DWN033
- Gravity Man “I'm
afraid you don't appreciate the gravity of the
situation.”
Gravity
Man likes to learn everything and anything and
see every fact from every perspective. In fact
he's now well-versed in many areas of physics
(more specifically astrophysics) Gravity Man is
very much the intellectual equal of Dr. Cossack's
Bright Man. However unlike his Russian counterpart
who loves socializing, Gravity Man finds his robot
brothers as dullards unworthy of 'cavorting' with
and instead devotes his time to researching and
studying.
Despite
what many would think, Gravity Man goes through
with Dr. Wily's plans without question. Quite
simply he's afraid of confronting his creator
and is even more afraid of confront his arch nemesis
Mega Man. Using his graviton generator to distort
gravity, Gravity Man opts to confuse his opponents
from a distance.
Weakness: Gravity Man’s favorite tactic is stand atop
his enemy and reverse gravity on himself and the
enemy using his body as a projectile. Two major
weaknesses come from this. If overused Gravity
Man falls victim to vertigo rendering him helpless
to a hardier enemy. Also he is not designed to
withstand heavy impacts so a force field (see
Star Crash) can break his free fall dealing substantial
damage to Gravity Man’s structure.
DWN034
- Wave Man “When
you control the oceans, you control the world..”
Tired
with the ineffectiveness of Bubble Man, Dr. Wily
went back to the drawing board and conceived of
what was the next logical evolution in underwater
robotics. Wave Man has all of Bubble Man’s
strengths (an then some) and none of his weaknesses.
Armed with a cannon-launched harpoon, wave generator
and able to walk on dry land, Wave Man is almost
unstoppable as long as a source of water is nearby.
Fancying
himself as a modern reincarnation of Poseidon,
Wave Man views the open ocean as his kingdom and
its creatures his subjects. Nothing makes his
cerebro-circuits overheat more than the gross
mistreatment of the seas by human hands and is
all too happy to assist Dr. Wily in endeavors.
Because he’s a more sophisticated model
than Bubble Man, the two are bitter rivals
Weakness: Unlike Bubble Man whose powers relied on an external
tank, Wave Man relies on an internal tank to carry
water to power his wave generator should he battle
on dry land. This presents a weakness on its own,
the tank is not heavily armored thus a sufficient
amount of force from a high impact weapon (see
Charge Kick) could rupture the tank thus limit
Wave Man’s combative options.
DWN035
- Stone Man “Nothing can harm
the rock!”
While
designing Gravity Man, Dr. Wily discovered another
use for artificial gravity generator thus Stone
Man born. Crafted from pure granite, Stone Man
is comparatively as durable as his predecessor
Hard Man however even if he were blasted to pieces
he could easily reform himself easily thanks to
the gravity generator. The same generator has
offensive applications by using boulders ripped
from loose cliff faces and using it to swing them
to bludgeon enemies.
Due
to his durability and regenerative properties
Stone Man believes he is indeed invulnerable and
never hesitates to brag about his claim and tends
to pick on his brothers making him a bit of a
pariah. With his delusions of invincibility Stone
Man is willing to take on missions that make the
other masters hesitant making him a perennial
favorite of Dr. Wily.
Weakness: For all intends and purposes Stone Man's chassis
is in fact invincible, however his Achilles heel
lies in the solar collector on his chest. If destroyed
by high explosives Stone Man can not maintain
cohesion and will be reduced to a pile of bricks.
DWN036
- Gyro Man "If
you can't fly high, then you're nothing."
Originally
Dr. Wily designed a robot master that was a vast
improvement over Air Man with control over the
winds. Rumors persist that he built a prototype
that went haywire and escaped, so when he went
to build another one Dr. Wily didn't have the
resources to do so, so using parts from an old
turbo-prop plane Gyro Man was born. Despite requiring
frequent maintenance, Gyro Man takes great pride
in being one of the few robot masters that can
fly.
Sometimes
he tends to look down upon others but he’s
amicable to be accepted into Wily’s ranks.
Unable to generate winds like the original design
Gyro Man is equipped with just as effective a
weapon: a helicopter blade that is launched at
extraordinary speed that can direction via remote
control.
Weakness:
In the revised design, Gyro Man was never intended
to carry much weight. By utilizing Gravity Man’s
weapon additional stress will be brought upon
his main rotor. By repeatedly using the Gravity
Hold, Gyro Man’s engines will over heat
leading to malfunction or far less likely an explosion.
DWN037
- Star Man
“The
stars are my stage and the earth is my audience.”
Star
Man in his mind had to be the center of attention,
much like a movie or a pop star and he’ll
do anything to get it. Whether it be destroying
Mega Man for the world to see or singing in the
halls of Skull Castle he has to draw the attention
of those around him. Unfortunately which raises
the ire of Dr. Wily who designed Star Man for
space combat; not to entertain the masses.
Seeing
himself as a hopeless romantic Star Man will chase
anything wearing a skirt but he has an eye out
for Roll and constantly his advances get rebuffed.
But no matter what Star Man is a robot with ambition;
he swears one day he’ll be famous and have
Roll be has side until the stars burn out.
Weakness: Star Man’s shield the Star Crash is generated
by a micro particle accelerator that produces
much heat and has to be cooled constantly and
precisely. With a well placed cascade of water
could disrupt his cooling system and cause internal
damage.
DWN038
- Charge Man “You don’t
want to ride this train."
Whereas
Guts Man is the anti-thesis of dumb brute, Charge
Man fits the stereotype to a ‘T’.
Charge Man was designed to smash through enemy
fortifications like a runaway freight train hence
his look and he’s faster than most too.
If nothing is hindering him Charge Man could easily
overtake the fastest trains adding to his momentum
making his Charge Kick virtually unstoppable.
Often angry Charge Man rarely keeps a rational
thought in his head, even if a door is unlocked
he’ll smash it down and he usually don’t
bother to listen to criticism and even when he
does it only serves to compound his anger. Dr.
Wily and the robot masters though extremely weary
of Charge Man’s tantrums have successfully
redirected all his anger towards Mega Man.
Weakness:
Charge Man’s head, arms and feet are heavily
armored however his torso’s armor is fairly
thinner. If struck by weapon of great force (see
Power Stone) there’s a chance it will rupture
his steam tank resulting in an explosion.
DWN039
- Napalm Man “The
sound of salvos bursting is music to my ears.”
Unlike
Bomb Man and Crash Man before him, Napalm Man
was a machine built solely for war and Napalm
Man’s sole directive is to make sure Mega
Man knows no peace. Armed to the preverbal teeth
with missiles, grenades and a head mounted flamethrower,
his weapon of choice is the Napalm Bomb which
bounces around time to detonate in a few seconds
or until it hits the enemy.
Napalm
Man was programmed a little too well, even when
he’s not fighting he’s adding to his
arsenal, or researching wars and battles of the
past making him an excellent sub-commander to
Wily’s forces. So as long as Napalm Man
pumps oil, Mega Man will never know piece.
Weaknesses:
As a warrior Napalm Man has no weaknesses, but
because of Crystal Eye’s properties it acts
like a cluster bomb and can confuse and distract
Napalm Man when he’s in the middle of an
offensive.
DWN040
- Crystal Man "Perhaps
I didn't make myself crystal clear."
While
running low on funds for his plans Dr. Wily became
desperate to create a source of revenue so he
created Crystal Man to create artificial diamonds
to pass off as real ones. After looking into the
'healing' powers of crystals he started to believe
that he's a clairvoyant, he's so convinced of
that he's become some sort of fortune teller that
the other robot masters go to though for a peek
into the future. Wily sees this as pure nonsense
and dismisses any of Crystal Man's predictions.
Also of note is that Crystal Man is highly superstitious
and is deathly afraid of breaking mirrors, crossing
paths with black cats and always keeps several
good luck charms on his person. When confident
enough Crystal Man is competent opponent and is
the master of the Crystal Eye a rubber-crystalline
sphere that act as a cluster projectile when it
strikes a wall or any surface.
Weaknesses: Crystal is a part
of his design and though fairly hard, it’s
extremely brittle and will crack or shatter with
a precise and blunt weapon. (See Gyro Attack)