Hanumachine

Hanumachine (ハヌマシーン) is a member of Hidden Phantom's Cutting Shadow Squadron in the Mega Man Zero series. He is a Mutos Reploid based on the Hindu monkey god Hanuman.

Hanumachine is one of the bosses of Mega Man Zero, where he can be fought either after failing in the mission against Hittite Hottide, or after all selectable missions are completed. When he attacked the Resistance Base, he was defeated by Zero in the warehouse.

Hanumachine is revived by Dr. Weil in Mega Man Zero 3 as "Hanumachine R", and leads an army to attack the Resistance Base. It is interesting to note that throughout the battle, Hanumachine R constantly refers to Zero as the "God of Destruction", which gives an early hint at Omega's true identity.

Strategy
Hanumachine can turn into a fireball and ricochet around the room Zero fights him in (in the third game this destroys the blocks occupying the room). He uses fire based attacks, like fireballs, and releases small versions of himself that explode after sticking to Zero. He also has a rod that can expand to a larger size.

Defeating him at A or S rank will give Zero the Split Heavens EX Skill in Mega Man Zero 3.

Attacks

 * Mini Hanus - Hanumachine summons tiny versions of himself that try to hop towards Zero. If Zero touches them, they cling onto him then self-destruct.
 * Tail Fire - Hanumachine does a spin in mid-air sending fireballs across the room.
 * Fire Bound - Hanumachine transforms into a giant fireball, bouncing across the room.
 * "Falling Staff" - Mega Man Zero 3 only. A downward staff strike.
 * EX Skill (Mega Man Zero): Senkon Enbu (旋棍猿舞, "Spinning Staff Monkey Dance") - Hanumachine extends his staff and strikes after charging up energy.
 * EX Skill (Mega Man Zero 3): "Flame Rising Monkey Dance" - Hanumachine spins his staff with both ends ablaze and jumps up to strike.

Data
Nickname: 知恵の超猿 (Chie no Chouen, Super Monkey of Knowledge)

Mega Man Zero 3 location:

Area: Forest of Anatre

Mission: Engage Neo Arcadia Army

Zero's EX Skill: Split Heavens

Mission enemies
Mega Man Zero:
 * Cannon Hopper
 * Gli-Eye
 * Pantheon Guardian
 * Pantheon Warrior

Mega Man Zero 3:
 * Bat Ring
 * Generator Cannon
 * Mellnet
 * Petatria
 * Seimeran
 * Tile Cannon

Trivia

 * Hanumachine shares some design similarities to Buster Rod G, who is based on Sun Wukong (also known as Son Gokū in Japanese). Given Hanumachine's primary use of a staff as a weapon while also being a monkey, Wukong/Gokū may have had some influence in his design as well.
 * While he shares some design elements with Buster Rod G and Wukong alike, he is inspired by the character Hanuman from the Indian epic Ramayana, especially in terms of name (Hanuman was also the very first inspiration for Sun Wukong himself).
 * His red face and white coloring resembles those of some species of macaques, such as the Rhesus macaque and Japanese macaque.