Headscratchers / Mega Man

• If the original six robot masters were created by Dr. Light, why didn't he just GIVE Mega Man their weapons to begin with instead of having him fight all of them with his pea-shooter?
  • It's entirely possible that the weapon data was wiped from Light's computer somehow.
    • Shouldn't he know how to make them in the first place or is he that old that he forgot?
    • Time. Working from the above, we can assume that either Dr. Wily stole and deleted Dr. Light's data files, or perhaps caused some damage to his lab during his escape. Sure, given time, Dr. Light could rebuild and reprogram the various weapons, but Wily was out causing mayhem with his bots right now, so he had to make do with Mega Man's weapon absorption ability.
    • The robots didn't originally have "weapons". They were created as public servants, not warriors. Wily modified their tools to become weapons, which Light wouldn't have known about until Mega Man actually faced them.