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Dark Man (ダークマン Dākuman) is a series of four robots created by Dr. Wily to assassinate Mega Man in Mega Man 5, one of which was also created to frame Proto Man for various crimes by using a disguise. They appear in Proto Man's Castle, each occupying their own individual stage. All four also appeared in different media.
Dark Man robots[]
Dark Man 1[]
Dark Man 1, also written as Dark Man I, is the tank type Dark Man, who has caterpillar treads instead of legs. He shoots at and tries to run over Mega Man.
Dark Man 2[]
Dark Man 2, also written as Dark Man II, is the basic type Dark Man, only having the ability to create electromagnetic barriers around himself.
Dark Man 3[]
Dark Man 3, also written as Dark Man III, is the sniper type Dark Man, armed with a rapid-firing cannon on his right arm that can be fired at any angle, and paralyzing ring shaped beams fired from his chest.
Dark Man 4[]
Dark Man 4, also written as Dark Man IV, is the strongest Dark Man model. He impersonated Proto Man to frame him for Dr. Wily.
Video game appearances[]
- The four Dark Man robots first appeared in Mega Man 5 as the bosses from the four stages in Proto Man's Castle.
- Each of the four Dark Man robots appears in the first Wily Castle stage from Mega Man 10, specifically in the paths between the first and second Weapons Archive, but only their heads are visible. Two can be seen during the spike drop, one occupies another wall, and the other can be found in the floor. As this area of the stage is filled with piles of scrap metal, it can be assumed that all four Dark Man robots were scrapped by Dr. Wily at some point after Mega Man 5.
- Dark Man 1 appeared in Battle Memory from Rockman Xover.
- Dark Man 3 appeared as a boss in Mega Man X DiVE.
- Dark Man 1 has a cameo appearance in Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes.
- Dark Man 4 appeared as a collectible Spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Other media[]
The four Dark Man robots in Mega Man #55
- Dark Man 2 (referred to only as "Dark Man") appeared in two episodes from the Mega Man animated series.
- Though they were never in the actual show, Dark Man 1 and 3 appeared in the tape of the promotional pitch.
- The four Dark Man robots have a brief appearance in the first episode from Mega Man: Upon a Star.
- In the Mega Man comic book series from Archie Comics, Dark Man 3 is among the parts of robots Dr. Wily is creating in Mega Man #54, and all four Dark Man models are seen briefly by Dr. Light in Mega Man #55 when he has a vision of the near future.
- In Mega Man Megamix, the Dark Man robots appeared in the stories “Warrior’s Day Off” and “Power Battle”.
- In Mega Man Gigamix, Dark Man 4 appeared in the story “Burning Wheel,” and all four Dark Man robots appear in story "To a Shining Morrow".
- The four Dark Man robots appeared in the Rockman 5 manga.
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Trivia[]
- The Dark Man robots' name may be a nod to the movie hero "Darkman" from Universal Pictures (who would later produce the live action Street Fighter film) starring Liam Neeson, who, with his synthetic skin, can disguise himself as his enemies. Darkman had to apply his artificial skin on himself due to severe burns when his enemies attacked him. The main flaw is it disintegrates when exposed to 99 minutes of sunlight.
- The Dark Man robots' designs appear to be an homage to the Hakaider Squad. Whereas the Hakaiders had a human brain inside their transparent domes, the Dark Men emulate the look with a visible, red computer. And while the four Hakaiders literally combine into a gestalt form, Dark Man 4 fights with a combination of the other three's abilities.