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Ballade

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Mega Man (Franchise)/Ballade
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After me, you are merely second best!
~ Ballade

Background

Ballade is the third and last "Mega Man Killer" robot built by Dr. Wily. Ballade has great pride and believes he is the strongest robot. Ballade attacks with a powerful explosive called the Ballade Cracker, and has a second form that increases his strength.

Ballade's greatest strength is his love for taking on challenges, making him seem like a simplistic individual, though it is shown that he is capable of deeper thought. He often likes to boast about being the best, often proving himself by fighting robots that he thinks look strong, and dislikes opponents who have no competitive or fighting spirit.

This dropdown contains the synopsis of Ballade’s story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!

Mega Man IV
After defeating the first four bosses, Mega Man invades the Wily Station and fights against Ballade inside. Ballade escapes when he has 1 HP left. Later, after defeating the second four bosses, Ballade appears again and transforms into a more powerful form, but he is defeated and Mega Man obtains his Ballade Cracker. After losing twice to Mega Man, he realizes his mistake and sacrifices his life to save Mega Man in the game's ending by self-destructing to open the way for Mega Man from the exploding Wily Battleship.

Mega Man V
Ballade is the fourth boss fought inside the Wily Star, copies of him being made alongside the previous 3 bosses (Enker, Quint, and Punk). He now has a weakness, in both the Bubble Bomb and the Photon Missile, and is only battled in his original form. After his defeat, there is a rematch against the Stardroids, except Terra.

Mega Man 10
Ballade is the boss of the downloadable Special Stage 3. He usually appears in his original form, although it may be a random chance of seeing him change to his alternate form. There doesn't appear to be any difference between his two forms, however. Because of this being rendered in NES-style graphics, this is also his first color appearance in a video game (not counting his database bio in Mega Man & Bass).

General Information

Name: Ballade, MKN/RKN-003

Origin: Mega Man IV

Assigned Gender: Male

Age: Unknown

Classification: Robot Master, Mega Man Killer

Species: Robot

Occupation: None

Status: Alive (Despite sacrificing himself at the end of Mega Man IV, he reappears in Mega Man V and Mega Man 10 fully built again), Unknown in the X Series (Takes place many years in the future where the fate of prior classic series characters are unknown, with it being implied their data still exists as Cut Man's data exists still)

Alignment: Lawful Evil (Programmed by Dr. Wily to kill Mega Man), Chaotic Neutral after repeated fights with Mega Man (After being defeated twice by Mega Man, the person he hated, he seemingly came to realize his own flaws and chose to sacrifice himself so that Mega Man could escape Dr. Wily's exploding space fortress)

Codex Statistics

Grade: A

Tier: At most High 6-A, Higher with Rage Power, Far Higher with Self-Destruction

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Power Source: Solar Energy (Robot Masters[1][2][3] are built in with[4] usages of solar energy to charge their bodies and use their weapons essentially limitlessly[5])

Attack Potency: At most Multi-Continent level (Potency) (Fought against and harmed Mega Man, who was able to fight on par with beings such as Duo, whose fight with Evil Robot caused a cloud explosion on Jupiter which was at this level), Higher with Emotional Empowerment (When Robot Masters[6] are damaged[7] to about[8] half their[9] health[10], they become invulnerable for a few seconds[11] and perform more powerful attacks[12]), Far Higher with Self-Destruction (When Ballade self-destructs, he destroyed a massive wall in Wily's fortress, which Mega Man's strongest attacks can't even dent)

Durability: At most Multi-Continent level (Can take hits from Mega Man)

Striking Strength: At most Multi-Continent Class (Potency), Higher with Rage Power

Lifting Strength: Class G (The Robot Masters are normally made to be on par or superior to Mega Man, who was able to hold up Dr. Wily's fortress at end of Mega Man 5, with Robot Masters such as Guts Man being superior in strength and Robot Masters such as Splash Woman having comparable feats such as lifting entire ships from the ocean)

Travel Speed: Massively Hypersonic (Can move this fast compared to Mega Man, who can keep up with Duo, who can travel around the earth destroying evil energy around this timeframe), Faster Than Light with Teleporters (Robot Masters teleporters should scale to Mega Man and Proto Man’s teleportation, where they are able to travel planets and solar systems in a short time frame[13], reaching this levels of speed)

Attack Speed: Massively Hypersonic (Can keep up with Mega Man, who can keep up with Duo in combat who uses attacks that involve his travel speed)

Reaction Speed: Massively Hypersonic Can keep up with Mega Man, who can keep up with Duo in combat who uses attacks that involve his travel speed)

Stamina: Mimics Limitless Stamina (As long as they are powered by solar energy. All Robot Masters bodies are powered by solar energy, effectively giving them limitless stamina and ammo[14][15][16][17])

Range: Standard Melee, Tens of Meters with explosives, Interplanetary with Teleporters (All robot masters naturally display teleportation through teleporters interplanetary distances[18])

Intelligence: Average Intelligence

Knowledge: Expert level (Can keep up with Mega Man in combat)


Powers and Techniques




Equipment

Nothing notable.


Notable Techniques

  • Ballade Cracker: Ballade Cracker is Ballade's Special Weapon in Mega Man IV. It can be shot in seven directions, and explodes on impact. Ballade Cracker is also used by the "Bridge" boss. This is the weakness of Wily Robo Iron Golem's second form. Ballade Cracker can also be obtained in Mega Man 10, Mega Man being the only playable character able to use it. In this game, it is a bit slower and it is Enker's weakness.

Other

Standard Tactics: Ballade will run around and ram into the opponent while also throwing his explosives at them.

Weaknesses: Has a weakness to Stone Man's power stone. If his data is corrupted, he will be incapable of coming back.

Trivia

  • "Ballade" is a one-movement musical piece with lyrical and dramatic narrative qualities, expanding the musical references so rife in the names of the classic series characters.
  • Ballade is the only one of the Mega Man Killers to be fought twice in his debut game.
  • Going by the character data given in Mega Man & Bass, Ballade is similar to Bass; they both have the same competitive mentality to be number 1, and dislike weak foes.
  • Ballade and Buster Rod G are the only two Robot Masters whose second battle is as a level's boss instead of part of a rematch boss rush.
  • Ballade and Sunstar share similarities in terms of their character development. They were both combat robots who realized the error of their ways after their respective battles with Mega Man and helped the Blue Bomber escape from life-threatening situations as a final act of redemption.

References

  1. Dr. "I’m Always" Right Breaks It Down Q. What kind of foods does Rockman like to eat?
    A. Well… Actually, Rockman’s body is powered by “Solar Energy.” Therefore, he doesn’t really eat, but there are some things that are okay for his consumption… Around the lab, he enjoys drinking “Energy Juice.” As responsibly as he behaves, he’s still a kid after all.
  2. Q. The shots that the Rockbuster fires from the hand, what are those exactly?
    A. The Rockbuster on the arm fires something called a “Solar Bullet”, essentially emitting a compressed form of solar energy that’s very powerful.
  3. Weapon: Transforming Rockbuster, fires a solar bullet
  4. Power Source/ R.S. Power Reactor (Micro-sized) Right Solar Power Pile Dr. Right-made Solar Energy Generator
  5. Q. Do robots like those made by Dr. Wily or Dr. Cossack have self-awareness, and can they talk? And do they run on solar energy like Rockman does?
    A. I take it you’d like to know if Wily and Cossack’s robots possess “sentience”? Naturally, they each have a “consciousness”, although the level of every “cognitive circuit” embedded inside each one of them varies, producing as many different “personality” types as found in people… Just like you or I, they can speak, and have emotional responses like shyness, or anger, just as we do.
    Regarding their energy systems, many of them do utilize “solar energy” in some way.
  6. Mega Man Powered Up Cut Man Boss
  7. Mega Man Powered Up Oil Man Boss
  8. Mega Man Powered Up Elec Man Boss
  9. Mega Man Powered Up Bomb Man Boss
  10. Mega Man Powered Up Ice Man Boss
  11. Mega Man Powered Up Cut Man Boss
  12. Mega Man Powered Up Cut Man Boss
  13. PEACE HAS COME TO THE WORLD.
    Dr. Wily has reformed, and he and Dr. Right have joined forces, working together to develop a giant peace-keeping robot named “GAMMA”.
    “GAMMA”…… It was the life-long dream of Dr. Right, a giant robot to protect and serve world peace.
    Their research almost complete, all that remained was to combine 8 energy elements that were scattered about the uncharted planets, and bestow them to “GAMMA”…
    –However, each planet met with an unexpected incident. The robots who were mining the energy elements suddenly began going berserk!! Upon learning of this from Dr. Right, “ROCKMAN” immediately set out on a path for the uncharted planets–a new battle was about to begin!!
  14. Q. What kind of foods does Rockman like to eat?
    A. Well… Actually, Rockman’s body is powered by “Solar Energy.” Therefore, he doesn’t really eat, but there are some things that are okay for his consumption… Around the lab, he enjoys drinking “Energy Juice.” As responsibly as he behaves, he’s still a kid after all.
  15. Q. The shots that the Rockbuster fires from the hand, what are those exactly?
    A. The Rockbuster on the arm fires something called a “Solar Bullet”, essentially emitting a compressed form of solar energy that’s very powerful.
  16. Weapon: Transforming Rockbuster, fires a solar bullet
  17. Q. Do robots like those made by Dr. Wily or Dr. Cossack have self-awareness, and can they talk? And do they run on solar energy like Rockman does?
    A. I take it you’d like to know if Wily and Cossack’s robots possess “sentience”? Naturally, they each have a “consciousness”, although the level of every “cognitive circuit” embedded inside each one of them varies, producing as many different “personality” types as found in people… Just like you or I, they can speak, and have emotional responses like shyness, or anger, just as we do.
    Regarding their energy systems, many of them do utilize “solar energy” in some way.
  18. PEACE HAS COME TO THE WORLD.
    Dr. Wily has reformed, and he and Dr. Right have joined forces, working together to develop a giant peace-keeping robot named “GAMMA”.
    “GAMMA”…… It was the life-long dream of Dr. Right, a giant robot to protect and serve world peace.
    Their research almost complete, all that remained was to combine 8 energy elements that were scattered about the uncharted planets, and bestow them to “GAMMA”…
    –However, each planet met with an unexpected incident. The robots who were mining the energy elements suddenly began going berserk!! Upon learning of this from Dr. Right, “ROCKMAN” immediately set out on a path for the uncharted planets–a new battle was about to begin!!
  19. Mega Man V Pluto
  20. Mega Man 5 Star Man
  21. Mega Man V Saturn
  22. Mega Man 9 Galaxy Man
  23. PEACE HAS COME TO THE WORLD.
    Dr. Wily has reformed, and he and Dr. Right have joined forces, working together to develop a giant peace-keeping robot named “GAMMA”.
    “GAMMA”…… It was the life-long dream of Dr. Right, a giant robot to protect and serve world peace.
    Their research almost complete, all that remained was to combine 8 energy elements that were scattered about the uncharted planets, and bestow them to “GAMMA”…
    –However, each planet met with an unexpected incident. The robots who were mining the energy elements suddenly began going berserk!! Upon learning of this from Dr. Right, “ROCKMAN” immediately set out on a path for the uncharted planets–a new battle was about to begin!!
  24. Q. What kind of foods does Rockman like to eat?
    A. Well… Actually, Rockman’s body is powered by “Solar Energy.” Therefore, he doesn’t really eat, but there are some things that are okay for his consumption… Around the lab, he enjoys drinking “Energy Juice.” As responsibly as he behaves, he’s still a kid after all.
  25. Mega Man 2 Opening
  26. Mega Man 4 Opening
  27. Mega Man 6
  28. Mega Man: Powered Up
  29. Q. Do robots like those made by Dr. Wily or Dr. Cossack have self-awareness, and can they talk? And do they run on solar energy like Rockman does?
    A. I take it you’d like to know if Wily and Cossack’s robots possess “sentience”? Naturally, they each have a “consciousness”, although the level of every “cognitive circuit” embedded inside each one of them varies, producing as many different “personality” types as found in people… Just like you or I, they can speak, and have emotional responses like shyness, or anger, just as we do.
    Regarding their energy systems, many of them do utilize “solar energy” in some way.
  30. Mega Man Powered Up Cut Man Boss
  31. Mega Man Powered Up Oil Man Boss
  32. Mega Man Powered Up Elec Man Boss
  33. Mega Man Powered Up Bomb Man Boss
  34. Mega Man Powered Up Ice Man Boss
  35. Mega Man Powered Up Cut Man Boss
  36. Mega Man Powered Up Cut Man Boss
  37. Mega Man 8 Aqua Man
  38. Mega Man 8
  39. Mega Man X4
  40. Mega Man X4
  41. Mega Man X4
  42. Mega Man Zero
  43. Mega Man Zero Copy X
  44. Mega Man ZX Model W
  45. Dr. "I’m Always" Right Breaks It Down Q. What kind of foods does Rockman like to eat?
    A. Well… Actually, Rockman’s body is powered by “Solar Energy.” Therefore, he doesn’t really eat, but there are some things that are okay for his consumption… Around the lab, he enjoys drinking “Energy Juice.” As responsibly as he behaves, he’s still a kid after all.
  46. Q. The shots that the Rockbuster fires from the hand, what are those exactly?
    A. The Rockbuster on the arm fires something called a “Solar Bullet”, essentially emitting a compressed form of solar energy that’s very powerful.
  47. Weapon: Transforming Rockbuster, fires a solar bullet
  48. Power Source/ R.S. Power Reactor (Micro-sized) Right Solar Power Pile Dr. Right-made Solar Energy Generator
  49. Q. Do robots like those made by Dr. Wily or Dr. Cossack have self-awareness, and can they talk? And do they run on solar energy like Rockman does?
    A. I take it you’d like to know if Wily and Cossack’s robots possess “sentience”? Naturally, they each have a “consciousness”, although the level of every “cognitive circuit” embedded inside each one of them varies, producing as many different “personality” types as found in people… Just like you or I, they can speak, and have emotional responses like shyness, or anger, just as we do.
    Regarding their energy systems, many of them do utilize “solar energy” in some way.
  50. PEACE HAS COME TO THE WORLD.
    Dr. Wily has reformed, and he and Dr. Right have joined forces, working together to develop a giant peace-keeping robot named “GAMMA”.
    “GAMMA”…… It was the life-long dream of Dr. Right, a giant robot to protect and serve world peace.
    Their research almost complete, all that remained was to combine 8 energy elements that were scattered about the uncharted planets, and bestow them to “GAMMA”…
    –However, each planet met with an unexpected incident. The robots who were mining the energy elements suddenly began going berserk!! Upon learning of this from Dr. Right, “ROCKMAN” immediately set out on a path for the uncharted planets–a new battle was about to begin!!
  51. Mega Man 3
  52. Mega Man X
  53. Mega Man 7 Versus Mode
  54. Mega Man 4 Dr. Cossack Boss
  55. Mega Man 10
  56. Mega Man 10
  57. Mega Man 10
  58. Mega Man 3 Doc Robots
  59. By swapping out the program data of all the robots Dr. Wily has constructed, this robot is able to adapt other robots’ moves as its own. With the powers of all robots combined into one, this is truly one dreadful robot.
  60. This all-purpose robot can take on the same abilities of every other robot merely by switching its program data. Still, if it just copies the powers of robots that Rockman has already been able to defeat, one might expect for Rockman to overcome them again…
  61. Mega Man XDIVE Chapter 20 - 6 Deep Log
  62. Mega Man X DiVE: Story Stage 20 - Deep Log
  63. Mega Man XDIVE Chapter 20 - 6 Deep Log
  64. Mega Man XDIVE Offline Ending
  65. Mega Man XDIVE Chapter 20 - 6 Deep Log
  66. Mega Man XDIVE Offline Ending
  67. 《ROCKMAN X DiVE》來自於深層記錄檔的消息
  68. 《ROCKMAN X DiVE》來自於深層記錄檔的消息
  69. 《ROCKMAN X DiVE》來自於深層記錄檔的消息
  70. 《ROCKMAN X DiVE》來自於深層記錄檔的消息
  71. Mega Man X Dive Offline
  72. Mega Man & Bass
  73. Mega Man & Bass - (Mega Man) - Codex Wiki - King's Fortress Stage 2
  74. Mega Man XTreme
  75. Mega Man Xtreme 2
  76. Mega Man X6
  77. Mega Man ZX
  78. Mega Man Legends Official Prima Strategy Guide Page 11
  79. Mega Man Legends Game Manual
  80. Mega Man Zero 3
  81. Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters
  82. Mega Man Powered Up Oil Man
  83. Mega Man Powered Up Ice Man
  84. Mega Man Powered Up Elec Man
  85. Mega Man Powered Up Elec Man
  86. Mega Man Powered Up Cut Man
  87. Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chōsensha Ending
  88. Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chōsensha Ending
  89. Mega Man Xtreme
  90. Mega Man Xtreme
  91. Mega Man Xtreme
  92. Mega Man Xtreme
  93. Mega Man NES
  94. Mega Man NES Wily's Castle Robot Masters Rematches
  95. Mega Man X8 Cut Man Secret
  96. Mega Man XTreme
  97. Mega Man XTreme
  98. Mega Man XTreme
  99. Mega Man X8 Cut Man Boss
  100. Mega Man Zero 3 Hidden Phantom and Baby Elves 2nd Encounter: Sub Arcadia
  101. Mega Man ZX Omega Boss
  102. Mega Man X8 Cut Man Boss
  103. Mega Man Xtreme
  104. Mega Man Xtreme 2
  105. Mega Man X6
  106. Mega Man ZX
  107. Mega Man Legends Official Prima Strategy Guide Page 11
  108. Mega Man Legends Game Manual
  109. Mega Man Zero 3 Hidden Phantom and Baby Elves 2nd Encounter: Sub Arcadia
  110. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  111. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  112. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  113. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  114. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  115. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  116. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  117. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  118. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  119. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  120. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  121. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  122. Mega Man Robot Master Field Guide Cut Man
  123. Mega Man Robot Master Field Guide Magma Man
  124. Mega Man Robot Master Field Guy Pages 40-41
  125. Mega Man Powered Up Ice Man Stage
  126. Mega Man Powered Up Fire Man Stage
  127. Mega Man Robot Master Field Guy Pages 98-99
  128. PEACE HAS COME TO THE WORLD.
    Dr. Wily has reformed, and he and Dr. Right have joined forces, working together to develop a giant peace-keeping robot named “GAMMA”.
    “GAMMA”…… It was the life-long dream of Dr. Right, a giant robot to protect and serve world peace.
    Their research almost complete, all that remained was to combine 8 energy elements that were scattered about the uncharted planets, and bestow them to “GAMMA”…
    –However, each planet met with an unexpected incident. The robots who were mining the energy elements suddenly began going berserk!! Upon learning of this from Dr. Right, “ROCKMAN” immediately set out on a path for the uncharted planets–a new battle was about to begin!!
  129. Q. Do robots like those made by Dr. Wily or Dr. Cossack have self-awareness, and can they talk? And do they run on solar energy like Rockman does?
    A. I take it you’d like to know if Wily and Cossack’s robots possess “sentience”? Naturally, they each have a “consciousness”, although the level of every “cognitive circuit” embedded inside each one of them varies, producing as many different “personality” types as found in people… Just like you or I, they can speak, and have emotional responses like shyness, or anger, just as we do.
    Regarding their energy systems, many of them do utilize “solar energy” in some way.
  130. The exact type of degree isn't noted, but due to it being an American manual, it's likely referring to Farenheit
  131. Mega Man 11
  132. Mega Man 11
  133. Mega Man 6
  134. Mega Man & Bass Data Base Centuar Man File
  135. Mega Man 6 Wind Man
  136. Megaman 2 The Power Fighters Cut Man

Explanations

Explanation of data in the Mega Man series.

Battle Records

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