Air Man

Air Man (エアーマン) is a Robot Master created by Dr. Wily specially for combat. Air Man has his face in his torso instead of a head, a design said to be intimidating. Air Man can generate powerful winds with the propeller in his torso to pull or push enemies, and can attack with small tornadoes with his Air Shooter. Air Man dislikes Fall season because the leaves get stuck in his fan, the reason he's weak to Leaf Shield.

Mega Man 2
Air Man creates six tornadoes and blows them in Mega Man's with his propeller to damage him. After doing this three times, he will jump to the other side of the screen and repeat the attack. Air Man is very weak to the Leaf Shield, as it clogs up his propeller with leaves. But, if the Leaf Shield touches a tornado it will be destroyed, so shots must be timed carefully. Mega Man obtains the Air Shooter and Item-2 by defeating him.

Mega Man 3
The first Doc Robot from Needle Man's stage uses the same strategy from Mega Man 2. This Doc Robot is weak against the Magnet Missile and Spark Shock. Also, Mega Man can slide in this game, making it easier to avoid some tornadoes.

Mega Man II
Air Man's strategy is the same as in Mega Man 2, except he shoots four tornadoes instead of six. Mega Man can slide to avoid some tornadoes.

Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters
Air Man uses his Air Shooter to create five tornadoes, and blows them in the direction of the player. He also pushes or pulls Mega Man away using only wind, with a DeluPipi coming to attack sometimes while pushing. After losing half of his energy, he will switch to Hypermode, which gives him new attacks. He can now jump to the center of the screen and use his propeller to suck junk to him, using it as a shield similar to the Junk Shield, and them blow the junk away. He will also use a typhoon attack. Air Man is weak to the Super Arm in this game, as the fragments from the broken blocks clog up his propeller.

Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters data
Dr. Light: Air Man controls the wind. Be careful not to be blown away. Attack Air Man's propeller with a huge weapon.

Rockman Complete Works data
おなかに強力なプロペラをないぞうした、どくとくなデザインのロボット.

あるていどのダメージはかくごしてれんしゃ攻撃だ.

Translation: In his belly, a strong propeller was installed, he is a robot with peculiar design. To some extent he causes rapid fire damage.

Rockman Battle & Fighters data
のちに「エアーマンタイプ」といわれることばをうんだどくとくのデザインのロボット. かんぜんなひとがたよりもたいせんしゃにきょうふをあたえる. とくしゅぶきはエアーシューターじゃ.

Stage enemies
Enemies in Air Man's stage from Mega Man 2 and Mega Man II.
 * Air Tikki (with Gremlins)
 * Fan Fiend
 * Lightning Lord
 * Pipi
 * Scworm

Wily and Right's RockBoard: That's Paradise
Air Man's card blows the selected player away to where it was last turn.

Damage Data Chart
Displays the amount of damage in units that Air Man will receive from each special weapon from Mega Man 2.

Mega Man
Air Man appears in episode 7 of Ruby-Spears' Mega Man animated series, where his appearance was drastically altered from his video game counterpart. This Air Man's armor was a powder blue instead of the darker shade of blue in Mega Man 2. He is also taller, and in one scene, he appeared to be taller than Guts Man. The most notorious change was that Air Man now had a head and red eyes. In the game, Air Man was basically a torso with eyes and a big fan in the middle with arms and legs. It should also be noted that he and Ice Man do not get along very well.

Captain N: The Game Master
Air Man appears in episode 20 of Captain N: The Game Master, where he and other robots from Mega Man 2 plays soccer against the main character. In this cartoon, Air Man suffers drastic alterations. He is white instead of blue, and has propellers in both arms instead of his torso.

Mega Man Megamix
In the manga Mega Man Megamix, Air Man's blaster is on his right arm instead of the left, and he has large shoulders similar to the animated series and a larger back. He appears in the story "Orders to Destroy R", where he and Flash Man, along with several of Air Man's minions, attack Mega Man in the city. After Flash Man's defeat, the other Light robots appear and help Mega Man fight against Air Man, defeating all of his minions; but other Wily robots arrive to aid him. When Dr. Wily's plan fails, Air Man retreats with the other robots.

Archie Comics
Air Man makes an appearance in the eleventh issue of the Archie comic. Mega Man first attempts to use Atomic Fire on him, but he is able to nullify with a burst of wind and knock Mega Man down with the Air Shooter. As he closes in, Mega Man destroys him with Leaf Shield. During the fight, Air Man twice insists Mega Man can't defeat him, acting as a nod to the Internet meme listed below.

Air Man and Wily's other Robot Masters were reconstructed by Ra Moon in the Lanfront Ruins. Air Man questions why Wily is wasting time with exploring Lanfront Ruins instead of rebuilding his lab and building a robot army, though Wily assures him that they can afford more prep time.

"I can't defeat Air Man"
Air Man is considered one of the most difficult bosses of Mega Man 2 by some fans. On this note, a fan song (no pun intended) known as "Airman can't be defeated" (エアーマンが倒せない Air Man ga Taosenai), best known as the English translation "I can't defeat Air Man", was created. The story throughout the song is somewhat like this: A player tries to pass the long lava area in Heat Man's stage, but repeatedly fails. The player mentions that Item-2 can make it easier to pass this area, but it is guarded by Air Man. He tries to defeat Air Man, but cannot, no matter how hard he tries. Later, he mentions Air Man is weak to the Leaf Shield and tries to defeat Wood Man. However, he cannot beat Wood Man either, and eventually gives up. The second verse is then repeated, implying the player is trying to defeat Air Man again (especially since the official video uses a new fight scene for the verse repetition).

Several themes run throughout the song. Namely, E-Tanks are mentioned several times, and the bosses patterns are loosely described, such as how Wood Man tries to trap the player close to himself. During the first guitar solo, a slide show of animated sprites of Mega Man, Air Man, and the enemies in Air Man's level is shown, with the words "Air Man ga Taosenai" on the top and bottom of the screen. During the second guitar solo, an almost identical slideshow is shown, with Wood Man in place of Air Man, Wood Man's level enemies in place of Air Man's, and "Wood Man mo Taosenai" (lit. Wood Man also can't be defeated) in place of "Air Man ga Taosenai".

The song is most commonly viewed alongside a video. The official video features lightly-pixelated animation and sprites from Mega Man 2. The majority of the fan-made videos are animated, and many feature sprites from Mega Man 2. Some even use gameplay footage. Some fan-made videos depict Mega Man defeating Wood Man and returning to battle Air Man, often with an unclear outcome, either Air Man's defeat, or Mega Man's defeat again.

Here are some versions of this music, with videos, on YouTube:
 * Animated version
 * Official, but not full, English version

Trivia

 * He and Wind Man are rivals.


 * One of Air Man's minions, the Fan Fiend, was based on him.


 * Air Man was set to appear in the cancelled game Mega Man Universe.


 * Wave Man from the PC version of Mega Man 3 is almost directly based off Air Man.


 * Air Man's fan blades are bright blue in his artwork, but due to the color limitations of the the NES they are yellow in his Mega Man 2 sprite.


 * If Mega Man is standing on Item-1 during the battle with Air Man in the NES version of Mega Man 2, he will not blow his tornadoes.


 * If Mega Man is hit with an Air Shooter, while standing on Item-1 right against the boss gate, a glitch will occur transporting Mega Man to a glitchy location where the layout becomes similar to Wily Stage 2, but the level can no longer be cleared, forcing the player to reset the game.