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This page is about the Robot Master Metal Man. To find information on his NetNavi counterpart, see MetalMan.EXE.

Metal Man (メタルマン, Metaruman^?) is a boss character from the original Mega Man series. He was the first Robot Master built by Dr. Wily, created specially for combat for his revenge against Mega Man. Wily based Metal Man's design on Cut Man. His Special Weapon is the Metal Blade, several large saw blades made of ceramic titanium that he can throw at high speed in many directions. Because of a design flaw, Metal Man is vulnerable to Mega Man's Mega Buster. When Dr. Light saw Metal Man for the first time, he commented that he's "the dentist of the future".^[1]

Metal Man is infamous by players for being killed with one or two hits from his own weapon when fighting against him for the second time in Mega Man 2. Also, a glitch in the Game Boy game Mega Man II can leave Metal Man stuck in the walls, making him harmless.^[2]

Contents 1 Video game appearances 1.1 Mega Man 2 1.1.1 Mega Man: The Wily Wars 1.2 Mega Man 3 1.3 Mega Man II 1.4 Super Adventure Rockman 1.5 Other appearances 2 Data 2.1 Mega Man & Bass CD Data 2.2 Rockman Complete Works Data 2.3 Stage enemies 3 Damage Data Chart 4 Other Media 4.1 Mega Man (Ruby-Spears) 4.2 Captain N: The Game Master 4.3 Mega Man Megamix 4.4 Mega Man (Archie Comics) 4.5 Other appearances 5 Gallery 6 Trivia 7 References 8 See also

Video game appearancesEdit

Mega Man 2Edit

In Mega Man 2, Metal Man stands at the corner of the screen without moving, attacking every four seconds. When he is attacked, he will jump and throw between one to three Metal Blades, depending on how high he jumps. When Mega Man gets close to him, he will jump to the other corner of the screen and throw a single Metal Blade in the middle of the jump. The direction the conveyor belt in his room changes at random. His weakness is his own weapon, Metal Blade, which can defeat him in two hits or less. However, the Metal Blade is only available when fighting against him again in the Wily Castle. The most effective weapon to use against him in the first battle is Quick Boomerang.

Mega Man: The Wily WarsEdit

Metal Man's strategy from Mega Man 2 was slightly changed. Instead of throwing between one to three Metal Blades at three different jump heights, he now jumps at four different heights, throwing two blades at the three lowest jumps, and 3 blades at the highest one. When Mega Man gets close to him, instead of automatically jumping to the other side of the screen, he will now only jump when attacked or when he is going to attack, throwing a single blade during the jump.

Mega Man 3Edit

In Mega Man 3, the first Doc Robot in Spark Man's stage copies Metal Man's moves, and before the battle, Metal Man has a cameo appearance as program data copied by Doc Robot. This Doc Robot is weak against Magnet Missiles and Hard Knuckles. There is no conveyor belt in Doc Robot's room.

Mega Man IIEdit

Metal Man is one of the first four bosses in the Mega Man II game for Game Boy. His strategy is similar to Mega Man 2, but he doesn't move or attack until he is attacked; he will always throws two Metal Blades; and when Mega Man gets near him he will only jump towards him without attacking. The conveyor belt in his room won't change directions.

Super Adventure RockmanEdit

Sixteen of Dr. Wily's robots from Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3 are rebuilt by Ra Moon, including Metal Man. Metal Man is the first boss from the game, attacking Mega Man in the Amazon Rainforest.

Metal Man attacks by throwing Metal Blades while jumping back and forth, and sometimes jumping towards Mega Man and slashing him with his blades, instead of throwing them. If the player is defeated, Cut Man will appear to save Mega Man, giving the player another chance to fight against Metal Man. Mega Man defeats Metal Man and obtains the Metal Blade.

Near the end of the game, Dr. Wily's robots (except for Shadow Man) are revived, and Wily orders them to destroy the captured Mega Man. However, Ra Moon attacks the fifteen robots, revealing his true intentions, and when Wily orders the newly created Ra Thor to destroy Ra Moon, he attacks Wily's robots. As Ra Thor prepares to kill Wily, Mega Man stops Ra Thor, and Wily sees that Metal Man and Gemini Man released Mega Man so he can help. After Ra Thor's destruction, Ra Moon reveals he created a robot called New Yellow Devil. Wily orders his robots to attack the robot, but their attacks cause no harm and it knocks down all robots. If the player is defeated, Mega Man can ask the robots to help him, and they will give their remaining energy to Mega Man and shut down. Their bodies are apparently destroyed in the explosion of Ra Moon's temple.

Other appearancesEdit

• Metal Man appears in the CD database from Mega Man & Bass.
• Metal Man appears in Rockman Strategy.
• Metal Man would appear in the cancelled game Mega Man Universe.

DataEdit

Mega Man & Bass CD DataEdit

• CD data • English data The first robot that Dr. Wily created and was designed after Cut Man. "Catch! Hee Hee Hee..." Good Point: Quick at work Bad Point: Shady business Like: Frisbee Dislike: Dog Japanese data The first machine created by Wily, based on Cutman. However, he is vulnerable to the Rock Buster because of a flaw. "Ku ku ku, divided in two..." Good Point: Quick at work Bad Point: A quite sharp person Like: Frisbee Dislike: Dog

Rockman Complete Works DataEdit

カットマンをベースにつくられた。動きがすばやく、メタルブレードをいかによけるかがポイントになる。

Translation: Created based on Cutman. His movements are agile, the point is to dodge his Metal Blade.

Stage enemiesEdit

Enemies that appears in Metal Man's stage, a stage filled with gears and conveyor belts.

• Blocky (Not present in the Game Boy version)
• Mole
• Neo Metall (Only appears in the Game Boy version)
• Pierobot
• Press
• Springer

Damage Data ChartEdit

Amount of damage in units that Metal Man receives from each Special Weapon in Mega Man 2.

Mega Man 2
Mode	Arm Cannon	Metal Blade	Air Shooter	Bubble Lead	Quick Boomerang	Crash Bomber	Time Stopper	Atomic Fire	Leaf Shield
Normal	2	28	0	0	8	0:0	0	2:6:8	0
Difficult	1	14	0	0	4	0:0	0	1:3:4	0

Other MediaEdit

Mega Man (Ruby-Spears)Edit

In Ruby-Spears' Mega Man animated series, Metal Man appears in the episode titled "Future Shock". This Metal Man has red eyes, and in the future part of the episode, spur-like blades comes out of his heel that he uses to skate around with.

Captain N: The Game MasterEdit

Metal Man appeared in the episode "The Big Game" from the cartoon Captain N: The Game Master. In this cartoon, Metal Man resembles a silver electric can opener, ditching the red color scheme, and both of his hands turn into Metal Blade blasters. He and the other Robot Masters from Mega Man 2 (except for Flash Man) play soccer against the main characters.

Mega Man MegamixEdit

In the manga Mega Man Megamix, Metal Man is said to be made of lightweight materials, has a sensitive gyroscope installed in his body for enhanced stability, and is able to balance the weight of each part from his body, allowing him to have high mobility and fight unhindered even in unstable terrains. As a result, his durability is lower than some of Wily's other combat robots, and he prefer to evade attacks rather than endure them. His gloves have anti-slip surfaces so that he can grip his blades more easily.

Metal Man first appeared in the story "Orders to Destroy R", where he, Crash Man and Heat Man appear to aid Air Man when he was outnumbered by Mega Man and four of Dr. Light's robots. Cut Man and the others distract Wily's four robots to let Mega Man go after Wily, but Heat Man chases after him, and the others fight against Light's robots. When Wily's plan fails, they retreat.

Metal Man also appeared in Mega Man Gigamix. He is one of Dr. Wily's robots that help rescue the three doctors and their robots in Dr. Light's Laboratory, which was destroyed by Terra. When Bass takes four Energy Elements and leaves to fight against the Stardroids, Metal Man is one of the robots that inform Wily what happened.

Mega Man (Archie Comics)Edit

In Archie Comics' Mega Man comic book series, Metal Man first appeared in issue #8, when he was created by Dr. Wily. In issue #11, Mega Man meets Metal Man after he defeats Air Man. Metal Man introduces himself as "the Robot Master Cut Man should have been!" and throws a Metal Blade at Mega Man's foot, and they go over the area fighting. Mega Man distracts him by using Crash Bombers, then sneaks up behind him and copies the Metal Blade. He then throws a Metal Blade at Metal Man's head, destroying him.

Later, Metal Man and the rest of the Robot Masters were reconstructed by Ra Moon in the Lanfront Ruins.

Other appearancesEdit

Metal Man also appeared in the Worlds of Power book and the manga Rockman: Dr. Wily no Inbou, Rockman World 2, Rockman: Yomigaeru Blues, Rockman wo Tsukutta Otokotachi - Rockman Tanjou Densetsu, and Rockman 4Koma Dai Koushin.

GalleryEdit

TriviaEdit

• While all of the teleport rooms in the final stages from Mega Man 2 are the same (except that Bubble Man's room is filled with water), Metal Man will still run as if there is a conveyor belt (like in his original room).

• In Mega Man II for the Game Boy, Metal Man jumps toward Mega Man instead of going to the other corner of the screen, making him do several wall kicks if Mega Man stays behind him in the corner of the screen. With some luck, it is possible to get him stuck in the wall. ^[2]

• Metal Man is one of Keiji Inafune's least favorite bosses in Mega Man 2 because he is "too easy", as he said in a 1996 interview with Famitsu.

• Metal Man is the only boss in the series who can be defeated by his own weapon in two hits or less.

• Metal Man doesn't like dogs because they think he's playing fetch and try to take his blades.

• Blade Man's mugshot from the DOS version of Mega Man 3 is an edit of Metal Man's mugshot.

• Metal Man has a few variations in terms of his design. Most sources depicts him having a red pelvic plating, but in some of his sprites, this pelvic plate is not present, possibly due to limitations. In his official artwork from Rockman Complete Works illustrated by Ryuji Higurashi,^[3] this pelvic plating is missing and Metal Man himself is also depicted with having green eyes as well. It is unknown if he has the plate in his first official artwork from Mega Man 2, as his position covers the area it appears.

ReferencesEdit

See alsoEdit

• Cut Man
• Doc Robot

Mega Man 2
List of Robot Masters
Metal Man • Air Man • Bubble Man • Quick Man • Crash Man • Flash Man • Heat Man • Wood Man
Other Bosses
Mecha Dragon • Picopico-kun • Guts Tank • Boobeam Trap • Wily Machine 2 • Alien
Mega Man's Special Weapons
Metal Blade • Air Shooter • Bubble Lead • Quick Boomerang • Crash Bomber • Time Stopper • Atomic Fire • Leaf Shield
Mega Man's Support Items
Item-1 • Item-2 • Item-3
List of Enemies
"Acid" • Anko • Batton • Big Fish • Blocky • Changkey • Changkey Maker • Copipi • Claw • Fly Boy • Goblin • Kaminari Goro • Kerog Kukku • M-445 • Matasaburo • Mole • Monking • Neo Metall • Petit Goblin • "Petit Kerog" • Pierrobot • Pipi • Press • Returning Sniper Joe Robbit • Scworm • Shotman • Shrink • Sniper Armor • Springer • Tanishi • Telly
- Sub-bosses -
Friender
Locations
Wily Castle
Miscellaneous
Game Script • List of Enemies • Damage Data Chart • Miscellaneous Data

Mega Man II
The eight bosses
Metal Man • Air Man • Crash Man • Wood Man • Needle Man • Magnet Man • Hard Man • Top Man
Other Bosses
Quint • Wily Machine World No. 2
Mega Man's Special Weapons
Metal Blade • Air Shooter • Crash Bomber • Leaf Shield • Needle Cannon • Magnet Missile • Hard Knuckle • Top Spin • Sakugarne
Mega Man's Support Items
Rush Coil • Rush Jet • Rush Marine
Miscellaneous
Enemies

Super Adventure Rockman
Characters
Mega Man • Beat • Rush • Dr. Light • Roll • Proto Man • Dr. Wily • Ra Moon Cut Man • Guts Man • Ice Man • Bomb Man • Fire Man • Elec Man
Bosses
Metal Man • Bubble Man • Heat Man • Flash Man • Quick Man • Shadow Man Wood Man • Air Man • Crash Man • Snake Man • Needle Man • Gemini Man Magnet Man • Hard Man • Top Man • Spark Man • Ra Thor • New Yellow Devil
Special Weapons
Metal Blade • Bubble Lead • Atomic Fire • Time Stopper • Quick Boomerang • Shadow Blade Leaf Shield • Air Shooter • Crash Bomber • Search Snake • Needle Cannon • Gemini Laser Magnet Missile • Hard Knuckle • Top Spin • Spark Shock
Miscellaneous
Enemies • Energy Tank • Information Card • Item Box • Lanfront Ruins • Proto Shield

Mega Man series

Main characters Mega Man • Roll • Dr. Light • Dr. Wily • Proto Man • Bass • Duo • Dr. Cossack • Kalinka • King Auto • Rush • Treble • Eddie • Beat • Tango • Reggae • Cut Man • Guts Man • Robot Masters Main games Mega Man • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge • Mega Man II • III • IV • V Mega Man & Bass • Mega Man: The Power Battle • Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters • Mega Man's Soccer Mega Man: Battle & Chase • RockBoard • Super Adventure Rockman • Mega Man Powered Up Mega Man: The Wily Wars • Rockman Complete Works (Pokeroku) • Mega Man Universe (cancelled) Special Weapons -Busters- Mega Buster • Proto Buster • Bass Buster -Special Weapons- Air Shooter • Astro Crush • Atomic Fire • Ballade Cracker • Barrier Wind • Bit Cannon • Black Hole Bomb • Black Hole Blade Launcher • Blizzard Attack • Break Dash • Bubble Bomb • Bubble Lead • Centaur Arrow • Centaur Flash • Charge Kick Chill Spike • Commando Bomb • Concrete Shot • Copy Vision • Crash Bomber • Crystal Eye • Danger Wrap • Deep Digger Dive Missile • Doppel Crash • Doppler Attack • Drill Bomb • Dust Crusher • Electric Shock • Fire Storm • Flame Blast Flame Mixer • Flame Shower • Flame Sword • Flash Bomb • Flash Stopper • Force Field • Forte Cyclone • Forte Vulcan Freeze Cracker • Gemini Laser • Grab Buster • Gravity Hold • Gyro Attack • Hard Knuckle • Homing Sniper • Hornet Chaser Hyper Bomb • Ice Slasher • Ice Wall • Ice Wave • Jewel Satellite • Junk Shield • Knight Crush • Laser Trident • Leaf Shield Lightning Bolt • Magic Card • Magma Bazooka • Magnet Missile • Mega Ball • Metal Blade • Mirror Buster • Napalm Bomb Needle Cannon • Noise Crush • Nuclear Detonator • Oil Slider • Oil Stream • Pharaoh Shot • Pharaoh Wave • Photon Missile Plant Barrier • Plug Ball • Power Stone • Quick Boomerang • Rain Flush • Rebound Striker • Remote Mine • Ring Boomerang Rockn Vulcan • Rolling Cutter • Salt Water • Scorch Wheel • Screw Crusher • Search Snake • Shadow Blade • Shark Boomerang Silver Tomahawk • Skull Barrier • Slash Claw • Solar Blaze • Sonic Wave • Spark Chaser • Spark Shock • Spread Drill Star Crash • Super Arm • Super Arrow • Tengu Blade • Thunder Beam • Thunder Bolt • Thunder Claw • Thunder Wool • Time Bomb Time Slow • Time Stopper • Time Switch • Top Spin • Torch Arm • Tornado Blow • Tornado Hold • Triple Blade • Water Balloon Water Shield • Water Shooter • Water Wave • Wave Burner • Wheel Cutter • Wild Coil • Wind Storm • Yamato Spear Lists of Enemies Mega Man • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge • Mega Man II • III • IV • V Mega Man & Bass Damage Data Charts Mega Man • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge • Mega Man II • III • IV • V Mega Man & Bass • Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chousensha • The Power Battle • The Power Fighters Powered Up • The Wily Wars Game Scripts Mega Man • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge • Mega Man II • III • IV • V Mega Man & Bass • Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chousensha • The Power Battle • The Power Fighters Powered Up • The Wily Wars Media Mega Man (cartoon) • Mega Man: Upon a Star • Mega Man (Archie comic) • Mega Man (Dreamwave comic) Mega Man Megamix • Mega Man Gigamix • Rockman Maniax • Rockman Tanjou Densetsu Rockman (manga series) • Rockman 8 • Rockman & Forte • Rockman 10 -Extra F- Rockman 4Koma Dai Koushin • Rockman: Battle & Chase Miscellaneous Speed Runs • Special Weapon Strengths

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