"Haha... I was the only one that you thought would never turn on you, wasn't I? Mr. King... Joker was the last of your loyal subordinates. Actually, he was only your Wizard so he could fulfill his own Purpose... You have been surrounded by traitors from the very beginning. There was Jack, Queen Tia, and of course, myself... Goodbye, Mr. King... You will pay for your sins in the bowels of your own Noise."
— Heartless, Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace and Red Joker
Since 1987, the Blue Bomber and his successors have been fighting for everlasting peace. Along the way in their journey, they come across various characters whose intelligence and strength match their charm.
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Classic series (and related adaptations)
- Ruby-Spears series' "Curse of the Lion Men": Tar is the leader of the Lion Men, former humans cursed to change others into lions with eye beams. When he's inadvertently freed by Dr. Wily, Tar seeks to continue his conquest of the world by turning the humans of Hawaii into lion creatures under his command. Seeing that his beams don't work on Mega Man and other robots, Tar forms an alliance with Wily before turning him and Dr. Light into lions and placing the Robot Masters and Roll under his control. Tar's plan to use aircrafts to spread the curse to the mainland is only narrowly foiled by an anti-curse device Light had built before being transformed, and he keeps Mega Man on the run for a majority of the episode.
- Fully Charged: Chaotique is a Friendly Enemy rival of Mega Man who loves the next big thrill and getting one over on him. Introduced convincing Aki and Bert to slack off and have fun, she frames Bert for theft and is able to evade and defeat Mega Man in battle, having studied him beforehand, before confessing to her crimes and evading arrest. Her next appearance has her succeed in a prank to make the school fade away, again evading capture. Her third appearance has her learn of the Mega Key's existence and powers when it's used to repair her, and while she feigns remorse, she sells it out to Sgt. Night. The comic series shows Chaotique remains at large even after Night's defeat, and she's never defeated in combat.
X series
- Mega Man X5 & Mega Man X6: Dynamo is the suave and chill right hand man to Sigma in X5. After having effortlessly implanted a virus to the Eurasia Space Colony and set it on a crash course to Earth, Dynamo was then tasked to bother and distract X and Zero twice. Despite this, he shares no real animosity or hatred towards the Maverick Hunters, is genuinely polite and respectful towards them, and has no real desire in trying to kill them. After his second fight with X and Zero, he compliments their strength and power and uses his cunning by leaving as he knows that he will likely die if he continues to stall X and Zero. Reappearing in X6 having collected multiple Nightmare Souls in order to get stronger, he encounters and fights X and Zero and compliments their fighting power and skill once again before fleeing mostly unharmed.
- Zero series: Hidden Phantom is the leader of the Zan'ei Army and the most professional of the Four Guardians of Neo Arcadia. Before encountering Zero in front of an old factory, Phantom scatters bombs throughout the building in an attempt to further hinder the heroes. As a ninja, Phantom makes use of several different tricks and tools during the fights against him, showcasing his skills. His desire to help others while destroying Mavericks is strong enough for him to make a final attempt to kill Zero before he dies. After being encountered in Cyberspace over a year later, he decides to test Zero's resolve after having learned that his body is a weaker version of Omega's. Upon defeat, Phantom reacts with dignity, urging Zero to show the world what he's truly capable of.
Battle Network series
- Video Games:
- Baryl and Colonel.EXE are the sons of Dr. Wily, forming the backbone of Netopia's Network Corps as their Supreme Commander. In response to Nebula's threat to the world, Baryl forms a team of experienced Operators in order to liberate areas under their control. Baryl leads Team colonel with authority and efficiency, eventually succeeding in taking down Nebula and their Dark Chip factory. Later returning as Dr. Wily's right-hand man, Baryl and Colonel act as enemies to Lan and MegaMan before being convinced to act according to their personal desires. When MegaMan is controlled by the remaining Cybeast during the Final Battle, Colonel frees him and destroys the Cybeast, sacrificing himself in the process.
- Dark Miyabi/Dusk and ShadowMan.EXE are seasoned mercenaries who serve the highest bidder. First seen having been recruited by the NetMafia Gospel, Miyabi uses ShadowMan to delete all of the NetNavis in the Yumland area. Later taking part in a siege against SciLab's Mother Computer, ShadowMan uses his underlings to protect himself from the Ultimate Blaster that was supposed to delete him, having to go down in a fair fight. Later being recruited into Team Colonel, Dusk decides to test Lan and MegaMan through a series of challenges to see if they're worthy of him. Their experience is vital to overthrowing the villainous group Nebula. Dusk is eventually revealed to have mentored Dark Scyth in deleting Navis, molding him into a competent Operator.
- Battle Network 3: White and Blue: Noboru Sunayama is the showy and bombastic host of the N1 Grand Prix, and secretly an operative of the WWW who aims to prove the power of the organization by defeating Chaud and ProtoMan. Entering the N1 himself with the help of a disguise and a robotic drone, Sunayama makes a point to wow the audience the entire way, including seeming deathtraps on a survival segment of the N1 show that are actually perfectly safe, and even restraining his own NetNavi's murderous impulses to avoid making the match with Chaud too anticlimactic. After dramatically revealing his identity, he takes Chaud's father hostage and attempts to ransom him for ProtoMan. A consummate showman who takes his defeat with dignity, Sunayama is one of Wily's most charismatic underlings.
- NT Warrior: Ms. Yuri is the right-hand woman of Dr. Regal and identical twin sister to Ms. Mari. Spreading the Dark Chips throughout DenTech City, she provides a pivotal role in countless incidents related to Dark Chips. Ever calm and dignified, she comes up with many schemes while also having backdoors to fall into whenever she needs to escape. When ShadeMan tries to steal the Dark Chips for himself, she relocates them elsewhere while playfully leaving one to get under his skin. Upon regaining her memories of the time she spent with her sister, Ms. Yuri ultimately chooses to protect her, betraying Dr. Regal. Surviving that incident, Ms. Yuri reconciles with Ms Mari, joining the heroes as a loyal ally.
Star Force series
- Star Force 2: Hollow is an EM Wave being created by Dr. Vega to replace her lover Altair, who later became her most competent ally. Quiet yet ruthless, Hollow blackmails Sonia with Geo's safety to track Mu in the Bermuda Maze before getting her to fight him. Secretly following them to Mu, he sets them up and Solo to eliminate each other before he and Hyde steals the OOPArt from Mega Man to revive Mu, with it he and Vega launch their world conquest to create Neo Mu, as he dispose Hyde and Solo. Anticipating Mega Man coming, he resurrects his old foes before confronting him, nearly trapping him in the void if it weren't for Solo. When he sensed Vega in danger after Mega Man defeated Le Mu, Hollow returns to her side, taking down Mega Man before shielding Vega from Le Mu's explosion, dying from it, but using his final moments to call Altair to save and redeem Vega in his stead to free his master's burden.
- Star Force 3: Heartless is a spy who plays her targets for fools while achieving her agendas. An agent of WAXA, Heartless was tasked to spy on Mr. King, working for him as his right-hand, while secretly learning his tech. Setting his downfall with him in the palms of her hands, modifying his orders to her benefit, getting him to eliminate her main threat Joker and giving her access to his weapons, sabotaging them while framing her actions on Jack and Tia. With Joker gone and King distracted by Jack and Tia, Heartless uses this chance to eliminate King, using his Noise to shut his system and eliminate him, before revealing her true allegiance to Geo and giving him the plan to stop Meteor G and save Kelvin.
