DWN041
- Blizzard Man "Let
me show you...how to freeze to death!"
Blizzard
Man’s origins come from a robotics firm
in Canada where he was originally built as a weather
investigation robot. In the First Annual Robot
Tournament he was a particular favorite of Mr.
X/Dr. Wily as the mad scientist had yet to duplicate
Ice Man’s ice making abilities. When reprogrammed;
a software conflict gave him a split personality
most of the time he seems friendly and warm but
other times he turns into a homicidal maniac.
But as long as Blizzard Man is loyal Dr. Wily
cares less about it.
Because of his history of as a TV weather-bot,
Blizzard Man has become adept at explaining things
such as weather phenomena (which lead to the construction
of Cloud Man), whenever he’s not in one
of his raging moods. Using his cold generating
powers Blizzard Man forms ice bullets in the air
and fires them at his enemy and when he’s
in berserker mode he rolls into a ball and tries
to flatten them.
Weakness: Blizzard Man unlike
Ice Man needs to be in cold climates in order
for his powers to be effective. Thus a heat based
(See Flame Blast) attack is most effective against
him.
DWN042
- Centaur Man "May
the gods favor my endeavors."
Before
the tournament Centaur Man was built by a Greek
company to serve as a guide around the monuments
of ancient Greece such as the Parthenon. When
the company decided to enter him, he was given
a time/space distorter that allows him to teleport
or cause stretches in the time/space continuum
temporarily freezing enemies and a plasma rifle
whose shots break into seven bullets when they
rebound off a wall.
Given
an intimate knowledge of the ancient Greek culture,
Dr. Wily reprogrammed Centaur Man into believing
that he was commanded by the gods to serve him.
Many of his comrades dismiss him as a lunatic,
but all still give him credit for his do it or
die attitude.
Weakness:
Because of his quadrupedal design Centaur Man
can not jump thus he’s quite vulnerable
to an angled attack.
DWN043
- Flame Man “Do
it on time or don’t do it at all.”
In
Saudi Arabia, Flame Man was originally a refinery
worker. Unlike most robots Flame Man doesn’t
depend on solar energy for him power but much
rather a special steam system run by petroleum.
So when his bosses wanted to enter him, they refitted
his with a special oil-powered flamethrower which
can be used to shoot fireballs or unleash a wall
of flame on his opponent.
Since
his power source requires him to recharge on a
schedule, Flame Man runs on punctuality often
getting angry when someone is late for an appointment.
Because of his diligence Flame Man is always sent
on missions requiring exact timing.
Weakness: Flame Man’s steam system requires high temperatures
to work optimally, any rapid cooling can effectively
power down. Since Ice Slasher and Blizzard Attack
are ineffective at high temperatures, a wind-based
attack will suffice (see Wind Storm).
DWN044
- Knight Man
"Thou
shall know humiliating defeat!"
Unlike
many of the participants of the tournament Knight
Man was built expressly for competition by a group
of British students. Knight Man was programmed
to act like a knight from medieval times; chivalrous,
honorable and trustworthy. A master of all weapons,
Knight Man prefers the mace and is equipped with
a special titanium alloy shield that repels most
attacks.
Another aspect of his programming is that he speaks
in "Thus", "Thys", and "Thous"
and other older English terms to add to his knightly
aspect. Since many of the robot masters haven’t
read any Shakespeare most are left wondering what
the heck he’s prattling about. Knight Man
is also good friends with Yamato Man as both believe
in honor and fairness.
Weakness:
Knight Man’s shield while impervious to
most attacks his vulnerable to armor-piercing
weapons. The Yamato Spear being specially built
for penetrating heavy armor is the only known
weapon that can pierce Knight Man’s shield.
DWN045
- Plant Man
"Life
has no boundaries."
Plant
Man is a rather unique robot, using preexisting
‘tree-borg’ technology; organic (more
specifically plant) tissue has been grafted to
his circuits allowing him to tap into the sun’s
energy like plants do. Built by a Brazilian scientist
to rebuild the damaged rain forests. However when
his creator got wind of the tournament, he thought
the money could fund his research so he had Plant
Man equipped with a plasma cannon and the plant
barrier a shield of plant-like ectoplasm to protect
him from attack.
Originally
a sensitive and delicate individual appalled by
the devastation the humans inflicted on the Earth.
Dr. Wily reprogrammed that sorrow into anger and
rage. Even so Plant Man with his new hatred towards
humans he’s a below-average warrior and
his love of all lifeforms (except humans) makes
him an outcast among the robot masters. So he
spends most of his days sullenly skulking around
Dr. Wily’s greenhouse.
Weakness:
As many of Plant Man’s parts are organic
in nature, he’s developed an extreme sensitivity
to cold and heat. Or an ice or fire based-attack
is the most effective attack against Plant Man.
DWN046
- Tomahawk Man "The
spirits of war are within me."
Like
Knight Man, Tomahawk Man was built expressly for
combat in the tournament. He’s the brain
child of a Native American roboticist who wanted
recreate the native warriors of centuries past.
Tomahawk Man is a bold and fearless warrior with
knowledge of native cultures from dozens of tribes
making him the repository of all native knowledge.
His weapon the Silver Tomahawk is a specially
designed blade that when thrown it arc upwards
making it effective against jumping opponents.
Dr.
Wily picked out Tomahawk Man because of his skill,
though the robot sometimes frustrates him. Tomahawk
Man is highly spiritual and believes in spirit
guides, other native lore and performs time-consuming
ceremonies which Wily finds wasteful. Tomahawk
hates lies and is quite suspicious of anyone that
doesn’t earn his trust.
Weakness:
As a warrior Tomahawk Man has no weaknesses, but
his defensive capabilities leave a lot to be desired.
A weapon with great defensive capabilities (see
Plant Barrier) should suffice against Tomahawk
Man.
DWN047
- Wind Man "What
you cannot see can be deadly."
When
the Chinese government caught wind of the tournament,
they ordered their scientists to build a robot
that was powerful and represented the best of
Chinese culture and the end result was Wind Man.
Blessed with the ability to fly, generate winds
up to 200 kilometres per hour and even use his
fan blades as projectiles. Dr. Wily saw great
potential in Wind Man as a replacement to the
older Air Man model and why not? Wind Man was
smarter, stronger and more powerful than Air Man.
Ever since then Wind Man and Air Man have been
bitter rivals. When not battling Wind Man often
practices his kung-fu or spends his time in the
kitchen as Wily’s chef as Wind Man was programmed
with many Chinese recipes. Because of this the
other Robot Masters see Wind Man as a brown-noser.
Weakness: Wind Man requires frequent
maintenance due to metal fatigue, but in battle
he has few if any weakness. The most effective
is the Centaur Flash which causes a ripple in
time/space hitting Wind Man even when he’s
flying.
DWN048
- Yamato Man “Death
before dishonor!”
Yamato
Man started life as a sparing robot in some of
Japan’s greatest dojos, but when the Japanese
government learned of China’s entry in the
tournament they responded by entering Yamato Man.
Japanese scientists gave him the Yamato Spear,
a weapon of piercing the thickest armor. Dr. Wily
was impressed by his discipline, agility and skill
in many Japanese martial arts but most of all
his loyalty. However Wily was not impressed by
his sense of honor.
So
when Wily reprogrammed Yamato Man can added greed
to his personality, tainting the once pure warrior.
Soon Yamato Man was caught taking anything you
could get his hands on and sell it at a premium
and the other robot masters grew mistrustful of
him out of fear of being sold out. However his
best friend Knight Man has sworn to re-educate
Yamato Man about the value of honor.
Weakness: Yamato Man’s
ability to jump is second to none, however his
armor is light and he’s extremely vulnerable
to the Silver Tomahawk which was specially designed
for robots like him.