Curse of The Lion Men is the 20th episode of the Mega Man cartoon series.
Plot[]
When Dr. Wily's robots are sent out to investigate the crash site of a comet, they inadvertently stumble upon a group of humanoid lion creatures, which proceed to go around turning other humans into lion creatures. When Mega Man enters battle with them, things go from bad-enough-already to even-worse-than-imagined when Dr. Wily makes a truce with Tar, the leader of the Lion Men.
Then, after Wily's robots capture Dr. Light and Roll, Tar double-crosses Wily transforms both Light and Dr. Wily into lion men and uses Wily's own reprogramming ray to reprogram Roll, Proto Man and the Robot Masters. That means Mega Man and Rush are all alone in this battle.
Robot Master appearances: Star Man, Bright Man, Cut Man, Guts Man
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- This episode and its infamy was given a nod in the fifty-third issue of the Mega Man series by Archie Comics, where upon watching it, Mega Man expresses distaste for the episode and ponders that he really needs to monitor the quality control of his offshoots.
- This marks the last debut of a Robot Master from Mega Man 5 as Charge Man and Napalm Man didn't appear in any episodes (though the latter frequently appeared in the opening theme).
- Tar's name and appearance are similar to Scar, the main villain of The Lion King. This too was given a nod in the Archie Comics.
Quotes[]
- Mega Man: Should've known. It's a blast-proof net!
- Rush: *gulp* Oh no, blast-proof! Oh, big trouble, big trouble!