Forgotten Area, also simply known as Plant Man's Stage, is a stage that appeared in Mega Man 6 that has Plant Man as the boss.
Description[]
Plant Man's stage takes place in a forest so dense that daylight can only be seen through the thicket of the many trees in the background. The aesthetics can also camouflage certain enemies, such as the Heli Butons coming out of the canopies above and the Batabattans hiding in the tall grass. After the first of two mid-bosses, one of the stage's unique gimmicks is introduced: bouncy springs. When Mega Man lands on one, he will bounce up a set height, but if the jump button is held, he will bounce much higher up into the sky. After the second mid-boss comes one of the game's toughest platforming challenges. Bouncy springs are placed further apart from each other, and are separated by swamp ponds that have Gabgyos leaping out from the pits to attack. Another unique gimmick is introduced here: propeller platforms that start out closed, but if they are shot in the center, they open up to allow Mega Man to stand on them. The canopies in this room also have flowers that hold small health energy inside the center. Near the end, two of the Tadahou enemies actually bounce on the springs, too, and must be fought while Mega Man is also bouncing. Beating this stage will additionally reward the player with the Jet Adaptor.
Enemies[]
| Image | Enemy |
|---|---|
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Plant Man (boss) |
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Gorilla Tank (mid-boss, unique) |
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Heli Buton (unique) |
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Batabattan |
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Power Slam |
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Propeller Eye |
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Tadahou |
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Jet Buton (unique) |
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Gabgyo |
Valuable pickups to look out for:
1-UP: Before climbing up a red-wall building, there is a breakable block that holds this pickup and a big health energy. Only Power Adaptor can break this block.
Eddie: Before dropping out of the red-wall building and into the first Gorilla Tank fight. The only thing in this room is Eddie, who will randomly provide a big health energy, a big weapon energy, a 1-UP, or an E-Tank. Unlike most of the other Eddie rooms, he cannot be cheesed, as Mega Man drops from above and there's no way to reset the room.
Trivia[]
- There are some small health pickups in flowers near the end that are too high to reach even with the bouncy springs. Only Jet Adaptor can reach them, which requires a revisit to the stage.