History Awesome / MegaManBattleNetwork

* After rescuing an opponent's Navi (Crusher) from being offed by the mafia, their boss overhears their plan to off her. When they go to attack her, the screen goes dark for half a second and you see both the attackers on the ground. [[NeverMessWithGranny Not bad for an old lady]].
** What makes it more awesome is that she apparently attacks them with the [[StreetFighter Shun Goku Satsu]] because the sounds used for this scene are almost identical to the ones associated with the move from that series.

* After rescuing an opponent's Navi (Crusher) from being offed by the mafia, their boss overhears their plan to off her. When they go to attack her, the screen goes dark for half a second and you see both the attackers on the ground. [[NeverMessWithGranny Not bad for an old lady]]. What makes it more awesome is that she apparently attacks them with the [[StreetFighter Shun Goku Satsu]] because the sounds used for this scene are almost identical to the ones associated with the move from that series.

* Mega Man does something selflessly heroic and suicidally stupid at the drop of a hat to the point where it stops being awesome sometime around game 2. That said, the ending of [=BN3=] felt like they finally figured out how to do a proper Heroic Sacrifice with all the awesome due to such a moment. Even his resurrection after the credits is so well done as a [=CMOH=] that finally, FINALLY Mega has some Awesome in his pants. And then they hit us with [=BN4=]...
* The fight against [=Serenade.EXE=] is also awesome. That [=MegaMan=] gets crowned ''[[AsskickingEqualsAuthority King of the Undernet]]'' for winning is the cherry on top.

* On the subject of BigDamnHeroes, when Megaman gets ambushed and cornered by the rank 6, 5 and 4 Navis and they throw a boulder at him when he has no room to dodge, Gutsman appears, punches the rock into pieces and then finishes all 3 navis with a Gutshammer.
* Cossak helps unlock the elevator for the cast to proceed through the WWW base, but encounters Bass on the way out. Despite just being a few steps from the exit, he instead turns to face Bass, and attempts to delete him ''with his own hands''.

'''Wily:''' Just who do you think designed [=SoulServer=]... [[ExplosiveOverclocking SoulServer, overload!]]

* After rescuing an opponent's Navi (Crusher) from being offed by the mafia, their boss overhears their plan to off her. When they go to attack her, the screen goes dark for half a second and you see both the attackers on the ground. Not bad for an [[NeverMessWithGranny old lady]]. What makes it more awesome is that she apparently attacks them with the [[StreetFighter Shun Goku Satsu]] because the sounds used for this scene are almost identical to the ones associated with the move from that series.

* Again in the fourth game, the ending is also a crowning moment of awesome. After defeating Duo.EXE, and with only an hour before a computer-controlled asteroid collides with the Earth, [=MegaMan=] tries to move the wheel controlling it, but it would not even budge. However, after the whole world starts to cheer for him, Lan goes Full Synchro with [=MegaMan=], and the wheel that wouldn't even budge now spins so hard that it's a surprise that it doesn't fly off its axis. With the music to go along with it, it was perfect. It's also a moment of Awesome for Dr. Regal, who bridges a broken power cable WITH HIS OWN BODY AND LIVES TO TELL THE TALE.
* For those who say this game sucked, here's one moment of awesome no one can deny. Lan made some very questionable moral decisions throughtout the game, and Regal's attempts at a WhatTheHellHero speech at the end were destroyed by the simple fact Lan still gave a damn about humanity, and Regal didn't. The game's story was thin, but it was a barely disguised morality tale that proved that those who ultimately see the good in humanity and are willing to fight for it are the best hope our race has of survival... literally. Bonus points for being the impetus that gave Lan, Yuichirou, AND Wily the chance to ultimately prove that point by the end of [=MMBN5=].

* From [=MMBN5=]: Team Colonel, Baryl {{Bright Slap}}s Lan/Netto out of a HeroicBSOD and tells him to quit whining and kick ass. He does that, ''and you get to control COLONEL HIMSELF!''

** Team Protoman gave us Protoman's exclusive unbridled awesome, and Enzan/Chaud took a punch from Lan and turned it into a RousingSpeech that basically said "take that aggression, and do something positive with it".
* In [=BN5=], there's the Brain Navi of both games beating the living shit out of the impostors of himself and [=MegaMan=]. Cool when [=SearchMan=] does it in ''[=ProtoMan=]'', but more awesome in ''Colonel'', considering the fact that your Brain here is ''[[TookALevelInBadass NumberMan.]]''
* Anyone forget Wily's [=CMOA=] at the end of [=MMBN5=]? He's an old man who walked into an EXPLODING VOLCANO, just to use a brilliant combination of the ResetButton and a BrightSlap to allow his own son a chance at redemption, and BOTH of them survived!

* In the sixth game, [=MegaMan=] uses himself to [[SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan contain a giant Internet monster]], and you have to drag someone else's Navi (Heatman or Aquaman, depending on version) to find some Healing Waters to help him calm down. As that Navi begins administering the Water, the Beast begins to go berserk as it starts to take control of [=MegaMan=]. Lan and his dad are panicking. And then your substitute Navi ''[[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan Bright Slaps]]'' Mega back into control. Win.

* Just before the end of the sixth game, an army of Punk Navis are released into the world, and show up accordingly in the overworld in Copybots or in the cyberworld. Various [=NPCs=] react a little differently to them. In particular, a Mr. Prog in Seaside Area 1 has somehow managed to curb-stomp ''three'' of them at once. Bear in mind that Mr. Progs are not explicitly designed for combat in any way.

* The very end of the series. [=MegaMan=] has been taken over by the Cybeast. Lan can't do anything to save him. The Megabeast then warps over to Iris and Colonel, weak from fighting the opposite Cybeast. The two unite to form the original Colonel with the emotion that became Iris. Colonel then rushes at the Megabeast, '''''tears the Cybeast soul out of his body in a single strike''''' and then performs a HeroicSacrifice to destroy it once and for all.

* Beating [[BonusBoss Bass.EXE]]. [[BestBossEver Always]].

* Again in the fourth game, the ending is also a crowning moment of awesome. [[spoiler:After defeating Duo.EXE, and with only an hour before a computer-controlled asteroid collides with the Earth, [=MegaMan=] tries to move the wheel controlling it, but it would not even budge. However, after the whole world starts to cheer for him, Lan goes Full Synchro with [=MegaMan=], and the wheel that wouldn't even budge now spins so hard that it's a surprise that it doesn't fly off its axis.]] With the music to go along with it, it was perfect. It's also a moment of Awesome for Dr. Regal, who bridges a broken power cable WITH HIS OWN BODY AND LIVES TO TELL THE TALE.

* In [=BN5=], there's the Brain Navi of both games beating the living shit out of [[spoiler:the impostors of himself and [=MegaMan=].]] Cool when [=SearchMan=] does it in ''[=ProtoMan=]'', but more awesome in ''Colonel'', considering the fact that your Brain here is ''[[TookALevelInBadass NumberMan.]]''

* Joe Mach's awesome [[spoiler:SpannerInTheWorks]], courtesy of beating the piss out of [[spoiler:his former World 3 allies]] because his conscience couldn't stand the thought of those assholes hurting a child.

* The very end of the series. [[spoiler:[=MegaMan=] has been taken over by the Cybeast. Lan can't do anything to save him. The Megabeast then warps over to Iris and Colonel, weak from fighting the opposite Cybeast. The two unite to form the original Colonel with the emotion that became Iris. Colonel then rushes at the Megabeast, '''''tears the Cybeast soul out of his body in a single strike''''' and then performs a HeroicSacrifice to destroy it once and for all.]]

* Also, from Network Transmission, if you avert doing NotQuiteTheRightThing, you get to take the Professor out with style. [[spoiler: While the Professor taunts Lan and Mega about how defeating the Life Virus R didn't ultimately stop him, his mockery dies in his throat when he realizes the Officials are ''on his doorstep''. Turns out, Zero owed them a favor for sealing the virus he was generating, and used the leftover viruses infecting the Professor's own computer to sniff him out]].
-->'''[[spoiler: Zero]]''': ''[[IronicEcho Is that despair I see?]]''

Thanks to ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'', it's safe to say that this incarnation of Mega Man is the strongest of [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic all] [[VideoGame/MegaManX five]] [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends prominent]] [[VideoGame/MegaManStarForce Megamen]]. [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Tadashi Hikari, you sly fox.]]

* [=DesertMan=]'s scenario. When Sunayama's finished explaining his EvilPlan to Chaud, just as Chaud is about to hand his PET over to the villains... Lan spins around a corner, shouts "MEGAMAN, ATTACK!", and ''tosses his PET case'', [=MegaMan=] and all, right at Sunayama's head (as you can imagine, this doubles as a CrowningMomentOfFunny). In a series where almost all combat is virtual, this was very refreshing.

* Let's be honest, Mega Man does something selflessly heroic and suicidally stupid at the drop of a hat to the point where it stops being awesome sometime around game 2. That said, the ending of [=BN3=] felt like they finally figured out how to do a proper Heroic Sacrifice with all the awesome due to such a moment. Even his resurrection after the credits is so well done as a [=CMOH=] that finally, FINALLY Mega has some Awesome in his pants. And then they hit us with [=BN4=]...

* After rescuing an opponent's Navi from being offed by the mafia, their boss overhears their plan to off her. When they go to attack her, the screen goes dark for half a second and you see both the attackers on the ground. Not bad for an [[NeverMessWithGranny old lady]].
** What makes it more awesome is that she apparently attacks them with the [[StreetFighter Shun Goku Satsu]] because the sounds used for this scene are almost identical to the ones associated with the move from that series.

* Again in the fourth game, this troper considers the ending a crowning moment of awesome. [[spoiler:After defeating Duo.EXE, and with only an hour before a computer-controlled asteroid collides with the Earth, [=MegaMan=] tries to move the wheel controlling it, but it would not even budge. However, after the whole world starts to cheer for him, Lan goes Full Synchro with [=MegaMan=], and the wheel that wouldn't even budge now spins so hard that it's a surprise that it doesn't fly off its axis.]] With the music to go along with it, it was perfect.
** It's also a moment of Awesome for Dr. Regal, who bridges a broken power cable WITH HIS OWN BODY AND LIVES TO TELL THE TALE.
* For those who say this game sucked, here's one moment of awesome no one can deny. Lan made some very questionable moral decisions throughtout the game, and Regal's attempts at a WhatTheHellHero speech at the end were destroyed by the simple fact Lan still gave a damn about humanity, and Regal didn't. The game's story was thin, but it was a barely disguised morality tale that proved that those who ultimately see the good in humanity and are willing to fight for it are the best hope our race has of survival... literally.
** Bonus points for being the impetus that gave Lan, Yuichirou, AND Wily the chance to ultimately prove that point by the end of [=MMBN5=].

* No love for Dr. Wily? For starters, Wily survived being at the center of his base exploding, came back from being assimilated by Alpha AND his base exploding again to walk into an exploding volcano to scold his son and mindwipe him to start anew, walked out of ''that'' and survived his base exploding a 3rd time. Then there is his ManipulativeBastard credentials which reach their peak in 3, where he strings along ''Bass'' of all people with his silver tongue.

* [=ShadeMan=], who's completely immune to [=MegaMan=]'s attacks, demands that he and Lan return the [=DarkChip=] they found. Out of options, [=MegaMan=] tosses him the chip... and then ''shoots it in midair'', destroying it. [=ShadeMan=] is not pleased. (Fortunately, [=MegaMan=] gets a way to damage him in the ensuing battle.)

* No love for Dr.Wily? For starters, Wily survived being at the center of his base exploding, came back from being assimilated by Alpha AND his base exploding again to walk into an exploding volcano to scold his son and mindwipe him to start anew, walked out of ''that'' and survived his base exploding a 3rd time. Then there is his ManipulativeBastard credentials which reach their peak in 3, where he strings along ''Bass'' of all people with his silver tongue.

* One of the modified tanks in the WWW base is firing bubbles at Lan that are preventing him from pressing forward. Lan can't reach the tank to jack in because of the constant bubbles being fired by the canon. [[BigDamnHeroes]] Enter Dex, who throws a boulder on the tank that plugs the bubble cannon.

** What makes it more awesome is that she apparently attacks them with the [[StreetFighter Shun Goku Statsu]] because the sounds used for this scene are almost identical to the ones associated with the move from that series.

* The postgame content for both the third and fifth games are each minor story arcs unto themselves, each culminating with a FinalBattle against a BonusBoss with some of the heaviest SuperWeight in the entire plot. As tough as it is to get there, the payoff is entirely worth it.

-->'''Colonel''': ''[[BadassBaritone Let's go, Lan Hikari!]]''%%

* Just before the end of the sixth game, an army of Punk Navis are released into the world, and show up accordingly in the overworld in Copybots or in the cyberworld. Various NPCs react a little differently to them. In particular, a Mr. Prog in Seaside Area 1 has somehow managed to curb-stomp ''three'' of them at once. Bear in mind that Mr. Progs are not explicitly designed for combat in nearly any way.

* Just about anything Proto Man related, specifically when he deletes Magic Man, Quick Man, and Bubble Man each with one stab from his sword. Albeit Mega Man's the one who weakened them, but still.

* In the fourth game, [=ShadeMan=], who's completely immune to [=MegaMan=]'s attacks, demands that he and Lan return the [=DarkChip=] they found. Out of options, [=MegaMan=] tosses him the chip... and then ''shoots it in midair'', destroying it. [=ShadeMan=] is not pleased. (Fortunately, [=MegaMan=] gets a way to damage him in the ensuing battle.)
* In the sixth game, [=MegaMan=] gets taken over by a giant Internet monster SealedEvilInACan, and you have to drag someone else' Navi (Heatman or Aquaman, depending on version) into Internet Hell to defeat him. As much as that ''could'' be a Moment, given that you just defeated the main character fused with a massive cybermonster while playing as either a baby with a fishbowl on his head or a manic zippo lighter, that's not the awesome. A few scenes later, [=MegaMan=] wakes up from his beating... and the Beast roars back to life. Lan and his dad are panicking. And then your substitute Navi ''[[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan Bright Slaps]]'' Rock back into control. Win.
** Actually, by that time (when you need to save him from that cult in the Undernet, not when [=MegaMan=] first absorbs Gregar/Falzar), I believe you already have the first three crosses(Aqua/Heat + Tengu/Slash + Tomahawk/Elec), so you can use any of those three. Saving [=MegaMan=] with Elecman has never felt so epic.
** And following the last prelim of the contest, you have access to ''all'' Link Navis. So, technically, you can ''send the GrimReaper into the underworld'' to go save [=MegaMan=].
* Again in the fourth game, this troper considers the ending a crowning moment of awesome. [[spoiler:After defeating Duo.EXE, and with only an hour before a computer-controlled asteroid collides with the Earth, [=MegaMan=] tries to move the wheel controlling it, but it would not even budge. However, after the whole world starts to cheer for him, Lan goes Full Synchro with [=MegaMan=], and the wheel that wouldn't even budge now spins so hard that it's a surprise that it doesn't fly off its axis.]] With the music to go along with it, it was perfect.

* Anyone forget Wily's [=CMOA=] at the end of [=MMBN5=]? He's an old man who walked into an EXPLODING VOLCANO, just to use a brilliant combination of the ResetButton and a BrightSlap to allow his own son a chance at redemption, and BOTH of them survived!

* [=MMBN3=]: The entire scenario where Lan and Mega Man are kicking viral ass to save Mamoru from dying was so ManlyTears inspiring that the whole scenario is a gigantic CMOA for the series in general!
* [=MMBN4=]: For those who say this game sucked, here's one moment of awesome no one can deny. Lan made some very questionable moral decisions throughtout the game, and Regal's attempts at a WhatTheHellHero speech at the end were destroyed by the simple fact Lan still gave a damn about humanity, and Regal didn't. The game's story was thin, but it was a barely disguised morality tale that proved that those who ultimately see the good in humanity and are willing to fight for it are the best hope our race has of survival....literally.
** Bonus points for being the impetus that gave Lan, Yuichirou, AND Wily the chance to ultimately prove that point by the end of [=MMBN5=].
* [=MMBN6=]: Joe Mach's awesome [[spoiler:SpannerInTheWorks]], courtesy of beating the piss out of [[spoiler:his former World 3 allies]] because his conscience couldn't stand the thought of those assholes hurting a child.
* Back to [=BN5=], there's the Brain Navi of both games beating the living shit out of [[spoiler:the impostors of himself and [=MegaMan=].]] Cool when [=SearchMan=] does it in ''[=ProtoMan=]'', but more awesome in ''Colonel'', considering the fact that your Brain here is ''[[TookALevelInBadass NumberMan.]]''

* Beating [[BonusBoss Bass.EXE]]. Always.
* The fight against [=Serenade.EXE=] is also awesome. That [=MegaMan=] gets crowned ''[[AsskickingEqualsAuthority King of the Undernet]]'' for winning is the cherry on top.
* The Bonus game content for both the third and fifth games are each minor story arcs unto themselves, each culminating with a FinalBattle against a BonusBoss with some of the heaviest SuperWeight in the entire plot. As tough as it is to get there, the payoff is entirely worth it.
* After rescuing one of your opponent's navi from being offed by the mafia, their boss overhears their plan to off her. When they go to attack her, the screen goes dark for half a second and you see both the attackers on the ground. Not bad for an [[NeverMessWithGranny old lady]].
** what makes it more awesome is that she apparently attacks them with the [[StreetFighter Shun Goku Statsu]] because the sounds used for this scene are almost identical to the ones associated with the move from that series.

* The games themselves usually highlight moments of awesome by setting them to a rendition of each game's main theme. Special credit, however, goes to the Gamecube spinoff ''Network Transmission'': this game doesn't use its own main theme for heroic moments, they use ''[[MegaManNTWarrior Kaze wo Tsukinukete]]''[[note]]Break Through the Wind[[/note]]. It's awesome charging towards the Final Boss with the triumphant refrain of the anime theme carrying you forward.

* After rescuing one of your opponent's navi from being offed by the mafia, their boss overhears their plan to off her. When they go to attack her, the screen goes dark for half a second and you see both the attackers on the ground. Not bad for an [[NeverMessWithGranny old lady]].

* After rescuing one of your opponent's navi from being offed by the mafia, their boss overhears their plan to off her. When they go to attack her, the screen goes dark for half a second and you see both the attackers on the ground. Not bad for an [BadassGramma old lady]].

* The Bonus game content for both the third and fifth games are each minor story arcs unto themselves, each culminating with a FinalBattle against a BonusBoss with some of the heaviest SuperWeight in the entire plot. As tough as it is to get there, the payoff is entirely worth it.

** And following the last prelim of the contest, you have access to ''all'' Link Navis. So, technically, you can send the GrimReaper into Hell to go save [=MegaMan=].

* [=MMBN6=]: Joe Mach's awesome [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn]], courtesy of beating the piss out of [[spoiler:his former World 3 allies]] because his conscience couldn't stand the thought of those assholes hurting a child.

* Just about anything Proto Man related, specifically when he deletes Magic Man, Quick Man, and Bubble Man each with one stab from his sword. Albeit Mega Man's the one who weakened them, but still.