Bomb Man

"Not looking your usual cool self, Guts Man-- Fighting, fireworks, festivals... That's where it's at!"

- Bomb Man

"I'll show you! It's the beauty on the inside that counts!"

- Bomb Man

Bomb Man (ボンバーマン) is a Robot Master from the original Mega Man series. He was created by Dr. Light for demolition and land development, blasting away debris so that land could be cleared for construction projects, working in tandem with Guts Man. His Special Weapon is Hyper Bomb, an extremely powerful large bomb originally used only to destroy abandoned buildings. Bomb Man is able to create and throw Hyper Bombs with startling accuracy, allowing him to destroy most targets with ease. Bomb Man is a playable character in Mega Man Powered Up and Mega Man's Soccer.

Mega Man
Dr. Wily reprogrammed Bomb Man and Dr. Light's other industrial robots to help him conquer the world. Bomb Man appears as a boss that Mega Man must battle, so Mega Man defeats him and obtains his Hyper Bomb. He is weak to Fire Man's Fire Storm.

Strategy
His strategy is nothing special. He will just jump around the room and throw Hyper Bombs at Mega Man. Know that he usually jumps away from Mega Man instead of towards him.

Mega Man Powered Up
"Idiot! Bombs aren't toys! Timing it right, lighting the fuse -- that's the stuff you gotta leave to pros!"

- Bomb Man

As a remake of the first game, Bomb Man appears as a boss, but he becomes a playable character if he is defeated by Mega Man using only the Mega Buster. As a playable character, Bomb Man can throw his Hyper Bomb in several angles.

Strategy
Bomb Man fights in a similar way he did in the original game. During the fight, Bomb Man uses a critical attack. If he says, "That's a bit harsh," that means he will throw a big bomb directly at the player's character. If he says "I'll show you," that means he is going to throw a big bomb; however, it will bounce across the room rather than explode upon direct contact. To dodge the directed throw bomb, just get out of the way when Bomb Man throws it. To dodge the bouncing bomb, just run under it when it is high in the air. In normal mode, he starts using the huge bomb after losing half of his energy. In hard mode, Bomb Man throws two Hyper Bombs at the same time and the large bomb attack is available from the beginning of the battle. He is weak to Cut Man's Rolling Cutter.

Mega Man's Soccer
Bomb Man is a balanced player that don't has his own team. In Tournament mode, he is a member of the Fire Man, Elec Man, Pharaoh Man, Dust Man, Skull Man and Wily teams. In League mode, he is a member of the Fire Man and Skull Man teams.

Super Adventure Rockman
If Mega Man is defeated by Magnet Man, Bomb Man will appear to save him, giving the player the chance to fight against Magnet Man again.

Chokkan! Rockman
In the mini-game Bomb Wars, Mega Man must defeat Bomb Man before time runs out. Bomb Man is in a high position out of reach and keeps dropping bombs. Mega Man must throw the bombs back to Bomb Man to damage him.

Other appearances

 * Bomb Man appears in Mega Man 3's ending.
 * Bomb Man appears in a CD data in Mega Man & Bass.
 * Bomb Man is a boss in Rockman The Puzzle Battle.
 * He appears in Battle Memory from Rockman ×over.

Mega Man &amp; Bass CD data


Rockman Complete Works data
ガッツマンとともに、かいたくさぎょうをしたロボット. ハイパーボムをなげる前にダメージをあたえよう.

Stage enemies
Enemies in Bomb Man's stage:
 * Beak
 * Bombomb
 * Flea
 * Flying Shell
 * Killer Bullet
 * Octopus Battery
 * Screw Bomber
 * Sniper Joe
 * Spine

Damage Data Chart
Displays the amount of damage in units that Bomb Man will receive from each Special Weapon from the original Mega Man.

Mega Man (Ruby-Spears)
Bomb Man appears in four episodes from Ruby-Spears' Mega Man animated series. In the first episode, The Beginning, he and the other five robots from the first game attack an airport with Wily. Bomb Man's weapon was the first one taken by Mega Man in the show. He also appears in episodes 17, 18 and 27.

Mega Man (Archie Comics)
In the Archie Comics Mega Man comic book series, Bomb Man appears along with the other original Robot Masters in the first issue. He was introduced as a robot for controlled demolitions and excavation, and was later stolen and reprogrammed by Dr. Wily. Bomb Man was the first robot defeated by Mega Man in Let the Games Begin!. Later, in issue 4, he and the other five robots ambush Mega Man in Wily's castle, and when Mega Man attempts to talk sense into them not to fight, the six end up fighting each other, so Mega Man moves on to the Copy Robot's room. Soon afterwards, Bomb Man and the others barge in, destroy the Copy Robot, and he is re-programmed by Dr. Light.

In the second story arc, Time Keeps Slipping, Bomb Man is assisting with the clean-up of the city after the ordeal, and much later, he helps Mega Man rescue Roll, along with the other Robot Master and the agent Roslyn Krantz. However, The Robot Masters ended up being reprogrammed again along the way to serve Wily again, at least that's what they want them to think. Turns out, Dr. Light made sure they weren't reprogrammed again, and they decided to pretend to be working for Wily again to set up an ambush.

In the third story arc, The Return of Dr. Wily, Dr. Light asks his eight Robot Masters to help rescue Mega Man, who was reprogrammed. After Mega Man's rescue during the battle against the Mecha Dragon, four of the Robot Masters follow Mega Man in the Wily Castle to help him, Bomb Man being the last to stay behind as he used all his weapon energy against the Boobeam Trap. The next time he is seen, the group is fleeing the Wily Castle before it self-destructs, barely making it out on time.

Other appearances
Bomb Man also appears in episode 5 from Captain N: The Game Master and the manga Mega Man Megamix, Mega Man Gigamix, Rockman and Rockman 4Koma Dai Koushin.

Trivia

 * From the six Robot Masters of the first Mega Man game, Bomb Man is the one with least appearances in games. Bomb Man (along with Fire Man) did not appear in any of the arcade titles. Also, he (along with Guts Man) did not appear in the first Game Boy title, Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge. However, as Guts Man appeared in Capcom Quiz: Hatena? no Daibouken, Bomb Man is the only Robot Master from the first four NES games to not appear in a Game Boy title.
 * Bomb Man is the only Robot Master from the first game not to appear as a boss in Rockman xover.


 * Bomb Man's Japanese name is literally translated as "Bomberman", though he is still commonly referred to as "Bomb Man" in Japan. Mega Man's Soccer is the only instance of Bomb Man being referred to as "Bomberman" within a game.