Mega Man (universe)



The Mega Man (ロックマン) universe refers to the Smash Bros. series' collection of characters, stages, and properties that hail from the franchise of the famous Capcom series that deals with the character Mega Man. Since his debut in 1987 on the NES, Mega Man has been Capcom's mascot and has been one of its most popular franchises. Mega Man has over 100 video games to his name. The emblem that represents the universe is a gear.

Character

 * Mega Man: Mega Man is a humanoid robot clad in blue and cyan. He has appeared with Mario and Luigi in two Club Nintendo comics.  He is no stranger to fighting games, having appeared in the Mega Man: The Power Battle and Power Fighters, and the Marvel vs. Capcom games.  Although he appears small, his moves pack a punch!  He comes equipped with an arsenal of weapons he has gained from various Robot Masters.


 * Rush: Rush is Mega Man's faithful dog introduced in Mega Man 3. Rush is confirmed to appear as Mega Man's standard Up Special Moves.


 * Beat: Beat is Mega Man's bird built by Dr.Cossack and introduced in Mega Man 5. Beat is confirmed to appear as one of Mega Man's Up Special Moves that can be used via Customization.


 * Mega Man X: The protagonist from the Mega Man X series. He is Dr. Light's greatest creation, being found by Dr. Cain in the year 21XX and used as a template for the creation of advanced robots known as Reploids. He is one of the four characters that joins the original Mega Man in his Final Smash.
 * Mega Man Volnutt: The protagonist from the Mega Man Legends series, who appears in Mega Man's Final Smash. He is a young Digger that explores ruins in search of ancient technology and valuables.
 * MegaMan.EXE: The protagonist from the Mega Man Battle Network series, who appears in Mega Man's Final Smash. He is Lan Hikari's NetNavi, a type of intelligent personal program that navigates the internet and combats viruses.
 * Mega Man: The protagonist from the Mega Man Star Force series, who appears in Mega Man's Final Smash. He is the combination of the human Geo Stelar and the EM alien Omega-Xis.

Common Enemies

 * Mettaur: A small robot with a yellow hardhat that appears in Smash Run.

Boss

 * Yellow Devil: The Yellow Devil is a boss that has appeared in many Mega Man games. He can be seen in the new Smash Bros. trailer. During the Super Smash Bros. Direct, it is revealed that the Yellow Devil is a stage boss in the Wily Castle stage.

Stage

 * Wily Castle

Item

 * Metal Blade: If Mega Man throws his Metal Blade into the ground, it can then be picked and used as weapon by other characters.
 * Crash Bomber: Once attached to another player, it can attached to someone else, similar to the Gooey Bomb.

Music

 * Mega Man Retro Medley
 * Mega Man 2 Medley
 * Mega Man 2 Retro Medley
 * Mega Man 3 Retro Medley
 * Mega Man 4, 5, 6 Retro Medley
 * Cut Man's stage (Mega Man)
 * Spark Man's stage (Mega Man 3)
 * Air Man's stage (Mega Man 2)

Mega Man (game)
This is the first game that stars the Blue Bomber, who has now joined the Smash Bros. series. Also, Mega Man's posture and attacks have been added into the new Smash Bros. game, keeping his original style from the six NES games he's appeared in. For instance, his Mega Buster is his normal combo. His running style is similar to his running style in each of the six NES games. Similar to his running style, his jumping style is similar as well. He can use the Super Arm to grab his enemies in batttle, he can also use the Hyper Bomb as one of his custom Neutral Special Moves ,and the Ice Slasher as one of his custom Side Special Moves. In addition, Elec Man appears as an Assist Trophy; Mettaurs appear as enemies in Smash Run, Dr. Wily, the main antagonist of the Mega Man series, appears as a Trophy, and the Yellow Devil also makes an appearance on the Wily Castle stage, although said stage is from the second NES game.

Mega Man 2
Three of Mega Man's weapons gained from various Robot Masters in this game appear as his special attacks, namely, the Crash Bomber, Leaf Shield, and Metal Blade. The Air Shooter is one of his aerial attacks. Also to note, Wily Castle is one of stages in both versions of the new game.

Mega Man 3
The sliding maneuver first appears in this game, and is Mega Man's crouch attack. The Top Spin is Mega Man's dash attack, the Hard Knuckle is Mega Man's down aerial attack, and the Spark Shock is Mega Man's up smash. Mega Man's faithful dog, Rush, can perform the Rush Coil as Mega Man's Up Special Move, the Shadow Blade is one of his custom Neutral Special Moves.

Mega Man 4
Mega Man first gains the Charge Shot in the fourth game in the series, which he uses as his Side Smash. Skull Barrier is one of Mega Man's custom Down Special Moves.

Mega Man 5
Beat, who first appeared in this game, appears as one of Mega Man's custom Up Special Moves.

Mega Man 6
The Flame Blast, which Mega Man gains from Flame Man, can be used as Mega Man's down smash. Plant Barrier is also one of Mega Man's custom Down Special Moves.

Mega Man 7
Mega Man's Slash Claw is his back aerial. This is the first game that Beat is able to save Mega Man from pitfalls. The Danger Wrap appears as his custom Side Special Moves

Mega Man 8
Mega Man is able to perform the Flame Sword which is his Forward Aerial, he is also able to use Tornado Hold as one of his Up Special Moves.

Mega Man 9
During his Final Smash, Mega Man uses the Black Hole Bomb to capture opponents.

Super Adventure Rockman
In the battle with Ra Moon, Mega Man is shown using both of his busters, creating an immense and powerful shot that causes him to overheat. Similarly, Mega Man uses both of his busters to perform Spark Shock and Flame Blast, and vents his arms since he overheats.

Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters
Mega Man's Mega Upper made its first appearance in Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters.

Marvel vs. Capcom
Coincidentally, during the Super Smash Bros. Direct, Mega Man's Mega Upper was mentioned as its appearance from Marvel vs. Capcom.

Mega Man X
This is the first game to star Mega Man X, who appears in Mega Man's Final Smash.

Mega Man Legends
Mega Man Volnutt, who makes his appearance in this game, appears alongside Mega Man in his Final Smash.

Mega Man Battle Network
MegaMan.EXE, Lan Hikari's NetNavi, joins the others in Mega Man's Final Smash.

Mega Man Star Force
When Geo Stelar and Omega-Xis combine, they form Mega Man. This Mega Man also appears in Mega Man's Final Smash.