Drill Man

Drill Man (ドリルマン) was created by Dr. Cossack for underground construction and mining until he was reprogrammed to be a combat robot by Dr. Wily in Mega Man 4. His main weapon, the Drill Bomb, is intended to pierce dense objects and explode, causing as much damage to the object as possible. Like Crash Man and Spark Man, Drill Man has no hands. Instead, he has two powerful, all purpose drills made for grinding through solid rock and dirt, which he incorporates into his attacking strategy.

Strategy
He'll start the fight burrowing his way into the ground, chasing Mega Man and drilling under him after 5 seconds of being underground. Slide from side to side of the screen so he misses the attack and is far enough for you to shoot him. On the surface, he attacks by jumping where Mega Man is standing (which can be avoided by getting out of the way, best done by sliding), and by throwing his Drill Bombs, which deflect all of Mega Man's attacks and can damage him if he is not careful enough. Avoid the Drill Bombs by just jumping over them. His weakness is the Dive Missile, which will chase him when he jumps, but not when he's underground, and can also be deflected by Drill Man's bombs.

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Stage enemies

 * Boulder
 * Battonton
 * Count Bomb (Game Boy version only)
 * Hammer Joe (Game Boy version only)
 * Helipon
 * Jumbig
 * Metall EX (jump type only in Game Boy version)
 * Mono Roader (not present in Game Boy version)
 * Pakatto 24
 * Shield Attacker (Game Boy version only)
 * Taketento (not present in Game Boy version)

Damage Data Chart
Displays the amount of damage in units that Drill Man will receive from each Special Weapon in Mega Man 4.

*For the Mega Buster and Pharaoh Shot, the first digit is when the weapon is fired normally and the second is when it is fully charged.

Mega Man
Drill Man appeared in the episodes "The Big Shake", "Showdown At Red Gulch" and "Master of Disaster" from the Mega Man animated series. The only difference between his appearence in the show and his game counterpart is the increased size of his arms. He also had an action figure.

Other appearances
Drill Man also appeared in the manga Mega Man Megamix, Rockman 4 and Rockman 4Koma Great March.

Trivia

 * Ground Man was originally called Drill Man by his designer, Iwamoto Yoshihiro, but his name was changed because there was already a Drill Man.


 * Drill Man's weakness, Dive Missile, takes away 3 bars of his energy in Mega Man 4, unlike all the other Robot Masters, with exception of Pharaoh Man, whose weaknesses do 4 bars of damage.