Fire Pillar

Fire Pillar

Information In-Game Information Attack Damage: 3 (contact) Type: Damage, Special Interaction Location(s): MaGMML(1R): Dr. Wily's Incinerator Chute MaGMML2: Volcanic Furnace Conveyor Mayhem Reality Core The Pit of Pits Null and Void MaGMML: Episode Zero: Null and Void Misc. Information Japanese Name: Flame Emitting Block Script: 炎放射ブロック Alt. Name(s): Burner Block Programmer(s): SnoruntPyro, The Stove Guy, Fabian Series Information Official Game Appearances: Mega Man Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge Mega Man: The Wily Wars Mega Man Powered Up MaGMML Game Appearances: MaGMML(1R) MaGMML2 MaGMML: Episode Zero Megamix Engine

The Fire Pillar is a gimmick originating from the original Mega Man, appearing in Fire Man's stage. It is a pillar of fire that rises up and down from the ground at regular intervals.

Fire Pillars were first made available in the devkit for the original Make a Good Mega Man Level, but weren't used in any entry stages. They did, however, appear in the Wily stage Dr. Wily's Incinerator Chute.

Fire Pillars made a return in Make a Good Mega Man Level 2, and were used in the entries Volcanic Furnace and Conveyor Mayhem, as well as the Wily stage Reality Core, the Pit of Pits sublevels "Game Over - Return of Fire", "Hot Mess", and "Industrious Indignation", and Null and Void. In Make a Good Mega Man Level: Episode Zero, it also appeared in Null and Void.

Behaviour

Fire Pillars grow and shrink from the point where they're placed at regular intervals. Though they can't be destroyed or damaged by most weapons, they still block shots, potentially protecting vulnerable targets from harm. Using the Ice Wall or Ice Slasher on them will freeze them solid, allowing them to be used as solid platforms, while the Rain Flush is able to destroy them outright.

Fire Pillars are able to ignite Oil and Oil Slicks.

Trivia

• In the original MaGMML, Fire Pillars didn't move up and down, but appeared and disappeared after brief flashes, and reflected projectiles rather than absorbing them. This is because the Fire Pillar object was taken straight from SnoruntPyro's earlier fangame, Mega Man Square Root of Negative One.
• In earlier versions of the Megamix Engine, Fire Pillars were completely unable to be frozen.
• Fire Pillars have three frames of animation in the original Mega Man, and four in the Megamix Engine. However, two of the frames are duplicates, giving them the appearance of having only two frames in-game. This is also the case for the Fire Pillar's appearance in Mega Man Maker.