Tornado Man

Tornado Man (トルネードマン) is one of the Robot Masters from Mega Man 9 whose period of use had expired and was scheduled to be scrapped. Tornado Man was built to help control or stop the formation of dangerous storms. His attack, Tornado Blow creates four tornadoes that rise from the bottom of the screen. While the tornadoes are on screen, Mega Man will be able to jump higher, possibly to his doom since the ceiling of Tornado Man's lair is decorated with pretty spikes.

Stage Enemies

 * Ballonboo
 * Metall β
 * Nombrellan
 * Shield Attacker RX
 * Machine Gun Joe

Stage Information
Tornado Man's stage involve two main death hazards:
 * The first are moving rotating platforms over bottomless pits. Mega Man will rotate while standing on these platforms, alternating between being above or below the platform. If Mega Man is above the platform and jumps, he will jump normally. If he jumps while being under the platform, he will simply fall off.


 * The other threat is wind, which is found in the later screens of the stage. At first, the wind direction will be against Mega Man, limiting his jump distance. Later, the wind direction will hit Mega Man's back, allowing him to jump further. Wind doesn't affect Mega Man until he jumps or falls. If you defeat him you can use a weapon to make defeating Magma Man easier.

Trivia

 * Tornado Man holds a close resemblance to Harpuia, from the Mega Man Zero series. In a nod to this particular notion, he is seen standing side by side with Mega Man in the ending, possibly referring to Mega Man X and Harpuia's similarities, personality-wise.
 * Since he has spinning propeller blades on his arms, he is reminicent of Gyro Man.
 * Because of color limitations, Tornado man has green eyes in his mugshot, while his artwork has blue.
 * Tornado Man's artwork has a golden belt, but it isn't seen in his sprite.
 * Tornado Man's helmet looks similar to Proto Man's