Sniper Joe

Sniper Joe (スナイパー ジョー) fights with a shield and a blaster and also operate many robotic attack vehicles. They appear in many colors (green in Mega Man 1 and most other Mega Man games, orange in Mega Man 2 and purple in Mega Man 5). They appear in almost every Mega Man game. Their only appearance in Mega Man 3 are as "hammer throwers" and in Mega Man 4 as skeletons in Skull Man's stage. They appear to be mass-produced versions of Proto Man, as in their shield design. Proto Man also looks like a Sniper Joe in his Break Man form.

Types of Sniper Joes


Sniper Joe
Sniper Joes (スナイパー ジョー) stand in front of the player protecting themselves with a indestructible shield, sometimes shooting between 1 to 3 bullets or jumping. If the player tries to pass by them in Mega Man, they will chase the player, jumping to stay in front of them. They can only be hurt when they are jumping or shooting. They appear in Bomb Man's stage. In the Game Boy game Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge, they always shot three bullets and can't jump. In Mega Man 7, Mega Man 8 and Mega Man and Bass, the regular Sniper Joes return, except they have better sprites. In Mega Man 8 and Mega Man and Bass, they are called Joe Classic (reffering to this Joe), and can also throw grenades and lie down as they way to explode. Some Sniper Joes appear in Episode 2 of Super Adventure Rockman, but the player doesn't fight them.



Robot Walker Joe
Robot Walker Joe (スナイパーアーマー) is an Sniper Joe that pilots a lilac jumping machine equipped with a machine gun that was originally created by Dr. Light. Destroying the mech will cause the Sniper Joe in it to attack on foot similar to the Sniper Joes from Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge, they always shot three bullets and can't jump. They appear in Flash Man's stage, one is in Heat Man's stage, two are in Quick Man's stage, and are both with and without the robot walker in the final stages.

As this machine was created by Dr. Light, it's believed that it would be used as a "Item-4", which is sustained by one image of Mega Man using the armor. It could also be that Mega Man took the armor direct from a Sniper Joe, like Skull Man in this image.



"Returning Sniper Joe"
Returning Sniper Joe (帰ってきたスナイパー ジョー) is the Japanese name of the Sniper Joe piloting the robot from Mega Man 2. They appear without the robot armor in the first Wily Castle stage.



Hammer Jack
Hammer Jack (ハンマージョー, Hammer Joe in Japan) is a armored Sniper Joe that swings a "hammer" and throws it at enemies. Unlike normal Sniper Joes, he can only be hurt when his eye is open. He appears in Snake Man's, Needle Man's and Hard Man's stages, as well as Dr. Wily's castle (stages 1 and 3). He is probably a Joe, but the name Jack was given to him as a play on the word jackhammer. He makes a cameo at a field from Mega Man Soccer.



Skeleton Joe
Skeleton Joe are Sniper Joes in form of skeletons that throw bones. They appear in Skull Man's stage and in the final stages. They can only be destroyed with a charged shot from the Mega Buster or Pharaoh Shot, or using Flash Stopper. Other weapons will only dismantle him and he will fix himself in short time.



Chopper Joe
Chopper Joes (アパッチジョー, Apache Joe in Japan) are purple Sniper Joes that ride in a small helicopter in Napalm Man's stage and a final stage.



Jetski Joe
While Mega Man is on the jetski in Wave Man's stage, these Joes copy him by using a jetski that can shoot. They can come from the front and behind.



Crystal Joe
Joes that charge up to create crystal shards that they will launch. They are indestructible when they are charging and can only be destroyed when they are attacking. They appear in Crystal Man's stage and the second Dark Man Castle (Protoman Castle) stage.



Cannon Joe
Joes that use cannons. They appear in Blizzard Man's stage (on the submarine) and in the final stages.



Space Joe
Space Joe (Gunner Joe in Japan) is an enemy in Mega Man IV for Game Boy, and apropos enough, he appears in the level where Mega Man chases after Wily in space.



Elec Joe
Elec Joe (perhaps a nod to Elec Man) ("Piripary" (?) in Japan) is in Mega Man V for Game Boy. He basically uses electricity, and appears in Wily Star. There is also a similar enemy in Jupiter's stage called "Biribary" (?).



Sniper Joe 01
Sniper Joe 01 is the Sniper Joe from Mega Man 7.



Trucker Joe
Trucker Joe is a Sniper Joe in a big spike-fronted truck. He appears twice in Turbo Man's level, one of those appearances near the beginning. He also appears in Mega Man: Battle and Chase as a random driver as well as having a hidden boss incarnation ("Black Joe").



Joe Classic
Joe Classic is a Joe with a appearance similar to the Sniper Joes from the first game. It acts similar to Sniper Joe 01, and throws grenades.



Similar enemies
Enemies similar to Sniper Joes.
 * Armor Soldier
 * Picket Man
 * Hoganmer
 * Disk Boy 08
 * Gorubeshu
 * Pantheon