Miniboss Idea: Bait and Switch/Scream and Shout

[Quattro Bajeena]

This idea comes from early on during the /vg/ threads popping up, an idea to include call D and a fake beck (like the false megaman in powered up) in a kind of duo, each with their own personality and fighting style, the name bait and switch comes from the practice of luring in someone with a promise then changing it.



In any case the premise works kind of like the X-hunters where bait and switch are present on a random stage, replacing the miniboss



Bait would be the anti-beck, everything Beck IS, Bait ISN'T (weak, cowardly) but for what he lacks in strength and speed he is crafty and uses more attack patterns than the bosses making his fight more unpredictable.



Switch would be Call D, when this was thought up I imposed tron's personality on her, with a gameplay style similar to tron and serges from X2. Switch would be tougher, but this is because she relies on machines she's constructed (like a NOT ride armor for example). her attack patterns would be basic but hard hitting forcing the player to move more carefully and plan out an attack.





A more recent idea was based on who is being controlled by player 1, they would fight one or the other (playing as call you fight Bait, playing as Beck you fight Switch).





could use some fleshing out, but it's a nice idea

[mightyno67277p]

+1



I also want a secret/hidden boss that is difficult to beat. Maybe Mighty No 0. A reward being optional.

[Ryusei]

I wouldn't be surprised if Call D is actually the Extra Stage boss.

[Crix]

I absolutely love name puns, Rock and Roll, Bass and Treble, Beck and Call, etc.



I'd love to see an ongoing 'rival' of sorts to Beck, doesn't need to be a Protoman, Bass or Zero clone, but only if it really fits in with the game world that ends up forming. No need to shoehorn things in 'because it was in Megaman'.



Bait and Switch would fit wonderfully though, I think.

[MechaGS]

I wouldn't be surprised if Call D is actually the Extra Stage boss.

This would be an interesting turn of events. I could dig Call D as an extra tough boss or something along those lines.

[Ryusei]

She could be Mighty No.9

Spoiler

's Protoman

[tailszero]

She could be Mighty No.9

Spoiler

's Protoman

That would be pretty interesting. I could see her popping up in one of the Fortress stages, and giving you a small Skull Mech for the next part of the stage.

[Quattro Bajeena]

She could be Mighty No.9

Spoiler

's Protoman

That would be pretty interesting. I could see her popping up in one of the Fortress stages, and giving you a small Skull Mech for the next part of the stage.

we could pander by making her tsundere for beck, heling him one minute wanting him defeated the next.



also bait I nailed down his attack style, non-stop moving,force the player to actually fight not wait for an opening in the pattern

[Ryusei]

we could pander by making her tsundere for beck

Another one?

[Quattro Bajeena]

we could pander by making her tsundere for beck

Another one?

exactly



also her machine should be a cross between wily machine and tron's mech, or maybe take the grendizer approach where the mech combines with the UFO

[Ryusei]

her machine should be a cross between wily machine and tron's mech

I like this idea.



And she could make some appearances with her flying machine  during some points of the game before the Extra Stage.

Or even have secret cameos/easter eggs during some points that require the player to get something done, such as reaching the end of one stage fast enough or something cool like that.



And when you defeat her in battle, she gifts you some crazy gadget or upgrade that allows Beck to reach new heights or do something even cooler.



About Call F, i think it'd be quite awesome if she had different special moves. Something like DASH (while Beck has the slide) and DOUBLE JUMP, Like Forte in R&F. Or a different bullet pattern and the option to aim upwards, or melee attacks, or being able to use mechs/special vehicles like in Metal Slug.



This could make happy both players who want classic Rockman action (Beck) and players who want mechanics from older games in the franchise or completely new.



In fact, Call's stages could be streamlined ala Rockman ZX (And even include unique characters -ie: other Calls- and dialogue and information that serve to illustrate further the plot and background story) , while Beck's stages remain separated in the classic style.

[Lienn]

Would be cool bait and Switch actually being B-rex and Stretch goat ^^ Being non-humanoid rivals would add a bit of uniqueness taste to them! Would be nice Bait being a very large and bulky dino and Switch a goat like Adventure Time's rainicorn (actually working more like a serpent dragon than a goat). ^^

[Quattro Bajeena]

Would be cool bait and Switch actually being B-rex and Stretch goat ^^ Being non-humanoid rivals would add a bit of uniqueness taste to them! Would be nice Bait being a very large and bulky dino and Switch a goat like Adventure Time's rainicorn (actually working more like a serpent dragon than a goat). ^^

let's save that idea for beck X if they get that far, though a not mechanaloid T-rex as a mini boss would be a good idea, you should make a thread, flesh out the idea

[M#39719 Vince]

I also kind of like B-Rex being an Extra Stage boss. Maybe harder than the final boss?

[Quattro Bajeena]

I also kind of like B-Rex being an Extra Stage boss. Maybe harder than the final boss?

well to fit in line with the B-Rex I think it would be more like something out of a gladiatorial arena, you know how they fought captured animals and all that? basically a rampaging coliseum robot  meant for certain spectacles gone haywire, only problem is a giant that size would have to be fought either like the intro boss from X2 or X3 or like Gamma from what was it megaman 3?