Roboticized Masters

The Roboticized Masters were a joint series of robots created by Dr. Wily and Dr. Ivo Robotnik (also known as Dr. Eggman).

Incorporating the best aspects of Dr. Wily's Robot Master creations with Eggman's Roboticization protocols (turning Mobians into robotic organisms), these machines incorporated various special abilities. Because of their ultimately having Robot Master programming inside them, these abilities can be copied by Mega Man, as proven with Tails Man. Their Serial Numbers begin with EWN, followed by a number.

Because of a data cascade failure when overwhelmed by both Sonic's spin dash and Mega Man's mega buster, when Roboticized Masters have their Special Weapon copied, they end up returning to their original state.

The Roboticized Masters also carried a self-destruct protocol, as Knuckles Man and Rose Woman revealed to Proto Man and the restored Team Chaotix when ambushing them.

After all nine Roboticized Masters are restored, Eggman and Wily managed to capture Rouge the Bat, intending for her to become a Roboticized Master.

Roboticized Masters
There were nine Roboticized Masters in total:


 * Tails Man EWN-000 (Miles "Tails" Prower) (restored)
 * Rose Woman EWN-002(?) (Amy Rose) (restored)
 * Knuckles Man EWN-001(?) (Knuckles the Echidna) (restored)
 * Shadow Man EWN-003 (Shadow the Hedgehog) (restored)
 * Vector Man EWN-006(?) (Vector the Crocodile) (restored)
 * Espio Man EWN-007(?) (Espio the Chameleon) (restored)
 * Charmy Man EWN-008(?) (Charmy Bee) (restored)
 * Silver Man EWN-004 (Silver the Hedgehog) (restored)
 * Blaze Woman EWN-005 (Blaze the Cat) (restored)

Special weapons
There was a special weapon Mega Man obtained each time he defeated a roboticized master:
 * Tail Wind (Tails Man)
 * Chroma Camo (Espio Man) (Proven effective against Shadow Man)
 * Acoustic Blaster (Vector Man) (Proven effective against Charmy Man)
 * Rapid Stinger (Charmy Man) (Possibly effective against Espio Man)
 * Chaos Cannon (Shadow Man) (Possibly effective against Silver Man)
 * Psycho Burst (Silver Man) (Proven effective against Blaze Woman)
 * Fire Tornado (Blaze Woman) (Proven effective against Rose Woman)
 * Piko Hammer (Rose Woman) (Proven effective against Knuckes Man)
 * Sharp Knuckle (Knuckles Man)

Trivia

 * Vector Man is based off the game Vectorman which is made by Sega. Sonic even briefly commented on this in Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 249.
 * Sonic's attempted nicknames for Espio Man and Charmy Man, Sting Chameleon and Blast Hornet, were references to the Maverick characters in the Mega Man X series of the same name.
 * A brief shot of the Roboticized Masters showcasing their names and Special Weapon names, in Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 249, referenced the layout of the Robot Masters in the Mega Man classic games, and to some extent the Mega Man X and Mega Man Zero games.
 * Only Shadow Man, Silver Man, and Blaze Woman have had their EWN numbers specifically declared so far in the comics. Rose Woman and Knuckles Man are identified collectively as EWN 001 and 002, but which is which is not specified. The same is true for Vector Man, Espio Man, and Charmy Man as EWN 006-008. Tails Man is not identified as EWN 000, but as the first Roboticized Master, this is only logical.