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- "Catch! Hee hee hee..."
- —Metal Man, Mega Man & Bass database
Metal Man (メタルマン Metaruman) is a Robot Master from Mega Man 2. He was the first Robot Master built by Dr. Wily, created specifically for combat in his revenge against Mega Man. Wily based Metal Man's design on Cut Man. His Special Weapon is the Metal Blade, which are large, razor-sharp, circular saw blades made of ceramic titanium that he can throw at a high speed with deadly accuracy. His lightweight design also grants him high agility, but because of a design flaw, Metal Man is particularly vulnerable to Mega Man's Mega Buster and to his own Metal Blades.[1]
Metal Man is most infamous amongst players for being killed with two hits (one hit on the Normal difficulty) from his own weapon when fighting him for the second time in Mega Man 2, which was added as a secret trick to make the game more captivating.[2] Also, a glitch in the Game Boy game Mega Man II can leave Metal Man stuck in the walls, making him harmless and rendering his battle unlosable.[3]
Physical appearance
Metal Man is a humanoid robot of average height with red eyes, wearing a black skin tight suit covered by a red armour with yellow accents. His helmet is red and holds a small round saw blade on the forehead and he has yellow knobs with spikes on the sides where his ears are, he also sports a red mask that covers his nose and mouth. His armor is red with a blue trim surrounding a yellow circle on the center of his chest plate and also has two round saw blades where his shoulders meet his body. He also sports a red pelvic plate, red gloves and yellow boots.
Personality
Whilst Metal Man is a quick and efficient worker, he possesses a dry wit, having something of a reputation amongst his colleagues for being sarcastic, shrewd and often untrustworthy. Directly relating to his skill with throwing his blades, he enjoys playing with Frisbees in his spare time, but dislikes it when dogs get in his way by catching them. When Dr. Light saw Metal Man for the first time, he remarked that he was "the dentist of the future".[4]
Video game appearances
Mega Man 2
Metal Man is one of the 8 Robot Masters created by Dr. Wily to combat Mega Man. Defeating him will grant the player his Metal Blade weapon.
Attack pattern
Metal Man’s room has a conveyor belt for a floor that will always travel in one direction. Every six seconds or so, the screen briefly flashes to indicate the conveyor belt switching directions. Metal Man stays on one side, running in place. When the player shoots, Metal Man jumps up to one of three heights. On the way down, he will throw one to three Metal Blades in rapid succession at the player, depending on which height he jumps. He can also attack on his own if the player waits too long. If the player gets too close to Metal Man, he will leap to the other side of the room to gain distance, throwing a Metal Blade at the peak of his jump. The player can either choose to fight from afar or up close, the latter strategy making Metal Man continuously jump back and forth along the arena, though each method requires a lot of Metal Blade dodging.
The conveyor belt will not be present during the rematch, making the fight a lot easier as a result.
In The Wily Wars, Metal Man's pattern has been modified. He always (except for his screen-changing ones) throws Metal Blades in a slanted diagonally downward angle. His lowest jump also throws 2 Metal Blades instead of 1. Metal Man also won't jump to the other side right away if the player gets too close to him.
Weaknesses
Metal Man's biggest weakness is ironically the Metal Blade itself, destroying him in 2 hits or less. However, as the player cannot revisit stages, this weapon can only be used in the rematch. If Metal Blade is not available, Quick Boomerang is his standard weakness, killing him in 4/7 hits. The weapon's 'auto-fire' nature also works against Metal Man's pattern, as the button can simply be held to damage Metal Man when he's running in place given he only jumps if the attack button is pressed, not held. Lastly, a fully-charged Atomic Fire can kill him in 4/7 hits, though this alone won't be enough.
Mega Man 3
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 II
Attack Pattern
Metal Man is one of the easiest bosses in the game, mainly due to how his pattern has been simplified and the addition of a notorious bug. The conveyor belt does not change direction, only going leftwards across the fight. Metal Man now never attacks on his own, the player must shoot or get close to him to provoke him. He only has 1 jumping height when the player makes him jump by shooting, in which case he always throws 2 Metal Blades, which are much slower and weaker. Metal Man can also jump straight up if there is a projectile already coming his way as to dodge it. His sideway jumps that are meant to get away are now directed towards the player's general position, and he moves a lot further. With this in mind, the player can slide under Metal Man after he jumps straight up, which should cause him to jump rightwards and rebound off the wall. From this position, Metal Man should then be lured to the other wall, where he will get stuck inside it trying to jump up. Pulling off this bug/exploit will guarantee victory, as he cannot fight back provided the player keeps their distance.[3]
Weakness
Metal Man only takes extra damage from Crash Bomb, which does 5 damage and can kill him in 4 hits. However, it requires the full ammo bar in order to pull this off. Unfortunately, the explosions are so short-ranged that they won't be able to hurt Metal Man unless he jumps into a spot right where they were planted, though this is difficult to pull off.
Metal Man also dies in 2 hits from his own weapon, the Metal Blades. However, as there are no rematches in this game, this can only be found with a cheat device.
Super Adventure Rockman
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.
Rockman Strategy
Metal Man is an enemy and recruitable ally, first appearing in Southern Asia with Guts Man to aid Gemini in his attack on the Mine Cave. He also reappears in Wily's laboratory in Saudi Arabia to aid the doctor's Wily Machine α in its battle with Mega Man's team. His teammates in that battle are Flame Man, Frost Man, and Spark Man.
Super Smash Bros. series
While not present in the game, Metal Man's silhouette appeared in Mega Man's reveal trailer for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U when he selected Metal Blade.
Metal Man appeared as an Advanced Primary Spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with his artwork from Rockman Complete Works. His Spirit has no special effects. Metal Man's Spirit battle is against three Mega Mans (all with the Metal Blade pallette) with the following conditions:
- The enemy's neutral special has increased power
- Stamina battle (each Mega Man has 60.0 HP)
- The enemy favors neutral specials
Other appearances
- Metal Man appears in the CD database from Mega Man & Bass.
- Metal Man would appear in the cancelled game Mega Man Universe.
- Metal Man appears in Street Fighter x All Capcom.
- Metal Man is one of the five bosses present in the first version of Panic Shot! Rockman.
- One of the many questions from Adventure Quiz: Capcom World 2 asks what is Metal Man's weapon. The correct answer is a nokogiri. The incorrect options are spanner, steel pipe, and wrecking ball.
- Metal Man appeared as an event unit in Super Robot Wars X-Ω.
- Metal Man appeared alongside Quick Man in an event Wyrmprint from Dragalia Lost.
Data
Mega Man & Bass CD Data
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Rockman Complete Works Data
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 Cut Man. He moves quickly, and the key is in how to avoid his Metal Blade.
Stage
Damage data chart
Amount of damage in units that Metal Man receives from each Special Weapon in Mega Man 2.
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| Mode | Mega Buster | 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 media
Mega Man (Ruby-Spears)
- "Nice move Mega Man. But the buzz around town is I'm number one."
- ―Metal Man, Future Shock
In Ruby-Spears' Mega Man animated series, Metal Man appears in the episode titled "Future Shock", voiced by Ian James Corlett- noticeably, sharing an actor with Mega Man. Whilst he looks very similar to his original design, Metal Man has red pupil-less eyes, and as in the future part of the episode, he is shown to have small spur-like blades that come out of his heels, which he uses to skate around with at high speed. Metal Man is also able to wield his sawblades like swords, making him a tad similar to Blade Man from Mega Man 10 with both his blades in his hands.
Despite only appearing in one episode, Metal Man was also shown to be one of the more effective Robot Masters in the animated series - at one point trapping Mega Man underneath a pipe and trying to saw his head off. He is ultimately defeated after being hit in midair by a falling pipe that Mega Man had knocked down with a shot, causing him to crash-land and get stuck in the floor. Mega Man then copies his Metal Blade, and uses it to defeat Guts Man.
Captain N: The Game Master
Metal Man appeared in the episode "The Big Game" from the cartoon Captain N: The Game Master. In this cartoon, Metal Man somewhat resembles an electric tin opener- instead of his standard red and yellow color scheme he is green and silver, has a more angular and metallic appearance, and both of his hands turn into Metal Blade launchers rather than throwing them. When he first appears in the episode, he demonstrates Dr. Wily's new invention by challenging Eggplant Wizard to a duel. Later, he and the other Robot Masters from Mega Man 2, except for Flash Man, play American Football against the main characters.
Mega Man Megamix
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 prefers 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)
Other appearances
Metal Man has appeared in the Worlds of Power book and the manga series Rockman: Dr. Wily no Inbou, Rockman World 2, Rockman: Yomigaeru Blues, Rockman wo Tsukutta Otokotachi - Rockman Tanjou Densetsu, and Rockman 4Koma Dai Koushin.
Gallery
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Mugshots
Trivia
- While all of the teleport rooms in the final stages from Mega Man 2 are the same (save 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).
- 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.[Citation needed]
- 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 when he tries 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 his Mega Man 2 sprites, this pelvic plate is not present. In his official artwork from Rockman Complete Works illustrated by Ryuji Higurashi,[5] this pelvic plating is missing and Metal Man himself is also depicted with 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.
- Metal Man is the only Robot Master from Mega Man 2 to deal 6 units of contact damage to Mega Man, the effective median, as all other Robot Masters deal damage of 4 or 8 units from direct contact.
See also
References
- ↑ Mega Man: Robot Master Field Guide page 72.
- ↑ Shmuplations: The Birth of Mega Man – 2011 Developer Interview (translation from Rockman Maniax)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Youtube - ROCKMAN WORLD 2 : METALMAN BUG
- ↑ Rockman Memories page 18.
- ↑ Mega Man Official Complete Works, UDON Entertainment Corp. 2009. pg.96. Retrieved on September 1, 2011.
| 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 II | |
| Special Weapons | |
| Metal Blade • Air Shooter • Crash Bomber • Leaf Shield • Needle Cannon • Magnet Missile • Hard Knuckle • Top Spin • Sakugarne | |
| Support Items | |
| Rush Coil • Rush Jet • Rush Marine | |
| Locations | |
| Metal Man Stage • Air Man Stage • Crash Man Stage • Wood Man Stage • Wily Castle Needle Man Stage • Magnet Man Stage • Hard Man Stage • Top Man Stage • Wily Station | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Damage Data Chart • 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 | |
| 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 | |