The Sulphur-Bottom



The Sulphur-Bottom (サルファーボトム号) is a massive flying machine which Verner Von Bluecher funded with his massive fortune so that he would be able to return to the Forbidden Island in hopes of finding the legendary Mother Lode.

The ship's interior has a luxurious decoration, and is protected by several guards armed with machine guns throughout the ship.

The Sulphur-Bottom became stuck in the Forbidden Island's storm after Gatz accidentally damaged the Sulphur-Bottom's engine with an attack. The ship was able to hold itself together until Mega Man reached the island, defeated the guardian Reaverbot Rush Mammoo, and freed the Mother Unit, Sera, which caused the storm to stop.

When Mega Man obtains the four keys to the Mother Lode, Geetz takes over the ship by assimilating it while Sera takes the keys. Geetz is eventually separated from the ship by Gatz, and Mega Man must fight against him on the ship's main deck.

Story
The Sulphur-Bottom is a massive flying machine. It is the largest flying machine seen in the Mega Man Legends series. Verner Von Bluecher funded the creation with his massive fortune so that he would be able to return to the Forbidden Island in hopes of finding the legendary Mother Lode. Bluecher and Barrell Caskett once traveled to Forbidden Island in hopes of finding the Mother Lode in the past, but were unable to accomplish this. This would be Bluecher's second attempt.

The ship's interior has a luxurious decoration, looking more similar to a mansion than a ship. The Sulphur-Bottom is protected by several guards armed with machine guns throughout the ship.

Verner Von Bluecher invites Barrell to a presentation on the flying machine as the ship was approaching Forbidden Island. He invited Barrell so that they could finally reach whatever treasure he suspected was on Forbidden Island. Barrell, however, was not quite as certain that there even was a treasure to be found on the island at all.

During the broadcast of the presentation, a woman who appeared to be Roll Caskett's mother appeared, claiming that there was not a treasure hidden on Forbidden Island at all, but a disaster waiting to happen.

Security guards open fire at the woman. The woman (who is later revealed to be the Mother Unit, Yuna) avoids the attack, and her Servitor Unit Gatz retaliates and accidentally damages the Sulphur-Bottom's engine with an attack.

This causes the Sulphur-Bottom to go out of control and become trapped within the storm surrounding Forbidden Island.

Seeing this unfold on the television broadcast, Mega Man Volnutt and Roll Caskett attempt to catch up with the Sulphur-Bottom in order to rescue her grandfather, Barrell.

The ship was able to hold itself together until Mega Man reached the island, defeated the guardian Reaverbot Rush Mammoo, and freed the Mother Unit, Sera, which caused the storm to stop.

At this point, the crew of the Sulphur-Bottom is able to regain control of the ship. Mega Man, Roll, Sera, and Geetz all join the others on the Sulphur-Bottom where Sera and Geetz explain that in order to find the Mother Lode, they must obtain the four keys to The Mother Lode, which will give them access to a great treasure and long lost technology.

Throughout the adventure to obtain the four keys to the Mother Lode, Mega Man and Roll use the Sulphur-Bottom as a hub for the Flutter in-between their travels.

When Mega Man obtains the four keys to the Mother Lode, Geetz takes over the ship by assimilating it while Sera takes the keys and returns to Elysium with them. Geetz is eventually separated from the ship by Gatz, and Mega Man must fight against him on the main deck of the Sulphur-Bottom.

Mega Man can find 500 Zenny in a plant on Deck 1, 2,000 Zenny in the plant in Bluecher's Room, and the crates from Deck 3 have the item Heavy Duty Gear and a total of 2,800 Zenny.

There is also a miniature model that Mega Man can purchase in the general store for Roll that resembles the Sulphur-Bottom.

Specifications
Sulphur-Bottom's specifications from the Rockman DASH 2 instruction manual (Japanese PlayStation version only)
 * Length: 235 m
 * Height: 120 m (vertical tail included)
 * Max. speed: 980 km/h (D engine greatest output per hour)
 * Armament: Anti-aircraft 80mm Vulcan - 20 gates, anti-surface D Cannon - 1 gate, dispersion D Cannon - 4 gates, raid fighter (monocerus) - 18 aircrafts. The ship also has two twin missile pods, as seen when Bluecher orders the crew to attack Gatz and Matilda.

Trivia

 * The music inside the Sulphur-Bottom is an arrangement of Antonio Vivaldi's "Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269, No. 1, Spring".
 * "Sulphur-Bottom" is an archaic name for the blue whale, which the ship resembles.