Kalinka Cossack

Kalinka Cossack (カリンカ・コサック) is the nine-year-old daughter of Dr. Cossack. Dr. Wily kidnapped her to force Dr. Cossack to fight Mega Man in Mega Man 4, but Mega Man and Dr. Cossack stopped their fight when Proto Man saved her and reunited her with her father. She is skilled at ballet dancing and playing the piano.

In the version of Mega Man 4 that was featured in Mega Man: Anniversary Collection and Rockman Complete Works, Kalinka plays the role of Mega Man's navigator if Navi Mode is enabled in the options menu. Even after being rescued, she will still continue to support Mega Man throughout the rest of the game as an act of gratitude.

She and her father first appear as player-controllable characters in Wily & Right's RockBoard: That's Paradise. In this game, she hopes to build a lot of castles in the world and realize her dream of becoming a princess. She also appears with Roll carrying a banner in the end of matches of Tournament Mode in Mega Man's Soccer. In Rockman ×over, Kalinka is 14 years old, and serves as OVER-1's navigator.

Other media
Kalinka appears in Archie Comics' Mega Man comic series and in the manga Mega Man Megamix, Mega Man Gigamix, Rockman 4, Rockman: Yomigaeru Blues, and Rockman 8.

She first appears during the Spiritus Ex Machina arc, where Roll accidentally bumped into her. This nearly caused a confrontation between Roll, her brother Rock, and Pharaoh Man, one of Dr. Cossack's Robot Masters before Cossack quelled it. She was later introduced to Dr. Light by her father, both of whom were old college friends. Kalinka also ended up explaining to Rock that the point of the A.R.T.S. Show is for Robotics experts to meet each other and that Light and her father studied with each other when they were younger. Kalinka also expressed confusion when Cossack addressed her as his "greatest creation," as she's not a robot, causing her father to sheepishly state that he'll explain it to her when she's older. When the Emerald Spears terrorist group invaded the convention and held everyone hostage, Kalinka called her father while hiding with Roll, fearing for his safety, with Cossack telling her to stay in hiding and that he'll be fine. She later managed to escape with Roll (the latter faking being a human), and then reported to Agents Roslyn Krantz and Gilbert D. Stern about the terrorist occupation of the convention just as one of the bombs set by the terrorist organization ended up set off. Afterwards, Kalinka spent some time with Roll and Tempo (Dr. Lalinde's Robot Master) at the beach before she returned to Russia, and later aided in saving several people when a ship ran aground. She later celebrated New Years with her father. When Ra Moon commenced his EMP wave, she ended up terrified by the event. According to Dr. Cossack in the aftermath of Ra Moon's defeat, Kalinka suffered from nightmares relating to the episode, even when it was all over.

Trivia

 * She may be named after the popular Russian song "Kalinka", which is appropriate since many Classic characters' names are references to musical terms and it also fits her Russian heritage.
 * In Mega Man Legends 2, there are magazines in a place called Calinca with her on the cover of issue 3.


 * Kalinka, alongside Roll, Splash Woman and Plum are the only female main characters in the classic series.


 * Despite such a minor role in the game, she manages to be the character who fits most of the stories in Mega Man Megamix, thanks to her profile in Mega Man Megamix Vol. 3. She was 9 when Mega Man 4 took place, she was 12 in "Grim Reaper of Ressurection," and 14 in "The Greatest Enemy in History."
 * It's hinted that she may have romantic feelings for Mega Man as shown in an artwork of R20 Rockman & Rockman X Official Complete Works.
 * Kalinka's hat is known as an ushanka (Russian for "ear hat").  These hats were once worn by cossack soldiers before the Soviet Union was formed, eventually becoming a popular winter hat outside of Russia.
 * Kalinka's appearance in Rockman ×over is very similar to Caitlin's Elite Four appearance in Pokémon Black and White.