Fuse Man

"High voltage!"

- Fuse Man

Fuse Man (ヒューズマン) is a Robot Master set to appear in Mega Man 11. Once a robot originally created to manage electrical equipments, Fuse Man was reprogrammed by Dr. Wily to fight against Mega Man. He is able to freely manipulate high voltage currents and move at lightning speed, being able to instantaneously get on an opponent's blind spot and emit electric attacks. When he activates the Speed Gear installed by Dr. Wily, he gains a speed boost and becomes as fast as lightning. His special weapon, the Scramble Thunder, allows Mega Man to launch a sphere of electricity that will cling onto solid surfaces and can be controlled in any direction.

Appearance
Fuse Man is a tall slender robot with a black skin-tight suit that is protected by yellow and blue armor. His helmet is also yellow and has an energy tube that stick out from each side, which resembles a horn. A lightning bolt symbol is also engraved on both of Fuse Man's boots. In addition, a green circle is engraved on Fuse Man's left chest plate. A yellow spike also stick out on each side of Fuse Man's lower torso.

Personality
With an alert and on-edge disposition coupled by his electrifying nature, Fuse Man uses his electric-based powers to attack his opponents at lightning-fast speed. He is also bit of a show-off, moving at the speed of light to demonstrate his agile prowess after activating his speed gear. Just like the other Robot Masters in the game, Fuse Man enjoys making puns related to his elemental powers even before his defeat.

Strategy
Fuse Man will usually teleport from one side of the arena to the other while launching green electric bolts. He will also send two smaller electric spheres that travel along the metal rails surrounding the entire stage. Once half of his health bar is depleted, Fuse Man will activate the Speed Gear and quickly move around the arena. Mega Man must use his own Speed Gear to slow down Fuse Man's movements in order to gain an easier hit. After his health bar is depleted fully, Fuse Man will be defeated.

In-Game Quotes
Pre-Battle Taunts:
 * “Let's amp this up!”
 * “Re-wired!”
 * “Prepare to diode!”

Attack Shouts:
 * ”Contact!” (Said when he generates sparks that roll around the edges of the room.)
 * ”Huh!”
 * ”Ha!”
 * ”Zap!”
 * ”Live Wire!”

Activating Speed Gear:
 * ”High voltage!”
 * ”Speed Gear!”

Attack Shouts (Speed Gear):
 * ”Charge!”
 * ”Charged up!”
 * ”Speed!”

Death:
 * “SHORT CIRCUIT!”

Trivia

 * Interestingly, Fuse Man bears a resemblance to ElecMan.EXE, and both were made by the same artist.
 * Fuse Man once shared his name with a fanmade Robot Master also named Fuse Man from the fangame Mega Man: Rock Force, but his name was later changed to Boom Man. This is similar to how Nitro Man from Mega Man Unlimited was renamed Trinitro Man because Mega Man 10 already had a Nitro Man.
 * Interestingly, both of these fanmade Robot Masters are bomb-themed.
 * Fuse Man is one of the two Robot Masters in Mega Man 11 who has a mouth, the other being Blast Man.
 * Due to his electricity-based powers and lightning fast speed, Fuse Man might be a successor to Elec Man and Quick Man.