Hirarian 427 (ひらりあん４２７, Hirarian 427), also known as Crab Mine,^[1] is an exploding enemy from the Mega Man series that appeared in Mega Man 5 and Mega Man for the Game Gear. They stay latched onto the ceiling until Mega Man approaches, and then fall and race towards him. They can be destroyed with a normal shot from the Mega Buster, but if they are dodged, they will simply continue moving until they explode. In Mega Man 5 they appear in Stone Man's stage, the first and third stages of Proto Man's Castle, and the second stage of the Wily Castle. They also appear in Stone Man's stage in Mega Man for the Game Gear.

Other media[]

Hirarian 427 has a brief appearance in the Mega Man: Upon a Star episode Appearance in Japan as one of the robots that form Samurai Man.

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Etymology[]

Its name is possibly derived from "hirari to (ひらりと)", one of the meanings is "nimbly". Moreover, This word often modifies a following word "hirugaeru (翻る)", one of the meanings is "turn over".

Similar enemies[]

• SRU-21/P
• SW-525

References[]

Mega Man 5
Eight Robot Masters
Gravity Man • Wave Man • Stone Man • Gyro Man • Star Man • Charge Man • Napalm Man • Crystal Man
Other bosses
Dark Man 1 • Dark Man 2 • Dark Man 3 • Dark Man 4 • Big Pets • Circring Q9 • Wily Press • Wily Machine 5 • Wily Capsule II
Special Weapons
Gravity Hold • Water Wave • Power Stone • Gyro Attack • Star Crash • Charge Kick • Napalm Bomb • Crystal Eye
Support Items
New Rush Coil • Rush Jet Super Arrow Beat
List of enemies
Apache Joe • Asteroid • Baby Metall • B Bitter • Bombier • Bomb Thrown • Bounder • Camon • Cocco • Corocoro • Crystal Joe • Dachone • Daidine Foojeen • Giree • Graviton • Hirarian 427 • Irucan • Jet Bomb • Kouker Q • Lyric • Metall Cannon • Metall K-1000 • Metall Mommy • Metall Swim Mizzile • Mousubeil • New Shield Attacker • Nobita • Power Muscler • Pukapucker • Pukapelly • Rembakun • Rider Joe • Rock Thrown • Rolling Drill Rounder • Space Metall • Subeil • Sumatran • Suzy G • Taban • Tatepakkan • Teckyun • Tondeall • Toss Machine • Twin Cannon • V • Yudon
- Mid-bosses -
Octoper OA
Locations
Gravity Man Stage • Wave Man Stage • Stone Man Stage • Gyro Man Stage • Star Man Stage Charge Man Stage • Napalm Man Stage • Crystal Man Stage • Proto Man's Castle • Wily Castle
Miscellaneous
Script • List of enemies • Damage data chart • Miscellaneous data

Mega Man (Game Gear)
Robot Masters
Bright Man • Stone Man • Star Man • Napalm Man • Wave Man • Toad Man
Other Bosses
Wily Capsule II
Mega Man's Special Weapons
Mega Buster • Flash Stopper • Power Stone • Star Crash • Napalm Bomb • Water Wave • Rain Flush
List of Enemies
100 Watton • Apache Joe • Asteroid • B Bitter • Baby Metall • Battan • Bomb Thrown • Bounder • Changkey Maker • Dachone • Daidine • Dompan • Gas • Giree • Gyotot • Hirarian 427 • Irucan • Jet Bomb • Lyric • Metall Cannon • Metall Mommy • Minoan • Mizzile • Mousubeil Power Muscler • Puyoyon • Rackaser • Ratton • Rider Joe • Rock Thrown • Rolling Drill • Scworm • Sniper Armor • Space Metall Springer • Swallown • Subeil • Sumatran • Taban • Tatepakkan • Teckyun • Tondeall • Toss Machine • Totem Polen Twin Cannon • Yudon • V
- Sub-Bosses -
Escaroo • Octoper OA
Locations
Bright Man Stage • Stone Man Stage • Star Man Stage • Napalm Man Stage • Wave Man Stage • Toad Man Stage
Miscellaneous
Mega Man (Game Gear) Damage Data Chart