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This page is about the Robot Master Dust Man. For information on his NetNavi counterpart, see DustMan.EXE.
"Don't let me suck more than I can handle."
―Dust Man, Mega Man: Robot Master Field Guide

Dust Man (ダストマン Dasutoman) is a Robot Master with a built in vacuum cleaner above his head, originally created by Doctor Mikhail Cossack to be used for sanitation, being able to inhale any type of garbage smaller than him. His powerful suction power got Dr. Wily's attention and he was modified into a combat robot to fight against Mega Man in Mega Man 4. Dust Man's Special Weapon is the Dust Crusher, a bomb encased in compacted scrap metal that can launch debris in several directions upon impact. He can also pull opponents towards himself with his vacuum.

His weakness is the Ring Boomerang.

Appearance[]

Dust Man is a humanoid robot with red eyes. He has seemingly a black body, a tan head, a vacuum cleaner installed above his head, blue large pauldrons with a wire-like part connect between each of them, white arms, a white right hand, a white buster on his left arm, a blue bracer on his left arm, a blue armor with a red small line on the front center of it, a white part on the bottom of his body and blue boots.

Personality[]

Dust Man, while a good sanitation robot, often overestimates the amount of garbage he can handle, and thus his vacuum jets often get jammed due to the mass amount of garbage he can end up inhaling, which requires him to be cleaned out. He enjoys spring cleaning, but suffers from bad breath and a pollen allergy, and has an evident dislike of mice and other rodents.

Video game appearances[]

Mega Man 4[]

Dust Man is one of the eight Robot Masters, and beating him will reward the player with Dust Crusher.

Attack Pattern[]

Dust Man is one of the easiest bosses in the game. He pulls from his attacks randomly, but they are all very slow. Dust Man's main attack is to shoot a Dust Crusher from his vacuum. Dust Crusher is a pile of scrap that gets shot forward. Once it aligns with the player's x-position, it will split into 4 smaller shrapnel pieces that fly away in the diagonals. To dodge the full attack, you simply have to jump straight upwards. Dust Man can also do high jumps, but they only go a set distance forward. Lastly, Dust Man can try to suck up the player for an attack using his vacuum, but the player can simply walk away. Dust Man is also invincible to attacks when sucking up.

Weakness[]

Dust Man's weakness is Ring Boomerang, which kills him in 7 hits. It does require the player to fight him in mid-range, though. As with most other bosses, Dust Man takes 3 damage from a fully-charged buster shot and a fully charged Pharaoh Shot.

Mega Man III[]

Dust Man is part of the second wave of Robot Masters, which all come from Mega Man 4.

Attack Pattern[]

Dust Man once again remains one of the easiest bosses in the game. His pattern has been modified slightly, in that after landing from a jump, he can do his next move much quicker. He shoots out Dust Crushers much more quickly, but the Dust Crusher itself moves more slowly and is easier to dodge.

Weakness[]

Dust Man is weak to Drill Bomb, but unlike all other weaknesses, this weapon only does 2 damage. As with most other bosses, Dust Man takes 3 damage from a fully-charged buster shot. In this case, it does more damage than his actual weakness, and is more ideal to charge when Dust Man is trying to suck you in.

Mega Man: The Power Battle[]

Dust Man is one of the six bosses from the "Mega Man 3~5" course. The same basic strategy from Mega Man 4 can be applied to Dust Man. Simply avoid his Dust Crusher when it splits, and slide away from him when he tries to suck Mega Man in or when he jumps. He is weak to Plant Barrier.

Wily & Right's RockBoard: That's Paradise[]

Playable characters may temporarily transform into Dust Man under certain conditions. If the Dust Man player stops on the building of other player, he will suck money from the owner.

Mega Man's Soccer[]

Dust Man is a player that runs slowly, but has a strong kick and defense. A team of eight Dust Mans is one of the eight bosses in the Capcom Championship mode, and one Dust Man joins Mega Man's team after his defeat.

In Tournament mode his team is formed by three Dust Mans, Bomb Man, Air Man, Gemini Man, Top Man, and Toad Man. In League mode his team has three Dust Mans, two Air Mans, two Snake Mans, and one Dr. Wily.

Other appearances[]

Data[]

Mega Man & Bass CD data[]

Dust Man's CD data card

Rockman Complete Works data[]

ジドウゴミあつめロボットとしてつくられた。すいこんだゴミを武器として攻撃してくる。攻撃をみわけやすいので、たいして強くない

Translation: He was built as an automatic garbage collector robot. He attacks with the garbage he sucks in as a weapon. He's not very strong because it's easy to distinguish his attacks.

Rockman Battle & Fighters data[]

さまざまなゴミをすいこんであっしゅくしょりするじどうゴミしょりロボット。そのきょうりょくなきゅういんりょくにめをつけたワイリーがせんとうようにかいぞうした。とくしゅぶきは、ダストクラッシャーじゃ。

Translation: An automatic garbage disposal robot that sucks up and compresses various kinds of garbage. Wily, who noticed his powerful suction power, modified him for combat. His special weapon is Dust Crusher.

Stage[]

Main article: Dust Man Stage

Damage data chart[]

Amount of damage in units that Dust Man receives from each Special Weapon in Mega Man 4.

Mega Man 4
Mega Buster Flash Stopper Rain Flush Drill Bomb Pharaoh Shot Ring Boomerang Dust Crusher Dive Missile Skull Barrier Wire Adaptor
1:3 0 1 1:1 1:3 4 1 1 1 1

*For the Mega Buster and Pharaoh Shot, the first digit is when the weapon is fired normally and the second is when it is fully charged.

Other media[]

Mega Man (Ruby-Spears)[]

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Dust Man in the Mega Man cartoon show.

Dust Man's Buster

Dust Man firing his arm cannon in the Ruby-Spears animated series

Dust Man appeared in the episode Incredible Shrinking Mega Man from Ruby Spears' Mega Man animated series voiced by Terry Klassen.  His weapon is dramatically different in the animated series-instead of the bomb, Mega Man copies the vacuum itself. He uses this to suck in bolts and shoot them out at high speed, reflecting Cut Man's Rolling Cutter back at him. His appearance also changes. His head is now in front of the vacuum instead of directly under it, and he has a red button on his forehead. Also, he retains his arm cannon, which he actually uses. However, instead of being a plasma cannon like Mega Man's, it seems to be a heat ray more along the lines of Pharaoh Man's cartoon weapon.

Mega Man Megamix[]

In the manga, Dr. Cossack developed Dust Man as a possible solution to the increasing waste management issues plaguing the city. Dust Man is equipped with a powerful vacuum duct which he uses to suck up the waste and fine metal particles that are produced in industrial areas. He is then able to crush all of the collected garbage and dust inside his body to form a tightly compact mass which reduces the amount of space taken up by industrial waste. Dust Man's combat modifications allow him to compress air as well as waste using his Dust Crusher, and he uses this pressurized air to launch junk out of his body towards his enemies.

Dust Man first appeared in "The Grim Reaper of Resurrection", which happens after the events from Mega Man 4. Dust Man, Drill Man and Pharaoh Man were captured by Skull Man in his attack on Dr. Cossack's Citadel, and they are reprogrammed by Wily to attack Mega Man and the other robots created by Dr. Cossack. Ring Man defeated Dust Man during the battle, and he is later repaired by Bright Man.

Dust Man appears briefly in the story "The Strongest Enemy to Date" as one of the participants from the robot competition, and he is attacked by Mr. X's robots.

He also appears in Mega Man Gigamix vol. 3 to help Mega Man and the other robots.

Mega Man (Archie Comics)[]

Dust Man made his debut in the Archie Comics Mega Man comic during the Worlds Collide story arc, as part of a massive army of Robot Masters assembled by Dr. Wily and Dr. Eggman.

Other appearances[]

Dust Man also appeared in the manga Rockman 4, Rockman World 3, Rockman: Yomigaeru Blues, and Rockman 4Koma Dai Koushin.

Gallery[]

Behind the scenes[]

MM4 Dust Man submission

Yūsuke Murata's boss character contest submission.

Dust Man was initially designed and submitted by Yūsuke Murata for the Mega Man 4 boss character contest. Murata also designed Crystal Man in the Mega Man 5 boss contest, and his friend Tatsumi Saegusa designed Star Man; a short comic about his experience was included in Mega Man: Official Complete Works.[2] Murata went on to become the primary artist of Eyeshield 21 and the Weekly Shōnen Jump release of One-Punch Man.

Trivia[]

  • Dust Man has a cannon on his right arm, but he has never been seen using it in a game, instead pulling the Dust Crusher from his "mouth", before throwing it. He did however, use it in other media. In the Mega Man cartoon episode Incredible Shrinking Mega Man and in the Rockman 4 manga, it fires an energy projectile similar to most Busters. In the Rockman World 3 manga, Dust Man fires the Dust Crusher from his arm instead of his vacuum.
  • According to Rockman & Rockman X Daizukan, the development of Dust Man is inspired by Junk Golem.
  • In Mega Man: The Power Battle, Dust Man's theme is a remix of Guts Man's theme.
  • Dust Man is considered to have bad breath because the scent of the garbage he inhales remains in his "mouth".

References[]


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