Version Differences in Mega Man Battle Network 5

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These are the Version Differences between the two versions of Mega Man Battle Network 5 Team ProtoMan and Team Colonel. All of these differences are present in DS version of the game as well.

Visual Differences

• Menu:
  • Team ProtoMan has yellow and blue colored menus.
  • Team Colonel has green and black colored menus.
• Lan’s Room: Many colors in the location are different. Some decorations have been changed.
  • Team ProtoMan has NetBattle trophies on top of the shelf. The poster by the desk is of an older Tadashi Hikari. The poster by the bed is of Master Otenko.
  • Team Colonel has ToyRobo figures on top of the shelf. The poster by the desk is of a younger Tadashi Hikari. The poster by the bed is of Solar Boy Django.
• Lan’s House: The food being prepare in the kitchen is change. Only Team ProtoMan’s was visually changed in the localized version.
  • Team ProtoMan has beef stew (NA/EU) or rolled sushi (JP).
  • Team Colonel has spaghetti (NA/EU) or cold soba noodles (JP).
• Higsby’s: Many colors in the location are different. Some decorations have been changed.
  • In Team ProtoMan, the characters above the display case is BN4’s Moloko. The posters by Free Space are MegaMan and ProtoMan.
  • In Team Colonel, the characters above the display case is BN4’s Elemperor. The posters by Free Space are a different picture of MegaMan and Roll.
• Queen Bohemia:
  • Team ProtoMan has a canvas of a beach.
  • Team Colonel has a canvas of fireworks (NA/EU) or The Last Supper (JP).

Story Differences

With Version-exclusive Characters

• In Chapter 4, how the team leaders deal with Lan losing MegaMan is different:
  • In Team ProtoMan, Lan attacks Chaud and goes on a rant. Chaud takes it all and asks Lan what MegaMan would say before leaving.
  • In Team Colonel, Baryl attacks Lan and tells him to deal with and go forward with his mission. Lan then asks himself what MegaMan would say.
• In Chapter 5 of Team ProtoMan, SearchMan states CosmoMan is the leader of Nebula’s Sharo division. This added info doesn’t exist in Team Colonel.

Without Version-exclusive Characters

While the story have some changes between versions due to the difference in characters, some scenes that have the same characters appear in both versions are also changed.

• In the Prologue and Chapter 5, during the SciLab Vision Burst, the position of Tadashi Hikari and Wily are different. The one who leaves the room is also different. Due to this, the dialogue Lan and MegaMan have and hears from the person in the room is different.
  • In Team ProtoMan, Wily is on the right and Tadashi is on the left. Tadashi gets called out of the room. Wily worries that SoulNet is too powerful to get in the wrong hands and must have a contingency plan.
  • In Team Colonel, Tadashi is on the right and Wily is on the left. Wily gets called out out of the room. Tadashi puts his hope on their sons to finish SoulNet.

Team ProtoMan	Team Colonel
MegaMan: Lan, let's go talk to Wily. Maybe he can tell us something.	MegaMan: Lan, let's go talk to Gramps. Maybe he can tell us something.
Lan: Wily?! I'm not sure that's a good idea⋯ Be careful.	Lan: OK, give it try.
MegaMan: Don't worry. That's the old Wily over there. I'm gonna try. Um, excuse me⋯	MegaMan: Roger! Um, excuse me⋯
Wily (young): I hope a time will come when SoulNet will be possible. But it's really a double-edged sword⋯ We must think about the worst scenario⋯ I should be going.	Tadashi (young): SoulNet⋯ Surely our sons can build such a wonderful world. They are our hope⋯ I should be going.
MegaMan: Ah, he's gone⋯ SoulNet's a double-edged sword⋯? The worst scenario⋯? What did he mean⋯?	MegaMan: Ah, he's gone⋯
Lan: At any rate, it seems Regal is up to whatever it was Wily feared⋯ Regal⋯ He's ruining Gramps's dream. MegaMan, jack out. Let's go prepare for the final battle tomorrow.	Lan: Regal⋯ He's ruining Gramps's dream. MegaMan, jack out. Let's go prepare for the final battle tomorrow.
MegaMan: Gotcha!	MegaMan: Gotcha!

• In the ending of the story, when Tadashi reaches out to Lan and MegaMan through SoulNet, the dialogue differs.
  • In Team ProtoMan, Lan and Regal recognizes the voice as Tadashi Hikari.
  • In Team Colonel, the owner of the voice is left ambiguous.

Team ProtoMan	Team Colonel
No image: Lan・・・	No image: Lan・・・
Lan: T-that voice ・・・Gramps?!	Lan: T-that voice ・・・ Could it be⋯
No image: Lan, you and MegaMan are always linked⋯ It is just difficult to see right now⋯ I repeat⋯ You two are always linked⋯	No image: You and MegaMan are always linked⋯ Do not forget it⋯ You and MegaMan are always linked⋯
Lan: Gramps・・・ Of course we are, MegaMan⋯ We're always linked! We don't need SoulNet!!! Right, MegaMan!!!	Lan: ・・・Of course we are, MegaMan⋯ We're always linked! We don't need SoulNet!!! Right, MegaMan!!!
Dr. Regal: This can't be!!! Hikari's Dad is helping his grandson?!	Dr. Regal: Grrr! Who is helping Lan?! ・・・What the?!

• In the ending of the story, Regal’s final fate was presented differently:
  • In Team ProtoMan, Wily only appears off screen and his dialogue with Regal is much shorter.
  • In Team Colonel, Wily appears in person and has additional dialogue with Regal to explain his actions during the ending. Also this reveals Baryl is helping Wily.

Gameplay Differences

Fightable Bosses/Team Navis

The Team Navis you get are dependent on the version. These are also the version-exclusive bosses you’ll be able to fight obtain their chips.

Team ProtoMan	Team Colonel
ProtoMan	Colonel
MagnetMan	KnightMan
GyroMan	ShadowMan
NapalmMan	TomahawkMan
SearchMan	NumberMan
Meddy	ToadMan

Party Battle System

MMBN5 DS only. Navis can be used outside of Liberation Missions using the Party Battle System. Each Navi also has new Support abilities that can assist the active Navi while they are benched. Again, the Navis are limited according to the version.

Double Soul/Chaos Unison

The Double Soul received and their respective Chaos Unisons are dependent on the version. ProtoMan Souls is geared more towards battles that take some careful setup. Meanwhile, Colonel Souls, have more destructive power but got its own quirks .

Team ProtoMan	Team Colonel
Proto Soul Magnet Soul Gyro Soul Napalm Soul Search Soul Meddy Soul	Colonel Soul Knight Soul Shadow Soul Tomahawk Soul Number Soul Toad Soul

BattleChips

These are BattleChips that can only be obtained in that specific version. The Mega Chips can be traded to the opposite version and be bought in the Chip Order. The Giga Chips cannot be traded not be bought in Chip Order.

• In MMBN5 DS, if a Folder is imported from MMBN5 GBA, the version that normally can’t have that Giga Chip, can use it with that Folder.

Mega Chips

ID #	Team ProtoMan	Team Colonel
022	ProtoMan B	Colonel C
023	ProtoMnSP B	ColonelSP C
024	ProtoMnDS B	ColonelDS C
025	GyroMan G	ShadoMan S
026	GyroManSP G	ShadoMnSP S
027	GyroMnDS G	ShadoMnDS S
028	SearchMan S	NumbrMan N
029	SerchMnSP S	NumbrMnSP N
030	SerchManDS S	NumbrMnDS N
031	NapalmMn N	TmhwkMan T
032	NaplmMnSP N	TmhwkMnSP T
033	NaplmMnDS N	TmhwkMnDS T
034	MagnetMn M	KnightMn K
035	MagntMnSP M	KnigtMnSP K
036	MagntMnDS M	KnigtMnDS K
037	Meddy M	ToadMan T
038	MeddySP M	ToadMnSP T
039	MeddyDS M	ToadMnDS T

Giga Chips

ID #	Team ProtoMan	Team Colonel
001	DeltaRay Z	CrossDiv C
002	BigHook G	MetrKnuk M
003	Bass F	BassAnly F
004	HolyDrem H	OmegaRkt R
005	BugCurse C	BugCharg B
006	DethPhnx D	Phoenix P

Virus Chip Drops

Certain viruses possess different drop tables in each version. Chips that drop from viruses not listed below have all Codes available in both versions. It additionally notes the portion of these Chips that have absolute version exclusivity without using Chip Traders or Trading via the Comm. menu.

• CrakBom, Fanfare Chips, and Guard Chips possess different drop tables despite possessing Asterisk (*) Code easily available in both versions.

Virus Drop Differences by Version

Chip Name	ProtoMan Viruses	Colonel Viruses	Notes
MrkCan1	K M	M S	K: Team ProtoMan Only
MrkCan3	E R	E Y	R: Team ProtoMan Only Y: Team Colonel Only
Pulsar1	F P	F T	All Codes Available
Pulsar2	E G	G M	M: Team Colonel Only
TankCan1	A E	A P	All Codes Available
TankCan2	B T	B Y	All Codes Available
TankCan3	F M	F R	R: Team Colonel Only
ElcReel1	C V	C Z	All Codes Available
ElcReel2	B Q	B Y	Y: Team Colonel Only
ElcReel3	E L	E R	R: Team Colonel Only
CrakBom	C R *	C V *	All Codes Available
ParaBomb	H N	H P	All Codes Available
ResetBom	D I	I O	All Codes Available
Quake1	A K	A P	P: Team Colonel Only
Quake2	B L	B Y	Y: Team Colonel Only
Quake3	F H	F N	N: Team Colonel Only
MoonBld1	E N	E Z	N: Team ProtoMan Only Z: Team Colonel Only
MoonBld2	G O	G V	O: Team ProtoMan Only V: Team Colonel Only
MoonBld3	C L	C T	T: Team Colonel Only
Katana2	B R	B W	All Codes Available
Katana3	A J	A Z	J: Team ProtoMan Only
DrilArm1	A J	A W	All Codes Available
DrilArm2	D L	D S	All Codes Available
DrilArm3	I P	I Z	All Codes Available
Skully1	C K	C S	S: Team Colonel Only
Skully2	A H	A V	V: Team Colonel Only
Skully3	G N	G U	U: Team Colonel Only
AqWhirl1	B F	B N	N: Team Colonel Only
AqWhirl2	A H	A O	H: Team ProtoMan Only
AqWhirl3	D I	D R	I: Team ProtoMan Only R: Team Colonel Only
HotBody1	A F	A P	P: Team Colonel Only
HotBody2	C R	C W	W: Team Colonel Only
HotBody3	J M	J S	S: Team Colonel Only
SideBub1	D Q	D S	Q: Team ProtoMan Only
SideBub2	H L	H W	L: Team ProtoMan Only
SideBub3	E N	E P	N: Team ProtoMan Only
Astroid1	A Q	A T	Q: Team ProtoMan Only T: Team Colonel Only
Astroid2	E M	E U	U: Team Colonel Only
Astroid3	C P	C Y	All Codes Available
WoodNos1	F R	F W	R: Team ProtoMan Only W: Team Colonel Only
WoodNos2	J T	J Z	T: Team ProtoMan Only
WoodNos3	I S	I V	S: Team ProtoMan Only V: Team Colonel Only
TimeBom1	H N	H T	All Codes Available
TimeBom2	D H	H Z	Z: Team Colonel Only
TimeBom3	F H	H S	F: Team ProtoMan Only
BoyBomb1	C F	C S	F: Team ProtoMan Only
BoyBomb2	H P	H W	P: Team ProtoMan Only W: Team Colonel Only
BoyBomb3	B Q	B Y	Q: Team ProtoMan Only Y: Team Colonel Only
Fanfare	F P *	F Z *	All Codes Available
Discord	B J *	B Q *	All Codes Available
Timpani	A L *	A V *	All Codes Available
Silence	C J *	C N *	All Codes Available
RedFrut1	E K	E Z	K: Team ProtoMan Only
RedFrut2	F T	F W	T: Team ProtoMan Only
RedFrut3	H O	H U	O: Team ProtoMan Only
Guard1	A D *	A K *	D: Team ProtoMan Only K: Team Colonel Only
Guard2	B L *	B Q *	L: Team ProtoMan Only Q: Team Colonel Only
Guard3	C M *	C S *	M: Team ProtoMan Only S: Team Colonel Only
CrsShld1	B F	B V	F: Team ProtoMan Only
CrsShld2	C M	C R	R: Team Colonel Only
CrsShld3	D O	D Z	O: Team ProtoMan Only

Extras Differences

Progress Chip Gate

These are features that can only be accessed with the Progress Chip Gate. For Navi Change and Operation Battle, the Navi Data Chip you are allowed to slot in and use are dependent on the Team Navis in that version. Attempting to slot in an opposite version Navi Data Chip will not register.

BassCross MegaMan

When BassCross MegaMan is obtained, the abilities it has depends on the version. A gold power-type for Team ProtoMan. A silver speed-type for Team Colonel.