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[[folder:[=SWN.001=] Bass (Forte)]]
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->'''Voiced by''': [[note]]''Koji Tobe'' (Arcade), ''Creator/NobuyukiHiyama'' (JP), ''Darryl Stogre'' (EN, [[VideoGame/MegaMan8 MM8]]), Keiko Nemoto (''[[VideoGame/MegaManXDive X [=DiVE=]]]'') [[/note]]
A robot created by Dr. Wily himself in ''7'' specifically to rival Mega Man in every aspect. He has a robot wolf named Treble, with whom he can fuse to gain new powers in a similar manner to Mega Man and Rush.

* AllThereInTheManual: Supplemental sources give him the codename SWN ('''S'''pecial '''W'''ily '''N'''umbers). He's apparently the first in the series, although it remains to be seen if there is (or will be) more.
* AntiHero: In ''Mega Man & Bass'', both arcade games, and as DLC in ''10''. While certainly not a "good guy" by any means, he nevertheless is not nearly as heartless as his ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' successor Vile.
* AnimalMotifs: His helmet is shaped like a Cobra.
* BadassCape: In the ''Rockman Online'' trailer, he seems to have taken on his ''Battle Network'' counterpart's sense of style. It also recalls Zero's longcoat from ''VideoGame/MegaManZero 2''.
* BagOfSpilling: He left his DoubleJump somewhere near Mega Man's slide and charge shot just in time for ''10.'' Also, his high jump became a long jump instead (although that follows basic Newtonian physics).
* BloodKnight: His sole purpose is to prove himself as the strongest robot, so naturally he can't turn down a fight against an allegedly-stronger opponent.
* BrattyTeenageSon: To Dr. Wily.
* DamnYouMuscleMemory: When ''X'' and ''Zero'' players get their hands on a copy of GBA ''& Bass'' for the first time, his dash control will seem...obscure (unless you've played ''VideoGame/MegaManX8'', at least).
** In ''10'', Bass' dash is performed the same as Proto Man's slide (Down and jump), rather than double tapping a direction.
* DenialOfDiagonalAttack: Averted in ''& Bass'' (both the original and the Wonderswan games) and ''10'' DLC.
** Played straight in the ''Power'' Arcade games, where he was meant to be comparable to Mega Man and Proto Man.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: He was built to be TheRival to Mega Man and [[VideoGame/MegaMan7 his original appearance]] had him more or less function like a carbon copy of him, and his incarnations in ''[[VideoGame/MegaManThePowerBattle Power Battle]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan2ThePowerFighters Power Fighters]]'' mostly followed suit. He wouldn't get his signature DoubleJump, rapid fire, or aimable Bass Buster until ''VideoGame/MegaManAndBass'', with the latter two abilities carried over into ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan10 10]]''.
* DoNotRunWithAGun: In the ''Mega Man & Bass'' games and the ''10'' DLC, Bass must stand still while firing his Bass Buster.
** This does not apply to his original appearance or the ''Power'' games, as his Buster was more akin to Mega Man's. [=DiVE=] also averts it in all his playable variants.
* DoubleJump: His trademark in ''& Bass''. Preceded his "little brother".
* TheDragon: Wily's righthand robot from ''7'' onwards.
** DragonWithAnAgenda: Arguably after the events of ''8''.
** TheLancer: Whenever Proto Man's not around, expect Bass to work with Mega Man.
* DrivenByEnvy: Is jealous of Mega Man's status as a world champion, and wants to eliminate him for that.
* DubNameChange: He is known as Forte in Japan, and Bass in the west.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: For all his arrogance, he does have some respect for humans since robots owe their existence to them. This is part of his motivation for opposing King's war against humanity. He also is concerned about his creator's sanity.
* EvilCounterpart: To Mega Man.
** Made more explicit in ''9'' (his outline appears in Dr. Wily's monitor in the ending) and ''10'', where his sprites closely resemble Mega Man's.
* {{Expy}}: Born fighter who's almost obsessed with defeating the series' hero and proving himself the greatest fighter alive. He's not afraid to help his rival out in order to eventually beat him himself, either. The hero is his to defeat. Are we describing Bass or [[Anime/DragonBallZ Vegeta]] here?
** It doesn't help that his helmet design resembles a VillainousWidowsPeak.
* FacialMarkings: Which, along with the design of his helmet, makes him look like a cobra.
* FangsAreEvil: Whenever he gives a SlasherSmile, he gives off one of these.
* FatalFlaw: His {{Pride}}.
* {{Foil}}: To Zero. Both were created by Wily to destroy the creations of Dr. Light, but while Zero would eventually become friends with Mega Man X, and would occasionally angst about the possibility of him turning on and killing X, Bass ''loathes'' Mega Man. Bass is also solely driven by his need to defeat Mega Man and prove himself the stronger robot, while Zero is not only secure enough in his abilities to not even consider X a rival, but also devotes himself to higher causes than his own ego.
* FragileSpeedster: In ''Mega Man & Bass''. He has the ability to dash and double jump, making him far more mobile than Mega Man. Combined with his rapid fire buster that can aim in any direction, this makes him much better at clearly platforming sections. However, he's at a disadvantage against bosses, where his mobility is less useful and his rapid fire buster is useless thanks to the bosses' MercyInvincibility.
* FreakLabAccident: How Dr. Wily discovered Bassnium, the powerful energy used to create Bass.
** According to that same ''Power Fighters'' ending, it is said by Wily that Bassnium won't be the strongest energy on earth for long, implying that Wily [[CallForward found a superior energy source.]]
* FusionDance: With Treble, via the enhancements meant for Mega Man and Rush.
* GoneHorriblyRight: Bass was programmed to defeat Mega Man and prove himself as the "strongest robot". Since this doesn't specifically require helping Dr. Wily, or even obeying him, this has a tendency to backfire on the good doctor. Bass' whole heroic turn in ''& Bass'' was just him proving that he was stronger than King.
** Despite reinforcing his resolve in the above game's ending, he seems to have mellowed out on his threat to eliminate Mega Man... at least, for the time being.
* GreenEyedMonster: Is jealous of Mega Man's status as a world champion.
* IHaveManyNames: A meta example, for in addition to the DubNameChange above, he is known as "Slasher" in the [[ComicBook/NovasAventurasDeMegaman Brazilian comic]].
* ItsAllAboutMe: And HOW.
* {{Jerkass}}: When he's not hunting down Wily himself, he's being an egotistical brute who badmouths anyone that he sees as weak.
* JerkJock: A robotic version.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Much more an emphasis on the "Jerk" part, but there are some important moments worth mentioning. Duo mentions to Bass (in ''The Power Fighters'') that there is good in him, even though Bass denies it. Case in point, he was able to use Evil Energy without dying and succumbing to its worst properties and he's very caring when it comes to his pet Treble. Doesn't even have a single known case of Human-related murder in his name (although he does attack his own creator Dr. Wily in anger periodically, but then again it's [[AssholeVictim Dr. Wily]]), likely because of his respect towards the humans for creating the robot race he is a part of (as Bass mentions to King after defeating him for the first time in ''Mega Man & Bass''). Furthermore, he never tries to kill any robot that isn't specifically a combatant, such as Roll or Auto, nor has he ever shown a desire to, and while he's not above stealing powerups made for Mega Man, he'll still opt to face him in single combat, rather than use underhanded methods. Lastly, he made a point of sparing King after their initial battle, only fighting further when forced to when Wily brainwashed King a second time.
* LaserGuidedTykebomb: Like the "Megaman Killers", Wily created him to destroy Mega Man.
* {{Leitmotif}}: His BossBattle theme in ''7'' and ''8''.
** It pops up as Bass' shop theme in ''10''.
* MeaningfulName: His name in Japan, "Forte", means "strong" in several Romance languages. As a musical term, it means something is to be played powerfully. Sure enough, he's obsessed with proving himself to be stronger than anyone else (particularly Mega Man); kinda LostInTranslation, thanks to his DubNameChange.
* MiniBoss: Despite being created to defeat Mega Man, to the point that they use nearly the same specifications, he has ''never'' been a boss in the Classic games.
* TheMole: Introduced as an ally, but is actually trying to get in the good graces of the good guys to steal the Super Adapter blueprints for Dr. Wily.[[note]]However, Mega Man can counter that by getting his own Super Adapter if he manages to find the Rush letters in the first 4 stages.[[/note]]
* MoreDakka: His SpamAttack.
* {{Narcissist}}: Thinks ''VERY'' highly of himself.
** TheFightingNarcissist: Not only is he obsessed with his looks, he's a great fighter.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Obsessed with proving his superiority over Mega Man, and won't let anyone else fight him. This appears to have subsided in later appearances, however.
* PowerCopying: He shares Mega Man's abilities to mimic other Robot Masters' weapons.
* PrecisionFStrike:
** In ''VideoGame/MegaMan7'', nobody expected that Bass could say "Damn!" Thankfully, in the following re-releases this was replaced with "Darn!"
** ''Much more extreme'' in the case of the fan-translated SNES version of ''VideoGame/MegaManAndBass'', where he outright calls Wily — ''his creator'' — "a dirty '''son of a bitch'''".
* {{Pride}}: Is extremely arrogant.
* PsychoPrototype: In ''The Power Fighters'', Wily tells Bass that he's planning to create a stronger robot by improving on the material he used to make Bass. It was meant to be an aversion, as [[VideoGame/MegaManX said robot]] was supposed to turn the world into an apocalyptic hellhole, but it's ultimately played straight, as he is [[AntiAntiChrist firmly on the side of good]].
* PsychoticSmirk: Shows off this once in a while.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Any post-''7'' appearance. In ''7'' (perhaps due to sprite limitations), Bass' eyes were brown, possibly to convey him as a new ally. [[TheMole Yeah, right.]]
* TheResenter: Resents Mega Man due to his strength.
* TheRival: To Mega Man.
* SecretCharacter: Like Proto Man in ''9'', he's DownloadableContent in ''10''.
* SlasherSmile: He often does this. Comes with FangsAreEvil.
* SmugSnake: And his helmet resembles a cobra head. He grows out of this after ''7'', becoming more of an AntiHero.
* SpamAttack: Fires a stream of bullets in rapid fire from his Bass Buster to attack his enemies.
* StockShonenRival: An EvilCounterpart to the hero with a dark appearance who has a TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou thing with him? He sure is.
* SuperMode: Just like Mega Man, he can fuse with Treble to become Super Bass with the enhancements he stole from Light Labs.
* TeensAreMonsters: Resembles a teenager, and is a narcissistic jerk who's driven by envy.
* ThemeNaming: Forte and Gospel are musical terms whose initials correspond to the F-clef and G-clef, which are also known as the ''Bass'' and ''Treble'' clefs, respectively.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Despite being unsettled about his creator's degrading sanity, he gawks at his future brother's appearance, calling him a "girly robot" because of his blonde ponytail. Said "girly robot" would become X's best friend despite Wily wanting Zero to kill the last creation of Dr. Light, fight various Mavericks, Sigma, and other evils like his old body and the man who's worse than Wily, while even fulfilling Dr. Light's dream of peaceful coexistence between humans and Reploids, while fulfilling his creator's original dream before turning to evil.
* TheUnfavorite: Wily once told [[VideoGame/MegaManX his greatest creation]] that he was proud of him and even called him his son, which is more than he ever did for Bass.
* WellDoneSonGuy: His methods are seriously messed up (Blowing up all of your siblings? Even when 8 of them were around the same time as you?), but it's made clear he wants Wily to admit that he is his masterpiece. It's kind of sad that [[TheVirus he's]] [[AntiAntichrist wrong]], too.
* WildCard: This is his true allegiance as he can be both a hero and villain depending on his mood and the circumstances of the games he's in, as his one desire to prove he's the strongest means he could be working for or against Wily or teaming up with Mega Man against a common foe.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: In ''7'', he fakes injury from his "fight" with Shade Man in order to get to Dr. Light's lab and steal the enhancements for Mega Man and Rush. On the other hand, [[ChekhovsGun he really is weak to Shade Man's weapon]]...

[[folder:Treble (Gospel)]]
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A robotic wolf created by Dr. Wily to help Bass the same way that Rush helps Mega Man. He can morph into a jet pack and fuse with Bass to let him fly for a limited time.

* EvilCounterpart: Much like his master Bass is one to Mega Man, Treble is this to Rush.
* MoralityPet: Of a sort. Treble is the only character that Bass genuinely seems to care about, as seen in the manga adaptation for ''10'', where he gives the Roboenza cure to Bass, but Treble is suffering from the virus as well, which forces Bass to force-feed him the cure and [[{{Determinator}} storm Wily's fortress while still being infected, shrugging off his condition as "a fart in the wind".]] This is also seen in ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogMegaManWorldsCollide Worlds Collide]]'', where he doesn't take kindly to those who try to heel or hurt him, as Cubot and Mega Man learn the hard way.
* RightHandAttackDog: Subverted in their home series as Treble is never actually fought directly. Played straight in ''Worlds Collide'' where he fought both Mega Man and Sonic alongside his master and Metal Sonic. In addition, there's a playable variant of Bass who has Treble following him around and helping him in ''X [=DiVE=]''.
* SavageWolves: As the evil counterpart to a HeroicDog, he is a villainous wolf.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: PlayedWith. As a purple, wolfish AssistCharacter, Treble bears a striking similarity to Sigma's pet [[VideoGame/MegaManX1 Velguarder]], despite appearing earlier in the series' internal timeline.
* ThemeNaming: Forte and Gospel are musical terms whose initials correspond to the F-clef and G-clef, which are also known as the ''Bass'' and ''Treble'' clefs, respectively.
* TransformingMecha: Like Rush, Treble is able to transform to help Bass.

[[folder:Gamma]]
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A giant robot built by Dr. Light and Dr. Wily for the purpose of peacekeeping and helping people through various natural disasters, like floods, earthquakes, and volcanoes. Naturally, Dr. Wily had [[TakeOverTheWorld other plans...]]

* BackgroundBoss: Thanks to his sheer size. Subverted during the ''Archie Comics'''s adaption of ''Mega Man 3'', where it is always moving around during Mega Man's fight against it and Wily.
* FinalBoss: Of ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan3 3]]''.
* HumongousMecha: All that was seen ([[AllThereInTheManual when fought, anyway]]) was from the torso up, and it ''still'' dwarfs most other robots in the series.
** To give a good example, compare the sprite used by ''VideoGame/MegaMan8BitDeathmatch'' to a sprite of Mega Man himself. Using a pixel to centimeter ratio and stacking Mega Man's sprite to match Gamma's height, Gamma is ''36.025 meters tall!'' It's also the reason why Mega Man couldn't use Top Spin to end the robot in the ''Mega Man 3'' story of the Archie Comics, since Gamma was so big and destroyed the platforms that he could've used to perform it!
* LogicalWeakness: Its other weakness, Search Snakes, deal minor damage, but the ''[[ComicBook/MegaManArchieComics Archie Comics]]'' reveals why it has this weakness: the Snakes take the Energy Elements powering the robot, so with no Energy Elements to sustain it, Gamma collapses like a lumberjack cutting down a tall tree.
* MultipleHeadCase: It has two heads, with its "actual" head not even having a proper top at all, just blank eyes. The ''Archie Comics'''s adaption of the game reveals that Dr. Light [[CrazyPrepared had a voice imprint and password function in the event it would be stolen]], though Dr. Wily, being the EvilGenius that he is, manages to find a way around those barriers by creating the spiked helmet, which allows him to control Gamma, even when the initial head is destroyed.
* OneHitKill: Being punched by its spiked fists is instant death. The Top Spin puts it on the receiving end, however.
* SpikesOfVillainy: An unintentional example, considering it was originally supposed to be a peacekeeper.
* VillainousLegacy: Despite being destroyed by Mega Man at the end of ''Mega Man 3'', [[VideoGame/MegaManx5 Dr. Wily used its design as a basis when creating Sigma's Final W body]].
* WeaksauceWeakness: Can be instantly killed by Top Spin in its second form, though Mega Man couldn't do that in the Archie Comics adaptation of the game because of its intense size.

[[folder:Dr. Mikhail Cossack]]
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This brilliant Russian robotics scientist was blackmailed into attacking Mega Man by kidnapping his young daughter Kalinka. Once Proto Man saved Kalinka, Mikhail was willing to help, going so far as to build Beat for our hero. He has a fondness of watching ballet.\\
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Robot Masters designed by Cossack sometimes have the serial number ''DCN-XXX'' ('''D'''octor '''C'''ossack '''N'''umber), though due to Wily's involvement, they may be given DWN serial numbers instead. In the ''[[Manga/MegaManMegamix Megamix]]'' manga, those robots have the DKN listing, due to his Japanese name Kossakku starting with a "K".

* ContinuityNod:
** He makes an appearance in the supplemental manga for ''9'', fixing Beat and trying to talk Mega Man out of fighting.
** In ''VideoGame/MegaMan11'', his company was behind the creation of Tundra Man.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: ''4'' -- where he debuted -- started the DiscOneFinalBoss schtick that would also be used in the fifth and sixth games.
* ForcedIntoEvil: He was [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse blackmailed to become a "villain"]] in ''4''. After Proto Man saves Kalinka, Mikhail stops opposing Mega Man and even builds him a pet bird, Beat.
* GrimUpNorth: Makes his home in an artic fortress.
* MissionControl: In the ''Complete Works'' version of ''VideoGame/MegaMan5''.
* PapaWolf: Cossack only went after Mega Man because Wily kidnapped his daughter.
* ReluctantMadScientist: He only acted against Mega Man for Kalinka's sake.
* RussianGuySuffersMost: He is Russian, and was blackmailed with his daughter being threatened to be killed.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Of the three major doctors in the original series, he's the only one who doesn't avert this.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For Dr. Light in ''5'', when the latter was kidnapped.
** All the more fitting, since he was forced to be one for Dr. Wily in ''4''.
* ThemeNaming: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cossacks Not to be confused with military communities in Ukraine and Southern Russia]], the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopak cossack]] is a type of dance alternatively known as hopak or gopak. His daughter, Kalinka, shares her name with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalinka_(song) a Russian song]].

[[folder:Kalinka Cossack]]
Dr. Cossack's young daughter. During the events of ''4'', she was captured and held hostage by Dr. Wily in order to force her father into fighting Mega Man. After Proto Man rescues her, she asks Mega Man to spare her father. She returns in ''Rockman [=XOver=]'' as OVER-1's navigator.

* TheBusCameBack: Returns to the scene in ''Rockman [=XOver=]'' with a new look, showing [[IGotBigger she got bigger]].
* DamselInDistress: Of ''4'' until Proto Man rescues her.
* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: Downplayed as her father is generally level headed, but she is still quite cute as a little girl and even more adorable when she gets older.
* IGotBigger: Has aged from a 9-year old girl to a 14-year old teen in ''Rockman [=XOver=]''.
* TheNavigator: Plays this role in the ''Complete Works'' version of 4. She also serves as OVER-1's navigator in ''[=XOver=]''.
* PrincessPhase: Very much into this, as would any little girl would be.
* ThemeNaming: Is named after the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalinka_(song) Russian song]].

[[folder:Reggae]]
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->'''Voiced by''': [[note]]''Creator/RikakoAikawa'' (Close Call audio drama)[[/note]]
A robotic bird based on an oriental stork created by Dr. Wily so he wouldn't feel lonely after Mega Man destroyed his various Robot Masters or said Robot Masters called it quits with Wily. His most notable video game appearance was in the [[NoExportForYou Japanese-only]] PartyGame ''Rockboard''.
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* TheBusCameBack: Returns in ''Mega Man 10'' as the shopkeeper for Bass after a long absence.
* ContinuityCameo: In ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan7 Mega Man 7]]'', his visage appears if you've entered the wrong password. In ''10'', he manages Bass' shop.
* FeatheredFiend: And is even a general annoyance to anyone, even his own creator.
* PollyWantsAMicrophone: Tends to repeat various phrases, first seen in ''Megaman Megamix'', much to Wily's annoyance. Examples include:
-->"[[VideoGame/MegaMan10 Screws! Screws! Exchange 'em! Exchange 'em!]]"\\
"[[ComicBook/MegaManArchieComics Castles! Princesses! Ha-Ha!]]"
* ThemeNaming: Reggae is a music genre, as per the usual naming scheme of the characters.
* YourSizeMayVary: Sometimes he's big or small, though he's consistently the size of a parrot perched on someone's shoulder.
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[[folder:Duo]]
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->'''Voiced by''': [[note]]''Creator/TakashiNagasako'' (MMPF), ''Creator/JurotaKosugi'' (JP, [=MM8=]), ''Wayne Doster'' (EN, [=MM8=])[[/note]]
An extraterrestrial police robot from outer space that searches for "Evil Energy" to destroy it. He's just as powerful and capable as Mega Man himself.
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* AdaptationDistillation: In Archie Comics, Duo is the enforcer of the organization called Star Marshals. Probably, he is also their creation - along with Trio (the "evil robot") and Quartet.
* BigDamnHeroes: Twice. First he saves Mega Man from a [[CutsceneBoss Giant-Gori Three]] at the entrance of Wily Tower, and then before the FinalBoss Duo ends up TakingTheBullet from the Wily Machine 8's WaveMotionGun, [[WorfHadTheFlu at the expense of his participation in the final battle]].
* TheBigGuy: He's twice as tall as Mega Man with a [[TopHeavyGuy large torso]], and fills the role of the heavyweight hitter in ''The Power Fighters''.
* BlueIsHeroic: Duo can conjure blue flames that surround his body, as we see during the fight between him and Trio in ''8''. Certain parts of Duo's body are blue as well.
* DashAttack: He's got a unique football tackle that does damage, instead of a slide or dash.
* EvilTwin: The [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091217030619/megaman/images/4/40/EvilRobot.jpg evil robot, Trio]], Duo fights at the beginning of ''8'' looks almost exactly like him, except for the [[DarkIsEvil color scheme]] and SpikesOfDoom.
* HuskyRusskie: Averted; [[WhatCouldHaveBeen the original concept]] for him would have him as a creation of ''Dr. Cossack'', but was dropped for unknown reasons.
* InconsistentSpelling: His name is, rather hilariously, "[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Dio]]" in ''Rockman Strategy''.
* JusticeWillPrevail: According to his biography in ''VideoGame/MegaManAndBass'', he has "Heart of Justice".
* KindaBusyHere: His bad point? "Busy with Duty".
* LetsYouAndHimFight: A short level finishes with a quick battle with Duo before a misunderstanding can be cleared. Following his fight, Duo sides with Mega Man, sensing justice within him.
* LightIsGood: His [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/megaman/images/a/a2/MM8_Duo_%28original%29.jpg original design]] before Dr. Light rebuilt him.
* NoMouth: His original form. After Dr. Light remodels him, he gets a functional mouth.
* PowerCopying: Has done this in ''The Power Fighters'', one of the arcade games.
* PowerFist: An oversized hand he uses to attack.
* RightHandOfDoom: His ''left hand'' is quite oversized.
* ThemeNaming: Duo? As in a musical composition or piece between two performers (alternatively known as a duet)? It continues with Duo.EXE, whose [[TheDragon Dragon]] is named Slur, yet ''another'' musical reference.
* VocalDissonance: Has a voice of a teenager in the English dub of ''8'' despite his imposing build.
* WeCanRebuildHim: His original body, as seen [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/megaman/images/a/a2/MM8_Duo_%28original%29.jpg here]], is so badly damaged during the crash on Earth that Dr. Light had to rebuild him using local parts, which explains his less advanced look despite his extraterrestrial origin.
* WorldsStrongestMan: Or rather, "Off-World's Strongest Man", because this doesn't just apply to the classic series -- but to the Mega Man timeline as a ''whole''. As the carrier of "Justice Energy", the only equal to Evil Energy (recall, this is the substance ''heavily'' implied to be the base of the Maverick/Sigma Virus) when he clashed with its former carrier, the force was enough to do damage on a ''cosmic'' scale. ''Nothing else'' in the series outside the virus has been shown to be capable of reaching this level.
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* LightIsGood: His [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/megaman/images/a/a2/MM8_Duo_%28original%29.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20081230004527 original design]] before Dr. Light rebuilt him.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His name is, rather hilariously, "[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Dio]]" in ''Rockman Strategy''.

* WeCanRebuildHim: His original body, as seen [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/megaman/images/a/a2/MM8_Duo_%28original%29.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20081230004527 here]], is so badly damaged during the crash on Earth that Dr. Light had to rebuild him using local parts, which explains his less advanced look despite his extraterrestrial origin.

->'''Voiced by''': [[note]]''Koji Tobe'' (Arcade), ''Creator/NobuyukiHiyama'' (JP), ''Darryl Stogre'' (EN, [[VideoGame/MegaMan8 MM8]])[[/note]]

[-[[Characters/MegaManClassicHeroes Heroes]] | [[Characters/MegaManClassicVillains Villains]] ([[Characters/MegaManClassicDrAlbertWWily Dr. Wily]]) | [[Characters/MegaManClassicOtherCharacters Other Characters]] | [[Characters/MegaManClassicRobotMastersNES Robot Masters (NES)]] | [[Characters/MegaManClassicRobotMastersPostNES Robot Masters (Post-NES)]]-]]]]]

* TheBusCameBack: Returns in ''Mega Man 10'', as the shopkeeper for Bass, after a long absence.
* ContinuityCameo: In ''7'', his visage appears if you've entered the wrong password. In ''10'', he manages Bass' shop.

* TheBusCameBack: In ''Mega Man 10'', he's the shopkeeper for Bass.

* PollyWantsAMicrophone: Tends to repeat various phrases, first seen in ''Megaman Megamix'', much to his creator's annoyance. Examples include:

* WellDoneSonGuy: His methods are seriously messed up (Blowing up all of your siblings? Even when some of them were around the same time as you?), but it's made clear he wants Wily to admit that he is his masterpiece. It's kind of sad that [[TheVirus he's]] [[AntiAntichrist wrong]], too.

* BackgroundBoss: Thanks to his sheer size.

** To give a good example, compare the sprite used by ''VideoGame/MegaMan8BitDeathmatch'' to a sprite of Mega Man himself. Using a pixel to centimeter ratio and stacking Mega Man's sprite to match Gamma's height, Gamma is ''36.025 meters tall!'' It's also the reason why Mega Man couldn't use Top Spin to end the robot in the ''Mega Man 3'' story of the Archie Comics, since Gamma was so big!
* LogicalWeakness: Its other weakness, Search Snakes, deal minor damage, but the ''[[ComicBook/MegaManArchieComics Archie Comics]]'' reveals why: the Snakes take the Energy Elements powering the robot, so with no Energy Elements, Gamma collapses like a lumberjack cutting down a tall tree.
* MultipleHeadCase: It has two heads, with its "actual" head not even having a proper top at all, just blank eyes. The ''Archie Comics'''s adaption of the game reveals that Dr. Light [[CrazyPrepared had a voice imprint and password function]] in the event it would be stolen, though Dr. Wily, being the EvilGenius that he is, manages to find a way around those barriers by creating the spiked helmet, which allows him to control Gamma, even when the initial head is destroyed.

* WeaksauceWeakness: Can be instantly killed by Top Spin in its second form.

* RightHandAttackDog: Subverted in their home series as Treble is never actually fought directly. Played straight in ''Worlds Collide'' where he fought both Mega Man and Sonic alongside his master and Metal Sonic. In addition, there's a playable variant of Bass who has Treble following him around and helping him ''X [=DiVE=]''.

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: He was built to be TheRival to Mega Man and [[VideoGame/MegaMan7 his original appearance]] had him more or less function like a carbon copy of him, and his incarnations in ''[[VideoGame/MegaManThePowerBattle Power Battle]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan2ThePowerFighters Power Fighters]]'' mostly followed suit. He wouldn't get his signature DoubleJump, rapid fire, or aimable buster until ''VideoGame/MegaManAndBass'', with the latter two abilities carried over into ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan10 10]]''.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: For all his arrogance, he does have some respect for humans since robots owe their existence to them. This is part of his motivation for opposing King's war against humanity.

* FusionDance: With Treble.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Much more an emphasis on the "Jerk" part, but there are some important moments worth mentioning. Duo mentions to Bass (in ''The Power Fighters'') that there is good in him, even though Bass denies it. Case in point, he was able to use Evil Energy without dying and he is very caring when it comes to his pet Treble. Doesn't even have a single known case of Human-related murder in his name (although he does attack his own creator Dr. Wily in anger periodically, but then again it's [[AssholeVictim Dr. Wily]]), likely because of his respect towards the humans for creating the robot race he is a part of (as Bass mentions to King after defeating him for the first time in ''Mega Man & Bass''). Furthermore, he never tries to kill any robot that isn't specifically a combatant, such as Roll or Auto, nor has he ever shown a desire to, and while he's not above stealing powerups made for Mega Man, he'll still opt to face him in single combat, rather than use underhanded methods. Lastly, he made a point of sparing King after their initial battle, only fighting further when forced to when Wily brainwashed King a second time.

* TheMole: Introduced as an ally, but is actually trying to get in the good graces of the good guys to steal the Super Adapter blueprints for Dr. Wily.

* SpamAttack: Fires a stream of bullets in rapid fire to attack his enemies.

* WellDoneSonGuy: His methods are seriously messed up (blow up all of your siblings?), but it's made clear he wants Wily to admit that he is his masterpiece. It's kind of sad that [[TheVirus he's]] [[AntiAntichrist wrong]], too.

* WoundedGazelleGambit: In ''7'', he fakes injury in order to get to Dr. Light's lab and steal the enhancements for Mega Man and Rush. On the other hand, [[ChekhovsGun he really is weak to Shade Man's weapon]]...

A robotic wolf created by Dr. Wily to help Bass the same way that Rush helps Mega Man. He can morph into a jet pack and fuse with Bass to let Bass fly for a limited time.

* MoralityPet: Of a sort. Treble is the only character that Bass genuinely seems to care about, as seen in the manga adaptation for ''10'', where he gives the Roboenza cure to Bass, but Treble is suffering from the virus as well, which forces Bass to force-feed him the cure and [[{{Determinator}} storm Wily's fortress while still being infected, shrugging off his condition as "a fart in the wind".]]
* RightHandAttackDog: Subverted in their home series as Treble is never actually fought directly. Played straight in ''X [=DiVE=]'', however, as there's a playable variant of Bass who has Treble following him around and helping him.

* VillainousLegcy: Despite being destroyed by Mega Man at the end of ''Mega Man 3'', [[VideoGame/MegaManx5 Dr. Wily used its design as a basis when creating Sigma's Final W body]].

A giant robot built by Dr. Light and Dr. Wily for the purpose of peacekeeping and enforcement. Naturally, Dr. Wily had [[TakeOverTheWorld other plans...]]

** To give a good example, compare the sprite used by ''VideoGame/MegaMan8BitDeathmatch'' to a sprite of Mega Man himself. Using a pixel to centimeter ratio and stacking Mega Man's sprite to match Gamma's height, Gamma is ''36.025 meters tall!''

A robotic bird created by Dr. Wily. His most notable video game appearance was in the [[NoExportForYou Japanese-only]] PartyGame ''Rockboard''.

* FeatheredFiend: And is even a general annoyance to anyone.

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* BigDamnHeroes: Twice. First he saves Mega Man from a CutsceneBoss at the entrance of Wily Tower, and then before the FinalBoss Duo ends up TakingTheBullet from the Wily Machine's WaveMotionGun, [[WorfHadTheFlu at the expense of his participation in the final battle]].

* EvilTwin: The [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091217030619/megaman/images/4/40/EvilRobot.jpg evil robot]] Duo fights at the beginning of ''8'' looks almost exactly like him, except for the [[DarkIsEvil color scheme]] and SpikesOfDoom.

* WorldsStrongestMan: Or rather, "Off-World's Strongest Man", because this doesn't just apply to the classic series -- but to the Mega Man timeline as a ''whole''. As the carrier of "Justice Energy", the only equal to Evil Energy (recall, this is the substance ''heavily'' implied to be the base of the Zero/Maverick Virus) when he clashed with its former carrier, the force was enough to do damage on a ''cosmic'' scale. ''Nothing else'' in the series outside the virus has been shown to be capable of reaching this level.

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* WeCanRebuildHim: His original body, as seen [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/megaman/images/a/a2/MM8_Duo_%28original%29.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20081230004527 here]] is so badly damaged during the crash on Earth that Dr. Light had to rebuild him using local parts, which explains his less advanced look despite his extraterrestrial origin.

* VocalDissonance: Duo is supposed to have BadassBaritone at best, not a teenager's voice!