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- "I'm Aqua Man, but you can call me Handsome Guy!"
- —Aqua Man, Mega Man 8
Aqua Man (アクアマン Akuaman) is a water-themed Robot Master from Mega Man 8 that originally operated in a waterworks bureau managing water quality before being modified by Dr. Wily as a combat robot.
Designed with the ability to store water inside of himself and release it using a cannon on his arm, Aqua Man has the unique ability to control water. In order to attack, he can fire controllable jets of highly pressured water, or use his Special Weapon, the Water Balloon, to launch heavy spheres of water at his opponents.
Aqua Man seems to be somewhat flamboyant, as evidenced by some of his taunts and his use of a rainbow to spell out his name. He is a mischievous and immature robot with a love of dirty jokes and puns. He is also something of an attention-seeker. He does not react well to serious situations, however, and tends to be made fun of for his rather bulky design. In the Japanese version, he adds "boyon" to the end of most of his sentences.
Appearance
Aqua Man is a humanoid robot with red eyes and yellow eyelids. He seemingly has a black head that only his eyes can seen, a top hat-like tank on his head, blue pauldrons with each of them having red circular handles, gray arms, a water cannon on his left arm, a yellow bracer on his right arm, a white right hand, a yellow spherical body with the bottom half showing water, red lining in the middle of his body, a teal closed cover (with a blue surrounding and a red circular handle on the middle) on the front middle of his body, a blue part under his body, gray legs, blue poleyns, yellow leg armor, and cyan feet with blue part under each of them.
Video game appearances
Mega Man 8
Aqua Man is one of the second set of Robot Masters, serving as a guard to the Wily Tower's barrier from an underwater area off the east coast of Madagascar. He can attack by shooting a spread of Water Balloons, shooting a stream of water with an opening Mega Man can hide in or by leaping and stomping the ground, causing a column of water to erupt under Mega Man. Using Astro Crush inflicts the most damage and knocks him out of his attack by breaking his tank, though without the Energy Saver part, the weapon alone doesn't have enough energy to defeat Aqua Man by itself.
Rockman Strategy
Dr. Wily dispatches Aqua Man to Kazakhstan alongside Dive Man to aid Capricorn in his takeover of the "Arctic Glaciomarine". He also appears in "Dimensional Space" as one of the Wily Capsule α's backup units, the others being Skull Man, Bomb Man, and Sword Man.
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Voices
| Usage | English | Japanese | Rōmaji & Translation |
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| Intro (Stage Select) | I'm Aqua Man. | アクアマンだボヨ～ン！ | Akuaman da boyōn! |
| Pre-battle | I'm Aqua Man! But you can call me Handsome Guy. | 水も滴るいい男、アクアマンだボヨォ～ン！ | Mizu mo shitataru ii otoko, Akuaman da boyo~n!* ("I'm Aqua Man and I'm breathtakingly handsome!") |
| Pre-battle | Finally it's my turn! I'm Aqua Man! | やっと出番だぁ！アクアマン様だボヨォ～ン！ | Yatto deban dā! Akuaman-sama da boyo~n! |
| Pre-battle | I've been waiting for you! | 待ってたボヨォ～ン！ | Matteta boyo~n! |
| Attack shout | Try this! | ドガァ～ン！グワ～！ | Doga~n! Guwā! ("Ka-boom! Gwah!") |
| Attack shout | Water Cannon! | ウォーターキャノン！ | Wōtā Kyanon! |
| Attack shout | Water Balloon! | ウォーターバルーン！ | Wōtā Barūn! |
| Cry | Aye aye aye! | ボヨ～ン！ | Boyōn! |
| Hit by Astro Crush | No! | いやぁ～ん！ | Iya~n! |
| Defeat | That was luck! | さようなら！！ | Sayounara!! ("Goodbye!") |
*Japanese expression "mizu mo shitataru" literally means "dripping water," in other words, "breathtakingly fresh and youthful skin enough to drip water".
Mega Man & Bass CD data
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Stage enemies
Enemies in Aqua Man's stage.
| Image | Enemy |
|---|---|
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Aqua Man (boss) |
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Gorone (sub-boss) |
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Surumaker |
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Shell'n |
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Ammoner |
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Metall SV |
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Joe Classic |
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Wall Teck |
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Count Bomb GEO |
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Count Bomb CD |
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Monopellan |
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Spinning Gabyoall |
Other media
Mega Man (Archie Comics)
Aqua Man debuts in the Worlds Collide crossover arc in Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 250. He joins a large army of Robot Masters, and along with Pump Man aids Splash Woman in attacking Amy Rose.
Other appearances
Aqua Man appears in the Rockman 8 manga and briefly in the end of Mega Man Gigamix.
Gallery
Trivia
- The Mega Man 8 North American manual says that Dr. Wily failed in his first attempt at creating an ice machine to use on Frost Man, but recycled his failed attempt by creating Aqua Man with a water tank instead of ice. This story was later retconned into him being a pre-existing robot modified by Wily.
- Due to the limited amount of Astro Crush available to Mega Man, unless Rush is used to refill the weapon energy gauge or the Energy Saver is equipped, Aqua Man cannot be defeated using only his weakness.
- Aqua Man shares his name with a DC Comics superhero.
- Aqua Man's overworld sprite in Rockman Strategy has pupils, but his battle sprite does not.
| Rockman Strategy | |
|---|---|
| Characters | |
| Mega Man • Beat • Rush • Dr. Light • Roll Proto Man • Duo • Auto • Eddie • Fan • Dr. Wily | |
| Bosses | |
| Aries • Taurus • Gemini • Cancer • Leo • Virgo Libra • Scorpio • Sagittarius • Capricorn • Aquarius • Pisces Bass • Treble • Apollo • Luna • Wily Machine α • Wily Capsule α | |
| Robot Masters | |
| Fire Man • Cut Man• Bomb Man • Flame Man • Ice Man • Frost Man Guts Man • Metal Man • Elec Man • Spark Man • Cloud Man • Heat Man Napalm Man • Bubble Man • Freeze Man • Hard Man • Yamato Man • Tomahawk Man Pharaoh Man • Burst Man • Dive Man • Aqua Man • Stone Man • Astro Man Knight Man •Sword Man •Skull Man | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Characters and Enemies • Screws • Dr. Light's Laboratory • Items • Script | |