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* HumanoidAbomination: : Once a normal [=NetNavi=], he's become [[PersonOfMassDestruction much,]] [[PhysicalGod MUCH]] [[StayingAlive more]] than that.
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* JanitorImpersonationInfiltration: His first appearance has him disguising as a repairman to hack ovens instead of repairing them. This serves as a distraction to search for the Fireprogram, hidden in the Hikari household's oven.
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* TheDitz: It's clear that he defaults to this due to him not waking up in the morning, sleeping through class, getting bad grades according to the second game and not doing his homework.
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In the first two games, is a solo Navi always seen guarding WWW territory. In the anime he was created by Lan's father Tadashi Hikari to monitor and guide the flow of data, however due to a virus he became corrupted and had to be sealed away. In the manga, he is an ancient Navi that helps [=MegaMan=] with his Style Change.
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* AnimeHair: Same as her sister. The anime however changes them to croissant-shaped buns whenever she feels the need to disguise as Mari.
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* AscendedExtra: He only appears as the last WWW member in the first game and is never seen again after his defeat. In the anime he shows up more often, particularly in Stream where he occasionally helps foil Neo WWW's plans.
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A rare and unique virus in the games, in which it only has 10 HP but only loses 1 HP per attack and becomes harder to hit with each round and runs away if you fail to hit him. In the anime, its a computer program Dr. Hikari created to guide the group to [=MegaMan's=] frame after he was deleted by [=PharaohMan=].
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A rare and unique virus in the first two games, in which it only has 10 HP but only loses 1 HP per attack and becomes harder to hit with each round and runs away if you fail to hit him. In the anime, its a computer program Dr. Hikari created to guide the group to [=MegaMan's=] frame after he was deleted by [=PharaohMan=].
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Despite saving the world on a regular basis he is rarely acknowledged for his accomplishments. The one time he gets credited for saving lives is followed by [[spoiler:Mr. Match tricking him into destroying [=SciLab=]'s security systems and nearly killing his own father and other scientists in the process]], so it could explain why he seems to be indifferent at most towards praise since.
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The title character and Lan's Navi. In the games, he is [[spoiler:Lan's twin brother Hub (Saito) Hikari, who died when he was an infant and was brought back to life as a Navi.]] In the anime, he possesses one of the three Ultimate Programs.
* AdaptedOut: [=MegaMan=]'s backstory [[spoiler: as Hub]] is never present in the ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior'' anime; there was some indication in earlier story arcs of the manga that his origins would be explored, but this plot thread was eventually dropped.
* {{Alternate Universe}}: An alternate incarnation of the original Mega Man. Indeed, he's an alternate universe version of the character.
* ArmCannon: [[OnceASeason And again]]. Of note is the fact that the "Buster" is in fact the default weapon for all Navis, though many have been customized to have different default weapons (like Roll's arm-crossbow and [=ProtoMan's=] Wide Sword).
* BadassAdorable: As usual, saving the world from evil megalomaniac scientists is just another day on the Net. And yet, for all his badassery, he's ultimately a kind-hearted, responsible, well-meaning, and even {{Adorkable}} equivalent of a ten-year old boy much like his classic counterpart.
* BerserkButton: In volume 8 of the {{Manga}}, [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/megaman_nt_warrior/v08/c004/15.html Mega Man.EXE kills Shade Man.EXE by ripping the evil vampire navi to shreds]] for threatening to kill Lan. Of course, that was [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/megaman_nt_warrior/v08/c005/4.html the Darkloids' plan all along]] (to make him angry).
* BewareTheNiceOnes: You wouldn't think a kind-hearted little guy like him would be the single strongest Navi on the Net (bar Bass), would you?
* BrainUploading: [[spoiler:His program is based on the DNA of Hub Hikari, Lan's twin brother who died as a baby.]]
* CharacterTitle: The Japanese title of the anime is simply titled ''Rockman.EXE''. The games in Japan are ''Battle Network Rockman.EXE'' for the first three, and simply ''Rockman.EXE'' for the latter three.
* ChestInsignia: The creators say that it's not a stylized H, but rather an abstract symbol whose equal portions are meant to represent Mega Man's relationship to Lan [[spoiler:as his brother]]. That said, it actually evolved from an earlier design that ''was'' an H. It seems this design is also the Hikari family crest (Dr. Hikari has the same symbol on his uniform shirt) and may have some significance to [=SciLab=] (a close variation is painted on the ground in front of the government building in the first game).
* CoolMask: Has a mask that covers his mouth when in battle and retracts when out.
* CluelessChickMagnet: In the anime, both Roll and Meddy make not-so-subtle advances on him throughout the series. Roll even has him cosplay as a groom with her as the bride (tuxedo, wedding gown, and all) once. Yet at the same time he has no idea why the two play tug-of-war with him in the center.
* CrossdressingVoices: In Japanese.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: To an almost absurd degree. [[spoiler: 1. The most powerful virus ever created, 2. a superorganism composed of an innumerable number of bugs that was merging the Real and Cyber Worlds together, 3. [[HolyShitQuotient THE SOUL-SUCKING INTERNET ITSELF (which mind you, is an entire other universe, or at least the original draft, meaning Mega Man essentially destroyed an entire universe)]], 4. a cyber being capable of destroying planets after judging them as if he were God, 5. the physical embodiment of all the negative traits of humanity, 6. two beasts capable of laying waste to thousands of programs and destroying computers across an entire city just by roaring, 7. the Navi declared to be the Cyber World's God of Destruction (who is armed with the powers of examples 2 and 6).]] [[DudeWheresMyRespect You'd think he'd get some kind of recognition for this...]]
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: He appears to die at the end of ''3'', but Dr. Hikari is able to salvage him at the last minute.]]
* ElementalPowers: Whenever he uses Double Soul or the Cross System he takes on the elemental affinity of the Navi he's copying. Even the non-elemental Navis have an affinity (i.e. Slash Cross is a Sword-type and is thus weak to breaking attacks).
* EnemyWithout: In the fourth and fifth games, [=MegaMan=] does battle with his own Dark Soul. In the fourth game, the Dark Soul is summoned in the Final Dungeon and Bonus Dungeon, while in the fifth game, he'll show up anytime Mega accidentally botches a Chaos Unison.
* {{Foil}}: To Lan. [=MegaMan=] is polite, composed, and hardworking while Lan is loud, outgoing, and kinda lazy.
* FutureSpandex: Ayup. Deliberately invoked by the creators to render the series distinct from the classic series, but Mega's is probably the one whose outfit most resembles a superhero.
* GreenEyes: Has them. [[spoiler: They're actually quite important as they represent the 0.01% difference in DNA that limits his potentially dangerous TwinTelepathy with Lan.]]
* TheHero: No kidding.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:At the end of the third game. This turns out to be a Disney Death in the long run. He pulls several of these in the manga and it always turns out to be a Disney Death there too. Though it took him ''a year'' to come back from the last one.]]
* HoldingYourShoulderMeansInjury: Done [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/megaman_nt_warrior/v10/c001/14.html here]], though it leads to [[ArmCannon something else]].
* InSeriesNickname: Roll shortens his name to Mega quite often.
* JapanesePronouns: "Boku," which marks him as polite in contrast to Lan who uses "ore."
* MessianicArchetype: Someone from a plane of existence not our own who comes down and becomes both [[BrainUploading fully like us and entirely like his original self]], [[spoiler: who dies to save his loved ones and is restored to life]]? [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Huh.]] It helps that he and Net belong to the Net ''Saviors'' in Axess on.
* MusclesAreMeaningless: He's surprisingly strong for a Navi his size, able to lift hammers and cannons larger than he is with ease and punches out [=GutsMan=] in the first episode of the anime.
* NiceGuy: While he can be exasperated with Lan's antics at times, he's ultimately one of the nicest characters in the series.
* OneWayVisor: As [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100802172060/megaman/images/6/68/Megamansoul_proto2.jpg Proto Soul]], [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100802172421/megaman/images/5/52/Megamansoul_search2.jpg Search Soul]], [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090907172304/megaman/images/7/7e/GyroSoul.jpg Gyro Soul]], [[http://images.wikia.com/megaman/images/7/76/KnightSoul.jpg Knight Soul]] and [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090907172429/megaman/images/5/52/MeddySoul.jpg Meddy Soul]].
* PhysicalGod: Implied to be able to become this in Battle Network 5 should he access his full power. How powerful you may ask? You know that pesky final boss fight? After it returned Mega Man tapped into his power as [[spoiler: the human Hub]] and destroyed it again with ''a wave of his hand!'' Granted he was drained afterward and the boss came back via the power of hatred, but it's still pretty darn impressive. He also beat Geo, who is known for taking down planet busters in almost every game in the crossover, meaning that [=MegaMan.EXE=] is arguably the single strongest incarnation of the character in franchise history.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Is officially 148 cm tall (4'9'') and well... see the DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu and PhysicalGod entries.
* PlayerCharacter: For the internet world and in combat.
* PolarOppositeTwins: [[spoiler:Once his true nature as Lan's twin brother is revealed, this quickly becomes prevalent. Lan is irresponsible, Hub is not. Lan is boisterous when praised, Hub is humble and takes praise in stride. Lan is incredibly extroverted and rarely thinks before he speaks, Hub is more reserved and thoughtful. The list goes on and on...]]
* PowerCopying: Unlike his namesake, he only got new abilities himself by defeating regular enemies or just buying battle chips for the first few games. Then came Double Soul, Trans Arm[[note]]From the mobile phone game ''Legend of Network'' that takes place between [=BN5=] and [=BN6=][[/note]] and the Cross System.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: The basis of each of [=MegaMan's=] Double Souls is a profound moment of empathy between the two [=NetNavis=] involved. {{Subverted}} with the Cross System, since the Link Navis are actually connected to ''Lan'' (and the principle involved here is Lan's own Operating skill), who links their power with Mega Man's. However, it still runs on the level of understanding between Lan, his Link Navis, and [=MegaMan=], so it still counts.
* PrimaryColorChampion: Blue all over with a red insignia and yellow highlights. He's also most definitely TheHero.
* PunnyName: There's his Japanese name, which as per series tradition forms the Rock and Roll pun. His [[spoiler: human names (Saito in Japanese and Hub in English) are both networking terms (Saito refers to a website while a hub can refer to a hardware device that connects Ethernets together. To sell the pun further, an Ethernet can also be called a Local Area Network, or ''LAN'' for short.]]
* ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler: Averted. He ''is'' Hub (Saito), Lan's dead twin brother. This only applies to the games. Which is odd, seeing as how in the anime, there was an episode in which Lan was used as a basis to rebuild [=MegaMan's=] almost destroyed body.]]
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: [[spoiler:"Site" for his human name.]]
* {{Synchronization}}: In terms of game mechanics, [=MegaMan=] can achieve Full Synchro with Lan when he successfully counterattacks an enemy, causing the attack power of his next offensive battlechip to be doubled. In plot terms, this often grants him CutScenePowerToTheMax. Taken to the next level in the anime with Cross Fusion, which allows him to merge with Lan in order to fight enemies in the real world.
* SuperMode:
** The [[InfinityPlusOneSword Hub.Batch program]] allows Mega Man to tap into his vast latent powers, taking on a slightly different form in each game. In the first game, it gives Mega a phenomenally powerful buster; in the second, as Hub Style, it gives Mega access to the sum total of all his other Styles' abilities; in the third through the fifth games, it appears as a Navi Customizer program rather than a Style. In the sixth game, it's activated through a Giga Chip.
** Through the use of the ability "Full Synchro", he and Lan can combine their power to make him vastly more powerful than the average Navi in the first three games [[CutscenePowerToTheMax storywise]], and the ability finally becomes a recurring gameplay element in the last three games of the main series. [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique However, it has the side effect of Lan himself being hurt whenever Mega Man gets hurt]].
* SuperpoweredEvilSide:
** [[EnemyWithin Mega Man DS]] in the fourth and fifth games is constantly trying to tempt Mega to use Dark Chips so that DS can go completely berserk.
** In the sixth game, Mega gains a second one when he seals an EldritchAbomination in his body. He can use the beast's power just fine for three turns, but if you're ever tempted to go a fourth turn, the beast will take over.
** Has shades of this in the manga as Saito (Hubstyle) Rockman. He goes AxCrazy from the power until he learns to control it.
* TimeTravel: Aside from being involved with [[VideoGame/MegaManStarforce Geo]] in the remake, he also time travels to the future in one sidequest in ''Star Force''. He also does this during Stream to stop [=ShadeMan=] from conquering the past and filling the present day with Darkloids.
* TookALevelInBadass: Throughout the games, he does a subtly increasing version. In game two, he acquires the ability to change his attacks based on his battle performance, which sticks with him throughout the third game, where he also acquires a permanently equipped (though upgradable) charge attack. By games four and five he can use Soul Unison and gains gameplay use of Full Synchro, and by the final game he drops Soul Unison for the even easier to utilize Cross Fusion system.
* VirtualGhost: [[spoiler:Is the digitized mind of Lan's brother Hub.]]
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: In the anime, [=MegaMan=] has a fear of ghosts, since they can't be explained by science.
!!Lan Hikari ''(Netto Hikari)''
->''Voiced by Kumiko Higa (JP), Creator/YukiMatsuoka (JP-EXE 1 and 2 Commercial), Alex Doduk (EN 1-17), Creator/BradSwaile (EN 18-56), Creator/MarkGatha ([=MMBN5:DTDS=]), Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Onimusha: Blade Warriors)''
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[=MegaMan=]'s operator.
* BigEater: Frequently indulges in large quantities of food (which his mother is more than willing to allow). This is seen more frequently in the anime, where he sometimes has a BalloonBelly from eating too much.
* BookDumb: He's not the best student but he's heavily hinted to be BrilliantButLazy.
* DeadpanSnarker: His earliest characterization. He made a few snarks towards Dex and wasn't thrilled to listen to Mayl's exposition. It was passed over for an IdiotHero NiceGuy persona later on.
* {{Determinator}}: [[spoiler:Endured a ridiculous amount of radiation in the second game to defeat Gospel and offer its leader a chance at redemption.]]
* {{Foil}}: To [=MegaMan=], as mentioned in his entry above.
* GadgeteerGenius: [[spoiler: He formed the Brother Band system, as well as the beginnings of the EM tech that took the world by storm in VideoGame/MegaManStarForce]].
* HeroicBSOD:
** Near the end of 3, [[spoiler:after realizing that he had unwittingly helped Mr. Match in causing fires around the Net and [=SciLab=] which resulted in the WWW gaining the final Tetracode and Yuichiro nearly died from the fire, he shuts himself off from the world and did not go to school for days.]]
** Has another one in 5 when [[spoiler: [=MegaMan=] is not only kidnapped but corrupted and turned against him.]] It takes a [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan punch from either Baryl or Chaud to snap him out of it.]]
* HeavySleeper: He sleeps a lot when he's not in the Internet or the outdoors.
* HotBlooded: Moreso in the anime, but in the games he can get extremely excited about certain things (which mostly pertain to eating and Net Battling).
* IdiotHero: Sleeps through class often and is quite impulsive. However, he's surprisingly ingenious when it comes down to it, and he becomes [[spoiler: a Net Researcher twenty years later and kick-started the EM Wave revolution.]]
* KidHero: 10 at the Start, 11-12 by the end.
* MadeOfIron: Has survived getting slowly suffocated to death in a submarine, fried by thousands of times the lethal amount of radiation, jumped out of a three story building into the ocean (which is equivalent to landing on concrete) without saying much more than "ow", nearly having his soul sucked out by the Internet taken form, being attacked by the living embodiment of human sin, and escaped half a dozen exploding secret bases without a scratch. If this kid isn't indestructible, what is?
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: It really isn't clear whether or not he has feelings for Mayl in the games. He's willing to risk his life for her, but all the while refers to her as a friend and nothing more... [[spoiler: They do get together in the end.]]
* NotAMorningPerson: Most of his activities are done late afternoon through the wee hours. [=MegaMan=] often has to struggle to get him up in the morning.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: With Mayl.]]
* ParrotExposition: Lan does this so many times that some fans call him "[[MetalGear Solid Snake Jr.]]" It doesn't help that he has the bandanna and short spiky hair, not unlike Snake himself.
* PlayerCharacter: For the real world.
* PunnyName
** Japanese: Netto (熱斗) is a pun on "intaa'''netto'''" (インターネット), the Japanese name for the Internet (which itself often shortened to "netto").
** English: Lan is a pun on the computer term LAN (Local Area Network) [[spoiler: Which becomes even more punny when you realize that he has a deep connection with his twin brother Hub, a device that connects Local Area Networks, or Lans, together.]]
* RollerbladeGood: Not exactly the badass kind though.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: "Net" for his Japanese name has made a few appearances.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Curry, especially tonkatsu curry rice.
!!Mayl Sakurai ''(Meiru Sakurai)''
->''Voiced by Creator/KaoriMizuhashi (JP), Brittney Wilson (EN)''
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Childhood friend of Lan. She lives next door for most of the series.
* ADayInTheLimelight:
** She and Roll share episode 41 of ''Axess'' with Chaud investigating why Navis are disappearing. Then they spend episodes 15 and 18 of Beast with Chaud and [=ProtoMan=] after getting seperated from Lan, Raika and Dingo when sent into Beyondard. The latter of which doesn't even feature [=MegaMan=] and Lan.
** In the fourth game, she is the focus of one of the tournament arcs, in which you get to battle her at the end and win Roll's Double Soul. This is the first time she and Roll are available as opponents.
* BalloonBelly: Episode 54 of {{Anime}}.
* ButNotTooForeign: She's half-Netopian.
* CherryBlossomGirl: Her homepages all have this motif, and her hair piece vaguely resembles one. Not to mention her last name "Sakurai" which resembles the Japanese word for cherry blossoms.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Lan. [[spoiler: After trying to grab Lan's usually oblivious attention throughout most of the series, it's revealed at the end of the sixth game that both married each other in the future.]]
* CuteBruiser: In the anime, a flashback showed her beating up an older boy bullying Lan when they were toddlers.
* TheGlomp: Has a habit of doing this to Lan in the openings of the anime since Axess. Not as often in the actual show itself, but it has happened.
* HeroesWantRedHeads: Played with. It's not really clear what Lan's level of interest in her is. He obviously likes her a lot, but is never clear on any romantic feelings towards her.
* MeaningfulName: Mayl's name is a pun off of "e-mail."
* MrExposition: In the first game, she's introduced waiting for Lan at his front door so they can walk to school together. She spends the entire walk talking about the WWW arson wave.
* PatientChildhoodLoveInterest: Mayl is Lan's official Love Interest in the games, [[spoiler: and they become an Official Couple in the epilogue]]. In ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior'', she's part of a LoveTriangle, since Lan ends up on the receiving end of Princess Pride's affections in the second season and Jasmine's in ''Stream''.
* PunnyName: Her name is a pun on "e-mail" in both Japanese and English.
* RoseHairedSweetie: Mayl has pink hair, her Navi symbol has a heart motif, and she's very kind.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The English-dubbed anime calls her Maylu. "Mail" has also appeared on a few bits of Japanese media.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Tomboy to Roll's Girly Girl.
* {{Tsundere}}: DoubleSubverted. [[WordOfGod Design notes]] in the recently translated ''Official Complete Works'' claim that while Mayl was originally conceived as a Tsundere, ExecutiveMeddling resulted in her being much more gentle-hearted, but allowed for her to react to Lan. On several occasions throughout he series, Mayl calls Lan a dummy, and in the sixth game (after Lan has moved away), she decides to let the ACDC Area BBS know how much she doesn't miss him.
--->'''Mayl:''' It'd be nice if he just sent me a mail or something... [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial But I don't really care or anything...]]
* ZettaiRyouiki: A hot type A, her black socks shows only her upper thighs.
!!Roll.EXE
->''Voiced by Masako Jo (JP), Creator/LenoreZann (EN)''
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Operated by Mayl, and a very close friend to [=MegaMan=] by extension.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Was corrupted by an evil chip during the anime's first TournamentArc.
* ChestInsignia: Her insignia is filled in with a pink heart against a gold background.
* TheChick: Fits into this role much more effectively than Mayl does, due to her more peaceful and feminine nature.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Whereas Roll is overall friendly in the games, she had episodes of this in the anime when it came to another Navi snagging [=MegaMan's=] attention.
* DistressedDamsel: Often plays this role. Roll's been the damsel at least once in each main game, though it's harder to remember in [=BN4=] since she also TookALevelInBadass -- and then went right back to being distressed for ''all'' of 5, and was captured ''yet again'' in 6. Even in 4 she's still kidnapped by [=ShadeMan=] and shortly before her tournament match against [=MegaMan=], she's held hostage by a generic Navi.
* GenkiGirl: Like her operator Roll is very energetic, particularly towards [=MegaMan=].
* LoveInterest: While the games never particularly seem to care, [[AllThereInTheManual official profiles]] refer to Roll as [=MegaMan's=] girlfriend (while only referring to Mayl as Lan's ''classmate'').
* TheMedic: Translates into her battle chips as well, which heal [=MegaMan=].
* OnceAnEpisode: You will usually get her Navi Chip despite not having the chance to fight her in the series most of the time. The only time this isn't the case is in 4 if you play ''Blue Moon'', as she is exclusive to ''Red Sun''. And even on that version you have to ''earn'' them instead of Mayl giving it to you freely.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: With [=MegaMan=]. They even have a kid together named Mega Man Junior.]]
* SummonMagic: She can summon weaker viruses to aid her in battle during the fourth game.
* SymbolMotifClothing: Heart patterns are prominent in her design; namely her ChestInsignia, helmet and arrowheads.
* TemporarilyAVillain: During the N1 Grand Prix in the first season where WWW trick her into using a fake battle chip turning Roll evil.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the only recurring female non-generic Navi.
* TookALevelInBadass: In Battle Chip Challenge and the fourth game, she finally gets to take part in battle on-screen as a boss. And she's not as much of a joke as you might expect.
* WeaponOfChoice: Her arrows have the ability to break all selected battlechips that have not yet been used that turn.
* WhipItGood: When she's not attacking with her bow and arrows, she teleports in front of her enemy and smacks them around with her two antennae on her head. When she was transformed by an evil chip, her weapon of choice became a thorny whip.
!!Dex Oyama ''(Dekao Oyama)''
->''Voiced by Yusuke Numata (JP), Creator/TonySampson (EN)''
Another childhood friend of Lan. Initially the class bully, he becomes nicer after being defeated by Lan in a NetBattle.
* BalloonBelly: Very, very frequently. It's hardly a wonder he's on the heavy side when he over-eats so much.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Has a younger brother, Chisao, who he is very protective of.
* BoisterousBruiser: He's this both in and out of the Internet.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: He was largely antagonistic to Lan in the first game until his defeat.
* {{Expy}}: Is based on bully archetypes found in several classic manga.
* GeniusBruiser: The second half of the series make the point that Dex has a talent for Shogi. Not that this becomes a viable plot point. [[InformedAbility Ever]].
* GentleGiant: Once he quits trying to act imposing, he's a sweet guy. It even shows around Chisao a lot.
* {{Gonk}}: His design is rather...unusual: a head and body that look like a malformed bowling pin, a tuft of hair that looks like a shark fin (and completely bald otherwise), and a pair of uncomfortably thick lips.
* MoeCouplet: Any of his interactions with his little brother are especially adorable.
* TheRival: Though this is mostly passed over in favor of Lan's rivalry with Chaud.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Losing to Lan in Netbattles again and again doesn't stop him from calling himself the greatest netbattler in town.
* SupremeChef: He works for WWW's curry restaurant starting in Axess.
!![=GutsMan.EXE=]
->''Voiced by Yoshimitsu Shimoyama (JP), Creator/ScottMcNeil (EN)''
Operated by Dex, and friendly rival to [=MegaMan=] by extension.
* AscendedExtra: A memorable and [[WeCanRebuildHim oft-recurring]] but minor villain from the classic series managed to become a part of the heroic main cast for ''Battle Network''.
* BaitAndSwitchBoss: During Lan's return to ACDC Town in 6, he challenges [=MegaMan=] to a battle...only to be interrupted and kidnapped by [=BlastMan=] and [=DiveMan=].
* TheBigGuy: Only in terms of pure physical size. In terms of raw power, Megaman has him beat several times over.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In ''Network Transmission'' due to Dex applying the Zero Virus Vaccine without knowing its effects. In ''Red Sun'' [=MegaMan=]'s Dark Soul also possessed him at one point, courtesy of [=LaserMan=].
* ChestInsignia: A large green plus sign that takes up most of the insignia. The corners are outlined in black.
* DumbMuscle: While strong, [=GutsMan=] is not exactly bright.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: For some reason he is referred as a commercial model in the first game. This is never brought up again afterwards.
* FunetikAksent: In the translated games, he speaks with a Southern accent.
* {{Expy}}: To the original [=GutsMan=].
* GentleGiant: He's pretty intimidating, but he's a teddy bear deep down.
* FastballSpecial: The Guts Shoot Program Advance features Guts hurling Mega straight forward for a crippling amount of damage. In the first game, it was so powerful that you could take down the FinalBoss and the {{Bonus Boss}}es with a total of two hits each!
* RocketPunch: A high-level [=GutsMan=] ability, and one that you can acquire with the [=GutsStraight=] chip.
* SummonMagic: In his secret BonusBoss battle for ''Battle Chip Challenge'', obtained with the code hidden in ''Battle Network 4'', Guts uses a Program Deck built around Battle Chips that summon monsters from holes, like God Stone or Magma Dragon. The need of a hole is actually a liability in ''BCC'', but in the main line games, Guts is ''all about'' putting holes in the field. That he never got to use those chips in the main games is a missed opportunity.
* TookALevelInBadass: About midway through the third game, he and Dex move to Netopia to train and get stronger. The next time the player sees them, they are strong enough to crush Undernet Ranks 4 to 6 all at once. By the next time Gutsman can be rematched, [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration it begins to show]] when the words [[ThatOneAttack Z-Punch]] display on the other side of the screen. No other boss, barring a certain MirrorBoss, actually uses a Program Advance of their own.
* VerbalTic: Replacing "desu" with "degatsu". In English, this usually got translated as a freefloating "guts guts".
* WarmUpBoss: Usually provides the earliest boss fight in the series.
!!Yai Ayanokoji ''(Yaito Ayanokoji)''
->''Voiced by Hinako Yoshino (JP), Jocelyne Loewen (EN)''
A good friend of Lan, and two years younger than the rest of the crew. Her family is one of the richest in the world.
* {{Expy}}: Of [[http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Yōkan,_Ofuton_and_Yaito a minor character named Yaito]] from ''VideoGame/MegaManLegends 2'', much like her [=NetNavi=].
* ForeheadOfDoom: The glare off her (rather large) forehead is a running gag in the anime. She even uses it as an attack of sorts.
* GirlishPigtails: Considering she's only 8, it's to be expected.
* GradeSkipper: She's about two years younger than Lan and his friends, but is in the same class with them. In the anime, she's even beyond fifth grade level.
* MaidCorps: They can be seen in montages throughout several episodes doing random chores ''across the city'' in the {{Anime}}.
* {{Ojou}}: She acts sophisticated for her age, as her father is the CEO of [[BlandNameProduct Gabcom]].
* OffModel: Her shirt collar and button is missing in her [=BN1=] and 2 mugshots.
* PerpetualFrowner: All of her default mugshots are like this, though she's generally expressive. Double Team DS in particular gives her very wacky expressions.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Yai is not particularly skilled at Net Battle at all, but makes up for it loads of rare and expensive Battle Chips.
* SpoiledSweet: Despite coming from a rich family, she's very kind and notable for being a surprisingly 3-D Character for the role she fills, even if as a general character she may feel a bit flat. Also, although she is clearly used to being rich she is shown to be fully capable of enjoying simple things such a fish cooked over a campfire. In the anime she's prone to doing favors for her friends as well, such as giving them exclusive access to a game that hasn't been released yet.
!!Glyde.EXE
->''Voiced by Yasuhiko Kawazu (JP), Ted Col (EN)''
Operated by Yai. Glyde is more of a butler Navi rather than a combat navi, and does not have much in terms of offensive capabilities. His rare and expensive battlechips sometimes makes up for that.
* BattleButler: Definitely not one of the evil kinds though.
* ChestInsignia: A red diamond and two yellow triangles that make up one large triangle. To the sides of the triangle is a black background, while the bottom is an orange background. According to Capcom, it's supposed to be a kind of burning incense.
* {{Expy}}: Of Glyde from the ''VideoGame/MegaManLegends'' series.
* InconsistentDub: It's spelled "Glide" in the second half of the series.
* NiceGuy: Very, very polite.
* NonActionGuy: Rarely takes action and never gets to fight [=MegaMan=] ever.
* TheSmartGuy: He's not very good in a fight, but he has access to networks and information that none of the other main Navis do.
* TheUnfought: He is the only non-generic ally Navi that cannot be battled in the entire series.
!!Eugene Chaud/[[Anime/MegaManNTWarrior Chaud Blaze]] ''(Enzan Ijuin)''
->''Voiced by Creator/MitsukiSaiga (JP), Bill Switzer (EN)''
A young boy that is a rising star among the Net Officials. He's also the son of the President of ICP, the company that creates the [=PETs=] everyone uses. In the anime, he also happens to be the company's Vice President, [[ImprobableAge despite being the same age as the rest of the main cast.]]
* ADayInTheLimelight: As the rival character, Chaud and [=ProtoMan=] have several of these. To list:
** Episode 20 in the first season has him and Yai trapped in an elevator and they have to escape to avoid being late for Chaud's tag team match against [=StoneMan=] and [=BombMan=].
** Episode 55 has him running errands for the president of a smaller company in hopes to get him to sign a contract with IPC and fighting [=DrillMan=].
** Episode 41 of Axess has him working with Mayl and Roll investigating why Navis are missing.
** Episodes 15 and 29 has them working with Raoul and [=ThunderMan=] battling against Asteroid Navis.
** Episodes 15 and 18 of Beast has them travelling Beyondard with Mayl and Roll after getting separated from the others.
* BigGood: In the fifth game, of [=Team ProtoMan.=]
* BrightSlap: Delivers a verbal one to Lan a few times over the course of the games.
* ImprobableAge: In the anime, he's the Vice President of his dad's company, despite being Lan's age. In the games, he's a net official and by the end of the sixth game, he's already in college.
* IronicEcho: Warned Lan about the dangers of using a Dark Chip in 4...only to use it on [=ProtoMan=] out of desperation in his Blue Moon scenario.
* {{Jerkass}}: Started out as this, before CharacterDevelopment took its toll. There are at least two instances in the games where he outright attacks Lan and [=MegaMan=] due to misunderstandings.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: After 1, he's still pretty cold and aloof, but is much more open and friendly than he was at the start. The jerk side resurfaces again during the [=KnightMan=] scenario, but after that's settled he grows to respect Lan and [=MegaMan=] and treats [=ProtoMan=] with much more compassion than he did before.
* MeaningfulName: "Eugene" literally means "well-born". "Chaud" is the French word for "warm" or "hot", which doesn't seem to have much meaning directly for him; it may in fact be a play off of Dr. Froid, whose name means "cold" (both characters are introduced in the same chapter of the first game). [[AvertedTrope This isn't the case in the anime]]. Despite having the last name "Blaze" and wearing the color red, neither [=ProtoMan=], his navi, nor he himself are affiliated with fire. Chaud Blaze fits him better in the manga, however, with his increasingly poorly suppressed temper.
* MulticoloredHair: Has white hair on the top and black on the bottom of his head. The two colors are separated by a zigzag pattern.
* MustHaveCaffeine: He drinks more coffee than anyone else in the anime Axess-on.
* NotSoStoic: In the {{manga}} he's a bit more hotheaded, prone to violent outbursts during comedic moments, particularly towards Lan and [[BrattyHalfPint Sean]], especially when Sean is being annoying and/or unhelpful.
* TheRival: The more serious rival to Lan.
* TheSpock: He treats everything with a cool rationality, especially in his debut.
* TheStoic: He rarely shows any emotion beyond being slightly annoyed at Lan. This becomes more and more downplayed as his character develops, but he never loses his unflappable nature.
* TeenGenius: More like a preteen genius. Not only an Official Netbattler, but at the end of the sixth game, while the rest of the cast was graduating from elementary school, Chaud reveals he graduated from ''High School''.
* TrainingFromHell: Is said that he trains his [=NetBattle=] skills for extended periods of time that would deprive anyone from eating food.
* {{Tsundere}}: [[HoYay Some of his behavior towards Lan]] in the manga can be interpreted this way. Not just the manga. In the games, he literally has lines like 'It's not like I'm here because I wanted to be with YOU, okay?' Especially in 2 and 3, you can feel the Tsun vibes rolling off him.
* VagueAge: Is he Lan's age? Slightly older?
* WellDoneSonGuy: "[[LetsPlay/RoahmMythril Why is Chaud such a jerk? Because his dad's an even bigger one.]]"
!![=ProtoMan.EXE=] ''(Blues.EXE)''
->''Voiced by Creator/MasayaMatsukaze (JP) and Creator/DavidKaye (EN)''
Operated by Chaud. He shares the same stoic personality as Chaud. In the anime, he possesses one of the three Ultimate Programs.
* AntiHero: He is ''brutal'' in combat and does not show any mercy to his enemies.
* BigDamnHeroes: Chances are if there's anyone to save the day at the last minute it's definitely him.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Wields a bright red and pink LaserBlade in place of a buster cannon like most Navis, though he still has the option to use one.
* ChestInsignia: Split in half by a vertical Z or lightning mark of sorts. The left half is white while the right half is black. The symbol is echoed by Chaud's hair.
* CompositeCharacter: While he has Proto Man's basic design, shield, and a visor on his helmet to approximate sunglasses, he also has long hair, is a high-ranked law enforcement official, and forsakes ranged combat to kick ass with his sword. Future [=ProtoMan=] expies would be as much as if not even more of Zero as well.
* CoolShades: Wouldn't be [=ProtoMan=] without these.
* {{Expy}}: Started the trend of the [=ProtoMan=] expies taking elements from their ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' incarnation Zero.
* FaceHeelTurn: Is corrupted by Dark Chips in BN 4 and 5, and then again in the anime, turning him evil and resulting in a few [[IKnowYouAreInThereSomewhereFight I Know You Are In There Fights]].
* FlashStep: Is fond of attacks like Step Swords and Delta Ray Edge.
* HeroesPreferSwords: He is the most common sword user in the series and some sword chips even allude to him.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: [=DesertMan=] frying your vision with trippy mirages? [=ProtoMan=]! Blind Mode!
* TheLancer: Despite not being an official part of Lan's group, he fulfills this role to the main cast of Navis. He is [=MegaMan=]'s foil and main rival, the two have directly contrasting personalities, worldviews, and color schemes, and [=ProtoMan=] generally prefers to work alone, but will grudgingly play second fiddle to [=MegaMan=] if the situation calls for it. Reversed in Team [=ProtoMan=] where he's the leader and he makes a point of making [=MegaMan=] the second in command.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Has the Proto Shield to deflect attacks.
* NonIndicativeName: Only [[DubInducedPlotHole in the dub]]; [=ProtoMan.EXE=] isn't actually a ''prototype'' of anything.
* NotSoStoic: Like his operator, he's a bit more hot headed and prone to violence in the manga, usually directed towards [=MegaMan=]. Though at one point, when the Navis were physically manifested in the real world, he and Chaud both went after Sean for a comment he made [[CrowningMomentOfFunny at the exact same time.]]
* TheRival: The more serious rival to [=MegaMan.EXE=].
* TheStoic: Rarely shows emotion, just like his operator.
* SwordBeam: Another trademark attack of his he takes from Zero.
* {{Tsundere}}: Again like his operator, [[HoYay some of his behavior]] towards Mega Man in the Manga can be seen this way.
!!Dr. Yuichiro Hikari
-> ''Voiced by Koichi Nagano (JP), Creator/MichaelAdamthwaite (EN)''
Lan's father, a renowned computer scientist and the creator of [=MegaMan=].
* BadassPacifist: In the fifth game, he holds out against being subjected to ColdBloodedTorture for an unbelievable amount of time, and [[spoiler: risks dying in an exploding volcano to give the man who engineered said torture one last chance at redemption.]]
* BumblingDad: In the anime he shows signs of being scatter brained despite his genius, the most prevalent example of this being the final episode of the first season, where he slept through viruses manifesting in the real world and attacking the facilities he was working at.
* GenerationXerox: He continues his father's work [[spoiler:and Lan follows closely in both their footsteps.]]
* GoodParents: He's not around to raise his son as often as he probably should be, but when he is around he is a dependable father figure, and its quite clear his wife and son hold him in high regard. It helps that he sends Lan plenty of cool stuff like Battle Chips and the Navi Customizer (along with [=MegaMan=] himself when Lan was a kid).
* InTheBlood: Lan's reckless behaviour apparently comes from him.
* {{Megane}}: He looks good wearing those glasses.
* NotThatKindOfDoctor: In the grand tradition of the ''Megaman'' series, Hikari's doctorate means he specializes in the technology central to the plot. In this case, it's computer science rather than robotics.
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: While his [=PhD=] is presumably in computer scientist and that's what he's usually show doing, the fourth game had him called in to deal with an incoming asteroid impact.
* UnnamedParent: In the English versions of the first three games, he is only referred to as "Dr. Hikari" or "[Lan's] Dad." It wasn't until the Battle Chip Challenge SpinOff that his first name was revealed, and only the 5th and 6th games mentioned it in the main series.
!! Haruka Hikari
Lan's mother.
* AllThereInTheManual: Haruka's name is not mentioned anywhere in the main six games, but she is named in Battle Chip Challenge.
* EducationMama: Lan can NOT sneak bad grades past this woman, though given he's not one for studying, it's hard to knock her for this.
* FeminineWomenCanCook: Always the one to cook in the house and her family definitely enjoys it. Judging from a gag in the ''Himitsu'' fanbook, she likes to cook ''more than Lan likes to eat''.
* GoodParents: Like her husband, she's a very dutiful parent to their son, and Lan and [=MegaMan=] both respect her.
* HeroicBSOD: Has one in the fifth game when temporarily BrainwashedAndCrazy, and it's a TearJerker to watch, especially because [[spoiler: it involves her sorrow over her kidnapped husband.]]
* {{Housewife}}: Haruka's a stay-at-home mom, but the odd bit of writing here and there suggests an active life in the community, going to town meetings and such.
* OpenMindedParent: While sometimes she's plain oblivious to what Lan's doing in between school and bed time, other times she's aware and okays Lan to his adventures because she knows he'll be okay.
* ParentalSubstitute: For Mayl in ''Battle Chip Challenge'', and for Sherrice in the GaidenGame ''Legend of Network''.
* TookALevelInBadass: In the GaidenGame (''Battle Chip Challenge''), she's a possible battle contestant.
!!Ms. Mari ''(Mariko Ozono)''
The young teacher in Lan's elementary school.
* AnimeHair: Her hair buns look like a pair of Swiss rolls.
* BoundAndGagged: In the first game only. Freeing her is amusingly just an option.
* ForcedTutorial: Gives one for the first two games.
* InconsistentDub: [=BN5=] Team Colonel has Higsby referring her as "Ms. Mariko".
* ShipTease: With Higsby, although it's definitely more from his end.
* SiblingYinYang: With her sister Yuri. The anime emphasizes this even further.
!!Masa and [=SharkMan=].EXE
In the first game he runs a fish stand at the Government Complex park and only serves to give a boss battle. In the anime he leads a team of secret net agents and guises under the name Commander Beef. The contradiction of his dayjob and codename is an intentional part of the undercover disguise.
* TheCameo: Makes one in 3's N1 Tournament where he lost to Tora and [=KingMan=].
* GoodOldWays: Looks down on how much the younger generation rely on their electronic devices, and in the anime even forced Lan and his friends to work out every day.
* MakingASplash: [=SharkMan=] is an Aqua Navi.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: In the anime, he pretends to know nothing of Netbattles and shows a dislike towards them.
* PutOnABus: He pretty much disappears after a filler episode of Axess and when he returns in Beast, its his Beyondard counterpart.
* TheRival: To Higsby for Ms. Mari's affections in the anime.
* SecretIdentity: He is Commander Beef to almost everyone else.
* ThreateningShark: [=SharkMan=].
!!Sal ''(Saroma)'' and [=WoodMan=].EXE
-> ''Sal voiced by: Omi Minami (JP), Creator/KellySheridan (EN)''
-> ''[=WoodMan=] voiced by: Toshihide Tsuchiya (JP), Lee Tockar (EN)''
A calm woman that loves nature and strives to protect it through non-violent means in this technology-based age. In the anime she is a secret net agent working for Commander Beef known as Black Rose.
* AscendedExtra: In the first game she is simply there to provide a boss fight and has a tournament mini-arc (like any other tournament opponent) in the fourth game. In the anime she's a teammate of Commander Beef.
* BlushSticker: In the anime and Battle Network 4.
* TheBusCameBack: She and [=WoodMan=] return in a later episode of Axess to help Mega Man and Lan defeat Spark Man and give [=MegaMan=] Wood Soul.
* ElementalHair: Green hair; fitting for a Wood Navi operator.
* GreenThumb: [=WoodMan=] is a Wood Navi.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [=WoodMan=]'s Wood Towers spikes up from the ground.
* NatureHero: Only in the games, where she is part of a group that fights in order to preserve nature. In the anime, she's a horticulturist who also happens to be a net agent.
* NiceGirl: Contrast to [[{{Jerkass}} most of the tournament people you face in the fourth game]]. But even then a problem will always try to slip in.
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Girl]]: She is calm and reasonable, especially when compared to the other environmentalists in the series.
!!Miyu Kuroi ''(Miyuki Kuroi)'' and [=SkullMan=].EXE
-> Voiced by Creator/AnnaCummer (EN)
A mysterious woman with strange psychic powers (perhaps not limited to sensing a very odd aura from [=MegaMan=].EXE in the first game) that runs an antique shop. In the anime she is a secret net agent working for Commander Beef known as Mysteriyu.
* AscendedExtra: She only provides a boss fight in the first game but is a semi-regular character in the anime.
* CheshireCatGrin: [=SkullMan=], in contrast to his operator.
* CreepyGood: Despite her mysterious appearance and operating a skeletal Navi she never shows any malicious intent.
* DemBones: Well, it's [=SkullMan=]...
* NotSoStoic: She has a few moments in the anime, such as getting easily seasick (along with Sal) at the end of their only Axess appearance.
* TheStoic: She doesn't really talk much, and when she does it's usually in a monotone.
* SuperStoicShopkeeper: And a real creepy one at that.
!!Ms. Yuri ''(Yuriko Ozono)''
Ms. Mari's long-lost twin sister, and an high-ranking member of Nebula in the anime. In the games, she's a former member of WWW instead.
* AscendedExtra: Her role for the anime has been greatly expanded. Heck, she got her own design. In the games, Yuri was a [[PaletteSwap recolour]] of Mari.
* ButtMonkey: During her time as a villain in Axess, particularly in the undubbed episode where [=MegaMan=] obtains Wind Soul where the characters trample her and in the [=MistMan=] episode she falls into the same traps Lan and Mayl did earlier and even plays keep away with [=MistMan=]'s lamp. She's even had a few comedic anime expressions such as sweatdrops when she realizes Mr. Gauss mistook Ms. Mari for her.
* DarkActionGirl: In the anime.
* DarkIsEvil: In the anime's Axess season.
* DarkIsNotEvil: During the end of Axess when she stops Dark [=ProtoMan=] from killing Ms. Mari.
* [[spoiler:DisneyDeath]]: In the anime.
* HeelFaceTurn: In both the games and anime.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Operator of Needleman.EXE in the anime.
* SinisterShades: In the anime.
* SpikesOfVillainy: When she becomes Cross Fusion [=NeedleMan=] (the English dub even changes [=NeedleMan=]'s name to [=SpikeMan=]). Subverted in Stream.
!!Rush
A rare and unique virus in the games, in which it only has 10 HP but only loses 1 HP per attack and becomes harder to hit with each round and runs away if you fail to hit him. In the anime, its a computer program Dr. Hikari created to guide the group to [=MegaMan's=] frame after he was deleted by [=PharaohMan=].
* ADayInTheLimelight: An undubbed Axess episode shows Rush running away from home and befriending a Malako virus and comes across [=BubbleMan=].
* AscendedExtra: A random virus in the games, but an ally in the anime.
* BlessedWithSuck: He certainly thinks his ability to turn into a synchro chip and cross fuse with Mayl and Roll is this considering every time Cross Fusion Roll gets hit, he feels the damage.
* ButtMonkey: The fact that he gets turned into a synchro chip and can feel the pain whenever Cross Fusion Roll gets hurt and is forced into doing so despite not wanting to.
* EvilCounterpart: He meets a pink, female and feral version of himself in the first season finale. In the games, its supposed to be a stronger version of Rush with 800 HP and drops more rare chips.
* HeroicDog: A friendly canine that helps the heroes.
* {{Jerkass}}: In his Axess limelight episode above, he refuses to bring Lan an umbrella during a rain storm claiming he'll short circuit, [[BlatantLies which turns out to be a lie since Lan comes home and sees him taking a bath.]]
* LostInTranslation: The English version of ''Battle Network 2'' missed the reference and renamed the virus "Mole".
* OutOfFocus: In the Gospel finale, he gets damaged by the Gospel Virus Beast and in Axess, he gets [[DistressedDude captured by [=ShadeMan=] and [=BubbleMan=]]] so the two Darkloids can turn him into a chip allowing Shade Man to materialize in the real world without dimensional areas.
* TeamPet: Becomes this once he has the ability to enter the real world.
* UselessProtagonist: To some extent. The only useful things he's ever done are sending a cat virus back into cyberspace via a wormhole/portal and that was only because Dr. Hikari opened it up underneath the cat virus, save Lan from getting crushed by rubble earlier in the same scenario, spray water at the real world viruses in the first season finale and becoming a synchro chip to allow Mayl and Roll to cross fuse. The rest of the time, he's just there for comic relief.
* WhackAMonster: This is how you're supposed to damage it in the games.
!!Dr. Wily
->''Voiced by Katsumi Cho (JP), Creator/PaulDobson (EN)''
The leader of World Three. Long ago, he tried to obtain funding for his research on robotics technology, but that funding went to the Hikari family's research on internet technology instead. Now he wants revenge by destroying the internet, despite the apparent irony of using the same internet technology to do so.
* BigBad: In 1, 3 and 6. Also see below.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** When he split Colonel's kind side into [[spoiler:Iris]], he also bundled the weapon controls program with [[spoiler:her]], implying that at the time, he believed such a dangerous program needed to be used with restraint. Though this part kind of goes out the window when he tries to use the program in game 6.
** The reason why he [[spoiler:gave Dr. Regal LaserGuidedAmnesia at the end of ''Battle Network 5''.]] Despite Wily's evil intentions, even he was appalled by [[spoiler: his son's abuse of Soul Net. Using Soul Net to warp minds worldwide was a line even he would never cross]].
* EvilIsNotAToy: [[spoiler:Gets hit with this in the end of the third game, when Alpha turns on him and devours him. He turned out to be NotQuiteDead.]]
* FatAndSkinny: [[http://lparchive.org/Mega-Man-Battle-Network-4-6/Update%2046/ The skinny to Tadashi's fat]] in flashback sequences during ''Battle Network 5''.
* {{Irony}}: He's probably the best computer scientist around by the time the series starts, but he only uses his skills to destroy net society out of spite for his rival. [[spoiler:At least until the end of the series.]]
* MadScientist: Well duh, he's the expy of one of the Trope Codifiers!
* MadeOfIron: Survived being at or near the epicenter of at least four different explosions (one of which was strong enough to destroy half of Cyber City and another that ''took out an entire island'') and also having his mind drained by [[spoiler:Alpha]].
* TheManBehindTheMan: In the second game.
* ManipulativeBastard: He's at his absolute best in games three and six. It's astonishing. [[spoiler:Watch him string Bass along like a toy during the endgame of three]].
* MoralityChain: Baryl's father seemed to be one for him, since he ended up resuming his evil plans after the former's death.
* MoralityPet: Though later on, [[spoiler:Colonel and Iris's HeroicSacrifice causes him to have a HeelRealization.]]
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: One of only two in the whole series. Which is a shame, considering what he would otherwise be capable of.
* OmnicidalManiac: His goal is invariably the complete destruction of net society, the existence of which he views as a symbol of the world's rejection of him and his research.
* ParentalAbandonment: Supposedly not around during Dr. Regal's childhood, he prefers to [[spoiler:raise his friend's son instead.]]
* PetTheDog: [[spoiler:adopting Baryl and paying for the treatment of Mach's ill daughter. After defeating the Cybeast in [=BN6=], he urges Lan to escape the exploding base while he just stays behind.]]
* RedemptionEqualsLife: [[spoiler:at the end of the series, touched by the HeroicSacrifice of Colonel and Iris, Wily survives the explosion of his base, and willingly surrenders to the authorities. He later sends Lan a letter to thank him. Except in the Japanese version of 6, where he dies with his hatred.]]
* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: Tadashi Hikari seems to think this about Wily in the third game, which makes sense given that they worked on [=SoulNet=] together. [[spoiler:Though in the NA version of 6, Wily makes a HeelFaceTurn.]]
!!Mr. Match ''(Kenichi "Hinoken" Hino)''
->''Mr. Match voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (JP), Creator/TrevorDevall (EN)''
->''[=FireMan=] voiced by: Satoshi Katougi (JP), Ross Douglas (EN)''
->''[=HeatMan=] voiced by: Issei Futamata (JP), Creator/BrianDrummond (EN)''
->''[=FlameMan=] voiced by: Creator/TakashiNagasako (JP)''
A very passionate man that loves anything to do with pyrotechnics. Operator of [=FireMan.EXE, HeatMan.EXE, and FlameMan.EXE=], although he is only seen with one of them at a time. In the ''Gregar'' version of 6, he becomes a schoolteacher at the Cyber Academy to introduce the Cross System.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Episode 37 of the first season as a POV Sequel of two earlier episodes detailing [=FireMan's=] deletion at the hands of [=FreezeMan=] and his rebirth as [=HeatMan=].
* AmbiguouslyEvil: In the fourth game (at least in ''Red Sun''). While he is unquestionably villainous in the first game [[spoiler: and the third]], and unquestionably heroic in the sixth, in the fourth it's impossible to know where he falls. He claims to be reformed, and despite Lan and [=MegaMan=]'s suspicion his assistance at the hotdog stand is completely genuine, and he does genuinely care for [[ImpliedLoveInterest the girl who runs it.]] But he rigs the stadium with detonators during the tournament and has built a small crime organization from the remnants of the WWW, until he's backstabbed by his minions and helps you stop them. Making it more confusing, you get a [[ThePowerOfFriendship [=FireMan=]'s Double Soul]].
* BeardOfEvil: He has a pointy goatee.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In ''Network Transmission'', [=FireMan=] gets infected by the Zero Virus Vaccine. [=FlameMan=] gets possessed by Reverse in ''Legend of Network''.
* BonusBoss: In 2, he appears at the airport after defeating the FinalBoss to provide a boss battle.
* CallingYourAttacks: [=FireMan=]'s [[GratuitousEnglish "FIAH AAAAHMU!"]]
* ChestInsignia: A fireball. All three of his Navis use it, with the only difference between them being the colors: yellow with an orange and red background for [=FireMan=] and [=HeatMan=] respectively, and orange on black for [=FlameMan=].
* DarkIsNotEvil: [=HeatMan=] looks completely psychotic, but is actually Match's only heroic Navi.
* ElementalHair: Long, red and wavy, fitting for a pyromaniac and operator of several Fire Navis.
* EvenTheSubtitlerIsStumped: Sometimes [=FlameMan's=] wildfire noises aren't translated.
* FieryRedhead: Pun not intended.
* HeelFaceMole: [[spoiler:In the third game, he pretends to repent by working at [=SciLab=] but it was all an act so that he can take the final [=TetraCode=].]]
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: It's hard to tell which side is he actually on in the games.
* IntelligibleUnintelligible: Much like [=DesertMan=], [=FlameMan=] can't actually speak, though subtitles are supplied.
* KarmaHoudini: He never gets in trouble for his actions in the games, especially in 3, where he sets fires all over the net which causes temperatures in the real world to reach dangerous levels hospitalizing multiple [=SciLab=] scientists.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: In 3. Wily apparently didn't bother to tell his current active agent that one should never, under any circumstances, EVER provoke [[PhysicalGod Bass.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: Match plays [[spoiler:Lan]] like a fiddle in 3.
* NightmareFace: [=HeatMan=] possesses one by default.
* PantheraAwesome: [=FlameMan=] is somewhat leonine in appearance.
* PlayingWithFire: Mr. Match is the most prominent user of Fire Navis in the series, given he has three of them and makes an appearance in all Battle Network games except 5.
* PyroManiac:
** Match's evil plans will always include his targets being swallowed in fire.
** [=FireMan=] in ''Network Transmission'', after being given the [[BrainwashedAndCrazy false vaccine.]]
* StarterVillain: The very first villain introduced in the series.
!!Higsby ''(Yamitaro Higure)''
A part-time teacher of sorts that also runs the local battlechip shop. In the first game, he was a member of World Three and tried to brainwash the local ACDC Elementary School into becoming World Three servants. Since that failed attempt, he cut off ties with the World Three and becomes a close friend to Lan and [=MegaMan=]'s group.
* AdaptationalHeroism: His villainous actions in the anime are far less despicable than they were in the game where he merely holds Mayl, Dex, Yai, and Ms. Mari hostage to get Yai's rare chips instead of brainwashing every kid in school and trapping Ms. Mari in the supply closet. It helps that the anime Higsby wasn't a WWW member.
* {{Adorkable}}: At times.
* AnimeHair: [[http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080711045625/megaman/images/1/1a/Higsby.jpg Just look at how fluffy it is!]]
* HeelFaceTurn: We mentioned that he was in World Three at the beginning of the first game, right?
* IJustWantToBeBadass: His main reason for joining Team Colonel.
* KarmaHoudini: Although he pulled a HeelFaceTurn, he ''did'' take over an entire school and tried to brainwash all the students, and got away with nothing but a lecture from Lan.
* NerdGlasses: A pair of square, rimless specs that, while not fitting any of the classic definitions, are very unflattering.
* {{Otaku}}: For battle chips, which drives him to travel the world and even join the WWW in the first game.
* ProudToBeAGeek: Considering that geekiness is actually the source of extremely helpful knowledge about net combat, it's not hard to see why.
* PutOnABus: When you get access to your hometown again in the sixth game, his chip shop is locked up with a sign on the door saying he's overseas on a trip.
* ShipTease: It's blatantly obvious that he has a crush on Ms. Mari. In the games, Higsby's sometimes seen daydreaming about her and in the fifth game, he says he's going to propose after the adventure's over.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses
* VerbalTic: He adds "huh" to almost every sentence in English. He even writes the "huh"s in his emails! In Japanese, he replaces "desu" with "demasu".
!![=NumberMan.EXE=]
->''Voiced by: Creator/SamuelVincent''
An intelligent Navi that appears to have a huge brain of sorts encased in a light bulb. Operated by Higsby.
* ChestInsignia: Dark green right angle triangle complete with a small yellow square at the base of the triangle. The triangle is set against a lighter green background. It suits to his mathematical motif.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Dice bombs, protractor boomerangs, and math balls. In the anime, he also uses swords that look like oversized {{Mahjong}} scoring sticks.
* LovableCoward: He's not the best at netbattling, but people love him anyway.
* TheSmartGuy: Of Team Colonel. He is able to crack down even the most complex of security doors.
* TookALevelInBadass: He's frankly pathetic in the first game were he doesn't even move from were starts in battle and only has 3 very easy to defeat attacks and he only uses the math ball attack until his health drops to a certain point, he's less of a joke in the ''Blue Moon'' version of the 4th game but still not very tough even at Omega level, but in the 5th game he's a far more formidable opponent with much better AI patterns and attacks than before. Also coincides with him and Higsby joining Team Colonel and taking part in liberating dark areas.
!! [=StoneMan.EXE=]
->''Voiced by: Creator/HiroakiIshikawa (JP), Creator/WardPerry (EN)''
An independent Navi working for WWW who prevents the subway trains from running.
* CoDragons: With [=BombMan=] in the anime.
* DishingOutDirt: Of the rock variety.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: One of two Navis (the other being [=GravityMan=]) to be drawn in CGI instead of the normal method. Even his official art looks more 3D in nature.
* TakenForGranite: Asteroid [=StoneMan=] gave his operator the ([[CursedWithAwesome unwanted]]) ability to do this.
* IntelligibleUnintelligible: He speaks in "gok"s, but [=MegaMan=] understand him just fine.
!!Dr. Froid ''(Seiji Hikawa)''
The manager of the Waterworks and Tory's father. He was manipulated by the WWW to freeze the water sysyem and give them the Aqua Program. He operates [=IceMan=] in the first game.
* TheGenericGuy: Not much is known about him, and he barely stands out. Even the game developers noticed this.
* MeaningfulName: "Froid" means cold in French, referring to his Navi [=IceMan=].
* SkintoneSclerae: Made obvious in the anime and official art.
* SwappedRoles: He was the one kidnapped in the anime instead of his son.
!!Tory Froid ''(Tohru Hikawa)''
->''Voiced by: Creator/KumikoWatanabe (JP), Reece Thompson (EN)''
A rather young boy whose father manages the Waterworks, which purifies and controls the water supply. Because of this, he was kidnapped and taken hostage by WWW in an attempt to force his father and [=IceMan=].EXE to comply to the WWW's demands.
* AscendedExtra: In the first game, he was just a random kid you rescued, and had a generic sprite. In the anime, he becomes a much more major character.
* BilingualBonus: "Froid" is the French word for cold.
* ButtMonkey: When he starts appearing less often starting in Axess, the group usually goes off somewhere without him. Twice in Axess, the group boards Yai's rocket to investigate what caused one of her satellites to disappear and to confront Dr. Regal leaving him behind. Then in Beast +, he and Mayl are at Higsby's Chip Shop when she notices Lan and Dex and follows them, ditching Tory in the process.
* DemotedToExtra: And then he is hit with this in later seasons. It makes you wonder what the point of giving him a bigger role was...
* FlatCharacter: He looks generic for an anime character and beyond his love of history and hot springs, he doesn't get much characterization.
* OnlySaneMan: Not that hard to fulfill this role when your friends are [[HotBlooded Lan]], [[ClingyJealousGirl Mayl]], [[LovingBully Dex]], and [[SpoiledBrat Yai]].
* SwappedRoles: In the first Battle Network game, he's being held hostage by the WWW to blackmail his dad into messing up the Water Works. In the anime, his dad is captured while he sabotages the Water Works.
!![=IceMan.EXE=]
->''Voiced by: Creator/SamuelVincent (EN)''
Operated by Tory and his father. [=IceMan=] is a rather small and cute Eskimo-like Navi specializing in ice attacks.
* BadassAdorable: Just like most Aqua Navis, short and small but packs a punch.
* BlushSticker: It makes him look cuter.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In ''Network Transmission'', Mr. Froid gives him the Zero Virus Vaccine.
* BreathWeapon: His main method of attack.
* ChestInsignia: A bright blue eight-pointed star against a slightly darker blue background.
* EskimoLand: His design is based on one.
* AnIcePerson: No kidding.
!!Ms. Madd ''(Madoi Iroaya)''
->''Madd voiced by: Creator/JunkoNoda (JP), Creator/TabithaStGermain (EN)''
->''[=ColorMan=] voiced by: Creator/YujiUeda (JP), Andrew Thoth (EN)''
A fashionable yet goofy woman that can be quite cunning at times. She blackmailed Dr. Froid into freezing the Waterworks system and giving her the Aquaprogram. She is later responsible for hacking traffic lights all over Den City. Operator of [=ColorMan.EXE=].
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Subverted. [=ColorMan=] is notably the ONLY WWW Navi in ''Network Transmission'' that was not targeted by the false vaccine. In fact, [=ColorMan=] was completely unaware of the current state of affairs; he was just bored because Madd was ignoring him.
* DubNameChange: From [=ColorMan.EXE to WackoMan.EXE=] in the anime.
* ElementalPowers: [=ColorMan=] can fire off [[PlayingWithFire Fire Towers]] and [[MakingASplash Aqua Towers,]] both as a boss and as a summon.
* FightingClown: [=ColorMan=].EXE.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: "I'm just a friendly neighborhood Navi!" Due to the LawOfConservationOfDetail and his [[UncattyResemblance similarities to Ms. Madd]], [=ColorMan=] [[MonsterClown is anything but]].
!!Count Jack Zap ''(Count Jack "Elec" Electel)''
->''Count Zap voiced by: Creator/KentaMiyake (JP), Colin Murdock (EN)''
->''[=ElecMan=] voiced by: Creator/ChihiroSuzuki (JP), Creator/KirbyMorrow (EN)''
A man associated with a rich family that has a rather electric personality. In the first game his plan is to steal the Elecprogram from the Government Complex's power plant. Operator of [=ElecMan.EXE=].
* AbusiveParents: His mother in the anime calls him [[TheUnfavorite the useless son]] and gives him a verbal lashing for disgracing the family name. Subverted at the end when Mama Zap tells him he's a good boy and urges him to join his WWW friends, though only in the American version.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: On the receiving end from Gauss.
* AttentionWhore: His suit has lights all over it. His character designer confirms that this is so he's always clearly visible, no matter how dark it is.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In ''Network Transmission'', [=ElecMan=] is hacked by the false vaccine.
* FreudianExcuse: The AbusiveParents and AlwaysSomeoneBetter tropes above are apparently why he joined WWW in the anime.
* GratuitousEnglish: "OH! MY! GAHD!"
* HeroicSacrifice: In the anime, [=ElecMan=] holds [=MagnetMan=] still in order for [=MegaMan=] to delete them both with a Program Advance.
* InconsistentDub: ''Battle Network 2'' revealed that he is Gauss Magnus's brother, but the English version doesn't make it clear as his name is translated as "Jack Electricity" there.
* KnightOfCerebus: His attack in the first Megaman Battle Network is ''far'' more serious than Ms. Madd's. He conducts a party in the deep basement of the Government Complex, only to cause a blackout and shut all ventilation so that the guests will die from suffocation.
* PungeonMaster: Prone to this in regards to anything involving electricity in the English dub of the Anime.
* PunnyName: Another Computer term, with the jack being a slang word for a USB port (which acted as the means of getting [=MegaMan=] on the net for the first three games).
* ShockAndAwe: [=ElecMan.EXE=].
!!Yahoot ''(Mahajarama)''
->''Yahoot voiced by: Creator/KenichiSonobe (JP), Creator/RonHalder (EN)''
->''[=MagicMan=] voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (JP), Creator/PaulDobson (EN)''
He runs a curry restaurant that Lan frequently visits in the anime. In the games, he was Dr. Wily's right hand man, and nearly succeeds in deleting [=MegaMan=]. Operator of [=MagicMan.EXE=].
* AscendedExtra: He only appears as the last WWW member in the first game and is never seen again after his defeat. In the anime he shows up more often, particularly in Stream where he occasionally helps foil Neo WWW's plans.
* TheDragon: to Dr. Wily in the first game.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Yahoot. Also, [=MagicMan=]'s eyes are narrow slits, so while perhaps not technically closed the effect is similar.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Match, Zap, and Madd aren't too fond of him at first, even when they turn over a new leaf, but gradually tolerate him.
* HeelFaceTurn: In the anime, he opens up a curry restaurant that's mildly successful with his other rejected comrades.
* PunnyName: Another one. '''Yahoo'''t, as in Yahoo, the email and search engine.
* RhymesOnADime: In the English dub of the anime, [=MagicMan=] speaks solely in rhymes.
* SupremeChef: He's the owner and head chef of Maha Ichiban/#1 Curry, which Lan frequents in the anime.
* WizardClassic: Unlike the original Magic Man's StageMagician motif, [=MagicMan.EXE=] resembles a traditional wizard; [[RobeAndWizardHat robe, hat,]] [[WizardBeard beard]] and all.
!! [=BombMan.EXE=]
->''Voiced by: Creator/NickHarrison (EN)''
Another independent Navi working for WWW in the first game by guarding their web address.
* CartoonBomb: His main method of attack. He will usually kick them.
* CoDragons: With [=StoneMan=] in the anime.
* DubNameChange: To [=BlasterMan=] in the English anime.
* PlayingWithFire: Averted, [=BombMan=] is non-elemental unlike his Robot Master counterpart, however, his Navi Chips play this straight.
* YouShallNotPass: He guards the way to the WWW address and, when [=MegaMan=] defeats him, he self-destructed to destroy the direct access to the address.
!![=LifeVirus=] ''([=DreamVirus=])''
A supervirus created by Wily in an attempt to destroy the internet in the first game, it had a variety of destructive attacks, but the one thing that made this virus so dangerous was its usage of the [=LifeAura=], which was a powerful protective aura with no elemental weaknesses.
* AdorableAbomination: The Scuttles are kinda cute, but it must always be remembered that they're the remnants of the [=LifeVirus=].
* BackFromTheDead: It's recreated in ''Network Transmission'' as [=LifeVirus=]-R, after being combined with the Zero Virus.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Both the [=vLifeVirus=] itself, and its Scuttle virus brood.
* DeflectorShields: Has [=LifeAura=] on, which negates attacks lower than 100. [=MegaMan=]'s temporarily beefed-up buster can easily break through those however.
* FinalBoss: Of the first game and ''Network Transmission''.
* FlunkyBoss: Summons Scuttles to fight for it.
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Unlike all the other final and bonus bosses in the series (other than Alpha), the [=LifeVirus=] appears to be mindless.
* KingMook: Treated as the highest possible achievement of any virus; all other final bosses fit in their own categories.
* MadeOfEvil: 100% Viral and... well, [[GenericDoomsdayVillain who knows if it's lovin' it.]]
* NonMaliciousMonster: The [=LifeVirus=] seems to lack a mind any more developed than any other virus. Wily intends to use it as a vehicle to control military satellites.
* WaveMotionGun: Although the attack doesn't have a name.
* WalkingSpoiler: [[LateArrivalSpoiler Unless you play Network Transmission.]]
!! [=PharaohMan.EXE=]
->''Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara (JP), Michael Kopsa (EN)''
In the first two games, is a solo Navi always seen guarding WWW territory. In the anime he was created by Lan's father Tadashi Hikari to monitor and guide the flow of data, however due to a virus he became corrupted and had to be sealed away. In the manga, he is an ancient Navi that helps [=MegaMan=] with his Style Change.
* AGodAmI: In the games he has an attitude like one, but in the anime he literally has the power of one.
* BigBad: Of the first half of season one of the anime one were he wrecks havoc and even succeeds in [[spoiler: deleting Mega Man himself, though he got better]].
* NefariousPharaoh: His design may be based on a sarcophagus (which often holds a pharaoh), but at least in the games he's in the side of evil. Subverted in the anime where he's meant to be good but then corrupted, averted in the manga where he's helpful but otherwise neutral.
* PoisonousPerson: He can drop an Anubis statue that slowly poisons the opponent's side of the field. This is the basis for the Anubis Mega Chip and the [[LimitBreak Program Advance]] called [=PoisonPharaoh=], which makes a constant appearance in the games.
* WaveMotionGun: Sarcophagus Laser, fired from a coffin dropped by [=PharaohMan=] himself.
* WouldRatherSuffer[=/=]SuicideAttack: In the anime, when captured by Wily, he chooses this way out refusing to serve Wily. Unbeknownst to him, his remaining data would go on to form two of the most deadly forces that plagued the net [[spoiler: those being Bass, and the virus beast himself Gospel]]
!!Dark/[[InconsistentDub Dusk]] ''(Dark Miyabi)'' and [=ShadowMan.EXE=]
A mysterious and dangerous assassin-for-hire that operates [=ShadowMan.EXE=] and is feared throughout both the real and cyber worlds. He is hired by Gospel in the second game to destroy key installations that make up the network, but fails when [=MegaMan=] and [=ProtoMan=] intervene. In the fifth game, after a short fight, he agrees to help [=MegaMan=] and Colonel retake the internet from Nebula.
* BadassNormal: In the anime, he defeated Zoano [=BlizzardMan=] using some ninja caltrops.
* CastFromHitpoints: Is the owner of Muramasa, a sword that becomes more powerful as the user's HP lowers. [=ShadowMan=] used this in [=BN2=] as a DesperationAttack.
* ChestInsignia: A black caltrop on a yellow background.
* {{Combo}}: [=ShadowMan=] in the second game utilizes both Grass Stage and a fire bomb attack. Fire attacks deal double damage on enemies standing on a grass panel.
* EarlyBirdCameo: In ''Network Transmission''. [[spoiler:The last thing you see in that game is him talking to Gospel.]] He's also a BonusBoss in the first game.
* FlechetteStorm: His [=NaviChip=], as well as the Program Advance that utilizes it, [=BodyGuard=]. Stars everywhere!
* FuumaShuriken: [[IconicItem It wouldn't be [=ShadowMan=] without them.]]
* GratuitousNinja: It's nice to see that even in this advanced age, ninjas can and will still exist.
* HeelFaceTurn: He's only villainous in his first two appearances. He joins up with [=MegaMan=]'s team in the fifth game and allows his protege to train [=MegaMan=] in 6. Considering he's merely a hired hand, it's not all that surprising.
* InconsistentDub: In 5, he's renamed Dusk.
* PowerFloats: Cracked and broken panels do not affect [=ShadowMan=], as he is always floating. This is how he is able to traverse over Dark Panels in Liberation Missions.
* PunchClockVillain: Dark and [=ShadowMan=] are mercenaries.
!!Bass.EXE ''(Forte.EXE)''
->''Voiced by: Creator/KeikoNemoto (JP), Creator/MattHill (EN)''
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->"Pathetic weakling! Return to the 0's and 1's you're made of!"
In the games, he was created by Dr. Cossak around the same time that Alpha was, and he was designed to be the world's first autonomous Navi (that is, a Navi that can function without an operator). However, he was blamed for causing bugs in Alpha's system, and several Navis were sent to delete him. He escaped into the deepest parts of the internet, but not without a scar. In the anime, he is a reincarnation of Pharaoh Man.EXE. He possesses one of the three Ultimate Programs, and seeks to take the other two from [=MegaMan=] and [=ProtoMan=]. Bass has a hatred for humankind in both versions.
* AdaptationalBadass: Bass in the classic series was not harmless by any means, but as a boss, he wasn't anything special, and despite being TheDragon, he acted as little more than another minion for Wily. Here, he's far and away the toughest foe of each game and when the games started to get his characterization down he firmly establishes himself as Megaman's strongest enemy.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the manga, he becomes less omnicidal after his defeat and begrudgingly helps Megaman fight the Darkloids and Cybeasts, though the latter is mostly because [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou he doesn't want anyone else to defeat his rival]]. Interestingly, whatever's left of Serenade claims that Bass actually does see Megaman as his friend, but doesn't admit it out of pride.
* AllEncompassingMantle: One of the few Navis to have a cloth in his design, due to RuleOfCool.
* ArmCannon: Two of them just like his classic incarnation. In his first appearance, all his attacks are down with them.
* AxeCrazy: Bass's ultimate life goal? [[KillEmAll The complete and utter annihilation of net society and human life.]] After the third game, he loses sight of this for a time, but in the final title it comes back full swing via consuming Cybeast data to wreak havoc on the world.
* BeamSpam[=/=]MoreDakka: Air Burst and Shooting Buster. Bass doesn't need to aim, he just needs to hit you! ([[ThatOneBoss And odds are,]] [[ThatOneAttack he will.]])
* BloodKnight: Especially in the Manga.
* BonusBoss: In every single game.
* CameBackWrong: Drained by Alpha and restored by Gospel in the third game, though it's clear that this has taken a toll on Bass's mind. [[EmptyShell It's unclear how much of Bass is actually left at the end of the series.]]
* CastingAShadow: Starting the fourth game, he starts using darkness type attacks, creating a {{BFS}}, a pair of saws that are laughably easy to dodge because he never fires them down [=MegaMan's=] middle row, and a ''Franchise/DragonBall'' style giant energy sphere.
* ChallengeSeeker: His dialogue in 2 and 3 suggests this.
* ChestInsignia: Concealed by his cape, it's marred by the glowing scar he received during his attempted deletion by Scilab.
* DamageSpongeBoss: While having a shit load of health is standard for him, his Bass [=XX=] incarnations have so much is possible to exhaust a chip folder before killing him.
* DeathIsCheap: He dies or is at least defeated several times in each game (though his defeats aren't always depicted as killing him), but he keeps coming back and survives even beyond the encounter with him in the sixth and final game. Due to his ability to recover from near-death due to his Get Ability program, it may actually be impossible to completely destroy him. The only time he might have come died is when he was absorbed by Alpha, but Gospel saved him.
* DeflectorShields: His iconic Life Aura blocks all direct damage until the player hits him with a attack strong enough to break it down. In the fourth and fifth games, Bass [=XX=] (if you hack him out of the game code to come play) uses Black Barrier instead.
* [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu Did You Just Punch Out Bass?]]: Yes, you did. And each time (''over twenty!'') is worth it.[[note]]One fight in the first game; an encounter in Network Transmission, and he leaves after you dispel his barriers; a fight against two clones (though the second mutates into Gospel, so you can discount that if you choose), and a fight against the real thing and his [=DX=] random encounter in the second (that's at least four); a fight against him near the end of the third game (ignoring the Hopeless Boss Fight earlier), and rematches against his GS and Omega forms in the post-game (three more make seven); he appears as the Final Boss in Battle Chip Challenge and as the Bonus Boss at the farthest end of the secret training area (eight and nine); he has a Bonus Boss encounter and an Omega random encounter in the fourth game (eleven); he's also the final boss in 4.5 (twelve); the fifth game is weird: most players won't encounter him until the end of the Nebula Area, and then it's actually a summoned apparition (this is the Bass ''Beta'' fight), but there are two secret encounters (Bass and Bass ''Alpha'') for players who have activated Bass Cross functionality, plus the Omega random encounter (sixteen); on top of that, the fourth and fifth games have buried data for Bass [=XX=] that you'll probably have to hack the game to encounter (eighteen); and finally, there are a final three fights in the sixth game against Bass, Bass [=SP=], and Bass [=BX=](twenty-one). And these are not counting the mobile phone gaiden games ''Rockman.EXE Phantom of Network'' and ''Rockman.EXE Legend of Network''.[[/note]]
* EmptyShell: Implied in 4 and beyond. It's obvious that being drained by Alpha took a toll on his mind, and [[CameBackWrong even Gospel can't repair all the damage.]]
* EnemyMine: With Mega Man, in the movie. In the third game, he has a very reluctant team up with Wily.
* {{Expy}}: To the original Bass.
* FreudianExcuse: If his manga backstory is to be believed (considering the fact that his current condition was not explained all that well), then he was actually a pretty decent and kind Navi at the start. He was rather condescending towards other Navis due to how advanced he was, but ultimately wanted to help others just like any Navi by getting people to develop better security systems (he also shows a surprisingly ''[[SugarAndIcePersonality cute]]'' side to him when pacified by Dr. Cossak). Tragically for him, people feared him for his powers, and ended up locking him away when they realized that they could not control him. Then there was the incident where he was blamed for Alpha's horrendous mess and well... it's hard not to be bitter and cynical when the entire world has declared ''you'' the source of all of their problems.
* FusionDance: [=BassGS=], from 3, is the result of doing this with [[AnimalisticAbomination Gospel.]] It's also a MythologyGag, since in the [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic classic series]], Gospel (aka [[DubNameChange Treble]]) was Bass's counterpart to Rush and thus able to fuse with the original Bass as well.
* HopelessBossFight: When he's actually fought as as part of the story in the third game, there's no way of getting rid of his [=LifeAura=] and thus he literally invincible. Even battle chips and abilities that grant invincibility won't help, as his attacks in the fight ignore it. It IS possible to bring his HP to 1 via poison chips, but they won't delete him, rendering the fight as this no matter what.
* HumanoidAbomination: : Once a normal [=NetNavi=], he's become [[PersonOfMassDestruction much,]] [[PhysicalGod MUCH]] [[StayingAlive more]] than that.
* HumansAreBastards: What he believes.
* IdentityAmnesia: After returning from deletion in being consumed by Alpha in the fourth game, Bass shows no recollection of any past events, and even speaks in a slightly different manner -- slower, and more deliberate. However, he is compelled to return to MegaMan and challenge him every time he detects him.
* KickTheSonOfABitch:
** What he did in the last episode of ''Stream'' would have been truly despicable... except he did it to [[spoiler:''[[TheSociopath Slur]]'']], so it's awesome!
** Then there's the moment where he [[spoielr:kills Dr. Regal in the manga by somehow blowing up the submarine he was escaping in.]]
* MisanthropeSupreme: Hates ''all'' humans for the ordeals he's been through. Even his creator, Dr. Cossak, is barely able to get through to him.
* MultipleChoicePast: In the games, Bass was created by Dr. Cossak as one of, if not the first independent Navis. In the anime, Bass is Pharaoh Man's reincarnation.
* NoNonsenseNemesis: When Bass faces a problem, he simply blows it up. End of story. End of problem. He only takes longer to beat his opponents if they are sufficiently challenging or annoying.
* TheresNoKillLikeOverkill: His program advance from Battle Network 2, Darkness. He first has Gospel hit all panels in a fan-shaped pattern for ''3000'' damage. If that somehow doesn't kill the opposing side (highly unlikely given that the Final Boss has a mere 2000 HP), then Bass nukes a 9 x 9 area in front of Mega Man for ''another 3000'' damage. This is also Bass's standard MO; [[NoNonsenseNemesis nuke it 'til it dies.]]
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: He considers himself this to Mega Man in the manga after Mega Man defeats him for the first time, which leads him to [[EnemyMine interfere and actually help [=MegaMan=]]] against several future villains, most prominently Nebula Grey and The combined form of Falzer and Greger at the very end of the final arc.
* PetTheDog:
** While he's otherwise cruel and inhumane in the games, he doesn't kill Cossak despite certainly being able to. Apparently, he still has at least some sympathy towards his creator.
** Out of all of his Bug Fragment-based knockoffs, he gets along very well with Gospel, which does say something since creating copies of him in the first place really pissed him off.
* PhysicalGod: Within the Cyberworld, anyway.
* PowerCopying: His Get Ability program, which allows him to take on the abilities of any virus, navi, or program he deletes (though the only time we see this used in gameplay is the sixth game where he used actual battlechips during the battle). Ironic that ''Bass'' would be the only one with what is supposed to be [=MegaMan=]'s signature power.
* ThePowerOfHate: Oh, ''hell'' yes. Bass ''thrives'' on this openly, feeling that all notions of bonds or dependability is weakness fit only to be culled by him personally.
* RuleOfCool: Despite the character designer's rule that no cloth should be used on the design of any Cyberworld inhabitant (to preserve a 'digital' look and feel) Bass's cloak is an exception simply because the designer couldn't imagine him without one.
* ScarsAreForever: The slash on his chest was caused by a security Navi who attempted to delete him when Alpha went haywire.
* ShadowArchetype: To [=MegaMan=]. Note how the scar through Bass' chest happens at a slant not unlike Mega's own Navi Mark.
* SoreLoser: He doesn't take defeat well and will constantly berate you for being a pathetic weakling. ''Despite the fact that you can and have actually defeated him several times.''
* SpannerInTheWorks: Proves to be a huge in 3, preventing the [=GigaFreeze=] program from being used on Alpha since he turned out be another ChosenOne who could touch it.
* StayingAlive: At the end of 3, he's consumed by [[EldritchAbomination Alpha]]. In TheStinger, he's revived by [[AnimalisticAbomination Gospel,]] who fights alongside him as ([[RecurringElement what else]]) a BonusBoss. However, [[CameBackWrong calling him "alive"]] [[EmptyShell might be something of a stretch.]]
* StealthPun: A fake Bass in the second game: "Battle is my [[DubNameChange forte!]]"
* UltimateLifeForm: A digital version.
* [[WorldsStrongestMan World's Strongest Navi]]: His final form almost always the single most powerful boss in the games, and if he's not canonically the most powerful Navi in the series, he's only beaten by [=MegaMan=].
* WorthyOpponent: To [=MegaMan=] in the Manga.
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->''Voiced by Creator/AkikoKimura (JP), Creator/AndrewFrancis (EN)''
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The title character and Lan's Navi. In the games, he is [[spoiler:Lan's twin brother Hub (Saito) Hikari, who died when he was an infant and was brought back to life as a Navi.]] In the anime, he possesses one of the three Ultimate Programs.
* AdaptedOut: [=MegaMan=]'s backstory [[spoiler: as Hub]] is never present in the ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior'' anime; there was some indication in earlier story arcs of the manga that his origins would be explored, but this plot thread was eventually dropped.
* {{Alternate Universe}}: An alternate incarnation of the original Mega Man. Indeed, he's an alternate universe version of the character.
* ArmCannon: [[OnceASeason And again]]. Of note is the fact that the "Buster" is in fact the default weapon for all Navis, though many have been customized to have different default weapons (like Roll's arm-crossbow and [=ProtoMan's=] Wide Sword).
* BadassAdorable: As usual, saving the world from evil megalomaniac scientists is just another day on the Net. And yet, for all his badassery, he's ultimately a kind-hearted, responsible, well-meaning, and even {{Adorkable}} equivalent of a ten-year old boy much like his classic counterpart.
* BerserkButton: In volume 8 of the {{Manga}}, [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/megaman_nt_warrior/v08/c004/15.html Mega Man.EXE kills Shade Man.EXE by ripping the evil vampire navi to shreds]] for threatening to kill Lan. Of course, that was [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/megaman_nt_warrior/v08/c005/4.html the Darkloids' plan all along]] (to make him angry).
* BewareTheNiceOnes: You wouldn't think a kind-hearted little guy like him would be the single strongest Navi on the Net (bar Bass), would you?
* BrainUploading: [[spoiler:His program is based on the DNA of Hub Hikari, Lan's twin brother who died as a baby.]]
* CharacterTitle: The Japanese title of the anime is simply titled ''Rockman.EXE''. The games in Japan are ''Battle Network Rockman.EXE'' for the first three, and simply ''Rockman.EXE'' for the latter three.
* ChestInsignia: The creators say that it's not a stylized H, but rather an abstract symbol whose equal portions are meant to represent Mega Man's relationship to Lan [[spoiler:as his brother]]. That said, it actually evolved from an earlier design that ''was'' an H. It seems this design is also the Hikari family crest (Dr. Hikari has the same symbol on his uniform shirt) and may have some significance to [=SciLab=] (a close variation is painted on the ground in front of the government building in the first game).
* CoolMask: Has a mask that covers his mouth when in battle and retracts when out.
* CluelessChickMagnet: In the anime, both Roll and Meddy make not-so-subtle advances on him throughout the series. Roll even has him cosplay as a groom with her as the bride (tuxedo, wedding gown, and all) once. Yet at the same time he has no idea why the two play tug-of-war with him in the center.
* CrossdressingVoices: In Japanese.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: To an almost absurd degree. [[spoiler: 1. The most powerful virus ever created, 2. a superorganism composed of an innumerable number of bugs that was merging the Real and Cyber Worlds together, 3. [[HolyShitQuotient THE SOUL-SUCKING INTERNET ITSELF (which mind you, is an entire other universe, or at least the original draft, meaning Mega Man essentially destroyed an entire universe)]], 4. a cyber being capable of destroying planets after judging them as if he were God, 5. the physical embodiment of all the negative traits of humanity, 6. two beasts capable of laying waste to thousands of programs and destroying computers across an entire city just by roaring, 7. the Navi declared to be the Cyber World's God of Destruction (who is armed with the powers of examples 2 and 6).]] [[DudeWheresMyRespect You'd think he'd get some kind of recognition for this...]]
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: He appears to die at the end of ''3'', but Dr. Hikari is able to salvage him at the last minute.]]
* ElementalPowers: Whenever he uses Double Soul or the Cross System he takes on the elemental affinity of the Navi he's copying. Even the non-elemental Navis have an affinity (i.e. Slash Cross is a Sword-type and is thus weak to breaking attacks).
* EnemyWithout: In the fourth and fifth games, [=MegaMan=] does battle with his own Dark Soul. In the fourth game, the Dark Soul is summoned in the Final Dungeon and Bonus Dungeon, while in the fifth game, he'll show up anytime Mega accidentally botches a Chaos Unison.
* {{Foil}}: To Lan. [=MegaMan=] is polite, composed, and hardworking while Lan is loud, outgoing, and kinda lazy.
* FutureSpandex: Ayup. Deliberately invoked by the creators to render the series distinct from the classic series, but Mega's is probably the one whose outfit most resembles a superhero.
* GreenEyes: Has them. [[spoiler: They're actually quite important as they represent the 0.01% difference in DNA that limits his potentially dangerous TwinTelepathy with Lan.]]
* TheHero: No kidding.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:At the end of the third game. This turns out to be a Disney Death in the long run. He pulls several of these in the manga and it always turns out to be a Disney Death there too. Though it took him ''a year'' to come back from the last one.]]
* HoldingYourShoulderMeansInjury: Done [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/megaman_nt_warrior/v10/c001/14.html here]], though it leads to [[ArmCannon something else]].
* InSeriesNickname: Roll shortens his name to Mega quite often.
* JapanesePronouns: "Boku," which marks him as polite in contrast to Lan who uses "ore."
* MessianicArchetype: Someone from a plane of existence not our own who comes down and becomes both [[BrainUploading fully like us and entirely like his original self]], [[spoiler: who dies to save his loved ones and is restored to life]]? [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Huh.]] It helps that he and Net belong to the Net ''Saviors'' in Axess on.
* MusclesAreMeaningless: He's surprisingly strong for a Navi his size, able to lift hammers and cannons larger than he is with ease and punches out [=GutsMan=] in the first episode of the anime.
* NiceGuy: While he can be exasperated with Lan's antics at times, he's ultimately one of the nicest characters in the series.
* OneWayVisor: As [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100802172060/megaman/images/6/68/Megamansoul_proto2.jpg Proto Soul]], [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100802172421/megaman/images/5/52/Megamansoul_search2.jpg Search Soul]], [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090907172304/megaman/images/7/7e/GyroSoul.jpg Gyro Soul]], [[http://images.wikia.com/megaman/images/7/76/KnightSoul.jpg Knight Soul]] and [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090907172429/megaman/images/5/52/MeddySoul.jpg Meddy Soul]].
* PhysicalGod: Implied to be able to become this in Battle Network 5 should he access his full power. How powerful you may ask? You know that pesky final boss fight? After it returned Mega Man tapped into his power as [[spoiler: the human Hub]] and destroyed it again with ''a wave of his hand!'' Granted he was drained afterward and the boss came back via the power of hatred, but it's still pretty darn impressive. He also beat Geo, who is known for taking down planet busters in almost every game in the crossover, meaning that [=MegaMan.EXE=] is arguably the single strongest incarnation of the character in franchise history.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Is officially 148 cm tall (4'9'') and well... see the DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu and PhysicalGod entries.
* PlayerCharacter: For the internet world and in combat.
* PolarOppositeTwins: [[spoiler:Once his true nature as Lan's twin brother is revealed, this quickly becomes prevalent. Lan is irresponsible, Hub is not. Lan is boisterous when praised, Hub is humble and takes praise in stride. Lan is incredibly extroverted and rarely thinks before he speaks, Hub is more reserved and thoughtful. The list goes on and on...]]
* PowerCopying: Unlike his namesake, he only got new abilities himself by defeating regular enemies or just buying battle chips for the first few games. Then came Double Soul, Trans Arm[[note]]From the mobile phone game ''Legend of Network'' that takes place between [=BN5=] and [=BN6=][[/note]] and the Cross System.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: The basis of each of [=MegaMan's=] Double Souls is a profound moment of empathy between the two [=NetNavis=] involved. {{Subverted}} with the Cross System, since the Link Navis are actually connected to ''Lan'' (and the principle involved here is Lan's own Operating skill), who links their power with Mega Man's. However, it still runs on the level of understanding between Lan, his Link Navis, and [=MegaMan=], so it still counts.
* PrimaryColorChampion: Blue all over with a red insignia and yellow highlights. He's also most definitely TheHero.
* PunnyName: There's his Japanese name, which as per series tradition forms the Rock and Roll pun. His [[spoiler: human names (Saito in Japanese and Hub in English) are both networking terms (Saito refers to a website while a hub can refer to a hardware device that connects Ethernets together. To sell the pun further, an Ethernet can also be called a Local Area Network, or ''LAN'' for short.]]
* ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler: Averted. He ''is'' Hub (Saito), Lan's dead twin brother. This only applies to the games. Which is odd, seeing as how in the anime, there was an episode in which Lan was used as a basis to rebuild [=MegaMan's=] almost destroyed body.]]
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: [[spoiler:"Site" for his human name.]]
* {{Synchronization}}: In terms of game mechanics, [=MegaMan=] can achieve Full Synchro with Lan when he successfully counterattacks an enemy, causing the attack power of his next offensive battlechip to be doubled. In plot terms, this often grants him CutScenePowerToTheMax. Taken to the next level in the anime with Cross Fusion, which allows him to merge with Lan in order to fight enemies in the real world.
* SuperMode:
** The [[InfinityPlusOneSword Hub.Batch program]] allows Mega Man to tap into his vast latent powers, taking on a slightly different form in each game. In the first game, it gives Mega a phenomenally powerful buster; in the second, as Hub Style, it gives Mega access to the sum total of all his other Styles' abilities; in the third through the fifth games, it appears as a Navi Customizer program rather than a Style. In the sixth game, it's activated through a Giga Chip.
** Through the use of the ability "Full Synchro", he and Lan can combine their power to make him vastly more powerful than the average Navi in the first three games [[CutscenePowerToTheMax storywise]], and the ability finally becomes a recurring gameplay element in the last three games of the main series. [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique However, it has the side effect of Lan himself being hurt whenever Mega Man gets hurt]].
* SuperpoweredEvilSide:
** [[EnemyWithin Mega Man DS]] in the fourth and fifth games is constantly trying to tempt Mega to use Dark Chips so that DS can go completely berserk.
** In the sixth game, Mega gains a second one when he seals an EldritchAbomination in his body. He can use the beast's power just fine for three turns, but if you're ever tempted to go a fourth turn, the beast will take over.
** Has shades of this in the manga as Saito (Hubstyle) Rockman. He goes AxCrazy from the power until he learns to control it.
* TimeTravel: Aside from being involved with [[VideoGame/MegaManStarforce Geo]] in the remake, he also time travels to the future in one sidequest in ''Star Force''. He also does this during Stream to stop [=ShadeMan=] from conquering the past and filling the present day with Darkloids.
* TookALevelInBadass: Throughout the games, he does a subtly increasing version. In game two, he acquires the ability to change his attacks based on his battle performance, which sticks with him throughout the third game, where he also acquires a permanently equipped (though upgradable) charge attack. By games four and five he can use Soul Unison and gains gameplay use of Full Synchro, and by the final game he drops Soul Unison for the even easier to utilize Cross Fusion system.
* VirtualGhost: [[spoiler:Is the digitized mind of Lan's brother Hub.]]
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: In the anime, [=MegaMan=] has a fear of ghosts, since they can't be explained by science.
!!Lan Hikari ''(Netto Hikari)''
->''Voiced by Kumiko Higa (JP), Creator/YukiMatsuoka (JP-EXE 1 and 2 Commercial), Alex Doduk (EN 1-17), Creator/BradSwaile (EN 18-56), Creator/MarkGatha ([=MMBN5:DTDS=]), Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Onimusha: Blade Warriors)''
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[=MegaMan=]'s operator.
* BigEater: Frequently indulges in large quantities of food (which his mother is more than willing to allow). This is seen more frequently in the anime, where he sometimes has a BalloonBelly from eating too much.
* BookDumb: He's not the best student but he's heavily hinted to be BrilliantButLazy.
* DeadpanSnarker: His earliest characterization. He made a few snarks towards Dex and wasn't thrilled to listen to Mayl's exposition. It was passed over for an IdiotHero NiceGuy persona later on.
* {{Determinator}}: [[spoiler:Endured a ridiculous amount of radiation in the second game to defeat Gospel and offer its leader a chance at redemption.]]
* {{Foil}}: To [=MegaMan=], as mentioned in his entry above.
* GadgeteerGenius: [[spoiler: He formed the Brother Band system, as well as the beginnings of the EM tech that took the world by storm in VideoGame/MegaManStarForce]].
* HeroicBSOD:
** Near the end of 3, [[spoiler:after realizing that he had unwittingly helped Mr. Match in causing fires around the Net and [=SciLab=] which resulted in the WWW gaining the final Tetracode and Yuichiro nearly died from the fire, he shuts himself off from the world and did not go to school for days.]]
** Has another one in 5 when [[spoiler: [=MegaMan=] is not only kidnapped but corrupted and turned against him.]] It takes a [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan punch from either Baryl or Chaud to snap him out of it.]]
* HeavySleeper: He sleeps a lot when he's not in the Internet or the outdoors.
* HotBlooded: Moreso in the anime, but in the games he can get extremely excited about certain things (which mostly pertain to eating and Net Battling).
* IdiotHero: Sleeps through class often and is quite impulsive. However, he's surprisingly ingenious when it comes down to it, and he becomes [[spoiler: a Net Researcher twenty years later and kick-started the EM Wave revolution.]]
* KidHero: 10 at the Start, 11-12 by the end.
* MadeOfIron: Has survived getting slowly suffocated to death in a submarine, fried by thousands of times the lethal amount of radiation, jumped out of a three story building into the ocean (which is equivalent to landing on concrete) without saying much more than "ow", nearly having his soul sucked out by the Internet taken form, being attacked by the living embodiment of human sin, and escaped half a dozen exploding secret bases without a scratch. If this kid isn't indestructible, what is?
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: It really isn't clear whether or not he has feelings for Mayl in the games. He's willing to risk his life for her, but all the while refers to her as a friend and nothing more... [[spoiler: They do get together in the end.]]
* NotAMorningPerson: Most of his activities are done late afternoon through the wee hours. [=MegaMan=] often has to struggle to get him up in the morning.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: With Mayl.]]
* ParrotExposition: Lan does this so many times that some fans call him "[[MetalGear Solid Snake Jr.]]" It doesn't help that he has the bandanna and short spiky hair, not unlike Snake himself.
* PlayerCharacter: For the real world.
* PunnyName
** Japanese: Netto (熱斗) is a pun on "intaa'''netto'''" (インターネット), the Japanese name for the Internet (which itself often shortened to "netto").
** English: Lan is a pun on the computer term LAN (Local Area Network) [[spoiler: Which becomes even more punny when you realize that he has a deep connection with his twin brother Hub, a device that connects Local Area Networks, or Lans, together.]]
* RollerbladeGood: Not exactly the badass kind though.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: "Net" for his Japanese name has made a few appearances.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Curry, especially tonkatsu curry rice.
!!Mayl Sakurai ''(Meiru Sakurai)''
->''Voiced by Creator/KaoriMizuhashi (JP), Brittney Wilson (EN)''
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Childhood friend of Lan. She lives next door for most of the series.
* ADayInTheLimelight:
** She and Roll share episode 41 of ''Axess'' with Chaud investigating why Navis are disappearing. Then they spend episodes 15 and 18 of Beast with Chaud and [=ProtoMan=] after getting seperated from Lan, Raika and Dingo when sent into Beyondard. The latter of which doesn't even feature [=MegaMan=] and Lan.
** In the fourth game, she is the focus of one of the tournament arcs, in which you get to battle her at the end and win Roll's Double Soul. This is the first time she and Roll are available as opponents.
* BalloonBelly: Episode 54 of {{Anime}}.
* ButNotTooForeign: She's half-Netopian.
* CherryBlossomGirl: Her homepages all have this motif, and her hair piece vaguely resembles one. Not to mention her last name "Sakurai" which resembles the Japanese word for cherry blossoms.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Lan. [[spoiler: After trying to grab Lan's usually oblivious attention throughout most of the series, it's revealed at the end of the sixth game that both married each other in the future.]]
* CuteBruiser: In the anime, a flashback showed her beating up an older boy bullying Lan when they were toddlers.
* TheGlomp: Has a habit of doing this to Lan in the openings of the anime since Axess. Not as often in the actual show itself, but it has happened.
* HeroesWantRedHeads: Played with. It's not really clear what Lan's level of interest in her is. He obviously likes her a lot, but is never clear on any romantic feelings towards her.
* MeaningfulName: Mayl's name is a pun off of "e-mail."
* MrExposition: In the first game, she's introduced waiting for Lan at his front door so they can walk to school together. She spends the entire walk talking about the WWW arson wave.
* PatientChildhoodLoveInterest: Mayl is Lan's official Love Interest in the games, [[spoiler: and they become an Official Couple in the epilogue]]. In ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior'', she's part of a LoveTriangle, since Lan ends up on the receiving end of Princess Pride's affections in the second season and Jasmine's in ''Stream''.
* PunnyName: Her name is a pun on "e-mail" in both Japanese and English.
* RoseHairedSweetie: Mayl has pink hair, her Navi symbol has a heart motif, and she's very kind.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The English-dubbed anime calls her Maylu. "Mail" has also appeared on a few bits of Japanese media.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Tomboy to Roll's Girly Girl.
* {{Tsundere}}: DoubleSubverted. [[WordOfGod Design notes]] in the recently translated ''Official Complete Works'' claim that while Mayl was originally conceived as a Tsundere, ExecutiveMeddling resulted in her being much more gentle-hearted, but allowed for her to react to Lan. On several occasions throughout he series, Mayl calls Lan a dummy, and in the sixth game (after Lan has moved away), she decides to let the ACDC Area BBS know how much she doesn't miss him.
--->'''Mayl:''' It'd be nice if he just sent me a mail or something... [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial But I don't really care or anything...]]
* ZettaiRyouiki: A hot type A, her black socks shows only her upper thighs.
!!Roll.EXE
->''Voiced by Masako Jo (JP), Creator/LenoreZann (EN)''
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Operated by Mayl, and a very close friend to [=MegaMan=] by extension.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Was corrupted by an evil chip during the anime's first TournamentArc.
* ChestInsignia: Her insignia is filled in with a pink heart against a gold background.
* TheChick: Fits into this role much more effectively than Mayl does, due to her more peaceful and feminine nature.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Whereas Roll is overall friendly in the games, she had episodes of this in the anime when it came to another Navi snagging [=MegaMan's=] attention.
* DistressedDamsel: Often plays this role. Roll's been the damsel at least once in each main game, though it's harder to remember in [=BN4=] since she also TookALevelInBadass -- and then went right back to being distressed for ''all'' of 5, and was captured ''yet again'' in 6. Even in 4 she's still kidnapped by [=ShadeMan=] and shortly before her tournament match against [=MegaMan=], she's held hostage by a generic Navi.
* GenkiGirl: Like her operator Roll is very energetic, particularly towards [=MegaMan=].
* LoveInterest: While the games never particularly seem to care, [[AllThereInTheManual official profiles]] refer to Roll as [=MegaMan's=] girlfriend (while only referring to Mayl as Lan's ''classmate'').
* TheMedic: Translates into her battle chips as well, which heal [=MegaMan=].
* OnceAnEpisode: You will usually get her Navi Chip despite not having the chance to fight her in the series most of the time. The only time this isn't the case is in 4 if you play ''Blue Moon'', as she is exclusive to ''Red Sun''. And even on that version you have to ''earn'' them instead of Mayl giving it to you freely.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: With [=MegaMan=]. They even have a kid together named Mega Man Junior.]]
* SummonMagic: She can summon weaker viruses to aid her in battle during the fourth game.
* SymbolMotifClothing: Heart patterns are prominent in her design; namely her ChestInsignia, helmet and arrowheads.
* TemporarilyAVillain: During the N1 Grand Prix in the first season where WWW trick her into using a fake battle chip turning Roll evil.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the only recurring female non-generic Navi.
* TookALevelInBadass: In Battle Chip Challenge and the fourth game, she finally gets to take part in battle on-screen as a boss. And she's not as much of a joke as you might expect.
* WeaponOfChoice: Her arrows have the ability to break all selected battlechips that have not yet been used that turn.
* WhipItGood: When she's not attacking with her bow and arrows, she teleports in front of her enemy and smacks them around with her two antennae on her head. When she was transformed by an evil chip, her weapon of choice became a thorny whip.
!!Dex Oyama ''(Dekao Oyama)''
->''Voiced by Yusuke Numata (JP), Creator/TonySampson (EN)''
Another childhood friend of Lan. Initially the class bully, he becomes nicer after being defeated by Lan in a NetBattle.
* BalloonBelly: Very, very frequently. It's hardly a wonder he's on the heavy side when he over-eats so much.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Has a younger brother, Chisao, who he is very protective of.
* BoisterousBruiser: He's this both in and out of the Internet.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: He was largely antagonistic to Lan in the first game until his defeat.
* {{Expy}}: Is based on bully archetypes found in several classic manga.
* GeniusBruiser: The second half of the series make the point that Dex has a talent for Shogi. Not that this becomes a viable plot point. [[InformedAbility Ever]].
* GentleGiant: Once he quits trying to act imposing, he's a sweet guy. It even shows around Chisao a lot.
* {{Gonk}}: His design is rather...unusual: a head and body that look like a malformed bowling pin, a tuft of hair that looks like a shark fin (and completely bald otherwise), and a pair of uncomfortably thick lips.
* MoeCouplet: Any of his interactions with his little brother are especially adorable.
* TheRival: Though this is mostly passed over in favor of Lan's rivalry with Chaud.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Losing to Lan in Netbattles again and again doesn't stop him from calling himself the greatest netbattler in town.
* SupremeChef: He works for WWW's curry restaurant starting in Axess.
!![=GutsMan.EXE=]
->''Voiced by Yoshimitsu Shimoyama (JP), Creator/ScottMcNeil (EN)''
Operated by Dex, and friendly rival to [=MegaMan=] by extension.
* AscendedExtra: A memorable and [[WeCanRebuildHim oft-recurring]] but minor villain from the classic series managed to become a part of the heroic main cast for ''Battle Network''.
* BaitAndSwitchBoss: During Lan's return to ACDC Town in 6, he challenges [=MegaMan=] to a battle...only to be interrupted and kidnapped by [=BlastMan=] and [=DiveMan=].
* TheBigGuy: Only in terms of pure physical size. In terms of raw power, Megaman has him beat several times over.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In ''Network Transmission'' due to Dex applying the Zero Virus Vaccine without knowing its effects. In ''Red Sun'' [=MegaMan=]'s Dark Soul also possessed him at one point, courtesy of [=LaserMan=].
* ChestInsignia: A large green plus sign that takes up most of the insignia. The corners are outlined in black.
* DumbMuscle: While strong, [=GutsMan=] is not exactly bright.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: For some reason he is referred as a commercial model in the first game. This is never brought up again afterwards.
* FunetikAksent: In the translated games, he speaks with a Southern accent.
* {{Expy}}: To the original [=GutsMan=].
* GentleGiant: He's pretty intimidating, but he's a teddy bear deep down.
* FastballSpecial: The Guts Shoot Program Advance features Guts hurling Mega straight forward for a crippling amount of damage. In the first game, it was so powerful that you could take down the FinalBoss and the {{Bonus Boss}}es with a total of two hits each!
* RocketPunch: A high-level [=GutsMan=] ability, and one that you can acquire with the [=GutsStraight=] chip.
* SummonMagic: In his secret BonusBoss battle for ''Battle Chip Challenge'', obtained with the code hidden in ''Battle Network 4'', Guts uses a Program Deck built around Battle Chips that summon monsters from holes, like God Stone or Magma Dragon. The need of a hole is actually a liability in ''BCC'', but in the main line games, Guts is ''all about'' putting holes in the field. That he never got to use those chips in the main games is a missed opportunity.
* TookALevelInBadass: About midway through the third game, he and Dex move to Netopia to train and get stronger. The next time the player sees them, they are strong enough to crush Undernet Ranks 4 to 6 all at once. By the next time Gutsman can be rematched, [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration it begins to show]] when the words [[ThatOneAttack Z-Punch]] display on the other side of the screen. No other boss, barring a certain MirrorBoss, actually uses a Program Advance of their own.
* VerbalTic: Replacing "desu" with "degatsu". In English, this usually got translated as a freefloating "guts guts".
* WarmUpBoss: Usually provides the earliest boss fight in the series.
!!Yai Ayanokoji ''(Yaito Ayanokoji)''
->''Voiced by Hinako Yoshino (JP), Jocelyne Loewen (EN)''
A good friend of Lan, and two years younger than the rest of the crew. Her family is one of the richest in the world.
* {{Expy}}: Of [[http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Yōkan,_Ofuton_and_Yaito a minor character named Yaito]] from ''VideoGame/MegaManLegends 2'', much like her [=NetNavi=].
* ForeheadOfDoom: The glare off her (rather large) forehead is a running gag in the anime. She even uses it as an attack of sorts.
* GirlishPigtails: Considering she's only 8, it's to be expected.
* GradeSkipper: She's about two years younger than Lan and his friends, but is in the same class with them. In the anime, she's even beyond fifth grade level.
* MaidCorps: They can be seen in montages throughout several episodes doing random chores ''across the city'' in the {{Anime}}.
* {{Ojou}}: She acts sophisticated for her age, as her father is the CEO of [[BlandNameProduct Gabcom]].
* OffModel: Her shirt collar and button is missing in her [=BN1=] and 2 mugshots.
* PerpetualFrowner: All of her default mugshots are like this, though she's generally expressive. Double Team DS in particular gives her very wacky expressions.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Yai is not particularly skilled at Net Battle at all, but makes up for it loads of rare and expensive Battle Chips.
* SpoiledSweet: Despite coming from a rich family, she's very kind and notable for being a surprisingly 3-D Character for the role she fills, even if as a general character she may feel a bit flat. Also, although she is clearly used to being rich she is shown to be fully capable of enjoying simple things such a fish cooked over a campfire. In the anime she's prone to doing favors for her friends as well, such as giving them exclusive access to a game that hasn't been released yet.
!!Glyde.EXE
->''Voiced by Yasuhiko Kawazu (JP), Ted Col (EN)''
Operated by Yai. Glyde is more of a butler Navi rather than a combat navi, and does not have much in terms of offensive capabilities. His rare and expensive battlechips sometimes makes up for that.
* BattleButler: Definitely not one of the evil kinds though.
* ChestInsignia: A red diamond and two yellow triangles that make up one large triangle. To the sides of the triangle is a black background, while the bottom is an orange background. According to Capcom, it's supposed to be a kind of burning incense.
* {{Expy}}: Of Glyde from the ''VideoGame/MegaManLegends'' series.
* InconsistentDub: It's spelled "Glide" in the second half of the series.
* NiceGuy: Very, very polite.
* NonActionGuy: Rarely takes action and never gets to fight [=MegaMan=] ever.
* TheSmartGuy: He's not very good in a fight, but he has access to networks and information that none of the other main Navis do.
* TheUnfought: He is the only non-generic ally Navi that cannot be battled in the entire series.
!!Eugene Chaud/[[Anime/MegaManNTWarrior Chaud Blaze]] ''(Enzan Ijuin)''
->''Voiced by Creator/MitsukiSaiga (JP), Bill Switzer (EN)''
A young boy that is a rising star among the Net Officials. He's also the son of the President of ICP, the company that creates the [=PETs=] everyone uses. In the anime, he also happens to be the company's Vice President, [[ImprobableAge despite being the same age as the rest of the main cast.]]
* ADayInTheLimelight: As the rival character, Chaud and [=ProtoMan=] have several of these. To list:
** Episode 20 in the first season has him and Yai trapped in an elevator and they have to escape to avoid being late for Chaud's tag team match against [=StoneMan=] and [=BombMan=].
** Episode 55 has him running errands for the president of a smaller company in hopes to get him to sign a contract with IPC and fighting [=DrillMan=].
** Episode 41 of Axess has him working with Mayl and Roll investigating why Navis are missing.
** Episodes 15 and 29 has them working with Raoul and [=ThunderMan=] battling against Asteroid Navis.
** Episodes 15 and 18 of Beast has them travelling Beyondard with Mayl and Roll after getting separated from the others.
* BigGood: In the fifth game, of [=Team ProtoMan.=]
* BrightSlap: Delivers a verbal one to Lan a few times over the course of the games.
* ImprobableAge: In the anime, he's the Vice President of his dad's company, despite being Lan's age. In the games, he's a net official and by the end of the sixth game, he's already in college.
* IronicEcho: Warned Lan about the dangers of using a Dark Chip in 4...only to use it on [=ProtoMan=] out of desperation in his Blue Moon scenario.
* {{Jerkass}}: Started out as this, before CharacterDevelopment took its toll. There are at least two instances in the games where he outright attacks Lan and [=MegaMan=] due to misunderstandings.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: After 1, he's still pretty cold and aloof, but is much more open and friendly than he was at the start. The jerk side resurfaces again during the [=KnightMan=] scenario, but after that's settled he grows to respect Lan and [=MegaMan=] and treats [=ProtoMan=] with much more compassion than he did before.
* MeaningfulName: "Eugene" literally means "well-born". "Chaud" is the French word for "warm" or "hot", which doesn't seem to have much meaning directly for him; it may in fact be a play off of Dr. Froid, whose name means "cold" (both characters are introduced in the same chapter of the first game). [[AvertedTrope This isn't the case in the anime]]. Despite having the last name "Blaze" and wearing the color red, neither [=ProtoMan=], his navi, nor he himself are affiliated with fire. Chaud Blaze fits him better in the manga, however, with his increasingly poorly suppressed temper.
* MulticoloredHair: Has white hair on the top and black on the bottom of his head. The two colors are separated by a zigzag pattern.
* MustHaveCaffeine: He drinks more coffee than anyone else in the anime Axess-on.
* NotSoStoic: In the {{manga}} he's a bit more hotheaded, prone to violent outbursts during comedic moments, particularly towards Lan and [[BrattyHalfPint Sean]], especially when Sean is being annoying and/or unhelpful.
* TheRival: The more serious rival to Lan.
* TheSpock: He treats everything with a cool rationality, especially in his debut.
* TheStoic: He rarely shows any emotion beyond being slightly annoyed at Lan. This becomes more and more downplayed as his character develops, but he never loses his unflappable nature.
* TeenGenius: More like a preteen genius. Not only an Official Netbattler, but at the end of the sixth game, while the rest of the cast was graduating from elementary school, Chaud reveals he graduated from ''High School''.
* TrainingFromHell: Is said that he trains his [=NetBattle=] skills for extended periods of time that would deprive anyone from eating food.
* {{Tsundere}}: [[HoYay Some of his behavior towards Lan]] in the manga can be interpreted this way. Not just the manga. In the games, he literally has lines like 'It's not like I'm here because I wanted to be with YOU, okay?' Especially in 2 and 3, you can feel the Tsun vibes rolling off him.
* VagueAge: Is he Lan's age? Slightly older?
* WellDoneSonGuy: "[[LetsPlay/RoahmMythril Why is Chaud such a jerk? Because his dad's an even bigger one.]]"
!![=ProtoMan.EXE=] ''(Blues.EXE)''
->''Voiced by Creator/MasayaMatsukaze (JP) and Creator/DavidKaye (EN)''
Operated by Chaud. He shares the same stoic personality as Chaud. In the anime, he possesses one of the three Ultimate Programs.
* AntiHero: He is ''brutal'' in combat and does not show any mercy to his enemies.
* BigDamnHeroes: Chances are if there's anyone to save the day at the last minute it's definitely him.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Wields a bright red and pink LaserBlade in place of a buster cannon like most Navis, though he still has the option to use one.
* ChestInsignia: Split in half by a vertical Z or lightning mark of sorts. The left half is white while the right half is black. The symbol is echoed by Chaud's hair.
* CompositeCharacter: While he has Proto Man's basic design, shield, and a visor on his helmet to approximate sunglasses, he also has long hair, is a high-ranked law enforcement official, and forsakes ranged combat to kick ass with his sword. Future [=ProtoMan=] expies would be as much as if not even more of Zero as well.
* CoolShades: Wouldn't be [=ProtoMan=] without these.
* {{Expy}}: Started the trend of the [=ProtoMan=] expies taking elements from their ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' incarnation Zero.
* FaceHeelTurn: Is corrupted by Dark Chips in BN 4 and 5, and then again in the anime, turning him evil and resulting in a few [[IKnowYouAreInThereSomewhereFight I Know You Are In There Fights]].
* FlashStep: Is fond of attacks like Step Swords and Delta Ray Edge.
* HeroesPreferSwords: He is the most common sword user in the series and some sword chips even allude to him.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: [=DesertMan=] frying your vision with trippy mirages? [=ProtoMan=]! Blind Mode!
* TheLancer: Despite not being an official part of Lan's group, he fulfills this role to the main cast of Navis. He is [=MegaMan=]'s foil and main rival, the two have directly contrasting personalities, worldviews, and color schemes, and [=ProtoMan=] generally prefers to work alone, but will grudgingly play second fiddle to [=MegaMan=] if the situation calls for it. Reversed in Team [=ProtoMan=] where he's the leader and he makes a point of making [=MegaMan=] the second in command.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Has the Proto Shield to deflect attacks.
* NonIndicativeName: Only [[DubInducedPlotHole in the dub]]; [=ProtoMan.EXE=] isn't actually a ''prototype'' of anything.
* NotSoStoic: Like his operator, he's a bit more hot headed and prone to violence in the manga, usually directed towards [=MegaMan=]. Though at one point, when the Navis were physically manifested in the real world, he and Chaud both went after Sean for a comment he made [[CrowningMomentOfFunny at the exact same time.]]
* TheRival: The more serious rival to [=MegaMan.EXE=].
* TheStoic: Rarely shows emotion, just like his operator.
* SwordBeam: Another trademark attack of his he takes from Zero.
* {{Tsundere}}: Again like his operator, [[HoYay some of his behavior]] towards Mega Man in the Manga can be seen this way.
!!Dr. Yuichiro Hikari
-> ''Voiced by Koichi Nagano (JP), Creator/MichaelAdamthwaite (EN)''
Lan's father, a renowned computer scientist and the creator of [=MegaMan=].
* BadassPacifist: In the fifth game, he holds out against being subjected to ColdBloodedTorture for an unbelievable amount of time, and [[spoiler: risks dying in an exploding volcano to give the man who engineered said torture one last chance at redemption.]]
* BumblingDad: In the anime he shows signs of being scatter brained despite his genius, the most prevalent example of this being the final episode of the first season, where he slept through viruses manifesting in the real world and attacking the facilities he was working at.
* GenerationXerox: He continues his father's work [[spoiler:and Lan follows closely in both their footsteps.]]
* GoodParents: He's not around to raise his son as often as he probably should be, but when he is around he is a dependable father figure, and its quite clear his wife and son hold him in high regard. It helps that he sends Lan plenty of cool stuff like Battle Chips and the Navi Customizer (along with [=MegaMan=] himself when Lan was a kid).
* InTheBlood: Lan's reckless behaviour apparently comes from him.
* {{Megane}}: He looks good wearing those glasses.
* NotThatKindOfDoctor: In the grand tradition of the ''Megaman'' series, Hikari's doctorate means he specializes in the technology central to the plot. In this case, it's computer science rather than robotics.
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: While his [=PhD=] is presumably in computer scientist and that's what he's usually show doing, the fourth game had him called in to deal with an incoming asteroid impact.
* UnnamedParent: In the English versions of the first three games, he is only referred to as "Dr. Hikari" or "[Lan's] Dad." It wasn't until the Battle Chip Challenge SpinOff that his first name was revealed, and only the 5th and 6th games mentioned it in the main series.
!! Haruka Hikari
Lan's mother.
* AllThereInTheManual: Haruka's name is not mentioned anywhere in the main six games, but she is named in Battle Chip Challenge.
* EducationMama: Lan can NOT sneak bad grades past this woman, though given he's not one for studying, it's hard to knock her for this.
* FeminineWomenCanCook: Always the one to cook in the house and her family definitely enjoys it. Judging from a gag in the ''Himitsu'' fanbook, she likes to cook ''more than Lan likes to eat''.
* GoodParents: Like her husband, she's a very dutiful parent to their son, and Lan and [=MegaMan=] both respect her.
* HeroicBSOD: Has one in the fifth game when temporarily BrainwashedAndCrazy, and it's a TearJerker to watch, especially because [[spoiler: it involves her sorrow over her kidnapped husband.]]
* {{Housewife}}: Haruka's a stay-at-home mom, but the odd bit of writing here and there suggests an active life in the community, going to town meetings and such.
* OpenMindedParent: While sometimes she's plain oblivious to what Lan's doing in between school and bed time, other times she's aware and okays Lan to his adventures because she knows he'll be okay.
* ParentalSubstitute: For Mayl in ''Battle Chip Challenge'', and for Sherrice in the GaidenGame ''Legend of Network''.
* TookALevelInBadass: In the GaidenGame (''Battle Chip Challenge''), she's a possible battle contestant.
!!Ms. Mari ''(Mariko Ozono)''
The young teacher in Lan's elementary school.
* AnimeHair: Her hair buns look like a pair of Swiss rolls.
* BoundAndGagged: In the first game only. Freeing her is amusingly just an option.
* ForcedTutorial: Gives one for the first two games.
* InconsistentDub: [=BN5=] Team Colonel has Higsby referring her as "Ms. Mariko".
* ShipTease: With Higsby, although it's definitely more from his end.
* SiblingYinYang: With her sister Yuri. The anime emphasizes this even further.
!!Masa and [=SharkMan=].EXE
In the first game he runs a fish stand at the Government Complex park and only serves to give a boss battle. In the anime he leads a team of secret net agents and guises under the name Commander Beef. The contradiction of his dayjob and codename is an intentional part of the undercover disguise.
* TheCameo: Makes one in 3's N1 Tournament where he lost to Tora and [=KingMan=].
* GoodOldWays: Looks down on how much the younger generation rely on their electronic devices, and in the anime even forced Lan and his friends to work out every day.
* MakingASplash: [=SharkMan=] is an Aqua Navi.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: In the anime, he pretends to know nothing of Netbattles and shows a dislike towards them.
* PutOnABus: He pretty much disappears after a filler episode of Axess and when he returns in Beast, its his Beyondard counterpart.
* TheRival: To Higsby for Ms. Mari's affections in the anime.
* SecretIdentity: He is Commander Beef to almost everyone else.
* ThreateningShark: [=SharkMan=].
!!Sal ''(Saroma)'' and [=WoodMan=].EXE
-> ''Sal voiced by: Omi Minami (JP), Creator/KellySheridan (EN)''
-> ''[=WoodMan=] voiced by: Toshihide Tsuchiya (JP), Lee Tockar (EN)''
A calm woman that loves nature and strives to protect it through non-violent means in this technology-based age. In the anime she is a secret net agent working for Commander Beef known as Black Rose.
* AscendedExtra: In the first game she is simply there to provide a boss fight and has a tournament mini-arc (like any other tournament opponent) in the fourth game. In the anime she's a teammate of Commander Beef.
* BlushSticker: In the anime and Battle Network 4.
* TheBusCameBack: She and [=WoodMan=] return in a later episode of Axess to help Mega Man and Lan defeat Spark Man and give [=MegaMan=] Wood Soul.
* ElementalHair: Green hair; fitting for a Wood Navi operator.
* GreenThumb: [=WoodMan=] is a Wood Navi.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [=WoodMan=]'s Wood Towers spikes up from the ground.
* NatureHero: Only in the games, where she is part of a group that fights in order to preserve nature. In the anime, she's a horticulturist who also happens to be a net agent.
* NiceGirl: Contrast to [[{{Jerkass}} most of the tournament people you face in the fourth game]]. But even then a problem will always try to slip in.
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Girl]]: She is calm and reasonable, especially when compared to the other environmentalists in the series.
!!Miyu Kuroi ''(Miyuki Kuroi)'' and [=SkullMan=].EXE
-> Voiced by Creator/AnnaCummer (EN)
A mysterious woman with strange psychic powers (perhaps not limited to sensing a very odd aura from [=MegaMan=].EXE in the first game) that runs an antique shop. In the anime she is a secret net agent working for Commander Beef known as Mysteriyu.
* AscendedExtra: She only provides a boss fight in the first game but is a semi-regular character in the anime.
* CheshireCatGrin: [=SkullMan=], in contrast to his operator.
* CreepyGood: Despite her mysterious appearance and operating a skeletal Navi she never shows any malicious intent.
* DemBones: Well, it's [=SkullMan=]...
* NotSoStoic: She has a few moments in the anime, such as getting easily seasick (along with Sal) at the end of their only Axess appearance.
* TheStoic: She doesn't really talk much, and when she does it's usually in a monotone.
* SuperStoicShopkeeper: And a real creepy one at that.
!!Ms. Yuri ''(Yuriko Ozono)''
Ms. Mari's long-lost twin sister, and an high-ranking member of Nebula in the anime. In the games, she's a former member of WWW instead.
* AscendedExtra: Her role for the anime has been greatly expanded. Heck, she got her own design. In the games, Yuri was a [[PaletteSwap recolour]] of Mari.
* ButtMonkey: During her time as a villain in Axess, particularly in the undubbed episode where [=MegaMan=] obtains Wind Soul where the characters trample her and in the [=MistMan=] episode she falls into the same traps Lan and Mayl did earlier and even plays keep away with [=MistMan=]'s lamp. She's even had a few comedic anime expressions such as sweatdrops when she realizes Mr. Gauss mistook Ms. Mari for her.
* DarkActionGirl: In the anime.
* DarkIsEvil: In the anime's Axess season.
* DarkIsNotEvil: During the end of Axess when she stops Dark [=ProtoMan=] from killing Ms. Mari.
* [[spoiler:DisneyDeath]]: In the anime.
* HeelFaceTurn: In both the games and anime.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Operator of Needleman.EXE in the anime.
* SinisterShades: In the anime.
* SpikesOfVillainy: When she becomes Cross Fusion [=NeedleMan=] (the English dub even changes [=NeedleMan=]'s name to [=SpikeMan=]). Subverted in Stream.
!!Rush
A rare and unique virus in the games, in which it only has 10 HP but only loses 1 HP per attack and becomes harder to hit with each round and runs away if you fail to hit him. In the anime, its a computer program Dr. Hikari created to guide the group to [=MegaMan's=] frame after he was deleted by [=PharaohMan=].
* ADayInTheLimelight: An undubbed Axess episode shows Rush running away from home and befriending a Malako virus and comes across [=BubbleMan=].
* AscendedExtra: A random virus in the games, but an ally in the anime.
* BlessedWithSuck: He certainly thinks his ability to turn into a synchro chip and cross fuse with Mayl and Roll is this considering every time Cross Fusion Roll gets hit, he feels the damage.
* ButtMonkey: The fact that he gets turned into a synchro chip and can feel the pain whenever Cross Fusion Roll gets hurt and is forced into doing so despite not wanting to.
* EvilCounterpart: He meets a pink, female and feral version of himself in the first season finale. In the games, its supposed to be a stronger version of Rush with 800 HP and drops more rare chips.
* HeroicDog: A friendly canine that helps the heroes.
* {{Jerkass}}: In his Axess limelight episode above, he refuses to bring Lan an umbrella during a rain storm claiming he'll short circuit, [[BlatantLies which turns out to be a lie since Lan comes home and sees him taking a bath.]]
* LostInTranslation: The English version of ''Battle Network 2'' missed the reference and renamed the virus "Mole".
* OutOfFocus: In the Gospel finale, he gets damaged by the Gospel Virus Beast and in Axess, he gets [[DistressedDude captured by [=ShadeMan=] and [=BubbleMan=]]] so the two Darkloids can turn him into a chip allowing Shade Man to materialize in the real world without dimensional areas.
* TeamPet: Becomes this once he has the ability to enter the real world.
* UselessProtagonist: To some extent. The only useful things he's ever done are sending a cat virus back into cyberspace via a wormhole/portal and that was only because Dr. Hikari opened it up underneath the cat virus, save Lan from getting crushed by rubble earlier in the same scenario, spray water at the real world viruses in the first season finale and becoming a synchro chip to allow Mayl and Roll to cross fuse. The rest of the time, he's just there for comic relief.
* WhackAMonster: This is how you're supposed to damage it in the games.
!!Dr. Wily
->''Voiced by Katsumi Cho (JP), Creator/PaulDobson (EN)''
The leader of World Three. Long ago, he tried to obtain funding for his research on robotics technology, but that funding went to the Hikari family's research on internet technology instead. Now he wants revenge by destroying the internet, despite the apparent irony of using the same internet technology to do so.
* BigBad: In 1, 3 and 6. Also see below.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** When he split Colonel's kind side into [[spoiler:Iris]], he also bundled the weapon controls program with [[spoiler:her]], implying that at the time, he believed such a dangerous program needed to be used with restraint. Though this part kind of goes out the window when he tries to use the program in game 6.
** The reason why he [[spoiler:gave Dr. Regal LaserGuidedAmnesia at the end of ''Battle Network 5''.]] Despite Wily's evil intentions, even he was appalled by [[spoiler: his son's abuse of Soul Net. Using Soul Net to warp minds worldwide was a line even he would never cross]].
* EvilIsNotAToy: [[spoiler:Gets hit with this in the end of the third game, when Alpha turns on him and devours him. He turned out to be NotQuiteDead.]]
* FatAndSkinny: [[http://lparchive.org/Mega-Man-Battle-Network-4-6/Update%2046/ The skinny to Tadashi's fat]] in flashback sequences during ''Battle Network 5''.
* {{Irony}}: He's probably the best computer scientist around by the time the series starts, but he only uses his skills to destroy net society out of spite for his rival. [[spoiler:At least until the end of the series.]]
* MadScientist: Well duh, he's the expy of one of the Trope Codifiers!
* MadeOfIron: Survived being at or near the epicenter of at least four different explosions (one of which was strong enough to destroy half of Cyber City and another that ''took out an entire island'') and also having his mind drained by [[spoiler:Alpha]].
* TheManBehindTheMan: In the second game.
* ManipulativeBastard: He's at his absolute best in games three and six. It's astonishing. [[spoiler:Watch him string Bass along like a toy during the endgame of three]].
* MoralityChain: Baryl's father seemed to be one for him, since he ended up resuming his evil plans after the former's death.
* MoralityPet: Though later on, [[spoiler:Colonel and Iris's HeroicSacrifice causes him to have a HeelRealization.]]
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: One of only two in the whole series. Which is a shame, considering what he would otherwise be capable of.
* OmnicidalManiac: His goal is invariably the complete destruction of net society, the existence of which he views as a symbol of the world's rejection of him and his research.
* ParentalAbandonment: Supposedly not around during Dr. Regal's childhood, he prefers to [[spoiler:raise his friend's son instead.]]
* PetTheDog: [[spoiler:adopting Baryl and paying for the treatment of Mach's ill daughter. After defeating the Cybeast in [=BN6=], he urges Lan to escape the exploding base while he just stays behind.]]
* RedemptionEqualsLife: [[spoiler:at the end of the series, touched by the HeroicSacrifice of Colonel and Iris, Wily survives the explosion of his base, and willingly surrenders to the authorities. He later sends Lan a letter to thank him. Except in the Japanese version of 6, where he dies with his hatred.]]
* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: Tadashi Hikari seems to think this about Wily in the third game, which makes sense given that they worked on [=SoulNet=] together. [[spoiler:Though in the NA version of 6, Wily makes a HeelFaceTurn.]]
!!Mr. Match ''(Kenichi "Hinoken" Hino)''
->''Mr. Match voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (JP), Creator/TrevorDevall (EN)''
->''[=FireMan=] voiced by: Satoshi Katougi (JP), Ross Douglas (EN)''
->''[=HeatMan=] voiced by: Issei Futamata (JP), Creator/BrianDrummond (EN)''
->''[=FlameMan=] voiced by: Creator/TakashiNagasako (JP)''
A very passionate man that loves anything to do with pyrotechnics. Operator of [=FireMan.EXE, HeatMan.EXE, and FlameMan.EXE=], although he is only seen with one of them at a time. In the ''Gregar'' version of 6, he becomes a schoolteacher at the Cyber Academy to introduce the Cross System.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Episode 37 of the first season as a POV Sequel of two earlier episodes detailing [=FireMan's=] deletion at the hands of [=FreezeMan=] and his rebirth as [=HeatMan=].
* AmbiguouslyEvil: In the fourth game (at least in ''Red Sun''). While he is unquestionably villainous in the first game [[spoiler: and the third]], and unquestionably heroic in the sixth, in the fourth it's impossible to know where he falls. He claims to be reformed, and despite Lan and [=MegaMan=]'s suspicion his assistance at the hotdog stand is completely genuine, and he does genuinely care for [[ImpliedLoveInterest the girl who runs it.]] But he rigs the stadium with detonators during the tournament and has built a small crime organization from the remnants of the WWW, until he's backstabbed by his minions and helps you stop them. Making it more confusing, you get a [[ThePowerOfFriendship [=FireMan=]'s Double Soul]].
* BeardOfEvil: He has a pointy goatee.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In ''Network Transmission'', [=FireMan=] gets infected by the Zero Virus Vaccine. [=FlameMan=] gets possessed by Reverse in ''Legend of Network''.
* BonusBoss: In 2, he appears at the airport after defeating the FinalBoss to provide a boss battle.
* CallingYourAttacks: [=FireMan=]'s [[GratuitousEnglish "FIAH AAAAHMU!"]]
* ChestInsignia: A fireball. All three of his Navis use it, with the only difference between them being the colors: yellow with an orange and red background for [=FireMan=] and [=HeatMan=] respectively, and orange on black for [=FlameMan=].
* DarkIsNotEvil: [=HeatMan=] looks completely psychotic, but is actually Match's only heroic Navi.
* ElementalHair: Long, red and wavy, fitting for a pyromaniac and operator of several Fire Navis.
* EvenTheSubtitlerIsStumped: Sometimes [=FlameMan's=] wildfire noises aren't translated.
* FieryRedhead: Pun not intended.
* HeelFaceMole: [[spoiler:In the third game, he pretends to repent by working at [=SciLab=] but it was all an act so that he can take the final [=TetraCode=].]]
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: It's hard to tell which side is he actually on in the games.
* IntelligibleUnintelligible: Much like [=DesertMan=], [=FlameMan=] can't actually speak, though subtitles are supplied.
* KarmaHoudini: He never gets in trouble for his actions in the games, especially in 3, where he sets fires all over the net which causes temperatures in the real world to reach dangerous levels hospitalizing multiple [=SciLab=] scientists.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: In 3. Wily apparently didn't bother to tell his current active agent that one should never, under any circumstances, EVER provoke [[PhysicalGod Bass.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: Match plays [[spoiler:Lan]] like a fiddle in 3.
* NightmareFace: [=HeatMan=] possesses one by default.
* PantheraAwesome: [=FlameMan=] is somewhat leonine in appearance.
* PlayingWithFire: Mr. Match is the most prominent user of Fire Navis in the series, given he has three of them and makes an appearance in all Battle Network games except 5.
* PyroManiac:
** Match's evil plans will always include his targets being swallowed in fire.
** [=FireMan=] in ''Network Transmission'', after being given the [[BrainwashedAndCrazy false vaccine.]]
* StarterVillain: The very first villain introduced in the series.
!!Higsby ''(Yamitaro Higure)''
A part-time teacher of sorts that also runs the local battlechip shop. In the first game, he was a member of World Three and tried to brainwash the local ACDC Elementary School into becoming World Three servants. Since that failed attempt, he cut off ties with the World Three and becomes a close friend to Lan and [=MegaMan=]'s group.
* AdaptationalHeroism: His villainous actions in the anime are far less despicable than they were in the game where he merely holds Mayl, Dex, Yai, and Ms. Mari hostage to get Yai's rare chips instead of brainwashing every kid in school and trapping Ms. Mari in the supply closet. It helps that the anime Higsby wasn't a WWW member.
* {{Adorkable}}: At times.
* AnimeHair: [[http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080711045625/megaman/images/1/1a/Higsby.jpg Just look at how fluffy it is!]]
* HeelFaceTurn: We mentioned that he was in World Three at the beginning of the first game, right?
* IJustWantToBeBadass: His main reason for joining Team Colonel.
* KarmaHoudini: Although he pulled a HeelFaceTurn, he ''did'' take over an entire school and tried to brainwash all the students, and got away with nothing but a lecture from Lan.
* NerdGlasses: A pair of square, rimless specs that, while not fitting any of the classic definitions, are very unflattering.
* {{Otaku}}: For battle chips, which drives him to travel the world and even join the WWW in the first game.
* ProudToBeAGeek: Considering that geekiness is actually the source of extremely helpful knowledge about net combat, it's not hard to see why.
* PutOnABus: When you get access to your hometown again in the sixth game, his chip shop is locked up with a sign on the door saying he's overseas on a trip.
* ShipTease: It's blatantly obvious that he has a crush on Ms. Mari. In the games, Higsby's sometimes seen daydreaming about her and in the fifth game, he says he's going to propose after the adventure's over.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses
* VerbalTic: He adds "huh" to almost every sentence in English. He even writes the "huh"s in his emails! In Japanese, he replaces "desu" with "demasu".
!![=NumberMan.EXE=]
->''Voiced by: Creator/SamuelVincent''
An intelligent Navi that appears to have a huge brain of sorts encased in a light bulb. Operated by Higsby.
* ChestInsignia: Dark green right angle triangle complete with a small yellow square at the base of the triangle. The triangle is set against a lighter green background. It suits to his mathematical motif.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Dice bombs, protractor boomerangs, and math balls. In the anime, he also uses swords that look like oversized {{Mahjong}} scoring sticks.
* LovableCoward: He's not the best at netbattling, but people love him anyway.
* TheSmartGuy: Of Team Colonel. He is able to crack down even the most complex of security doors.
* TookALevelInBadass: He's frankly pathetic in the first game were he doesn't even move from were starts in battle and only has 3 very easy to defeat attacks and he only uses the math ball attack until his health drops to a certain point, he's less of a joke in the ''Blue Moon'' version of the 4th game but still not very tough even at Omega level, but in the 5th game he's a far more formidable opponent with much better AI patterns and attacks than before. Also coincides with him and Higsby joining Team Colonel and taking part in liberating dark areas.
!! [=StoneMan.EXE=]
->''Voiced by: Creator/HiroakiIshikawa (JP), Creator/WardPerry (EN)''
An independent Navi working for WWW who prevents the subway trains from running.
* CoDragons: With [=BombMan=] in the anime.
* DishingOutDirt: Of the rock variety.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: One of two Navis (the other being [=GravityMan=]) to be drawn in CGI instead of the normal method. Even his official art looks more 3D in nature.
* TakenForGranite: Asteroid [=StoneMan=] gave his operator the ([[CursedWithAwesome unwanted]]) ability to do this.
* IntelligibleUnintelligible: He speaks in "gok"s, but [=MegaMan=] understand him just fine.
!!Dr. Froid ''(Seiji Hikawa)''
The manager of the Waterworks and Tory's father. He was manipulated by the WWW to freeze the water sysyem and give them the Aqua Program. He operates [=IceMan=] in the first game.
* TheGenericGuy: Not much is known about him, and he barely stands out. Even the game developers noticed this.
* MeaningfulName: "Froid" means cold in French, referring to his Navi [=IceMan=].
* SkintoneSclerae: Made obvious in the anime and official art.
* SwappedRoles: He was the one kidnapped in the anime instead of his son.
!!Tory Froid ''(Tohru Hikawa)''
->''Voiced by: Creator/KumikoWatanabe (JP), Reece Thompson (EN)''
A rather young boy whose father manages the Waterworks, which purifies and controls the water supply. Because of this, he was kidnapped and taken hostage by WWW in an attempt to force his father and [=IceMan=].EXE to comply to the WWW's demands.
* AscendedExtra: In the first game, he was just a random kid you rescued, and had a generic sprite. In the anime, he becomes a much more major character.
* BilingualBonus: "Froid" is the French word for cold.
* ButtMonkey: When he starts appearing less often starting in Axess, the group usually goes off somewhere without him. Twice in Axess, the group boards Yai's rocket to investigate what caused one of her satellites to disappear and to confront Dr. Regal leaving him behind. Then in Beast +, he and Mayl are at Higsby's Chip Shop when she notices Lan and Dex and follows them, ditching Tory in the process.
* DemotedToExtra: And then he is hit with this in later seasons. It makes you wonder what the point of giving him a bigger role was...
* FlatCharacter: He looks generic for an anime character and beyond his love of history and hot springs, he doesn't get much characterization.
* OnlySaneMan: Not that hard to fulfill this role when your friends are [[HotBlooded Lan]], [[ClingyJealousGirl Mayl]], [[LovingBully Dex]], and [[SpoiledBrat Yai]].
* SwappedRoles: In the first Battle Network game, he's being held hostage by the WWW to blackmail his dad into messing up the Water Works. In the anime, his dad is captured while he sabotages the Water Works.
!![=IceMan.EXE=]
->''Voiced by: Creator/SamuelVincent (EN)''
Operated by Tory and his father. [=IceMan=] is a rather small and cute Eskimo-like Navi specializing in ice attacks.
* BadassAdorable: Just like most Aqua Navis, short and small but packs a punch.
* BlushSticker: It makes him look cuter.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In ''Network Transmission'', Mr. Froid gives him the Zero Virus Vaccine.
* BreathWeapon: His main method of attack.
* ChestInsignia: A bright blue eight-pointed star against a slightly darker blue background.
* EskimoLand: His design is based on one.
* AnIcePerson: No kidding.
!!Ms. Madd ''(Madoi Iroaya)''
->''Madd voiced by: Creator/JunkoNoda (JP), Creator/TabithaStGermain (EN)''
->''[=ColorMan=] voiced by: Creator/YujiUeda (JP), Andrew Thoth (EN)''
A fashionable yet goofy woman that can be quite cunning at times. She blackmailed Dr. Froid into freezing the Waterworks system and giving her the Aquaprogram. She is later responsible for hacking traffic lights all over Den City. Operator of [=ColorMan.EXE=].
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Subverted. [=ColorMan=] is notably the ONLY WWW Navi in ''Network Transmission'' that was not targeted by the false vaccine. In fact, [=ColorMan=] was completely unaware of the current state of affairs; he was just bored because Madd was ignoring him.
* DubNameChange: From [=ColorMan.EXE to WackoMan.EXE=] in the anime.
* ElementalPowers: [=ColorMan=] can fire off [[PlayingWithFire Fire Towers]] and [[MakingASplash Aqua Towers,]] both as a boss and as a summon.
* FightingClown: [=ColorMan=].EXE.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: "I'm just a friendly neighborhood Navi!" Due to the LawOfConservationOfDetail and his [[UncattyResemblance similarities to Ms. Madd]], [=ColorMan=] [[MonsterClown is anything but]].
!!Count Jack Zap ''(Count Jack "Elec" Electel)''
->''Count Zap voiced by: Creator/KentaMiyake (JP), Colin Murdock (EN)''
->''[=ElecMan=] voiced by: Creator/ChihiroSuzuki (JP), Creator/KirbyMorrow (EN)''
A man associated with a rich family that has a rather electric personality. In the first game his plan is to steal the Elecprogram from the Government Complex's power plant. Operator of [=ElecMan.EXE=].
* AbusiveParents: His mother in the anime calls him [[TheUnfavorite the useless son]] and gives him a verbal lashing for disgracing the family name. Subverted at the end when Mama Zap tells him he's a good boy and urges him to join his WWW friends, though only in the American version.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: On the receiving end from Gauss.
* AttentionWhore: His suit has lights all over it. His character designer confirms that this is so he's always clearly visible, no matter how dark it is.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In ''Network Transmission'', [=ElecMan=] is hacked by the false vaccine.
* FreudianExcuse: The AbusiveParents and AlwaysSomeoneBetter tropes above are apparently why he joined WWW in the anime.
* GratuitousEnglish: "OH! MY! GAHD!"
* HeroicSacrifice: In the anime, [=ElecMan=] holds [=MagnetMan=] still in order for [=MegaMan=] to delete them both with a Program Advance.
* InconsistentDub: ''Battle Network 2'' revealed that he is Gauss Magnus's brother, but the English version doesn't make it clear as his name is translated as "Jack Electricity" there.
* KnightOfCerebus: His attack in the first Megaman Battle Network is ''far'' more serious than Ms. Madd's. He conducts a party in the deep basement of the Government Complex, only to cause a blackout and shut all ventilation so that the guests will die from suffocation.
* PungeonMaster: Prone to this in regards to anything involving electricity in the English dub of the Anime.
* PunnyName: Another Computer term, with the jack being a slang word for a USB port (which acted as the means of getting [=MegaMan=] on the net for the first three games).
* ShockAndAwe: [=ElecMan.EXE=].
!!Yahoot ''(Mahajarama)''
->''Yahoot voiced by: Creator/KenichiSonobe (JP), Creator/RonHalder (EN)''
->''[=MagicMan=] voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (JP), Creator/PaulDobson (EN)''
He runs a curry restaurant that Lan frequently visits in the anime. In the games, he was Dr. Wily's right hand man, and nearly succeeds in deleting [=MegaMan=]. Operator of [=MagicMan.EXE=].
* AscendedExtra: He only appears as the last WWW member in the first game and is never seen again after his defeat. In the anime he shows up more often, particularly in Stream where he occasionally helps foil Neo WWW's plans.
* TheDragon: to Dr. Wily in the first game.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Yahoot. Also, [=MagicMan=]'s eyes are narrow slits, so while perhaps not technically closed the effect is similar.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Match, Zap, and Madd aren't too fond of him at first, even when they turn over a new leaf, but gradually tolerate him.
* HeelFaceTurn: In the anime, he opens up a curry restaurant that's mildly successful with his other rejected comrades.
* PunnyName: Another one. '''Yahoo'''t, as in Yahoo, the email and search engine.
* RhymesOnADime: In the English dub of the anime, [=MagicMan=] speaks solely in rhymes.
* SupremeChef: He's the owner and head chef of Maha Ichiban/#1 Curry, which Lan frequents in the anime.
* WizardClassic: Unlike the original Magic Man's StageMagician motif, [=MagicMan.EXE=] resembles a traditional wizard; [[RobeAndWizardHat robe, hat,]] [[WizardBeard beard]] and all.
!! [=BombMan.EXE=]
->''Voiced by: Creator/NickHarrison (EN)''
Another independent Navi working for WWW in the first game by guarding their web address.
* CartoonBomb: His main method of attack. He will usually kick them.
* CoDragons: With [=StoneMan=] in the anime.
* DubNameChange: To [=BlasterMan=] in the English anime.
* PlayingWithFire: Averted, [=BombMan=] is non-elemental unlike his Robot Master counterpart, however, his Navi Chips play this straight.
* YouShallNotPass: He guards the way to the WWW address and, when [=MegaMan=] defeats him, he self-destructed to destroy the direct access to the address.
!![=LifeVirus=] ''([=DreamVirus=])''
A supervirus created by Wily in an attempt to destroy the internet in the first game, it had a variety of destructive attacks, but the one thing that made this virus so dangerous was its usage of the [=LifeAura=], which was a powerful protective aura with no elemental weaknesses.
* AdorableAbomination: The Scuttles are kinda cute, but it must always be remembered that they're the remnants of the [=LifeVirus=].
* BackFromTheDead: It's recreated in ''Network Transmission'' as [=LifeVirus=]-R, after being combined with the Zero Virus.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Both the [=vLifeVirus=] itself, and its Scuttle virus brood.
* DeflectorShields: Has [=LifeAura=] on, which negates attacks lower than 100. [=MegaMan=]'s temporarily beefed-up buster can easily break through those however.
* FinalBoss: Of the first game and ''Network Transmission''.
* FlunkyBoss: Summons Scuttles to fight for it.
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Unlike all the other final and bonus bosses in the series (other than Alpha), the [=LifeVirus=] appears to be mindless.
* KingMook: Treated as the highest possible achievement of any virus; all other final bosses fit in their own categories.
* MadeOfEvil: 100% Viral and... well, [[GenericDoomsdayVillain who knows if it's lovin' it.]]
* NonMaliciousMonster: The [=LifeVirus=] seems to lack a mind any more developed than any other virus. Wily intends to use it as a vehicle to control military satellites.
* WaveMotionGun: Although the attack doesn't have a name.
* WalkingSpoiler: [[LateArrivalSpoiler Unless you play Network Transmission.]]
!! [=PharaohMan.EXE=]
->''Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara (JP), Michael Kopsa (EN)''
In the first two games, is a solo Navi always seen guarding WWW territory. In the anime he was created by Lan's father Tadashi Hikari to monitor and guide the flow of data, however due to a virus he became corrupted and had to be sealed away. In the manga, he is an ancient Navi that helps [=MegaMan=] with his Style Change.
* AGodAmI: In the games he has an attitude like one, but in the anime he literally has the power of one.
* BigBad: Of the first half of season one of the anime one were he wrecks havoc and even succeeds in [[spoiler: deleting Mega Man himself, though he got better]].
* NefariousPharaoh: His design may be based on a sarcophagus (which often holds a pharaoh), but at least in the games he's in the side of evil. Subverted in the anime where he's meant to be good but then corrupted, averted in the manga where he's helpful but otherwise neutral.
* PoisonousPerson: He can drop an Anubis statue that slowly poisons the opponent's side of the field. This is the basis for the Anubis Mega Chip and the [[LimitBreak Program Advance]] called [=PoisonPharaoh=], which makes a constant appearance in the games.
* WaveMotionGun: Sarcophagus Laser, fired from a coffin dropped by [=PharaohMan=] himself.
* WouldRatherSuffer[=/=]SuicideAttack: In the anime, when captured by Wily, he chooses this way out refusing to serve Wily. Unbeknownst to him, his remaining data would go on to form two of the most deadly forces that plagued the net [[spoiler: those being Bass, and the virus beast himself Gospel]]
!!Dark/[[InconsistentDub Dusk]] ''(Dark Miyabi)'' and [=ShadowMan.EXE=]
A mysterious and dangerous assassin-for-hire that operates [=ShadowMan.EXE=] and is feared throughout both the real and cyber worlds. He is hired by Gospel in the second game to destroy key installations that make up the network, but fails when [=MegaMan=] and [=ProtoMan=] intervene. In the fifth game, after a short fight, he agrees to help [=MegaMan=] and Colonel retake the internet from Nebula.
* BadassNormal: In the anime, he defeated Zoano [=BlizzardMan=] using some ninja caltrops.
* CastFromHitpoints: Is the owner of Muramasa, a sword that becomes more powerful as the user's HP lowers. [=ShadowMan=] used this in [=BN2=] as a DesperationAttack.
* ChestInsignia: A black caltrop on a yellow background.
* {{Combo}}: [=ShadowMan=] in the second game utilizes both Grass Stage and a fire bomb attack. Fire attacks deal double damage on enemies standing on a grass panel.
* EarlyBirdCameo: In ''Network Transmission''. [[spoiler:The last thing you see in that game is him talking to Gospel.]] He's also a BonusBoss in the first game.
* FlechetteStorm: His [=NaviChip=], as well as the Program Advance that utilizes it, [=BodyGuard=]. Stars everywhere!
* FuumaShuriken: [[IconicItem It wouldn't be [=ShadowMan=] without them.]]
* GratuitousNinja: It's nice to see that even in this advanced age, ninjas can and will still exist.
* HeelFaceTurn: He's only villainous in his first two appearances. He joins up with [=MegaMan=]'s team in the fifth game and allows his protege to train [=MegaMan=] in 6. Considering he's merely a hired hand, it's not all that surprising.
* InconsistentDub: In 5, he's renamed Dusk.
* PowerFloats: Cracked and broken panels do not affect [=ShadowMan=], as he is always floating. This is how he is able to traverse over Dark Panels in Liberation Missions.
* PunchClockVillain: Dark and [=ShadowMan=] are mercenaries.
!!Bass.EXE ''(Forte.EXE)''
->''Voiced by: Creator/KeikoNemoto (JP), Creator/MattHill (EN)''
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->"Pathetic weakling! Return to the 0's and 1's you're made of!"
In the games, he was created by Dr. Cossak around the same time that Alpha was, and he was designed to be the world's first autonomous Navi (that is, a Navi that can function without an operator). However, he was blamed for causing bugs in Alpha's system, and several Navis were sent to delete him. He escaped into the deepest parts of the internet, but not without a scar. In the anime, he is a reincarnation of Pharaoh Man.EXE. He possesses one of the three Ultimate Programs, and seeks to take the other two from [=MegaMan=] and [=ProtoMan=]. Bass has a hatred for humankind in both versions.
* AdaptationalBadass: Bass in the classic series was not harmless by any means, but as a boss, he wasn't anything special, and despite being TheDragon, he acted as little more than another minion for Wily. Here, he's far and away the toughest foe of each game and when the games started to get his characterization down he firmly establishes himself as Megaman's strongest enemy.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the manga, he becomes less omnicidal after his defeat and begrudgingly helps Megaman fight the Darkloids and Cybeasts, though the latter is mostly because [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou he doesn't want anyone else to defeat his rival]]. Interestingly, whatever's left of Serenade claims that Bass actually does see Megaman as his friend, but doesn't admit it out of pride.
* AllEncompassingMantle: One of the few Navis to have a cloth in his design, due to RuleOfCool.
* ArmCannon: Two of them just like his classic incarnation. In his first appearance, all his attacks are down with them.
* AxeCrazy: Bass's ultimate life goal? [[KillEmAll The complete and utter annihilation of net society and human life.]] After the third game, he loses sight of this for a time, but in the final title it comes back full swing via consuming Cybeast data to wreak havoc on the world.
* BeamSpam[=/=]MoreDakka: Air Burst and Shooting Buster. Bass doesn't need to aim, he just needs to hit you! ([[ThatOneBoss And odds are,]] [[ThatOneAttack he will.]])
* BloodKnight: Especially in the Manga.
* BonusBoss: In every single game.
* CameBackWrong: Drained by Alpha and restored by Gospel in the third game, though it's clear that this has taken a toll on Bass's mind. [[EmptyShell It's unclear how much of Bass is actually left at the end of the series.]]
* CastingAShadow: Starting the fourth game, he starts using darkness type attacks, creating a {{BFS}}, a pair of saws that are laughably easy to dodge because he never fires them down [=MegaMan's=] middle row, and a ''Franchise/DragonBall'' style giant energy sphere.
* ChallengeSeeker: His dialogue in 2 and 3 suggests this.
* ChestInsignia: Concealed by his cape, it's marred by the glowing scar he received during his attempted deletion by Scilab.
* DamageSpongeBoss: While having a shit load of health is standard for him, his Bass [=XX=] incarnations have so much is possible to exhaust a chip folder before killing him.
* DeathIsCheap: He dies or is at least defeated several times in each game (though his defeats aren't always depicted as killing him), but he keeps coming back and survives even beyond the encounter with him in the sixth and final game. Due to his ability to recover from near-death due to his Get Ability program, it may actually be impossible to completely destroy him. The only time he might have come died is when he was absorbed by Alpha, but Gospel saved him.
* DeflectorShields: His iconic Life Aura blocks all direct damage until the player hits him with a attack strong enough to break it down. In the fourth and fifth games, Bass [=XX=] (if you hack him out of the game code to come play) uses Black Barrier instead.
* [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu Did You Just Punch Out Bass?]]: Yes, you did. And each time (''over twenty!'') is worth it.[[note]]One fight in the first game; an encounter in Network Transmission, and he leaves after you dispel his barriers; a fight against two clones (though the second mutates into Gospel, so you can discount that if you choose), and a fight against the real thing and his [=DX=] random encounter in the second (that's at least four); a fight against him near the end of the third game (ignoring the Hopeless Boss Fight earlier), and rematches against his GS and Omega forms in the post-game (three more make seven); he appears as the Final Boss in Battle Chip Challenge and as the Bonus Boss at the farthest end of the secret training area (eight and nine); he has a Bonus Boss encounter and an Omega random encounter in the fourth game (eleven); he's also the final boss in 4.5 (twelve); the fifth game is weird: most players won't encounter him until the end of the Nebula Area, and then it's actually a summoned apparition (this is the Bass ''Beta'' fight), but there are two secret encounters (Bass and Bass ''Alpha'') for players who have activated Bass Cross functionality, plus the Omega random encounter (sixteen); on top of that, the fourth and fifth games have buried data for Bass [=XX=] that you'll probably have to hack the game to encounter (eighteen); and finally, there are a final three fights in the sixth game against Bass, Bass [=SP=], and Bass [=BX=](twenty-one). And these are not counting the mobile phone gaiden games ''Rockman.EXE Phantom of Network'' and ''Rockman.EXE Legend of Network''.[[/note]]
* EmptyShell: Implied in 4 and beyond. It's obvious that being drained by Alpha took a toll on his mind, and [[CameBackWrong even Gospel can't repair all the damage.]]
* EnemyMine: With Mega Man, in the movie. In the third game, he has a very reluctant team up with Wily.
* {{Expy}}: To the original Bass.
* FreudianExcuse: If his manga backstory is to be believed (considering the fact that his current condition was not explained all that well), then he was actually a pretty decent and kind Navi at the start. He was rather condescending towards other Navis due to how advanced he was, but ultimately wanted to help others just like any Navi by getting people to develop better security systems (he also shows a surprisingly ''[[SugarAndIcePersonality cute]]'' side to him when pacified by Dr. Cossak). Tragically for him, people feared him for his powers, and ended up locking him away when they realized that they could not control him. Then there was the incident where he was blamed for Alpha's horrendous mess and well... it's hard not to be bitter and cynical when the entire world has declared ''you'' the source of all of their problems.
* FusionDance: [=BassGS=], from 3, is the result of doing this with [[AnimalisticAbomination Gospel.]] It's also a MythologyGag, since in the [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic classic series]], Gospel (aka [[DubNameChange Treble]]) was Bass's counterpart to Rush and thus able to fuse with the original Bass as well.
* HopelessBossFight: When he's actually fought as as part of the story in the third game, there's no way of getting rid of his [=LifeAura=] and thus he literally invincible. Even battle chips and abilities that grant invincibility won't help, as his attacks in the fight ignore it. It IS possible to bring his HP to 1 via poison chips, but they won't delete him, rendering the fight as this no matter what.
* HumanoidAbomination: : Once a normal [=NetNavi=], he's become [[PersonOfMassDestruction much,]] [[PhysicalGod MUCH]] [[StayingAlive more]] than that.
* HumansAreBastards: What he believes.
* IdentityAmnesia: After returning from deletion in being consumed by Alpha in the fourth game, Bass shows no recollection of any past events, and even speaks in a slightly different manner -- slower, and more deliberate. However, he is compelled to return to MegaMan and challenge him every time he detects him.
* KickTheSonOfABitch:
** What he did in the last episode of ''Stream'' would have been truly despicable... except he did it to [[spoiler:''[[TheSociopath Slur]]'']], so it's awesome!
** Then there's the moment where he [[spoielr:kills Dr. Regal in the manga by somehow blowing up the submarine he was escaping in.]]
* MisanthropeSupreme: Hates ''all'' humans for the ordeals he's been through. Even his creator, Dr. Cossak, is barely able to get through to him.
* MultipleChoicePast: In the games, Bass was created by Dr. Cossak as one of, if not the first independent Navis. In the anime, Bass is Pharaoh Man's reincarnation.
* NoNonsenseNemesis: When Bass faces a problem, he simply blows it up. End of story. End of problem. He only takes longer to beat his opponents if they are sufficiently challenging or annoying.
* TheresNoKillLikeOverkill: His program advance from Battle Network 2, Darkness. He first has Gospel hit all panels in a fan-shaped pattern for ''3000'' damage. If that somehow doesn't kill the opposing side (highly unlikely given that the Final Boss has a mere 2000 HP), then Bass nukes a 9 x 9 area in front of Mega Man for ''another 3000'' damage. This is also Bass's standard MO; [[NoNonsenseNemesis nuke it 'til it dies.]]
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: He considers himself this to Mega Man in the manga after Mega Man defeats him for the first time, which leads him to [[EnemyMine interfere and actually help [=MegaMan=]]] against several future villains, most prominently Nebula Grey and The combined form of Falzer and Greger at the very end of the final arc.
* PetTheDog:
** While he's otherwise cruel and inhumane in the games, he doesn't kill Cossak despite certainly being able to. Apparently, he still has at least some sympathy towards his creator.
** Out of all of his Bug Fragment-based knockoffs, he gets along very well with Gospel, which does say something since creating copies of him in the first place really pissed him off.
* PhysicalGod: Within the Cyberworld, anyway.
* PowerCopying: His Get Ability program, which allows him to take on the abilities of any virus, navi, or program he deletes (though the only time we see this used in gameplay is the sixth game where he used actual battlechips during the battle). Ironic that ''Bass'' would be the only one with what is supposed to be [=MegaMan=]'s signature power.
* ThePowerOfHate: Oh, ''hell'' yes. Bass ''thrives'' on this openly, feeling that all notions of bonds or dependability is weakness fit only to be culled by him personally.
* RuleOfCool: Despite the character designer's rule that no cloth should be used on the design of any Cyberworld inhabitant (to preserve a 'digital' look and feel) Bass's cloak is an exception simply because the designer couldn't imagine him without one.
* ScarsAreForever: The slash on his chest was caused by a security Navi who attempted to delete him when Alpha went haywire.
* ShadowArchetype: To [=MegaMan=]. Note how the scar through Bass' chest happens at a slant not unlike Mega's own Navi Mark.
* SoreLoser: He doesn't take defeat well and will constantly berate you for being a pathetic weakling. ''Despite the fact that you can and have actually defeated him several times.''
* SpannerInTheWorks: Proves to be a huge in 3, preventing the [=GigaFreeze=] program from being used on Alpha since he turned out be another ChosenOne who could touch it.
* StayingAlive: At the end of 3, he's consumed by [[EldritchAbomination Alpha]]. In TheStinger, he's revived by [[AnimalisticAbomination Gospel,]] who fights alongside him as ([[RecurringElement what else]]) a BonusBoss. However, [[CameBackWrong calling him "alive"]] [[EmptyShell might be something of a stretch.]]
* StealthPun: A fake Bass in the second game: "Battle is my [[DubNameChange forte!]]"
* UltimateLifeForm: A digital version.
* [[WorldsStrongestMan World's Strongest Navi]]: His final form almost always the single most powerful boss in the games, and if he's not canonically the most powerful Navi in the series, he's only beaten by [=MegaMan=].
* WorthyOpponent: To [=MegaMan=] in the Manga.
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