Cloud Man

"I am on cloud nine!"

- Cloud Man

Cloud Man (クラウドマン) is a Robot Master from Mega Man 7 who was originally created as a weather control robot, but was stolen and modified for combat by Dr. Wily, removing his rainfall equipment and enhancing his lightning equipment. Cloud Man has no legs, as he was designed built to hover above the ground using a gravity controller. He can control the weather and create powerful winds to push his opponents, and try to strike them with his Thunder Bolt.

An opportunist who tends to be a bit of a couch potato at times while also having a personal fondness for the rainy season, Cloud Man likes to be at the center of attention when it comes to his abilities, though he personally laments the fact that he doesn't have legs and thus is unable to wear shoes. He likes to look for and discover rare and shiny metals in his spare time and dislikes lightning rods due to the fact that when lightning strikes, the bolt tends to hit the rod instead of the intended target.

Strategy
Cloud Man starts by floating up from the center of the room, then electrically charging himself (invincible while doing so) to fire his Thunder Bolt from that height towards Mega Man. The Thunder Bolt acts as a fast-moving lightning bolt that, upon hitting the ground, creates four electric spheres (two from each side of the Thunder Bolt) that travel along the floor. It can be avoided by jumping over the lightning so that the attack fails to hit Mega Man, or even fails to hit the ground at all. Right after that, he lowers himself to Mega Man's level, and then casts rain and wind that pushes Mega Man either towards one of the pits or towards Cloud Man. If Mega Man collides with Cloud Man at this point, Cloud Man will push him away, dealing damage. While the rain and wind are still active, Cloud Man will electrically charge himself again and shock the floor to create more electric spheres. As the rain and wind's power are higher than Mega Man's running speed, the player may have to slide if it is necessary to avoid falling, while jumping so Mega Man avoids the electric spheres. After the rain stops, Cloud Man starts chasing Mega Man, leaving a small gap below him so Mega Man can slide to avoid contact with him. He then repeats the attack pattern.

His weakness is the Danger Wrap, as this weapon encases him on a giant bubble, floating upwards and eventually detonating, making him fall to the ground due to his cloud disappearing, and restart his attack pattern. However, he is still invincible if he is charging himself. If it is used while it's raining, the rain will instantly stop. It defeats him in seven hits.

Strategy
Cloud Man's behavior is the same as in Mega Man 7, except there are no bottomless pits in his arena. Cloud Man could be difficult to defeat without the Scorch Wheel, but the Mega Buster is just as effective.

Rockman Strategy
Cloud Man holds Duo hostage with help from Ice Man and Guts Man, and later joins Scorpio aboard his airship along with Yamato Man.

Data
Stage description: Watch your step

Rockman Battle & Fighters data
きしょうせいぎょようのロボットとしてかいはつされたが、ワイリーによってカミナリはっせいきのうをきょうかされる. シリーズはじめてのくうちゅうせんせんようロボットでもある. とくしゅぶきは、サンダーストライクじゃ.

Translation: A robot created for weather control, Wily enhanced his lightning function. The first series of robots for aerial combat. Special weapon is Thunder Strike.

Hisshouhou Special data

 * Stage: Weather Research Institute Stage (気象研究所ステージ Kishou Kenkyuujo Sutēji)
 * Height: 197 cm
 * Weight: 144 kg

Stage enemies

 * Boufooh
 * Bunby Tank and Bunby Top
 * DeluPipi
 * Gobots
 * Kaminari Kogoro
 * Petaforth
 * Sniper Joe 01
 * Tel Tel
 * Tripropellan
 * Tsuranattori

Damage Data Chart
Displays the amount of damage in units that Cloud Man will receive from each Special Weapon in Mega Man 7.
 * *For Mega Buster, Wild Coil and Noise Crush, the first number is the damage done when the weapon is fired normally; the second number is damage done when the weapon is charged up.


 * *For Freeze Cracker, the first number is when the shot is whole; the second number is after it splits.

Cloud Man
Cloud Man appeared in the manga Mega Man Gigamix and Rockman 7.

Mega Man (Archie Comics)
Cloud Man debuts in Worlds Collide as part of large army of Robot Masters assembled to attack the force of heroes led by Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man.

Trivia

 * During his battle pose before fighting, his sprite loses a finger, giving him only four fingers instead of his usual five.
 * With the right timing, Danger Wrap prevents Cloud Man from doing anything, making for an easy fight.
 * Spark Mandrill shares this with his weakness to Shotgun Ice in Mega Man X and Maverick Hunter X, as he can be frozen and re-frozen immediately after he breaks lose, preventing him from moving.
 * Cloud Man's weapon is called Thunder Strike in Japan, which is also used in the English version of Mega Man: The Power Battle.
 * There is a glitch in the battle with Cloud Man, like with Spring Man and Turbo Man, only instead of destroying him instantly, it destroys both him and the player, and distorts the screen. If Danger Wrap is fired with exact timing as you enter the boss room, it will cause him to fall from above the screen and disappear (the player will not be able to move during this time), two Thunder Bolts will fall from the sky, the screen will become distorted in appearance, and the player will die.
 * If the Freeze Cracker is shot into one of the clouds in his stage, that will cause the clouds in the stage to precipitate snow.
 * Astro Man is one of the few Robot Masters who does not have legs, along with Astro Man and Splash Woman.