Hard Man

Hard Man (ハードマン) is a Robot Master created by Dr. Light and Dr. Wily. Originally built for land grading, he has a hard, durable exterior made of ceratanium, making him very heavy, weighing about three tons. He can fire his hands, known as Hard Knuckles, and has a cannon inside of his body, giving him the boost needed to jump. Due to his excessive weight, he can stomp the ground and cause a tremor, much to Mega Man's dismay. Erroniously, he is shaped like a beer keg, but colored deep blue.

In Super Adventure Rockman, he was revived by Ra Moon. When Mega Man enters a garden-like place in the Temple of the Moon, Hard Man drops from the ceiling trying to crush him. Hard Man gets his head stuck in the ground, and the player must defeat him. After the battle, he falls to pieces and acid begins to flood the room, melting Hard Man's parts. He is later revived by Ra Moon again.

Mega Man &amp; Bass CD data


Stage enemies
Enemies in Hard Man's stage.
 * Sub-boss: Proto Man (not present in Game Boy version)
 * Bikky (not present in Game Boy version)
 * Hammer Joe
 * Metall DX (not present in Game Boy version)
 * Returning Monking
 * Picket Man Bull
 * Have "Su" Bee (with Chibees)
 * Wanaan

Damage Data Chart
Displays the amount of damage in units that Hard Man will receive from each Special Weapon in Mega Man 3.


 * *For Top Spin, more or less damages is inflicted depending on the strength of the hit, and other unknown variables.

Other media
Hard Man appeared in Episode 25 from Ruby Spears' Mega Man animated series, in the stories Metal Heart and Asteroid Blues from Hitoshi Ariga's manga Mega Man Megamix and Rockman Gigamix, in Shigeto Ikehara's Rockman World 2 manga, and in Rockman 4Koma Great March.

Trivia

 * Hard Man is the only Robot Master capable of defeating Mega Man in one hit. If he does not kill the player, he will freeze them in their current position, including midair and even a single sprite above the ground. Although, it is very hard to do unexperienced.


 * Bit Man's mugshot from the PC version of Mega Man 3 is an edit of Hard Man's mugshot.


 * Hard Man and Gemini Man are the only two robot masters from Mega Man 3 to not have a NetNavi counterpart.