Piledan (パイルダン Pairudan) is an enemy from Mega Man 10 that appears in Sheep Man's Stage, Wily Stage 3, and Special Stage 2. They also appear in Challenge #35, Special Force 3, in all 3 forms.
Description
Piledan is an enemy resembling a brain that can attach itself to cannons and flying machines present in their surroundings, thus the brain linking in to a separate source, giving it life. When attached to a cannon, it starts firing small bullets straight, firing one from the top barrel and one from the bottom quickly. When attached to flying machine, it gains the ability to drop bombs onto Mega Man, and it flies forward in a wavy pattern that makes it more likely to drop bomb closely together. They are weak to Triple Blade, which is good for the brain only and the turret, but it's best to either leave the bomber alone or use Solar Blaze to pierce through the shield.
Mega Man can use this "Buster Only Strategy" to stay safe when fighting the Piledans:
- If the player cannot fire from a distance, they should get up close and unload the three shots it takes to kill it as it is about to transform. If the player lets Piledan transform, the shots they might have fired will be disregarded and they will have to fire four more shots.
- If the player lets a bomber transform, they should forgo killing it as most attempts will be blocked by its shield or punished by its bombs, so the player must do their best to evade the bombs and Piledan will pass.
- If the player lets a turret transform, it will shoot four shots at alternating heights. Short hopping to hit its pedestal is risky, but luckily there is a pause between each round of shots Piledan fires, so the player should take advantage of that.
Damage Data Chart
How many shots of a weapon it takes to destroy a Piledan.
| Mega Man 10 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Buster/Bass Buster | Proto Buster | Triple Blade | Water Shield | Commando Bomb | Chill Spike | Thunder Wool | Rebound Striker | Wheel Cutter | Solar Blaze | ||
| 3 | 3:1 | 1 | 2 | 3:1 | 3 | 1:3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
- For Proto Buster, the first number is with a regular shot, the second is a charged one.
- For Commando Bomb, the first number is with the bomb, the second is the explosion.
- For Thunder Wool, the first number is with the lightning, the second is with the cloud.
Etymology
Its name is possibly derived from the action of docking in Mazinger Z's head port, "Pilder On" (パイルダー・オン, Pairudā On).