Gabyoall

Spine, known as Gabyoall (ガビョール) in Japan, which is also translated as Gabyool, is a low-lying, spinning enemy that goes back and forth on a surface to hit enemies. They mostly appear on floors, but there are also varieties that appears on ceilings and walls. They can only be destroyed with certain special weapons such as the Rolling Cutter, the Ring Boomerang or the Power Adapter. Others are invincible to all weapons. Its name may be derived from the Japanese word "gabyou", which means thumbtack.

Types of Spines


Spine
Spine, known as Gabyoall (ガビョール) in Japan, is a spinning enemy. It can only be destroyed with special weapons, like Rolling Cutter, although the Mega Buster and Ice Slasher will paralyze it briefly. In the original Mega Man, it appears in the stages of Elec Man, Ice Man, Fire Man, and Bomb Man.

It acts in the exact same way in Mega Man: Powered Up, however on Easy mode Spines will never dash at the player. On Hard mode they are always dashing.

Electric Gabyoall
Electric Gabyoall (エレクトリックガビョール) are two electric Spines, one on the floor and one on the ceiling, that fire electricity between them (emitting a brief flash before doing so). They are strictly found in Spark Man's stage, both regular and revisited (that is, when Doc Robot appears). 

Garyoby
Garyoby (ガリョービ) is a buzzsaw Gabyoall enemy of Mega Man 4 that appears in the stages of Ring Man and Dive Man, plus Cossack stages 2 and 3, and Wily stages 1, 2 and 3. It can be destroyed with Ring Boomerang, Dust Crusher, and also by detonating a Drill Bomb close to it. A fully charged Mega Buster will paralyze it briefly. In Mega Man III, Screw Crusher can destroy it with one hit.

Cyber Gabyoall
Cyber Gabyoall (サイバー・ガビョール) is the Gabyoall of Mega Man 6, and it has jet engines to speed up if Mega Man is at the same level as itself. It can only be destroyed with the Blizzard Attack or a fully charged punch from Power Mega Man. Some appear on the floor, while others are actually upside down and running along the ceiling. They appear in the stages of Flame Man, Knight Man, Wind Man, and Yamato Man, and also in Mr. X stages 1 and 3 and Wily stage 1.

Spiral Gabyoall
Spiral Gabyoall (スパイラルガビョール) is the Gabyoall from Mega Man 7 that appears in the stages of Freeze Man, Junk Man, Burst Man, Slash Man and Spring Man, as well as Dr. Wily stages 2 and 3. It can only be destroyed with Danger Wrap.

Spinning Gabyoall
Spinning Gabyoall (スピニングガビョール) from Mega Man 8 and Mega Man & Bass. It can only be destroyed with the Ice Wave in Mega Man 8 and the Wave Burner in Mega Man & Bass. It appears in the stages of Astro Man, Search Man, Grenade Man and Aqua Man (as well as Wily stages 2 and 3) in Mega Man 8, and the stages of Cold Man, Burner Man and Pirate Man (as well as King stage 1) in Mega Man & Bass.

Gagabyoall
Gagabyoall (ガガビョール) is from Mega Man 9, and acts like most Gabyoalls. It appears in the stages of Concrete Man and Jewel Man, as well as in various Endless Stages. It can be destroyed with a Black Hole Bomb, Concrete Shot, or Tornado Blow. Other weapons will paralyze it for a couple of seconds.

Rolling Gabyoall
Rolling Gabyoall (ローリングガビョール), called Rolling Gabyool in the ending of Mega Man X, is an invincible Gabyoall found in Flame Mammoth's factory, on the pipes near his lair. They roll across the pipes and sometimes flip upside-down to try to hit X.

Metal Gabyoall
The Metal Gabyoall (メタルガビョール) from Mega Man X4 is very similar to the Spinning Gabyoall from Mega Man 8, except it has an eye that looks similar to a Reaverbot eye. It can only be found in Web Spider's jungle level and can only be destroyed by X's Ground Hunter.

Seil Gabyoall
Seil Gabyoall (ザイルガビョール) is a invincible Gabyoall from Mega Man X5 that rolls along on ropes, similar to the Rolling Gabyoall. It appears in Axle the Red's stage and one of the final stages. 'Seil' means rope in German.

Megabyoall
Megabyoall (メガビョール) is a invincible Gabyoall from Mega Man X8. Although it can't be destroyed, attacking it will make it stop for a short time. The electric weapons obtained from Gigabolt Man-O-War can paralyze them permanently while they are on the screen. They move back and forth on a surface, and some make a small part above them float to increase their range. They appear in the stages of Bamboo Pandamonium, Burn Rooster, Dark Mantis, and Earthrock Trilobyte.

Top Gabyoall
Top Gabyoall (トップガビョール) is an indestructible bladed top enemy from Mega Man Zero, Mega Man Zero 2 and Mega Man Zero 3. Hitting it with a normal attack can stop it, albeit temporarily. The only instance they are destroyed is after the defeat of Locomo IF.





Gabyoall in the Battle Network series
Gabyoalls appear as viruses in Mega Man Network Transmission. Like other Spines, they travel along the ground and bounce in the reverse direction when meeting an edge, moving faster as MegaMan gains proximity. Unlike other Spines, they can be destroyed by almost any weapon, including the buster.

Similar enemies

 * Spring Head