History Characters / MegaManClassicHeroes

* {{Expy}}: Just like Mega Man being based on Astro Boy and Dr. Light filling the position of Dr. Ochanomizu. Roll is based off of Uran/Astro Girl, the sister of Astro Boy. Similar to Uran, Roll was built by Dr. Light and mostly doesn't get involved in action and mostly stays at home base.

* RetCanon: Downplayed, but the manga and comics state that Tango actually prefers Protoman to Megaman and often wanders off for weeks looking for the elder robot. Referenced slightly in ‘’10’’ where Tango helps run Protoman’s shop.

--> '''Auto''': Doc, how about givin' your favorite assistant a break?
--> '''Roll''': I don't need a break, Auto!

* CoolPet: A robot dog that can turn into almost freakin' anything.

* RobotDog: Pretty obvious.

* CoolPet: A {{Cephalothorax}} that homes in on its targets, ''and'' can carry a robot twice his size? Why not?

%%* CoolPet

** If ''VideoGame/MegaManPoweredUp'' and ''VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom'' are any indication, her WeaponOfChoice is a broom.

* EvilTwin: Wily sure likes doing this to him. There's the double in ''1'', ''Mega Man?'' in ''VideoGame/MegaManPoweredUp'', the Triplets in ''VideoGame/MegaMan3''...

The legendary Blue Bomber built by Dr. Light. He was formerly a humanoid helper robot named Rock, (sometimes called "Mega,") who was later modified into a super fighting robot upon his request. Mega Man is equipped with the Mega Buster, and the ability to copy techniques from the Robot Masters he defeats.

->'''Voiced by''': [[note]]''Doug Parker'' (WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster), ''Creator/IanJamesCorlett'' ([[WesternAnimation/MegaMan animated series]]), ''Creator/AiOrikasa'' (JP, [[VideoGame/MegaMan8 8]], [[VideoGame/SuperAdventureRockman SAR]], MMBC), ''Creator/HekiruShiina'' (Close Call audio drama, Arcade, [[Anime/MegaManUponAStar OVA]]), ''Gregory Smith'' (OVA, Ep. 1), ''Christopher Gray'' (OVA, Ep. 2-3), ''Kahoru Fujino'' ([[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom Marvel vs. Capcom series]]), ''Ruth Shiraishi'' (EN, 8) ''Miki Ogura'' (VideoGame/CannonSpike), ''Yumiko Kobayashi'' (JP, [[VideoGame/MegaManPoweredUp Powered Up]]), ''Cole Howard'' (EN, Powered Up), ''Creator/AyakaFukuhara'' (JP, [[VideoGame/MegaMan11 11]], [[VideoGame/MegaManXDive X Dive]]), ''Creator/BenDiskin'' (EN, 11)[[/note]]

* {{Battlecry}}: Mega Man often yells out "Plasma Power!" in [[WesternAnimation/MegaMan the Ruby-Spears cartoon]] when facing Wily's robots.

* TheDragon: He ''appears'' to be Wily's right-hand man in ''3''...until right at the end, when he saves you after defeating Gamma (evidently, he either [[GoodAllAlong played along the whole time]] or [[HeelFaceTurn changed his mind about Wily]] behind the scenes). In ''VideoGame/MegaMan4'', he was apparently still working for Wily; after he saves Kalinka, Wily yells that he betrayed him, although it's arguably more likely that Dr. Wily didn't ''know'' about Proto Man's [[TheMole true allegiance]] until that point. In the [[WesternAnimation/MegaMan TV Series]], however, he is willingly working for Wily.

* PluckyComicRelief: He's there to assist Mega Man in the [[WesternAnimation/MegaMan animated series]] with his transformations, but his secondary function is this. Often there to provide an EverybodyLaughsEnding.

* ShoutOut: A walking one to ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' in the [[WesternAnimation/MegaMan animated series]]. [[http://www.themmnetwork.com/blog/2013/09/01/the-mega-man-networks-interview-with-keiji-inafune He's also named after an early Capcom game that Inafune liked]].

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: In ''VideoGame/MegaMan11'', Light callously turns down Dr. Wily's Double Gear research in favor of his own. Not only did this destroy [[WeUsedToBeFriends Light and Wily's friendship]]; it also marked Wily's StartOfDarkness. Oh, and what was Wily's research turned down in favor of? Robots with independent thought! While made with good intentions, this ultimately led to the creation of [[VideoGame/MegaManX Mega Man X and reploids]], which led to centuries of [[VideoGame/MegaManZero nonstop war, with both humans and robots suffering a multitude of casualties]].

* GeniusBruiser: Practices [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ansatsuken]] in his spare time. This started out as an EasterEgg in the first ''VideoGame/{{Mega Man X|1}}'' game that featured his hologram wearing Ryu's outfit, but he's turned up using it as a workout outfit in subsequent adaptations.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappears after the events of ''VideoGame/MegaManV'', which is never explained. The manga and comics explain this by stating that he likes to wander - either by himself or with ProtoMan.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappears after the events of ''VideoGame/MegaManV'', which is never explained.

* {{Expy}}: His visored helmet, AloofAlly status, and most importantly the fact that in Japanese canon only Megaman does not actually know Protoman is his older brother who ran away from home years ago make him a dead ringer for [[Anime/SpeedRacer Racer X]]
* {{Flawed|Prototype}}[=/=]SuperPrototype:
** On one hand, he has a greater degree of freedom than other Robot Masters, but on the other hand, this likely stems from his unstable core, as when Dr. Light offered to repair him at the cost of his freedom, Proto Man ran away.
** According to his banter with the Yellow Devil in ''Mega Man Powered Up'', it's an unstable ''[[GoingCritical nuclear]]'' core. Whether this is Light's doing or part of Wily's modifications is unclear; if the former, he apparently learned his lesson by switching to solar.
** Either way, he appears to be SuperPrototype to the Sniper Joes, which were almost certainly mass-produced based on his design.

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: In ''Power Battles'' and ''Power Fighters'', his moveset is basically his successor's, but in ''9'' and ''10'', he instead has his brother's Charge Shot and Slide. An odd case where Mega Man had to ''lose'' these features for his brother to have a more unique play style. Mega Man lost those moves by atrophy (basically, because he didn't use them)...so [[FridgeHorror how did Proto Man hold on to them?!?]]

* [[LukeIAmYourFather Mega Man, He Is Your Brother]]: ''3''[='=]s ending. However, [[http://kobun20.interordi.com/2010/09/13/more-monday-blues/ various]] [[http://kobun20.interordi.com/2010/09/16/give-a-little-whistle/ Japanese]] sources say that Mega Man still doesn't know this. (Though in the English version of ''VideoGame/MegaMan7'', he openly refers to Dr. Light as being both characters' "father".)

* BagOfSpilling: Outside of ''Wily Tower'', Mega Man never keeps his old weapons. By ''VideoGame/MegaMan9'', however, he's even throwing away signature abilities seemingly for good!
** Mind you, [[JustifiedTrope this ties into the core of his character]] — Mega Man himself discards his Special Weapons when he doesn't need them anymore.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: In ''7'', where he [[spoiler:attempts to ''kill Wily'']].

* {{Expy}}: Rock is an Expy of ''Anime/AstroBoy''.

* ImprobableWeaponUser: If ''VideoGame/MegaManPoweredUp'' and ''VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom'' are any indication, her WeaponOfChoice is a broom.

* IncestSubtext: Despite being thought of as a sister to Rock by their creator, some of her quotes in ''Powered Up'' ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTTpaKxKolo&t=5m16s especially]] during the battle with Copy Roll) give the impression that Roll is a bit ''too'' attached to her brother.

* LethalJokeCharacter: ''Tatsunoko vs. Capcom'' turns her into one of these.
** ''Marvel vs. Capcom'' did it first. She can take out ''[[SNKBoss Onslaught]]'' quite handily.

* ButtMonkey: Throughout ''VideoGame/MegaMan11'', where Auto is shown being overworked with nobody really caring.

** PaperThinDisguise: Auto, we know it's you under that Met helmet.

* MoralDissonance:
** In the ending for ''7'', [[spoiler:Mega Man prepared to kill Wily once and for all instead of simply arresting him like last time. Wily tries to tell Mega Man that he's a robot and thus cannot, and should not harm a human. Despite pausing the charge on his buster, Mega Man declares that he is more than just a robot. Had Bass not arrived to save Wily, at least in the English version, he may have followed through with his threat. This is quite a shocker when knowing that Mega Man is normally not one who is willing to hurt a fly]].
** However in the Japanese version, Mega Man is ThreeLawsCompliant, so as soon as Wily tells Mega Man he can't hurt a human, Mega Man opens his mouth as if to speak but remains silent.
** The point to be made here is that, even though the localized instance at this point is CanonDiscontinuity, Rock was genuinely frustrated enough to ''seriously contemplate '''shooting Wily'''.''

* VocalDissonance:
** His (female) voice actor in ''8'' made him sound like a girl rather than a young boy.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: In ''VideoGame/MegaMan11'', Light callously turns down Dr. Wily's Double Gear research in favor of his own. Not only did this destroy [[WeUsedToBeFriends Light and Wily's friendship]]; it also marked Wily's StartOfDarkness. Oh, and what was Wily's research turned down in favor of? Robots with independent thought! While made with good intentions, this ultimately led to the creation of [[VideoGame/MegaManX Mega Man X and reploids]], which led to centuries of [[VideoGame/MegaManZero nonstop war, with both humans and robots suffering several casualties]].