Line #24 DubNameChange/MegaMan


1	* DubNameChange[=s=] in the various ''Franchise/MegaMan'' games.
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3	* ''Rockman'' to ''[[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Mega Man]]''
4	** Dr. Right to [[InconsistentSpelling Dr. Light]][[note]]Except for the English version of ''Mega Man 3'', which used "Dr. Right". The manual of ''Mega Man 1'' calls him "Dr. Wright".[[/note]]
5	** Clash Man to Crash Man[[note]]This name change doesn't apply to VideoGame/MegaManII on the Game Boy, where Crash Man is referred to as Clash Man in all regions.[[/note]]
6	** Pile Man to Impact Man
7	** Rubber Man to Bounce Man
8	** Blues to Proto Man
9	** Forte to Bass
10	** Gospel to Treble (outside of the ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' series, at least)
11	** Rightot to Auto
12	** Eddie to Flip-Top, and later back to Eddie
13	** Earth to Terra
14	** Sungod to Sunstar
15	* ''Rockman X'' to ''VideoGame/MegaManX''
16	** Vava to Vile (changed to not get sued by Lucasfilm, since he already looks enough like Boba Fett as he is)
17	** Sagesse to Serges
18	** Violent to Violen
19	** Vajurila FF (a vajra is a ceremonial item in Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism) to Bit (the smaller of two standard units of computer data)
20	** Mandarela BB (named after the mandala, a circular ritual symbol in Buddhism and Hinduism) to Byte (the larger of two standard units of computer data)
21	** Irregular to Maverick
22	** Irregulars/Mavericks from the original ''X''
23	*** Launcher Octopuld to Launch Octopus
24	*** Icy Penguigo to Chill Penguin
25	*** Burnin' Noumander to Flame Mammoth
26	*** Sting Chameleao to Sting Chameleon
27	*** Spark Mandriller to Spark Mandrill
28	*** Storm Eagleed to Storm Eagle
29	*** Armor Armarge to Armored Armadillo
30	*** Boomer Kuwanger is the same in both regions, though renamed Boomerang Kuwanger in the remake. "Kuwanger" is roughly derived from the Japanese word for stag beetle ("kuwagata"), hence the design.
31	** From ''[=X2=]''
32	*** Wire Hetimarl to Wire Sponge (actually named after neither the aquatic animal nor the artificial kitchen sink cleaning device, but rather, the luffa or loofa, which is dried for use as a cleaning sponge, which is known in Japanese as "hechima")
33	*** Wheel Alligates to Wheel Gator
34	*** Bubbly Crablos to Bubble Crab
35	*** Flame Stagger to Flame Stag
36	*** Metamor Mothmeanos to Morph Moth
37	*** Magne Hyakulegger to Magna Centipede
38	*** Crystal Mymine to Crystal Snail
39	*** Sonic Ostreague to Overdrive Ostrich
40	** From ''[=X3=]''
41	*** Frozen Buffalio to Blizzard Buffalo
42	*** Acid Seaforce to Toxic Seahorse
43	*** Screw Masaider to Tunnel Rhino
44	*** Electro Namazuros to Volt Catfish
45	*** Scissors Shrimper to Crush Crawfish
46	*** Shining Tigerd to Neon Tiger
47	*** Gravity Beetbood to Gravity Beetle
48	*** Explose Horneck to Blast Hornet
49	** From ''[=X4=]''
50	*** Web Spidus to Web Spider
51	*** Cyber Kujacker to Cyber Peacock
52	*** Storm Fukurowl to Storm Owl
53	*** Magmard Dragoon to Magma Dragoon
54	*** Frost Kibatodos to Frost Walrus
55	*** Jet Stingren to Jet Stingray
56	*** Slash Beastleo to Slash Beast
57	*** Split Mushroom is the same in both regions.
58	** From ''[=X5=]'' - everyone's named after a member of the band Guns N' Roses. According to the Mega Man wiki: "This name localization was brought about by Alyson Court (voice of Claire Redfield from Resident Evil, another Capcom franchise), in tribute to her then-husband, Erik Suzuki, who was a fan of said band." All of these name changes were undone for the ''Mega Man X Legacy Collection'', some mavericks regaining their original names, others receiving new ones entirely.
59	*** Crescent Grizzly to Grizzly Slash, then back
60	*** Volt Kraken to Squid Adler, then back
61	*** Shining Hotarunicus to Izzy Glow to Shining Firefly
62	*** Tidal Makkoeen to Duff [=McWhalen=] to Tidal Whale
63	*** Spiral Pegacion to The Skiver to Spiral Pegasus
64	*** Spike Rosered to Axle The Red[[note]]Ironically, a canon "Axl" would be introduced later on, working for someone named ''Red'', no less[[/note]], then back
65	*** Dark Necrobat to Dark Dizzy, then back
66	*** Burn Dinorex to Mattrex, then back
67	** ''[=X6=]'' only changes one boss's name (Shieldner Sheldon to Shield Sheldon). The next two entries resumed the tradition.
68	** From ''[=X7=]''
69	*** Hell Ride Inobusky to Ride Boarski
70	*** Tornado Debonion to Tornado Tonion
71	*** Wing Karasting to Wing Crowrang
72	*** Snipe Ariquick to Sniper Anteator
73	*** Burnishing Gangaroon to Vanishing Gungaroo
74	*** Splash Warfly, Soldier Stonekong and Flame Hyenard all kept their names in both regions.
75	** From ''[=X8=]''
76	*** Optic Sunflowerd to Optic Sunflower
77	*** Gravitate Antonion to Gravity Antonion
78	*** Dark Neid Kamakill to Dark Mantis
79	*** Giga Volt Dokuragen to Gigavolt Man-O-War (rendered as "Gigabolt Man-O-War" on his splash screen)
80	*** Burn Kokekokker to Burn Rooster
81	*** Ice Snow Yetinger to Avalanche Yeti
82	*** Earth Rock Trilovich to Earthrock Trilobyte
83	*** Bamboo Pandamonium remained the same.
84	** Some of the boss weapons had their names changed too:
85	*** Scrap Shoot to Silk Shot
86	*** Rushing Burner to Speed Burner
87	*** Acid Rush to Acid Burst
88	*** Bug Hole to Gravity Well
89	* ''Rockman Zero'' to ''VideoGame/MegaManZero''
90	** Dr. Vile to Dr. Weil
91	** Elpis to Elpizo
92	** Hellbat Silt to Devilbat Schilt
93	** Mino Magnaxe to Mino Magnus
94	* ''Rockman ZX'' to ''VideoGame/MegaManZX''
95	** Girouette to Giro
96	** Serpent (the company, not the character) to Slither
97	** Life Metal to Biometal
98	** Model V to Model W
99	** Falseroid to Pseudoroid
100	** R.O.C.K. (Rebirth Of Crystallised Knowledge) System to M.E.G.A. (Meta-Encapsulated Granule Awareness SYSTEM) System
101	** Rock-On to Megamerge
102	** ''Advent'', unlike the original ''ZX'' where the Pseudoroid names were left unchanged, did this for every Pseudoroid aside from Bifrost the Crocoroid and Argoyle & Ugoyle the Shisaroids.
103	*** Dearburn the Gazeroid to Buckfire the Gaxelleroid
104	*** Chronophos the Tridenroid to Chronoforce the Xiphosuroid
105	*** Rosepark the Floweroid to Rospark the Floroid
106	*** Condorock the Vulturoid to Vulturon the Condoroid
107	*** Kaisemine the Wasproid to Queenbee the Hymenopteroid
108	*** Tesrat the Hedgeroid to Hedgeshock the Erinaceroid
109	* ''Rockman EXE'' to ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork''
110	** Hikari Netto to Lan Hikari
111	** Sakurai Meiru to Mayl Sakurai
112	** Oyama Dekao to Dex Oyama
113	** Ayanōkoji Yaito to Yai Ayanōkoji
114	** Ijuuin Enzan to Eugene Chaud
115	** Higure Yamitaro to Higsby
116	** Ozono Mariko to Ms. Mari
117	** Ozono Yuriko to Ms. Yuri
118	** Saroma to Sal
119	** Maysa to Masa
120	** Hino Ken'ichi to Mr. Match
121	** Hikawa Seiji to Dr. Froid
122	** Hikawa Tohru to Tory Froid
123	** Iroaya Madoi to Ms. Madd
124	** Electric Count to Count Zap
125	** Midorikawa Kero to Ribitta
126	** Eguchi Meijin to Mr. Famous
127	** Ms. Millionare to Ms. Millions
128	** Hayami Daisuke to Speedy Dave
129	** Gauss Magnets to Gauss Magnus
130	** Tesla Magnets to Tesla Magnus
131	** Obihiro Shun to Sean Obihiro
132	** Aragoma Torakichi to Tora
133	** Todoroki Kaita to Kai Todoroki
134	** Towa Marie to Mary Towa
135	** Ivan Coolisky to Ivan Chillski
136	** Narcy Hide to Viddy Narcy
137	** Barrel to Baryl
138	** Rokushakudama Nenji to Fyrefox
139	** Paxy Faran to Pat Fahran
140	** Kurogane Kunio to Al Ferry
141	** Huten Roshi to Feng-Tian
142	** Captain Kurohige to Blackbeard (admittedly, this is a literal translation)
143	** Roppo Satoru to Prosecutor Ito
144	** Nyūdo Tsuyuharu to Vic
145	** [=YamatoMan=] to [=JapanMan=]
146	** [=FootMan=] to [=GridMan=]
147	** [=SwallowMan=] to [=LarkMan=]
148	** [=KillerMan=] to [=EraseMan=]
149	** Dream Virus to Life Virus
150	** Proto to Alpha
151	** Greiga to Gregar
152	** Faltzer to Falzar
153	* ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior''
154	** Sakurai Meiru to Maylu Sakurai
155	** Oyama Dekao to Dex Ogreon
156	** Ayanokōji Yaito to Yai Ayanō
157	** Ijuuin Enzan to Chaud Blaze (apparently, the dubbers misinterpreted his LastNameBasis)
158	** [=FireMan=] to [=TorchMan=]
159	** [=ColoredMan=] to [=WackoMan=]
160	** [=ColdMan=] to [=FridgeMan=]
161	** [=AquaMan=] to [=SpoutMan=] ([[HilariousInHindsight coincidentally]], this was later his name in ''Battle Network 6'' to avoid the inevitable legal issues with Creator/DCComics. This was later undone for ''Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection'')
162	** [=PlantMan=] to [=VineMan=]
163	** [=BeastMan=] to [=SavageMan=]
164	** [=NeedleMan=] to [=SpikeMan=]
165	** [=StarMan=] to [=NovaMan=]
166	* ''Ryuusei no Rockman'' (lit. ''Shooting Star Rockman'') to ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'':
167	** Subaru Hoshikawa to Geo Stelar
168	** Warrock to Omega-Xis
169	** Luna Shirogane to Luna Platz
170	** Gonta Ushijima to Bud Bison
171	** Kizamaro Saishouin to Zack Temple
172	** Misora Hibiki to Sonia Strumm
173	** Harp to Lyra[[note]]However, her Wave Human form is still called "Harp Note" instead of "Lyra Note"[[/note]]
174	** Akane Hoshikawa to Hope Stelar
175	** Mamoru Amachi to Aaron Boreal
176	** Heiji Goyoda to Bob Copper
177	** Daigo Hoshikawa to Kelvin Stelar
178	** Shinsuke Utagai to Tom Dubius
179	** Michimori Ikuta to Mitch Shepar
180	** Tsukasa Futaba to Pat Sprigs
181	*** Hikaru Futaba to Rey Sprigs
182	** Chiyokichi Hasami to Claude Pincer
183	** Juuro Ogami to Damian Wolfe
184	** Ox (Fire) to Taurus (Fire)
185	** Libra Balance to Libra Scales
186	** Ophiuchus (Queen) to (Queen) Ophiuca
187	** Wolf Forest to Wolf Woods
188	** Burai to Rogue
189	** Monjiro Gori to Rich Dotcom
190	** Kyuu Demagawa to Gerry Romero
191	** Osa Agame to "[[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Shaman]]"
192	** Phantom Black to Dark Phantom
193	** Brachio (Wave) to Plesio (Surf)
194	** Condor Geoglyph to Terra Condor
195	** Empty to Hollow
196	*** Hiko to Altair
197	** Dr. Orihime to Dr. Vega
198	** Ra Mu to Le Mu
199	** Kenta Yagi to Kidd Gruff
200	** Goat Kung-Fu to Kung-Foo Kid
201	** Apollon Flame to [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Apollo Flame]]
202	** Thunder Berserk to Thunder Zerker
203	** Green Shinobi to Wood Ninja
204	** Fire Dinosaur to Fire Saurian
205	** Shido Akatsuki to Arthur C. "Ace" Eos
206	** Dr. Yoily to Dr. Goodall
207	** Mode to Vogue
208	** (Spade) Magnets to (Spade) Magnes
209	** Dia Iceburn to Diamond Ice
210	** Grave Joker to Dread Joker
211	** Queentia to Queen Tia

Context DubNameChange / MegaMan