"Magmo is our biggest monster." Giam tells us. "He has four powerful arms for pummeling, and a special attack that repeatedly smashes it's target with lava bombs, bouncing the victim around like a ping-pong ball. Magmo was actually one of the toughest to pin down since the concept was so cool visually, we knew we wanted it, but balancing the idea of being sentient lava and being physically powerful was quite a challenge. I remember reading somewhere that great character designs should have distinct shapes, recognizable just from their silhouettes, and Magmo certainly fits the bill for that one!"
Magmo came into being when one of the disabled UFOs crash-landed into an active volcano, it's radioactive fuel mixing with the magma, creating a living, mobile volcano. A monster protected by the cooling of its molten hot lava, Magmo sprouts four arms and a deep desire to scorch the Earth. When it unleashes its furious Volcano-inspired special, a hail of lava and fire will come pouring from the sky.
Green Sphere: Act as the health pickup items, the monsters use this when being gravely injured.
Blue Sphere: Act as the stamina pickup items, the monsters use this to restore their stamina and enter their "Monster rage" state.
Red Sphere: Act as a special move pick up item, the monsters pick this up in order to use their special move.
Cloaking Cube: A cloaking device made by aliens that allow the user to be temporarily invisible and prevents target lock.
Throwing Objects: Throwing objects vary greatly in what it can be in War of the Monsters. They can be of the following different classes:
Spears: Items that can pierce and stab an enemy, best for stunning them. These are the following spear types:
Radio Tower
Broken Pipes
Bars
Clubs: Items that can deal extra impact damage to monsters. These are the following club types:
Steel Bars
Parts on Buildings
Explosives: Items that explode upon being thrown at the enemy. These are the following explosive types:
Cars
Planes
Tanks
Boats
Helicopters
Propane Tanks
Planes
Rocks
Debris
Ventilation Systems
UFOs
Gas Trucks
Notable Techniques
Fireballs: Magmo's long-range attack is tracking fireballs that reach a far distance and do good damage.
Long Flight: H-H-H
Fire Head: L-L-H
Four-Hit Firehand: L-L-L-L
Chest Bash: L-L-H-L-H-H
Lava Rage: L-L-H-L-L-L-L-L
Eight-Hit All Hands: L-L-L-H-H-L-L-L
Nine-Hit All Hands: L-L-L-H-H-L-L-H-H
Other
Standard Tactics: The monsters use the environment around them in combat along with using their melee attacks and special moves. Magmo will physically attack its opponent and use its magma.
Weaknesses: Nothing notable.
Trivia
Despite being a sentient being of lava, Magmo can still be damaged by fire.
Like Kineticlops, Magmo appears to have come straight from the imaginations of the game's developers, as opposed to outside influence of popular culture.
One of these forms included a blob-like form.
Another appeared to be much slimmer, spikier design with only 2 arms. It can be assumed he could shapeshift his limbs into weapons.
Magmo may be based off of Pyros the lava titan from Disney's Hercules.
Magmo's third costume appears to be a nod to the steampunk subculture.
Magmo appears with Agamo in Stage 8 at Club Caldera.
Magmo can do a powerful combo by grabbing an opponent, throwing them straight up in the air, and blasting them with his long range special. The opponent monster is almost guaranteed the get hit by every fire ball and the power of the fire balls will send them flying into the air strengthening of the impact of hitting the ground.
Rampage: Total Destruction has a character composed of granite named Rocky, who bears a striking resemblance to Magmo. The only exceptions are Rocky's "skin" color and that he only has two arms, not four. Rocky may have been highly inspired by Magmo.
The monster Obsidius from Godzilla: Unleashed bears a striking resemblance to Magmo, only being less humanoid and having 2 arms. This could be coincidence.
Battle Records
This battle record is with the Magmo's Adventure Mode in mind. 14-0-0
