History Characters / MegaManBattleNetwork3WhiteAndBlue

* TheAssimilator: After gaining his rudimentary intelligence, it started devouring everything in sight and incorporating itself into anything plugged into the net. [[spoiler: Once Wily starts decoding it, portions broke off and started infecting devices plugged into the net. [=MegaMan=] even notes that the viruses are trying to absorb him rather than delete him.]]

A prototype network of the internet, it was riddled with bugs that were thought to be of Bass's doing, but were later discovered to originate from Alpha itself. Alpha had become sentient, and its bugs began to absorb networks and causing affected devices to malfunction. All links to the internet were taken down for several weeks while Alpha was quarantined and sealed. Wily seeks to release Alpha in the third game, in which everything by then had some sort of link to the internet, to destroy the world.

* FireWaterJuxtaposition: [=FlameMan=]'s battlefield has a few ice panels distributed across it.

* ConvenientWeaknessPlacement: The Hospital Comp. where he attacks has plenty of Fire viruses to farm chips from. In fact, the simple act of working your way through the {{dungeon|crawling}} will require you to farm them if you haven't got them alredy.

->"Now, boy! Take the call of the wild to your grave!"

* AchillesHeel:
** The Elec-element. Not only is he naturally weak to it, his Bubble Wrap shield gives him increased defenses against every type of attack ''except'' the elec-element, which now does even more damage to him.
** [=BubbleMan=]'s bubbles assume an open field to travel across, so a well-placed obstacle can cause them to jam in place.

** Since he hides behind an object, you can lay down objects of your own to prevent his bubbles from coming to you.

! Newcomers and Supporting Characters

''[[Characters/MegaManBattleNetwork1 Battle Network 1]]'' | ''[[Characters/MegaManBattleNetwork2 Battle Network 2]]'' | '''''Battle Network 3''''' | ''[[Characters/MegaManBattleNetwork4RedSunAndBlueMoon Battle Network 4]]'' | ''[[Characters/MegaManBattleNetwork5TeamColonelAndTeamProtoMan Battle Network 5]]'' | ''[[Characters/MegaManBattleNetwork6CybeastGregarAndCybeastFalzar Battle Network 6]]'' | ''[[Characters/MegaManNetworkTransmission Network Transmission]]'' | ''[[Characters/MegaManBattleChipChallenge Battle Chip Challenge]]'' | ''[[Characters/MegaManBattleNetworkMobileGames Mobile Games]]''-]]]]]

''[[Characters/MegaManBattleNetwork1 Battle Network 1]]'' | ''[[Characters/MegaManBattleNetwork2 Battle Network 2]]'' | '''''Battle Network 3''''' | ''[[Characters/MegaManBattleNetwork4RedSunAndBlueMoon Battle Network 4]]'' | ''[[Characters/MegaManBattleNetwork5TeamColonelAndTeamProtoMan Battle Network 5]]'' | ''[[Characters/MegaManBattleNetwork6CybeastGregarAndCybeastFalzar Battle Network 6]]'' | ''[[Characters/MegaManNetworkTransmission Network Transmission]]'' | ''[[Characters/MegaManBattleNetworkMobileGames Mobile Games]]''-]]]]]

''[[Characters/MegaManBattleNetwork1 Battle Network 1]]'' | ''[[Characters/MegaManBattleNetwork2 Battle Network 2]]'' | '''''Battle Network 3''''' | ''[[Characters/MegaManBattleNetwork4RedSunAndBlueMoon Battle Network 4]]'' | ''[[Characters/MegaManBattleNetwork5TeamColonelAndTeamProtoMan Battle Network 5]]'' | ''[[Characters/MegaManBattleNetwork6CybeastGregarAndCybeastFalzar Battle Network 6]]'' | ''[[Characters/MegaManBattleNetworkMobileGames Mobile Games]]''-]]]]]

See Mr. Match's entry on [[Characters/MegaManBattleNetwork1 the first game's character sheet]].

* AchillesHeel: [=FlameMan=]'s [[SignatureMove Flame Breath]] travels [[GroundWave travels across the ground]], so [[WeaksauceWeakness simple Panel Out]] chips will neutralize his main attack completely.

* ArtificialStupidity: ''Battle Network 4'' makes one change to [=MetalMan=]'s attack pattern, only for the worse. In ''Battle Network 3'', his Metal Gears traveled along the middle row, coordinating with his BattleBoomerang to shrink an enemy's window of safety. In ''Battle Network 4'', the gears are not only optional, but he can move them ''out'' of the center row... which just opens up more space to dodge.

* ArmorPiercingAttack:
** The Metal Fist will pierce shields and shatter obstacles, and it's officially of the Break "element" in the fourth game.
** In ''Battle Network 4'', [[SuperEmpowering [=MetalMan=]'s power is given to [=MegaMan=] in the form of Metal Soul]], which lends the ability to pierce guards and destroy obstacles to [=MegaMan=]'s buster and certain battle-chips.

* AlternateSelf: [=MetalMan=] is another [=NetNavi=] counterpart of a classic Robot Master; unlike the original GlassCannon, however, [=MetalMan.EXE=] is a MightyGlacier.

** His strategy in ''Battle Chip Challenge's'' Chaos tournament is just to {{Spam|Attack}} Remobit 3, which gives him defense, but leaves him vulnerable to {{Armor Piercing Attack}}s; Break type chips ([[OneHitKill which destroy shields outright]]) are all but guaranteed to dismantle his program-deck turn by turn.

* AlwaysAccurateAttack: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', he has the [[DownplayedTrope second-highest accuracy rating]].

* FieldPowerEffect: As a ''Battle Chip Challenge'' {{NPC}}, [=FlashMan=] always appears on an Aluminum stage, which means his ShockAndAwe chips [[QuadDamage hit even harder]].

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', he uses Remobit 3 chips to shield himself from incoming damage.

* MagicallyIneptFighter: Like other his fellow ''Battle Network 3'' Navis [=PlantMan=] and [=FlameMan=], ''Battle Chip Challenge'' gives [=FlashMan=] the lowest possible amount of MB.

* SignatureMove: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', his {{NPC}} strong chip is Remobit 3, which does damage and sets a guard to protect him.
* StatusEffects: A regular inflicter of paralysis.
** [=FlashMan=] will summon light bulb obstacles, that will periodically flash faster and faster until they go off--if they do, [=MegaMan=] will be paralyzed.
** His SignatureMove Neon Light does paralyzing damage in BCC, which makes the enemy flinch and [[{{Knockback}} lose the ability to use their personal attack that turn]].
* StoneWall:
** In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', he has middling stats leaning on the [[FragileSpeedster nimble]] [[ArmoredButFrail damage-avoiding side]]; he has an above-average dodge rate and great accuracy, but he does mild damage and his MB is pitiful.
** In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=FlashMan=] relies on defensive battle-chips to keep him safe while doing mostly Add All with his battle-chips to do DamageOverTime to enemy battle-chips and using his navi-attack to keep them from retaliating.
* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaMan: In BCC, [=FlashMan=] has only basic priority, so his paralyzing attack is unreliable except against Aqua type Navis ([[ElementalRockPaperScissors which he's guaranteed to get priority against]]).
* ThrowDownTheBomblet: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', he almost always has a thrown explosive in his program-deck, either Mini Bomb, Lil Bomb, Mag Bomb, or even Tree Bomb.

** In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=BeastMan=] relies on his own Navi attack to do damage, so stunning him in advance will shut that part of his strategy down.

* ArmoredButFrail: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=BeastMan=]'s HitPoints are below the median, but with the highest possible dodge rate, he's almost impossible to hit anyway.

* BossArenaIdiocy:
** [=BeastMan=] appears in the Stream Tournament on an Ice stage, which gives him no advantage; he carries Repair chips to [[LimitBreak Slot-In]] so he can [[DefiedTrope get rid of it]].
** Sometimes [=BeastMan=] appears on a Grass field, which doesn't give him any advantage and mostly just strengthens enemy Fire chips.

* LightningBruiser: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=BeastMan=] has both the highest possible dodge rate and his Navi-attack does [[SpamAttack cumulative]] damage equal to [=SkullMan=]'s Bone Crush, the second strongest individual attack in the game.
* MagicallyIneptFighter: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=BeastMan=] has great stats and a powerful Navi-attack, but low [[{{Mana}} MB]].

* OptionalBoss: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=BeastMan=] appears for a BossBattle in the 20th round of the [[BonusDungeon Netopia]] [[MarathonLevel Free Battle]].
* QuadDamage: In his Master Tournament and Open Battle appearances in ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=BeastMan=] will use Attack + chips to [[MagikarpPower exponentially increase]] the damage done by his {{Spam Attack}}s. In the Master Tournament, he also uses Navi +20 to make his own navi-attack stronger in the same way.
* SignatureMove:
** The attack featured by his Navi chip is Wild Rush, which sends damaging claws and fangs travelling straight across and at angles--the space three panels in front of [=MegaMan=] is guaranteed to be hit [[SpamAttack three times]].
** In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', his Strong Chip is Kunai 3, which deals bladed SpamAttack damage like his personal attack Wild Rush.
* SpamAttack:
** [=BeastMan=]'s Wild Rush is a multi-hit attack, which allows it to rack up damage quickly; like other multi-hit attacks the effect of QuadDamage battle-chips [[MagikarpPower increase its damage exponentially]].
** In addition to Kunai 3 and his own Wild Rush, he also uses Yo-Yo chips in the Master Tournament of ''Battle Chip Challenge'', all of which do multi-hit damage.

* UnskilledButStrong: In ''Battle Chip Challenge''--like [=SkullMan=]'s Bone Crush, [=BeastMan=]'s Wild Rush does a lot of damage without many frills; as a [[SpamAttack multi-hit attack]], however, Wild Rush has good QuadDamage potential.

** In the Master and Chaos Tournaments of ''Battle Chip Challenge'' he's carrying [[ElementalWeapon Aqua Blade]] [[DefiedTrope to punish any Fire opponents he confronts]].

* AlwaysAccurateAttack:
** [=PlantMan=]'s navi chip auto-targets every enemy simultaneously.
** In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=PlantMan=]'s accuracy rate is at [[DownplayedTrope the second-highest tier in the game]].

* FieldPowerEffect:
** The [=PlantMan=]''β'' BossBattle has a selection of grass panels on both sides of the field, which allow him to heal damage when standing on them.
** In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=PlantMan=] always appears on a Grass Stage, which lets him heal damage each turn at the price of making incoming Fire damage even more dangerous.
* FlechetteStorm: While he mostly uses Trident in ''Battle Chip Challenge'', in the Verdant Tournament he also uses Double Needle--both of these chips skewer the enemy by {{Spam|Attack}}ming harpoons.

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: As a ''Battle Chip Challenge'' {{NPC}}, [=PlantMan=] almost always has some kind of defensive shielding in his program-decks, be it Guard, Curse Shield, Rock Cube, or Leaf Shield.
* MageKiller: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=PlantMan=]'s SignatureMove Yellow Flower is an Add All type of attack, optimized for doing DamageOverTime [[ManaBurn to the opponent's whole program-deck]].
* MagicallyIneptFighter: Like other his fellow ''Battle Network 3'' Navis [=FlashMan=] and [=FlameMan=], ''Battle Chip Challenge'' gives [=PlantMan=] the lowest possible amount of MB.
* MythologyGag:
** [=PlantMan's=] Leaf Barrier is a play on the Plant Barrier his Robot Master self used.
** His use of FlechetteStorm and shielding chips in ''Battle Chip Challenge'' reflect his Rose Needle and Leaf Barrier techniques from ''Battle Network 3''.
* PurpleProse: [=PlantMan=]. Think [[VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}} Balder]] with roses instead of peacocks and you're halfway there.
* RedMage: While [=PlantMan=]'s own navi-attack in ''Battle Chip Challenge'' does [[ManaBurn Add]] [[DamageOverTime All]] damage, his {{NPC}} program-decks all tend to favor {{Spam|Attack}}ming FlechetteStorm battle-chips. Sometimes he'll mix in extra Add All battle-chips as well.

* ShedArmorGainSpeed: As a ''Battle Chip Challenge'' {{NPC}}, For the Chaos Tournament in Class Z, [=PlantMan=] has abandoned all slow-and-steady shielding and [[DamageOverTime Add All]] tactics to increase his rate of damage, going all-in on hard-hitting {{Spam Attack}}s and [[CriticalHit Random]] damage to whittle enemy HitPoints down as quickly as possible.
* SissyVillain: {{Downplayed}}. [=PlantMan=] is a slender, ornate fellow who amuses himself by speaking of beauty at all times. Note the sassy pose in his character art.
* SpikeShooter:
** [=PlantMan=]'s most frequent attack is a volley of flying thorns that come shooting down the row.
** [=PlantMan=]'s [[SignatureMove strong chip]] in ''Battle Chip Challenge'' is Trident, which shoots multiple sharp projectiles at once. His program decks occasionally have Double Needle in them to complement this tactic.

* StoneWall: In BCC, [=PlantMan=] lacks good offenses or speed, but his HitPoints are at the median, which lets him take a good hit or two, and his Wood-type gives him the option of using a Grass Stage to heal damage while his Navi attack whittles down enemy battle chips.

* EleventhHourRanger: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [[OptionalBoss his navi-chip bout]] won't be available until the [[BonusDungeon HackersNet]] [[MarathonLevel Free Battle]], which occurs after the SecretFinalCampaign.
* AchillesHeel: A PlayingWithFire navi like [=FlameMan=] is weak to the Aqua damage, so he has the odd tactic in ''Battle Chip Challenge'' [[DefiedTrope to catch Aqua navis he faces]]--in the Chaos tournament he uses Aqua Ball to neutralize all incoming Aqua damage and in his [=HackersNet=] appearances, he'll use the ShockAndAwe chip Remobit 3 to do extra damage to Aqua navis [[ManaBurn and their battle-chips]].

* BreathWeapon: As a ''Battle Chip Challenge'' {{NPC}}, His SignatureMove Flame Breath, which coats the field in waves of fire spewing from his mouth.

* CombatMedic:
** [=FlameMan=]'s candles can heal him when their wicks burn red.
** As a ''Battle Chip Challenge'' {{NPC}}, [=FlameMan=]'s strong chip is Candle 3, which heals any damage he takes.

* FieldPowerEffect:
** [=FlameMan=] always appears on a Lava field in ''Battle Chip Challenge'', which does DamageOverTime to all non-Fire competitors.
** In his Chaos Tournament appearance, he'll use Grass Stage to change the field [[{{Combos}} so that]] the Meteor 4 chip that follows [[QuadDamage will hit all the harder]].
* FireIceLightning: As a ''Battle Chip Challenge'' {{NPC}}, [=FlameMan=] uses Fire blades in his Master Tournament program-deck and has [[IceMagicIsWater Aqua Blade]] and Elec Blade waiting in the wings as his [[LimitBreak Slot-In]] chips.
* {{Foil}}: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=PlantMan=] and [=FlameMan=] occupy a similar niche and have a similar stat layout, but [=FlameMan=] has the edge in damage, [=PlantMan=] in accuracy. [=FlameMan=] has slightly more HitPoints than [=PlantMan=] does, but [=PlantMan=] has an optional healing FieldPowerEffect that [=FlameMan=] doesn't.

* MageKiller: As a ''Battle Chip Challenge'' {{NPC}} he supplements the Add All damage his navi-attack Flame Breath does with other Add, Add All, or Random battle-chips, which all [[ManaBurn damage battle-chips]] in different ways. In his [=HackersNet=] appearances he'll use both Blower and Burner to do even more [[PlayingWithFire Fire]] type Add All damage.
* MagicallyIneptFighter: Like other his fellow ''Battle Network 3'' Navis [=FlashMan=] and [=PlantMan=], ''Battle Chip Challenge'' gives [=FlameMan=] the lowest possible amount of MB.
* MythologyGag: As a ''Battle Chip Challenge'' {{NPC}}, His strong chip in ''Battle Chip Challenge'' is Candle 3, which reflects how he uses his candles to heal himself in ''Battle Network 3''.

* SignatureMove: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', his strong chip is Candle 3, which heals damage.
* StoneWall: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=FlameMan=] lacks good offenses or speed, but his HitPoints are above the median, while his attack whittles down enemy battle chips.

* AchillesHeel:
** [=MetalMan=]'s strategy relies on the Metal Gears to restrict his opponents' mobility and his attacks are designed to work in conjunction with them. Removing the gears, therefore, severely reduces his effectiveness.
** In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=MetalMan=] loves to {{Spam|Attack}} punching chips; this gives him a natural weakness to any field with holes in it, which {{Close Range|Combatant}} Break chips like Gold Fist can't cross. [=MetalMan=] will often carry a Repair chip [[DefiedTrope to counter this precise tactic]] and let him keep on punching.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=MetalMan=] does almost everything CrutchCharacter [=GutsMan=] does, but better, with more hit points, MB, higher accuracy and dodge rates, and a more powerful attack--without even having the CloseRangeCombatant limitation. The only advantage [=GutsMan=] has is that his SignatureMove Guts Punch is a Break-type attack, so it [[OneHitKill completely destroys any active shield]] rather than just pierces it like Metal Fist.

** The Metal Fist will pierce shields and shatter obstacles.
** In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=MetalMan=] is a regular uses of Break battle-chips ([[OneHitKill which destroy shields instantly]]) and his own navi-attack does Pierce damage.

* ArmorPiercingAttack:
** [=MetalMan=]'s fist can shatter armor and obstacles, and it's officially of the Break "element" in the fourth game.
** In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', the [[PowerFist Metal Fist]] is a Pierce type attack.
* DiscOneNuke: In Dex's ''Battle Chip Challenge'' story, [=MetalMan=]--who for all intents and purposes is "[=GutsMan=], but better in every way"--is available as early as the first class.

* LightningBruiser: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=MetalMan=] has a large pool of hit points and an above-average dodge-rate, his SignatureMove [[PowerFist Metal Fist]] is tied for the third-most damage in the game, and it even pierces shields.

* NonElemental: [=MetalMan=] lacks any of the main four elements in ''Battle Network 3'' and ''Battle Chip Challenge''; in ''Battle Network 4'', which treats every battle-chip mechanic or attribute as an "element", [=MetalMan=] has the Break element.
* OptionalBoss:
** While there are one or two plot-driven {{Boss Battle}}s with Tamako and [=MetalMan=] in ''Battle Network 3'', she can offer further rematches at a higher level if approached and asked.
** In most ''Battle Chip Challenge'' storylines, [=MetalMan=] can only be battled for his navi chip in the [=HackersNet=] Open Battle.

* TheRashomon:
** In Dex's story of Battle Chip Challenge, Tamako and [=MetalMan=] take Dex's and [=GutsMan=]'s usual place as the EarlyBirdBoss of the Guts tournament in the E Class. In all other stories, [[EleventhHourRanger [=MetalMan=]'s Navi Chip can only be obtained in the [=HackersNet=] Free Battle.]]
** Tamako and [=MetalMan=] also fill in for Kai and [=TurboMan=] in the Quick Tournament during the Kai's storyline.

* SignatureMove:
** Metal Fist, which consists of [=MetalMan=] dropping his PowerFist on a specific panel in front of himself, shattering his target's shields and even the ground they're standing on.
** In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=MetalMan=]'s strong-chip is Gold Fist, yet another PowerFist; unlike the Pierce damage done by Metal Fist, this chip does Break damage.
* SpamAttack:
** As a ''Battle Chip Challenge'' {{NPC}}, many of [=MetalMan=]'s program-decks consist almost exclusively of the Gold Fist and its related battle-chips, so [=MetalMan=] will spend whole rounds doing nothing but punching his enemies into submission.
** In Dex's story, where [=MetalMan=] appears early to fill in where [=GutsMan=] would normally be, he'll often have multiple columns in a row with cannons and high-cannons, leading to him engaging in BeamSpam.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: [=KingMan=]'s stats mostly equal to [=TurboMan=]'s, but he's outclassed by [=TurboMan=] in both HP and MB, and [=TurboMan=]'s attack has an {{Element|al Rock Paper Scissors}}. The only advantage [=KingMan=] has is that his chip is available as early as the Yumland tier of the Free Battle.

* ConfusionFu: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=KingMan=]'s respectable [[{{Mana}} Base MB]] gives him a good amount of program-deck capacity.

* DropTheHammer: As a ''Battle Chip Challenge'' {{NPC}}, [=KingMan=]'s [[SignatureMove strong chip]] in ''Battle Chip Challenge'' is Zeus Hammer, which does both Break and Add All damage at the same time.

* FireIceLightning: As a ''Battle Chip Challenge'' {{NPC}}, [=KingMan=] will use Fire Blade, Aqua Blade, and Elec Blade in his Yumland Open Battle appearance.

* {{Foil}}: In BCC, [=AirMan=] and [=KingMan=] are both NonElemental [[StoneWall Add]] [[DamageOverTime All]] type attackers with above average MB, but [=AirMan=]'s higher damage output makes him a MagicKnight while [=KingMan=]'s greater MB and lower damage makes him a SquishyWizard.

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: As a ''Battle Chip Challenge'' {{NPC}}, [=KingMan=] will use a Curse Shield in most of his Open Battle matches and a shielding obstacle (either Remobit 2 or Rock Cube) during the SecretFinalCampaign.
* MageKiller: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', both [=KingMan=]'s navi-attack Checkmate and his strong chip Zeus Hammer are Add All type attacks, which do DamageOverTime [[ManaBurn to all of an enemy's battle-chips]]. Some of his program decks add extra [[ManaBurn Add All or Random]] chips.
* MagicKnight: While [=KingMan=] himself has the stats of a SquishyWizard in ''Battle Chip Challenge'', but as an {{NPC}} his program decks will often mix [[MageKiller battle-chip damage]] with [[MagicallyIneptFighter direct damage]]; his [[SignatureMove strong chip]] Zeus Hammer does both [[ArmorPiercingAttack Break]] and [[ManaBurn Add All]] damage at once.

* OptionalBoss: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=KingMan=] doesn't lead any of the main tournaments; his Navi Chip can only be gained in the optional Yumland tier of the Free Battle.

* SignatureMove: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', Zeus Hammer is his strong chip.
* SquishyWizard: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=KingMan=] has hit points below the median and a mediocre dodge-rate, but his [[{{Mana}} Base MB]] is in the highest tier of Navis that aren't {{Player Character}}s, Normal-Navis, or the TrueFinalBoss.

* StatusInflictionAttack:
** In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=KingMan=] almost always has a Zap Ring chip in his program deck, which will stun the enemy and prevent them from using their own navi-attack against him.
** In his Open Battle appearances, he will often use Mindbender as a [[LimitBreak Slot-In]], which locks the enemy into the same path they took through the program deck flowchart that turn.

** In ''Battle Network 3'' [=KingMan=] is one of a batch of [[CoresAndTurrestBoss Navis that remain mostly out of the way in the back row behind many moving obstacles designed to keep Mega on his toes]], along with [=BubbleMan=] and [=DesertMan=].

* VaryingTacticsBoss: As a ''Battle Chip Challenge'' {{NPC}},

* MageKiller: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=KingMan=]'s SignatureMove Checkmate is an Add All type of attack, optimized for doing DamageOverTime [[ManaBurn to the opponent's whole program-deck]].

* SignatureMove: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', Zeus Hammer.

** [=KingMan=] is one of a batch of Navis that remain mostly out of the way in the back row behind many moving obstacles designed to keep Mega on his toes, along with [=BubbleMan=] and [=DesertMan=].

* AlwaysAccurateAttack: In BCC, he has the [[DownplayedTrope second-highest accuracy rating]].

* JackOfAllStats: In BCC, he has middling stats leaning on the nimble side; he has an above-average dodge rate and great accuracy, but his hit points are at the median, he does mild damage, and his MB is pitiful.

* ArmoredButFrail: In BCC, [=BeastMan=]'s HitPoints are below the median, but with the highest possible dodge rate, he's almost impossible to hit anyway.

* LightningBruiser: In BCC, [=BeastMan=] has both the highest possible dodge rate and his Navi-attack does [[SpamAttack cumulative]] damage equal to [=SkullMan=]'s Bone Crush, the second strongest individual attack in the game.
* MagicallyIneptFighter: In BCC, [=BeastMan=] has great stats and a powerful Navi-attack, but low [[{{Mana}} MB]].

* OptionalBoss: In BCC, [=BeastMan=] appears for a BossBattle in the 20th round of the [[BonusDungeon Netopia]] [[MarathonLevel Free Battle]].

* SpamAttack: [=BeastMan=]'s Wild Rush is a multi-hit attack, which allows it to rack up damage quickly; like other multi-hit attacks it amplifies the effect of QuadDamage battle-chips to increase damage exponentially.

* EleventhHourRanger: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', his Navi-chip bout won't be available until the [[BonusDungeon HackersNet]] [[MarathonLevel Free Battle]], [[OptionalBoss after the main campaign has concluded]].

* MageKiller: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=FlameMan=]'s SignatureMove [[BreathWeapon Fire Breath]] is an Add All type of attack, optimized for doing DamageOverTime [[ManaBurn to the opponent's whole program-deck]].

* PlayingWithFire: [=FlameMan=] is a Fire type.
* SignatureMove: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', Candle 3.
* StoneWall: In BCC, [=FlameMan=] lacks good offenses or speed, but his HitPoints are above the median, while his attack whittles down enemy battle chips.

* BossBattle: [=PlantMan=] is the last opponent in the Verdant Tournament in Class D of ''Battle Chip Challenge''.

* FieldPowerEffect: The [=PlantMan=]''β'' BossBattle has a selection of grass panels on both sides of the field, which allow him to heal damage when standing on them.

* MythologyGag: [=PlantMan's=] Leaf Barrier is a play on the Plant Barrier his Robot Master self used.

** In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=MetalMan=] loves to {{Spam|Attack}} punching chips gives him a natural weakness to any field with holes in it, which {{Close Range|Combatant}} Break chips like Gold Fist can't cross. [=MetalMan=] will often carry a Repair chip [[DefiedTrope to counter this precise tactic]] and let him keep on punching.

* EleventhHourRanger: In most character stories of ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=MetalMan=]'s BossBattle and Navi chip are unavailable until the [[BonusDungeon HackersNet]] [[MarathonLevel Free Battle]], which isn't available until every tournament in the main campaign has been conquered.
* AbsurdlySharpBlade: [=MetalMan=] has some circular blades he can use as an attack.
* AchillesHeel: [=MetalMan's=] strategy relies on the Metal Gears to restrict his opponents' mobility and his attacks are designed to work in conjunction with them. Removing the gears, therefore, severely reduces his effectiveness.

* BattleBoomerang: The Metal Wheel attack features [=MetalMan=] hurling one of the big razor-wheels attached to his shoulder along the outer rim of the field.
* BonusBoss: While there are one or two plot-driven {{Boss Battle}}s with Tamako and [=MetalMan=], she can offer further rematches at a higher level if approached and asked.
* DiscOneNuke: In Dex's story, [=MetalMan=]--who for all intents and purposes is "[=GutsMan=], but better in every way"--is available as early as the first class.

* EarlyBirdBoss: In [[RashomonStyle most versions of the story]] of ''Battle Chip Challenge'', [=MetalMan=] is not an opponent until midway through and his Navi Chip is not available until near the end, but in Dex's story, Tamako and [=MetalMan=] are faced unusually early as the EarlyBirdBoss of the Guts Tournament (where Dex and [=GutsMan=] would be the typical foes).

* GuideDangIt: {{Downplayed}}. The ClassicCheatCode that unlocks the hidden function of [=MetalMan=]'s navi chip is discussed on one of the square BBS boards.

* LongRangeFighter: Despite his SignatureMove, most of [=MetalMan=]'s fighting style in the core series consists of a MultiDirectionalBarrage. First he clogs up the middle row with Metal Gear obstacles and then either bombards your current position with Metal Missile or covers the edge of the field with Metal Wheel, pressuring you to keep moving in the hope of finding safety.

* MythologyGag: In the anime during their first battle, [=MegaMan=] gets an upper hand on [=MetalMan=] by utilizing one of his own sawblades against him. Unlike ''VideoGame/MegaMan2'' however, it isn't a OneHitKill.

* PlayerGuidedMissile: [=MetalMan=]'s navi-chip in ''Battle Network 3'' summons him to strike the panel in front of him with a Metal Fist. However, it has a hidden function allowing the user to move [=MetalMan=] anywhere on the field if you use its ClassicCheatCode.
* PowerFist: [=MetalMan=]'s SignatureMove, the Metal Fist, consists of him dropping his fist on a specific panel in front of himself, [[ArmorPiercingAttack shattering his target's shields]] and [[FieldPowerEffect even the ground they're standing on]].
* TheRashomon: In Dex's story of ''Battle Chip Challenge'', Tamako and [=MetalMan=] take Dex's and [=GutsMan=]'s usual place as the BossBattle of the Guts tournament in the E Class. In all other stories, [[EleventhHourRanger MetalMan's Navi Chip can only be obtained in the HackersNet Free Battle]].
* SignatureMove: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', as an {{NPC}} [=MetalMan=] uses [=GoldFist=] as a strong chip.
* VersionExclusiveContent: Tamako and [=MetalMan=] appear in the national tournament in ''Battle Network 4'', where Metal Soul can be unlocked, but only in the ''Blue Moon'' version.
* WarmUpBoss: In ''Battle Chip Challenge'', if [=GutsMan=] is the PlayerCharacter, [=MetalMan=] is the final opponent of the Guts Tournament in Class E.

** His harpoons are reminiscent of the Trident battle-chip series from ''Battle Network 1'' and ''Battle Network 2''.