Flash Man

Flash Man (フラッシュマン) is a Robot Master created by Doctor Albert Wily. In combat, Flash Man can stop time to attack opponents while they can't move with the rapid-firing blaster in his right arm. To his enemies, it appears Flash Man is moving at light speed or teleporting. It's believed that this ability is a perfected form of what the Robot Master, Time Man, was capable of. However, unlike Time Man, who could only slow down time with Time Slow, Flash Man can stop it completely with Time Stopper.

Mega Man & Bass CD data


Stage enemies
Enemies in Flash Man's stage.
 * Blocky
 * Crazy Cannon
 * Sniper Armor
 * Squirm

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

Mega Man Megamix
Flash Man appeared in the story "Orders to Destroy R" from the manga Mega Man Megamix and Rockman Remix. In the manga, Flash Man's Time Stopper is a system which allows him to control the speed of light, which in effect halts the flow of time for those affected. He has several mirrors hidden around his body that are used as flashes when the Time Stopper is activated; two being in his shoulders, two in his left arm, four in his legs, and one in his chest. The sides of his arm cannon can also open, revealing 12 muzzles.

In Mega Man Megamix, Flash Man and Air Man where the first robots from Mega Man 2 to attack Mega Man. Flash Man was the first defeated, and he returned to Wily's base for repairs. Later, when Mega Man attempts to stop one of Wily's skull satellites, Flash Man appears again and interrupts Quick Man's fight against him, saying that he will take care of Mega Man. Not wanting interruptions, Quick Man cut Flash Man into three parts, slicing through his upper and lower body, and severing his right arm with his boomerang so he could defeat Mega Man by himself. The satellite exploded, but Mega Man used Flash Man's Time Stopper to escape. Flash Man was later seen laying in the debris of the satellite severely damaged. He cursed and swore to Quick Man that he would one day kill him, thus hinting a rivalry between these two.

In the original version of the story from Rockman Remix, Flash Man captured Roll and took her to Wily's base while Air Man fought against Mega Man.

Other appearances
Flash Man also appeared in the manga Megaman: Dr. Wily's Plot, Rockman World, and Rockman 4Koma Great March.

Trivia

 * Flash Man was the only Mega Man 2 Robot Master not to be in Captain N: The Game Master. He was also the only Robot Master from Mega Man 2 other than Bubble Man to not make an appearance in the animated series.
 * His music theme bears certain resemblance to the song "I'm a Man" by Chicago.


 * In the Pendulum song "Showdown", a remixed exert of his theme can be heard around the 0:50 mark.


 * Oil Man's mugshot from Mega Man 3 (PC) is an edit of Flash Man's mugshot.


 * In his Mega Man 2 mugshot, the two lenses on his head are white, with yellow rings around his "ears", but in the artwork, all of these elements are yellow.


 * He appears to have a dislike for hair commercials, possibly due to his peculiar, shiny-bald head.


 * His quote in his Mega Man & Bass information is a reference of the 1960's song of the same name by The Supremes.


 * There is a glitch while fighting Flash Man in the original version of Mega Man 2. While using Metal-Blade, every time he is hit he jumps. Throwing the blades straight up at one end of the screen and hitting Flash Man causes him to basically jump over and over. Mega Man can effectively defeat Flash Man this way and with perfect timing not even get hit.