Search Man

Search Man (サーチマン), is a Robot Master created by Dr. Wily, designed to look like a camouflaged soldier. During Search Man's construction, Wily had the idea that if he had two minds, he could be slightly wiser and stronger than other Robot Masters, and went off the idea of a two-man sniper in one. Unfortunately, Wily forgot to install two personalities, and because Search Man constantly switches himself from head to head, he even gets himself confused. He is one of the four Robot Masters that protected the barrier to the Wily Tower, and was stationed somewhere in the forest of the Congo, Africa.

An expert marksman and ambusher, his primary method of defense is to hide behind a series of strategically-placed bushes; hiding nothing behind one, a decoy behind two, and himself behind the last one. Equipped with a powerful missile launcher and tracking system, his primary methods of attack are to utilize his Special Weapon, the Homing Sniper, to quickly and accurately hit opponents with guided missiles, and can also throw spiked discs that descend down from the ceiling. Much like Grenade Man, he is also equipped with an Overdrive System that increases his power, which he uses as part of an attack he calls the Deadly Storm- this enables him to rapidly launch barrages of missiles towards his foes. However- due to regularly using foliage as camouflage, he is particularly vulnerable to attacks that can set it on fire, namely the Flame Sword.

Although he is not very sociable around other people, Search Man actually has a surprisingly positive outlook on life for a robot of his profession, albeit mostly when fighting. He is cowardly, disliking direct confrontation with his foes and instead prefers to use a more varied approach in combat. To this end, he mostly relies on his knowledge of setting traps, sniping from a distance, and the element of surprise over sheer brute force to defeat his foes.

Voices
Intro
 * "I'm Search Man." "Okay?"

Taunts:
 * "Begin mission." "Yes sir!"
 * "Ready?" "Yeah, let's go!"
 * "Hey boy." "Come on!"

Attack Shouts:
 * "Homing Sniper!"
 * "Go!"
 * "Shoot!" "Fire!"
 * Overdrive: "Deadly Storm!"

Cries:
 * "Ouch!"
 * "Ow!" "No!" (hit with Flame Sword)

Death:
 * "Wily!" "Banzai!"

Mega Man &amp; Bass CD data


Stage enemies
Enemies in Search Man's stage.
 * Hidden sub-boss: Wood Man (Sega Saturn version only)
 * Blader Tank DX
 * Goriblue
 * Gorigree
 * Gorigro
 * Metall SV
 * Muragattori
 * Onbuubattan
 * Spinning Gabyoall
 * Sydecka
 * "Thorn Vine"

Trivia

 * He and Dynamo Man both share the same dislike of social interaction.
 * Search Man has a NetNavi counterpart, but this counterpart has only one head.
 * During Capcom's Robot Master design contest for Mega Man 8, Search Man was one of three robots created using a pre-made design template supplied to fans (Clown Man and Sword Man were the others). Search Man's template was known as "Two-Headed Robot."
 * Search Man originally had several different names (Commando Man, Soldier Man, and Camouflage Man) before his final name was settled upon. The name "Commando Man" was later used for a different boss in Mega Man 10).
 * Search Man, Tengu Man, Sword Man, and Aqua Man are the only Robot Masters from Mega Man 8 to actually have a NetNavi counterpart.
 * His death quote roughly translates to "Long live Wily!"

Search Man