash attack.

Upon beating Crypt Man, Knight Man is freed and can be used at any point moving forward. His Knight Crusher can be effective against Crypt Man, but can only be used in the rematches.

#### Weaknesses

Crypt Man is weak to Photon Flare, which can damage him at any point in the battle, regardless if he's hiding or using his cloak. Alternatively, Crypt Man is weak to Dive Man's red Dive Missiles, though he can still defend against them. Tornado Man's attacks (barring the Gyro Attack) are also effective.

#### Weapon

His weapon is Crypt Cloak, which allows Mega Man to turn invisible and stay hidden from enemies. While invisible, every time he lands, he will create white shockwaves along the ground. Invisible Mega Man is also the only way to platform on transparent blocks with a white outline, opening up a lot of secrets.

Crypt Cloak uses up 1 bar for every half a second Mega Man is invisible.

#### Fusion Masters

If any of the cardinal Robot Masters are defeated last, Boom Man fuses with Crypt Man to create Terror Man.

If any of the diagonal Robot Masters are defeated last (Crypt Man included), Crypt Man fuses with Pulse Man to create Thrill Man.

## Trivia

* The grabby hands at the beginning originally grabbed the player and dragged them offscreen for them to die. However, in a future patch, they now only do damage, albeit a quarter of the player's health. Players can still die if they go offscreen to see what's behind the hands, though.
* Crypt Man's laugh is an edited version of Ganon's laugh from *Zelda II: The Adventure of Link*
* If you enter Crypt Man's boss room with less than 28 health, he will throw a Life Tank at you, healing you back up to full health. This does not apply during the rematch.
* Crypt Man's weakness to Photon Flare is likely a reference to the weapon being a powerful light thus, meaning Crypt Man will be unable to hide. It could also refer to light conquering darkness.
* Crypt Man's stage music is one of the songs composed by GoldwaterDLS for the game.