U-555, known as Death Avenge (デスエベンジ Desu Ebenji) in Japan, is the mid-boss of Tidal Whale's stage in Mega Man X5. It is a giant, whale shark Mechaniloid that once belonged to the marine museum and was affected by the Sigma Virus. It will pursue the player throughout the stage three times, each time attacking with a different parts of its body. First with its head, which releases Dejira GR's and fires lasers from its mouth, then with its tail (that is equipped with four missile launchers), and finally the upper body, where its core is located. The Flash Laser, Crescent Shot, and Tri-Thunder are capable of dealing increased damage to it.
Gallery
The U-555's head. Before the Mechaniloid can reach the point where it is fought as a mid-boss, the orange "knobs" on its head can be destroyed, making the fight significantly easier.
The U-555's tail. E-Blade (obtainable by defeating Squid Adler using Zero) can be effective in destroying the "knobs" all at once.
The U-555's body. C-Flasher is an effective choice for dealing with this part of the Mechaniloid, as it is considered the hardest among the three parts.
The U-555 partially assembled with all available sprites.
Etymology
- The second part of U-555's Japnese name デスエベンジ (Desu Ebenji) is an anagram of ジンベエザメ (Jinbe Zame), the Japanese for whale shark, which is also the animal that U-555 is modeled after.
Trivia
- The name U-555 is apparently a reference to the U-505, a World War II U-boat (German submarine) now preserved as a museum ship at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois.
- Despite being a mid-boss, the U-555 has highest amount of HP out of any mid-boss/boss in Mega Man X5, with a total of 127 health in three phase, adds up to 381 HP.
- The Mega Mech Shark from Mega Man 9, and the Sea Canthller from Mega Man X2, are similar to this enemy.