List of cameos and references

Met helmet in Bionic Commando: Rearmed.

This page lists cameos and references that the Mega Man series has made in other video games and different media.

Video games

Games which Mega Man characters have a short, non playable appearance, or are indirectly playable as cards, skins, and other ways.

Capcom games

Media	Platform	Year of 1st release	Cameo
Capcom Quiz: Hatena? no Daibouken	Game Boy	1990 (Japan only)	Guts Man, Elec Man, Quick Man, Wood Man, Dr. Wily, a Wily Castle and Mets appear in the game.
Adventure Quiz: Capcom World	Arcade	1989 (Japan only)	Dr. Wily is the second boss.
Adventure Quiz: Capcom World 2	Arcade	1992 (Japan only)	Eleven characters from Mega Man 3 appear as enemies, and stones shaped as Rush and Mega Man appear in one map from the beginner course.
Mighty Final Fight	NES	1993	Mega Man's face can be seen in a billboard in the ending.
Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix (Pocket Fighter)	Arcade PlayStation Saturn	1997	The character Felicia can use a Mega Man costume, and ten characters from the Mega Man, Mega Man X and Mega Man Legends series appear in the background of the Running Battle mode. One of the random defeat animations has the character exploding like Mega Man.
Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter	Arcade PlayStation Saturn	1997	The character Norimaro can use a Mega Man costume, and there are Mega Man banners in one stage.
Street Fighter III: New Generation	various	1997	A graffiti of a man with blue clothes and a gun with the text "Mega Man in New York" is in Alex's stage.
Street Fighter Alpha 3	various	1998	"Mega Man Drink" billboard in Guy's stage.
SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash	Neo Geo Pocket Color	1999	Contains seven Mega Man related cards.
SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters 2 Expand Edition	Neo Geo Pocket Color	2001 (Japan only)	Contains thirteen Mega Man related cards.
SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS	Nintendo DS	2006	Contains eleven Mega Man related cards.
Power Stone 2	Arcade Dreamcast	2000	The Powered Buster is a reference to the Mega Buster.
Puchiguru	Mobile Phone	2001 (Japan only)	A puzzle game that contains Mega Man themed icons.
Auto Modellista	PlayStation 2 GameCube Xbox	2002	Servbot figures can be placed in the garage.
Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2	PlayStation 2	2006	The 15th anniversary Mega Man X bobble head figure appears in the title screen.
Capcom Classics Collection Remixed	PlayStation Portable	2006	Mega Man and Cut Man can be seen in one of the illustrations from Captain Commando.
Capcom Girl no Mind Puzzle	Mobile phone	2004 (Japan only)	Roll (from the classic series), Tron Bonne and Servbots appear in the game.
Onimusha 3: Demon Siege	PlayStation 2 PC	2004	The second costume of the character Jacques Blanc has a Servbot replacing his Oni Gauntlet.
Dead Rising series	Various	2006 (first game)	Several cameos, including costumes of Mega Man characters and Servbot masks.
Bionic Commando Rearmed	PC PlayStation Network Xbox Live Arcade	2009	A Met helmet appears in a warning message from Area 5.
Onimusha: Soul	PC	2012	Tron Bonne is a playable character.
Minna to Akashic Heroes	Mobile	2012	Promotional Mega Man cards could be obtained by defeating Proto Man, Bass and Wily Machine in 2012 from July 27 to July 31.
Minna to Capcom All Stars	Mobile	2012	Capcom crossover that included the Mega Man franchise.
Street Fighter x All Capcom	Mobile	2013	Capcom crossover that included the Mega Man franchise.
Otoranger	Mobile	2013	Several Mega Man characters appeared in promotional events.
Street Fighter: Battle Combination	Mobile	2013	In a 2015 collaboration, three Mega Man characters appeared in rare cards: Everyone's Hero Rockman × Rose Solitary Hero Blues × Balrog Legendary Crimson Repliroid Zero × Ken
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate	Nintendo 3DS	2015	Mega Man's armor is one of the costumes for Felyne helpers, and his weapon is based on Rush.
Monster Hunter Generations	Nintendo 3DS	2015
Street Fighter V	PC PlayStation 4	2016	Artwork from Mega Man: The Power Battle can be seen in the back of Sean's CPSP handheld in the story mode.
Breath of Fire 6	Mobile PC	2016	Mega Man, Roll, Mega Man Volnutt, and Tron Bonne costumes were available in one event.

Amiibo compatibility

Mega Man Yoshi in Yoshi's Woolly World

Mario Kart 8	A Mega Man themed costume becomes available for Mii characters.
Yoshi's Woolly World	Unlocks a Mega Man themed skin for Yoshi.
Super Mario Maker	A Mega Man skin becomes available for the small Mario.

Other games

Media		Platform(s)	Year
	Segagaga	Dreamcast	2001
	Sega game with parodies of other games, including the Rockman Complete Works version of Rockman 2 as "Rokujōman" (六畳マン, lit. "Six-Tatami Man").
	Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django	Game Boy Advance	2004
	ShadeMan.EXE appears as an extra boss available after completing the game, and MegaMan.EXE gives the Mega Buster to Django after ShadeMan's defeat. Also features a crossover link battle function where owners from Boktai 2 and Mega Man Battle Network 5 face ShadeMan at the same time, and the first to defeat him wins.
	Shin Bokura no Taiyō: Gyakushū no Sabata	Game Boy Advance	2005 (Japan only)
	References include items and decorations based on Mega Man Battle Network characters, and MegaMan.EXE can be replaced by Django in the bike areas. Also features a crossover link battle function similar to the previous game, with The Count of Groundsoaking Blood replacing ShadeMan in this game and Rockman.EXE 6.
	Lunar Knights	Nintendo DS	2006
	In the Japanese version, linking with a Japanese copy of Mega Man Star Force will unlock Taurus Fire as an optional boss. Defeating him grant the player the ability to have Omega-Xis as an assist character that can summon Mega Man. Players can also form BrotherBands.
	The Simpsons Game	Various	2007
	One area contains several posters parodying other games. One is "Mega Moleman Screwed Up X - Limited Edition", based on the cover of Mega Man Maverick Hunter X.
	Lucky Star: Net Idol Meister	PSP	2009
	The game contains a mini-game named "Mega Kona-tan" (メガコナタン, "Mega Kona-tan" Konata Izumi), where the titular character must climb Waku Waku Douga comments as high as possible to defeat Metal Miyuki (メタルミユーキ, Metal Miyuki), a giant copy of Miyuki that resembles Proto Man. In the U-18 Meister Ending, Konata changes into Mega Kona-tan to save the world.
	Game Dev Story	Mobile systems	2010
	One of the random games shown during the Global Game Awards is Omega Man by Campcon.
	Magicka	PC	2011
	The DLC pack "Mega Villain Robes" from July 2012 contains three robes based on Ice Man, Fire Man and Elec Man.
	Double Dragon Neon	PlayStation Network Xbox Live Arcade	2012
	The boss of the fourth stage, Airlock, is the Super Combat Bot Mecha Biker, a blue robot riding a red bike. After the Mecha Biker is taken down from his bike, he attacks with three shots, a charge shot or sliding. When defeated, he explodes into energy spheres. Also, there are two shutters before the boss.

Television and films

	The Wizard	1989
	Mega Man 2 can be seen briefly about in the middle of the film as one of the games played by Jimmy while practicing for the video game tournament.
	GameCenter CX	2003
	A show about video games, with the first four Mega Man games and Mega Man X being the feature from some episodes and other Mega Man games having minor appearances in other episodes.
	Just My Luck	2006
	The Mega Mini Pack X figure appears stuck on Katy's face when she first appears.
	Spaceballs: The Animated Series	2008
	One of the video game characters in episode 2 resembles Dr. Wily with his Mega Man 8 outfit and a giant brain. While talking about Raccoon City, he is killed with a headshot by a character resembling Agent 47.
	Caprica	2009
	Mattel's WindblastMan figure can be seen in a shelf in the pilot episode.
	Mad	2010
	Mega Man appeared in the segments "MAD's Guide to Video Game Cheats" (alongside Strike Man), "Gaming's Next Top Princess", and "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus".
	Ixion Saga DT	2012
	A mask of Mega Man and other Capcom characters can be seen in the end of episode 15.
	Heybot!	2017
	Episode 31 contains multiple references to the Mega Man franchise.

Printed media

Dr. Wily in the Street Fighter II comic

X in My Hero Academia

Appearances in comics, manga, and other books.

Nintendo Power	Howard & Nester has stories based on Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3.
Club Nintendo	Mega Man and Dr. Light appeared in some of the Super Mario comics.
Street Fighter II (UDON)	Dr. Wily has cameo appearances as one of Shadaloo's scientists.
Bakuman	The cover art from Rockman Zero Collection appears in the back from one issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump in chapter 157.
My Hero Academia	In the first page from the popularity poll in chapter 120, Hanta Sero sees X and Pikachu and asks if that's Smash Bros.. X is also mentioned in Chapter 48 when Izuku attempts to jump on walls.