Tengu Man

Tengu Man (テングマン) is a Robot Master from Mega Man 8. Equipped with a razor-winged jet engine on his back that grants him high-speed flight, a retractable triple-bladed weapon on his arm, and the ability to summon cutting blades of air and whirlwinds to trap and blow his opponents to their doom, he fights with the boldness of a teenager, and he speaks like one too, having noticably brash and overconfident mannerisms. He was created by Doctor Albert W. Wily, modeled after the Tengu, a Japanese yōkai, and was stationed within a high mountain range in Japan to occupy Mega Man.

In Mega Man & Bass, it is revealed that he survived the events of Mega Man 8, enlisting as a high-ranking member of King's Army to wreak revenge on Mega Man for disgracing him in their previous battle. His stage is one of the two stages unlocked by defeating Ground Man, and is one of the few robot masters to grant two different weapons on seperate occasions.

Mega Man 8 enemies
Enemies in Tengu Man's stage in Mega Man 8:
 * Mid Boss: Shiriko da Gama
 * Cline
 * Dodonpa Cannon
 * Hogale
 * Kemumakin
 * Metall SV
 * Monopellern
 * Hannya Attacker
 * Telly R
 * Tencrow

Mega Man & Bass enemies
Enemies in Tengu Man's stage in Mega Man & Bass:
 * Cline
 * Cold Mist
 * Dodonpa Cannon
 * Hannya Attacker
 * Joe Classic
 * Metall SV
 * Telly R
 * Tencrow
 * Typhoon Goro (blower and crank versions)

Mega Man 8
Intro:
 * "I'm Tengu Man."

Taunts:


 * "It's just a kid? Don't make me laugh."
 * "Kid, you're almost not worth the effort."
 * "Are you worthy of my challenge?"
 * "I'll take on you. Be ready!"
 * "Hya!" (Draws weapon.)

Attack Shouts:
 * "Kamaitachi!"
 * "Tornado Hold!"
 * "Here you go!"
 * "You missed! Feel my power!" (If Mega Man is hit by Tornado Hold.)

Cries:
 * "Nuts!"
 * "No!"
 * "Shoot!"
 * "No way!" (Hit by Ice Wave.)
 * "Guuh!" (Hit by Ice Wave.)

Death:
 * "It's regretful."

Trivia

 * Tengu Man is one of four Robot Masters to give Mega Man two different weapons. The other three are Astro Man, Centaur Man and Pharaoh Man.
 * Due to his two appearances, Tengu Man has both an Air-themed weapon (Tornado Hold) and a Cutter-themed weapon (Tengu Blade).


 * In Mega Man & Bass, Tengu Man still uses the Tornado Hold in battle, but instead of sending the player skyward for Tengu Man to slash down, the weapon catches the player and tries to dump him off the edge of the platform to his death.


 * Tengu Man is the second Robot Master based on a mythological creature (the first was Centaur Man).


 * Tengu Man's attack, the kamaitachi, is a ball made of sharp wind. The Kamaitachi is a Japanese yokai from folklore that told of a wind weasel capable of creating sharp wind strong enough to cut.


 * Tengu Man has different stage themes in the Saturn and PlayStation versions of Mega Man 8. With his theme from Mega Man & Bass, he's the only classic-series Robot Master to have three official stage themes.


 * Tengu Man is the only Robot Master in Mega Man 8 (besides Cut Man in the Sega Saturn version) who takes 2 units of damage to a Mega Buster shot and 4 units from a fully-charged Mega Buster shot. This makes him one of the weakest bosses in Mega Man 8 to the Mega Buster.


 * In his Mega Man 8 artwork, CD database, and sprite, Tengu Man's "cutter" is blue, but in his Mega Man & Bass artwork, it is green.