Impact Man

"Punch! Pummel! PULVERIZE!"

- Impact Man

Impact Man, known as Pile Man (パイルマン) in Japan, is a Robot Master set to appear in Mega Man 11. He's an all-purpose construction robot who specializes in piling. Impact Man is dedicated to his job and has never been one to leave a task unfinished. Even after being stolen and modified by Dr. Wily, Impact Man continued to carry out his duties as he rounded up a gang of construction robots and took up residence in an abandoned construction zone so he and his comrades could continue working on it.

Appearance
Impact Man is a large robot whose body consists of three pile driver robots named Kui-ichiro (クイイチロー), Kui-jiro (クイジロー), and Kui-saburo (クイサブロー), who call themselves the Impact Brothers. He has three spikes on his body, one atop his head and two more at the ends of his arms (one for each arm). He also has tailpipes on his shoulders. His upper body is colored orange on one side and yellow on the other side, and his lower body is colored black.

Strategy
Impact Man's battle consists of a number of attacks in which he'll try to impale Mega Man with his drill spikes. Usually, he will dash across the room to try and ram into Mega Man with his spikes. After defeating Impact Man, Mega Man gets a special weapon called Pile Driver that mimics this attack. Impact Man will also sometimes jump into the air and turn into a three-sided drill, after which he'll jump across the room in an attempt to crush Mega Man. He'll also leave behind a spike wherever he lands. When he's lost most of his health, Impact Man will activate his Power Gear and turn into a gigantic jackhammer. In this form, Impact Man will jump around the room and generate massive explosions by slamming his enlarged spikes into the ground. After doing this three times, Impact Man will break apart into nine Impact Brothers who will fly across the screen. Impact Man will then respawn in his normal form and continue the battle.

In-Game Quotes
Pre-Battle Taunts:


 * “Maximum Impact!"
 * “BEHOLD! Impact Man!"
 * “I like to spike!"

Attack Shouts:


 * "Don't move!"
 * "Spike!"
 * "Impact!"
 * "Transform!”
 * "Punch! Pummel! PULVERIZE!"

Activating Power Gear:

Attack Shouts (Power Gear): Death Cries:
 * "Spike formation, engage!"
 * "Slam attack!"
 * "There's no escape!"
 * "TOO SPIKEY!"

Trivia

 * Impact Man is the second Robot Master in Mega Man 11 who has a giant form, the first being Block Man.
 * He's also the fifth Robot Master overall who is capable of transforming, the other four being Turbo Man, Ground Man, Galaxy Man, and Nitro Man.
 * Unlike the previous four, however, Impact Man doesn't transform into a vehicle; he instead transforms into a construction machine.
 * Impact Man attacks Mega Man even before he reaches the boss room; in certain sections of his stage, Impact Man will show up as the Impact Brothers, which will fly across the screen as they try to ram into Mega Man.
 * This makes him the third boss in the Mega Man franchise to attack the player while they're still in the stage, after Jet Stingray and Gigabolt Man-O-War.
 * He's also the first boss in Classic Mega Man to do this.
 * He bears a resemblance to "Impactor" from Transformers.
 * Impact Man is the second Robot Master in Mega Man 11 who has a giant form, the first being Block Man.