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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
   
* An unused red variant of Murphy, named sprsor4elite_l3_gold (implying Stage 3 originally featured him) exists.
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* Ralphy, the red-clad variant of Murphy, was unused in the game until the Mr. X Nightmare DLC update. Interestingly, his file name is sprsor4elite_l3_gold, which implies that Stage 3 was originally going to feature him.
 
* Their design closely bares a resemblance to the [[Unnamed Police Officer|Officer]] that helped [[Axel]], [[Blaze]], and [[Adam Hunter|Adam]] in the first game.
 
* Their design closely bares a resemblance to the [[Unnamed Police Officer|Officer]] that helped [[Axel]], [[Blaze]], and [[Adam Hunter|Adam]] in the first game.
 
* He is named after the [[Murphy (Streets of Rage comic)|same character]] from the comic adaptation.
 
* He is named after the [[Murphy (Streets of Rage comic)|same character]] from the comic adaptation.

Revision as of 05:42, 19 July 2021

Murphy, also known as Elite Cop, is an enemy from Streets of Rage 4.

Information

Murphy is a police officer wearing a riot helmet and a Kevlar vest with shoulder pads. They utilize a wrist-mounted shield on one hand and a melee weapon the other, usually a nightstick, but some variants have a taser instead.

Before engaging in a fight, they will activate their energy shields that allows them to deflect attacks until it shatters. The shield will regenerate if he's not attacked for a while, and he will activate it again as soon as possible.

When holding a weapon and with their shields up, they will walk towards their opponent and whack them with it. Unlike Barney, Murphy won't try to pick up his weapon if dropped, resorting in using a single punch. If the shield is activated, but doesn't have a weapon in hand, he'll try to bash their opponents with the shield, causing knockback only.

Like other police force members, they will fight any Syndicate members on sight.

Variants

Murphy’s variants include Dunphy, Sand Shadow and Ralphy. Dunphy and Sand both only appear in stage 11; Shadow only appears in stage 12, and Ralphy is exclusive to Survival Mode.

Dunphy is a Syndicate counterpart to Murphy and simply boasts more health than Murphy; he also will not attack any Syndicate members due to being one himself. He wears white clothes with a black visor, boots and vest.

Sand wears beige armor and wields a taser instead of a nightstick; his attack has a short lunge to it and will stun the player if it hits them.

Shadow is the most unique of the Murphy variants: wearing a pitch-black set of gear, he moves quite quickly and throws shurikens. He only uses his shield to block projectiles, deactivating it at all other times. He has the same health as Murphy.

The formerly unused Ralphy now appears in Survival Mode. He wears a red uniform, and spawns with a halberd. He has the same attacks as Murphy, but the halberd gives him very long reach. His health is similar to that of Dunphy and Sand, but his shield has much more health.

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Trivia

  • Ralphy, the red-clad variant of Murphy, was unused in the game until the Mr. X Nightmare DLC update. Interestingly, his file name is sprsor4elite_l3_gold, which implies that Stage 3 was originally going to feature him.
  • Their design closely bares a resemblance to the Officer that helped Axel, Blaze, and Adam in the first game.
  • He is named after the same character from the comic adaptation.
  • He serves as Estel's fire support during the 1st fight, and is the officer (possibly the very same one who provided fire support for her) that hands Mr. Y a rocket launcher in Stage 7's end scene.
  • They are absent in Stage 7 despite being part of the Police faction.