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I'm no Maverick. I'm in complete control of myself and my actions.
~ Gigabolt Man-O-War to Axl.

Gigabolt Man-O-War is a Maverick and a minor antagonist in Mega Man X8, referred to as "Gigabolt Dokragen" in Japanese. He makes his lair in the Dynasty stage, in which Dynasty is the capitol of Megalopolis. Mega Man X and his allies have to knock Gigabolt Man-O-War down in a chase in Megalopolis order to fight him. Gigabolt uses the Thunder Dancer for his weapon; with this, X can fire thunderbolts from his Mega Buster. Avalanche Yeti is weak to this weapon.

Gigabolt Man-O-War was voiced by Haruna Mima in the Japanese version and Mariette Sluyter in the English version.

Description[]

Personality[]

He's so far gone becoming Maverick he can't even talk...
~ Axl wonders if Gigabolt can speak.

Gigabolt Man-O-War is noted to have been lazy and bored in the past, with his job failing to excite him. Prior to his fight, Gigabolt is shown to have a problem with his speech capabilities. Zero even believes that he can't even respond considering how far he's gone when he and Gigabolt fight. Even Axl says that Man-O-War's so far gone becoming a Maverick that he can't even talk.

However, this is not true. Gigabolt's problem with his speech is actually his reluctance.

When he does speak, however, Gigabolt displays his childish innocence and says he's not a Maverick and that he's not doing anything wrong.

However, when the previous 7 New Generation Mavericks (Avalanche Yeti, Bamboo Pandamonium, Dark Mantis, Gravity Antonion, Optic Sunflower, Burn Rooster and Earthrock Trilobyte) are defeated, Gigabolt truthfully reveals information about Sigma and the energy power supply of Megalopolis being used by Sigma for the new world.

When confronted and berated by Axl for claiming loyalty to a dirtbag like Sigma, Gigabolt retorts and clarifies that he is in complete control of himself and his actions, which is understandably true, making Gigabolt the most docile and benevolent of the New Generation Mavericks (thus him attacking the Hunters is mostly out of self-defense).

Physical Appearance[]

Gigabolt Man-O-War has two forms that he can shift between. In both forms, Gigabolt Man-O-War has electrical coils on his shoulders. His torso is conical and his head consists of a dome with a face inside.

In his Portuguese man-of-war form, Gigabolt Man-O-War resembles a Portuguese man-of-war, the animal he's based on. His arms and legs dangle from his body like the tentacles of the creature and can retract into his body.

His ship form portrays him as a limbless version of his Portuguese man-of-war form, although his limbs are actually retracted into his body. When he exposes his limbs, he shifts back to his Portuguese man-of-war form.

His Weapon[]

Gigabolt Man-O-War wields Thunder Dancer as his weapon.

When X uses the weapon, he can fire thunderbolts. This works like the Electric Shock, but cannot zero in on enemies until it hits at least one. The Thunder Dancers will strike other foes within their range for a chain attack effect. When Gigabolt himself does his Overdrive Attack, several Thunder Dancers with longer range get fired downwards, and X can redirect their path with his Crystal Wall.

Zero learns the Raikousen technique, dashing forward while he turns invisible, then stabbing forwards when he reaches the apex of the dash. Zero's path will flash with lightning for a split second after this, damaging foes that he phases through.

Axl channels the power of the Thunder Dancers to his firearms, gaining the Plasma Gun attack. This launches thunderbolts over a wide region ahead of Axl's Y-axis and can shock and damage foes in the area.

These three weapons can be used to turn the lights on in the Pitch Black stage, where Dark Mantis lurks, obviously due to their electrical nature. Avalanche Yeti takes critical damage from these weapons, which can interrupt his attack pattern.

Biography[]

Gigabolt Man-O-War is one of the New Generation Reploids who turned Maverick and joined Sigma's rebellion. Before he became a Maverick, he supplied power to Megalopolis City. His job didn't excite him much, so he jumped at the call when he joined Sigma. Despite believing he is not a Maverick, Gigabolt still wishes to help Sigma by siphoning energy from Megalopolis. No matter who confronts him, he will always believe he is not a Maverick.

The entire stage consists of the player chasing Gigabolt Man-O-War in between the buildings of Megalopolis on a Sirius Ride Chaser. In order to stop him, X, Zero, Axl and their allies have to shoot Gigabolt down. If Gigabolt succeeds in his getaway, X, Zero and Axl will die, forcing players to restart the stage. After he's taken enough damage, he will stop on a floating platform and the actual boss fight begins. He will float around and sweep across the arena, shooting lightning from his hands and releasing small jellyfish drones, officially known as Kilovolt Jellyfish, which track the player. Once he's low on health, he will position himself above the arena and discharge lightning to strike the platform at various points, which he calls Thunder Dancer. His weakness is the weapons of Earthrock Trilobyte, obviously since crystal is a poor electricity conductor, although there are conductive crystals. The Crystal Wall can also attract the thunderbolts fired during his Overdrive akin to a lightning rod, making him miss his target.

Quotes[]

Axl: Has Sigma made you go Maverick? If I don't do something soon, there'll be a meltdown and we'll all be toast.
(Gigabolt doesn't respond.)
Axl: I can't believe you would claim loyalty to a dirtbag like Sigma.
Gigabolt Man-O-War: "I'm no Maverick. I'm in complete control of myself and my actions"
Axl: Not realizing the evil you're doing just proves you're a Maverick!
~ Axl berating Gigabolt Man-O-War for being a slave to Sigma while Gigabolt retorts that he is complete control of himself and his actions.
Peppermint!
~ Gigabolt Man-O-War floats around.
Squid cookie!
~ Gigabolt Man-O-War uses his Hover Dash ability.
Marzipan!
~ Gigabolt Man-O-War uses his Plasma Gun.
Potato salad!
~ Gigabolt Man-O-War uses his Bolt Whip.
Muffin!
~ Gigabolt Man-O-War summons his Kilovolt Jellyfish drones.
I'M A DANCER!!!
~ Gigabolt Man-O-War uses his Overdrive Attack, Thunder Dancer.
Liver breath!
~ Gigabolt Man-O-War's reaction to getting hit with Earthrock Trilobyte's weapons.
Cheese and rice!!!
~ Gigabolt Man-O-War's dying scream when the Hunters defeat him.

Gallery[]

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Gigabolt Man-O-War

Trivia[]

  • Because his name is based off the real life Portuguese man-o'-war (Scientific name: Physalia physalis), also known as bluebottle, man-of-war, floating terror, Pacific man-o'-war, and Indo-Pacific Portuguese man-o'-war, Gigabolt Man-O-War is actually based on the Portuguese man-o'-war, a famous siphonophore that is not a jellyfish, but a different cnidarian altogether. This is obvious, as Portuguese men-o'-war are closely related to jellyfish, as with all siphonophores, in the genus Siphonophorae. The Portuguese man-o'-war is also the only species in the genus Physalia, which in turn is the only genus in the family Physaliidae.
  • Gigabolt Man-O-War is erroneously named Gigavolt Man-O-War in the cutscenes and in the game credits.
  • Interestingly, Gigabolt's quote in the English dub "I'M A DANCER!!!", is actually the closest one to be not nonsensical, due to him saying the Dancer part of his Overdrive Attack, Thunder Dancer, completely right. This reveals that Gigabolt is not completely insane, with the other being Dark Mantis.
  • Gigabolt is the only New Generation Reploid to have no recollection or memory of X's big heart for justice, Zero's violent past as a Maverick and Axl being a prototype of the New Generation Reploids.
  • Because of how far his sanity has slipped, Gigabolt Man-O-War has suffered a malfunction, and in the past, Man-O-War is bored and lazy, but it's revealed, that because he's brainwashed, it's not his fault. This caused him to briefly exhibit an inability to speak in his intro, which is seen as reluctance, and because he doesn't truly understand the word Maverick and unquestioningly follows Sigma's orders, Gigabolt Man-O-War has a childish innocence, but fortunately, he did clarify to Axl that he "is in complete control of himself and his actions", and that they were necessary to help Sigma's plans, along with sucking up to X and Zero by saying that he is working hard to realize Sigma's dream, and that Sigma needs the to make his new world a reality.
    • Indeed, Gigabolt also has the habit of shouting food-related phrases in battle, in both English and Japanese dubs, with these being "Squid cookie!", "Elbow juice!", "Potato salad!", and while doing his Overdrive attack, "I'M A DANCER!!!"
    • Because of the aforementioned above, Gigabolt Man-O-War is the weakest of the New Generation Reploids, and the weakest of all sixty-four Mavericks in the game series, which confirms that Gigabolt Man-O-War is a complete baby.
    • In Japanese, Gigabolt is voiced as eerily soft spoken, feminine and robotic, while in the English dub, he sounds like a simple minded fool.
  • Etymology: Gigabolt may have gotten his name from the terms "Gigavolt" (a billion volts) and "bolt" as in "thunderbolt" (a jagged beam of electricity). His Japanese name may have come from "kurage", which means "jellyfish", but his real English name is from the aforementioned Portuguese man-o'-war.
  • Gigabolt is the only Maverick in the game to say a positive phrase during his death, at least in the Japanese version: "Oh yeah!", but the real phrase in the English dub is "Cheese and rice!!!"

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