Deathtanz Mantisk

Deathtanz Mantisk (デスタンツ・マンティスク) is one of the first four bosses of Mega Man Zero 3. Mantisk is based on praying mantis and the grim reaper, and was originally created for the sole purpose of execution, using his "Grim Reaper Scythes" to dispose of Reploids. In the Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero Telos, Deathtanz says he doesn't like to take an unnecessary life and that the dullness of his scythes were proof of peace. However, after being modified by Dr. Weil, he cares for nothing besides killing. He also has a habit of using the Japanese onomatopoeia, "chikachika", when irritated. He was sent by Dr. Weil to capture the Baby Elves, and was defeated by Zero. Mantisk, at least in his modified form, also seems to have a fear of dying, as evidenced by his last words to Zero after being defeated in his rematch against him in Weil's Laboratory.

Strategy
Mantisk mainly attacks with his scythes either throwing them as boomerangs, slashing from above, doing a quick stab, or throwing them across the floor, up the wall and then back to him. If the player has A or S rank, he will use his EX Skill Rock Breaker, where he will make a rock fall from the ceiling and then cut it in pieces, sending the shards flying right at Zero. One strategy to defeat him, is to equip a normal body chip and attack him with a charged Recoil Rod, which will knock him back and sometimes interrupt his attacks.

Defeating him will give Zero the Light Body Chip, and if the player is at A or S rank, the 1000 Slash ability.

Data
Nickname: Kill Blade Shaman (Satsujin Kitoushi, 殺刃祈祷師)

EX skill: Rock Breaker (ロックブレイカー)

Deathtanz Mantisk shoots energy blasts into the ceiling, causing a large chunk of it to fall down, which he slashes apart, launching pieces at Zero.

Mission: Find Dark Elf

Zero's EX skill: 1000 Slash

Mission enemies

 * Sub-boss: Megamilpa
 * Gyro Cannon
 * Pantheon Bomber
 * Pantheon Hunter
 * Pillar Cannon
 * Seimeran

Trivia

 * "Chikachika" (ちかちか) is a onomatopoeic term commonly used in Japanese comics and graphic novels to describe or indicate the twitching/flickering of ones eyes. Apparently Mantisk has made a habit of saying this every time something annoys him enough to make his eye twitch.


 * An image of Deathtanz appears in Mega Man Zero 4 as one of Dr. Weil's first form attacks, launching one of his scythes at Zero. He also appears in Mega Man ZX as a hidden boss in Area N, in a door that only opens if a Mega Man Zero 3 cartridge is in the Nintendo DS.


 * Deathtanz was misnamed as "Deastants Mantisk" in the English Mega Man Zero 3 instruction manual.