Bell Ringer

Bell Ringer

Information Level Builder Category: Level Objects Game information 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 {{{sprite}}}

The Bell Ringer is an enemy from Mega Man 8 and Mega Man & Bass, originating from Clown Man's stage and Magic Man's stage. It will be featured in Mega Man Maker in version 1.8.0.

The enemy itself is a hammer-wielding robot near a bell. Once the bell is rung by the robot, level objects attached to the enemy will automatically be triggered. It is stationary as it was in Mega Man & Bass instead of entering and leaving doors like it did in Clown Man's stage.

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

• Magenta - rotates Rotating Spike Blocks, as it did in Mega Man & Bass,
• 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.

The interval between each ring can be set between 2 and 9 seconds.

Trivia

In a publicly showcased developer build of 1.8 from the update's Q&A livestream, the Bell Ringer's sound effect was not implemented despite being finalized. This resulted in the Taco Bell sound effect, the placeholder, playing every time the bell rang. (https://www.youtube.com/live/xwBP-fjcAz4?feature=share)