Mega Man (universe)

The Mega Man (ロックマン, Rokkuman^?, Rockman in Japan) 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.

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U

Characters

• Mega Man: (or Rockman in Japan): The eponymous star of his series, Mega Man, like Sonic, was a heavily requested and anticipated third-party guest character. Mega Man appears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, being confirmed in the reveal trailer of the game. Mega Man uses very few physical attacks, instead relying on his own arsenal of weapons and those obtained from defeated Robot Masters. Mega Man's Final Smash is Mega Legends, which has him joined by Mega Man X, MegaMan.EXE, Mega Man Volnutt, and Geo Stelar.
  

Stage Hazard

• Yellow Devil: A recurring boss character in the Mega Man series, the Yellow Devil appears as a stage hazard on the Wily Castle stage. The Yellow Devil attacks players using it's body and various beams, and must be defeated by attacking it's eye, the only vulnerable place on it's body. The Yellow Devil explodes upon defeat, acting as an attack for the player who lands the defeating blow on the boss.

Assist Trophy

• Elec Man: One of the Robot Masters from the first Mega Man game appears as an Assist Trophy, unleashing his Thunder Beam to attack opponents.

Common Enemies

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

Other

• Rush: Rush is Mega Man's faithful dog introduced in Mega Man 3. Rush appears in Rush Coil, Mega Man's default Up Special Move.

• Beat: Beat is Mega Man's bird built by Dr.Cossack and introduced in Mega Man 5. Beat 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.
• Star Force 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.

Stage

• Wily Castle: A stage that appears to be standing in front of Dr. Wily's Skull Castle from Mega Man 2. The Yellow Devil appears on this stage as a mini-boss and hazard for players. The stage appears in both versions, being set at night in the Wii U version and in the daytime in the 3DS version.

Music

• Cut Man Stage: A remix of Cut Man's stage from Mega Man.
• Mega Man Retro Medley: A medley of various music tracks from Mega Man, starting with the song that plays before a stage begins, going on to include the themes of every Robot Master from the game, in this order: Elec Man, Bomb Man, Cut Man, Guts Man, Fire Man, and Ice Man.
• Mega Man 2 Medley: A medley of various music tracks from Mega Man 2. Tracks featured include the title theme, the "stage selected" theme, and Dr. Wily's Castle theme.
• Air Man Stage: A remix of the Air Man's stage theme from Mega Man 2.
• Quick Man Stage: This remix is a medley of both Quick Man's and Heat Man's stages and the victory theme from Mega Man 2.
• Mega Man 2 Retro Medley: A medley of music taken directly from Mega Man 2, including the themes of Air Man, Wood Man, Quick Man, Flash Man, Crash Man, Metal Man, and Dr. Wily 1/2. This is the alternate music for the Wily's Castle stage in the 3DS version of the game.
• Spark Man Stage: A remix of the Spark Man's stage theme from Mega Man 3.
• Shadow Man Stage: A remix of the Shadow Man's stage theme from Mega Man 3.
• Mega Man 3 Retro Medley: A medley of music taken directly from Mega Man 3, including the themes of Top Man, Shadow Man, Spark Man, Snake Man, and Hard Man.
• Mega Man 4-6 Retro Medley: A medley comprised of Dive Man and Skull Man's themes from Mega Man 4, Dark Man's Castle from Mega Man 5, and Flame Man's theme from Mega Man 6.
• Victory! Mega Man Series: A short remix of the beginning of the title screen music from Mega Man 2.

Trophies

Both Versions

• Mega Man
• Mega Man (Alt.)
• Rush Coil
• Beat
• X / Mega Man X
• MegaMan Volnutt
• MegaMan.EXE
• Star Force Mega Man
• Elec Man
• Yellow Devil
• Mettaur
• Dr. Wily
• E-Tank / Energy Tank

Wii U Version

• Mega Legends
• Dr. Light
• Roll
• Proto Man
• Eddie
• Zero (Mega Man)
• Bass and Treble

Masterpieces

• Mega Man 2 (NES)

Games with elements from or in the Super Smash Bros. series

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 after getting all 8 plates scattered through all the Robot Master levels, appears as one of Mega Man's custom Up Special Moves. Also, the ability to damage opponents with the slide first appeared in this game after beating Charge Man.

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.