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* [[Characters/MegaManArchieComicsMainCharacters Main Characters]]
* [[Characters/MegaManArchieComicsSupportingCharacters Supporting Characters]]
* [[Characters/MegaManArchieComicsDrLightsRobotMasters Dr. Light's Robot Masters]]
* [[Characters/MegaManArchieComicsMajorAntagonists Major Antagonists]]
* [[Characters/MegaManArchieComicsDrWilysRobotMasters Dr. Wily's Robot Masters]]
* [[Characters/MegaManArchieComicsOthers Others]]
* [[Characters/MegaManArchieComicsMegaManXCharacters Mega Man X Characters]]
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[[folder: Mega Man / Rock Light (DLN-001)]]
!!Mega Man / Rock Light (DLN-001)
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Designed to be Dr. Light's son, lab assistant, and Roll's 'twin' brother. Rock is a skilled problem solver with a strong sense of justice. When Dr. Wily stole the Light Robot Masters and launched his first invasion, Rock was quick to volunteer to be converted into a fighting robot. His problem-solving skills have translated significantly over to his battle capabilities, making him arguably far more effective than if he was simply a combat model. He continually struggles with the psychological strain of his role as defender of humanity and it has helped keep him humble.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Given the expanded nature of the comics compared to the games, this was inevitable. Rock '''''hates''''' the fact that he has to fight his brothers to subdue them, the fact that he has to damn near ''destroy'' most of his opponents, and the fact that most of his brothers will inevitably be decommissioned at some point even after he saves them. He also has several scenes where he breaks down crying along with worrying that his battles with Wily have made him ''too'' accustomed to combat. Compare this to the game's version of events, where he's more annoyed that Wily is constantly threatening the world rather than worrying about the body count he's racked up over the years.
* AlmightyJanitor: Wily seems to hate him so much because he views him as this. Even as late as the Mega Man 3 adaptation, he's still emphasizing how Rock is a floor/toilet-scrubber-turned-cheap-knockoff-warrior that shouldn't be able to defeat an InsufferableGenius like himself.
* ApologeticAttacker: He's very reluctant to actually finish his foes and usually says sorry before blasting them and taking their weapons.
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: At the Advanced Robotics Trade Show.
--> '''Elec Man:''' "Hate to burst your bulb, sir... but they're already gone."
--> '''Dr. Light:''' "''Ah.'' [[JustifiedTrope Well, I]] ''[[JustifiedTrope did]]'' [[JustifiedTrope program them as children after all.]]"
* BadassAdorable: Looks like a ten year old kid and acts like one when off the job. Doesn't stop him from kicking the asses of entire armies of robots and occasionally terrorists.
* BadassPacifist: Always tries to work out a solution before blasting someone unless the situation is dire. He is slowly transitioning into a MartialPacifist phase as Wily's actions continue to frustrate him.
* BerserkButton: Hurting his family is the best way to get him angry.
* BerserkerTears: When he takes out [[spoiler:Ra Thor.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Rock was a simple lab assistant who Wily didn't think was worth stealing. Wily doesn't think that way anymore.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Is very protective of his brothers and sister. Part of the reason why he became Mega Man was so he could save his brothers.
* BloodKnight: Displays this during the first run as he gets cocky with his newfound power, forcing Light to forcibly jail him to snap him back to his senses. In later issues Rock finds himself worrying that he has become too expectant of Wily's antics to the point of hoping they'll happen.
* BlueIsHeroic: Come on, he's Mega Man!
* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:''Both arms'', quite literally. In fact, Mega Man so badly overloaded his system with the kill shot against Ra Moon that he ended up in critical condition.]]
* ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction: Can switch from civilian mode to armor in an instant.
* [[ChildSoldiers Child Soldier]]: Despite being a robot, his appearance and mentality are deliberately child-like. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that Dr. Light programmed him to act like a son, and he wasn't originally meant to be a soldier.
* CombatPragmatist: Deconstructed with Mega Man. He's not above using what works in a fight, but he's been shown to be so good at this that he can go power mad from it. And it scares him.
* {{Determinator}}: [[spoiler:Hits SuicidalOverconfidence when Dr. Wily's malware program infects him in the third story arc.]]
* ExplosiveOverclocking: What happens if he uses both of his arms as cannons at the same time. This is how he [[spoiler:defeats Ra Moon.]]
* GiveMeASword: Often, when he has robot master allies present and needs to use one of their weapons, they will give it willingly. [[spoiler:In issue 32, this extends to the [=MM2=] robots masters during the fight against Ra Moon. Quick Man hands his over with a high five even.]]
* TheHero
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:His BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu moment has him absolutely terrified because of how close to death he was.]]
** He has one before, when he scared Roll after he went power mad.
* HeroicResolve: Will keep fighting no matter the odds.
* HeroicRROD: He was nearly dead after he used two Mega Busters to kill [[spoiler:Ra Moon]].
* HeroicSpirit: Runs in the family.
* HumbleHero: Attention just tends to embarrass him. Though it did take him awhile to reach this point, as when he started out fighting, the combat made him arrogant and reckless. It was only after seeing Roll cry that he started showing more restraint.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Mega Man would much prefer a simple life as a lab robot over being a superhero who gets into crazy adventures.
* ImmortalsFearDeath: A benevolent version. Mega Man doesn't have an expiration date, since Dr. Light treats him as a son, and plans on making Rock his legacy. However, he's absolutely horrified by the fact that Guts Man and Concrete Man accept the fact that one day they will be shut off when they expire.
* InnocentBlueEyes: Is a WideEyedIdealist at the start of the story with the bright blue eyes to match. The "innocent" part is increasingly subverted as time goes on, becoming somewhat more jaded and cynical with each major installment.
* [[ItsTheBestWhateverEver This is the Coolest Weapon Ever!]]: Mega Man praising the Magnet Beam.
* LightningBruiser: He is very fast (especially with his slide function) and strong.
* MartialPacifist: He doesn't ''want'' to hurt other robots, but he will if he has to. When it comes to other Robot Masters, he usually tries to avoid destroying their IC Chips so they can be rebuilt later.
* NiceGuy: Rock is very, very sweet, always wanting to help others and rarely thinking about his own needs.
* NotWearingTights: It's armor, not tights. Regardless of how it looks.
* ObliviousToHints: Rock is prone to this. When he fails to pick up on Roll's hints to date Quake Woman, she gets fed up and yells the idea to his face. Somewhat justified in that he has the mindset of your average ten-year old boy. Romance doesn't come naturally when you're occupied with fighting robot armies and tinkering with your dad in the lab in your free time.
* OneManArmy: Wily throws hundreds, if not thousands of other robots at Rock in every major arc. They rarely do more than slightly inconvenience him. On the other hand, the psychological strain and guilt he feels over having to destroy so many other robots is [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] quite explicitly.
* PowerCopying: Similar to the [[WesternAnimation/MegaManRubySpears western cartoon]], Mega Man just needs to make contact with the Robot Master to copy their power. But Rock usually defeats his foes before copying their powers (a call back to the games). Only once does he duplicate an power before winning a fight, and only by sneaking up from behind.
** He has also borrowed the powers of Robot Masters he's teamed up with.
* ProneToTears: In the very first issue, Mega Man is shown sobbing as he flees enemy robots in a mad-dash for the Wily Castle. Even at his most determined, he's still just a kid who hates fighting, and he tends to break down sobbing after putting down a Robot Master.
* PungeonMaster: While Rock isn't as obnoxious as Cut Man, he does love making puns when he's feeling witty. This trait is primarily showcased in the Short Circuits:
--> '''Roll:''' Hey Rock, what's with the guitar?
--> '''Rock:''' ''[In full armor and holding a wooden guitar]'' Well, you know how the title of this issue is "Unplugged"?
--> '''Rock:''' ''[Armor vanishes as he strums the guitar]'' That means I'm Acoustic Rock! [[note]]In case you don't get it, Rock is referring to the genre of music. Since the issue is called "Unplugged", he's Acoustic Rock since Acoustic is a genre that explicitly avoids the use of electrical instruments or amplifiers. In addition, the guitar he's holding at the time is an Acoustic Guitar rather than an Electric Guitar.[[/note]]
--> ''[Roll and Rush groan and whimper respectively]''
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Apparently one of the signs he's being corrupted. Also a good way to tell his doppelgangers apart from him.
* ReluctantWarrior: The first story arc has Rock as this -- he doesn't want to use violence against the other Robot Masters, but most of his early attempts to talk them down fail.
** He was like this in the third story arc, but slowly loses it as he becomes more corrupted by Wily's malware.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: Built to resemble and act like a child. Aside from his boots, he's virtually indistinguishable from one. He can feel hot and cold, display a full range of emotions (he can even ''shed tears''), make many of his own decisions, and even drink beverages in the form of E-Cans. The only other thing that would tip one off to his true nature as a robot (aside from his robot abilities) is the fact that he's bound by Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics. If you asked him to hit a human, even playfully, he would be unable to do it.
* RightUnderTheirNoses: In order to battle the anti-robot Emerald Spears through trickery, Rock stays in his unarmored mode. Being a RidiculouslyHumanRobot good enough to fool them, it works.
* [[RobotMaid Robot Butler]]: Prior to his upgrade to a fighting robot, Rock was designed as a lab assistant. You can see him in the first issue offering to shine Dr. Wily's shoes, leading to a fairly humorous exchange when the doctor refuses.
--> '''Rock:''' "Shine your shoes, Dr. Wily?"
--> '''Dr. Wily:''' "Er, no thank--"
--> '''Rock:''' "It's no trouble at all!"
--> '''Dr. Wily:''' [[UnwantedAssistance "Would you get off me?!"]]
* ShellShockedVeteran: Displays signs of this by the final issues, including the trademark SurvivorGuilt and the fact that he has become all to expectant of Wily's actions to the point of donning full armor when Gutsman just wanted help moving the deactivated Robot Masters around.
* StoryBreakerPower: It is hinted that Rock could keep all his acquired powers if he chose.
* StrongerThanTheyLook: Even without the [[SuperStrength Super Arm]], he can carry much heavier loads than one would expect from someone his size, often ferrying parts around the lab. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that he's a robot.
* {{Superhero}}: Played up more than in the games, with Mega Man being lauded for his heroism by a grateful city in a manner not unlike ComicBook/{{Superman}}, key to the city and all.
* SuperStrongChild: He may look like a little boy, but he is still a robot, and that is before he became Mega Man. Taken even further when he's copying the Super Arm.
* SwissArmyWeapon: Mega Man's buster arm can reproduce any projectile gained from the Robot Masters. This includes, but is not limited to, fire, ice, lightning, bubbles, leaves, whirlwinds, missiles, bombs, boomerangs...
* ThemeTwinNaming: With his sister Roll. Lampshaded in the first issue.
* ThinkNothingOfIt: His general attitude towards his own heroics. Most people seem to have a different opinion.
* UnderwearOfPower: To the point that Sonic teases him about it.
* UnlikelyHero: Rock was just a simple assistant who volunteered to save the world. After doing it the first time, he just wanted to go back being a humble helper robot. But with Dr. Wily active and other enemies arising, it looks like that's not going to happen anytime soon.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Gets one from Dr. Light after his first breakdown.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Roll Light (DLN-002)]]
!!Roll Light (DLN-002)
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Designed to be Dr. Light's daughter, housekeeper, and Rock's 'twin' sister. Roll possesses little in the way of overt combat ability, but she is at least as physically capable as an unarmed Rock. She cares a great deal for her family and often takes it upon herself to keep them in line. In her own way, she's just as driven to help people as her brother.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Issue 19, where she leads Tempo/Quake Woman, Oil Man, and the newly activated Splash Woman into rescuing cruise passengers after a shipwreck.
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: At the Advanced Robotics Trade Show.
--> '''Elec Man:''' "Hate to burst your bulb, sir... but they're already gone."
--> '''Dr. Light:''' "''Ah.'' [[JustifiedTrope Well, I]] ''[[JustifiedTrope did]]'' [[JustifiedTrope program them as children after all.]]"
* [[CrashIntoHello Bump Into Hello]]: With Kalinka Cossack.
* HeroicResolve: [[spoiler:When she stands between Break Man and Mega Man in issue 28, taking a shot from the former knowing it's her brother.]]
* HeroicSpirit: Doesn't show it as often as her brother, but it's definitely there.
* MoralityPet: To Rock when he started being Mega Man. After seeing her cry upon viewing he was becoming like Dr. Wily's bots, he began to show more restraint in his action (the second time was due more to a computer virus). Likewise to the original robot masters.
** Given their interactions during [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogMegaManWorldsCollide Worlds Collide]] and how he reacts to what happened to her during the Ra Moon arc, it's implied she's one to Blues as well.
* ObliviousToLove: Roll is completely unaware that Ice Man has a crush on her.
* PyroManiac: Issue #3's ''Short Circuits'' has a scene where Mega Man imagines that Roll would use [[GunsAkimbo two]] [[PlayingWithFire Fire Storm]] cannons to clean a basement, [[AwesomeButImpractical of all things]].
-->''FIRE IS THE ULTIMATE CLEANSER!!!''
* {{Ridiculously Human Robot}}: Good enough to fool the anti-robot Emerald Spears. Another instance has Roll complaining why they feel the cold at all. Rock responds that so [[JustifiedTrope they can tell if they're operating in colder temperatures]].
* RobotMaid: One of her functions is help with housework, including making sure Dr. Light is all tidy for public appearances.
* ShipperOnDeck: For Rock and Tempo.It didn't go anywhere.
* SlipknotPonytail: She loses her ponytail when a storm's strong wind combined with her running undoes the ribbon in issue 19.
%% * StrongerThanTheyLook: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that she's a robot.
* SuperStrongChild: See that little girl robot? She can lift large slabs of marble as if it was nothing.
* TakeMeInstead: Downplayed. Twice Roll offers to take Rock's place as a combat robot because she hates watching him get hurt and wants to spare him all the anguish from hurting his fellow robots. Light reasonably assures her that all she would succeed in is making Rock worry over her in the same way.
* TenderTears: Not as often as Rock, but it takes very little to get Roll sobbing over her brother.
* ThemeTwinNaming: With her brother Rock. Lampshaded in the first issue.
* ThinkNothingOfIt: Shown to be just like her brother in issue 19.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Dr. Thomas Light]]
!!Dr. Thomas Light
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The creator of Blues, Rock, Roll, and the Light Robot Masters, Dr. Light is considered by many to be the father of modern robotics. His company, Light Labs, is dedicated to building robots for the betterment of humanity. He believes in peace and second chances, offering Dr. Wily a partnership in his company even after the man was banned from working on advanced robotics due to unethical practices. He has a friendship with Dr. Cossack and some romantic interest in Dr. Noele Lalinde. One of his dreams is to someday create [[VideoGame/MegaManX a truly free-willed AI]].
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* BadassBoast: He drops one after sending Rock and co. to stop Emerald Spears despite the fact that he is 1. Being held at gunpoint. 2. Every robot in the vicinity is unable to fight back directly. 3. Talking directly to the head of a terrorist organization whose members house an extreme Anti-Robot Agenda.
--> '''Light:''': Don't worry about these robots, Mr. Greenleaf. You come across as an... "intellectual." We're the top researchers in robotics. Go ahead-- '''''change our minds.''''' [[note]] He wins the argument... at least until the even more extreme Xander Payne takes over. [[/note]]
* BearHug: Greets Dr. Cossack with one, ''lifting him bodily off the ground with ease''.
** Did the same to Blues when he was first brought online, nearly crushing the poor guy.
** Often gives Rock and Roll these kinds of hugs.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: As genuinely good-natured as he is, the man can be ''scary'' if angered.
* FatherlyScientist: Also exemplified in this portrayal. He's very much Rock and Roll's father figure, his and Blues' relationship is like the one between a father and a prodigal son, and even the other Light numbers are often seen hanging about Light Labs as if it were their home.
* GoodParents: Is a loving father to all his robots.
* GetOut: Once Wily betrays them during the events of Mega Man 3 and he and Roll are trapped in the bunker, Wily has him lower the defenses so he and his robots can escape. Wily badgers him the entire time, even after Light finishes doing what he told him to.
---> '''Light''': The defenses are down. You can leave at any time.
* MacGyvering: Manages to build himself an ArmCannon out of destroyed robot parts without any tools but his own two hands in the middle of a battle in mere moments, while Proto Man shields him from enemy fire, and uses it to neutralize Gemini Man in the ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics comic crossover arc.
* MadScientist: Portrayed as such in several of the "Shorts Circuits" strips, including one where he creates a perpetual energy machine involving a hamster named "Mariachi".
* MissionControl: Serves as this for Mega Man during the first and third arcs.
* MyGreatestFailure: Losing and driving Blues away. Worse still, it was because of a joking remark he made that his hurt "son" took literally, meaning that things could have been completely different if it weren't for that one phrase.
* NotNowKiddo: Does this to Blues when he and Dr. Wily are debating possible issues fixing his faulty power core. It's the last conversation he had directly with his eldest son and likely what he thinks caused the rift between them.
* NotSoAboveItAll: When Mega Man asks why Dr. Wily would steal and reprogram the Robot Masters, the generally kind and positive Dr. Light responds with this line about his former friend:
--> "He's a selfish man of petty thoughts, Rock."
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Mainly builds and programs robots, but apparently things like making blasters and other weapons come with the course. However, he's got a preference for electrical and mechanical engineering over programming.
* PerformanceAnxiety: Gets nervous in regards to public speaking.
* PoorCommunicationKills: A partially overheard conversation between Dr. Light and Dr. [=LaLinde=] was ultimately what drove him and Blues apart.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Blues leaving him hit pretty hard, and he created Rock and Roll soon after. However, ultimately subverted in that he loves them just as much as he does his original "son". [[spoiler:Given his conversation he had in the flashback of #18, it's at least a partial truth.]]
* SelfRestraint: When Stern accuses Dr. Light of being allied with Dr. Wily and helping with his escape, the latter willingly turns himself in to prove his innocence.
* TechnicalPacifist: In this continuity, Light considers violence as the "absolute last resort". However, he had no problem developing military robots (though isn't too proud of the fact), and is willing to fight back when things really get nasty. His pacifist attitude seems to have influenced Rock to some extent.
* TrulySingleParent: To his robot creations, especially Rock, Roll and Blues. He sees them as his "children" and even calls them "son" or "daughter".
* WasTooHardOnHim: Implied that he thinks this about his last confrontation with Blues.
* WideEyedIdealist: Exemplified in his portrayal here. Dr. Light is very optimistic about the idea that humans and robots have a bright future together, and will do his best to convince people of that. In some ways, he's very blind to the dangers and challenges that await him, particularly in the Mega Man 3 story in which [[spoiler: surprise, surprise, Wily turns on him again after the mad scientist's seeming HeelFaceTurn]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Auto]]
!!Auto
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A robot and Dr. Light's personal assistant. He assists Dr. Light and the others whenever trouble rears its ugly head.
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* AlreadyMetEveryone: Appears during the ''VideoGame/MegaMan2'' adaptation, well before the adaptation of his first in-game appearance, which was ''VideoGame/MegaMan7''.
* [[FanBoy Fan Bot]]: Of Mega Man. Which must get annoying as he lives in the same home.
* FunTShirt: He wears a "I <3 Mega Man" T-shirt at the celebration honoring Mega Man, with the "1-up" image of Mega Man's face from the games representing Mega Man.
* HeroWorshipper: As in the game continuity, he's Mega Man's biggest fan.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Auto's pretty much a poster inversion of this trope. Not only is he one of the good guys, but his red eyes are more goofy looking than threatening. If anything, they look ''goofier'' in the comics than the games.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Apparently, Auto has been under Dr. Light's employ since before Rock and Roll were created. He ''does not'' appear and is not mentioned '''at all''' until issue #8. He does express regret for not being around to help for the previous two storylines, however.
* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler:During the ''Mega Man 3'' storyline, Dr. Wily dismantles Auto and steals his circuit boards in order to complete the Doc Robot, thus cementing Wily's return to villainy.]]
* {{Thememobile}}: Auto has a ''lawnmower'' that looks like him in issue 32. If the games are anything to go by, this won't be the only example to come.
* VictoryIsBoring: As part of his fanbot tendencies, he ''really'' doesn't want Rock to retire as Mega Man.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Mega Man's Support Robots]]
!!Rush
A RobotDog that Dr. Light built for Mega Man as a companion and support unit. He is capable of transforming into a variety of forms and functions to assist Mega Man in his battles.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: The ''Short Circuits'' section in Issue 4.
* SpeechImpairedAnimal: Averted in this incarnation - Rush doesn't speak at all, let alone sound like Scooby-Doo.
!!Tango
A feline pet created by Dr. Light and weaponized to assist Mega Man against various enemies. He seems to like Blues a fair bit.
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* TheCavalry: Shows up with Beat, Eddie, and Rush to help Mega Man turn the tide of battle against Sonic in the crossover.
* RollingAttack: As in the games, this is his primary method of attack. Pointed out as "[[StopCopyingMe stealing my moves]]" by Sonic the Hedgehog in ''Worlds Collide''.
!!Beat
A bird-themed combat support robot that both Dr. Light and Dr. Cossack collaborated on.
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* TheCavalry: Shows up with Tango, Eddie, and Rush to help Mega Man turn the tide of battle against Sonic in the crossover.
!!Eddie
A walking suitcase built by Dr. Light for the purpose of transporting various materials. He has been re-purposed to ferry useful items to Mega Man on the battlefield. Eddie has been known to hang out with Auto for reasons unknown.
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* TheCavalry: Shows up with Tango, Beat, and Rush to help Mega Man turn the tide of battle against Sonic in the crossover.
* TheMedic: During the above events, the other support units aid Mega Man in battle. All Eddie does is provide him with a new chip to fix his Mega Buster and an E-Tank so he can refuel.
[[/folder]]
!Supporting Characters
[[folder: Gilbert D. Stern]]
!!Gilbert D. Stern
[[quoteright:245:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/megamanarchiec005_5.jpg]]
An old-fashioned Federal agent, with a distrust of advanced robotics. Typically dour, Gil is distrustful of others. He and his partner first appear after Dr. Wily's first defeat, and become recurring allies of Mega Man.
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* BornInTheWrongCentury: Doesn't seem to care much for advanced technology of ''any'' period. Hilariously parodied in one "Short Circuits", where he's shown being wary of the ''toaster''.
* CaptainErsatz: Heavily inspired by Inspector Tawashi from ''Mega Man'''s spiritual predecessor, ''Manga/AstroBoy''. Fans of [[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated another franchise about robots]] will also notice similarities to Captain Fanzone.
* ConspicuousTrenchcoat: Wears a green one, looking like a traditional noir detective. It's also in contrast to Rosie's more up-to-date uniform design.
* CompositeCharacter: His design looks like a combination of ''Franchise/AceAttorney'''s Detective Gumshoe and ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce's'' Bob Copper. His personality leans towards the latter while his cynical standpoint and position of authority mirrors Edgeworth's relation to the former.
* TheCynic: Pretty much his core personality, especially in regards to technology.
* FBIAgent: Implied, but but the agency is never outright stated.
* GoodOldWays: Very traditional, and not just when it comes to technology or his choice of weapon. He also has very traditional views on gentlemanly behavior. See JerkWithAHeartOfGold below.
* GutFeeling: Naturally, Stern relies on his instincts when it comes to crimes. However, he turns out to be right half the time. In one instance, Mega Man and the agent discuss the concept; being a robot, Rock doesn't quite get it, but decides to learn from Stern's example.
* HardboiledDetective: His appearance and cynical nature projects this image.
* HiddenDepths: Despite his gruff exterior, Stern is rather kind and likes to read Shakespeare.
* JerkassHasAPoint: As abrasive as he is, when Stern and Dr. Light have their debates, Stern's concerns come off as very reasonable and like something Dr. Light should at least ''consider''. [[spoiler:Ultimately, he's actually ''correct'' about one thing: he mentions the potential scenario of a computer virus turning robots against humanity... which is ''exactly'' what happens in ''VideoGame/MegaMan10'' and the ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' series.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: When his partner Rosalyn Krantz is stood up on Valentines Day, he offers himself as a replacement date so she won't be alone. Lampshaded at the end of the issue.
--> '''Roslyn:''' Careful, old man, folks might learn you've got a heart.
--> '''Gil:''' Nobody'd believe it.
* KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter: Were as everyone is wielding energy weapons in 200X, Stern still uses a slug-throwing revolver.
* NobleBigotWithABadge: When he encounters Xander Payne, he admits he agrees with some of Payne's views... but he still won't allow him to put innocent people's lives at risk.
* OldCopYoungCop: Stern is the veteran cynical agent to the youthful and less jaded Rosie.
* ProperlyParanoid: He is reasonably mistrustful of Robot Masters after seeing the destruction they can cause first hand. [[spoiler:His peers laughed at him in the past for "chasing ghosts and conspiracies" due to his suspicions that the X Corporation wasn't what it seemed. Sure enough, he was right on the money again.]]
* ShoutOutToShakespeare: His name is an obvious sound-alike to "Guildenstern" from Shakespeare's ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}''.
* TookALevelInIdealism: After seeing Mega Man in action for several months, he softens his stance on robots somewhat, being willing to accept that there are both good and bad robots just as there are good and bad people.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Roslyn Krantz]]
!!Roslyn Krantz
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A federal agent and Gil's younger, more upbeat partner. Unlike her partner, she's less opinionated and gets along better with Mega Man and the other robots. She and her partner first appear after Dr. Wily's first defeat, and become recurring allies of Mega Man.
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* ActionGirl: Attempted to fight the Robot Masters and took down two members of the Emerald-Spears.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: It's never really specified what her heritage is, but she's quite dark-skinned when compared to her partner Gilbert.
* BadassNormal: Was able to hold her own decently against an army of robots.
* FBIAgent: Like Stern, Krantz is implied to be one, though the Bureau itself is never directly mentioned.
* LeParkour: Agent Krantz is so good at this, she impresses the Robot Masters in issue 7.
-->'''Cut Man''': Are you sure you're human?
* OldCopYoungCop: She is the younger, flexible but inexperienced partner to Stern, a veteran agent. Upon seeing the aftermath of the [=ARTS=] convention, Krantz is horrified. Gil reminds tells her to stay focused and notes that she'll "see plenty of heartbreaking stuff on this job".
* RayGun: Carries one as a sidearm.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In contrast to her partner, though Gil is by no means a unreasonable fellow.
* ShoutOutToShakespeare: Her name is an obvious sound-alike to "Rosencrantz" from Shakespeare's ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}''.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Dr. Noelle [=LaLinde=] ]]
!!Dr. Noelle [=LaLinde=]
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She's an old friend of Dr. Light and Dr. Cossack (and possibly by extension Dr. Wily). She's the creator of Quake Woman, but after a rock slide, she removed Tempo's personality; after the ARTS convention, she re-installed it, and since has reconnected with Dr. Light helping him upgrade Mega Man on occasion.
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* CanonForeigner: Not that many scientist characters show up in the games, but yes she an original comic creation.
* {{Lobotomy}}: What she essentially did to Quake Woman, turning her into an EmptyShell, so that she'll be less emotionally attached to her and see her more as a tool than a daughter. Though, as Tempo has stated in issue 35, it might just be that her I.C. chip was badly damaged in the accident and that her creator just postponed on replacing it or turning it on due to said reasons.
* MotherlyScientist: Zig-zagged with with Tempo.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Quake Woman / Tempo (LMN-001)]]
!!Quake Woman / Tempo (LMN-001)
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[[caption-width-right:350:Tempo in her civilian form and as Quake Woman.]]
Tempo, known as Quake Woman in her armored form, is the robot creation of Noelle [=LaLinde=]. Originally intended as an assistant robot much like Rock and Roll, she was outfitted for geological surveying, becoming "Quake Woman". Much like Dr. Light with his own children, [=Noelle=] became attached to Tempo and came to see her as a daughter. However, tragedy struck and Tempo nearly died when she was nearly buried in a rock slide in one of her surveys. Tempo survived, though [=LaLinde=] ultimately removed her creation's emotions in order to keep from becoming attached to her due to not wanting to experience the fear and pain of losing her again.
However, during the Emerald Spears' attack on the "A.R.T.S." conference, [=LaLinde=] realized that nothing she could do would keep her from seeing Tempo as her child, and ultimately restored Tempo's emotions. Now, Tempo has to face the arduous task of coming to terms with what happened to her, the difficulties of being able to feel once again, and the lingering phobia stemming from that traumatic experience with the rock slide.
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* ActionGirl: She can fight, though her phobia is a liability.
* BetterAsFriends: She and Rock decide this after Roll tries to set them up.
* BuriedAlive: The cave-in accident that is a major part of what made her what she is today. She is also dreadfully fearful of this happening to her again.
* CanonForeigner: Created solely for the comics and to balance out female side of the cast.
* CameBackWrong: [[spoiler: Even though her personality was later restored, she isn't the same as when she was before the accident. It was revealed in issue 35 via video disc and served as one of the points of argument with Break Man about family and LossOfIdentity.]]
* ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction: Like Mega Man, she can switch from civilian clothes to her armor in an instant.
* CowardlyLion: She still does her job as a geological surveyor despite the phobias that she has acquired from the accident, though she has yet to overcome those fears on her own.
* EarthquakeMachine: She can produce earthquakes via her Quake Drills.
* EmotionlessGirl: In her first appearances. At first it seems unimportant but issue #15 reveals there's a darker reason behind it (again). This becomes subverted in the issue with Roll and Splash Woman, as she's having to re-adjust to feeling emotions.
* EmptyShell: Her personality was [[EmotionlessGirl disabled]] by her creator during the majority of her early comic appearances but was later restored. She is still getting used to it.
* GenkiGirl: [[spoiler: This was her original personality before the accident. Tempo revealed it to Break Man through video footage in issue 35.]]
* {{Foil}}: She served as one towards Blues (while in his Break Man persona) in issue 35. She was changed by her creator yet she forgave her and moved on, while Break Man ran away in fear of that change and never forgave his own creator for it.[[note]][[http://shada-was-in-the-area-and.tumblr.com/post/80087782282 This post]] explains this better.[[/note]]
* GirlishPigTails: Her hair becomes tied into two long pigtails when she dons her armor.
* IronicFear: A geological surveying robot that's [[{{Claustrophobia}} claustrophobic]] and afraid of being BuriedAlive. Though there's a ''[[JustifiedTrope very good reason]]'' for this.
* {{Lobotomy}}: What Dr. [=LaLinde=] essentially did to her, turning her into an EmptyShell, so that she'll be less emotionally attached to her and see her more as a tool than a daughter. Though as Tempo has stated in issue 35, it might have been that her I.C. chip was badly damaged in the accident and that her creator just postponed replacing it or turning it on due to said reasons.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: She resembles the likes of Rock/Mega Man and Roll in both her "civilian" and "armored" forms rather than other Robot Masters, which is a visual clue that she didn't start out as a geological surveying robot.
* PerpetualFrowner: Until she gets her emotions back.
* {{Ridiculously Human Robot}}: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] in that her emotions are first disabled and then restored. Her emotionless state is far too disconnected to pass for human despite her appearance, but with them restored she's just like [[AccidentalPun Rock and Roll]], albeit more reserved and mature than the Light bots.
* ThisIsADrill: Her primary weapon/tool, the "Quake Drill", which can create seismic activity.
* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: Her reaction when Roll tries to pair her and Rock up together. On top of being a robot, her own emotional issues make her struggle to comprehend this.
* WireDilemma: She's capable of [[AvertedTrope vibrating bomb components into an inert state]] so they can't explode, and thus doesn't have to deal with this.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Vesper Woman (LMN-002)]]
!! Vesper Woman (LMN-002)
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A bee robot based off of a scrapped Lightbot design. She serves as Tempo's younger sister in the hopes of rekindling her emotions.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: She constantly pesters Tempo.
* {{Expy}}: [[http://i.imgur.com/lRWipjO.png Her design]] and name were made because they couldn't use the scrapped Robot Master [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-glOCtbpHvpI/UM_XqpcHHCI/AAAAAAAAMf0/TTejKEKH-gc/s1600/hornet1.jpg Honey Woman's]] design.
* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: Almost. She premiered in issue 54 of 55, one issue before the comic's hiatus.
* ShipperOnDeck: Seems to be one for Protoman and Quake Woman.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Dr. Mikhail Sergeyevich Cossack]]
!!Dr. Mikhail Sergeyevich Cossack
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A Russian roboticist and a colleague of Drs. Light and [=LaLinde=]. Younger than his fellow doctors, Dr. Cossack is composed and collected. He is the creator of Pharaoh Man and the single parent of Kalinka.
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* [[BadassLongcoat Badass Labcoat]]: Out of all the Doctors that have appeared so far, he's the one that makes wearing one look awesome.
* EyeGlasses: Some of his appearances in the background have him looking like this.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: Has an odd habit of striking dramatic poses when talking.
* PapaWolf: Just like in the games, his daughter Kalinka is his #1 top priority and has a brief arc of being ForcedIntoEvil once she's in danger. Even Wily (during his faked HeelFaceTurn) making a passing mention of her causes him to ''snap the handle off of a coffee mug he was holding in TranquilFury''.
* ProperlyParanoid: Cossack is the only one of the good guys to have serious doubts about Wily's supposed change of heart. He is, of course, completely right.
* ScaryShinyGlasses: So far averted, but several scenes in the Spiritus ex Machina arc come ''very'' close including his initial appearance.
%%* SpecsOfAwesome: Not since Gordon Freeman has such a combo looked so good. [[note]]Somewhat funny since Dr. Cossack's design is older.[[/note]]
* TrappedInVillainy: [[spoiler:While bouncing around time in "Rock of Ages", Mega Man discovers (much to his shock) Dr. Cossack trying to destroy him. Why? Because Kalinka's life is in danger.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Kalinka Cossack]]
!!Kalinka Cossack
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The young daughter of Dr. Cossack.
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* CrashIntoHello: Her first meeting with Roll.
* CrazyPrepared: She has a specialized phone her dad gave her. It's implied to have everything needed to contact her father no matter what situation she may find herself in. [[spoiler:She uses it to tap into the Emerald Spears' broadcast by ''accident''.]]
* DaddysGirl: Is close to her father, and Dr. Cossack adores her. The first thing she does when during the A.R.T.S. crisis is to call her Dad to see if he's alright.
* HeroicBSOD: During the Emerald Spears' attack, Kalinka becomes so frightened she breaks down in tears and Roll has to help her. Considering she's a nine year old human, it's a normal reaction.
* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: Though Dr. Cossack isn't really ''mad''. She's got a few years before she fits this trope properly, though.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Pharaoh Man (DWN-028)]]
!!Pharaoh Man (DWN-028)
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A Robot Master built by Dr. Cossack to explore and excavate ancient Egyptian ruins. He has a sensor array built within his body which allows him to perceive objects through walls in order to navigate the catacombs deep underground as well as superb speed and agility to evade the ancient traps that he might encounter. His design as a Pharaoh is to fool any curses laid against intruders into thinking he belongs there.
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* AdventurerArchaeologist: His entire purpose is to be one.
* AlreadyMetEveryone: Appears well before the comic's adaptation of the events of ''VideoGame/MegaMan4''.
* AncientEgypt: His whole theme.
* {{Foil}}: He's more or less played as this whenever he's around. While Mega Man is naive, impulsive, and prone to fits of emotion, but bears an impressive set of weaponry, Pharaoh Man is mature, shrewd, and thoughtful, but comparatively lacking in firepower.
* ThePowerOfTheSun: The Pharaoh Wave. In the comics, he's mostly been using it as a light source in dark areas, which makes sense given his stated purpose. The torch function has the flames hovering over his buster, doubling as an explanation as to why in the games the [[MythologyGag shot would hover overhead when charging]].
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Subverted since, while the red eyes are indeed quite menacing, Pharaoh Man is not a bad guy. [[spoiler:Yet.]]
* SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaids: Doctor Wily points out that while most of Cossack's current other robots aren't built for combat, Pharaoh Man is equipped with a built-in flamethrower, reportedly for self-defense. Keep in mind: Pharaoh Man's supposed to be designed to explore ruins. It's implied that this is because Cossack's a bit excessively fond of one of his best creations.
* WireDilemma: He can find the Emerald Spears' bombs just fine, but he has more trouble disarming them than Elec Man or Quake Woman.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Pedro Astil]]
!!Pedro Astil
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Another one of Dr. Light's colleagues, they both briefly reunite at the "A.R.T.S." conference. Involved with an expedition to the Amazon three years previously to the mysterious Lanfront Ruins. He's later revealed to the creator of [[VideoGame/MegaMan6 Plant Man]], and played a role in helping to put an end to the Ra Moon crisis.
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* AnArmAndALeg: Shown to have had one of his arms amputated. Issue #29 reveals that he lost it when the EMP field around the Lanfront ruins knocked his team's helicopter out of the air.
* CanonForeigner: Another original creation for the purpose of the comics.
* ChekhovsGunman: A minor one. Appears in a single panel in "Spiritus ex Machina", but is later revealed to be the creator of Plant Man in a cameo. The next issue reveals more about his background, and he helps in developing a way to shield Mega Man and the others against Ra Moon.
* OmniDisciplinaryScientist: Was part of an archaeology expedition, but also participated in robotics development.
* SpearCarrier: During "Spiritus ex Machina", serving as a transition to the Amazon rainforest. He doesn't even say anything either - he just smiles at Dr. Light.
* SurvivorGuilt: He has elements of this thanks to being the SoleSurvivor.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Plant Man (DWN-045)]]
!!Plant Man (DWN-045)
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A robot created by Pedro Astil with the help of Dr. Light. He is a partly botanical robot, his unique nature allowed him to just barely survive Ra-Moon's blackout. Because of this, he was instrumental in helping to get Mega Man and Dr. Light's other robots back on-line.
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* AlreadyMetEveryone: Like Pharaoh Man, Concrete Man, and Splash Woman, Plant Man appears in a storyline set well before his in-game debut in ''VideoGame/MegaMan6''. His serial number here is DAN-001. (The DAN stands for Doctor Astil numbers.)
* CompositeCharacter: His appearance in Mega Man #29 shows him using his vines as prehensile appendages, which were previously just for show. This is an ability of his Net Navi counterpart from the ''Mega Man Battle Network'' series.
* CombatTentacles: The vines on his back are prehensile. He can use them as extra arms to move and lift things.
* FightingFromTheInside: Plant Man's partially organic nature gives him some resistance to forced reprogramming. It's notable that in Dr. Light's [[{{Futureshadowing}} vision of the future]] of ''VideoGame/MegaMan6'''s events in issue #55, Plant Man is the only Robot Master attacking Mega Man with a forlorn look on his face, knowing he's being reprogrammed to oppose a former ally.
* GratuitousSpanish: Greets Mega Man with an "Hola". Makes sense, considering his creator is Hispanic.
* OrganicTechnology: Pedro describes him as having a "botanical basis". It was because of this that Plant Man was able to resist Ra Moon's blackout, if only just barely.
* PetalPower: His weapon allows him to shield his body with petals.
[[/folder]]
!Dr Light's Robot
* [[Characters/MegaManArchieComicsMajorAntagonists Major Antagonists]]
* [[Characters/MegaManArchieComicsDrWilysRobotMasters
[[folder: Cut Man (DLN-003)]]
!!Cut Man (DLN-003)
A robot designed for forestry management. He was stolen and reprogrammed by Dr. Wily, but was eventually restored to his original self. He shows a great love of puns centered around his ability to "cut" things, much to the chagrin of his fellow Robot Masters.
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* BigBrotherWorship: Downplayed, but Cut Man does look up to Rock [[spoiler:even agreeing with him during the boss rush of the first arc]] and treats him in a respectful manner in the second arc.
* ButtMonkey: Seems to get the most punishment out of all the Robot Masters. This seems to be a running gag in most adaptations.
* LetsGetDangerous: [[spoiler:Stops joking around when Roll is damaged by Break Man, but being Cut Man, he doesn't really fare much better in battle.]]
* ManlyTears: [[spoiler: Has these when Roll gets shot by Break Man.]]
* MundaneUtility: The ''Short Circuits'' in issue 3 shows him being used as a hedge trimmer, the ribbon cutter at a grand opening, and a barber. In that order.
* MythologyGag: His tendency to make bad jokes and his friendship with Guts Man seem to be a nod to the ''WesternAnimation/MegaManRubySpears'' cartoon.
* PungeonMaster: To everyone's chagrin.
%%* PluckyComicRelief
* ThoseTwoGuys: Seems to hang out with Guts Man a lot.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Guts Man (DLN-004)]]
!!Guts Man (DLN-004)
Designed for heavy labor, Guts Man was stolen and reprogrammed by Dr. Wily in the series' first storyarc. After being defeated and restored to his original personality, he's become a consummate ally of Mega Man and his "brothers", providing the group with great strength and a boisterous personality.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: In the back up stories for issues #17 and #18.
%%* TheBigGuy
* BulletProofHumanShield: Oil Man and Ice Man promptly take cover behind him in the fight against the Mecha Dragon in issue 12.
* DumbMuscle: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in that he's shown to be of average intelligence, but a significant portion of the cast is at least ''above'' average.
* LifeOfTheParty: Apparently, he has a good singing voice too.
* TheRival: To Concrete Man. The two of them instantly begin competing with one another upon meeting one another. Of course, they put aside their differences, and end up partying together.
* SuperStrength: The Super Arm. Much more useful in the comic than in the game, even. To put it in perspective, he uses an [[MundaneUtility I-beam as a baseball bat]] in one issue of the second arc during a rather odd game of baseball with the other Light Robot Masters.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: His reaction to seeing the Guts Dozer. That and [[BerserkButton attacking in a rage]].
** [[spoiler: Has the same reaction when Break Man shot Roll]]
* ThoseTwoGuys: Seems to hang out with Cut Man a lot.
* UnwantedAssistance: Provides an in-universe example in issue #18's back-up story, when he's assigned to help Ice Man in studying the movement of a glacier... and instantly decides that means they have to ''stop'' said glacier by beating it into submission and holding it back. Needless to say, Ice Man isn't happy about this.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Ice Man (DLN-005)]]
!!Ice Man (DLN-005)
Developed to withstand cold climates and explore icy regions, Ice Man was also stolen and reprogrammed by Dr. Wily. After being restored, he returned to his original work and helps out whenever he's needed. He has a crush on a Roll, but is too nervous to act upon it.
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* BrattyHalfPint: Can be a bit of one, as shown by his verbally sniping with Cut Man in the second story arc.
* BrotherSisterIncest: Towards Roll if you follow the "creator=parent" logic.
%%* CannotSpitItOut
* [[ClingyJealousGirl Clingy Jealous Guy]]: Gets jealous when Roll compliments others.
* DoggedNiceGuy: Sees himself as this in his relationship with Roll. He gets pretty bitter about it in issue #22, showing a harsher portrayal of this trope.
* AnIcePerson: He is called Ice Man.
* InfraredXrayCamera: A vision mode allows Ice Man to see heat signatures, even through walls of ice and snow.
* InstantIceJustAddCold: In the comics the Ice Slasher inexplicably encases its targets in blocks of ice, even if there's no water around them, as opposed to the games where it would just freeze enemies in place even if there ''was'' water.
* LogicalWeakness: Practically a [[InvertedTrope double inversion]]. In the games, he's the only ice-themed robot master in the classic series (yet) to take no extra damage from a fire weapon. In issue 12, he's right there with Oil Man taking cover behind Guts Man (who is canonically weaker to flame in the games than Ice Man is) from the flames of the Mecha Dragon. Oil Man promptly [[LampshadeHanging calls him out on it]].
* MundaneUtility: Seen making ice cubes at the end of issue 12.
* MysteriousAntarctica: The comic actually takes some time to explore Ice Man's stated function as a robot meant to explore the highly dangerous regions of the antarctic, elevating it above an InformedAttribute.
* MythologyGag: Doesn't have multiple personalities like in ''Powered Up'', but he does refer to himself as "soldier" when trying to encourage himself.
* PrecociousCrush: On Roll.
* ShorterMeansSmarter: The shortest of the original Robot Masters and, as seen below, the one who displays the most book knowledge regarding his profession.
* TheSmartGuy: Of all the Robot Masters, he's shown to be the one with the most interest and knowledge in his particular field.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: His eyes look like a large pair of glasses.
* TrueLovesKiss: Ice Man imagines himself about to give one to Roll in a "Snow White" scenario in issue 32's ''Short Circuits''.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Bomb Man (DLN-006)]]
!!Bomb Man (DLN-006)
Developed for demolition and excavation purposes, Bomb Man was also stolen and reprogrammed by Dr. Wily. After being restored, he returned to his original work and helps out whenever he's needed. He tends to be a bit reckless and he loves dramatic explosions.
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* BloodKnight: During the first arc. When the Robot Masters begin to argue with each other (violently), Bomb Man jumps in just because it's a battle.
* DelinquentHair: His "mohawk". Bonus points in that he's one of the few robot masters outside the {{Ridiculously Human Robot}} crowd to even ''have'' hair (that we've seen).
* DemolitionsExpert: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that it's what he was designed for. [[spoiler:When he and Mega Man go to town on the Boobeam Trap, the room is still standing and they've taken no damage despite everything else being destroyed.]]
* DynamicEntry: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in his first appearance when he's critiquing Mega Man's entrance.
-->"I like your look, kid. Not a bad entrance either. But if you really want to make an impression..."
-->[[ThrowDownTheBomblet *Throws Hyper Bombs*]]
-->"...you've gotta enter with a bang!"
* FlatCharacter: While Fire Man's been seen less, Bomb Man's had arguably less character development so far. He exists mainly to blow things up, and he seems pretty happy with that.
* InHarmsWay: Adjusted to this from BloodKnight after his reformation. It's properly displayed in issue 29.
--> '''Bomb Man:''' "That was ''awesome!''"
--> '''Cut Man:''' "We almost died!"
--> '''Bomb Man:''' "But we didn't! Epic crash-landing! ''Woo!''"
* HavingABlast: His specialty.
* MundaneUtility: Uses his Hyper Bomb to 'pitch' a boulder to Guts Man in a rather bizarre game of baseball in one issue of the second arc.
* StuffBlowingUp: Justified because [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer When All You Have is a Bomb]]...
* ThirdWheel: Really [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] in issue 23 when he's with Cut Man and Guts Man, practically upgrading the duo to [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Three Guys]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Fire Man (DLN-007)]]
!!Fire Man (DLN-007)
Constructed for waste disposal, Fire Man was also stolen and reprogrammed by Dr. Wily. After being restored, he returned to his original work and helps out whenever he's needed. He has quite the cowboy accent and a preoccupation with the concept of justice.
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* TheAloner: In issue 53, all of the other Light Robot Masters have at least one other person they consistently work with, except him. Notably, one robot who seems like he'd be a perfect fit to work with Fire Man, Heat Man, isn't there. [[spoiler:Because he was decommisioned.]]
* CombinationAttack: With Oil Man in issue 12.
* {{Cowboy}}: He talks like one, at least.
* DemotedToExtra: Has appeared the least out of all the original six Robot Masters. As if to lampshade this, Roll wishes Fire Man had answered the phone instead of Oil Man in Issue 19.
* [[BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame Fight Fire With Fire]]: One panel in issue 12 shows him single-handedly holding back the flames of the Mecha Dragon with his own.
* ForGreatJustice: One of his personal motivations.
* NumberTwo: To Elec Man when the Light Robot Masters are together.
* PlayingWithFire: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Well duh, it's in his name!]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Elec Man (DLN-008)]]
!!Elec Man (DLN-008)
Built to manage power plants and city power grids, Elec Man was also stolen and reprogrammed by Dr. Wily. After being restored, he returned to his original work and helps out whenever he's needed. Of all the Light Robot Masters, he is the one who most often steps up to take charge when Mega Man is absent or otherwise can't do so.
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* BeingGoodSucks: What he more-or-less proclaimed in frustration at being unable to stop the Emerald-Spears since he can't harm a human.
* DeathTrap: While under Wily's control, he uses his electrical powers to fire random electrical bolts in his area, hoping to hit Mega Man.
* HarmlessElectrocution: Has some fun making people's hair stand on end in the issue 14 ''Short Circuits''.
* TheLeader: Of the Light Robot Masters.
* LightningReveal: Sort of. He can use his electrical powers to create a sustained light source.
* MundaneUtility: He gets a bit fed up with people asking him to charge their phones. However, he has no issue being a backup generator for a soup kitchen during a BigBlackout.
* NoSell:
** To Time Man's Time Stop power, thanks to his electrical discharges.
** Does this to Simone's tazer. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that she just tried to use an electrical weapon on a robot designed to channel entire ''power plants''.
* OnlyAFleshWound: Loses the use of his legs in the fight with the Mecha Dragon. Being a robot, he is later repaired.
* ThreeLawsCompliant: [[PlayingWithATrope Special mention]], in that he's the first robot in the series to actively express a wish to ''not be'' during the first Emerald Spears incident.
--> "I never thought I'd ''want'' Wily's coding back in my system. One override and I could just..."
* RidiculouslyHumanRobot:: One of the more human looking Light Robots.
* ShockAndAwe: Elec is short for Electric. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin What do you think he does?]]
* WireDilemma: His electrical powers allow him to [[AvertedTrope bypass this completely]] by just shorting out the detonator, making the bomb useless.
* YellowLightningBlueLightning: Yellow when Mega Man uses his weapon, blue when he uses it himself.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Time Man [=(DLN-00A)=]]]
!!Time Man (DLN-00A)
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An experimental robot with advanced AI algorithms developed for the purposes of researching time manipulation, Time Man was also stolen, completed, and reprogrammed by Dr. Wily. After being restored, he returned to his original work and helps out whenever he's needed. He's borderline obsessive compulsive about keeping a strict schedule, and is thus easily annoyed by the more lackadaisical attitude of his erstwhile partner Oil Man.
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* EnergyBow: One of his offensive weapons, purple in color and shaped like hands of a clock. A panel in issue 6, where he's fighting with Oil Man, shows that it works like a [[ProjectileSpell Magic Missile]] with the arrows forming from an energy aura around his hand.
* MundaneUtility: The ''Short Circuits'' in issue 6 has him serving as Dr. Wily's alarm clock. [[RingRingCrunch Up until Guts Man punches him]].
** Issue 31 shows him using his Time Slow ability to aid surgeons in a hospital.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: On the covers of the second story arc. In the comic itself, they seem to be black.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: Looks just as human as Elec Man. In the "Time Keeps Slipping" arc, Time Man gets so angry with Oil Man that ''CrossPoppingVeins'' appear on his head.
* ScheduleFanatic: So much that, when under Wily's command, he frequently comes to blows over disruptions to it.
* TimeMaster: He can slow down time.
* TimeStandsStill: The Time Slow, which can be disrupted by high-energy electrical fields and can apparently be shielded against as shown in the fight against the [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Mecha Dragon]].
* UselessUsefulSpell: Time Slow is awesome and practically broken. Up until Dr. Wily upgrades the defenses of his fortress guardians to compensate for it, making it a [[AccidentalPun waste of time]].
* TheWorfEffect: he jobs to Sonic the Hedgehog so we know just how fast Sonic is.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Oil Man [=(DLN-00B)=]]]
!!Oil Man (DLN-00B)
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An experimental robot with advanced AI algorithms developed for the purposes of cleaning up oil spills, Oil Man was also stolen, completed, and reprogrammed by Dr. Wily. After being restored, he returned to his original work and helps out whenever he's needed. He's a very laid back individual in most cases, which gets on the nerves of his erstwhile partner Time Man.
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* CombinationAttack: Considering his LogicalWeakness to flame, it makes sense he would get one of these with Fire Man. Shown in issue 12.
* FlirtingUnderFire: Even during a rescue operation, he still has time to flirt with Quake Woman.
* JiveTurkey: As in ''Powered Up'', this is his most outstanding character trait.
-->"Light Labs -- Where the science is fine and the robots are finer. You got Oil Man on the line."
* LogicalWeakness: As we're shown in issue 12, in the fight against the Mecha Dragon when he's taking cover behind Guts Man, he's not just weak to Fire Storm, but to fire itself. Considering just how many robots in the classic series will use fire as a weapon, it really sucks to be Oil Man.
* OilSlick: The Oil Slider. It even has a [[ReversePolarity reverse setting]] that lets him suck up oil spills instead of just spraying it like in the games.
* PreAsskickingOneLiner: Gives a [[{{Pun}} punny]] one to Time Man in issue 6.
-->"You want me to clean your clock?"
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Unlike his game of origin, Oil Man always wears his red scarf over his mouth in the comic.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Concrete Man (DLN-065)]]
!!Concrete Man (DLN-065)
Another building robot, with an emphasis on dam construction. Dr. Light activates him early when Guts Man needs assistance getting a dam completed before a storm causes a flash flood that destroys the construction site.
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* AlreadyMetEveryone: Appears well before ''VideoGame/MegaMan9's'' place in the story. WordOfGod says that this is so that what happens to this set of Robot Masters has a greater impact; we'll be getting to know them ''before'' they're ordered to be shut down.
* DishingOutDirt[=/=]MakingASplash: The Concrete Shot which comes out in liquid form and rapidly hardens.
* OhCrap: Both he and Guts Man have one when they realize the dam has sprung several leaks due to their competing with each other instead of getting the job done.
* TheRival: To Guts Man. The two of them start competing immediately upon meeting one another.
* UnDuet: After fixing the dam, Guts Man takes him to a GoodGuyBar for karaoke.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Splash Woman (DLN-067)]]
!!Splash Woman (DLN-067)
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Designed for oceanic rescue, Splash Woman is a great swimmer and useful in underwater operations. Oil Man activated her early when Roll called for help after a Cruise Ship ran aground.
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* ActionGirl: Proves herself to be one immediately upon activation, helping to save the crew of a run aground ship.
* TheAloner: There's a panel of her in issue 21 during the New Year's celebration, next to a cruise ship in the harbor, all alone and looking miserable. It really drives home how lonely it must be to be the only one with a strictly aquatic design. Even moreso since her primary function is ship rescue, which means she has to wait for something to go horribly wrong before she can even do her job.
* AlreadyMetEveryone: Appears well before ''VideoGame/MegaMan9's'' place in the story. WordOfGod says that this is so that what happens to this set of Robot Masters has a greater impact; we'll be getting to know them ''before'' they're ordered to be shutdown.
** Which makes sense given that they were ordered to be shutdown because they were old and outdated.
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: During "Rock of Ages", Splash Woman attacks Rock when he appears in another time period. It foreshadows her defection in ''9''.]]
* LaserCutter: The Laser Trident which is used to patch up holes in ships.
* MakingASplash: Averted - her main weapon uses coherent light.
* PrincessCarry: How she saves a falling Quake Woman in her first appearance.
[[/folder]]
!Major Antagonists
[[folder:Dr. Albert W. Wily]]
!!Dr. Albert W. Wily
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The former partner of Dr. Thomas Light, Dr. Wily felt that Light had received attention that should have been due him instead. Because of this, he plotted to steal the Robot Masters and ''make'' the world recognize his genius by conquering it. Too bad he never counted on a certain lab assistant volunteering to become a fighting robot in order to stop him.
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* AdventurerArchaeologist: Decides to take this up following the "Return of Dr. Wily" arc. Figuring no one will find him in some forbidden ruins, he could also investigate the mystery of the place ''and'' get recognition for it. PlayedForLaughs when his age and general lack of fitness causes some issues early on.
* AlienAmongUs: [[InvokedTrope Attempts to invoke this]] in the third story arc, but it was [[ActuallyADoombot just a]] {{Hologram}}.
--> [[TheManBehindTheCurtain "P-Pay no attention to that man behind the hologram...!"]]
** He plays it straight with Ra Moon.
* AttentionWhore: To his detriment at times.
--> '''Elec Man:''' "The man is as subtle as a blown transformer."
* CardCarryingVillain: He happily and pridefully identifies as such. It's implied that he believes being a good person is beyond who he is at this point.
* CreativeSterility: While a brilliant, if deranged, roboticist, he often shows a lack of originality that gets lampshaded, like ripping off Guts Man's design to create a giant robot to protect his base, or how several of his Robot Masters are directly based on previous ones, like Heat Man being a Fire Man knockoff, or Crash Man having traits of both Bomb Man and Guts Man.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: He never thought using Ra Moon's tech to make Ra Thor would make the latter open to being controlled by Ra Moon.
** Nor did he think cramming eight personalities into a single robot would result in the personalities arguing with themselves.
* DrivenByEnvy: One of the primary reasons he became a villain. He was jealous of Dr. Light's success.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Dr. Cossack even states that Dr. Wily, bad guy that he is, still cares for his creations. Granted, he was using his Robot Masters as sacrificial lambs, they were aware of that fact. They don't seem to take it personally after being uploaded into new bodies... until the "Legends of the Blue Bomber" arc, where many of the Robot Masters express regret and frustration at what Wily is forcing them to do.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** [[spoiler:During the crossover, Wily grows increasingly disturbed by Eggman's more evil acts, like attempting to outright kill his old friend Dr Light. In the end he also urges Eggman to NOT attack [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics the guy]] who is trying to save their universes from oblivion. In the series proper, after Ra Moon reveals its intention to KillAllHumans, he immediately tries to stop it.]]
** In issue 45, [[spoiler:when he blows up Light Labs, he makes sure Dr. Light and Roll are safe in the underground bunker, and seems insulted that Break Man thinks he would actually kill them. As he puts it, "I'm vengeful, but I'm not a monster."]]
** In issue 55 [[spoiler: He claims the nuclear core within Blues could potentially blow up and take out a crowded area if he didn't keep coming to Wily to get it maintained. But Blues finds out from Dr. [=LaLinde=] that the core has a casing around it, meaning Wily was lying about that and really the only thing it'll "kill" is Blues if it burns out. Seems Wily is still sticking to his "Not Being a Monster" credo.]]
* EvilCounterpart: To Dr. Light. Shares the same level of intellect and skills, but Wily is the opposite in temperament and desire.
* EvilFormerFriend:
** With Dr. Light, who was willing to cut a break for Wily despite his past acts. In flashbacks, we see Wily actually concerned for his friend, and tries cheering him up.
** He was actually closed to making a real HeelFaceTurn because of the kindness and trust Dr. Light showed him by revealing Gamma. Once again, however, his envy got in the way.
** He still seems to retain some of this. He will give Dr Light credit when it's due, remarking on his brilliance. Also [[spoiler:he got pretty pissed off when Eggman tried to kill Dr Light.]]
** He does show some regret for his betrayal and using Light to obtain Gamma, but kept going because as he puts it, he burned all his bridges.
* EvilGenius: Dude starts a war so the whole world will recognize him as the World's Greatest Genius.
* EvilGloating: He's practically addicted to it.
* EvilIsNotAToy: Something Wily learned the hard way with Ra Moon.
* EvilVersusEvil: Him fighting against Ra Moon after the latter betrayed him.
* EvilVersusOblivion: The root of his conflict with Ra Moon. Wily wants to take over the world and prove his genius. Ra Moon wants to straight-up kill everything.
* ExhaustedEyeBags: Dr. Wily focuses so much on completing [[spoiler:Ra Thor]] that his eyes look like [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Gaara's]] by the time he's through.
* FatalFlaw: Pride and envy. It was shown more than once Wily could be a decent person, but those two flaws brings the worst in him and prevents Wily from having any chance of a true HeelFaceTurn.
** It's implied that Wily could've turned good after witnessing [[spoiler:Mega Man's HeroicSacrifice when destroying Ra Moon, even going as far as to bring Mega Man's body back to Light for repairs and even helping Light repair him, acting genuinely concerned for Rock's life. That is until the authorities came to take Wily away (Wily ''was'' still trying take over a city before the Ra Moon incident after all) and Wily's flaws took over, accusing Light of betraying him after all he's done to help.]] Later on, it's shown that it still wouldn't have been enough anyway to quench Wily's thirst for world domination.
* GodhoodSeeker: The plan he concocts with Dr. Eggman during the ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogMegaManWorldsCollide Worlds Collide]]'' crossover.
* HairTodayGoneTomorrow: In an flashback, we see a younger Wily... still bald and graying, but with a ponytail instead of his normal hairstyle.
* TheHeavy: If there's a story arc in the comic, chances are that Wily is either the main antagonist or a driving force. Even in the Ra Moon arc, he's still the one with the most agency for most of it.
* HonorAmongThieves: Dr. Wily commands the genuine loyalty of the robot masters he creates himself. [[spoiler:He also keeps his promise to Mega Man after the latter [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu overloads his power matrix shooting Ra Moon]] by taking the dying robot back to Dr. Light.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: He has the gall to accuse ''Dr. Light'' of lacking humility.
* IconOfRebellion: Tends to use a skull motif, as well as his own "Dr. W" logo.
** SigilSpam: As if to parody the concept, Dr. Wily has been depicted with a very large "Dr. W" stamp on the cover of issue 12.
* InsufferableGenius: One of his demands, in addition to surrender of all world governments, is to be officially recognized as the greatest genius who ever lived.
* ItsAllAboutMe: One of the major driving forces in his life it seems.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Being trounced by the combined might of Super Sonic and Super Mega Man was enough for Wily to accept that he had lost, unlike Eggman who decided to be a SoreLoser.
* LargeHam: To the point where he'd be hard to take seriously if he didn't have an army backing him up.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: He tends to fill this role whenever there's another villain around: CardCarryingVillain though he is, he has genuine scruples and doesn't want to just kill people for the sake of killing.
* MissionControlIsOffItsMeds: Wily during the ''Mega Man X'' crossover. He does more-and-more stuff that would get Mega Man and his allies killed.
* NoodleIncident: Dr. Wily was banned from working on advanced robotics due to "unethical experiments". No further explanation has been offered.
** As of issue 37, we see what he was working on. The Wily Walker, a [[WeaponOfMassDestruction mobile weapons platform]] with anti-personnel, anti-armor, support, and a payload of decay-resistant chemical weapons. No ''wonder'' he ended up banned.
* ObviouslyEvil: Dr. Wily's appearance and expressions aren't exactly subtle. Even strangers to the franchise should be able to tell he's the bad guy as early as his first appearance.
* OutGambitted: [[spoiler:By Ra Moon. Big time. He takes control of half of Wily's robots, use his technology go cause a worldwide blackout, shut down the Mega Man 2 Robot Masters, take controls of Wily's ace Ra Thor, and as a final kick improves the Yellow Devil making Ra Devil. Him constantly outsmarting Wily causes him to have a VillainousBreakdown.]]
* PetTheDog:
** In the "Spiritus ex Machina" arc, Wily treats his robot creations like companions. He confides to his Robot Masters as he investigates the Lanfront Ruins, and in general treats them better than anyone else.
** Manages to repair ''and'' upgrade Blues, and all without destroying his personality.
** [[spoiler: Putting his pride aside to help Dr. Light repair a dying Mega Man]].
* {{Pride}}: Wily's ego is too big for just ''one'' of the EgoTropes.
* PuzzleBoss: The "alien" from ''VideoGame/MegaMan2''. Rather than fight it like Wily planned, Mega Man takes out the hologram projector.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] with his apparent [[AlienAmongUs transformation into an alien]], shown above, in issue 12.
* SmugSnake: Despite his brilliance, Wily does have spades of this, especially during the Ra Moon story arc where he was outsmarted and OutGambitted at every turn.
* SupervillainLair: Manages to set up several of these in short succession, only for Mega Man to infiltrate them and defeat him.
* TakeOverTheWorld: Why? To prove to the world that he is indeed a great genius.
* [[TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow Things Man Was Not Meant to Tamper With]]: Tends to ignore the warning label even if he can see it.
* VillainousBreakdown:
** Had a brief one after Ra Moon betrayed and attempted to kill him.
** During the same story arc he has another one after Ra Moon takes control of Ra Thor. He actually apologizes to Mega Man for causing the entire situation.
* VillainCred: Dr. Light genuinely believes that Wily is a serious threat to the world in the first arc.
* VillainExitStageLeft: Pretty skilled at this. He's successfully escaped every time he's tried except for the first arc. He even pulls this off at the end of the VideoGame/MegaMan2 adaptation which he ''didn't'' in the games.
* VillainsOutShopping: In several of the ''Short Circuits''. Often with MundaneUtility use of one or more robot masters.
* VillainRespect: Wily is honestly surprised that Mega Man is willing to [[spoiler: sacrifice himself]] to save humanity from Ra Moon. He is so impressed that he grants Mega Man's final request.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Proto Man / Break Man / Blues Light (DLN-000)]]
!!Proto Man / Break Man / Blues Light (DLN-000)
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[[caption-width-right:317:Blues during his travels and as Break Man.]]
The original creation of Dr. Light developed as part of the scientist's contract with the military, Blues was intended to be a prototype that would remain with him as a son once development was completed. For a time, the two lived together happily... until the day when Blues demonstrated his abilities for the military. A crippling weakness in his power supply was discovered, one which, if repaired, ran the risk of damaging his personality core. After (thinking he was) overhearing Dr. Light considering rewriting his personality, Blues was devastated and ran away.
After wandering the earth for a time, he eventually decided he was wrong, and decided to return to Light Labs... only to discover Dr. Light had "replaced" him with Rock and Roll. After hearing of the Lanfront Ruins and its mysterious technology disabling field, he resolved to go there and quietly go offline. However, fate intervened when he was discovered by Dr. Light's old colleague, Albert Wily, who repaired him and weaponized him. Blues was now effectively reborn... as ''Break Man''.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] in that he goes rogue, but he never truly turns evil. Bitter and vindictive perhaps, but not evil.
* AnimeHair: The first portrayal to regularly show off his impressive pompadour.
* AntiVillain: He was not evil in spirit, just insecure about what he was.
* ChildSoldiers: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] when Dr. Light built and programmed him as a son ''while under contract to the military''. However, Dr. Light only intended for him to demonstrate his abilities, and once the contract was secured, for him to live with him normally as his son.
* CainAndAbel: Really heats up in Issue 23, with Blues becoming jealous after Dr. Light praises Rock on television. [[spoiler:This leads to Break Man attacking his brother.]]
* TheCavalry: Comes to Rock's aid in issue 31, leading the repaired [=MM 2=] robot masters, plus Bomb Man and Cut Man.
--> '''Bomb Man:''' "Yo! We hear you boys ordered an army?"
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Still helps people during his WalkingTheEarth, even though it causes him to burn through his power supply faster.
* CoolShades: One of the trope's poster children. Played [[ExaggeratedTrope ridiculously straight]] in that we never see his eyes even when he's not wearing them.
* DeathSeeker: In ''Worlds Unite,'' his first reaction to being stuck in an extremely dicey situation is to sacrifice himself to save others, since his cynical world view causes him to interpret his situation as bleaker than it really is.
* TheDragon: He is currently this to Wily, leading the MM2 and MM3 Robot Masters.
* DyingAlone: Bad enough to have a flawed power core, but to have no companions nor family is even worse. Because of this, Blues goes to the Lanfront Ruins as a "fitting graveyard" - since no one goes there, he'll really be alone.
* EarlyBirdCameo: The ''Short Circuits'' section in Issue 4. The following issue turns it into a mild RunningGag about him constantly thinking he'll ''finally'' get an appearance in the comic proper, only to be shot down each time.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He may be alright with fighting his brother and spiting his creator, but kidnapping or harming children (especially for extremely petty reasons) is where Blues draws the line.
* FaceHeelTurn: Starts off as a decent guy and does heroic deeds at his own expense even after he runs away. Then he gets rescued and recruited by Dr. Wily...
* TheFaceless: Emphasized in his "Break Man" persona. In addition to his opaque shades and helmet, his face is covered by a faceplate. Of course, we all know that's Blues under there.
* FlawedPrototype: His original flawed power core is the source of all his problems, directly or indirectly.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Shown in one panel of issue 17 feeding birds and a fawn from his scarf.
* ForYourOwnGood: Gets told this by Dr. Light when he tries to inquire about the risks of repairing his power core that Dr. Wily just raised.
* ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler:Seeing that he appeared as Proto Man in Worlds Collide and in Rock of Ages, it is inevitable that he will join the side of good]].
* GoodCostumeSwitch: After fully deciding to be good, he punches the frontal part of his Break Man's helmet and rebrands himself Proto Man until he can embrace his Blues persona back.
* GrayRainOfDepression: The last panel of issue 17, when he's leaving home.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Becomes official in the 54th issue when he realizes that Wily was using him and purposely powered him with a Nuclear reactor so he'll shut down if he exerts too much power. Ultimately deciding, if that's the case he'll make the most of his time doing good.]]
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:Upon seeing the lengths Wily will go for his plans, including using him, kidnapping an innocent girl and forcing her father to be his patsy for purely petty reasons. Blues realizes his mistake in helping Wily and re-christens himself Proto Man, vowing to stop Wily's plans from behind the shadows.]]
* HeroicResolve: Helps people at the cost of running out his faulty power core.
* HeroicSpirit: Spends his time going around helping people after leaving Dr. Light. It just makes his situation all the more tragic.
* HiddenDepths: Issue 31 shows that he's a competent enough mechanic to repair several robot masters in a relatively short time.
* HurricaneOfPuns: Generally about him in regards to his Break Man persona. Some gems are "15-Minute-Break-Man" and "Gimme-A-Break-Man".
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: He gets it from Dr. Wily in this continuity.
* [[LukeIAmYourFather Rock, He Is Your Brother]]: Issue 28 plays this straight, with Dr. Light telling Roll, who then runs to tell Rock [[spoiler:and then steps between the two to take a shot meant for Mega Man.]]
* MadeOfExplodium: Dr. Wily initially taunts Blues into servitude and compliance, because the nuclear power core he gave him is unstable and without constant maintenance [[GoingCritical could go off like a bomb at any moment]]. Seeking help from Dr. Noelle [=LaLinde=], she tells him Blues is currently a threat... but only to himself. Only the power flow is unstable and will burn out his circuits eventually (revealing Wily wasn't mad enough to not properly seal his reactor's casing). However, she warns him to avoid combat, and if he must fight to put his shield to good use and NOT to suffer a direct hit.
* MeaningfulRename: Ultimately decides to call himself "Break Man" in order to symbolizing him "breaking away" from his past.
** Later dubs himself Proto-Man after [[spoiler: seeing the lengths Wily will go just to appease his ego.]]
* MoralityPet: Roll is one for him, as he becomes distraught when [[spoiler: he accidentally shoots her and then relieved after hearing she's alright.]] Much later in Worlds Collide, he agrees to rest at her suggestion after ignoring Dr. Light's.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:His reaction when he accidentally shoots Roll and sees the destruction wrought by Ra Moon's EMP pulse.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: PlayedForLaughs in Issue 28's Short Circuits. Break Man breaks the storyline itself for [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogMegaManWorldsCollide four months]].
* NotNowKiddo: Pulls a variant on Mega Man in issue 30, stating that his reasons for [[spoiler:attacking him and accidentally shooting Roll]] are less important than the threat of Ra Moon. Restates it in issue 31.
* NotWearingTights: Like his brother, it's armor, not tights.
* OneManArmy: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that his original design was meant for a military contract even before being upgraded.
* OptOut: [[spoiler: Tried to anyway, he got sick of Wily's plans which put the world in danger one occasion and the final straw for him seeing that he was now resorting to kidnapping a former colleague's daughter. But Wily strong arms him back into his service by mentioning the nuculer core in him that could blow up at any time and take innocent lives in the process if Blues didn't come to Wily for maintenance every now and then.]]
* PoorCommunicationKills: Dr. Light was never serious about "rewriting his rebellious streak" or changing his personality, but Blues assumed he was and decided to run away. This is the main reason why his jealously went as far as it did as he never bothered to try to talk to Dr. Light again and figured he was replaced.
* TheResenter: Is this to Rock and Roll for a while, after discovering them when he first considered returning home.
--> (To Tempo, infuriated): HE REPLACED ME!!
* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: The first of his kind, which is heartbreaking to watch as he struggles to find a place for himself in the world.
** More specially, he was too human to relate to other robots (there was no other Robot Master before him), and he couldn't relate to humans because they treated him like a child.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Seeing Mega Man, who he sees as his "replacement" being praised by the entire city as well as Dr. Light drives him to attack the celebration honoring his brother.
* TheRunaway
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Like CoolShades, one of the trope's poster children. "Proto-Type" shows him picking it out of a store window while shopping with his father.
* ShieldSurf: He, [[spoiler:as Proto Man]], performed this maneuver in the ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogMegaManWorldsCollide Worlds Collide]]'' crossover.
%% * StrongerThanTheyLook: Pulls a bus back up a cliff in one panel. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that he's a robot.
* SuperPrototype: He was the basis for the massed produced Sniper Joes. He is a Super Prototype in a sense though with a major flaw; all that superior performance, firepower and processing power proved way too much for his core to handle, causing a system overload during the field demo for the military. One of the military officers recommended a simpler model instead to compensate for this thus the Sniper Joes were created.
* SuperStrongChild: Like his little brother and sister, he looks like a ten year old kid despite being a robot.
* ThemeTune: The iconic whistle theme he's known for? He ''[[DoItYourselfThemeTune wrote it himself]]'' in this continuity.
* ThreeLawsCompliant: Subverted. Blues is unique among all Dr. Light's robots in that he is not bound by the three laws. He has a moral compass to be sure, but can harm a human if he deems it necessary. Thus he is the ''most human'' of all his father's creations, and this may be the source of his core's instability. Losing this freedom, is what Blues fears most.
* TragicMonster: Possibly since he's working for Dr. Wily now, though he's really more of an AntiVillain then anything.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: He used to be a happy child before leaving Dr. Light, and even did a few heroics when wandering. However, Dr. Wily managed to corrupt him.
* WalkingTheEarth: How he spent his years after leaving Dr. Light.
* WellDoneSonGuy: As part of his CharacterDevelopment, Blues has decided he needs to earn his father's love, not that he hasn't already got it, but he feels he needs to earn it for himself, and be worthy of being called Dr. Light's eldest son.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ra Moon]]
!!Ra Moon
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A mysterious machine discovered by Dr. Wily in the Lanfront Ruins and the cause of the technology disrupting field found there. After interfacing with Wily's laptop, he soon resurrects all of Wily's original Robot Masters and helps him to create his second set. He immediately sets himself up as an ally of the doctor, helping him set up a new lab and to prepare for his next evil scheme.
[[spoiler:Which was all a lie. Ra Moon is more than just lost technology, and is revealed to be an alien conqueror that crashed down upon Earth and uplifted the indigenous people in order to serve him. However, finding humanity too primitive, Ra Moon destroyed this civilization in order to wait until humanity progressed technologically. Thanks to Dr. Wily rediscovering him and giving him the tools he needed, Ra Moon was ready to enact his centuries long plan. Eventually betraying the doctor, he took control of his Robot Masters and initiated a worldwide EMP pulse, shutting down the world's technology.]]
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* AIIsACrapshoot: Unknown variation. Ra Moon is an evil alien AI, but we have no way of knowing if it was ''intended'' to be this way or not.
* AncientAstronauts: Played straight and subverted at the same time. His discovery by the people of the Lanfront Ruins led to him helping them build up their civilization, but ultimately, he could only help them progress so far. [[spoiler:So he destroyed them]].
* AnythingYouCanDoICanDoBetter: [[spoiler:As Dr. Wily made Ra Thor from Ra Moon's technology, Ra Moon made the Ra Devil from Dr. Wily's design of the Yellow Devil. It's much stronger than Ra Thor.]]
* ArtifactOfDoom: Wants to wipe out all of humanity.
* AvengingTheVillain: [[spoiler: Invoked for the future by Ra Moon at the end of the ''Curse of Ra Moon'' arc. It sends a message to its 'children' who appear to be the [[VideoGame/MegaManV Stardroids]].]]
* BadassBoast: When Mega Man finally confronts Ra Moon, it tosses one out quite casually.
--> "You are too weak to threaten anyone."
* BigBlackout: [[spoiler:Causes a ''global'' one.]]
* CyberCyclops[=/=]RedEyesTakeWarning[=/=][[GlowingEyesOfDoom Glowing Eye of Doom]][=/=]GiantEyeOfDoom
* DeflectorShields: Shown to have these during the BigBadassBattleSequence in issue 31.
* TheDreaded: Has this status by the time of Worlds Collide as the mere mention of his name causes Wily to [[OhCrap drop his gloating demeanor and actually show fear in his eyes.]]
* {{EMP}}: How Ra Moon manages to disable advanced electronics. In issue 31, Dr. Light mentions that it's becoming dangerous to living organisms.
* EyeScream: Played for laughs in issue 31's ''Short Circuits'' section.
* ForTheEvulz: [[spoiler: [[ImpliedTrope Heavily implied]] to be its primary motivation for driving humanity to extinction.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: Directly empowering the Ra Devil to make it invincible divided the energy Ra Moon was using to protect itself, allowing Mega Man to destroy it.]]
* HopelessWar: [[spoiler: Ra Moon intends for its actions to throw humanity into one. Why? [[ItAmusedMe For its own amusement]].]]
* HumanSacrifice: [[spoiler:[[ImpliedTrope It's implied]] that it guided the ancient culture that originally found it into performing this.]]
* ImportedAlienPhlebotinum
* KillAllHumans: [[spoiler: What Ra Moon plans to do to any survivors using its super-charged {{EMP}} field to ''[[FridgeLogic fry their brains]]''.]]
* KnightOfCerebus: Things gets DarkerAndEdgier ''fast'' when Ra Moon makes its intentions known.
* MindControlEyes: [[spoiler: When Ra Moon takes remote control of the [=MM 3=] Robot Masters, their eyes look like Ra Moon itself.]]
* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: [[spoiler: Even though he's gone, his "children" are still out there and, as shown in "Rock of Ages", will eventually come to Earth to avenge him.]]
* NoSell: Ra Moon's personal shields allow it to do this to almost any attack, up until [[spoiler:it diverts power to allow Ra Devil to do the same.]]
* PowerNullifier: Essentially this to electronic technology that hasn't been specifically shielded against it. [[spoiler:In the final battle of the ''Curse of Ra Moon'' arc, it ''revokes'' the protection it gave to the [=MM 2=] robot masters after they joined forces with Mega Man.]]
* SlidingScaleOfVillainEffectiveness: '''High'''. Bordering on '''Infinite''' even.
* VillainOverride: [[spoiler:Can do this to to the [=MM 3=] Robot Masters.]]
* TheVoiceless: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in issue 15 with no explanation given for its previous silence.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: Gives one to Dr. Wily once preparations are complete, though the doctor manages to escape.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Emerald Spears]]
An extremist anti-technology group seeking to stop the advancement of robotics.
!!General Tropes:
* AIIsACrapshoot: One of the excuses they use to justify their actions. [[spoiler:[[AvertedTrope It turns out they're wrong]].]]
* TheBlindLeadingTheBlind: Seems likely for a group that originally put someone like Harvey Greenleaf in charge.
* DoomedByCanon: The Emerald Spears are destined to fail in their mission to stop the unchecked advance of robotics and humanity (and later its cyborg and biotechnological descendants) spend the next [[VideoGame/MegaManX 6]][[VideoGame/MegaManZero 2]][[VideoGame/MegaManZX 0]][[VideoGame/MegaManLegends 0]] or so years dealing with the consequences.
* {{Evil Luddite}}s: Well meaning, but are willing to use violence to accomplish their goals.
* GoneHorriblyRight: [[spoiler:The Emerald Spears' plan is to do away with advanced robotics. In Issue 28, we learn Ra Moon's plan to deny humanity ''all advanced technology'' so they will destroy themselves, which is promptly implemented.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: For all their EvilLuddite views, they're perfectly willing to use advanced technology themselves, something that gets lampshaded [[spoiler:after X and Zero capture]] two of them.
* IconOfRebellion: Their red spearhead emblem, which is seen on Xander's eyepatch and the screen that Harvey appears on.
* JanitorImpersonationInfiltration: They infiltrate the Advanced Robotics Trade Show by replacing the security guards.
* KnightTemplar: The Emerald Spears have the best intentions for humanity at heart, but their methods make them terrorists willing to put innocent people at risk.
* MythologyGag: The name of the organization comes from the producers of the 90's [[WesternAnimation/MegaManRubySpears animated series]], Creator/RubySpears.
* SlidingScaleOfVillainEffectiveness: '''Low''' with Harvey Greenleaf. '''Credible''' with Xander Payne.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: They make several good points about robots advancing too far and becoming a threat to humanity. They also have a point about humans becoming too dependent on robots. However, they are willing to kill innocents to advance their cause along with robots who did no wrong, including those robots who fight to protect humans.
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: Meant to come across as the former while viewing themselves as the latter.
!!Harvey Greenleaf
Leader of the Emerald Spears. Laid-back and carefree, Harvey is more inclined to discussion than use force to achieve his goals.
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* BigBadWannabe: While he's willing to rig a convention center to explode and take hostages, Harvey is more interested in getting the roboticists' attention and debating with them. It's soon clear that he's not cunning or intelligent enough to successfully carry out the plot.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Is genuinely baffled when the leading robotics scientists are harder to debate over to his point of view than his band of [[YesMan Yes Men]]. [[spoiler:He's still certain he can do it in an hour when Xander [[KlingonPromotion takes over]].]]
* NewAgeRetroHippie: Depicted like this.
* StrawmanPolitical: He's... pretty much arguing against robotics and in issue 14 the doctors are verbally taking him apart. [[spoiler:Up until Xander loses patience and takes over.]]
* VerbalTic: Has a habit of adding "m'kay?" to the end of his sentences.
!!Alexander "Xander" Payne
An ambitious and militant Spear, who hates all robotics and will do everything to stop them. After losing an eye during the Spears first mission, he becomes the de-facto leader of the group [[spoiler: after disposing of his former commanding officer, Harvey Greenleaf. Later, he plays a major role in the Mega Man/Sonic the Hedgehog crossover event ''Worlds Unite''.]]
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* BerserkButton: Xander ''really'' hates Elec Man. Later, Mega Man even more so. [[spoiler:Rock takes advantage of this in order to draw him out.]]
* BrokenPedestal: An interesting example. Xander's backstory shows that he was originally supportive of Mega Man and even tried to follow the Blue Bomber's example in fighting the original Robot Masters. Up until Elec Man took him out.
* CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler:He's [[VideoGame/MegaMan6 Mr. X]].]]
* CatchPhrase: [[WellIntentionedExtremist Whatever it takes]].
* DecompositeCharacter: [[spoiler:See CanonCharacterAllAlong above. In the games, Mr. X is a disguise of Dr. Wily's.]]
* TheDragon: To Harvey. [[spoiler:Until Xander had enough of his stupidity, and [[TheStarscream forcibly takes command]].]] Later, its revealed that Xander was [[DragonInChief the one really running the Spears]], and got Harvey to sign on to the attack on the A.R.T.S. Convention.
* EyepatchOfPower[=/=][[RedEyesTakeWarning Red Eye Take Warning]]: He wears the first to cover up the second, which is his cybernetic eye.
* EyeScream: Xander has a cybernetic implant replacing one of his eyes. Why? [[spoiler:While he was reprogrammed, Elec Man '''hit him in the face with electricity and destroyed it'''.]]
* FallenHero: A minor case. [[spoiler:During the events of the "Let the Games Begin" arc, Xander was a soldier fighting Wily's forces. Inspired by Mega Man's courage, he attacks Elec Man but is severely injured. This results in Xander becoming an extremist.]]
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Xander decides that debating the issue is pointless, and decides to jump to outright violence. Even more so when appears later on [[spoiler:willing to sacrifice himself and anyone else.]]
* KlingonPromotion: Xander promotes himself to the head of Emerald-Spears with a [[TapOnTheHead heel kick]] to Harvey's face.
* IgnoredEpiphany: After Xander rants about how robots will destroy them all, Dr. Light points out the reality of the situation. It's the Spears who are threatening people, and the robots ''saving'' human lives. Xander takes a moment to contemplate this [[spoiler:only to detonate the explosives shortly afterwards]].
* InsaneTrollLogic: The Emerald Spears formed because they recognized that robots could become a serious threat to humanity due to lacking human values such as love and compassion. In issue 21, Xander becomes convinced that humanity can win the war against robots because [[LoveIsAWeakness Mega Man shows him compassion]].
* MoralMyopia: Anything is justified as long as it is 'to stop the advance of robotics'. On the other side of the coin, robots ''existing'' is an atrocity.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Even the editor lampshades how menacing the name is in one of editorials.
** XMakesAnythingCool: Probably why he goes by "Xander".
* NeverMyFault: [[DownplayedTrope Sort of]]. [[spoiler:While [[ShockAndAwe Elec Man]] did cause him to lose an eye, he would've still kept it if he had [[MilitaryMaverick just followed orders]]]].
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: He talks of saving humans from the robots but is willing to put innocents at risk saying it will protect even more (even saying that they are guilty by looking up to Mega-Man and treating him like a person). He is mostly motivated by vengeance for losing his eye.
* ObviouslyEvil: Maybe evil is a strong word, but his appearance alone foreshadowed that he was trouble.
* TheRemnant: Xander and what's left of the Emerald Spears [[spoiler:after most were arrested following the events of ''Spiritus Ex Machina'']].
* {{Revenge}}: It's pretty obvious the whole "Kill Robots For Mankind's Own Good" is just an excuse to get back at the robots who cost him an eye. Especially when it's pointed out that 1) the robots that did attack him were under another humans control and 2) he's the one resorting to violence in trying to help the humans when the robots have been nothing but complacent to their demands. Leading to...
** RevengeBeforeReason:... [[spoiler:trying to blow up everyone just to achieve his goal.]]
* SanitySlippage: Not that Xander was very sane beforehand, but [[spoiler:his jaunts through time, and more importantly his visit to X's time, have done a serious number on his sanity.]]
* ShootTheDog: Being captured and monitored by Rush, Xander discusses an instance of this trope in-universe. In his youth, the family dog was caught in an accident but was mortally wounded. So Xander said he had to take care of the dog, [[spoiler:at which point Xander fires upon Rush.]]
* TheUnfettered: Xander will do anything to stop the advancement of robotics [[spoiler:including destroying the convention center with the human hostages, his men, and his own ''brother'' still inside!]]
-->'''Xander''': Whatever it takes.
* VirtueIsWeakness: What Xander believes after Mega Man refused to kill him.
* YouAreWhatYouHate: The cybernetic eye he got to replace the one he lost is almost always covered up. Yet he doesn't seem to take any steps to get rid of it.
** In a more obscure fashion: Xander is a giant conspiracy theorist, believing that the Illuminati is a front organization to obfuscate the actions of the Freemasons. [[spoiler:In the future he makes hundreds of shell companies and starts his own conspiracy to take over many present-day companies to finance Dr. Wily.]]
!!Theo Payne
Another operative of the anti-robot faction and Xander's brother. Despite being calmer and kinder, Theo still follows his sibling.
* ExtremeDoormat: Poor guy is used by his brother, following Xander out a misguided sense of loyalty.
* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Sure, Roll is a {{Ridiculously Human Robot}}, but surely the fact that she was significantly heavier than she looked was a clue that something was up?
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain
* PetTheDog: When he finds Roll and Kalinka, he decides to get them out of the convention center.
* SiblingYinYang: Slightly, he has more of a moral code then his brother but feels he should stay loyal to him.
* ThickerThanWater: Close to his brother since they were kids.
* UndyingLoyalty: To his brother.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Disappears from the story after he's arrested following the New Year's incident.
!!Simone Miller
Vicious Emerald Spear operative who seems to enjoy her job. A close follower of Xander, he confines to her along with Theo his real plans.
* DarkActionGirl: Athletic and well versed in combat. [[spoiler:It turns out she went to the same Academy as Agent Krantz.]]
* FieryRedhead: Ruthless and willing to use violence whenever it suits her.
* KickTheDog: When a confused robot attempts to get outside the convention center per its directives, Simone is about to stop it. Elec Man manages to talk the machine into staying, but Simone decides to use a cattle prod on it anyways much to Elec Man's disgust. She is likewise all too eager to blast Pharaoh Man when ordered to, even stating "she's been waiting all night" to do it.
* NoodleIncident: [[spoiler:Whatever it was that Agent Krantz reported her for back in the academy. Whatever it was, it was bad enough that she felt she had to drop off the grid.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Generally arrogant and self-assured, the only time she is out of character [[spoiler:is when Xander activates the explosives. Afterwards, she's totally frightened.]]
* RomanceEnsues: For a brief moment when she's alone with [[spoiler:Theo]].
* TheRunaway: [[spoiler:From the same academy Agent Krantz attended.]]
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Seems to be the only female member of the faction.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Disappears from story after she was arrested following the New Year's incident.
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[[folder:Mr. X]]
!!Mr. X
A person who recruits Dr. Wily during the aftermath of ''3''.
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* DecompositeCharacter: [[spoiler:He is a disguise of Dr. Wily given life.]]
* NotHisSled: His origin in this continuity is ''far'' different from his appearance in ''Mega Man 6''. See PaperThinDisguise for details.
* PaperThinDisguise: [[spoiler:Played with. He's now an actual character instead of one of Dr. Wily's disguises, though it is ''very'' heavily implied that he's a future version of Xander Payne. Eventually confirmed after the ''Worlds Unite'' crossover. The final issue heavily implies Wily will eventually usurp his identity just in time for the events of ''Mega Man 6''.]]
* PrivateMilitaryContractors: He owns his own army, each emblazoned with his own symbol except for a certain few.
* StartXToStopX: Pun aside, he decides to stop the robot wars of the ''X'' series by creating a global conspiracy and many shell companies in order to finance ''Dr. Wily's'' schemes so the world will wake up to the robot threat.
* StableTimeLoop: [[spoiler:Due to time travel, he knew what events were going to come and just let them play out before starting his plan thirty years into the present timeline of the series.]]
* TheSlowPath: [[spoiler:Sorta, after stopping Sigma in the ''Worlds Unite'' crossover, he was sent thirty years into the past. With no way back and finding he can't change what will transpire. He decided to bid his time, amass wealth and build an army until every event in the Mega Man world up till the events of ''Mega Man 3'' had passed. Unlike most examples, he didn't stay young and ages to the point of being unrecognizable.]]
* TimeTravel: He comes from the future. [[spoiler:Subverted, he's an aged Xander Payne who got knocked thirty years into the past after preventing Sigma from initiating the events of the ''Worlds Unite'' crossover. With no way to get back to the present, he decided to use his knowledge of the future to gain wealth and build an army in the hopes of stopping robotics for good.]]
[[/folder]]
!Dr. Wliy's Robot Masters
* CripplingOverspecialization: It's suggested that many of them are so specialized for combat work that they don't really have anything they can do outside of it. Needle Man, Crash Man, and Spark Man don't even have ''hands'', something that Crash Man himself [[BerserkButton resents]].
* DyingAsYourself: Many of the Wily Numbers that refuse to be reprogrammed and instead opt for decommissioning argue that being reprogrammed would alter them so radically that they would be [[MindReformatDeath entirely different people]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: They're designed and created to fight Mega Man, but they're not mindless machines, and most even resent their one-note function.
* IDieFree: Alongside the series 3 Wily Numbers, half of these robots decide to be decommissioned and placed in a robot museum, while the other half decide to be reprogrammed and find new purposes in life.
* MindReformatDeath: Why many of Wily's Robot
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* [[Characters/MegaManArchieComicsMegaManXCharacters
[[AC:''Mega Man'']]
[[folder: Copy Robot]]
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A "perfect" copy of Mega Man created by Dr. Wily, seemingly with ease, in his first skull fortress. He has all the weapons and skills that his basis Mega Man possessed at the time of his creation, but it didn't help him when the six original Robot Masters ganged up on him to "[[LoopholeAbuse fulfill orders to destroy Mega Man]]".
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* EvilKnockoff: He was cloned from Mega Man by his master.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: When Mega Man tries to reason with him during the ''3'' arc, the Copy Robot actually considers it...then Doc Robot nails him with a Crash Bomb.
* LoopholeAbuse: How the original six Robot Masters justify destroying him.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: His first and last act of kindness towards Mega Man is shoving him out of the way of the Crash Bomb's explosion.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: One of the few ways he differs from the real deal.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: He wears a purple scarf to differentiate him from the original. Wily outfitted the actual Mega Man with an identical one in the brief time he had him brainwashed.
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[[AC:''Mega Man 2'']]
[[folder: Metal Man (DWN-009)]]
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One of Wily's original Robot Masters based on the plans of Cut Man and upgraded to have even more cutting power to his blades.
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* AbsurdlySharpBlade: The Metal Blade. It's apparently just as broken in the comics as in the game. Mega Man lampshades this by saying that he wishes he'd copied Metal Man's weapon ''first''.
** In part two of ''The Curse of Ra Moon'', Mega Man makes a point to do just that.
* AchillesHeel: The most famous of the franchise: he is weak to his own weapon. Mega Man copies it ''during'' their fight and uses it on him.
* CombatPragmatist: Unlike the game, Metal Man takes the first shot at Mega Man, before Mega Man even knows he's there.
* IDieFree: After the events of the 3 adaption, while he is rebuilt, he ultimately sides with the Robot Masters that want to be shut down, rather than find a new purpose.
* MundaneUtility: His main argument for being decommissioned that, being built for combat, using his abilities for civilian purposes would be demeaning and like slavery.
* OhCrap: His reaction wen he sees his own blades being thrown right at him when he and Mega Man [[VideoGame/MegaMan2 square off for the first time]].
* OhNoNotAgain: Has this when his weapon is copied again by Mega Man to defeat him.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The first time around anyway.
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[[folder: Air Man (DWN-010)]]
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One of Wily's original Robot Masters who has the power of air. He is exceedingly confident in his abilities, even a bit overconfident.
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* AscendedMeme: During his fight with Mega Man, Air Man references [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cant-beat-air-man-air-man-ga-taosenai Air Man Ga Taonesai]].
--> "You can't beat ''me''."
%%* BlowYouAway: His weapon is practically this.
* CasualDangerDialogue: Air Man practically seems bored while Mega Man is trying to kill him. Up until the Blue Bomber uses Leaf Shield. Then Air Man [[OhCrap gets fear in his eyes]].
* {{Cephalothorax}}: The first of his type.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Learning that other robots may be suffering as part of Ra Moon's schemes and that they may not be fulfilling Wily's will cause him, Quick Man, Crash Man, and Wood Man to side with Light's robots.
* HeelFaceTurn: After the events of the adapted 3 arc, Air Man joins the half of the Wily Robot Masters that decide to stay online and help the world, with his job being overseeing the repairs meteorological station he attacked before, and once done become a weather forecaster using his command over air current's to predict, or to some degree manipulate the weather.
* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: Says that he and his fellow Robot Masters should make a fight "efficient and classy, gentlemen" in issue #30.
* MundaneUtility: Dr. Wily uses him as a fan to keep cool in the ''Short Circuits'' section of issue 10.
* RedEyesTakeWarning
* TheLancer: To Flash Man, when he fights [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Sonic]] [[WasOnceAMan Man]].
* VillainousBreakdown: Has one during his first fight when it becomes quite apparent that Mega Man actually ''can'' beat him.
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[[folder: Bubble Man (DWN-011)]]
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One of Wily's original Robot Masters and the first aquatic model in the comic. He has a bit of an inferiority complex.
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* AcidAttack: Apparently the Bubble Lead weapon isn't ''just'' [[MakingASplash water]]...
* AdaptationalWimp: Of all Wily's original Robot Masters, Bubble Man is taken out the quickest, within ''one page'' of actual fighting. And by the Leaf Shield, the one weapon he's actually ''immune to'' in the original game. (This is a violation to his NoSell trope.)
** Taken to extremes at the end, when his weapon isn't even used against the final boss, even though in canon, it's the only thing that works.
* ArmCannon: Notable to point out, in that issue #30 is the first incarnation of the franchise to depict him as being capable of turning it into a normal-looking hand like the other characters exhibiting this trope.
* ButtMonkey: Much like his game counterpart, Bubble Man seems to be plagued with trouble. He's not happy over it.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Has a complex over being mocked and not being seen as dangerous.
* HeelFaceTurn: After the events of the 3 adaption, Bubble Man joins the half of the Robot Masters that choose to stay online, and help better mankind. He plans to become an underwater ecosystem manager. However, it's likely his main reason for changing sides is because he's infatuated with Roll.
* LogicalWeakness: During his second encounter with Mega Man, he's defeated with the Metal Blade, which can destroy bubbles.
* MondegreenGag: An unintentional exchange between him and Mega Man. [[BerserkButton Bubble Man loses his temper over it]].
-->'''Bubble Man:''' "I'll be waiting for you. I'll be here, preparing your watery grave! '''''And I'll say "Welcome to Davy Jones's Locker!"'''''"\\
'''Mega Man:''' "Hello? Did you say you're 'Davy Jones Man'? I'm looking for a dangerous Robot Master."
* NoBodyLeftBehind: After Mega Man defeats him the first time, Bubble Man is reduced to just his Bubble Lead cannon and the goggles he was wearing.
* RightBehindMe: Mega Man comes up behind him just as Bubble Man is bragging about his traps.
* WeaksauceWeakness: During his first encounter with Rock, the poor fella is ''beaten with the Leaf Shield'', of all things.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Quick Man (DWN-012)]]
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One of Wily's original Robot Masters and exceedingly fast. Incredibly confident in his ability and very battle-hungry.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Finally meets someone faster than him in the form of ComicBook/{{Sonic the Hedgehog|ArchieComics}} during the Worlds Collide crossover.
* BloodKnight: He even kills Flash Man and gives Mega Man an E-Tank just so he'll get his fight.
* TheBully: Seems to take great pleasure in kicking Mega Man around in his moments of weakness, just because he can.
* DeathTrap: The iconic 'instant kill' lasers make an appearance, except this time Quick Man is ''racing'' Mega Man through them.
* TheDragon: Serves as this to Dr. Wily in the third story arc.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** Learning that other robots may be suffering as part of Ra Moon's schemes and that they may not be fulfilling Wily's will cause him, Air Man, Crash Man, and Wood Man to side with Light's robots.
** After being restored by Dr. Light following the Ra Moon incident, not only is he opposed to [[LossOfIdentity losing his identity from being reprogrammed]], he balks at the idea of a dangerous robot like him, built solely as a weapon against Mega Man, being used for civilian work and is fully aware at the prospects of him going rogue again. Therefore, he chooses to be decommissioned for good. Seven of the other Robot Masters share his sentiment.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: He discusses this with Mega Man in issue 30, after the latter patches him up.
* FlashStep: How fast he can move.
* IDieFree: Chooses to be decommissioned rather than be reprogrammed and manages to convince some of the others to be decommissioned with him. The reason being, he claims he was built for combat and that by reprogramming him to be something other than what he was built for, would make him lose his identity.
-->'''Roll''': We... We can still preserve them. Maybe--I don't know--start a... [[VideoGame/MegaMan7 robot museum]]...?\\
'''Mega Man''': That's not the same! You're letting yourselves go to waste!\\
'''Quick Man''': To not be the '''''real''''' Quick Man--Now '''''that's''''' a waste.
* InTheBack:
** How he disposes of Flash Man before he and Mega Man square off.
** Shadow Man later [[LaserGuidedKarma does this to him]] in ''The Curse of Ra Moon''. ''Twice.''
* LightningBruiser: He's super-fast and his armor is at least as good as that of other Robot Masters.
* TheRival: Acts as one to Mega Man in the third story arc. Also to Flash Man after killing him (just as Flash Man [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny looks at Mega Man's luscious hair, much to his dismay]]).
* SiblingMurder: Flash Man is killed by Quick Man. Something that shocks Mega Man as he recovers from being Flash Man's punching bag.
--> '''Mega Man:''' You destroyed your own brother, just to fight me?
* VillainousRescue: He ends up killing Flash Man, who had Mega Man near defeat, and handing Mega Man an E-Tank, just so he could [[BloodKnight get the fight he wanted]].
* WakeUpFighting: His first act upon being revived the first time is to punch Mega Man.
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[[folder: Crash Man (DWN-013)]]
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One of Wily's original Robot Masters based on the plans of Guts Man and Bomb Man.
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* AdaptationalBadass: He is more dangerous here than his game counterparts. Deconstructed InUniverse, as Mega Man had a much harder time landing a hit on him.
* AnArmAndALeg: Shadow Man LITERALLY rips Crash Man's arms off with his Shadow Blade when he goes on the attack in ''The Curse of Ra Moon''. Cue OhCrap.
--> '''Crash Man:''' (''after a pained scream'') My non-hands!
* BerserkButton: Do NOT mention his lack of hands.
* CumbersomeClaws: This is a problem for Crash Man, whose hands terminate in spikes that fire his crash bomber. Mega Man even gets in a dig on Crash about that during their initial fight. After being rebuilt Crash Man is seen in a few background panels futilely trying to help rebuild Wily's fortress, much to his growing frustration. When he finally confronts Wily about this design flaw, he's informed that his arms do actually transform into hands, Wily had simply not informed him as it wasn't needed for the original plan he'd been part of. And afterwards Wily had simply forgotten.
* DefiantToTheEnd: He continues to berate Mega Man following his defeat right before the Crash Bombs planted near his crippled body explode and take him out, along with his room, which he had torn off by a previous round of Crash Bombs.
--> '''Crash Man:''' You can't beat all of us! Doctor Wily will have his revenge on you! This city is doomed!
--> '''Corrupted Mega Man:''' You sure about that? (Detonating the rubble that Crash Man was trapped in.)
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Crash Man wrecks Wily's car for the sake of a pun in a ''Short Circuits'' strip.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Learning that other robots may be suffering as part of Ra Moon's schemes and that they may not be fulfilling Wily's will cause him, Air Man, Quick Man, and Wood Man to side with Light's robots.
* HavingABlast: He is an upgrade of Bomb Man.
* HurricaneOfPuns: Non-verbal example in the ''Short Circuits'' of Issue 11: he causes a [[DrivesLikeCrazy car crash]], somehow [[WalkingTechbane breaks a computer]], and is sent to the Stock Market as Wily hoped that it would crash when Crash Man stepped into the building.
* IDieFree: He sides with the Robot Masters that choose to be decommissioned, reasoning he feels all he can do is blow stuff up and is unable to do anything else.
* MadBomber: In his fight with Mega Man, Crash Man brings the whole place down on ''both'' their heads. Too bad Mega Man had a Leaf Shield to soak most of the damage.
* TheJinx: This happens in the eleventh ''Short Circuits'' strip.
* MoodSwinger: During his first encounter with Mega Man, Crash Man quickly shifts between being AffablyEvil and AxCrazy.
* OhCrap: His reaction when Shadow Man [[AnArmAndALeg tears Crash Man's Crash Bomber off]], causing him to scream in pain.
--> '''Crash Man:''' My non-hands!
%%* RedEyesTakeWarning: On the cover of issue 10.
* RunningGag: The comic repeatedly makes fun of his lack of hands, both in "Short Circuits" and in the comic itself. This is what led him to start a "No-hands" club with Spark Man. The ninteenth "Short Circuits" issue has Crash Man join a therapy session over it.
--> '''Crash Man:''' Haaaaaaaaands!! Sob.
* StealthInsult: His dying words to Mega Man.
--> "''Hey'' -- is that my power? I'm not gonna lie -- looks good on you, man. Good look to die in."
* SuperStrength: He states that he has Guts Man's physical strength level as well as Bomb Man's explosive abilities, though [[InformedAbility he has yet to show it]] in the comic.
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[[folder: Flash Man (DWN-014)]]
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One of Wily's original Robot Masters based on the plans of Time Man. He has an obsession with hair and dislikes the fact that he was constructed bald.
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* BaldOfEvil: Much to his chagrin. PlayedForLaughs in a ''Short Circuits'' strip, and a response to a fan letter (the replier noting how cruel it was for Wily to design Flash Man hairless). In one Short Circuit, Bomb Man tells him not to worry, since Flash Man looks like a person while Bomb Man looks like a chimera between a duck and a human with a punk mohawk.
--> '''Flash Man:''' So...much...hair!! Why didn't Wily give ''ME'' any!? ([[SiblingMurder Quick Man strikes him]] InTheBack, killing him.)
* DistractedByTheSexy: Being distracted by Mega Man's full head of hair is what ultimately does him in. Likewise, when his consciousness is part of Doc Robot, Flash Man claims they could've have avoided an attack from an angry Roll, were it not for ''all that hair''.
* HeelFaceTurn: When he's rebuilt by Light, and alongside half of the re-built Wily Numbers, he chooses to help mankind, providing his services via working at the Chronos Institute. Though his reason is mainly just to show-up Time Man.
* InTheBack: How Quick Man offs him.
* KilledMidSentence: By Quick Man hitting him in the back.
--> "Why didn't Wily give ''me -- hurk?!''"
* TheLeader: Flash Man runs his own patrol team during ''The curse of Ra Moon''. He also leads the reformed Wily Numbers against Sonic Man.
* PacifistRun: Flash Man was very surprised when Mega Man goes through his defenses seemingly without any carnage.
--> "What the--?! How'd you get in here? I didn't hear a single shot fired!"
* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: From ''Quick Man''. He's still bitter about it after being rebuilt.
* TimeMaster: Unlike Time Man, he can [[TimeStandsStill completely stop time]].
* TimeStandsStill: The Time Stopper is depicted both ways depending on who's using it. The user sees time stop and moves around the statue-like people, while the target perceives the user as having [[FlashStep performed instantaneous movement]].
--> '''Mega Man:''' No way...He's [[FlashStep as fast as Quick Man]]!?
--> '''Flash Man:''' Speed has nothing to do with it! That's just how you lesser robots [[YearOutsideHourInside perceive my Time Stopper]]!
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Heat Man (DWN-015)]]
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One of Wily's original Robot Masters based on the plans of Fire Man. He has an incredibly lazy attitude.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Unlike most of Wily's Robot Masters, he's AffablyEvil towards Mega Man. He even seems to be okay with him after being defeated.
* IDieFree: Once re-built, he joins the Wily Numbers that chooses to be decommissioned. Despite his enjoyment of the sentiment, Heat Man, alongside Metal Man, did not feel comfortable with being [[MundaneUtility used for mundane purposes]].
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: His zippo-style body armor prevents him from seeing anything with the top down, but apparently it's tough enough to block normal Mega Buster shots.
* MundaneUtility: Dr. Wily uses him like a [[HollywoodTorches Hollywood Torch]] while exploring the Lanfront Ruins.
* PlayingWithFire: A direct upgrade of Fire Man.
* SaunaOfDeath: To ''himself''. It's later shown that Dr. Wily didn't tell him how to operate his own heat regulator.
* RammingAlwaysWorks: Just like in his fight in the games, Heat Man can charge WreathedInFlames, similarly to [[VideoGame/{{Kirby}} Kirby]]'s Burning power. Unlike in the games, he can be seen properly.
* RequiredSecondaryPowers: Averted, he lacks a sufficient heat sink.
* SlasherSmile: When he attempts to [[RammingAlwaysWorks ram Mega Man]].
* WeaksauceWeakness: Water will douse his flames and leave him helpless. Doubles as a LogicalWeakness since he [[PlayingWithFire wields fire]].
* WreathedInFlames: One of the manifestations of his Atomic Fire weapon. It also seems to grant him some measure of flying ability.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Wood Man (DWN-016)]]
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One of Wily's original Robot Masters, made from japanese cypress.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: After Shadow Man's defeat in the ''VideoGame/SuperAdventureRockman'' adaptation, he does not give Mega Man a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech. This may be largely due to the fact that Shadow Man survives his defeat.
* AffablyEvil: He's the most mild-mannered of all of Wily's Robot Masters. In addition to the case of FriendToAllLivingThings example below, he's generally level headed and respectful, and is the first of Wily's Robot Masters to hear Mega Man out in part two of ''The Curse of Ra Moon''
* EvenEvilHasStandards: His discovery that other robots may be suffering as part of Ra Moon's schemes and that they may not be fulfilling Wily's will causes him, Air Man, Quick Man, and Crash Man to side with Light's robots. As a facet of Doc Robot, he strongly objects to shooting Roll because she's defenseless.
* ForestRanger: After becoming good, he becomes a doctor for trees.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Well, ''robotic'' things. Mega Man finds him sitting with a bunch of animal-based robots, and Wood Man even calls them his friends.
* HeelFaceTurn: Happily joins half of the Wily Numbers that want to help better the world. (He is also dismayed when Quick Man chooses [[DyingAsYourself decommissioning]].)
* IAmNotAGun: Played straight, later. He's the absolute happiest about getting a new purpose in life, and tries to convince his elder brother Quick Man to finding a new purpose too. [[DyingAsYourself It fails]].
* ImprovisedGolems: Either subverted or inverted. Wood seems like an odd choice to build a robot out of, but Dr. Wily does it rather deliberately. Japanese cypress isn't exactly cheap wood either.
* IsThatTheBestYouCanDo: Says it word-for-word during his fight with Mega Man.
* MundaneUtility: Dr. Wily uses him as a tree substitute for tying up a hammock in the ''Short Circuits'' section of issue 10.
* OffWithHisHead: Wood Man gets decapitated with a shot from the Mega Buster, leading to his defeat.
* {{Tykebomb}}: Prior to his fight in his debut, Wood Man claims to be a weapon.
--> "I -- am a ''weapon''!"
[[/folder]]
[[AC:''Mega Man 3'']]
[[folder: Needle Man (DWN-017)]]
A robot created by Ra Moon from plans developed by Dr. Wily and Dr. Light. His original design was meant for mining.
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* AcrophobicBird: He's scared of injection shots even though he uses needles.
* BerserkButton: Throwing his needles at him incites his wrath, apparently. Too bad RockMan had to learn that the hard way when they fought in the ''VideoGame/MegaMan3'' arc...
* HitYouSoHardYourXWillFeelIt: When Mega Man and Guts Man trap Needle Man's retractable spike weapon in one of the temple's {{Death Trap}}s.
--> "I'm gonna drive a spike so far through your head you'll be speaking C++!"
* IAmNotAGun: Like Wood Man, he accepts that he is a weapon. Unlike the former, however, he doesn't like it, and actively resents Wily for being forced to fight and die.
* IDieFree: Ultimately joins the half of the Wily Numbers that chooses to be decommissioned. Unlike the others, he provides no reason for doing so, though it is likely connected to his naturally cynical personality.
* ManchurianAgent: He seems to actually be loyal to Dr. Wily normally, even beginning to suggest that he and the others from his set not engage Mega Man in battle, but he's interrupted by remote MindControl from Ra Moon.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Absolutely the least enthusiastic about his job. He generally wants to be left alone and knit, and doesn't care enough about his job to even pick a thematically appropriate lair. When Mega Man offers to wait until Needle Man is done knitting to fight him, Needle Man sarcastically comments that he can go right ahead and that he's waiting to die.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Making his lair in a ship of all places earned him accusations from his brothers for "not fitting the theme."
* RunningGag: Having no hands, he ties into the same one as Crash Man.
* RealMenWearPink: He uses his needles to knit, making a "World's Worst Boss" sweater for Dr. Wily in issue #43.
* VillainHasAPoint: Mega Man protests why every Robot Master he's come across has refused to stand down and surrender, despite neither of them ([[BloodKnight with a couple of exceptions]]) really wanting to fight each other, and that he managed to change, telling Needle Man he could change too. Needle Man [[ShutUpKirk immediately shuts his point down]] with the retort that Mega Man was given a greater degree of freedom with his objective of 'helping people', whereas the Robot Masters were given (and basically allowed) one purpose: to destroy Mega Man.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Magnet Man (DWN-018)]]
A robot created by Ra Moon from plans developed by Dr. Wily and Dr. Light. He was developed to control magnetic forces for the purpose of remote detonation of explosives.
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* AnArmAndALeg: Magnet Man loses one of his arms when Mega Man hits him with the Shadow Blade.
* AwesomeButImpractical: Magnet Man's power is pretty cool, but can hit his fellow robots against his will as well.
* DeadpanSnarker: As evidenced by this line to Break Man:
--> "They should have called you ''Melodrama'' Man."
* HomingProjectile: Much like in the games, Magnet Man can change the direction of his Magnet Missiles, but in issue #34 he's able to use one to grab Shadow Man and pull him to where the Robot Masters are hiding.
* GravityScrew: What proves to be his undoing in the "[[VideoGame/MegaMan3 Legends of the Blue Bomber]]" arc, when Mega Man's actions and the effects of his magnetic powers on himself combine to make him unable to tell which direction is ''up'', allowing Mega Man to sever [[AnArmAndALeg one of Magnet Man's arms]] with a Shadow Blade, leading to his defeat.
* IAmNotAGun: Like Wood Man, he accepts that he is a weapon. Although, he wishes he was something more.
* ItsAllMyFault: He blames himself for the deaths of Top Man, Gemini Man, Shadow Man, and Snake Man, since it was his idea to have half the team hide out on asteroids to increase the length of Mega Man's travels.
* IDieFree: His feeling of being "too specialized to be put to use", causes Magnet Man to decide to be decommissioned along with 7 more of his brothers.
* ManchurianAgent: Like the other members of the second army, Magnet Man is actually loyal to Dr. Wily but controlled by Ra Moon.
* LongRangeFighter: Notably shown never getting up close and personal in any of the fights he appears in.
* RequiredSecondaryPowers: A notable aversion, in that his magnetic powers interfere with his operation and are ultimately what lead to his defeat.
* RunningGag: Getting stuck to other Robot Masters and needing help getting unattached.
* SelectiveMagnetism: His missiles are notable for being able to home in on ceratanium, which isn't properly magnetic. He can of course also do this with his ability to retract and repel objects.
* ShownTheirWork: Instead of using his more known weakness of the Spark Shock, Mega Man instead uses the lesser-known strategy of using the Shadow Blade against Magnet Man. In the original Mega Man 3, Magnet Man took the same amount of damage from the Shadow Blade as Spark Shock.
* TheSmartGuy: He is the one who comes up with the plan to put half the Robot Masters on asteroids. In addition, despite not hating Wily, Magnet Man spends his time before fighting Mega Man reviewing the flaws in Wily's plan as well as thinking how to overcome his own.
* WalkingTechbane: None of the systems Wily gave him are immune to his power. He can't even change the channel of a TV, because just touching the buttons will wipe it.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Gemini Man (DWN-019)]]
A robot created by Ra Moon from plans developed by Dr. Wily and Dr. Light. His original design was that of an experimental self-replicating robot.
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* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: Rock hits Gemini Man InTheBack, temporarily freeing him from Ra Moon's MindControl.
* BlowingARaspberry: One of his holographic doubles does this to Mega Man.
* DoppelgangerSpin: Pulls this in "Legends of the Blue Bomber" by hiding which of his bodies isn't actually a hologram.
* FightingFromTheInside: An interesting variation--When Ra Moon brainwashes him in issue #31, he's fully mind-controlled ''but his holographic copy isn't''. Then his copy starts trying to reason with the real Gemini Man (even attempting to help Mega Man fight him but to no avail as he's just a hologram) until Mega Man puts him down.
* {{Hologram}}: His doubles are this instead of solid copies.
* IDieFree: After being re-built feels he is too experimental to do any good, and decides to be decommissioned.
* ISurrenderSuckers: He pulls this on Mega Man, in an attempt to buy time for his doppelganger to get a [[InTheBack backshot]] on him. Unfortunately for him, the best that Gemini Man can manage is for the Gemini Laser to barely clip Mega Man's shoulder.
* ManchurianAgent: Rock actually manages to talk him down by mentioning that humans are being killed, only for Ra Moon to MindControl him.
* MirrorMatch: When mind controlled by Ra Moon, Gemini Man's core personality remains in control of his holographic doubles. This leads to an interesting fight between his mind and his body.
* MundaneUtility: Averted. His reasoning for being decommissioned is that he's too experimental to have any.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Hard Man (DWN-020)]]
A robot created by Ra Moon from plans developed by Dr. Wily and Dr. Light. He was originally designed for land levelling. His body is covered in a ultra-hard material that grants him great defense, strength, and weight, but hinders his mobility.
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* BloodKnight: He just wants a good fight. A bit nicer than most examples of this, however.
* BrawlerLock: He and Guts Man are seen delivering one to each other in issue #32.
* HeelFaceTurn: He joins the Wily Numbers that chooses to stay online and receive a new purpose in life.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He tries to do this to Rock when they square off in the forty-fourth issue.
--> '''Hard Man:''' "You think ''you're'' the only one with ranged weaponry!?"
* ManchurianAgent: Like the other members of the second army, he is actually loyal to Dr. Wily but controlled by Ra Moon. He's the only one seen snapping out of it at the end of the story arc.
* MadeOfIron: His name is ''Hard'' Man, and he wears heavy armor. It's notable, as he's the last of the Wily Robot Masters seen active at the end of the battle with Ra Moon, having nearly defeated ''Blues''.
* WorthyOpponent: He offers Mega Man an energy tank before their battle. Why? It wasn't to be kind, he just wanted him at full strength so they could have the best fight possible.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Top Man (DWN-021)]]
A robot created by Ra Moon from plans developed by Dr. Wily and Dr. Light. Top Man was originally designed as a scouting robot to seek out energy sources. Thanks to his skates, Top Man can travel quickly. He is gyroscopically stabilized, making him ideal for space missions.
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* ArmCannon: How Top Man's depicted firing his Top Bombs in ''Curse of Ra Moon'', as opposed to throwing them in other media depictions, though he does throw tops in the adaption of the third game.
* EvilIsHammy: Very flamboyant, and he tackled constructing his level traps and with a great deal of showmanship.
* GracefulLoser: His last words are compliments to Mega Man, on his "simple elegance."
* IDieFree: Top Man decides to join the Wily Numbers that chooses to be decommissioned rather than reprogrammed.
* ManchurianAgent: Like the other members of the second army, he is actually loyal to Dr. Wily but controlled by Ra Moon.
* MythologyGag: Using his Top Spin on Shadow Man is what takes his opponent down, leading to him saying he "can't believe it worked!", a nod to the ability's perception as NotCompletelyUseless.
* TrapMaster: Thoroughly enjoys designing the traps aboard the hydroponics asteroid.
* SeriousBusiness: He gets worked up at Mega Man not tackling the traps and enemies he worked so hard to set up the "right way", such as battling his {{Mooks}} improperly and using Rush to execute a DungeonBypass on some of his traps.
* WrongGenreSavvy: After hearing about how great and powerful Mega Man is, he had expected Mega Man to be intelligent, graceful, and in control, and designed his base traps around that. Instead, Mega Man flails, bum rushes, brute forces his way through, not understanding the "right" way to do it. This makes Top Man blow his top, no pun intended.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Snake Man (DWN-022)]]
A robot created by Ra Moon from plans developed by Dr. Wily and Dr. Light. His original design was meant for surveying.
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* HeelFaceTurn: He decides, alongside half of the Wily Numbers, once re-built to have a new purpose in life, now working in topographical surveying. However, he does revel in the next chance he gets to switch sides.
* ManChild: After being rebuilt, he spends time zooming around on a swivel chair for entertainment.
* ManchurianAgent: He's actually loyal Dr. Wily normally, but he's subject to remote MindControl from Ra Moon.
* RedEyesTakeWarning
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: He's creepy, something that stays with him even after he's rebuilt.
* SmugSnake: Pun intended. He manages to think little of Mega Man even with the knowledge that he's 17th in the line of Robot Masters defeated by the Blue Bombers.
* SurveillanceDrone: The Search Snake is shown to be this in addition to Snake Man's primary weapon.
* TrapMaster: How he attempts to take down Mega Man, being very sneaky.
* VillainRespect: When Mega Man incapacitates him with the [[SpikeShooter Needle Cannon]].
--> "Heh... a well-executed ambush. I approve."
* WallCrawl: Snake Man tends to use this to surprise his targets.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Spark Man (DWN-023)]]
A robot created by Ra Moon from plans developed by Dr. Wily and Dr. Light. He was designed to charge electrical devices.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Spark Man is more dangerous than his game incarnation, to the point Mega Man was having trouble hitting him. [[AnArmAndALeg Until...]]
* AnArmAndALeg: Mega Man disarms him by severing Spark Man's electrodes, at which point Spark Man [[OhCrap pisses himself quite figuratively]].
* AntiVillain: Perhaps the most sympathetic of Wily's second batch of robot masters, in that he cares deeply for his brothers and apologizes for threatening Mega Man's sister during his VillainousBreakdown after Mega Man defeats him with his Shadow Blade. Spark Man also helpfully offers to recharge his brothers and enjoys spending time with them.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Very close to his brothers, to the point he [[VillainousBreakdown tearfully breaks down]] when he realizes they're all gone. We're treated to a flashback of them all bonding right before his fight with Mega Man.
* HeelFaceTurn: Once he is rebuilt by Dr. Light, he decides to stay online and find a new purpose in life.
* IHaveYourWife: He threatens to harm Roll when lashing out against Mega Man in "Legends of the Blue Bomber"; however, he admits he wasn't ''really'' ready to do this, and that he just wanted Mega Man to know how he felt.
* ManchurianAgent: He seems to actually be loyal to Dr. Wily normally, but he's subject to remote MindControl from Ra Moon.
* TheMedic: Offers to recharge and help his brothers when they're low on energy.
* OhCrap: His reaction when Mega Man quite literally disarms him with his Shadow Blade is this.
--> '''Spark Man''': No! My arms!
* RunningGag: Part of the "no hands club" with Crash Man and Needle Man.
* ShockAndAwe: Well, duh, he's an electric-type Robot Master.
* SoleSurvivor: Breaks down when he realizes this is the case for him in his line. This can also be the case for the "No hands" club as he was the only member to pull a HeelFaceTurn while the rest decided to [[DyingAsYourself be decommissioned]].
* TakingYouWithMe: He goes off the deep end because of his brothers' defeat, causing him to threaten to kill Roll alongside himself to punish Mega Man for slaying his brothers.
* VillainousBreakdown: He reacts like this when he concludes that his brothers are all dead which leaves him as the SoleSurvivor of his line.
* YouKilledMyFather: See VillainousBreakdown. He concludes that he was the SoleSurvivor of the second Wily line, and thus threatens to off Roll to punish Mega Man for it.
--> '''Spark Man''': You destroyed the others! If I am to be left alone, then ''so will your precious Doctor Light''!!
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Shadow Man (DWN-024)]]
A robot of unknown origins discovered by Dr. Wily in the Lanfront Ruins. He was initially a part of the [[RedshirtArmy Kuiper Droids]], but while the Star Marshals killed his comrades and spared him via Trio's betrayal, Shadow Man was able to take the Ra Moon to Earth.
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* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: After the defeat of Ra Moon, he has no master left to serve. The third army and Break Man convince him to willingly join Doctor Wily.
* TheDragon: To Dr. Wily following the ''Mega Man 3'' arc, being ordered with major tasks such as contacting Proto Man, performing espionage on Mega Man and his allies, overseeing the construction of the next Wily Castle and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking to high-five the good doctor whenever things go according to plan]].
* FailureKnight: He couldn't save the rest of his unit when they were attacked while transporting Ra Moon to Earth. [[VideoGame/MegaMan8 Trio's]] treachery was the only thing that saved him and Ra Moon from destruction. 20,000 years later, he's re-activated by Dr. Wily, only to see Ra Moon destroyed by Mega Man.
* FakeDefector: Decides to side with the Wily Numbers that chooses to stay online and find a purpose that helps humanity. However, it turns out that this is all a ruse and that he's acting as a spy for Dr. Wily.
* IChooseToStay: The only one of Wily's Robot Masters to choose to not be reprogrammed ''or'' decommissioned, because he's still secretly working for Dr. Wily. [[PlotHole How he managed to bypass the law that enforces that he choose either one of those options is not explained.]]
* InTheBack: Both ends. He attacks Quick Man during the 30th issue, only to get a Crash Bomb from Mega Man in the same spot a few seconds afterwards. Unlike in ''VideoGame/SuperAdventureRockman'', though, Shadow Man manages to survive this encounter.
* LightningBruiser: Revealed to be capable of moving at a comparable level of speed to ''Quick Man'' in ''The Curse of Ra Moon''.
* LostTechnology: He's found collecting cobwebs in the Lanfront ruins.
* MauveShirt: Initially part of the Stardroids' [[RedshirtArmy Kuiper Droids unit]], he managed to stay alive with Ra Moon for more than 20,000 years until his defeat at Mega Man's hand.
* TheMole: :Wily's first batch of Robot Masters had no idea he and the second line's true loyalty was to Ra Moon, not Wily. Yet, Ra Moon still sees fit to MindControl him like the rest later. He's this ''again'' to Dr. Wily once the other Robot Masters choose to follow a new purpose.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Not obvious until issue #30.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After taking a Crash Bomb to the back from Mega Man in issue #30.
* SurvivorGuilt: He's had this for 20,000 years.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In his ''VideoGame/SuperAdventureRockman'' appearance, Shadow Man was KilledOffForReal, with his PersonalityChip itself being reduced to dust. This adaptation allows him to survive to ''VideoGame/MegaMan3''.
* TheStoic
* WakingUpElsewhere: How he reacts upon being activated by Ra Moon. Though he seems to have no memory of when he was previously active, he knows he was shut down.
--> "I... function...?"
* WorthyOpponent:
** He and Espio the Chameleon show respect towards one another before dueling in ''Worlds Collide''.
** Sees Mega Man as this after he was defeated during the Mega Man 3 story arc. In fact, Shadow Man claims that his own pride blinded him.
--> '''Shadow Man:''' (while he stammers in exhaustion) Perhaps my pride blinded me to your potential.
[[/folder]]
[[AC:Misc.]]
[[folder: Ra Thor]]
A robot made by Dr. Wily from the same technology as Ra Moon. He was intended by his creator to be a trump card against the alien machine, but Ra Moon managed to MindControl him before he even got a shot off.
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* AllYourPowersCombined: It takes every last ounce of weapon energy Mega Man has to put Ra Thor down. In ''one panel'' Rock is firing the Metal Blade, Bubble Lead, Crash Bomber, Quick Boomerang, and what could be the Spark Shot, Atomic Fire, or both. Ra Thor ''still'' tries to stand back up.
* FlatCharacter: Justified. He wasn't designed to have a personality, only to be a weapon against Ra Moon.
* NighInvulnerable: Made to have absolutely no weaknesses. This, of course, ended up biting Wily in the ass. Fear of such a creation turning on him again may be why all of his later robot masters are weak to a weapon from another of their series.
* OutGambitted: He was Dr. Wily's trump card, but Wily didn't count on Ra Moon taking control so easily.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Doc Robot]]
An experimental robot built by Dr. Light and Dr. Wily, intended as a platform to efficiently test out systems and tools for new Robot Masters before building them. Of course, Wily has other plans for it.
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* AllYourPowersCombined: Dr. Wily loads it up with the weapon data of his first set of Robot Masters.
* AwesomeButImpractical: Having eight personalities crammed into one body is not exactly going to make it exceptionally competent in combat.
* AxCrazy: Eight personalities sharing a single body that wasn't really designed to handle that has made the Doc Robot dangerously unstable.
* FightingFromTheInside: At least one eighth of him, Wood Man, tries to stop themselves from attacking Roll.
* FunWithAcronyms: Its full designation is the '''D'''iverse '''O'''perations '''C'''ircuit Robot.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: The reason for his defeat. ''Every'' personality of his wants to be the one to kill Mega Man. Doc Robot literally has Mega Man frozen at point blank range and can't manage to switch to a weapon long enough to actually fire.
* PowerCopying: Like Mega Man, however, his version is more complicated, since he needs a robot's original coding to copy the weapon.
%%* SkullForAHead
* SplitPersonality: Having the IC chips of all eight of Wily's first set of Robot Masters. Complete with colored speech bubbles so you know which one is speaking.
* TeamKiller: Kills Copy Robot so he can kill Mega Man himself. Wood Man objects to this, as this is the second time Quick Man's conscience has done this.
* UnnecessarilyCreepyRobot: Since Dr. Light also contributes to building Doc Robot in this adaptation, you would wonder why he would go along with it having a SkullForAHead.
[[/folder]]
!Others
[[folder:''Mega Man X'' characters]]
!!Mega Man X
Doctor Light's Magnum Opus, X
[[/index]]
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* ArmCannon: Can't be a Mega Man without one.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: [[spoiler:In the Archie continuity, X is listed as the "Leader Hunter", in line with his game-canon position as the commander of the Maverick Hunters' 17th 'Elite' Unit.]]
* BadassBiker: His introduction in ''Worlds Unite'' has him ride at the head of a group of Maverick Hunters on Ride Chasers.
* BashBrothers: With Zero, his best friend and partner. X also has this relationship with his older brother Rock (who refers himself as such).
* ForWantOfANail: Regretful for all the conflict he indirectly caused with his existence (and thus the existence of Reploids), he asks Rock to advise Dr. Light never to create him to prevent all of this in ''Worlds Unite'', thus invoking this trope. However, Rock turns him down, saying that the future needs X to protect it.
* TheLeader: [[spoiler:Listed as the "Leader Hunter" during the raid on Sigma's base, indicating X's authority in the organization.]]
* MartialPacifist: Does not like violence, but won't shy from a fight if absolutely necessary.
* TheMcCoy: Of the Maverick Hunter Trio as per canon. He's a MartialPacifist by nature and definitely the most humanistic of the lot (as seen when he tries to get Zero to stop scaring Orbot and Cubot).
* OddFriendship: With Zero, the BloodKnight RedOni to his ReluctantWarrior BlueOni.
* PeoplePuppets: [[spoiler:Subjected to this along with Zero, Axl, and all the Robot Masters.]]
* SuperPrototype: His design provided the basic framework for all Reploids. However, since Dr. Cain didn't completely understand X's design, he made an inferior copy of X's design, from which all Reploids were created. Unfortunately, [[AIIsACrapshoot not all of them went through the same moral conditioning as X...]]
* TagalongKid: Gets embroiled in the Maverick Hunters business on occasion, despite not being one... [[ForegoneConclusion yet]].
!!Dr. Cain
The archaeologist/scientist who discovered and awakened X. Studying Dr. Light's notes and X, he created Reploids.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Because he was unable to duplicate X's design perfectly (namely X's virus protection program), he made generations of reploids who were vulnerable to the Maverick Virus, including his best reploid, Sigma.]]
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: He is an archaeologist and robot engineer.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Was killed in ''The Day of Sigma'' OVA when Sigma launched his nuclear missile strike on the city, which was already a case of DeathByAdaptation. Here, it's mentioned that he was escorted to safety when Sigma went Maverick.
!!Zero
X's best friend and mentor figure, Zero is an elite Maverick Hunter who later takes command when Sigma goes rogue.
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* AntiAntichrist: [[spoiler:Dr. Wily's MagnumOpus, who fights for humanity and is best friends with X.]]
* ArmCannon: Has one like his predecessor, [[spoiler:Bass]], he's rarely seen using it though.
* BloodKnight: A downplayed version. While not as bad as Vile, Zero clearly enjoys a good brawl and refers to his work as a Maverick Hunter as "fun." It's nearly non-existent during his fight with Vile in ''Worlds Unite'', but resurfaces when dealing with Eggman's robots.
* GoodCopBadCop: The Bad Cop to X's Good Cop when they're interrogating Eggman's robots.
* IdentityAmnesia: He's forgotten who he used to be. From what Sigma and Dr. Cain say, he wasn't always a hero. [[spoiler:Which makes sense, given he's built by Doctor Wily.]]
* LaserBlade: Averted, actually. He doesn't have one yet, though [[{{Irony}} Sigma suggests he get one]]. [[spoiler:When he reappears in ''Worlds Unite'', which takes place after ''VideoGame/MegaManX7'', he's got it.]]
* OddFriendship: A skilled hunter who loves a fight and a compassionate pacifist, and this isn't even factoring in his and X's origins. [[spoiler:They were made to basically kill each other.]]
* PeoplePuppets: [[spoiler:Subjected to this by the Deadly Six along with X, Axl, and the Robot Masters.]]
* PrettyBoy: Zero's very handsome. {{Lampshaded}} by Vile, who calls him "pretty boy."
* SlasherSmile: Sports one when he pressures Orbot and Cubot into building a Genesis Portal, much to X's displeasure.
* TheSpock: While he might go about his duties with unusual zeal (see BloodKnight and SlasherSmile above) he's ultimately this, reminding X about how the duties of a Maverick Hunter come before X's personal beliefs during the Dawn of X arc as well as going to extreme measures to get the Eggman robots to comply in ''Worlds Unite''. He's also the one who maintains his cool even when [[spoiler:he's controlled by the Deadly Six, telling the others to pull their punches as best they can]].
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: [[spoiler:Not intentionally, but being a Maverick Hunter is almost certainly not what Dr. Wily intended for him.]]
!!Sigma
Leader of the Maverick Hunters. An authoritative and efficient leader who directs his subordinates with strategic precision. However, should one look close enough, they might see a few cracks in his shining armor beginning to show.
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* BadassCape: Though he takes it off before going into action.
* BaitAndSwitch: Begins talking about how weak the humans are compared to Reploids... before declaring that that's exactly why the Reploids must defend them.
%%* BaldOfEvil: after his future FaceHeelTurn.
* BigBad: Of ''Worlds Unite''.
* BigGood: Of the Maverick Hunters. [[ForegoneConclusion Of course,]] [[FaceHeelTurn this won't last forever...]]
* BishonenLine: Sigma-II is gargantuan in size, on a completely different level from the heroes. He's more of a battlefield than an enemy. Sigma-III, on the other hand, is only somewhat above-average in size.
* BrainUploading: In the beginning of ''Worlds Unite,'' he he trans-dimensionally does this to [[spoiler:Orbot, interrupting a ''Sonic Lost World'' plot.]]
* ByTheBookCop: When Dr. Cain tries to point out that the Wily Walker isn't ''technically'' a Maverick, Sigma bluntly points out that A) it's a "mechaniloid" and B) trying to hurt people...which, in his words, is the textbooks definition of a Maverick.
* ForegoneConclusion: He'll end up [[FaceHeelTurn going Maverick himself]] in the future.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: A few ominous panels throughout issue 40 show that Sigma's not entirely the great guy he looks like.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Originally, they were good scars.
* LargeAndInCharge: Bigger than any other Reploid.
* LaserBlade: He's been shown with a beam saber attached to his hip.
* PerpetualFrowner: He hasn't been shown smiling in many of the pages of the comics that he's shown up in.
* SlasherSmile: Briefly sports one while fighting the Wily Walker. And again when he mentions how weak humans are.
* SmugSuper: Even as a hero, he states the reason the Maverick Hunters protect humans is because they, being superior in every way, have an obligation to protect the weak humans.
!!Vile
One of the Maverick Hunters. His appreciation for weaponry and fondness for violence made him dangerous even before his future FaceHeelTurn.
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* AdmiringTheAbomination: He appreciates the design for the Wily Walker, saying that "they don't build em' like that anymore!"
* BloodKnight: His appreciation for the Wily Walker is partly due to not having to hold back while fighting. Considering this is ''Vile'', this likely precludes a much darker nature.
* CompensatingForSomething: Zero jokingly suggests this about his shoulder cannon, when Vile admires the Wily Walker's guns.
* CowboyCop: An exceedingly dark take on the trope.
* EpicFlail: One of his weapons after his FaceHeelTurn.
* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: Never takes his signature helmet off, and he's got a complete lack of regard for innocents caught in the crossfire of his duties.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: A very, very cynical version: To stop the Wily Walker from reaching a nearby city, he blows up a highway ''with people still on it'' to prevent it from moving. Notably, there were quite a few other options to halt its progress, but Vile either didn't think of it or deliberately grasped for the most destructive one.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Even as a Maverick Hunter, his BloodKnight nature and lack of regard for civilian life put him squarely in this category. Driven home in issue #39 where he [[spoiler:nearly ''kills'' human civilians when he clears an area to fight the Wily Walker]].
!!Axl
The gunslinging newbie from ''Mega Man X7'' makes a reappearance in the ''Worlds Unite'' comic series. While he's witty and less mature than his companions, X and Zero, Axl is more than competent in his role as a Maverick Hunter during the dystopian period that is 21XX.
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* BloodKnight: Not to Vile's extent, but he's all smiles during his fight with the rogue Maverick Hunter.
-->'''Axl:''' ''[grinning]'' So '''that's''' Vile, I've never had the pleasure of kicking his butt!
* GunsAkimbo: His trademark in the X series.
* TheKirk: In between X and Zero in temperament. He's a "shoot first ask questions later" guy when compared to X but is a lot more emotional and playful when compared to Zero.
* LampshadeHanging: About how difficult it was for him to join the Maverick Hunters when Vile was exponentially worse:
-->'''Axl:''' ''[laughing]'' '''That''' guy used to '''be''' a Hunter? And you gave '''me''' a hard time when I wanted to join.\\
'''Zero:''' ''[growling]'' Not now!
* PeoplePuppets: [[spoiler:Subjected to this by the Deadly Six along with X, Zero, and the Robot Masters. He's the most visibly freaked out about this among the Hunters.]]
-->'''Axl:''' [[spoiler:''[being forced to fire at Amy]'' I-Is this what it's like to be infected by the Sigma Virus? I-I don't wanna be a Maverick!]]
* TagalongKid: Axl's relative inexperience has him treated like this by Zero, who refers to the young Maverick Hunter as kid on numerous occasions.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: His other trademark. He tries to use it to get the drop on Vile, but the latter reacts in time to fight Axl off.
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!! Reggae
A robotic bird made by Dr. Wily. He serves as a comedic sidekick to the doctor in several of the ''Short Circuits'' and a few background sections in the ''Worlds Collide'' crossover. Has debuted in the current story to help Breakman kidnap Kalinka Cossack, setting the Megaman 4 arc in motion.
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* AscendedExtra: His most notable game appearance was the [[NoExportForYou Japanese-only]] PartyGame ''Rockboard''.
* ComedicSociopathy: This guy takes great pleasure in laughing at the humiliation of others. ''Including Dr. Wily who created him.''
* LaughTrack: Serves as something of a visual version in some of the ''Short Circuits'' he appears in.
!!Origami Man
A paper-themed Robot Master who was seen in a Short Circuits. He was created with Origami-related powers, but his limited uses apparently made Wily [[YouHaveFailedMe get rid of him]].
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* FlatCharacter: Origami Man does not receive any character development. Justified as he is a minor character.
* GoneHorriblyWrong: He was created to help Wily somehow, but instead morphed into an Origami Swan of all things.
--> '''Doctor Wily''': Well, that idea folded...
* RiddleForTheAges: What ''is'' his serial number, anyway?
* PaperPeople: His body is essentially paper folded into a humanoid shape.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Wily apparently scrapped him. His reasoning? "Origami Man can only become origami!"
!!Gamma
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A peacekeeping robot that Dr. Light created to handle global crises like Ra Moon's attack. Due to its enormous size, it is powered by eight special energy elements.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: Issue 20, due to Mega Man time traveling.
* HumongousMecha
* MeaningfulName: Invoked, as Dr. Light explains: Gamma is meant to be the next stage in robotics development, after the "alpha phase" of basic industrial robots and the "beta phase" of the intelligent Robot Masters.
* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: Despite its enormous strength, Gamma was supposed to be a ''peacekeeping'' robot, and therefore has no weapons.
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!!Mega Man Killers
A trio of combat specialists specifically designed to defeat and destroy Mega Man. Their membership consists of Enker (MKN-001), Punk (MKN-002), and Ballade (MKN-003).
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* AlwaysSecondBest: Enker is concerned that Wily considers his unit to be inferior to the Genisis Unit.
* BouncingBattler: Punk.
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler:Issue 20, due to Mega Man time traveling.]]
!!Genesis Unit
A trio of robots that Wily originally designed for unknown purposes and set against Mega Man. Their membership consists of Buster Rod G. (WWN-001), Mega Water S. (WWN-002), and Hyper Storm H. (WWN-003).
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* BlowYouAway: Hyper Storm H. gets a one-up on Tails by keeping him away with a mouth-based wind weapon.. which he quickly reverses to trip him up.
* BigThinShortTrio: Hyper Storm is the Big, Mega Water is the Thin. While Buster Rod isn't actually short, his hunched monkey posture produces this impression.
* DirtyCoward: Mega Water S. knows that they're outmatched when fighting Sonic, Mega Man, Proto Man, Tails, and Rush. He starts gloating the moment it seems he has the upper hand, and runs away the moment his teammates are down.
* MesACrowd: Buster Rog G. can make three copies of himself.
* KilledOffForReal: In the main timeline, Mega Man apparently destroyed their IC chips, instead of saving them and Copy Robot. They only appear in ''Worlds Collide'' by being time-cloned using chaos emeralds
* ShoutOut: [[spoiler:To the Sega Genesis console, which the game they appeared in was released on. This is pretty much the reason for their prominent role in ''Worlds Collide'', as ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' is Sega's mascot. Also, they are a shout-out to ''Journey To The West.'']]
* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: [[spoiler:Mega Water S tries to do this when he realizes he has no chance of victory. Proto Man just ends up shooting him InTheBack.]]
* TelescopingStaff: Buster Rod G.'s rod.
!!Quint
Supposedly Mega Man himself brought back from the future and reprogrammed by Dr. Wily.
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* TheCameo: [[spoiler:In ''Worlds Collide'' he gets a background scene where he's playing cards with Big the Cat.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler:Issue 20, due to Mega Man time traveling.]]
* LazyBackup: He spends his entire time time-resurrected chilling out instead of helping.
* SomebodyElsesProblem: He justifies attempting to kill his younger self with the belief that the timestream will work things out somehow on its own.
!!Bass Wily (SWN-001)
Dr. Wily's own "son" and a combat robot designed to be Mega Man's equal on the field of battle. He is battle hungry and more than a little arrogant, but he can back up his attitude. It's been discussed that he isn't always 100% loyal to his "father" for reasons yet unexplored.
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* BerserkButton: [[spoiler:Does ''not'' like it when Treble gets hurt.]]
* BloodKnight: Really enjoys fighting, especially his rival.
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler:The ''Short Circuits'' section in Issue 4, and more properly in "Rock of Ages" as well as ''Worlds Collide''.]]
* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler:To Mega Man.]]
* TheRival: [[spoiler:Sees himself as Mega Man's.]]
!!Treble
A robotic canine companion that Dr. Wily designed to support Bass in a similar manner to how Rush supports Mega Man. He is programmed to be loyal to Bass above all others, a decision that Dr. Wily may regret at times when Bass is being less than obedient.
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* CombiningMecha: [[spoiler:Commented on in ''Worlds Collide'', but not yet seen.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler:The ''Short Circuits'' section in Issue 4, and during ''Worlds Collide''.]]
* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler:To Rush.]]
!!Terra (SRN-001)
The leader of the [[VideoGame/MegaManV Stardroids]] and the only robot to canonically defeat Mega Man in the [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic classic series]].
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* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler:Issue 20, due to Mega Man time traveling.]]
** [[spoiler:And again in issue 42, during Shadow Man's flashback.]]
!!Sunstar
A mysterious alien robot with a connection to Ra Moon.
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* AvengingTheVillain: [[spoiler:Will apparently be his motivation. The end of the ''Curse of Ra Moon'' arc has Ra Moon asking its children to avenge it, followed by the face of Sunstar taking up the whole last panel.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Brainwashed Needle Man's cry of "Destroy you inferior beings!" is a hint towards Sunstar being connected to Ra Moon.]]
!!Duo
An immensely powerful robotic space cop who is empowered by "Justice Energy". After his [[VideoGame/MegaMan8 initial appearance]], it seems that he left Dr. Light a way to get in touch with him.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler:The ''Worlds Collide'' {{Crossover}}.]]
* JusticeWillPrevail: [[spoiler:His entire character.]]
* ThemeNaming: [[spoiler:A flashback in issue 42 reveals that he is but one member of a galactic police force called the Star Marshals. The other two seen in the flashback are Trio and Quartet, the former of whom is the "[[EvilTwin Evil Robot]]" that Duo was seen fighting in the opening to ''Mega Man 8''.]]
!!King
A mysterious robot who is instigating a robot rebellion of his own.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler:Issue 20, due to Mega Man time traveling.]]
* WeCanRuleTogether
-->[[spoiler:"You look like a powerful robot yourself. Why not join me as well?"]]
!!Mega Man Shadow
A mysterious robot who looks a lot like Quint and refers to himself as Mega Man's 'shadow'.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler:Issue 20, due to Mega Man time traveling.]]
* UnexpectedCharacter: His sole game appearance was on a non-canonical, [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]], Platform/WonderSwan game. Unexpected is an understatement.
* WritingAroundTrademarks: He's not explicitly called "Mega Man Shadow." He refers to himself as "Mega Man's Shadow." His fellow Robot Masters, the Dimensions, are not allowed to be used in the comic. If the plot of ''Challenger From The Future'' is ever adapted, Mega Man Shadow and his Dimensions will have to be expied. However, this reference allows the reader to know exactly what is being expied.
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!!Plum, Ripot, and Chest
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[[caption-width-right:242:Left to Right: Ripot, Chest, and Plum]]
A trio of robotic reporters who are originally seen covering Dr. Light's press conference.
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* HumanInterestStory: Well, Robot Interest Story.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Well, Those Three Reporters.
!!Leonardo Dorado
The charismatic mayor of the newly renamed Mega City, who did so in order to score points with voters.
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* AscendedExtra: Based on an ''extremely'' obscure character simply named "The Mayor" from an equally obscure Monopoly clone called "Rockman Gold Empire".
* {{Catchphrase}}: "WOW!"
* CoolShades: Never seen without them.
* {{Egopolis}}: Subverted in that he doesn't name the city after himself. He names it after Mega Man, much to the blue bomber's embarrassment.
* LargeHam: The man's personality is a force of nature.
* StealthPun: [[DontExplainTheJoke L. Dorado]]. It's a nod to his origins.
!!Police Man
Two robots of different origin. The first Police Man defends Mega City from "Sonic Man" during ''Worlds Unite''. The second one is built by Wily, but only during a Short Circuits segment.
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* EvilKnockoff: Wily's creation is directly based on the robot of the same name from the ''Worlds Unite'' crossover. However, things did not go well for Wily.
* {{Expy}}: Of Fake Man from ''VideoGame/MegaMan9''.
* GoneHorriblyRight: Wily building a robot based on a law enforcement official? The robot winds up arresting ''him''. Reggae even laughs over the turn of events.
* PoliceAreUseless: Downplayed since Police Man tries his best, but "Sonic Man" owns him.
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