- "My Gemini Laser has no match! I thought you were my rival. Is that all you got?"
- ―Gemini Man taunts Mega Man when he bests him, Super Adventure Rockman
Gemini Man (ジェミニマン Jeminiman) is a Robot Master from Mega Man 3, created by Dr. Light and Dr. Wily. He is capable of creating holographic copies of himself, and uses that power to confuse and overwhelm opponents as he attacks them. He only uses one copy in most of his appearances, but in Super Adventure Rockman, Gemini Man is shown to be able to produce up to four copies of himself at once to confuse his opponent. However, even without his clones helping him, Gemini Man is a very tricky opponent to deal with, especially with his Special Weapon, the fast and reflective Gemini Laser.
Appearance
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Gemini Man is a humanoid robot. He has a dark blue body, green eyes, a light blue helmet with four-pointed decorative on the top front, a mirroring decorative on his front torso, a white hand on his left arm, a white arm cannon on his right arm, yellow lining between his torso and legs, and light blue feet.
Personality
Gemini Man is an elegant fighter who is confident in his abilities, but is rather conceited. He is a narcissist, and likes to admire himself in a mirror or with one of his copies. Gemini Man also has Ophidiophobia, which is a fear of snakes, one of the reasons why being that his weakness is the Search Snake.
Video game appearances
Mega Man 3
Stage
- See also: Gemini Man Stage
Attack Pattern
Gemini Man starts the fight by immediately creating a duplicate, which hops all the way to the left corner. He and his clone then go in a continuous cycle of running from left to right, and then jumping back to the left side, always being opposite of each other. Both of them take damage and share the boss HP. If the player shoots, both Gemini Men will temporarily pause and the one on the ground fires a straight buster shot in the player’s direction. Once Gemini Man reaches half-health, the clone disappears. On his own, Gemini Man slows down in speed and simply runs back and forth, doing a shorter jump forward if the player shoots. After a few seconds, he will fire a Gemini Laser in the player’s direction, where it will diagonally bounce off the wall 4 times before disappearing. The Gemini Laser also lags the game and makes it easier to manage what to dodge.
In the NES version, it is possible to time your shots in a way that you can hit one of the clones without triggering them to fire a shot, though this can only be done right as one of them is about to jump and can only be done with that specific clone jumping.
In The Wily Wars, Gemini Man's 2 movements have been rounded out to be closer in range to each other, making the clones slower and his own speed later faster. His normal shots also have slowed down, and are easier to dodge.
Weaknesses
Gemini Man's main weakness is Search Snake, which can easily hit him as he does a lot of running on the ground. The weapon will kill him in 6 hits and disable the clone in 3. He also has a lot of secondary weaknesses that do 2 damage: Magnet Missile, Hard Knuckle, Top Spin, and Shadow Blade (this one being the most useful due to its high ammo).
As with all other Robot Masters in Mega Man 3, he is weak to his own weapon and dies in 7 hits to it, though it can only be used in the rematches. Gemini Laser has practical use here since it's essentially a replacement to your buster.
Mega Man III
Gemini Man is part of the first wave of 4 Robot Masters, which all come from Mega Man 3.
Attack Pattern
Gemini Man's difficulty has been shifted among his attack patterns. His running speed has been balanced so both phases share the same speed, meaning him and his clone are slower while Gemini Man by himself is faster. This makes it easier to dodge the clones and get in chances to time your shots, while Gemini Man by himself is more aggressive and will always shoot out Gemini Lasers when he gets the chance. The Gemini Laser is also faster as it does not lag the game anymore. You can no longer cheese the clones by timing your shots so they never retaliate, but at the same time, the Gemini Laser (and Gemini Man's back and forth movement) can now easily be dodging by doing a straight jump when right next to a wall, should they approach you.
Weaknesses
Gemini Man's main weakness is once again Search Snake, though the snakes now deal 3 damage. Gemini Man also retains a secondary weakness to Shadow Blade, which does 2 damage.
As with most other bosses, Gemini Man takes 3 damage from a fully-charged buster shot. A good strategy going into the fight to release a full-charged buster without pressing the button right away, allowing the projectile to hit Gemini Man for free before the battle starts.
Gemini Man also has a secondary weakness to Dust Crusher and takes 2 damage from it, but as there are no rematches, this can only be discovered with a cheat device.
Mega Man's Soccer
Gemini Man is a fast player that doesn't have his own team. In Tournament mode, he is a member of the Fire Man, Wood Man, Needle Man, Dust Man, Skull Man, Enker, and Wily teams. In League mode, he is in the teams of Elec Man, Wood Man, and Pharaoh Man.
Mega Man: The Power Battle/Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters
- "Attack calmly and avoid the illusions. To tell you the truth, Gemini Man is weak against heat."
- ―Dr. Light, Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters
Gemini Man is one of the six bosses from the "Mega Man 3~6" course in Mega Man: The Power Battle and the "Recover the new parts!" course in Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters. Like Mega Man 3, Gemini Man will start the battle by creating a clone of himself. The first pattern is almost identical to his first pattern in Mega Man 3. They take turns jumping to the left, running to the right, and repeating this.
After Gemini Man reaches half health, the clone will disappear. Gemini Man will then slowly walk around the arena. He will occasionally attack by firing a shot or using his Gemini Laser. He will also jump around and use a shield to defend against attacks. Besides this, in Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters he'll also be able to create dimensional rifts to summon Tsuranattoris to his aid. This is known when his forehead refracts light, similar to his entrance animation. He is weak to Magnet Missile in Mega Man: The Power Battle and Pharaoh Wave in Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters.
Super Adventure Rockman
Gemini Man is the last opponent encountered in Episode 2, fought by Mega Man just before he tries to enter the Temple of the Moon. During his introduction cutscene, he demonstrates his cloning powers to a confused Mega Man and Beat from the steps of the temple, simultaneously attacking them with many Gemini Lasers. Mega Man is eventually able to decipher which one is the real one, allowing the two to battle, with Mega Man coming out victorious.
If the player loses to Gemini Man, however, he will finish off Mega Man with one final shot from his Gemini Laser, and laughs triumphantly upon doing so- making him one of the few Robot Masters who the player cannot continue against if they lose, another being Shadow Man.
After the battle, Gemini Man is critically damaged, and tells Mega Man that if what he said about Doctor Wily's plan is true, then Wily himself is in danger as well and must be saved. He warns Mega Man that the door at the top of the temple is booby-trapped, and explains that the door in the middle of the temple is the real entrance, just before collapsing. He is later revived by Wily and Ra Moon, but is disabled again after Ra Moon's betrayal.
Other appearances
- Gemini Man has a cameo appearance in Mega Man 10 as data of the Weapons Archive.
- Gemini Man appears in the CD database from Mega Man & Bass.
- Gemini Man appears in Battle Memory from Rockman ×over.
- Gemini Man appears in the arcade game Adventure Quiz: Capcom World 2.
- Gemini Man is one of the Mega Man icons in Puchiguru.
Mega Man & Bass CD data
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Rockman Complete Works data
敵の「しこう」にはんのうするジェミニレーザーが武器。敵の動きをよくみて攻撃しよう。
Mega Man Legacy Collection text: His weapon is the Gemini Laser, which reacts according to the enemies' intentions. Watch his movements carefully before attacking.
Rockman Battle & Fighters data
- Power Battle: ホログラフそうちをつかってあたかもぶんしんしたようにこうげきをしかけてくる。れいせいだが、はでずきなところがある。とくしゅぶきはジェミニレーザーじゃ。
- Power Fighters: ＰＢにもとうじょうしたジェミニマンはロックマン３からとうじょう。とくしゅぶきのジェミニレーザーはもともとはワシのはっけんした「はんのうそし」をかそくかさせたレーザーじゃ。あいてのしこうにはんのうするため、しこうをもたないぶっしつにあたるとはんしゃするせいのうがあるのじゃ。
Translation:
- Power Battle: He uses a holographic device to attack as if he has several alter egos. He is calm, but has a tendency to be flamboyant. His special weapon is Gemini Laser.
- Power Fighters: Gemini Man, who also appeared in PB, first appeared in Rockman 3. His special weapon, the Gemini Laser, was originally a laser that accelerated a reaction element that I discovered. Because Gemini Laser reacts to the thoughts of the opponent, it has the ability to reflect when it hits non-thinking objects.
Damage data chart
Amount of damage in units that Gemini Man receives from each Special Weapon in Mega Man 3.
| Mega Man 3 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Buster | Needle Cannon | Magnet Missile | Gemini Laser | Hard Knuckle | Top Spin | Search Snake | Spark Shock | Shadow Blade | |||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |||
Other media
Mega Man (Ruby-Spears)
- "Maybe you can cool off Spark Man! But I'm too hot to handle"
- ―-Gemini Man, Cold Steel
Gemini Man appeared in the episode Cold Steel of the Mega Man animated series, where he, Spark Man and Gyro Man are disguised as rock stars from a band called "Cold Steel" that hypnotizes humans with their music. Gemini Man appears having a nose and does not clone himself. Instead, he uses his Gemini Laser. He is voiced by Tony Sampson.
Mega Man Megamix
Gemini Man appears in the manga Mega Man Megamix and Mega Man Gigamix.
Mega Man (Archie Comics)
Rockman World 3
After defeating Snake Man, Mega Man goes underground and fights against Gemini Man, defeating him with Search Snake.
Rockman: Yomigaeru Blues
Gemini Man has brief appearances as a member of the Wily Patrol.
Rockman 4Koma Dai Koushin
Gemini Man appears in some of the shorts.
Gallery
Artwork
Screenshots
Miscellaneous
Video
Trivia
- Gemini Man was the first Mega Man boss to be named after something astrological, in this case a constellation.
- This may also be the reason why the initial part of his stage resembles an alien world.
- Gemini Man and Hard Man are the only two Robot Masters from Mega Man 3 whose stages require Rush to be completed (prior to Doc Robot and Dr. Wily stages).
- Gemini Man and Hard Man are also the game's only two Robot Masters to not have a Mega Man Battle Network NetNavi counterpart.
- In Gemini Man's NES mugshot, his eyes are red, whereas his official artwork depicts him with green eyes.
- Gemini Man, along with Freeze Man, Crash Man, and Skull Man, does not attack the player when the player does nothing upon entering the boss room. The battle will start when the player either shoots or jumps.
- Gemini Man's name is a reference to the Zodiac sign the Gemini, the twins.
- There is a boss in Rockman Strategy named Gemini, but the two robots are unrelated.
- Gemini Man's stage had Saturns in the background at some point in Mega Man 3's development; they were ultimately replaced with stars.[1]
References
| Mega Man: The Power Battle | |
|---|---|
| Playable Characters | |
| Mega Man • Proto Man • Bass | |
| Bosses | |
| - Mega Man 1~2 - Cut Man • Guts Man • Ice Man • Crash Man • Heat Man • Wood Man Yellow Devil - Mega Man 3~6 - Magnet Man • Gemini Man • Dust Man • Gyro Man • Napalm Man • Plant Man Yellow Devil - Mega Man 7 - Freeze Man • Junk Man • Cloud Man • Slash Man • Shade Man • Turbo Man VAN Pookin - Dr. Wily - Wily Machine | |
| Special Weapons | |
| Rolling Cutter • Super Arm • Ice Slasher • Crash Bomber • Atomic Fire • Leaf Shield Magnet Missile • Gemini Laser • Dust Crusher • Gyro Attack • Napalm Bomb • Plant Barrier Freeze Cracker • Junk Shield • Thunder Strike • Slash Claw • Noise Crush • Scorch Wheel | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Damage Data Chart • Script | |
| Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters | |
|---|---|
| List of Playable Characters | |
| Mega Man • Proto Man • Bass • Duo | |
| List of Bosses | |
| - Search for Wily! - Shadow Man • Plant Man • Gyro Man • Centaur Man • Bubble Man • Heat Man Mad Grinder - Rescue Roll! - Cut Man • Stone Man • Shade Man • Elec Man • Dive Man • Slash Man Yellow Devil - Recover the new parts! - Guts Man • Pharaoh Man • Air Man • Quick Man • Gemini Man • Napalm Man Mecha Dragon - Dr. Wily - Wily Machine | |
| List of Special Weapons | |
| Shadow Blade • Plant Barrier • Gyro Attack • Centaur Arrow • Bubble Lead • Atomic Fire Rolling Cutter • Power Stone • Noise Crush • Thunder Beam • Dive Missile • Slash Claw Super Arm • Pharaoh Wave • Air Shooter • Quick Boomerang • Gemini Laser • Napalm Bomb | |
| Support Items | |
| Rush • Beat • Treble | |
| 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 | |