Bell Ringer

Bell Ringer

A pink Bell Ringer rotating a Punch Block.

Information Game information Description: Normally turns the Spike Box, but different colors impact different gimmicks. Category: Level Objects Added in version: 1.8.0 Series information Game of origin: Mega Man 8 Other appearances: Mega Man & Bass Development Programmer(s): Meka Spriter(s): Son Loto Sound effect creator(s): ?

The Bell Ringer is a level object from Mega Man 8 and Mega Man & Bass, originating from Clown Man's stage and Magic Man's stage respectively. It is featured in Mega Man Maker since version 1.8.0.

The Bell Ringer is a hammer-wielding robot near a bell. Once the bell is rung by the robot, level objects corresponding to the color of the Bell Ringer will automatically be triggered. The interval between each ring can be set between 2 and 9 seconds.

A Bell Ringer is stationary as it was in Magic Man's stage in Mega Man & Bass instead of entering and leaving doors like it did in Clown Man's stage in Mega Man 8. As a level object, a Bell Ringer is not solid, is unaffected by gravity, and can be passed through by the player without dealing damage. It remains active in a section even if it is not on-screen. However, a Bell Ringer that is not on-screen is not active once the player has won a level.

There are six unique variations of Bell Ringer, each affecting different level objects:

Icon	Color	Description
	Magenta/Red	Rotates Rotating Spike Blocks clockwise (as in Mega Man & Bass) Switches the direction of Oni Wind Generators
	Orange	Extends Hornet Rolls and momentarily pauses Fire Walls
	Yellow	Activates Fuse Laser Crawlers/Turrets and Ring/Coil Platforms
	Green	Flips Spike Platforms and Flip Platforms
	Blue	Increases the water level and strength of the Rain
	Pink	Rotates Punch Blocks and opens/closes Plantforms

Gallery

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  The special red Bell Ringer as seen in Magic BG 6 Bell.

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  A pink Bell Ringer switching the state of opened and closed Plantforms

Trivia

• In a publicly showcased developer build of 1.8 from the update's Q&A livestream, the Bell Ringer's ring sound effect was not implemented despite being finalized. This resulted in the a placeholder, the Taco Bell sound effect, playing every time the bell rang. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwBP-fjcAz4&t=5995s)
  • When a chat member requested it be kept as an option, the developers said it would not be kept as it risked legal trouble. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwBP-fjcAz4&t=9527s)
• Despite first appearing in Mega Man 8, the Bell Ringer is found in the Mega Man & Bass section under Level Objects.
• A special red variant of the Bell Ringer appears as a decoration in Magic BG 6 Bell while two red variants of the Bell Ringer appear in Magic BG 7 Bell. The time interval between each ring is fixed at 3 seconds and they do not have any interaction with level objects.

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