Doctor Mikhail Sergeyevich Cossack

Dr. Mikhail Sergeyevich Cossack (Ｄｒ．コサック)(rus. Михаил Сергеевич Казак (Михаил Сергеевич Казаков?) is a Russian roboticist who lives with his daughter, Kalinka. In Mega Man 4, he sent a letter to Dr. Light stating that he has created eight Robot Masters and sent them to take over the world, in order to show the world his genius. Mega Man set out to defeat the eight new Robot Masters, and made his way to Cossack's Siberian fortress. Just as he defeated Cossack, however, Proto Man appeared with Kalinka and revealed the truth: Dr. Wily had kidnapped Kalinka and forced Dr. Cossack to build the robots as ransom. After Mega Man defeated Wily once again, Dr. Cossack built a robotic bird called Beat for him, as a gift for saving his daughter.

Like Light and Wily, Dr. Cossack also has a MegaMan Battle Network counterpart, Dr. Cossak. He only appears in the third game, helping Lan Hikari and MegaMan.EXE at certain points in the story. It's revealed that he was involved in the "Independent Navi" project, and the creator of Bass.EXE.

In the fan-made series MegaMan Techno, Techno Twinswords, the main character, is found by Dr. Cossack and given his robotic upgrades, thus igniting the series. Dr Cossack himself, however, is not present in the comic. (MegaMan Techno takes place long after his death.)

Cossack Catcher
Cossack Catcher is the machine that Dr. Cossack uses in the fourth Cossack stage. Its design is based on the UFO prize catchers commonly found in arcades. It's weakness is the Dust Crusher. You can also use the wire adapter to do some damage to this machine. To avoid the risk of getting caught by the claw by standing directly under the machine while using the wire is to stand against the step in the boss room and begin firing the wire just before the claw is directly over you. There is also the chance, if the machine is low enough, of hitting it twice with one shot of the wire -- once on the way up, and again on the way back down.

Trivia

 * In the same fashion as fellow scientists Albert Wily and Thomas Light, Master Mikhail of the Sage Trinity in Mega Man ZX Advent was named after him.
 * The cartoon series version of Dr. Cain bears a slight resemblance to Dr. Cossack.
 * Dr. Cossack's name may have come the name of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev.