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- "I hate sand."
- —Ground Man, Mega Man & Bass database
Ground Man (グランドマン Gurandoman) is one of the first three selectable bosses in Mega Man & Bass, alongside Astro Man and Cold Man. He is a Robot Master created by King to excavate ruins, but sometimes hoards treasure that he finds for his own personal collection without consulting his leader. He likes excavating with a passion and only stops when he is ordered to do so. He is said to be the most powerful robot in King's army. His Special Weapon is the Spread Drill, a drill-like missile that can separate into smaller drills. He can also transform into a small drill-shaped machine, being invincible during the attack, and uses a giant drill when in the ceiling.
Ground Man is inhospitable and rarely speaks, but he is a deep thinker. He enjoys finding rare treasures while excavating, and he dislikes coarse ground and underground water, which get in the way of his work.
Strategy[]
Ground Man's main method of movement is by jumping towards the player. Ground Man can dig into the ground, reappearing in another place, fire off a Spread Drill that splits into smaller drills as it travels, transform into an invincible drill tank that moves across the ground, changing directions three times, or jump into the ceiling, moving after the player and using a gigantic drill to attack them that has to be dodged by sliding or dashing out of the way. Remote Mines prevent Ground Man from digging into the ground or ceiling, and are Ground Man's weakness.
Data[]
Mega Man & Bass CD data[]
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Stage enemies[]
| Image | Enemy |
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Ground Man (boss) |
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Mother Mukamukade (sub-boss) |
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Monopellan |
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Metall SV |
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Hannya Attacker |
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Metrenger |
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Mukamukade |
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Joe Classic |
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Kamikamin |
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Kao na Gahna |
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Kao na Gahna R |
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Dig Mole |
Damage data charts[]
Amount of damage in units that Ground Man receives from each Special Weapon in Mega Man & Bass.
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| Mega Buster | Bass Buster | Ice Wall | Wave Burner | Remote Mine | Spread Drill | Tengu Blade | Magic Card | Copy Vision | Lightning Bolt | Treble Boost | |
| 1:3 | 1:2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0:0:0 | 1:1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
- *Damage values listed assume the player does not have the "C. Attack" (Counter Attacker) item equipped and activated.
- *For Bass Buster, the first number is when the weapon is fired normally; the second is when Super Buster is activated. Hyper Buster shares the same attack power as a standard Bass Buster shot.
- *For Spread Drill, the first number is damage inflicted with the big drill; the second number is with the smaller drills; third number is with the tiny drills.
- *For Tengu Blade, the first number is striking with the projectile; second number is attacking with the slash or dash.
Other media[]
Rockman 8 manga[]
Ground Man and King's other robots appear in the Rockman 8 manga, but with the exception of Pirate Man, they leave shortly after their appearance.
Rockman & Forte manga[]
In the Rockman & Forte manga, Ground Man is causing earthquakes in the city. Mega Man and Bass defeat him by taking his giant drill and using it against him.
Mega Man (Archie Comics)[]
In the Mega Man comic series from Archie Comics, Ground Man appeared alongside most of the other Robot Masters from the series as part of Dr. Wily and Dr. Eggman's Robot Master army in the Worlds Collide crossover with the Sonic the Hedgehog comic. During the battle he apparently approached Knuckles the Echidna, one of Sonic's allies, but seems to have been unsuccessful in defeating him given the latter's continued participation in the battle. This battle was only possible due to the strange reality of the Skull Egg Zone and the altered reality created by the Genesis Wave, which was undone by Mega Man at the end of the crossover.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Ground Man was originally called "Drill Man" by his designer, Rockman X author Iwamoto Yoshihiro. As there was already a Drill Man in Mega Man 4, his name had to be changed.
- Some changes made to his appearance included removing a W from his forehead and drills from his finger tips. The former was possibly done to prevent players from discovering Wily was involved before the confrontation with King in his castle.
- Ground Man is one of the few Robot Masters that can transform into a vehicle. Others include Turbo Man, Galaxy Man, and Nitro Man.
- His quote, "I hate sand," may be a subtle reference to Anakin Skywalker and his infamous line, "I don't like sand," from the 2002 movie Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.