Botos

"Time for a little lesson in agony!"

- Botos

Botos, known as Borock (ボロック) in Japan, is a boss from Mega Man X: Command Mission. While he is a high-ranking cadre in the Rebellion Army, he is using the position to further his own goals.

Characteristics
Botos is a bulbous Reploid with a spherical body and stubby legs. His armor is largely dark green with yellow highlights, such as a belt around his waist. His helmet covers most of his head save for his mouth, and a dark visor covers his eyes. He has a golden half-ring structure on his shoulders and two thrusters on either side of his waist.

Botos is a loud-mouthed and crass Reploid. While he holds his tongue around Epsilon and the other cadres, he truly cares little for the Rebellion's cause and only wants power, believing it to be all that matters in the world. He had no qualms with harming his own comrades in order to gain Supra-Force Metal, and even called Epsilon and the Rebellion "stupid" in the process. Despite the tough talk, however, he is a coward who often flees from difficult situations and stutters when caught off-guard. It seems Epsilon knows about his true nature on some level - despite Botos' constant Rebellion PR, Scarface is the commander's right-hand man and Ferham seems to be higher in command, as she doesn't quite believe him when he claims he was ordered to take her warhead key. In the English dub, Botos also speaks with a distinct Southern U.S. accent.

History
Botos was a vocalist Reploid before joining the Rebellion.

Mega Man X: Command Mission
Botos first appears alongside the other Rebellion cadres during Shadow's betrayal atop the Lagrano Ruins. He fires a laser to stop X from assisting Zero.

Botos next appears in the base underneath the Vanallia Desert, being responsible for the jammer spots located there. He is first seen talking with Scarface, who orders him to finish off X's team. It's also hinted in that scene that he wants to usurp Scarface's position. Botos then reveals himself on the third floor of the base after the jammers are shut down, and he uses a small portion of Supra-Force Metal to fight X and Zero's party. When defeated, he is knocked back in a comical way, dropping the Supra-Force Metal in the process and makes a pathetic attempt to retrieve it before Zero forces him to retreat. Steel Massimo remarks that the battle felt too easy. During the expedition at the Melda Ore Plant, it is revealed that Botos and Ferham hold the keys to unlock the Supra-Force Metal warhead. This results in him being pursued by X's party. After a small chase, he locks himself in a room that X and Zero's party can't gain access to until they leave. After the team defeats Ferham, Botos claims that he is under orders from Epsilon to relocate the Supra-Force Metal and rips Ferham's warhead key from her body. However, he actually swiped the keys on his own accord to get the Supra-Force Metal pieces for his own aspirations of power (even maniacally badmouthing Epsilon, his beliefs, and the entire Rebellion Army as well). However, as soon as he opens the warhead he is attacked and killed by Colonel Redips disguised as Spider, who then steals the Supra-Force Metal.

Stats and Abilities
In battle Botos summons "Q-Bits" (small angelic bit Mechaniloids) and sings to lowers X's party's stats.

Support Units

 * *See: Bigbit

Trivia

 * Botos is one of the few characters in the entirety of the Mega Man franchise to have left behind a corpse after death (as opposed to immediately exploding). His body also shows clear signs of damage, such as his arm being torn off to such a level that severed cables were present.
 * He is the only cadre whose name was completely changed in the American version of the game.
 * The design of Botos' armor seems to be inspired by Hinduist imagery (such as the halo-like ring on his shoulders), a trait he shares with Bit, Byte, and Godkarmachine O Inary.