Mega Man 4                                                                                    Page 2
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Developed by: Capcom

Boss                         Weakness              Ineffective
Bright Man                         Rain Flash                    Flash Stopper
Toad Man                          Drill Bomb                    Flash Stopper
Pharoah Man                      Flash Stopper              
Drill Man                           Dive Torpedo                Flash Stopper
Skull Man                          Dust Crusher                Flash Stopper
Dust Man                          Ring Boomerang            Flash Stopper
Dive Man                          Skull Barrier                  Flash Stopper
Ring Man                          Pharoah Shot                 Flash Stopper

DR COSSACK'S FORTRESS BOSSES
1                                      Ring Boomerang            Drill Bomb, Rain Flash, Pharoah Shot, Skull Barrier and                                                                             Flash Stopper
2                                                                         Shot, Flash Stopper and Skull Barrier
3                                       Drill Bombs                 Rain Flash, Skull Barrier, Flash Stopper
Dr.Cossack                        Dust Crusher               Drill Bomb, Pharoah Shot, Flash Stopper

DR WILY'S FORTRESS
1                                      Ring Boomerang           Rain Flash, Drill Bombs, Dive Torpedo, Skull Barrier
2                                      Ring Boomerang           Pharoah Shot, Skull Barrier, Flash Stopper
3                                      Ring Boomerang *Here's a tip to defeat this boss real quick without any damage: Stand right next to the skull boss, in this position you cannot recieve damage. The skull boss tends to fire 3 plasma shots in a row. Wait till he has finished and with a charged Mega Buster, shoot him.
Dr.Wily                             Drill Bombs *This is not easy to pull off. Travel to the left side of the screen and shoot them in a jump. Detonate the bombs close to Dr.Wily by pushing "B". The radius of the blast will damage Dr.Wily. The Drills will not harm Dr.Wily if they are not detonated.
Dr.Wily for the 2nd time     Pharoah Shot *Dr. Wily fires massive pulse shots at you. When he does this, he reveals his location. Fire a charged Pharoah shot at him immediately after you dodge the pulse fire.

Secret Items
1) The balloon item is found on Pharoah Man's stage. Simply use ruch coil to jump over the hole at the begging and continue right.

2) The wire item is found on Dive Man's stage. The hole in the wave part of the stage will not kill you if you jump down it. Go down and recieve the item.

Passwords
Bright Man                                        A356 C2 D1 E3
B, Toad Man                                     A135 B2 D1 E3
B, T, Pharoah Man& Balloons             A15 B4 C1 D13
B, T, P&B, Drill Man                         A145 C4 D13
B, T, P&B, D, Dive Man& Wire         A145 D2 E1 F3
B, T, P&B, D, D&W, Dust Man         A14 C5 E14 F3
B, T, P&B, D, D&W, D, Ring Man     A14 B5 E16 F3
Dr.C with Wire and Balloon                A14 B5 E2 F13
Start With Wire and Balloon                A235 B1 D1 F3

Secrets In Dr.Cossack's Fortress
1). On the first stage move left at the begging, there is a free man in the snow.
2). On the third stage right before the boss, there is an energy tank that seems impossible to reach. Use the balloons and slide in the hole to acquire the E-Tank.
3). On the fourth stage there is a barrier that seems to be out of reach. Try to use your ballons and they dissapear when they hit the walls. But by using the balloons directly above the ladders, they will stay intact and you can reach the ledge. Break the barrie with drill bomb and recieve an E-tank.
4). There are certain barriers that can be broken, use the Drill Bombs to destroy these.

Pharoah Shot
Hold down the "b" button to charge the Pharoah shot. When the shot is full it will appear as a sphere above your head. It will remain above your head as long as you continue to hold the "b" button down. The sphere will inflict damage on any stage enemy that runs into it. *Drill Man's stage has a place where rocks fall from above, stand underneath for a while to recieve full charge ups and many lives*. This works great but stage enemies that require 3 or more shots of pharoah to defeat will absorb the sphere. When this happens continue to hold the "b" button down let it go when you want to release your secret shot.

Hold down the "b" button in the stage boss' room when the stage boss is charging up. You will have one free sphere that did not remove any weapon unit.

Press "start" during a stage. Click on Pharoah while holding "b". When the stage screen returns a sphere will start to charge without removing any weapon units. Use this trick when you are low on Pharoah shot. 

Wire
The wire is a great item. You can use it to scale walls quickly and to reach places that are difficult to reach with the use of other items. The item can also be used as a weapon! Don't be afraid to aim it at a flying robot or some stage boss. You can use the wire to defeat the hippo's on Ring Man's level quickly.

Balloon
This weapon reminds me of item 1 in Mega Man 2. The balloons can help you make it certain places, it sure makes Dr.Cossack stages easier.

Stage Enemies
Enemy            Found               Weakness      
Whale             Dive Man           Dust(5), Pharoah(5 charged shots), Drill(7), M.Buster(14), Skull(14),                                                         Bright(14), Ring(14), Dive(14)

Circular Saw   Ring Man           Dust(1), Ring(1), Drill(2), Pharoah(3), Toad(3), Dive(3)