NeedleMan.EXE

NeedleMan.EXE, known as SpikeMan.EXE in English anime, is a NetNavi from MegaMan Network Transmission operated by an unseen gardener at Yai Ayanokoji's house, and speaks the yakuza dialect in the Japanese version. In the animes, he is operated by Ms. Yuri, twin sister of Lan Hikari's teacher, Ms. Mari.

Mega Man Network Transmission
NeedleMan is the NetNavi of a gardener who works for Yai. He is given the fake Zero vaccine and begins to go on a rampage. After being defeated by MegaMan, NeedleMan starts to come to his senses. Lan instructs Yai to tell the gardener to jack out NeedleMan before NeedleMan is deleted. NeedleMan jacks out.

Hit Points: 600

Element: Wood

Attacks: Against NeedleMan, MegaMan can slide to avoid most of his attacks. NeedleMan's legs are wide enough for MegaMan to slide under. For NeedleGeddon, MegaMan should go underneath NeedleMan while NeedleMan is in mid-air. Otherwise, it will do massive damage to MegaMan. Upon defeating NeedleMan, the player receives either a NdlCanon battle chip or NeedleMan battle chip.
 * NeedleCannon (60) - NeedleMan fires off six needles at MegaMan.
 * NeedleSpin (60) - NeedleMan jumps in the air and releases needles in the direction he is facing.
 * NeedleSkewer (60) - NeedleMan's armor juts out needles. Close range attack.
 * NeedleGeddon (80) - NeedleMan gets angry, jumps in the air, and fires needles in every direction. The only safe haven from this attack is directly under NeedleMan. Uses when low on HP.

MegaMan NT Warrior Axess
NeedleMan is the navi of Ms. Yuri, the long lost twin sister of Lan's teacher Ms. Mari. Needleman serves Nebula's cause and helps distribute Dark Chips. At the end of Axess, he and Ms. Yuri cross fuse and do battle with a cross fused Lan and MegaMan after being ordered by Dr. Regal and LaserMan to kill her twin sister to prove her loyalty. The battle ends when Dark ProtoMan decides that Ms. Yuri is a lost cause and sends her, NeedleMan, and Misaki over a bridge. NeedleMan is not seen again until Stream.

Rockman EXE Stream
NeedleMan reappears in the series to cross fuse with Ms. Yuri to protect a hospitalized Misaki from Asteroid BombMan. He and Ms. Yuri later become part of the Cross Fusion team.

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