Needle Man

Needle Man (ニードルマン) is a deadly Robot Master when he uses his weapon Needle Cannon. Created by Dr. Light and Dr. Wily, his initial purpose was to work in energy mines. The spikes on his head can extend to attack from a distance.

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A robot created to work in energy mines. His Needle Cannon can pierce a ten-inch brick.

"Feel the eye of the needle!"

Good point: Pointy head

Bad point: Spiky personality

Like: Sewing

Dislike: Injection 

Stage enemies
Enemies in Needle Man's stage:
 * Bouncer
 * Bubukan (Doc Robot stage)
 * Cannon
 * Giant Metall (Doc Robot stage)
 * Giant Spring Head (Doc Robot stage)
 * Hammer Joe
 * Metall DX (Doc Robot stage, both normal and propeller types)
 * Needle Harry
 * Needle Press
 * Parasyu (Doc Robot stage)
 * Yambow

Enemies in Needle Man's (Game Boy) stage:
 * Bouncer
 * Cannon
 * Hammer Joe
 * Needle Harry
 * Needle Press
 * Neo Metall
 * Yambow

Other media
Needle Man appeared in the episode Bro Bots from Ruby Spears' Mega Man animated series.

In Hitoshi Ariga's Mega Man Megamix and Rockman Gigamix manga series, Needle Man appeared in the stories Metal Heart, Asteroid Blues and Toward a Bright Tomorrow.

Needle Man also appeared in Shigeto Ikehara's manga Rockman World 2 and Rockman: Blues' Resurrection, in Rockman 4Koma Great March, and as a racer in the Chinese manga Rockman Battle & Chase.

Trivia

 * The differences of Needle Man between the NES version and the Cell Phone version of Mega Man 3 is that the NES version is a lot more simple to defeat as he fires his Needle Shot but slowly falls down. The cell phone version has Needle Man staying in the air as he shoots his Needle Shot making it more frustrating to avoid this attack.
 * He is the only Robot Master to have two arm cannons.