Dark ProtoMan, known as Dark Blues (ダークブルース Dāku Burūsu) in Japan, is a dark version of ProtoMan.EXE created from the Dark Power of Dark Chips.
Game History[]
Mega Man Battle Network 4: Blue Moon[]
During the game's story, Chaud gives ProtoMan a Dark Chip in order to defeat 500 Nebula agents, causing ProtoMan to be tainted by darkness and go hayware. For safety, Chaud kept him on his PET, but Nebula manages to make ProtoMan jack in by himself to be captured and is forced to turn into Dark ProtoMan. Chaud instructs Lan and MegaMan to find ProtoMan in the Undernet. Once they reached him, Chaud decides to operate MegaMan himself to reach ProtoMan, Lan obliged without hesitation They were able to purify him by conveying Chaud's feelings to ProtoMan.
Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team ProtoMan[]
Dark ProtoMan appears as the boss of the last story-related Liberation Mission in Undernet 6. Here he does not have his unique anime appearance, instead he is just shaded black. Dark ProtoMan comes into existence after ProtoMan had been kidnapped and given a Dark Chip after CosmoMan's defeat. Dark ProtoMan is the Darkloid of the Liberation Mission in the Undernet and is defeated. But, while he was regaining his true self, CosmoMan teleports him away.
Dark ProtoMan reappears in the Undernet in order to face MegaMan after destroying the last SoulNet Server. Then Colonel and Meddy arrive and cure him.
Rockman EXE Battle Chip Stadium[]
Dark Blues is a playable character that becomes available by using his Navi Data Chip.
His Navi Data Chip can also be used in Rockman EXE6, but instead of Dark Blues, it will have the same effect of the normal Blues Navi Data Chip.
Anime History[]
MegaMan NT Warrior Axess[]
ShadeMan tried to destroy Regal's tanker after the Dimensional Area was destroyed by LaserMan. Lan, MegaMan, Chaud, and ProtoMan rushed to the scene inside a helicopter. ShadeMan was too powerful for MegaMan and ProtoMan so Lan and MegaMan decided to use the Dark Chip to gain more power. Just as Lan was about to slot in the Dark Chip on his PET, Chaud decided to use the Dark Chip instead, snatching the Dark Chip from Lan. The darkness was taking over ProtoMan, so he gave MegaMan a Double Soul. MegaMan used Proto Soul and defeated ShadeMan. ProtoMan was corrupted by the Dark Chip's power, becoming Dark ProtoMan and retreated into the net. Nebula's Secret Base
Dark ProtoMan, under the command of LaserMan, tried to destroy all of the data regarding a new PET. He is engaged in battle with Chaud, who manages to trap him. But, he destroys the trap as GravityMan is defeated by C.F. MegaMan. He then appears before Chaud and logs out. He is then seen giving his apologies to LaserMan, who, in return, overwrites his data, changing his physical appearance and removing the remnants of his personality as ProtoMan. He is embedded with a unique Dark Chip, which cannot be destroyed by conventional means, such as the Vaccine Chip, and does not corrupt him no matter how many times he uses it. Chaud VS ProtoMan
He reappears as his new self at the end of episode 33 after C.F. MegaMan defeated GravityMan. He makes his entrance with a rather evil laugh and mockingly thanks Chaud for using the Dark Chip on him. He also states in an arrogant tone that his data has been completely rewritten and that he is no longer a NetNavi, proclaiming that he's been reborn as a Darkloid while telling Chaud and everyone else in a boastful manner that he is now Dark ProtoMan. C.F. MegaMan fires on him with a Vulcan Battle Chip, which only produced smoke. By the time the smoke cleared, he had disappeared.
Dark ProtoMan returns in episode 34 to prevent C.F. MegaMan from finishing off C.F. PrismMan. However, he is interrupted by Chaud, who is using his Battle Chip Gate, when he was just about to execute C.F. MegaMan. He is the only character to barely have a reaction when C.F. MegaMan and C.F. PrismMan simultaneously hit each other in the other's crest. After PrismMan's Cross Fusion broke, he pitied the human, Misaki, and retreated.
He appears again in episode 36 in an attempt to destroy the new PET as its data is being finalized. Fortunately, Anetta swipes the new PET just before Dark ProtoMan was about to finish with his coup-de-grace. He then slowly chases Anetta and Chaud in a rather arrogant way and appearing to enjoy the moment. He is then lured into and trapped in the SciLab dimensional area by Chaud. He destroys the dimensional area after C.F. MegaMan defeated NovaMan, but at the expense of his sword. He vows to defeat MegaMan and curses Chaud, saying that he will remember what he did. He retreats and the dimensional area is disengaged.
He makes a brief appearance in episode 41, when he was sent to investigate a non-Nebula, non-Darkloid, and non-SciLab Dimensional Area. He is surprised to see that it was Bass who created the Dimensional Area and attempts to convince him to join Nebula. In response, Bass tells him to be gone and disengages the Dimensional Area.
Dark ProtoMan disappears for a few episodes and reappears in episode 46. This time, his mission is to destroy the remaining Control X server to prevent the NetPolice from discovering the location of Regal's satellite. His attack is intervened by C.F. MegaMan who slams him into the wall. He pushes C.F. MegaMan away engaging him in sword-to-sword combat and using his Dark Aura to enhance his power. As he is running out of time, he finishes off C.F. MegaMan with his signature DeltaRay, and destroys the Control X server with Bloody Cross just after Chaud discovered the location of Regal's satellite.
In episode 47, he is summoned by Dr. Regal to fight C.F. MegaMan aboard his satellite. He attempts to end the fight by using his Dark Aura against MegaMan directly. However, the new PET gives MegaMan special protection against the Dark Aura as well as draining it. MegaMan tries to bring Chaud back into his memories, to which Dark ProtoMan fervently denies. He is forced to retreat when Dr. Regal disengages the Dimensional Area.
He reappears in episode 48 to oversee the completion of Ms. Yuri's mission, the assassination of her sister. He also comments that she is unlike the other (Misaki), because she is not affected by the corrupting powers of the Dark Synchro Chip due to the blessings of Duo. After Ms. Yuri ignores his order to execute her sister, he decides to finish the job himself. After Ms. Yuri actively betrayed Nebula by protecting her sister, Dark ProtoMan defeated Ms. Yuri by destroying her crest and delivers his coup-de-grace by destroying the part of the bridge, sending Ms. Yuri and Misaki into the water below.
He makes his final appearance in episode 49. This time, his mission is to destroy the Dimensional Area which SciLab had just completed. Instead, he falls into a trap when he destroyed the decoy converters. The real converters were strategically located inside of the Nebula's Dimensional Area. After realizing that he has been ambushed, he turns the tables by attempting to destroy the Dimensional Area by charging his buster. A single shot lowered the Dimensional Area's energy output to 63%, the second shot lowered the energy output to 25%. During this time, С.F. MegaMan was attempting to reduce the power of his Dark Aura, a plan developed by SciLab. However, the power was far greater than what they figured in their calculations. C.F. MegaMan allows Dark ProtoMan to take the first shot and depleted his Dark Aura. SciLab attempts to destroy his Dark Chip with the Vaccine Chip, but this fails because his chip is unique. Chaud intervenes yet again with his own Vaccine Chip, which removes Dark ProtoMan's Dark Aura. Then he and Dark ProtoMan Cross Fuse.
The two then begin a mental battle at the house of Chaud's childhood, where they first met. They both viewed a memory of the past, which have a strong effect on both of them. The memory was of when they first met. We get to see a much more younger, much less serious, and much more happy, version of Chaud. Dark ProtoMan responds by using his charge buster to create a big hole in the wall where the memory took place, much to the shock of Chaud. After a confusing battle, Chaud shows some affection and hugs Dark ProtoMan, while C.F. MegaMan, on the outside, drains Dark C.F. ProtoMan of his remaining Dark Aura. Dark ProtoMan is then purified and reverts to ProtoMan.
Abilities[]
In Mega Man Battle Network 5, ProtoMan's move set is entirely revamped. Changing his up close and personal style for more tricks by having a clone silhouette attacking in his place.
- Proto Sword [1], known in Japan as
Blues Sword (ブルースソード Burūsu Sōdo):
Dark ProtoMan's signature sword which he uses for his many attack techniques. He announces it as an attack for his overworld Liberation Mission move.
- "Shield":
A dark silhouette of ProtoMan replaces his shield to block attacks. Note that with any attack involving a clone, the clone will block all attacks like a regular obstacle. The silhouette will also periodically appear to attack.
- Wide Sword (ワイドソード Waido Sōdo):
Dark ProtoMan attacks with a Wide Sword.
- Fighter Sword (ファイターソード Faitā Sōdo):
Dark ProtoMan stands in the front row of his panels, and swings a Fighter Sword, hitting three panels ahead to the back row.
- Shadow Slash (シャドースラッシュ Shadō Surasshu):
A dark silhouette of ProtoMan appears and uses either Wide Sword, Fighter Sword, or Moon Blade. Dark ProtoMan will still move while the clone attacks.
- Dark Edge (ダークエッジ Dāku Ejji):
ProtoMan disappears. The silhouette will attempt to slash behind the player, then ProtoMan will reappear and use the same attack in front of the player. If the Navi was holding any Battle Chips as they receive either of the hits, all the chips they had will be destroyed.
- "Dark Proto Sword":
In the anime, ProtoMan's unique sword is altered into a dark version of it. It can also morph to remove the blade and make the sides into a large scissor-like shape [2]. He can then charge up and shoot electrified dark energy blasts.
- Bloody Cross (ブラッディクロス Buraddi Kurosu):
Anime only. ProtoMan slashed his target in a X shape.
- Delta Ray, known in Japan as
Delta Ray Edge (デルタレイエッジ Deruta Rei Ejji):
Anime only. ProtoMan's slash spawns a triangle shaped blast ahead.
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Trivia[]
- In Mega Man Battle Network 4, when Chaud is operating MegaMan to rescue ProtoMan; Instead of the usual unable to run message in the virus battles, MegaMan has a special custom message just for that period, "Let's do it,Chaud! Let's save ProtoMan!".
- In Mega Man Battle Network 5, while Dark ProtoMan has a completely different move set from his normal counterpart, ProtoMan DS only uses his normal moves in addition to the Dark Soul Battle Chip use.
- While Dark ProtoMan's anime design is only used in the anime, the concept design was drawn by game concept artist Yūji Ishihara.
- In the anime, Dark ProtoMan has an unique theme song which plays whenever he appears. Though an original soundtrack has not been released for any series after the first season, a replication of his unnamed leitmotif, made by user Heat Man, is available for free download on Rockman.EXE Online.
References[]
- ↑ Dark ProtoMan: "Take this! ProtoSword!" - Mega Man Battle Network 5
- ↑ MegaMan NT Warrior Axess episode ProtoMan Returns
Nebula | |
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Leaders | |
Dr. Regal (all games, anime, and manga) and LaserMan (all games and anime) • CosmoMan (manga) | |
Members | |
Mega Man Battle Network 4 | ShadeMan • Heel Navis |
Mega Man Battle Network 5 | BlizzardMan • ShadeMan • CloudMan • Dark MegaMan • CosmoMan • Dark ProtoMan (Team ProtoMan) • Dark Colonel (Team Colonel) • Nebula Gray • Lackeys and Heel Navis |
MegaMan NT Warrior Axess | Ms. Yuri and SpikeMan • ShadowMan • Anetta • Dark ProtoMan • BowlMan • BrightMan • BurnerMan • DesertMan • FlashMan • FridgeMan • GravityMan • NovaMan • SavageMan • SparkMan • SwordMan • VideoMan • VineMan |
Rockman.EXE Stream | Nebula Gray • Dark Rockman • BlizzardMan • CloudMan • CosmoMan • SwallowMan |
MegaMan NT Warrior (manga) | CloudMan • Nebula Grey • Darkloids |
Dark | |
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Dark Abilities | |
Chaos Unison • Dark Chip • Dark Power • Dark Soul • Evil Chip • Evil State • Dark Synchro Chip | |
Related Characters | |
Nebula • Darkloid • Dark MegaMan • Dark ProtoMan |