Met

Met(Mettaur/Metall)
Neo Metall from Mega Man 2
Misc. Information
Alt. Name(s):	Mettool Hard Hat Hooligan Hard Hat Helmet Mushroom
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man series Mega Man X series Mega Man Zero series Mega Man ZX series Mega Man Battle Network series Mega Man Star Force series
Other Appearances:	Episode 1 of the Mega Man cartoon, Episode 1 of Mega Man: Upon a Star Mega Man Megamix Rockman manga series Rockman X manga MegaMan NT Warrior MegaMan Star Force (anime)

Met (a shortening or nickname that comes from the original Mega Man NES manual) is a recurring enemy from the Mega Man franchise. These robots have appeared in almost all incarnations of the Mega Man series, with the exception of Mega Man Legends (although the Shekutens behavior is likely an homage to Mets). Their full name has been rendered in English as Metall (メットール, Mettōru, derived from "all helmet") or Mettool in earlier appearances. They didn't have a consistent localization in English until 2004 when the name Mettaur was used in all western Mega Man games since, with some exceptions like Mega Man Legacy Collection and Mega Man 11. They are also unofficially called Hard Hats in some strategy guides. Mets wear an indestructible hard hat that makes them invincible while hiding under it, although a few games allow the player to bypass this. For example, they can be flipped with Oil Slider in Mega Man Powered Up and with guard breaking attacks in Mega Man X8.

They mostly appear as enemies, but there are also bosses such as the giant Metall in the Wily Castle in Mega Man 4, Metall Daddy. In Mr. X's Castle in Mega Man 6 there is a Met boss operating a tank, named Metonger Z. In Mega Man ZX, there is a giant Met mid-boss, named Powmettaur.

Mega Man series

Metall Potton, a Met dispenser from Mega Man 6.

Mets are recurring enemies in the original Mega Man series, appearing in near every game with varying traits, including some appearances as mid-bosses and bosses. The most common type hides under its helmet and fires three projectiles when approached.

Mega Man X series

A Met from the first Mega Man X game.

Mets appear in the Mega Man X series with many incarnations, each with their own unique trait. Generally though, Mets behave and look almost exactly like the ones from the original series, albeit there are specialized types of Mets.

Mega Man Zero series

A Met Cyber-elf

The Mets appear in all four games from the Mega Man Zero series, but they don't have any new attribute, being called ancient Mechaniloids. In the first three games from the series, they don't appear as normal enemies. They only appear if Metall Cyber-elves are used to turn almost all enemies of the stage into Mets. These Met's sprites are be all from Mega Man 7, the enemies becoming Metall RW (land enemies), Heli Metall RW (aerial enemies) and Swim Metall RW (aquatic enemies).

In Mega Man Zero 4, the standard Metalls appears again as normal enemies in the stages, but the Metall Cyber-elves have been removed, so the flying and underwater variants do not appear.

Metall RW

Metall RW
In-Game Information
HP:	1
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man Zero Mega Man Zero 2 Mega Man Zero 3

Metall RWs are the ground-based Metalls found in the first three Mega Man Zero games. They only appear if a Met Cyber Elf is used in a level, where they will replace all ground-based enemies. They hide under their helmets, shoot when they stand up, and scurry about for a bit before repeating the process. Although it's based on Metall FX, the difference is that it only shoot one bullet instead of three at once.

Mettaur

Mettaur
In-Game Information
HP:	1
Zero Knuckle:	Met Shield
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man Zero 4

Mettaurs appear in Mega Man Zero 4. They behave identically to the Metall RWs from the first three games. They appear in Fenri Lunaedge's stage and in Popla Cocapetri's stage, as well as in the Teleporter Circuit. Zero can use their helmets as a shield if he defeats them with the Z Knuckle.

Mega Man ZX series

Mets appears as enemies in the Mega Man ZX series, and a giant Met as a mid-boss. Area H is an abandoned Met-themed amusement park that contains several Mets in the area, including Met balloons, a genie Met and a Met doll in the crane game. The Cyber-elf Met from the Mega Man Zero series also appears in the crane game and in Prairie's room in the Guardian HQ.

Pattrolaur

Pattrolaur
In-Game Information
HP:	2
Attack Damage:	2 (contact)
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man ZX

Pattrolaur, known as Pattroll (パットロール, Pattorōru) in Japan, is an overfactored patroller Mettaur designed and developed by Slither Inc.. Instead of shooting bullets from its mouth, it uses a baton to rush at foe. It will act docile when Vent/Aile is in his/her Humanoid form. They appear in Area B, Area C and Area D.

Remettaur

Remettaur
In-Game Information
HP:	1, 1 (minis)
Misc. Information
Japanese Name:	Metall RE
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man ZX

Remettaur, known as Metall RE (メットールRE, Mettōru RE) in Japan, is a Met similar to the Metall Mommy. Produced by a factory on Slither Inc.'s request, when a Remettaur is destroyed, mini Mettaurs jump out. The mini Mettaurs appear to be short-fused and explode shortly after. They appear in Area H.

In the Area H-1, there are two Remettaurs with special appearance. One wears glasses and stands on a huge helmet, while the other has cross shaped eyes on a high platform.

Powmettaur

Powmettaur
In-Game Information
HP:	64
Attack Damage:	4 (contact), 2 (minis), 2 (balloon)
Misc. Information
Japanese Name:	Metall Powered
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man ZX

Powmettaur, known as Metall Powered (メットールパワード, Mettōru Pawādo) in Japan, is the mid-boss from Area H in Mega Man ZX. It is a giant Met, similar to the Metall Daddy from Mega Man 4, that was originally designed as an amusement park mascot.

Powmettaur attacks by dropping miniature Mets from the top of its head, spitting balloons with enemies in them, and hovering like a UFO while inside its helmet. It can spit three kinds of balloons that explode into a different enemy depending on what the color is. There is blue for Eyeballoons, green for Mechadragons, and pink for Springers.

VMettaur

VMettaur
In-Game Information
HP:	3, 1 (minis)
Attack Damage:	2 (contact), 2 (minis)
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man ZX Advent

VMettaur, known as Metall V (メットールV, Mettōru V) in Japan, is the latest model Mettaur from Mega Man ZX Advent that appears in the Quarry. It spits mini Mettaur bombs. Its cute looks earned it nominations to be mascot for amusement parks, being very similar to Remettaurs.

"Mettaur"

"Mettaur"
In-Game Information
HP:	1
Series Information
In-game Appearances:	Mega Man ZX Advent

The unnamed Mettaurs only appears in the Mega Man a minigame of Mega Man ZX Advent, and they are almost the original Mettaur in Mega Man.

Mega Man Battle Network series

In the Mega Man Battle Network series, Mets are computer viruses that attack with pickets and shockwaves.

There are three basic Mettaur types that appears in all games: The first Mettaur found in the games has a yellow helmet and doesn't hide under it. The second Mettaur, Mettaur2, has a red helmet and hides under the helmet while another Mettaur is attacking. Mettaur3 is blue and acts like Mettaur2, only having higher stats.

In Mega Man Battle Network 4, there is a Mettaur Village.

Mega Man Star Force series

In the Mega Man Star Force series there are Mets called "Mettenna". Its name is probably a combination of the words Met and antenna, this may be due to that now it has an antenna. Their appearance and movements are similar to the Mettaurs from the Mega Man Battle Network series. The only difference is that their helmets have a sharp point on the tip which gives off tiny ring-shaped radio waves.

Other games

Metall profile from Pachislot Rockman Ability

Mets appeared in Rockman Xover and Pachislot Rockman Ability, and were seen in footage from the cancelled game Rockman Online.

Besides Mega Man games, Mets appeared as enemies in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Project X Zone, Project X Zone 2, and in events from Zombie Cafe and Dragon Poker. Mets appeared as event units in Line Rangers and Yuusha no Kuse ni Konamaiki da DASH!. They had cameo appearances in Capcom Quiz: Hatena? no Daibouken, Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Bionic Commando: Rearmed, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Castle & Dragon.

Super Smash Bros. series

They are named "Mettaur" in every game of the Super Smash Bros. series.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

A Mettaur in the Smash Run mode of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Mettaurs are enemies in Smash Run mode in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. They retain their usual behavior of firing three bullets in different directions in front of them before retreating underneath their helmet. While a Mettaur is hiding underneath its helmet, it cannot be harmed by any attacks, but it can still be grabbed and thrown.

Like every other enemy in Smash Run mode, Mettaurs were given their own trophy.

Trophy description

• NTSC: This enemy comes to Smash Bros. from the Mega Man series, bringing its distinct yellow helmet along with it. Usually hiding under its helmet, every so often a Mettaur will show its face to fire off a few shots. You can't hurt them when they hunker down, but you can grab them...
• PAL: A familiar foe from the Mega Man series, these guys are pretty distinct with that big yellow helmet. It looks a lot like a hard hat from a construction site. It's pretty great protection—you can't really hurt these guys until they look up from under the helmet. The Cactuspy and slippery New Met are pretty similar.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

A different trophy of a Mettaur appears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, but it depicts the same pose as in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. It can be bought from the Trophy Shop. The trophy is part of a Trophy Box, 86: Mega Man.

The Mettaur trophy shows Mega Man as being one of their original appearances. While it is technically true that Mettaurs in general first appeared in Mega Man, they were depicted as legless slug-like robots, while the Mettaur design in the Super Smash Bros. series is based on later models, such as the Neo Metall, which debuted in Mega Man 2.

Trophy description

• NTSC:
  • An enemy from the Mega Man series, noteworthy for the yellow helmet covering its whole body. Every so often, a Mettaur will show its face and fire three shots at once. It'll only take damage when its face is showing, so time your attacks carefully. Alternatively, you can just grab it and lob it. Your choice.
  • NES Mega Man (12/1987)
  • NES Mega Man 2 (07/1989)
• PAL:
  • A familiar foe in the Mega Man series, noteworthy for the yellow helmet covering its whole body, which looks rather like the hard hats you see on construction sites. You can't hurt it until its face emerges from under the helmet, so watch for your chance to strike. Similar foes include the Cactuspy and the slippery New Met.
  • NES Mega Man (12/1989)
  • NES Mega Man 2 (12/1990)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

A Mettaur appears in the form of a spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Other media

Met in the Mega Man cartoon show.

The Mets appeared in various Mega Man media, like the Mega Man animated series, the Mega Man comic book series, Mega Man: Upon a Star, Mega Man Megamix, MegaMan NT Warrior, Rockman X, and others.

Mega Man (Ruby-Spears)

A Met-like bulldozer in Dr. Light's blueprints from the cartoon

A single Met appears in the first episode, "The Beginning." This particular Met is called Doc. He talks by making funny sounds, yet Dr. Light seems to understand him. Doc goes out into the field with Roll and helps Dr. Light in the lab. He seems to have been a prototype or an alternate version of Eddie, as many items can be produced from his hardhat, even an entire stretcher for Mega Man. In a flashback in the same episode, a Met-like construction robot can be seen in some blueprints on Dr. Light's table.

Mega Man: Upon a Star

Baby Mets and Metall K-1000s are some of the robots that appear briefly attacking an amusement park and forming Samurai Man in the episode "Appearance in Japan".

Mega Man (Archie Comics)

The Mega Man comic series by Archie Comics feature Mets as well, usually in the service of Dr. Wily. The Metall Potton has a cameo appearance in Mega Man #1, and they are introduced in Mega Man #2.

Worlds Collide

In the beginning of the crossover, Wily was asking Ra Moon to create a Met with a rice-cooker function, which is later used by him and Dr. Eggman. Several Mets appear operating under Wily and Eggman during the crossover, and in Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 250, the two make a bet to see which of their minions (a Met and a Moto Bug) can cause more damage to Dr. Light. However, the two get into a fight and destroy each other. Dr. Light uses their remains to create a communicator and ask for help, but its signal is very weak, being only detected by Eggman's robots, Orbot reporting it to him.

Also, several Chao from Eggman's world took on Met-like qualities. It is unknown if they are all Chao or if there are robots among them.

Mega Man first finding a Met.

Met with a rice-cooker function.

A Met fighting against a Moto Bug.

Mettaur-like Chao in Sonic Universe Issue 52.

Met-like Chao in Sonic Universe Issue 54.

Met with a display function in Mega Man #46.

Rockman (manga series)

Several Met varieties appear in the Rockman manga series by Shigeto Ikehara. As they are common enemies, most of their appearances are brief, their most prominent appearance being inside New Metropolis in the Rockman 6 manga.

MegaMan NT Warrior

The Mettaur is a recurring virus in the anime series. In the first episode of Rockman.EXE Stream and the 14th episode of Rockman.EXE Beast+, one giant Mettaur virus appears.

Similar enemies

Enemies similar to the Mets.

• Pickelman, a special type of Met.
• Brown
• Shekuten
• Brain Break
• New Shotman
• Rackaser

See also

• Guts Tank

Trivia

• In Mega Man 7, Auto mistakenly gives Mega Man a Met's helmet.