Mino Magnus

Mino Magnus, known as Mino Magnaxe (ミノ・マグナクス) in Japan, is one of the Einherjar Eight Warriors in Mega Man Zero 4. He is a Mutos Reploid based on the Minotaur.

Magnus tends to be very slow in forming his phrases, resulting in Tech Kraken finishing for him twice, and shows his disapproval of Zero's interruption by trying to destroy him. He guards the Magnetic Zone, an area which was spreading a very high amount of electromagnetic pulses to destroy Area Zero's environmental control system, as well as destroy the Resistance's trailer. When faced again in Ragnarok, Magnus interrupted by Zero again, and after his defeat, manages to form a sentence telling the Reploid that Ragnarok will destroy Area Zero, before perishing again for good.

He uses an axe in battle, but he doesn't make use of it much. His magnetic abilities increase if the weather is set to his favor.

Data
Nickname: 双極の角頭王 (Soukyuu no Kakutou-Ou, Horn Fighting King of Dual Extremes)

EX Skill: Magnetic Slugger (マグネティックスラッガー)

Mission: Halt the facility

Zero's EX Skill: Tractor Shot

Mega Man Zero Official Complete Works
He once worked as part of Mass Driver, a mass transportation unit. He seized the opportunity to join Weil's ranks at the promise of limitless energy. He can generate high amounts of power, but expends an equivalent amount of energy to do so. He is a slow talker, and being interrupted during conversations is one of his pet peeves.

Different designs for Mino Magnus were proposed, with different horns or with hands that seem to be combined with his axe.

Attacks

 * Separation - Magnus goes into the middle of the screen and separates his body into five parts, attacking Zero with a rather complex pattern of movements. Dodging this attack looks difficult, but the pattern is always the same, allowing the player to memorize the pattern and give them the opportunity attack Magnus' vulnerable torso.


 * Magnetic Tractor - Magnus creates a magnetic sphere on his shoulder and tries to pull Zero in with it. There are two versions of them: pink (North) and blue (South). The pink one is stronger than the blue one.


 * Grab and Slam - Magnus dashes towards Zero, grabs him and gives him a magnetic charge, then throws him into a wall with an identical charge from his shoulder. The magnetic charge lasts for a long time and attracts bits of debris to Zero while he is touching the ground, greatly hindering his movements until shaken off.


 * Magnetic Tackle - Only used if Zero is with a magnetic force. Magnus pushes Zero to the wall.


 * Magnetic Beam - Magnus creates a green (magnetic) sphere. The sphere hovers above Zero and pulls debris out of the ground beneath it, eventually forming a large block that drops to the ground. Magnus jumps and chops the debris block in half, sending blocks of debris across the floor and into the walls where they shatter into more debris.


 * EX Skill: Magnetic Slugger - Magnus creates a green (magnetic) sphere. The sphere is released to the side of the arena opposite Magnus and returns to him while quickly gathering debris, eventually forming a large block. Magnus then swings his axe at the debris block, sending two blocks of them flying and shattering on impact into showers of debris.

Audio and Battle Lines
(Translator and Editor note: Most of Magnus' lines end in "o". They could easily be mistaken for 'roar', but they are plausible, for now)

In other media
Mino Magnus appeared in the third chapter of the Rockman Zero manga, where he fights against the new Zero.

Irritated at Craft's defiance in his mission, Weil sends out Magnus to finish Craft's mission instead. While Magnus seems to gain the upper hand, Craft regains his consciousness and destroys Magnus with his Beam Cannon, calling him an obstacle in his way, as his fight with Zero isn't over yet.

Trivia

 * Mino Magnus is the only rematchable boss where the pre-battle dialogue also has Zero speaking.
 * He is also one of three bosses where Zero tells him to "shut up and fight", after Frost Walrus and Metal Shark Player.