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Rising Lava

Animated GIF of the Rising Lava gimmick in action.

Information In-Game Information Attack Damage: 1 every 8 frames2 28EZ Type: Damage Location(s): MaGMML2: Null and Void MaGMML: Episode Zero: Scorched Factory Rainbow Ravine Null and Void Programmer(s): Zieldak2 BBLIR/Mabrick/ZieldakEZ Artist(s): Zieldak2 BBLIR/Mabrick/ZieldakEZ MaGMML Game Appearances: MaGMML2 MaGMML: Episode Zero

Rising Lava is a generic video game hazard that has appeared multiple times in the Make a Good Mega Man Level series as a custom gimmick. It is a pool of lava that slowly rises up a vertical section, with contact almost always resulting in quick death.

Rising Lava first appeared in Make a Good Mega Man Level 2, as the main gimmick of Zieldak's room on Floor 4 of Null and Void. Two other variants went on to appear in Make a Good Mega Man Level: Episode Zero; a traditional version in Scorched Factory and Null and Void, and a more vibrantly-coloured version (dubbed "Rising Goo") in Rainbow Ravine.

Behavior

Though its specific properties change between levels, Rising Lava always appears at the bottom of the screen, then slowly begins rising up. Touching it will inflict damage, though how much varies. In MaGMML2, Rising Lava drains Mega Man's health as long as he remains submerged in it, similarly to drain-variant Quick Lasers. This version of Rising Lava will also increase in speed after a certain point.

In MaGMML: Episode Zero, Rising Lava will instantly kill Zero if it touches him, though in Scorched Factory and Rainbow Ravine, the Skull Amulet can protect him from dying instantly. In the former stage, the background will brighten or dim to indicate how close or far away he currently is from the lava. In Null and Void, the lava rises much more slowly, and is accompanied by a minor earthquake effect that shakes the screen.