Hard Man

Hard Man (ハードマン) is a Robot Master created by Dr. Light and Dr. Wily. He has a hard, durable exterior made of ceratanium, making him rather heavy. He was originally built for construction work. He can fire his hands, known as Hard Knuckles, and he has a cannon inside of his body. Due to his excessive weight, he can stomp the ground and cause a tremor, much to Mega Man's dismay.

In Super Adventure Rockman, he is revived by Ra Moon. When Mega Man enters a garden-like place in the Temple of the Moon, Hard Man drops from the ceiling, trying to smash Mega Man, but he dodges him. Then Hard Man gets his head stuck in the ground, and the player has to defeat him. After the battle, he falls into pieces and acid starts to flood the room, melting Hard Man's parts, but he is later revived again by Ra Moon.

Mega Man & Bass CD data


Stage enemies
Enemies in Hard Man's stage.
 * Sub-boss: Proto Man (not present in Game Boy version)
 * Bouncer (not present in Game Boy version)
 * Hammer Joe
 * Metall DX (not present in Game Boy version)
 * Returning Monking
 * Picket Man Bull
 * Have "Su" Bee (with Chibees)
 * Wanaan

Other media
Hard Man appeared in episode 25 from Ruby Spears' Mega Man animated series, in the stories Metal Heart and Asteroid Blues from Hitoshi Ariga's manga Rockman Megamix and Rockman Gigamix, in Shigeto Ikehara's Rockman World 2 manga, and in Rockman 4Koma Great March.

Trivia

 * Hard Man's reason for hating swimming is because his density causes him to sink.
 * Hard Man is the only Robot Master capable of defeating Mega Man in one hit.
 * Bit Man's mugshot from the PC version of the game is an edit of Hard Man's mugshot.
 * Hard Man and Gemini Man are the only two robot masters from Mega Man 3 to not have a NetNavi counterpart.