Wood Man (Mega Man: Fully Charged)

Wood Man is a character in the Mega Man: Fully Charged animated series. A devoted soldier from the Hard Age, Wood Man believes the war is still raging on, and comes into conflict with Mega Man.

Overview
In stark contrast to his video game counterpart, who is a large, short, and bulky robot that is usually lazy and sluggish, this incarnation of Wood Man is slim, fast, and energetic, though two of Wood Man's early designs more closely resembled his original counterpart. He has abilities akin to a ninja, shooting green ninja stars from his buster and camouflaging himself among trees by closing his body, resembling a tree log with a hole he can peep though. He can can also become a log and roll to attack others. He does not have a sense of smell. Wood Man is also a far more dangerous foe than the other Robot Masters in the series, being among the few opponents to visibly hurt Mega Man, and his military training and skills in stealth make him amongst Mega Man's more dangerous enemies. His voice actor, Mark Oliver, was also the voice of FreezeMan.EXE in Mega Man NT Warrior.

During his debut, he was in sleep mode and camouflaged as a tree. When he was reactivated, he thought the wars of the Hard Times were still going on, and presumed the army he served in to have been lost. He called Mega Man a deserter, due to him not having a rank visible. Wood Man is very alert and aware of his own surroundings, often feeling the need for stealth. However, this has spiraled into full-blown paranoia and conspiracy, which Wood Man's schematics gave Mega Man.

History
During the wars of the Hard Age, Wood Man and Principal 100100 were close allies and fellow soldiers. Wood Man went MIA during the war, his fate being unknown until Aki Light, Rush, and Suna Light found him in a forest. Not knowing that the war was over, Wood Man tried to attack Suna, but Mega Man protects her and they fight, Wood Man believing that Mega Man is a traitor. The two have a difficult battle, but when they end in Silicon City, Wood Man is confused when he sees humans and robots living together, and Mega Man convinces him to stop attacking. Afterwards Wood Man reforms and becomes a historian for tourists that visit the forest.

Trivia

 * Wood Man's story is similar to that of real life war veteran Hiroo Onoda. Onoda was a Japanese soldier who fought in World War II. When the war ended, he refused to yield and stayed positioned in the Philippines for nearly three decades, even going so far as to fire at police who had insisted that he come down. Despite evidence to the contrary, he insisted that the war was still going on. He was finally relieved from duty by his former commander, who had since become a bookseller, and spent the rest of his life traveling back and forth from Japan to Brazil.