Bud Bison

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**Bud Bison**, known as **Gonta Ushijima** in Japan, is a character in the *MegaMan Star Force* anime and games.

Bud is a gruff bully who attempts to intimidate Geo into returning to school. Bud is very much like Dex from Battle Network, as he is, at first, he is a bully character who eventually makes amends with the main character. He is quite a dim-witted student who depends on Luna to get him out of trouble or explaining things to him.

In the XP4 fics, Bud is part of the Heroes Coalitions and is a member of the Hunting Team. He also attends the Vanguard Academy as a student.

In the AWA fics, Bud is listed as a purchased slave from the Slave Fortress and is later rescued. He later attends the AWA Academy as a student.

## **Appearance**

Bud is young yet big and round boy with blue spiky hair, dark eyes and a red nose. He wears a brown open overalls that reaches his knee level over a yellow tank top with fork and knife symbol, a black and blue rubber shoes with yellow linings and an orange head protector.

In his Taurus Fire form, Taurus Fire is an enormous and intimidating opponent, with two horns and metallic armor plates, Taurus Fire is an unstoppable monster who can crush anything under his brutal power in both close and ranged combat.

* **Taurus Horns:** These horns could be considered Taurus Fire's trademark. They increase his destructive power exponentially when he sticks out his horns and charges forward.

* **Fire Nozzle:** The Fire Nozzle emits flames just like the Taurus Arms, but is also capable of instantaneously shooting forth a powerful inferno, reaching temperatures of over 1000 degrees Celsius and completely incinerating EM Wave Bodies.

* **Fire Tank:** This tan collects EM Energy, used to create Taurus Fire's trademark flames. There is a distinct possibility that the primary source of this energy is food consumed before undergoing EM Wave Change.

* **Taurus Arms:** Flames spurt forth constantly from the elbows. These flames grow even stronger when Taurus Fire is punching or charging, occasionally with a propulsive effect.

## **Personality**

Bud is shown to be a tough guy and a gruff bully, but he's actually pretty lonely inside. The BrotherBand with Luna helped him out with his loneliness. However, he can be idiotic and a regular "dumb, tough guy" most of the times. He also is a fan of Sonia Strumm (Sonia Sky) in both the games and the anime.

## **Abilities**

Bud can transform into Taurus Fire.

* **Frequency Change:** As with all FM-ians, Taurus is able to Wave Change with a suitable human host.
* **Super Armor:** Taurus Fire cannot be knocked out of his attacks except with Counter strikes. (*SF3* only)
* **Ox Tackle:** Taurus Fire charges down the player's row. This attack cannot be blocked.
* **Anger Punch:** Taurus Fire slams his fist on the player's current position. This attack cannot be blocked.
* **Fire Breath:** Taurus Fire burns an area in a triangle shape with the tip on the tile directly in front of him (the same attack from his Mega card). This triangle keeps going till it hits the back row. This attack must be blocked. In the third game, it is changed to a T-formation. Also in the third game, he'll do a smaller, more direct Fire Breath from two panels away, only burning the player's current panel.
* **Flame Tower:** Taurus Fire slams his fist on the ground, and a tower of flame appears on the player's current position. At higher levels of power, Taurus Fire exhibits the ability to summon multiple towers of flame. Used in the second game.
* **Berserk Punch:** Taurus Fire glows red and goes berserk, repeatedly slamming at the player several times. Used in the third game.
* **Anti-Hypnosis:** like any Wave Changed human in the series, Bud is immune to hypnosis and can only be fully be taken over by the compatible AM/FM-ian

## **Trivia**

* He is the only character besides Mega Man and Harp Note to appear in a cross-over game (although as Taurus Fire) in Lunar Knights.
* His role in the story, along with physical and some psychological features makes him a close parallel to Dex, from the battle Network series.
* Taurus Fire's name has no reference beyond what the Wizard Taurus' does. Ironically, Taurus Fire's element is fire, despite that the Taurus of the Zodiac is of the earth element.