Mega Man


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Mega Man (Rockman | ロックマン | Rokkuman in Japan) is a playable character in Super Smash Flash 2. He is a robot that was originally created as a lab assistant by the scientist Dr. Thomas Xavier Light, but following treachery by Dr. Wily, he was converted into a fighting robot to defend the world from Wily's violent robotic threats.

Character description
Although originally the names "Mighty Kid" and "Knuckle Kid" were proposed, Capcom eventually settled on "Rockman" as Mega Man's Japanese moniker. The name "Rainbow Man" was also proposed, due to his ability to change color. The word "Rock" in Rockman is a reference to the music genre rock and roll, and is meant to work in tandem with his "sister" robot, Roll. However, because of the absence of Roll in North American releases of the game and Capcom Consumer Products Division president Joe Morici's belief that the name would have little meaning to those audiences, the character was renamed Mega Man (but some speculate that the name change was due to the possible reference to rock cocaine). Such music-themed naming conventions are present in a number of Keiji Inafune's other character designs, such as Blues. In addition, the original Mega Man titles intentionally incorporated a "Rock, Paper, Scissors" gameplay mechanic into defeating certain enemies.

His most notable appearances have been within his own self-titled games, beginning with Rockman for the Nintendo Famicom in 1987. This, and all future Mega Man games released in North America and Europe, would bear the title "Mega Man" due to Capcom USA's early decision to change the name. Prior to decision on the name "Mega Man" which was proposed by Joseph Morici, Capcom had even considered the name "Rainbow Man" as a possible title due to the nature of Mega Man's color change when using different Robot Master weapons.

Nearly all of the classic series Mega Man titles have been two-dimensional sidescrollers involving horizontal movement through various levels. This mechanic continues even on titles developed for high performance platforms, such as the Sony PSP release of Mega Man Powered Up, which features 3D graphics, yet movement to both the background and foreground is restricted. The main series on both the NES and Nintendo Game Boy would follow this approach in the design of every game developed on those systems, and set the standard for all platformer Mega Man games to come. Mega Man himself has evolved very little cosmetically since his initial release, but has often been given new techniques in each game. The Mega Buster, for instance, which was introduced in Mega Man 4, allowed him to charge up a shot. The slide was introduced in Mega Man 3. It was these which were needed in order to help him exceed any new challenges added by the level designers (Although both of these techniques were removed in Mega Man 9 and Mega Man 10).

Capcom, regarding Mega Man as a versatile character, has placed him in several different video game genres outside of his usual series. He has since been seen as a sports star in the Super Nintendo game Mega Man Soccer, a race car driver in Mega Man Battle & Chase, and a board game piece in Wily and Right's RockBoard. A limited release arcade fighting game series containing Mega Man: The Power Battle and Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters pitted Mega Man against several boss characters from his original series.

Though Capcom owns the rights to all Mega Man games and has been responsible for the development of all of his console titles, it has in the past licensed the Mega Man character to other companies for PC releases. Mega Man and Mega Man III (with no relation to the NES games of the same name) were developed by the US-based Hi Tech Expressions, and the Mega Man game published on the Game Gear by Sega, and Rockman Strategy was developed and released exclusively in China by AcerTWP. Neither title has since been regarded by Capcom as an official Mega Man series game.

In Super Smash Flash 2
In Super Smash Flash 2, the Mega Man in his classic Blue Bomber outfit replaces the Mega Man X model who first appeared in the first Super Smash Flash. Mega Man uses a variety of weapons and adapters from many of his main games. According to Cleod9, he has a voice-actor pending.



Normal Ground Moves

 * Standard Attack 1: Right Jab.
 * Standard Attack 2: Jabs with armcannon.
 * Standard Attack 3: Slash Claw from Mega Man 7.
 * Forward Tilt: Close-range version of Break Dash from Mega Man V.
 * Forward Smash: Flame Sword from Mega Man 8.
 * Upward Tilt: Uppercut from Rockman 2: The Power Fighters.
 * Upward Smash: Explosion.
 * Downward Tilt: Double Kick.
 * Downward Smash: Thunder Beam from Mega Man 1.
 * Dash Attack: Slide Kick.

Aerial Attacks

 * Neutral Aerial: Top Spin from Mega Man 3.
 * Forward Aerial: Drill Bomb from Mega Man 4.
 * Backward Aerial: Fire Storm from Mega Man 1.
 * Upward Aerial: Blizzard Attack from Mega Man 6.
 * Downward Aerial: Noise Crush from Mega Man 7.

Grabs & Throws

 * Grab: Reaches arm out to grab.
 * Pummel: Jabs with Armcannon.
 * Forward Throw: Water Wave from Mega Man 5.
 * Backward Throw: Napalm Bomb from Mega Man 5.
 * Upward Throw: Tornado Hold from Mega Man 8.
 * Downward Throw: Jewel Satellite from Mega Man 9.

Other

 * Ledge Attack: Hits with Armcannon.

Misc.

 * Entrance: Teleports in.
 * Taunt: Takes off his helmet and looks around.
 * Revival platform: Rush like platform.
 * Wins: Strikes a pose and teleports off.
 * Loses: Death animation from Mega Man games.

Role in The Flash Of Shadows
Currently unknown.

Trivia

 * Mega Man is currently the only true "silent character" in the game, as he doesn't say anything (except for "Let's do it!" upon using his Final Smash). Rather, he makes a bunch of noises from the Mega Man games.
 * According to the first sprite sheet revealed Mega Man's moveset was slightly different. The Mega Buster was his only Standard Special before having multiple attacks with Weapon Use and his Black Hole Bomb was supposed to be his Down Special before Weapon Change. Also, his Side special was supposed to be the Tengu Blade, a generic boomerang weapon.
 * There has been controversy over whether or not Mega Man should be considered as a veteran instead of newcomer, as Mega Man X, a different character entirely, appeared in the original Super Smash Flash.