I actually did a perfect run of Slash Man in German class last year. It was not fun in the slightest after the first 400 attempts, but after like three days I finally did it. Looking back at this video, I can't imagine having to talk and do the stage along with Slash Man...and that's why I respect you Roahm lmao.
@@ianleather5699I know I'm 6 years late to answer but it was legit the only class in that grade I could use my laptop in most days. I'd have too much homework to do it at home so I just did my attempts then. 🤣
Also, as an addendum to my original comment; recently I got into Achievement hunting retro games using RetroAchievements, and had to do a Slash Man perfect run again for one of them. It was just as unfun as I remember, though my Mega Man skills have grown to a point that I could do it in only a few hours and less than 100 attempts! :D
@@Zivko_ lol very nice, I had my laptop in my classes when I wrote that and would play idle games while listening to a lecture, so doing something as involved as a perfect run is very impressive
Your comment about not condoning Yoshi sacrificing makes a Yoshi fan happy. Poor Yoshi ;_; Smacked on the head to eat things, carrying a big fat plumber all over the place, and that is his reward. And you made the boss look easier than it apparantly was, I almost feel bad for enjoying the out-takes this time.
Indeed yes, he can reflect your shots with the Slash Claw. As best as I can tell, you cannot do so with the Slash Claw once you have it, I tried doing so against Mets and such, but it didn't reflect shots.
This one took quite a few tries. It actually took about 36 recording attempts, mostly on a day where my online friends were off doing other things, so I had little else to do during the day. Beyond that, just practicing Slash Man himself off camera, I only managed to beat him around 3 times out of about 80. So yeah, this one was hard X)
@SS4519 I'm mostly referring to the tar here. The only pattern that stuff seems to have is that if you need to go somewhere, it will fall there. Having fought him about 700 times at this point though, he can really do what he wants. If he wants to break the pattern of how he jumps, he will. If he wants to drop down from the wall instead of charging, he will. Granted, he's not that bad without the tar (easy, even)...but you still need to deal with the tar 10-12 times before you win.
The only slight pattern is that he jumps up to the walls after I believe two shots. From there, randomness strikes. The tar falls randomly, and it's not even certain if he'll do his charging dash from the wall, or if he'll just drop. Thus, there's not really a pattern that makes him any easier.
MM1 - 3 MM2 - 4 MM3 - 8 MM4 - 7 MM5 - 6 MM6 - 6 MM7 - 7 MM8 - 2 MM9 - 10 MM10 - 9 MM&B - 8 I know people will disagree with my low rating for MM2, but that one is seriously broken, there is no sense of balance in that one given how easily the Metal Blade destroys most bosses. One could make the argument that the Triple Blade is highly useful in 10, but still, not THAT broken.
Now that Mega Man 11 exists, I wonder what you'd rate that one. But I'm sure we'll find out one day in the future when those perfect runs finally happen =)
Well you're not wrong in lack of balance of the MM2 weapons. Metal blade is too overpowered and most of the other weapons are mediocre or just bad. Atomic fire, bubble lead, and also the time stopper aren't all that viable and the crash bomber feels more of the utility than an actual weapon. And I guess air shooter and leaf shield are just middle of the road for me though the leaf shield isn't really a shield that can block plus it flies off every time you move (not when you jump or fire though). And I think quick boomerang's actually kinda decent but of course the metal blade overshadows that weapon too.
This is also true of Burst Man. It's basically so that, in addition to each set of four Robot Masters having their own sub loop, there is an overreaching weakness loop for all eight Robot Masters, Burst and Slash being interchangeable in their positions.
You know, I was just trying this kind of thing this last weekend. And OMFG, it's soooo frustrating/hard! I never really noticed how much I used to rely on master weapons and utilities until I tried without using any of them. Out of all of MMs 5-7 (since I tried working backwards), there's only a couple I managed to get, narrowly. YamatoMan, KnightMan, TomahawkMan, and StoneMan, and even those took as many as 10 lives each. Really, try doing just one of these stages like he does. Amazing.
I think it IS random, but for one, they drop 5 at a time, unlikely they're ALL going to miss. And two, even if they DO miss, they create the persistent foot-sticking hazard, anyways. It's what they call, in bad business terms, a "win-win." Also, I had no idea it could reflect shots, either. Can Rock use it that way, too? The only "extra" about it I know, is that it gets a dedicated animation. *shrugs*
I'm probably stopping after Shade Man, the rest falls under the category of Wily stages, which I don't normally do. Maybe if I get really bored sometime or such, but yeah, I don't like the thought of having to go through Slash Man again in the rematch room, or dealing with the Wily Capsule X)
Patience, lots of patience X) As for my accent changing, I didn't realize it was? I think basically I've just gotten more energy as I've been doing more of these videos, and have more found my natural rythem, I think the first few, I really still wasn't even sure what I was doing X)
One thing I do like about fighting Slash Man is the detail of bits of metal coming off of Mega when he gets slashed, but not if you run into him or get dive bombed. It's a small detail, like X's heavy breathing when at low health in Chill Penguin's stage causing the 'smokey breath' like in real life when it's cold.
Though it doesn't affect Robot Masters or bosses in general, the distance at which you use the Slash Claw affects its attack power. It's pretty much insta-kill at point-blank range but at the max range, it's even weaker than the buster.
@freakingouttoad There's also Needle Man, Bright Man, Burner Man and Tengu Man (MM+B). And the Boss Rematch room from MM2, but that's partly Quick Man's fault.
Keep in mind, Mega Man 2 has Quick Man, which caused me a lot of trouble. MM6, I got through that one pretty quickly really, nothing really slowed me down, no one struck me as a nightmare boss there.
So am I the only one that noticed a slight pattern with where he comes down with the dives? Look at which wall he kicks off last: He'll come sliding down the opposite wall. Using that might be able to help keep you at least a good distance away from him during that dive attack, which seemed to cause the most trouble.
Hey look... it's Wolverine... heh... I just had to do that one... Wow. I never thought Slash Man would be so difficult, at least the goops of tar don't hurt you. Good job.
@RoahmMythril How can you say it's dull when you can fight those interesting eight robot masters again, you can hear great music in the wily stages....and see wily bow down to you! Also Megaman 7 has THE BEST ENDING EVER!
So...which bosses do you think would be the polar opposites of nightmares? Out of all the ones that got only 1/10, which were the easiest 1's and which were the hardest?
1:10 - Those flying tube things are actually called Go-Bots? HAHAHAHAHA! 1:20 - Nice gag about the Yoshi Sacrifice. 3:35 - I always figured it was amber, like what encased the mosquitoes for the DNA in Jurassic Park. Tar makes sense too, though. Though from now on, I'll call it "Bob." 5:22 - I never tried hitting him with the Freeze Cracker when he's heading up the wall, though it's usually because I'd previously used it on the ground and he was still invulnerable.
On this one, I actually wasn't even sure what I was going to use as a Shade Man intro until the last minute. I figured since I'd be using the G'nG theme, that would be a good enough intro ;)
@RoahmMythril I'm interested to know who you think is the hardest RM out of the series (ignoring Bright Man since he is just a luck based fight)? Side note, I like your list for your favorite games. Switch MM3 & 4, and lower MM7 a bit and that's my list (though I don't think I dislike MM8 that much)
@Kevvl14 take a second look. he always does the same thing every time. first he jumps two or three times, slashing at you all those times, then leaps onto the opposite wall and basically does a triangle jump. from there, he sends down those...i'll just call them tar bombs. granted, those seem to come down kinda randomly. after 5 of those drops, he comes down the wall a little and charges up. he then charges at you with a charge attack. the pattern then repeats itself every time
You should see my REVENGE vid against Elec Man. Finding out his secret makes him very easy. Ice Man only manages to be the most annoying at that point because the space between his Ice Slashers can be tricky to get through sometimes.
@RoahmMythril I haven't been watching your new videos. No offence, but I plan to play silent hill sometime, and don't want to spoil it. Sorry! I just wanted to ask if your family problem sorted itself out.
@OutlawStar26ep yeah i thought the same thing, beastman looks like him but doesn't get the same name, makes you wonder why, slash-cross in battle netork 6 would look so much cooler with beastman as the actually slash man, even though slash beast form kinda simulates it in a way
Well, I know it can be done, Pink has a video up where she actually beat Wily without damage. I just generally don't have much of an interest in fortress stages. I usually find them dull compared to the Robot Master stages.
Hey Roahm do you think you can tell me your opinion on who is the Hardest Frustrating Robot Master from each Mega man game? Example: MM2 - Quick Man MM3 - Needle Man
All the Dinobots are running wild? Figures. Optimus Prime and the Autobots just got them back in line, and Grimlock and the Dinobots decide to act like idiots again.
i have beat every boss in this game without taking damage with buster,, except slash man and wily capsule, wily i can probely do with more practice, but slash man? just IMPOSSIBLE, i mean i can never get out of the tar, how do u get away from it that eazily? i can sometimes get it off if it falls on me if i spam the controll crazy, but when i get stuck on floor, i just cant get it off, only when slash man hits me,, any tips? slash man is the hardest robot master ever to perfect run..
Bright Man, there is a way to stop him from ever using Flash Stopper. Needle Man, overall he's less of a spaz than Quick Man, it's just a matter of needle danmaku.
I had a glitch once with the mini boss. I used the super adapter, but when i flew away from him, i got stuck in the corner, flew off screen, causing me to die. By the way turbo man is much harder than slash man (at least the stage was)
how did u got away from the tar?? when i get hit by it, or get stuck with it, i just cant get it away! no matter i spam the control pad, buttons and everything, it dosent work, only if slash man hits me..
How did beat get captured? And why does protoman know about it? Also how the hell did he get you in that last outtake? I thought he hit back your shot at first but then it looked like you fired way before that. It would be cool if you could hit back shots from sniper joes or mets with that claw.
Not entirely true. The side he appears on is completely random, but yes, he won't tackle you if you're directly under him. However, he can just drop down on top of you, so that's not a surefire strategy. Also, the sticky traps can still land on you when you're in the corner.
![Mega Man Speedrun in 18:08 [CURRENT WORLD RECORD]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/IFrYsRFxIJ8/mqdefault.jpg)
I actually did a perfect run of Slash Man in German class last year.
It was not fun in the slightest after the first 400 attempts, but after like three days I finally did it.
Looking back at this video, I can't imagine having to talk and do the stage along with Slash Man...and that's why I respect you Roahm lmao.
Why in German class, though?
@@ianleather5699I know I'm 6 years late to answer but it was legit the only class in that grade I could use my laptop in most days. I'd have too much homework to do it at home so I just did my attempts then. 🤣
Also, as an addendum to my original comment; recently I got into Achievement hunting retro games using RetroAchievements, and had to do a Slash Man perfect run again for one of them. It was just as unfun as I remember, though my Mega Man skills have grown to a point that I could do it in only a few hours and less than 100 attempts! :D
@@Zivko_ lol very nice, I had my laptop in my classes when I wrote that and would play idle games while listening to a lecture, so doing something as involved as a perfect run is very impressive
Your comment about not condoning Yoshi sacrificing makes a Yoshi fan happy. Poor Yoshi ;_; Smacked on the head to eat things, carrying a big fat plumber all over the place, and that is his reward.
And you made the boss look easier than it apparantly was, I almost feel bad for enjoying the out-takes this time.
I must say thank you good sir! your video of Slash Man actually got me listening to Manic Street Preachers and I love em!
Indeed yes, he can reflect your shots with the Slash Claw. As best as I can tell, you cannot do so with the Slash Claw once you have it, I tried doing so against Mets and such, but it didn't reflect shots.
This one took quite a few tries. It actually took about 36 recording attempts, mostly on a day where my online friends were off doing other things, so I had little else to do during the day. Beyond that, just practicing Slash Man himself off camera, I only managed to beat him around 3 times out of about 80. So yeah, this one was hard X)
@SS4519 I'm mostly referring to the tar here. The only pattern that stuff seems to have is that if you need to go somewhere, it will fall there. Having fought him about 700 times at this point though, he can really do what he wants. If he wants to break the pattern of how he jumps, he will. If he wants to drop down from the wall instead of charging, he will. Granted, he's not that bad without the tar (easy, even)...but you still need to deal with the tar 10-12 times before you win.
The only slight pattern is that he jumps up to the walls after I believe two shots. From there, randomness strikes. The tar falls randomly, and it's not even certain if he'll do his charging dash from the wall, or if he'll just drop. Thus, there's not really a pattern that makes him any easier.
Watching this now and I feel your pain on just beating the stage itself. I had such A Time with this one...
Wow, Slash Man reflects you shots??? Unbelievable, I never had him do that!!
MM1 - 3
MM2 - 4
MM3 - 8
MM4 - 7
MM5 - 6
MM6 - 6
MM7 - 7
MM8 - 2
MM9 - 10
MM10 - 9
MM&B - 8
I know people will disagree with my low rating for MM2, but that one is seriously broken, there is no sense of balance in that one given how easily the Metal Blade destroys most bosses. One could make the argument that the Triple Blade is highly useful in 10, but still, not THAT broken.
RoahmMythril
Oh yeah, the Metal Blade. Not to mention that it can affect Metal Man itself. Weird, right?
@@CarloNassar hi heavy
Now that Mega Man 11 exists, I wonder what you'd rate that one.
But I'm sure we'll find out one day in the future when those perfect runs finally happen =)
Well you're not wrong in lack of balance of
the MM2 weapons. Metal blade is too overpowered and most of the other weapons are mediocre or just bad. Atomic fire, bubble lead, and also the time stopper aren't all that viable and the crash bomber feels more of the utility than an actual weapon. And I guess air shooter and leaf shield are just middle of the road for me though the leaf shield isn't really a shield that can block plus it flies off every time you move (not when you jump or fire though). And I think quick boomerang's actually kinda decent but of course the metal blade overshadows that weapon too.
dangerously good taste
Well, in the sense that I always go around in a clockwise circular path.
Slashman, truly my favorite robot master ever. His stage and himself truly was entertaining for me.
This is also true of Burst Man. It's basically so that, in addition to each set of four Robot Masters having their own sub loop, there is an overreaching weakness loop for all eight Robot Masters, Burst and Slash being interchangeable in their positions.
@RoahmMythril ahh fair enough, in other news, i really enjoy your videos and commentary style. Keep up the good work
Yoshi sacrifice is wrong. I;m glad someone else speaks about this tragedy
Oh god, the memories...
You know, I was just trying this kind of thing this last weekend. And OMFG, it's soooo frustrating/hard! I never really noticed how much I used to rely on master weapons and utilities until I tried without using any of them.
Out of all of MMs 5-7 (since I tried working backwards), there's only a couple I managed to get, narrowly. YamatoMan, KnightMan, TomahawkMan, and StoneMan, and even those took as many as 10 lives each.
Really, try doing just one of these stages like he does. Amazing.
Man, you could hear the frustration in your voice. I'm sure Megaman is just as relived that it's over just as much as you are
Nice Jurassic Park reference at the beginning, I see you like Weird Al too
major, MAJOR bonus points for using Manic Street Preachers
I think it IS random, but for one, they drop 5 at a time, unlikely they're ALL going to miss. And two, even if they DO miss, they create the persistent foot-sticking hazard, anyways.
It's what they call, in bad business terms, a "win-win." Also, I had no idea it could reflect shots, either. Can Rock use it that way, too?
The only "extra" about it I know, is that it gets a dedicated animation. *shrugs*
Have you noticed that the beginning of Slash Man's stage theme sounds like Quick Man's? Maybe that's why he's so hard!
0:10
"Every game needs a fat boss"
Oh captions you are so smart
I'm probably stopping after Shade Man, the rest falls under the category of Wily stages, which I don't normally do. Maybe if I get really bored sometime or such, but yeah, I don't like the thought of having to go through Slash Man again in the rematch room, or dealing with the Wily Capsule X)
In the Japanese version, Auto remarks that the Slash Claw makes Mega Man as cool as Strider Hiryu. Heh.
Patience, lots of patience X)
As for my accent changing, I didn't realize it was? I think basically I've just gotten more energy as I've been doing more of these videos, and have more found my natural rythem, I think the first few, I really still wasn't even sure what I was doing X)
One thing I do like about fighting Slash Man is the detail of bits of metal coming off of Mega when he gets slashed, but not if you run into him or get dive bombed. It's a small detail, like X's heavy breathing when at low health in Chill Penguin's stage causing the 'smokey breath' like in real life when it's cold.
Though it doesn't affect Robot Masters or bosses in general, the distance at which you use the Slash Claw affects its attack power. It's pretty much insta-kill at point-blank range but at the max range, it's even weaker than the buster.
Pretty ironic that Slash Man's theme shares a part with Quick Man's when they are both the nightmare of their respective games.
@freakingouttoad There's also Needle Man, Bright Man, Burner Man and Tengu Man (MM+B). And the Boss Rematch room from MM2, but that's partly Quick Man's fault.
Keep in mind, Mega Man 2 has Quick Man, which caused me a lot of trouble. MM6, I got through that one pretty quickly really, nothing really slowed me down, no one struck me as a nightmare boss there.
So am I the only one that noticed a slight pattern with where he comes down with the dives? Look at which wall he kicks off last: He'll come sliding down the opposite wall. Using that might be able to help keep you at least a good distance away from him during that dive attack, which seemed to cause the most trouble.
Hey look... it's Wolverine... heh... I just had to do that one...
Wow. I never thought Slash Man would be so difficult, at least the goops of tar don't hurt you.
Good job.
I loved this stage! Why is it getting so much hate?
Anyone else notice a big part of nightmare bosses are located in the top-right corner?
Indeed, I will be showing off the secret music easter egg. I figure I might as well since I'll have to do Shade Man's stage twice.
Indeed, quite a few people have pointed that out actually, it is a strange coincidence that they all take that upper-left spot, eh?
1:27 And that's why I immediately fall down a pit if I jump off of Yoshi and he falls into a pit
@RoahmMythril How can you say it's dull when you can fight those interesting eight robot masters again, you can hear great music in the wily stages....and see wily bow down to you!
Also Megaman 7 has THE BEST ENDING EVER!
So...which bosses do you think would be the polar opposites of nightmares? Out of all the ones that got only 1/10, which were the easiest 1's and which were the hardest?
We interrupt mega man 7 to give you doki doki panic for the super famicom
@RoahmMythril well you are the expert here so i won't argue. but i swear his jump number while on the ground is either 2 or 3
1:57
who knew that later on that would inspire the ever amusing Mech Dragon with Needle man Revenge mini boss
@Kevvl14 well yea. the tar is the spot you have to pay the most attention with i'll grant you that. still he has somewhat of a pattern
I actually hadn't heard of them before making this video, but their song seemed quite fitting.
Er.... yeah, I'm 28, that was quite awhile back X)
1:10 - Those flying tube things are actually called Go-Bots? HAHAHAHAHA!
1:20 - Nice gag about the Yoshi Sacrifice.
3:35 - I always figured it was amber, like what encased the mosquitoes for the DNA in Jurassic Park. Tar makes sense too, though. Though from now on, I'll call it "Bob."
5:22 - I never tried hitting him with the Freeze Cracker when he's heading up the wall, though it's usually because I'd previously used it on the ground and he was still invulnerable.
Thanks for teaching me how to get rid of the tar Slash Man throws at you!
They did it since there are two sets of four Robot Masters, thus there are two sub-loops and one main loop.
4:08
that only works in Rock Man 7 FC
i tried it out and it does only work in Rock Man 7 FC
On this one, I actually wasn't even sure what I was going to use as a Shade Man intro until the last minute. I figured since I'd be using the G'nG theme, that would be a good enough intro ;)
Roahm During the Slash Man Fight (Outtakes):
Grunting and "NO!"s for god knows how long.
Alas, when you use the Slash Claw, I don't think you can reflect shots with it. I tried it against a Met and it didn't work.
I think that goop is supposed to be the fluid used by those incubator tanks
Thanks for the validation there as to how tricky this can be X)
Ive been playing this game since 1995 and had no idea you could shake off the red goo.
@RoahmMythril I'm interested to know who you think is the hardest RM out of the series (ignoring Bright Man since he is just a luck based fight)?
Side note, I like your list for your favorite games. Switch MM3 & 4, and lower MM7 a bit and that's my list (though I don't think I dislike MM8 that much)
@Kevvl14 take a second look. he always does the same thing every time. first he jumps two or three times, slashing at you all those times, then leaps onto the opposite wall and basically does a triangle jump. from there, he sends down those...i'll just call them tar bombs. granted, those seem to come down kinda randomly. after 5 of those drops, he comes down the wall a little and charges up. he then charges at you with a charge attack. the pattern then repeats itself every time
This is true, the tar bombs are the main trouble with that fight. But if they want to make it part of the fight, then so be it.
You should see my REVENGE vid against Elec Man. Finding out his secret makes him very easy. Ice Man only manages to be the most annoying at that point because the space between his Ice Slashers can be tricky to get through sometimes.
Its good to see someone standing up for my Yoshi brethren cast aside in pits for hte greed of their masters
I'm actually rather surprised that I got this one up as soon as I did. I expected it to take a lot longer ^_^;
The blob thing will not fall on the side where he is sliding down from which is the side you last see him
@RoahmMythril I haven't been watching your new videos. No offence, but I plan to play silent hill sometime, and don't want to spoil it. Sorry! I just wanted to ask if your family problem sorted itself out.
@OutlawStar26ep
yeah i thought the same thing, beastman looks like him but doesn't get the same name, makes you wonder why, slash-cross in battle netork 6 would look so much cooler with beastman as the actually slash man, even though slash beast form kinda simulates it in a way
Danmaku means "curtain fire," essentially, bullet hell. It's certainly a lesser version of it, but it's still quite tricky.
who is the hardest megaman boss ever in your opinion?
Slash Man is more spastic, but Bright Man has a lot to keep track of if you want to keep him from using the Flash Stopper.
@RoahmMythril i believe you mean upper right
Well, I know it can be done, Pink has a video up where she actually beat Wily without damage. I just generally don't have much of an interest in fortress stages. I usually find them dull compared to the Robot Master stages.
@RoahmMythril Quick Man is hardest? What about Bright Man, Needle Man?
I am amazed by how clever Megaman is when he figures out what the new power does... xD
So THIS is the stage where all that red stuff Shadow Man was making goes to!
Great Vid.You should have used an old Slash riff from Guns n Roses for the feature music, preferably November Rain ; )
The way Slash Man looks, he could be in the X games.
Technodon is like those platform bots in Bright Man's stage.
@RoahmMythril What do you mean by Danmaku?
Indeed, thankfully not. When I originally played though, I didn't think you could GET the tar off of you without getting hit.
i was expecting you do to the famicom version
Hey Roahm do you think you can tell me your opinion on who is the Hardest Frustrating Robot Master from each Mega man game?
Example:
MM2 - Quick Man
MM3 - Needle Man
All the Dinobots are running wild?
Figures. Optimus Prime and the Autobots just got them back in line, and Grimlock and the Dinobots decide to act like idiots again.
Since Slash man is a nightmare, is having quick, tengu, bright, burner, and aqua man all on the related videos page intended?
Video response: Rockman 7 (8-bit) - Slash Man - No Damage Buster Only: ua-cam.com/video/Fz_Em2ezwrY/v-deo.html
i have beat every boss in this game without taking damage with buster,, except slash man and wily capsule, wily i can probely do with more practice, but slash man? just IMPOSSIBLE, i mean i can never get out of the tar, how do u get away from it that eazily? i can sometimes get it off if it falls on me if i spam the controll crazy, but when i get stuck on floor, i just cant get it off, only when slash man hits me,, any tips? slash man is the hardest robot master ever to perfect run..
Who's worse? Quick Man or Slash man? Stages included.
Slash Man.
Bright Man, there is a way to stop him from ever using Flash Stopper. Needle Man, overall he's less of a spaz than Quick Man, it's just a matter of needle danmaku.
I had a glitch once with the mini boss. I used the super adapter, but when i flew away from him, i got stuck in the corner, flew off screen, causing me to die.
By the way turbo man is much harder than slash man (at least the stage was)
Yoshi sacrifice...ha, nice. Did anyone else get a strong feeling of "Hey, it's Super Mario Bros. 2!" around 0:30?
how did u got away from the tar?? when i get hit by it, or get stuck with it, i just cant get it away! no matter i spam the control pad, buttons and everything, it dosent work, only if slash man hits me..
Quite alright. And yes, things are for the most part better.
@Doommood15, for me, it beats dying at the hands of Quick Man...
quick man, needle man, and slash man share the same part on the stage select screen.
LOL I enjoyed your suffering here bro!
laughted until I could not longer breathe. SERIOUSLY!!!
slash mans slash claw can deflect your shots back at you?! i didnt know he could do that?!!
Have you noticed how that Slash Claw icon looks like the Quick Boomerang icon you used? O_o
How did beat get captured? And why does protoman know about it? Also how the hell did he get you in that last outtake? I thought he hit back your shot at first but then it looked like you fired way before that. It would be cool if you could hit back shots from sniper joes or mets with that claw.
Goo drops keep fallin' on my head...
Not entirely true. The side he appears on is completely random, but yes, he won't tackle you if you're directly under him. However, he can just drop down on top of you, so that's not a surefire strategy. Also, the sticky traps can still land on you when you're in the corner.
Yoshi sacrifice! Yes! Maybe this calls for some sort of Super Mario perfect run. :-D
Seems to make sense: he's a plant-typed robot. Fire burn it, and ice chill it.