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Herculious Anchortus

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You are trespassing on the sanctuary of master X. I, Herculious Anchortus, will eliminate you, in the name of Harpuia, Guardian of master X. You should view it as an honor to be slashed to retirement by my sword!
~ Herculious
Enemy Hall
Crash

Background

Herculious Anchus (ヘラクリウス・アンカトゥス Herakuriusu Ankatusu), also known as Herculious Anchortus, is the main boss of the Neo Arcadia Shrine, the first of the final stages from Mega Man Zero.

Herculious is a Muto Reploid based on the hercules beetle, and is a member of Sage Harpuia's Strong Air Battalion. Zero encounters Herculious at the end of the Neo Arcadia Shrine and again in the Neo Arcadia Core. He uses electrical attacks and is vulnerable to ice attacks.

Herculious also appears alongside his brother Kuwagust Anchus in Yggdrasil, the final stage of Mega Man Zero 2, in the second teleporter room, in the bottom left teleporter. He meets his end when Zero tricks the two brothers into colliding with each other, which results in fatal damage to both of them.

General Information

Name: Herculious Anchus

Origin: Mega Man Zero

Assigned Gender: Male

Age: Unknown

Classification: Member of Sage Harpuia's Strong Air Battalion, Muto Reploid

Species: Reploid

Occupation: None

Status: Destroyed

Alignment: Lawful Evil (Serves the orders of Harpuia to fight and defeat Zero in order to protect Neo Arcadia. Later he followed Elpizo's orders after being resurrect to help him make a new world for him)

Codex Statistics

Tier: At least 5-B

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 least Planet level (Potency) (Can fight with Zero whose Elf Wars self was capable of fighting with Omega. Zero during the X era fought and defeated Optic Sunflower who used the data of the Final Weapon to perform his Earth Crush attack. Zero after gaining Optic Sunflower's weapon data can also use this attack with his Tenshouha technique. The Final Weapon was stated to be able to destroy the Earth and was going to be used by Sigma to do so. The data of things in Mega Man are portrayed as equal to their real world counterparts as shown consistently throughout the series multiple[6] times[7]. Optic Sunflower is also stated and shown to have control over data within cyberspace, being the root cause of the programs going haywire upon becoming Maverick. He also can download any data stored such as Cut Man's which was used to fight the Maverick Hunters. The Final Weapon's data should be stored as Mega Man Xtreme shows that the past data of entire stages is stored within cyberspaces)

Durability: At least Planet level (Can take hits from Zero)

Striking Strength: At least Planet Class (Potency)

Lifting Strength: Class G (Should be comparable to Zero, who in turn is far superior to Mega Man who was able to hold up Dr. Wily’s fortress at the end of Mega Man 5)

Travel Speed: Massively Hypersonic (Can keep up with Zero and thus is far superior to Duo who is capable of traveling through galaxies while doing his job and likely travels across the universe to accomplish his goal of destroying the Evil Energy)

Attack Speed: Massively Hypersonic (Comparable to Zero)

Reaction Speed: Massively Hypersonic Can react to Zero's attacks)

Stamina: Limitless

Range: Standard Melee, Several Meters with attacks

Intelligence: Genius Intelligence (A skilled fighter with unique abilities who is capable of fighting with Zero thrice)


Powers and Techniques




Equipment

His horns and arms


Notable Techniques

Attack Description Notes
Beet Tackle Herculious Anchus charges at Zero. He always starts off with this attack in both battles.
Beet Anchor Herculious Anchus launches two of his arms to block and barricade the player (on the ground or in midair) and creates a electric fence. He then charges at Zero.
Beet Plasma Herculious Anchus fires four energy orbs from his horn. After losing enough health, he will also fire a large orb that slowly moves towards Zero.
EX Skill: All Range Attack Herculious goes to the center of the screen, outstreches his arms, and shoots four bullets in Zero's direction. In Mega Man Zero 2, this is the only attack he uses other than his charge attacks, which he does alongside his brother.

Other

Standard Tactics: Herculious will launch at it's enemy with his horns and will spit out plasma attacks as well

Weaknesses: Ice Chip. If his data is corrupted, he will be incapable of coming back.

Trivia

  • Herculious and Kuwagust have the same second name in Japan, but Herculious' name was originally translated as Anchortus in Mega Man Zero, while Kuwagust was translated as Anchus in Mega Man Zero 2. Both are named Anchus in Mega Man Zero Collection.
  • While Herculious is named after the Hercules Beetle, design-wise, he appears more like a beetle from the Chalcosoma genus.
  • Herculious Anchus is the only a fortress boss that can be rematch (Z1). And also the only boss who that appear on the rematch but did not fight before. (Z2)

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. Cyber Peacock's stage takes place in Cyberspace
  7. Cyber Peacock is later fought again at the Final Weapon in the real world
  8. 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!!
  9. Mega Man XDIVE Chapter 20 - 6 Deep Log
  10. Mega Man X DiVE: Story Stage 20 - Deep Log
  11. Mega Man XDIVE Chapter 20 - 6 Deep Log
  12. Mega Man XDIVE Offline Ending
  13. Mega Man XDIVE Chapter 20 - 6 Deep Log
  14. Mega Man XDIVE Offline Ending
  15. 《ROCKMAN X DiVE》來自於深層記錄檔的消息
  16. 《ROCKMAN X DiVE》來自於深層記錄檔的消息
  17. 《ROCKMAN X DiVE》來自於深層記錄檔的消息
  18. 《ROCKMAN X DiVE》來自於深層記錄檔的消息
  19. Mega Man X Dive Offline
  20. Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters
  21. Mega Man Powered Up Oil Man
  22. Mega Man Powered Up Ice Man
  23. Mega Man Powered Up Elec Man
  24. Mega Man Powered Up Elec Man
  25. Mega Man Powered Up Cut Man
  26. Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chōsensha Ending
  27. Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chōsensha Ending
  28. Mega Man Xtreme
  29. Mega Man Xtreme
  30. Mega Man Xtreme
  31. Mega Man Xtreme
  32. Mega Man NES
  33. Mega Man NES Wily's Castle Robot Masters Rematches
  34. Mega Man X8 Cut Man Secret
  35. Mega Man XTreme
  36. Mega Man XTreme
  37. Mega Man XTreme
  38. Mega Man X8 Cut Man Boss
  39. Mega Man Zero 3 Hidden Phantom and Baby Elves 2nd Encounter: Sub Arcadia
  40. Mega Man ZX Omega Boss
  41. Mega Man X8 Cut Man Boss
  42. Mega Man Xtreme
  43. Mega Man Xtreme 2
  44. Mega Man X6
  45. Mega Man ZX
  46. Mega Man Legends Official Prima Strategy Guide Page 11
  47. Mega Man Legends Game Manual
  48. Mega Man Zero 3 Hidden Phantom and Baby Elves 2nd Encounter: Sub Arcadia
  49. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  50. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  51. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  52. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  53. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  54. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  55. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  56. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  57. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  58. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  59. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  60. MEGAMAN X DiVE
  61. Mega Man Robot Master Field Guide Cut Man
  62. Mega Man Robot Master Field Guide Magma Man
  63. Mega Man Robot Master Field Guy Pages 40-41
  64. Mega Man Powered Up Ice Man Stage
  65. Mega Man Powered Up Fire Man Stage
  66. Mega Man Robot Master Field Guy Pages 98-99
  67. 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!!
  68. 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.
  69. The exact type of degree isn't noted, but due to it being an American manual, it's likely referring to Farenheit
  70. Mega Man 11
  71. Mega Man 11
  72. Mega Man 6
  73. Mega Man & Bass Data Base Centuar Man File
  74. Mega Man 6 Wind Man
  75. Megaman 2 The Power Fighters Cut Man

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