MegaMan DS

MegaMan DS (Dark Soul), known as Rockman DS (ロックマンDS) in Japan and referred to as MgaMDS in-battle, is a boss in Mega Man Battle Network 4. It was created when MegaMan.EXE was forced to use Dark Chips to defeat ShadeMan.EXE and a Dark Soul was born within him. Throughout the game MegaMan must resist the temptation to use Dark Chips when he is desperate.

MegaMan DS is fought twice, once when it was created by Duo.EXE from the darkness in MegaMan’s heart as a test for humanity, and again in Black Earth created by the mirror of truth. It is a dark reflection of MegaMan, mirroring his battle style, Navi Customizer programs, chips, and HP.

Attacks

 * Mega Buster - MegaMan DS teleports around his area shooting Mega Buster shots when he isn't doing another attack. Attack damage is based on your current buster attack damage.


 * Player's Battle Chips - The most deadly and unpredictable of MegaMan DS's attacks are chips used that the player owns. MegaMan DS can use any chip in the player's pack regardless of what kind they are (i.e. MegaMan DS can use an SP Navi chip), though he can't use Program Advances or set up specific strategies or combos with them. He prefers to use chips in the player's current folder.


 * Dark Sword - MegaMan DS unleashes a Dark Sword against the player. It deals 400 damage on contact.

Strategy
As MegaMan DS’s attack patterns draw from the player’s play style throughout the game and the current Folder they have, there is no set strategy to defeat him. The player must instead adapt to their own style and/or choose a new style. He has exactly the same Max HP as the player at the start of the battle and uses Battle Chips, preferring those in the player's folder. A good way to counter this is by putting several chips together that would be needed for a Program Advance or special combo (e.g. Sanctuary and Holy Dream), as MegaMan DS has a tendency to use chips at random and can't use PA's, but on some rare occasion, MegaMan DS can use DarkSword.