Mega Man (character)

Stats:

Also Known As: Rockman

Original Name: Rock

Serial Number: ''DRN. 001''

Year of Creation: 2006

Height: 132 cm (4'4")

Weight: 105 kg (230 lbs)

Installed Capacity: 1500ps/1200rpm

Torque Capacity: 220kg-m/8500rpm

A.I. Fixed Age: 10 years

Strength: Rock possesses a strong sense of justice.

Weakness: He can sometimes be a little careless.

Rock was the brainchild of doctors Thomas Light and Albert W. Wily, built after their first creation, Proto Man, went awol during its A.I. testing. Rock was built with a sister robot, Roll, and was designed to be a lab assistant who would work with the two scientists and help them with their day-to-day tasks in the lab. Light and Wily put a lot into their new creation, building it with the most advanced A.I. that they could come up with at the time (advanced in that it was very human-like, although they wanted it to behave like a child), but they were careful to adhere to Isaac Asimov's laws of robotics (especially that a robot will never harm a human being).

Things went well with the new project until, two years later, Dr. Wily reprogrammed all of the industrial robots in the lab and took all of the other robots that he could get his hands on and fled to wreak havoc on the world. He did, however, fail to get past the encryption in Rock and Roll's brains, but Wily didn't see any use for a lab assistant and housekeeper.

However, Dr. Light knew that the police forces and armies of the world would not be ready to face the new threat that Wily's powerful robot army now possed, but he wasn't sure what to do. It was Rock, who possessed a strong sense of justice, who volunteered to be converted into a fighting robot. He was equipped with a Plasma Cannon that had variable weapon capability and strong titanium armor and set out to take on his former friends. It was thus that the lab assistant became the fighting robot known as Mega Man.

Mega Man would defeat Dr. Wily and his evil creations countless times because of his ability to use the "weapons" of other Robot Masters. Although Mega Man is forced to fight constantly, it is both his and Dr. Light's will that he live a life of peace (Dr. Light is, after all, a pacifist).

Mega Man and Bass CD Data
A super robot created by DR. Light. He is the guardian of peace and justice! 
 * "I'll protect the world!"
 * Good point: Sense of justice
 * Bad point: Rusts in the rain
 * Like: Animals
 * Dislike: Evil people

Trivia

 * Mega Man is known as "Rockman" in Japan.
 * Also in Japan, Rockman and Roll names is a pun of Rock 'n Roll. This pun was lost in English versions.
 * When Mega Man defeats a Robot Master, he can copy and use its weapon.
 * Mega Man is one of many characters who have music-inspired names.
 * Originally, Capcom considered naming Mega Man "Rainbow Man" for his ability to change colors. This name was later dropped, however.
 * Mega Man is spelled Megaman in some games.
 * Mega Man appears chubby and short in the classic series, but in other games such as the Marvel VS Capcom series, he looks slim and athletic.