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* {{Acrofatic}}: Wood Man.

* AdaptationDistillation

** [[WesternAnimation/MegaMan The Ruby Spears show]] certainly gets attention as well.

*** Not to mention, the Stardroids are shown engaging a species of psychic, feline aliens that are strangely reminiscent of [[WesternAnimation/MegaMan a certain species of Lion-Men.]]

* SmugSnake: Metal Man. There's a reason he's the ChewToy.

* SociopathicHero: Captain Fodder.
* SplitPersonality: Reset Man.

* TheVoiceless: Atlas.

* WaterIsBlue: [[http://ferretcomic.com/7 see?]]

* NeverLiveItDown: InUniverse. Rock teases Roll about the incident with Ice Man a few times, to Roll's increasing annoyance.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: One tends to forget that the wise and badass Dr. Light started the comic as somewhat [[http://ferretcomic.com/30 incompetent]], [[http://ferretcomic.com/54 inattentive]] and [[http://ferretcomic.com/4 alcoholic]].

->'''Dr. Wily:''' ''Mega Man... Astonishing! Quite astonishing. I would have never guessed that Thomas knew how to make such a battle robot. Though like the lumber robot and the lab assistant, you too were built using the Proto body... perhaps Thomas used a spare body, just as I did to program my own Mega Man? You've surpassed my expectations, Mega Man... As of right now, you are the second-most dangerous robot-''
->'''Mega Man:''' ''[[ShutUpHannibal Dr. Wily, you know what? Be quiet.]] I wasn't given any combat AI. [[IndyPloy I've been making it up as I go.]] And you're really BORING. [[TheEasyWayOrTheHardWay Now, get out of that machine or I'll tear it apart and get you myself!]] (Dr. Wily begins to fire) ''HARD WAY IT IS!!''

It features various flash forwards to possible futures, and Reset Man, the un-super prototype's SplitPersonality may be a Stardroid from one such future. The series is memorable for showing an Alternate AlternateCharacterInterpretation of Mega Man as a rapidly learning robot, rather than an ice cream loving dumb-bot. It's also notable for showing all sides in the conflict as having a rather good learning curve. The second storyline likewise has a worldlier feel as various factions of {{Red Shirt}}s and world governments try to take steps to reverse engineer and use the robot technology, all while Wily gains some impressive technological advantages of his own and Mega Man and Dr. Light struggle to keep pace.

!!'''This Web comic has examples of the following tropes:'''

A SpriteComic on the ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'' Web site that retells the ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' storyline, incorporating obscure characters from the Game Boy, PC and UsefulNotes/WonderSwan games as well as original characters. It starts from the beginning collaboration between Wily and Light, details the creation of two prototypes (only one of which is [[SuperPrototype Super)]] and Mega Man's battles to bring down Wily.

It features various flash forwards to possible futures, and [[strike: Polka]] Reset Man, the un-super prototype's SplitPersonality may be a Stardroid from one such future. The series is memorable for showing an Alternate AlternateCharacterInterpretation of Mega Man as a rapidly learning robot, rather than an ice cream loving dumb-bot. It's also notable for showing all sides in the conflict as having a rather good learning curve. The second storyline likewise has a worldlier feel as various factions of {{Red Shirt}}s and world governments try to take steps to reverse engineer and use the robot technology, all while Wily gains some impressive technological advantages of his own and Mega Man and Dr. Light struggle to keep pace.

The humor is based on the character's idiosyncrasies: be it Heat Man's laziness, Ice Man's [[TheDitz playful ditziness]], or the RedShirtArmy's utter (and GenreBlind) expendability. It also lapses into author commentary by [=DisgruntledFerret=] ([[SpellMyNameWithAnS no space]]), and POV pieces of minor bit characters like "Brave Core", an awakened Sniper Joe who thinks he's Brave Heart... for robots!

* AscendedExtra: [[strike: All]] ''Most'' of the Robot Masters get bigger roles than they did in the original games, but Electric Man got this the most.

* BadassInDistress: Small and temporary example when [[spoiler: Flash Man tries to kidnap Dr. Light. Being a squishy human, Dr. Light still needs help, but is still able to contribute to his escape.]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: ''[[PostMortemOneLiner "Don't threaten Dr. Light!!"]]''

* BigDamnHeroes: Ice Man and Electric Man, after Mega Man gets nearly killed by Quintet. Ferret's Commentary notes [[InvokedTrope Electric Man would have arrived sooner, but was waiting for the proper dramatic moment.]]

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Dr. Lowe was apparently close to this trope. He is regarded as one of the top robot scientists in the world, but his ideas are often... odd, like wanting to replace a robot's brain with a gold fish. It is unknown if he means the brain of a gold fish or just literally the whole fish (spoilers, it's the whole fish). However his designs were apparently good enough to allow him the leeway to work on the Time Skimmer and he was wasn't fired until his nativity let him bring Enker to the operational center of the project and got any where from 5 to all 7 of the leading scientists captured. [[note]]The other two, Iodine and Jhang, were killed by Wily according to the maniac himself with Dr. Rely being killed later and [[AndIMustScream Otto and Mason being robotisized.]] Lowe and Neville seemed to be the only two who survived, but Neville is MIA. None of which could have been predicted by Lowe and he doesn't know their fates, but he is at least partially responsible for it.[[/note]] He seems to be obsessed with fish and fish robots, but his ideas for AI are... lackluster and shortsighted (the goldfish idea, though goldfish are smart, they aren't THAT smart). To be fair to him, Enker would have killed him had he not complied, but Neville was suitably angry and sick of his antics any ways.
* ButtMonkey: [[strike: Polka]] Reset Man and Dr. Lowe as well as anyone unfortunate enough to be part of the [[MeaningfulName Fodder Force or Redshirt Brigade.]]

* CloudCuckooLander: Ice Man, most definitely. Bubble Man, too.
** Harmony-infected robots are rather like this as well. [[strike: Metal Man]] Blade Man is like this in spades, as he will alternate between HotBlooded and NonSequitur at the drop of a hat.

* CoolOldGuy: Dr. Light. [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] in the making, practices [[StreetFighter martial arts]] [[strike: in his spare time]] to stay fit, and shot [[TheDragon Enker]] in the face.

* CosmicPlaything: Reset Man. Perhaps literally [[spoiler:if his alternate personality is a [[VideoGame/MegaManV Stardroid.]]]]

* CurbstompBattle: Several, usually when the Robot Masters fight humans, but [[http://ferretcomic.com/812 Electric Man versus Metal Man]] stands out.

** Quintet's weakness is that, compared to Mega Man, [[AvertedTrope he]] ''[[AvertedTrope isn't]]'' [[AvertedTrope this.]]

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Quintet refuses to attack his creator [[spoiler: Dr. Light.]]

* HighClassGlass: Referenced by [[SmugSuper Electric Man.]]

* HotBlooded: A side effect of using [[spoiler: Quintet's support units.]]

'''Dr. Light''': [[{{Facepalm}} I... that... Just go back to the lab, Mega Man]].

* KickTheDog: A number, most notably Wily berating Enker for asking WhyDontYouJustShootHim, Allegro killing an alternate version of Rush, and [[spoiler: Quick Man casually killing the last of the Fodder Force Uber Team.]]

* [[PermissiontoSpeakFreely May I Speak Freely]]: [[http://ferretcomic.com/874 "Nah."]]

* MoodWhiplash: The sorry state of Enker in the "Too Serious" side-story is just [[http://ferretcomic.com/316 ''depressing''.]]

* [[BreakingTheFourthWall Nuking The Fourth Wall]]: The Atomic Dragon's attack in [[http://ferretcomic.com/1031 this comic]] is so powerful it vaporizes the comic's boundary frame between the third and fourth panel.

* RetCon: In Ferret vision, there was Polka. Now that [=DisgruntledFerret=] is paying attention, there is Reset Man. Proto Man also no longer goes by the name Blues anymore.

* SplitPersonality: [[strike: Polka]] Reset Man.

* SuperpoweredEvilSide: [[strike: Polka]] Reset Man's 'other' consciousness.

*** If Ferret ever covers ''8'' or ''5 GB'', we will. [[http://ferretcomic.com/78 This comic alone is proof of that]]. In it, you can see what is clearly supposed to be [[http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Sunstar Sunstar]] talking to Atendragon, who also makes a clear reference to Duo. Furthermore, said dragon guy is later seen in another flashback with what is clearly supposed to be Evil Energy. The real question is whether or not the comic will ever [[ScheduleSlip get to that point.]] Fast-foward years later, [[TheBusCameBack It did]].

* WhoDares: [[http://ferretcomic.com/268 Almost a given at some point]].

* {{Filler}}: [[http://ferretcomic.com/archive.php?comic=431 DF likes to take this trope to]] SerialEscalation [[http://bobandgeorge.com/paint/461 levels]]. Notably "Full Metal Recolor".

* GoodAngelBadAngel: Played with. Mega Man is so [[IncorruptiblePurePureness good]] that he has two good angels on either side in his internal monologue. Lampshades it by asking [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/paint/749 'Aren't one of you supposed to be an evil conscience?']]

* WhoDares: [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/paint/archive.php?comic=268 Almost a given at some point]].

* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: [[http://ferretcomic.com/archives/Comic1019.png Quintet has a dragon!]]

* BadassGrandpa: Dr. Light, oh so very much.

** Lampshaded in [[http://www.ferretcomic.com/966 this]] title. [[BadassGrandpa Doctor Light]] shows us how it’s done [[ThisIsADrill old school]].

** [[spoiler: The Harmony Support Units (And the robots they take over) are weak to Cut Man. Which leads to a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for him; he fires the Rolling Cutter and gets blasted by Mega Man, but uses the Rolling Cutter's BoomerangComeback effect to hit Mega Man anyway and break him free of the Harmonies.]]

** ''[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Especially]]'' [[HumongousMecha Dr.]] [[BadassGrandpa Light]].

* ArtisticLicenseLogic: [[http://ferretcomic.com/1004 Metal Man.]]
-->'''Metal Man:''' Peace without fail, because we're justice! And therefore we are completely blind!

** The Greatest Killer side-story saw the brief appearance of Rush, albeit an orange version. [[ShootTheDog Allegro severely damages him.]]

** This turns out of be a general problem for all second-generation Wily robots, since Top Man, Magnet Man, and Needle Man treat Ice Man as dangerously powerful.

*** As of the latest string of comics, Ra Moon makes reference to the [[MegaManMegamix Megamix]] Stardroids opening boast of "Anything with Life...anything with Shape...We end it."

** In good anime fan tradition, [[http://ferretcomic.com/249 there's one]] for ''FistOfTheNorthStar,'' complete with the classic 'YouAreAlreadyDead' catchphrase.

*** If Ferret ever covers ''8'' or ''5 GB'', we will. [[http://ferretcomic.com/78 This comic alone is proof of that]]. In it, you can see what is clearly supposed to be [[http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Sunstar Sunstar]] talking to Atendragon, who also makes a clear reference to Duo. Furthermore, said dragon guy is later seen in another flashback with what is clearly supposed to be Evil Energy. The real question is whether or not the comic will ever [[ScheduleSlip get to that point.]] [[TheBusCameBack Fast-foward years later, [[TheBusCameBack It did]].

*** If Ferret ever covers ''8'' or ''5 GB'', we will. [[http://ferretcomic.com/78 This comic alone is proof of that]]. In it, you can see what is clearly supposed to be [[http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Sunstar Sunstar]] talking to a dragon guy robot thing, who also makes a clear reference to Duo. Furthermore, said dragon guy is later seen in another flashback with what is clearly supposed to be Evil Energy. The real question is whether or not the comic will ever [[ScheduleSlip get to that point.]]

** Robot Master Leader 117 from the short story "Greatest Killer" looks a lot like Deathstroke/Slade.

[[quoteright:200: http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/iamboom.GIF]] [[caption-width-right:200:The battle with Dr. Wily (short version)]]

* BagOfSpilling: Subverted everywhere. Mega Man, GenreSavvy enough to realize this might happen, attempts to keep his weapons from the first game by saving them on a computer, but Dr. Light finds out and deletes them just before Wily attacks. Then Mega Man loses some more of his abilities when he [[spoiler: dies.]]

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Quint.

* GenreSavvy: Rock/Mega Man. Attempts to avoid the BagOfSpilling (That [[ButThouMust occurs anyway]]) and a frequent source of LampshadeHanging throughout the comic.

** Subverted in the second, where Wily's new minions are competent to the point of being DangerouslyGenreSavvy, but Wily still treats them like this.