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Elpizo

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Background

Elpizo, also known as Elpis in Japan, is the main plot-twist antagonist of Mega Man Zero 2, being the leader of the Resistance to fight against the forces of Neo Arcadia, only to betray them and search for the world's most powerful Cyber-Elf, the Mother Elf, to become the supreme ruler of everything.

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

Origin Elpizo, who used to be known only by his serial number TK31, was a mass-produced Reploid that worked at the Neo Arcadian City Management Bureau.

On a survey supervised by Sage Harpuia to collect data from the then newly discovered Sunken Library, TK31 stumbles upon a holographic record of the Elf Wars despite being ordered to avoid independent action and to report everything. He watches history unfold, seeing images of the above-first-degree criminal, Dr. Weil; Mega Man X fighting against Omega and of course, the Mother Elf and the Baby Elves. He is reminded that the Baby Elves are stored in Area 7.

The alarms go off and TK31 learns about Project Elpizo, the Creation of the Sigma Antibody Program known as Mother Elf, developed during the Maverick Wars.

Hearing the alarm, Harpuia enters and shuts it off. Noticing TK31 trembling, he tells TK31 that he was just supposed to gather the data. Harpuia goes on to mention how pointless it is for someone like TK31 to follow his shameful curiosity and take an interest. He commands TK31 to forget everything he saw.

Days later, TK31 discusses the current situation in Neo Arcadia with a co-worker, HE22, who was presented the report on the survey. Talking about the energy crisis, the increase in false accusations and the Resistance, HE22 mentions that strange things are happening to the Reploids involved in that survey. TK31 does not wish to hear such things, saying he'll call the police if such talk continues.

Then Harpuia arrives with a warrant from the Eight Gentle Judges that designates Serial Number TK31 as a Maverick. Harpuia says he'll be taken into custody and then tried for high treason. TK31 is in total disbelief at this claim; he does not accept he is a Maverick. Harpuia states boldly that any who resist arrest will be retired.

At the same time, the Resistance launches an attack against Neo Arcadia. In the chaos that ensues, TK31 and HE22 flee the vicinity. Walking through the sewers, they talk about joining the resistance. TK31 agrees, but he insists that he first has to go to Area 7 to retrieve the Baby Elves (though he only obtains one). From that point on, he insists on being called Elpizo.

After the events of Mega Man Zero, Elpizo helps the Resistance build a new, more advanced Resistance Base. Ciel appoints him Commander of the Resistance Forces, as she wishes to focus on her energy research. Upon becoming commander, he begins planning "Operation Righteous Strike", as he believes the only way to save Reploids is to destroy Neo Arcadia. He concedes, however, that if Ciel finishes her new energy system, he will cancel "Operation Righteous Strike" for her sake, but is not convinced that her plan would work.

Search for Power and Demise

Obsessed with destroying Neo Arcadia, Elpizo executes his blitz-like "Operation Righteous Strike", despite the wishes of Ciel. With Zero's return, Elpizo feels bold enough to execute his plans. The attack is thwarted by the three remaining Guardians, and Elpizo's dream is dashed. Unable to deal with the prospect of defeat, Elpizo leaves the base and Ciel resumes command. He leaves a message where he blames his lack of power as the reason he failed as a commander, so he decides to awaken the Mother Elf in order to completely wipe out Neo Arcadia and all of the humans, creating a "paradise" for all Reploids.

Penetrating the shrine where X's body was kept as a seal over the Mother Elf, Elpizo destroyed X's body and absorbed the Mother Elf. He then transforms into a darker version of his normal form before fighting Zero in a maniacal frenzy, although despite his new abilities, he was still unable to beat Zero. Shocked that despite possessing the Cyber-elf that nearly caused the apocalypse, he still cannot beat Zero, he ends up demanding more power from the Mother Elf. He ends up giving an inhuman scream as he transforms again, this time into a winged, vaguely Cyber Elf-esque monstrosity speaking in broken sentences while fighting Zero. He was subsequently defeated by Zero. While dying, Elpizo apologizes for his actions claiming if Zero hadn't defeated him he would have "done something unforgivable", but the Mother Elf, turning good for a brief moment, transformed Elpizo into a Cyber-elf. Before he flies away, he openly states that the Mother Elf "wasn't completely evil" before disappearing for good.

Statistics

Key: Base | Mother Elf Empowered | Final Form

Tier: Unknown, 2-C with Equipment | 2-C | 2-C

Name: Elpizo/Elpis

Origin: Mega Man Zero 2

Sex: Male

Age: Unknown

Classification: Reploid, Leader of the Resistance, Mother Elf User

Dimensionality: 3-D

Status: Other (After being defeated his body was destroyed and he was turned into a cyber elf)

Alignment: Lawful Evil (Elpizo is a sadistic, manipulative leader who would take control over the entire world with the Mother Elf in order to create a new society where only Reploids can exist, calling it the new "paradise". After his defeat by Zero, he apologizes for his insane megalomaniac plans, and was revealed that the Mother Elf turned Elpzio mad)

Attack Potency: Unknown (Lacks feats, and also said that he needed the Mother Elf to become as strong as Zero), Universe level with Equipment (His equipment is strong enough to completely destroy X's Elf Wars body) | Universe level (Empowered by the Power of the Mother Elf. Capable of fighting with Zero, whose Elf Wars self fought on par with Omega with X during the Elf Wars. Omega created the entirety of Cyberspace along with the rifts to enter it later on. Cyberspace is a parallel equivalent of the real world with this being stated multiple times and it can be accessed in every single level. All Cyberspace levels are all identical to the real world counterpart as shown here. Cyberspace even has things such as the sun and moon be identical to the real world. It even has locations such as Area X which is both stated and shown to reach space. It is also referred to as its own dimension separating it from the real world) | Universe level (Now uses way more power from the Mother Elf, making him far stronger than before)

Durability: Unknown, possibly Universe level (Possibly took attacks from the 4 Guardians, although it's unknown if he was taken out before they arrived) | Universe level (Capable of tanking multiple attacks from Zero) | Universe level (Way more powerful than before)

Striking Strength: Unknown | Universal | Universal

Lifting Strength: Unknown | Class G (Comparable to Zero who should in turn be far superior to Mega Man) | Class G (Far stronger than before)

Travel Speed: Massively FTL (Was capable of outpacing Zero at the end of this stage) | Massively FTL (Capable of keeping up with Zero. Empowered by the Mother Elf) | Massively FTL (Faster than before)

Combat Speed: Massively FTL (Was capable of stopping Zero during Mid-Attack. Zero is undoubtedly faster than Duo who is capable of reaching intergalactic speeds and likely travels across the universe to destroy the Evil Energy) | Massively FTL (Empowered by the Mother Elf, who could wipe out the Sigma virus at these speeds) | Massively FTL (Faster than before)

Reaction Speed: Massively FTL (Reacted to Zero's attack) | Massively FTL | Massively FTL

Stamina: Limitless

Range: Standard Melee Range, up to Several Meters with attacks, Galactic with The Mother Elf (She wiped the Sigma Virus from existence which spread and threatened the whole galaxy)

Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius (A great leader who can easily create plans to make Neo Arcadia fall to his feet. A expert in sword fighting as well, being capable of fighting the likes of Zero who has centuries of experience. Easily manipulated almost the entire cast just to get access to the Mother Elf)

Powers and Abilities

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Human Achievements, Stealth Mastery (Infiltrated into Neo Arcadia), Weapon Mastery (Can wield a sword in combat), Self-Sustenance (Types 1, 2, & 3; Superior in technology to Robot Masters, where all Robot Masters can breathe in space just fine, with an entire game revolving around traveling through space[1] and as robots do not require food, sleep or sustenance), Accelerated Development (All reploids made are all based off of X's design, making all reploids have limitless potential, which is also stated here), Inorganic Physiology (Type 2; Reploids are a new generation of robots which contain an innovative new feature, the ability to think, feel and make their own decisions), Rage Power & limited Invulnerability (Type 1; When Reploids are damaged to about half their health, they gain an extra attack. Mavericks can enter an invicible state where they can do stronger attacks. Superior to their previous models where when Robot Masters are damaged to about half their health, they become invulnerable for a few seconds and perform more powerful attacks), Psuedo-Teleportation, Transformation, Light Manipulation & Intangibility (Type 3 [Transformation], Phasing/Elemental; Reploids should have superior teleporters to the robot masters who naturally display teleportation through teleporters interplanetary distances[2], they do this through transforming into a beam of light, they can use this in the middle of combat to turn intangible and phase through attacks), Consciousness Transferal (Reploids can have their data moved into other bodies essentially posessing multiple of them), Immortality (Type 3; Through robots and reploids ability to regenerate back their body and data. Type 6; Reploids can survive after being severely destroyed. All reploids souls are able to posses a new body if their old one is destroyed or return to their old one if separated. Robot Masters can survive wounds such as being cut in half, with ones such as Proto Man calling it merely "a flesh wound", being able to come back just fine after teleporting away to be repaired. Type 8; All robots "true existences" rely on their data, thus as long as their data is stored they can be remade or come back if their data is specifically "SAVED". With data further being explored through here), Regeneration (At least Mid; Should scale above all the Robot Masters who all regenerate after being flattened in Mega Man Powered Up. Mid-Godly through their data; In Mega Man Xtreme, Sigma was trying to reproduce the past data of several mavericks in the mother computer to bring havoc to the world's peace and the only way the past data of previously defeated Mavericks from X1 and X2 could be stopped is if X goes inside as his data form. Inside the Mother Computer, X defeats Vile's data form along with the data forms of a bunch of mavericks he has previously defeated. However, despite defeating their data form, their data is still are able to come back for the rematches at the end of the game along with Vile being back in the hard mode's post game story. Despite destroying Vile's data twice, he was still able to come back and better then ever in Mega Man X8. In Mega Man ZX, Omega's soul data along with flashes of the past battle in Zero 3 are trapped in area O and even after defeat, he can come back without limit even after obtaining Model OX which contains his soul data. With data further being explored through here), Resurrection (Robots that are fought and defeated are able to be brought back as long as they still have their data, with this also extending to reploids being able to come back for rematches. With data further being explored through here), Information Manipulation & Conceptual Manipulation (Can directly interact with, harm, and destroy a robots data, which all robots "true existences" rely on their data, thus as long as their data is stored they can be remade or come back if their data is specifically "SAVED". All data resides in the deep log of each game's data and information of the Mega Man Franchise and many other Capcom franchises, with it being stated that data makes up the characters' personality, memories are data pieces that can be used to materialize hunter programs and also have the feelings of the characters, their data is even what determines their own canonicity in reality, with all characters being considered data alongside all universes being made of data. With data further being explored through here), Paralysis Inducement (Can paralyze others), Transformation (Capable of transforming himself), Non-Physical Interaction, Corruption Power Bestowal and Statistics Amplification (Can use the Baby Elves to transform others into much more powerful version of themselves) Resistance to Extreme Heats, Extreme Colds, & Weather Manipulation (Superior models to the Robot Masters, who are made to withstand extreme terrains and weather conditions), Cosmic Radiations (Superior models to all Robot Masters, who can breathe and survive in space just fine, with an entire game revolving around traveling through space[3])Information Manipulation & Conceptual Manipulation (Can take hits from characters that can directly interact with, harm, and destroy a robots data, which all robots "true existences" rely on their data, thus as long as their data is stored they can be remade or come back if their data is specifically "SAVED". All data resides in the deep log of each game's data and information of the Mega Man Franchise and many other Capcom franchises, with it being stated that data makes up the characters' personality, memories are data pieces that can be used to materialize hunter programs and also have the feelings of the characters, their data is even what determines their own canonicity in reality, with all characters being considered data alongside all universes being made of data. With data further being explored through here), Plot Manipulation (As data determines one's canonicity in reality and all universes are made of data, one would need to fully change one's data in order to change their narrative. With data further being explored through here), Electricity Manipulation (Superior models to the Robot Masters, who are able to tank and survive attacks from electricity based Robot Masters attacks, even those with a weakness can survive hits from it), Heat Manipulation & Fire Manipulation (Superior models to the Robot Masters, are able to tank and survive attacks from heat and fire based Robot Masters attacks, even those with a weakness can survive hits from it and survive the intense heats), Magma Manipulation (Superior models to the Robot Masters, who are able to tank and survive attacks from magma based Robot Masters attacks, even those with a weakness can survive hits from it), Ice Manipulation & Absolute Zero (Superior models to the Robot Master, who are able to tank and survive attacks from ice based Robot Masters attacks, even those with a weakness can survive hits from it, even with ice as cold as absolute zero), Gravity Manipulation (Superior models to the Robot Masters, who are able to tank and survive attacks from gravity based Robot Masters attacks, even those with a weakness can survive hits from it), Black Holes (Superior models to the Robot Masters, who are able to tank and survive attacks from black hole based Robot Masters attacks, even those with a weakness can survive hits from it), Petrification (Superior models to the Robot Masters, who are able to tank and survive attacks from petrification based Robot Masters attacks, even those with a weakness can survive hits from it, with the petrification being potent enough to effect black holes), Acid Manipulation & Corrosion Inducement (Superior models to the Robot Masters, who are able to tank and survive attacks from acid & corrosive based Robot Masters attacks, even those with a weakness can survive hits from it), Space-Time Manipulation & BFR (Superior models to the Robot Masters, who are able to tank and survive attacks from the likes of Centaur Flash, which creates a dimensional distortion where he warps space and sends an opponent into a black hole, with even Robot Masters that have a weakness to it surviving its hits and not being sent into a black hole. Robot Masters can also take hits from Cut Man who can cut through space itself and leave dimensional tears that he can jump in)

Standard Equipment

His energy rapier, Mother Elf

Notable Techniques

Attack Description Notes
Dark Drain Elpizo summons a ring of purple orbs that quickly chase Zero and drain his health if caught.
Saber Dash Elpizo dashes toward Zero while thrusting his rapier repeatedly.
Splash Laser Elpizo points his beam rapier upwards and shoots multiple dark energy bullets that create shockwaves upon reaching the ground, erupting into dark flames.
Distortion Aura Elpizo opens a portal that summons either a Pantheon Guardian or Spiking.
(EX Skill) Grand Burst: Elpizo enters Dark Overdrive, mimicking the Overdrive ability of the Four Guardians. He becomes wrapped in a shadowy aura that blocks any attack until it wears off. While invincible, he sends his rapier spinning into the air, blasting a huge, blue column into the ground and sending debris in several directions. After the attack ends, his rapier returns to him like a boomerang.

Other

Standard Tactics: Elpizo will usually start with his swinging his Energy Rapier to Zero, trying to slash him multiple times. Elpizo may also use other attacks such as summoning enemies, creating platforms, creating several energy blasts out of his sword and even trying to drain Zero's energy. Without the Mother Elf, Elpizo can also use the Baby Elves to assist him, such as paralyzing foes, controlling them and making them transform into their Armed Phenomenom forms too. Elpizo in his final form is also much more brutal as he is totally bloodlusted by the power of the Mother Elf, he will teleport, create spiked platforms and summon dragon-like beasts to throw at Zero, making him a deadly opponent.

Weaknesses: Has gone insane and is overconfident. If his data is corrupted, he will be incapable of coming back.

Gallery

Images & Artwork
  • Concept Artwork

    Concept Artwork

  • Being Transformed by the Mother Elf

    Being Transformed by the Mother Elf

  • Alongside the Mother Elf

    Alongside the Mother Elf

  • Elpizo leading the Resistance

    Elpizo leading the Resistance

  • In Promotional artwork

    In Promotional artwork

  • After being defeated by Zero

    After being defeated by Zero

  • Concept Artwork for his transformed forms

    Concept Artwork for his transformed forms

Trivia

  • During the cutscene in the Temple of Wind, when Elpizo dashes away after triggering Harpuia's Armed Phenomenon form, a 1 appears behind his foot and a 2 appears under his head. This does not appear in the Mega Man Zero Collection.
  • It can be hinted that Harpuia knew what Elpizo's motives were for locating the Baby Elves and the Mother Elf before Zero and the rest of the Resistance found out, providing Harpuia's hint at Elpizo that there will be more deaths of the Resistance and other innocents as long as he remained unchecked. This also comes to pass at the Temple of Wind when Elpizo already defeated Harpuia before Zero arrived to stop him, now revealing that he will destroy the body of the original X to Harpuia and Zero, and after the battle, Harpuia requests Zero to stop Elpizo from destroying X's body because he failed to stop him.
  • In Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog #141, Knuckles's transformation into Super Knuckles mimics Elpizo's as the result of the Mother Elf.
  • Elpizo, upon becoming Dark Elpizo, paraphrases Iris' last words to Zero.
  • Elpizo's leitmotif coincidentally shares a similar melody to the song "Battle without Honor or Humanity."
  • Elpizo's serial number TK31 is based on his voice actor's name Tsutomu Kashiwakura and his birth day March 1.

References

  1. ↑ 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!!
  2. ↑ 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!!
  3. ↑ 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!!

Battle Records

None.

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