Blizzard Man

Blizzard Man (ブリザードマン) is a snow themed Robot Master from Mega Man 6. He was originally created to monitor the weather in the Antarctic, but later his meteorological equipment was exchanged for a machine able to produce artificial snow using the humidity in the air, which he can use to attack enemies by creating ice crystals in his Blizzard Attack. He can also attack by rolling at enemies. Blizzard Man likes skiing and has won three gold medals consecutively in the robot Olympics.

In the First Annual Robot Tournament, he was reprogrammed by Mr. X to help him conquer the world, but was defeated by Mega Man. After the events of Mega Man 6, he found work as a weather forecaster.

Strategy
Blizzard Man's primary attack is his Blizzard Attack, a small maelstrom of snow flakes that are created and shot at different angles toward Mega Man. It will be obvious when Blizzard Man is about to use this move, since he'll start moving in place on his skis. Then the screen will darken and snow flakes will form around Blizzard Man, momentarily suspended in midair until they are launched at Mega Man. Jumping over these should allow the player to avoid this, but they will still need to make sure Mega Man isn't hit by the snow flakes rising up towards him.

His second attack is rolling into a ball, then speeding across the screen, attempting to ram into Mega Man. Blizzard Man is completely invincible in this state, so firing weapons at him while he's rolling is useless, just jump to avoid him.

It's best to use Flame Man's Flame Blast against him, since this is his weakness. Fire Flame Blast's shots directly at Blizzard Man. This is probably the most effective, since most of the time Blizzard Man will be in his ball form if he's actually moving. Advanced players may find it easier to fire the Flame Blast at the walls, which will create a horizontal wall of fire. A full charged Mega Buster is also an effective alternative.

Mega Man 6 stats
Energy: Solar Energy

Height: 163 cm (5.3 feet)

Weight: 167 kg (368 pounds)

Attack: 88

Defense: 42

Mobile: 113

Stage enemies

 * Au-Au
 * Cannon Joe
 * Count Bomb
 * Curlinger
 * Propeller Eye
 * Shield Attacker GTR
 * Squidon
 * Teck

Damage Data Chart
Amount of damage in units that Blizzard Man receives from each Special Weapon in Mega Man 6.


 * For Mega Buster, the first number is when the weapon is fired normally; the second is when it is fully charged.
 * For Rush Power Adapter, the first number is with uncharged shots; the second number is damage inflicted from partially charged shots; third number is when it is fully charged.

Mega Man Megamix
In the manga series, Blizzard Man is a Canadian robot that entered in the first World Robot Championship in the story "The Strongest Enemy to Date". Also, in the manga, he is also able to use a snowboard despite that his CD database claims he dislike it.

Blizzard Man later reappears in Rockman Gigamix in the story "Moon of Darkness", where he is defeated by Mars.

Other appearances
Blizzard Man appears in the Rockman 6 manga and in the Chinese manga Rockman Battle &amp; Chase, were Blizzard Man is one of the racers in the Battle & Chase competition. He has a cameo appearance in the first chapter of the Rockman & Forte manga as one of the robots from the robot museum.

Trivia

 * Blizzard Man makes a cameo appearance in the museum stage from Mega Man 7 (along with seven other Robot Masters) and in the final stages of Mega Man: The Power Battle (with Pharaoh Man, Bubble Man and Elec Man). Except for Blizzard Man, the other Robot Masters from Mega Man: The Power Battle appeared later in Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters.


 * Blizzard Man was the second ice-themed Robot Master since Ice Man from the first Mega Man game - a difference of five years.  In every game following Mega Man 6 (with the exception of Mega Man 9), ironically, there has been an ice-themed Robot Master.


 * Part of Blizzard Man's stage layout appears in the Endless Stage of Mega Man 10.


 * Blizzard Man's hat is orange, but it is red in his Mega Man 6 mugshot.
 * The four "buttons" on Blizzard Man are also green, but in his Mega Man 6 mugshot, they are orange.
 * According to internet celebrity Gaijin Goombah, Blizzard Man is supposed to represent Canada.