Hogale

Hogale (ホゲール) is a flying whale-shaped airship enemy from Mega Man 8 that appears in Tengu Man's stage and in Wily Tower Stage 2. On the regular parts of the stages, it drops Metall SVs. It also appears in the Rush Jet sections, spitting out Tencrows. Hogales also appears in Frost Man's stage, dropping ice blocks for the machines to push. Some blocks contain Penpen EVs.



Hogale Submarine
Hogale Submarine (ホゲールサブマリン) is a modified Hogale that appears in Pirate Man's stage in Mega Man & Bass. There's an infinite number of them swimming in a section with short spaces, where the player needs to hide under them or destroy them quickly to proceed before it causes harm. Its appearance is just like the normal Hogale, except for the lack of propellers.

Other media
Hogale appears in Mega Man Gigamix and the Rockman 8 manga.

Trivia

 * Hogale is a combination of the Japanese word "hogei", which means whaling, and the English writing of whale (ホエール hoēru) in Japan.

Similar enemies
Enemies similar to Hogales.
 * Cruiziler