Torch Man

"Perhaps you will be a challenge. Fall to the fist of flame!"

- Torch Man

Torch Man (トーチマン) is a Robot Master set to appear in Mega Man 11. He originally was an outdoor advisor that taught campers about fire safety and practiced martial arts to keep the flames coming out from his body under control, but was reprogrammed by Dr. Wily to fight against Mega Man and use his pyrokinetic abilities for destructive purposes. He is a practitioner of Torch-jutsu (トーチ火炎拳), a martial arts he developed, being particularly good with jumping kicks. His Special Weapon, Blazing Torch, allows Mega Man to fire a ball of red-hot fire diagonally into the air.

Appearance
Torch Man is a tall robot master outfited with red armor covering most of his gray body suit. His shoulder pads resemble torches and are constantly emitting flames, and his feet have vents.

Personality
Despite being a fire-themed robot, Torch Man is surprisingly cool-headed and disciplined, although he loses his temper when his opponent gains the upper hand in battle, and is quick to activate the Power Gear  to give himself an extra edge.

Strategy
Torch Man spends most of his battle shooting fireballs from his fists, occasionally stopping to jump around the room and try to hit Mega Man with a well-placed kick. He can either run up to Mega Man & perform a sweeping kick, or he can jump up & then come down with a blazing kick.

When he loses half of his health, Torch Man activates his Power Gear, sets his body ablaze, and leaps around the room while sending huge fireballs rolling on the ground, then jumps into the air and comes crashing down in the middle of the room, creating a massive pillar of fire in his wake. He goes back to his normal pattern after this.

In-Game Quotes
Pre-Battle Taunts:
 * "Perhaps you will be a challenge.  Fall to the fist of flame!"
 * "Torch-jitsu, the flaming fist!"

Attack Shouts:
 * "Hoy!"
 * "Hoy-hoy-hoy!"
 * "Hyah!"
 * "Burn!"
 * "Burn to ash!"
 * "Hraaa!"
 * "Defend yourself!"

Overdrive Attack:
 * "RAAAAAH!!!  Hot enough?!"
 * "Heave!  FEEL THE FLAME!!!"
 * "Immolate!"

Trivia

 * The sign that says "Welcome!" appears to use the artwork of a Mega Man Battle Network Mettaur, rather than a regular Met.
 * There is a Robot Master named Torch Man in a DOS game, but he is not related to this Torch Man.
 * Torch Man's fighting style is similar to Magma Dragoon's own fighting style from Mega Man X4.