Mega Man

For information on the Mega Man universe, see Mega Man (universe).

Mega Man
File:Mega Man 9.png File:MegaManSymbol.png Official artwork of Mega Man from Mega Man 9.
Universe	Mega Man
Debut	Mega Man (1987)
Smash Bros. appearances	SSB4 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Cameo, 2014)
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo Entertainment System
Species	Robot
Gender	Male
Created by	Keiji Inafune Akira Kitamura
Article on Wikipedia	Mega Man (character)

Mega Man (ロックマン, Rockman) is a character from the eponymous Mega Man series by Capcom. He was announced as a playable character for Super Smash Bros. 4 in the E3 2013 Nintendo Direct.

Character Description

Mega Man is a highly advanced robot with a near-human personality created by Dr. Thomas Light. In the year 200X, Dr. Light and Dr. Albert Wily worked together to create robots with unprecedented artificial intelligence that could be used to supervise other less advanced robots. The prototype of these robots was known as Proto Man (also called Blues), but having a free-spirited personality, and fearing being tampered with to fix an unstable core, he ran away. Dr. Light theorized that Proto Man ran away because he desired a companion, so he next designed two robots: Rock, designed as a lab assistant, and Roll, designed for house work. Based on these successes, Light and Wily then built six Robot Masters: Cut Man, Guts Man, Ice Man, Bomb Man, Fire Man, and Elec Man. However, Dr. Wily grew jealous of the recognition Light received for their work. Wily began his designs for world conquest and stole the Robot Masters. Seeing Rock and Roll as useless, Wily left them behind, inadvertently creating his ultimate undoing, as Rock would volunteer to be converted into a fighting robot. As Mega Man, he would thwart Wily's plans time and time again.

As Mega Man, Rock possesses the Mega Buster, a weapon that converts his hands into a powerful energy cannon. From Mega Man 4 onwards until Mega Man 9, the Buster can be charged to release a Charge Shot. Beginning in Mega Man 3 and again continuing until Mega Man 9, he also possesses the ability to slide along the ground. Mega Man's most impressive power, however, is his Variable Weapons System, which allows him to copy the powers of Robot Masters he defeats. These weapons then prove useful for taking out smaller enemies or another Robot Master weak to that particular weapon in a rock-paper-scissor style system.

Mega Man is consistently shown to have a strong sense of justice, highly valuing peace. These values were what led him to be converted into a fighting robot in the first place, and the games stress Mega Man's never-ending fight to ensure peace. However, Mega Man has his breaking point, as seen in Mega Man 7 where he nearly kills Dr. Wily, tired of his repeated attempts at world domination.

Mega Man has a large group of allies and companions who help him on his adventures. Dr. Light and Roll often serve in an advisory capacity, while other robots help him more directly. Rush, Mega Man's robotic dog, serves as transportation for him by transforming into tools such as a spring or jet. Proto Man often aids his younger brother after a stint of working for Dr. Wily in Mega Man 3. Other less advanced robot helpers include Eddie, who distributes items, Beat, who serves a variety of functions, and Auto, another assistant of Dr. Light's.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Mega Man as he appears in Super Smash Bros. 4

Mega Man appears as a playable character. He uses copied special weapons from Robot Masters that he fought in the original series. Thus, his combat is more focused on weapon and ranged based rather than physical combat, in vein to Snake.

Trophies

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS trophy descriptions

Mega Man

NA: The main hero from Capcom's 1987 action game, Mega Man. He travels from stage to stage, defeating Robot Masters to obtain new weapons. He uses this vast arsenal in Smash Bros. in a variety of ways. Metal Blades, for example, can be fired in eight directions and picked up off the ground!

PAL: In 1989, Capcom's new action hero, Mega Man, arrived in Europe! He made his way through levels, defeated bosses and took their weapons. He's got plenty of weapons in this game, too. His Metal Blade, for example, can be thrown in eight directions and goes right through foes! If it sticks in the ground, though, anyone can pick it up.

Mega Man (Alt.)

Mega Man has more than 10 different weapons at his disposal. His forward air attack, Flame Sword, affects a wide area and doesn't leave much of an opening, making it useful in a variety of situations. His Leaf Shield special spins four leaves around him to deflect projectiles or hurt foes. He can also fire the leaves forward.

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Trivia

• Mega Man is the first and only third-party character in the Super Smash Bros. series to have debuted on a Nintendo system, doing so on the NES in the game Mega Man.
• Mega Man appeared in various media alongside other Super Smash Bros. playable characters prior to Super Smash Bros. 4:
  • SSB4 is the second game to feature Mega Man and Pac-Man together, the first being the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita versions of Street Fighter X Tekken.
  • Mario appeared with Mega Man in the Super Mario: Die Bescherung comic.
  • Sonic appeared with Mega Man in the Worlds Collide crossover story arc of Archie Comics' Mega Man and Sonic the Hedgehog comics.
    • There are also special variant covers of Archie's Sonic Universe #69, Mega Man #42 and Sonic the Hedgehog #266 that create a Super Smash Bros. based scene depicting Mega Man fighting Sonic and Shadow the Hedgehog on Boxing Ring.
  • Mega Man, Pit (as "Kid Icarus"), Donkey Kong, Link, Zelda and Ganon appeared in the animated series Captain N: The Game Master.